(THE INAURURATION BALL.
'How It wns Held in tlio New
Tension lltillding.
Details of the Decorations and the
Festivities.
ball which Inaugurated President
Cleveland's cntranco Into the White. Houso
was hold In the Immense, new Pouslon build
ing In Washington.
BKsoniPiioit or the tension buildwo.
Tho building Is a great structure, two New
York blocks long and more, than one block
wldo, and Is tho largest that has ever been
used for such a purpose. An Immense Ro
man palace, with Its walls surrounding an In
terior courtyard and all Its apartments dl
roctly communicating with the outsldo air
and light, U the main idea of the plan of tho
bulldlug. Thcroarono balls in the build
ing. , Two tlors of galleries run around tho cotnt,
by which access Is gained to the rooms, and
thesj galleries, with their Ionic and Dorio
columns, add to the effect of the ball. In
each front of the building there is a brick
staircase, which leads Into a landing on each
story, and thence to tho galleries looking into
the interior hall, all the rooms having en
trances from the galleries. As the rooms oc
cupy tho entire width of each side of tho
building they are open, to the light and air on
both sidos Instead of on one side.
DECORATIONS OF THE HALl nOOSL
Inside tho contrast with the unfurnished
exterior was all tho brighter. The great ball
was brilliant with the gleam of electricity
that flashed back again from ten thousand
glittering points and "as caught up and
turned away again and again by flashing
gloss and burouhed surfaces. Standing in
the President's gallery and locking down tho
long floor, alive with eter-changing kaleido
scopic pictures, growing mailer and (mailer
toward the far awny end, ono saw nothing
of walls and no hint was given that thero
was nnv limit to the size of the
ball room. Hich, warm colored tapestries j
ana nnngings completely mu too waits,
and ferns and palm trees formed cool-looking
arbors and picturesque retreats. Around
the ball-room ran a gallery almost hidden
beneath a wealth of soft maroon velvet and
satin bunting and down the room ran two
rows 01 sole gray stone pillars. Altogether, ,
but for the lavish decorations, the moving
pageant, the sounds of muilc, the gleam of I
lights and tho gay laughter, the hall, with its t
simple columns and high-arched roof, might
nave Men t-anen ror some oiu catneurul.
Broad flags of the United States fell in
graceful festoons from tho walls and com
pletely hid theterra cotta color of tho pressed
brick, and beneath these graceful folds par-
ueres or. crimson ann green ana goici wire
looped back, showing the way to foyer, '
dressing-rooms and cosy resting-places. Every
demrtment with all their treasures wero
rifled to add beauty to tho scene, and between
the folds of the red, white and bluo of tho
ling strange colors and coats of arms of i
foreign flags peeped forth. Around tho
entire room a deep fringe of maroon
velvet two yards wide heavily fringed with 1
gilt, hung from the gallery, and iiciidnnt from ;
this wero the coat) of arms of different States.
Below these a satin bannor not the U3ual '
bunting affair but a sheeny, warm-colored I
burner hung down each column, over the
t jits that were ranged about. In tho mlddlo
of the hall was a stand running out from tho
balcony on either side, and there the dancing
and the promenade music band) were placed.
The sides wero hung with damask silks I
and tho musicians were hidden
by tho green of tropical plants.
At the 1 'resident's end of the room was an
Immense plate-glass mirror 10 feet high and
10 feet wide. It had abovelei edgo three'
Inches wide and a frame composed of 000
separate pieces of cut glass. This mirror was
at the Centennial and Paris exposition, and
Is a'ued at 7,500. Beautiful stands of
flowers w ore at its base. From the arched
roof streamers of national colors reached I
down in graceful sweeps, and theso again
were caught up and pinned with '
shields of different coats-of-arms. Flowers,
plants, ferns and palms were everywhere.
At each of tho four corners of the hall a great
f yramU of tropical plants rose high above
be gallery, and the eight great columns
which almost divided the hall were complete
ly hidden by wreaths of cedar and sruilax
twined in serpentine curves with sal-ays of
cactus and fan-shaped palms peeping out bo-
twmn.
Opposite the biz mirror a beautiful Jap- j
onesa canopy of flowers, twclvo feet high, i
formed a luxurious retreat, surrounled by a
groat horseshoe. There tlio Preddent's chair, ,
a rest of ros;s, tho prettiest floral design in i
the hall, was placed. Beside the lavish dec
orations which made parts of tho ball-room
real conservatories. Thero wero seven large
sol pieces representing tho different exocutive j
departments of the government. These were
eight feot in diameter.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY. I
At 11 o'clock President Cleveland's coach '
rattled up to the private entrance followed ,
t in minutes later by the carriages of Vice
President Hendricks and ex-President Ar
t'mr. The band began the familiar "See the
0 jnquering Hero Comes," and with ono
a .-ord the promenading couples drifted to.
w ml the F street entrance. With his sister.
II -s. Hoyt, on his arm, the President went at 1
on.-o through a private door into his
room and waited thero for the
Vioo-Prosideut and Mr. Arthur, but ,
he did not escape recognition, and a round of ,
applauss went up to which he bowed his 1
thinks. The President's sisters, Mrs. Hoyt ,
and Mist Cleveland, and his niecos,tho Misses
Hastings, waited, whilo escorted by Senator
Pendloton and Hicbard Morrick, Mr, Cleve
land made the tour of the ball-room,applause
following him as ho walked the length of the j
rocm, bowing to the few iiersons whom he 1
knew of the four or five thousand who had !
gathered there in his honor. Having lnado
the circit of the room he returned
to his own department and for half an hour '
with tho ladles of his party and Mr. and Mrs.
Hendricks he stood receiving. Miss Cleve-1
land wore an evening dress of white corded
silk, with skirt edtrainr, and neck heait
shaped at front and back. The now lnlstrcf 8
of the White Houso lias blonde brown hair ,
cut short, and worn in becoming crimps, a ,
fair complexion, and a quick and not un
graceful movement She is self-possessed,
without being self-assertive. Mrs. Hoyt,
Mr. and Mrs. llscon and tho Itev. A. N. Clove-'
land and wife followed, the first two
ladies being also sisters of the President, and
wearing tasteful evening dreises of pink batln
and of smoke-colored volvet, with front of
tho same shade, brocaded on white. The
Misses Hastings, nieces of the President, and 1
a son of his ministerial brother, completed
the family party, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Man
ning, the latter wearing her bridal dross of i
rich white satin, with exquisite laco, and
Colonel Lomont, with his wife, aoconipauied
the President, 1
THE BALL OPENED. !
Shortly before midnight tho President and
his party withdrew, and the ball was for-1
mally opened and the dancing began. 1
The arrangements for the comfort of tho '
guesuwere perrect. Most of tho carriages
drew up at the F street entrance. Within
tho building the first room on the right was
dovoted to ladles, and connocted with it
was a foyer for their escorts. Upward of a
hundred uniformed colored attendants re
ceived the ladies' wrappings and the
gentlemen's cloak rooinj on the opposite side
were equally well attended. The reception
committee had rooms adioinlncr the Fi-mI.
dent's, and next to them the diplomatic corps.
I received their friends In lavishly decorated
nmrtment. The supper roonu were at the
upper end of the hall, and tho banquet was
served by the Murray Hill hotel, of New
York. Tho following was tho Menu!
Hot dishes.
Clam broth. Coniomme.
Cold f'.lilies.
Turkey, hsm, beef, boned tinker, tongue, pickled
oyitcrs. pate de folc-gras.
Miladt.
Chicken. I.obter.
Ornamental dlilies.
Salmon, a la Neiitune
Striped Han an beorre tie Montpeller.
lloned capon, a la Mnrray IIIH.
llsatlon. a Is Democrat.
Pate of same, a la Hoitlnl.
Pate de role-Kris, a Is Itcgcncc,
llcef tenderloin en HelleTun.
Honed iheaaant will) Immcs.
ltusslan salad (four seasons),
roudlaln tie Liberie.
Ices and Creams.
Orange, lemon, pineapple, vanilla, chocolate,
Xcajiol.tan.
Cai.es, t'ruit, etc.
Allotted cakes, fruit, cheese, note, raisins, coffee.
TOILET OK THE LADIES.
Among the toilets noticed were tho follow
ing: Mi's. Spanker Carlisle, lavender sitin
with train of cloth of gold and front of lcari
bonds; Madame DoStruvc, wife of the ltus
slan minister, a short whlto dancing dress;
Mrs. iMge, ot California, pearl urocnucu vel
vet; Mrs. ex-PnsHent Tyler, lavender satin
with front of black thread-lace: Mrs. Sena
tor Pondleton, black net and sitin;
Mrs. iiopresonintivo riuieit, oi unio, uamo-
I I I..... 11... ...I.I. t. I.. 1 f . .-..!..
lU.UIfU Ul llUllllf. Willi UIU.jUlDil UUUb 1.1 am
of heliotrope satin and trimmings of rare
ince: Mr, itcpresontaiivo cuevens, oi new
York, heliotrope velvet wlthcourt train over
n foundation of old iro'd, with flowers: Mrs.
Henrosentntlvo Millard, of New York, light
iionoirqpo satin, witn crystal trimmings; Mrs.
A. J. ltider. of Trenton, black silk, with
black Spanish ince trimmings; Miss
jiiiue moanaKer, or rniiaueipnia, uancing
toilet of creme satin, bouffant draperies and
front of satin, embossed In velvet flowers:
Miss Ella Porter, of Philadelphia, creme gros
gram en tram, nrocaaej ironc Mrs. it. u.
Miles, of New York, wore ono of the hand
somest dresses at tho ball. It was of heavy
yellow satin, osirich plumes and gold pearls.
The World's Depot.
Nearly ecven million men, women anil
children have, looked back in memory to
Castle Garden as the spot whereon their
feet first rested on the free shores of
America. Out of theso millions many
have passed tho barrier which separates
all from tho future. To the general pub
lic nothing moro is known ot Castlo Gar
den than that it Is a place whero foreign
ers iuo landed. The extent of the daily
business dono there, and the manner of
doing it, are to them ns a scaled book.
There are still living many who remem
ber Castlo Garden as tho placo where,
previous to 1855, delightful concerts,
grand balls and brilliant receptions wero
hold.
Up to tho year" 1885 cmitrrants wore
landed at tho various docks nlong tho
city front, whero they became an easy
prey to tho wiles of tho boarding liouso
keepers and their satellites, tho river
thieves, runners and tho thousand nnd
one attaches of a nefarious trade.
In 1855 tho legislature of tho Stato
passed a law leasing Castlo Garden' from
the city, which had owned it sinco 1823,
nnd designated it as a depot for the
landing of emigrant passengers.
Statistics show that from 1817 to
1881 inclusive, a period of thirty-eight
years, there has been landed 7,881,038
emigrant passengers nt tho port of New
York. This shows an average of 207,
413 per yenr. Tho largest numbc,
landed in any ono year was in 1883
when 470,081 passed through tho gar
den. The lowest number received was
in 1877 when only 03,855 wero landed.
In tho rotunda of tho garden thero are
offices whcio railroad tickets for any
place in the United States can be ob
tained at regular rates. Tho dillerent
telegraph lines avo also branches there.
There is also an hospital connected with
the garden, which is in charge of an ex
perienced physician.
A day spent in inspecting tho work
ings of this really beneficial institution
will givo food for interesting study.
Long familiarity with tho wants and
needs of the new arivals has mado the
attaches efficient in tho discharge of
their duties, nnd a crowd of two thous
snnd, or even as high as seven thousand
peopio nro disposed of in ono day. Xeu
York Herald.
Chinese Bird-Fishery.
Tho cormorant does all tho work of
fishing for his master, who onlv has to
take care of tho boat. The birds stand
upon tho edgo of tho shallop till the
boatman gives tho signal, wncn they
spring into the water to perform their
task. As soon as they have captured a
largo fish or filled their throat with
smaller ones, they return to tho boat nnd
their master takes possession of tho prey.
If they find a fish to largo for ono bird
to take caro of it along, two or throo of
them will join to assist in bringing it in.
The cormorants nro trained for their
business with great caro. The most in
telligent birds are said to come from the
province of Clte-Kiaug, Tho eggs of
tho first spring laying, which usually
takes place in February, are collected
and put under hens, the maternal love
of the cormorant being only feebly de
veloped, Tho young when first hatched,
being extremely weak and delicate, and
prone to succumb at tho slightest chill,
are put into wadded baskets, whero they
can bo kept at n uniform temperature.
They aro fed with pellets of beans and
finely chopped eel, till nt tho end of a
month, when, having become nearly cov
ered with feathers, they are given tho
eel alone; at tho end of another
month, they aro able to cat
small fish whole, and aro worth
live dollars a pair. When thoy havo got
their growth, which is about tivo months
after thoy ate hutched, thoy nre tethered
by a string tied nrouud the foot on the
hanks of a stream or a pond. The
trainer, stirring the water with n polo, and
whistling an nir which the birus learn is
the signal for ''takotothowater." throws
in some small fish, which they attack
with all tho more voracity as thoy havo '
not been too well fed. The trniuer then
whistles another air, which is to be the
signal for coming back, and, that the I
birds may not bo mistaken as to its mean- i
ing, he pulls at tho same timo upon tho
cord that holds them. These lessons aro
continued for two or three months, when
the scene of tho practice is changed to
tho boats; and nt the end of another
month tho cord is dispensed with. Thero
aro, of course, differences In tho capacity
of cormorants ns well ns of men. While
the stupid ones are sent to the pot, tho
most sagacious and best trained male
birds are worth sovciubr eight dollars
apiece, females less. Tho period oi
service of the cormorants Is short. Thoy
begin to lose their feathers and to go
into decrcpitudo in 'their fourth year,
and generally dio beforo they aio six
years old. Popular Science Monthly,
THE NEW CABINET.
A list of President Cleveland's
Advisers.
Sketohos
of the Men Who
Appointed
Wero
When this page went to press the following
list of cabinet members was soml-ofllclally
announced as correct subject, however, to
possiblo later changes:
TIIOHAS F. BATARD, SF.CnETART OF STATE.
Mr. Havard was liorn at Wllmlnarton. Del..
Octiber tf.l, 1829. Ho was chiofly educated at I
fiusmng scnooi, aim ms cany training was
for a mercantile life. After having had some
experience in business in New York he re
turned to Delaware an 1 studied law with his
fathor, Hon. James A. Bayard, who was then
in tho Senate. He was admitted to the liar
In 1851 and in 1853 he was appointed United
States District Attorney for Delaware, hut
resigned in 1854 and went to live In Philadel
phia, whore he remained till 1850, when he
returned to Wilmington, where he remainod
through the civil war, practising his profes
sion. In the winter of 18118-0 he was elected
to the Senate to succeed his father, and was
reelected in 1875 and 1881. In 1870 ho was a
member of the Electoral Commission. Mr.
Bayard Is the fourth of his family who have ,
served in the Senate. His grandfather,
James Ashton Bayard, was elected to the i
Senate from Delaware in 1801 and served till
1813, when President Madison appointed him
one of tho Commissioners to negotiate the
Treaty ot unonr. Ills uncle, lHchard II.
Bayard, wa elected to the Senate from Del
aware in ltSO and again in 1841. Ills father,
James A., tervod in tho Senate from 1851 to
1809.
DANIEL UANNINO, SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.
Mr. Mannlnir was born In Alhanv. N. Y..
August 10, 1831. His parentage was of Irish,
English and Dutch extraction. He was a ,
poor boy, nnd his early opportunities for
schooling were very limited. At eleven years .
of ago he went to work as an offlce boy at
tho establishment of the Albany Atlas, which
was afterward merged into tho Albany lr
gus, with which paper he has ever since, in I
one capacity or another, been connected. In
1873 ho assumed feolo charge of the Argus, )
and was elected president of the company, (
which uodtion he vet holds, though bo has
done little or no writing for some time. He i
was a member or tne uemocratlc stato con
vention of 1874 that nominated Samuel J,
Tilden for governor and was n delegate to the
St. Louis convention of 1870 that nominated
Mr. Tilden for President He has been a
member of the Democratic State committee j
and was elected chairman in 1SS1, which place I
he now fills. He was warmly interested In j
the nomination of Mr. Clovoland for Presl-1
dent at Chicago last July. Mr. Manning has I
long been a director of the Albany and Sus-,
tpjenannn uuiiroau company ana is presment
of tho National Commercial bank of Albany,
of which ho was llrst director and then vice
president He is also park commissioner of
Albany and is a director ot the Albany Elec
tric Light company.
WILLIAM F. VILAS, POSTMASTER-GENERAL.
Mr. Vilas was born at Chelsea, Orange
county, Vt, July 0, 1840. When ho was
eleven years old he went to Wisconsin, where,
n few months after, ho was entered a pupil
ot tho preparatory department of the Uni
versity of that State.- In 1853 he matricu
lated in tlio Freshman class of that institu
tion, and was graduatod there In 1858. After
taking his ucndeuiical degree he studied law
in Albany, N. Y., and was graduatod from
the law school of that city in 1800. After his
admission to the supreme court of New York
he removed to Wisconsin, where, on his birth
day, July tl, 1830, he made his first argument
beforo the supremo court of that State. In
the same year, 1800, he became a jurtnor
with Charles T. Wakeley, a lawyer of good
standing. Upon the outbreak of the war Mr,
Vilas entered the army as captain In the
Twenty-third Wisconsin volunteers, and roso
to be major and lieutenant-colonel. He re
signal his commission and resumed the prac
tice of the law January 1, 1804, In 18?J
UeneralO, E, Bryant joined him in partner
ship, and in 1877 his brother, 13. P. Vilas,
also became a partner in tho firm. The su
preme court of Wisconsin appointed Monel
Vilas one of the revisors of the statutes ot the
State in 1875, and tho revision of 1878, adopt-
ed by the State, was partly made by him.
In 1879 Mr. Vilas refused tho use of Ida name
as a candidate for the governorship of Wis
consin. He has persistently declined office,
but went to Chicago as a delegate to tho con
vention of 1831, which honored blm with its
permanent chairmanship.
LUCIUS Q. C. LAUAR, SKCTtETAnT OF THE
TEmOR.
Mr. Lamar was born at Oxford, Putman
county, Oa., Septcmlier 17, 1825. and re
ceived his early schooling in his native town.
Ho graduated at Emory college, Georgia, in
1815. Ho sudied law at Macon, On.., and
was admitted to tho bar In 1847. He moved
to Oxford, Miss., in 1811), nnd was elected ad
junct professcr of innthemntics In tho Missis
sippi Stato university, Dr. A. T. Bledsoe, ed
itor tho SbufAeni llev'.ew, being tho senior
professor. Ho resigned In 18'.0 nnd wont to
Covington, Go., where ho devoted himself to
the practlco of law. In 1853 he was elected
to the Georgia legislature and in the follow
ing year returned to Mississippi, whore he
settled on a plantation in Lafayette county.'
He was elected to the Thlrty-tlf th and Thirty
sixth Congress and resigned In loflU, He en
tered the Confederato army In 1801 ns lieu
tenant colonel of tho Nineteenth Mississippi
volunteers, and was soon promoted to the
colonelcy. In 1803 be was sent to Russia by
the Confederate government on nn import
ant diplomatic mission. He returned to
Mlsslssppi at tho close of tho war and lit 18110
was elected profos or of political economy
and social science in the university ot that.
State. A year later he was transferred to
the professorship of law. Ho was elected to
the Forty-third Congresss and re-elected to
the Forty-fourth. In the winter of 1870-7
ho was elected to tho Senato, where ho has
since served.
AUGUSTUS IL GARLAND, ATTOKNEY-OENERAL.
Mr, Oarland was born in Tipton county,
Tcnn., June 11. 1832. The following year his
parents moved to Arkansas, where ho has
made his home over since, and which Stato
he has represented In the Sonate since 1870.
Ho was educated in St. Mary's collego and
St Joseph's college in Kentucky. He studied
law and was admitted to practice at Wash
ington, Ark., the place where his parents had
originally settled, In 1853. Ho removed to
Little Rock, where his home now is, in 1850.
He was a delegute to the State convention
that passed the ordinance of secession in 1801.
and was nl a member of the provisional
Confederate congress that subsequently met
tho fame year at Montgomery, Ala. He
served in both the Houso and the Senato of
tbo Confederate Congres,belng in tho Senate
when tho war clofeod. Ho was elected from
Arkansas to tho Unitod States Senate March
4, 1S07, but was not admitted to hlssmt Ho
made the test-oath case as to lawyers in the
supreme court of the United States and
gained it. He practised law nt Little Kock
with success till 184, when ho was elected
governor of Arkansas without opposition, mid
at tbo expiration ot his term was elected to
the Unitod Slates Sonato.agaln having no op
position, and succeeded Powell Clayton. Ho
lias taken high rank asa lawyer from the day
he entered the Senate, and has for iniio tims
been a member of tho judiciary committee.
He is of medium height and speaks with clear
ness, deliberation and force. His wife died
soon after he was elected to the Senate, and
he has since remained a widower.
i.WM. C. ENniCCTT, ill CRETARY OF WAR,
William Crowlnshleld Endlcott, was bora
n Salom, Mass., In 1KJ7, and is the son of
William Putnam Endlcott nnd Mary, daugh
ter of Hon. Jacob Crowinshleld, who was a
Representative to Congress. He attended the
Salem schools, and was graduated from Har
vard college In the class of 1847. He married
bis cousin, a daughter of George Poabody,
and has two children, a son and a daughter.
Judge Endlcott studied at Harvard Law
school, nnd read law In the olllce ot the lato
Nathaniel J. Lord. He was admitted to tho
bar about le50, and a few years later formed
a partnership with the late J. W. Perry, and
continued with him until his appointment by
Uovernor Washburn to a seat on tho supremo
bench in 1873. This position he held until
188a, when ho resigned on account of his
health. In 18S2 he made an extended tour
ot the continent. Ho was a member of the
Salom common council 1852, 1853, and 1857,
when ho was elected president of that board.
He was city solicitor from 1818 to 1803. He
Is a member of the Historical society and of
tho board of overtoil's of Harvard college.
Politically Mr. Endlcott is of Whig antece
dents, his affiliation with tbo Democratic
party dating from tho Bell-Everett campaign
of 1800, but be has never been an active poli
tician. Lost fall, it may lie recallod, he was
tho candidate of his party for governor in the
State, but did not himself apiioar in the can
vass. It is stated that the object of his ap
pointment is to gratify the Independent allies
ot the Democratic party.
IS-
william c, wniTXKr, sF.cnnTAnr of the
NAVY.
William Collins Whitney Is a native of
Conwav. Mass.. and wasborn In 1839. After
being graduated from Williston seminary nt
Kastnampton, William u, mntney emereu
jcnie college in 13.YJ. lie was cnosen to de
liver tho oration of his class on graduation,
Entering tho Harvard Law school, he was
jrnuuateii in isui, niM coutinueu nis stuuios
n Now York cltv. whero he has since re
sided, with Abraham R. Lawrence now one
of the judges of the supreme court On his
ndmlssion to the bar he began the practice ot
his profeilon, which ho has since followed.
Mr. Whitney served as an inspector of
schools in Now York, in 1872, and the same
year was dofcated for district-attorney as
the candidate of tho Reform Doinocracy ow
ing to the demoralization of the party. Ho
was actively engaged in the canvass that re
sulted In the election of Govornor Tilden and
afterward became the corporation counsel of
tho city. Ho is a prominent member of tho
New ork County Democracy, and a man of
wealth.
FACTS FOIt THE CUKIOUS.
I No ono is ever killed by lightning
when aalccp in bed. according to tho as-
, scrtion of an English' electrician.
i A squirrel can run down a treo head
first. Tho cat and tho bear must get
, down tail first (if left to themselves).
I Tho cavities in the long hones of
quadrupeds arc filled with marrow.
i Thoso in tho long bones of birds contain
j air.
According to a French scientist, tho
forco of storms can bo lessened by plac
ing a largo number of lightning rods on
the telegraph poles along railway lines,
i Tho Japanese prison color is pink, as
constant association with this color is
supposed to crcato peculiar impression
upon tho mind of tho criminal which
will exert nn influence for good after ho
has regained his liberty.
A "miner's inch," legal measurement,
is a quantity of water which will flow
through an opening ono inch square in
tho bottom or side of a vessel under a
pressure or head of four inches, and this
inch has 14.00 cubic inches flow per sec
ond 53S.0 gallons per hour 12,298.3
gallons per twenty-four hours.
A soldier, fishing ior eels near Jlar
scilles, caught ono of tho -Mura-na species,
whoso ponderous jaws nnd rows of teeth
nearly snapped off his arm. Tho Jilt
rcena was a delicacy in ancient Homo; it
is us voracious as a shark, and Vccdius
I'ollio, when a slave was disobedient,
threw him into tho reservoir to fatten
tho eels.
William Cunningham was a brutal
provost marshal ot the British army in
I America, in tno war of independence
TIe was executed in England for forgery
I August 10. 1791. Ho starved, perse
I cutcd and murdered American prisoners
I in tho city of Now York. Of such cap
I tives under his caro nearly 2,000 were
Binrvcu loucniu iwnosc rations no soiu;,
nnd more than 250 wero privately hung,
without trial, to gratify his brutal appe
tite.
I St. Nicholas in England was deemed
tho patron saint of children in general,
hut moro particularly of all schoolboys,
among whom his festival used to bo a
i very great holiday. Various reasons
havo been assigned for his having been
chosen ns the patron of children, cither
' becnuso the legend makes him to havo
been a bishop whilo yet a hoy; or from
, his having restored throo young scholars
I to lifo who had been cruelly murdered;
or, again, on nccount of his early absti
nence wncn a boy.
Tho Mundan Indians havo a peculiar
way of roasting meat; the roast is sus
pended from tho roof of tho hut exactly
over tho fire, tho cord being passed
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, tuiuiiijiiuuki ,U41WIUI IUIIIU millt.1 Ul IMU
ptci;u rteuiia jv ju n uai pusuiuu uircctiy
over the flames. A person is seated nenr
it, and with a small stick keeps it con
tinually in motion by pu-liing it to and
fro. When ono side is dono, it is turned I
over, and fit for uso. This method is '
much more expeditious than tho common
way of roasting before tho flro, and is i
preferable, as it retains the natural juico
and flavor. I
Tho Oldest Dynasty In tho World.
Tho present reigning dynasty of Japan 1
is iuo oiliest in iuo wonu. it dates back
2,540 years, and its records nro accur
ately preserved for that time. During
this period the reigning houses of China
have several times been changed, and all
the nations now called civilized, without
exception, havo had their beginning.
It is sometimes marvelous to reflect that
any houso could presorvo its integrity
and occupy tho throne for such a peiiod
of time. This fact of persistency of
family - holds truo of others than tho
reigning family, though to a less extent.
The oldest sou is necessarily his father's
successor, and heirlooms aro handed
down from father to son with the great
est veneration and reverence. Swords,
! spears, beautiful garments and helmets,
1 bronze, laqtier nndcarved wooden-wnro,
nro held sacred in a family for ages.
Ono young man, tho oldest son ot a well
' to-do father, told mo that ho had twenty
swords, somo of tho finest workmanshln.
and, in answer to my Invltnblo Yankee
question, ho said: ",'t is worth about
800 yen." CMco Timei,
A formidable Turkish ironclad frigato
which has been on tho stocks for nearly
seven years is about to bo launched nt Con
stantinople. She carries ten eight-Inch
nuns foround aft, at well a sbroad sido fir
ing, and tw,o six-inch Krupp guns on the
upper deck. Krupp guns In a central bat
tery, arranged for as pivot guns. She
is of 4,107 tons burthen, and her armor,
which varies from six to nine inches,
extends five feet below and fifteen abovo
water. Tho length of the ironclad is
202 feet, tho width amidships 55 feet,
and depth 39 feet.
ATHLETES IN THE ORIENT.
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THB IRAIWI1T3 WHICH A OKinBBH
OYMKASr UKDEBODEa.
Itoiv ?Ioncolluu Albletr Aio Clnnl
Ho.l I'ecullnr I'torrlacl' Which
Iher Dot clop their .""Iiiiclm.
A Now York Chinaman says in tho
Clipper, that tho nlmond-oycd Mongo
lian enjoys athletics as much ns his moro
or less civilized brother in tho Occident,
only ho enjoys it nfnr off. All Chlncso
athletes aro paid, and welt paid. Thoy
constitutoa class among thomsclvcs.havo
a trades-union with Iron-clad by-laws,
nnd, liko a Kuropcan prima-donnn, effect
to own tho'iiniverso. .
Thoy may be classified into wrestlers,
nrchcrs, acrobats, cannon-ball per
formers nnd runners, lloxers, jumpers,
fencers, oarsmen, bloycl.'sts and six-day
pedestrians aro unknown.
Athletic training is tho samo for nil
classes, but differs widely from that
which obtains with us. Drinking is
prohibited I, c, of all alcoholic fluids.
The uso of tobacco is citticr not allowed
or is restricted to Ave cigarettes or two
pipes a day. Opium may bo Indugcd In at
tho rale of a quarter ounce a day. In diet
tho chief staple is rico. Of this tho hun
gry aspirant for fnmo may use ns much as
ho plcnscs. Somo cat five pounds of rice
in twenty-four hours. Jloats are used as
flavors, nnd not as food. Light vegeta
bles nro sparingly employed. Fruits nro
also used. Tho blll-of-faro of nn nthlcto
in training is ns follows: Breakfast 1
quart tea, lib. rice, 2 sardines, 1 orango;
dinner 3 pints tea, 31b. rice, 'lb. chick
en, -Jib. duck, Jib. macaroni; lunch 1
pint tea, lib. rico, jib. perfumed pork,
ilb. vegetables; supper 1 quart tea,
llb. rico, Jib. beef, lb. pork, lib. veg
etables, 41b. sweotmeats. No milk, but
ter, sugar, veal, lamb, mutton, fat pork,
cabbage, goose, ham or bacon is allowed.
In drinks, water is considered bad. Tea,
lemonade, orangeade, cocoa, coiTcc and
cider make up tho list of permissible
drinks.
In training, tho nthlcto takes natural
methods, and never resorts to medicine.
Cathartics nnd aperients arc absolutely
tabooed. In caso of debility a tonio
corresponding to cnlisayn or cocoa is
prescribed.
This diet and treatment may seem
light; yet upon it a thousand profession
als in Japan and China display a nerve
and muscle that will equal that exhibited
here by our best men.
Training is moro regular, or rnther
systematic, ill China than in America.
The professional thero docs not train for
three months, pass through his contest
nnd then spree for tho remainder of the
season. Ho aims to bo in condition all
the timo, but he utilizes the law of iner
tia whereby a m.in onco in good form ro
ranins so for a Ions timo, with but little
troublo nnd with less effort. IIo lUes at
about 7 A. M., sponges off, rubs down,
dresses and eats breakfast. A half houi
for digestion passes, nnd then follows
exercises for thi co hours. Most of these
resemble our own, Swimming, running,
jumping, football, handball, clubs,
swings and trnpczo nro tho same with
both races. Odd exercises aro: First, but
ting ngninst a' hard mattress or a pine
board. This is supposed to harden the
scalp nnd strengthen the neck mus
cles. Second, breathing through a
number of towels or cloths tied over tho
mouth and noso. This probably in
creases tho strength of tho respira
tory muscles. A man who can breathe
through a dozen cloths is regarded ex
actly as one who can blow 420 on a 450
lung-tcstor. Third, leg-lifting. The
athlete, standing upright, attaches a
weight to tho nnklo by a cord, and thon
raises the foot until it touches the back
part of the thigh. This is repeated
fifty or 100 times, and in cases of
what wo call "heavies" tlio weight is
gradually increased. Tho result is n re
markable increase in the sizo and strength
of tlio thigh and waist muscles. AVong-Hn-llee,
nn acrobat of l'ckin, lying on
his hack with his legs raised over his
head, lifts with each foot a full-grown
man and throws tho pair soven feet in
tho air. Another common trick
is to tio tho ankles together
with a stout cord or rope, nnd
then, by suddenly rising ono
leg, to snnp tho ligament asunder. A
similar exercise is weighting tho feet
with sandbags and then running, walk
ing or jumping. This h dono tO'dovclop
tho calves. Fifth, nbdominal training.
This is chiefly effected by placing
weights upon the stomach of tho aero
bat as ho lies flat, and having him throw
it off by a spasmodic effort of tho stora-ach-walls.
After n year's exercise tho
abdominal muscles becomo wonderfully
developed, so that tho athlete can safely
sustain weights of a thousand pounds or
moro upon his waist.
Athletes in China are well paid, ac
cording to tho Chinese scale. Socially,
they havo littlo or no position, nnd nro
classed with tailors and coolies, which
in New York would bo with street
sweepers. Out of a population of 25,000,000,
England sends 5,000 students to her
universities.
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