LETTER FROM MRS JAMES B HEAL- CONTINUED FROM FIRST TACK. time Mr. Chin and his brother kept calling on James, either here or at the dispensary, and finally Mr. Chin in vited all the foreign gentlemen and James' dispensary assistants, to an evening dinner. They went and were most kindly entertained and a few days after, came an invitation from Mrs. C - for us ladies. I was afraid to try the food and hadn't any suitable gown to wear, knew I should be mak ing blunders in "manners" all the time, but decided I must not refuse again, as we had already done before. So we sent out at once to hunt up a ready made garment, and after the man of the shop had brought two loads of upper garments for me to look at, the first of which were all too expens ive, the second cheap but old fashion ed, I finally sent my woman to a shop to select, and the man brought back a third batch that were stylish (!) would ' fit, and were within my means, from which, an hour before time to start, I selected a blue gown of not two startl ing a shade, with the proper black satin and gay ribbon trimmings and embroidered sleeves of a shade of royal purple much admired in this oriental land, altogether a rather taste ful and slightly becoming garment. This I doffed over my best black silK skirt and two Chinese upper garments under (for I knew I should have to take off a layer or two) and plastered back my hair as smooth as I could, put on my gay colored Chinese shoes made after the Tartar style (for Manch uri women do not bind their feet) all my rings,brarelets. and a breast pin to take the place of the gew gaws, .1 Chinese woman, who dresses respect fullv to her hostess, must wear, and with a Japanese fan in my hand went in my chair, wondering just how it would be. Mrs.;Bergen was just ahead of me and we arrived together ; the tai-tais, one and all, were waiting for us near the gate, which was a compl -ment. To be kept waiting by one's hostess is meant for a snub. Miss Precious was there too, and bow ed very low. The evening James was there to dinner, it seems he put his arm around this small maiden, inquired of her how it would be to come and "be my little girl?" This her father took as a sign that James wanted to adopt her. The Chinese have a way of recognizing ever so many people as adopted this, or adopted that, so I was warned by my woman, that unless I meant to offend and hurt the whole family I must recog: nize Miss Precious as my adopted daughter."' The adoption is sealed by the child's knocking her head thrice on the ground before me and my send ing her a present of four things, ever after calling her "adopted daughter" and being called '-adopted Mother" by her, so I was in for it, and had no sooner made my bows to all the numer ous Tai-tais and to the other guest, Mrs. Wang, mother of Mrs. Chin, when Precious got down on the ground struck her head to me three times and called me "adopted mother," I raised her up and called her ."adopted daughter, Mrs. Bergen said, "can a little girl have only one adopted mother?" And at that her mother said bow or "strike ; your head" to Mrs. Bergen, so the operation was gone through with the second time. Then my little girl, who is bright and at tractive in spite of the powder hnd paint on her face and lips, came close to me, asked my age, and leaned on my lap as though she had known mo all my life, told me her feet didn't hurt, that she had three pairs of ear rings, two pairs of bracelets and such a pretty new waist ribbon with all silk tassels, that when she came to see me she was to have another pair of new shoes all red and embroidered I etc., etc., on and on prattling as sweetly as a little child at home. Pretty soon Mrs. Chalfant and her baby arrived and attracted much attention, and then dinner was announced. We were invited into Mrs. Chin's bed room until the table was laid and then out to the feast. They insisted upon ine having the upper seat which after properly holding back and declaring myself unworthy for, I had to accept, Mrs. Chin making tLree bows to me which I returned, and stood in my place until she had done the same to Mrs. Bergen at the second place, Mrs. Chalfant in the third and her mother in the fourth. The elder of the two married daughters sat in the fifth and sixth places, and orr hostess in the lowest where she could help the guests. The table was set with sweet meats which were the first course, and at each place was a saucer to act as plate and a native spoon, made of china to match the saucer which was a ' plate in use really, and a pair of red chop-sticks, Mrs. Chin helped me to a part of the central dish of sweets, then Mrs. Bergen, Mrs. Chalfant and her mother in turn, her married daughter and Precious did the same until everv dish had been divided out, when we 'began to eat, insisting all the while that our hostess should not trouble herself on our account, she re plying the food was not good to eat, she "feared we would suffer from hunger at her table, and pressing things on us all the while. The women servants brought dish after dish on; I didn't keep count how many came in all, putting them on and replacing them with others several times, I remember particularly the ' .. Hiwlr for which Clu Nan has a ,clm- tation, so fat and luscious. There were little rolled bieads, steamed, which our hostess broke open, put in iwo or mree pieces or iluck, several condiments and gave to us to cat after pressing the roll together, something after our sandwich style. They were i reauy good, i enjoyed my meal, the : first Chinese feast that wasn't a trial i to me, but then I never before had . eaten good Chinese food, always the second best sort. We all ate heartily j and insisted we had fared well, though ! our hostess fi ared we were famishing mill. After dinner towels wrung out of hot water were passed us to wipe our fingers on, and after about an 1 hour spent in talkine we left, hiuhlv pleased with our evening. The two gentleman, Mr. C and his brother (the real father of Precious) I tai-tai and the other married daughter ate in j a side room with Lao-tai-tai, and our j woman informed us had exactly the j same things. The men kept out of sight all the time but peeped at us through the cr.ick of the doors as we sat in the court cooling after dinner. I had to take both my woman, and a man to go with my chair, and so did the other ladies and all these were feasted even to the chair bearers, so that they came away loudly praising the great hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Chin. We each took a string of cash (about 50 cts.) along and gave it to the servant woman, who when we came away all knelt in thanks and acknowl edgement. 1 was interrupted on Saturday by a call from Mrs. Bergen and now am finishing on Monday before the courier leaves at dawn to-morrow. It was Mrs. Chin and Precious who called to make a P. P. C. on Friday just before your letter arrived. They left yester day, the whole ot them, for Mr. C, is to go into oflke at the county north west from here. They will be back next year on a visit Mrs. C says. So they are gone. If my little adopted daughter had stayed I might have got ten a good influence over her. When she came I had a present of four things for her tied up in a gay cotton cloth to seal my part of the rite of adoption. Two handkerchiefs which count as one, a pair of ribbon anklets (of some bright red ribbon Mother Neal sent me last winter) a box of dif ferent fancy cards, with a case of brush, comb and handglass, which al so came from the same source as my other wealth of treasures, in a box from Mother Neal. She meant it as a prize for the school girls but I thought it too nice for them and have kept it until now just the right oppor tunity to make use of it occurred. I should like to tell you yet of Mao-tai- tai who called on me ten days ago after dark, for her husband would never have let her come had he known of her plan, and who had to run away and tell a lot of fibs to her grandchil dren to get off to see this foreigner in her den. She was so "cute" and frightened and told me all about it when she began to feel some what at home. She was an I-tai-tai only forty-two or three years old, but the grandmother of four little children. The first wife knew she was coming and helped her off and promised to "fool" all the est of the family during her absence so she wouldn't be missed. The husband was away and she gave out she was going to bed, sent the children away so she might go to sleep and wrapping a quilt around her till she slipped out of the gate, walked over with two women servants as she lives near by. Her husband used to be an official, her son is now. She seemed very much of a lady and what strucK me at tne time ana wnat my woman, who found it out throueh her servants, told me afterwards confirms, is the kindly affection between her and the second wife. Generally there is only jealousy and hatred, and as the big wife generally is childless she steals away all the rights and privileges from the real mother and is mother to the childien, while the real mother is only "Aunt." Of course I dare not return this call, stolen as it was, but my woman tells me they will surely invite me some day, when 1 suppose the men of the family will be safely away so the thing need not be told them. I was so amused at her, for Mrs. Challant came while she was here, and she said to me "does she also fear to come in daylight ?" My woman (very politic she is often) in nocently remarked that I knew but few Tai-tai in Chi Nan, but had yes terday been at a feast at Mrs. Chin's, "What Mrs. Chin's ?" said Mrs. Mao, who caught the soum! ot what my woman said to her woman but loud enough for all to hear. "O, Mrs Chin wife of the magistrate at such and such a county," whereat Mrs. Mao said, "I'll tell my husband that," as much as to say that will help him to look more favorably on this foreigner. Altogether I enjoyed her call im mensely, she had such a good time out of it herself. Ever your affectionate sister. F.i.izaheth D. Neat. No Matter How Hard any druggist tries to sell you his own cough medicine, remember he does it because he makes more money on it. Insist on having Kemp's Balsam for the throat or lungs, for there is no cough remedy so pure and none so quick to break up a cold. For in fluenza, soreness, of the throat and ticklina irritation with constant cough, Knm's Balsam is an immediate cure. ; uLi -14. Af ail c druggists. enArtp and comic. The rewlr-ring of It now bwhh to lie "Lcntlie tlie poor Indian. " Yonkcra Statpumnn, Mr. Pnyrole You didn't stny Rwny long on your trip. Mr. Synecure No, I v ns nfrnid thut the ninnngemout might discover that it caii get along without me if I stnyed awny too long. Bostonian. First Wi man How do you like our new neighbor? Second Woman I nevpr met Mich an ignorant person as f.he id. She enn't talk about anything but pointings, books, and munic. Site doesn't know a word of gossip about any body. Manhattan. Tenth Street Housewifo (to her help) I wondor where the leaf of that ex tension table hns dirnippiaretl to. Help (w ith a Iwatu of natinf notion at tier su perior knowledge) Now, wnsn't it too bud. ma'a ii? Hie fire went out and ft went for kindling. What elan could I do? Philadelphia Record. Anarchist What I object to I the rule of wealth that the man who has more money than I have thould he nblo to control for a time the action of others. Mr. Wiggins And yet if my wealth would enable me to order "two beers" tell me, Von Fiermnuth, wouldn't you control your feelings sufficiently to take one of them with me? Munwy'g Weekly. Drummer (in a nenrby hotel, to a friend) I soe you are getting to be a dude, wearing a black crocheted tie. The Other Drummer But this isn't a black crocheted tie. Bits on tho ques tion are forthwith made, and Drummer No. 2 announces triumphantly thnt it is A Muck silk tie. First Drummer "Hint's v hat I said a Mack crow shade tie. Great Bnrrington News. There havo been sonio sharp things said lately with rospect to plagiarism in tho pulpit. It is claimed when o preacher ue the words of anothor lie sliouM always acknowlodgo it; but the dilliciilty is to know when the quotation ends. One man who appropriated another's sermon began with: A certain man lias sai l," but hi hearers did not dream that they were indebted to that "certain man" for the whole sermon. Christian Inquirer. As one of our citizens was returning to his home late one Saturday night ho v ns accosted by a stranger, who asked him it he had a match. " ies, was tho answer, producing the desired nrticlo. Tho stranger felt in his pock't a mo ment and iheu said: "Where did I put that cigar? I must have lost it." "You don't mean by that you wnnt me to give you a cigar, too, do you?" asked tho citizen. "Well, I don't mind if you do, " wm the cool answer, and he passed out the cigir. New Bedford Journal. It was a cold morning and the rooms of one of the prominent institutions in Uticn were not as comfortably warm as somo of the workmen thought they should be. Complaint was thereupon made to the manager, who ventured the assertion that the feeling of "chilliness" of which the workmen complained was a visionary one, brought about by their imagination. To prove this theory he visited each of the thermometers, und, unobserved by the workmen, sent tho meoury up by breathing on the bulbs, Then he called attention to the fact that the thermometers indicated that the rooms were very warm. The mon seemed satisfied and were very industri ous with their work until one of them detected the manager "blowing up" the thermometer, and the grand strike that followed indicated that the Colonel Sell ers patent of a lighted caudle in a stove would uot always succeed. Ulicu Ob server. BUSINESS AND LABOR. J o The rice crop is large. Railroad cars are scarce, China has no gold coins. Steel flooring is to come. Electric cranes are a success. Fog signals go by electricity. Our railroad employ 700,000. Rothschilds run a free hospital. The Arctio whale oatch is larg . Miss Garrett's bath tub cost $0,000. Taint is being made from potatoes. A ton of gold is worth $003,709. 20. Photographing in color is promised. England imports eggs from Canada. Artificial musk and emeralds are made. Great Britian is Canada's best market. Sunk in Panama Canal $400,000,000. Electricity is used in purifying sugar. Now rork has the best diamond cut ters. Wentherly, Pa,, has tho largest silk mill. Lebanon, Pa., has the biggest bolt works. Gonld made ?30,000,000 in a day re cently. Germany uses iron brickj in street paving. In France authors hold copyright for life. Since '51, 3,270,103 persons have left Ireland. Washington city has 10,000 negro Catholics, , The drug physostigmine costs $905,010 an ounce. Horseflesh consumption increases in Germany. The world's diamonds are worth $1,000,000,000. Powderly only eats two,meals a day and they are light A mail train is to go from New York to Chicago in a day, Vanderbilt pays a humorist for visit ing the poor districts, Fish planting in the great lakes Is de clared to be a failure. The largest gold coin is the gold "loot" of Annam, worth 05. At Lynn skins shaved by maohinos make bad shoe uppers. The "People's" party of Kansas favors Bellamy's nationalism, San Francisco painters and decorators will erect a $30,000 hall A Chicago miser millionaire went to prison in default of paying a fine, Peoplo having rhoumatie, or consumptive tendencies, should hcod theadvlee horo In Riven. Their palnfuland (lnugorous (llseaes arise wholly from Impure blood, SYSTEM causing a weakening of tho systom ; are fed, and held In thosystomby Impure blood, and cannot he driven out until tho blood shall have been cleared. When this ball hare been effected na- WITH rown's itarsaparillsii AtsllDnmslsMtl.OO. 0 bottles for S.OO 4 UUS' t lane nomnning euw tfl Asa Wabbkm A Co., Hole SPECIAL BARGAINS IN CLOTHING We have secured property adjoining- our New Store at Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, and will begin the erection of a large building. In the Spring we shall remove our business in the Ledger Building to the New Store, which is the most centrally located in Philadelphia. 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Can also furnish any of the cheaper makes at manufact urers' prices. Do not buy a piano before getting our prices. Catalogue and Pries Lists On application. SIMPLY ASTONISHING. Any porson, younj,' or old, ran read all tho not i' in music within 5 niluutea utu-r uumtucuiv 11', uy UblUg HEPPE'N IHl'HIC CHART, without any other Instruction, this wo positive, ly guui'iintcc. Kiirsalc liy all IlrHt-Wass Miislo Deuli'in UiiiiiiKliout tli I'iiIIimI Stutt'H or limllt'it dliaet to yuiir iiililrcss on nvclpl ot mUx; l.uo. V. 3. HKI'l'E & SUN, 1117 Chestnut h!., Nov. H 'WMy. l'lilla., l'a. O UATKFUL COMFOltTlNO. EPPS'S COCOA. BHEAKKAST. iTtv a thrtrtiif.l. L..........1... ............ i - ... w ...... .... 11 IV 1 1. 1.1 1 1 -i ij ui I lit- Hill III III lit s whlrli (foveni I ho opiM'ulloiiH of dltfrrilkin and iiumiikmiiiiiiii ... n ifin-iwi liMirill Hill l) lUH line piniiTllr'sot wcll-wlKctfilCneoa. Mr. Kppn has provided our breakfast lalileH with a deli cately tlavored boveiinte which luav Have us many heavy doclom' lillls. Jl Is by the Judicium) use of such articles of diet that a constitution may b gradually built up until strunif enough to resist every tendency to disease, lliindivdn of subtle uialadlcH are lloaillnif around us iv uly to attack wherever there Is a weak point. W e. limy escape many a fatal shart by keeping our. selves well forlltled with pure blood and a prop, erly nourished frame." Civil HeroiiD (hizfliil. Made simply with boiling water or milk. iKold only lu halt pound tins, by tfincers, labelled 11-1-00. til ui 1 1 t'.lil i ChmulHUi LoudOJi Kuwait
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