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THE LM SPORTS,
England Deserves the Title, but Amer
ica Isn't a Bit Behind in
Athletic Enthusiasm.
KOTHIKG EQUALS ODE BASEBALL
London Pngilistie Circles Are HaTing a
Season of Quiet, but Still There
is Plentj of Talk.
SLATIK SAID TO BE BATED TOO HIGH.
i. Mitch Between Fogarty and Will or Goode Bet
Down for the EearFnture.
fCOEKISPOXDEKCS Or TUX SISFJLTCB.1
London, Jnne 19. England is undoubt
edly a laud of sport. What I mean by that
is an unusually large number of her citizens
are interested -in out-door sports and exer
cises. Id America we are constantly being
told of this fact, and in a way that gives us
a notion of greater things than really do ex
ist. I don't want to deprecate the Tery
great sporting proclivities of the Britishers
. I have had a good tour among some of the
leading retorts in the greatest city of the
British Empire, and, while as I have just
indicated, X am ready to admit that there is
a very strong following in sporting matters,
there is not that wild enthusiasm about it
that we are now and again led to believe.
I think that before I have done with these
reviews or opinions which will relate to En
glish sporting matters, I will show that iu
almost all branches of sport there is as much
enthusiasm in America as we will find in
England. Of course, I refer to the branches
of sport that are more or less popular in
both countries. In dealing with this feature,
and it is an interesting one, it is not my in
tention to say anything that will grate
harshly on the prejudices of anybody. My
sole aim is to point out that, as far as I am
able to judge, there is just as much "go"
among the sporting people of America as we
can find in England.
We're Not the Only Blow.
It is proverbial in England that the
"Yankee" or American has everything to
say in bis own behalf. But let me frankly
and fairly point out that if any
American sporting authority can
say more about his own case
or his own great importance than can
a thoroughgoing Londoner, he is
what a First ward native would call a
"dandy." Why, the Londoner can sit and
blow off more about the extraordinary sig
nificance of himseli and friends in a'n hour
than can the American in a day. I don't
wish to mention names in this instance, but
the other day I was in company with a very
prominent sporting writer and editor ot
London. He went on to tell me how he had
gone to "Plunger" Walton when he was
here and told him bow owners had resolved
to systematically rob him. Said the writer:
"I told Walton that he had been bribing
jockeys, and that the owners knew it, and,
thereiore, they were going to run their
horses to down him. I surprised Walton,
and it he bad taken my advice he would
have gone home a wealthy mau. I met him
him nhen be was broken, and he remarked
to me that I was the only true and well in
formed friend he had met "
2fo w, I ask, is that not just as strong as
Americans can draw it when on a "modest"
blowing tour? I want to sav that the gen
tleman just quoted did not talk to Walton
as above, but if he did be certainly was a
fool for not betting the opposite way to Wal
lon, or, above all. he and his paper are very
questionable, indeed, for not exposing the
swindling owners before they robbed Wal
ton. The American sporting writers
wouldn't have withheld such information
from the public, if they had known it, ot
course. But "blowing" is not a monopoly
of the Americans.
About Enthusiasm.
It is safe to say that in no particular branch
of sport in England is there as much enthu
siasm as there is in baseball in America.
If I can prove this then I think I have
proven my contention that there is just as
strong a desire to patronize sports in
America as in England. Certainly T do
not exclude fool ball. That sport is not the
national game here, but in some parts of
the country it is the most popular. Let us
take the national game, cricket. I don't
think that any Englishman will contend for
one moment that cricket is as popular iu
England as baseball is in America. Take
a cricket game at Nottingham yesterday, for
instance, between the Australians and the
Nottingham team. The contest was 01 the
greatest significance just as important as
any base ball game that could take place in
Pittsburg, and yet the attendance was only
6,000 tor the entire day.
This is a lair specimen of every game.
True, there are contests where the crowd is
probably three or lour times as large in a
day, but there are exceptions, and very rare
ones. But there are not by lar the
number of cricket games played at
any one city during the season
that we find in baseball games in America,
so that the aggregate patronage of baseball
and the money paid to see it vastly out
weigh the patronage given to and money
spent on cricket To this lvt me add the
fact that scarcely a cricket club in the coun
try has been known to support itself.
Football a Hllday Game.
Football is undoubtedly growing in popu
larity in England, but there are leatures
connected with it that give Americans a
false impression regarding its patronage as
compared with that of baseball. When
talking of the very big crowds that patron
ize football here, 1 e should not forget that the
game is. generally speaking, only played on
Saturdays and bolidajs. As a rule daring the
week, except on tbedajs named, there are no
football games. This naturally causes a tre
mendous crond at the one game of the week.
But baseball is everv day. Wero there to be
only one game per week between the .Pittsburg
club and the most popular in tbe countiy at
Pittsburg, what a crowd there would be on a
Saturday, and still that crowd would not be
equal to tbe aggregate of six days.
I think this will sbow that the American
people spend mere money on their national
fime than tbe English people do on theirs, and
think this means there is mora enthusiasm
among tbe Americans.
Rrgarding borse-racinc, 1 need only remark
that in tbe majority of cases tbere are no ad
mission fees to English race courses. This
prevents a comparisou, as we cannot well com
pare tbe enthusiasm abnnt a thing that costs
nothing and that about aho her for which we
have to pay. In tbe other branches of sport
ruch as lioxing, rowing, etc, the fact that so
many Englishmen are constantly visiting
America to make money in those branches
proves that tbere is more enthusiasm
in tbe matter in America than among
tbe Britishers. Altogether I am fully
satisfied that alter all, leading branches t
sport are Just as popular Iu America as in
England, and that we bare no mure reason to
call England the "land of sport" than we have
to qualify America by that name. This con
elusion may surprise some people, but I have
come to It only after careful consideration.
Fncillstic Binlnrnn.
There Is nothing very exciting or sensational
going on in London at present as far as pugil
ism or boxing Is concerned. In that line every
thing seems to be as dull as tbe weather, and
gooduess knows that is wretched. For six days
tbe rain has ponred down. London weather
won't permit anybody to speak kindly of it.
This fact mar have bad somo effect on the
sporting talent, as there bas been little doing.
On Tuesday I met Mr. Atkinson, editor of tbe
Sporting JAfe, and Sir. O'Ktmrke, who is here
from Boston with George Dixon, tbe col
ored bantam. Dixon Is to fight Wallace
at the Pelican Club on Jnne 27. but
this may not be in print for a day or so later. I.
therefore, will refrain from saying many things
that I miht otherwise bare said about the
matter. However, at the time of writing,
Messrs. Atkinson and O'Ronrke think that
Dixon eannot lose. But w boerer wins tbe fact
remains that there is much business In It.
Dixon is already booked to appear at a mid
land town tbe night after tbe fight. He goes
on a topr right away, lose or win. The engage
ment is made, and I suppose that Wallace Is in
a similar scheme.
This gives one the idea tnat "business" is the
order of tbe day here just as it is in America.
Certainly I do not mean that the affair is
"fixed," bnt I do mean that business is ot more
importance to the promoters of the affair than
glory or real merit. London is foil of pugilistic
factions and some of them are thoroughly
honest in their oesires to put their cham
pions against others in bona fide contests
for honest stakes. Among these is the party
behind Alex Roberts, wbo this week bas Issued
a challenge to fight any man In tbe world at 10
stone 4 pounds, or 141 pounds, for" as much as
$4,000 a side. I know that this challenge is gen
uine. Roberts is a very clever young man and
can hit hard. His forte is in a 24-foot ring. I
cannot say whether or not his challenge will be
taken up bere.:but tbe city and country are full
of pugilists, or at least of persons wbo claim to
be such. Tbe weight, 144 pounds, might not be
bad for cither McAuliffe or CarrolL The Brit
isbers would like extremtly well to see Jack
ilcAuliffo come here, but they don't expect
that be will ever come. Of course they class
Carney above btm. But If McAuliffe could
light at 144 pounds 1 fear that be would be
beaten bv Roberts. 1 say this believing tho
most of what I have heard about Roberts. I
will see more ot him in a lew days and then
will be better able to Judge.
They Don't Last Lode.
During a talk I had with Mr. Atkinson, of
the Sporting Life, he informed me that almost
all tbe London pugilists are broken down
almost as soon as they get to the front. He
cited many instances, and among them referred
to Ted Pntcnard. This is the young man who
sprung into prominence not long ago, and who
offered to fight Jack Dempsey. As soon as he
attained prominence, however, he became a
physical wreck, and, although he is still willing
to fight anybody of his weight, he has no
backers. He Is comnletelv broken down.
Mr. Atkinson tells me. He may get
into something like condition again, but he
will never be the man he bas been. Mr. At
kinson ranks him as the cleverest man of his
weight tbere has been in tbts country, and that
when all right, he was vastly superior to either
"Tuff" Wall or any other middle-weight in the
world. This then would mean that Dempsey.
La Blanche and others of our American
middle-weights need not expect to be bothered
much byPntcbard.
While on this feature, I may state that Jem
Smith is not by any means done with yet. He
has a tolerably rood following and Mr. Atkin
son argues that he was in no way to blame for
the disgraceful proceedings at the Smith
Blavln battle. It is claimed here that had
Smith been allowed to use bis own judgment
he would have defeated Slavin, as thelatter
could by no means burt Smltn. The
latter's backers, however, bad a gang
of toughs who had been paid to do some
work and they insisted on doing it whether it
was required or not. It is not unlikely that an
effort will shortly be made to have Smith
matched again against some leading man. The
Pelican Club, however, won't hare anything to
do with him.
Slavln Overrated,
Many pugilistic authorities whom 1 have met
here claim that Slavin, the Australian, is a very
mncb overrated man. Mr. Atkinson is very
pronounced in this belief, but his opinion may
be taken with a little discount, because Slavin
is not of the Atkinson party. Slavin has a good
lollowing in London and tbere are many who
do not rate him anything near first-class. Tbe
general opinion Is that Peter Jackson is his
superior by heavy odds and that Charley Mitch
ell could soon "do up" Slavin. Mr. Atkinson,
who bas seen both Slavin and Jackson perform
emphatically claims that Slavin will be a
mark for tbo big colored man. Mitchell calls
Slavin a "big soft chump," and declares that
nothing would suit him better tban to have
bim within a 24-foot ring. A few nights ago
Mitchell and Slavin were drinking together in
a West tnd saloon when they commenced to
talk about their respective wrestling abilities
and ring tactics. They took bold, and Mitchell,
without a great strugele, laid tbe big Aus
tralian down, and he regained his feet looking
just like a big baby. This account was told
me by a gentleman who saw tbe affair. All
this abont Slavin may or may not be true,
but ruv readers will remember that I have
ever held a good opinion of Slavin as a pugilist.
I don't mtend to change that opinion merely
because of tbe statement of bis enemies.
1 write the statements, however, because
it is tbo policy of The Dispatch to
always give both sides of an argument. If
Slavin fights a first-class man I may be wrong
in saying that he will do well. He may do well
and be beaten, bnt I still think that ho is a bet
ter man tban Mr. Atkinson and others make
bim out to be. All the excuses In the world
will not explain away the fact that be was vast
ly superior to Smith, and that he would have
beaten the Englishman there is no doubt. At
any rate a battle between Jackson and Slavin
may take place, and if it does it will be a great
international event I don't know why they
stand away iromeacn otner. a. very admirer or
boxing in England desires to see them meet,
and Jackson would certainly be the favorite
here. It seems safo to say, however, that if
Slavin is beaten iu England he will never visit
America.
Fogarty Play be Mulched.
Before I leave London I think we will have
arrangements made for a match between Jack
Fogarty and one of tbe leading middle-weights
of this country. Some time ago Fogarty and
his backer, Mr. Qulnu, requested me to try and
arrange a contest between Fogarty and either
"loff" Wall, Bill Goode or any other promt,
pent man. From what I have been told there
are good prospects of a match between Good e
and Fogarty, but one can never tell how things
may turn out. As I have said, there are so
many tactions here that one is always trying to
prevent tbe other from doing any good. I
spoke to a gentleman tbe other day about a
contest between Fogarty and Wall and ha
spoke very discouragingly on that point. He
gave it as his opinion that Wall has seen his
best day and that he is no loneer a drawing
card. 1 am told that he cannot last; that is,
lie cannot do good work in a fight
to a finish. He is only a boxer, and no longer
a prize-ring fighter. This is the opinion of a
large number of patrons of tbe "manly art,"
bnt I am not inclined to go that length with an
opinion of mine. The truth is that Wall de
feated Goode cleverly iu aaixronnd contest
not long ago, and at tbe finish was in a much
better condition than Goode. Wall Is very ar
istocratic in bis characteristics, and therefore
incurs tbe enmity of almost all those wbo tend
toward tho "tough" element. (He is well
thought of by good people, and this causes
great envy. As a result, certain persons are
continually SDeaking disparagingly of him.
Wall is, undoubtedly, one of the best boxers in
the world to-day, and 1 question very much
whether or not tbere was ever a more accom
plished exponent of the art. I still have hopes
ot an arrangement being made between Wall
and Fogarty for the falL
It may be easier to secure a contest with
Goode. Either man will suit, as they are both
at the too of the tree. Goode is a very popular
mau, probably one of the most popular iu En
glish pugilistic circles. He and Fogarty would
make a great contest, and I should expect the
Philadelphia man to win if they were to meet.
I am not sure whether or not tbe Pelican Club
would put up a purse for tbe contest. I think
tbe club would do so. but it would depend on
advisers who have "fish to fry."
Iu a future letter X shall deal with tbe Pell
can Club, as I bad a tour through Its rooms the
other dav. In some things it was very disap
pointing to me. Jack Burke returned to Lon
don from Australia yesterday. He sent a chal
lenge to the world ahead of bim. out bis home
coming last evening was not of the brilliant
kind. Burke has made lots of money during
his absence from England and Is anxious
for more. The day before he arrived a chal
lenge appeared in bis behalf to tbe effect that
be would box any man In tho world eight or ten
ronnds for h big stake. This challenge merely
explains that Bnrke Is still In tbe business.
The challenge Is ridiculous, as Burke can be
downed by many men.
Donovan' Breakdown
Probably one of tbe best race horses owned In
this country during recent years is reported as
having broKen down and will not be able to
race again. I refer to Donovan, owned by tbe
Duke of Portland. Donovan, it will be remem
bered, was a phenomenal performer as a S- ear
old last year, and also as a 2-year-old. He was
a wonder, anil easily won tbe big 3-year-old
events. On Tuesday while exercising, 'his foot
struck a stone and the injury resulting will.it
is aid, permanently disable bim as a race horse.
In connection with this event there 1 a feat
ure that shows tbe difference between Amer
ican and English sporting writers. The break
ing down of this great horse was announced
to the world In a sporting note. In America
tbe story of tbe affair would have been told iu
a way worthy of such an Important sporting
event
Abont Baseball. '
I don't Intend to say more tban two or three
words about basebi.li this week. With some
regret I notice almost dally how the poor Pitts
burgers are beine walloped. This only goes to
show bow necessary It is for the Pittsburg
baseball public to insist that there be
only one club in tbe city or none,
at all. We get tbe results here daily. I mean
we get to-day the results of yesterday's League
and Brotherhood games. Regarding tbe game
In England I shall have much to say later.
I may state that, as far as I am able to judge,
the outlook for baseball here is very, very poor;
indeed, I don't think that It will be a success.
However, this is only a preliminary opinion.
.- THE '
There may be some features that I have not
yet seen, and I don't want to commit myself
on tbe matter without looking over the entire
ground. PniNGLK.
FOLEY'S WEEKLY LETTER.
CURRY TALKS ABOUT THE GENERAL BASE
BALL SITUATION.
He Still Kicks at tbe Conflicting; Schedule
and Wishes They Didn't Brotherhood
Excitement Is Dying Ont Oiber Interest
Inn Goaelp,
Boston, June 28. Both onr Boston teams ara
now In the wild and smoky West hunting for
fresh laurels, and up to date they have given
an excellent account of themselves. Ihe
League team astonished the baseball world by
winning three out of four games from that Cin
cinnati team, who have been laboring under the
delusion that no Leatrue club had a license to
beat them a series of games. The Cincinnatls
are a good team, but they are not heavy
enough with the stick to beat our Boston team,
when Clarkson, Getzsin and Nichols are In
good pitching trim. And when you talk about
great catchers, just bear in mind that all back
stops take to the woods when Charlie Bennett's
name is mentioned. Bennett first surprised
the baseball world in 1876. when he caught
"Back" Weaver at his home in New Castle, Pa,
This team was called the Neshannocks.
Toward the latter part of the season Bennett
emigrated to the Etua club, of Detroit.
Jf the Boston League team have their men In
condition during tbe rest of the season, they
will make it warm for all other clubs. Anson
has been doing a great deal of blowing about
his lucky young-blood team, bnt he will see his
team on tbe toboggan slide before tbe Fourth
of July. Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Philadelphia
and Boston are very liable to land ahead of
Anson's team, and it is no sure betting that
New York won't do the same,
THE NET YORK LEAOcTEBS.
Tbe New Yotk (N. L.) Individually and In
good condition, are as strong as any club in the
League. There Is poor discipline In the club,
and Glasscock Is not putting life enough into
bis work. The New Yorks have been playing
at home to empty benches, and It does not en
rnnriva rjii5t-nrk who draws a salary of 85,000
for the season. Many rumors are afloat about
the financial condition of the club, and these
rumors possibly false are not liable to Inspire
the players with much confidence. The League
cannot afford to lose New York; tbe other clubs
must come to the rescue lo help ber out, no
matter how severe the loss may be. If the
Brotherhood move should suddenly cave In. it
would not take New YorK long to pay up for
recent losses. The Boston Brotherhood
club continues to lead the procession,
and If the pitchers hold out they ought to win
the pennant without much trouble. Brooklyn
and New York have taken a tumble, while
Pittsburg, Chicago and Philadelphia have
struck a winning streak. I think Uoralskey's
team will surprise some of the croakers in a
short while. Williamson's acquisition will
help the team immensely, and from now on,
they ought to fight Boston a hard battle for
tbe pennant. Iew York, too, should pickup
when "Buck" Ewing settles down once more
to good steady work. Ward'f men have "shot
their bolt;" they have been playiug a miserable
Same of late and their defeats in Boston and
hicago were the most decisive of the season.
EXCITEMENT DYING OUT.
The Brooklyns (P. L.) played two games here
on Bunker Hill Day and drew nearly 8.000 peo
ple. This Is not a remarkable attendance for
two leading clubs, which leads me to believe
that tbe Brotherhood excitement is dying out
to a certain extent. Heretoiore a first-class at
tendance was good for 15,000 people, and this
was more than tbe two Boston teams drew
this year. Forepaugh's circus was In town and
may have hurt tbe attendance some, but tbe
crowd was not up to expectations, as the
Brotherhood people figured on 15,000 people
with good weather, and the day was all that
could be desired. And such execrable work
as the Brooklyns performed! They were beaten
12 to 6 in tbe morning game, but this was not a
marker to the slaughtering they received in
the afternoon, when tbey got it in tbe jugular
vein 22 to 4. This bad showing bad its effect
on the attendance next day, when
the crowd dr pped down to 1,500.
The Boston League team will make it warmer
than ever for Kelly's men during tbo rest of
tbe season, and If they continue their good
work they will certainly injure the Brother
hood attendance in this city. The League
club bas been unfortunate from the start, and
yet, with all their bard luck, tliey have aver
aged 1,600 to a game. 'Ihe Brotherhood at
tendance has been about 3.000 on an averago.
but it must be borne in mind that tbo team has
been a winner from tbe very start. Now tbe
question arises: "If tbe Brotherhood team had
as much hard luck as the League team, would
they average 1,600 a gamer' No; honest Injnn,
and without prejudice, I don'tthink tbey would
average a thousand a day. I don't mean to
say that the Brotherhood team mil lose its grip
on the public, for they are ball players from
their toe nails to tho roots of their hair; but I
simnly mean to say that success in tbe future
means prosperity for the Triumvir's men who
have been playing a rather ragged game until
this present trip West.
don't like the schedules.
This conflicting schedule business is to be de
plored, but both sides are headstrong so let
tbem have it out to a finish. One thing is cer
tain, though the League is badly handicapped
by Cleveland and Pittsburg, wbo are clearly
outclassed by tbe tail end Buffalo team.
Deacon White's men have one poiut in
their favor, and they are being benefited by
It. Tbey bave no opposition at home. The
club is drawing very well at borne for a tail
ender. and if they can pluck some victories
from Philadelphia and Brooklyn, they will
make some mouev when they play the Bostons
two games on the Fourth of July.
The Bostons will be tbe boss drawing cards
in Buffalo, on account of the appearance of
Hardie Richardson and Brouthers, who were
members of tbe last Buffalo League team in
1885. Both men have a host of friends in Buf
falo, and I expecbto hear of them receiving' a
cordial reception in the city where they first
made their reputations.
The Bostons (oh mercy, I have to put down
P. L. again) are traveling through the West in
a manner that would make tbe famous
"Jubilee Juggins." of English turf fame, green
with envy. (A young English Hebrew,
known as 'Jubilee Juggins," went through
over $2,000,000 in three years). Kelly's men
chartered ihe palace car "Shaugrauu" from
the Fltchburg Railroad Company, and will
travel in her palatial apartments during the
entire Western trip. Tbe boys can now enjoy
a little game of "draw" withont fear, of being
molested by the manager.
OnAKLES J. Foley.
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For Hational Reunion Benevolent Pro
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sion tickets will be sold via the Pennsylva
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round trip, good returning until July 10,
inclusive. wsu
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Reduced Rnte Via ibi Pennsylvania Lines,
July 5, 6 and 7.
Excursion tickets for the Knights of
Pythias Conclave at Milwaukee will be sold
via the Pennsylvania lines July 5, 6 and 7,
at greatly reduced rates. Tickets good re
turning until July 15, inclusive. wsu
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Detroit.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Bailroad
will sell round-trip tickets at greatly re
duced rates, Pittsburg to Detroit and re
turn, on June 29, and 30 and July 1, good
to return until July 6. Time may be ex
tended from Detroit until July 20.
Boston Cnmpraeetlne.
Suudny, June 29, a special train via the
P., McK. & Y. B. B.. will leave the P. &
L. E, depot at 12:30 P. M., Central time.
Only CO cents for the round trip. Return
ing, special train trill leave the camp
grounds after close of services.
PITTSBUIlG;TpISPXTOH;STlfflSTf JTJiqEp;-
CHINESE MP JAPS.
Peculiar facial Characteristics That'
Crop Ont in America.
CHINA'S EESPECT FOR ANTIQUITY.
Energy With Which the Japs Take. Tip Our
Language and Customs.
EESDLT OP THE LATE LAUNDRT TUB
rCOKRESrOlTDZXCX OT TIXB SISrATCB.1
New" Yobk, June 28. The late burial of
Dr. Yen Tsiee Hing, of New York, showed
already to the general public what had long
been known to those familiar with the Mon
golian civilization, viz.: That the Chinese
carefully preserve the forms, ceremonies
and superstitions of their ancestors. In the
funeral pageant were soldiers, - officers,
generals, priests and mandarins, represent
ing the historical development of their race.
To a close observer the procession was of
more than ordinary interest, inasmuch as its
features bore a close resemblance to those of
the growth ot our own race.
The Chinese soldier bore a halberd, hel
met, shield and breastplate. The halberd
was nothing more or less than an ornate
Lochnber-axe, such as was wielded by the
followers of Bruce and "Wallace. The
oriental weapon dates back to the times of
King Ju, an Eistern King Arthur who
lived anywhere between lour thousand and
seven thousand years ago. The Scotch im
plement of war is by contrast a little babe,
nut naving oeen Known at me time oi ine
Norman Conquest The helmet and shield
were of castor hammered metal and were fac
similes of those portrayed upon the walls of
the temples of both Egypt and Assyria.
They have beeu used in China for at least
4,000 years and are the same to-day as they
were then. Unlike the EuroDean helmet.
which started in Greece a simple shape very
much like its Oriental cousin, but which in
the years developed into the artistic head
pieces of the time of Francis I., the Chinese,
has never changed whatever. As worn in'
Mott street in the year 1890, it might have
been worn by the hosts who surged from
Pekiu 2100 B. B. to quell what old histor
ians called "The Heathen of the North."
A TVONDEKFUL BREASTPLATE.
The Chinese'breastplate is another matter
from tbe helmet and shield, and may give
foiuts to the war makers of Christendom,
t is not a cumbrous piece of heavy metal,
but a vest of cloth, paper and felt, sewed
and quilted together, which will turn sword
or spear, and strange to sav, withstand the
bullet from revolver and rifle. It is a com
paratively modern invention, as all the old
pictures of almond-eyed warriors show them
incased in suits of what we would call plate
or chain armor. Its wonderful invulnera
bility was unknown until some San Fran
cisco police had a deadly set-to with a party
of highbinders, all of whom received shots
in the ingenious breastplate mentioned, and
none of whom were injured thereby in the
least.
The robe of the priest in the procession
was so like that of a Christian monk as to
excite the indignation as well as the missiles
of the Bomau Catholic small boys of the
neighborhood. It consisted of a cow, a
long gown, a rope belt and a string of beads
exactly like a rosary. The man who wore
it, by the way, ekes out a poor living by
acting as assistant priest and sexton at the
Buddhist Church -in No. 16 Mott street.
There is no imitation about this robe. It
was worn by San Zoon and his disciples long
before Christ, and, according to legend, was
borrowed by that Saint Paul of China from
monastic orders long since extinct.
These historical insignia are seldom dis
played to public viev. The halberds have
little or no glamor and are exposed in the
two churches at Nos. 4 and 16 Mott street.
The helmets and shields are carelully
locked up. and used only on special oc
casions. The breast plates usually belong
to highbinders or to men who carry large
amounts of money with them in tbe night
time. The priestly robes pertain to men
who make a living in one way or another
out of the churches.
rovEs its ows antiquity.
All, nevertheless, are a superb comment
ary upon the conservatism of tbe Middle
Kingdom ani of its remarkable love for its
own antiquity. The bookworm, gloating
over an original Caxton, or the genealogist
revelling over a newly discovered list ot
landowners in the fourteenth century,
pales iutp insignificance in this regard
alongside' of the average lanudryman, tea
merchant or opium dealer.
If the funeral of the lamented Yen Tszee
Hing gave new ideas to the New York pub
lic respecting their Mongolian brethren, a
recent lawsuit was equally efficient iu af
fording glimpses ot Japanese lite in this
city. In the past decade there has been a
large influx of people of this race into
Gotham. The wealthier members of tbe
colony reside in the fashionable neighbor
hoods and have a handsome club house iu
Twenty-second street, near Sixth avenne.
The poor ones live down town in cheap
boarding housesiand have no central organ
ization. While the subjects of the Mikado
are thoroughly Americanized iu dress,
ideas and customs, they preserve
their national system of cooking and eat
in s:, and to a certain extent their own
theories of ethics. Their food system may
be summed up in one word, ichthyophazy.
They eat fish morning, noon and nieht.
They use it at every meal and on every oc
casion. They have relishes such as auchovy
sauce, anchovy p iste aud sardines. They
stuff vegetables with fish just as we do
olives. They have a thousand fish soups
where we have only hsh chowder. In the
elaboration ot a fish diet they display an
ingenuity and versatility worthy ol Brtllat
Savarin. One dish is characteristic, aud
withal is so good as to be worthy of adoption
byius Occideutals.
WOULD TICKLE AMEEICAN PALATES.
A blueGsh is scraped and cleaned and
then stuffed with a paste made of eggs, rice,
meat, vegetables and spices. A piece ot
fine bacon or pork is lied around it, and the
entire mass is steamed, baked, broiled or
roasted. When cooked it is served on a hot
platter and garnished with from 4 to 12( piles
of curious relishes. Among these are raw rad
ishes cut into ribbons, raw encumbers cut
into threads, dice of ham omelettes, minute
shrimps boiled orsteamed.bacon-h.ish, cubes
of roasted meat, balls of chicken breast.
duck's feet boiled and chopped up, cock's-.
combs steamed and sliced and boiled mush
rooms. Words fail to describe tbe beauty
and palatability of the food thus served.
Another curious affair is a dish made by
frying or stewing together shreds oi' fish and
chicken, liver aud bacon. There is nothing
like it in either French or American cook
ing, and when servt.d with a warm sauce
suggestive of Worcestershire, the effect is
simply superb. Rice is their favorite vege
table, as it is with Chinese. In fact, all
Japanese cooking is a modification of the
Chinese, adapted to the necessities ot a .race,
who live-upon a chain ot islands and who
depend upon the sea and the seashore rather
than tbe land for their daily Inod. A sin
gular fact -about the Japanese is that tbey
preler the Chinese cuisine to their own. For
one who patronizes bis own or American
restaurants, three go to the Mongolian eat
ing hoiises of the Sixth ward. At the King
Fan Lan, the Chinese Delmonico's, there
are every night as many Japanese as fol
lowers of Conlucius.
THE JAPANESE AS STUDENTS.
It is worthy oi remark that while the
Japanese and Chinese belong to the same
race, speak agnate languages and use the
same characters iu reading aud writing, the
former tries his hardest to become speedily
Americanized, and the latter resents every
effort in tbe same direction. Whether in
his club or In the poor lodging house in
James street, the former is invariably at
work with book, pen and paper, striving to
master the English language and to know
all the features of our social and political
life. Asa consequence there is scarcely a
Japanese who has been here five years who
is not thoroughly informed as to all the
main points of American daily existence.
Many of them are better posted upon poli
tics, history, treography and literature than
are our own citizens.
The Chinese, on the other liandr merely
learn enough English to enable them to do
business in that language. Not one from
the Consul down to the small boy takes any
interest in our speech, our actions or our
weltare. This indifference or antipathy is
due to the infamous abuse and injustice
which they have suffered at our hands. In
Peru, Panama and Cuba, where a China
man is treated as a man, he learn Spanish
rapidly and takps an active interestin
everything that is going on about him.
This" unpleasant condition of affairs is well
illnstrated in the case of Atak, a prominent
Chinese cigarmaker on Park Bow, near
Chambers street. Though he and his work
men have been here many years, having
come from Havana, they speak, read and
write Spanish and bestow far more thought
upon tbe Queen of the Antilles than upon
our own country.
THE CHINESE WON'T STUDY ENGLISH.
For the same reason there are more China
men who speak French well, even in New
York City, tban there are wbo do English.
At the Yung Fan Lau, a notable restaurant
at 14 Mott street, only one employe speaks
English. Two are conversant with French,
four with Spanish and all with Japanese. It
may afford food lor thought when it is
known the 'chief newspapers read by the
Chinese are in their own tongue, in Japanese
or in Spanish. The American journals are
seldom or never seen in the stores, restaur
ants and boarding bouses of Chinatown.
With the Japanese the opposite is the case,
and iu club and boarding house the New
York dailies and weeklies are constant
figures.
The Japanese are beginning (o exert an
appreciable influence upou New York trade
and New York borne lite. It began with
fans and bronzes, pasred to china, porcelain
and bric-a-brac, then went to teas, umbrel
las, dolls, portiers and wall banners and has
now gone to d-iy and eight fireworks. In
all of these fields they are unrivaled in their
own field ot work. In fireworks they lead
the world.
One leature of both Chinese and Japanese
is a perpetual surprise, and that is their
superb stoicism. Dr. Jackson, of this city,
argues in an able address that they are not
as susceptible of pain as the Indo-European,
and cites any number of cases in support of
his theory. Be that as it may, tbey do suf
fer pain and privation with less demonstra
tion thin any other race. Last week one of
them died in Mulberry street who had suf
fered from lung trouble an entire vear and
had not had a morsel of food for three weeks
preceding his demise. During this period
hemade no complaint to either friend or
neighbor, and only a day or two before his
decease wrote on a piece of paper that he
was about to perish of starvation. The
Coroner's inqnest more tban bore out this
statement.
SACRIFICED HIS LIFE.
Ah Juen, of 18 Mott street, a popular
gambler, found one morning on his body
some marks which he diagnosed as leprosy.
He locked himself in bis room lor a week,
and then being convinced that he was suf
fering irom that terrible malady, drew his
will, wrote a letter to his next door neigh
bor, which he mailed so that it should not
be deliveredlor 24 hours, and then com
mitted suicide with an overdose
of opium. Lee Chang, of 13 Pell
street, had an ingrowing toenail
which became inflamed and very painful.
In the presence of a party of friends, celes
tial and barbarian, he removed it with a
lancet, and neither during nor alter the op
eration manifested the slightest pain or
emotion. "This stoicism runs into other
fields. At their theaters and concerts they
applaud little or not at all. At their public
meetiugs they seldom express any feeling
for the speaker who represents their senti
ment or against him who opposes them.
Even in private life, in matters of eating,
drinking, dressing and lovemaking, they
say almost nothing, no matter whether they
are extremely delighted or thoroughly dis
gusted. The latest news regarding the Orientals
of New York concerns the laundrymen and
contains a grain of grim humor. A few
months ago the Caucasian washermen with
a roll of trumpets proclaimed that the
heathen must go, and , established a mild
boycott npon their places of business. The
Celestials promptly organized, notified the
police, employed detectives, and in several
tough districts hired roughs, who made
short work with the Twycotters. Then,
carrying the war into Africa, they cut rates
25 per cent at the points where the competi
tion would do most harm to their antagonists.
This was too much lor the white washee
washee. He growled for a month, and then
with strange alacrity tande up with his
yellow brother to so thorough an extent that
the week following both advanced their
rates a quarter. As linen and laundries are
nnkown in the Flowery Kingdom, who shall
now say that Ah Sin is not becoming civil
ized and christianized?
William E. S. Faies.
HEMINISCENCE OF TUB GREAT FLOOD.
A Good Letter From Rev. IT. L. Chnpmnn,
Pastor of the Methodist EpIicoDnl Chnrch.
Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 12, 1889.
Messrs. Chamberlain Co., lies Moines, la.:
Deab Sirs The box of six dozen Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea
Bemedy, which you sent at the suggestion
ot Hon. Wesley Bedhead, reached us soon
after the great-flood and at a time when
diarrhea was quite prevalent. As soon as
it became kuown that I had the medicine
lor distribution, there began a great run on
it, which continued until it was about all
gone. Every one, so far as I heard from
them, testified to its virtues, declaring it the
best medicine for the purpose they had ever
used. Those who got it shared it around
with their neighbors, so that I am confident
your generosity in sending it was productive
ot great good. We used some of it ourselves
and found it not only an excellent mediciue
for diarrhea, bat for all kinds of pain and
uneasiness in the stomach and bowels. It
has been regarded as the best medicine
known here for the diseases it is recom
mended for. In view ol your sendine such
a large quantity lor free distribution among
poor people, I think you are entitled to this
testimonial iu its favor.
H. L. Chapman,
Pastor Methodist Episcopal Church.
EBOM M'KEESPOBT, PA.
I spent seyeral weeks in Johnstown, alter
the great flood, on account of my husband
being employed there. We hud several
children, with us, two of whom took tbe
diarrhea verv badly. I got some ot Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Bem
edy, from Bev. Mr. Chapman, It cured
both of them. I knew of several other
casts where it was equally successful. I
think it cannot be excelled and cheerfully
recommend it.
Mes. Annie M. Beam,
McKeesport, Pa.
CUBED APTEB TWO DOCTOBS HAD
FAILED.
Last June, after the great flood, I re
ceived a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhea Bemedy irom my
pastor, nt a time when I was very much ran
down with diarrhe i, and had tried two doc
tors without finding any relief. This rem
edy relieved me at once, and cured me en
tirely in a short time. I got several bottles
and gave it around among my acquaintances
who were efflicted in tbe same way. I think
I gave it to a dozen people, a lid it relieved
and cured, so lar as I know, in all cases.
It is the best medicine for the disease I have
ever known. Mbs. E. L. Henbie,
Johnstown. Pa.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Bemedy is sold at 25 cents a
bottle by E. G. Stucky, 1701 and 241)1
Penn ave.; E. G. Stucky & Co., cor. Wylie
ave. and Fulton st; Marfcell Bros. cor.
Penn and Faulkston aves.; Tbeo. E. Ihrig,
3610 Fifth ave.; Carl Hartwig, 4016 Butler
st.; John O. Smith, cor. Penn ave. and
Main st; James L. McConnel Ss Co., 465
Fiith ave., Pittsburg; and in Allegheny by
E. E. Heck, 72 and 194 Federal sts.; Thos.
B. Morris, cor. Hanover and Preblo aves.;
F. H. Eggers, 172 Ohio st., and F. H.
Aggers & Son, 199 Ohio st and 11 Smith
field it. wssa
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SNOW PEAKS -AND SEA
Make Portland the Most Picturesque
, of American Cities.
A HAVEN FOR THE CHINAMAN.
They Are Tolerated Because They Consent
to Do the Menial Work.
POPULAR BP0RT AL0XG. THE BEACH
1COBBESFOHDENCI OV TH1 DISPATCH.I
Pobtland, Obe., June 22. If the great
est commercial advantage which a city can
enjoy is is to be located on a large river, it
is equally true that of all possible aesthetic
advantages no other is equal to that of hav
ing a scenic background of snow mountains.
It is to this that so many cities of France,
Spain, Switzerland and Italv owe their
principal charm. Portland, Tacoma and
Seattle are the three most picturesquely lo
cated cities in the United States, and of
these three I would assign the palm to
Portland, from a purely scenio point of
view. For although Mt Hood does not
seem quite so near and imposing at Port
land as Mount Tacoma does a seen from
Seattle or Tacoma, it must be remembered
that the Fortlanders have full size views
irom their streets not only of Hood, but
a so of St Helens while the summits of
Tacoma, Adams and Jefferson are seen from
tbe hills which encircle the citv. "And
while Portland has no Puget Sound, it is
only 12 miles from the Columbia river,
which is scenically superior even to tbe
"American Mediterranean" as Putret Sound
has been aptly called.
SECOND CITT OF THE COAST.
' In a book dated 1855 Thornton's "Ore
gon and California" we read that "ships
drawing 12 or 14 feet of water ascend the
Willamette to the pleasant and flourishing
village of Portland, 12 miles below Oregon
City." The "pleasant and flourishing vil
lage" is now a city of at least 60,000, which
hotly disputes with Los Angeles the honor
o being the second largest city on the Pa
cific coast The Los Angeles papers claim
7O",O0O for their city,' and speak encourage
ingly of Portland as a promising city of 40,
000, while the Portland papers reverse these
figures. One thing is certain Portland is
growing very rapidly. She, however, has
never had a real "Doom," like her Southern
rival, or like Tacoma aud Seattle.
Salem, the Oregon capital, has not greatly
outgrown the condition in which it was
fonnd a number of years ago by Mr.
Joaquin Miller, who referred to it as
"rather thickly settled fof the countrv, yet
far too thinly settled for a city;" but "Port
land has always gone ahead, tnanks to the
lact that it has been, and still is, the head
quarters for wholesale supplies, not only in
Oregon, but iu Washington and Idaho.
This, combined with the fact that it is the
outlet for one of the richest grain and iruit
States in the Union accounts for the metro
politan aspect. A large and magnificent
hotel has just been couinleted, one of the
finest and most sensibly constructed in the
country. Cable cars and electric lines have
also been introduced recently, and beside
all these things there v. evidence of Port
land'sprosperity in the appearance of the
Daily Oregonian, which is at present com
pelled to add lour pages almost every day
to its usual eight pages, just as were the
Los Angeles papers during the "boom" in
Southern California.
EBIENDLT TO THE CHINAMAN.
In one respect Portland differs widely
from her tivals in Washington, namely, in
her treatment of tbe Chinaman. From
Tacoma the Chinese were driven formally,
a lew years ago, by a mob headed by the
Mayor and a brass'band. Seattle tried the
same game, but there tbe mob was foiled by
the interference of the Sheriff. Portland,
on the other band, deals gently with its
2,000 Chinamen because they are found use
ful aud sometimes indispensaDle. A Port
lnnder has explainrdthis matter as follows:
"Iu a city where white held cannot be got
at the rate oi $30 a month for plain cooks
and $20 for chambermaids. Chinamen at
those prices, either in t' - kitchen or over
head, are a blessing. Iuuced the amicable
relations between the Chinese and tbe
white here is due largely to a tacit agree
ment on a division of labor. All over the
city you see that tbe men employed on
street'mending aud other public works are
white. Whenever you see a pile ot cord
wood and a man sawing, splitting and
carrying it in, you will find him a China
man. When a Well-to-do Chinaman wants
a drive in a hack, a white man sits before
bim on the box.
The Chinese have not intruded into any
skilled trades to the exclusion of the whites.
Their barbers shave only their own country
men. Their cobblers confine their mending
to Chinese shoes. Their compositors set only
Chinese type. Their carpenters are em
ployed on Chinese buildings aud cabinet
work exclusively. You will oiten see a
dravman delivering freight with a Chinese
helper, or a white gardener directing his
Chinese assistant iu the use of the hoe and
rake.
HE DON'T WOBK FOE NOTHINO.
The absurd notion, ffo'prevalent in some
parts of the East, that ihe Chinaman works
lor almost nothing, is quickly dispelled when
you come to strike a bargain with one. If
he is to dig in your garden as a common
laborer he stands for his $1 a day as firmly
as any white man. He will saw your wood
gladly, but he must bave $1 a cord for it, or
$1 75 if he also splits it, carries it in and
piles it up in your cellar. In the country
the Chinamen are even more indispensable
than in the citv, and the demand lor tbem
during barvesting'and hop-picking time is
always greater than the supply. They are
hired through the agency ot Chinese bosses,
who send them wherever they are wanted,
with cooks and a general outfit, and pay
them a small sum a day, keeping the lion's
share for themselves. At other times of the
year the Chinese are employed in making
"clearings" for agricultural purposes.
Oregon has about 15,000,000 acres of tim
ber land with a soil that is excellent lor
grain or fruit, provided the timber can be
removed. To do this with white labor is so
expensive as to take away the possible
margin of profit. But the Chinaman does it
for a smaller sum, and thus, instead of being
the (arm laborer's enemy, he enables him to
earn a living on tbe ground cleared by the
heathen. The cost of clearing an acre varies
from 25 to $100.
THE OABDENEBS OF THE COAST.
Market gardening in Oregon as in Cali
fornia, is almost entirely in the hands ot the
Chinese, and wherever in the neighborhood
of Portland, you see a brook large enough to
irritate a garden, you will usually find a
Chiuaman in possession of the ground. Even
where tbe cardens or orchards belong to
Americans, Cninameu are hired to do most
oi the work. Aud they do it well, with rare
exceptions. Usually they have a hut of their
own, where they do their own cooking; or
else they occupy a portion of the barn, in .
which case, if the chickens lay their eggs
therein, It is sometimes fonnd that the num
ber o cackling cbiefceas exceeds the number
of eggs lound in the trough in the evening.
Heathen John is, of course, quite as will
ing to work on Sunday as od any other day,
but once in a while a day comes along which
is marked sacred in his calendar, and then
it is difficult to persuade him to do any
thing. I once witnessed a curious scene on
n farm near East Portland. Strawberries
being over ripe, the four Chinese laborers
had been persuaded to pick all day, though
they had expressed a desire to have a holi
day. In the evening they had a grand per
formance in front of their barn. A whole
roast chicken was brought out in a plate and
placed on the grass, surrounded by half a
dozen bowls or rice wine and a number of
burning candles, though it was still day
light The oldest of the men went through
a series of bows and genufleotions, and
poured out libations of the wine, after
offering some to the spectators, who politely
declided it Then a few dnznn norfnmteil
papers, with Chinese character on them. J
w . . .1 I aW
were thrown into the flame,
the chicken was carried hi
and the ceremony was over. One of the
younger Chinamen explained to us that
what we had witnessed had been done to
conciliate the gods. 'We workee to-day.
Long (wrong). 'Ligiots holiday. Now
alle lightee (right)."
THE WONDEBFUIi CLi'ilATE.
One of the greatest advantage of Port
land as a place of residence is that, one can
stay there all the year round, asthere are
very few days,in the summer when tie ther
mometer rises high enough to make oyie un
comfortable, while the winter climili is
similar to that of Virginia. When aV.ew
successive warm days do come, howevrr,
me jroruanuers pave a most lasciuaiiujr
variety of excursions to choose from. Pic-V.
mc ooais go up tne uoiumoia river every
day to visit the Cascades or the Multnomah
dr Latourelle Falls. Others go down tbe
river to Astoria and the sea. Mount Hood
can be reached iu a,few hours, and a hotel
has been built near the great glacier, where
fans are never demanded. Portland U 100
miles from the sea, yet it has three seaside
resorts, accessible by rail or boat, which are
much frequented in July and August, less
because the city is considered uncomlorta
ble than because all residents on tbe Pacific
coast seem to have a passion for camping out
a few weeks each year.
Iu selecting a seaside resort on the Pacific
coast the most important consideration,
next to a good beacb, is protection from the
cold winds which olten mate even tbe sum
mer months chilly. Sboalwater Bay is a
famous oyster ground, aud the bivalves,
together with mud clamj and razor clams,
are daily caught. These oysters are small,
and inferior iu flavor to Eastern oysters.
Crabs and fish in great variety are also to
be had for a trifle, but the popular way at
Long Beach, oneot the famous resorts, is to
eaten tljera yourself. When the tide re
cedes, some crabs, as big as fresh water
turtles, are always left in the hollows of the
beach, where they can be easily caught
WHEN SPOET BUNS HIOH.
But once every month there are several
mornings when tbe tide recedes abont a half
a mile, and then the sport becomes lively.
Everybody is out with poles nnd large sacks,
in which the crabs are packed and afterward
gathered in by wagons. Another kind of
snort peculiar to this region is gathering in
the large hake (25-pounders), which, iu
their eager pursuits of sardines, are occa
sionally canght by the breakers and cast
ashore, where they can be gathered iu by
hundreds. Larger fish, too, are often cast
ashore, among them ten-foot sturgeon and
large salmon with a big hole in the side.
The seal which abound in this region have a
destructive and abominable habit of taking
some favorite tidbit out of the salmon and
then leaving tbem to die. These dead fish
on the beach have to.be carefally covered
"with sand, or else they become a malodor
ous nnisance.
In tbe evening the scene along tbe beach
is rendered brilliant by numerous bonfires
fed ivith logs that are scattered along the
beach in countless numbers. These logs are
brought down the Columbia during the
high water season, and deposited along the
beach for miles each way. Some of them, in
fact, have been carried to distant islands iu
the Pacific They supply the campers with
plentiful fuel, aud no one objects to the
wasteful bonfires because the stock is re
plenished every year. During storms this
driftwood adds a unique element of grandeur
to the scene, the huge logs being tossed
abont like straws by tbe angry waves; now
lifted up straight as trees and again dashed
against each other with a thud which is
heard above the roar of the breakers.
ONE HOUB A DAT TO BATHE.
Long Branch is a place where even a vic
tim of insomnia will sleep 10 hours every
night and still yawn all day. But as a bath
ing place it has its advantages. B ithing on
the North Pacific is a different thing from
bathing in the New Jersey coast. The
waves are so rongh positively rude the
ladies say and the under tow so strong,
that there is only one hour each day when
bathing is safe and enjoyable. Tnfs hour
varies of course, daily with the tide, and n
bell is rung A announce it Immediately
hundreds of campers who have put on
their bathing suits in their tents rush
into the waves, but few of them stay
in more than 20 minutes, as tho
water, even 'on a summer afternoon, is
rarely warm enough to make a longer stay.
That it is perilous to co into the water at
any other than the official hour announced
by the bell is proved by tbe sad case of a
young lady, a well-known heiress, who lost
her life here a few years ago. She was en
gaged to a young man, whom she asked one
day to accompany her into the water when
the tide was going out Of course, be flatly
reiused, whereupon she was piqued and in
vited another young mau, who foolishly
complied with her request They entered
the breakers, when suddenly the young lady
disappeared under the waves and was never
seen again. Although a large sum was of
fered for the recovery of her body it was
never found, and it is possible that it was
devoured by sharks, for these fish are occa
sionally seen here, though there is no danger
near shore, and the noise made by the
bathers is said to frighten them away.
Henet T. Finck.
A BEMABKABLE EPITAPH.
IHeans Taken br nn Englishman to Publish
the Fnnltn of HI Sliler-ln-Law.
rWBITTEjr TOB THX PISFATCH.l
Here is a copy of a peculiar epitaph found
on a monument at Horseleyduwn Church in
Cumberland, England:
' Here lie the bodies
Of Thomas Bond and Mary his wife.
She was temperate, chaste aud charitable;
Bat
She was proud, peevish and passionate.
She was an affectionate wife and a tender
mother.
But
Her husband and child whom she loved, seldom
saw her countenance without a disgusting
frown.
While she received visitors, whom she de
spised, with an endearing smile.
Her behavior was discreet among strangers;
But
Imprudent in her family.
Abroad her conduct was Influenced by good
breeding;
But
At home, by ill-temper.
She was a professed enemy to flattery, and
was seldom known to praise or commend;
But
Tbe talents In which she nrinr.lmllv pxcnllarf
were dMTeience of opinion and discovering
flaws and imperfections.
She was au admirable economist, and, with
out prodigality.
Dispensed plenty to every person in her fam
ily: But
Would sacrifice their eyes to a farthlnar
candle.
She sometimes made her busbandhappy with
her good qualities;
But'
Much more frequently miserable with her
many failings
Insomuch that in SO years he often
Lamented that mauger all her virtues.
He had not, in the whole, enjoyed two years
of matrimonial comfurt
At length
Finding that she had lost the affection of her
busbani'.
As well as the regard of tier neighbors.
Family disputes having been divulged by
servants.
Bhe died of vexation. July 20, 1765,
Aged 43 vears.
Her worn-out husband survived ber four
months ami two days, and departed this life,
November 23, 1768,
In the 51th year of his age.
William Bond, brother to tbe deceased,
erected this stone.
As a weekly monitor to the surviving, wives
of this parish.
Cubio.
Catholic prayer books in German and
Englisb, in all the latest bindings, at Jacob
J. Fuchs', 1710 Carsou st
Ladies' blouse waists 75c to $2 25
great variety at Bosenbaum & Co.'s.
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SICK HEADACHE
'-CarUr's Little Lvlsr Flit.
SICK HEAOACHBClrter,, rjw. Uver ma,
SICK HEADAOHEc,mr,irJttl,UTmfc
SICK HIAPAOHI,,, UK1, uvarrnis.
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iric into toe Darn i r win 'in-ng
(one after another, I Live md Honey, -" JW
von tin DISPATCH. -
Silent and dim is tbe cottaie to-night "
Bmothered In roses cream tinted and white.
Gold-eyed daisies spangle tbe sod
Dusky and still are the paths she trod.
Ob. for one moment to meet her and see.
Jnst the old loolf that shone only for me
why amjl sighing here: what can I doT '
Iamour fait beaucoup mal3 l'argeat fait ton s
Little white rose, there were true knights atL
old, "
Heroes who counted love dearer than gold-
Men with strong arms, who could fight for
their way.
Why were we born in this world of to-day?
Why does society smite with a sneer
Wretches who wed ou three hundred a year?
Wbyf but a truce to these follies ot mine,
I am no knight of the days of lang syne
Only a lounger with duns at his heels.
Only a dreamer who wonders and feels.
Only a trlfler who signs after von.
L'amour fait beaucoup mais l'argent fait tout.
Back from the cottage that noLody knows;
Bleep and forget me, my little white rose.
There will be parting and pain if we meet:
Better to leave you tban grieve you, my sweet
Aye, it is true, as some poets can tell.
Love Is best proved by a silent larewelt
So out through the starlight I wander again.
Through the deep gloom of the oak-shadowed
lane:
Back to tbe crowd that cares nothing for yon,
L'amour fait beaucoup mats l'argent fait tout
Jerome Handeau.
BIO PHOSf HATE EXCITEMENT.
Claim Jumper Slaking; It Exceedingly
Lively In the Florida FlelJi.
rSrXCIAI. TELKORAM TO THB DISrjLTCH.3
Cincinnati, 'June 28. A gentleman,
just returned from the phosphate lands of
Florida, says that great excitement prevails
consequent upon the word that has coma
from Washington, that all phosphate lands
will be classed as mineral lands, and that
those who have taken homesteads must give
them up. A small army has been in the
field the post week taking ont mineral
claims, and when the proper papers and
instruments come from Washington a
greater upheaval will occur in the phosphate
belt, than Oklahoma knew in its palmiest
dav ot claim jumping.
Professional men whose fee foot np to
SI 0,000 a year, are out setting their mineral
pegs, surveyors are overrun with orders and
the woods are literally swarming with peg
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A party from Citrus county say the land
from Floral City to the Withlacoochea
river is staked and ridered with prospective
mineral land bouncers.
It is estimited that not less than 5,000
suits of ejectment are already in course of
preparation and that the costs of litigation
that will follow will crowd six figures very
cloe. The value of the property involved
is not less than $10,000,000 and 'the people
interested directly and iudirectly number at
least 50.000.
WADAJ1E A. ItVPPEUT.
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