JL'llE SCKANTOX TUIBINH-MONDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1890.
COMMON SALT IN -FACT
AND FABLE
THING Or DOTH GOOD AND EVIL
GENIUS.
In Former Tlmco Snlt Wns Used ns
Money Safegunids Employed by
Knowing Ones Against Its Bad Ef
fects Used In One Plnco ns a
Pledge of Eilcndshlp.
Trnm the Huston lltratd.
Snlt una iln lured by I'thnjioiii to
be the emblem of lustlce. foi ns It pn
server nil thins nnd pro' puts con up1
Hon so JiihHlp pieseivos lmtioi I.
set vpr nil things nnd prevents ( on lip
id lie, theieforo, directed Hint a salt
cellar should be pluced upon the table
nt overj meal, In ordei to teinlntl men
of this emblematic vlituo of salt.
Cosnias, the Ugyptlnn geogrnphei,
stilted that snlt curiemv uis In use In
Afilca In the slth n iituij , and Mnico
I'olo wiote tlint snlt wus a common
medium of ixchiingt among certain
Aslntk people In the thh teenth cen
tury In Thibet pit cos of salt shaped
In n mold und weighing about half a
pound each sorvid as smnll exchange,
eighty such pieces having a value equal
to about $3
Theie Is nn old pioeib tlmt "inunv
packs of salt must be eaten together to
bring friendship to perfection."
SOMj SLAVES roil SALT.
So hlihlv did the Thtaclans of old
prise snlt Hint thej birtcml Haves In
cx'baiip- foi It.
Tt'ix Dubois, In his "Tlmbuctoo the
Jljstulous," comments on the vailety
of salt in tho Intorloi of the Soudan,
mill sis It Is the must valuable com
nii d!t of tnat teflon, tho true gold
it the Snudnnero.
In inking of a lack of piquancy or
point dness I n dull i-ennnn or nd-dr--s
tV r.fnch people s-nv. "Theie
v.ns u silt In that discourse "
Tlu c iivcn mt of salt Is the most
fueled prlblr among th" Jews.
Compai ts between eastern till.es en o
continued b alt, ami the moM sd
einn pledges i itllled bv It.
The Idei tint tl spiillm; of sit
pioduiP" e II ion"eiUPneen Is supposed
to have oilglintc (' In tin tinlltinn that
.Hull- overturned a sill if liar at the i
Paschal "Upper is poitinjcu In Lcnn
aido iln Vliu is p.tlntlur '
In c itl 'I'iips nir. one having the
niisfurtune to .plll -nlt was supposed
to lneui the nngei of all f,oml sphlts,
anil to be lendeieil susceptible 10 the
malevolent lnlluenci s of ileinon . I
It was customai imong the (.it-cks
to primt s.ut to the gods n n thank
offering .it the beginning of eveiv meal.
Thf-ro Is a V01 weulnn belief that It
me .() Hi sa't he will shed ss many
tints ns may sulfite to ilinhve tho
ctuantltv of .mlt he has lost
TO AVKUT ILL LUCK.
In one put of Pennsylvania In older
to nun 111 luck nflei talt has been
spilled one hould not only toss n,
Inch of tho spilled talt vvoi this left
hhouldei. but shouhl also cinvvl under
(1 table 1111! ionic out on the opposite
n filhiulng llni s aie found In a
H111 b 1 ubllcntlon of the last century
ili. II u tin r asim
Ul illiing ol Hall
1 1 null mu li n I'nult,
Pmiu-i It ilntli i 1 tlilnix season
Th nnliiiius c Id opine
'Tuns nf P1I1 nd-lilp n sign.
So wruil It to Kiirsts In decorum
Anil Hi hi, 'lit lde dtc.tvril
V he 11 tin ncsJlKtiit Mnlil
1 it tin Milt 0IH1 tni'ilile lufipie them
The to-,sIiiR of spilled 11.11 tides of salt
oim mi. -s lift shoulder Is not deemed
stilHririit iii New Hnglnnd to aveit the
h'vorinice of friendship's ties, the
1 1II1M -a't must also be tlnoivn upon
111.- StoVt
Tlific Is In Uuss,i n Mipeistltlous
loejudlce against helping ones nelgh
brti to salt 111 table 011 aciouut of tho
liabllitv to quan els theii'by Incuiuil
In ltnlv lielniiiR a friend to salt at
taile wns foinieih thoURht to be an
indication of iindut famlllailtv. and
when s.ut was otffied bj one gentle
mari to the wiV of riimthet It was
deemed sutlkleiit muse foi juilousj
and qumieliiiR
When a native of AbS'-slnla deslies
to paj 11 delicate attention to a friend
or guest he pioduces a pleie of iik
sUt and Riailoush peimlls the lattei
to liik It with his toiiRiie
The in lest sometimes plai es ,1 little
salt In the ihlld's mouth at baptism In
Slcllj, theiebj ImpaitliiR wisdom. It la
believed Hence the populai local sny.
lnir in ii'Kaid to 11 pii"on who Is dull of
und. rsti iidliiR. that the jnlest put but
litti salt in his mouth
V lommoii amulet ainoiiR the Nea
politan pooi is a bit of lock salt mis
peiuied tloni the neck
ns r,'.si:s as a ciiakm
The peasints ot the Haitz mountain
rirflon ill lieiniauy believe tlint time
jirnlns of salt in a milk pot will keep
witches away from the milk
Salt was in high lepute In olden times
lu Scotland ns a cliaun, and th salt
box was the Mist chattel to be removed
tc a new dwelling In 1789, when Hob
cit Burns was about to occupy a new'
houte at Illlslaud, he was eseoited
thlthei aloim the banks of the liver
Nlth b a pionsslon of iclntives. and
amonsj them was borne a bowl of salt
restniR on the famili Ulble
A mother eeks to piotect hei daugh
lei f 11 111 evil Rlniiics in Dohemlit by
v L
r&
mmmim
wmmhmiiM
1
mm
EtZm
for bcincr blact. It isn't
its fault if the lamp is al
ways smokinir mid flicker-
inn. It's the oil. Ston usiue
inferior oil aud use our
Headlight
Water White
if you wish to learn what rcnl
lamp counort la. won't
smoke or smell. Gives
greatest light at smaller
cost man any otner
oil. Your dealer
has it.
ATUKTieiErlKIXDCa.
Egfcg
' V '.III ' fcJi I,
ijnJirsir:!.Ml
aiiriijru a .." iv.
lIlKl
plating 11 little bread and salt In her
pocket, and when n vouhr girl rocs out
for n wnk the mother sprinkles salt on
the Rrnuiul behind her, so that she may
not lose her way
Scotch fishermen have a custom of
salt I MR their iictn "for luck," and they
nlso sometimes throw a little snlt Into
the sen "to blind tho fnlrie"
AccordltiR to the mythical lore of
I'lnlund, Ukko, the Rod ot the sky.
stiuck lire In the heavens, n spark from
which descended Into the oceun and
became salt.
The em Host mention of salt lu the
Illblo Is in tefcrencc to the destruction
of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Kormcily the women nnd girls anions
the Mexican Nahuas who were cm
ployed In the picpuration of salt weie
wont to dance at 11 yearly festival In
honoi of trie goddess of Salt.Hulxtochin
nutl, vhoe liiotlipis, tho lain gods, It Is
sold, as the rpsult of a qinnfl.i drove
her Into the km, whole she Invented
the art of making the precious snb
Btunee. It Is u tUne-honored custom In " ?t
ern countilcr to place salt befoi.'
stiniiguis as a token nnd pledge ot
frlindslilp aud good villi,
Homei called salt divine
INFUTUNCU OV11U nvii.
As Indicating the superstitious levei
ence wltli which salt Is regarded In
the cast, may be cited the story of 11
noted lobber In l'eisla, who had en
tered the palncc of a prince and was
about to dppirt with his spoil when
he stumbled over an object which his
sense of. taste levelled to 'be a lump
of salt. Having thus lnvoluntai ily
partaken of a pledge of hospltnlltv he
math another man's roof, he dated not
violate It und left his plunder belilnl
him
Kvil spirits. It Is Mid, cannot bear
silt, and Hoist stells this stoi, A
(lirnuin peasant and his wife, who
wns a wlteh, weie Invltted to suiqii
b the devil one evening All the
dishes lacked seasoning and the peas
ant in spite of his wife's ruinonsti mi
tes, kept asking for salt, and when,
aftei a while, It was bi ought, he re
marked with fervoi "Thank God,
heie Is salt at last'" whereupon the
v hole scene vanishes.
In IIuiiRr.i.v salt is sometimes
spi Inkled on the thn shold of a new
house to keep nwn witches
The expiesslon 'to salt an Invoice"
signifies to Inn ease the full maiket
v ilue of each article and corresponds
to tho use of the riench wind "saler,"
to overchaige, and hence to "fleece"
01 "plutk "
According to M J Scblflnden (In
Das Sal), it Is custoiniuv In upper
nvpt. in ev Ions to the setting out of
a caiavan for nitlve women to thiow
salt on buiuluR 1 oat, which are i.u
rled in eat then vessels and set down
before tho dlffeient loads "While so
doing they extvlnlin "Mnv ou be
blessed In going and coming." nnd such
Incantations aie believed to lender in
ert all the machinations of evil spliits
OBDEAL BY BAMBOO RODS.
An Extrnoidinniy Indian Ceiemouy
for Thief Catching.
"iorn the Mtdins Wi 1 klj JIall
The following extruoidlnaiy 11.1r1.1
tlon of fails ns they occulted, and
which, we aie Inhumed, weie witne-sed
and i an he testified to by the members
ol thne households occupving a luige
houe in lleiitlnek str. et. Calcutta, me
so lemaikuble that It is woith the
w hile ol mi) sc leiitisl to list tin m pet -soimllj,
as tills can be easll done on
the occasion of anj theft b domestics
in a bouse It mav betiddid that every
sen ant In Calcutta is a llvelv believe
in Its elllc.icy, and. If n thief, at once
eonfesses A lii.ihinln is the woikei of
these mail els. 11 (. is will known m
Calcutta, and does not jnofcss to wmk
out his m-ihod of theft di tec tion loi
mono, but leaves It to those who cni
plo.v him to levv.ud him If they think
lit It Is said that this Is teadlly done,
and that he makes a good thing out of
It A cook lu the seivlce of a family
in the locality alluded to Intrusted his
nephew- vlth a laige sum of money to
keep In di posit The nephew alleged
th it lie plnccd the monej In an eaitlun
pot. which lie burled The location of
the euct spot was conllded to n f 1 lend
Shoitly aftei this the cook was In
foi iiud by his nephew that the pot and
mone had dKipptaied With the
nephew's consent the Itiahmlu was
summoned to dlscou the thief, mid
the following Is n baie 11.11 latiou of
the eMlaoidinai v uroceduie he adopt
ed, and ustt.illv iiilopts. In all such
tasis 'Accompanied bv an aid. he
comes to the house, piovlded with two
bamboo mils, about sixteen feet long
nnd an inch and a half In dl.unetei He
also has with him a niimbei of freh
peepul leaves, a coeoanut, some 1 lee
und some veimillou nnd cow ties i
Hcsh eaithen dish has to be piovided
b the pet -on who summons him as
well as a stool
All the si iv ants In tin, house aie
summoned, the.v aie in ide to stand In a
half ell cle and theli nanus aie wiitten
on each leaf, and these leaves with
01m painted with the vermilion me
placed on the stool Two utter stiang
eji.ne then made to hold the bamboo
rods, oni In each hand, opposite rath
othpi, with theli elbows fai behind
theli hips, so that thev can have llttl"
or no Influence In tinning 01 bending
the 101K Now comes the sttange pan
of the ptoceedlngs At, the llrnhmin's
tall of each name the bamboo iods in
the first instance. Use together and foim
a seml-eli cle above, thev then bend and
forming a semi-eiicle below, giadually
come together, pick up tho leaf con
taining the name called out and throw
it out of tho dish. This strange pio
cess Is repeated till the name of the
thief, as alleged, is called, when thev
both seize the leaf, lift it up, and only
disengage It at the call of the Urah
mln, who entreats the rods to let the
leaf go. To all appeal anees the men
who hold the rods make no eflort what
ever Tho thing is done in such an
extraordinary fashion us to t xcecd be
lief In fuct. a leasonahle human bein'
cannot bollovo it until ho has witnessed
It, nnd vvhm he has done so his amaze
ment Is all the gieater Heie Is, in
deed, .1 marvel for tho scientist to puz
zle over. Tho two iods bend, come
together and seize up I ho light names
as they aie called out and then throw
them aside except In the case of the
thief. In this Instance tho nephew
confessed to the theft, and a number
of his relatives who had come fro.n
up-country to witness the ordeal made
restitution.
" m 1
That's Easy.
"I can tell you," said he, "Iior much
water runs over Niagara Falls to a
quart."
"How much?" UBked she
"Two pints." The Sketch.
Mote Fatal,
Dick Did you hear about poor Klrb ?
Ho Ins tho fovcii, und his filemls huvo
given up all hope.
Nick Tlmt't too bad. Typhoid?
Dick-No; Klondike. Tho Sketch
I
LONDON OF TODAY
IN PLAIN ENGLISH
I'EATtJPvES Or THE WORLD'S
LAROEST HISTORY.
The Majesty of tho Law An Army
of Policemen nnd Gunrd3 to Protect
One Contiolling the Street Traffic.
The Liquor Business nnd the
Dilnking Habit Pniks and Mus
eums nt Hand, but No Sunday
Amusements Except Chuichcoing.
Iiln lluxlcd Hurpir, In the Sou
In London cue Is continually 1m
ptcssed with the majesty of the livv.
und the longer one icinaliis .it he
iKrongir tblj Impression grows Nn
city In the world Is mote perfectly
goveilHd or vlth moio willingness on
the pint of Its Inhabitants. They, re
spect their goveitimcnt and ne pmud
of their Institutions. There Is univer
sal love for Queen Vlctorli and a do
slie tint sh" miy long continue to
tcli'n She h is been in th" broadest
sense 1 constitutional monai.h. While
she Is said to be the shrewdest politi
cian In Huliipe, sht Is pxteedlngly
cuefiil lo lion that iunc lcgarel for
Hnglnnd's iron-clad, ihoiiph unwritten
constitution which she exnets from her
subjects lilespectivo of nink. It is
sufe lo piedlc trat 110 sovereign ever
again will rule f iie.it liritaln lu any
iliftoicnt splilt. In no other country
except the United States do the people
th"nisclve3 pissess mien powei. Thejl
llel eli e t thel house of commons of
fi"i) niembeis to u present them, and
when that gieat hciedltaiy bodv, the
f0 peeis, who conipo'-t the house ot
loidt. decide edversely upon any iuos
tlon of wide public Intel st stith. for
Intel et, ns home rule, parliament is
at orce dissolved and the voters hive
nn oppiitunlty to Indole 11 leject
Hull decision While h lo, as ever.v
wheie, theie aie counties vviongs
which ought to be llebtnl, yet In
iiuny respects the Cnglisii gov eminent
otTcrs nn example by which all nations
might profit.
GOVHftN.MHNI
Imiglne I on, Ion with Its population
of fi.OOOOOO. and Incicaslng at the late
ol 70 000 per annum under stub mu
nicipal government as pievalU In our
huge Ameilcan cities' Theie are 7.000
miles of stieets heie and nil kept In
a cnnd'Hon of the most pialse.vorthy
cleanliness The metropolitan police
district covei nn aiei ot nearly 700
squ ire miles and Is patrolled bv 15,
Ceo police men. Theie seems to b- one
nt eveiv lamp post nnd hi) piwei
uutocratic. Uv laltlng ore finger he
can stop an entire line of trallle and
not a vehicle will move until he gives
the signal A careful estimate made
seveial yenid ago placed the number
of vehicles cntoilng slmplv what Is
called the city, 01 business dlstilct,
e' cry 24 hourd at 02.500i AVith alt this
enormous tiafllc, tlieie'ls never a col
lision, never a locking of wheels and
laiely an accident.
The laws aiei absolute hie h govun
this vat aiiay of wagons, cuts, onv
nlbus.es 1 .ullages, hansoms, etc, that
move along ns oidcrly es a Iune1.1l
pi',cc-slon. The uile Is to turn to the
lilt and th dilver, no niittei how
gi'at his luuty, who should cut across
th" stieet wmild be Innuntlv auestpel
The pedestrian lias never to look In
but one dire tion as he cicsses each
half ol the stieet. and ma.v stop In the
middle with pel feel safety. In almost
evu block in the centti of the street,
is a ial-ed place whole he miv stand
until he sees an open space- to cioss.
Tliei 1- no fast chiving The hansoim
and iniiiiigis m ij pass the bus-, and
the lattei may pns a loaded wagon,
If the ie seems to be plenty of loom,
but they in iv not pa-s "ach other,
unless one has stopped Even In f-e
most trowel d sectlo is theie 1-. titvet
nnv wiangllng or sweiring. The po
11c 'in in miinages all with the motion
of a iIiiroi, because hick of him li
the law whl h in tills inntteiju (least
I- no u specter of pel sons. khort
lime npo oni of the neat lerds it
Kngland was auested and fined two
pounds: for fast diivlng in his own
cnuiage, both policeman nnd magls
tiate lemainlng whollj iinuiux d bv
hi- voluble explanation or who mid
what he vi as.
G I 'AHDS
In addition to this vast body of uu t
lopol'tan police theie appeal to be
quite as many ' BU.uds" Hveiy pub
lie bulleilng, eveiv pnk, eveiy -pot
Itequentcd by slght-seeis swaim villh
thein nil In unltoim it seems kiiih
times ns If till- weie put of an cf
foit, evtiywheie apparent, to piovide
1 lpplrvnient toi a? liuin people as
I osilble. One can not move without
the oonclousiuss if lit lnr watched
At Hi st so ninth espionage is veiv lr
iltitlng, but in time one leains to
look with favor upon it betau-e ol thu
sense of secuiltj li uToidt Tnjii
olhei t'tv Is there such a feeling of
snfety, because of the olllclul piotec
Hon on everj hand Sometimes these
guirds are cioss and taciturn urd
si motlmes hopelessly stupid, but occa
sion illv one piovcs to be delightfully
eutei mining with a thorough knew 1
edge of the b'toiv of rnglnnd. her n
stututions, cu turns. Ideas, etc When
von tell hlin ou ate an Ar"eilean,
which diubtltfs is unnecessary, lie In
variably sajs 'Ameiici Is a great
tommy" nnd usuilly adds thut he
has a I rothei or c mshi there viho Is
a policeman m New Yoik or Chicago
Hut it Is a mistake to think tint ho
would like to be ther- also, foi must
of the men who cm mike a llv Imr
In I'nglnnd are satlsileel to sta there.
The loyalty and pntiiotlsm of the
ppoplp nio vi iv murkeil
Kot Instance, one J constantly struck
with the number of soluiois on the
streets and realises that they are but
a minute fraction of the thntitnmli
tn roninrlse the armv nnd ilr.'iln tlm
'country of htr men nr.d her money
1 Hut thoro Is nothing the Hngllsh aie
I rn proud of ns their nimy and navv,
who aie looktil upon ns the source nt
theli power and the guarantee of Its
permanency When tlicji in'erest Pngs
tht aie Heated to a great military
icview, as a few we ks ago 10 000
Hoops In nil the bravery of theli gllt
teilng regimentals, with a son of the
queen at their had. aed theli uituie
King on the ievlwlng stand fav
oiite say4ng In legatd to the soldiers
is "We tak" the scum of the coun
try and make men of them."
ItnCRHATION i-oii,itii:s
Tho visitor who lemulus In 1-oiuton
long enough to study conditions will bn
favorably lmpiessed with thn oppoi
tunltlos for leci cation which are alford
eel tho people without money and with
out pi Ice. Theie uio 3,000 acres of
publlo narks, beautiful with frees.
I lukes and tlowers. In addition theio
are the loyal parks, handsome grounds
around the toynl homes, partlilly open
ed to the public, and many little nooks
nnd corners besides which nte utilized
os "bieathlng spots A number of the
old chuhli j 111 els have been provided
with seats foi public convenience The
lliltlsh Museum is open to tho public
free six days In the week and contains
the finest collection lu the world, ve
piesentlng millions of dollais and In
Unite leseaivh Simply to walk thicugn
the different looms without stopping
leeiulies seven houis. The'Soutli Ken
sington Museum dcmniuls still longer
time nnd its treasures nre bejoud de
scription It Is fteo three clajs an!
theie Is the small charge of sixpence
on other ilnvs The National Art and
Portinlt Gulleiv, which will well repay
weeks ot sluelv, Is free live out ot seven
lavs Hampton Couit, Kew Gat dens
Kensington Palme, Guildhall, Tower,
Houses ot Parliament, Westminster
Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral. Windsor
Palace, nil free. Simply to name the
other gallorlts, museums and palaces
of gieat Intel est which may bo seen
without churge would be Impassible,
thi:atp.i:s.
The best theatres, however, nre ex
pensive, stalls, coiiespondlng lo our
ot chesti n, not less than "ten and six,"
about t.M'.O, drers clicle, our flist bal
cony, "seven and six," about S1.S3, pit
fO cents, top galleiv ; cents. In many
It Is necessnrv to pay sixpence (IJ
cents) for a piogr.immo and the same
tlass theaties which aie less expensive
any many music halls, etc., with pi Ices
to suit the puise Many of the parks
llllulsli music All arc enclosed with
high lion fences and the gates are
shut at 10 o'clock. None of the theatres
and veiy few of tho galleries and
museums 111 e open on Sunday, a few on
Sunday aftei noons, but nothing Is pro
vided on Sundni nights for the mil
lions of people, except to go to church
There are S00 Kpiscopal or Church of
H gland thin edit s In London and COO
of the on-confoiinlst of other denom
In itions.
The trnvelci cannot full to be deeply
Impiesseei with Hie immense size,
st length and stability of the buildings
which confront him on every side. They
feein to be Intended for time and eter
nity. Some which were erected seven n
eight bundled vi.us ago are in use
todav Those which are thieo or four
centiules old aie too common to at
tiact notice The ones which have
been built dining the last half centuij
will be as good as new when 2300
tonus lolling along The .stone Is not
white to begin with, and a. few yeais
of London s soot and fog lender It al
most black, so the city everywhere has
a venemble appeal ance, and alwajs li
Its monuments biidgts, ehuiches, pal
aces nnd public buildings that air ot
tiemendous power and perpetuity. It
is no wonder the HnGllshmnn is lllled
with amazement when he views some
of oui Government buildings in Wash
ington, and esneelally our Executive
Mansion The luler of no other civil
ized nation is housed so badly as our3
In the I'nited States.
.STItOXG PITT UGLY
Aichitecturally the building here are
Inexpressibly ugly Notwithstanding
the great value of land. In some places
J3"0 a squat e foot, they seldom rise
to a height mine than four or five
stories The Hank of Hngland, for In
stance, Is situated on land woith this
Piice, is only one stoiy high and cov
ers nearly llv e acres This gives them
a Hat appeal a'.te which Is lellevcd.
howevei, in some cases, bv lofty and
massive Coilnthlnn pillars. The pilvato
mansions nie especially unattractive
to outside uppeaiante and can not com
pai e with our best American lesldonce?
but within, what .1 wealth of plcttues,
sculpture, tipestiles nnd aitlstic fui
nlshlngs' -Wo have nothing like It Hi
our count! v and cannot have for cen
t mies, ir evei They repiesent the col
leetlons of genemtlons of wealthy and
cultuied families who hnve lived in th-
same house, eae h adding to its embel
llsliiiunt And thev have not had t
lniikeajournej of six ot eight thousand
mil. s to gather and cany home 'their
tii asm es but most ot them havi bien
liouht to theli veiy doois 01 made
especially dining the past eentuiies,
tor Hie veiy places they now 01 cupy
SHADOWS.
These advantages which have beui
dt-ciibed aie the high lights of Lon
don but theie aie many und heavy
shadows The question which ion.
tlnually intitules Itself, when one oh
serves the power ind majejtv of th
law, Is, -why dois It not lav Its h.tnd
on the llquoi Unfile "" Such restile
tions ns It does Impose aie obejed to
the lettei anil there is no effort to
cadc them, but tho magnitude of the
business here and the amount of ln
tempuanie are appalling The snloons
me dosed onlj a few houis between
mlilnlglitandda.vllghtaneltliey aie wide
"pin oil Sunday except dining tho
houis of chinch sen Ice Not only this
K'Uiinnieiit but the thurch Itself ile
lives an Immense levenuo from th"
llquoi business, and it is said that hlgi
olllelals in both aie dlicetly connected
with it In hlailii signs ovei the
doois of the wine shops nie the woids
"I'uivcvors to Ills Hoval Highness"
and the various names of the Ilojal
family given On many of the thur.h
doois me notices tacked up telling
when and where the excise boanl will
mei t to giant licenses to sell Intoxl-
iitlng Ihiuois They nie saloons even
evheie and all of them ciowded day
nnd night
These conditions inn he leallzed most
fullv by tiding about the stieets on tin
tops of the omnibuses ard lookii i
down Into iheso places swarming with
people The most teiilble feature Is
that theie seem to be almost ns manv
women as nun Hehliul the coi!iui
nie the bauualds dealing out Hie dunks
as rapidly as the men, ind often
among the baitendeis are hovs of tout
teen or llfteen .vears Lined up jn
front, elbow to elbow with the men,
ato women of nil ages and conditions'
tossing down their glass of whiskey,
gin or beer Mnnj hand over bottles
and pltchi rs lo bo filled. Some are old
anil totteilug and already half-drunk
Youna motheis lead In their children
nnd give them a portion of their own
glass Motheis sit at the little tabloi
with a baby at the breast, chinking a
tumble, of gin or whiskey It is Just
ns common foi a oung fellow and his
sweetheart to stand up at the bar In
a saloon and take their beer or
whiskey, as It Is In tho United States
for them to go Into a soda fountain,
which Is unknown lieu.
DHINK HVILS.
I have seen women chunk on the
streets too many time to count, seveia1
tlmrs dead diunk In tin middle of t' t
day, one lying In tho guttei In tho
bkulm, sun nut a block trom it fash
ionable thoroug'ifiuo, one lylr.,; on .1
bench at the very door of Westminster
Abbej. These women nio bringing
chlldion Into tho world, iltunkanls from
bit th, who must Inevitably bo paupers
If not criminals. At the last census,
two yeais ago, London was supporting
about 107,000 paupers. The number Is
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
IMPORTANT I DIO SALC
Dress
A
out the week. Never have we been able to show so many
exclusive styles and patterns as now and the woman who
would be original in dress will come here to buy.
We aim to give you every attention whether you mere
ly observe for pleasure or purchase to save. And if our
years of experience can be of service to you in making se
lections, we shall be pleased.
Black Dress Goods.
Styles come and go, but there's no change to the pretty and becoming
black. But there is a difference in blacks, and so it is that you get the very best
heie. Foi instance
25c yd
For very good
Twill Serge, tull
and extra good dye. Not a yard in the lot
woven to sell less than 35c.
59c vd or ll" 45'nc Serge, subjected
J to steam pressure and warranted
n6t to shrink. Would be good value if of
fered at 75c.
65c vd t0 3 5 fr 'le most exquisite
J line of Black Crepons ever brought
to Scranton. Goods that are positively worth
a third moie in v.ilue.
90c vd Pr t'151 best grade of steam bhrunk
y Cheviot, very heavy weight, full
50 inches in width and bought by us to sell at
$1.25 a yard.
There are miles and miles of these fancy and pretty things here for you to
see an assortment that has no peer anywhere.
39c yd
colorings.
69c yd
shadings.
75c yd
Foi full 21-inch
beautiful range of
Worth up to 50c.
For a superb quality of Taffeta
Silk in all of the new season's
19 inches wide and worth 85c.
to $1.75 for a handsome line of
Black and Colored Corded Silks,
nch and elegant in lustre and
Colored Dress Goods.
The populatity of Plaids make Colored Dress Goods an impoitant featuie
of this season's stock. These special prices aie of inteiest.
45c vd For $incn Zebeline Plaids
-tv, yu qMy and lull line of cole
quality
Sold in other stores at 50c and
Dr vH '"or 38-mch all
J Suitings in three
and brown. Would be cheap
onas
iaiiill KrowiiiR luigei while It Is saU
tbi Inuease of Insutiltv Is almost be
onl belief, et the tiallle which pio
diu es both Is sani tlonetf by church and
Ptatf There seems to be absolutely no
hope If women also are to become
iliunltaids, and jot, with the changed
social cordltlons this seems inevitable
If the liquor trallle is to continue un
c hccKed
The tnb.ti.cn habit also is Infinitely
stt oilier and mote jnevalent heie than
In the I'nited States, although that
maj not seem possible. One meets
n bundled men smoking on the streets
heie where he met ts one theie, and al
wajs a pipe Cigais aie seldom seen
and elgaiettes not often Nino men out
of ten smoke while walking on the
stuets with n ladj-, and do not lemovo
the pipe even in convocation. It is
Impossible to get away liom the odot
of tobacco. On top of the busses, vvher.
ov ei j body tides In hot vwathei. all
of tho men, Including the dilvti.
smokes eveiy minute Wo went Into a
nowd one iluv to view a paiado, but
had to come nvvaj before It passed be
ausi every man vias smoking a sttnnis
black pipe The women hen do not
set m to mind It, but t iko a few whnfs
themselves otcalniallj It Is said
that lu the "slum quartois" It Is not
an uncommon sight to see them smok
ing on the streets At a dinner of the
distinguished women writers of Lon
don given a wtek or two ago, most of
them lighted their elgaiettes after the
feast In tho "smart set," composed of
the nobilltj-, smoldng among the high
bom dames Is not an exception. I nm
told that most of the women's clubs
heie have their smoking room How
far behind, or In ndvance, are the wo
men of America In this new rtepai ture?
TEXAS LYNCH LAW.
Some Explanation of Its Working by
a Texan Abroad.
Prom thf Sjrncuhe Kiimdnnl
Forae ten or mote jears iir;i ij
a man from Tex is, we had noc In
our town to fend one of our pmin'
nent citizens to Hngland to lov k uftir
Mime business of u ptlvate eliaractu
In which ho with half a d izeu inou of
us was Interested. Ho wns n bit raw,
as yon might eny In tho east, but for
our put pose lw nnswered admirably
and vo ehoved him to the front and.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
OF HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS IN OUR BABCMCNT ALL THIS WECK.
OBuUuIs
an
Silks
Goods
VERY IMPORTANT SALE of Dress Goods and Silks
begins here this Monday morning and lasts through
quality of Fine
3G inches wide,
worth less than
90c yd
lines, Broa
to
of
$1 vd or a eautu' quality f vc
y Cloth, heavy in weight, ol
fine twill, 56
worth $1.25 a
Very Nobby Silks.
China Silks, in a ( 4-Rr vH Fr
all the leading
finish.
nice
65c yd
colorings.
59c.
wool Camel's Hair
shades of
at 69c.
grey
Lon
e
A Word
On
nt
Is all it costs to make your
wants known through the
columns of THE TRIBUNE;
and there is no better ad
vertising medium printed
in Scranton.
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let liltn loosw nmonq; tho eft to Inb ibl
tants nf Krlialn I don't know vvha'
be didn't 0" or say ovi there, for we
could only gt Infoi million Ij he:'t
Miy. but an Amciloan. v ho i-et him
one nbjht at a dub, told us of a con
veisatlon which he bad heanl on that
occasion There was .1 general talk
on the subject of the wild and wooly
manners of the siutliwept and the
Texas Idea of Ju-stlec.
"We couldn't havo anything like
that don't you know, in this tountiy,"
said an Englishman
"No, I reckon not," icsponded the
Texan "It takes a speelal tialnin' that
you folks won't ketch up to foi a good
many jeais yit, 1 leckon"
' I should hope not," laughed tho
Englishman.
'"Taint jour fault though." ion
Boled the Tevnn: "jou cant expect to
haev all tho lt things ovtr here, you
know."
"It'p a pviod thlnif, 1 know," admit
ted the I'ng'.lHhm'tii, "but yet I think
thi MDtem In most d fectlvo Judge
Lynch Is not ulwnvs in the light"
"I don't kiow about that," t ild the
ToMin. shaking his bsart doubtfullv
"Now,' said tho rngltshnnn, conclu
slvelj', "nro von picpaied to nay that
Jiibtalee Is urvvays pioinplly admlnls
tercil In this mannci?"
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
ScaaBEWg
1
59c vd or a11 cxc'us've'y Sd qualify
u k, yu. flj gac Brilliantine. rich in color
and of elegant lustre. Not a yard ought lo
be sold under 75c.
35c vd or yur C'10ICC f two thousand
J yards of 40-inch Black Fancies in
very neat small figured designs. Not a yard
50c.
$2.od for a choice assortment
Cheviots, Henriettas, Zebe-
Imes, Broadcloths and Venetian Cloths, 54
inches wide. Prices are very, very low.
,'enetian
of very
inches in width and positively
yard.
a magnificent line of Colored
J Satins in every desired shade all
the very newest and worth 65c.
69c vd or ver cno'ce assortment of
y Waist Silks in stripes and checks.
All colors and worth fully 85c.
$1 10 vd or our c'10'ce f our fine
y Band Silks in complete range
of styles and colore Ought to be Si. 25.
For your choice ot a magnificent
line of all wool Granite Cloths,
full 45 inches wide, live shades of blue, also
in castor, brown, heliotrope, garnet, green,
cardinal and grey. These goods have never
been offered undei 75. and are worth more
than that.
ons
OOOOOOOOOOOO.OOOOO
0
The Texnn hesitated a moment and
showed unmistakable signs of falllne:
to uphold his case
"I icilcon jou'te inlf light, colonel.'
ho sa'd. "Sometimes the lope break1
or n. pun mlssop fire tho fust time, but
you oughtn't to hold that ag'n us, fer
we never let the rusii git away"
Au Exception,
No hour Is BWOPt iim "Home, vvviet
Homo"
That l, provided that
Tho person who Is singing It
In not u diplomat
Washington Star.
$100 Howard, $100.
Tho readers of this p,ipcr will bo pleasrd
to karn that there Is at least one dreaded
iIIppuso that sclenco has beon able to
turn In nil Its stHges and tint Is Catarrh
Halls Cntnrrh C'ire tin onlv posltlvo
1 uro now known to the nn (Ileal fraternltv.
Pitanh being a constitutional (HsiaH
irqtilresa constitutional treatment. Hall's
Cntnrrh Cure Is inken Intirn.illj. actli
riln ctlv upon the blood nnd mucous sui
fires of the Hjstcm, thereby destroying
the foundation of the dlHensi, and giving
the pitlPiit strength bj building up tho
constitution and assisting nutiiro In doing
lis vork. The preprli tors have so nuicli
faith In Its curntlvo powers, that they
1 1 11 1 uu tlunilnd Dollars for nny enso
that it falls to cure Html for Hat of testl.
monlals.
AdilrepH, 1 J. CHHN'KV & CO., Toledo, O.
Hold by druggists. Tr-c.
Hall's Family rills aie tho best.