Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1881, Page 7

zm CHYCAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 188I—SIXTEEN PAuuS , SCATTERING THE SCOURGE. gach Would ‘Seam to Be New York's Way of Stamping It Out, pomored Intention to Import Fourteon Nundred Small-Pox Victims to Chicago. pr, Do Wolf Puts a Voto on tho Pro- gram, and’ Threatens o Bioge of Quarantine, Yesterday's Doaths and How Cases—Ripe Cor- respondence Fruillul In Suggestions of All Sorts. Pr. Do Wolf, the Cominisstonor of Meath, auted yesterday toa Tiernuse reporter that the qulsite press wus ot troatiny Chileno fairly In regant to tha prevaleuco of amull-pox, Tho anmber of from ten te fourteen enses a doy would cottnt as nothing, but the notual average watlest than ehebtnday, The fact wns that theso outside abects were trylug to injure trade, Dr De Wolf binsctf, while he fs sometinica a juile feritable, 13 nt the samo thn a most patns- toking and Indomitatde worger, Hls fitness ag Health Commissioner Is acknowledzed, and: ho ‘nould recolve the support of tha Council in ble tfurts to suppress tha digonte. Thera fs, 0g a fet, no vpldemte in Chicago, Pittsburg md? Alleghen: are for. Worse 0 this city, and thera isnot 0 nen In Minnesota but tas moro ensea and deaths fu proportion to Its population than Chi- eo, The v here ties in tho enres Jesness, not 10 ‘tleantess, of Kustern anos iery otticitls, whe knve untonded pon the Northwest thousands of smutl-pox-tnfeated eml- grants, Who hove spread tho iisenso. Caretes. nent opposition ta vaculnation, haa helped ihe disease In Chicago, but the percentage of questo midyve populadon hus been less than oie-vighth of 1 per cent to the population, which shows the elect of Intelilwence und vace ination, etuere nee now employed bythe Heulth Dov pertinent fourteen physicinns, who have couteol oftbe matter of vucemution. hoy report dilly ont the oiice at Y o'cluck In the morning, at noon, ond nt 3 and 6 ceick in the —onfternuon. Aside fram this, the regular furee is at work caring for tho Yekandlonking to the prover. burial of the de ‘Tho entire elty {a Mivided into districts, and From 1,00) to 1.709 points are used up dally inthe process of house-to-housy visitation und saveluntion, aud 1 racord is kept of ult who are thus vacclnuted, The Health Dopartinent, ‘une questionably, 1s WING ITA UTMOST TO STAMP OUT THE DIS: BAI, and, wore It not far the foreign Influx, thore would be vo trouble jn wiping it out ina short tine, tut tho disease provaiis nil over the fand, and It 1s far Worsa in Philadelphla, and Row Yor! and. St. Louis than tt goin For“ fnstanco: |The steamer Westphalia arrived ‘at Now York fram Geran Chursday ee She was out ataca soine Citeen days, Uwvo days after lorv= fig port, small-pox broke out atong the 1 sulg)iots why wero nutdied Ln tho steceae. fue placu there could bu. no system of Isolu. don, und every ono beodine infocted, But few of those peopl: were vacciuntad, and yesterday efternoon Dr. DeWol? rocelved u telegram from Now Yori Informing bin that it waa tho inten tuntosend those people directly to the West, which want! compel thelr entrance to this city, pa aaa or vucclnution, Such an bet would he’ A FLAGQUANT CRIME directed against th& people, Dr. De Wolf will not tolerate such. procedure, and fortunntely be has nuple power In the premisos. On receipt of tha above udvicu he sent tho following tele~ few Yor Medical Oficer in Charge of Quar- 4 City: Do you intend to detain in ir fourteen days tho steerige pus- ui ibo stenmabip Westphilin, Just ar telat your port? 1 protest ngainst the seat+ tering Of thusa snintl-poxelnfected oimigrants throughout the Northwest, Answer, Oscoda U. De Wonr, “Commnisetonor of Heath" Dr. Ne Wolf niso sent tho: following disputeh toDr, Rauch, tho Seeretary of the Strte Hourd of Health, ut Spring iiehds “The steamsiip Westphalia has Just arrived at New York with 1200 cnilgrants fatected with Koull-pox, 1 havo requested the medical offtecr iucharag of quarantive to detul the. whote bud Torfourieen days and protested nMKet “thelr Jonediute passive to tho Northwest. If thoy, are forwarded, nolwitustanding protest, will the Stale Buurd of Health net? If not, Ushatl imme- diatly tuke meagurea to protoet Chicago, “Oacan C. DEWOUF, “Connulasionuror THeatth Dr. De Wolf Inst evening received the follow. sing teiegram from Dr, Ituuch in reply to tho one sent him during the afternoon. which as- fures tho cvdperution of tho City Health De- Partioent and tho State Board of Henith: “SPRINGYIEL wy Dec. wr, Orcar Do Wolf, Commissioner uf Health, Chicayo: T havo telerraphed to the Quarantine Ollice at tha Port st New Vork, atatin your protest and demand, We will codperate with you to tho fullest exe wut. Dr, Reilly will enlUut sour olfiea early to- tnurnaw moruling. dow WH. iAuci,” ‘The Jolut uction of tho State Board and tho Commissioner uf Henlth with prevent the fm- portution of the Westphaliu’s intected pussen- gerd within the borders of tho State, : The State Bord of Health hag the power to keep these emigrants out of thy Suite, and In ease they do not Dr. DeWolt’s jurisdiction ox. tends to/one mile outside of the elty mite, and. bo proposes to quitranting them outside the city Une ‘uy following section of the heulth ordl- of the citys ald Commissioner whenever and at such Umes ng by bin it uball be deemed necossary Tay, by prociumation (the approval of the Cit Connell hing tirst bud and obtilned), require alt boats, vessels, muflrond care, or other pubile conveyances bound for this city, before the sam ehail land or stap nt any wharf, depot, or ty hog, or stopping pluce thereln, to touch or stop Mauy or elthor of the sites, places, or bout daries so aelenied and established for quurantine burposes, and leave niisuch emigrants, tivel- €r3. Or pereons, and all sue lel, diseased, or Uaclean persons, with thelr stores and Jase, asin the opinton of the ollicers stationed at such, quarantine elites, places, ar boundaries shall bo ened proper on account of tho existence or general report of cholera, ship-fover, or any cuptagious digoase, or disensy Apprebonded to endangar thy health of tho elty,"” If riilrond companies would oxereiso n little discretion in tho premises, thore Would be 10 Neevsalty for bringing contugious diseases at all fothis city, or sprending them throughout tno Northwest, Ie fs certain that the pusscuyers of the Westphalin will NOT DY ALLOWED TO LAND IN CHICAGO Until such timo baa olupsed that there cati be no danyer fro Infection. Dr. De Wolf says it may further necessury, however, to station wv health olicor ut New York to provent tho tine Portution of smnali-pox jute Chicago, ere wero twa unfortinates suffertug from fmullspax, who walked into tho Heulth Oflee yore jerday, One of those camo from thd Olurk- fiteet Mission, and tha other from No, 343 West patent street. New casos wore reported from ov ¥y qe US Weat Harrison, No. th Vront, No, 203 Voat Fifteonth, No, 00 Cleaver, No. Ud Noble, West Erle, and No. 711 Larrabeu stroots, Pert Were reporicd from No. bl Mohawk, No, SCiatk, and Nu. 13 Block streets, and No. 1K} Armitage uvenue, nite, Mllowing pllseegtatious wore visited by yiulth Ofivers last eventing Yor the purpose of acelnutiig policomant Cottage Grove avenuo, ‘Wenty-sevond und ‘hirty-Ofth street atullons, MORNING SfA58, ¢ To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Mecado, Dec, vk—People who uttend tho be Y Morning musa in the varlous Cutholic sourebew should Jook well to thoir nolghbura to the ore 18 not danger of boloy infuoted with brovalent dlecaye, Buart-Pox, “ PRECAUTIONS, Cnet tM Editor of The Citeaga Tribune. of ACAGO, Doe. 2.—In view of the provutence Smull-pox uud the fuct that Sunday will also if Tiettons- Diy, it occure (ame that the pube eengtveclully wit’ persona whu ave not beou ro. ‘atly vacelinted, should ba cautigued to avold Perko sty . beer ra notably: churohog turt-bulls, ordinurily Crequente pers M09 from mutected districts, v io TILE STREET-CARS, C To the Hditur of The Chicago Tribune, of MOAGO, Dec. Z.—Plouge direct tho attention thet? Authorities of tha Health Department to. coudition of tho atreet-cars, Ag persons con ihe tue germs oF sinull-pox on thom ure Keprtbtly riding tu the cura, tho cars'abould Uo Pi 7 ferupulousdly clean, No buy or straw cunt’ bu on the floor, and all movaulo hur ‘ous should by removed, Heautu. sa CLEAN UP, the Editor uf Tie Chicago Tribune, miyeato, Deo. 2h— itis woll knuwa shut, tho Me iu, siunll-pox, feeds upon le Heuce tis oF tuportunny thut everybody should Sume pouple don’t’ kuaw what » They soould be instructed, me tt und be clean” ts thy Scriptura recipe, inty Wt vlony the Unes of all the rouds loading tan ibe elty abound in ith, ws may be poadlly, nrde f,ttose who care to look Into the back- A goct, tue cur windows, ‘Thesy buts: are rey avies of tho ith toat abounds to ull bye Tue wa und a loys, ospromily in the Milealin and compl RO distrlots. ‘Lhesy people ehovid be f receclied to eloan up thair promibes, and, whore Line te 2 te, ike, Mborat uae of whitewash, eat und cheap protection ugaludt ‘SOutagious digcuse. O OPISTaTE Breer. nit T AND VENTILATE, Mitur of The Chicago Ivigune, ublicaco, Dec. 2. —Ldealre to call theatton= ut the public, through your vuluable paper, whieh? feat dangers of contagious d{seused a oan wlarinkeg extant eet evall iu our raud toauy tbat every good eltieen should wsy tho utmost care, in a sinitary way, of hia own pratniecs, ond votify the Health Department fs to his nelehbors, untoas thoy Lead tholr preti- {aes ino clean and henrtthy condition, ver, puctonmuonld keep a iookout. and any persoi. buving or kin Any remedy by whieh cons talons discan na prey ited froin eprend= ing stronatet Riva It to the public through the 4 uss. J notion that all our hotels, thoatres, and rotnil establishments fn nll ines of goods ara crowded with mon, woinen, and ehildren, and, conece quently, thesa hotel proprietors, thortro min ogerg,and merchants should uso the utmost eau Yon fn thelr tollet-rooms for Indies and In thoir wator-closets, for the reason that au many differ. ent persons use thom and there is the yrentest dunger of contaglon. — Byery proprivtor und manager of ih catablishinent of this kind showtd reg to it that there places aloud be vaporized Dy rome disinfectant. And T would Ailegest iby mol, which would destroy nl danwer from tho atinoanhera In sich places. It tt a shaple aud wall-known cumedy—the beat knowin to sclonceand fs used in all our tospitals sauce vcasfally. Lin confident that this contagion enn be stopped ton Inrge extant if eltizens will do thelr duty, Our Heatth Dupariinent{s over= burdened with work, und dom all it enn, and io our people who have houses, stores, and flees would ace to it that their sowers, bath-rooms, and water-closets are kept disinfected and clean, this great diner can be Umilted; and, unless this Ia done, we wre on the eve of 0 eple demle: UL would sugacat that our physicians and sclentiats give the public sugwestions, through the preas, of remedies which could bo use, Sower-gus seetng to be one of the motive power which carrica disease Into our houses, Cannot kone ond wive ua t remedy to provent It 16 ft. 19 awoll-known fact that our sewers tre Infected with sruull-pox und all coutaglous HES GOT THE DROP ON HIM. n Sleoping Car on the taquehrnnia Rotirond, Hugato Express, Tho express train that teaves Albany nt 10 ofclock in thd evening on the Albany & Suaque- hanna connects ut Ringhamton with oxpress No. 3 on tho Eric. Through couches ara run over (hia route from Boston, arriving in Buifald ut 11240 tho following morning. Atmony tho pasaen- wore In one of tho Pullman crra uttached to this trates lust Suturday oventug was Mro da HH. Mote brovk, of Buffalo. Mr, Holbrook bad hed a lard day's traveling, and ag soon ns the tratn began to ollmb about among the hills ho ellmbed into hia berth and went to sleep, frst huv- ing partinily undressed and placed his watch and a londed Bimith & Wosson under his pillow, Tho car was pquite well filled, among the passengers bLelng a com- inerelu) traveler bound for Worncllavilic, a fudy for Bulfato, and nnother tady for Cineinnath, Alony fn tho Nttle hours of the wight thore camo athinp, and «bump, aad a ganeral abuke-up, and then tho car came ton stind-still, Every. body except, posalbly, the lady for Wuffalo and tho hady for Cinelnnatimthrust bis hen througt: who curtains and and naked, © Whet's upr” Nothing was up, exovpt sleepy people, but a string of Treightecurs had guide dawn at prado and made a wreck, and tho expresa lad tried to climb over tt, Thoy must Ie there Witil things were cleared, or walk. So the man who swears rad “blank the “luck? und tho Indy for somewhere .or other said, “O deur,”* and alt went to sleep again. Just ns Mr, Molbrook was forgotting that Buifale was koveral houra farther off than it should be, he fell, or Baw. or dreamed be felt or saw, 0 band Nubtly brush bis face, and then slip under his pillow, Mr. Holbrook fst young man who can do tho eight thing in nn emermoUsy. He dtan't stop ta puton his—bat, or to button bis—shous, Me simply made x grab for his revolver, and bounced into tho alsie in an instant, His berth was near the wniddie of the enr, and its he landod on hig feet bo saw amin turning towards tho side pnsenye Icading around the Indles* toflet- roont towards tho end of the car. Tnean tnstant Holbrook had tho drop on him, — As tho fellow turned he feed tho Hitle Smith & Wesson, und aa it was within six inches of his nose, he coutda’t help svelnyz that it was cocked, aud tha linger tint touched the trigger wis ready for duty. “ell trouble you for my wateh,” said Hol- wool, ‘The fellow looked Mr. Wolbrook in tho eyo, ond then looked tho revolver in the ove. Nelthor Holbrook nor wenpen looked friendly, ie wilted inte a sent, and handed over tho watoh. ‘ake ae: that things" he b eed, aus tne revolver continued to cover him. Take it off, I toll ous and let me gol Idon’t want your wai “Hokl on Hy this timo tho enr was awnke. thore,” Brug Gut the commercial traveler golug to Hornellavitle; * ny wate fs gon, tool” “Ob. squeaks! the Indy: golug to Oincin- nati, my watch is gone, tool” Really, this was interesting, The fellow begred and protested. ITe hudn’t touched tholr witetes, and didn’t waut to disturb thom. His romind for thelr reat waa not appreciated. The cun- duvtor apperred npon the seene but dil not tn torfere, Some of tho yenticinen crowded about Me. Hotbrouk to aesist him. “Walt, eeutlumen.” suys Mr. Uolbraok, “thts ia iny qume, if you please.” ‘This to tho thief; “T want you to give up those watches,” “ Ttel you Thaven't got ‘em, You will oblige mo by eniting off that weapot.’* ‘The flnger on the weapon wna gotting yory de~ termined, “Throw up your bands!” shouted Holbrook, putting the Iron where even a near alighted nose couldn't help sinelling it, ‘Tho man’s arms went upat the word, He grow Be and tho perpiration began to drop from 8 face. “Now, boys, xo through hit,” sald Holbrook, ‘Tho pockets wore examined, and, sure enough, thore wus tho little gold wateh avor which tho lay from Cinclonatl waseexelted. Tho othor one didn't nppear. * Pull off bis boots.” said our bero, “etter tuck In your shirt,” suid tha robber to Holbrook, as the Intter brought the revolver nearer thug ever, Tho rascal was evidently an artist, and the aight of half 9 dozen mon In shirts and drawers dnacing about him may have luoxed fuuny, But that revolver didu’t, and bls. blult and protest were uf no aval. Tho other watch was found Ina bvoot-loy. About S400 fu moncy was discovered upon bim, but, a4 noe one in the ear could find out that ho tad lost any, ft was nut disturbed. When Holbrook took off tho revolver, tho fel- low gathered strungth enough to slip out of tho car, and was scon nomore, Atid thoy ict in FO. ‘And then Holbrook, nervy fellow that ho ls, beguy to slake, Hu was tho hero of the scene, aud in spito of theundrese uniform of all parties wns congratulnted und applauded, as he de- aorved tobe, But when it was all over," says Mr. Holbrook, aud J got back into my berth, 1 peraplrod and trombled as badly na the thief bad done.” ‘Tuo ncoldent deluyed the train so that Mr. Holbrook did not reach Buffalo until Sunday eventuy, For tho rest of tho trip be was a bon. ‘Tho lady going to Cinclnnatl insisted on preegline A wonerous bIll into hia band, and tho commer: clal traveler overwhelmed bint with favors. Well bo might; his watch aud chain were worth 800, * Mr. Holbrook deacribes the thief ns n thick-aet man, of 27 or 28 yonrs, with dark comploxton, Uinck mustache, and ono cye a little closed. He wos sunbbily dressod, and evidently boarded the train when it was stopped by tho accident, =. THE FRANKLIN MIRACLE, Some Facts from Mendquarters Regard- Ing the Alleged Roversion of Nature's Wulea—Both Sldon of tho Question Set Forth<What tho Musband of tho Cured Lady Writos on thn Subject. Ml, Louls Ulobe-Democrat, Dec. 22 ‘Tho Intoroat which bas been nrougod in rellg- fous circles by whut has gat to be known as the Frankiin miracle continucs unabuted, and the queation of its bolug a rollubto Iystration of di- rect Divine response to prayer ia warmly debat ed. Atmong those fn St. Louis who have given the matter ultention isu gentleman who, tu ore der to satiety nlmseif Cully on the subject, wrote. to partics residont in Franklin, Pa., feeling that tho opinion of nelghvors of the lady why, Itis alleged, was mirnculousty cured of an organic digousu would be of wore valuu Chau any othar, Among those to whom ho wroto was the Franklin (Va,) Postmaster, who summarized tho facts Iu the caso In the following letter: * Post-Orvick, Fuanuuin, Pau, Dee, 10, 181.— Mr, —— St, Louls—Dean Bint In auswer toyour {uquiry, 1 can say that T havo the opinion of tho hysicline that. attended Mrs Bloyd that ahd ad a Very surious fomule trouble, and strong Indleadons of their being canver, which some of tho doctors exninining thought ta bo tho cise, He guy# the necount of the lidy's weaknose ty, howover uch oxagyerated; that sho could gut in und off of bed, oro,; that tho wenknoss wis partly tho clfect of tho wind, und that tho np. parent cure is from tho- sume cause, butit a cancer or orgaulo disease uf tho kind existed it bad not been removed. Tho case ia oxuting conaldorable attention, many bulleving ita nilys elo, ‘Tbe lady ia no doube “better, beciae ANG thinks it{g, Isende Frunkiiti paper, Yours, . D, GRANT, Postinustor. Tho papor alluded to was tho Franklin Sprctas tor, and {ta account of the ucourrunce Was da fallowas Constdorable excitement has beon' caused in thls vielnlty aver u cite of priyer-cure which ovourred 1) tho ‘Toird Ward, this city, lust Thurs> duy, the 8th fast, Bra. iloyd, witout tha Rov. J. W,. Bloyd, puator vi tho Church of God, some alx mubtha ago, while living at Wout Newer, Weatinoroland County, eoutructed a severe ould, aud on the 2th of October lust, ve days aftor enV nae to Franklin, bo was compelled to keop her bed. A pbyslolun was culled, who prescribed fur ber cough, stuting né his opinion that she fad, In cougulug, struinod bervolt, accountng tn that way fur thu shouking pulus the lady fult in the Jower part of tho bud ie After u couple of weoks, nut being rellovad. by the treatment of Dovtor No. 3, at tho udviga of friends, a change wae made jn pbysicluns. Duvtor No, 3, ab tue rat call, would express vo opinion, but at nuub- sequent visit, and after a careful examinadoy of the putlent, lutoriwed ber huabungd thatthe cause of Ler wieknces was a Sab ue: PFOTOM CA her Sucurabio, and bopiug only to wage the sufferer during tha few rowing months of her life by anakdng at opluiueculee of her. Airy, Bloyd, who Hruily beloved that ber tino to dio bud tot yet come, desired the: attendane of Ductur Nou, 1, who, with tio other MM, 0, ob,” "a } chites hot food. nate an oxamination, two of thom colnetding: with Doctor No, 2—that the diseass was cancer andiocuralle, Thoother pliysician anid that, Athough tt Inight bu neancer, be hat even sims Har casna whi proved to be rnumethine lesa setts. He preseribed for the patient, but no improvement being noticeable she ecngind to take hie proaertptions, and had not taken medi ele of any kind for ten days prior to Thursday, the 81h inst. On tho evontny ob tho ‘Inst-named day, at the reqhost of Mr. floyd, tho particular friend of hia wife notin tue church for tho purpose of praying for hor recovery. Durlue tho tinie that tho praying was going on In tho church Sua. Boyd nroso fram her bed, und her attendant, thinking her delirious, tried to atop her, bit wala nastired by the now receyored womnn that sho Waa in ber rigbtinind, | Mrs. iloyd. without hselatance, dressed herself and witked to tho church, and astonished the congreyntion by: leuboug in prayer and dollvering an extiortavon without the A apparent fatigie. She his sloeo been wy iid about the house avery diy, superinteading hor domestia. nitaleg, nplicit faith Mra. loyd states that anu hited that she would be wured by prayer, antl alo thinks that a cure would tive been aco: plished some ten ee before, had eho hid faith, when she was unglited xecording to tho rites of her religion, aud tn ncoundincve with tho fifth chapter of St. James, beginnlig at the thire teenth verse, ‘Many of the reports published by tho naws- Duperd are erroneous, nud the tady hus been gnoted as having suid ininy tyinges which ety phativally cunies, telling 1 representative of rthat xbe had buen Interviewed by up to tho tine of his cumlug—Mon- dw 9 ‘tie nhove accoint ts alinply the frets of tha case without exagyoratiun or embeliighment. Fron those frets the reader will draw bls own conclurlons, ‘The Spectator set forth the non-belloving side of tho ease by quoting na interview with Dr. 8. G, Sowden, one of the physleians who attended tho slut Tails, uy follows: Well, Doutor, what do you think of tho Thirt Ward miracles" “Tthink i is all bos, Who started suelt fn absurd atory? Ttbmust have beun sume of you reporters.” His tirst statement oxactly mot our ldoa of tho enge, lit tho story was certainly started by tho members of tho church, ‘Tho Doctor thon gave ts his knowledge of tho care, substratiatly as follows: He was culled “to sua Mra, Bloyd somo thine ayo, and atlers thorough examination of her nilments said that dhe could pot be cured, that abe was afiiicted with one of those peeulurly distressing caicers that uro fneurable, atid tut patlents suifering from one of there cancers usually dive from eighteen months to two years, and that during that time thoy will have many werk spells, und rvaln thes will revive li they Appear i almost their usin health. Mes, Glos, Isa woman Of peeullar nervous und hysterical disposition, aud there was nothing In her ense that would prevent her, uns der seme extraurdinary — exeltement, be Mt religious or any other kind, from getting up outof bed, dressing herself, and walking a iniie orao. There ts nothing surprising or supernat- ural ty ine aboutit for it ty the mutant vourse of the disense. At tlines Its vietins will lo yory low, and thon they will rapidly recover to ap: pneent health and strength, but, as inatter of course, such recoveries are only temporary, lage ing for n greater ar less pertuil of tne, owing o- the condition of the patient.” “Thon, Hoctor, you think there is no reason why fn the next’ eighteen or twenty mohths thors could not be ascore of just such mir cles" worker on the subject 7°" “ There will be, very tkely, a numbor of Just such recoveries before tho disease necompllshes its fal work,” suld the Doetar, ‘The following lotter, which is produced withe out aay attempt at Lproving upon the Uturary atylo Or ortinneraphic weeomplishiments of tb reverend writer, will show that tho husband the tady fan fren beliaver in thy miraculous terposidion theor; FRANKLIN, 1 Deo, 1, 183.—AIr, —, St. Sote—Deae sin: Your letter at hang, und in reply will say my wife was given up todie by threo of the best doutora in this clgy, tnd thon wo jyy her cugo into tho hands of God; urked guia frienda to pray with ua for her to ov heated. Found, whlio we woro In the chureh praying, Khe got up, dressed heracifand walking to the church-house; Uilyty houry beture Tilted hor hend to give hur a sup of water, she was too wenk to ralso her herd; she received thy strength nll at tho suine moment, aid was healed sound and wells hus attended inecting nearly overy nizht since, Wu expect to start, this week, 20) miles away from here to hold a meet> ing, Tho Lord his cured her. The papers are having quite a war over ithere, My wife has two uncies in that city by the mime of Jokn Buris nnd Auris, Look them, toll thom that we would look ike to bear from thou. My wife to- day enjoys deep penco with God: Yours truly, Jag. W. Brayn. AAs tuo Franklin Spectator guys, from those facts the reader will draw his own conclusions. a EELS A LA TOKIO. Htow tho Fish-Serpent Becomes a Noted Sapaness Dolleacy—A Brolting Process + Whteh averts Wriggtug Moiustorn into Rare Dict. ‘ Sun Francisco Heamtner, On tho stroot called Okiyo-koge (High Restlog- Placo of the Mikado), in Toklo, fa aw restuarant “ where persons can enjoy tho supreme delight of brofled eels.” ‘This establishment f4 kept by Amen named Maroki, and ts well worth n visit. Most foreigners profess to dislike native four, And nover attempt to overcume tholr repug- niincy, while utners boldly taste everything of- ferod thom, aud soon fearn to appreciate the perfect cookery aud dainty service of tho Jap- anese, aud prefer tholr dishes to the oternal giinoness Of our un. One afternoon in April I waa strolling about the streets, enguyed in watching tno Interesting aveuputions of the people, when Limot a young Japanese who bad been educated at Harvard, and who apprevinted o elles off the hrenst of 0 canvas-pack duck and a tenderloin steak as pore fevtly'as “onv to tho manner born.” Having Polltely suluted me, he remarked: “Tam on my way to Maroki's. Would you Uke to Join mo inn feast of brolled eels? It ta snid that this month the ung! [sn fit morsel for in “Unayl ¢ Lroplicd, with n gomayhat dubious shake of the head; I never was very fond of thuge marine sunkes,'* “Probably you have nover tavted thom pre- pared by wy countrymon,” ho alyly roe turned, “1 remenmbcr once catiog gome at Delmonico’s, [shuddoring.] They were soft, iivorless morgols, Inelosed Ina quivering Jelly. Gome alone with me and partake of 0 divh, tho taste of which will be ploasnutly re- membered long after you return to Atmerioa, You, who are half a Japanese, ought not any longer to remain ignorunt of ono of our chief dullcuctes.” . Summoning a jin-rikl-sha, we squeezed into It In the economical native fashlon, aud after a brief ridv turned into the Oktyo-koxe mach! (street) and alighted ut the entrance to Murotl's estabtishment—n two storica buitding, tpe lower Apurtinent of whiol wis furnted with grated, prigon-itke windows, In the entrance were the propelotor and bis’ wife, who, us we pild our Jnerikl-sha mun, proatrated. themuclyos, bowed tholr beady on tho bovrds, and murmured: Thousund welcomes tu our bumble. place," ‘They, rising, awattud our pleasures, * Ara the cols good todayy” parcontainiety, ine Wired my friend; 0 hive “heard that “thelr favor ts Hot quite what tt usod to be. No you Ken them frow tho elty cauais,or ara thoy rom tho Sumida Hiver?” ‘The proprietor again bowed, thou twitehad tho lott ourner of his mouth, after the fashion of Jupunege utterly 8 Joku, und nuswered: ‘ “ Honontble ain, HUTOr By nulaent {imagine Tahould olfer cunat-bred eels to sued a Judge as yoursetf? No, wel you know that Chive a high reputation and buy nothiny but the moat buaus tifuleets taut come from the Sumida. Kemem- bering that tho thine was near for you to pay 1s it, J huve saved sumo of the Nnest tan you eyoraiw. Would sau ike to come iuto the Altwhon and {nepeet thom” i ** al," gontly adda his wife, who bad Iletened to his speech with downcust eyes; “that is ao, Wo have somo vols fit for n daitnto, “What do you say?" fuauired my companion, “Would you Nkato visit tho culinary depart: oneP f “Not until Ubave dined," 1 answered, entitling suspiciously at tho faint odor of daikon (pickled rudish) that fxsuod from areurnpartinent. Yau know tho old proverb, * a nut take the neve unintunce of tho cook until tho foagt Is over, [If relleh tho eels t may feel ke learning bow Ubey ure prepared fer tng tublo,”* We silpped all our clogs and followed our hostess upa browd fudder te tha flour above, which was divided by sliding serocns of pay {nto w number of upartinents, Hery wo wi reoted by ty seoro of chubby-facud, charry. fin pod, neavy-lressed attondatita, who knoltand wefuauyed ys with profound bows ie “Which room do you profere™ gald thea mis: Tate ly not 4 busy baus, aod must of the trest, Bpartmcnts aro viteant, My companion thought a while, as though do- siacy au finportant uuttor, than bauwhtily ree jolt : “We will occupy the one over the extension, Lulways feel at home thore,' Tha woman led the way, and we entored 1 wont, Httlo, matted room, about 10x12 feut, the gly adornwent of whivh weru two bauwing plats tires representing Eb! Dal-koku--gods of ‘guing cushions on the Noor, suo Invited wat OUrsclVes UPON thaw, Prostrated here bowed gravely, und retired, Ina few mo- meuta, a bluck-oyed waltress, ae her balr pot- {bod like ebony and decorsted with 4 gingie wuld pin, centered with a box containing live ehyrconl fur the pipe, and, aftor depusiting the Bypuratus on the oor between us, Knult, bowed wut upon her houly, glanced mnadestly duwnwird, UNU uWvalted O4e Urdee. 3 dy (riund, woo wae what we term rather airy body 4 wurall vilighal in the Foro go Oftod.snat putroniginyly at tho girl duds Brin dou tritles with which to RUNNEH OUrkelyes, HED gorye the brollud urls us fuel us wa roquire thom, Mind, wa don't want tab that baye bon a aked an hour, My qiaitt is 8 geuticua whe appree What have you on tap?" ‘Tho waltrusa, who, In spite of hor drooping Joxbes usd humble pose, was ely watchung ioe QUE OF the Gore OF her wees wna lanutibee tee hemlet at hia affectation of importance, re- ocd 5 Pet We havo tho fukusboton, tho mnuso-teht, the lar voulez dal, and tho unrivaled hanazakarl, ee Ms ihe one, suppose your exalted oxecl- je wre he nodded. “Of course wo. want tho nenAlve, Bring us some bauazokerh, 1 rdrink such stuf as fuku-boton, Hurry he had returned I remarked: Do you not notice rn steange perfume in this place? it innkea ino feel quite sick.” He anitfed onen or twice in an unconcerned manner, tehted ma pipe, blew the amoke throweh his nostrils, and, regarding me with an fimused expression, answered; “ Atter you hnve Deen In Tokio as Ing as T have you will be tsed to those tries, I sipnose you pereeive the oder aeishue froin the sewer outside the wiudow. — [f yout su desire, wo will change to anotbor room.” ‘enlyimg that 1 yery much wished to the attendant, 2 apartment. overiouking tho |, then retired Tor a Sow moments, and ree ured benring two stall traya, containing jttle covered buwls and a bottho of the “flower In Fall blo," She knelt nour us, and Miting two tiny cups With the wine, proffered thom to us, Mmurmur- tng, 'Vho whie {4 served.” ASL alpped the delicious tquerT glanced at the pretty waltrees, who was itt fon or huels, holding tho botlle In ber hand rendy to replenish who cone si tu ourenps, “ What fs your nume?” Tnsked, “ Kile ke" debrysin thomas “What ford ts there ou this tra, She reached forward and uncovering the bowls, sid, 4 she revealed tholr contents; “Sliced dutkon (a minteamelling radish), cakes of Hah-Jelly, stleod raw tal icarp) ginger-rout, and seven kinds of vegetal * longo give ine some Khoyu fang) Awiy she went, und wis soon back with a red> Inequered tray, on which ware two tiny, aballow stucers nid i sia) teapot containing the sauce, She served ench of us with some of tho latter, then iain sat upon ber heels and modestly east down ber eyes, Tho chopst on the tra: Chat thoy: restaurant was tf iY of fragrant red cedar resting itat tho top, abowlng hy st) used .and that too rat cluss one, ‘Taking up my pate TF pulled them apart, and, rigpinu thom i the regulation fasion, pro- to enjoy the food, iny compunton, who polltely seated until T hud tasted it, following iy. extunple, Tie dation wag hot, hard, aud aatt, and fda not relish it, but the Os Jelly-cakes, caw tal, and vexetablus were execcdingty nice. “ Those uve only Intraduotious to the rent feast.” remacked my friend. "Do not eat tov frebly or you will be nnuble to enjoy the delica- or of the season.” Whon we had cleared the bowls the waltress removed them and quieklyy returned with some tris contalniag squnre, black, Ineqterud boxes, bearing the sizna of the house and a numer. Vinelng one before exch of us she removed the Uphiy-ntthig lids kad revealed the contents, which were suctions of nicely browned, bralicd, split vols, ekewered toguthor, that gave out a invest appetizing odor, ‘ne girl suited ns she watched ms looks, aud replenishing iny saucer with shoyu, placed it near ne, anteeantaeligs “ Tthink you will tod tho unagl very pleasing to your taste.” Took my chopsticks in my right, band, ins serted the polnts In the fsb, broke off a morsel nnd nite, Yegudal Tt wrsdeliclous! rich, tenders, dell- eatety tavored, und boneless. {drew my box toward me, nodded appr Iy nt the attondant, and enjoyed tho de ‘ood, ‘Thy stulling girl brought fn box aftor box, the contents of cieh boing nicer than the hist. { have partake of fricd oysters at home, broited ten iu ull countries, and the delicacies of cvery elie, hut have never mure thoroughly enjoyed any disp than U did those unagl, Avinatl lald down my chopsticks, and, ginn> cing at my friend, exclaimed: “You wera Fight in gaylug that this sn dish for tho gods. Wo ought to Intrumuen it at home.” ‘Tho wultroas bowed Jn acknowledgement of my prafge,and {ngttlred 1f we would Ike to ent eumny ree, “Vos.” nodied my companton, “I think I could empty 1 bow! or two." Away Went tho girl, who, after a briof delay, returned bearing a ture ey on which Was a covered, wooden tub, containing hot rive, two Jacquered bovis, a teapot, und some tiny cups, L contrived tu eat one portion of tho deticlois, well-cooked cereal, thon Hgbted my pipe and watched my tricnd, who had bis bowl reiittod a. dozen tines, and molsteued hls food by Buturuts ing Jt with tea. ib “ itow do you contrive to rondor tho skins of tho tivh go tond Uasked the girl. “Tdo not know,” she answered, glancing tim- {aly at the niass. “The cooks never permit us to learn Choir secrets, If you would like to visit the ititchen they will no doabt oxplain ovary. thing to you," “O Kiki, bring us somothing to help us digest ourtood,” said my companion, “Lum afraid the “cela will disagree with us.” The girl quitter! the room ond soon reappenred with a tray, on which was a iucquor cup contains ing soine keeds of the: Xanthoulyn piperitum, vi by ho Japaneso Saucho, which tastes tke via ney peel . - uy hoe anid: “if you fect avy Incon- y those, ce from your dinner they will quickly re- ve YOR Not puving emptied u tub of rico, I did not re- aire any uf tho medicine, Howover, [ aaked tho waltress if kh would put up a few of tho seeds lina pleees Of paper tor me to take home 10 the States, “Now for tho bill" said my companion, re- flting bis pipe. “Altogether, you have elyon us 8 Very tolerable med" Ina few momeuts she came back, carrying o sniul scoop-iko tray, In which was placed 1 slip of paper containing the reckoulng. ‘This Shu pushed along the mat toward hin; then ehe bowed and reimalned with ber {aco olosy to tho floor, willie he nrluntely serutipized tho docu. ment. Tuking his purse from his sicove he dropped some puper money into the tray, and remurked, in a tow tones “Yau may keep the changs” (10 conts), His muniileence almost overpowered tho wait- ress, who bowed ropeatedly, aud gratefully qmurinured: * Your genorosity resumbles that of ‘ forlangee Any onv can see that you hive ravelud,” a Aftor we had smoked awhile bo asked mo whether T would lke to visit the kitchan, and and.on my roplyingin the altirmative, sum- moaned the landhidy, who auld: - "Your honor us too yreatly,” offering mon sinntl package, *Pleusa accept this suche.” Adding, "My Lusband shall show you bow we prepare tho eels. ‘ We arose, quitted the room, and doscending tho ladder-liko stulrway, the steps of whick wera polished us smooth as ylugs. stlppad on one foor- voverings and entered tho kitel On the hard, earthen tloor were rows of tittle charcoal Turnacos, provided with iron roda, that sorved Ag rests for tho skoworod eels. Jlurvki, whose only Calling was o weakness for bowing aod politely’ suoking in bis breath bee tween his specahos, led tho way nnd was ox. evodlugiy attentive, tuting to a range of thbs contaliiig thoxpecimensof anguilla tenul- rosteh, he remarked: “'Thosa wore caught this moraine; they wero the most expensive tish in the Nippon Bashi market, Aro they not worth looking at?" “How do you contrive to 80 contpictely ox tract their bones?” f demanded. cannot accomplish that fet" Mationin Htly-ctad servant to approach htm, bu ralds “Some custumers have Just como He Prepuro an cel Ju the presenco of thesa you- jomon,” : ‘rho man, who ovidently teok great pride in hia work, selected a vigorously squirming, ted, strack Ita bewd smartly upon a wooden block pliced upon the tloor, and kacellng by it grasped the creature’s neck, inserted a knifeyin tho tort Hite of tho vortebra ub dexternualy run it down to tho till, thon rapldly apptied his instr iment to the other sidy ot the buckbons and res puted the process, tenving tho cel split open, Rotting up the hed, to whieh waa ettuched, the vertubnu and literat boues inelosing the intea- Unes, ho buwed and suid: *Thare Js note splint- wu tin the thsh,” hut 1880." proudly remarked tha proprio: Lonly employ the most ekiittul wou and “Our cooks ‘Tho operator washed down the htouk, chopped the tattened Gol inte three-ineb lengths, and shouted toa cook, who ntlyanced and removod than a dish, Tho next process was a inysterious ono and wae pisetormoad behind a seruen, from whence tho platter of cals was provently handed out to one of the brollors. My oplalon in thut tho fst bad slinply beow plunged Into boiling water to nuke the sain tender, ae We advanced to a range, and saw a cook skaw- orig tho pleced of an cet on long bamboo splinta. ‘Then be pluced them ox the rodd over the wlownng cont, sud when one side wis browned, dextruusly pickod tlem up with a palr of [ron chopstioks and turned them, Aftec thoy were tharauatily cooked ha xaizet tho tgh with the sine dastiuiment, aad plunged it (nto a year sel contaluing old shoyu, which waa us thiok and dark us niolitsavs ‘ ‘Tho steaning undyt wero then drained, placed uy wiuequer box, wud sont Up stairg ty the ous. anne « We never prepare our ocla until they are or- dered,” reiwnnrked tho proprietor, |i No matter how buby we way bo Pwill not bave tho tsp Isitied beforehand.” : “What do you do with tho bones#? Laskod. “Wa boll thea down Jute a dalicious jolly, auch ae that with whieh vou wero served. Noth tng bs Wasted fu tuts establishment, We thinkor the golden virtues.” i Ttbunked bin, and, when wo guittod the ca- tablishuient, Marold, with bla wife and the nt+ tenduuts; clustered round the entrduve, bowlny aud exoluliniag: Z “4 *Artrito, argato! Suyanura, sayonarat (Think you, mui you! Gord-by, good-by'!) Ax wo atrollut Up tho street wy companion aids : : "1 hopo you havo enjoyed wy pour entertaiu- ponte” me Yoa," Erospondad. ‘1 shall not soon farget Maroki's brolted cela; they ure indeed a Japs nese delicuey,”” Epwaup Guesy, Klro-Proot Thoatrical Scenory. Sanitary Fuyincer, Tho toreibla almeter ta Vienne rem|nds us that where 40 much cou:busttble material i used us on uw theatre stugo it fy ubsolutely necoasury that t should bo rendered fireeprout if possible, Hilleate of soda has been employed with great udvpntuyge bor che tu pulnt itsell whien t+ used In’ the = produation of duoorations, aud algo ay A yuri for all canvas und woodwork used i tue construction of the scenery, Tho ailicate of sodu fd not expouslye, am ebaee | raven Why Che Hew of gomne e1tiin mitterial should not be conipulaory. It ean bo applied within twenty-four hours fo tho scenery: of every thoutre fn tha city withont in any wa: changing the effeot of the decorations, It watld render the seonory praaticnily Incotbustihte, pnd aoalmple a remedy Corin existing evilevery theutre manager owes ft to tho public to apply, > as. HOME.LIFE OF THE CZAR, Inclicnts of His Concen' ehina—Asintic BriceneRrac and Mine toric Furnittre<Lunching with Hil» Family—tniucnce of the Empress Over tho Emperor, London Telegraph. Notwithstanding the commencement of the Witter season and thy renséombly of the nebiti> ty In Bt, Petorabung, the Czar romaina concented In tho seclusion of Gatseliing, ‘This pince Is ubout forty miles from St. voteraburg, with whieh it ls mora or less directly couneeted by three railways. ft la thus quite a stentegtcal position, and possibly this clreumstance hag n+ thenved ite seteation as -an Imperial retrent. Tho residence ts surrounded by a Lenutiful pirk, with picturesquely unduluting grounds, tho gracoful slopes being adorned with fine ald tinber. ‘he paineo itself 1s an enormous building, or blovk of bulldings, One huge square stone edifice occupies thé centre, and from ft branen out on either side cireular wings which vervo ns galleries to connect the main edities, and two emaver but substantia’ annexes that face in tho sume directionas tha central portion, and form projections at the ends of the renrral semi-circular front, In tha central block are the state and larger reception rooms. ‘The wing on tho left is occupied by the finperial famlly. Jn that on the rightare thoapartmonts for mem~ bers of (ho household. Visitors arriving are eonducted tu tho central entrance, and, except under tho most safe conduct und after genrch- ing examinacion,.no one 14 aliswed ta approach shat portion of the pulace Intinbited by the Czar. ‘Thus the zenernl arrangement of tho buildings, bestles offering the advautages of accommoda- on to by found fn a jarge mansion, affords apectal security for tho personal safety of the Emperor, whose apartments are compictely Isulated and wnapprouchablle axcopt by nur row passages that are strictly guarded. ‘I'he gal- Juries ut Gatachina baye long beun famed as con- talning mayuilicunt artistic collections, One which leads to tha Emperor's private rooms is called tho Japancan gallery, and here are assem- bicd a number of curlosities of thé highest value, which have from Unie to time been pre- rented to the great White Czar by tho rulers of Chinn und Japan, The Japanese. sluister, who was lutely presented at Gutsebina, aud who I a great collector of both European aud Astitic Urle-uebrne, stuted that Were was nothing in tlio East to compare with this Russian colleution, and that it would be tmpossitle to replace mauy” of the anclent and extremely valuable artiste objects tht adorn the Itnperial gallery. In ade dition to tha Ashttic curlosttics, tha lover of aitiquities tds nt Gataching magnificent spect- aicnd Of the most hbighly-worked Louis <VE, furniture. These were presented to Cutherine (ho Great by the rmost unfortunute of Freeh quonarels, and have always been highly prized by the ftussian linperial arnt ‘The ordinary aitting-room of tho Czar In which he transucts business fa situuted on tho first Moor of the block inhublted by tho Imperial family, It 13 a comfortably, but simply, fur- nished apurtinent, Tho style somewhit uve tukans tho character of {tg occupant. A nume- ber of beavy Gurman-fushlu atmecbulrs lve ita alr of por Little elegance or ornament is nutlecdy! large writing-table and other unmistakable signs denote that many of the Emperac'y hours Ree here pissed in cloze nppilcation to the end: tess business that devolves on tue autocrat head of a systou of Durenueratio centtaliation. ‘Tao Crar is un carly riser, and the lavars of his any commences at? fu the morning. Till 1 v'clock te Is ocettpicd In bis study receiving tho Ministers, who present their weekly or daily reports, und consulting with them over alfairs at Stute, ‘The reception of Ministers ts fully by tho presontation of uflivints who have recunt> dy received finportant nppulntments, or with whoin the Emperor, for some purticular roason, desires to converse, Qeeastoually a newly- uppointed Ambassador or diploniatic agent la futroduced to present his credentials, und rarely a day pisses withaut ou or wore Ruaaiun deputations obtaining nun wudience, It is specially signiteant of tho polley of the present Czar thas while bleh oliciuls buve often u diiculty inobtataing an ine terview, bia Mujesty fs utways accessibic to pros vinelat doputadions, which are sometiines com- poeetor wild Kblvwiz, sumotines of swarthy Kulmuks or skin-clad Samoyedea, and sou: Umes of iiiterate Russlan peasants who dealro to presont a tinly pieture to thelr great father, and to express thoir loyalty und devotion to hit verson. The Emperor receives one and all with watern dignity which, though aevompanied in minat cases by ncertaln icnduess of miner, nl ways lonves tho conviction that Alexander IIL, focls blusell aa wutocritt and is determined to yiuld Hong of his prorugativer but to impress on if who approach him that thoy ure tn the pres- ence of un absolute though Kindly muster. ‘This s0les of self-nessertion was a trait Inthe chur- neter of tho Emperor in hig very earliest daya He fa devoted to inusic, and, when a boy, it was suggested thit ho might derive pleasure from tatciuy a purt fn the musical performances of too palace orcheatrn, The then fielr-npparent wits eliepbed with tho fdea, and it remained to be settled on what Instrument he should learu to porforin, Charucteristiclly thoimperioud Prince eclected the trombone as being the laytriameat with which be could produce the greatest ettuct, und, lover of music though he wes, bis perforin: fined Appeared chlatly to eunsist in a Wotl-bub tuined and falrly successful effort to drown the romainder or tho urchestra. Although stern and oven overbearing toward tho majority of those who surround bim, Alex- ander IL, hna always been a syinpathizing and attectlonate husband and father, At 1 u'clock dluily he tunobes with his wife and children, and to tila ment none but tho closest Intimutes of bia famity ure ever attmitted. After luncheon, it there aro no furthor dupututions to receive or important business to attend to, the Czar goes out walktog or driving In company with the tn press or hts sous. ACTH, which in Russia ia consldored a lato hour, the niperor and Em prees dine; but at this men! the ebildren, who have ntrenty’ beon conaiined for the wight 10 tho care of thoir superintendents, do not nppeur, Tn the evening thera ia often u litte muse, of which the fimpress fa as fond us the Emperor, ‘and her Majesty is a good planiat. ‘Pho Cute res Hires to bed: early, and by 1 o'clock wit ia wilence In the hioperint apartments, Daring the duystime the Bmpress ocoupics n rooman the grvisd teor exactly below the Jzar's study, with which it communicates ute roetly by a small private staircase, | fhe Cz ina bondoie Is eleguntly furnished, but in a siiuple style, and with uo appeurunes of luxury excopt stich ag fs given by the presence of cure tuln handsome pleoes of furniture and objeta dart which vemaln to testify to the more ex. travagaut tustea of former occupants. Tho look out from tho windows over the pack is charmingly picturcsquo, Lut the attendun je gomewbut distracted tron tho beauties of the scenery by the voutinued pactny tinmediately infront Of the windows of tho inuny sentrics who glusely surround tho houac, ‘he Empress isan admirable manager both of hor time and of oyerything that nertuins to tho honsehotd dutted, “Her great intelligence and sweerncss of nidaner hive given her ain extreurdinary inthi+ ence over hor tivdband and: all other persous who are brought into contact with her. ‘The Anttehkina Putaco, na Cawevna, Was a ont nt Gnte- which she vecupied wodel of hausebotd biunagoment, and “to her fultlative are due thas cutnmencement oof sweup- ug reforns tn the = ndwinistradon | of Who othor overgrown puliovs, Sho ts patronoss, and takes us fur as poadille au netive latercet in the ana eD ul half the clutritublo {stitue ttuns Ih Huagia, and partionlasly tuyse that are comivelod wite the protection of women wad vhikdrcn. Bvery morning, while the Experor ty bony up-ataira With Lili Ministers. tho Rarprass iecelves the reports of M. Dellunay, Gen, Baus gerton, and others, whom bho intrasts with the suvervision of tho Various societies in which she Is Interested, It is rare alao that uny dopata- Yon or tntividial of importance i presuuted to tho Emperor without being subsequently intros dheod to tue Empress. Buc te fe not atulrs pore hunlug to her duiperial pesiden along that oe eupy the attention of tila excellont wifo and wother. ‘The Minpress dcbuitude forthe salety of her husband fi well Known, and it bad heen observed that she js uever at cise when bo bb called away from home, ‘the aduention and care of her children also enyrised much of her thoughts, fhe eldost sun tho Crareviteh Is in ble Mth your, and reqembles bis nother in features, He is ot un active and lively disposition, nnd, for his yeuys, |3 far ye vitnced fy bid atudicg, Huvsida fe nlwaye tho Inngunge omployed by the Imperial Cuaily wh uw thoy ure together, but when the boys ure with thwirteuchors they snewk French wad Enyzilsh on nltecnnte dit 61x hours nt day nvu devotes to study by the hy Princes, but their cducce Hon fé vot Iinited ta xcdentary studies wloue, They are ulso practiced In riding and abuoting, and the Carreviten ta, it is sald, nlready 4 gaud shot and rides well, ‘Tho oritionl position of tho country and the personal danger of tho Esnperor ase the drecah skalutiita ta the oupboard ut thls others! Lappy iinperlat Gunily, iets notmy purp se to fouch on police taday, and thervcore fa E vlosy this totter without farther wlluaiin ty the eave unxlnties that often cloud uw free win Ww com ita ruseul wnice teour much-oved Ih .- cease of Waites, no Roglishaan ean loa un Without capecial feclings of syinputhy. Mra, Smith's Unhopod-Vor Recovery. Undut oxeltument exter ainor 10 wie aie colured residents of Danohe.te a ae tho fae of & peoullar bixamy cise whied Lave been muds public. sunuel sinh and le wie huve been wurrled to yeuns anu ive the parents ofalx cuthiren, Al. Boilth bas been un evalu yor tous months, aud wt tuet bevy on that her deutb was looked for daily, Bue bud adread of leaving ber children test they would aor be Properly cared for after ber agatth, ‘The rlek wouun tad a younger sister, Shu desired tout this slater und ber hystaud should bo married before bee doath, ‘They entoped {nto a mutual aurosment thas fo case dr, Butth would dlu they would become mun and wite, ‘his tho cw worndn would nut llsten tu, gud they wore vecaonontiy auarried, Siac the wedding Sree Bmith No. J bne so far recovered aa to be up and about tho house, Mr. Smith and bis two wives aro fying happily together undor tho samo roof, a HAIR. Beards, Whiskers, Mustaches, and I Derlals from Karly Hgyptian Days TU Now, New York World, The board, according to Mr. Darwin, wns originally ornamontal, and the bearded man be- ing popular in primitive society selected the fatrest women; hie olfapring resembled him, and soon. Cortein itis that wearing tho beard was iu the oldest times nit tho fashion, In_anolent India, Persin, and Acyria full henrs were worn, nud wore esteomed us aytnbolteal of digulty and wisdom, Accordiig ty the old Egyptian plotures shaving was a comnion pructics in the land of the pyramids, or, ut tonst, tho frequent absence of the bears amony Kings and private ts noticed ag nesort of Indication of rank, Merodotus enye that for clean shaving tho priests “gave acer. {iin snured tuason which wo du not think it law- ful to disclose," probably Lecuuse ho did not know it. At nny rate, the Exyptlans may be sald to furdish tho curllost — tnstanves of “the priest all shaven and shorn.” Their Mibyan nelgabors, on the othar hand, were heavily bearded. und thelr muritine enemiea— Probulsy the early Greoks—wore rather thin Yellow beards, Doran contends that those sama Greeks were shaven and catted alt ullen and bearded micea “barbarous,” connecting tho word with baba, but Homer and tho Egyptian monutnents ure against hin. The Assyrian Kings wore enormous beards, olled und eared 1h tlers or stories, und suiiv of tua treasured these appendages In Jeweled casos. ‘Tho chosen Poupiv represented Adam with as luxuriant a ouind as Homer gives Jupiter, futher of gods autd Men, in tho Hind, and always ching to looir boart’s with particular afeotion and jeal- ousy. ‘Tomur the corners of the beard” was an offensy axainst their liw, Tho fugitive who reverentinily raised bis band to the b.ard might hope for succor: to swear by it—us young Uirie in Schiller's tine balind swears by tut of bis father, Bourbard the Hushbeurd—was tu take n inest suered oath; for it stranger to touch it was nn insult, and it was tho sign of su preme attection for enlidrey and kinsfelk to. touch it gently or kiss it. ‘Thus It was that Joab slew the unsuspecting Amasi. ‘Io cut un en- voy's beard wasn crowuing affront—it wis liko insulting the ambassador's fag. According to tho legendury history of Home, tho massucre of tho Seuate wag provipituted by the act of the Gaui, who, in bis mingled awe und udmiradion, luld hands on w Senator's beard to sev whether: OF not the Senator wasn mujestic statue, and all readers will recall the retort to tho Afussiiaian despot of tho Cheiatino envoy. If my mister had known you Bet so inueh necount by a beurd he would bave sent you w woat.”” alexander the Great 1s credited with huving introduced shaving during hly Asiatic wars, buy jug noticed that the beard ulforded a conventent hundle for the enemy; this wes the uriglunl “Uphting cut,” and the lirst foxtance of a mill- tary regulation cunecrning hiraute appendages, The Greeks not only employed razora, but “sharp plich-plusters Thoy sunt the fashion over ty Home about 0 B.C. where Scipio Afri- ennus the younger was the fixt gentleman of note to shave daily. In Civsir's tine a alight wontee or mustaahe, assiduously cultivated, wus tho toting fora young man of fushion. Whereas tearlug the hair bad been a align ot mourning, in dome letting the beard grow wos the urthodux fT celebrating a publle adamity. The wu Kusperory shaved until the time of Ha- dria, who fet hia beard grow to hile an; ugly secur. ‘The ditlicultica which Nero oxperionced In making his tallet are fainillar to moat readers— indeed, nu interesting article iniht be written un the subject of barbers and despots, From Rome the hablt oF shaving was carried all over Centra! and Nurthern burope, where wearing the beard had been the universal cus- tow. According to Tacitus the anclent Germans cultivated the board tit they bud killed an en my in battlo—“taken u scalp.” ‘Tho Bayeux vatry shows the Normuns close-shiven ts to 4. lips, and chin, Harold and most of the Raslish Wear the mustache, and the only beard- ed folks yro Edward the Confessor and live matt on the Norminy aide, Long, shagxy buir and enorminiis tangled mustaches tnd been in vague among the ancient Britons. On the Introduccor of Chrlatianity the cleney among tov Anylo-Sax- ons bud to sbave, aod after the Conquest one of the grievances azulnat Willing: was his sup- pression of the English mustuche. Shavau, by the ‘clergy espevinily, wae a sort of prutest agains Judaism and Islam, though uo eurty Chriztiun fathers had followed the.Jewixh custom aud prescribed the retention of the beard. Clem ent of Alexandria, Cyprian, Jerame, and Chrya- ostom ‘were among. the vontroversintists “on. this grent question over which the Greek and Toman Churches fought, and which Inter 60 cx. ercised tho Belgian reformers Ut thoy would fain have olected all save the shaven from thetr ranks, Tho Popes frequently promulgated de- erees and sot fastiions, but not all of the same i t Julius EL, victor over tha nant renen, allowed fis beard to nt beascended the Papal throne tn 1533, ullowed over tho Christian world, Francis L, of Franee, copying hin, ag he bad received an ugly wou the face from a brand of blazing woud Ina ‘Twelfth-Night frotia, Up to that time tho beurd bad ted nt vbeckered existence In France. After the but- tle of Tolbine, where Ciuvis thrashed the Inter Aluric ¢0 soundly, the conqueror scat word to the vungitisnod tucome and twuch hiv Yeard— make an alliancu—but Aturic, Instead, caught tho Frankish envoys by tho beard and sent them back, swearlug furlously by the violated uppend- ayes to buve thelr revenge, which ne promait auid bloody, Thereafter France saw boards of all tholrdisregurd of tho conventional ;and thelr dusire of innovation ne in the matter of hair and beard, aud the gathering on the first night of *Ternant" was a very nightinare of hirsute- ness. Artista, conspirators, Salni-Simiuninns, and phalansteriuns intvod tho cults of tho beard, while graver folk deciured for mutton chop whisters, The beanl cate more slowly into fashion ju Bugiand. Before Jamea Ward, the Royal Academician, had tho courage to jot his beurd grow he folt compolied to publish a solemn Justiication giviur eighteen diferent Teasuns why n man was bound ty do 60 unless ho was “indifferent as to ofending tha Crvator and good taste.” When the fastien af boards came Ja le'took Just $8,000 a jeer, out of the pockot of tho jute Dr. J. J. Mecht, of tho famous Atropa, razors, und “niigis paste.” Thirty years ugo there was hardly a mudtache In En- lund, Unless the Weurer wer un ofllcer or ormener, the military betuy perditted to wear that ornament, on the wround that it “nalded tuuir martial appearauce," though the privilege was refusud to sailors for some mysterious ren- son. On tho Stst of July, 1834, the Horse Guards soleinnly issued a general permission to the army to keep tho upper Np unsbayen, but the whikkers, It was proseribed, must be two inches front the corner of the mouth, and the "abi, underiip, and at lenst two inches of the upper pertlon of the throat must be clean-abaven.” Not, however, until avout the date of our own Civil War did beards como fairly duto fashion with our Engllah cousins, siocy it was ty 1831 or TE that © ‘Theologus” publlabed an ojaborute work to prove that shaving wus “a Ureach of tho Sabbath and a hindrances to the apread of tho Goapels” and torevite the physiologival reu- sons In favor of uaing tha . fave hale ns.a protec ‘don tu tho throat and ntr-pasauy THE TEMPFOSKI GANG. Frelght Robbers and Sueak-'Thleves Under Arrest and tn Jall. Specat Dispatch to The Calcage Tribune, Kawnas City, Mo, Deo, 23.—-The mui O. A. Stewart, arrusted in Texas for robbing the Chl- cage & Alton Railway Company, fsa manor cr the celubrated ‘Tompfosxt guug. Tho sang was Orgunized systamatioully to rob froight tralius both on the Missouri Paclfiv aud Chleayo & Alton Htoads, and Stewart ja the man who bid in the curs, and then, ut mivon paints, throw boxes aud bales of goods frum tho train to confoderates 1 wilting. Tho Chicago & Altun Company suf. tered to fhe wminunt of thousand: dottiars in this woy, and at idee dutectives were detuiled to rua thy thieves down, ‘empfoskl, the leador, Js now in jal bore awalting trint ws alo aro two other/tenibers of tha wang, al or whom ure certain of long sontences In tne ponttuntiary, Stawart bas nut yet bows Indieted in tile cou bot bis exae f4 uidor comsidueauion by the grand Jury, aud the formal pipers wit be returned in a few days, ‘The wan was chased into Lowa ty a detugtive nated Hued, and thence ta Hyueton, Tox., whors he was arrested. ww wht and seta fashion that was WoRO# NS TERSIUINE SAUCE THE GREAT SAUCE EXTRACT ofa LETTER from B MEDICAL GEN- THs, t© his brother a WORCER Ta Bar, taal, ; corn Lica & PRR. f Bs i BLUcO y ed iris Inds, + Mignature ts on every bottle of GENUINE WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, Bohl and used thrvustout the world, ‘JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, V AGENT FOL TU UNITED BTATES, NEW YouK, ____ AMUSEMENTS, HAVERLY'S THEATRE=PATTI. 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