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~ WAsHIsaIos, d c., July n, 1902
On the petition OfW. U. HICkOK, u HaTflsbuTE,
Pen1sylyaniAt praying for the extension Of q
patent granted 70 him on the 10Th day Of Novem-
bar, 1855, and ressued on the 18th day Of MAreb,
Apples;
ordered that the said petition be heard At
this once on the LIST day Of November next Any
person may oppose this extension, Objections,
dspositions, and other papers should be nled W
this once twenty days betoIelhe day Of bearing
SAMUEL Q. FISHER,
iyD.fSw GommiSsionsr Of Patents,
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EXCURSION TO GLYMoNr AND PANORAMIC
ExHIBITIoS.-An excursion to Glymont,
under the auspices Of the Washington ORA.
matte Association, for the benefit Of the
orphans, will be given on Wednesday next,
on the steamer Wawaset. Panoramic views
OF the principal rivers, cities, and scenes In
Europe, will form part Of the entertainment
at Glymont.
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ORPHANS COURT.

Dt.f,,ei e. ce,..eis, Rs,A.ngier csaa,Y, @ % :
.I.sa n: 81. q t,s isss..s SEQ. S .s.sR
tore aio,.s.id have VIII Ne sppIobation q i6s
ssFs'5 Il i p.o iSt , q.
far the came have been collected and turned into
Money, wh;;s sad where ~ he creditors and
thsir claims properly youehed, or they may other.
wise By law be exeluded. from all bsnent 10 said
publishsd onse week for three weeks In the IA
ri2saL hAruHLioAS previous 70 the e. ssi Sa day.
AuM Tusw' Register OF Wills,
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RANKRUPToY NOTICE.

To I'll the sIsdi.of. q srSse.ss BENEDICT. who
YSs q: h;6 = nfaS % before hs
o'sloei. a a. u he Oily Hail. WssSinitSa ely.
% shoy cause Why 2 diseh.,gs from all his debts
also netihsd that the second and third meetings Of
aid BAsttppt's creditors will BE- held before the
Register At the same place at u clock, IN,
BY order the Court;
n. u,., ALEX. SHARP,
Tsst-G.LkxIos, Clerk, su.SlEssi
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School FURNITURE OF the most approved
style, at manufacturer rates, suitable for
school and lecture rooms, and all kinds Of
school books, can be found at Ballantyne's.
5l0 Seventh street, lntclligencer building.
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BARTLETT, at his bookstore, 80 East Cap
itol street, between Third and Fourth, offers
q large assortment OF new and secondhand
school books for sale. His circulating H.
brary Is rapidly growing In popularity.
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w. ,. MURTA0H.
washington, D. O

ss- Tho DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, IL
furnished to subscribers u; % psr .naumt Ave
copies year $40.
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8. d. wRIsLEY has purchased the interest
Of II. W. Hamilton In the slate and marble
mantcl business, and removed the establish
ment from 243 Pennsylvania avenue to the
Young Mems Christian Association build
Ing, corner of Ninth and D streets.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

A PLEASANT ExCURsIoS.-The Practical
Press Club will leave this evening at s o'clock
(sharp time) on the steamer Arrow, Capt.
stackpole, on their annual fishing excursion.
They will visit Kinsal and Cone river, re-
turning at 5 a. m. Monday morning. The
trip can but DO delightful one.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

The PoRT OF GEoRGErowN.-The river
business In Georgetown Is quite lively at the
present time, there being no less than SO
vessels OF various kinds awaiting cargoes Of
coal. The coal trade is on the increase, and
the project OF employing number Of small
steamers Is under serious contemplation.
such steamers are largely In use at the
North, and have been found valuable.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

HOWARD Observation-Disclosures before
the medical department OF the Howard uni.
versity will commence on the 9th Of 0cto-
Der with IN Introductory address by DR..
Chas. b. Purvis.
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MONEY soLD.-At the meeting Of the Cap
itol Hill Building Association, my shares,
representing $4,000, were sold at an average
OF 33lf per cent. premium.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs' PIc-NIC.-Calanthe
Lodge, No. II, X, of p, give pic ulc at
Abner's park on Tuesday next.
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Approved August %, 1859.

An Acr approprlating Ave hundred dollars
to pay for extra work at X street bridge.
Be u snaetsd BY th Board Of Aldermen and
B,drd Of Common Cosnel Of ts< city Of Wash
authorised 70 pay to J. II. Cafrode & Co,
the sum Of three hundred dollars, or 90
much thereof - may be necessary, to pay
them for raising the abutments OF the K
street bridge; and TO T. B. Same (enginecr)
the sum OF two hundred dollars for super
intending the erection OF the bridge and
abutments.
Sec. .. And b. u Further Enacted, That
sum suficient be, and the same Is hereby,
Into effect the provisions Of this act.
Approved August Is, 1869.
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Wines and Liquors.
AMEs OLAN.
y DEALERIx

WINES. LlSStUt15kFss Ksp CIGARS
sol Agent for Carte d'or, Lac d'Or, and Her
III Penusylvania Ayanns, AdioinipE M.tropolituu
st S and Sample Room 'uperIn,sndsd by WIN.
ss- kEssI for ths Ia Manila CIg.r. nol2f
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UNION LODGE No. II, !. o. OF, meets
at p. m. tomorrow for the purpose of at
tending the funeral Of their late brother
William 3. Montgomery.
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HORSE AND WAGoS.-Qulte an'excitemeut
was occasioned around the wharyes yester-
day by reason OF horse and wagon loaded
with watermelons having been backed
overheard. The horse became frightened at
the whistle Of the steamer Arrow. They
were soon rescued, with total loss of the
fruit
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PAootAnsfgaIsefs II s sE.4 Ela..,D... o,

Rs,saaips 4. Of Mia Liza TLI::'. G.A,I
hereby declare and make knows that pubilc sale
will lake place At psps,, CITY, ColSisao Tsrri::
September, 1897. for the dispo.Al Of the Dablis
lands situated 10 The following named tovnships
North Of me Base Line and WeH Of ns ststA
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KgSsKDr's LAST NIGHr.-Kennedy, the
Scotch balladist, gives his last concert, prior
to leaving for Scotland, at Mctzerott Hall,
on Monday evening. To those who have
heard Mr.. Kennedy II is not necessary to say
anything. Those who have never heard him
we would advise to improve this last oppor-
tunity 10 hear the great Scotch balladlst.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

USIyIRsALIsT PREACHISG.-Rev j. II.
Campbell, of New York city, will preach to.
morrow at Metzerott Hall, at II a. IN. and
1880 p. IN. Seats free.
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l.. l.. CLEMENTS, ESQ.,, assistant assessor
Of Internal revenue for the first division Of
tho District Of Columbia, was quite busy
yesterday In examining consignments Of
whisky and cigars In his department, In Or
der to detect any attempted fraud on the
revenue department.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

AN OUTDOOR TEMPERANCE MEETING will
be held at the junction Of Vermont avenue
and Twelfth street and Q and X. Able
speakers will address the meeting, which II
the weather Is fair will, no doubt, be a very
large one.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-04

OFFICERS ELECTED.-The United Aid Asso-
citation Of this District have elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year; Presi-
dent, W. H. Wheeler; vice president, J. s.
Butler; secretary, ]. A. Smith; assistant sec
rotary, G. W. Barnes; treasurer, W. II. Will
son.
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Az ACT 10 grade and pave the alley In
SQUARE eight hundred and forty-six

square eight hundred and forty-six.
Be q snaetsd BY tie Board Of Aldermen and
Board Of Common CouaeR Of tie CITY Of
Washington, That the Mayor be, and he Is
hereby, authorised and requested TO cause
the alley In square eight hundred and forty
six (S46) 70 be graded and paved; the work
10 be contracted for, and executed In the
manner and under tho superintendent pro-
vided BY law; aud to deffay the expense Of
said Improvement special tax equal to the
cost thereof Il hereby imposed In Just pro-
portions upon all lota or parts Of lots bor-
dering on the said alley. Tho said tax to
be assessod and collected in conformity
with the provisions Of the act " October
10, 1855.
ApproYod August Is. 1870.
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NOTICE TO PRR.EMPrIoN cIItrAurs
LIMITED States rATEST orFIoE. :,

NOrB.-Under the regulations Of the Department
a. heretofore and now existing, no pAymsnt San -
made for advertising proelA except 10 sush
publishers as are specially authorized, 1st-fiN
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

1t was u cardinal principle with
Mr.. Fessen.len that rven his name
among men should be of little NC
count when weighed in the balance
against the welfare Of the people; |;
and the most conspicuous instance
OF his adherence to this principle
was in the late impeachment trial. -
Though on that OCCASION he acted
contrary to the sentiment OF his
State and Of his party. the integrity
OF his motives was never impugned
by any Of his peers. lie WAS the
natural and courteous enemy III all
lolitical quackS. aad eslWased u"
c;,use till his judgment was COIL
vinc,sl. an,l this he guarded wit II
scrul,ul"uscar~ 'gainst false weights.
tie had his faults, hut possessed pre-
en,u,iuent gifts am,i traits W charac-
ter, the nlrM"rv uf which must nov
swell. the common fame Uf our cOun
try, and ie handed down ds IL leg
acy to p.'sttIity.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

Yes, boys, a real clock. Now
YOU will SAY We spoke truly. First
you get a round sheet of stOnt mill
board, such as il used by boOkbind-
ers. This will cost from six to ten
cents. Get size twenty seven by
twenty two inches. Draw two lines
the longest way equally distant from
the edge and each other. This di
vi,les it into three parts Ut the same
size. Now flOm the top measure
of ten inches tor the face. and then
ith your knife partly cut the board
through the rest Of the lines below
the face aud lsn.l them back, glue
together by putting ~ strip OF cloth
over tile edges where they ".e"t.-
Mark out the face Of yWir cl'n'k ,aii'i
make :, hole iOr the hands G0 tU
Your tinman and he vii, make yo,i a
tunnel shaped spout which y"n must
glue Oi, the bottom. Then make a
siNN,l like u cnur-runniiiE to u
In,int on "In. end--and eight inches
across Un the other. Wini IA stria.
ou this cone, commencing AT the
large end. aud winding dawn just
IN y"u would u top. TIE I" the end
a ,.,,ic,l lux bottle flied with sand
Make some wWsi-n hands. aud
put them on tw face. Then Ill
your box, ALREADY made. with sand
and when it is hung up the StH'
will run out slowly at the '~tt"n
and .,s the sand g'1s out th'
weights lower, and turn the wheel
" hich makes the hands go r"und.-
1t will depend upon the sln. of tin
hole at the mtloni aS to how t's:
runs. You can paint it,aul make
quite an ornament in your house.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

IRISH WIT. james I. Brady
was very fond of the ready, natural
wit Of his cOnntrynrn. One daN
s,auking Il this to Il friend, he si'lh;
IN just show you "a sample. ~
s,nak to any Of thcse men ut work
and you'll Sce that ! will get my
answer Stepping up to tie men
who were ut work on u cellar near
by, he spoke to them chccrfnllA,--
.GmM day; to you. boys. ihat
look = like hard work for you' 'Fn'N
an il is,' WAS the answer, 'or We
wouldn'l be- l,avin' the doin Of it,
Pleased with this.he asked the man
what pmit Of Ireland he came hon''
.Ah,' said Brady. on hearing the
name. i came from that region my
SELF 'Yhes, said the man with
another blow of the pick, there wa'
many nice people In that place. ou,
| / never heard that any OF them ie''
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31
Trrn,nrE MINING ACCIDENT

TERRIBLE MINING ACCIDENT
A special to the Herdid says that u
terrible mining accident occurred
saturday morning ut Stockton,
PENNSYLVANIA. The earth over u
mine, whicl, had not been worked
for fifteen years, gave way Onc
block III houses WAS swallowed mp
IN the cavity ~ quickly that two
tami h,s living in the houses had not
t,unc to escape. except u girl who
had fled from the house, but not tar
enough 10 escape falling. She fell
an to, oi the houses aud was res
r,r,l. Three families living IN ~,
adjoining block had just escaped
wien the whole bl,1k 'ne,t down.
There were ten IWrso',s swallowed
M with the huns.s. George Swank
his wifi, and iour children. MIR. latcll
his wife, child aud mother, were tl't
uutortuuntrs, aud ARE still IN the
mine, aud probably dead. The ex-
citc,ncut was very great, anl every
effort WAS being made to relieve The
unfmt unatrs. Faniiics IN the vi-
ciuity n,oye,l out Of their houses
fearing that they would fall also -
Fears were entertained ut last NO
counts that the mine would TAXI
flrp.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

ADvERTIsfNG.-rhere arc yet
MANY slow and old fashioned busi.
ness men who think that adv.rtis.
ing d~sn't pay. For the inf"rma.
ton Of such we give the experience
Of u few Of the most successful
business men, expressed in their
own language:
"W,tl,out advertising I should Tvs
a poor man tO1lay."-il. 7. Helm.
bold.
"My success is owing to my lilrr-
ality in advertising."--l;onn y.
"Advertising has furnished mc
with Il cOmpetence.r-Amos Law.
renee.
IL advertised my productions and
made money."-Nicholas Long.
worth.
"Constant end persistent advcr.
tiSing is IA sure prelude to wealth"
Stephen Girar,i.
"lle who vests one dollar in
business, should invest Sl.OO IN al.
vertisins that business. 7.
Stewart.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

A man is first judged by his dress;
afterwards, by what he turns out to
l~. There is the story OF the cele--
hiated painter aud poet Eucl'in,--
who, wa king out one day in very
shabby clothes, became more an oh.
jrct Of dprision than regard. lir
was mortified, and went home, ar.
layimg himself in his very lHst,-
a.aln walk Il out to receive on eve
~ hand obSeQ, ious attention. His
mort ifcatiOn turned TO anger, and
going home he threw his gold lacu
coat "u the floor, and stamping on
it, exclaimed, "Art thou l'nchin or
am ~
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

Ladies' wear 40 much false hair
with their own that IL is difficult u
tell which is switch.
Two teas,WOniuls Of finely pow
derd charcoal IN half tu'nOler OF
water, is gOO,l for the sick headache.
It will cure in fifteen minutes.
The first mercantile vessel which
posscd through the Sucz Canal, was
wrecked IN the Red Sea, when eigh.
" six miles from Suez.
Lord Byron wrote: "As noon scek
roses In December, ice IN June, hops
for cO,,stnncy IN wind, or coin In
cl,aii, believe u woman or an cpi.
tnpl,, or anything that's false, before
YOU trust in critics.'
Annie Wagner, according 70 an
intelligent San Francisco jury. died
"f ~ gun shot wound discharged
from a pistol!
A hop was killed at Springfield
the other day, ani IN its stomach
wrr. found thirty nails hiatt q saw
file aud u susle,nler buckle. II IN
s,,rlnispd that ut some period tho
animal had swallowed u carpenter.
An editor In New Jersey brings
delinquent subscribers to his co,,n.
ter IL lively order BY publishing
obituary notices Of them. When
tlcy have Iaid up arrears, hr c,.'i'
trniicts the report VI their death by
saying they we're culy 'deSd boats
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

THIS SIDE UP.- We saw Jake
mailing ~, n box, the other day, con.
tanning some articles which he it,
tended to send hy express. From
the nature Of the contents, We knew
it was essential that the box should
not lH inverted on the passage: 80
W. >e,uur'l the suggestion I" Jake
to place the much abused "This side
up" etc, conspicuOusly upon the
cover. A few days after VIC saw
Jake.
"iIrard from your goods, Jake:
Did the! 20 there safely =
"Eycry one broke" replied Jake.
suddenly. "lNst the hull lot liang
the Express Company"
"l)il You put this side up as wy
told y"ui'
ayes. | did; and fur fear they
shouldn't see it on the kiver, | put IL
on the hOttom, tOO--confOuEd 'cn.'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

Washington Irving related that
he was once riding with Tom Moore
in the streets Of Paris, when tn.
hackney coach went suddenly int"
a deep rut, out of which it came with
sucl, a jolt rs to send their pales
bump against the roof. by Jovr,
got it :" cried Moore, clappins his
hands with great glee. ''Got wl'atv
said Irving. "WhA said the ln~t,
"tl,at word i've been hunting for for
six weeks, to complete my song -
That rascaily driver has .joltcd it
out OF me-"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

ANECDOTES OF DUELING.-The
history ot du-lling has It's comic
and It's romantic aspect aS lis tragic
and it's diatUiical. SOnc uf the
excuses given for not h.hlln. are
droll enough. L'ranklln relates the
following anrcdUte: A gentltln'u III
a coffee hui>c desired another to >lt
further from, him. Nhy sol said
the ,wran thus addressed. BE.
cause. sir, You SMELL 'IlHi. sir, Is
an ati,ont, and You must nght me-
Il Will fight you il you INSIST upon
il; but | don't see how that will
mend the matter, for il you Kill IRE,
| shall smell too; aud II lkiil you've
will smell wuisc,if ln,sslble han YOU
do at present. Ama,icus N.oaNJr!
sent a challenge to llumicrt ii, vi
the same duchy. The latter replied
To- the bearer OF the challenge, That
the virtue OF "A priice did not con.
sist in strength ot body aud that
if his principal boasted OF his
strength, there was not u bull which
WAS not stronger aud more viSor'
Gus than he could poS>ihly he; and
therefore, # he liked. one should bt
sent to him to try The French
Mmt Voilurc was "A noted duelilSt
but he would not always fight. W
one OCCASION, having bceL chtl
lcngrd b., n gentleman Ln whom III
had exercised his vii, he replied
The game is not equal: You are b'I
| am little; you are brave, am
coward; however, IL YOU want Il
kill me, | consider myself dtad.-
Among the durIs which deserve t.
lm recorded is that between the eel
rbra,,u Irish lmIristers, JOi'li I'M
pot Curlan and John Egan. nick
d named .Eully Egan.' TIL" latter wa
n maj, of ,n,in"msr size. while Cu'
ran was slim aud short. The clancr
d of eing hit wcr,theirtore, III i"N"
of the former, tor. ~ Cu'rlh sah
twas like firing ~ u hay stack
Cu,I,,i,, therefore. .l'rUi">''i to r'l''h
izr the chances 10y clalkine lines o
Eran's :nnly, ~ as 10 mark Wit il'
= Currans) size thereon, ami u
agreeing that nO shot should co'''
which t,ok effect outside of tiie'
lines.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

How to make a clean sweep
Wash him.
A cutlery in Massachusetts has
received an order for 'calving
knives.'
Not classed among calamiiies:-
When a paper Is run over VII"
advertisements
Poor whisksy Ia called fifteenth
amendment IN the South, because IL
il huri to swallow.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

Professor MOrrem states that tho
actinic rays of solar heat can ln'
thoroughly arrested by thin layer
# u perfectly limpid solutionOf sui.
plate of Iuinime. not more than
few millin,ciers in thickness. He
says that IL useful alp'lca,,O" Of tins
property would le To Manufacture
double ln,nrs "f glass which cou Il
contain the solution, aud replace Ivy
then, the least rilicaciOus yellow
glass used bv photographers IN their
dark rWm. They would thus bo
enable to work in light instead of
Il dark rW,m.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

An Iowa paper tells its readers
that they can get Chinese lnl"'rcrs
vi, ,lcs,,lc, retail aud pistail!
A Western town il without u
newspaper because the ladies' sew
,ug s,Glety answers just as we'll
An Iowa paper advertises for u
pin TO learn the printing trade, who
will wear pants aud saw wool.
Paper is entering Into nearly
everything We use. Ihc i"nkrrS
now make il into pals, wasllt'ibs
aud spittOons.
John q. SAKE, at a western hot''
the other day, for some m'nntr'
undertook III vain 10 carve l''e''
Of beef. The wit Myed down ~,
knife and fork, glanced around a',,'
s,Wke: .Gcntlelncn, said be-, 'tl'at,'
an iniringmcut on Goodycars pa
'tunt,'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

A Berkshire paper tells n funny
story nlsNit n very inexperienced
youth "f twenty who got himself
engaged to "a strong minded wOnan
of thirty, and then as the time for
the wedding drew near lncane 50
much alarmed that h. offered her
S,.i to rlinquish her clam; but nh"
scurmed his cash and insisted on
having him, and he was finally com.
,n.lled to face the I'arsOn.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31

Ur. J. E'lmuu,l>, u prominent Lon
don pI'! sician writes as follows to
the iAnnlun Times:
Il enclose n simple, safe and ac-
crs .iblc prescription for the whole
range ii acid u'r,'sivr l"'is"''s, which
il promptly used, will most invari-
ably save life. Mix two ounces Of
In,w,lrr chalk or mia.n,ria cr one
ounce ot wusl,in. smla, w.ts II pint
ut milk. and swallow il ut one
dr.u.ht, tl,cn tickle the back Of the
tl,rm,, with II feather "r finger, NJ as
I" produce Vomiting. Ailrrwarl.
drink freely of mix and water, an'l
r.l u.at the vomiting ~ m to thor
mlphly wash Oiit the stomach. Any
u,anlitv Of chalk or n,ag,'csla may
IN. taken with safety. but soda IL
large quantities is injurious. may
add that the iiaicOtlcs are excepted
Milk il nm anii,lOtc tT almost al
the ln,isons. aud especially IL follow
cd by vomiting"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-12-31
The Chinese IN California.

They retain all their national pc
culiarity Uf dress. e,Uking, religion,
and never Amer;c;lnize TO the sight
est extent. As u shOpkeeper he is
more aristOcratic and luxurious; as
u servant he is in general demand
for his srrvicealle qualities.
When he dies lis dying wish is
for his bones to- be returned to Chi
M, for according to Mongol theOio-
gians, it will 20 hard with him IL
the future world unless they do
relsOse on native sOil.
A chinese funeral is a curious
SCENE IN San Francisc,, where IL sl1
cial Mrying grOnnd.called the Yer
~. Burl,a Cemetery is set apart for
Celestial rrl",s-.
When carrying the body to the
grave u solemn in'king individual
sca,t-rs little slips Of paper with
aphOriSns from CUnfIcius written
on them at lintrls Of the d,1rways
are strips Uf r1l ,a" r on vi lch are
marked similar wise sayings.
Upon the grave Is placed u roast
foul, some rice. aud a bottle of Chi
nrsr wiln.,' after which the mourn
crs depart, never luOking behind
them.
lrrr,is.bowever, another class "I
gentlemen who are u'l,cral,at heai
at hand. No s'n'l,e do they STE ,h.
last pigtail Of the retiring m"nr''er'
disappear from view than they INA 1t
a IuSl, for the rdil,irS alId drimkaOlc'
lett for the b..mrdt Of Joss, and the.
very s,nn make short work Ot then
joss, no doubt, getting the crr,.lt
After lying some mouths III th'
grave, the bones are dug mp am
carefully cleaned ami polished viii
brusin.s, then tied ui,. and each pu
in little bundles, which aie nlcrl,
ialcllrd and stored away in II small
TN coffin IN the particular hong .
commercial house which Is re>pomSi
blc for them. When "a suiiicien
number Uf these interesting mrineIl
toes have accumulated, "a shlp is char
tered, and the cutlinS ,leSlmtcnr'
with their coutrnts lack to Canton