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New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
Projected BUILDINGS.

New buildings proposed erection for which pus and specifications
sas sas sssa sasa9 Oct 70 10 ;1 1Ss9:
p,u. stories 5Ot76 Corporation City Of Ne"-fok owners es
Fmtsys northeast corner OF
bres piauofote manufacto stories, 0Iio Behnins Deh
scoadsve side cling 81 feet south o. Eghtes
and tenemen each stories 2oIo2 Jacob Weeks
East seventeen No. 4ls brick and tenement stOes
side 325 fee, of Third
Forty ytoartst north SIDE Secoudave brick
sment stories. 20r52; Daniel Bowen owner
..ons Preueh fat stories, Zoi5Si Dsvid Roche
stories 2oI7oi estimated cost $4,000 each
100 feet of Frstave brick
sa2 A1hsr, da & s feet west Of See.
one 6ca.s dwellings, each stories lo7 21io
Bostonrod west e go south Of second
Morrsnis brick store and econlcass d"einS stoes @oh
No. 96 brick and tenement 'Orss lI
R,s, Poars No. III brick store tenement sones 9I
Ninth ave- No. 77l brick tenement sOes 25IS2 p.
Mrs.ave west side so feet north Of schue Melrose
dwelling. stories. 2lI2S; Michael LeaheJ, owner.
from Department of Buildings Walter Adams
The B.s E eo Of Sns for
alterations cOf $40 05O total cost Of new build
10 are drstcsss buildings which Madison.
lss 1sS saop for Fire department. 6s Am
na one .ctCIy on cSs oo spe
cations for frame other structures. 20 -
THs reports 496 buildings suryeTed nnN
26 made safe takeu down. unsafe notices served 81 violations
OF reported 15 violations removed l5 violation notices served
20: violation to attorney B. - -.
THE BUREAU FIRE EsoAPss AND IRON WORK reports 10 Sua
served 00 number OF arch grders
bean and 81 Of which rejected III buildings
undergone reeImnanon 43
Of reported as having comp.ncs with the
Of been additional re safeguards ordered and
the cases relative have retired and there
under 492 buildings heretofore provided with escapes
bys been the which such escapes
kept availability for case Of fire. 43s which were
6nd good condition obstructed recurring
tng painting and the parties interest notified reave
thereto as buildings surveyed to beeape requirements
public have been Inspected with
safeguards ventilation, and mean, Of ege In case Of
Are and lee additional deecapes from dress
ing rooms Fifth Tbeater and also Of from
balcony 6reescspe second balcony OF the PARK her and
auditorium Of the Metropolitan Ihsatsf
have been provided directed H the Department OF Buiinsh
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13

proprietor OF the saloon. claiming $4,000
damages for his sons death. which he asserts was
caused by their ac The facts Of the sale Of the liquor
at the time named, and the fatal results following Mt
proved yesterday In Court after which Gen. Php
g. Crooke. the defendants counsel, moved for nom
suit the ground that under the Civil Damage act.
plaintiff could not recover for his sons death that II
was intended to apply only to the immediate damage
by the intoxicated person himself and not to the
loss which the wife, father, mother near relative
mi chit eisain from his death. Judge McCue took the
papers and reserved his decision until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
pECIslONs-OCr. 70. 1874.

Supreme Court Chambms-By Judge Lawrence
Kate Marshall ag Thomas A. Jones EsSor Of referee con-
Judge Dopohue-Powers sgt Trenor@opinion Andre"
PsberDecree Of divorce granted 70 the
panif Stevens sgt ColDs-Moton denied, with $40 costs
Special Ierm-By Judge Van Brunt-BrOnson agt.
Bronson Grsephe agt Levy.-Ses opinionA
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
uIurITURR ALMANAC

s,r 6.oq sup sets 5.24 Moou sets o.53
st5H DAv-An
Candy Boot oO7 Cove and G43 Hell Gate Ferry :28
HieH wArsR DAr-p
e.,ax Hail o27 Govs spd 04 Hell
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
REAL ESTATE.
NEw-YoRK. Monday, Oct. II, 1871

~. Nrw-YoRK. Monday, Oct u, 1874
At the Exchange SalesroOms to-day BenJa-
min Farchd sold by order of the Supreme Court ono
lot on the north side Of
l7s feet west of Second 2sx7s s2xio 7a Tor
The sales announced by William kenheiy ana ~ W.
The report for the Department Of Buildings for the
week ending Oct. 10 Will be found beiow'
OFFICIAL TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
NEw-YORK CITY.
Puous No 25 corner wser,t laiorsss' IA .o soo
rs No. 90 :sGi IPS i1 E1ss to E's
- 49, .n' 500
ssa Ssp',,a 400 a ic;i,1 9jiSss; O. Watering
.. ssilsss a. fSo Of iih;e aoo19s j. NJ vsIaaa
sS as s1nsP, s Si'r Ss 4riooi
5ssl. 1S' o SiiioO5 W. ;. ooo
7s. sasS ssa ssi'fea Of 4i,c i7iio22 oo
7ls ksssS snssip @tsrs isIioa
aGs aeS Loo S.se o s.vs Ssfoos Mary Bennett
i2iss Mss, Iso jaAs,S1 ., Avenue A. 1e5oO
as to- n5 5c we Of G.% sa.1s 75iS3 piroai
e67sS ssiaI 70 Dis1 ii1s ij0i3S 600
zavs ~, a T1o ba sd fUs.u. esou to hs 1000
a.s 24s Of 2s'h " Jas sGSvs,n Cover sP. sPG r. o. ooo
iS9a: si %oSS.S 4: %S:!s% '''''
s.n. nyonev ! Il McGoyern to McGovern pa.. $500
sve 60, & 20 aIa5 81 Doris wife of Bud 10000
lot1;,s 20 .l.s AZ" aS' E.be1h Psta.on 2sooo
lqh,ss ps OF oI9 s.s, AZ WIDOW 10000
same property in'mA' os " ................ Nominal
LKAsEHoLD CoNvEYASCK.
A2d a. l458 Of 6h-aye. 2OIlOO5 Anna vile OF loo
43i-sL, 1853 Of 6th-ase 2Ox Jas uhes, fo'ooo
REcORDED
sIT NJ o - pafsp pes pes 700
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
european advertisements.

YORKSHIRE RELISH.
II The Most Delicious sad Cheapest ssucs IN The W"h
warranted and nom any injurio Ingredient
672lQ2 BOTTLEs SOLD IN ONB M0Nrh AUGUST, 1871
Sale unprecedented in ,hs history Of sauesL -
eou by Druggists and omen bottles at 3d. 1s and "a
Trade Mark-Wlls Pattern Plate. Beware q lmiisuons
Manufacturers: 600DAll BAcKh0USe g. CO..
Leeds knsland
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
|s:!s!:.llE sI!fl5liI;I II11I:|

q, RKsr and MOST AGREEABLE TONIC vet insroduced Per
A. bsf Of General Debility nd Loss Of Appetite
usbia for u panty BY the Food Jearns Arthur H
rs S. A., Ne Sold By 0recsr omea anh Chsmss in large
=. ss.L.s ~ AZ d eseh. Beware Prepared bv
G0oDAIL BACKAousB h Co..
Leeds RnsispA
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
CALBNDARS-THn DAT.

81. Matter OF Tuner, lunatic
63. .Beekman, &c. act Fish, &c
9S. .Isaacs aat SeligmaD, DC.
109. .O'Brien sgt TrayDOr.
125. .Goodheart sg,. Goodhesrtjr.
160. Merchant, &c, agt Hasse,
&c.
169. Bird sgt. Soles
2lS. Wood agt Lott.
2l9. Same agt Same.
GENERAL TKRx-DAvrs, p. ].
1856. The People eI. rel. Alexan-
der agt. Alexander.
100. Green sgt The Mayor.
100. Percy sgt Wood.
19l. Thompson sgs Fargo,
treas, 30
1876. .Lesher agt. Roessner.
l3,.In the matter, &c. of Kelly.
81. .Clews and sno. sgt. Rock
ford r. l. 4 St. Louis
r. r Co.
"a. .Gowdy sgt. PauIlsin.
8S. .Hovland agt TAYLOR
90. Llamosss agt Lismosak
l34. .Catiing. ia. ast Brown
ibg.
8. In the matter. &c, Dept
Public Parks. de-
"a Catlip agt. Catlin.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
ADRIAN n. MULLER. AUCrIOhHkk
18O LOTS
CITY OF XONKERS.
THE ESTATE OF THE LATS
SAMPSON SIMSON,
TO DB SOLD AT AUCTION on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20.


EXCHANGE SALEsROON, No. Ill Broaiwsv Nev.York
Thes- lots PARK and LAkeAVHs HIGHsr, and
AVENUES commaud extensive Of toe HUDSON
being OILY few minutes walk from the raroad depot
are There hourly
from New.York to Yonker the Wallis BY Elevated Rail-
road only Siry cent bond and mogiee
Descriptive msps olee ADRIAN H. MULLER son Aa@
,Io9e.t" No Z PES, N Y (8S0lD
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
GounIrp properIp 10 Let.

E,LORIDA-GREEN CORN SPRING. fnr-
nshed HOUSE to LBT, suitable for family or party Wishing
FLORIDA for the Winter Apply at rs Bast Twentyseconds
RIO LET-At METUCHlN, N. j., large HOUSE,
10 rooms Of LAND, and stable; might ExCHANdB
Address A. WORK Boz 81 Providence ta L) POsto@ce.
FI,O LET-Furnished or Unfurnished-At
Plainfed N J-One HOUSE. with IA rooms: one 10 rooms.
PART of HOUSE, all within minutes Of depot Apply 70
EVAN JONES, PlaiD6eid-
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
Citp Real Gstate for Sale.


A BARGAIN in STORE PROPERTY, down
IA town. SALE-Ten twelve cent be realized from
price will be sold Apply W. H. RAfHOR,
81 Pine-st or to BDMUHD COFFIN n Cedarst
A BARGAIN. The first-class medium-sized
"A four o HOUSE. No 63 Bsst SItynrsts, north
side with gass and pso
uicss. ApDg~ ~ x,cuo,s
A SMALL HOUSE, 15x40x100.11, three-stOry
IA brick and high basement cheap tSOOO terms essy
l13h "a sves south de; 10 fne condition. every I'm.
povsmen and Including gas hxfureA Apply - lV
hcnryst, MRS. LAwL0RS
DOR SALE-4-stOry, brOwn-stOne DWELL-
ING Apply premises, A. VAN wISKLB
TOR SALE-TwO twO-stOry and attic brick
DWELLINGS, In good condition, Nos 81 and % Pttt.
RIvingtonst Terms suit Apply walst, Room No 16
EOUR-STORY high-stOOp brown stone
HOUSE, No 622 Lexington between ythird and Fifty
fsuA west side 90 OI5o iees sns order aoashoet vail.
astey Of house fourth floor divided and
finished ike third will be sold ov for cash. $1,000 ku
sold with house II desired Apply on the premises
MO. 10 EAST 48TH-ST.. 200 feet from 9th
IN ae-fclsss. full fourstsy browuctous HOUSE for
SALE, very low; possession & EDDY, l PARK place
NEW 4-stOry frst-class cabinet-fnish
IN DWELLINGS, sIyseeoudt l74 feet Of Broadway only
00O No 800 West 5Sbt will bs rented with with
ou farnture Apply on premises I WM. BRDELL-
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13

225. Brennan agt. Gordstein.
226. .Petshaw, &c, ngt. Adams.
231. Conan agt Praii.
235. .Crofatt agt Henry.
238. sherman agt. Mason.
24S. The Mayor, &c, sgt Dan
matt, &c.
249. .Binney agt. 0lmstead. &c
254. .DeHart ngt. Hatch.
Call 264. Wright sgt. Lemon. &c.
DANIELS AND LAwRgScs, u.
SO. Clements agt. Yturria.
81. Humphreys agt HURT.
40. In the matter, Ac, Lex.
iugton-ave., he.
AZ. Watson agt. Church ct al.
16l. The People ex rel. Kedian
agt. Nelson, 6a
lQ7. .Luling ct al hgt Pacific
Mail s. s. Co.
1913. Seaman agt Schuyler.
l99. .Hallgarten ct alsgt. Eckert
ct al.
200. .Godfrey agt. Moser.
2O3. stevens sgt Corn Exchange
Baak
204. .MOfstt agt Caldwell ct
205. Hall sgt. Madden
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13
Brooklyn propertp % Let.

DARLOR FLOOR of No. 102 Pineapple-st.;
front room suitable for an shop being bot two doors
from Futoust w. p. COOK. 235 WashngtonsL, Brooklyn
JNO LET-SECOND FLOOR, furnished or
qnfnrpished With all modern improvements In private house. %
small mir adults; $40 per month; minutes from e&
No. 1872 Rutledg ges., Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1874-10-13


TO CALIFORNIA. JAPAN AKO CHINA. VIA PANAMA
Rate: p,.... isnins a. ,o !es hs trip;
San Francisco to Yokohama. $3.50, gold
San Plsncisco 70 Hong Kong. $500. gold.
Steamer. l.,y. Pier 40 North River sswYort, :. follows.
aSSseur n ps for San ana
COLON. Capt J. N. Dow. Oct "a, st12m
CITY OF rAE4M4 tss; SsP7 ns w.r sss,' e s
serna SATURDAY. thereafter connecting with all steamer
Tor Central America and South Pschc porA
R,. steamers for freight and way passengers will bo dispatched
intervening Saturdays. as necessity may require
Steamer. av, San Francisco for Japan and China sollcv
vAsC0 DB sAMA....'...'. October Ii
JAPIN................ November IL
p .sh. or passage farther information apply Company
Once, on sh.fi foot c.nalst. NewYOrk :, nu,,.
Superintendent
RUFUS HATCH nanasns Director
DED STAR LINE.-Appointed to carry tn
III Belgian Uned States nails
Ths following Steamers are @ appointed ssls 70 sail
s te.o , 4 sS1EsASi:sS
vADERLASD Prom "a 2sf%Har
p; PAl.asA IT Ia sS.9"r.
AhDA4AA'pfaioEs faioEs Of PASSAGE IL SyEaRScI. =,
s.sl.ss and iiinsd.s ali points, the
Passenger accommodations fer al classes unsurpassed Ample sttsn
'' p0Tass Tss and through ss Isn as al
tnent points ,.,,. .,....,.n...u.. ..,,...
S12 JOHN acDosAIG Fs.sas:;s Agent. wv WV
Battery Place, New.Yofk
PETER WRIGHT SONS. GsnsIAl AgsatA
307 WsnutsL, Phiadslpha
D. WONDER BECKB. General European Agent. Antwerp:
WHITE STAR LINE.
FOR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
CARRYING THb
UNITED STATES MAIL.
uEW AND PULI-POwRRBD SrKAM5HIPA
eainnr nom NewYok SATURDAYS fou Liverpool - THURS
oI rs a linz at Cerb Hsrbo' eacb
BALTIC. SATURDAY.. October II. at 1000 . u
ADRIATIC. SATURDAY Oct "a o. 800 p u
CELTIC. SATURDAY. Oct 81 st 1000 a
OCEANIC. SATURDAY. November q. al $500
RHPU BLIC. SATURDAY. November IA at 9;OO q n
From White Docx Pier 81. North hver
Psssasu or s clsssesl unrvaed combining
. : SAFETY SPEED AND COMFORT. .
Saloons sateooms smoking and bahrocms niosnfo -
dan notion felt Surxeons nswadesssa
RITsS-Ssiooa $50 son. Re.an Teieu sl40 gold seerss
q. Low rss Thoss whes friends the CID Ceuntf
sss nov Obtain ssssr,gs prepaid certificates at low rsea
nooksd from ali Of Ansnes rar1 hamDu
Norway. Bvsdea. India. Australia. China xs
Drafts 81 spwsr-
Of oans and other nformAton apply the Oono<n
49, ko jv broadway. hswiork K J. CORTIS. Agent
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Fishing Shores of the Potomac.

Alta recent meeting of the board of health
of Washington, d. G. the following inter-
ssting statistics were read in reference to
the extent and production Of the fishing
shores Of the Potomac river;
Exclusive of the fish sent to the Alex
andria, Washington and Georgetown mar
kets, the fishermen on the shores of the
Potomac have sold to countrymen and
shipped to other ports large numbers Of
shad aud herring, as follows Virginia
Shore--Capwood's 100000 hening Wind
Mill Point, 225,OOO herring; lump, 95,-
600 herring; Gums, $4,000 herring;
Arkcndale, 5000 herring; Clifton, 200,-
900 herring; Freestone Point, 10000
herring; 10000 shad; Stoney Point, 50,-
900 herring; High Point, 10000 herring;
White House, $4,000 herring; Ferry
Landing, $4,000 herring; jackson City,
$4,000 herring. 1.-THE last named fishery
is where Seth Green successfully expert
mented in the propagation of shad. ]
Maryland shore-Maryland Point fishery,
l25, 1000 herring; Budd's Point, 10000
herring; Stump Neck, 100000 herring;
Chapman's Point, Is, 900 herring Pamun-
key, 100000 herring; Gut Landing, 1907
900 herring; Grecnway, $4,000 herring;
Monkeys, $4,000 herring; Kent, $4,000
herring; Stick Landing, $4,000 herring
a total for both shores of 10000 shad and
2,2O5,O0O herring. There have been
received at Alexandria during the year
All $50 shad, 100000 herring, las, 346
taylors, 62o sturgeon, $4,000 lunches of
fsh-making grand total of l,05l,5s7
shad, l5,006,940 herring, $40, 1897 taylors,
616,7l9 bunohes of fish and 1850 stur-
geon caught at the fisheries on the Poto-
mac"
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Rattan Manufacture.

Rattan comes from the Moluccas prin-
cipally from Singapore, Pedang, Penang,
samarang and St. Simon's Pay. OF all
the rattan collected in the East, the United
States consumes three-quarters Of the
total product, the imports amounting now
TO something more than 10000 O0pounds.
There are rattans and rattans, and no less
than ten different grades can be found,
which vary in price from two cents up to
ten cents pound. The first quality
should be Of bright color, Of a straw yel-
low;-but In addition, must be supple,
and not ''sticky,"-a trade-word, meaning
dull and wanting in elasticity. Itrequircs
a great deal of experience to decide what
is good rattan, or the kinds which will
work up best for particular sorts Of goods.
The very choicest rattan comes from
Besjamatsing. Both outside and inside
have their special uses The CdIanius
RotaHg belongs to that peculiar species Of
palm which secretes in its cuticle very
considerable amount Of silica, while its
inside is made up Of tough and ibrous
filaments. The outside, with the smooth
natural varnish, when stripped off by
particular machinery, is used for seating
chairs. There is a single factory in the
United States which turns out daily enough
chair-cane to cover 10000 chairs. The
inside of the rattan is employed in ynri-
ETY. Of ways. 1t is shaped by machinery
either round or fat, and SO worked up
into inumerable articles. Baskets, broomst
mats, mating, are all made from the
inside Of the rattan, and an immense
quantity of it is worked around demijohns
Both the inside and outside Of the rattan
are employed in the manufacture Of furni
ture. This branch Of industry we have
undoubtedly copied with Chinese accuracy
from India. Perhaps even with the add
ton Of our numerous mechanical helps ",
. have but very little improved on tn
models as to appearance or solidity. Their
is an exquisite comfort, luxurious ease
/, about real rattan chaise lounge, such a
4 is made at Singapore, that We can hardl
e equal. Split rattan is made up into som
!, half dozen different sizes, and is then sol
a by the 1000 feet. The finest qualities {
% rattan are also used by whip-makers. Tn
>. large and constantly increasing busine
:, may be estimated by the fact that OF
!. factory in New England alone emplo,
a 1000 operatives, and that the total nur
), Der Of people working in rattan III
"a schoolmasters cxcluded) is fully $50
!, The capital used in the manufacture
= rattan, we are informed, is about $1,000
900.
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A Blush.

What is there more mysterious than .
blush, that single word or look or thought
should send that inimitable carnation over
the cheek like the soft tints Of the sum
mer sunset2 Strange i is, also, that the
face is capable Of blushing, that the hand
or foot does not turn red with modesty OF
shame any more than the glove or sock
that covers them. It is the face that Is in
heaven. The blush Of rnodesty that tinted
woman's face when she awoke in Eden's
sunny land still fingers with herfair daugh-
tiers. They caught il from the rose, for
all roses were first white but when Eve
plucked ono, the bud seeing her own fur
face-more fair than the flowers blushed
and cast its reflections on che velvet
cheeks.
The face is the tablet Of the soal wherein
il writes lis actions. There may be traced
all the intellectual phenomena with q conf
dcnce amounting 10 moral certainty. Il
innocence and purity look outward from
within none the less do vice, intemperance
and debauchery make their indeliblc I'm
pressious upon it. Idiocy, rage, cowardie'
aud passion leave deeper marks even than
the virtues Of modesty, truth, chastity ant
hope. Even beauty grows more beautiful
from the pure thoughts that arise within il
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-12-12
The Dwaris Of Africa.

There have ever been traditions Of
strangely formed tribes Of human beings
dwelling in Central Africa That I'M
known region has been peopled by fancy
and fable with tailed men, hideous hybrids,
halfhuman and half-bestial, dwarfs and
giants Travellers who have plunged into
it have had their stories Of discovery met
with cool incrcdulity. It was years before
Du Chailu could convince people that the
gorilla was not myth. When the
animals existence was definitely establish
ed, il was thought by many to account for
the stories Of men with tails. A truer
explanation has been given by the explora-
tious Of Doctor Schweinfuerth, the German
Livingstone. This intrepid traveller spent
the three years from 1868 to 1871 in the
heart Of Africa. One Of the tribes he
reached was the Bongo All its male
members wear an animals tail fastened by
a string tied round the middle Of the body.
This explains the fable Of the tailed men
as full as man on horseback explains the
myth of the Centaurs
The most curious Of Doctor Schwein-
fuerths minor discoveries was yet TO come.
Throughout his long journey he had heard
Of pygmies that lived near the equator.
They were never over three feet tall, said
his Nubian servants, aud they wore boards
that reached to their knees. They were
skilled elephant-hunters, creeping under
the animals and killing them with stabs
from below. They were in great demand
as court buffoons. The explorer put little
faith in these stories, thinking that seeing
was better than hearing Finally he saw
At the court Of cannibal king, who ate
baby daily, he found several pygmies
} They were very shy, and kept out Of hi
! way for several days. At length his ser
: wants caught one. Il looked up, surpriso'
E at the shouting" says the traveller, "an'
e there, sure enough, was the strange littl
e creature, perched on Mohammed's RICH
!, shoulder, ncrvously hugging his head, an
s casting Chances Of alarm in every dirct
y ton" The wee man was soon paci6es
e He was chief Of quite large settlemcr
d near by. Doctor Schweinfuerth afterwar
IF measured number of these dwarfs. III
is tallest full grown men were not over fo'
IS feet ten inches They said that grei
&c tribes of their fellows lived just north |
Us the equator. They are amiable, affcctio
n ate, and quite intelligent. Doctor Sehwei
he fuerth considered them to be closely allie
0. to the Bushmen Of South Africa. L
of bought one of them, Noswno, for do
y but kept him only eighteen months. 4
that time he died Of oyereating surely
very civilized way Of shutting off u
mortal coil, and did not the "6rst gent
n, man in Europe" to whom Sir Walt
at Scott played funky, die from the self-san
I'd cause? Neswno's fate is less to be regrs
to ted, inasmuch as two Of his kindred a
or now en- route for Italy. They are to
ly placed in charge Of the Ethnologie
sr, Society at Florence
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Japanese Fans.


For the manufacture of the common,
fat, gaudy fans now sent in such great
numbers to the United States, soft kind
Of scrub bamboo is selected, cut into
lengths, split into from sixteen to thirty or
even sixty tiny splints, and then easily
fattened out, ready to receive the paper,
which is already printed and cut into the
required shape. To make the picture
paper the design is first drawn by the
artist on thin paper. This is pasted on a
slab ofwood and engraved, and the pictures
are printed off by laying the paper on the
block and pressing it smooth. They have
printed for centuries in japan without
presses. The eolors are put on by means
of sometimes as many as twenty different
blocks, The pictured papers are then
pasted over the frames. Sometimes musk
or other perfume is laid between the sheets
The pictures on the japanese fans sent to
America usually represent native scenery
life, aud costumes. People outside Of
Japan think them, in most cases, cariaca
ture or grotesque exaggeration. On the
contrary, though certain mannerisn
pervades them, they are wonderfully tru'
to fact. One must be in the Land Of III,
Gods itself (Japan) to realize how very
correct, even to minute particulars, the,
are. OF course, in Japan as elsewhere
dead "old masters" still sway the sceptr,
over the living artist, and guide his pencil
into lines never found 10 Nature but il
general, the almost microscopic accuracy
of detail, and truth Of scene, are acknow
lodged by all who study Japanese life
character and scenery.
The faces Of men, with ultra-oblique ey
and blue scalps, representing shaven ski
where hair ought to grow, are actors, AM
the expressions Of their countenances ar
scarcely exaggerated. japanese WARRIORS
medieval heroes and numerous events il
the life Of these men, in which the swor
plays a prominent part, are also fayorit
subjects for the pencil of the native "a
artists. Famous scenery is also gloriousl
depicted, and temples, dwellings and a
classes and conditions of Japanese peopl
are represented. Poems, quotations, etc
are sometimes seen on the fans, but usual
the mixed Chinese and Japanese writin
seen toward the edge of the fan is tn
name Of the drawing master and a note Q
two Of description of the picture.--AEpl'
TOMS Journal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-12-12

How TO CLEAN SOAR SUDs.-It is
well known that little alum dissolved is
very effective in cleaning muddy water;
but short time since alum was applied in
a manner which, from its novelty and its
valuable results, is worthy of notice. In
place where water is scarce at present, a
little alum was dissolved in hot water, and
thrown into a tub Of thick soap subs In
a moment the soap curdled, aud accompa-
MED by the muddy particles, sank to the
bottom, leaving the water perfectly clear,
pure and devoid of smell. This water was
found very useful for washing clothing
again, when poured off the sediment A
similar result was attained in quick
manner, by filling boiler with soap suds,
placing it on the FIRE and throwing bit
Of alum into it. When the suds boiled
the scum went over and left the water
clear, soft and as useful for washing clothes
as it had originally been,