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THE TURRsrTL r..
An Instruments Of Doubtful Necessity. but Of
Lndoubted Disco niort.

II is not only "thcy who 20 down to the
sea IN ships" that must expect to encounter
danger IN their passage hither and thlthcr; but
for them also VINO make shorter voyages bo-
tween the scaports Of New Jersey and New
York are perils. some Of which have not ~ YET
been set down upon the charts. The most re-
Gently discovered of these II NJ the lloboken
ferry house. IL h a turnstlle. From time
whereof the memory Of man runncth not to the
contrary, the turustile has been erected IA n
measure Of protection against the predatory
inroads of horned cattle upon private lawns and
flower gardens, but this one a triple contr-
vance designed ostensiby to enforce practices
Of honesty upon the servants Of the ferry COM
pany, IL really an instrument whereby old women
and young children may be frightened, aud
strong men deprived Of temper and vest buttons
at ono and the same time.
IT. stands NJ the entrance ~ the waiting room.
since you have paid your money you have the
right to choose Ivy which ~ its three sets 81
arms you will be ieorarded You make your
election and 'apprOach. Right in your path is
stout iron bar, with massive wooden block
~ the end. Regardless OF the constantly re-
peatcd admoniti0n Of the officer IN charge,
"Walk slowly; don't touch with your hands."
YOU step hriskly forward. AZ every ferry pa-sen-
ger sure 10 do whetherthefc II ca,se for haste or
not. ana az Won touch the knob with your hand
Your foot strikes trap In the floor. which yields
ard lets Won down AN inch or two with sud-
u"I hump tllat N lar from apfccnble. ~ You are
lucIy YOU may pass through without further
mirliap but there II ch nee that II YOU are
moving too last or too slow the knob behind you
may take You in the small ~ the back, or the
Knob that you have propelled may come back
and give you punch In the sentative spot that
folks carry their lunch in. II is at this point
that your temper and the lower buttons Of your
vest are most In danger.
The company de- well to keep man on the
lookout to prevent undue fright and guard
against accident, but his presence will hardly
serve To convince the travelling public that the
new turnstilc. although 1t may faithfully regis
tor the fares, II either a necessity or comfort,
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MIIIGArING cIRcrM>r4NcEs.
several Rem son. wty lam johnson wa, nor
I,hcd- YOtimg nntn.

Ff1p Ns Hi ANiOuo Ter, ID.
" reckon, johnson, IN have To fine you
little. The Eastern question j. diving CAT. the
Presidential excitement ht~ bottled duwn.nuw Sc
all know that Tia" Infamous designs ot .tnopCr
hive hoen fuiied IN the bud. aud must do
something to keep ia" people of the uItcd
Siat'r in stirred up condition. ! hrHUtV I'll
fife you seven duiia ard u half. n YOU know
of any mitigating circumstance, come "ul with
,h"m.
sam johnson pushed ont an under lip that
wasn't no" hauIO ulegah;' ne didn't know nul
III about military circus dances.
cap nuhtltl. de- you know any military circus
dance ih.t will justify me in committing thi.
Yes" replied the cry Marshal, ~ know ono
military circus dance Ia the case
WHAT'S that r.
"NutAing only The city election comes of In
January. aud this man II a registered voter.
That AL, hut II il oly one vote Hayes l. sutcr
ing for and the CilS Marshal closed one eye
and looked steadily AZ the Ncr"rdcr
MIR. johnson, you are registered voter, ara
l. dat aud voted for You last time"
won cast your ballot Tor me at tie last cleo
tor. CAP IuhnaonW
did. sab once ~ de court house, and two
tince ohcr ia " ara No, I, and WA rWiuc to
vote oucc noah for YOU, hui slipnrd M on a
ia de number, ana when | handed la dc ticket
dcy lnokcd in de rcgis trttIOn hou, aud one Her
asned ine now my name came Ia be ilrrudh \nn
N'hullc, and II Wa- "a iprudn. | tulp him dat
didn't make no difference. because dry had
li--'u me ia h7 an lii-hmdu AZ the court huu-',
ard ia q, oder wand d'S ml tool, ne for McAi-
cau
Various nttsmut. were made rs Ms Honor a.
interrupt tine speaker, hut ho ltnt ou Until hu
got through. whcu ~ Honor lined the ny har-
ehW !. Tor not h'cl1ug uNcr ~ cout. anh rr-
Grrru lebanon &C. lrANr ia" room. threatening
&C. mgke it % persona! matter with ham # nc q, 81
showed hi lace there again.
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i NOTED coNrIcr rIRDoNrD.
Man of Wealth, style, md iiecrniiiv who
Committed iurrcrics.

Gov. Bro.den. on Yesterday. issued IA
pardon to the most prominent man who has
ever been confined ia the state Prison W. H. II.
Houston ol Charlotte. -Four years ago Houston
was the leading grocery merchant ia 'huTlpitV.
Ills establishment WAS the largest in the city,
and lbs business whS Immense. lie wa. inlu
of wealth and went in ~tylr. lie was man Of
tie kindc-i heart. and noted for his liheutitV
No hcwgdr ever turned empty
handed from his door, and his generosity
and gcnialiiN made him a. popular q, he was
prosperous. iut Ia his haste to get richer still
ho made ventures which involved him hullee-s-
from the dil,mua In which he found himself
placed, ho forged paper To a larg" amount un
the hah.~ Of Charlotte. and failing 10 meet The
notes when they fell due. found ruin staring
him in the face, aud ned the state. lie was
arrested in Canada and brought hhcA. Giving
hail. he Ned again ami WAS arrested last -irug In
Florida. N, was convicted in N"ckl,uinrg
court AZ May term. ls,i If the crime of forgery.
and sentenced to the pentcntlarN FOR term Of
years. lie has been Ia confinement there ever
since, until Yesterday.
air. Gfirr vent cat to the penitcnllary Ncster-
dN afternoon, and hrnkU tho JOYFUL news to the
criminal. lie could not bClicSe IL at first. and
later when hc began to realize that IL wa. trlI-,
marked ~ ldcnce Of the cnutVndiug emotions
within him, lie Was spr,diy dressed IN chi
2,n'~ Clthins, and bidding farewell to- tine
onl'cr' If tie Institution, all ~ Whom hc had
mad his friends he walked forth a free nan.
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rININcI.iA AND coMMEKcIAL.

TUEsDAy, Dec. 5-P. M.-There was not
tween 10 A. 81. aud | =. N. to command more
than passing remark, aud dizziness scemed 10
be tie chief Characteristic. A generally firm
tone, however, WIS eylnced-a rise ~ LaLc
Shore from 81. to 55'., ana IN Delaware, Lack
Hwana and Western from 70's To ms, having
served to keep the remainder of the list frnn
Hny marked decline. Operalo r. on both side, Of
tho account were aycrse to the Inauguration II
new schemes, and 50 tie market diltted along
without porltnentss or decided expression.
At the second call, however "A fresh hUviug
movement was SET in ~, tiJn, latCl Gp.n
private alvi,cs nom he South that AN audi-
u,rd electoral vote for rildCu lad h.cn found
IN FLORIDA rhis information WIS impaired o.
only few operators. and they purchased
lArpelf u L.ho SHORE. whch, undcr this ln-
nueuce, advanced 10 5iA, while. Al tho same
time, NorihWcstern urcfcrr. rnilied =, ceut.tp
CO.,. the co.lmou from 80, seller 3. TO aO4 I;
Rock Is. nd from "a. go luA. aud |iclugan
Central firm ij 10 4334. 81. flui prcieir 4 was
also = 4 cent. b'tt.r - 52'. ana Western
ui "a ddN lnr,d from - 10 80 tipeing TO- NJ
a. tir ht-t utUr'S of thc d,N. NrN Jtl Npy
Ctutr +, 0ectcd wcai,ug .-, and ala not re-, uhd
lu the upward Tendency ot the Vt1er shares,
Il So oicntd al ID and closed at $50, vito
ilterWediHe " Insertions az "a. seller - aud
an Trgulrr way Pacific hNil Mas 4. higher {
sellers ''V' ''''' '''''1 ''''" '' W 81 -
'Ac better tone in the Anal trado was also
| stimulated 10y reports tha' another meet INK 81
| me representatives. Of the trunh lines lad oeen
| def" mined upon.
The total number Of shares dealt IN was
delaware Lnckaw ara Nn1,, Ne,tern L,'@ :
500; tie preferred, s'ioO; Rock lslanG, i,i5c
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Spirit thu, Fni,ed to Appear.

There was during lrving's lie "A story
anoat concerning his intimacy with young
Lnglirhmdn, an Invalid. who agreed TO appear
after death n he should be inNukcd This story
Is TO certain degree correct. The invalid re-
fcrred to was named Hail, and he and Irving met
In spain, wlither the former had gone for lis
health. Irving gave the following account 81
tn. affair. one day they were talking about
ghosts, and Hail suddenly ash ed his friend II
he should iiNc To receive visit from him after
dcathr' Irving replied that, rs they had Away =
been ON good terms, he would not he afraid To
receive such visit " N were prar ticahlc. Hall
then said he was serious in his idea. aud added,
" wien YOU to s.ly you will consent To Thu.
Irving agreed. and Hall said; " Irving, IL j. "a
oillitt, and II can soho the my sfrr, Tor yuu
will do it Sorn attocwtid the Invalid expired,
and Irving Was tho only real u.oufhpr al the
fun, raj Tie wrote To the dead NAME ircndr a
tail description Of the sad event, and. while OPP
pressed with the tender association. 81 such Il
mouriful -,cnC, hc wandered cat To one Of their
lurmcr haUnts and there recalled the compact
In obedience 90 his prufli.c hC Whispered au ga
Vocation, hut no one apichcd mo- Hid Hall
ever mat himself lrc-,n 10 hs tact earthly
fiicud. The latter was wont to say ttat tito
ghosts were not Kind to hm.'
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Transactions yesterday at the Exchange con-
prscd foreclosure siies ny;
Y. h. stevenson. Jr. one plot of land 2el1OxiS7 ~
223 2xlGJ.2 the boulevard. bcing tine hocs front.
between i2lst and 100 streets. s35,ooD TO plaintiff
by H. V. Harnett-Ona three story brick building.
with lot 2hxlOO northeast Broome and WOo-.
ter Streets $4,000. Olr !Jnf-stnry Orick tenement
house. Vim lot l7sN)o ON The ca SIDE OF Third ave.
nue.. lOO.2 feet sO.th u lrSth ttrec,, 5000.
II, Bernard Smy h Two lots elch .ONluDj, ON sixty.
hfh street, snheast corner Of Madison aycnu". t3o
90. TO pAlntn.
80 Peter T. Meyer-One mot - land. l50x70y55.l0 on
the vest side II Fin 1910 fcet south l1Uh
street. nd OLe gst liOA5-Ai5 on fith avenue. .orth
wCst corner u lld ID street slf,211.
By l.. Wells one plot of land. 25Oxli5h, on wan
stecf southwest - Forrest avenue, Morris ania
Iwrnty.third ward ti.H 20.
ny Hugh y. Csmr-Ouc lof. 25ylOo. Second ave.
nue. southeast corner Oi Ninety third street. 5000, "a
phlntln
By j. %. Fu lctton-Lea-e Of plot 50 1ON10O. tn,
wet ride Of Ten e'sluc 100 i-tt nol,A OF fwcntetl
street ease, dttcl m l. 1879, Tor sixty r9, ground
rrnt, $l.2no per anuuir. 81 p. pamuh.
Py scotia MNrr--Ohe lot. 2,Xlpl. II the uorts
side ui Oue Hunurgi ANA Sikh street., - tCtt at
Niuih gNcnuc, $.,iu. 80 p4.hllM
lAuN'r ui foreclosure ral IS are announced for 70
day at tAe Exchange.
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A few DAYS ago Miss Fannie Waters was
unned w the bonds nf m tlimnuy to An Wuh, a
Cum man. All Wan ~ rrnurietur - lhuauiy,
ana - Io-scsse II tEat element inst swayS tho
dement, aud disTcls p,rJgclces ~ inst e ste,
uthci ~ Use known a. gold. Nil Waters Lowed
the SOv ton II Roverneas and tcaCner. The
high con racing parties ~ ct nv chance IN "A
Green street church, wnere Chinese heather are
being CONVEX Ell To Christianity. BAT IN tins in
ancp the tables tutnrd, ana
tbs Lhlnamsn converted her To heather
com. At the Wedding. In answer to "A
ued the Gilman -, she 5 10 she dil 80 "uecluse
= luveu MN, aud not Tor hi mun'N.' IL now
Il ~ pifes that before she would consent to he
LED u the nupllal o'uch she demrn ded 5000 a.
me miGe Of her virgin hort. THIS money she
pidced N bank. She showed her account to
lhr lazy In whore house size had been emUluyed
~ hEoYcfnrss. Tho lady begged aud mplored
her not to marry the thlnaman, but hll appeals
10 the young wnWan's reason failed, and She
lmInOl Ted herself on the altar Of MammOn.
An Wan thinks bpv'ng another wife, ont ear
not ifurd notICr sd ~ Investment IN the go
VI the ,DpCnLiIg h,ud times.
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Ffc' ~ fhvtVi"H f~tO ftfI fier
The juii>prudcuce of tie - strict. IL II be
pruVer to ave II so dignined "a name. n In a
wr- he'd, barb rOu- ate. We have little else
IL govern "a han The old laws obtaining In Ma
rNlnd - the time - the session uf the -'r'ct
ueUil with tuoh moo iHra:iuns and additions .,
Congress has seen NJ I'd II + been anlc To give
Us ~ the midst of busy sessions. TIE OLD e M
mon " of IL II M u nds uhcn1nged m sotae
of its me ~ obsolete and DaTnlruus principle
principles wuicn. IN every other civiiz, I'd cOun-
nv ton wing the Htne system, were sNctt
away ytas agn. We wonder now many De, pie
gu side 81 IA. d. trict AuoS that The liver, Of
scisin NJ tie conNcsarce = fteehoids stands
ji-t at It dii when - Cna4. IL, g. !. was
ua-srd o. that "A widow here VA the District
ha- no DOVER ia az equifaole e.tate Or that N
alien can 40 more ke lana that comes To MIN
from an lnte-tatc relation VINO has died to.id, ut
he,e than he could III England IL the reign 81
ilrmF VIII OR luai. II IN the alienation II "A
f." -inIi- estate tn" DECD fails to use the word
h'it-, the grantee takes not m absolute titl
Nutuing .huIt al "A -rhOldrly revision and d HAS
trrly cudilrattpn can do away ~iih sIrO HuU-
chioni-ms a. thee. his 90 ilhtation II Is earn
est, to bo huptd the next Admif istrat0n,
whether Dem cratic or tepu Dliran, viii Drug ut.
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Pacific Mail, LOO; Union Pacific. SO; Wabash,
$50; Illinois Central. $40: New York Central. 345;
neliwi re- and Hudson Canal. $50; Harlem, 30
Hannibal and st. joseph 200; OhiOs, zoo
Lnicago md Alton, 100; g., @. and |. Co. 100; and
ohio preferred. 20.
lbc RoiU maxi t reflected heavy and declin-
Ing tendency. with liberal transactions after y
II N. az lUo'. as ag' inst l0Sh. tue early figures.
me continued shipment OF specie from London
To this mort AIDED to udvicrs from the Routh
th1t Iilden was elected, constituted the cbiuf
Influences affecting the market.
The following were the principal transactions,
iioM ~; ios,s lsi6 T. M...iosf g3o 7. M..1ostt
In loans the rates IA Tor having balances carried
we're BE- 4. ~ ana D CENT vi nat Tor borr wing
after r. W.. and closing az and cent for rry inr
lhe tuini Cleauugs al tue Gold Exchange Bank were
wv Y1iODU. gold balances. t1H0l 0JNi ana currency
balances. s2.12oo1s. The suD.1rcasury redeemed
sslnoOO n called bonds and paid out In COIN interest
The davs business q United states Sub Treasury
va Gold reccipts, Fl liVslV76 gOlg paymentsfl w.
0sS 30 guld balance t562Ji 35305 currency receipts
t,2O2b6l "a currency PAYMENTS tUpl iO0' v currcn
CIV naancc. bL4Gp2S! CO Customs, ti6SOOO.
Inc mi rna revenue receipts nj Wa hington to-dav
The Treasury also received t33OOOO In national bank
notes for fcdcmp
Ihc ouion IN me Bank Of England was decreased to.
day Ai3Oo1; While the specie in the Imperial fauk Of
marks.
Foreign exchange WINS dun and neglected, with the
nominal quotations at ti.S2 ana ti.S4 for time and
demand drafts
The exports OF produce from the mort OF New York
Tor lne week ending TODAY were tO30i66 ~ ains a.
10000 for the corresponding IN 1875 IA OO.
pI In 1874 The total exports " produce since jan
were 1888 b2S d75 against t23S33pi7 for the cOrre
eondlns period IN 1875, ana t2J7 2sl,110 In 1874.
government bonus ruled ttcAdy, with fair business
70 ne morning but the decline in gold checked the
afternoon traie.
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Clra,mcu LoolI,s vor wo,L.

New Engl1ud economy has struck the
ministerial salaric. very generally. and few real.
We how widespread IS tho rceulting uusettlo-
mcnt # the clergy. Not all Of thou have left
most Of them nre ON tie luoluui for a change ~
field hrrdnsc &c reduced salaries. They don |
MMnlt To- IT, picked ~ 10y richer parishes either,
their claims, du.turs Of Divinity lots Of them.
Evidence Of This cau lac collected u the supply
committee Of any large vacant local church. ~
which there are "a good many in western Massa-
chusoits Just nov, including the three most
prominent congregational pulpiis of berkshire.
4 good deacon, not far away has pile Of letters
from such candidates several feet high, and eve
ny mail adds To IL.
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TRoUrH FROM I0UIsfANA.
WHY the Negroes votcd for Tilden md n o.
farm Republican Intimidation.
nom ne s.D Orleans Democrat



j. w. DERRICK being sworn testified: !
am physician and PLANTER I rceidc in ward
Twelve, Parish of West Fcliciana | ana n Con
eerNatlve In politics and voted the D,mucTatic-
Conservative ticket ~ last election. | wna pres
ent all election day at the poll near Star iii, in
the Second Ward when there I neither raw
nor heard any disturbance. The election passed
oil In peace and quiet In the sirctest sense ~
The canvass preceding tho election was
earnest and active; all classcs taking mn active
part In It, The coiored people were alicnatcd
from their former party leaders owing to the
corrupt administration Of the latter, their dis
honesty incOmpctcncy, and even criminaity.
Weber and Swaykie, who have represented West
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AZ were the SIP. NJ. closing prices {.

state bonds ruled nrm in better request We note
sa.ns OF Sentea ", new, at io9 Michigan 10, 1873
lujl; ana tennessee D. Old, Mt a. RailrOaa securttcs
we're dul aud neglected The principal transactions
were a- iopws; Boston, Hartford anu Erie guar N
Shl.ago anI Northwestern consolidated coupon god
ponus Wz'lW"zfi Milwaukee ana St. Paul consolidated
snklnE luna. ssle ohio and NiRs-si pp
sn Dclsware ana Hudson recist, red bones Of I0aSs
1885 G.. c., incinuau and Indianapolis ISIS 1OslS
Toledo and Wabash l.t., 1u2ei Milwaukee ana 81 d.
Pful So lets, lit4m il6'%; New York Central Lists,
coupon, l1pi Norm Missouri 1se, "a Pncnr Railroad
Of Missouri sts o. Toledo. Peoria and Warsaw, West.
ern DIVISION NJ PHcinr Ut Missouri 1sta. ~ Mon
Pacific LET'S 105ls Union Pacific unr grnnt 100; Lehgn
ana MilSosbarre con Undated. 63l<sGpa.
The opening, ing rest, lowest. AMI $ L. N. closing
prices Of stocks TO-DAY were
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LOngfellow and the Fool.


Speaking Of the borcs and impositious
inflicted upon the literary cumnluuit'. am re-
minded ~ an Incident in IongiclluW's tA-
ror,iVcd "A la,frr r,nte.fir, Inn IT, ,'intNsr o,.
arru-tic. the first letter. of which should spcll
My sweet drl.' ~" applicant added, " Muta
ae II n were some beautiful EiH with whom YOU
were in 1--we iust H- II Il were for yourself Al
TIE iuui &C tlr letter were thee words. "Scnd
hil, H." sratihel IN" po"t must have been
with fl'h q t'a tlmuny e. lis talent from All NJ
Ter eli.hLrF
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BOSTON. Dec. 5.-At the yearly meeting Of tho
New YORK and Now England Eurosd e,ockholdcrs.
the following Directors were chusen; James i,oose
yell Lcgmnd l.. Cannon, Chns Dana TnQs. Dickson.
r. Suydam Graut. all OF New lOrk GVo. " BALDWIN,
Milian 4. Hart. lowR Heeht, Jaue, siuTgis, r..
Kingsley, an Of iiosnn Fieak. j. hnptbur3 " Con
neeticut, J,tss Mctcalf OF Providence. GOrhan T..
Pom.Tui ~ Providence, George Al. Rice OF MOrcescr
an1 John r. Slater VI Connecticut.
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Au ola sen Captain. sudden ncn,h.

StrcnGbow Anderson, an ex Captain m the
mercnant rylcr. who la, Tor yclr. hrrn an
inns Of sailor Snug llafbor called ulon iLe widow
of an ud frond Mira H0- 'rs. at ~ Rose stree, "a
MOuNAY ait,raOpN and sutu tHr nlsAt there. Ncsier
day luUrning, alter having suffered acute IA in ms
breast ur frW minutes, he died. lie We eghJ one
years u age.
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Re-umlug hi' .'anment. 'r. Thurman said
N. & the Com 100 tct ga PRIVILEGES and Elcoti ms
vas coup Hcd "a ii.nf Wtulh.is, ana n was inn
Pp- iolf ipf tuat G. rlriftnc, ting ma " t-hihe-
Ton, 20 naNe the inS slug .lfHu ADD rtiovt ~
be rdatY. lnc cpiun lttro ,au, -ai no, take
depo-iilon+; hut WHO'S o. crycd vita mo-
tee to co -cX1niuot \ 90 thr ! st tesOlu-
tDn rcgirlln- NO enlihilt, " electors lac ia
he was no sure At cOuld uut eIppurt it, hut de-
sired time 600 stGiY It. II tue Reforming li,ards
OF tne South mad good rnu.r Ca tnrp" our yotta
and override the IS 4 = thr upla he Wal,sd il
Shown; aud II II could NOT DO SupWn he wanted
thoir ynlainy cApuaed. lie Wnn,ed tnt f.ct3 to
b. known.
Mr., Morton CNop- Iud) said the preamble o.
the resolution reCit ne provision ~ the -Four
teeHth Amendment. II lLc preamble should ne
ct ON, no ono would dtni me ppNer OF the
teant4 10 make tht mo- ..rY. IT, then read the
resolution adopted hy the Iious- Of Representa-
tiyes sesterdly, and arflod thrt If II vas leeil-
mate for u Democratic liOuto u Heprescnia-
tiyes 10 make such m irQl,r,, 1t certainly was
competent ioI II NepUbnctn senate w do the
ssme thing.
Mr. BiYArd I'D, for many years past he had
believed that the psdCc OF the country ana thr
tranquility which the COn.ti utiun OF the
United States Intended 10 protect, had ali been
The Red Cloud chief., 1876-11-30
Papers in Central Asia.

Nearly all TIA" paper which Is USED IN
Central Asia IS III uUitr-ur"i "a, khu-
kiud. and at ryhlrku. Il LITTLE village III
the Khauate ct KIokar'. The process
OF making II il rude and slow. VET III
tercstlng rs Il Hint OF the achievements
of the native AsiatiCs in the industrial
arts. We extract an recount of the
manufacture from the interesting work
of Mr.. Schuyler on "Turkistan:" The.
rags are alternately pounded and 'nicer-
ated until they are reduced - thick
pulp. which Is then collected into a
round ball. Portions OF this az. then
placed IN Il cub of water and We'll
mixed together. The paper-maEcr takes
an ohlUng sieve, m.le OF thin grass
stretched over a wooden frame. and
puts into II certain quantity OF the
pulp-shaking and iucliuinG it until it
is equally distributed over the surface.
Aftcr allowing 1t u stand a few mo-
mentS. he turns II out on a board. In
this way II INA al make about 600
leaves per day, which are placed one on
the other, with LAYERS of felt between.
and submitted to a heavy pressure To
squeeze out tn" moisture. In the NOM
ing they aIe taken out and hung for
drying on a wall exposed 10 the south.
The sizing and polishing are done in
the bazaar. 10y Il q ffrrrnt set of work
men. Tie SIZE usually employed Is Il
Kind of deXtrine found nearly pure liz
the roofs of the ShirQ>h. Il plant of the
lily family: and the polishing is made
by rubbing it with a Smoothe. heavy
stone. Bv this process the value OF the
paper is nearly doubled from 10 IT, L.
20 cents Il sheet Imperfect paper
is, however, never thrown away for. Al
the time Of sizing. holes or ~lissurcs are
patched up with their strips. and the
surface IS made So even that defects
can only he discovered by holding the
sheet up to the light. This paper. which
is usually gray. although sometimes
colored pink and blue. is very tough
and firm. aud excellent for the gummv
ink with which the natives write. For
the purposes of the Europeans il is of
little use. and the Russians have to i'm
port Al! the paper they require"