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, 1877-05-20
AN AUDIENCE OF ONE.


Quite number OF singular things hars occurred
In Bucyrus, O., and We have the following TO otfer
az one OF them: Several years ago the Fosters Of
pirtsburz were holding theatrical entertainments
there, aud during their sts! novel incident oc-
Cured. Mr.. Foster rss eit1ing IN the hotel THE
Sims House) runinatiug in all probability upon the
fu3l house he wzs to have that night, when vs.
entered the room with bill for tae evening per
Torrance in bis hanl1 Are 5oa The manager Of
Piled Fes:er to Psy s and Il
ways have been fond Of theatsieals, bnt never had
IN opportunity of sesiag Richard Ill Nery
we'll. sir; come tonight: nfostunatelJ.
must go to Columbus tonight on the 6:45 tram
company to plar sRlehard III for me this
aftcruoonr' Fo.ter, thinking for moment
replied that he would do II fos Sd
AND xhst would rqa ehaFgs s e{,f9 53n f. e
bis surprise W s. pulled his weasel counted
ont SIS, passed It over with the rcEark that be
wanted the performance to commence at CLOCK
eharp. Foster got the company together and re-
lated the circumstance The idea OF playing Kleh-
ard to an audience OF cue WAS excessively ridicn,
lous and so IN their exo- rience that they al
consented. Two o'clock came and n. s. was
on hand. Choosing an eligible position and cock.
ing his feet upon the back OF the seat N ifon! OF
hin be waited for the performance to begin. The
bell ranz up went the curtain. AMI the play COM
menced Ncver did tie actors do better. They all
exerted themselves to give their uatfon IN enter
talnment fully worth the price paid for It ana they
succeedcd. Il. spplaaded vigorously at dit
at tie close OF the play Richard !lL. Ar. Joseph
r. Fanp:n, cnme before the cartaiu and RESPONDED
in neat little speech dsncc and song fot4o",
ed after wh'eh the farce of re and IN
planded, and left in time to take the 6:4o train
f.rcf1nUk.
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EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
A Bloody Scene at a Grand Span
ish BulI-Fignt.
The People of the Roumanian Capital
Dutch Passion for Wa hing.
The Prince Of Wales at Monaco--.Don1
Pedro in Paris-.-A Very
Curious Theft

A SPANISH BULL-FIGHT.
A scene worthy Of the old bloody. brutal days Of
Rome was bui1-fsht as Nairsd on recent sun
day, graced bv the presence of King Alfonso and
all his oourtiers, By Austrian Arch Duke, a.ad
1nany high bred Spauieh DANES The dercest bulls
were engaged for the occasion, and the ninablest
horses and piesdo.s, and Frsscnelo, one Of the
Youngest hpt most das1ng cuadrii1a in all Spain.
One bull had been tormented- and maddened+ and
then killed By Fszscuelo bur the second beast hsd
knocked over in succession two pfcadors and dis
posed Of their horses, when third tumble called
for the assistance Of the cuAdr1lla- The bull WIS
large and ugly, with long. sharp horns and he Was
Seeing hin menace the plcador lying help
1css under the horse Heraosil;a. a. was
his duty. sprane. 10 The rescne,' closely fol.
to draw on the incensed aninal made sabtd a
the eight Of the slarins capae. The two ous-dght-
ecs got too close to one another: :nd e3naso 10
bail to come At them with head lowered. Hc7mo-
sllia managed 10 escape, bat Frascuelo was caught
from behind and rai:ed od the ground, shaken on
the hocn, which had entered his thigh. ana tnen
acsin sorcd- The others hurried mp 70 rte rescue
and drew of the bull, which WIS on the point OF
again gorin. the wounded man Ihc wng1e scene
had lasted but few seconds. and loud efy OF
horror barst firm every part Of the ring Every
body spsang their feet, from King Alfonso n tae
ruys box 70 the lowest faobse Gown ness s .ae et"
while Others covered their faces with their hands
or fsus, Men Of every rank and age could not re.
train from u,1eriny expressions Of di.may and
CONSERVATION. which were 4 .aln renewed when
the wretehed suhereser, aftef Fsins 10 NJ tee:
staggered few -teos and fell down, ps:e and
covered With blood, which st1eamed over his brill
liant costume The confusion lasted sone time,
and no one cared ncch TO. the bull, or hts tor
mentors. who went on rclentless.y and stc:n}r in
the brural struggle. The one AMI sole pseoesnpw:- r.
ton Of all WAS Fraecuelo, ans II fa1ts ring Pnne
attention can heat his c:ucl wounds the crippled
bnii-fsbter should speedily recover 4 record
kept Of the names Of inqn,EinS sEmpathizeEs IN;
Of the grantees OF. spain, Generals. ambassadors,
Deputies, GoyernoEs, artists, writer's, and many
ladies OF rank. Tele2rans have poured IN ~
bull -deh,e1s. his former rivals Eloht hundred
people called and left their uses before midnight
on the lay Of 1hs accident, and nearly o11 have
ALREADY enrolled their Efgnst1:es In the list! 1t IF
no e1acrc.atfon TO say lhnt Frascurlo enjoys more
attention now in Madrid than even the te4esrans
from the EagL
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pIettnx the picture went with It to London, where
he put it into public sale with \ heavy resczre
upon 1t. Lord Clarendon, who waa in London Ut
1ne ans to M attend I'd ne sss and
were sererzl other offers, and Lord Clarendon,
after having been outbid several times. said II
word the paia,er M vao rss = the roo ane
apostrophlxed Lord Clarendon in no measured
terms. and asked him what he meant By su2xe.t-
ing that The picture Vas copy. Lord Clarendon
elde l. The painter, ami will gre him the orig
fnal for the cooy." The Was no mtstAksng What
this meant; the pieture WIS Withdrawn
, 1877-05-20

Ttsuins1 tISeT) EstoHfele
4 young man who called on South street lady
! few nights aso WAS informed BY the ra11on Of
the house that her daughter was putting the chill
dzeu 10 bed, but would be in presently. and she
left the Toung nan alone in the pasior Just then
three little thinee rushing into the room clad
in 1h= costume generally noticeable in the cheruos
and cupids that d1ure along the corners of ya,en
In and began climbing up on the young mans
knees They hat evidently just come from the
bath, and their white skins were slippery with
soapsuda.
-'0h. Charley! Did 90 tum to zee sister Lucyr'
''Sax--r.nt We stsy up ana watch you play tards
and doininoes:''
While these damp dIvinities Of the nursery were
dfT3Cg themselves on his lavender pants, sister
Lucy came in. and the why she snatched those three
Young ones ouI into AL uu1onug room and Laid
down the household law with the oaca Of a haiE-
htu=n made the young mans blood run cold.
, 1877-05-20

A savage bclongin. to one Of the tribes near Bar
clay Sound. Vancouver Island, became en3mored
OF An 1udi1n woman bnt paid his addresses IN
vain The ~ou4n would ..nonr Of him, - and her
friends objected to the match beeause the number
OF blankets At her feet vas deemed insufficient
to secure her affection. The Indian hunted, fshed
and stole to procure The nnmber Of blaukets the
maiIen had set the price Of her charms. But Us
the tickle dusxy one advance the f.use. till At
length the savage gave up the struggle despair,
and sought her love no more. His atectiou, in
her in the bush, near the village, about munt1
ago. be set upon her with knife, with whlca ht
killed nes. he then CT. OF her head4 sr.ns, sud
and pieces through thr wood The murderer
openly defcs Punishment, and slories in the bloo1y
detd. Tne Iatlcr Of 1ne buichefed woN1su ha.
zeked for reeirezs. and wants the Government TO
bring the cs1nin1l 10 Justice
, 1877-05-20
s4prCK.,-ERINGS.

ssPUCKo-EKINGS.
cable dispatch to the Associated Press says that
serria has concluded 1oan Of T., 00o- 600 francs
With the French Union Commerce Bank NOW Is
the time to strike Servia for drinks.
Fotty-sercn sentimental young idiots in Los
Angeles, CAL: have paid So each to be vacc,nated
With virus from the arm Of the han 1sonest youag
1adv in town, says an exchange. Quite poef1ca1-
ArHd rf,at4ue. you know.
Wong Chin Foo and Charley Pars}oe are going to
ioin forces after the fashion Of Moody and Sankey
Ind traye around the country sia.lnI the Buddhitt
revival SONGS. t'Hoid the chopstieks, am com
Ing. - :. Nothing bat pig tails, and 'Nsnkeen-
Nine"
Nr, Beecher said in hts Friday night talk: II
mean to keep On in the good work for twenty Or
thirty years more, until au1 eigntJ Of Mnet5,
tie Lord don't interfere. Il nse, "ork; II l
don't live, | 70 to Heaven" That's 50. the
Lord don't interfere. ;.
he Ind been an adept at drawing the long bow
he had been a hard swcaref; and be had never
known any pleasure in life save that OF gong On
lively and extended sprce; and the minister pen1
nensiyeir over his placid form and narmu,ed:
..Cxu x1orr, dura zafn1ted bust,
Back 10 i1s mansion cali tie 1eetto8 claF3
The other day Prof. Erastus came home rather
the window about seven blocks, sat down On hee
.n-ine bonnet which made her open, her mouta.
and drop twu osthfee yards OF switch Wncn ;ne naa
been c,,biur in frun1 Of the iooEing glass slapped
his little BOYS face until he Te!led murder, aod
thin settled down into writing an essa1 lor toe
Social CO. Ld5orer, emitted 1.-The Refining 1ndu-
euces Of Domestic Life.
, 1877-05-20

PARIS, Nax 12--Cnder the cuisasse~ waists ladies
now wear the cuirasse-shist- Add to This the
armor Of innocence, and they may be pronounced
impreCnable.
The newest toilet is made la prineext<, but the
skirt behind is pulled at equal distances. the
fro,.t Is long, showing wide Louis XE.rest- The
sleeves have feycrs trimmed with lace RULES.
This 1ress il the rage 1t IS called the toilet Of the
fufufe.
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One Of The Methodist ministers Of this cfty Was,
= few days ago. called upon By German and re-
uuegted 10 condncz the SERVICES his wife, who
had just died. Brother L.. with his usual ur-
banity, consented, Of course, and the services
were held with due deeorum and solennitT. After
the funeral wae over the forlosn widower stepped
uo to the minister and tnr following dia1o 5ue en-
sued:
Gesman-*' Veil. Ms. L.. how much you
chArce for barying my yife:'
Preachey-"0 do not charge anything for st
tending funerals"
German lsms]ing eignifcantly,-'' Yell. Tow
this is very k.nd Nv you: But satoo ninnte! In
few days 1 give you better job taan CAT
Preaehe--'' Why, what may that be!''
Ge.man-..O ferY much better jon 1han dat l
be'e gong to get married .ain!''
, 1877-05-20
A PLJCKf FISH

On Fridav, at .. H., Mr. C.awsaay, m English
snortsnan, hooked d-h below Houghton Castle.
but did not land him until Saturday morning, the
18th ultimo, at D. m Immediately AFTER being
nrw.-1 ~ 100 Yards OF line Tnc water being
.ironr and. the fsh determined it was Impossible
to 9et him back \ wood b The winter side pzce
= 4.h and 70 things remained until = boat vas
brong,ts n daylight nexr morning from come dis,
tanee, 81 wb,ch means The wood vas passed d and ~
.rsaanrr ~ u1auy spectators some Of whom had
nsssea tae night with the angler. The f.h wss
fnIendid male; forty inches long and twenty two
inclme girth, WeigaIns twenty-five and nah
nnuuds.
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Pl.ts (Apru ~ Corrtsp ndenee Patfades6aid 7e!e-
grupA-
The presence OF the Emperor and Empress OF
Brazil in Paris b.s made no Dark On the eurtace
of things In general, very much less fuss being
made about the visit OF their Ma1esnes tnan tnefe
was over that Of the su3ran Of Zanzibar some TWO
year. ago The Brazilian eovereign= arc stopping
At the Grand Hotel, where the whole OF the first
door fronting on the Bouievards has been reserTed
fos their occupation. TheF niust feel 4ai1e al
home he:e, a= lie e1-Kins OF Naples. the brother
Pr,nce de Joinzille is the husband Of the En-
pcrors eiater, the Princes. F5ancesca and
the Duke d'Aumaie Is tue Esther Of their
bT marrisge theE are closely related to. the
Orleaus fxuaflT.~ No public fest1E4is have been
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ibid J eve. love any other girlr' repeated 4
prospective bridegroom IN snswef 10 the fearful
query Of his intended. why. darling, Of course
NOT; how cosld goa a.k snch question. Fou arc
M irst mr. only love This heart kn-x NO waken-
ing until the sunshine uf your love stsesued in
and woke it to ecet.cy.'' And then he kissed nef
tenderly aad went home, and ssid to himself.
- / must hurry them tn ngs outer the Wat right oil
o: therc'li be row. and collected together great
nile Of Letters. written in all kinds Of feminine
hands, with lots Of faded flowers and photographs
and locks OF ba:r and bits OF faded Hoion. and
other things and when the whole collection had
been cramned into the kitchen crate he Drew =
deep sigh and said TO himself. ''Thcre goes all
inat's left Of fourteen undyiug loves, -ler 'em
flicker '-ExehGAqe.
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eoSSIPFOR TIE LADIES.
, ..:ta Rose land Sweet William ];
~ ~. Language OF Flowers
,usn,a Of a Pittzburg Hospital---The
cnrio:ity of q Detroit Woman.
r.n.h af yxture-..The Revenge OF an
Indian Lofer-..A Better job


IHE
r.-A d.1fr underneath Jo1T ieet
s1onu oonnt :ttelf thrice hsppld' t"e''
% en %nurPle troddtn e'oEef-nesd "a. 1..s
fesocn fnank Eon. esrn When rs oesa"
Saoi sier Is ercrr twisted strznd
~ ~ rcne cneircled By your hand.
y rrn ~. little: faster: 50!
: IL through the soft jnne atf 3ou 81
MN that might a1wsTs stay
!r Tru L. an, today.
- ntbtr xomen bare 10 bear;
II hIch IN mir though you n1chs oe,
s' '.iT1ys uust come oack to me-
TsBE.1
A..rt II June stzid all year long
ynL4ted ropes were always strong,
y b1oen and elover-hrad
us-e never brown and xlthefed;
Tsrrr robin IN the tree
7 ~ lopk down and wink at me.
~ 9sds.T ..That creature 1s'es 10 hy,
~ tnox1 not how 10 soar on hish:
e. 81 rid b-:uc these things to pssf.
T. o rou should stand upon the grass,
9Ii.hoye vour head wuu d swing.
- - ne Is quite another, thing:
ssrtr -+ y one of C.. on earth must hide,
~ 5 other ehould not leave his SIDE
-1eptxsxs' Journal
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her and after waiting dre minutes for him to re-
4ppear she slowly sarntercd of, mutter1ng:
Some folks are so smart and stuck up That you
c>nt get within NILE Of e1n onlesa ron hl4ze Ill
over With diamonds"
, 1877-05-20

NEW ToRk, May 19.-Ihe potato bug has ap.
peaied on Long Island, and alI hope OF good
c4op is abandoned. In 1874, 1875 and 1sb the
buT ru;ued the crop.
, 1877-05-20

Heso for the weak, nervous, and deoilitated;
chronic And painful diseases cured without medi-
eiue. Electric Belts and other Appliances. gu about
them and how to DISTINGUISH the genuine from the
SPURIOUS Book with full particulars. matted fIee-
address Pulyermachez Gaivsnic Company, 2S2 Vine
atrpef Cfuc;nnati O..
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TIE WAR IN THE EAST.
1St1c YORK GrnpAfc.
1$hr refJ Rnea,an suu hal set

HE WAX In The EASt.
1Stsc YORK drapAtc-
The red Russian gun had set
But 4 warm TINT fingered ret
And suffused the heights Of Khatikanlinkskof
AMI she sof1lY whispered t'Tscheck-
ernigyeusSi, am proud Of thee, my noy.r
He took of h1s soldier hat,
And asain she whispereu+ tThat
HaTe1ock made most bsautaay on Jou sta,
And your shirt from Tscherzasnp1uck,
And your stogas ore marked Lowell, A4saachus
ests:'" "
.-..-
''Dear Shfnsklshk " murmured he,
Wilt thou sure remember me,
When Tn fighting on the slope
OF neutrality-suspicious..
Or c1o.sin1 the Ekater1uoslAv:"
'Ah, Techeckk1e. boy " ehe sighed
:" Am not to be 1hy prides
Would tu,x to-dsJ could nde OF
At thy side to hamesaldoh.
Or the army at Prssolsrho3persEee:"
And be asked. my love! mr own!
WIZ be true when thou'Ft afone:"
, 1877-05-20
GENERAL NOTICES.
Grand Excursions

From Qafk-sx Bridge On Sunday. May 70 tho
betvecn Lincoln Park and soa&h Chicago TO ltceoln
Parx hourly. aod 70 South ChfSAgo = p n. 11fn
SasseoYers 1t the foot Of Twelthn-, lake fonk Il
H. M
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4 SDfeDdid Illinois Farm

For Sale Ebesp-1ao acez-au fnpkuved-1na4e6 oo1y
ooe mile from the 1veliess zstzosa to11 In tae sista
: a11t 3': t'aef ~ fARxEs. Bax ID casesxa NJ
, 1877-05-20
WALES At MONACO.


4 correspondent from Monaco writes under
date of April -: ION Thursday last the Prince
Of Wales aud suite and the Duke aud Duchess Of
Edinaurg aad suite were here for the day and
evening. They were incognito, but evety one
knew them, and they were immensely Stared ut.
The Princess OF Wales WIS apparently simple
little body, very modestly and quietly dressed in
black cashmere. with round English hat. and
white embroidered tie. Her lady in waiting,
Ladv Emma Osborne, was equally simple in toilet;
auu more unpre1epr1ous and uno-teutauous
marty you could not have found The party came
IN the ordinary train, and drove up to the hotell
and thence directly to the Casino in two
cabs. At the Casino the Prince OF Wales
and Prince Alfred Immediately commenced
p:ayiug 1t frsHfe It qu0rcnfe the ladies stroll-
ing shout. AS soou a5 people knew who theE
were the crowd g0t around them4 but neither oi
the EuyIishmen seemed to heed the tLzorE but
kept playing away. Iosin. and winning until the
Prince OF Wales ended with 4 gan OF 80. Go1
francs, the Duke OF Eiinoar; having l, 500 francs
to his credit Then they walked about the garden,
eat at little table front Of the cafe. had their
1onte and in the evening. returning to the CaEa'
no. the Prince and his brother lost all their WIN
ninss At 10 o'clock the party left for Nice. The
Prince has grown much stoates tEan when saw
him i've Fears ago, but looks extremely well.
though he ne:er xas IS good looking as Euinnur9'
do not wonder that the Grad Duchess OF l!usslA
lost her hears wheI the bsonzed sailor bog came~
He is az brown berry. and every tncn a f1s-
The remarks of the French and Gefnans on Ihe
En3l,sh party were quite amus,ng Genefai! toe
Fr.nch said Of toe Prince. n n'esf pHd aaat-'' !"
, 1877-05-20

Mr Jennings writes from, London May 5, to the
New York Torrd: - It adds to the promise IF the
present season tnat the Quean manifcsts an iucli
nation 10 sislt London much mora frequently than
has been her habit OF late years. She has been
here several days this week. and is said to be COM
Ing again next; last Wednesday she ersna.tended
4 dover show, thing she his not done ever since
the Prince, her husoaud, died This puts the
lrades-neople into GOOD spirlss-a few visits to
London from the Queen woa!d maze al the di1er-
ence In The world to them. s in SeV York. there
has been great depression OF trade here. and there
seemed very little prospect Of change for
the better until the last three or fo1r days.
All OF q sudden, however. the sky has
frightened up. and the ssllknown houses
st least find their hands full OF orders, and
people are taiking Of trsuniug the car
fia:es which last year they put down
fof ecoromy's sake. The vague dread OF war
must. OF course, exercise an adverse influence bat
70. The moment that seems TO ne passing nwav.
The consequence Is that money ,s rein. spent
little more freely. and the opera-mana5efs, Nr.
Gye and Ms. Mapleson, who we're very down.
hes ted week ago, begin to feel IN Little bet1c-
spirits Mr. Gye gives an "opera concert ererJ
Shturiav afternoon. and the first tooz place to-
dav / tried in vain TO bny couple Of seats yes
terdaY, and the carriages which met lu i noH re-
turning from the concert would have made long
unbroken chain all round Central Park
, 1877-05-20
BECHAREST.


Although the weather along the Prathr where the
Russians are ma.sed- has bean hor:ibte for fer
days and the roads rhsre said still to be beds
OF lianid nu1, the sun shines here with oppres-
sire heat The population gather under the avn
ing= every afternoon to sip co9ee-here prepared
in the Turkish fashion-and to read newspapers.
TIE Rouuaan.an Constitution guarautees the lib
erty Of the pres. In the most npasaic manner,
and the scsul.is taa, the uewsboy hawls his wares
SsR e sos sss Yest III M and T Boston. :1<lenapdul'
Rou.ens'," shout the dark -fseed nrchlns. and
crowds aock up to baE Ores asst impression nm IN
s'ee se,9s Th''s s1as ss The oes as5 ran is
and then to have mad has MIXED Lstln, French.
pound, and has compelled these people 10 ta's II
md write it. The stranger fancies that he can
w1thont any Interruption, when en5den]y he comes
uuon termination winch hoosE him. q word tnat
m1seads him utterly that be gains an impression
ruaae il derived rcc1ly from the La1in, the Ful-
gar Latin which Trojan coloniste spoke and; as
these colonists came from aH pat1s OF me taea
Roman Empire xhcY brought With then copioas
collection Of expressions which arc Gal1c Or sPan-
fsh in origin, and which glare upon one from the
Roamsa1sn Of today - e1ssy pease ID a., tne IT. n,
Rouan characters have been used in printing in
Roumsnia since an early perod Of TIE present cen
words bas not oeen decided upoa.: The most cuss-
Gus 1hinrs in the language which are At oace ap-
parent in the stranecr. ob.ervston. are the pIac"
inr OF the article after the nouuas, for instance,
s.tclesraphnl. meaning ''the telegraph The
1ettle tAl4 being the article: and the shckenin. in
the propouuclation OF certaIn wozds.-ior eIam-
&c The Rouuianian capital is cafled ''Bucuresc.
which is pronounced - Booco1ze.c1i." The Ian
guagc sounds soft and pleasant when spoken bJ
cultivated PEOPLE. and the Rounsnaus have
wonderful intent for acquiring foreign tongues,
They euunc,ate French with faultless accent, and
in Bucharest there arc lar-e number. Of persons
who sneak English elegantly and correctly.
, 1877-05-20
DUTCH PASSION FOR WASHING.

Ldff@S ]2ep1f!fn3-v.
Every Saturday morning the Dutch women wash
their houses on the outside, scrrbouc them from
pavement 10 chimney. Any point that is too high
for broom or LADDER they reach By forcing pump
Ont OF nearly every window may be seen woman,
stretching herself half way cut, perhaps, with
brush and cloth reaching after some fancied dirt
spot o. Ga .hins pa!1 Of water arit- It's under
stood ., this time that the Town is given mp to
cleaning, and the passers-by on the pavement be-
low hare no right to complain II they get shower
Of water and suds over their heads: The spiders
have been driven entirely out OF Holland, Or 1efl IN
disgust; and do not think ever saw ~ any"
where in the country. No swallows are allowed to
dirty up their houses or stables, and, strange to
sar one sees no birds about whatever,
e-cept the omni3-rsent storks, which are
allowed bs special favor. 10 build their nests
II tue chn,nty-.ops. owing TO particular vcne-
ration which the Dutch hare for this bird, likely
because II il waterfowl, or rather water AMI
and-fowl; or, like the Dutch Themselves, an
amnhibious suamp-anima!. As Eon go through
Dutch town the most common sight is the women
washing in rhe cnnai.. On both sides, from one
st all times OF the day, wasains everything, from
a babr|. e.ockin7 to tabe-cioth and. when they
have noth:n else 10 wa.h, thes wash ont their
brooms and bru shes and tubs and Themselves.
Sometimes the whole canal has the appearance OF
dowiu. with soap-suda. The Dutch b tvc learned
the art OF w1.h hing and everything connected with
it 80 we'll that Other countres often eeni theis
linen there TO be washed and blescned, especially
the :argc mauufactories Th= rucado S* outside of
i Dutch torn are fairly white with Haahed
articles stretched over ths1n.