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Some Japanese Usages.

The sovereign remedy for all ailments
is shampooing, and he who inherits the
trade is blinded in his childhood for the
sake of modesty. Shampooers are in
constant demand; mt almost every corner
one is met, feeling his way by the aid of
long staff, and blowing the whistle that
desigrates his avocation. The women
have graceful, modest bearing; in public
never forward. In marriage they shave
the eyebrows and stain the teeth as n
tribute to the husbands honor. In all
towns, except at seaports frequented by
foreigners, the public baths are used by
both sexes in common.
Among the better classes great care is
taken in the education of women, and
time, pains, and patience are expended
upon music. History, romance, and in
structive facts are impaired by tradition
AIRY poetry that is sung TO the accompa-
niement of the samisen, an instrument
not unlike the banjo, but with square
body. The vocalization is harsh and
disagreeable
Crime is speedily and severely re-
buked. The capital punishments are
haru-kiri, beheading and, for parricide
and the gravest offenses, crucifixion.
The haru-kiri has been much modified of
late; it is reserved for state offenders, 10
whom some consideration is due, but
death demanded. Ordinarily the execu-
ton takes place in temple or at the pal
ace of some Daimio, who is ordered to
superintend the ceremony. A friend or
second is selected, who stands by the
offender with drawn sword, the katana
a salver is then offered: the principal, in
which lies the knife for disemboweling,
and as he seizes it the second cleaves off
his head at blow. This is a humane
modification of the method requiring the
principal to cut into his abdomen before
decapitation. This form, without inter
position of a second, is quite popular as
a method of seeking death when over
powered by grief for lost friend or
patron, or to oppose sea of troubles
Beheading malefactors is done by state
agent, who has distinguished himself i'll
military life. The victim is bound in
kneelng posture, and the executioner,
standing behind, delivers blow with
the sword that sewers the head. This is
then exposed on crossbeam by the
roadside. In crucifxion, the culprit is
bound to cross with thongs, and, after
a prescribed time of agonized exposure,
life is tapped with spears. The Tokaido,
the great thoroughfare OF Japan, is thus
ornamented with trophies of justice to
terrify the ill-disposed and to assure the
upright.
Sword-making is considered an honor
able occupation, and a connoiseur of
blades can identify the handiwork of
celebrated maker with the certainty some
of us recognize the painting of an old
master. To fashion clothes, make san
dals and household utensils is ignoble
and confined to the etas, prescribed
Glass; u. Anderson's "Around the
World in Sir Months"
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A New Hampshire Tale of Crime.

The arrest of Charles w. Cook and his
confession of his part in the murder of
Susan Hanson in November, 1874, is the
sensation of the day at Brookfield and
the surrounding section. The case,
which is thus re-opened, was a notable
one on account of the high standing of
the parties involved and the mystery sur
rounding it. Miss Hanson, who was one
of the most highly-esteemed women in
the town, had been engaged for several
years to Joseph Buzzell, a wealthy farmer,
but few months before the murder he
married another, and Miss Hanson sued
him for breach of promise. On the even
ing before the case was to be tried, as
Miss Hanson was sitting in her kitchen,
a charge of buck-shot was fred through
the window, killing her instantly. Sus-
picion naturally rested on Buzzell, and
he was tried, but acquitted for lack of
convicting evidence. Last spring several
barns of persons who testified against
Buzzel were burned by incendiary fires,
and, as suspicion pointed to Cook, who
had worked for Buzzell, he was arrested
Saturday, when he made clean breast,
not only of the arson but also of the
murder of Susan Hanson. He declares
that, while he fred the fatal shot, Buz-
zell was the instigator, that he offered
him $500 for doing it and that he stood
by his side at the window, and, when
Cooks heart failed him, threatened to
kill him if he did not fire. Buzzell and
his wife have beenarrested, and also Jona-
than Sanborn. Chairman of the County
Commissioners, as an accessory. An
interesting LEGAL uuegtiOn arises as To the
disposition OF Buzzel, as, by statute,
man cannot be tried second time for
the same offense, and some think he can
be tried only as an accessory to the arson
case. There is also some doubt as to the
course to be taken with Cook, as Buzzeu
cannot be convicted as accessory to the
murder or arson without Cooks turning
States evidence, which would exempt
him from the penalty for MURDER.
Springfield Republican.
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Adventure Of a Necklace.

A Frenchman brought to a well-knowr
Partisan ieweler a diamond necklace
which was recognized as having been
one of his wife's wedding presents.
The Frenchman had with him its coun-
terpart in paste. and he proposed to sell
the genuine necklace to the jeweler for
$4,000 francs, and let his wife think she
still had the real diamonds. The jewell
er asked for a few hours time. He
then called on the wife's grandmother,
who gave him the $4,000 francs for the
husband. The money and the necklace
were handed to the husband, who be-
heved he was receiving the paste dia-
monds "That is well, " said the grand
mother cher husband will think the
diamonds are false, and will never try to
sell them again" A few months passed,
and the wife, embarrassed by huge
dressmaker's bill, brought the necklace
to the same jeweler to sell. She was,
of course, ignorant of her husbands
previous action. Glow will Won ex-
plain to your husband the disappear
ance of the diamonds ?" she was asked.
"By substituting an imitation necklace, -
she answered. "I will arrange that
with you" said the jeweler, who hast
eneda again to the grandmother, explained
the situation, and received 1000 francs
for the granddaughte He handed the
money over and the real diamonds back.
As it now stands, neither husband nor
wife thinks the diamonds are real. and
there will probably be no further effort
to sell them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-25
Population of Holland.

The population of Holland numbered
upon the LIST of January last $500, 1927,
of whom 1884, All are males, as against
3, 579, 500 in 1868, the increase, therefore,
being 229, 1913 in the interval of seven
years. In 1870 the number of births
was 1876, 124, rising gradually to IA, ISL
in 1876, while the number of deaths de-
clined from 144, 234 in 1871 to 90, $40 in
1874, but increased again to 104, 479 in
1875. simultaneously with this return
the Dutch Minister of Public Instruction
has published some educational statistics
for 1875, from which it appears that there
we're 2,6SS primary schools, of which 4S9
are schools of higher degree, being an
increase of twenty-five over the preced-
ing year. There are, in addition, 1876
private schools in receipt of a subsidy,
and 994 which do not receive any assist
ance from the state, 500 of which give
education of n higher degree. Altogether
Holland has 1917 schools, or thirty-three
more than in 1874, and of these LIZA are
schools of a higher degree. The staff Of
teachers consisted in 1875 of 9,267 mas
tiers and 2,70S mistresses.-PaU Mall
Gazette.
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MADEIRA.
A Delightful Health Resort.
From Harper's Magazine.l

lfrom Harpers Magazlnel
The temperature varies from an average
summer heat of ~ degrees to winter of
60 degrees, giving an annual mean of 66
degrees, which has made it the favorite
resort of consumptive invalids from all
parts of Europe. Whether it is the best
in the world will appear when Teneriffe
is considered. 1t is enough to say at
present that the humidity of the Ma
deira winter, due to a longer prevalence
OF rain, and the excessive discomfort
occasioned at other times by the dry,
noxious and almost insufferable peste, or
east wind, which blows from the coast
of Africa, where it is known as the har-
nlatian, and equally dreaded, are not ex-
perienced on the Spanish island, but are,
In measure, compensated for by the
greater comforts that are at the command
of the wealthy invalid in Madeira. The
island is easily reached in four or five days
by steamers from England and Portugal.
The English language is spoken as COM
monty as the vernacular, and private
hotels are numerous, where extensive
suits of apartments, excellent attendance
and the most delicate cuisinerie are OBJ
tainable. Hammock bearers accustomed
to the business tenderly carry the con-
sumptive for daily exercise, and the num-
Der of these during the season when the
island is most frequented is not pleas
ant spectacle for the robust and healthy
visitor. At every step are met slowly
passing hammocks with their pale-faced
burdens; but all the hammocks do not
contain invalids. Some are stretched to
their utmost by the portly forms of resi-
dents of the island, who, particularly the
ladies, find this not uncomfortable, and
in certain cases the only possible, means
of progression.
Besides comfortable hotel, boarding
house and hospital accommodations for
every class, more numerous than on any
other of the islands, there are reading
rooms and promenades open to the sea,
which begrile the hours of the invalid
visitor. Seated under the lofty trees of
the Praca Academica watching the cease
less roll of the ocean, breathing the
balmy air of this charming climate, and
soothed by thousand other delightful
influences, mind as well as body at rest,
he accustoms himself TO that self-denial
so difficult amidst the hustle and turmoil
surrounding and tempting him in his
own northern home; and, often forget
ting that he is i'll, he gains that cheerful
ness and animation which sometimes
prelude his complete recovery. Often
the invalid comes hither so late that no
restoration is possible.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-25
The Greatest OF Rifles.

In spite of the familiarity with great
cannon which the advances in gun con-
struction of late years have produced.
the experiments with the 100-ton gun of
the italian Government have not failed
to awaken general interest and wonder.
1t fires 2, 000-pound shell, and q charge
of $40 pounds of powder is but portion
of what the gun will bear. These light
charges have to be used if the penetra-
tive effects of the gun under unfavorable
conditions are to be studied, for with it's
full charge the weapon simply destroys
anything that is put before it. Compar-
alive results cannot be obtained when the
only effect is complete ruin. 1t is some
what remarkable that an over-confident
iron founder should have chosen this
weapon to test once more the value of
cast-iron for defensive armor. His idea
was that armor could be made SO hard hy
chilling the surface that the shot wosld
be broken TO pieces upon it, and expert
ments with a good iron and guns of small
caliber had encouraged the hope. But a
2,000-pound shell and 400 pounds of
powder in the 100-ton gun proved anew
the unfitness of this material for armor-
plating. The shot had velocity of
1,494 feet per second, and it smashed
through an S-inch plate of wrought iron,
wood layer, and 14-inch plate of
chilled cast-iron. The ruin produced
was greater than in any other experiment,
the cast-iron breaking into fragments.
The power of this gun, the greatest rifle
ever made, is such that n solid 22-inch
plate of the best English wrought iron
is completely penetrated by its shot,
GALAXY for June.
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travelled from lip to lip till it reached the
royal headquarters. King William went
straight to the house and presented him.
self before his old sweetheart. "Ange-
hque I" he exclaimed, "who could have
dreamed you would kiss and tell ?" The
matron, in confusion, began to excuse
herself, and the gallant OLE King caught
both her hands, kissed them--not, per-
haps, quite so tenderly as of old-and
said, laughing, "Ah, well my soldiers
know that boys will be boys, and, Ange-
ique, / have never forgotten you p
" ashingtOn Chronicle.
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The Daily Bath.

Yon can procure a bathing-matat any
rubber store. 1t consists of a circular,
thin rubber sheet, four or five feet in
diameter, with the edge turned up two
inches. This, during the day, has been
folded up and thrown aside. When you
want to battle, spread it out, and you
have tub four feet in diameter, and
just as good as though the sides were two
feet high. This is all the bath-tub you
need. Perhaps / ought to say that, if it
is not convenient to purchase one of
those at rubber store you can make one
with a large piece of oil-cloth, by sewing
pipe into its edge. OF course you
must have n wash-bowl with two or three
quarts of water Next pair of bathing
mittens-simple ba9s-loosely fitting
your hands. These are made of the ends
Of worn-out crash or Turkish towel, al
though any thick linen will do. Now,
with piece of good soap-it matters lit
tie what kind-you are ready. Make
abundant soapsuds, and go over every
part of the skin. Rub the soap several
times, that every portion of the skin may
be thoroughly covered with the soap
suds. Now, dipping your hands into
the water, rinse off the soap, although,
if it is winter, and the free use of water
chills you, you may apply very little
water, and wipe the soapsuds from your
skin. Indeed, with many persons, it is
an excellent practice to leave a certain
portion of the soap on the skin. 1t will
continue the process of neutralizing the
oil. / have myself derived advantage
and satisfaction, during the cold season,
by the free use of soap, with very limit
ed quantities of water.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-25
A Bad Season for Bees.

Richard Darl, of Ripon, the most ex-
tensive apiarist in the State, has lost
forty-three swarms out of one hundred
and four, and thinks the loss was caused
by the mild weather in February, which
created dampness in the cellar, as the
swarms were healthy and had an abund-
ance of honey to feed on. He has
never experienced such percentage OF
loss before, except in 1871, when it was
caused by disease, and even then the
difference was not materially greater.
He has gathered mp about six bushels OF
dead bees from his cellar, as the result
of this winters loss. Other bee men re-
port about the same percentage of loss
for the past winter.-EUening Wiscon-
sin.
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The Emperor william as a Lover.

A youth of 19-Prince William, OF
Prussia--entered France with the allied
invaders of 1915. He lodged IN the
house OF a well-to-do citizen at Dizier
who had pretty daughter, With this
damsel-Angelque Barnier-the youth
full Prussian struck up tremendous
Irritation, and when he marched away to
Paris he LETT written on pane of her
window, us well as upon "the red tab
lets of her heart, these words, in Ger
man, "I love thee-William. More
than half a century passed, and when,
in 1870, the Prussian guards rode into
Dizier, AnPelque Barnier, a stout matron
now, received certain of their officers
into her house, and showed them the
precious souvenir, still glittering where
the Princes diamond had scrawled it.
The story was too good to keep, and it
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THERE is said to be young girl in
Clinton, Canada, whose eyesight is as
good as anybody's by day, but, when
night sets in, she becomes blind, and has
to be led around She is in gooG health,
and the cause of this singular phenom-
enon is a mystery.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-05
SAN FRANCISCO.
A Hen CaptNin Murders IT'S wiz aud
then Commits Suicide.

sAs PnAScIsco. April 5-i 2. NJ
Captain A. Y. Southcr. Master Of aschooncr
In the Puget Sound trade, shot and killed
his wife. and committed suicide, at eleven
o'clock last night, at No. % Natoma street,
near First. The officers who answered To
the police call went to the premises, q ne
story and attic franc dwelling, AMI ut the
head Of tho stairs. stretched at full
length In tho narrow hallway. they dis
covered the body Of the dead woman, and
In bed In o rear room they found Soutker
with an IXL revolver In his right hand
and q bullet wound In his neck. The
woman was found 10 have received .
wound on tho back Of tho head and on
tho right side Of the chest. Tho woman
vas attircd In her nightclothing only.
and her gown Ia powder-burnt, which
shows that tho weapon was held close to
her body when II was discharged. From
the position Of the bodies and the condition
Of the o IL appears that aftsr the
husband and wife had retired. ho occn.
pying the aide OF the bed nearest tho wall.
turned and fired ut his wife. woundlng her
In tho hoad. She arose and turned facing
Kim when he fired again. wounding her ia
the brosst. She then passcd ont OF tho
room and fell In front OF q door which 10
close 10 the stairs. He, after shooting her.
placed tho weapon towards his neck and
fired, the ball ranging upwards. Tho
other occupants OF the house were asleep
when the firing commenced. and know
untbin0 M tho circumstaucea or motives
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bly, had no recollection Of the occurrence.
and NO doubt he did not remember Bishop.
There Ia nothing singular In this. He said
he had no recollection OF taking the &C
acknowledgement. but remembers that some
| one brought the deed TO him. But when
he saw his signature he then and there
| recognized his signature. Is there any In
| consistency In his remembering that some
| one gave Il to him. when he glanced over
| Il and saw his signaturer None whatever.
II Is lust what you would expect.
Tho document which Bates signed for
| Barnes In MERGED was read. Counsel cor.
tinued: You will remember that the oc-
| currence 10 which this paper refers took
place fifteen years ago, and the honest old
man SAYS nothing in IL that will justify the
plaintiffs In calling his testimony contra
dietory. lie says in this document that
II he had taken an acknowledgment 10
would appear in the docket. That was .
test Of his memory, and no frankly told
Mr.. Barnes where he could find the docket.
He further says that he does not remember
TO have met W. q. Barron. Ia that
strange. Would Mr.. Bates remember every
man whom he would meetr Besides, q
Justice Of the Peace IL not supposed TO
scan every deed he might acknowledge.
and II he lid he would be rather oficious.
II Mr.. Bates was inclined TO do anything
wrong he would never have reiterated from
the position he took in his conversation
with Mr.. Barnes. But when no appears
In court he says that he recognizes his own
writing. and that Is all. lie has done
nothing wrong. but the counsel have tried
in every manner to shut up tho avenues
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-05

was renewed and Bellows fell 10 thu foor
with two bullets through his body. expir-
ing Immediately. Leonard fired four or
I've shots. but only two took effect. After
the shooting Leonard gave himself up.
lie claims TO have done the shooting In
self-dsfense. After the inquest the body
OF Bellows wa prepared fer burial aud
was left In charge Of two friends Of the Do.
ceased. During Monday night the watch
ers fell asleep and on awakening were
horrifsd TO behold the corpse wrapped
In flames, caused by the igniting OF the
bedding by one OF tho candles burning
around the head OF tho corpse. Tho IRE
was extinguished a. quickly a. possibls.
when II was discovered that the head and
face Of Bellows were badly dis6gursd and
portions Of the hair entirely burned from
the head. Tho funeral Of Bellows took
place on Tuesday. and yesterday Leonard
wa to have had his examination. De-
ceased was . man about forty year, OF age.
we'll known In Phoebe. and 10 the same
man who shot Johnny Calvin ct that place
about three years ago.
Professor Raymond 10 hero exporting
fer the Eureka Mining Company.
Major Mccoy has contracted for the new
mains for the town water works.
Tho smelling works Of the Atlas Com
pany have been leased 70 Hamburg for the
season.
Important Developments have been
made In the Richmond mine, outside of
the injuncted ground.
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ArrI,n,- ,n,, ,,.ro,ss.
,,.u.,,,r.. I.n.s Gs~stry.


WILLIAM Purrs, u the Franklin House,
....i, an. IN he nj, IA. streets. He has
h.,l. hari time VI ID. and has suffered ter
,ibIy during his illness. We are glad To
see Lim around again.
c,,w,ocv minor. who Was al the
on.nin, a, he International Hotel in vir-
,ipia CITY last saturday night. refused to
ride up and down on the elevator lseanse
1t didn't have any sa'e''es ca IT,
Tur entertainment given at National
Guard Hall. Virginia, last evening" Tor Tue
be,c6t Of Miss y. j. Trovella. was we'll
attended. IL was pronounced a success IN
every respect
T,uny IL one house ON q street. VirSi-
nj, -.,ori.. birb and only about thirty
i,s,i wil.. IL has l.cn braccd on the north
side d. Keep !, from blowing over
Tn, case ~ \. Uanas will come up
..,,, h.,fo,. .Jndrc Moses ,hi. evening.
Wien some definite action one way or the
other will probably be taken
A u,ue,roHN, covering the ground 10
az. .,.n,h az nearly an inch. spent its fury
HIS III ~ IN AAAN vi -
upon ~ this forenoon. Tho day has no
manned DARK and elcndy.
c,Spm,rrs for Town Trustees have not
h.rome numerou. so far. 1, il thought by
many that the odd b"sri viii "' "'''''''
"''"""'
Quus a number OF prospeei''" a'eI'a''
ing virginia aud us'I m'n Tot une ~. ~
hi!'s sstry uny
c,,. -,
van,. v.. c,u..d by the roof Of a D.
street house being in flames. The lire MAS
soon e~xtinguished.
WALKING on stills anil jumping the rope
arc all the rage now among ih. boys ana
girls attending in0 Pa'"' ''"
~.
~nM.,s.. 4. .nm.,,n, from lrop.
s" ~ - a, rrss,nt Al the County ucs.
piiai.
V. W. Brooks, a Coms'ock printer mas
ieit Tor une niasA n ,han In NON,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-05

Tnry ARE Hgnr. -ray-days, the pleas
attest In the whole calendar. have arrived.
saloon.keepcrs, loiging'h house and rcstau.
rant proprictors look smiling. Two hun.
| drd thousand dollars scattered broadcast
in the community helps TO grease tho
| wheels Of progress amazingly. especially
| when the laboring men first discharge
their little obligations, which enables
| their creditors. In turn. To discharge
| theirs aud thus makes the machinery Of
| M, move along smoothly. With the prac-
ticrof n little economy there IL no reason
| why tho laboring men Of the Comsiock
| cannot Law up q considerable sum Of money
| frm month 10 month 10 AZ to be prepared
for the experiences Of a rainy LAY.
TuE CouEr ! n DorBr.-A rather anus
ing incident occurred in the District Court
last Tuesday. Herman L.udolph. tho
genial. g~ood-naiurci mixologist at Piper's
saloon. corner u and Union streets, 4
| Young man who arrived a few years since
from Germany. presented himself before
Judge Rising for naturalization. Bob
Taylor. the w,ll-known lawyer, AMI Mr..
Houghton. 81 Opera.housc notoriety. APP
peared with young Lndolph In the charac-
ter % sponsors. The Court, looking
down upon the trio aud observing the
marked T.utonic east 81 co~untanance be-
longing To each. inquired iunocently. his
EYES tuinkling with suppressed meiri-
meni, (which Is the a%pplicantf'
MrsISd LocArroSs.-The following no.
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JOHN slsnup's CLAIM.
THE noN,NzA SUIT a
To A CLOSE.

csseiusiss erJsdxe IItiiyer's Arxu-
ment-R. n. Mesiek for the De
f~ense-Ile Reviews the Theory of
tine PiaiasiRs Win Regard 70
the Alleged Forged Deed-0pea.
Ing OF mr.. Canahl.