The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-06
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There are twenty five societies In the United
States engaged In preventing crue ty u chil.
dren, Ia many OF he states the sOciet ca pro-
tecl both animals and children but IL certainly
would teem that there was work enough Of
such nature to provide employment for sepa-
rate org mi cations.
1t is curious fact that the granite blocks
which are o Invaluable as bui ding st ne in
New York, W 'uld d tel iorate and wear away
In Florida, while the coquina stone 80 larg "
used for hOu, es In the latter country would
crumble and decay II subjected to the climatic
changes Of New York
N resent rapport Of the won ans prison at
Shrrburn 1t was stated that of the Who'll num-
ber of inmaes. which amounted to $40, no .ss
than 4i8 We Q committed as inebriates. When
it Is ad I'd thai OF these 458 no fewer than 3tS
were married women. and most OF them the
mothers OF children, We gain an app Hing
upon y population, remembering that the
neg lecten ''cnild of to-day Is the citizen Of to
morrow"
The Chinese are passionetcly fond Of kite
flying On the nlL th day after the ninth moon
The inhab to Is ot entire diet lets assemble,
often In the greatest crowds, O. mprised If all
classes, from the cou,t dgnitary the poorest
lab ,rer, to waich the spor The kites are
III ,de In every c0nceivHb.e shape, represents
ing bids, ius c's or fishes and Ou fine cay
the air will be Qni Q full of them. Great skin
is shown In eping half o dozen or more
golf Z up one string.
The we known author Of John II ,lifax, Gen.
ilemsn, VINO marie late In lie a gent, man
named Mr. Crak, any years younser than
here nov resides near LOudon. Having no
children OF her own, she. years ago,
ad ped n little gypsy waif. to whom she has
given The name " Dnrothea. This child she Ia
educating W u, hnt determining, she says,
that theresh II be no UNI leasan ness 10 the
future, she ever allows the child to forget
that she Is only herdaugh er b. adj ptlOn and
that she a3 In reality no claim upon h r.
The llb .rt is scarcely grown at all In the
UDit'd States, but In ons OF the sou'hefn
counties Of England flhert orchards occupy
huudr DIS Of acres. The large supply always
TO be found In the London market Ia almost
entirely kept mp from this dist,iet !. Kent.
One acre alone has b en- krS.ST'tD produce
$3.50 worth In one season. Immense car. TX
bestowed upon the culture Of th"e vain Bile
tress, and the pruning by the Kent gr. wers is
said TO be the most y rfe,t II the kind In reia.
tion TO the pecu iarities OF the ssil and climate.
A iavNrite sport In Brazil aid the Wet
Indies consists In hunting hummlng-birds,
he natives arm Them, elves with III w-guns
made of reed, per. aps only fou teen or n teen
inchps long, and take pellets OF cotton wool:
with these they MAIN and so stun The little
cteatu es that they fali an easy pr y to their
pnreu RS, and their BEAUTIFUL p'umags is un.
hGmmi n R.brd abounds form themselves into %
parties r thia sp ,rt, and use common table
salt o. shot. Penetrating the skin, ard vet mot
sp'iling the plumage, such q ch rye kills tho
bird ard great numbers are secured In this
manner.
The crown princess o. Germany IL thrifty
w,m n. She ~ did also her late sister. The
Princess Alicr) takes q great Int rest In the
movement for the promotion of economy In
dress. Her own dres, Ia upon ordinary Occa.
ornament TO her daughters. When she and
the crown prince, accompanied by their ehiId-
rem wished Wissbadei 1t was their custom
to gve a juvenile reception, to which the
usually Invited Upon sucn occasions the ~ n y.
al children were usually very simply res,sd
In rlain alpaca frocks. relieved only by lace
Rulings at the neck and on thcsleeves. II Wss
upon the German Victories In ls7o-7i that iuxu.
r'es became ut all usual In Germany, and even
now the economy AMI thrift. OF the German
women Is only eQualled by that OF the Swiss.
who carry thei- thrift 80 far thstit almost
O. ases to be virtue.
Wldowhood In India isa most miserable
condition. There lhe bewltching widow,
who "a 70 often dangerous foil TO the ''charm.
Ing g,rl" o! society, has no existence. To be
:, widow "a. VIZ y 70 bs disgraced woman. shunned
auguration Of British rule, o law has besn
passed rendering the "suuee" q criminal
ct!on. and the wife who s0rvives her lord can
S.lss, 2. Longer honor hin BY mSt.s hOlocsuss 0f
9 child, perhaps sto er year, Of &c, 70
some man twenty or thirty. years older than
herself, beco Mug verS ofnn that deenised
thing, y widow, before sne has reached I'M .tnr-
ily, she drags out wrel ched existence, shun.
ned alike Nv her own family aud her hus.
ban i's.. Ell 'rts are:now being made 10 msSe
2 second marriage. a .prsslbls thing. but. III.
though II m , eAsily become legal Sed, twill
be long before the prejudice OF the naive non.
nlatlou viil admit that such proceedinR II
commendable. -
!. TIE Chlnaman Ia by nature an iutense,v r..
igi0ue person. He believes In deity az un-
limited power and OF great capsc tips for van.
yeance, he believes In future life FAD end esa
70 'msnt. Dir oily man diee, whstever Ma
character or conduct may have b. ca. he be-
comes sacred to all his RELATIONS. ehrIuss ssa
eiectcd TO the memory Of the Loaf. md sacri.
ncss offered ~ their honor. o. O. in the
ave man becomes invested With every
vlr ue. The ceremOui In ME honor
usually have reference to his physical needS.
Although therv appears 70 be 10 cleo, idsS ~
70 HE whe.eabouts. eubatantIal oissinss AZ
meat, fruit and cake ere pi ICED npon The
grave IN boz, and the survivors stoutiy "a.
alaIe their belief 4 q the rpse msSss wv
with them. When Chinese inmisretina -.
menoet.t rvmains Of the deed Scre rnivsfs
lally cavfled b ok b their nailV0 oo1StrVi SSN
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