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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20

QUEBEC, Aug. ia fire in st. Roch this
morning burned ROy- soap and candle factory contain
ing expensive machinery and stock, also factory be-
longing Mr.. Richards, manufacture Of leather ups,
packing cases, ETC. three private residences Tho
fojal 10000. ROys loss IS $4,000 insured for
1000.
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CUMBERLAND MINERS AT WORK.

CrmERLAND, Nd, Aug. 19.-Ihe Georges
Coal and l.ou Company 100 miners working to-day.
The View Central Company pa, ueA new laJorcf-aboat
fifteen men, % work TINS morning, and these were
shortly att oiucd by about ncen OF the old miners,
VINO are n0W working ILr h ig4ts OF Labor h-ld q
meeting Ills iLOgnl- 4 t.r u4Dtrs Who we're pres
eut res l.ci 10 coitlldc Toe s-ILkc.
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A CLOTURE.n-Liberal Landlord: What are
Won doing IN uy stack ard g. Irsn tramp engaged IN
rois % (lhe squire droa the subject and reures
Punch
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MATHIS IN CANADA.

OTTAWA, Aug. 19.-MonsignOr Narclsse
Z,palrnn received from ZONE the pnii ap
manning NM H4-.laD of CytheToea, "a Dars6u< ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20

ADVICE TO LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT FROM CoNGREss-A HINT AT
A NATIONAL STRIKE IF RELIEF Is not
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
MARRIAGE BROKERS,

Two Viennese have started 3 marriage
brokerage in New York. For q small fee
they agree to introduce men and women to
each other who may want to marry. They
claim that ON the Continent of Europe there
are many such agencies, and that they fulfill
a useful purpose. Many marriageable men
and women lead isolated lives, and while
they may be anxious to secure life COM
pani0ns, are often so situated as to be unable
to do so. In ordinary society match making
women perform a useful social function, but
still they do not cover the whole field, as
who would willingly marry if they could
find suitable partners. In New York State,
however, the law discountenances marriage
brokers. Very many years ago, Susan Craw-
ford helped her friend Christina Roe to
marry q wealthy gentleman named Russell.
Christina signed the contract agreeing, in
case she married Mr.. Russell, to pay Susan
$4,000 in cash, give her piano and gold
watch, us well as educate her daughter Kate
Crawford. These payments were to be made
"i'oi 'ho o0''Uh vi elio utSoisHu. 1HiS ulu
not occur for twenty years. but when Susan
presented her bill Mrs. Russell declined to
pay it. Upon this suit was commenced
and the contract put in evidence. 1t was
proved on the trial that Susan spent time
and money in bringing about the marriage;
but the judge decided that according to the
common law such bargains were immoral,
as they had a tendency to degrade marriage
by bringing pecuniary considerations into
play. In such States, however, as recognize
the civil code, this kind of brokerage would
hold good. In country districts there Is
little need of these agencies, every Jack IN
time finds his Jill, and that too without
brokers or professional match-makers.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09

been taken, and attention was directed to
the miserable object who lay groaning in the
yard. at would" says the st. Louis Rcpub-
Hedn, "be useless to describe that face, with
its nose spread all over the middle of it, one
eye bulging out and the other closed IN
both colored like an indigo bag, an omen
mouth, and a row of twisted teeth, much
less to recognize it; but as the excitement
slowly subsided and cool reason becan 70
reign, thought suddenly struck the wifs
that made her turn pale with horror. "Wbv
it can't bet must be-yes, it is Johni Ha
has been to the barber's." 1t was 4rre bo
had. he was her husband, and on his vav
home late in the evening, feeling his long
and heavy beard oppressive in the beot bo
had had it shorn. His wife was asleen 1vbor,
he crawled into bed, and he soon fell into n
comfortable nap, from which he was rndeI,
awakened to the experience above recorded
She is now making the best poultices
chicken soup for him she knows how
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
WELCOMING BABIES IN JAPAN,

One curious custom in vogue, writes n
Yokohama correspondent, is the exhibition of
fish on every house where boy has been
born to the family during the year. This
showing is made during the month of May,
and on the 5th of that month there is @ high
festival held the relatives and friends of
the family making it the OCCASION Of present
ing gifts and toys suitable for boys, as well
as giving clothing fitting for the little chap
All sorts of child's gear is to be seen on eXhi-
bition at this time, and no boy is neglected
The boy is the pride of the household, the
parents testifying their JOY in ieasting all
comers who honor them by their remem-
brances. The girl babies are not forgotten,
but they are accorded another day and
separate festival time, this being the third
day of the third month-the Sd of March.
Then, instead of the fish floating as SYM
Dol, the doll is to be seen in abundance, and
all the toys known to the girl world are
1avishly displayed. There is very much of
pride exhibited on both of these child festi-
vals as the gifts prese4 ted are ostentati0usly
displayed by the fond parents for the admi-
ration Of their friends Diminutive suits of
armor, tiny swords and bows and arrows,
toy horses, with full suits of trappings-in
fact, every imaginable thing that goes into
the makeup of the japanese warrior of the
olden time are on parade on the 5th of May;
while the Sd of March brings forth all that
is representative of the life and fancies of the
feminine gender There are many who are
not content to await the full advent of the
time for the display of the fish emblem, so
that during the latter part of April 1t is no
uncommon thing to see an immense fish,
sometimes two, so constructed that it is filed
by the breeze, floating from bamboo pole,
heralding the glory that has its lodgment in
the house from which it is exhibited.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09

that L was acting under the influence OF
moral delirium when l married you, and been
too generous to take advantage of it. No
man can long love an abortion, monstrosity
blot on nature. I was bewildered by your
arts. Now | am in my senses If you de-
sire to know that I love Lima I answer, yes.
She is fair and straight as / am. Our union
is monstrous and unnatural; one with her
would not be; and though did not mean
to tell you so soon, since it must all come
out, you may as well know that l intend
procuring divorce"
"You cannot!" answered Isabel. great
red spot burning on either cheek and her
eyes flashing, but otherwise as quietly as
though engaged in ordinary conversation.
" 1 will not consent"
"Not consent?"
"No, never! There is no cause, no legal
artifce by which you can make justice your
abettor in a crime. Much as Lima has
wronged me will save her from you at
least; and l will say again, will not con-
sent, were it my death warrant. More than
that, from this moment till the time that /
myself restore her to her father, Lima is under
my custody"
Philips eyes began to glow with a danger
Gus light.
"And say further" continued the imprr-
dent Isabel, that no selfish consideration,
no shame or pride, shall withhold me from
acquainting her friends and guardians with
the facts, and warning them against you.
She is both weak and false; but she may
yet be saved. You"
The words died away in gurgling, mar
ticulate sounds. With a hoarse cry Philip
had thrown himself upon her, and, seizing
her slender neck between his hands, was
strangling her.
They found her the next morning appar-
emily dead. Fate, however, had not been so
merciful to her. She lived, after weeks of
long and awful strugglings between life and
death. The guilty couple had fled, but she
made no efforts to trace them, nor was ever
heard to speak their names. She took the
wedding ring from her finger, put on mourn
ing, and called herself again Miss Linar.
But because that was my name also, and l,
too, live in a villa on the Hudson that might
once have been bright and gay, do not think
[ have told you my own story. Autobio-
graphies, short or long, are humbugs, and l
hate humbugs.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
A MARVEL IN STONE.
Like Huge Lizard, yet Counterfeiting the Parts of
Many Other Creatures.

Like Huge Lizard, yet COunterfeting the Parts of
Many Other Creatures.
A remarkable Indian idol says Sedalia
(Mo.) dispatch, was recently taken from
Horse Creek, in Cedar county, Missouri, the
home of the last mound builders. Among
those who were present were r. A. Blair, the
owner and discoverer of the finest lot of mas
todon bones now in the United States, one
who has devoted all his leisure to the style
of literature that would make his opinion of
value in this matter The subject is of such
Importance as to warrant giving the descrip-
tion and circumstances of the finding of the
object the widest publicity. This Indian Or
Aztec idol, as it believed to be, is four feet
long, and weighs sixty-four pounds In
general outline Of figure it resembles huge
lizard or chameleon. 1t is carved out %
a slate or lead-colored stone or composition
of moderate hardness, is as smooth as glass,
and shows that it is the work of person of
fine imagination, intelligence, and skill,
whether he lived one thousand years ago or
is living to-day.
On closer examination, the idol is found
to be made up of part of a dozen creatures
amphibia carnivora, insects, reptiles, and
fowls. The top of the head has the SEM
blance of fiat bone plate, and is shaped like
that Of an eagle, with long, sharp beak.
Near the middle of the beak is a horn, like
that of a rhinOceros, and Of light yellow
color. The under part of the head is shaped
like that of turtle or frog, and is Of light
yellow. The eye is like that of an eagle. 4
1t has four legs, two in front and two be-
hind. The legs are shaped exactly like those
of an elephant, have four yellow toes on each
foot, and the bottom of the feet have the
spongy appearance peculiar to those of an
elephant. Between each pair Of legs on the
abdomen is the representation Of the plate
of bone like that on turtle. On the back
are two shields, or wing-covers, like those
on the back of q common beetle. Behind
the legs, and about the middle of the tail, is
fin divided into four fingers or flaps. From
the point where the wings terminate to the
end of the tail extends a row of diamond
shaped yellow spots. The idol is in perfect
state of preservation, and at distance of q
few steps looks as if it were alive.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
HE SHAVED OFF HIS BEARD.

A st. Louis Hams Experiment and the Result.
A ST. Louis woman walked the other night,
and putting out her hand touched the smooth
face of an unknown man. She jumped out
of bed and screamed for help. Her brother,
who slept in the next room, entered, aud not
finding any Matches seized the intruder by
the hair of his head, pummeled him soundly,
expressing at the same time, in the most
vigorous terms, his opinion of the scoundrel
who would be guilty of such an act. Then
he dragged him into the middle of the room,
thumped him, kicked him, and threw him
out of the window into the yard below.
The neighbors, aroused by the noise, came
in, and light was procured. Nothing had
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
ONE LITTLE FAVOR,

He never told his love, their aequa
ance had been very short one, and
suddenly he had placed her arms ab g
his neck and imprinted kiss upon her
bud mouth, she was naturally startled
Sir" she said, this is insuferable"
Forgive mel" he cried. Il was ma
act thus. I beseeeh you, pardon mel"
NO, 1 can never forgive you, never.
have forfeited my friendship. You
leave me at once and forever"
Yainly he plead; she was obdurate
glaring an offence could not be condoneo
And so he said he would go. His W
life would be embittered, for he felt that tei
image could never be effaced from his he r,
~ will CO." he said sadly, but befo
leave there is one boon that I would ask
feel that am not unreasonable in desi
and expecting that you will grant this au
little final favor"
"What is it ?" she asked, gently, tou bel
by his emotion.
Won't you please take your arms grl
around my neck Cincinnati Sat IS
Night.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
TIE FUTURE OF THE HEAD.

Abundant hair is not sign of. bodily OF
mental strength, the story of Samson having
given rise to the notion that hairy men are
strong physically, while the fact is that the
Chinese, who are the most enduring of all
races, are mostly bald, and as to the supposi-
ton that long and thick hair is a sign and
token of intellectually, all antiquity, all
madhouses, and all common observation are
against it. The easily wheedled Esau was
hairy. The mighty Caesar was bald. Long
haired men are generally weak and fanatical,
and men with scant hair are the philosophers
and soldiers and statesmen of the world
London Lancet.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
TANNER OUTDONE,
Prisoner in Georgia Jail Fasts for Two
Months.

Months.
The details of most marvellous case of
protracted abstinence from food, says the
Macon Telegraph, have just become fully
known, though it has been going on in For
syth, Georgia, for about two months. Perry
Cooley, a mulatto, hailing from Anderson, S.
c., was arrested about June 1, in Monroe
county, OH a charge of burglary, and COM
mitted to jail to await his trial at the August
term of court. He expressed his determlna-
ton never to go to the chain gang, stating
that he preferred to starve He steadily
refused food for weeks, as can be testified
to by Sheriff G. A. King, and Deputy Sheriff
J. II. King, who has charge of the jail, and
sees to the feeding of the prisoners. lie al
ways refused to eat, and while it was then
left in his cell the food was always found
afterwards untouched.
He often begged Sheriff King to let him
have a razor under pretence of wanting to
shave, and also asked the loan of his knife,
but as Mr.. King suspected his intention he
was never allowed any kind of instrument.
But he still adhered to his purpose Of self
nence from food Mr.. King called DR.. L. B.
Alexander in to see the prisoner to ascertain
his condition. He was found considerably
reduced, but free from all symptoms of in
sanity, being, in fact, quite rational and in
telligent. He reads and writes well, and is
much above the average of his race. Mr..
King and DR.. Alexander finally prevailed on
him to sip milk punch, which he then did
under compulsion. But he has continued to
resolutely refuse all food and can be in
duced to taste only milk punch or wine
occasionally.
Like DR.. Tanner, he drinks water freely,
but outside of that he hasn't taken enough
nOurishment in over two months to keep an
ordinary man alive three days. He has lost
about sixty pounds of flesh, and is merely
skeleton. He cannot walk step, and can
only get up with assistance. When lying
down he has the appearance of dead man.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
WAVELET BATHING ToILETTEs,

Great care is taken that the wavelet "
pants sit smoothly over the hips, where they
are held in place by broad belt; on the
outside seam of the leg runs row Of leaves
and buds, exquisitely embroidered in tinted
fosses. The jacket is made with vest cut
low at the throat, where frill of barrow
lace lies against the skin. This garment sits
like a Jersey, giving perfect outline of the
form; the sleeves are merely strap, beneath
which falls deep frill of lace, and when wet
this garniture prettily clings to the arm; the
throat is left free; the back of the neck is
protected from the suns rays by the wide
brim of q jaunty hat faced with oilskin and
adorned with dried wild flowers. Every step,
every motion of the bather clothed in the
wavelet" should be characterized by draw
ing-room grace and ease of manner.
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
LEMONS AS AIDS TO HEALTH.

A good deal has been said through the
papers about the healthfulness of lemons.
The latest advice how to use them so they
will do the most good runs as follows: Most
people know the benefit of lemonade before
breakfast, but few know how it is more than
doubled by taking another at night also.
The way to get the better Of a bilious system
without blue pills or quinine is to take the
juice of one, two, or three lemons, as the ap-
petite Graves, in as much ice water as makes
it pleasant to drink, without sugar, before
going to bed. In the morning ON rising, or
at least half an hour before breakfast, take
the juice of one lemon in goblet of water.
This will clear the system of humors and
bile, with efficacy, without any of the weak
ening effects of calomel or congress water.
People should not irritate the stomach by
eating lemons clear; the powerful acid Of the
juice, which is almost corrosive, infallibly
produces Inflammation after awhile, but
properly diluted, so that it does not burn or
draw the throat, it does its full medicinal
work without harm, and when the stomach
is clear of food has abundant opportunity to
work the system thoroughly
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
GOODNIGHT, DEAR ONE.

Goodnight! Goodnight! The stars are out in
myrinds,
White points of light along the wide black sky;
The earth is wrapped in darkness as mantle,
And sad and slow the whispering winds sweep
by.
Goodnight! Goodnight The morn that breaks
tomorrow
May dawn upon a brighter world than this!
May shine upon land that knows no nighttime
Bend down and give me, love, your goodnight
kiss.
One kiss before close my eyes in slumber-
Tired eyes, already longing for the light;
Perhaps, who knows, my dreams may be the
brighter;
So one last kiss Goodnight, my love, good
night
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
A SYMPATHETIC WIFE,

1t is related of Siebenkees. an eminent
German scholar, that having finished read
ing one Of his beautiful imaginings to his
wife, who appeared to be listening with
bated breath and eyelids cast down. he closed
the book with inward satisfaction at the
completion of his labors, only to hear the
sharer of his joys exclaim "My dear, pray
don't put on your left stocking Tomorrow
see there is hole in it."
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
ROMANCE oFAN NADoPTED DAUGHTER.


A suit has been commenced in the court
Of Knox county, Ohio, to determine the par
entail origin of Mrs. Swami, now living at
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Mrs. Swami, when
an infant, was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs
James E. Woodbridge, of Mount Vernon,
Ohio, her mother, Nancy J. Elliott, agreeing
never to claim her child or make known her
real parentage, and the WOodbridges prom
ising that the child would be brought up as
their own daughter, and that at their de-
cease she should be their sole heir. In 1870
the child, now grown up, was married to DR..
G. E. Swami, both being entirely ignorant of
the real facts of the case. After the death
of Mr.. Woodbridge his estate was taken pos
session of by his widow, who then informed
Mrs. Swami that she was not her child. Mrs.
Woodbridge died in 1875, leaving will and
naming her brother, Il. w. Sheehan, of Titlin
Ohio, as executor. Mrs. Swami was unable
to fathom the deep mystery surrounding her
birth until in March, 1882, while on visit
to Mount Vernon with her husband she OBJ
tanned clue that placed her in possession of
the secret of her maternity. She now learns
that her mother on several occasions visited
ut the home of Woodbridge and wife while
her little girl was there, but that, pursuant
to her agreement made at the earnest request
Of Mr.. Woodbridge, did not disclose to her
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
WIT AND HUMOR,

| Col. Percy Yerger was complaining r..
! dentially to Hostetter McGinnis of tn @
quency with which his mother-in-law p-r
him visits-that she came to see him -r ~
| five times year. My wifes mothe r..
sponded McGinnis, "bas visited me ei7
once in the last five or six years. Tt
time she came to see me was when W --fi
married, five years ago" Lucky
When is she going to visit you
How can I tell? She has not got Il
with her first visit yet-but can't see 11-c
the luck comes in"
A clergyman of this city was N I
week by woman who has little re, s-eaee
for the cloth. "Tell me-" said she, ia
benignant smile, which did not, hoFsrer
disguise the acidity of her question Ly
you close your church in the summe Ia
not your parishioners require to be pr
from the evil one in the warm weather rs y7s
as in the cold?" Oh, bless your so aor
was the prompt response. "The e1 5ut
never stays in town in July and Augu He
follows the rest of the world to the wa rz.,
places"
Mrs Brown-"Dear me, Mrs. Jor 5- ars
those tall young ladies really yours? .
no idea you had daughters grown up.
Jones (who is still possessed of conSi
personal attraction }" Oh, yes! wa -a--
ried at 10, you know! And is that s-.-
gentleman really your son?" Mrs. r..n
(who is also possessed of ditto)-"Yes az
was married at 12."
"What is the matter, old fellow? 20
worried" "Well, I AMIN being Ha1.i
up hill and down dale by my mis- 1'.a
creditors" "Oh, you owe q large 81
mouey?" "No, but great many
sums; and debts are like children
smaller they are the more bother they -
YOU"
One of the legends upon the wall OF .
room in which the Wisconsin Dairymen's
Association held its recent annual meeting
was. Talk to your cow as you would to q
lady." We suppose when milking times
comes the dairyman politely says to the
bovine, "WiI you honor me with teat-a
teat p"
The horse has been spoken of as the noble
animal but the instantaneous photographs
which have been made of him threaten to
bring him into well-merited contempt. You
can't respect an animal who looks like kan
garoo with a broken back.
Rather funny bull was that made recently
by member of Parliament in discussing the
question of trial by jury in Ireland. BecOnl-
ing excited, he exclaimed: with trial by
jury have L lived, and, by the blessing OF
God, with trial by jury will die"
A Boston lecturer astonished his audience
by bringing down his fist on the table and
shouting, Where is the religiosity of the
anthropoid quadrumana?" If he thinks We
have got it he can search us. We never saw
it in the world.
About the dodo-"Studen wants to
know " What kind of bird was the dOdo?"
From the fact that the species is entirely ex-
tinct, we suppose it was the tabled spring
chicken. of which we still hear SO often and
see so never.
In suburban town lives a relative of that
immortal Mrs. Malaprop. The other evening
a caller asked if Mr.. - was at home and
could be seen. Il think not" was the reply,
81 believe my husband has expired for the
night"
The National tribune., 1882-09-09
NEAT BUSINESS TRANsAcrrc

ALLOW me to speak with you a m, -
on matter of business "Wbat --
want?" asked the banker grufiy. TO-.
is money in it for both of us. If YOU doc
care to accept my proposition, ther
other bankers in Austin who will be Or
do So" Proceed" "WeII. Won see I ...
been contemplating suicide. "Tve -.
thinking of throwing myself into the r.
RADIO River. If do, a subscription
raised for my destitute family. Youw
called on to contribute. You know
ladies who go about collecting mon,
the destitute. They viii not let yo. -.
under $50. You will pay that much
left alone. You can't put them off like
can me-" "Well, proceed. know all
/" My proposition is this: viii give .
suicidal ideas. You will not have to
$50 for my distressed family. Thanks t.
you make 100 per cent. on the invest1
without having to do anything" "V
what next?" What next!" "I want
10 per cent. commission, of course, whicl
just So. That's what next"-Ieras Stiff
The National tribune., 1882-09-09

child that she was her mother. Suit has
now been commenced to recover the whole
of the estate, and interesting developments
are promised, as the case will be hotly con-
tested at every step.