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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

United States Treasurer Wyman's an
nuaI report of the operations OF the treas.
ury tor the last fiscal year shows an in
crease IN receipts over those of the prevl-
GUS year in the revenue from the sales of
public lands only. The amount Of this
increase was So ,20l,i2l The decrease in
the revenue from custom was S5,1Oi, 233,
and from Internal revenue $l,1,122G The
total net revenue was $39S %, 5Sl The
ne. expenditures amounted to $500, iOS, l3S,
or about seven and half millions more
than in 1882 At the close of the fiscal
year there were IN the custody of the treas
urers Office $313, 800 in tHitCd States
bonds held IN trust for national banks, Of
which S356,50G, 800 were held as security
for Crcu'a!on,s decrease Of $I12G,200
from the amount so held rs security for
pubic moneys deposited with national
bank repositories. During the year
$2GS, 03j 400 /" bonds were deposited for
these purposes, and $2i0,9i0,GOO with
drawn; a total movement Of bonds OF
5000, 00G,0 600 and an increase OF S2SO9O3,
800 over the movement of the previous
year The issue Of silver certificates
amounted to $35,0i00OO during the year,
and the rcdemptlOnS were SI2 ,jl0,S00,
leaving the amount n)mlnaIly outstanding
at the close Of the year SSS,GlG,S3l, OF
the gold certificates there were redeemed
%1S34 $50, leaving nominally outstanding
$50 31S $40 Bonds of the United States
to the amount Of $l3l, OO9,,JO were re
deemed during the year, Sli SjO1Oj Of
which amount was applied To- the sinking
fund. There was also retired, b. exchange
into ) per cent bonds, $jOi 2j2 900 Of the
bonds formerly bearing - = Der cent The
total amount OF bonds retired bY purchase,
redemption, conversion or exchange from
March !, 1869, to June 80, 1883, L 81 1S1,
$1,000 Treasurer WymGn urges an mp.
preparation to provide for the lranpprta g
alton of worn and mutil1tei United States
notes and gold and silver certificates to
the treasury and Of new note, in return
therefor.
Since March, 1865, liJ,31OSg standard
silver dollars have been coined, and on
September 30 last there wa, outstanding
! $3S 100000, the treasury holding about
| $11j 100000, Of which amount about
! $50 900 900 Is for the r. 'cmptiua Of silver
certificates. The vaults Of the treasury
Offices are now taxed tu their utmost ca
pacity to contain the funds %. lhetreasury,
| but The construction 81 two new vaults
one ~ Washington with . capacity tOi
| So 100000 and another N New Orleans
| for a capacity of $4,000 600 standard silver
dollars (Which has been commenced -
Will, when completed, give relief 10 Tho
/ NOW BycrcrUVdci wants
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

\ most shocking crime was committed
on Sunday at Oyster Bay, on Long Island,
by tramp. Garrett Maybee, an old re-
tired New York merchant, blind and in
firm, lives there with a wife, II years Old,
and a daughter of 36. In the evening as
the old lady and daughter were at the barn
milking, both were seized and s'rangIci to
death by tramp, and then the house was
entered and the old man beaten lnscnsIblc.
Two gold watches and about 800 IN
money were taken. \ tramp by the name
of Doyle has been arrested for the crime,
and the proof against him Is strong enough
to hold hlm.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

TILE DRAINING.-Thc Copaby Go,jle.
man, to the inquiry Of correspondent:
Should pipe tile be land little apart at the
ends to allow the water to get IN? gives
this response:
Place the ends Of the pipe tile as
closely together o. You can fit them The
water WILL pass freely through the porous
SIDES IN few minutes enough TO fin them,
as you may easily ascertain by trying this
experiment: Close the ends Of tile by
tying Oil-cloth firmly over them. and sink
1t under water; IN a few minutes it Will be
found full Of water. But even if not porous.
the hundred crevlces IN every ten rods of
distance, If only a hundredtA OF an inch in
width, or the thickness OF paper, would
form combined currents a. large rs the in
side of the pipe, even in this short distance"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

| don't know how 10 account for it, but
butchers say and those who consume it
agree with them, that pork Is uncommonly
sweet and good this fall. Is it due to the
cool summer just passed and the one ayear
gone two coming together, winch has iav.
ored the health and growth of swine? Per.
haps; and perhaps the pork Of hot climates
is really poor and also uphcalthy, and the
inhibition OF 1t to the Jews and Mahome.
tans by their law.giyers beng wise and
founded on good and sufficient grounds.
But no doubt the exceptional excellence of
the grasses and clover this year, which
have put SO much more than usual fat, flesh
and weight on cattle, ought to be credited
with making pork tender, JUICY ana sweet.
-B z 4 IN PlMirie karMcE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

The advent of cold weather last week
seemed to bring with it unwonted activity
on the part of the fire tlend, Friday Sat
urday and Sunday were notable for excep'
! tionally destructive contagratlOns.
A conhagration at Oshkosh, Wis, des-
troyed $l50,000 worth OF property, prlnci-
pally lumber.
At Loogooile, Ind, fourteen stores and
shops were burned, at loss of $50, 900.
Rush, Texas, had Il 100000 fire.
5. ID. Kimbark's large hardware cstah-
llshmcnt IN Chicago was destroyed the
same day involving a loss of 100000; and
"A fire in Mandel Brothers dry goods estab-
llshment on State street, Chicago, same
night caused loss of $4,000
On Friday nighta fire broke out in the
town of Sumter, 5. c., and spread rapidly,
soon involving In ruin the stores of Morris,
IIewson, Pate, Hoyt, De Lorme, Shares
Begin, Phecny, O'Connor and Maxwell
Loss estimated at $4,000.
The Phoenix Block at Mt Vernon, Ill.,,
was burned on the same night. Loss $780,
600.
Anderson's carriage works at Columbus,
Ohio, were burned the same night. Loss,
100000.
The Touring and saw mill of Newton
Turby, at Orleans, Ind, was burned sa me
night. Loss, $4,000.
And there were big fires on the same
night at Boston, Albany, Lawrenceburg,
Ind, and other places.
On Saturday morning the American
steamship companys wharvcs at Phiadel.
phia were burned, including vast quantities
OF goods ready tor shipment, involving a
loss of $250000.
On the same morning the new handle
factory attached to Disstons saw works at
Tacony, Pa, was burned. Loss, $4,000
Same morning seven tenement houses
thlckly Inhabited-ln South Chicago were
burned. Loss, 100000.
Same morning over a dozen business
houses in La Clede, Linn Co., Mo, were
burned. Loss, $4,000.
King 4 Mosser's -four mill at Madison,
Ind, was burned same day. Loss, $4,000.
On Sunday the country residence OF Geo.
W. ilecker, at Orange Mountain, n. j.,
was burned with The furniture. Loss, $50
600
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

DOES PROHIBITION PROuDIT?-The
statistical tables issued by the Commits.
sioner of Internal Revenue for the last ifs
cal year show among other things the num-
Der of wholesale and retail liquor licenses
issued in the several States, The ques-
ton, Does prohibition prohibit? is an.
swercd so far as it relates to four New
England States In Maine the increase
over 1882 OF retail liquor licenses was 1876;
in Vermont, p in New Hampshire, llG,
and III Rhode Island II. In Maine during
the last fiscal year there were 0licenses is.
sued to wholesale liquor dealers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

HALCYON DAYS.-Acc0rdlng 10 the an
clients, the klngtsher called IN Greek, Hal
cyon, was so named from Halcyone, a
daughter Of iolus, and the wife OF Ceyx
The story goes that CeyX was drowned
while ON his way TO consult the oracle, and
that IN dream that night, Halcyonc was
Informed OF the fate of her husband Next
N rning, as she wandered disconsolately
upon The shore she found his body washed
up by the waves, and, overcome with greet
threw herself into The sea. The gods, in
admiration Of their mutual affection
changed them into kinghshers. The king.
fishers were supposed, at that time, to make
their nests during the seven days preced-
ing The winter solstlCe dec. 81 and to lay
their eggs during the seven days directly
following il; and 1t was a popular super
stiton that the sea renamed calm and
tranquil while they reared their young.
And Therefore, these fourteen days were
called "halcyon days" or days of calm,
pleasant weather. On this account the an.
clients regarded the hacyon as symbol of
tranquility, and because 1t lived near the
water it was consccratcd to Thet,s, a sea
nymph st NtHoiGs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

At Mendoza, H., early On Monday morn.
ing, three burglars we're captured in the
clothing house of Fcrnberg & Freedman.
They had previously burgiarized Edwards
hardware store, the door Of which was dis
covered open by the policeman shortly at
ter they had left. The policeman put his
bloodhound on their track. The animal
scented the thieves to the alley in the rear
of Fcrnterg & Frecdman's store, where
The lion shutters Of the building were
found pried open. The policeman sum
moned assistance and captured the crimi-
mails, who were dressed in the costllcst gar
ments that the store contained. The ma
rauders are from IS to 20 years of age.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

BANK CASHIER Administrative lit,
tie city Of Rushvllle Ind, was thrown into
O state Of intense excitement on Wednes
day morning, by the murder Of Edward
Payne, Cashier of the Nashville National
Bank. a burglar entered his house IN the
night, when Mr. Payre grappled HIM and
in return received fatal bnllct shot in the
breast The murderer then fled, and as
yet no clew has been obtained to his iden-
tity. 1t is supposed he was one of a gang
whose intention was to compel Mr.. Payne
to 90 with them and unlock the bank safe
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Great des,itution prevails among Irish
immigrants at Ottawa, Ont. The GioJe in.
quires ii the British Government cannot
be made to repay the money expended in
alternating their distress, seeing that they
have been expatrialed by Its policy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

I'll" hr-t on earth can he truly said Of
IriEgs's Glyccrine Salve, which is sure cure
'ol cute, bruises, scalds, burns, wounds and
all other sores. WIN positively cure piles,
letter and ali skin eruptiOns. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Only %
cents. For sale by all druggists
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

The greatest medical wonder of the world.
Warranted TO speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever sores, cancers,
plies, chllOlalns, cOrns, letter, chqpped
hands, and all skin eruptions, guaranteed to
cure in every instance, or money refunded
% cents per box. For sale by G. Gehring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Work given out On receipt OF your ad.
dress We will make an offer bY which you
can earn IS to g. evenings, at your home.
Men, women, boys or girls can do 1t. II. c.
Wilkinson & Co., 1876 and 1917 Fulton street,
New Yor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Because Reyuo'd Jackson objected 10 Il
friend drinking with Joe Barbour at Char
lotteyllc, Va, Saturday night, Borbour
pulled out knife and cut JaCkson's throat
from ear to ear. An attempt was made to
lynch Barbour, and The lail Is now guarded
by militia. All the persons involved are
negroes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

MOTHERS DoN'T KNow-How many chIl
dren are punished for being uncouth, willun
and Indifferent to instructions or rewards
simply because they are out Of health. An
intelligent lady said Of a child Of this Kind
" Mothers should know that if they wout
give the little ones moderate doses OF lIot
Bitters for two or three weeks, the children
would be all a parent could desire
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

SOL n. Fremont 81, Baltimore
During the war ] was in
iuredinthe stomach by apiece
of a shell, and have suffered
from itever since. About four
years drought onparaly-
sis, which kept me in bed sly
months, and the best doctors
in the city said / could not
live. Isuiicred fcarlully from
indigestion, and for overtwo
years could not eat solid food
and for a large portion OF the
time was unableto retain even
liquid nourishment. | tried
Browns Iron Bitters and now
after taking two bottles | am
able to C; up and so around
and am rapidly improving.
O. DECKER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

The daughter of T. Olson, Taylor, Wis,
was so terribly burned about the face and
neck by boiling molasses tina. it was feared
she would be disigured for life, but by
promptly applying Coles Carbolisalve the
pain was allsyed, new skin rapidly formed,
and now she is completely cured aud without
scar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

BROWNS ZION BIT TIERS is
a complete and sure remedy for
indigestion, Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Weakness and all diseases re4uir-
ing a true, reliable, non-a'coholic
tonic. Il enriches the blood, gives
new life TO the muscles and tone
to the nerves,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24
$50 90


How Can you remain a sufferer from
dyspepsia, when worse cases than yours are
being cured by Hoods Sarsaparlla? Try
:,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Eggs from Germany, Denmark, and Bel.
GUM are imported to New York, in which
city two large houses are engaged In the
business. The eggs cost on the other side,
it is said, only about seven or eight cents
sdozen while in China they are sold as low
as two cents dozen. Eggs from the latter
country will soon be shipped to the lead
ing cities in the United States.
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STRENGTH

to vigorously push a business,
strength to study profession,
strength to regulate household.
strength to do days labor with
out physical pain. All this repre-.
sents what Is wanted, in the often
heard expression, "0h! lwish |
had the strength" If you are
broken down, have not energy, or
feel as if life was hardly worth Iiv-
ing, you can be relieved and re-
stored orobust health and strength
BY taking BROWNS IRON BIT
TIERS, which is a true tonic-a
medicine universally recommended
for all wasting diseases.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Coal Oil or Petroleum may be very nice
for illuminating or lubricating purposes, out
surely IL is not the proper thing 10 cure a
cough with. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is
looked upon as the standard congh remedy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Baxter's Bitters at the same time invigo
rate and purify the system. Price - cents
G. Gehring.
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Twenty Dollars Per Acre.

! The sugar works at Champaign, H.,
| tinisbei crushing cane iasi week. |, VIII
| be some lime before the seasons financial
results can be figured out Mr. J. II. Scott,
late President of the Illinois State Board
OF Agriculture, had a contract for growing
cane for the company tins year, He tells
Gdzette man that lie Is well satisfied with
results; So we'll indeed, that lie has agreed
To Put In $50 acres next year. He reports
tina, on thirty acres q! Amber cane, mile
from the factory, the average yield was
abou, ten tons per acre. The cost Of cult
walton was the same as for corn, with the
additional expense of one hoeing; though
Mr.. Scott hoes all his corn. The cost of
harvesting and hauling to the factory was
about one dollar per ton. This includes
stripping. The price paid at the factory
was three dollars per ton. The additional
expense above that OF growing a crop of
corn is as follows;
To harvesting ten tons Of cane. so 90
Credit by ...., 80 90
Profit per acre..................S20 90
If Mr. Scott gets as much cane per acre
next year it will BRING him the neat in
come of $1,000, less the cost of growing,
an item that farmers can estimate tor them.
selves.
What has it cost to grow an acre OF corn
in Illinois or elsewhere West this year, and
what has been the profit per acre where the
crop has been an average one! Who that
has kept strict account will answer the
question? Has Mr.. Scott made more per
acre on his cane than the corn grower who
has secured IA fair crop? Let Us have
some comparative figures-Proirie Far.
nnPr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-24

Geo. II. Berger, Carlyle, H., says: 81 have
sold Browns Iron Bittcrs to over l2j differ
cnt persons, all of whom recommend it
highly"
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CATARR lmn NOE 3S..e a & GY. snn.sa %.

GAIA IL. sym6 1Ggs's Of s ', saoseous
disease that is sappng the III. and strength Of only too
many of the faircst and best of both sexes Labor
study and research IN America. Europe and Eastern
lands have resulted in the Magnetic Lung Protector,
affOrdng cure for Catarrh. q remedy which contains
No DRUGGING OF THE SYSTEM, and with the eontlnu'
Ous stream Of Magnetism pcrmeating through the
afflicted organs, MUST RESTORE THEN TO HEALTHY
ACTION. WE PLACE OUR PRICE fer TINS appliance al
less than oucwCneth of the price asked by Others for
remedies upon which you take all the chances, AMI VIZ
ESPECIALLY INVITE the patronage oi the MANY PER
SONS who have tried pEUCGISG THEIR >ToMACHs
"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-29

Building in New York this year is
unprecedented. If there is no falling
off in the last half of this year the cspi-
tai invested will be nearly $40. .o0o, 900
more than last year, or S54. .00o, ,O0o--N
T. Sun
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WELLINGTON, LoRAIN COUNTY, OHIO, AUGUST 49, 1885,

that that wuz ez we ourselves shood
elect. Tilden he'd a barl wich wuz big
ger than any one Dorsey ever
he'd, and that the incorruptible
Dimocrisy NV Kentucky he'd it in
ther power to make it warm
for him unless he did come down
handsomely; and. ez Tilden he'd more
money than could be hoped for from
any Republican the dooty Nv the incor-
ruptible Dimocrisy NV the Corners wuz
cleer. 1t wuz alluz we'll to stick by yer
own party, onless yoo wuz shoor yoo
Good git bigger price by goin over to
another. The Dimocratic patriot NV
the most limitid intellek Good see the
pint to this.
This apperiently satisfied EN-, and we
all adjourned to Bascom's in good
humor. Bascom, ez he alluz does after
Dimecratic gathering. did a boomin
biznis, and ez the craps he'd iist bin sold
he wuz gratifed that the most Nv it
wuz cash.. Politically the Corners is
once more serene. We are waitin
anxusly, however, for the Presidenshle
campane to open. for the Corners is
athirst. A candidate with money is
wat we want. A candidate with money
is our rock in the wilderness, and am
the Moses to smite it. We are i'm
pashent.
PETROLEUM v. Massey (waitin).
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1 WILL BE WoRrHY OF IT.

may no. -clc'; tis hairhss seek:
y : IA ~ 60 ia u;ay f'Iil me;
~ hGl wIF T. io inpIlt.tiif-P- ak,
Fierce tegnpcS may assail me.
But. thOuel; tnaT piEceI never gain,
Herein les co.nfort for my pain:
will be wotthy of IL.
may not triumph in success,
Despite my earnest labor;
i may not grasp results that bless
The efforts of my neighbor.
But, though my goal never see,
This thought shall always dwell with me:
will be worthy of it
The golden glory of Loves light
May never fall on my way:
Ny path may always lead through night,
Like some deserted by-way.
But, though Life's dearest Joy miss,
There lies a nameless strength in this:
will be worthy of IL.
From Poems Of Pussion, bU E1ld Wheelcr
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-29
A Possibility OF the Future.

On more than one occasion during
the last three thousand years the bar
barrie hordes of the East have overfiowed
their boundaries and have swept west
ward, overwhelming the young civiliza-
ton of Europe and obliterating nearly
all the landmarks of Western art and
progress; and at the present time, If we
may credit the Pekin correspondent of
one of the Calcutta papers, there is in
China a powerful and rapidly growing
party that advocates the making of vet
another gigantic excursion toward the
land of the setting sun. The Celestial
Empire, is, no doubt, immensely over
populated, and will probably ere long
seek some new outlet for her surplus
citizens; but it is difficult to believe
that will attempt, save by peaceful
means, to attain the desired result The
great unknown country has been quies-
cent for SO long that it is almost impos-
sible for European 10 contemplate
that the sleeping myriads should ever
again put forth their herculean
strength. Yet, if China were to awake,
if she were TO look westward with coy
etous glance, and were once more to
burst her bounds in response to that
mysterious impulse which in the East
occasionally seiZes upon a whole peo-
pie, how could she be resistedp
According to the last edition of the
BeUolkertfsg der Erde she has popula-
ton 454, 100000; and, supposing that
estimate-for it is only an estimate
to be even approximately correct, China
could put into the field more soldiers
than there are souls in Germany; and,
if she so willed, could, with host OF
eighty millions, trample all the civili-
cation of Europe beneath her feet
81. James Gazette.
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M ssst taata

exhibition at my Musical Rooms, for
sale at prices and on terms TO suit pur-
chasers. Also, fine line of the best
make of square Grand and Upright
Pianos. Call and examine my stock.
wM.-VISCHER.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-29

Here are the rules laid down by the
Baron de Lesseps for the physical cult
ure of his ten thriving children: lit
tie meat; less clothing; unlimited exer-
else; food to be given in the hand when
ever it is asked for, but only twice a
day at table. A child who plays while
eating merely eats to appease hunger
and does not run into gluttony. a
child who is only allowed to eat at
fixed hours and at table meals is sure
to gorge itself and take more than it
requires"
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NASBY.

The Corners Hold Meeting to Consider
the Statement OF Mr. Dorsey Concern
ing the Carrying of Indiana In the GAR
field Campaign.
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Agricultural Implements.

Farmers. If you want to buy Single
Reaper, Single Mower, or Binder, call at
NV warehouse and examine the Cnsmplon p,
inc the best Self Dump Rake ever put on
the market. All orders filed promptly.
tsD q. Z. TOWNSEND, Wellington.
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MILAN INSTITuTE
Champion CITY College.

(Populariy known as "Student's Paradise.'C
Shorthand, Telegraph, Type-writing, Book
ments. Largest and most complete practical bust
ness college In America. No graduate out Of good
paying employment Send Tor College journal
+. w. WILLIS, President,
4Tt4 Springfield, Ohio.
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Katie Gable. LIVING nearWoodstoc

Katie Gable, living near Woodstock,
Ulster County, N. Y, was found dead
hanging to a beam in an clubhouse re-
Gently. 1t was thought at first that she
ton it was found that the girl had be-
come entangled in the rope while en-
deavoring to adjust swing.-N Y
San.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-08-29

OF the four hundred shoe-makers in
San Francisco nearly one-third are Ger
mans. Very few are English or native
Americans. Germans are said to like
the craft, because the Princes of the
Fatherland, who have to learn some
trade, prefer to serve apprenticeships
either at shoe-makihg or book-binding.
San francisco Chronicle.