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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

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ein Sar armfeliaes Subititut fir itine.
ren, pabren g9ertb." Suite @eIuno=
belt 6es &6rpers, beS Wagens, Der 2e=
Der unb ber Nieren iidern ifets Elm an=
genebmes MeuBere, gelunbe Baden unb
ltrammen G6rper. I'm bies au erln0gz
lden, beaube maa oNierens&rallt" unb
ni9ts gMberes.
Die 9ampffabre siuiidJen 9lmez
rita unb europa. Oas Dor GINGER
3eit bereits mitsei9eilte projeft, bic
s3eit fiir Die &eife bon Qlmerifa mad
europa beoeutenb ab;utiirSen, begimnt
fefe @eltalt an3umebmen. Das uilter.
nebmeu liegt III Sanben Der u@reat
Nmerican ano european Short Cine
@oilroao Co.. beren prafDent 9r.
Norbin Green lit. Die Geielli6aft be-
abT1tigt. ibre Yallagiere nittelit giien.
babn Biz Ma6 Der Dnfiiiie BON yteu.
funblanb unb BON bort nit Dampferu
nad Der @eittiiite bon Srlano gu bef6rs
bern. Die in bieIer Meiie suriid3ule=
genbe Wa6erifrefe betrdgt nid)t mebr
als 1640 Meilen. Na6 Mngabe zines
Sobnes oes Serrn @reen iinb bereits
5000 grbeiter an Der 8abn in Weu=
S6ottlanb tbdtig uno auf Gape 8retOm
iinb bereits bic Yermefungen fir ben
Babnbau beenbet. Die neue 8abn iOll
in .Reu S6ottlano beginner unb in
nOrolueitli6er &i6tung bitrd oieic BRO
Diu3 uno Cape Breton gefiibrt weroen,
iobann ioll bic ct. 2atprence Yai mits
telit 6dbrbooten, auf peldem bic gqn=
sen 8abnsiise aufgenommen werOen
fonuen iiberidritten uno bic 8abn
bur6 Weu= u=6uhblanb bis sur 3rinitD
Bai fortgefilbrt tDeroeH, bon mo tdgli6
elm Sampfer nab @altuaD in Srlano
abgeben fol. DOrt ioli cine cute Ser
biabHng NIT Dem islaHbiI6eagjisu babn-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
SD mub baS Wdcden ieben! riei 0tein.

Sd mub bas Wdcdcn iebeu! rief Stein
bolb.
91idt beute, e,wicberie 6rieoa, cs lit
bel bem Yfegepatcr. Bel benz idwer tran<
fen alten Wanne; beutc fSuneu Sis ni9t
3u ihm, lieber Treuub.
6einbolb mar ihwer gu temegcn, es
auf3ugeben, unb nur Baruer's 8eripre=
den, fit bas Mabdeu Gorge gu trasen,
benz 5rieba iid onidlOb, nebit aarl EOl.
tcl'S inner pernetmbareren 3eiten BON
llngebulb tcnnten ibn psrmSsen. Nbf1ieb
3u nebn1en unb eS fit oiesmal auf,ugcs
ben, bas Wdbden bon ause gu 2use is=
ben, bas felt 70 LANCER 3eit ulle isine @s-
banfen einnabm. Gr fdieo in GROCER
Nufreeuns unb murbe, taft cbue es Su
nlerfen, in bic @lasfutfde seidcten .4arl
Solicit 8rabte furs uno miirriib unb fubr
3u.
@eprg tcnnte erlt lanae uidt besreis
fen, mas er cisentiid ause,tdtct Butte gus
5rieba's @aroinenprepiet, bic 10 sriino'
li4 par irie nod ME. bitte er es gar nidt
peritanben, benn fe orebte fd buuptiadz
lid barum, oaB er gar feinea Biuf rer.
itinbe unb ie nlebr man ibn at3ulenfen
oeriudte, nur nod Derrannter auf lein
3iel aiirje. @rlt 8urner'S ruIise aus=
einanberietun9 madte ibm nctboirfti9
ben Sadperbalt fiar.
Nber uetn @att, iaste ct nun, wesbalb
babt ibr mir baS niht borber aelaat?
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
Yafaff: Gallon u. 0illaresS sS5alle.

$50. 10, SOIebabitrabe. u. StraBburger
& So. Yelieer. Billiards nellefen Stu
les. ytnr Die beilem 2quore, Wbisfies,
gGeiae. frildes 8ier ilnb Gigarren. Mm
Qun6rounter bic ausgeiDdblteiten 9ez
lifatelien. Greier 2un6 ieben Morgen
bon 10 big l2 llhr.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
@inc geniattOm auf Der straRe.

Stabt Merifo. Gin ioabres 9tuhes
ben 1T auf ben StraBen bieIer rubigen
Stabt bur6 bas Geilbieten gebrudter
8erie erregt tporben in oenen Die burd)
ben mdbtigen Sd)mersenabbelfer, st.
Safobs' Sel, betpirften tpunberbaren
GIren auseinan0ergeieBt linb. 9ie
8ldtter purben bon 9eilten aller &lafs
len, bic eiuen felienbnften @lauben on
bic Dorsiigli9en 9eilfrdfte 6es Oels ba=
ben, eifrig aufgefauft. Senor 2uis
@. Sierra y 9orcaiit0s ia9t, oaB er ct
lide 6laf6en babOn ms Snnere oes
2auhes mitnabm, um uuentgeltlitb Ell
nige. .patienten su beileu, uno baB er
iiber Die Ruren, Die er betpirfte, gaua
eritaunf mar.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

- Cine atte Warter.a, laSf: ,,Dr.
Gders Gn9liId Remeos" 1T bas beIfc
Wittel Sesen 9uiien. Brduus peer Dipb.
erie. Bsi alien Npottetern au bassn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
Maaere Menfdbeu.

Wells Health Renewer felt bic
@eiunbbeii svieber br nab Siebt 9raft,
furirt Waeen(Awihe, nnfradlbarteit unb
anpere @ei6lehtsfebler. 81.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

- grabanbter, yaleneienne, pa
riier, &uiiiide, Sa6fii9e unb. leineue
Spibenig grober sAuswabl biaief beim
famous.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

Scr. 9lia Council, 0alton, iagt:
Sd babe 8ropns @iIen=Yitters segen
llnberbauli6feit rno Mppetitlofgfeit
gebrau6t unbses bat lib be,pdbrt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
"BUCHUPAIBA.

Sdnslle. asanbli&e Sur far aue
idmer3litsn Wierens, Blaien- unb llrins
OrOanzRrantbeiten. 81. Bel Npotte!ern.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

nebe bergedeat tperben, bic oorgenannte
SrinitD 8ai 1T gum Qanoen BON S6if=
fen nit be6eutenbIteln Siefgange geeig:
net. @tan nimmt an, bab f6nellfabs
renbc Dampfer BON bort in bier 9agen
in Srlan6 eintleHen tonnen anoere
Dampfer tperben Die Strede in 5 Big 6
5a9en suriidlegen. Die giienbabn=
1trede betrdgt 1400 Meilen unb fann III
2 bis 3 Sagen suriidgelegt tperben, 10
baB Die aan5e Gabrt BON bem amerifa=
nli1en Geitlanbe big nad Srlano 81
Gage baueru piirbe. Die llnternebmer
oieies, bon ber canabii6en &eeierung
Iubbentionirten proieftes bebaupten
audi, oaB bic &onte oerart gemdblt III,
oaB tueber Gebel no9 Gis beriel6en
crnltli6e Si1bernile bereiten fonnen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
: Seine Yrofelioren mehr! Ser

Seine profeiloren mebr! Ser
2ebrerpereim bon Miffnuri bat bei6loi=
fen, oaB fiinftig feins ieiner Mitglieoer
mebr ben Sitel cYrofeifor fiibren barf.
9as 1T lei6t gefagt, aber i6iper bur6r
gefiibrt, beinabe 10 i6tper, als tpenn bic
rGrano Qrmp Of tbe &epublie" bei9lie=
ZEN tuiirbe, Dab fiinftig feines ibrer @dt=
glieber ii6 ngolonel" ober Captain"
lenneu oarf. Mit feinein Sitel tpirb lit
Nmerifa mebr unfug getrieben, als nit
bem profefortitel, nnO wenn man ale
glrten bon profel1oren auf5dblenpollte,
big berab gu benen Der Sunbebreiiur uno
ber &unit, i,ebrere Minuten lang unter
WaIier gu blei6en, 10 t0nnte man ein
gan5es 2erifon suiammenitelen. CUR
gntIbulbigrng mau6er pirfli6 tii6li-
ger 2ebrer, bic li6 ben Yrofel1ortitel bei=
legen, muB inoefen geltenb gema6t
tuerben, baB bas publifum ibnen bielen
Sitel getpiiiermaBen aufn6tbigt benn
Der Dur6l6nittse gmerifaner leibet an
Der firen Soee, baB es feinen Man DER
Wilieni6aft gebet fann, Der nibt Bro
feROr DOer Doctor 1T,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
q er Fpp fun a.

9mff8 NtTIe fInb fps,isn fiLr bLefe Fdne
bsreifsf, eineDcf7e btrnriaebt eusH fple,snH1e
Sci ta 8efInbens ta8 Der esitenft erjsonns H..
CITE rermthrcn b<u Mppefif unh berurfaden Wieild,s
s48lffung anf nfnis43frbdxnua6praanf ein reaeImdft>
scr GMbt9ama tsveoxgerufen ipirD. yreis Is Gents
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

*Grauen, bic Sabre lang bettldgerig
getpeien, iinb burd @ebran9 bon 2Dbia
Is. pinfbam'ss &rdutersWii9ung boas
ltGnbig fllrirt tuorben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07

Z C. g. - dtt . . e.
ESraue 2asre sbsr1 ART suerben bard ek eiHytges
wafiragen btsisr 4arbe ~ stdnBeuh fbmarBsn
Derioaneeit Ga bertespt ee n1trlie 5nrbe itb rtt
augeHbdti gu befnnfeut In Apcfbefe ober ,utrh uad1
quipisnq ten 81 tur9 0rpreb beriaiibf
Gfaee 35 Rurraps &freef, gtews2urf.
lnattirReieptepo ictre aufserIf5sen ire Serienne
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-07-07
Serti9e Mn3lee
gu benlbiaisiteu Yreiie,ls

Infer Qaser in 9eibem=
Mnb CONNER 9leiberitoffem
lit baS 9rDRte in Der Gtabt.
WaS bic Qualitdt eer Nsaaz
rem nnb ibre Hilisfeit be-
triht, 10 iuGt eS ieinsS 9lei=
9en.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13
PERSONAL AND

Henry Ward Beecher always wears
= soft felt hat
DIR. Brehm. the distinguished Ger
man naturalist, intends 70 visit
America next January and give . series
u fifty lectures.
The widow o. General George II.
Thomas proposes making Washington
her home. aud buying Or building >
house there.
-. L. Goblin. Of Cape Town. South
Africa. q reporter Of twenty-five years
experience, can report IN shorthand
accurately IN five different languages
Latin, French, Spanish. Italian and
English.
Rev. Henry c. Tucker. seventy
eight years old. has preached n and
around Laurens County. Ca. forty
even years without ever receiving >
dollar Tor his services. He Is blessed -
Lis later years by t~wenty-four Of biz
lhirty-six children, who still survive
N. y. Times.
General and Mrs. Jessie Benton
Fremont have returned 70 New York
CITY % reside, and are living in one q
the beautiful flat houses. owned by =
married daughter. on Fifty-ninth street,
ard overlooking Central Park: Mr.:
Fremont Is In excellent health, and
goes about . great deal.-N. =. Groph'c.
josh Billings did not begin writing
until he wal forty five years Of age
| He was paid el.50 for his ''Essa On the
Mucl." Now he receives two dollars :
line for al be writes. That would b
over four hundred dollars for . page IL
HGrper's Magazine. This u the diner
cncc. as Billings puts L. between writ
~ with q reputation 10 front Of you
and one behind you-
John G. Whittier often Writes inn
promptu verscsin albums and elsewhere
| bright with q gayety that does not often
appear il his most important works.
Not long ago he wrote IN the album Of
q young lady-who with her friends had
hcen sallying him on his bachelorhood--
the following lines:
On ny poor llttle paper parcel Of fame;.
Yet afrlnge it seems that among you al
Not one u willing % take my name
Is 4Ss w rssr ina r ss~s,te' HI sa truly aS.s wn R'1z a;
-Carlyle's niece wrote biographies
Froude that she was the inheritor Of heI
nncle's MSS, and should receive the
profits Of the sale Of the book. When
Froude rot his publishers check for the
profits. $4,000. he sent it 10 the young
lady. saying he did not recognize heI
claim. but Welded the money rs Q gen
tlemanly sacrifice. The niece replied
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13

The scventcen-year lonusts are upon
Us once more. This year the big w ON
their backs stands for Wiggins.-Rts-
tnrgh Telegraph.
"a Florida man has an alligator
farm" says an exchange. By-nnd-by
this item will read: "A farm Of alli-
gators has . Florida man."-N. y. Adj
rertiscr.
I've want your custom, not your
money! advertises . s.. Louis farm.
and tie Rochester IN. Y.) Post wishes
that they would start . branch estab-
lishment in that city.
poor man!'' said Mrs. Darlington.
I" and 30 he's really gone % lasti
Ninety-eight, was be? Dear, dear. %
think how IL he'd lived two years moro
he'd have been q centurion"
-sNo. nv daughter didn't do moth
ing AT the exhibitions; she amt much Of
q scholar. you know: but cv rybody
say she was the lcst-dfeEscd girl IL her
class. '--Boston 7iranscripf.
.You were struck BY lightning.
weren't youY'' asked . Wis tor to the
Long Island Hospital. addrt ssing M
Of the inmates, who had . withered,
| blasted look. mo" returned the
sufferer, f. bly,; ~ haven't been over
70 New Jersey since | was . boy. ~
II Graphic.
Teacher: "In the sentence, Mary
loves john what does John agree
with?" Bright scholar: With Mary"
Teacher: with MaryP How do you
make that out?" Bright scholar:
"'Cause Mary wouldn't love him II he
didn't agree with her. "-ChitTs Gram
mar.
1t has got % now that the under
takcr Il known only as the = funeral d.
rector and will not recognize his old
name h We meets Il il the road. Tho
undertaken will become 80 h~igh-toned
after 4 while that the public will lose
all - gard for his feelings and call him
prcfcssor.--1tras Sitfings.
The Popular Science Monthly has
directions s.How 10 act IN . t,rnado,'
hut fails 10 tel 4 man just how TO COM
port himself in case he should hurl iedly
pass 4 lady friend about two thousand
feet IN az ar, 10th on the top wave d
4 cvclonc. Would II be proper 70 dof|
the hat, or would the cycl. ne care for
that little courtesy?-Hdrtford Post.
- colorcd man was banging around
one Of the opera houses the other even.
ing in 4 manner 70 show that he was
deeply interested n what was gning o.
inside. and u gentleman finally said q
him: why don't you 60 inP Under
the Civil. Rights bill YOU can take = sen!
in she par4uct circle" Yes. sab!
knows All bout dat, sahr' was the r.
. Div. Under libel -Rights bill 1 ken
take nv seat In the house; but under
the present strain IN my finances ]
couldn't buy two shingles Il hull opera
houses W. ri scllin' for o cents apiece
sah.n-N. \. independent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13


Old customs. Well. cur children say
We rrt along without them:
but you and ]. dear. IN our day
HID other thoughts about them.
The dear old habits of the past
can not choose hut love them.
And ~irh 10 think the world ~ last
Has scared - fnr above thcm.
We had not ~ the ycars gone BY.
The rrncc that nrf discovers.
Our lives we're cnimcr: you and
We're very simple lovers.
And when. our daily duties DER.
We s'raycd beside the PUSHES.
The only gems you ever wore
Were bright and blooming bushes.
our rustic way was slow. but yet
Some good there was about II,
And many Ills we now regret
Old habits would have routed.
know our chiIdron etili can Sce
Tho Fifth Commn ndmcnt . beauty
May they obey. - once did We.
From love - not from duty.
The world to-day u far too hlvh
In wisdom 70 confess them.
but well We know. dear you and L.
For what We have p bless them
Though loxc MA In the heart Of each.
trcmbicd 70 nccort yous
Had you required q polished speech.
think ] should have lost you.
"a ionhf our minds arc slow to gauge
The why's we nrc not needing:
But enc upon our memory page
IA ycry simple reading.
II SAYS the forms We still hold fast
We're wise ns we'll a. pleasant
The good old customs Of the past
Have lenxcncd all the present.
Edmund LpV .. IN ~. \. Sun
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13

II wouldn't tear that front wall down
for go. 600 cash. said Mr.. Thomas 4.
Green, OF Philadelphia. Hundreds Of
people have asked me why 1 didn't
cree : nicer front when ! a over
hauling the build ng." continued Mr..
Cir en-, s'but / much prefer allowing the
old brick front TO remain, because q
the historic associations Of the build-
ing. Here il Is that Benedict Arnold
once made his home. In the early part
Of the present century the building
came into the possession Of the ances-
tors Of the wcll-known Burd and Sh p
pen families. whose histories are prom
inently interviewer with that II the
city Itself. One Of the female members
Of the Burd family on dying bequeathed
the property to = relative with the in
junction that the home should never be
converted into stores. TO disobey this
command would necessitate demolish-
ing the front. and 80 YOU can see why Il
is / wish TO allow the wall to remain.
because BY SO doing | consider l am
complying with the dying injunction of
It's former owner.
do you know there IS . romantic
story connected with the house?' said
Mr.. Green. About fifty years ago one
Of the daughters Of the .3urd family was
engaged TO be married 70 . prominent
| Southern gentleman. On the night tc-
fore the day fixed for the wedding q
large company was gathered In the par
lor Of the mansion. and the convcrsa-
ton turned upon ghosts. When the
hour for retiring had arrived the ladies
were pretty well worked up with the
stories they had heard. The betrothed
couple fingered q few moments in the
parlor. and when the lady expressed 4
fear Of meeting " I'll a ghost her broth
or spoke up and aid: Look out for the
ghost If Benedict Arnold 10 night. The
Southcrncr, handing the lady = pistol:
said: Place this under your pillow and
II any ghost appears don't be afraid e
shoot The brother. " o was = sort Of
daredevil fellow. resolved to have some
fun. He contrived 70 steal the weap-
on away from his sister. and when
everybody was asleep he dressed him
self in the uniform Of m officer o.
the Continental army. Entering the
chamber Of his sister. he made . noise
which awoke her, and when the terrifi q
girl saw what she believed TO be the
ghost Of Arnold she set up such Z
screaming hat she awakenedthe house
hold. In = few minutes the room wal
filed with the other members Of thu
family When the matter was explained
by the erring brother the future hus
band Of his sister became 30 angry thu
he grossly insulted the young man anc
then and there challenged him 70 figh'
y duel. In a few hours the prclimi
naries were all arranged. "A little piece
II woods in the southwestern part o
the city was selected. which the,
reached about daylight. Pistols wer'
proposed. and the two plucky mel
faced each other q twenty yards dis
lance. Al the first fire both fell, NOR
tally wounded. and when the second
and the physicians drove up 70 the man
sion in the early hours Of the morning
they tenderly conveyed two corpses 70
resting place within is portals. and tn
heart broken sister was compelled &
mourn the untimcly death ola brothc
and d lover. "-HtilGdclphiG Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13

This whole work - bridge. ap-
proachcs. anchorage. railroads, depots
and all-cost sixteen million dollars in
and thirteen years u time. What
Is the grand result? Is Il worth all
this? How many people can use i IN .
day? Let us see. On the approaches
the bridge is one hundred feet wide. On
the suspended part il Is cighty-fivc feet
wide. This gives room enough for two
lines Of teams on each way, or four IN
all. All the teams going In b direct on
take the right hand road, the heavy
teams on the outside and the liz ter
ones on the inside. The two roads will
allow one thousand four hundred and
forty teams % pass in an hour or four.
teen thousand four hundred and forty II
ten hours. There will be eighty cars On
the railroad. and twenty cars = travel
on the bridge at once. When all arc
running, eighty thousand people ear
cross in IN hour. The total length 81
The walk Is five thousand nine hundred
and eighty feet (ncarly . mile and
quartcr). and q this one thousand five
hundred and sevcnty-tiyc feet are IN
cludcd IN the span above the river -
Charles HARVARD, ~ *. Nicholas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-13

"A Marylander shot 4 colorcd man
in 4 tree on bis farm The other day. ano
when the negro came tumbling dowr
apparently MORALLY wounded. asserted
that he had thought Is was \ crow.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
Lord Ashburton and Carlyle.

Upward of twenty years ago I had q
call at my house in Belfast, ireland from
a young nobleman, with whom / was at
that time intimate, and who has since
risen to eminence as a statesman-Earl
Dufferin-who introduced me to his
friend Lord Ashhurton, who took me
aside and said: ssYou know that have
lately lost my dear wife, who was q great
friend of Mr.. Carlyle's and / applied to
him to tell me what should do to have
peace and make me what I should be.
On my doing SO he simply bade me read
Wilhelm Meister. I did so, and not
finding there anything fitted to improve
me I went back to him. asking
what lesson he meant me te
gather from the book, and he said
s'Read Wilhelm Meister' a second
time" Now, I have done SO earnestly,
but confess am unable to find any
thing there to meet my anxiety, and
would like You TO explain what Mr.. Car
lyle can mean" I told him [ was mo-
the man to explain Mr.. Carlyle's mean
| ing, If indeed be had any meaning tina
could be defined. / said to him tina
neither Goethe nor Carlyle, though mel
of great literary genius. could supply
the balm which his spirit needed. / re
marked that Goethe's work contained
much that was sensual, and did m,
best to point out better way. do no
know the issue, but got an eager lis
tener.-The Manhattan.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03
NEWS NOTES.

In 1871 Winnipeg's population was
$50; in 1882, 25,0O0.
Neal Dow says 81. 300 .oOo, ,Oc0 is spent
for drink annually.
A preventive of typhoid fever is to boil
the drinking water.
I This is beechnut year in Maine, and
the trees are loaded.
The Mormons have gained 5000 by
immigration this season.
The Freshman class at Harvard this
year numbers 1856 and at Yale ITO.
The burning of the exposition building
at Pittsburg involved loss of 81 900, =
900.
In Cuba it is common practice for
people to eat vipers, hesh as remedy for
blood diseases.
Lima, has been called the Boston of
South America. Probably because of the
Lima beans.
A company has been organized in
London to insure against bicycle and tri-
cycle accidents.
Maine law forbids hunting deer with
dogs, and limits the number that one
person may shoot.
Sixteen hotels in Chicago are assessed
at So, 500. .000 The theaters of the city
are valued at about $500, 900.
Cana3a's national debt is in proportion
to the population higher than that of any
other country, and it is rapidly growing.
Water, during and Immediately after
drought, should be regarded with sus-
picion, unless its source is known to be
pure.
Certain fastidious citizens of Memphis,
Tenn, wish the telegraph and telephone
poles TO be painted some bright and FASH
ionable color.
Four rare folio editions of Shakes
peare, published in the years 1923, 1882,
1864 and 1886 respectively, were sold in
New York yesterday for $1,000.
The postofice department. expect that
the lowering of the letter rate will cause
deficiency of about So, 200, 900 during
the remaining nine months of the fiscal
year.
The horse that bore J. Wilkes Booth,
the assassin of Lincoln, from the opera
house on the night of terrible deed, is
alive and doing well in Westmoreland
county, Va.
Lack of confidence in the police sys-
tenn of Philadelphia by bankers and
merchants is shown by the fact that
banks and large stores have private
watchmen. There are in the city nearly
1900 of them.
The Pittsburg dispatch hopes that the
use of the natural gas for fuel, and Of
smoke consumers, will in the course of
five to ten years make that city one of
the most pleasant places of residence in
the country.
The Boston Advertiser suggests that,
while heretofore the principal reason for
closing large libraries in this country
early in the evening has been the fear of
fire, the introduction of electricity has
removed the danger.