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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03

Some of the more bland and child
like of the Chinese settlers in Boston
have given striking proof of their apti-
tude to adapt themselves to the WAYS
and institutions of that boasted center
of culture. Indeed, they may claim,
with no little reason, the ability to
''give points" to accused American
citizens and their legal defenders in
court. 1t seems that Chinese establish
ment was raided on Sunday evening
and score or more Celestials arrested
for gambling. Arraigned in court
tho next day they explained that they
had been engaged, not in gambling,
but the pursuit of knowledge. The
implements which had been seized
were the means of imparting instruc-
ton in computation or mental arith-
metic. The "banker" was the teach
er; the players wore the pupils. The
"chips" or cards were rewards of
merits presented to those students who
excelled in 'computation." Those
who failed in their studies were re-
quired to pay ten centA into the pool,
the proceeds of which were devoted at
the end of the session to the purchase
of cake and coffee for the class. Among
the implements seized was "a scoring
apparatus or ''ready reckoner,"
which was explained to be a common
and essential thing in the complicated
processes of Chinese arithmetc.--M
y. Herald.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
In Old London.

Except the dealers who kept stalls on
Chepe, "a great open market place in
the old days,) the city men of the Mid
die Ages lived at their places Of busi-
ness. We can get fair idea from
"Fitz Alwyne's Assize" (the first Met
ropolitan Building act promulgated
l19l. by the first Lord Mayor Of Lon
dom of what an ordinary master arti-
ficer's house was like in the thirteenth
and fourteenth centuries. twas neith-
er very large nor very commodious.
The party walls were Of stone, 5 feet
thick and l6 feet high. From them the
roof, made of tiles, or in old houses Of
thatch. ran up to point forming a ga
BILE toward the street. The rain, rum
ming down the slant Of the roof into q
gutter made along the top Of the wall.
was discharged from projecting spout
into the kennel, unless the head OF
passer-by happened to intercept the
stream. The front and back were fill
ed with timber and plaster. Joists at
height Of eight feet from the ground
supported the floor OF the upper and
the ceiling of the lower story. The
'solar," as the first floor was called,
was probably entered, like modern
hayloft, by ladder through hole in
the floor. The ground floor was used
as one room, or divided into several,
according to the size of the house and
the needs of its inhabitants. Glass was
scarcely known in dwelling houses at
the commencement Of this period, and
the windows were simply holes guard
cd by iron bars and closed at night by
shutters. But before the end Of Ed
ward Ill reign glass windows Of lat
tice work were common. Chimneys
likewise were refinement which Lon
doners generally did not adopt till
about the beginning Of tho fourteenth
century. A movable stall, jutting out
into the street. formed an annex to the
front ground-foor room, and provided
a shop window, behind which the mas
ter and his apprentice could work at
their craft and keep watch over their
wares at the same time. A cellar,
reached by steps from the outside. ex-
listed under most Of the houses. Reeds
on the floor and whitewash on the walls
were usually the only internal decora-
tions Of what to our modern notions
must have been an extremely squalid
comfortless abode-a mere hut-Ihe
Quarterly Revie,O.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Delayed Letters

"In view of the fact that over 50,-
COO, 900 parcels of mail matter are annu-
ally delivered from this Office, and
over 200, 100000 annually sent from it,
is it strange" said Postmaster Tobey
to Globe reporter, yesterday, "that
errors occasionally occur?
There is one thing" continued the
Postmaster, THAT we constantly i'm
press on the minds of our employees,
and that is that they must at all times
be courteous and polite, however irri-
tating the public may be, when sup
posing the management of the Office at
fault 1t would be an act of simple
justice on the part of any one who may
have cause for complaint, real or imag-
mary, to make it known to the Post
paster direct, thereby giving him the
opportunity to investigate the matter,
and apply remedy. il any is needed,
instead Of complaining to the public,
and creating a very erroneous impress
sion as to the efficiency of the service
generally.
THE statement that letters are oft
en- delayed at this Office is an erroneous
one. 1t will be seen at a glance that
the original fault is with the senders in
not preparing at least one rate of post
age. II one full rate is paid, namely,
2 cents, no matter how much more
postage may be required, the letter
will be delivered at once, and the de-
ficient amount collected on delivery.
II to be delivered in the city the car
rier must pay the postage before TAX
ing it from the Office and collect it from
the addressee on delivery. This, as
you will see, occasion, no delay"
"How If the letter is addressed to a
boxp"
"ln that case a notice is at once
placed in the box requesting the ad-
dressee to call at section three in the
post office, pay the extra postage and
receive the letter. Neither is any de-
lay occasioned by this. 1t is not red
tape regulation of the Boston post
office. but postal law, requiring full
payment of postage to be made on all
mail matter before delivery. These
letters have referred to are known in
the department as 'short-paid letters
The letters upon which full rate has
not been paid are designated as held
for-pOstage letters and cannot be de-
livered by law until the full postage is
paid by either the writer or the ad-
dressee. When the writer's address is
on the envelope tho letter is at once re-
turned for the necessary postage, but
II the envelope does not bear the ad-
dress of the writer a notice is at once
sent to the addressee.
The latter system is certainly a
vast Improvement over the former law
requiring held-for-postage letters not
bearing the address of the writer to be
sent to the Dead Letter Office, from
which the addressees were notified that,
upon receipt Of the necessary postage.
their letters would be forwarded to
them. This, Of course, occasioned
much unnecessary delay. The Boston
post Office, under its present manage
ment, was the second Office in the
country to adopt the system of card
notices / have described to you, and,
by demonstrating its advantages to the
department., 1t was the means OF its in
troduntion throughout ths oountrv.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Folk Lore for sweethearts.

Perhaps your affections are still dis.
engaged. but you wish to bestow them
on one who will return like for like.
In this case there are plenty of wish
ing chairs. wishing gates. ETC., scatter
ed through the country. A wish breath
ed near them, and kept secret, will
sooner or later have its fulfillment.
But there is no need to travel to the
Lake country or to Finchale Priory, near
Durham (where is wishing chair) il
you see piece of old iron or horse
shoe on your path take it up, spit on it,
and throw it over your left shoulder,
framing wish at the same time Keep
this wish secret, and it will come to
pass in due time. II you meet pie
bald horse, nothing can be more lucky;
utter your wish, and, whatever it may
be, you will have it before the week be
out. In Cleveland the following
method Of divining whether girl will
be married or not Is resorted to: Take
tumbler of water from q stream
which runs southwark; borrow the
wedding-ring Of some gude-wife and
suspend it by q hair Of your head over
the glass of water, holding tho hair be.
tween the finger and thumb II the
ring hit against the side of the glass,
the holder will die an old maid; If it
turn quickly around, she will be mar
ried once; II slowly, twice. Should
the ring strike the side Of the glass
more than three times after the holder
has pronounced the name OF her lover,
there will be lengthy courtship and
nothing more; "she will be court ted to
dead, as they say in Lincolnshire; If
less frequently, the affair will be brok-
en- of, and II there is no striking at all
it will never come on. Or if you look
ut the first new moon OF the year
through silk handkerchief which has
never been washed, as many moons as
you see through it (the threads multi
plying the vision), SO many years must
pass before your marriage. Would you
ascertain the color Of your future hus-
bands hairp follow the practice of the
German girls. Between the hours of
II and II at night on St. Andrews
Eve, a maiden must stand at the house
door, take hold of the latch, and say
three times, "Gentle love, il thou lowest
me. show thyself" She must then
open the door quickly and make Q
rapid grasp through it into the dark
ness, when she will find in her hand a
lock OF her future husbands hair
Belgravia.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
THE WIDOWS PALACE.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins and Her New House
at Great Barrington, Mass.

A para graph was published some
days ago in which it was said that Mrs.
Mark Hopkins, of California, had de-
termincd 10 build $5,00O,0OO resi-
dence at Great Darlington, Mass.
Previous to that the Boston papers had
published the report that the house was
to cost only one-fifth that sum, and the
third and last report is that the amount
to be expended is only $500, 900. 1t is
true, indeed, that Mrs. Hopkins is GO
ing to build residence at Great Bar
rington. 1t is furthermore true that it
is to be very expensive one-the most
expensive probably in Massachusetts,
or even New England. 1t will not cost
SO much as $4,000, 900, but it will cost
more than $l,000,000. The plans are
completed and have been accepted.
They now rest in the hands of New
York architects, and will not be made
public for some time. Work on the
foundation of the building will be
commenced the coming Spring, and
Mrs. Hopkins expects to see it ready
for occupancy three years hence.
There is some interesting history
woven in and about the life of Mrs.
Mark Hopkins. She is the widow OF
Mark Hopkins, who was one Of the
five men of California who built the
Central Pacific Railroad, and made
each princely fortune out of it. Tho
others were Leland Stanford, c. p.
Huntington and the two Crockers.
Hopkins was the treasurer of the COM
pany from its organization in 1861, or
thereabouts, till his death, in 1873.
He left an estate that was inventoried
at $21, 700, 900.
He died without having made will
and without children. BY the COM
mon law Mrs. Hopkins would have
been entitled to only one-third of the
immense estate. The courts made her
the executrix. and she took possession.
but the two brothers of her deceased
husband, Moses and Samuel, for the
latter had died. brought suit against
her, and secured her removal from the
executorship of the estate, and an ac-
counting of it. The matter was finally
compromised, Moses Hopkins, and the
sons of Samuel Hopkins being content
to receive together some "a, 900, 900 in
hard cash. Mrs. Hopkins got the re-
mainder, which, as already stated, now
amounts to about $50, 100000. Thus
do we come to know who Mrs. Mark
Hopkins is and how she became so rich.
Before Mark Hopkins died he built
the first of those palatial residences
that have since excited the wonder and
admiration Of all who have in the past
ten years visited the city of San Fran
cisco. 1t was constructed Of wood,
like all the Others Of its class, but had
about 1t all the elab0rateness and sy-
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03

rc.n,ng remarxacie arcut it. tn.nRs rne
Norristown Herald. As q trout gener-
ally increases In weight at the rate Of
one pound an hour after being tGken
from the water by an angler the Maine
fish Of 1S49 should now weigh about
100000 pounds.
Capt. Jerome, while visiting Colonel
Higginson, took derringer from the
table and asked: "lhis thing loadedp"
But before the Colonel could reply the
weapon was discharged, the bullot
tearing away ono Of the fingers Of the
visitor. Then the Colonel, who Is
widely known on account Of his ex-
treme politeness. bowed gracefully and
rejoined: ''Not now, my dear Captain.
--ArkdnsdW Traveller.
Leisure is cheap at that chaps
shop, Mr.. Spicer," said fellow.passen.
ger in a Cambridge horse-car, pointing
to the sign, "A superior lounge for $5,"
in a furniture dealers window. THAT
is rather tempting" replied the other,
"but the fellow next door undersels
him;" and he directed attention to the
bakers window, in which was the To-
gend, "A family loaf, 10 cents. ."-Eos-
ton Commercial Bulletin.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Parting Lovers.


winding upward rose slender vine trees
Winding upw ard round the fort OF Buna
An, no vine tree was II winding upward,
But n loving maiden round her lovcrl
Early had the twain begun their lowing,
Loving ever since their days OF childhood'
Now they had to say farewell forever.
To the maiden thus the STRIPPING murinurcdi
''rhrce broad rivers. maiden, run before thee;
Nigh the third the garden green Is growing;
In the garden blooms II tree of roses;
From that rose tree pluck rose, o maiden,
Lay 10 hcar thy heart within thy bosom;
Faster than the rose leaves fade within ",
Faster fades my heart for thee, belovcdi'
To the STRIPPING thus the maiden answered:
"Thrce high mountains, youth, arise before
thee;
From the third there flows quiet fountain;
Niuh the fountain lies "A rock of marble;
On the marble stands silver chalice;
In the silver chnlice lies a snow flake.
Bear away the snowflake from the beaker;
Lay II near thy heart, upon thy bosom;
Faster han the nke of snow dissOlNcth,
Faster meits my heart for thee beovedP'
The Academy.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03

the writer, and addressed to a street
and number In Boston, can not be de-
livercd--no such party being known
a circular Is sent to the writer stating
the reason for its non-delivery and
asking for correct address. On an
average about twenty-five of those cir
culars are sent out every day, and in
almost every instance they are returned
with the Information that the letters
were intended for some other city.
They are then forwarded as requested.
Charges of red tape in this Office
and delay in the transmission of mail
matter are not truc," concluded Mr..
Tobey, land in all cases where letters
are detained it will be found due to
negligence of the sendors. ."-Boston
Globe
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Ten Thousand Dollars for a Drink.

''You may not believe it, but l once
paid $4,000 for drink of whisky"
said corporal on duty at the arsenal
in the mess room the other day. The
talk had turned to war prices and some
pretty steep figures were mentioned.
No one believed the corporal and all
laughed. But the corporal braced up
end said:
"When l left Petersburg in '65 l had
100000 In Confederate scrip. II was
as cold as blazes and fellcr got warm
thinking Of whisky. ! was hard up
for drink, and as had been reading
a paper on the delicious liquor, my
mind wandered to it. Before / had
gone far / met a travelling whisky sa-
loon on wheels. Yes, sutler, YOU
know. That's what we called them.
! hadn't cent except the scrip, but
just went up and says
"'Sutler, have you any good whiskyr
That | have, says he. We'll. If you
will give me a good drink, says |, IN
give you $4,000 Well, you should
have seen him smile. He knew it was
q gag, but just to see the thing out he
filled me cup full of tanglefoot. which
i drank with q relish, you bet. Then
gave him $4,000 l offered the other
$4,000. but he had been there"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
A Story Of Winthrop.

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i on,op o,a , on nd Ioa,u oa amn oooasian mn ,nI
am anJ t;u u ,I, r"ia; "nu ou H;a sT Wash;n, ,on
ns.nn;anaaa nonu n '.v WIZ Iu y. sna,tan m
snpoa'',I sapo ho s,;d 81 on,, U's mn So, y, rar, @
o"' . 500 So .rrono,,,,,,, @
ton ,a go, ;nn,ant ~ - nar,S -, d;s'
.,,i.haa ~, .uo "a, rontiaman "g son u ;ntrn
aaI s,ns 'u h;usIt ,n ,La ,romy;a,or nt 10
,aadinr % hn,ol ,hers and procended ,o
s,a,a r. no oh;aat - h;s r,;s;, ua n,on
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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Men OF Talent to Set tho Fashion.

A man need be neither rich, hand.
some nor shapely to dress elegantly, or
even set fashion. Though a good in
come Is desirable. the art of dressing
lies not in expensiveness, but appro.
priateness, finish, and that Elusive
something that the world calls style
and philosophers character. II not
born In man it can be arrived at only
with vast pains, and even then a man
Will often dress less we'll than his valet.
1t is only when garments seem exactly
to express o mans true self, uncon.
sciously; when they are at once effective
and unaffected; are entirely harmo-
nious' easy and appropriate, and,
above all, are suggestive rather than
conspicuous, that they are artistic. dis
tinguished and OF ethical value. In
other words, what looks well on one
man won't look well on all men, But
only few recognize the great truth or
nave courage to practice 1t. There
lore the man who dresses to correctly
suit himself Is certain to produce re-
suit that will be copied by others who
admire 1t without regard 10 whether IL
suits them or not This 10 how men Of
talent set fashion. AID why II re-
quires men Of talent to do it
wv u "
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Durable Timber.

One of the properties conducive to
durability in timber is its odoriferous-
ness-woods which are so being chiefly
the most durable. The close and com
pact woods, which make the most char
coal, are more permanent than open
and porous qualities. The chestnut
has rather more carbonaceous matter
than oak, and therefore, by reason of
it, is more durable. The Buiidinq
NeWs says experiment has, however,
shown the error of relying too much on
these broad theories. One writer al
ludes to an experiment made to deter
mine the comparative durability of
wood. Planks of trees one and one
half inches thick, of from thirty to
forty-five years growth. were exposed
to the weather ten years. Cedar and
chestnut were perfectly sound, spruce
and fir sound, larch sound in heart,
silver fir in decay, Scotch fir decayed,
beech sound, walnut in decay, syca-
more much decayed, birch quite rotten.
We must accept even these facts with
caution. The question whether the
planks had been cut the same length of
time, how they had been dried or sea-
soned, and the position they had occu-
pied, are pertinent to the inquiry. The
same wood often shows varying de-
grees of durability. owing to the po-
sition of the tree. If grown in moist
and shady parts the wood is inferior to
that which grows in an exposed station
open to the sun and air. Some timber
is more durable in wet ground or i'm
mersed in water, such are elm, beech,
alder, while others, such as ash, oak,
and fir, are more durable in dry situa-
tions. The increase in strength due to
seasoning of different woods is given
as follows: White pine per cent;
elm, 1913 per cent; oak, 26.6 per cent;
ash, All per cent; beech, 6l.9 per
cent
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03
Poor CarlOtta's Curse.

The recent death of Colonel Vande-
velde is a great misfortune to the poor
distraught Empress Charlotte of Mexi-
CO, who has been under his care for
many years at the Chateau Rouchout.
The Empress was greatly attached to
Colonel Vandevelde. and his death has
not been announced to her. She has
been told that he has taken a long
journey on business for her brother,
the King Of the Belgians. She passes
much of her time at the piano and at her
easel, but since she began to notice the
Coloners absence the Empress has
neither played a note nor touched her
pencils. One of the characteristics of
her malady, however, is lack of memo
ry, and it is therefore hoped that in a
short time she will have forgotten her
guardian, even as she seems to have
forgotten the whole of her past ex-
istence.
She never speaks Of Macmillan or Of
Mexico, nor even OF her father, Leo
pold !, whose favorite child she was.
Of late years she has become absolutely
Indifferent to dress, although In the
earlier years of her insanity she was
Soho'"heiy oSSuPicu WIN uoT JOIlet,
and even while she was living at the
Chateau de Tervueren showed a marked
tendency toward coquetry. Sometimes
she would arrange her smartest dresses
upon the chairs, seemingly imagining
that she was still the center of court,
and would address the gowns alternate
ly in three or four different languages.
When little while ago Maximilian's
valet-who was with him to the last
himself became insane and was taken
to Miramar, she fretted about the poor
fellow for few days and then COM
pletely forgot him. The afflicted lady
receives the kindest treatment from ali
about her, and is frequently visited by
the King and Queen of the Belgians
and the Comte dc Flandre. London
World.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-03

The grandson of an Ex-Governor of
kentucky, says the Louisville Times.
has just been placed in the penitentiary.
the grandson Of another ex-Goyernor
Is in jail awaiting the penitentiary and
the grandson of one greater than any
OF our Governors was recently killed
In bar-room brawl. Great Qualities
appear to wear out before they reach
ths third generation.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
DIED.

Mr.. John r. Alstou, one of Jack
sons purest and manifest citizens,
died last Monday, of broncho-pneu>
mOnia. He leaves wife and three
small children to mourn his loss, and
the Exchange unites with their many
friends in its offering of sincere condo.
lence.
The sad news reached Milan last
Tuesday of the death of Miss Minnie
Ward, of Alabama, at Bowling Green,
Ky. Miss Minnie visited DR.. Rich
ardson's family here last summer.
She was devoted Christian, and by
her gentle and amiahIe disposition
won a host Of friends, who receive the
news of her death with deep regret.
All extend their heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved relatives.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
School Meeting.

The citizens outside the corporation
who were called to meet in Milan on
the Oath inst, met in the Mayors oF.
flee, and we're organized by calling j.
F. Jones, Esq, to the chair. On mo-
ton, DR.. A. A. Davidson was elected
secretary.
The object of the meeting was then
explained. 1t Was then moved and
seconded that committee be ap.
pointed to investigate the school re-
cords of the district, also the county
records, and ascertain how the schools
of the 18th district stand 10 reference
to the school fund apportioned by
the county to the district. After
much discussion. the motion unani-
mously prevailed, and the following
committee was appointed to report
their labors at an adjourned meeting
on Saturday Nov. 9th, at 2 pm, in
the Mayors office, in the town of
Milan: j. &. Long, N. j. Heathcock,
j. F. Jones, W. l.. Martin aud j. W.
Thomas.
The av0ve motion was amended by
an invitation to the educational board
of Milan to appoint committee to
net in concert with the above named
committee. A. A. DAVIDSON.
Secretary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-31
CLUB RATES.
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Or, we will club with the Southern
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New subscribers, or old patrons
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