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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
I'm ADMIRALTY.

TINTED STATES OF AMERICA.
" Third Judicial District Of Washing
too Territory. 50.
Whereas A bel Was fled In the Dis.
trict Court OF the Third Jrdicisl District
OF Washington erritory. no ding terms
At seattle, IN said District on the soth day
Of December. 1881. by ROBBERS AlIand,
against the ship or vessel. City o. Brook
Ign, her tackle. apparel ant furniture. al.
leging, In snbst n Q. thst the said Rob n
Alland shipped in and on eoa a Of said
-hip or vessel on the LIST day Of Novem-
Der. 1884, and In the service thereof as
mariner, at the wages OF rs per month.
and continued IN said service uniii the
nth day Of December. 1884. inclusi We, q d
that there is now dus him for such ser.
vice. over d owe all payments and
just deductions. the sum OF e6i 50. and
praying process againss said ship. her
tackle. etc, and that said ship, her tackle
etc, may be condemned and sold TO pay
said wages.
Now. therefore. In pursuance Of the
monition. under the seal OF said Cou /, TO
me dirrcted and delis cred. do hereby
give pubic notice 10 all persons c ain Ing
ths said ship Or vessrL her tackle, ap-
parel and furniture or In any manner In.
.erested therein. that they do appear be.
city OF Seattle. on Monday, the ID dsy OF
February. i&S provided the same shall
Be day Of jurisdiction. Otherwise on the
next day OF jurisd ction thereafter. then
ant there 20 intsrpcss their ella ms and q
make Iheir allegations IN thai behalf.
Dated this January a. arop,v
United States Marshal Tor Waskinstor
By x. N. HorKrxs. Deputy.
J.. Ronald and r. J. Huines. proctor
for lfbeilant,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
House to Let.

A coMrusTABLE HOUSE, 70
- rat Iarxe foams, elaesss ard pan
rrys water laia 81; ne 4 l1rzs boarded
s.ees 5 from .:re<s rsisw-ys eo<n<r T,sfS
ka1 Howell serc>fs; 80 pr month .
Eecd ssnsHs. IsQzA<s e J. 0LkE. 8s
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
INSURANCE AGENCY.

THOMAS r HUMPHREY. REPRE-
= s-ntiag the best American and FOR.
eign Insurance G 1mpanies in the Terri
tory, has sem5ved his one 20 Lyons
Book store. No. 7l3 Front street, opposi
smiths Jewelry store. oc3O
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
SUM MONS.


n ERRTT0RY OF WASHINGTON,
! county Of King. e..
In Justices Court before 8. b. yrooman,
Justice OF the Peace.
To Christian Thygensen: You are
hereby notiird that Michael Kelly has
fled claim against you in said Court,
which will come On to be hesrd at my
Office. In Seattle. King county. W. T.. on
the 18TH day OF January, A. ~ lsSS, at tie
hour OF 10 O'Clock q. m, and unless you
appear and then and there answer, the
same win be taken as confessed and the
demand of the plaintiff granted. The OBJ
tect and demand Of said claim is to re-
cover q balance of go alleged TO be due
said Kelly from you on account OF ser
vices rendered by said Kelly on or about
the first day OF October, 1854, In assisting
70 negotiate the sale OF certain real estate
belonsiag to you. at your special instance
and request.
Claim filed December & 1884.
SIDNEY b. yROOMAN,
Justice OF the Peace.
J. T. Ronald. attorney for Eisint'R. tile
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
FOR Rent.

uoUzK WITH FOUR ROOMS: ALSO
IL larza baruL uitAhie for . work
chop IN the rear 81 auEiivsnis mock Ap-
pig . jon : suLLIvAN.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

C.sap5ax RstLEnaD Exrx,ssfoxs The
Nanis0ee Z Northwestern hss given 20
tise % an appliestten sD the Demtntoa
pariisnnant for pagpF - lssae second
mortgage hauds far k5sn0 usr mile. aad
fur o6hef purposes. ARP icsttoa III
si-e b naEs fSr = charter for the kso
tenaf fosd - rus fr0sa The Csasdian
P,esf a.. mar ses erossis1 ~ thr Coian-
"a b The tunotksn Of the pen d'ur Lilo.
anc also far the ineefpaEauoa o. The Al
gonna Railway 0ssnpsnf.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
Rooms to Let.

TWO NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS
for stnzts grntiemen. IN . private
family: thrBa minufe.' walk from the
Post of1ice. For particulars apply e this
once. de1ie
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

PAkrs, Jan lo.-Ths numosF OF re-
inforesmsnis 10 be sent 70 Tanquin IN
Pshraary has besn dxed a 600. making
ing ZOO u the farssosA expeditina.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

An ladies uho appreciate the delight
Of q fr&grans saa delicioasly satisfying
nrsakfAst aud snpper table, invariably
pro-are thsir eo4ees snd teas from q.
4. esone. jail
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
REMOvED,

nRs. SMITH AND WILLARD HAVE
IL removed theie Office from tn Cole
man building to the new Poncin build.
ing. on Front street mo. 657l. second
story. AL i'm
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

NEW YoRx, Jan. 10. -Loais Loeven-
berg arrived here Yesterday from Brieh-
ton. England. The scspsobons OF the
Custom House officers we're aroused,
aud they searched LuewenherR,s bag.
Rags. In the pockets Of lot Of cscth.
ing we're fsand % gold watches, ham.
Der Of silver watuses, and . los Of oshel
articles OF iewelry.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
FoRErGs.


BEnLrs, Jan. 10-Ths announcement
Of the desire Of Nee ZEALAND 10 annex
Samoa has caased sensatioa here.
Toe newspapers consider II esrtsia tnat
Germany and Amerscs vill vikoFnasly
ufofe<t AGAINST the annexation.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
Girl Wanted.

A CAPABLE GIRL on WOMAN TO
"A do cooking and general hsusswork I;
good Wages paid Apply ~ @. ". sTkT-
SsNS. Second street between Madison
and Marion. de2ls
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

PkkzS Jan. i0.-Aadame Czeri'
Hrgses refuses 70 pay ftoss danass -
sessed aQkinsf her.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

NASHVILLE, Jan. 1o.--The freight and
passenger depot, all the sheds. 100 load
ed ears. all the frsight in the depst. aud
also Link's hotel. we're totally barred
tonight. Neariy all the books we're
saved. sut the road records were de-
stroyed. The loss on the depot IL
$1,000 uninsured; on the hotel $500.
fnilv in9urad
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
For sale, Cheap.

A NEW d Balm WAGON. INQUIRE
"A o. w. GRAUEkT.
dcs dwiaw sncquAlm Q. w. T.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
rHx AMERICAN pocrErxx.

Ia AmeTics We have constitutional Or
orpAnle iAw. These constitutions Or or
ususe aess are bat lirnit4tiaRs on the
omaif,ossnee Of the legislative peser
IL th.~e are fuand imesded tas fandA
msasal rigets af mtnaFitteS. rights OF
prapersy, and the mere ssored figets OF
nsFsnnss Against these guarantees MAJ
dash ia vain the sases 81 passloa, ans
he msd1ened fFenxy OF The boar.
Thessl ere the sare guarantees 81 the
rsehs, Of person and The Fsghts Of Prep
eFty. Esefy enss.msnt of the Leztaia
| turp. 10 be valid, mu6t hsse its foot IN
sonas Of these constitusional GO organic
| nxineIpies. wiihpaa Il sneh enastmeat
/ 8 uttefiy void Saeh q the saFe and
stshie feandttioa of ths rights q IN
Aneifican eitlEka-
TIA legislative ass i within the GEM
| me iFrAnt % poxeF N cassttintioa %
orszaie act, thea il - valid, ghatsvel
us s,ay think % - poltey % sxpsdien
AZ. TEE ansl seitieneni of sueh goes
lisna 10 lcft alusr IN the leelslattvu pos
e.. This ID tha Amektezn isea. and tnz
trzs aocsrlne. Wksn thess Q1ssi1sa'
are tsslled By the lssiziAsiss psssl
tksrb b a. end 81 santrsvssef fo< ~
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

PaKss. Jsa- i0.--Sars Baxnhardi VII
sill hst prssest re- dsnee and fa-nitere
~ sResioa and 80 into smaller ksase.
Shs hiss sessis9 rzrs cf her inoonte on
ner crs3ityze SIC has ea4ersa into .
caatfsst - ufits Pans eorrsspoDaexss
fsF several tor~iEa nssspapsrx-
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
The Associated Labor Press.

PIrrsBURGH, Jan. lo.-The first an
nuel meeting OF the Associated Labor
Press was held in this city today. j.
AZ. Kelly, of Pittsburgh, vas elected
preside II. and T. T. Snialley, of Ohio,
secretary and TREASURER. fhe object of
the association 10 to form q closer ALT
snoe between labor js1rnals, and 70 ex-
change weekly letters on labor topics.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

g. 80 = paper pahsished In this city
80 " tAFeakeis, Ii uas aud il VIC.
<N e1paesd % ihe Sunday iaw and
eseeA Il had a right 10 aak the
~ = esiAef OF beth. and 10 forsity
y 49, y saeA arguments as we're
e9 u had = ttehs 20 attack the
ss.satiosalis 81 one o. hosh. ana q,
~ ruasons fef TIE attach. Further
tAa patrietisu. reason. eo.nuasn
sc hs fofhsd IL eosnz. I thtnk
tesiial peedsr bad reason fof B.
s-.s tn>t T. n iss seai. pasAe.a thss
~ sss.sy aesoss sAs lias ct propEisss
- ,e tss eonaAi.a of epen defiance d
~ y 80 % thsa 9Feuaa thai sh,s
- nsssfsssa. Whsls il s nos ssrssslx
y : e ~ pnina ] desire - s.lv ksr.
Z Rspsr, While ia the hsusis az 4
ss.z 80, she1ld apsnly ana dshsntlgI
tFsHssa and tsheflion aesInss ,hs.
ssL z seaid - Ne axis Il III
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

CncNSATI, Jan. i0.-It IL rumored
that the small steamboat. Sallie Cooper,
plying on the Kentucky river, snak FIJI
day night near Lockport. ky.. and that
the captain aud his family With the
crew we're all lost.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
Steamer Disabled.

NEW YoaK, January I0.--1hs steamer
Nova Scotisn, from Baltimore January
5h for Liverpool, vis Halifax. Move
Scotia, reports that on Jan1Ey 7th,
when 10 miles north Of Cape Henry,
she broke her shaft aud vas returning
to Baltimore under sail. On January
9th she sighted the steamer City Of
Washington. from New York for Ha-
vana and Mexican psrts, which took
her In tow and brought her to anchor
of sandy Hook.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
JUDGE LKwIs,
sln,.ha ,na..;r, ala al

Ia dismissiue the meeting. said /: There
has never been municipal election in
the atty Of seattle since 1875. with the
exception Of the last one. thai the ss-
Icons did not dictate the City Council.
| always ebeyed their laws. although
anne Of them vere not the best. Nov
what ne ~ lAw and order people want
to do IL 10 take no Grants motto. and
'a2hs Il ont 90 this line 10 il takes all
summef.'n
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
Amateurs Expelled.

NEW YoRK, Jan. l0.-The Executive
COMMITTEE of the Association Of ANA.
teur Oarsnen today expelled John j
Murphy and Andrew T. u Brien, both
Of Boston. for rowing in a raoe upon
which $1,000 was vagered.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11

JACKSON, Mich, Jan. 10.-Samusl A.
HoieJno was acquitted Of the murder
OF jacob Crouch TINS eveAing, the jury
being cot two hours and forty five min
utes. The same evidence applies ~
Todd Cfoa b, nov awaiting trial. The
latter's acquittal appears certain.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
Taken for a Crank.
From the New York Mail and Fxprsss


From the New York Mail and Express
William A. Eddy, the tornado re-
porter and author OF 1.-The Illusion Of
Chance, Is never so happy as when he
Is talking about funnel shaped clouds
and destructive winds. Last Sunday
he visited the Catskill Mountains and
put up at the Grand Hotel. He sat
on the piazza and began to chat with
genial looking old man, who said he
was stranger and felt lonesome with
out some one to talk to- The theme
started was tornadoes. After half an
hours conversation on this one sub
Iect, Mr.. Eddy began to throw in a
sentence or two of this kind
You evidently know nothing OF the
nature OF tOrnadoes as developed by
a series OF neutrality-suspicious.. The
barometrlc lines move closer together,
the storm center a hundred miles dis
tant from the ravages of the tornado
passes rapidly to the North and East.
Destruction Is in the pathway of the
wind. Some houses are torn down as
If made OF straw. What can we do {?
Can we notify these people"
The genial, lonesome msn moved
further away.
that these tornadoes are coming?
OF course we can in time. What is
our plan? Flags"
The lonesome man looked alarmed
and moved again.
ARE our only resource. The peo-
pie shall be informed twelve hours in
advance"
The lonesome man sprang up and
rushed to the office.
'tSave me from that man on the
piazza, he is q crank" he said.
1t was the lonesome mans turn to
reat when informed OF his mistake,
and soon he knew everybody in the
hotel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
Safety of Railway Travel.

From the London Daily Telegraph
An opinion has more than once been
publicly recorded that it is less dan
gerOus to traverse an African Jungle
than it is to walk about the streets of
London. Be this as it may, it seems
clear, from the report Just issued reIa-
tive to the accidents which have oc-
Cured on the railways OF the United
Kingdom during the year 1884, that
one Is never safer than when travelling
IN q railway carriage. We are adj
mlttedly a peculiarly peripatetiC peO-
pie; yet it Is impossible to learn, with
out amazement the prodigiOus num-
Der OF journeys by railway made in the
course Of a twelve month within these
isles. Last year the journeys Of sea
son ticket holders alone amounted to
10000; and when to these are added
the Journeys by ordinary ticket we
reach grand total of 100000, 900.
It is not easy to realize the true pro-
portions of the vast aggregate Still
some notion OF the practical immunity
from danger enjoyed by railway pas
sengers can be gathered from the fact
that last year thepropOrtiOns of killed
and injured, from causes beyond their
own control, reached in the former
case to only l in $4,000, 900. and in
the latter to l in every 100000
Journeys. But as the amount OF tray
cling by season ticket holders is hard
TO compute, from the absence Of any
check upon their movements, the pres
ent report relies chiefly upon the exact
returns OF passenger traffic obtained
nom the issue OF ordinary tickets.
Thus We find that last year the num-
Der OF passenger journeys. exclusive of
those OF season ticket holders, was
b54, H9l.S6O, or 11,2T3,723 more
than in the previously year. Calculated
on these figures, the proportion OF
passengers injured during the wear,
rom all causes, was, in round num-
bers, one in 5,14S,0SS killed aud one
IN 466,l24 injured. This is a slightly
higher average than that Of the pre-
cedlng year owing to the fact that, in
1854 there were four unusually fatal
accidents. The total number of per
sons returned to the Board OF Trade
as having been killed in the working
OF the railways during last wear was
i,Io4 and the number OF injured T.
LOO. A very proper distinction is
drawn between persons who met their
death through causes beyond their
control and those who. so to speak,
eourt6d their own destruction. The
railway companies naturally do not
want to be made responsible for the
cuipahle and too often fatal folly so
frequently displayed by travellers.
Excluding, therefore, the 100000
journeys OF the season ticket holders.
II appears that the proportion of
passengers returned as killed and in
cured respectively during the year by
accidents which they could not have
prevented was l in 22.4l9. Og2 in one
ease and in SO4, 1888 in the other. II
Is interesting and instructive to ana
I'VE these figures a little further. OF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
AT the Ironing Table.

As IN washing, everything should be
ready and in proper order before the
days work is begun. The irons should
be scrupulOusly clean and smooth;
this can be done by rubbing them with
beeswax and salt and powdered bath
brick. The heaviest irons accom-
plish the best work, and should be
used with a rolling motion and a
strong pressure. Muslins and prints
do not require very hot irons. but stiff
white garments need hotter ones.
The ironing table and board should
be firm and strong and covered with a
coarse wooden blanket, over which a
clean coarse sheet should be pinned
A bosom board about eight inches
wide, and long board for skirts and
dresses, are a necessity to the laundry.
Iron holders should be padded to pro
tect the hand from burning. Collars,
cuffs and similar articles should be
covered with a clean, thin cloth. and
the iron passed over it several times,
when it may be removed and the iron
passed directly over the article. Fine,
soft lace and muslins that do not re-
quire polishing should be carefully I'M
rolled, one at time, and spread on a
soft blanket, covered with a thin soft
sheet. Laces, embroideries and trim.
mings must be carefully pulled into
shape, with all the edges and purling
picked out; those needing ironing care
fully smoothed, and those that do
not, folded. Always iron by the
thread of the material. Embroidery
should be irOned on the wrong side on
soft blanket. In ironing shirts use
heavy irons well heated. First iron
the thick bands, then the bodies
and sleeves, and last the bosom, which
should be rubbed over with a clean
cloth wrung out of warm water. Then
the iron should be passed over rapid
ly, then rubbed again with a damp
cloth and ironed until it is polished.
To gloss the linen polishing iron with
smooth, round edge should be used
with all possible force. The thickest
parts OF dresses, such as Wristbands,
the gathers and sleeves, should be
.roned first. Dresses should ALWAYS
be irOned on the wrong side first and
finished on the right Fine musllns
look much better if they are irOned
twice in opposite directions. Caps,
fichus, and aprons, where the face is
full, should have the frill ironed first.
In plating frills, each plait should be
laid by the thread and held untilir oned
in place. While ironing is difficult to
accomplish nicely, any housekeeper
who will take the trouble to give per
sonal supervision to the work will
soon teach even an Indifferent servant
to do it properly. A willing hand,
guided by kind and intelligent in
structor, will soon overcome all OBJ
stacles and make the work easy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
Keeping the Land in Crops.

Autumn cultivation, says the Daily
Telegraph of London, is rightIy cOnsid-
cred to lie at the foundation of good
farming, the reason being that arabic
land is kept cleaner with less cost
where it is scrupulOusly adopted, and
theearly tillage affords opportunity for
putting in a large number OF winter
green crops. instead OF allowing it to
remain fallow until spring. Popular
opinion appears to favor this kind OF
cropping more and more Farmers OF
the last generation often omitted to
SOW rye, winter barley, vetches, and
trifolium for spring and early summer
feeding from the mistaken idea that
rapid cropping Furnishes the land too
much. The fact is now seen and toll
erably well understood that if only
sufficient fertility be supplied and the
soil be kept clean, it issimply impossi-
BILE to make too great demands on
production. As the market gardener,
as soon as he has marketed one kind
of produce, sows for another. so the
farmer who embarks in legitimate high
cultivation aims to keep every acre
OF his holding actively producing.
Science as well as common sense proves
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10

the l, 134 persons who received fatal
hurts 135 were passengers; OF the A.
100 injured 1,491 belonged TO the
same category. This brings US to an
other subdivision, upon which the
railway companies naturally lay
great stress. Out of the 135 pas
sengers killed and ,491 injured only
81 met their death and only 864 re-
ceived hurts from causes over which
they had no control-that Is to say,
all the rest were guilty in some degree
OF "contributCry negligence"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
Selecting Seed Wheat.

Some OF the successful wheat-grow-
ers in Pennsylvania and MARYLAND,
says the Miller, have a custom of Sc
lecting their seed wheat from fields
that have a remarkably vigorous
development OF straw, little regard be-
ing paid to the fuIlness of the berry.
The custom originated with d. NJ.
Good, OF Washington County, Mary
land, who, on one occasion. being
short OF plump wheat, sowed a part Of
a field with shrunken seed procured
from neighbor. Contrary to expec-
tatiOns, the shrunken seed produced
much the finest crop, and ninvestiga-
ton, Mr.. GoOdfound that it was from
field that had produced a heavy
growth that lodged and thus caused
the shriveling OF the berry The theO-
ry is that the strength of constitution
Of the wheat can be determined more
by thegrOwth OF the straw than by the
fullness OF the berry on any given lot.
Those who accept this theory procure
their seed from those farmers who
have exceptionally heavy fields of
wheat, and would on no account use
seed from small fields, however plump
the berry itself might be. The same
theory has been practically accepted
by many New England farmers in the
selection OF seed rye as when a crop
Of new land is found exceptionally
heavy-as it sometimes will be, from
the excess OF plant fertility in the soil
the entire crop is bought for seed by
neighborlng farmers at a slight I'D
vance over market prices. Short
straw carries short heads, and conse-
quently the yield must be light, how
ever plump the kernel may be. Sc
Iecting continually from tall straw
with long heads would naturally tend
to increase productiveness in our small
grains.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
Hindooism and Eartbouakes.

The ancient Hindoo faith, which has
withstOOd the assaults of Christian
missionary enterprise without suffer
ing appreciable injury, has been griev-
Ously shaken at last; not by preach
ing though, nor by the spread of edu-
cation, nor through the efforts of the
'EsOteric Buddhists." 1t was the
earthquake which lately rumbled
throughout the greater part of Hin
doOstan that accomplished this won
derful feat. Among other cities, the
volcanic upheaval visited holy Ben
ares, and, to the great surprise Of de
vout HindOOs, sent many a rickety
building tumbling to the ground.
ThereupOn the Mohammedans
laughed, and the Hindoos were wroth,
for MOslem mirth is very irritating to
the gentle one. Why did the followers
OF the prophet mock at their fellow
subjects? Because it is an article of
faith among the latter that Benares
does not rest on the earth at all, but
on the back of supernatural tor
toise. Hence it should enjoy immuni-
ty from shocks of earthquake, and
wnen these commissions were taking
place the learned Brahmins of Ben.
ares openly derided the notion that
the Holy City could be taken. The
serious matter is that Hindooism it
self has received shock. But we
make very little doubt that some as
tute Brahmin will shortly discover
that the tortoise had a sneezing fit.
OF course, that would at once account
for the tumbling down of buildings,
and in progress Of time it might come
to be regarded as an additional
proof of the ancient article of faith.