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The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27
JKRsEY BLUES.
McGill acted as umpira

Yesterday. between the Jersevs and Rad-
fords, of Brooklyn, was somewhat tame,
owing, perhaps, to the fact that some of
the good timber of the local team have
hunted up new quarters. The game was
won by the Jerseys, however, by q score Of
II to s. $500 .i brad j am
NEWARK, Sept 26.-In the first of the
Championship of New Jersey Games, play
ed here to day, the Newarks beat the
Trentens by aseofe Of to O. - ct r-.l
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27
Means STANDARD shoes.

James Means $500 shaes are in great
demand among the fashionable young men
in this city. These goods have attained a
standard reputation among the dealers, and
it is only the favored few that can obtain
the selling agency for them. The Jersey
City agency is at "A Newark avenue. w.
Laughlin, opposite City Hall.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27
FEsr1HaLs, ExeURs4oNs arp P1cN1cs

An enjoyable picnic was held in the schutzen
Park, Union HILL last Wednesday AFTERNOON, by the
ladies' Of zabriskie Post. $50
picnic will be held tomorrow at Schutzen
Park, Union Hill. By the GarGnan Carpenters
Association Of Union Hill and West H0bokeh.
Now that you intend to change tho color Of your
hats the only place in the city for you to get them
dyed is at Mallets, l6 Newark avenue, upstairs
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27
rho New state House Foundntion.

TRENTON, Sept. William H. Burton,
Of this city, wss to-day awarded the con-
tract for building the foundation of the
new State House. The contract price ia
$12, 945, and the work is to be completed
by December 31st next.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27
conscience Money.

Daniel E. Cleary, the well-known New
ark avenue grocer, last week received by
express a five-dollar bill. With it was an
unsigned note saying that the money be-
| longed to him.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27
CLOS WRITES 4 LETTER.
And Bags Diamond Thief in Consequence
Thereof.


And Bags Diamond Thief in Consequence
Thsreef.
Detective John Clos was seized with an
inspiration the other day. and he seized a
quill and penned letter. After he had
written it, he enclosed it in an envelope
and sealed it. On the outside he wrote
the name Lorenzo Blair. Now, Clos knew
there was "cuIlud gemman" Of that name
somewhere. He had wife living in New
York, but he had taken his departure for
unknown regions. Clos wondered how, in
default of information as to Mr.. Lorenzo
Blair's whereabouts. he could send the let
ter to him, and for the want of better
place, sent it to the house of Mrs. Blair.
She opened it and read it. It offered a
situation rs porter in the Pennsylvania
Railroad service. Clos knew he had no
right to make any such offer, as he had
nothing to do with giving away places on
the Pennsylvania road, aud he signed some
other name to it. Mrs Blair put it in q
new envelope and sent it somewhere else.
Yesterday morning Lorenzo put in an ap-
pearance at the depot He wanted that
position as porter that had been offered to
him. Detective Clos was there also. He
wanted Mr.. Lorenzo Blair as badly as Mr..
6ssir wanted to be made porter.
"You are piy prisoner was the cruel
surprise Defective Clos had In store for
him.
"Whtt for?" stammered the "cullui
gemman."
The fact is Mr.. Lorenzo Blain is thief.
He had been in the service of Theodore B.
Starr, at No. FOG Fifth avenue, New York.
Some months ago he disappeared slmul-
taneously with 5000 worth of diamonds be
longing to Mr.. Starr, and no one knew what
had become of him till Detective Clos hit
on the expedient of writing him letter.
He will be sent to New York for trial.
The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept 26.--Sir Richard Sutton
and Sir VIM. Levinge sailed this morning
on the Cunard steamship Etruria Cor Eu-
rope. A large number of yachtsmen con-
gregated on the dock to wish the owner of
the Genesta safe and pleasant voyage.
Amoag them were Mr.. Tams, of the Amer
lea Cup Committee, and Mr.. Beaver Webb,
the designer of the gutter. Sir Richaro
expressed the greatest qualification at his
treatment during his stay here, and the in
terest and impartiality shown in the races.
He said that after the Cape May Cup race
the Genesta would take down her racing
spars, put up jury rig and sail for Eng
land
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
CUSTOMS.
How "a Address a Celestial of liz social
Slanding.

An English lady, F. ID. Bridges, who
made the journey round the world a
few wears ago. and who wrote very
pleasantly and kindly Of the countries
she visited and the people she SAW.
gives the following aCcoUn, Of 4 social
call which she made in China. /, pre-
SCENTS = bright picture Of the peculiar
etiquette which rules polite intercourse
among the Chinese. The risk Of our
m%istaking this code j. in supp0,ing that
those who follow IL use H. language
OF compliment in 10 literal sense.
Then we passed on 20 see the private
house of the '.Ng' family. \ very de-
sirable family mansion il was. and Mrs.
NJ. who was presenting offerings be-
fore the tablets Of dcfinCt ancestors IN
the beautifully decorated private
chapel, received Us politely. Her little
feet were thrust into embroidered slip
pers just two inches long. and her
checks were nicely painted and pearl
powdered. Chinese ladies get them
selves up very well.
she and | stared at each other. and
bowed politely. and laid manv pretty
things; perhaps the right thing 70 do
would'have been to ask her 49,. but
my Chinese i not sufficicn; for this.
Indeed. conversation between two
well-brcd Celestials il OF 4 somewhat
tiowery and elaborate character.
The polite Chinese.w when he i asked
VIVA; is your honorable name?' r.
plies:
My ignoble name il So-and-so."
On the further inquiry ~ 10 where
his fine house i, situated. he answers:
MY miserable howell i on the bank. Of
4 rvcr.'
On being questioned respecting the
number Of his princely on. he informs
YOU that his '.trfiing puppies are
four in number; and when the health
Of his clever ana beautiful wife i made
the object If solicitude. though he =
really proud Of her. ne saws, with an
air Of Indifference. hat his stupid
t~hornbu>h i a. well A. she deserves 10
be-" or something 10 that effect
YOUTH Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
REPUBLICAN, APATHY.
The Opposition Party pid No Eeslits
Their Grand Opportunity
"Dirpsiv- rarfI<sBship."

The Opposition fartS htd >"t Essiits
Their Grand ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"oGrD-iv- rariI<sBship."
The Democrats retain New fors
Governor Hill has been elected by \
figure "a handsome a. 20 make the beg
garly plurality which the state gave
President Cleveland almost invisible.
The retuFnof voters whom Mr. Blaine's
candidacy ali-na:ed did not make good
20 the Republican party the lo-- thi.
year 81 voter, whom that candidacy at
tractcd- In fact. the gain does no;
seem to have r~fualied onc-;hird or one
fourth 81 the los.
The danger against which the TrfL-
the has earnestly warned the Kepub-
leans ha- proved the fzial one The
-tay-ai-home voters decided the matter.
the vote wa= light. hat the Republican,
whodid not take the trouble - vote out
numbered The Democrats Tn. apathy
naturally fyllowIn g the extraordinary
strain Of LAT year affected the party
then defeated. while the Democrats
were flushed with their first Presiisn-
tial victory for a quarter o. 4 century
\ yery much smaller vote than wa
cast for Mr.. Blaine would have suficed
Ia barr Mr.. HIll. bu; the Republican.
were not aroused : o cas-; such : vot~.
Against them were All the power and
patronage If \ new Administration
The Democrats know they can afford
10 neglect everything else. IL they can
bold New YORK and the Solid South.
They have concentrated everything
upon New York. Rezar9lc-. q precs-
dent. they have taken from that STAT
not only the President. trt the srcre-
tsry 81 the Treasury and tn >-crefar.
o! the Na,y. xI,h their sa0TInoHs psf
runags ard power. The Cgvi'->~rire
Reform Administrator fought nob!y
f0- NJ. HI. missing no opportunity.
fro:a the Pc raas. IN tas Custom
Epn-s - The widely advertised sab
.crspti0ss =: lie Pre- 2; AMI n1rns-
brr- a.: ~, Cabinet iu.ee.L. m; = sfa-
E3e Republican sus@eupihsa T. ihis city.
from barker. mere f1f - -o-rsLlrd
millionaire -s.-! ;i1z. - Nr C8wvs-
Lad himself. 81 sas. os III IzuHsnx
oT o. kir- Ns.tary. an3 hardy pu@
eqaale+ tazs % gr- C4eY~ nd. PRIV
81. SECRETARY. Tn .cTo.asy SCR shr
sirfks- - 2agsr oE~ns~e part
sanshY N oshce illustrated.
Bat the R-PaS.ieaa phaianx j. Meth
- routed Eor broken. A. the signih-
ss1ni gain IN Oneida shows. IL IL more
d1Srtiiy united ,hzn IL has beea q; 2
time for msny years. and ,hough
on the stat ticket j; holds both
branches Of the ss<te Legislature BY
,ksrong msjoritic.- The severe storm
.Sn the interior. which made the yose
'figh;er. did no; COS: Republicans any
eats in the Legislature The plain
ruth seems To be fhs, many Repubie-
IN voters did not expect 20 0cos91
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
MORE BARN Don
Loss Incurred by stacking HAy-VAlae OF
Barn storage.

Not much argument; Is needed 10 see
tina; barn-s;orcd hay i worth fa- more
than that which is iassnf-om the stack.
We think that an estimate Of the lO., o.
o~ne-qgar;er in STACKING i not wide
from the marx. There ! :. loss from
moulding If the bottom of the STACK.
for the old rails. boards or straw placed
az the bottom ot the stack IAN not
wholly prevent IL Then Ire whoi.
area of the -Nrrrna! SURFACE. which
numbers msny square feet. !, weather
beaten To SOM dep,a. csusing the loss
of much az it, sweetness and nutrition.
while II = not Improbable LAT impair
ment % the quality may extend through
the whole stAcs. Why then follow a
practice that entails 80 great y waste.
IL ones hay tina; goes fa;o stacks is
worth five hundred dollars. accordinv
10 the estimate made. such a nan paws
one hundred and twenty-five dollars \
year for the privilege Of stacking Blu:
If besides this the hay Is fed At the
stack. the loss above alluded 20 Is bot
a small pars Of the entire loss. II costs
no less than An increase Of one-third in
TIE feed. ii animals are fed and kept in
the open These are stronger argu-
Eisn;s for more barn room.-CvSsssaa
ct Rort.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY

= bitter wa, the coid! Upon the .and
Tho wav"- beat drenrily: the -hing.c keen.
imp !i'd 3y each r.treatlnZ Nave. gave forth
= "arsncr sound. tha: when soft brceles blow
Acres thc main
Within the harbor deep,
n f"ssci lay, safe fuDorrd: yet Ha-t AID spar,
And heavy SAL. cHcrusrcd were with NOV.
ana a. "a" dipped her prov beneath each
II came forth with a beard Of glrt'ring zee.
Inc vessels nam" was on. that 10 Il OF
So; breath, and messy clump and shaded
Dell.
AnG al that sp"aks Of earth's awakening.
Eat none Il ib'-c were here bat oa.g cod.
AM winter : y ng frost and calling blasts.
ia u the cabin lat q w0Hdrou- group
~ men ana women aud OF don. fair:
Ana u IN" ini-t. a man OF - read MEN.
A cpv"EeuF took thry all. aud then Ncut forth,
i.cn"hfh ia" cold gray uT a n]sttl'-E Say,
= HON" &" mak" them. where tn peace and
wherc none should them modest nor make
AFRAID.
a conscience bade them. they IA 10, worship
God.
i:ut Ira" r'cH'd the - 'ho InUSt"r.ng woe:
Prom "ut th" VISION az ,h. T rDmirg Iafs.
IH" : So 81. rs-'- .ad'l SIS - away:
q = SEES pHli i"' Hua sisulEcI az heir SKIES
VII Gathering gorin
-uc-i GuwrlcDa.e came.
An" cross Their cn"".."-- threshold forced
T,c' .,.n, Drn,n. aud with nie -ical" Keen
~" - ,-t a dreadful harvest on their
TL' aauiur hrol gut quaycr,d n,fuiIv
IH' laca Di IA" - roHe"li. CA t4c bIl
Er-l.c no" .Dua. NJ -'a. the graves grew
tnI'k
n. man 60 reverend mlru and slv,r locks.
IL" I~4.'irlt. era her fg"--r-. Igh' with "Dli:
Sit"rs men sad nlrfa.s- too. "a bu'i.i h"gc,
Nh"r" vino ar4 wave, storm gust ani wolf =
.ruff bow
horace .'In- W.T."
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
ALUM IN
a Great Chance for the Embellishments Of q
Haking-Fowdrr Factory.


In various portions of Nevada and
California deposits and springs which
depo>i; alum have been found. and the
article could be produced in any de-
sired quantity. Ont in Elk County.
near Tu>carora. n cav is spoken Of As
having been discovered many years
ago in which is a chamber, the roof.
sides and floor of which are composed
of 4 solid mass of crys.allized alum.
Two miles west of Steamboat: Springs.
III Washoe County. is An extensive de-
post Of the mineral aluminium, in
which there are plenty of pure alum
deposits. In the upper levels of the
old Empire Mine. in Gold Hill proper.
seven or eight years ago.p parties ex-
ploring among the old drifts found ut
N point large masses and crystals Of
aium adhering Ia the cap and side tim
berS which had evidently been de-
posted from alum springs seeping
from above. Some Years ago a tunnel
was run through from the present main
shaft Of the Imperial Mining Company.
l25 feet from the top Of the shaft.
through to the tanaei toll road. a dis
iance of $50 feet. uader The foreman
ship Of James 0'Donnei. H found =
nice. ciear-iooking spring or seepage
Of water about hall Nay from the shaft
70 the mouth of :he tunnel. which. on
tasting. was Intensely sou and proved
10 be pare alum water. IL i there yet.
with plentiful incrustafions surround
ing IL II anybody wants - start an
alun oakins-powder factory they can
find plenty of the acid material in the
Gold Hill upper levels.-Tsrritorial
Enterprise.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
RAnrY'S TURKEY.
What Eccame OF Aunt DoXy'S
Lotter OF RomOnStrance.
MLnl L. ,nu Mil EnrtN l-Etani-

What o. Aunt DOXy
Lotter OF RomOnstrance.
What do You wish. Barry O'Fiani-
gam
Miss Sarah Wilhelmina Applchy put
hcl head out nj the window and spoke
rather impaticn.ly.
Barry oElanigan WAS 4 small hoy
with a hir basket and = bigger voice.
while his aro@uc was something won
dcrtni "a hear.
It's the ioinc fat turkey the mis-
tres Is afIhcr proni~in' me fur me
Thank~ziviu' I'm wantjn'." replied
Eart,. '.Nhurr. didn't | hrich her ouid
HORSE a. WAS af;hrr runujn away an,
honlI him till the argum> il me WAS
broke mtirciy? IN SCI the mistress -
ma. >rz she. 'BartV.' Sez She. come mp
an take your pick ~ me foinr ia; iGrr-
KEYS fur your ThankSgi>in dinner.
SCI She. An its here | am. Miss. be
the same token.
Miss Sarah Wilhclmina remembered
her auntS promise. But Tim has
GONE Ia the station" she said. ''loui il
have To come again when he can catch
one for YOU"
An WHY couldn't | kctch if me-
self. an me mother waitin 10 pluck
the feathers aff il. an the mi>ihreS>
Sayin' | could have me pick?' qucried
Barty in>inuatinCly.
. don't know whether you could
catch one. Rarty: You re 50 small.
said Sarah Wilhclmina douhtfnlly.
" The LEGS ov me Is long, said Barty.
displaying them with pride. Ian | can
ketch ANYTHING ut all. 81 me mother
s~cz-harriR the maysles-"
Now SARAH Wi,helmina was in a
hurry. for she WAS going away 10 spend
Thanksgiving: and Martha Washington
WAS down cellar and Name had gone
on an GRAND.
Il know Aunt DoNy wouldn't wish
him To be disappointed" she said TO
herself; and then she added aloud:
'Oh. well. Bar;y: YOU may catch one if
You can: all the turkeys are out in the
field; and with that Sarah Wilhel-
nina rushed off to her train. while
' Bariy betook himself Ia the field where
the doomed Thanksgiving turkeys Were
enjoying the frosty November air.
Two hours afterward Miss E.udoxia
Appleby, the mistress Of Pine Hill
Farm. reached home with her small
niece. Eebecca Ellen. and her nephew
Thaddeus.
In ALMOST sorry | Let Sarah Wilhe!-
Minis GO said Aunt Doxy. sadly.
I'm afraid We shall have very lonely
Thanksgiving"
A they usually had very Jolly
Thanksgiving AZ Pine Hill Farm.
Becky ana Thaddy grew sad also. and
Beck. looking wi>tiully ont OF the
window ~ a lille house at The foo; Of
the hill. said:
Better wife the people AT the cot
. Aace; then / wouldn't be lonesome.
, Aunr Doxy smoke severely. almos,
sharp. becky" she said, ..thoss
people in the cottage are no; such As |
approve of. ana neither of You chill.
-dren must even 20 near the fence"
Nobody in Cessbrook knew just what
to think of the cottage people" a:
Aunt Doxy called them. They had
taken the little house in the early
spring and had added peaks and
gables and little piazzas to il, and had
painted it in red and olive and yellow,
until Aunt Doxy declared it a dreadful
sight to see.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27

F8&N ~ - 80
.slf. add therefore did nos n
sa8Tts necessary To .ncc~<s Cav
~upagh. nsanv ether Republicans.
paio. sad attsg ne yorfsrcrs ret1\
of C~rsstp Newspapers hrsao psvr~
couhs~ai and h~sc. = tartssr jn~<-
OH faausht az oavrsr sRs q gpSA
auas - i~3giEr "a Afraalh toe tstr
4, - not - - soFgosisa ;asf a defeat
81 the Administration iAts year IN Ns~
YORK would have b~~n sw unslcrfBl sai
almos; unprecedented -Pheaaasrasa.
Not once. siucv pre~rnt pnAtra} dv-
sions hayv existed ~ s.r nraF.s half .
century. has an Ala i.i5atsa zen
beaten ia ;Ae Frssattass o~u >l2.e IN
the ar.I yvas Ai;ef As s.eetas d.
fat - humi isInE M frrzi3rn; uf
eiihss partY since VA inrru has aai
"a fac The Fspahlysa voters ~~r~
nos abs - g~s4lzc iAAi ia > ia .hast
months ~. usw Alm ais,R'sas hal 81
weakened fs-it that a ,o,e would
have ,nsuTri such q Vh~r uHnI iefeAt
" ith uo ts1uEr-@>Gsru e. E elected.
with TO iigrct $500 % farcr Nattofsal
questions ut'u4 ,lrr attention, tAes
have suffered ,lr Admin ,f-.tsu ,t a.
tain the ore Nn-,.s-n State ul~,a
which Il has eaarru,rstsl g.. fsrr.
aud ~; ). !. nos rlein taz; rsca The
~frcs.ienl : own state ugsat haze tcrn
earned - tilr Eepuh.-tus th. var.
had ,hrs rralzei taeE opportunity
Trs&nar
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
a Dress for a Stout LADY.

The fashion OF wais;costs and plas-
irons i > boon 20 women who Ar BE-
ginning TO grog stout a dress sent
home 20 \ lady who Is spproachin. the
fsi. fair and forty period Of lie = a
beauty. Ii has = sk:r Il dark mar0oa
bOuc!e cloth combined With Tie SANE
shade o. yeiy.;-en. tae bodice short o.
the alps and fashioned Ike duck
broad bili ~ tie 6sek. mas = charming
little adjustable wa.s,eoa9 frcaL- wbiss
5 o. mSde lar. ar snazll~- b. (.
lscing u~ndernsAfa- The waisseoAs Is
of pTswn-coiorsd brccads with li;ils
CLEANS Of ~iursGoi. blue and god IN l.
The cuffs and collar a-e o.: tae same
brocs6e- Carved rosary besds - d.rt
rsSured IN - minutes BY Woosso.
SAnitAry Lotion. Use no other. I
a never fails. Sold By Ferguson Zoo
= giss. R,d Cloud. ely
Fl HEADQUARTERS for l.mber. e
q building matesiala. &c. - q ihs =
4 Press Lumber Co. Bed Cloud
can get bargains.
. See the Western Coeaage oeIsn
q fore buying.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
f~v~u Coo
grSsaEso 81
. . nfr fcgs
Eu-E~ExEeG >


TIE saDpa "a 81 is.s eosss "a Is b.
gaa Ta- RePabi'c.a pa-ss hss scs
ehanct q ground o. q. ossoes. IL
has no. v.r-t IL. a;,.sasi~ ia order tn
deo~sss ms class Of vo.r IL s,ssas
iasi xh-rr 3 dA sppealsng mants'iy
sEd esnddy 20 tie pop. The
spe<Ass 81 G~n~rAi les1a ssd -assor
ste fnza. -heA- ~ g hsyp~ns ere
oo,A reported % kratsF. bsEr siscrss
20 iEs fa<E General Logaa islked -
The sad .. sh~ camps "a n S~~ York
"a: ~ Gsaerzl LEsa iai<<t zs tbs be-
giaaing n i.sao~s ~ Uksa So seassoe
Sherman at n. e20sv u Ss-goo
echoed ~ssh oaiy usose at enphasis
asa e~icarness. and u.iA . norr elo-
se-ns appeal ;h~ words Of sherman 10
oko as ske op~alag a the &rsxxis
Which Ia thai >tase ead~d % victory
Thr-s 10 - sham OF shfrki-g ahsus
he Reyahseza psssy.-x !. 5r5ss&
-Esiauesse ba ssndie1 seyk a -
49, --S 49,
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27
Southern Rule Illustrated

IoHa ia. fail cas, $4,000 voses ard
elected eleven Congrsssmsa Bai soats
Carolina Mississippi AMI Georgia al
together did no; eas, ~ nssr votes.
We; elected ,~sn,y-foar C2ngrssssBsa
Here sre the figure.
Tsa! syh Tatas sL.
Iowa Sos'h Carolina
E~v-u Coo ssvsn Coo
g~ress1sa -.-SzsS0 Sssszes q.FI
MASSES Epz
rs1s8 fa1~
ssz~. .T1lM
gs1FEs
T.a C0sxruss
@~s 1853
-
rvsnfr fygs
ru-grwE~EeS Eiss
Tins the northern state % Iowa
casting more vote. han the ovntasrd
State. 81 SOUTH csroiinA As~sssr;s
sad Georgia. hAsni ons-hasi ,a~sr suss-
Der O: coagre.smsn. nor ons-hals .A-ss
representation IN the Electoral Collsgs
-IsI Hoss<s Es2sst<y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27

The Enquirer overheard . little
~five-year-old say to lis mother las
evening: Mother. l believe God think
I'm dead" Why" asked the mo;a-
CT. somewhat asionished AZ the remark.
cause l haven't said my prayers fol
. week."-Richmond (IaG) Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27

-Exiauesse ba ssuAisa ayk a -
hssioe for particular e0nntpaA e.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-11-27

= bitter Wa the coid, Tpon the sand
: Hc wav"- beat dreuri!y: the -hin3ic keen.
IInp !i'd 3N each r.treatlHx NH-e. gave forth
4 tarHucr sound. thas when SOFT brcczcs blow
Agrg-- the main
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-02

A Country with Nine Women to Ever
Man.

Man.
On Friday morning l looked out of my
cabin window TO find that we were tied mp
at the most yellow wharf that | ever saw.
and in front of a large barn-like bnilding.
/ did not dream that we were at Asuncion,
but going on deck found that the barn was
the Custom House for Paraguay, and that
when we went ashore we were in the CITY Of
the Republica i~ncognits. A very nice little
city We found il to be. Not that il Is pretty
or preteDtiOus, or worth visiting-but il is
an enterp rising. republican, go-ahead place.
Most of the houses are small and old, and
are built without any regard 10 being en- the
streets. You can not imagine a more irreg-
ular assemblage OF houses. bat the symme-
try with which the public buildings are
built offsets this. The Presidents house.
Government house, arsenal. barracks and
Cusiom-heuse stanG on wide bouleverds,
and with the exception Of the latter, ere as
well built as the similar buildings in any
American city OF the same rank.
The word ''asuncion." you know, Is not
Spanish for ascension as we used to
believe when school boys, but for assump-
ton, and in the case of the ~Paraguayan
city is well bestowed, for IL is not often In
South America that there can be found a
city that Is more assuming politically, So
cially and generally. Remember that fifteen
years ago il was sacked by the Brazilian
Army, and look at it nov as a busy trading
own OF 10000 people, many OF them OF line
cultivation. In short, one need not fear TO
De proud OF seeing such q city, a city built
by virgin forests on a beautiful hill that
slopes from sunny farm-lands 20 the grand,
wide Psrana. l will not 90 into the dusty
details. but assure you that, though isolated,
Paraguay is a State worth knowing.
Situated in the warm heart OF South
America. ii lies under the shadow
OF the SieIreaT, and between the two
great rivers, Parana and Parags Into lie
territories have come three and One-hRlf
centuries of sadness and misfortune. Spain
had no colony that was more snslaved; and
though the Jesuitical control gave 10 q bright
day, it was long the prey OF cruelty and ad
venture. Revolutions came az length and
resulted in Independence. From 1917 until
1869, first ] amelia and then the Lopez
tyrants held the country under a cruel des-
potism. Thu Solano Lopez involved the
State IN " with Brazil, and after the sack
OF Asunclor sDd the ravage Of the country,
the tyTant y rs Sd and the reign OF terror
gavs plsceto Al organization ofthe Republic,
which was modelled after the United States.
Appropriations are voted By Congress, and
that body also 6xes the salaries OF officials.
The President receives IS 600, the Vice Presi.
dent S3.O00. the Ministry 81 100, the COngrea~
men $500 and the judges OF the Supreme
Court $3.50. The population is about 30O,-
600, and Wha. is strange about It IS that
there are only about 30,000 men and 2 COCO
women. OF course, the females are the
farmers, producers and laborers. They work
slavishly and are very poor. Willie TIC men
sit at home aud drink and smoke they inde.
fatigably toll and support tie families.