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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-10-12

8erunglidtes gompIis
ment. Gin Offijier unb cine Dame
bergnIsen iid beim @islauf. Dame
(gleitet aus unb fdat bin): plumps,
ba lieg' i6l-Offi3ier: Mein Grdus
lein, ieBt tpeib id, tpie EN- gefallener
@ngel ausEebt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-10-12
Cine 9arte.

Yin aae, tuelde on 8oIssn bon 3usenbfiin.
ben, nerboier Sdpade, fribsm 8erfaIl, Serluif
Der Wannesfraft etc. Ieiben, lenbe ih TO f en-,
fire / &ceept, bas fie furirt. Dieies srobe Seil.
mitlel purbe BON sinem Waiffiondr in Siib.
Amerita entOsdt. SGidt abreiFrtes goubert
an @eb. Seiepb 8. Snman, Station O., Reip
BORT gitb. 9l,7.tupli.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-10-12

Maliei6s.-Was baften Sic bas
bon, 9err Doctor, ib min elm Bud
itber bic Dummbeit fdreibens- Doctor:
80 CLAUDE, baB Sic basu gang compes
tent finb.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1885-10-12

- @oIb unb Silbermaaren
ubren &c. bel griber 8ros. Main
Yla3a, 6rei 9biiren unterbalb Wolflon.
IS wir6 beutid geipro6en.
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Rice & Dallas.

frabn 9a Born 60, Nsp odeans)
33 & 35 ggef Commerce Stube. Gan dntruc
Gtientp11ren, Gdrben. Sele. Jtrntfe Il. Wla6,
Rods nao anbere Oefen,
3nr= nnb Dledmaaren, uno DnSbaltua98 0e9enltdnne.
Aaenise asmn ber bea1mten
Cotton Plant Oefen und Heerde, und der
Mew gprf GmatlIe Garben, bn btfn i'm Sanbtl.
@apa Oefn uno answa 9Sfn Bn, be gcnrur5 pot
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IN un
,banrnG
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09

T. w lt'Hif tHfhifft
tunsul lamleft, II san klns, trans
miis ihe following account ~ the pecu.
liai mole of ilshing al that place.
ihe novel muihod before referred TO
lnr caiehlua ilsh IN this vicinity may not
10 insiFariive. hut IL viii doubtless
ltoFe lnt ff,siing There IL n small
shrub growing Wild hcre called war.
i,asco TIE native fishermen pro,u
'he hhfpus root 1T this shrub, aud, after
maneling u veil. place II IN tho hot
lnins ~ their rhnnes At high tide
shei pEteeed ~ the mouths of the
ss'sio. aud drive down wicker frnoo.
They then partly hll their canoes
vih water, witch produces nm intensely
Nhile liquid itnm contact with tho
Fo"' Arriving ~ tho source of the
ssirfn. uf some shoal place beyond
shith the hsh arr not likely Ia 20, they
'hfus their preparation broadcast into
The water. Whi'h aiso turns white. Thu
efeci Il hat lhe n-h hecomo blinded.
and IN very short time. upon tho re.
turn Ut iho boat. they are found floating
oi the snffae. ~ the water At the fence
tfsoioi al tho month II the csiorn. The
lsFsef ONES are then gathered into the
toi and taken Ia market
Another method. more fatal hut per
'efmfi lsas ire iurni. IL IN tho u~e of
The nl'lA II the ava tree This troo
Fie'ds when inpp'-l. a white liquid very
much rrse bling the Juice IT the India.
rnblHr tire u !. used similarly 10 tho
'afinseo and blinds as we'll as Kills tho
nsh Instant, lish killed by tho lache
9e ava have io ~ used Immediately.
W neither case is there any visible sign
~ how thet are killei
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09

~" RIi ans linhr~ DflEptfat
Who has not seen. ai,oat : 30 o'clock
IN The } ornii!c, a procession Of white
iaccf, hollow ch"s:'.i little girls on
tAolr way 10 school: il .> early morning
and they might bc sup, nSri to have IA
Refreshing = ap, vet ticy look worn and
h"avy-evcd. AMI in their walk there i,
none ii tie elastic spring Of youth.
1hey have EC' tie Duovant air that one
Is wont 10 associate with childhood. but
more rs though they were burdencd
with the cares of long and unhappy
life. They skip not, neither do they
laugh or mlnp, but drag YEARLY along,
seldom lifting their joyltsS glances from
the ground.
With thtir fingers they clutched huge
packages OF school looks, and upon
their fragile arms hang baskets or
buckets containing luncheon which, il
they have the appetite 10 eat, they e,i-
IDENTITY have the vitality to digest. No
fo"t-sore dromedary swaying mourn
fully through desert sands beneath tie
lhG">cr;!able vertical sun OF the Soudau
ever gr"anei b, hcath burden so dis
pro- OitiUnri 10 its strength as these
coanivanre OF civilized parents, are
compelled 10 tear day after day through
Years q! their unhappy lives.
ihr curriculum OF the average mod
crn $chUUl is 10 the children of this en-
lightcncd land what the ear of Jugger-
naut was to the tcnighted Hindus. Its
remorSrlrSS wheels. impeled by az cruel
and ignorant Il superstition as ever
rcigned wiih;u 4 lrahmin's breast, roll
over those hclpirs, little forms, crush
Ing "ut health and JOY, dmming tho
brightness Of these baby eyes, and
hliShing the b,cS ON on the rounded
cheek, 1t is applied 10 all omers ~
ia" "d oi rorrus;eS was TO every luck
les, captive who frli into the mon>tcr'S )
hands. Fr"i'le or strong, robust or del
icafc, qG!ck W hating ambitious or rc.
IN, tant, all are forced into that appall-
ing mould and fitted to il violently, 10
matter i.b', rnucii Of health or Il ,ppine>s.
even lie. may he the cost.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
Statistics of Far Disease.
iExrhan...l

.t-N''li'is,'.I
In recent number Of The Archiv.
fur Ohrenheilkunde. Dr. Euskner gives
an interesting result Of inquiries made
by himself and other aural surgeons rs
to the statistics Of ear disease. They
may be- summed up as follows One
out of every three persons in middle
life does not hear so well with one ear
as the other. An examination was
made of ',,90j school children, Of whom
81 per cent. presented symptoms of ear
disease, and 81 per cent. diminution
of hearing power. The liability to dis
ease in the ear increases from
birth to tho i0Ih year Of age,
and decreases from thence TO
old aye. Men are more subject To
tar affections Than women, in the pro
portion of three 10 two. The external
ear is affected in ~ per cent. Of suffer
cr>, the middle ear IN q; Isr cent and
the inner ear i'll per cent. Of total
cases. The left ear is more frequently
affected than the right in proportion Of
five TO four. Acute affections of the
middle ear occur less frequently in sum
mer and autumn than in spring and
winter. and of the total number of cases
in the ear clinics, SO per cen' are cured,
80 per cent. are improved, : per cent.
are unimpro,ed, and q per cent. end
fatally.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
astsafsi " asa-saYsrrs.

thss Nntt C,mu errial Advertiser
Tho last indians arr naturally free
banded ,aftets long heioro the Chris
tan era the llinhous h.autihed the ~.
ioftss of their temples and homes With
The mnst iutfiiHtr work ut th" Mind ! he
ifrilnS ~ carving has npt lett them,
ani hluek ~ teak wood ndcr their
,hisols souu h,,om,s the bal ~ the IN, -
i~ani % tis"I't ul 90 I'tiuc's ilr'
Nnie ~ rr rH-' m aa b. VARIETY Il
tHrns
The Oriental wo,d car,rts IN one re-
sleri ar unelnslod they have origin.
aiiy ~ ,ouerpii"u unit,-l with power
81 saouiion which u wonderful. They
fefi'e simply tho suE gesilons Of the ar
iitls un drauEhtng pal~r With mono of
Va hundred minutiw II background
supports nni the Ike. which are neces
ssrY io tho work ngmen here. There
ihey 10 truth use their chi.els as
brushes, Tor their hands are nrm. They
afe acquainted simply w"h the idea
which - conveyed. aud with one or two
s"'oFs ~ the chisol lily or n passion
lowet ~ pomegranaie lies imbeddcd
N 'lse snssi ~ though u had been wait
~ simply a. ho pickcd and enjoyed
W. Willie they are unsurpassed 10 what
skno~u a. emotional carving. they arc
a. lnss A. tho broad swecps which are
t~taifsd In ths decoration Of largs
stssmsuis or hAlls
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09

ItnteI II ~ " nlCcS.
The Mennonltcs are, III their Guee,
way. tn most soundiy progressive OF the
settlers VII tic Red river. They never
caught the spiri, of the boom. but the,
have made ends meet, and expecting moi
too much have been little disappointed
Outwardly dull Ieople. they are a>
sure ana ,iuI,k 10 SriAe profitable meth
nds of farming rs amy Of our western
landlords They arr leading the way in
the usc oi steam plows, which will, il
seems to me. cut Il large figure sooner 81
later III Real river farming. The farmer
who can tuin unirr his stubble at the
rate of twenty acres day in August
and September. a. soon as the harvest
is cleared from the field, gains month :
advantage in III" spring for every week
of work in the fall
ihc Nennonite> have an old settle
IN en- st WayLc>l oro, in the PennSyl-
,ania ,nd of the Cumberland valley.
where u large Mennonite manuiactory
Of agricultural implements has grown
up. These people make traction On
glneS and steam Flows, and our western
Nennonltc> are iuyins them as fast as
they can. The saving i'll the long, cold
Manitoban winters is biz one. one
stram plow saves fourteen horses and
seven m.n. The seven months feed oi
thi- many horses is more than the inter
cst on the cost OF the steam plow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
A Departed Industry.

Two old sea captains were standing on
the wharf when a reporter came up One
of them remarked: Il miss some familiar
faces that used to see on this wharf,"
and turning 10 the clerk in charge, he
inquired: Where are the old Dutch
women who used to pick up coffee
grains herc.'
The other captain echoed the inquiry,
saying that he had always seen them
as thick as bees when he arrived in port
with a cargo of coffee, sugar or mo-
laSses.
''Gentlemeu, replied the clerk. with
a seriO-eOmic countenance, that is one
OF the departed industries of Baltimore.
1t went with our sugar retineries, great
cooper shops and other things connected
with our lost foreign trade Ten or
fifteen years ago, these coffee pickers
piled their trade regularly. They started
out i'll the morning and made a round
of the wharves. The coffee imported
by the merchants was then taken to
private warehouses and on its arrival, it
was sampled by rum ng 'tryer into
bag as you see that clerk over there
dong. AS matter of course, some of
the grains fell to the ground. The
stevedores also dropped some grains in
handling and sometimes bag was torn
and more grains would fall out Again,
when the bags were thrown on the draws
more grains would be spilled and these
women, Ruth like, would CLEAN
after the laborers When the drays
reached the merchants S store, the women
would be on hand and gather what
grains would fall. Often u clerk would
sample the sacks to see that the coffee
graded all right. This gave them an
other chance. So you see they followed
the coffee from the ships side to the
merchants store.
Now You can well imagine that one
industrious and lively woman could
gather from five to ten pounds day.
They had no expense; they brought their
meals with them, and ate when the men
stopped work for dinner. Some of them
got on the right side of custom house
men, who, as there was duty on coffee
then, had TO be around, and they often
got a good cleaning from an extra large
rip in bag. Now, ten pounds of coffee
was worth at least 81 then, and. by count
ing that up in year, you will see that
| was not wrong in the statement that
the business was a. good one. Besides,
coffee was not their only commodity.
They did very well in sugar, too"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
Excessive Eating.

New or: t''>f.I
DR.. ". b. Richardson, in a recent
lecture, denied exec si,e eating was in
jur."us and dlrCert.is as excessive
drinking In the colrsr of thirty four
years professional experience be had
Only known one case III which Il pat .ent
dlei from in'empcratc eating, and this
was coupled with imniodcratc drinking;
but, Cu the other hand. he had known
81 ltIsrnS 10 die from excessive drink
ln-, al! 81 whom passed to death
through Ilie door Of moderation. When
anyone arrived at the conclusion that
alcoh'l Was It necessity he WAS on the
frs; ,'age of alcoholic disoaaa. The
sens OF the necessity was the first
symptom of the disease. the declaration
of the necessity was the declaration o.
the disease. Alcohol was in TO sense
food, nor was il true that those who did
not drink were obliged TO consume
more fc d. Ee was himself living
falsehood Of this contention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
III. n,n.l Mnn,. n.na,,,..n

IJoaguins Millnr's New Orleans Letter
Another strikingly new feature of
this exposition will bc tue exhibit Of the
black mans handicrnft. The colors~l
man has a department; ample, too.
spacious and complete, all his own.
The negro nspircs 10 he an artisan,
something above and better than etef
pal hewers Of wood aud drawers oi
water. Aud here he puts IN his claim
for popular consideration, for compet.
ton by the side Of the silk weaver. .hs
cotton spinner. the maker Of fine fabrics
or coarse fabrics Of all kinds and
al! classes. Here for tho first
time in the worlds history,
so far a. We are certain ~ u, the
children Of Ethiopia aud of ancient
Egypt aro permitted 90 call In the In
terest Of their work. Othara hs,.
clsimed and have lived OF their haDdi
craft for all the years past, had the
honor OF IL aud the profit of II, some
thing pathetic in this. | thinki Aud !,
was with especial pride that looked IN
upon the earnest and intelligent col.
ored men In the arrangement
and the ordering OF their department
They claim. and the man nj the whole
siupendous 81 work here claims for them,
that they are as cunning M old Tubal
Cain in every kind of craft Their dis
play here 10 going TO carry them forward
and upward. Millions OF these black
men can and are 10 do better work than
field work, and that right soon
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
fwrrrs 1wo tAmAs.
u..'ttrti.n - 'i,r prinripai Tenn
pif 90 fHssa

tt....... 90 Dafoti.I
0 ..I. lI.t' up china. 1.ib.
,' f..I t.l. .i. r .u-'s md, pend
t.' .I ..|'.i.. d.. ,..ut ~ ,s stem
l...I .r I I Nh.h WI, uirp
.N.,.l 'uN fp i.. rirh ,rntur 60, oar
,.I 5000 Wf. i NIfhfItt htI.ihuiiy of
t co., .f.Iu Co.,. .aulli,, s,Tlrut
N.f.lI HIut. ..u superstition. a.,
.I...A .n.Id dn. rhr, ato taught
I.N ntfoH hundred VOLUMES
tI Itl,rnjnuaf af iha.-a wc huc
f. i..rfnf .i,- rnlnu
tf't.n., fhulgh hr-c hall.
uI I.N Ht,I nui to,arict ar' sold.
nfl u Nl.H a.lui iuuf statur, oft the
Hn |.NHl i.e vtll. are co,rr,i with
r.'r fAIutHuga & s.our. from thr l.,
a..i. uf tho uui,iht The ,hu",h t-olf
its .nf natr. ds tlrd ht rows uf pillars
fU.n ftu d. Ice. ant h., silver s rc,.is uf
uI.h tuIts wufs frm two largo chan
cole infn th" ni.ls on each tiir open
i..HN,u siHp.ls ~ tho cnd
FL. fNr lnN place. containing III
fiH n.'.i iahI.ts. With uNsiic Nm.
ir. .l nnd lh..t mrisIhysi,s. aud m
fhf iHffhf.t uIir b. tnr magnificent
.D.l0u siar " oi iho now d,incl Gau-
tsma iuiifN pn ih lrft Is the throne
OFF ere liHlHi lu.h on thr right. 'hnt
Of tlr iHHlaltu Hut. AMI 10 or,.cr ON
either sllr r.,dnnlN decreasing IN
ltshf nri sii,uiur. tho seat. of the
tlDHkia. tlr nl' 1la. nnd the eighteen
fflrfs M Interior ,lttRN Ia front II
tNs $500 n the high altar. or tablr oi
"irnnss wilh ihaF's ~ gold silver
nni 'laY. halls. lamps. cru~rs. and
ether ,tsssla usrl in tHo ! oils seiN icc.
lhe srt,iee lRirs ht the entrance If
a pfn css4nn. With the living iiuddha "a
fs ie3i hon he is STATED on his
thf .r' sHeh am, huRa i~iurc him \
lt.l Is il'n funs and all murmur the
tlHr l'rfuErs. tho ten rrcc,ptS and
rt' e. formulas After silence has been
fsiord. ihe tell sounds again. aud the
liirst- sIuH ia chorus from the sacred
lDuts Ito church Is nllod with IN
o"n.r fnn The c,neers \ monk with
Iitutr lours water MIXED with
sugar Rui saiton over a mir.
fnt. which smother wipes each
time snh sHk napkin Another
huiis mystir symbol of the worl ). on
=hl b ihe water drops from the mirror,
a. ie caught IN cup Thence the holy
mlsiure l. poured Into another pitcher.
sni drop ~ tNo allowed 10 trickle
nton the hands ui zach Of the worship
ING menks whn mstks the crown of his
shave head hi- forehead and hs breast
wih ihe sasud liquid llc then rcyer
snily swallows the remaining drops. aud
~ go tning i~lir,us hlmself 90 le mys.
lha'li swallowing part Of tho Divine
bong whoss Image has bc-n caught In
The mlffuf over which the water has
passed
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09

tSitka Cor. nan francisco thruhiels
Socially and from an agricultural
point of view Alaska at present does not
present a particularly attractive appear
anc". Not only are its towns few ~
number, but they are far from being nj
tractlve or thIokly populated, and one
cannot but feel that n prolonged exist.
ence at any OF the settlements would ho
hardship compared with which almost
any other would amount To- nothing A.
for agriculture, an honest statemcn,
must be that there II none now, while
an equally honest opinion must Admii
that there may be farms and garden.
and products II land /. ever property
titled AMI IL proper attention is ever
gwen the business Talking With the
different inhabitants, one cannot dis
cover that the soil Of Alaska IL Ut fault
for the non productlycneSs, but rather
that proper attention has never bosn
given the question OF gardening.
AT Wrangell there are few tracts VI
land which have been cultivated and
which yield the more common aud
hardy vegetables, and one farm In par
ticular, which has becn worked by the
mission school Indians. has made q
most creditable showing At Tuucau. q
new and very tagged looking vllal,
around which are the largest aud most
promislng mines IN the territory. Their
are several small gardens surrounding
the different houses, In which such veg
etables as cabbage, beans. and potatoes
are raised with more or less ease In consii
cradle abundance The greatest din
Guilty, 80 far, has been that the under
ground carrots. absorb too much of the
moisture which the soil contains Rni
this trouble, Us have often Lcen ~
surcd, can easily b. obyiaied by = sys
TEN Of drainage
AT ~ ka one sees more gardens, small
TO be sure, and carclessly attended to.
but in which there Ia good and largs
assortment Of vegetables, cvincing q
growth which. although not rank, h
surely encouraging To those who boIie,c
that Alaska can grow enough products
TO more than meet the demands of its
possible population. That the country
will ever hcCone noted n nm agricul.
tural region in particular, of tina, IL will
even become distributing crnter of
cereals, fruits and Vegetables no one es
poets and no one really hopes The
question is whether anything will grow
and the answer really must hc In the NJ
firmatiye. Alaska has natural weallh b
enough in its fisheries ard mines, so "
seems now. and has no need To trouble
itself about its agrirutur. more than "a
scc that enough can he raised To keep
starvation from tho door Independently
OF outside aid
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09

liutu.I
Take, for instance, the trick of finding
a pin, the whereabouts of which is
known to the subject. The trick is gen
orally performed in room full of people.
who also know where the pin is con
cealed. Collu.ion, therefore, is possible.
This, however, is not necessary, for if the
performc be adroit he knows where TO
go, owing to the unconscious Indications
given by the subject. Nothing is more
easy than to prove this. Let the subject
be !lindfolded instead of the performer,
and the latter will never find the pin.
| asked Mr.. stuart Cumberland whether
he could find a pin under those condi-
tions. Being an honest man and making
no pretense to do more than closely fol
low indications, he replied that he could
NOT
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
The Esope Dancer's Strange Custom


4 strsn-c custom prevails Ill the Him
alayan districts. 1t Is u ceremony per
formed l'y the Badi>, or rope dancers. to
ring prosperity to the villages TO which
they hclong y rope is stretched from
Inc S.nmlt of ii elf To the valley be-
meath. he ends being made fast 10
>;ak'-> driven into the ground. The
badi. seated aSjridc Oh wooden saddle,
well creased to make it run freely, rides
from the top TO the bottom of the rope
he pace. Of course, varies according to
the degree of inclination given TO the
rope, but as may be imagined. it is always
very rapid and sometimes terrific.
Precautions are taken to prevent accl-
dents. The saddle is fastened. for in
stance. so that it cannot slip rOu.d the
rope vas saddles on horses have some
times been known to do, to the diScom-
torl of their riders, and the Badi's feet
are bailastcd by sand bags to maintain
his perpendicular, and the only danger
is from possible breaking of the rope
THIS is usually made Of bhahar grass,
ana naturally the Badi takes great care
To see that it is equal to the strain it has
10 bear. The remuneration paid to the
Radi for this novel form of Blondinism
is rupee go cents for every 100 cubitS
of rope traversed, and the longest jour
ney Of the kind on record is one for
which Il rupees We're paid, and which
accordingly measured ,, 100 cubits, about
3.G,5 feet.
The practice Is not so dangerous
now a-dayS rs it was in the good old
tines Of native rule, when to the risk
of a fall was added the certainly that
such mi>hap would entail death,
because il was the custom, whenever a
Badl fell, for the surrounding spectators
10 promptly dispatch him with swords.
The rope or hasI used for the ceremony
is supposed To be- endowed with remark
able properties by the successful ac-
compliShmcnt of the feat, and it is cut
up and distributed among the people of
the village, who hang the pieces to tile
caves of their houses to serve as charms.
The Badis hair is believed TO have
similar properties, and is cut off and
preserved, and he himself is supported
10y contributions of grain from the vii
layers, in addition to the monetary re-
ward for his feat, the theory being that
his share in propitiating the gods TO Sc
cure fertility TO the land of others
makes his own land unlucky and any
seed he might SOW would be certain not
10 gcrmnate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-01-09
Stone and Clay Builders OF Arabia
[Exchange.l

. The aspect of Arabia is that Of de-
cayed country. While the ancient Ara
bians bored deep wells in the ock,
walled them with stone, and built stone
houses, their Moslem SUCCESSORS were
clay builders, and now the Bedouins
only dig shallow pits with their
hands and stick. Among the
oldest Arabian residents are huge
erect stones such as would be called
Druidical in Britain, and buildings of
huge irregular blocks. such as are COM
monty called Cyclopean or Pelasgian.
Monuments of uncertain age, built of
unhewn stone. are frequent in the val
leys and on the surface of the Harrat
(or butte) el Aneyrid, near Medyin
Salih. They are shaped like beehives,
and are about twelve feet high and
twenty-five across. In one piece $50 of
them stood together. Each is built over
a sepulchral cell, access to which Is OBJ.
tanned through hole in tho top.