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| have often thought that q study Of
the habits and customs connected with
beggary as a trade would be most profit
able. 1t stands to reason that there must
be some understanding between the beg
gars Of a town like this or else they
would be ~everlastingly traversing each
others paths or getting in each others
way. Such we know isn't the fact. We
know that the man who, under pretense
OF selling matches, comes into your of
fee to-day, comes into your Office to-mor
row and will como in there next year.
The girl who wants to sell her apples or
her bananas in this or that part of the
city will come with the regularity of the
sun unless she is ordered away and com
PEELED to keep away.
The bootblRcks in front of the postof-
fee have a right to the front of the post
Office. No other vender of ice cream
would be permitted to stand where my
humpbaek friend stands, and every
Italian whose bananas are rotting in
sun underneath my window knows per-
fectly well that he is protected there by
the police officer who has given him
permission to stay, and who unques-
tionably is rewarded in turn. There is
a peanut rooster out here who feels as
secure in his place as the postmaster
does in his, perhaps moro so. This
great thoroughfare seems to be marked
out as settlers stake their claims in the
western wilds.
, 1885-07-03


The custom of using the head az a
pack horse Is common among the Chi
nese of California and the negroes of
the south. On the streets of san Fran
cisco the Chinese washerman is met,
stumping along on his thick-soled shoes,
rs If on little stills, with a huge basket
of clean linen poised on his head.
He swings his arms carelessly, his
fingers almost hidden from sight by the
long, squared cut sleeves of his queer,
loosely fitting coat. The burden seems
to cause neither trouble nor fear.
Across streets, through mud, among
carriages, he picks his way rs uncon-
cernedly as it walking in n deserted
street. occasionally, II jostled in tho
crowd, one hand rises suddenly to the
basket, steadies that, and then resumes
its easy swing.
Many of the negroes in the south use
their heads with W. greater freedom
than the Chinese. On their woolly pates
a pail, tub, basket or bundle seems to
rest as airily as n swan on the bosom of
a lake.
Without endangering the head-l load,
they have learned to loiter along the
way to tell n story, or crack a Joke with
a friend. One day, in Richmond, Va,
a gentleman met one of these sable bur
den bearers, and said to him,
81 ook out, Sam, n you'll let that
basket fall
"Not dis chile, saha Nebber fear,
sab, nebber fear, was the grinning re.
ply. "Yo' don cotch dis chile lettin' 'er
fall. Dis heads lebel, sab; its lebel. -
And no danced a double shuttle with
his feet, beating time with hands, while
the basket kept time with the swaying
body. 1t swung as jauntily on his head
as if attached there by n ball-and-sockct
Joint.
, 1885-07-03

~
After a few moments Saidah Rebee
anne up to greet the Lady kesineh. She
salaaped most d~cferentially to us. and took
her place on the toor. AT my special re
quest we wee shown into the entire es,ab
lishment here were over 1C0 girls of all
ages aud shades Of complexion, from dark
brown. TO pale, deli ate olive. 20,
ing through their exercises at the
time
The hall was composed of bamboo
trellis work. and was light, spacious, and
airy enough. From the roof hung all
sorts of gymnsstic apparatus, rude but
curious-ropes to which the girls chung
as they whirled around on liptoe. wheels
on which they were made TO walk in order
TO learn a peculiar circular dance. called
~chakranee" from -chak "a wheel:
slipknots into which they fastened one
arm and one leg. thus holding it motion
less while they exercised the other; cups
re diving balls, which they sprang up to
catch; and heaps of fragile cords, with
which they spin round and round. and if
any one of these snap under too great a
pressure they are punished. though never
very severely.
Altogether. II was "a strange sight
Most of the girls from 10 TO II had moth
ing on but n short. tight pair Of drawers.
the older ones had tight, short 'sleeged
iodices in addition to the drawers, and
those under 10 were naked They were
all good looking. a few here and there
were beautiful The delicate and refined
outline of their features, the soft tint Of
their rich compilations. the dreamy ex-
press OF Of their large, dark, quiet eyes.
added to great symmetry of form, made
them strongly fascinating.
, 1885-07-03

lbuuho 'oultnerclal-AdNertiserl
Do you chew your oatmeall We think
We hear you smile and say 'Of course
not. Well. The Journal of Chemistry
says YOU ought to, and for these rea-
sons The journal maintains that oat-
meal. cracked wheat and similar boiled
breakfast dishes become more or less in
digcstible from being 'boltedn in the
usual Yankee style. They are soft and
60 down easily, and are shoveled or
spooned into the stomach with no delay
in the mouth en- route. They need
m%astication as really as beefsteak does.
not to save one from choking which
many people seem to suppose is the sole
reason for chewingl but to mix them
thoroughly with saliva, which is a diges
tive agent and not n mere lubricant 10
expedite the passage Of dry food down
the psophagus.
, 1885-07-03
A DISAPPOINTED fINANclea.
Henry Ciows In n had Humor About
the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund.

the Barthoidi Pedestal Fund.
iCo,. Baltimore Herald
IN New York last week, | met. while
lunching in "A down town restaurant, that
most genial of great fnanciers. Henry
Clcws. The old gentleman seemed TO be in n
bad humor, and finally. between chops and
dessert. he burst Out with: This world
contains about the smallest lot of indi.
viduals with whom ! care 10 meet About
two years ago we bcgan sending out daily
price currents TO our customers. giving
beside a genera resume of the different
markets, valuable private information of
a nature that was very useful to our pa
irons. These circulars were mailed
gratultously 10 our customers, and sup
pose that in the two years that we have
been issuing them they have cost us at
least $40. 900.
We'll, a .ew days ago we decided to
ask those who had been benefited by this
outlay TO subscribe small amounts TO the
lartholdi pedestal fund. and accordingly
n rinted slip was sent out with the circu.
lars asking the firms who had been de.
irving useful . information from them to
send us small sums. not as a subscription
for the price currents nor to reimburse us
for our outlay. but 10 provide FOR n por
ton Of the expenses of building n pedestal
for France $ magnificent gift to the United
States +"
And you collected a nice sum for the
pedestal" | said.
COLLECTED a nice sum. - quoth the irate
banker. If should say we did How much
do you suppose we received after waiting n
week for responsesl Five dollars sir. nvc
miserable dollars. and that came from a
little commission firm ia Baltimore thai has
hardly been in existence a year. and that
has not been receiving the circular more
than six months.
With the very next issue of that cir
cular we sent out another printed slip. 1t
stated that with the present issue the pub
LEGATION Of daily circulars by the 1rm Of
Henry Clews " Co would cease as we
had found that our outlay OF $40. 900 had
only been worth IS 20 one little Baltimore
firm. and that while we were perfectly
willing to go 10 the expense of editing,
printing and mailing them. we did not
care to lumber up our customers waste
baskets with useless paper. Those circu
lar have stopped. sir. and they have
stopped for good. - and The great money
king went back to his office. and l was
left to ruminate on the smallness Of bro
| lara In aanAra1
, 1885-07-03
rrp't rA.sr. Seed No Doctors

We were struck recently by the re-
marks of a doctor friend of ours, who
said no one thing will do so much to
make people independent of the medical
profession as tho daily free use of fruit.
lie had noticed that those farmers in
whose families fruit was regularly and
largely consumed seldom needed his
services. We thought what a pity that
every farmer in the land could not be
convinced of these truths. 1t is a de-
plorable fact that farmers families do
not enjoy that robust health that u
try air and out door life, with plenty of
exercise, should give.
1t is also a fact that, living on farms
whose rich acres are aching to pro.
duce abundant crops of the varied
fruits, but very few have plenty,
and many never have any fruit, ex-
cept it may be an occasional apple. Tho
standard food in a majority of farmers
houses consists largely of bread, butter
and meat mostly pork fried in grease,
and, where pastry or cake is used, it has
lard in large proportion in its compost
ton; and this food is eaten at least
twice, and, in many families, three
times a day. year in and year out. Is
it any wonder that they are not more
healthy, and that their prevailing
diseases are such as indicate an over.
consumption of greasy food If fruits
were expensive or difficult TO raise, there
would be some excuse; but there is no
part of the country without plenty of
varieties adapted to its soil and climate,
and just such as are fitted by nature to
both nourish and cleanse the body, and
no more skill is required to grow them
than TO grow corn or wheat.
, 1885-07-03
A Brass Band Composed OF Lunatics.
philadelphia Record.l

"Yes, sir; that is one of the best cura-
tives known, said DIR. Chase, as a brass
band marched in front of the Norris
town Insane hospital. Tho musicians
were all lunatics, and their troubles
were of various descriptions. The band
was organized about a year ago, and
the members practice from 4 to 8 O'Clock
every afternoon. The unfortunate fell
lows take great interest in this form of
amusement, and their performances
were Of a rather favorable sort. They
were uniformed in a suit closely resem-
bling that of the national guard. They
were as proud of their new clothes and
playing as a child isof a new toy.
As they marched about the grounds
and halted to serenade the board of
trustees their faces wore as serious an
expression as if they had assumed great
responsibilities in Offering to blow the
horns and beat the drums. 1t is re-
markable that these men read their mu-
steal notes readily and are perfectly
tractable when performing. When the
bandmen say that their efforts were ap-
preciated some of them began to get
excited, and they blew into their horns
and beat their drums with such in
creased yigor as 10 nearly knock the
melody out Of their playing. This is
the third band composed of insane peo-
pie ia the United States.
, 1885-07-03


The color and figure of mahogany are
distinctive, and hardly any two logs are
alike. Yet the purchaser who enters a
the mahogany chamber sets and many
of the parlor suits, the tables, the book
case and bric-a-bract of house furnishing
very much Of tho same shade. II is
simply red paint or red stains, and the
wood used is sometimes cherry, often.
times birch and gumwood. A short
experience reveals the deception.
Some years ago piano manufacturers
bought the handsomest figured rosewood
they could for piano cases, but, a vita.
ted public taste demanding darker wood
than rosewood, staining came into use,
so that many of the cheaper piano cases
of to-day are nothing but maple stained.
, 1885-07-03

Murray in Washington Republican,
About this time a captive balloon was
sent up daily in the direction from us
toward the Chain bridge, and with Il
spy-glass the and his associate
were plainly in view as they stood up in
the basket to take their observation of
N position, for the purpose, as | sup
posed, Of ascertaining our reserve force
prior to force the picket line.
One day it was seen that the balloon
had broken loose from its cable, and 1t
foate1 about a half mile higher toward
them. The rifemen began to make a
target of the air ship, and its governor,
finding things growing warm, threw
over ballast, telescope, chairs, etc. and
Immediately rose higher. Lazily the
balloon drifted backward and forward
for an hour or so, and We hoped il
would be finally carried within our lines,
and all the cavalry were put upon the
alert, but finally it entered a stratum of
air, which waited it back swiftly
towards the Potomac, where it de
scended.
The next day 1t wal at its old tricks
again. The officer commanding the line
then brought up an English Blakeley
riled field piece to Munson's hill to take
u shot at the balloon. which was not
more than two and a half miles OF. A
hole was dug in the ground to sink the
trail, that the gun might be given a
proper elevation, and 1t was carefully
sighted. The irst and second shots did
not seem to discompose the balloonists,
but the third shot told, for the air ship
was hastily drawn down. II wal after
ward learned that the %aeronaut, whose
name, believe, was Lowe, declared that
the last shot passed so near the basket
that he felt the windage of the ball. No
more balloon ascents were made in front
Of MS, and the monotony of the picket
vigil was no longer relieved by the lively
aerial visitor.
, 1885-07-03

Manufactured only by the California
Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco Cal, Is
Natures Own Ture Laxative, This plea
sent liquid fruit remedy may be had Of
Hunt 4 Whipple druggists. Sample bot
ties Tree and large bottles at fifty cents or
one dollar. 1t is the most pleasant,
prompt and effective remedy known, to
cleanse tho system, to act on the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels gently yetthoroughly;
to dispel Headaches, Colds and Feyers; TO
cure Constipation, Indigestion and kind
red lis. For sale by w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-07-03

Philadelphia 1imesi
Tho colored population of Philadel.
adclphia is increasing every year aud
TINS town has now the largest colored
population of any northern city. Della
ware, Maryland, irginia, and North
Carolina contribute the most, while
South Carolina and Georgia send many.
While a great many improve the oppor-
tunities Eere afforded and seek material
and mental tetterment, a large number
still cling 10 their old superstitions Gus
tom and traditions. Conjuring and the
attainment OF ends by the aid of
charms m fetishes are still firmly
believed in rs during ante bellum times.
A down town herb do tor or ''gupherer
does a v,r lucrative lusiness in CON
bining tn Offices of leech and medium
and retailing charms at prices witn:n
the reach OF tho most humble OF his
callers
In this city there is Il colony of
southern colorel people who clan
together and look with suspicion upon
their neighbors of like hue who are
~ ankecs. heir worship in a little
mission room, is characterized by all
the emotional demonstration that marks
such gatherings south OF Mason and
ixon's line.
Minister and congregation are always
in close sympathy and whenever the
former demonstrates the presence of the
spirit by unusual fervor it is not an I'M
Common occurrence for the aisles to be
thronged with shouting worshipers-a
swaying, singing, half frenzied mass of
humanity. Then some white haired
prototype Of lncle Tom begins a low
chat, that could be scarcely called a
hymn, while the shouting members beat
time with their feet and join s%obbingly
in the refrain. And SO far into the night
tho fantastic worship is continued, the
sounds from within the close little
ringing out strangely on the still night
air.
Their games diaer but little from their
node of worship. Both are intensely
emotional, and the songs of the games
seem 70 have the same physical effect
on the participants as the wild spirit of
worship on q congregation.
, 1885-07-03

% 20 ~ RRNA - HAN
Here are some of the pithy sayings OF
the Lev. Samuel Jones. OF Georgia. who
is conducting an extraordinary revival at
Nashville, Tenn. "W hat is culture
worth If it's nothin' but whitewash on a
ruscal7" I'D rather be in heaven learnin'
my A b Ca than in hell reading creek. -
Some preachers are so elegant that they
speak of hell as the burnt district. but this
sort o. dignity is the starch Of shroud. +"
Heaven is ON a dead Level with every
good man. aud every good man will be
provided for in some way. y will
honest men starve! cd will feed an
honest mar II he has TO put the angels on
half Iat'ons " he honest and pay our
debts There's too many men IN the
church boarding with their wives. " ~Full
up your doubts by the roots and you'll
ind a seed ut the bottom. and that seed is
sin. " "A lie Is always on the down grade,
but the truth you have TO hitch an engine
To -
, 1885-07-03

And wants to be rid of debility, dyspepsia
or any Of those wasting diseases which
drags people down and makes them
wretched, can invest his money wisely in
a bottle Of Browns Iron Bitters. Mr..
Minnix, of Anaeosta, ID. G., says: There
is no question about It, Browns Iron Bit
tiers is the best thing in the world to tone
a person up. 1t improved my appetite
and restored my health. When you
consider that for the price of good din
ner you can buy what will enable you to
enjoy yo1r dinners, it seems a pity to go
without Browns Iron Bitters.
, 1885-07-03

1t gives us great pleasure to state that
the merchant who was reported to be at
the point of death from an attack o. pneu-
mona. has entirely recovered by the use
of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs
Naturally he feels grateful for the benefits
derived from using this remedy for the
lungs and throat, and in giving publicity
to this statement we are aetuated by mo-
tiyes Of public benefaction, trusting that
Others may be benefited in a like man
, 1885-07-03

To all who arc suffering from errors and
indiscrctions of youth, nervous weakness,
early decay, loss Of manhood, SC, ! will
send a receipt that will cur you, FREE
OF CHARGE. This great remedy was
discovered by a missionary in South
America. Send self addressed envelope
toRey. Joseph T. Inman, Station D.,
New York.
, 1885-07-03

To millions. pleasing their palates and
cleansing their systems. arousing their
liyers. kidneys, stomachs and bowels to a
healthy activity. Such is the mission of
the famous California liquid fruit remedy,
Syrup Of Figs. Sample bottles free, and
50c and a bottles for sale by W. y.
Hut
, 1885-07-03

Coal is said to be an almost unknown
luxury to the Chinese Of San francisco.
Their mode Of cooking is 10 ave an
empty oil can serve as u stove upon
which they place their tea kettle or cook.
log pan. They start a fire with Two or
three small sticks Of wood. which they
add to as thcy burn, and in this way man.
age to establish a good degree Of heat
with but a small expenditure Of fuel.
, 1885-07-03

The fact Is. very little can occur in this
world thai does not almost directly con
Germ us In some manner The great trim
ity Of cisiiig alton. railroads ie'egrnphs
aud steamships AVE r%evoluiio led all
our ideas OF the dependence Of nations
urOn "a " other.
, 1885-07-03

A coon story is being told of promins
ent stockman, whose ranches are located
in Northwestern Wyoming, and who's
native place is England. He is a gentle
man Of aesthetic tastes and a famous aud
enthusiastic hunter, who takes especial
pride in a noble pack of trained hounds,
which follows him ON all hunting cxcur-
sions, Not long ago he had as guest
another well known st~ockgrower who has
grown up with this country, and is a bluff.
wholesouled son of the prairie. He was
invited to accompany his host on a hunt.
As they proceeded along the foothills,
the dogs baying far ahead, the delighted
owner stopped his horse and exclaimed;
Hear that heavenly music, isn't it splen-
didY' Appreciation Of the heavenly
sImlns made by the yelping canine bands
was wanting in the soul Of the Wyoming
pioneer, aud he replied: 81 don't know,
those I'D dogs make so much noise |
can hear anything.
, 1885-07-03
AnELrAnLr ARTICLE.

For enterprise, push and a desire TO get
such goods as will give the trade satlstac-
ton. w. NJ Hunt leads all competition.
lie sells DR.. Bosanko's Cough and Lung
Syrup. because its the best medicine ON
the market, for coughs, colds. Group and
primary consumption. Price 80 cts, and
800. Samples free.
, 1885-07-03

Go to Rhodes and Troxell's for soda
water where you have a choice of twenty-
two syrups with pure cream.
, 1885-07-03

Our tailoring department n now com
plete with all the late novelties in fine for
oign and domestic fabrics. r. Hellman.
, 1885-07-03

Chief Chemist Bradley, of the Brook
Ign health department, has discovered
pickle manufacturers who use copper
sulpha.e, OF Llue y%itrol, in coloring
pickles. Three small pickles are equiv
alont TO u dose of sulphate OF copper.
, 1885-07-03

ONE man in this city thought, yester-
day, that it was the brick yard that had
exploded.
, 1885-07-03

The acquittal of Mrs. Dudley ought to
be a hint to 0'Donovan Rosa, as full of
emphasis as a pile driver.
, 1885-07-03

Omaha steel barbed vim. Cali for
prices at Arp X Conway's.
, 1885-07-03

II Is said hat since New York men
have taken to wearing bontonnieres
lower-stands have sprung up from one
end Of the city to the other. Every
other man wears a buttonhole, even
during business hours, and at night
even, a larger proportion are seen with
a sprig of m%ignonette. a few lilies of the
valley. or rose.
, 1885-07-03

Arkausaw Traveller; De man whut
KANT stan prosperity puts me in mine
o. de peach tree da. brakes down case
IL Ia so full o. fruit.
, 1885-07-03

A fine line Of furnishing goods, hats and
caps. etc, cheap at Hellman's.
, 1885-07-03

IT is said that a boy in Sacramento
passed beans into his ears for the amuse-
ment of his friends and that some of the
beans have stuck there and he is threat
ened with brain fever. The latter part of
the paragraph brands the first as a lie. A
boy who will stick beans in his ear cannot
have brain fever, because he hasn't got
any brains for the fever to hold to.
, 1885-07-03

4 SUICIDE in New Orleans shot off his
mouth with a revolver. 1t isn't healthy
to shoot off ones mouth too much.
, 1885-07-03

IT Is said that moving machines are
great enemies to snakes, chopping their
heads of numerously. Temperance socie-
ties have driven away a great many of
them too While on this subject it may
not he out of the way to suggest the belief
that Father Matthew drove more snakes
out Of Ireland hat St. Patrick did.
, 1885-07-03

Printing neatly executed at the Leader
Job rooms.
, 1885-07-03

NIN ssInInn a II 6.
fho AbySsinian alphabet consists OF
POS characters, each Of which Is written
distinctly and separately.
, 1885-07-03

A CORRESPONDENT writes to ask some
advice about going to a picnic. The best
advice we can offer at this writing is, stay
Mt home.
, 1885-07-03

SAMSON is the name of an elephant
which has been cutting a lot of dangerous
didoes in a circus at Detroit. From the
manner in which this old jungle Samson
has been acting, one is led to believe hat
some day he will throw his trunk around
the center pole and pull the temple down.
, 1885-07-03

AN exchange says. AT a recent flower
fete in Paris, about $40, 900 were taken at
the gate in one day" This calls to mind
the time when, at the Kansas City expo
sition. about $4,000 we're taken at the
gate in n minute-by the James boys.
, 1885-07-03

TnE Associated Press is trying to kill off
Kaiser William again, but in the language
Of the complacent "Mr. Toots' Its of
no consequence. The old gentleman is
not going to ascend the fume just to fur
nish a big item to those fellows, and they
are making all they can out of his case
with "A sem~i-occasional regularity.
, 1885-07-03

GEN. GRANTS doctors have made al
most everybody, except the old hero him
self, believe that he is suffering more than
he really does. He never was very scarey.
, 1885-07-03

A TEAM went by this Office last night
which should be mentioned under the
head of Passing Events 1t was going
fast enough to pass a railway train.
, 1885-07-03

"TwENTY-EIGHT states in the union
have adopted laws restricting the practice
OF medicine to educated persons" Won't
this be pretty hard on a large part of the
medical profession?
, 1885-07-03

A Los ANGELES jury has decided that
poker is net a game of chance. Well
that's a fact in the case of a show down
against four aces. The other fellows have
no chance whatever.
, 1885-07-03

An old Californian ordered spring
chicken in a Cheyenne restaurant yester-
day and when it was served he began an
attempt to artieulate it, but only sue
c4eded in articulating something which
sounded like Just as | expected
Tougher h-ll Fan Of 40 or spring
of so"