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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01

T. Craighill, grand high priest, Lynch
burg Charles F.. Wingo, grand treasu-
rer, Richmond W. L. lsaacs. grand
secretary, No. north Ninth street,
second floor, Richmond.
Richmond Chapter. No. 3. j. II. Al
len high priest meets at MasonS' Hall,
on Franklin street, on the first Thurs
day of every month.
Lafayette Chapter. No. A.. Ferd. {.
Ebel high priest. meets at st. Adams
Hall on the third Thursday Of every
month.
Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar will meet in Richmond at such
time as the Grand Council may select.
Frank A. Reed. grand commander,
Alexandria; William I. Alien. grand
treasurer, Richmond: W. b. lsaacs,
grand recorder, No north Ninth street.
second floor, Richmond.
Richmond Commandery. No. ,. James
II. Capers commander, meets at st. Al
bans Hall on the fourth Tuesday Of
every month.
Commandery Of st. Andrew, No. -,
f. c. althall commander, meets at the
same place on the fourth Friday of every
month.
John l.. Roper Lodge Of Perfection.
No. 5. Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite, Southern jurisdiction of nited
States, meets at Central Hall, Fifth
street. second Saturday in each month.
f. Parham. venerable master; Walter
Moore, secretary.
Pelican Chapter Rose Croix. No. ,,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
Southern jurisdiction Of United states,
meets at Central Hall, Fifth street,
second Saturday in each month. Will
liam f. Turner. wise master; Walter
Moore, secretary.
Richmond Consistory lllustrious
j. Thompson Brown, commander in
chief; llluStrious Alexander W. Arch
er, first lieutenant-commander Illus
trious George A. Ainslie, second lieu
tenant. commander lllustrious Il. H..
Duesberry, master Of state and grand
orator; lllustrious George ID. Pleas
ants, grand secretary and keeper Of
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alternating at the various churches, on
the second Sunday in each month.
The schools embraced in this Society
are all in good working condition, well
differed, and supplied with earnest and
faithful teachers. The average roll Of
officers. teachers. and scholars tor the
past year is 2,420 average attendance,
els; percentage. s.. All the schools
raise weekly contributions for current
expenses and missionary work, and
some Of them support Dorcas societies
for the purpose Of clothing the poor
children Of the schools. The "Chil-
dren's Rosebud Missionary Society of
The Virginia Conference has a sub-or-
ganization in nearly all the schools.
All the schools have circulating libra
ries-some of them large and yalua-
BILE. This Society supports a mission
schools in Shanghai, China, by con;ribu-
tons from each school quarterly.
Presbyterian sunday->chool uuion.
This Union is composed Of all the
Presbyterian Sunday schools in Rich
mond and Manchester. j. ID. h. SleiSht
is president and Robert II. Gillian set-
retary. 1t holds a mass-meeting once
every two months in the different
churches. and one annual meeting in
June Of each year. at which reports are
made, and the Sunday-school work in
all its departments is considered by
workers connected with the Union.
The roll strength is go officers and
teachers. and l.52O SchOlarS-tOtal,
l.7jO. One new colo 4. 'hTrch and
school have been organized and ale II
successful operation. A large and pros
porous afternoon school has been or
gained on Oregon Hill by the Young
Men Society Of the First Presbyterian
church. with an attendance Of $50.
Another successful mission school has
been established in the suburbs of Man
chester under the care Of the young
men of the Manchester school.
Protf,rani Episcopal sunday -Nchool ln'on.
At the last meeting OF the Sunday
School [ non ofthe Protestant Episcopal
Church the number Of scholars, teach
ers. and officers was l.2S3. This
Union meets at stated times during the
year. Its officers comprise pre,i-
dent. Rev. p. G.. Nash a secretary,
John c. Pettus. and yice-presldents.
representing each Sunday school. The
exercises at these meetings consist Of
religious services, addresses by gentle
men selected for this purpose, and sing
ing on the part of the combined schools.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01

BENEVOLENT ORDERS.
MasOIIs.

Grand Lodge Of Virginia meets at 81.
Albans Hall. corner Third and Main
streets. on second Monday III Deem
Der. Francis IL. Hill, grand master
Madison Courthouse John +. Mayer
district deputy grand master, No. =,
Richmond William Z. Allen. grand
treasurer, Richmond William d.
Isaacs. grand secretary. No. norm
Ninth street, second floor, Richmond
Temple Lodge, No. 9, William Ryan
master. meets at St. Adams Hall on the
first Friday of every month. =
Richmond Lodge, No. 10, Charles IL
Chalkley master, meets at the same
Mace on the first Tuesday Of every
month. - T.
Metropolitan Lodge, No. l. +: 7.
IIulce master, meets at the same place
on the second Thursday of every month
.Ricbmond Randolph Lodge, No. ~
Charles A. West master meets al Ma
sons Hall, on Franklin street. on the
third Tuesday of every month.
St. Johns Lodge. No. 80, Thomas
c. Epps master, meets at St. Adams
Hall on the second Tuesday OF every
month. - n p.m
.Joppa Lodge. No. 40, John H. row
ell master. meets at the same place on
the third Monday Of every month.
Dove Lodge, No. 81, Charles r.
Wipeo master, meets at the same place
on the second Friday of every month
Loge Franchise, No. SO, i. Betting
homer master. meets at the same
nlace on the second Monday OF every
month. -. ~ d u.sor
master. meets at st. Adams Hall on 'h'
fourth Thursday Of every month -,
Ueprico Lodge, No. 1870, jaime; NJ
Woody master. meets at Masons haii
on Twenty-tiith street, on the HTS
Monday of every month.
Grand Chapter Royal Arch MaSon'
will meet at such time and place a. 'h'
Grand Council may determine. Rober
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It has had under its charge and aided
Al ministerial students.
Dlocc.an Missionary Noclc,r.

EPISCOPAL.
Diocesan Missionary society.
The following is the Executive Com
mittec Of this Society: Right Rev. F.
NJ. white, d. D., IL. d.. Right Rev.
Alfred NJ. Randolph, u. D.. Rev. G. j.
Gibson, ID. d., Rev. T. G.. Dashiell. y.
d., Rev. Joshua Peterkin. ID. d., Rev.
Charles Minnigerode, d. d., Rev. II. NJ.
Jackson, Rev. j. Il. Newton, Rev. W.
/. Burton, Messrs. Joseph Bryan.
Thomas Potts, L. A. Saunders. J. =.
Mcclure, William F. Gray, David y.
Walker; Mr.. j. l.. Williams, treasurer,
and Rev. Pike Powers. ID. d.. secre-
tary, Richmond.
The committee in their last annual re-
port state that they expended s.. %
IN aiding forty-fve clergymen laboring
as missionaries in different parts Of the
diocese.
TRUSTEES OF THE BRUCE Fund
1t. Rev. F. NJ. white. d. D.. IL. D..
Rev. Joshua Peterkin, d. D., Mr.. John
l.. Bacon.
OFFICERS or TIE BRoTHERHOoD :
Mr.. David y. Walker, president Mr..
A. \. Stokes, treasurer Mr.. p. II.
Mayo, secretary.
TRUSTEES OF FUND FOR RELIEF
or DISABLED CLERGYMEN: Mr.. John
l.. Bacon, =. II. Mayo, Mr.. B. j. Bar
bour, Mr.. Cyrus Bossieux Mr.. John
II. Claiborne, treasurer.
MANAGERS OF THE Widows AND
ORPHANS FUND: RI. Rev. F. NJ.
White. ID. D.. Ill. d.. Rev. c. j.
Gibson, y. D., Rev. Z. G.. Dashiell, b.
D., Rev. b. F. Sprigg, d. D., Mr.. John
l.. Bacon. Mr.. Joseph Bryan ; Mr.. P.
II. Mayo, treasurer, Richmond.
PREsByTERIiN.
Presbytcriau Committee Of Pubicaton.
1901 Main street. Rev. James X.
lIazen, u. d., secretary and treasurer ;
j. d. X. Sleight, business agent. This
committee is the organ Of the Southern
Pre- >byterian Church for the publication
and distribution Of sound religious
literature in the form Of books, tracts,
papers for Sunday-schools, &C., and
controls large and growing business,
and owns the elegant property corner
Tenth and Main streets. The sabbath
school papers-Thc Eoraea Wortcy
monthly. THE Chjidrea', Frjcn3 semi
monthly. LesSon QHd,feriy, and Lessoa
POp0s monthly)-are edited by the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01

Secretary OF Publication. and are pub
lished for the committee by Messrs.
Whttet & Shepperson. The number
of these papers issued from the press is
as follows: Earnest Yorker, l20, 900;
Chadren'S Friend, 100000: Lesson
PapTs, $4,000: Lesson Quarterly,
10000. This committee has issued
during the past year $4,000 bound vol
umes and 10000 pages OF tracts.
Tract volumes. 5000; catechisms,
10000
CIIN SINDtN->CHOOL ORGANIZATIONS
Baptist >unday.>chool Association.
William Ellyson, president; I. ii.
Elicit, ,vice-president Il. A. Gary.
secretary; Evan Snead, treasurer.
This Association is composed of dele
gates from all the Baptist Sunday
schools of Richmond and Manchester.
and meets on the afternoon ofthe second
Sunday in each month at some one of
the churches. 1t has an executive COM
mittee composed of one from each Sun
day school. Ihe objects Of tie ASso-
citation are to foster new Sundayschools
and discuss various questions connected
with Sunday-school work and it il the
only church-eXtension organization
among the Baptists in the city.
In the past twelve months there has
been a decided increase in every dorart-
ment Of the work, and is the best year
in the history of the Association. The
number OF conversions is the largest
ever reported in one year. One new
school-the Fourth Street Chapel-was
admitted during the year, and makes
fifteen schools now connected with the
Association.
The following are the statistics ofthe
schools for the year ISIS: Officers
and teachers on roll. sol average at
tendance. 4OS: scholars on the roll,
1890: average attendance. 1850 ;
conversions, al; contributions for
schools. $2.sl7.G7 for Association.
$442.ll.
Methodist sunday ->choo >oc.'ir.
Officers: Albert l.. West. president
Charles p. Rady. secretary /. l.. y.
Walford. treasurer. This Society was
organized in 1850. 1t represents all
the Methodist Sunday schools of Rich
mond and suburbs, and Of Manchester.
numbering - schools. The super
intendentS of the schools embraced in
this Society are the vice-presldentS.
Monthly meetings are held regularly
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Includes zoe schOl9isat cd Market Han.
On new church building uoW beiu- erected
a,si>iau;.-Aduit ma!c, ou,> arr included D.
German church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01

This is a mutual aid insurance Socle-
ty. organized in indianapolis, Ind. /;
pays from $500 to $4,000 endowment
and the full amount on a permanent
disability. There are two lodges in
this city.
Richmond Lodge, No. Il, meets
every first and third Friday at Powha-
tan Hall, $40 Louisiana street. K. Il.
Allen. president; Myer Angle, ssc'y.
James b. Pace Lodge No. 30, meets
every second and fourth Thursday.
Millard {. Robinson, secretary.
Junior Order Caited American Ne.
ehantcs.
Organized at Germantown, Pa, May
IL, 1853. This order is not labor or
ganizstion, as its name might imply
There are four Councils in this State,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01

archives Illustrious *. f. Macomber,
Grand tr,a ~urer Illustr,5us y. Aston
Cabell, grand chancellor; lllu,trou-
T.. c. Stacy, grand engineer and archl-
tect Illustrious ". Ellis Jone~. grand
hosptallcr; lliustrious II. b owen.
grand master OF ceremonies; lllustrlous
Thomas /. Crouch. grand captain Of
guard; lliustrious {. \. Maynard.
grand standald-bearer IllustriouS W.
L. johnson. grand sentinel The Con-
.i-tory has 90 members.
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Rev. John Pollard, .Jr., u. D., preSi =
dent; II. X. Ellyson, corresponding
secretary G.. Harvey Clarke, record
ing secretary.
This Board Of the Virginia Baptist
General Association sustained during
the past year SO missionaries, who la
bored in destitute parts Of the State.
They reported the following summary
of labors performed during the year ::
Number of preaching stations, lS9
number Of sermons preached, 4,3S2 ;
number of persons baptized, Gj1 {;
number Of conversions in connection
with the labors Of the missionaries Of
persons baptized by pastors. l.2Sl
Sunday schools at stations, log new
Sunday schools organized, - new
churches constituted, 3: houses Of
worship being erected, l2; houses OF
worship completed during the year, IL.
Bap,,, Educauon Board.
Rev. DR.. w. l.. Hatcher, president :;
j. Taylor Ellyson, corresponding secre-
tary, No. III Main street.
The object ofthis Board is to aid young
men studying for the ministry at Rich
mond College OF the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. 1t is q state
organization, and only undertakes to
aid students who come properly endorsed
BY the Virginia churches. During its
past career the Board has aided 5lG
ministerial students, many Of whom have
been among the most useful pastors
and most consecrated missionaries OF
the denomination. During the past year
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01
RELIGIOUS.

We present below summary oil the
statistics for 1885 Of the principal de-
nominations in Virginia, compiled from
the highest official sources for the D's'
patch
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-01

;rc, on the mart of the combined schools.
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ErN. john is. ~a'tiriI5' ''' Do J..
~ ordained minister
H.. u......- ,o.....,.... .f... MARSHA.
Rev. l.. a. C.;.er ~ Sc. Maitnail.
he'' " .'.''' '' r'''. -" - ! T. '''. ''
%. cr,us-aa only Dol, iH' ".ar H"1rc'.
p.yRA ro.r.t,b, sacc.el.ltn.,mon.
bS Rcy. Paul J.. Ncnlc..
WWIi.ru,' a" 1''r.,,c. 4. Ivy. president.
Rev. 49, Iarei Do. loi .iayo'
Rev "a. e. -.roee.r e.s par,a.ena,.
hr,. C.a."cA.scuae-er 'i6r.CeF.
pe..Ic. Reed. pos -. Broad.
hct. ". T.. t'wafcs. fol .,C.'y.
r.. Ir.crn n KdIirl. inv. Cav.
hyN. H. c. Cneatnam, Is n. ~.
H E, " '.,ii r W ,iI 'iiosisG.c..
Hcr. Thomas T.. " Sc. 3o' %. -',n
P.,. william II. Hunter. l. W. Jackson
~. + T. " 4ce,er. z-'I IT, N v ana ~
''''' " .'''' 80
sr,. T. T.; j.. hT.i t ans'H, ~ II h,i'PIb
Rr,. KoGrrr RED How son. 900 -. Giac..
Rev. a. 4. hodcflny nos vs.. Main ain. y..
"I IIo,oa,1 ii,,,' - n. ale pastor ~
5. 80. -, ,
Rg\ he y b " Ne% S n'' 10 e. Sian.
Re-. J. rs'elh,n. g.. g.. iG' e., ne Leu. ....o
Rev. ilEe IoWer,. j.. D,tiI w. Caiy.
Ne' Il. \ N. , lec.gn. zee ~" id t,,nI ,,
RN. j. 3. FGrs,cn -6'n and Broad.
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' ~ N Dr' ., ms Slant kew. W B.Wnams
reported under membership o. IT, I'hn 5
archives Illustrious f.. F. Macomber.
rand II. a,urer Illustr:5us i. Aston
Cabell. grand chancellor: lllu,trlou~
+. &. stacy. grand engineer and archi-
tect; IluStrious ". Ellis Jone~. grand
bospitaller. Uiustrious II. 3. owen.
Grand master OF ceremonies: Illustrious
Thomas l. Crouch. grand captain Of
Guard Illustrious {. 4. Maynard.
Grand standard-bearer Hlustrious ".
p. Johnson. grand sentinel The Con-
story has 90 members.
Irdcpenden. order OF odd.rclious.
OFFICERS orrmE GRAND LODGE.
no. q. F. VIRGINIA. FROM APRIL.
lSSj. to APRIL, ISsG.-Grand Master,
George W. Beach. Norfolk: DEPUTY
Grand Master. j. b. Ley, Danyille;
Grand Warden, 4. A. Splitter. Rich
mond; Grand Secretary, 7. Wiley Da-
Wis. Richmond: Grand Treasurer, j.
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Tuir, Vitcaud uceoioiri school I.rN"
" Is. Everett, NJ f.. assistant. kr'.
the Jew sA congregation. to4il" on.E are
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-28
SNOW SLIDES
In Colorado Cause the Death Of Sew
eral Persons.
Rescuing Parties Have to Abandon
Work Owing to Danger.
Severe Snow Storms Reported
From the Northwest,
BlOckadmg Travel on Nearly All
the Railroads.
Deaths by the storm .

ASPEN, Colo, Jan. 23.-PredIctions Of
heavy mortality in the surrounding
country as . result of the storms and
suoW-slides has been verified. Yester-
day q portion of the rescuIng party re-
turned from the Maroon pass ct Aspen,
bringing additional information of the
terrible disaster Of Tuesday. previously
reported. The body Of but one of the
feur young men lost has been recovered
so far. The party also brought intorma-
ton regarding another slide, which pre-
sumably occurred at about the same
time as the first one, and In
which eight men were caught,
three being killed. Their bodies
have been found. The storm has been
raging at Maroon 30 fercelY and slides
occurred st such short intervals that the
rescuers ceased their work without know
ing how many more unfortunates met
their death, AS the party left the storm
was raging and slides roaring and thun.
dering down the mountain in all di-
rections. More Deaths will surely be re
ported when the remainder of the rescu
ing party arrived. AS yet. there are IF.
teen men between Aspen and the Buttei
yet unAccOunted for, and the gravest ap
prehsnsions are entertained for them.
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RnH0OLa ~ GKoRGEA-

The Augusta CIsroafcEe is stirring mp
the people Of Georgia on the subject of
education. Throughout the south the
educational system IL very poor, and in
some places It il q mers farce. 1t Il
one Of fhsmost signifcans signs Of the
tunes thai the south has become aware
Of It's deficiencies In this regard, because
the consciousness Of G deficiency sug-
gests its remeday at once.
According 70 the sixteenth report of
the approximations Of education, little
more than half the children of Georgia
attend school "sbout every other day in
the week for from three to four months
in the year." That Is certainly bad
showing. These youngsters are to make
history by and by, and ignorance Is q
dull tool 70 work with. Every child in
. republic should be taught how 70 read
and write, and money spent In that d.
rection Is . safe Investment Compul-
sorry education saves the nation. School
books are our sole dependence.
If the press of the south would BRING
this matter to the notice Of the people,
many int resting facts might bs develop
ed. and on their heels would follow
some much needed reforms.
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shnt hia suaathsnrt.

CHICAGO. Ills, Jan. ga fearful
tragedy was enacted at AL south CLARK
street, early this morning In house of
ill-fame. Charles A. Cloves, secretary
of the RiYerton alcohol works. a wealthy
and handsome young married man,
murdered his sweetheart, Blanche
Grey, and then shot himself, both dying
almost, instantly In the house of Ill.
fame.
Cloves father died at Springfield
about q year ago, leaving him a fortune
estimated at 100000. He was a very
handsome man and strong built. His
mother now lives at Hyde Park and
with her is Cloves young wife, whom
he married only three months ago. The
girl whom he shot has been an inmate of
the house two years. She was very
pretty, with q wealth of black hair
and large lustrous eyes. She had q
petite form and dressed in good taste.
She Is described as being quiet and tenn
perate at the house. II Is said that she
had been Cloves mistress tor six years
He associated with her In Peoria and
Springfield. and brought her to Chica
go. 1t is stated that the direct cause of
the shooting was the girls upbrafdinR
him for his marriage.
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Jack LOquitur.


I've stuck It out long, but I'm cornered at
The truth of 1t is. I'm in love with her, madly.
And q might as well tell itl my Rubicon's
passed.
''You know that last party we went to to-
well that was the night Of the fateful event.
We danced-I was clumsy, she was light as a
Then forth from the heat of the ballroom we
went
I'VE found a dark corner away from the
And sat down to rest-pretty close, I confess.
when got myself into the following mess:
ave were talking of-nothing-iust flirting a
she looked so pisuante. so proyokingly meek
That, obeying an impulse saint could not
leaned forward. and kissed her right square
on the check.
Imagine my feelings, when stead of upbraid'
She FLUSHED like poppy, and started to
when she murmured. the while her sweet
%. jacSr dt was Mr. bcfore) felt cheapl
".Are you awfuIly angry. my darling, my
Twas bound I'd endeavor her pardon to gain
And stamInered in words that were mono OF
the clearest:
Don't you know that love you, and cant
cause you pain?
"sYou have caused me pain, you are sorry yor
.yes no that isl didn't mean to offend.
PIl trv to be good dear, if you will assist me
I will if you'll promise your manners u
mend
$50 1 swore I'd ne'er kiss her again, and, hal
I turned turned to go OF, but the witch had nj
And said With a blush and a smile so provok
why, it isn't wrong now. Jack. You know
we're engaged :"
$. ID. s., Jr in Texas Strings
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Ohio Politics

COLUMBUS, J an. 21-The Ohio senate
adjourned this morning without reading
the journal. which carries the resolution
in HamIItoa county contest cases to the
table and practically dlsposcs of all effort
to take the investigation from the hands
OF the committee on privileges and cleo
tions.
COLUMBUS, o Jan. 22.-The commit
tee on privileges and elections made q
report in the senate today, asking further
authority To make Investigations, and
that the minurity OF the committee be re-
lieYed from further considerable of the
contest cases. and that the matter be
brought back to the senate on the adop-
ton of the minority report, and all other
motions thereto. The chair held that
four Hamilton county members could
not vote. The democrats refused to vote,
and she chair declared the report adopt.
ed by the seventeen republican votes,
which he ruled to be 9 majority Under
his ruling the feeling grew intense. and
while numerous motiOos and appeals
were being made. the lieutenaut governor
put motion and declared the senate re.
cks&d. The president pro TEN, 0'NeIll,
took the char, and the democrats than
reversed part of the proceedings. Tie
SENATE adjourned 20 1 p N. Monday.
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REMARKABLE ANCIENT RUINS.
The chihuahua (Mexico) Enterprise
reports the discovery of some ramarka-
BILE ancient ruins on hill or mountain
four leagues south Of Magdalena, Sono-
ra. The hill is about 700 feet high and
halt way up there is layer of gypsum,
which is as white as snow, and may be
cut into any conceivable shape, yet suf-
ticiently hard to retain its shape after
being cut. In this layer of stone are cut
hundreds upon hundreds of rooms from
6xl0 to 16x18 feet square. So even and
true are the walls, floor ana ceiling, so
plump and level as to defy variation.
There are no windows In the rooms,
and but one entrance, which is
always from the top. The rooms are but
eight feet high from floor to ceiling, the
stone is 80 white that il seems almost
transparent, end the rooms are not at all
dark. On the walls of these rooms are
numerous hieroglyphlcs aud representa-
tions of human beings cut In the stone
in different places; but, strange to say,
all the hands have five fingers and a
thumb, and feet have six toes. Charcoal
Is found on the floor of many of the
roomsi implements Of every description
are 70 be EouRd. The houses or rooms
are one abOvet the other to three or four
stories high, but between each story
there lie jog or recess the full width OF
the room below, so they present the ap-
pearance ofIarge steps leading up the
mountain.