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Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

roR sALF-A GOOD MICH COW AT rs
i Hishlssd-avs. rs
CgR skLE-A HORSE AND CARRIAoF
r ssi ohssp a. 20 Foauhst 81
I,oR sALK-AT a uf~ff5rNT. eCHoLkR-
r ssfp "a q bzsineSs college or ever NJ n
strncfo o. Acdress N. NJ, box IeleEr&zn -Bs7
sld ossce B2tf
COR sAIE-A eToCE oY nAfgs Al eTLLf-
r va NH There 80 frf Fai ls IN TlcIa-
itr I'D hssfn-ss r-sftste Cscr9 ressans -
81 ing =. vsiscu Coopersviils. Nica. if7H
IoR sALF-FAsT TRoTTFR7 BAY tsFoKgE.
i Tine uoAdst>r. ss1tie. ss.itziae fof isdies %
friTe : Housr - Csral-st Issf
TOR SALE Az TNTTRE CTTFTT OF
r mschfnfrT ~ frst tisss isuH1rT $50
sir horse pcEff rDEinf. fer Fertic8 "a enc glre
81 8 a Fer-fr No u Csbs - Isfll
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
Situations Wanted-Fema,e.

WANTED SITUATION As sTENOGRAPH
w by young lady with typewriter. Address
j. o. box T. lis
4 LADY OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER AND
a good family connections would like kitua
tion IN some nice family a. housekeeper small
family preferred. She has little daughter & 10
yeaTs whom she wishes To have with her. FOR
lnform atlon address care of Carrier No 3
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
Law FOR BALL CLUBS.
Eve<y Member Liable for Debts Of tho
Organization.

Organization.
A decision has just been rendered in
lugated case Of interest in baseball asso-
ciations everywhere There existed during
the season of 1880 in the village OF Norwich
an association known as the Norwich Base
Ball Club. composed OF seventy-one NOM
bers, among whom wero included quota or
players, together with a number OF busi-
ness and professional men Of the town, who
joined the club for the purpose of encour-
aging manly outdoor sport in which they
took delight as lookers-on. AT tho end OF
the season the club went 10 pieces, leaving
certain bills that had been incurred by the
officers IN it, nane unpaid. Among these
WAS bill of S9l s9, due 20 Samuel Hodges,
hotel keeper, for boarding two players be-
longing to the club.
The creditor assigned the claim to one
Charles III. Hudson, who selected six Of the
wen-to-do business men OF the town-Har-
rison Clark, j. X. Spalding, ID. B. Fitch, A.
j Phelps, f. Rogers and W. r. Chapman
whose names were included in the roll Of
members OF the club and sued them in the
Supreme Court for the recovery of the
claim The defendants contested the de-
mand on the grounds that the officers Of
the club had no power 10 contract debts in
its name. or FOR which the members of the
club could be held Individually amenable.
The court referred the case 10 ID. ". Cam
eron. who proceeded To take the testimony
of witnesses and hear arguments advanced
by an imposing array Of counsel on either
side. The bearing concluded, Referee Cam
cron now files decision in favor of the
plaintiff for the recovery Of s3oS.45, which
sum includes tho original clam and utter
90 and costs. The effect Of the decision IS
10 make every Individual responsible for its
debts The decision also has an important
bearing upon numerous similar cases in
other towns where baseball associations
hourished for a time and then died out,
leaving debts, but no club assets. The de-
PENDANTS viii appeal from the referees de-
cisicu
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
For ReHf--RoO,pss.

nor RENT-FURNIsHED OR UNFURHIsHED
j rooms 10 rent. Also board 204 OttaWa-st.
Mrs. r. Jones. ~
COR RENr-ROOMs FOR LIGHT HOUSE
[ keeping. Also furnished front parlor. Inquire
a. t5 Crescentave. 22z
nor ENT-DEsIRABLE FURNISHED OR
Il unfurnished rooms al iis Lyon-st. 222
EOR RENT--TBREER ROOMS, ARE CENTRAL
L ly located, bave The finest of furniture, and
are very pleasant at ali times; none bnt first
class tenants need apply. +. d. Brock. is{tf
EOR RENT - FURNISHED FRONT ROOMS,
either single or en- sI:ite. Apply 10 Room ~,
Power OPP ra House block, Pesrl-st. 22etf
EOR RENT-THE INCEST KIND OF ROOMS
l. In suits of two or tour rooms. with all modern
Improvements on Cansl-st, for Offices or light
manufacturing purpossa also for ledgiDg. Ea-
qtiire 1T once. No. a Cspslst.. OF 6. A. Berwin.
sxtf
E0R RENT-FURNisHED Rooms: STEAM
j hestes; and furnished rooms for light house
keeping. Apply a. room l0a, New Housemsn
block. l5lf
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

sss IL fsens ks essa@lss a. sssat t,ss -
ssRas ~ sssx3- Asy FsEfsf = tiae c~s.sss
- u HAs~
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

WANTED-sITuATfON BY EXPERIENCED
W hookkeeper. Best OF city references fur
nlshtd. Address, y iox = this o0ce 20
NJ AN1ED-s SITUATION As Bo0KKEEPER
ence; speak ,ieTmsn: best OF references Address
A. n. d., Traverse City aig
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

The tortu-ss ~ 5vspsfSis sd sex kes6-
sche ths - ffsr n q ~ sorofulA fne sEoaia-
- teh an pan II sslt rheans. tbe Is
szreesole svrrrc-rs q -sta-rh. are rsIroTe5
- Hood Ssrssrarl
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

yVANTED-A COTTAGE OF SIX OR SEVEN
W rooms by good, permanent tenant Would
like 10 gee neGr Car line Address s. = r., Tsle-
gram Herald yy-tf
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

lNt4h
L'OR sALE-HOJsE AfD LOT on CLANCY
II 81, one on l-sis, ette st.. one on Tsylorst
near street car. Livery property for talc or 20
let. Also property ia other parts 81 the city for
tale. J. w. Taylor, ~ snd l2 PiAinaeid ave JlSti
CoR sALE-EXTRA oFFER-IF YoU WANT
L one of those splendid lots oO large Gable
Road addition for $50 be iofe the price adV aDceS
come At once. We have sold Oue-ibird Of tte -
within three months. All terms essy. Monthly
payments Of - each u desired. Telephone -
}. a. Mckee & Sons. y NOnTcest al7
NOR sALE-HOySEs AND LOTS. VACANT
i lots and farms some choice bargains iftAien
oon. Hughes Thomas. f0oncs - and 81 New
Housemsu block Tu
HOUSES, LOTS. ASD FARMS FcR SALE
III cheap al Dr. Necnbcers wenksn bsecs,
corner OF Aonroe and Disisicnsis at
EoR sALk-A LARCE BRICk DWELLING
i bouse, on sFri ing a., f0s $500 nesa Esfne
dwelling house. On Jenesst. for FOO, and IN
80 acre farm IN Sparta for s.7ro, az on snsat
Isynenp ara reasonable terms. p A. Dspper,
roon i2s. I.edysrd block over Public Library.
2gstf
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

RNITCRF sToRrD PACKED ASp
L meved Expert packers sent on short notice
b Kssclid a holt. III eouth DivKion-st-, tele-
phone Nc. 80 gsu'T 9, 80
ruRNITrRE PAcKED, MOVED AND STORED
i by experienced vorknsn cheap a Mr.. q.
7 Walkers s~cond bard furniture dealsr ~
south Div isson-Ft l2stf
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Our fancy fannels have been so popular
this season that the demand for Percale
Shirts did not reach our expectations
Hence the sacrifice.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

WkNT rI RTT . HCTeF ANT LOT F0F
snerf 81 - re IN essT fersns e.sts
r-las tsrnas snd iecsts1 Actress }. tox 2 fhis
rEr. pt
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Help Benfea--H@fe.
uANIED-A FIRST Class sAIENAS foK
VI iaful-lfs sore, b~ss 90 gvlsFrhoe. sna
lhis aAce ~
WSNt Eu-fAo MAcHfNlsTs WITH FlVE
" kEs e4pegsDtc ! p4iifTp ucrktfs slik
I've eafs eHpeg1e8oe : op.ered bsrbefs j team
t-sf. isi-efefs. tnFasrs / sisBoxfspheE a. ugcs
ever tlock al5
WAAFfb-i. sea MN AND % TEAMS TO
w Hoik o. NeEtTzl hifhEsu ksilfogd Al
feepoft. Ale1iRsu toIs aleueiug Augusl q lsSs
J. y bos AIoA. Pies.dent gi0I
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

NOR SALE OR TRADE FOR HOUSE AND
T. lot-<C-scIe fIult farm. A baIgain- i.
Kellogg. g. North Diyisen-st -
NOR BALE CHEAP-A NICE FARN OF 81.
T. acres With frame bouse. one miie and
quarter from Hali-st. Apply a. MIS- :. 9. Wsik.
ers. Il South Divikior-st l-su
I,oR saLE-TBE PARN BEflOScrSG 10
II the estate OF the late Daniel ScLernerhorn.
one mile west OF The oity. freEtns Bnores A. Il
is q fine dairy fsrmsoT foT fruit RAISING and gar
dening. May be solc IN from ten 10 thirty acrc
lots Apply TO Dr. Mbitwcrb administration, it7
Fourth a., Grand Rapids, Sick. leAi
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

xr~axrrn- -rfH rhe7 RON sCpsr roR
~ wkseh tfe , rae3 srsfkst pr.ss ~lil - Dslf
A-Dlr ~ ~ sa1rss. 80 Hi-6z z8H lrsr NoIss
Hr- T. fewrrs 4 soz. rrs-Tts0s. 6fa-t Rsrifs.
Ns-As ~
~ vfss r-esae 1txz1 - So = tsf-ess IN
f1H psrlieslsrs A. Csslgftaz sernt. Fir~sn1s
Mrs ~
u-aN7F-sT TH1- eFFIcE cnfIFs oF
" 6slly TELzsEtx HERtz1 - aeses 4an< q
80 s--<f n
gsTvsU1E- E-r1V snr Ifwr zwtfF,
= ssrtl~s op-e sgerf es-rsf SO ~ ne- -
eEzo y 49, q. Bex is-i, NtE Tork zsea
Ea-caz Il I1n4L
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

nfAfNH as stsrtei across the Allan
hc. Wen a~ srrrves n New York Pres
i5euts spd Presidential candidates vii
al - forgotten.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Ex-Gc-erucr FcsTxs. Of Indisra. rs-
rises - scceps q nomination s0ain. but
ibsre ara enoash others sho wouidnt
6sciine
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Il seems 80 4 fhers we're sensible men
enough ia tie Brotherhood and IN ths
Burlington Railroad Company to devise
scne means Of sndins The strike. Both
sidss srs losiag heavily. snd yes dispo-
sitien cn beth sides o eongusr or die
- man ifsefa9
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Tie crusade % the newspapers against
the 81, ding IN the Italian tenement
dlra AMI the prsseocs OF the FoRD
Cor kie-aionas COMMITTEES have spurred
the Beard ot Health OF New York into
activity. The number OF occupants OF
twenty-five OF the biggest tenement
houses to tho city vii bs reduced by
ene-half. IN accordance With orders just
issued By that body. II ths Isoors OF
sbs COMMITTEES we're 70 cease tomorrow,
the good shsy have already accomplished
would Be worth mnch to humanity. And
they have only osgun the work.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

According % a contemporary. ~CIEvE-
LAND : corruption for ChfiisnS. 50
called from is Situation IN steep. rocky
lccsit7. THURsAS = from Thor. The
Ssx0n god. snd man. It's hgursiive
mssning - one hsving sbs strength ard
vision % Thor. The aforesaid con-
temporary =. ws fear. TO be commeu ded
mere for his ingenuity than fer his sccu-
rscy.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
For Re,tt--HOuses.

COR RENT-GOOD EIGHT ROOM HOUSE
i one minute walk from two car lines Thomas
Hill, city. 2l6
NOR RENT-A HOUSE on EAST BRIDGEsT..
on street car line. Modern i'm mproyemtns
Inquire or address. 3l5 Front-st rs
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
For Rens--B,fsfncss Places.

L fixtures ior sale. Inquire on the premises OF
s. TyIoer sgent. lpaf
COR RENT-ONE-HALF OF THr sToRR
/ No. = Canalst. For particulars enquire o,
G. A Serwin. lS4tf
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

IL 10 SAID that medical science in Lon
don - directed 10 the csss OF man who
died q hydrUphobis. bat who bad never,
according 70 hIs own statement. been
b.tien bY either G dog or . cat. or any
spinL vhsfsver. Pror 20 death be sx-
hibitsd ali tie symptoms OF hydro
phobis. What & thss2 Men who are
inst ss NAL az nal could oe bsvs been
sean los Of tines Who have nsvsr bean
biiten At 81. And there ara plenty of
men Eho Gill have hydrophobis mex,
Fsu because shsy bst thar money on
the wrong men.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

remorrsc7 emiis m has been susended
~ the Nsucual CounlUsee. SUI here
sfser the culv esnuius hsndsns vii carry
lLe Aaer.csn Has ~ esch csrner
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Grsnd Rsplds has had . good many
Perfect days ibis summer, aud Wsdnss-
day was one of them, while N Kansas
City seven deaths occurred on sccouut
ef excessive besL Even those climates
when are famed FOR tbe olearnszs Of tie
aimosghsrs cannot produce q brighter.
c'ssrsr dsy than was Wednesday os tbis
week. The many who have stayed in the
city sI Sumner have no rsssoO TO envy
.tfoss vho bare spent their vacation
Sway rom home
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

Electricity IS to tske the place q steam
en- the Nstropolitsn Underground Bail-
rosd IN London. Half e tss discum-
fort - iravsi would dissppesr II Il corid
he nes.l On aIl re rs.lr lrsxs.
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03

I OsT - TUESDAY FORENOON A SILVER
u case New EaslaDd wetca. No. ISn44S pTob-
ably on West Brldge-st. or Frontst. Finder viii
be suitably rewarded f0f returning SAME 10 r.
O. Peterson. ~ Bowery7t
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
GIANT
CLOTHING COMPLY.


I OFFER FOUR LOTS hxI0o PET ONLY
/ eight slecks from the Bridge Street Houfs fOf
345o each, II sold within the aext ten days !. :.
froyfn
Telegram-herald., 1888-08-03
Igcnfs-vU anfed.

CANVASsEEs WANTED FOR TOWNS AND
Y citle, outside Grand Rapids 10 sell srecisltes
with ut competition. Apply 70 J. N. Wheeler,
No. Pesrl-xf UHf
TANTfD-IOCAL OK TRAVF1ING AGFNT5
w fora new specially. Firr Proof ssfe< y. Y.
halt q csr-ioad, a hich. csDyssser cleared 500
first month. Buffalo dealer With his other blIsi-
hess y clearing Y ~ per month on our specially.
Cstslogue free Alpine safe Co. Cincinnati, o
-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24

tions. They r
both m~andarins,
and have passed
the civil service
examinations e
quired in China for
high positions I'M
der the govern
ment, They are II
part of a body of
twelve commission
ers sent to this
country to report
on the practical re-
suits of European
Christian c~iviliza-
ton.
The first thing
the new commits
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24

debut as Sin Peter Teazle in THE School for
Scandal" His success enabled him to secure
engagements at all times. One of his favor
lite parts, and one which, during his earlier
years he delighted to act, was Jem Baggs in
"The Wandering Minstrel" Many a time and
oft in the old Broadway theatre did he set the
house in a roar over his comicalities as Jem
Baggs. In 1860, when the Winter Garden
was in the heyday of its glory, william Da-
vidge was a member of the company, with
Couldock Charles R. Thorne, J. H. Stod-
dard, Ada Clifton and Mrs. John Seton as
associates. In 1869 he Joined Augustin
Days company, and remained with him
until 1877. He then played odd engagements
for a time, among them taking the part of
Dick Deadeye in "Pinafore," in which he
scored a big success. He was also for a time
in Margaret Mather's company. In 1885 he
entered the theatrical forces of A. NJ.
Palmer, in whose service he was at the time
Of his death.
One OF the notable features of Mr.. Da-
vidge's career was his dispute in 1854 with
the critics about the midsummer Nights
Dream" historically known as the Bottom
controversy. Five years later he published
his Drama Defended" in reply to Rev.
Theodore Cuyler, who, in a course Of lect-
urcs at Cooper institute, denounced the stage
and its people. "Footlight Flashes" an
other product of his pen, describes a seasons
work behind the scenes. 1t had a large sale.
Mr.. Davldge leaves a widow, two sons, one
OF whom, William Davidge, Jr., is a come
dian of some promise, and a daughter.
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1 O4o
s%olvency. People began to talk about his
wonderful feats of Workmanship, and from
that time his good fortune dated. He made
money rapidly, made constant additions to his
show, and inside of a few years he was able
to thump himself on the chest and say that
his ambition had been fulfilled. Men whose
hair is now white and whose forms are now
bent will recall with enthusiasm the time
when Robinson performed his exciting four
horse act in the character of the Bottle Imp
"a dare devil representation of the reckless
rider. Fol nearly forty-five years Robinson
Travelled all over the globe with his circus,
gaining lots of fame and, what has more
utility, some $7,0O0,000 in cash. Fourteen
years ago he retired from the business, and
settled down to a life of well earned ease and
comfort in his magnificent house at Cincin-
natl. He confided his beloved circus to the
care OF his three sons, to whom, also, by the
way, he left his vast fortune, when he died
the other day.
Robinson's magnificent physique remained
almost unimpaired up to the time of his
death. In appearance he was tall, broad
shouldered, deep chested and stalwart, with
white beard and hair, blue eyes and ruddy
skin.
The Robinson, mausoleum, where the re-
mains Of "Uncle john" as he was called,
now repose, is a beautiful structure Of gran
lite, with marble facings and dressings. On
its summit stands a full length portrait of
the angel Gabriel, with his horn by his side
in his left hand, while his right hand points
upward. Many members of the Robinson
family already rest here.
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Buttons for the Doctors.

1t has been suggested by a medical man
who has done it himself, that every physician
shall wear a green button on the lapel of his
coat, in order that all men may know his ex-
cuse for being. If the button is not liked,
then let a green hat band or green clothes be
worn. the reason is that all doctors every
where may be spotted instantly and their
help secured without delay. Benevolent as
this suggestion is, We scarcely favor it. If a
doctor is around and needed, he is generally
found out. His grievance too often is that
he cannot sufficiently hide himself. If he
goes upon a vacation he ind himself still
haunted by his vocation. There are times
when he would gladly forego fees and ignore
disease. His difficulty is that he cannot
leave his business behind him. A long sea
voyage still sets him in the mids Of it. II
he has one companion on "a desert island or
at the foot Of the North pole his advice Is
sought, though prescriptions be impossible
New York Journal
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accomplish a great deal. The first intima-
ton that Mr.. Anderson had that his friends
efforts TO save him would be successful was
the appearance of a blue bottle fly which lit
on his hands. This small messenger that
brought him good tidings he hailed with a
sense of relief which nc one who has not
been placed in a similar predicament can
appreciate. Soon after the fly came more
substantial aid followed, AID Mr.. Anderson
came out of the well very weak, but as he
afterward expressed it, 'none the worse
for wear"
The portrait given is copied from The st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, the first newspaper
to obtain Anderson's photograph.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24

competition of industry. Our capital far
exceeds that which they can command.
In ingenuity, in skill, in energy, we are
inferior to none Our national character,
the free institutions under which we live,
the liberty of thought and action, an un-
shackled press spreading the knowledge
of every discovery and of every advance
in science, combine with IL natural and
physical advantages to place us at the
head of those nations which profit by the
free interchange of their products. And
is this the country to shrink from compe-
tition? Is this the country to adopt a re-
trograde policy? Is this the country
which can only flourish in the sickly at.
mosphere of prohibition? Is this the
country to stand shivering on the brink
of exposure to the healthful breezes of
competitions"
And page 15S:
"1n the course of the final debate Sir
Robert Peel, at the conclusion of an elo-
quent speech, said, Il am not surprised
to hear honorable members predict that
my tenure of power is short. But let us
pass this measure, and while it is in pro-
gress let me request of you to suspend
your Indignation. This measure being
once passed, you on this side, and you on
the opposite side of the house, may adopt
whatever measures you think proper for
the purpose of terminating my political
existence. L assure you | deplore the
loss of your confidence much more than
l shall deplore the loss of political power.
. When | do fall, l shall have the
satisfaction of rejecting that do not fall
because | have shown subservience to a
party. l shall not fall because | prefer
red the interests of party to the general
interests of the community; and l shall
carry with me the satisfaction of reflect
ing that during the course of my official
career my object has been to mitigate
monopoly, to increase the demand for
industry. to remove the restrictions on
commerce. to equalize the burden of tax
alton. and to ameliorate the condition of
those who labor
AT last this important bill, the largest
measure of commercial freedom that had
yet been won, the final and fatal blow to
a protective policy and which led to a
rapid clearance of what vestiges of it
might still remain, reached its closing
stage. On the 18th of May at four
O'Clock in the morning, the third reading
was passed by 327 votes to 229-a major
ity of 9S. Its progress through the
House of Lords was rapid and trium-
plant. Both the customs duties bill aud
the corn bill were, on the 18th of June,
read a third time and passed; and Oh the
26th they received the royal assent.
Concluded next weeK.l
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24
UNCLE JOHN ROBINSON.
He Used to Run a Circus, and q Goo,
One, Too.

One, Too.
When John Robinson, the veteran show
man, who recently passed away at Cincin-
natl, was a very small, tow headed, warty
boy, and at the time when he was pursuing
the intellectual vocation of clubbing mules
with a fence picket, on a towpath. for the
munificent salary of 81 a month, he saw his
first circus. 1t had a tremendous effect upon
him. The blaze of the lights, the hoop lal OF
the jockeys, the fascinating smell of the saw
dust, the pink tights, the buffoonish clowr.
and the festive monkey, all these things were
SO enchanting, SO perfectly in accord with
his Ideas of perfect, unalloyed happiness, that
he straightway made a solemn, unbreakable
vow that he would some day be the proud
p~ossessor of a circus or perish in the at
tempt. With this high aim in view he
packed in a little bundle one shirt and @
couple of pairs of socks, and Joined the circus
as a helper. -
For a number of years he watered the efe-
phants, drove tent stakes, and performed
satisfactorily other jobs of a like character.
All this time he was keeping his eyes open
and familiarizing himself with the business.
henever he had nothing else to do he was
walking on his hands around the ring,
sneaking a ride on one of the horses or de-
veioping himself in some other way, and the
result was that in a few years more he be-
came an excellent gymnast, a superb horse
man and a young man of very considerable
business ability.
Then he concluded to branch off for him
self. In company with an ancient and hair
less monkey and a lame mule he set out for
Detroit, and pitched a very ragged tent on a
vacant lot. The thing, naturally enough,
did not go very well at first, and Robinson's
magnificent bareback riding was the only
feature that saved the show from utter In
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CHINESE COMMISSIONERS.

Their Names Are Zee wun Lung and Ku
How Kwon.
The new Chinese commissioners, Fee Wun
Lung and ku How Kwon, who have re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco, lave come
charged with making a variety of investiga-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24

levees by which the river is kept from en-
croaching upon or overlooking the lowlands
which lie along its banks. There they will
see a steamboat showing along which from
the land looks for all the world as though it
were sailing in the air. They have these
overfows on the Chinese rivers, and the
commissioners are expected to report a
remedy.
The exclusiveness of the Chinese nation is
rapidly wearing away, and the sending of
commissioner to this country to learn from
foreigners so hated by the people of China
indicates that n trite of common sense is be-
ginning to take root in the Celestial brain.
and ~bye-and-bye they may throw off sufi-
cient of superstition inc prejudice to begin a
new era in that semi-barbarous civilization
which Is the Oldest in tl~world.