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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
Charity in Pekin.

On the first day of the tenth moon
G6th of November) the winter
charities are opened in Pekln for the
dispensing of food. When the cold
season is further advanced the distri-
button of clothing is made and the
almshouses become filled Two mem
bers of the staff of the Chinese Times
recently made tour of inspection
among the charities in the south city
of Pekin. All the institutions visited
were supported by imperial bounty.
The first one reached was porridge
kitchen. little east of the great cen
trail city gate Ch'ien Men. The
'grainary rice" was already cooked
and waiting hot in the great wooden
tubs usually found in such places; but
although it was 9 o'clock none of the
poor people had arrived. The expla-
nation OF this unusual lateness is that
at place half mile away they were
drawing the rations of good millet
porridge first. The granary rice is of
bad quality, and the people much pre-
fer the millet. The second place
visited was one where sound millet
pOrridge was served. and there men,
women, and children to the number of
1920 we're waiting in great rooms or
barracoOns the distribution of the food.
1t soon began. Two files marched out
simultaneously, men on one side. wo-
men on the other, each person carrying
a vessel of some kind into which with
great expedition dipper of hot
millet porridge was ladled. Most of
the recipients returned to their homes
to eat, but many homeless ones found
quiet places in wood-yards and sunny
corners of the streets to finish up the
millet while hot and tnen go to the
place where the rice already mentioned
was waiting for them. At the third
place visited the dispensing was al
ready over, only 500 applicants having
presented themselves to-day, most of
them, as usual, being women and
children. There was one of the de-
partments or branches of a large and
expensive charity under the title
Hundred Goodnesses." The func-
tionary in charge informed us that
several thousand sometimes were fed.
A few steps farther on were the free
schools of this same charity, and still
farther to the west at short distance
the winters lodgings, known as 1.-THE
Warm Quarters. This is appropriated
for women and children, fifty or sixty
of whom had already arrived. They
receive porridge of millet and granary
rice twice day, on which they sub
sist during the winter. The 'Warm
Quarters" number eight in the south
city, and were opened about ten years
ago in addition to the regular official
almshouses. The administration of
the charity leaves little to be desired,
many thousands of poor people being
housed, fed, and clothed during the
winter in perfectly efficient manner.
Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09

bell-rope and it affects all the cattle
within hearing of the bell. How could
people ever begin to believe such nom
sense in Bohemia or Skye?
Edmund Robinson, we NAV charit-
ably believe. was drunk when be saw
the trick performed in 1858. He
averred, in regular deposition, that
he beheld ''divers of the company 60
to the barn, he followed after, and saw
six of them kneeling, and pulling at
six several ropes, which were fastened
or tied to the top of the house, at or
with which pulling" observe the deli
cate accuracy 'came then, in this in
formers sight, flesh smoking, butter
in Jumps, and milk as it we're skim
ming from the said ropes, all of which
fell into basins which were placed un-
der the said ropes" The Witch's Lad
der, in fact, has loop for fastening,
we presume, to the roof of the house
Now, can tue Australian black fellows
be more childishly absurd than our
modern friends of the magic rope?
The Australian doctors suck disease
out of patients through string. The
Indian witch sucks her enemy's blood,
he being at a distance, like the COWS,
in the same way. The Australian
puts feathers on his magic stick, APP
parently that it may fly to his foeman.
The feathers on the Witchs Ladder
NAV have been meant, as Mr.. Frazier
says, for a similar purpose. Again,
savages of many countries think that
the souls of the dead migrate into
snakes, butterflies, and other creatures.
Is everybody in Cornwall much wiser?
A vicar of st. Cleer, had house-maid
who, though she, was not a Bruce,
would not kill spider. The reason
was that Parson Judd, the clergyman
lately deceased, twas somewhere in
vicarage in some spider, no one knew
which of the vicarage spiders. LON
don D0Ilu Ne1US.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
One on Nat Goodwin.

Nat Goodwin tells this zone on him
SELF One evening about year ago,
while he was playing an engagement
in Baltimore, he was accosted by a boy
about years old who showed him
twelve cents and said: Mister, l
Guild like to GO to see Goodwin to-
night, but this is all the money I've
got"
Mr.. Goodwin, unable to withstand
the appeal, handed the urchin quar-
ter. His countenance Immediately
beamed with delight and, moving to-
ward the street he said: Il certainly
thank you very much, sir; l am a
thousand times obliged to you. sir;
but guess III 70 over and see Hearts
of Oak" That's good play, isn't itP''
Mr.. Goodwin could not help laugh
ing as the boy walked out of sight
and thinking that mis- confidence had
been sadly misplaced.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
The Tobacco Habit.

SIN every land and in every cline
where the use OF tobacco prevails it
causes degeneration, degradation, de-
acknowledgement. mental and NOR
al-disease and death, or individual
and national decadence."
Such is the statement of DR.. George
j. Ziegler in an article on "The To-
bacco Poison" in The Santtarian.
II do not believe there is any more
harm in smoking cigar or pipe. after
eating, than there is in drinking tea
or coffee. Any luxury carried to ex-
cess carries with it penalty. For my
own part, consider that smoking az
a sedative and equalizer of the temper.
assists digestion, and is medium of
sociability among men which should
not be discarded.
So says DIR. A. e. Adams, of Dan
bury, CT, in an article entitled els
Smoking Injuriousa"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
The cupid and Qulver. =

In the far-away country where story-folk
dwell
In the beautiful sunshiny weather,
think that twoud be pleasant to wander,
belle
OF course. ] mean wander together.
A demure little inn we should meet on the
road,
BY the side of gay little river;
And whcred be the harm. if we made our
abode
At the sign of the Cupid and Culver?
Young couples would saunter along in the
shades. s..
While hthely the sign swung above tnem
And wo-begOne ealants and weariful maids
Would find some nice person to love them.
Grim ClothO would wear such holiday look,
We should find it not hard to forgive her;
For Fate is a shcpherdesS waving her crook
At the sign of the Cupid and Culver.
A sweet idle day-dream, I wish it were true.
! wish that the year were allsummer
And that Time were a maiden as pretty as
you,
Instead of q tOothless old hummer,
NY fancies grow cold as the year onward
flies,
And the chill winter winds make them
shver;
But they are warmed and rejoiced when they
see in your eyes
The dear sign of the Cupid and Culver.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09

The doctors disagree, but there can
be no doubt as to whose view is nearer
the truth. The broad statement of
Dr. Ziegler is contradicted, not only
by general experience. but by the un-
doubted fact that such countries as
Germany and the United States, two
nations which are certainly not suffer-
ing from decadence, consume three or
four times more tobacco per capita
than do the Spaniards or Italians, ma
tiOns of by no means so vigorous a vi
tality.
The real facts as to the influence of
tobacco on the health are fairly well
esta blished. and the occasional out
burst of anti-tobacco fanaticism does
not affect received medical opinion.
Tobacco is pernicious to growing
children. Used in moderation, the
majority OF healthy adults can smoke
it without harm. 1t does not in these
shorten life or produce degenerative
changes. Nearly one-half of Professor
Humphreys collection of centenarians
were tobacco-users. 1t is particularly
harmless to those who live outdoors
and engage In physical work. It is
particularly apt to injure those who
live indoors. The worst feature about
its use is the difficulty some persons
have in smoking in moderation. This
is especially true of workers,
and it is for this reason that physicians
never advise the requirement of the
tobacco habit But among the great
mass of working people the use of to-
bacco is apparently harmless one
Net0 York Medical Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
The Witch's Ladder.

Magic, witchcraft, ordeals, omens,
we have them all among US, an inch
under the social surface. Take the
s.Witch's Ladder" found in Somerset,
new rope threaded with birds
feathers. Mr.. j. nj. Frazier seems to
have found out the uses of this valuable
weapon, uses to which the local old
women would not confess. In Scot
land something of the kind is used by
Highlanders for magically milking
their neighbors' kline. By milking the
rope the fluid is extracted from the
cows of other people. Sometimes the
rope is made from the tail hairs of
the cows; it is not stuck full of feath-
ers. In Bohemia the rope must be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09

BOARDING A CONVICT BARGE.
through Siberia that I should never be per-
mitted to go there again, and that after the
publication of my papers no other foreigner
would be allowed to make investigations
there, and lost no possible opportunity to
secure accuracy and thoroughness. /
brought back more than fifty pounds of
notes, papers and original documents, many
Of the latter from secret Government
archives, besides five or six hundred fools
cap pages of manuscript, prepared for me
by political exiles in all parts of Siberia, and
covering the most noteworthy episodes Of
their lives. I can regard the black listing,
cency. The stable-door is locked, but the
horse has been stolen-and rve got him"
Mr.. Il. A. Frost, artist and photographer,
accompanied Mr. KEENAN,, and it is expected
that the results of his work will form the
sian and Siberian life and scenery ever
made
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
SIBERIA.
Its Secrets Revea1ed-George Kenpan'
Wonderful Journey

Tent Life In Siberia, etc., had spent four
years in Russia and Siberia, was thorough
ly conversant with the people and the Ian
guage, and had reached the conclusion that
the Russian Government had been misrep-
resented, and that the exile system of Sibe-
ria was not so terrible as was supposed
Knowing that Mr.. KEENAN, held these
views, the Russian Government gave him
every facility for thorough
INSPECTION OF MINES AND PRISONS
of Siberia-the most thorough that had
ever been made by a traveller. Armed with
letters from the Russian Minister of, the
Interior and other high officials, Mr.. Ken
nan went everywhere, inspecting mines and
prisons, convict barges and hospitals, and
travelling with chained exiles along the
great Siberian road. He made the intimate
personal acquaintance of more than three
hundred exiIed "liberals " and Nihilists,
many of whom wrote out their histories for
his use. The actual facts, as revealed by
this searching investigation, were far re-
moved from Mr.. Remnants preconceived
ideas, as this thrilling narrative of fifteen
months privation and adventure will show.
AS is already known, the publication OF
Mr.. Remnants preliminary papers has re-
suited in his being placed
ON THE BLACK LIST
by the Russian Government, and copies OF
The Century containing them have the OBJ
jectionable article torn out by the custom
officials before being allowed to enter the
Cars dominions.
g expected, of course" says Mr.. Ken
nan, in a recent interview, "to be put on
the Russian black list. I am only thankful
that succeeded in crossing the frontier
with all my material and papers coming this
way. | became satisfied before got half
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09

The facilities for imparting rapid and thor.
ougnly practical knowledge Of Shorthand and
1ypewriting are not the same IN ell schools.
Manifestly, that school which makes a sneci-
atty OF few branches only. shows the best 70.
suits' gives the most reliable proofs, makes no
Misrepresentation, fulflls all promises, gains
tne goodwill and the earnest support of stu-
oents, and most prominent and reliable gentle.
men and business firms, deserves your patronage.
we respectfully, earnestly and boldly solicit
worthy and reliable patronage, as we are conf.
dent the facilities offered are of unequaled ex.
celience, and that the surest and absolutely the
oest place for ladies and gentlemen to get what
they pay for. is at the Central College,"
Correspondence solicited, and further inform.
alton given. Address,
ALEX. G. MCDONALD.
8, 9, 10, Iron Block,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
way TEACHERS ABE NOT PAID.

Paper on the subieCs by Superintendent
Cooper.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 16.--Followiug is
an extract from an article by Superinten-
dent Cooper to appear in the next number
of the Texas Journal of Education, which
explains why the teachers have not been
paid: 1.-THE financial machinery Of
the school system is rHdicslly
defective. The annual spportoinment
is made on July Is for the scholastic
year, beginning on September follow
ing. This apportionment is made not Of
money actually in the state treasury, but
of money which will be received during
the fiscal year beginning on September
and ending August 81 fol-
lowing. This superintendent is msde
on the basis Of an estimate of the probS-
BILE income Of avSilabIe school fund dur
ing the fiscal year. This estimate is
liable to overestimate as well as under
estimate. In 1884 and 's5 the income ex
ceeded the estimate so as to leave in
the tressWfy on September
1855, e4S5, geo in round numbers The
estimates for the years 1885 and 1886 Z
years about 100000, so that not
only was the S485,OOO surplus
used fup, bulge deficiency of over
$500 900 created, which has been paid
from the receipts of the years 1887 and
1883. This uncertainty must continue SO
SO long as the estimates are made as they
are, not on FUNDS certain to be
received, but on funds which
are in some degree contingent,
as the treceipts from / nds leased
and sold must always be. No consider
able part of the availsble school fund is
received until Jsr uary, four months after
the beginning Of the school year. The
next large amounts are payable in April
and May. Interest on county bonds and
railroad bonds, and The interest on old
land sales is not collectable IN
til August l, twelve and one
half months after the superintendent
Is made. The income from new land sales
ann leases is payable from time to time,
amounts derived from this source are
largely contingent. No question of the
fdility and sagscity Of the comptroller
can be raised, for no one can foresee with
absolute certainty what etfect
large ,drouths, for example, may
have on tax receipts, or on the sale and
lease of school lands. Although the
schools open in many cases In September,
NO large amount of money Is ordinarily
received until the Jauusry following.
Not only is the money not paid monthly
70 the teachers, IS it should be, but The
noney-is not even collected until the
schools are wholly or IN part closed" NO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17

Boulsneer came to Paris on Februsry 81,
sgsin on March 2, and again Msrch 10,
without permission frem the war effi;e'
The last TWO times it Gays lie was in dis
guise, wearing dark spectacles, and af-
fecttng lameness. The paper dwells on
the serious nature of such breaches OF
discipline by general officer, and declares
that the order placing Boularger on the
non-actiVe LIST by depriying him OF his
command has already been approved by
President CarlUt. Boulanger telegrsphs
that he will srrive in Psris tonight. Ex-
cited crowds are awaiting him at the
deDOt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
a Memorable Year.

Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX March Is. Colonel
A. II. Belo, who has just returned from
quite an extended trip over Texas, stated
in brief intervieT tonight that he found
the crop prospects throughout the state
we're I'm, qualled for this season ct the
year. At,vsry point he visited the mtr
chsnts and farmers were gratified st tn
outlook, and the recent rains were pro-
nouuced more general and thorough than
for FIVE years past, the earth b Ing moist
ened to an unusual depth. Colonel Belo
SAYS he saw ard hesrd enough on his trip
TO Justify mis- ex pectstiOns that the present
wear in Texas bids fair to be memora Bile
fJr its big CT ps.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
NEW YORK MARKET.
Depressing Easet # the Santa Fs
Strike.

Depressing BdscE II the Santa re
Strike.
Special TO the Gazette.
= NEW YORK, March 16 There was
somstning 10 the air of Wall street this
morning that mad an eject on the market,
for 1t opened very tame and slightly
lower for the general list, though North
western, when was hammered yesterday,
opened stronger and J up. Owl g
TO continued interruption Of bust
ness, there was besrish feel
ing apparent, but the bulls were
not Inclined to let the market go OF on
account of the nearness of large top
orders VII Oh If reached would cause q
stampede. The strike Of the A,cnison
engineers weakened the stock market
this morning, bat extreme dizziness pre-
vailed and up to noon less than 10000
shares changed hands. The brokers are
complaining lounly and some Of them
were talking about winding up their
business altogether.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
A BAD BREAK.

A Prisoner Attic mp,s TO Escape and Is Shot
Twice.
Special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK March LEICESTER
day afternoon at Van Baren Depu Mar
shall Sam Wing arrested man named
John Lyons on 5 writ charging him with
larceny. While walking down the street
with the prisoner ne made bresk for
liberty aud Wing fred three shots ct him
two Of them infctiug wounds from
which he may die. Lyons friends say
Wing wss mistaken in the man, and that
there is no charge against him. Wing is
under arrest waiting investigation OF the
sffsir, aud insists ne is not mistaken. bat
Will get the reward offered for the party.
LYONS is painter by trade, and was
working In Van Buren,.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
THE RAILROADS.
Buckskln Joe OF Nsvsj', Says the Rail-
roads Ars Working Hard for
Texas Immigration.
III, a. Louis, Arhaosss and Texas Only
Right Mics From Fort WORTH
more Bead quarIeFs.

NORTH BOUND.

Home Notes.
IL A. Thomas, travelling agent Of the
Fort Worth and Denver, has returned
from 5 visit to Galveston.
Colonel L D Voss, general live stock
sgent Of the Missouri Pacific, is back
from q trip to Gainesville and San An
tonic.
The strike on the Achlson system has
not exssnded to the Gulf division, which
extends as far IS Purcsll, and 1t is not
believed that /: will reach Texts.
IA, Wilson, commercial agent Of the
Missouri Pacific with headquarters IN
Fort Worth, reports good business for
the season and says the outlook Is bright.
-
There is railroad EeHS from New YORK
of & very pleasing nA ure 10 Fort Worth.
B. G, Evsns and ID q. Bennett bring the
information. The author of the Tsrantu-
Is map OF 1873 is std st work. Wait and
see.
Assistant Engineer Rsmsdell Of the st.
Louis, Arkansas SDt L, Kiss, Was In from
the front last night and says track is laid
10 Big F,srii eight miles from Fort
worth. TIE bridge will be In by Sunday
night and on Monday track laying Will
continue. The only other opening OF any
size Il that 81 Marine creek. One week
from to day the Cotton Belt will either be
here or in sight OF the city.
"a
James q Lswder, q well known rail-
road man formerly located at Cincinnati,
has been appointed soliciting sgent OF the
Texas and Pacific with his headquarters
in Fort Worth and arrived yesterday and
at once went to work. Rapidly indeed
are rsilrosd headquarters coming to Fort
Worth, the acknowledged railroad center
of Texas. Mr.. L,wder is heartily well
coined by the rsilr ,ad fraternity here as
well IS people generally.
-.
Buckskin Joe Of n v'jo returned yes
terdAv frt M trip to Kansas City, WITCH,
fta, Kan, and her cities here he has
been working for immigration. he
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
Failing OF In EARRINGS.
Special to the Gazette.

special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March 16-The Denvrr
and Rio Grande reportfor the second week
Of March, shows decrease Of earnings
for the same week last year OF $4,000.
which is s.id to be entirely due to The
falling { e of business on account OF the
Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy strike
The passenger and other earnings, it Is
said, show an increase. 555g
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
Cor haent Of 8 Crop.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, March l6-Colonel &.
A Lindsey of Coleman IS in the city.
He is In good spirits over the outlook in
ColemaH county. He says everybody is
hopeful and working hard. The ebest
season ever known is in the ground.
He said: al would not give man cents
to guarantee twenty bushels of wheat TO
the acre" In regard to politics, ne had
nothing to say, only that the people in hir
county were too busy to discuss politics
At the proper time they would all vote
for Cleveland.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
R.puI.r 0ar.Loaa sn,psn as

"Ceres" is the word most used in Texas,
and is the nams oiThe finest -four shipped
to tn stste. The Fort Worth Grocer
Co. IecssVe regular shipments every
week, and they sell it at wholesale and
retail, Use Ceres and you will always
nave good bread.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17

says Kansas City is sending out
thousands OF circulars advertising ex-
cursioss to Fort Worth, and the railroads
sre doing good work for the move. Mr.
Works says the April snd Msy excursions
will be immense affairs. He is very
much pleased with all the railroad com.
pauies
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
In GEayGOh County.

Special to the Gazette.
WHIrEwR GIT, TEX, March 16 A
few OF the farmers are ploWlng up their
wheat and putting In oats. But the ma
jority Of them say that wheat Is doing
we'll, ....
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17

Double daily service of elegant Pullman
Buffet and Sleeping Oars between San AnontO
and Kansas City and St. Louis.
Don't be deceived, but call for your tokeSs
via the AissO ri Paci1 RtAway.
For any desired Information, tioE cts, maps
folders etc, call on U. d. LUK,
Ticket agent, Union depot. Fort W,rth-
JAKE ZURE, Ticket Agent, City Ofie, cor
ner Main ana Third streets.
r. O. AROHHE
Northern Texas Pass. Agent, Dallas, rex.
Il. W:RCULLOUa,
General Pass. and T .ckeuAasnt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
Francs

BoULANeER DEPRIVED OF BIS COMMAND.
PARIS, March 16 journal Official pub
fishes decree depriving General Boulan-
ger OF his command for breach OF disci-
pline In visiting Paris three times without
permission. The Journal says General
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
Rn.Nu roa..e..

ask your grocer for II. and don't be
satisfied with anything else, for it is uu-
questionshly The best brand Of tes in the
country. FORT WORTH GROCER Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17

The Sea serpent that appears periodi-
cslly OF the Maine coast is apparently no
spring chicken. He was seen there in
1878, and by a minister, too. Mr.. Staples,
one of the oiiest settlers Of Prospect,
Me, used to ssy that he once saw the
monstrous creature envelope schooner
In its folds snd sink It In plain vieuef
the people on shore. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17

Kadishes, Beess, Tomatoes, Casbaxs
All these fresh spring yegetspEss can be
hsd at the Fort Worth Gzceef Co.'S. You
can order regulzz vegetable diners now
BY doing Yctf trading at this place.