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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-28
ROUND ABOUT TCKL0.
Strange Sights and Customs
i'm the Land of the MikadO.
THE WATER WORK, OF TOXIC
BIrd's Eve View Of the capital of
Japan-ROw Human Muscle
has b uiIt up a Country.
Copyrighted by Frark G. Carpenter)

JAPAN, October IL Special Core
spondence of The HERALD. The city
of Toxic is not down In the biographies
of twenty years ago. Now 1t is the
capital of the Japanese Empire, and It's
old name of Yeddo is forgotten. The
town which was for years the city OF
the Shotgun, the commander-in-chlef OF
the Japan Feudal army, has become
the home of the Mikado, and the CEN
ire of New Japan. In IL may be seen
better than any place else. how this
most progressive of the oriental ma
tons q putting off its eastern clothes
for those of the west, and it forms the
centre of the struggle of the Monaghan
and the Christian civilizations. Just
midway between the old and the new.
the aristocrat in his European clothes
rides in his jinriksha, pulled by bare
legged brother with a shaved head, and
il is the comment of the social world
that the Empress has lately thrown off
her comfortable, airy, loose Japanese
gown for the tight stays and the hustle
of Mr.. Worth, of Paris. The crowd
upon the streets is strange conglom-
Grafton of the east and the west. One
Japanese has on an American hat, and
beside him walks another, his head
covered with wheel OF straw as big as
a bows hoop, and fastened around his
chin with a straw braid Both have on
Japanese gowns, which are opened at
The chest and tied around the hips with
q girdle, but the man with the Amerl-
can hat NAV have his feet stuck into
wooden stills or Japanese sandals, while
the shoes of the other are undoubtedly
made in a European workshop. Jap
snese husbands neatly clad IN the latest
Broadway or Bond Streets styles are
followed by their wives elegantly
dressed in the rich soft clothes OF the
old civilization, and the whole is
strange. delightful conglomeration of
the picturesque, bordering often upon
the beautiful and now Verglng upon the
ridiculous.
stores, great square white boards Win
black tea box characters upon them, or
black signs painted in white have IN
some instances, English translations to
catch the European eye. Here IS one
offering: Condensed Milk" for sale,
and another offers Cocks Eggs OF
SUPERIOR Quality" Here is liquor
sign. stating that the store has for sale
GWine, Beer and Other" and upon the
gina there stood for long time sign
which read ~ oreign Monkey Jackets
tor japanese Gentlemen" This was
laughed at so much, however
that it was taken down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-28
display as on the whole is not unpleas-


The stores ana .he private houses are
mixed together, and the rich and poor
to large extent, live side by side.
There are certain portions of the CAPT
tai populated by the working classes
only, but TOXIC has no slums. and good
order is everywhere. The store k ep-
ers, as a rule. live in their own houses,
and their box-like shops contain the
goods they sell piled up around them.
The small merchant. as he sits on his
heels or crosses his legs. la Turk, can
reach every article he has to sell, and
his floor is his counter. HIS customers
sit on it as they bay, and they are nol
allowed to en'er the house without
dropping their shoes outside. The cell
Ings are low, and he houses are 10 long
lines or blocks. More OF the poorer
class, which are formed of wood. burn
like paper during ire. Their parti
tons are thin. and paper has, in most
instances, taken the place of glass.
Thousands of the houses look like
gigantic safes and vaults. They have
barred windows, and these at til.
second story are closed with doors
made exactly like those of the Amerl-
can bank vault. These are warehouses,
or fre-proof structures. They are
known as go-downs, aud every large
Toxic merchant has one of them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-28

Japan without having them first boiled
and filtered l carry a filter and an
alcohol stove with me, and l never
touch the water outside of my hotel.
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NOTICE

OF the Intention OF the City Council
TO Extend Water Mains on Fourth,
o, +, and Q Streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19
BAD CASE Broop POISONING
CURED BY CUTICURA RE

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mroush Mr.. Frank t. wray, Druggist. Apollo. Pa. I
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James T. Richardson. Custom House. New Orleans
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my body until was a Of corruption Everything
known TO the medical faculty tried In vain be-
came . mere wreck At times could not lift my hands
TO my head could not turn in bed was in constant
pain. and looked upon life a No relief
IN ten years In 1880 heard of the CUTICuRA RENE
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CoueHERs To TIE FRosr.

Take time by the forelock." that rasping hacky
cough Of yours carries you where so many consump-
tives have preceded you. Lose time. but procure
bottle Of the rational remedy for lung and bronchial
dises.e-sCoTTs EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL
with Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda. Rely upon it
that it will afford you speedy and Efficient aid. Not
only is il . pulmonic Of surprising merit, but it
compensates for the drain Of vitality which
formidable accompaniment of lung disorders Besides
arrsstns the progress of consumption bronchitis and
asthma it infuses unwonted vtgor into an enfeebed
system and tends fill out the hollow places in an
angular frame
Ladies in delicate health will find it o palatable
means of adding roundness to figure robbed of its
contour BY the inrosd of or other wasting
disorders Ascrofulous tendency may be successfully
combatted with it. and it is capital thing for feeble
children ocI5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19

from the Boston oazette
When inclined to murmur at out lack OF luxu-
RES we should md consolation In rejecting that
we enjoy much which the higher classes OF Europe
could not command 200 years ago. Even chin
neys are quite modern invention. Formerly the
IRE burned In the middle OF the room, a hole In
the roof inviting the smoke, which slowly curled
about the room, apparently taking leave OF every
person and object before making its egress. To-
day, among the Crofters In the Highlands OF Scot
land, you win see protruding through the thatch
dilapidated barrel doing duty as q chimney Be-
low 1t, on stones In the center OF the kitchen,
shoulders the peat IRE, and rafters and women
are about equally smoke-dried. Glass windows
continued very rare for long time, on account
OF the heavy tax upon them. Old houses had
small openings In the wall 10 admit air and light,
but the glazing OF single American cottage
would have enriched q whole village such as Queen
Elizabeth knew. At the present time private
dwellings, In England usually look somber and un-
inviting to our eyes from having fewer and smaller
windows than our homes display. Floors were
strewn with PUSHES, among which the dogs and
other domestic animals poked for bones ana scraps
hung from the table by human eaters There was
then great deal OF sickness In England, and the
terrible plague itself was at last discovered 10 be
closely associated with garbage-httered floors,
seldom swept and cleansed Sheets and pillow.
cases were only for the wealthy; none OF their
servants shared such eleganciea Chairs were
stlfY In form, though often richly carved and orna-
mented; the common people used only wooden
stools and ungainly settles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19
POisons Of the Toilet.

Shirley Dare writes: The modern artist deals In
the strongest drugs, poisons, and stimulants. She
viii ofYer you gentian and cocoa as flnps TO the
nervous force, and genteel "pick-me-dps," and
women win take them, ignorant that they are
speeding life double tides, and using up In two or
three brilliant years the nervous force that should
carry them safely through q score. You are
offered corrosive subimate (under another and
prettief name) a. face wash, sovereign for refn-
Ing the complexion, and you may buy arsenic
bonbons to produce the blanc mat admired In
certain circles, and overlap your face with lead
lotions and powders which make short work OF
paralyzing the muscles and painting the
dreaded :" blue line OF lead poisoning
on the gums and lpA Foolish girls see dead white
actress complexion worn by venturesome Great
urea who would sign their souls away. supposing
them 70 own such things, for . new grace, and
feel sure there can't be any harm In IL, for she
looks lovely and says she never felt better In hef
life But they do not see the terrible closing ex-
perisnce OF such lives Of folly, which are shown
only 70 doctors and agontxed fnenoA lolocy,
dropsy are the kindest finale. but oeatn N some
form d the penalty you must ~ PAY VIC pegin
the arsenic habit You hear that nesmutn POW
DEN md lotions are harmless, and they appear %
nine coscs out OF ten But the enect N me un-
lucky tenth case y % much Ike poisoning no one
can ten The dt1erence. But nv ssop so snank tnas
yean by see uss q biamusa powoen sno wse - =
= peooncsd by trophy g ~ In vA - n
y laOe, ooosh - - oessse~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19
COntentment,

From the Arkansas Traveller.
Aphysician while sIrolling through the woods
near Jacksonville, Fla, heard a peculiar noise,
and looking about him, discovered an old negro
| sitting on log, humming a tune The physician
approached the old negro and said:
"You seem to be happy, old man"
"Wall, sab, amt got nuthin' ter plain erbout."
ADO you not know that yellow fever is raging all
.Ought ter know it. sab, when dun buried my
"TIen how can you sit around here and sing,"
"Dis yere Is Gods WORT, amt 1T"
"AH bIongs ter God, doan' II"
"Wall, eff de Lawd put it In my heart ter sing, I
doan' see why oughter keep my mouf sheI"
'Are you not afraid OF taxing the feyer7"
wants me ter take 1t, Will an If He doan, amt
OATS all; an sides OATS Amt gwine TO take IL no
quicker eff sings. l lay you mer go round dat
town now, an you'll NM mos o. oe folks whuts
got de feber didn't sing er tail"
you can feel disposed to sing. when your wife was
..No, sab, case you didn't know dat lady like
did"
"Didn.t you get along well together"
"Didn't GIT erlong tergedder ez well ez we did
"What wuz the trouble9"
''Oh, wall, sir, is er Baptis' an she wuz one o.
deze we're blind Merferdis. She blived dat ningiD'
er little dab o. water on er man would do the wuck
fur him, when all sensible pussons outer know dat
bayo head an years / tell you dat wen dis yere
plan o. salvation comes up man better not dodge
de pint Er John de Baptis' he got sut In de 1ber
down at the ferry an souzed folks under de water
wy doan see wy folks wanster ter take de
chances by bein' sprinkled."
"Old man, do you want a job OF work.
"NO sab, kahn say dat does"
"Isn'J your name Reuben Whittier"
"Dat's my nomination, sah."
Didn't l see you some time ago going around
asking for work."
"You mout; yes, sah."
"Why, did you want work them"
"Had TO work den ter git suthin' ter eat,
swell, but don't you have to eat nowf"
"Yas, but doan wuck fur IT, Look yere you
reckon Use gwine ter wuck wen de folks all ober
de country Is Send1n hams an -four AN all sorts o.
visions down yere? Is er cat gwlne ter war her.
self out scratchin' r0un after mice, won oars or
big piece o. meat lyin' side her? Look yere, man,
what sorter dosipher is you, nohow?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19
Con.piexion Protector.

The windy days OF october, says q New York
letter, have brought out novelty which, because
Of its usefulness, no less than its newness, de-
serves to be noticed. In fact the new conceit
Is already attracting the attention OF women
folk who banker after the latest in dress
and other articles not In use by the populace.
On upper Broadway these cool, windy afternoons
1t may be seen. The novelty is what Is possibly
known as face protector. 1t is the shape OF =
PsTa though s%aier with tss shorter %se
but In front Of IT, the object being
to protect the complexion from the
tanning october winda This complexion defender,
or whatever 1t Is called, Is usually In color, poppy
with straight, sim handle about u incnes In
length. The material is very much The same as
that used in nne parasols, though often OF q
stronger quality. Held In front OF The face, II not
only protects the complexion from the wind. but
keeps OF good deal OF cold, and, making walking
more dimcult, tends 10 increase the exercise
There Is but one objection TO the new con-
ceit The lady who usess IL generally
manages 10 push men who are walking In the op.
pOslte direction out OF the way, just as she does
with an umbrella In q head wind.
There are said TO be very few OF these complex.
ion protectors in although It is possible that
with the approach OF winter the num-" may
largely increase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19

A Sensational suit.
MRS KATE CHASE SAID TO BE ABOUT TO BEGIN ACTION
AGAINST Mr.. Combines ESTATE.
special dispatch to the Cincinnati ENQUIRER,
October 1S, says: 1t is whispered in legal circles
that the executors of the late ex-senator Roscoe
Conkling have had a demand made upon them by
representatives OF Mrs Kate Chase Sprague which
may lead to one OF the most sensational historical
law suits that the country has ever known. The
story, as it comes to me from the lady's side, is
that the death OF her father the late Chief JUS
tice Salmon p. Chase, there was lert in Senator
Conkling's hands for Mrs Sprague, a considerable
number Of valuable securities. The Chief Justice
and Senator Conkling were warm personal friends.
and the judge relied upon the Senator's friendship
and judgment to protect his daughters In
teresta Senator Conkling changed these
Investments His judgment resulted In q
heavy loss Of value within two or three
years, and eventually the income ceased, and the
new securities which he had purchased became
practically valueless. The Senator evidently felt
some moral obligation to secure Mrs. Sprague
against loss for he is said to have paid regularly
from his own pocket an amount equal to the
former income on the Investment. This payment
was continued until two years before his death,
and then stopped without any explanation. Mrs
OF her father, the late G. w. Moulton who was the
brother-in-law OF Senator Sherman, and General
Sherman. Mr.. MOulton died about year ago. At
the time OF his death he was endeavoring to pro-
cure q settlement Of some Kind with Senator
Conkling, but had not succeeded, and the matter
has been left to be settled with the late ex-Sen-
atOrS executors,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19
I'd EDITION.
Latest I6lGglanS to The Star.
CONFIDENTIAL CLERK

VI nsSF EHO'S CONFIDENTIAL CLERK
How He Robbed His Employer, Fled %
Europe, and was Cleverly Caught.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Months ago David spero, q
dealer In ostrich feathers at No. COS Broadway re-
ported TO Inspector Byrnes that his confidential
clerk, Adolph sambalina, to whom he had en-
trusted his business while he made trip to Europe
mad robbed him. SampaIina Is Belgian, forty.
tnree years old, married, and lived in Brooklyn.
When Mr.. spero returned from Europe Samoalina
met him at the wharf and told him that he had
taken the firms books TO his home In Brooklyn,
and that they had been destroyed by IRE. A clip
ping from Brooklyn paper confirmed his story.
sPERo's SUSPICIOUS WERE AROUSED,
ana after making investigation he reported his
loss at police headquarters How much mad been
taken he unable e state ssmOana sa
the case. They interviewed Sambalinas wife, but
she would tell them nothing. Then they watched
OF son OF a prominent liquor dealer In Brooklyn
Frequently they stayed together at hotels. The
detectives found that the woman was receiving
letters from Belgium, and guessed who WAS the
writer. Finally trunks were sent to the Red Star
line dock, In Jersey City. They were consigned to
the steamer Belgenland, bound for Antwerp. Then
the detectives reasoned that Mrs. Sambalina was
GOING TO JOIN HER HUSBAND.
Detective Heidelberg found that the French
steamer La Gascogne would sail for Havre at the
same time that the Belgenland did saturday, Sept.
% Then the detective found that LaGascogne was
the faster steamer OF the two and that although II
was some distance between Havre and Antwerp.
he knew that by taking the French steamer he
would have plenty or time TO be present at the
meeting OF the husband and wife. MRS. Samba-
lima had taken passage on the Belgenland, and
Heidelberg saw her safe in her stateroom before
he went aboard OF La GascOgne. The
latter beat the Belgenland th1rty-two hours,
He took his time ana sauntered leisurely down
upon the pier where a crowd OF people were await
ing the arrival OF the Belgenland. Sure enough,
there was the fugitive Sambalina, waiting for mis-
wife, Heidelberg slapped MIN on the back, shook
hands with him, and then invited the astonished
and frightened Sdmbalina TO take walk to the
magistrates Office. Early this morning Inspector
ByrneS received this dispatch:
''Sambalina arrested. send paper.
HEIDELBERG"
As soon as extradition papers can be secured
they will be sent over and Heidelberg Will bring
his prisoner home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19
Language In the Breezy West.
rom the CHICAGO Herald Ocfohar q

xLVu Tue Snca6o deralo October 9.
Representative Taulbee, OF Kentucky, has Q
queer set OF constituents, and IL may b said
OF him that he very wen represents them In
the oackwoods and the mountain regionA
where Mr.. Taulbee makes his canvass before
election, every man has his own idea Of guam
uty, and there are no two men whose news on
olctlon are exactly the same. Mr.. Tauibee pos
sesses thorough Of the peculiar dialects
OF the people he representa-. He sometimes puzzles
nus netghoors In the house With extracts from
letters IN bis daily mail few days ago
ne was relating TO little group OF members
some OF the linguistic peculiarities OF his
people, ana told some Of their quaint say.
inga There Is one man In Mr.. Taulbees dis
trict who 10 suspected Of Possessing Q superior
education. He has never In any way merited this
suspicion, but his innocent neiehbors are pleased
10 Imagine these things about him. he was
addressing crowd OF his netghbors one day when
he used an expression that stuck In Mr.. Taulbees
memory. II was this:
1.-THE gimfastic an airs OF this yere CONSTRUCTION
are about 70 pe overwhelmed BY the pulley.
blocks o. nature"
This noble sentiment was applauded 70 the echo.
stranger In the district asked the way 10 the
place OF man named owen. The mountainer to
whom ne addressed the query was also Q person Of
superior culture, and his reply was oOuched In
these weird words:
Although OWENS place Is strictly adjacent to
mine, cannot circumvent with any degree OF
certainties his wherer0res or whlchaboutssS q
reply thai would have delighted the late NJ.
Weller.
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To b Rovved On the Potomac.
A11AN0RAxND FOR kAcR nRrwKKN rHRNKn AM
O'OONNOR NIYr MONTH.


A1AANoRAxN3 FOR kAC. BRTwKKN THgnRn AND
o'ooNNoR MKT MONTH.
the New York papers announce that the rival
oarsmen, Teemef, OF McKeesport, and OConnof, of
Canada, have signed articles OF agreement to row
. Smile with turn race on the Potomac on the
94th OF November for q, 900. Teemer forfeited the
title OF champion OF the United States to O'Connof
tins summer, and there has been bad blood be-
IMeen tne TWO professionals for some time, and the
ngnt between Teemer and Geo. Lee at Madison
S SS Garden last week grew out Of Lees friend
snlp Tor the Toronto man.
Inc men have only agreed to row, and washing.
tonians VINO are interested In boating matters do
not looK upon the race as by any means certain,
as as tne nrst deposit 10 not to be made until
S0,Smorrow. It Il stated that W. H.
Sioson, OF the Columbia Athletic Club, has
Deen selecteo 70 act Is referee Mr.. Gibson stated
70 STAR reporter to-day that he had not declined
70 serve az ne had not been invited, but did not
tnlna ne would be willing to accept All he knew
aDout the matter, he said, was what he saw in the
new YORK paper2 II the famous oarsmen should
measure oars on the Potomac the event will not
create any great enthusiasm among local boating
men. washington lost its interest In professional
noaEtac1ng several years ago, when the famous
hanlan-Courtney nasco took place here.
u the race should come to pass,
the participants will doubtless secure
quarters on the river at an early day, Leading
members OF both the Columbia and Potomac
ciuos say that neither OF those clubs Will invite
eiIner man TO make his headquarters at the boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-19

MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to VIM.
Evans and Annie Cant; George Harrison and
Emily johnson; Jefferson Clones and susan
Stathers; Nathaniel Hubert and Florence Poindex-
ter; Isadore Braumann and Meta Lowenstein.
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watch Stealing.

From the London Standard.
"a prison Official" relates the following story:
''When speaking one day to q convict-s profess
sional pickpocket-to whom I was giving . word
or Two OF friendly counsel referred TO his nsodus
vipendi and asked him why he could not turn
over q new leaf Che was undergoing his third
penal sentence for picking pocketS and become an
honest man. 4 could not, STR he replied. q
must picketa I would take your watch to-mor-
row II met you In the Strand, not he added,
but what I'd give It back to you for you've been
very kind to me. Would you like to know how TO
prevent you watch being stolen1' be continued.
Just let me have it for Q minute Curious 70
learn useful hint was about TO draw my watch
from my pocket, when found It already In this
experts hand, without my experiencing the
slightest touch. He then explained TO me that
the most approved method OF detachi,g watch
from its owner was TO hold the ring to which the
chain was attached firmly between the finger and
thumb, and then, with Q sharp twist, snap the
steel pivot connecting watch and ring, leaving
the ring on the chain and the watch free In the
thief's hand. "A dead loss (the ring. he added.
with cool enrontery, TO US OF 8 shlltngA' He
then showed me that, II the ring and watch were
connected by q swivel joint, the dtfncuity Of
watch stealing would be increased 90 much @ to
make It scarcely worth the risk"