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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
TIE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Tho House bill which has
passed the Senate with slight amendments creates
Andrew D. White of Ithaca, n. Y George Bancroft,
OF Washington; Justin winsor, of Cambridge, Mass
William T. Poole, of Chicago; Herbert B. Adams, of
Baltimore; Clarence W. Bowen, Of Brooklyn, and
their associates and SUCCESSORS the American Hstor-
cal Association Its Office shall be IN Washington,
where may hold 100000 worth of property for the
purposes OF the association: its meetings may be held
wherever the incorporatOrs may determine Annual
reports shall be made by the officers 10 the secretary
81 the Smithsonian Institution, where the association
may deposit las collections, manuscripts, books,
pamphlets and other materials for history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
Bporrs7s TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

bridgeport. Conn, Dec. 25.-The Will OF the la'e
vsuhy Ann Hunt, who died In this city recently was
admitted TO probate yesterday. About Sloo'Ooo'
mainly in personal estate, is bequeathed 10 near
relatives Among the public requests is S6,ooO 10
tho Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church ~ 900 10 the bridgeport
Orphan Asylum; -, 500 TO the Bridgeport Hospital
for the endow men Of free bed $4,000 70 Christ Eps
copal Church Of this city $4,000 to Catherine t.
Hunt in trust for the promotion Of the PUBIC
library and school I'm the town of Canaan The Will
further provides that If the library organizauon Is
frr.d ritbin ten wears the sum of s. 900 Is TO be
given for the purchase of property, 5000 to"afu
the erection Of building and Sl,oOo toward the
purchase OF books.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

Rid yourself OF the discomfort and danger attending
cold by using Dr. Jaynes Expectoraht. an oldestsb-
ished curative for Coughs Sore Throat and Pulmonary
Affections =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
MD

BURGEsS-On Saturday December -, James blythe Bur
CESS late Of New.YOrk city.
Friends invited Ia attend the funeral from his late
dsnoe, % Wencdst, prooklyn Wednesday 30a inst,
u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

when baby was sick We gave her Cas'0riA
When she was a child. sh' criei for Cnst0ra.
When she became Miss. she clung 10 Castorla.
When she had Children. she gave them CastOllA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
6peclal Notites.

A. George A. Leavit IL Company
ART AND SALE ROOMS. 7s7 AND 7ss BROAD WAY
H. c. MERRY, Aucuoneer.
EXECUTORS SALE.
FINE PRIVATE wIEEs TO cL2sE ~ Hs Hs
SO MILL~sT, NEWPORT r. I:
Bandies Whistles Madeira and sherrs OF very ca AND
wellknown yintages. CHOICE CLAHErs, &C.
IN ALL 200 CASES
Also for account OF an old
IMPORTING HOUSE.
Is packages India soles sherry vintage 1888 Is
gallons each.
UNREsERvED SALE THURSDAY MORNING, DEC z"
AT IL O'CLOCK
INTENDING PURCHASERS CAN EXAMINE GOODS
AFTER p NJ. ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 26.
A. RandeI, Baremore a. Billings,
Ola NO d 5.
Importers and Cutter Of Diamonds
MANUFACTURERS OF DIAMOND JEWELLERY.
IS Nassau Street and 20 Maiden Lane. York
lst Andrews Street. London
Established 1S7S-Now ready.
MRS. McELR BATHS
HOMEMADE
MINCEMEAT.
ALSO PRESERVED.
Branded.
CANNED AND
sPICED FRUITS AND JELLIES
PURE RED CURRANT JELLY A SPECIALITY
Everything put Up in glass For preea reiereneess
&C. a1~eSs Mrs SARAH S. McELRATH.
600 BrOOkiyn N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

speciai sale Of Imported Fur Trimmed Garments
In New Designs.
Jaeckel Manufacturing Furrie u East l9thst New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

TRIBUNE OFFICE, Dec. 2G-1 a m-Mild bright
weather prevailed yesterday. The temperature ranged
81 and so degrees the i3 degrees be-
u Is degrees higher than the corresponding day
last year. and 1s degrees higher than Monday.
and near the city to-day there win probably be
warmer. fair weather. followed By rain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
Keeps Dress shirts

Itching Piles instantly relieved by Burnetts Kallis.
ton For sale by drugglsts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

Admiral Luce has been one Of the most earnest and
enthusiastic workers in favor Of the system for train
ing boys 10 become American seamen. and he so per
feced the system that in 1877 he detailed in
spector Of the training ships. II was while at New
port few years ago that Admiral Luce agtated tho
establishment OF the Naval War College, which has
been commended highly. But the last Congress,
especially the Southern members opposed its contnu
ance and refused to grant tho appropriation asked
for OF TO give It any recognition except upon cond
ton that 10 should be merged into the torpedo schools
II has been said that this done to prevent the
Admiral from becoming us president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

kerpf IftHr NHITFH
made 10 measure GfOr - none better at any price
500 and 81 broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

BerfOn " Sec" Champagne.
silver foled and silver labeled Of doz bottles $50
net Case l. bottles S32 net For sale by dealers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS
UEs. Morning.

In the diagram continuous line shows the barometer
fuuatons yesterday Obscr I'D the United
Signal Service station this city. The dashes ind cate
tenperatufe noted az Perry's Pharmacy sun Buldlns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

.sTrl bunc,v "Word," "BIuEwump" and " Herald
WAREHOUSES;.
These improved closets are now In use IN an p1as '
Tinted states and Canada notably, Ponce de Leon Hot
Sneustine, Spring House. Rclfeh Springs Mutual IAie
and numerous other large buildings this city Catalogues On
MYERS, SANITARY R pdh{lKI,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

A discussion recently arose among the mafketmen
at the Jersey City Abattoir regarding the largest
sheep that had ever been sold I'm this market The
records were procured and search for fifteen years
back revealed that the largest sheep I'm that time was
one of a consignment Of three that weighed 1880
pounds the heaviest of the three weighing 400
pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

A. George A. Leayitt IL Company
ART AND SALE ROOMS. 7s7 AND 7s9 BROAD WAY
II. c. MERRY, Aucuoneer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

1t appears that the engagement Of Elsie Leslie as
a Little Lord Faunueroy" something OF acct
dent The management endeavored to get little Dot
Winters for tho part but Dot was playing with joseph
Jefferson in Grip Van Winhe7 at the time, and did
not Ike the idea Of throwing up her engagement.
She had easy time with Rip on the road, as her
services were required only about once week The
child came home two weeks ago for short vacation.
Soon after her return she STRICKEN down with
congestion OF the lungs and rheumatism Of the heart
from which Illness she died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-26

The slot device for ensnaring pennies, nickels,
quarters and dimes originated In England, ard was
imported to this country by the ever enterprising
ErastuS Wiman who, IL is said, owns the American
rights OF the invention The patent is extremely
broad one covering every possible application of the
principle involved The new automatic opera glass
attachment In theatres puts royalty in Mr.. Wimans
capacious pocket, Just as the Weighing machines
lung testers and so forth do
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
A little Too Smart.

heard the other day Of clerk in dry
goods store who was smart and quick, q
splendid manager and all that. He had
an exalted opinion Of himself, and fire.
quently made himself disagreeable by re-
marking to his associates that the concern
could not possibly get along without him.
This came to the ears Of the senior part
ner. and the old gentleman called the
clerk into the private Office and said: "Mr.
jenkins, you have been very efficient and
we appreciate your services, but I hear
that you have repeatedly asserted that II
you were to die tho concern couldn't pos.
sibly survive It, and this has worried both
myself and partner very much, for you,
like all men, arc liable TO die very un.
eXpectedly. We have, therefore, con.
cluded to experiment while we are in
health and see II the concern will survive
your absence. You will, therefore, con-
slider yourself dead for one year, and we
will make an effort to so consider you for
that length Of time. Globe Democrat.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

you were speaking about what te4M-
ner should do Where can he get training
in literary work. There arc no schools or
literature. What must ho do'' asked u re-
porter Of Richard Watson Glider, OF The
Century.
"Hc must saturate his mind with the best
literature and he must practice, practice,
practice"
"Whorc will he get an opportunity to prac'
ticc2 Write an article and submit II 70
magazine, and Il it is rejected write an
otherf'
MY idea is that be should begin any
where. Give away bis contributions get
used to seeing them in type; get his own crit
icislns Of them in type and his neighbor
criticisms OF them IL may spoil weakling,
but it knocks the concett out Of q sensible
man TO SEQ bis writings IN cold type adj
wise young men and women who ere deter
mined 10 be writer's to write, write, write
and, If necessary, TO give away their writ
ings until they finally become valuable.
They should not try, however, as some
innocently do, to give them away to the
first class paying periodicals. 1t IS no IN
ducoment to a magazine editor 70 Ce toid
that be can have contribution Tor nothing.
know q young man who couldn't even give
away his writings to New York periodicals.,
50 advised him to try others out Of town.
He then went to work writing editorials with
out pay for an out OF town daily. He soon
got rid OF his ruannersns, and hos become
a most valuable salaried writer upon one OF
tho largo newspapers, and also one OF the
ne, cortrihutnrS for the hest mQcaztres
Then there IL a chance for man 70 gradu'
ate out Of every day journalism into the
higher field Of ELECTROMAGNETIC writ
mgr
1T depends entirely upon himself. Moth
ing erieves All editor so much as having over
looked talent In its beginnings The bluest
moments an editor has are spent in the recol-
lection of some mistake in understanding
talent at its GtaTt."-New York Mail and
ExDresS
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

The houses on this part Of the coast as also
IN the villages inland, are built upon piles
varying from four 20 eight feet IN height.
4 few steps up rude ladder lead TO 4 plat
form, Oh which some Of the family generally
reclne A baby, and often young pip, in
nets suspended from the caves, are gently
swinging to and fro. Fishing nets lie in Il
corner. with shells attached for weights.
Nautilus shells, with grass streamers or hid
eous carved pieces OF wood, hang before the
bamboo door, which Is low and narrow, aud
leads into the common room where all tho
family sleep The common room Is about
twelve feet 10 eighteen feet, with bare floor
ing OF rough planks, generally the sides Of
old canoes. Through tho chinks the garbage
is thrown upon the plentiful remnants OF
cocoa husks below for the pigs TO eat or the
sea to carry away. In the middle Of tho
room is a fireplace, pile Of ashes on some
boards, with q spark protector OF bamboo
stick hung about three feet above On tho
central pole ~ hung a tom-tom, while here
and there on the grass walls are suspended
gourds for lime, bamboo pipes, tonahawks,
AIDES, spare grass petticoats and net bags.
There is no window, but O movable shutter
Dt'@uoeA va Wv 80 ~.Ns~f eatAA
plenty Of air enters through the walls and
the holes in the floor.
Then, as to clothing, the natives certainly
affect sincere simplicity in the matter OF
dress. The only article common to all tho
men il a thin string, third Of an inch in
breadth, passed tightly round the waist and
between tho legs. 4 band OF grass, which
serves as a pocket for tobacco, knives and
decorations OF cotton leaves, is for the most
part worn upon the upper part of tho arm.
Some have head bands OF red braid or snail
rounded pieces Of shells, while few wear
necklaces Of shells or teeth, and carved bones
through the nose. Their hair, thick, matted
and long is drawn up by comb Of bamboo
cane. The women wear petticoatS OF woven
grass, sometimes stained with a red hue. The
married and betrothed have short hair; tho
majority are tattooed with q Eshapea mark
and other designs on the breast. Their figures
are SQUAT and not SO erect as those of Hindoo
women, as they generally carry weights on
theback and not Oh the head. All the Year
Round
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

Mr.. Bl Washington boom is char
acteristic of the circus policy of the great
tattooed statesman. Washington was the
political model farm of the Republican
dynasty, aud the story OF the Boss Shop
herd Legislature is rather more like a
monkey show than the South Carolina
Legislature in the lurid days OF the
carpet.bagger. The farce Of Republican
rule on the political model farm became
80 ridiculous that at last the sacred right
OF the ballot had to be abolished in the
District OF Columbia, and since that
time the ballot-box Ia as much In Wash
ington as the coffin Of Republican
patriot.
But still the sacred right is asserted
and every four years, when the faithful
are called to shout the glory OF their
party, the local patriots assemble to send
delegates to the national pow-wow.
This time they enthused in the usual
style, swore, yelled, snorted, cursed, filled
the circumanbient air with lurid oaths
and the perfume Of bad whisky, and,
finally, after an orgie Of seething passion
the convention named two full sets OF
delegates to the Chicago Convention.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
WORKING WOMEN At LUNCH.
Their Three Favorito Articles Of Food-A
Clever Little Game Played.

Their Three Fav0rito Articles OF food-A
Clever Little Game Played.
A very great many working women 10
New York take thcir hncheons with them to
the offices in which they are employed, aud
cat sandwiches, apples, bits Of cake aud slices
of bread and butter at their desks or type
writing machines out Of little tin box or O
scrap OF paper But all those who can afford
II try 10 get something hot and substantial
at their midday meal. and are wise in so do
ing. because bits Of cold bread and fruit are
not sufficient nutrimeat for a woman who IL
doing ten hours of hard work. In a good
many Of the big Office buildings, aud IN
some Of the newspaper buildings, there arc
cheap luncheon rooms, and at these places
the three favorite articles Of food among tho
fa,nale customers are coffee, hot bread and
pie.
Strange to say, no woman seems 70 con.
slider her luncheon satisfactory without
something sweet, and men rarely eat sweets
az their midday meal A few women busy
in offices down about Park row drop into tho
Astor house for little steak and a cup OF
tea. There are restaurants on Fourteenth
street and on Broadway, near Ninth and
Tenth streets, that are largely patronized by
working women because OF their conven-
iencc and their moderate rates Very few Of
these women speud more than forty cents for
their luncheon. They order very modest re-
pasts, but they clean up every scrap and
leave the dishes locking like Jack Spra.'s
They study the menu with great care, and
know Just what to order to get the most
nutriment for the least money. Tie COM
panionabe girls divide into parties OF four
for luncheon, having learned that 10y order
ing one portion Of everything the four can
mako a pretty satisfactory meal, but tho
four never leave enough OF that ono portion
TO provide the thinnest sort OF lunch for the
very churchliest sort OF mouse
There Is one clever little game played by
these parties carrees which provides thcm all
with an abundance OF one portion OF tea,
Instead OF having cup Tor each they order
a pot Of the beverage, which comes with
plenty of tea leaves and only water enough
added to make two cupfuls. This they Inn
mediately pour off and request the waiter for
a pitcher OF hot water, for which there is no
extra charge, and armed With this they can
fill the teapot and roplenish their cups twice
before it begins to get weak and tastolcss
There is no extra charge for sugar or milk,
and so this pot Of tea, which costs twenty
cents, makes good part Of the luncheon OF
four women. Some Of the restaurant keep
ers caught on to this and only sent to the
table with tho teapot a saucer containing
four or Eve Jumps Of sugar, but the sympa-
thies of the walters arc usually with the hard
working and under paid females, end they
manage to provide them with sufficient to
sweeten all the tea they can brew ia one tea
pot.-New York World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
Senator Bill Chandler, formerly Boss

Senator Bill Chandler, formerly Boss
OF the Navy. got his resolution to inves.
tigate certain contracts of the Depart.
ment passed In the Senate yesterday.
But here Is the way Mr.. Chandler over
reached himself His resolutions were
offered some days ago calling on the
Navy Department for information as to
the purchase of plans and specifications
in foreign countries; as to the changes
from the original plans In the construc'
ton of ships of war, and as to contracts
made for ships and ordnance since 4th Of
March, 1885. The first of them was
adopted and the second referred to the
Committee on Naval Affairs. As to the
third Mr.. Butler moved to amend 1t so as
to substitute 1880 for 1885, and the
amendment was adopted. Thereby
Mr.. Bill Chandler will be investigated as
we'll as anybody else. as he was Secretary
Of the Navy in 1880.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
A Few Facts About Fieas.

There arc several varieties OF aeas, but
they are 50 rnuch alike that their differences
are interesting only to scientific people Tho
cat ilea will do as well Is any to show us the
process of breeding. During the spring and
summer months she simply drops her eggs
into the fur of the cat, but in the autumn
and winter she CLUES each firmly upon hair.
These eggs ere 50 small as to DO barely visible
to the naked eye, but under tho microscope
they are very beautiful looking like the
loveliest pearls, and are perfectly translu.
cont The flea deposits nearly 200 at time,
running about and dropping them hero and
there They soon hatch into small, white,
footless worms. In from one to two weeks
they 60 into cocoon. Nothing can DO prettier
than this cocoon. | wish could show it to
you, but will try to describe it. It is like a
flask Of clear glass, tngcd at the edges with
pearly tin,s, and dotted over with gold Tho
little sleeper within hes III a circle, Is rose
colored, looks like the delicate petal OF q
flower. In about six weeks he reaches ma
turity At first he is no. larger than q mite,
but when well fed grows quickly IN size and
strength.
Floas are quarrelsome, and great fightars
When several are confined in a glass, they
will stand on their hind legs, striking at
their oppo aents with the others, and rdll
over and o''er each other, losing legs and an-
tenne, and at last giving up their lives in
the fight There is O record OF q flea wL.ch
lived ten days after such an encounter, with
no antennn, three plates OF his side broken
in, one eye gone and with only four legs,
and these cut of to the first joints.-S. l..
Clayes, Swiss Cross.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
Little Newspaper Humbugs.

Tho claim OF omniscience and the assump-
ton of omnipotenco are the amusing parts OF
q newspaper Il is artleSs and transparent.
Tho onlniscience is that Of tho encyclopedia
and the omnipotenco is the troyn OF Jovc.
It is a stage effect, which is pretty, but
which deccives nobody. Tho roar is well
done. But the performer is not mistaken for
q lion. He is plainly seen to be the excellent
Mr.. Snug, who is professionally engaged IL
the support OF his family. The elaborate
proclamations Of the newspapers private
business us matter OF public I'M
portance is another aspect OF the same
comedy. Tho newspaper sober!y announces
that after prolonged elaboration it has &c
cided to widen its columns, and that for many
months the most prodigious machinery has
been Ia course Of construction 70 enable it to
satisfy tho demands Of its swiftly increasing
host Of advertisers, who Will have nothing
less than all tho conveniences provided by the
most modern science. Tho newspaper IS
gratified to be able to state that it is row pre-
pared 10 smile at all rivalry, to outstrip IT'S
esteemed contemporaries at every point, and
to caablo mankin nd to dispense with all other
journals but itself This is as simple and
childhke as If q great mercantile house should
announce that it had just bought new set
Of massive account books in Russia leather,
and laid new floors Of southern pine, and
added another story TO the warehouse. The
buyer, meanwhile, Is interested IL tho goods
and inspccts them, and them only, to decide
whether to buy or TO look elsewhere. These
arc the little humbugs of the trade OF the
newspaper -Harpcr's.'
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

That pyrotechnic crank, Anthony
Comstock, has not made q success in
Philadelphia, where the court decided
that the moral tone OF work Of art does
not depend on the amount Of drapery.
This, with the rldicule justly pointed at
Comstock, has been blow delivered by
the proper authority, and in sensible
and telling manner.
There are thousands OF biblical sub
iects that would, according to the Com
stock theory. be pronounced immoral
simply because primitive style of dress
two thousand years ago does not accord
with. the hypocrisy of set of people
whose diseased fancies see immortality
where none was meant.
1t is curious that the strong common
sense OF America does not whip out Of
countenance and federation all such
frauds as Mr.. Anthony Comstock.
1t reminds one Of that prima dome
who was go excessively modest as to
demand that the legs of the piano be
covered before she would sing In the
concert
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

Puck represents Senator Bill Chandler
as bullying President Cleveland In the
character of Jack the Giant Killer, with
telegraph wire attached 10 him, at the
other end OF which Is Jim Blaine. The
Chandler idea is to get up apretended
virtuous Indignation against the Demo-
cratic wrongs perpetrated ia the South
on the Republican voters. Tho idea Is
that in every place where there are more
negroes than white men, II there Is not a
Republican majority at every election,
It 10 proof that the Republican vote
has been counted out.
Chandler has no thought that the bills
he proposes in this line OF policy Will
pass, but he Is manufacturing material
for the campaign to DO sent out free
IN the Congressional Record. But all the
material is old and mildewed. OF Fed
eral supervision and regulation OF elec'
tlons the law already supplies what must
be supposed TO be enough, since 1t was
enacted by the Republicans when they
had the power to enact what they chose,
when they were backed by public opin.
ion, and when the need of such legisla-
ton was much greater and much more
widely recognized than II Is now.
Now 1t Is likely that tue people OF the
United States will see in all this a trick
characteristic of a great trickster. and
they will think that If the Republicans
when they had the power did not do
something in the line Of the Chandler
programme of reform, 1t is rather too
late for them to propose to do it now.