davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19

Ma Weneckiej ul. zawalif sic dom
i gruzami zasypa1 dziecko kilko-
miesieczne.
Opowiadah o niesfychanie dot
liwych stratach, o biedzie, gfodzie,
powszechnem zamieszaniu szerzy
sic coraz wiecej. Spichlerye, maya
gazyny zbudowane w poblizu War
ty ulegaja wielkiemu zniszczeniu,
a W mich straty Ola wlascicleli ros-
na w tysiace, a moze i krocie ty-
siecy.
Wiele czfonk6w rodzin wzaje-
mnie odnalezc sic ME moze. Jedni
pozostali w zalanych swych po-
mleszkaniach, inni tymczasem pos
pieszyll ma sta}y lad Poznania ia
lnteresem, do obowiazku - i juz
ma noe wracac ME mog}i do domu.
szukali vice noclegu gdzie sic da-
TO-. Trwogi przeto, zamieszania CO.
raz wiecej wsr6d rodzin - ME
mowiac juz o g1odzie i nedzy.
Spieszqce do domu matki czesto-
krot przez wiele godzin ME moga
dosigenqt dzieci.
Przez plac Bernardyhski do
domu Siostr Mifosierdzia, g d z e
ty 81 G leczy chorych h,
j edyny przystep czo4-
m, ktorem ezdzasz
do samej kruchty k o $
clofa Przemienienia Pahskiego.
w sobote og6lna radost zapa-
nowa}a W naszem ciezko powodzia
dotkllietem mieScie.
Pokazalo sic, re w nocy opad-
la woda o diva Gale, a re Il Pogo
rzelicy donoszom s ciagfem opada-
niu woody, przeto ma same Swieta
powodz z%nacznie zmaleje, Zalew
osiegna} najwyzszy stan j siega} w
piqtek rano ma ulicach P6fwiej-
skiej j Dlugiej az pod ulice Ogro-
dowa. Plac Zielony, ul. Strzelecka
i Strza}owa zaFane by4y pod GIN
nazyum ewangielickie. Z ulicy
Bramkowej la}a sic woda ma ry-
mex Nowomiejski. Utica wodna do
po}owy, Butclska do !. Szeroka ul.
ma jake 100 krok6w zalana Cd
Garbar. Kosci6f podominikahski
we wodzie; ME co dalej plac Sta
wowy i Male Garbary tylko w
bardzo nie1nacznej czesci by}y "a
lane. Prey wielkim upuscie woda
slegala ponad }udki.
Otto ajwyzszy stan woody ma
ulicach poznania. MEDIA ogromna
mlanowlcle pc prawym brzegu
Marty. Kto moze, niechaj spieszy
q pomoca.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19

Warty sprowadzi} ma nasze mia
sto s%traszliwa nedze.
Nieomal pofowa miasta, pc o.
bydwdch brzegach Marty, stoi ma
kilka metr6w pod woda. Siedem
do osmiu tysiecy ludzi, prevail
ME najubozszej ludnosci polskiej,
utraci}o mieszkanie, dobytek i "a
robek. Wielu domon zagraza "a
walenie.
Powrot do opuszczonych mie-
szkah zaledwo "a kilka miesiecy
bedzie mozliwy. Tymczasem umie-
szkahcow, ME majacych przytu}ku
" gmachach p~ublicznych, miano-
wicie w szko}ach ludowych i W
barkach. Wybuchowi straszliwych
epidemii MONA wedfug dotychcza-
sowych doswiadczeh prawdopodo-
bnie tylko zapobiedz troskliwa
s%tarannoscia o dostateczne pozy-
wienie ola nieszczesliwych.
Jakkolwlek ME tylko Z pub
licznych funduszow, ale i z wiel-
kiej o%fiarnosci naszego spo}eczeh-
silva korzystajac, staramy sic 0 lie
MONA przyjsG dotknietym w po-
moe, przeciez w}asne nasze zasoby
ME starczaa, azeby coraz grozniej-
szej nedzy zapobiedz.
Gdziekolwiek O to c.aodzi}o,
azeby obcej potrzebie przyjst W
pomoc, miasto nasze, aczkolwiek
niebogate, Cd tego sic ME uchyla-
10.
Dzisiaj zwracamy sic pe}ni O.
tuchy do wszystkich ludzi dobrej
wolf, ktdrych reka Boga ME dot
knefa podobnem nieszczescim i
prosimy o spiesznq pomoc.
Kazdy 4 podpisanych chetnie
przyjr.uje wszelkie datki. Re re
branych funduszow i ich zuzytko-
wanna zdamy publicznie rachu-
mex.
Poznan, dnia l kwietnia 1888.
" iu11euu komi1et0 Y7tunkowego:
Dryer, radzca sprawiedliwosci.
AnEomShi, burmistrz.
Eontaue ~Daczelny redaktor.
Nerse, adwokat.
Isd-eacshi, adwokat.
DR.. Zea:iaski, adwokat.
Sigismund Liss0eq, w~fasciciel fir
my Nj. Glueckmann Kaliski.
Signeuaa Wolff, w}asciciel firmly
Hirschfeld i Wolff.
W iDoieuiu konaitetu specyul-
nego Ma pruerego dr'gego Warty.
DIR. Ossouski.
DR.. .Iebinski.
WoliNsha.
VT. Jersyhieacicz.
apt. S=ynoaski.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19
Ameryka.
Cudowny Fonograf
EDISONA.

Il poczqtklem ma.ja ma bye
puszczonych w SWAT 500 no.
wych touografow Edisona, VIE
lie doskonalszych, apizeli, te,
Atore obwozono pc Ameryce
pred kilku )aty,
Obchodzenie sic q aparatem
bsrdzo poicdyhcze. Jezeli Jaki
kupiec chce doniesc cokolwieh
drugiemu kupcowi, udaje sic
do swego fonografu, puszcza
90 w ruch i mowi w niego
be- szczeg6lniejszego wysile,
MIA. Gdy skonc>yl, bierze kart
Ike czyli f"nogram = jak to
nazywa Edison - Z walca,
k}adzie do mattel puszki j Cd
dale ia. IA poetic.
lie &artki fabrykuja sic w
trzech wlelHos:iach ma 800 do
1000, 1000, 1000 slow Od-
biorca fonogramu kfadzie go
DO swego fonografu, puszcza
go W ruch / slyszy teraz 2y-
czenla swego %przyjaciela wy
rainier / z%rozumiale;. ani&eli
nallepszy telefon jest w sta
ME je oddac.
= Dzwiek glcsu mowi
Edlsoa w obydwoch fono-
grafach mojej k~onstrukcyi -
oddany talk dokfadnie, 1e wy
raznie MONA rozroznlG 20 o.
sob, z ktorych ka2da pare
slow powiedziafa.
NaJlepsza korzySciq, jaka
tutaj nastrecza fonograf, jest
ia, Re list ma 2yczeuie mole
bye tysiace razy powtorzo-
nym. Fonograf ME clerpl przez
cze<te uzywanie. Mona 90 sto
laI od}ozy6, a w chwili, gdy
sic go potrzebuje, MONA 90
u4yc.
Jeaeliby kto swq ostatn1a
VIOLA podyk&owa) fon"grafowi,
ME mogfaby zachodziG wYtpli-
wosc co do :zetelucsci doKu-
mentl. koszta fonografu wy
nosza Ii a'o wIecej, Mill IVY
cza]nej maszyny do pisania.
C@ytn on list z t4 sama szyb-
kosclq 2 laka SO podyktowa-
.,Zrobi]em probe, czy mca-
ma IA fonogramem ustawiG
czcionki drukarskie i moge "a
pewnlc, lie sic to udaje bar
do dobrze i to tax, lie ia
ka2dym razem, gdy zecer sta.
pl ma deseczke, odezwie sic
5 czy 10 slow. Jezli ich Ia
plerwszym razem ME zrozu-
miat, moze sobie z latwoscia
s1owa te kaza6 powtoyzyG.
" muzyce fonogram zdzia
la cuda, dzleki wielkieJ tnnios-
CT, z iaka MONA pomnazaG te
kartNl metalowe / nadzwyczai-
nej akuratnosci, z iakq one
wszystliie tony muzyc1nc cd
daja.
,,Przy dawniejszym fonogra-
iie = pred dz~iesieciu laty =
ktory byf bardzo niedoskona-
lynn, iednak jul zastanawiafo,
H. szczegolnle tony muzyczne
dobrze bywafy oddawane.
Gwiz1ai on lub spiewal wiele
lepiej, ani2eli mowii. Ia oso.
h1tvunCx M, vH,-,<,ln
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19
POMOC DAJClE I'M RODACY!

Il Pozuania przeslaf nam
Ko'nitet, upowazniony do szu-
kama ratunku ola nieszczesli
wych powodzian tamtej szych,
poniaej podanq odezwe, doiq-
czajqc prosbe, abysmy sic "a
]eli zbieraniem sNladek Ma ten
eel milosierny.
Chetnie to czynimy i otwie-
ramy fanny pisma naszego ola
publlczucj skladki ma poznan-
skich powodzian.
Niechaj wobec strasznej
kleski, jaka nawiedz,la braci
naszych nod Warta, niknq po-
miedzy nami wszelkie ro5znice
polityczne, i kaAdy czlonek
polskiego Towarzystwa niechai
alto posle swoja ofare ma re-
ce Redakcyi lak!ego pisma
pols&iego W Ameryce. aldo
tel przyniesie ia ma na.jbl!z-
SEE posiedzenie i odda prezy-
dentowi, by ia wys'af do Po-
Znania.
Teraz pora popisu! kto sic
m;eni dobrym Polakiem, ME
chaj pokaze, re MN jest,
wspierajqc mesznzesliwych
mieszk%ncow stoiicy pierw-
szych krolow polsx!ch. Bracia,
cd Zjedhoczenia niechaj ma
wyscigi ubiegaja sic z BraGml
cd Zwiazku, ably jaknajwlekszq
ofiara objawic swe uczucia ludz-
kie, patryotyczne i narodowe.
Me ociagac sic dfugo, jeno
szybki niesG ratunek, 10 tam
spieszna pomoc potrzebua ma
pozywienie Ola poznahskich
wiarusow i ich rodzin, ably
2 g}odu ME pomarlj, lub, czego
Bron Boze, jaka zaraza mie-
dry mimi ME wybuchla.
Kto chciaf posfac ofare ma
Bank Ratumkowy, a tego
dotad ME uczynif, niechaj ia
teraz przeznaczy ia tych Bra
ci Poznaniak6w, ktorym woda
cafe mienie zburzyla. Go IA
tlch biedakow poslecie, Pan
Bog wan nagrodzi "a zycia, a
ma tamtym swiecie poczyta "a
zasluge.
Kto przesle oGare do Re-
dacyi Wiarusa, togo dalex
bedzlc polk witowany w mai.
blIzszym nulnerze i publiczuie
bedzie zdany rachunek z pie
nIedzy przez mas ma powo-
dzian zebranych.
Master cd Warusa dale
sam pierwszego dolara.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19

nS}ysza}em muzyke orkies-
try, a wynik byf cudowny.
ka2dy Instrument zupelnie
dobrze MONA byto odesobniG.
Skrzypce i wiolonczele sfysza-
no wyraznie i MONA je bylo
odro2niG cd lustrume1.t05w
detych wszystko donios.
lie, nawet tony spiewakow. Mu-
zyka ich ME zakryla. | wyso-
k'e toAy skrzypiec ucho wpra-
VINE dosfy szaio."
. ko' -strukcyi fonogramu
wyrazif sic Edison jak naste-
puje:
Moi pierwszy fonogram skta-
DAT sic po prostu z wafka,
ktory obracaao reka. Ma wall
ku lezafa karta staniolowa. W
trabce, W kt6rq mowiono, znaj-
dowaf sic elastyczny rysik,
ktory wymowione glossy nary
sowal ma karcie metalowej.
,,Nowy fonograf skfada sic
z muostwa czescl, lecz dane
tez zupefuie inne rezultaty.
Przyrzqd do obracania stano-
Wi elektryczny motor, posila-
ny tylko paru elementami.
szc>egolniejsza :zecz, ze prey
konstrukcyi aparatu sporzqdze-
me stoso ~nego motora mai.
wiecej sprawito mi truduosci.
Probowatem zastosowac rome
gatunki zegarow, lecz znalaz-
lem lch chod Ia nadto Mere
ggl'arny i g}osuy.
:.l"nograf nowy jest zbu-
dowaL.y va tych samych "a
s"dach, co starry. R> six, przy-
mocowany, do sprezyny, drga-
Jac, robi znaki ma cieEiut--
kleI p}ytce metalowej, odpo-
wlada]qee akuratnie drzeuiom,
W ktore sprezyna popadla
przez odbiJajqce sic o MIA to-
ay".
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19
BERLIN, II kwietnia.

BERLIN, II kwietnia. =
Stara Wikta, krolowa angiel-
ska, pr7yby}a tudotad, i obra-
bia Bismarka lak mole, by
ME stawiaf zamezc,u jeJ wnucz-
Xxi Wiktoryi 2 ksleciem Ale
ksandrem Battenbergem pre-
szkod polltycznych. Cesarzo-
we niemiecka szuka pomocy
wszedzie, gdsie mole sic ,]ej
spodziewac, i uda}a sic navel
do dworu rosyjskiego i austry-
ackiego, ably dopiqc swe.o.
Cesarska rodzina austryacka
ME miesza sic 10 tel sprawy.
Me lnbi ksieria Aleksandra,
lecz pewnie radowafaby sic.
gdyby ma}2ehstwo przysAfo
do sKutku, gdyz przez to po-
wiekszyfaby sic otchfan po-
miedzy Niemcami a Rosya.
Ksla2e RECENT bawarski "a
mierza mianowac ksiecia Bat
tenberg komendantem drugie-
60 korpusu bawarslkiego.
Cesarzowa niemiecka Juz
ma silna partya ia SODA. Ca
Ia parlya w~olnomyslna, wszyst-
kle gazety kupieckie trzynajq
jej strone, szydzac q Bismar-
ka, ktory nledawno pcwie.
dziaf, ze uie boz sic n1kogo,
oprocz Boga, q teraz pokaza},
he i cara rosvjskiego take o.
kropnie sic boi.
PARYZ, IA kwietnia.-Paul
Deroulede WY wa nauczycieli
szkof W publikowanem przez
gazcty pismie otwartem, ably
wspierali kandydature genera
Ia Boulaugera, ktorego imie
ME znaczy nj dykta.ury, nj
wojny, lecz pck6j polegajacy
No wolnosci i poszanowaniu
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19
NoWiny Z EurOpy.

BERLIN, Is kwietnia. -
Lekarze ME o~bawiaja sic ma
najblizsze 6 tygodni 2adnego
~niepomyslnego zwrotu. Duszq-
cy kaszel cesarza JUL sic ME
powtorzyl. Wsadzenie inne.j
rurki usunelo wszelkie trud-
.nosci PREY oddychaniu. Mino
tego oswiadczenia publicznosG
pozostaje zauiepokojoua.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19

PHILADELPHIA, Is kwiot-
ma. - Pociag pospieszny, pedzacy
dzlslaJ rano o godzinie wpof do 8
z New Yorku, zderzyl sic ma g6r--
nej kolei Pennsylwahskiej prey u
licy 80 lokomotywa. q 10 kar O.
sobowych pociqgu po~spiesznego 4
zosta}y zdruzgotane.
KANSAS CITY. - Joshua.
FURY, farmer, mieszkajqcy piec mil
Cd Bonham W Texas, ugodzony
zostaf nozycami przez zone rozw6d-
Ike, tax IL prawdopodobnie bedzie.
musia} umrzet. Rozwiedziona para
pokfocifa sic o dziecko, = kto,
ma SIG zajat jego wychowaniem.
w WILKEsBARRE, Pa, i
okollcy, ~weglarze s}owaccy utworzy-
IL pod nazwiskiem ,,Lega uherska"
move stwarzyszenie Molly - Ma
guire, ktore umiescifo ma swej cho-
raaggwi Smiesc wszystAjm wroqov.!
Juz pred trzema tygodniami po-
stawlll spiskowcy, jak juz w6wczas
donles1ono, dwdch I~rlandczyk6w i
jednego Niemoa ma liste ma smiero
skazanych, lecz w6wczas ktos os-
trzeg} owych trzech j talk unikneli
smierci. Teraz cz}onkowie owei Lii
81 napadli ma nstroniu jednego
toremana, VIA. Dudlisza, okrutnie
go zb'll / zostawili jake niezywe-
so. Wielkie wzburzenie panuje
wskutek tego W Wilkesbarre i oko-
Icy Kllka osdb przyaresztowano,
lecz ME ma ~jeszcze pewnosci, czy
to So istotni winowajcy.
$4,000 PENSYI pzyzwolono
W tych dniach pewnemu ociemnia-
femu W rierwszym roku wojny de-
mowej zoFnierzowi, nazwiskiem
Vice. Jest to najwyzsza pensya,
jaka dotad prosty zo}nierz cd rza-
du Zwiazkowego otmyma}. Przyz-
wolenie obejmuje GAS cd lego
pierwszego podania w pierwszvm
roku wojny az do teraz, pod&ug
ObraChunku $40 ma n,inciac Xr;oa
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-19

ST. PAUL, Mimi. = Niziny "
pofnocno - zachodniej stronle cd
rzeki Mississippi stoja pod woda i
m~ieszkajscy tam Norwicze, Mem
cy, Wfoohy, Czesi i Polacy, sam
biedny ludek, opusciiy swe pomie-
%szkania, do ktdrych wtargne}a wo-
da ma 2 do 3 stop wysoko. | dalei
u CORY rzeka wyla}a: Nizsze pie
tro browaru Reimera stoi pod wo-
dig. Belle = utica zalana.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04
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WHAT GAN He DO7
The Great Question Which Is Asked {
the Graduate at the Present Day.

The Great Question Which Is Asked o.
| the Graduate at the Present Day.
The great test in life, says General
j. Morgan, in a paper on Training as
an Element of Education" is rather
what man can do than what he
knows. Can he use his eyes? Has he
good Judgments Is he man or com.
mon sense? Can he Think Does he
reason correctly? Has he power OF
adaptatione Can he ORGANIZED Has
he executive force? Is he practicalP
These are the kind of test questions
| that are put to tn graduates of ou1
schools. Can the ''sweet girl gradu.
ate" cook dinner, sweep room or
superintend housep Does she have
an intelligent interest in passing
eventsP Has she robust health, good
habits, self-reliance, energy and
power of endurance3 Can the young
man lay aside his diploma and keep
his father accounts, write an article
for the newspaper, make business
trip to Chicago, give an intelligent
account of the mornings news? Can
he lend a hand at home, and
turn to some good account in the daily
duties of life some of the accumulated
stories Of knowledge amassed in years
of studyP Does his education render
him more industrious, more skillful
and efficient. more ingenious, more
persistent, more practically masterful
in whatever he undertakes? If he
has been trained to use his senses, to
acquaint himself with natural phe-
nomena at first hand; if he has been
taught to think. to make careful COM
parison, noting essential differences
and significant similarities, making
patient inductions and wise generali-
cations; if he has been led to form
fixed habits of thoughtfulness, self
reliance. moral earnestness, infexibil-
ity of purpose, persistent industry,
promptness, punetuality. fidelity, un-
swerving devotion to duty il, in
short, as result of his school life,
his training has produced a we'll.
rounded character, he will be able to
meet all the reasonable demands that
society can make upon one who lacks
experience. in actual business. he
will readily acquire skill and eff cheney
in any calling for which his special
talents have fitted him. Training
gives potency to all the souls possibil-
tiles. Popular Science Monthly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04
Famous Colored People.

Uncle Mark Tolliver, an aged col.
ored man in the South, is much inter-
ested in the studies Of his grandson, a
promising youth who is going to the
high school and studying Latin
Pears like de creates men in de
ancien' times was all cullud folks, y
said the old man, one evening. after
the boy had reeited some of his lesson.
.'What makes you think so< grand
9pawa,
Why, case dey hab de names OBJ de
cIssud folks. You done been readin'
j.5out Pompey, an Cesar. an 1Scipio,
IN Remus, an Hannibal, an men
1Eiv names like dat. Ise tellin' you de
trufe, boy; de white folks dom hab
dem names on y de cullud folks!" -
Youths Compagioai.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04
CHALDEAN BANKS.
The Check System Probably an Invention
of the Babylonians.


M. Reyillout, in conjunction with
his brother, has given the results of
his researches into Babylonian law, as
embodied in the multitudinous con-
tract tablets that have been brought
from Babylonia. He points out shat
in Babylonia and Egypt we find iaost
of the germs and principles of Roman
law, and that on this account, if on no
other, the legal documents of the val
legs of the Euphrates and the Nile we'll
deserve study. The Chaldean banks
were already acquainted with the
principle of the check, and the
Babylonian could either open a credit
at his bank or deposit his capital in it
for the sake of security. Mortgages
had been known from an early
period, and the legal rate of interest
was twelve shekels year on each
NINA nina consisting of sixty
shekels. The married woman whose
father was dead had a guardian to
manage her affairs and see after her
rights; but, besides the lawful wife.
the Babylonian might possess another
of inferior rank whom he had pur-
chased from her parents at a given
price. His rights over the latter, how
ever, were never complete. and ceased
as soon as the parents repaid the sum
given to them. Companies and asso-
Citations of all kinds existed in Baby
Ion, and prisoner could be released
on bail if his friends became sureties
for him. Itmay be added that wealthy
people employed agents to manage
their estates; indeed, most matters OF
business could be transacted by re-
sponsible mandatory or agent = Con-
temporary ReUieW.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04
WONDERFUL MEMORIES.
Persons Who Could Repeat Long Essays
After Hearing Them Once.

Persons Who Could Repeat Long Essays
After Hearing Them Once.
There was Corsican boy who could
rehearse 10000 words, whether sense
or nonsense, as they were dictated,
and then repeat them in reversed
order without making single mis-
take. A physician, about go years
ago, could repeat the whole of Para
disc LOST without mistake, although
he had not read it for 20 years. Euler,
the great mathematician, when he be-
came blind, could repeat the whole OF
Virgil's s.Eneid," and could remem-
Der the first line and the last on every
page of the particular edition which
he had been accustomed to read be-
fore he became blind. Ono kind OF
retentive memory may be considered
as the result of sheer work. a deter
mination toward one particular
achievement without reference either
to cultivation or to memory on
other subjects. This is frequent
~ shown by persons in hum
BILE life in regard to the Bible. An OLD
beggar man at Stirling, known about
fifty years ago as "Blind Alick,
afforded an instan ce of this. He knew
the whole of the Bible by heart, mas
nuch that if sentence was read to
him he could name the book. chapter
and verse, or if the book, chapter and
verse were named. he could give the
exact words. A gentleman. to test
him, repeated verse, purposely max
ing one verbal inaccuracy. Aick
hesitated. named the place where the
passage was to be found, but at the
same time pointed out the verbal
error.s The same gentleman asked MIN
to repeat the nineteenth verse OF the
seventh chapter of the book OF Num-
bers. Alick almost instantly replied:
.There is no such verse. The chapter
has only SO verses" Gassendi had
acquired by heart 5000 Latin verses,
and in order to give his memory exer-
else he was in the habit daily OF reclt-
ing 600 verses from different languages.
Christian Weekly.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04

dwelli NC in which the couple intends
| to live. The father of the girl some
few weeks prior to the wedding
prepares in writing the dover list
It is most ludicrous document
sometimes. but more particularly
when it infinitely describes the num-
Der of forks, knives. spoons, dishes,
chairs and other household parapher-
MALTA which the bridegroom's father
in-law is willing to bestow upon the
smitten pair OF course there are in
stances where the brides father, ow-
ing to extreme poverty, has been una
BILE to give dowery, but these are
cal love affairs
Can not the bridegroom present
the trousseau?"
Yes, he can; but as far as / could
ascertain there were certain restric-
tons. The newly married couple
never 60 on honeymoon, the univer-
sal custom being to allow them to re.
main at home for eight days. At the
expiration of that time the cards are
sent out. Then there is merry max.
ing. There are few cases of elope,
ment."
docs not this compuls DRY dove,
prevent many marriages.
Yes. it does. Still there are pure
love affairs even in Italy, and man
doesn' expect dover from the rela-
tives of poor orphan whom he loves.
In this country but few Italians re-
gard their country's custom. Some
believe in the wisdom of receiving the
mayors and church's appreciation,
but as general rule the dover and
festivities are entirely disregarded.'
N Y Mal and Express.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-04
TYING NEAT KNOTS.
1t Is Simple, But Very Few People Have
Mastered the Art.

~ ~ fsiIhpker ASut ' CRY ~" a S"PAS $500
| Mastered the Art.
| Ii is not Il very difficult task to tie II
neat and secure knot, but compara-
| lively few persons can do it. Nor IS
| ii easy to show how ii is done without
| The help of Illustrations, bal the fol-
! lowing directions are aS explicit as
mere words can make Them. The
weaver knot is the one employed in
| netting, and sailors call it The "sheet
bend" To make it, bend one piece
| of cord into loop. holding it between
the finger and thumb of the left hand;
the other cord is passed through the
loop from the further side. then round
behind the two legs of the loop. and
lastly under itself In the Snallncss
of its s;ze and the iirmneSS Of It's hold
this knot sulpasscs every other; it can.
moreover, be tied readily when one Of
the pieces is exceedingly short, less
than al in of common stout tWine
being sufficient to form the loop
So firmly do the various turns hold
each other that after being tightly
pulled it is very hard to unite; this is
the only drawback to its usefulness.
to observe that the two parts of each
string are on the same side of the loop;
if they are not, the ends (and the
loops, if any are formed) are at right
angles to the cords. The knot is less
secure than the weaver's knot, and
sailors call it a granny knot 1t is
made precisely as a shoestring is tied,
only the ends are generally pulled out
instead of being left in bows The
bowlne knot is used in singing
heavy bodies. 1t can not slip and
viii stand the heaviest strain. Take
the fixed or standing part of the rope
in the left hand, lay the free end over
it, and then by a twist of the wrist
make loop in the standing part
which shall inclose the free end; then
carry the free end behind the standing
part and through the loop, parallel
with itself This knot is the hardest
one to learn, but will we'll repay, by
its usefulness the trouble in learning
it.
Another knot is what is called the
binding knot and is exceedingly USE
full in connecting broken sticks, rods
and the like. To make it, lay a loop
of the cord upon the stick, across the
break; then bind the long end of the
loop about the stick many times;
finally pass its end through the upper
part of the loop, and tighten it by
drawing the short end of the cord.
Another knot is known to sailors as
'the double h alf- hitch,' or ''lhe Glove
hitch" and is an especially useful
knot to fasten a cord to any cylin-
drical object. Form two loops, pre-
cisely similar in every respect; then
pass the second loop over the object to
be tied, and then the first above it;
now tighten by drawing the ends. If
this is properly done the knot will not
slip though it may be tied around a
perfectly smooth cylinder. This knot
is employed by surgeons in reducing
dislocations of the last joint of the
thumb, by sailors III a great part of
the standing rigging, and in mooring
a boat by cable to a post or similar
object on the shore. Y. Telegram.