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The priests are, as rule, the teachers among
the Burmese, though since the English have
taken possession of the country other schools
have been established everywhere. When a
boy gets old enough TO go TO school he enters a
monastery, and is here taught to read and
write and IS initiated into the doctrines Of
Buddha. He studies out loud and after time
becomes q priest, then takes of the priests
clothes and is a man. / visited q Burmese
school this afternoon, but whether it was one
under the Government l do not know. The
boys, to the number of 100, dressed in bright
silk waist clothes. were squatted in circles upon
the floor, and their masters, with long whips
in their hands, walked up and down among
them. At the door there was pile of shoes,
and it is as bad form for the Burman to enter
the house with his shoes on as it Is for an
American TO come in without taking OF his
hat. Each one of these hundred boys had a
book before him, and all were singing out at
the top of their voices. All of the children of
the Orient study out loud, and the boy who
makes the most noise is supposed to be doing
the hardest studying. The only girls schools
in Burmah are those of the missionaries and
those operated by the English Government.
According to Buddhist belief it hardly pays to
educate a woman, and in land where the other
rights of woman are so highly respected, it is
strange that she should not have the right of
education. The normal schools of the foreign
ers are now turning out a number Of female
teachers, and | visited a missionary seminary
which had 100 as bright girls as you will find
in any American school. This school is kept
on the Mount HOlyoke plan. and the American
girl who is Superintendent of it comes from
New England.
The relations of women to men in Burmah
will enable the foreigners TO introduce West
ern civilization much faster than it has been
possible to do in India. The women are as
bright as any women of the world, and with
the education that is now being inaugurated
they may raise the Buddhist people to higher
standard than they now have.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
The National tribune., 1889-05-09

The Burmese have but little home life
Their houses are. as a rule, but of one-story.
They are made Of plated bamboo, thatched
with palm-leaves, and the family sit, eat and
sleep upon the floor. The money made by the
people goes into jewelry, fine clothes, amuse-
ments, and to the priests 1t cannot cost them
more than a couple of cents day 20 live, and
young married couple could get an outfit for
going to housekeeping for less than a dollar
Rice is the staple food of the people, and the
ordinary Burmese meal consists of platter of
this about as large around as a dish-pau. This
is placed upon the floor. The family squat
around and each goes to the platter with his
fingers. They roll the rice up in their
hands and poke it into their mouths. and the
knife, fork and chopsticks are unknown. The
only spoons they have are tablespoons rudely
cut out of brass, and they are a people with
great civilization in some respects and very
little in others. They are clean people, and
they take baths daily. At their New Years
which comes in the early half of April, they
The National tribune., 1889-05-09

The men of Burmah have great respect for
their wives, and the wives counsel them in all
their undertakings. The wife is more of
helpmeet here than she is in any other country
in the world, and Susan B. Anthony would be
delighted in Burmah. The Burmese men dress
much the same as the women the chief differ
ence being in their turbans, which consist of
bright red or yellow silk handkerchief in
which they roll their hair and wrap it about
the head. Their skirts are not as long as the
wome9's, and they reach about halfway down
the calf. There is not a stitch taken in the
lower dress of either man or woman, and that
of the men is long strip of bright-colored silk,
which is wrapped around the waist and tied so
that it hangs in heavy folds between the legs
in front. The men pierce their ears as do the
women, and some of them wear earrings. King
Thebaw wears splendid gold cylinders in his
ears, with clusters of diamonds and emeralds
on the ends, and Burmese nobleman in full
dress has a white handkerchief tied in roll
about his head, with the hair standing up in
the middle All of the Burmese wear long
hair, and the children's heads are shaved,
with the exception of one tuft, as are those of
the Siamese. The whole head is shaved when
they enter the priesthood, as is the custom of
most Burmese men. The women themselves,
though their rights are respected in all other
ways, have no chance of going to Heaven save
The National tribune., 1889-05-09

I wish I could show you a Burmese girls
ears. They are bored when she gets into her
teens, and they have holes in their lobes from
the size of the end of your finger to that of the
biggest of our old copper cents. One would
hardly suppose that the ear could be so stretch
ed, but the ear boring is gradual a small hole
is made at first with gold needle and gold
plates, with the metal tightly twisted, are
afterwards inserted, and these plates are opened
out from day to day, stretching the ear-hole
until it grows into the size above mentioned.
After the hole has become large enough gold
rings about three-quarters of an inch long are
fitted into them, and these form one of the
most common pieces of jewclry of the country.
Those who cannot afford gold use plugs of glass
or amber. and the wealthiest of the nlaidens
have clusters of diamonds on the ends of their
ear-plugs which shine as bright as the eyes of
their owner. A Burmese maiden never thinks
of a lover until after her ears are bored, and a
Burmese beau in selecting wife would think
he made bad bargain if he got hold of girl
whose ears were unpierced.
The National tribune., 1889-05-09

dency. Mile by mile they have pushed their way
northward, until they now own all the lands to
the mountains, and their boundaries connect
with those of China. 1t is big country that
they own, and in this thickly populated CONT
nent it is one Of the lands which has but few
people There are, all told, only about S,000,-
600 people in it, not many more than there are
in the two States of New York and Ohio. Still
Burmah is five times as big as New York, and
fully six times the size of Ohio 1t is more
fertile than either, and it has rivers which
surpass in size the Hudson and the Ohio rolled
into one 1t is tropical country, and it rains
half the year. 1t produces some of the great
rice crops of the world, and cultivated as it
viii be with the increasing population, it will
supply many outside nations with this bread
of the East. There are, it is said, three per-
sons in the world who live upon rice to one
who lives upon bread, and Rangoon is already
the great rice port of the world. a million
tons are shipped from here yearly, and this ex-
port has grown up since the English took
possession Of the country.
The National tribune., 1889-05-09

There are rice mills here at Rangoon which
employ hundreds of hands, and which look not
unlike the great Touring mills of America. WIS.,
tied one to-day. The rice is brought in boat loads
down the rivers, and when it is handed over
to the mill it looks much like wheat with the
husks on, save that the grains have no boards.
This husk sticks to the rice as though it was
glued upon it, and it takes as much work to get
it off as it does to grind thrashed wheat into
-four. All of the rice sent away from here
goes through milestone after milestone so care
fully graduated that it tears of this husk with
out breaking the white grain of the rice and
at the end it must be polished up for the mar
ket. 1t is curious to think of rice being poll
ished like your best silver spoons, but the grains
of husked rice are thrown against q roller OF
fnely-dressed sheepskin, which is as soft as
chamois, and the thousands of bushels which are
turned out here every week are treated in this
way before they go in the great ships which
take them to Europe and China. The work.
men of Burmah are far different from those
of any other country have visited They are
not Burmese for they are too lazy to work, but
are black-skinned men from southern India
who emigrate here to labor for about 10 cents
a day, and who, after they have saved few
dollars go back home to spend it. These men
are half-dressed while working. A cotton
cloth about the waist and turban on the head
is the only clothing they use but many of them
have rings on their bare toes and bracelets upon
their arms and their noses and ears are studded
The National tribune., 1889-05-09

The Burmese in their eourting and in their
married relations are more like us than any
other people the East. The women here are
not secluded. They go where they please, and
they can say whether they will marry or not.
There is no kissing aud hand pressing in the
Burmese courtship, and the nearest approach
to caressng is when the lover rubs his nose
against his lady-love's cheek and with heart
felt sigh exelaims "how fragrant!" Such
actions, however, are not frequent, for the
courting is always done in the presence of
others, though not of the old folks. Good par
ents are supposed TO be in bed by 8, and it is at
this hour that the lover makes his appearance
in company with friend. Your Burmese
lovers are full of sentiment, and they like the
romance of the elopement They arrange the
preliminaries to suit themselves, and the old
folks usually forgive them. The law gives the
woman equal rights with the man. She has
half interest in the family property, and upon
divorce she gets back all she has earned and
all she brought with her at marriage.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-09
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, on February 18th, 1887, John T.
Hambleton conveyed to Geo. X. Hines, Lots
numbers 20, II, % and g. in Block No. 3; de.
scribed as follows; towit; out of original sub
divion of City Lot No. g. Range 4, District l:
situated on the East side of the San Antonio
river, the City of San Antonio. Bexar
County. Texas; in trust TO secure said
Hambletons note for $500 90 bearing same
date and due IL months thereafter, and paya-
BILE to the order of Flora A. Hines; and
Whereas, default has been made in the pa y
ment OF said note and the same is now past
due and unpaid. except the sum of two hun.
dred dollars, and said Flora A. Hines has
requested said Geo. r. Hines to sell said prop.
erty, pursuant to said deed of trust
Now therefore, L, Geo. X. Hines, Trustee,
hereby give notice that will sell all of said
property to the highest bidder, for cash in
hand, at the Court House door of Bexar Coun-
ty, Texas. between the hours of 10 O'Clock a
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october, 1859, agreeably to law, and the pro-
visions of said deed of trust. Notice of this
sale is also given as provided by law.
witness my hand at San Antonio, Texas
this 9th day of September, A. d. 1889.
S-9-2Ot GEO. X. HINES, Trustee.
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The Verdict Unanimous

w. d, Suit, Druggist. Bippus. Ind. testif1es
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ONE hog is not enough for Texas.
The woods should be full of them and
then there would be good fall and
winter market for Texas corn. Smoth-
or your hogs in fat and bury them in
a barrel and there will be no trouble
about profits.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-09

THE cotton factories of the future
are destined to be in the South, in the
neighborhood of the cotton fields.
What will San Antonio do towards
securing cotton plant that will give
employment to 1000 laborers?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-09
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1889.

AS the weeks lengthen and the 4th
of December approaches, it grows
more and more evident that there will
be no extra session OF congress, unless
some entirely unexpected thing shall
occur.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-09
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SAVE

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: Mr.. Michael Campbell lived nearly
p hours, although his neck was
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runaway.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-03-29
The Washington vulture.

During the present administration, and,
believe, during n part OF the Arthur admin
istration, there lived in tho center Of this city
large, handsome woman, who Kept fash
tonable boarding house. She came here ap-
parently poor woman, but found the means
to furnish large house, rent rooms and give
board. She had several boardcrs, among
whom were five or six members of congress.
Those congressman did as they pleased In her
house and no questions were asked They ran
In debt for their board and the landlady did
not press them for settlement 1t was not
long before each OF them was III debt to this
accomplished woman, deeply in debt More
over. they were all candidates for renomina-
tion and reelection, and their ianllady began
to employ that very effective weapon known
as blackmail. They were completely ut her
mercy and We're forced not only to speak and
vote for certain measures, but they were
obliged to work like interested parties, urg-
ing their fellow members to permit the bills
to pass The woman referred to Is an expert
eneed lobbyist. and she never fails to get a
grip Of steel upon several members Of each
new congress, and when they are once In her
power she uses them with rigorous, unrelent-
ing will She Is q sample Of the kind OF
woman to be daily found in the ladies' recep-
ton room Of the house There nro several
like her, and their moral skirts are never too
clean. w Washington Letter.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-03-29
BAJA-CALlFORNlA GOLD.
Tho Great Mining Excitement on til

Tho Great Mining Excitement on the
Peninsula.
Lower California is just now tho t'storm
center' of mining excitement that III many
elements Of abslrdity outdoes all that have
preceded it. From San Diego, Cal, hun
dred miles southwark the trails are lined
with eager prospectors going in and penni-
less, disappointed ones coming out. Their
contradictory reports present tumble indi-
eating that somebody has surpassed oil pre-
viots specimens Of western lying There Is
denunciation of the whole thing as humbug
gotten up by San Diego specu1ators, and
there are the most extrayagant claims of the
discovery of nuggets worth from $5 to $500;
while between these extremes are many wit
ncsses who say there is gold there, but tho
obstacles to profitable work are insuperable
On two points, however, oil tho witnesses
agree: that there are rich quartz lodes work
able only by expensive machinery, and that
the water for placer mining is SO scant that
nothing can be done between April and No
vember. These two facts may, therefore, be
accepted as proved. Lower California Is, In
fact, d geologic accident, and probably the
most barren region in North America south
OF the Arctic circle A single line Of noun
tains of quite recent origin rises abruptly
through the formation; on each side Of them
tho country falls off to ocean or gulf in hor-
rid ravines, bare, rocky mesas, sand stretches
and deserts thinly clad wi til Cactus
There arc II few springs, u few oases and
somo tplerably extensive tracts OF scarce
pasturage. The peninsula hus been explored
at intervals for $50 years, and j. Ross
Browne who made thorough exploration
in lSCS, suins up thus
THE whole face Of the earth is a complica
t:on Of rugged mountains, mcsas cut into
fearful raViacs by the winter foods nnd
stretches of sand desert All tho vegetation
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-03-29


seems to conspirc against the intrusion of
man. Every shrub is armed with thorns;
the cnCtus torturcs the traveller with piercing
needles and renlorsci,ss funGs. Durrs with
hnrbed thcrns cover the ground: the grass,
where there is any, has wasp like stings
which tester in the flesh, and poisonous weeds
tempt the hungry animals with their verdi
ure, producing craziness and death. Virulent
reptiles and insects abound in summer; rattle
snakes, spers, scorpions, tarantulas and CEN
tipedes, polecats thut produce hydrophobin
by their bite and sand flies to torment the
eyes. Add to these the scorching heat of the
sun and absence of water, and you see that
tho old Spanards wero justified i'll their belief
that the land was accursed of God"
Apparently good country to stay away
from. But Oh the coast are few harbors
at tho mouths of narrow valleys, and up these
valleys in the spring ono may follow small
streams into the heart of the mountains, find
ing grass along their banks Most important
of these to the possible gold hunters is that
Of Ensenada, i'll the bay of Todos Santos
CAN Saints'', about a hundred miles south
Of San Diego Three or four considerable
streams lin winterl run into this bay, and up
the most southerly one tho road runs into the
placer region. Overland from San Diego tho
route is a 'holy terror" as miners say, and
the Mexican officials, who have perfect
genius for adding to tho obstacles of nature,
charge an average tariff of 80 per cent. on
all goods coming in, and Il royalty of 20 per
cent. on all gold taken out. They have sue
ccedcd in combining maximum of tax with
minimum of revenue in way to excite tho
admiration of surplus reducers.
at Thu Juana, just over the border from
San Diego, they collect $40 tariff on u horse
or mule, $40 per wheel on wagon or cart,
10 cents pound on harness, s cents pound
on plain provisions and 100 per cent extra on
groceries and canned goods, the valuation as
sessed being that of the market to which tho
goods are going On articles not specifically
enumerated i'll the Mexican customs list, the
officials charge at will. Thus an American
saddle costing s. in San Diego was tariifed
SIS; on S25 worth of provisions S24 was
charged, and on camp outfit for six men
S240, Tho tariff on Studebaker wagon is
$40 AT Enseuuda similar rates prevail
Those fellows intend to protect Mexicans
against "the pauper labor OF California" if it
takes the hide off. Tho latest market report
from tho Santa Clara mines give flour at SIC
sack bacon, 4j cents a pound coffee, l.50;
duck pants, so pair, md other things in
proportion-all in Mexican silver dollars
worth T6 cents each in American gold There
is plenty of water to drink and i'll the hills it
is good, so, if it be proved that gold is abund-
ant, the prices of other things will doubtless
be reduced by imports.