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An old Land Claim Hextxea.

FL PAso. Tex. March "A special SAYS.
The municipality Of fslssa, the former
seat 81 Il lRso county. fled suit IN the
district court today against Chas. J. Canda,
simon J. Drake aud Wm. strauss. million
aires OF New York state, for the recovery
Of -. .lssa acres of mesa land situated Just
east 81 II Paso and patented By the state OF
Texas 10 the Texas i Pacisc railroad
Tslefa claims the land under 3 grant made
90 the town By tho Mexican government in
ISIS. The lard = worth over s. asn Coz.
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THE MEASURES Now PENDING.
Conferees Discussing the fndian,
Sundry Civil aud Deficiency BILLS.

WASHINGTON, March AIT midnight the
differences existing between the senaie and
house on appropriation bills has becn all
accommodated in conferences committee,
excepting those arising out OF eohalcting
opinions ON the incian. sHudrs civil aud
deficiency appropriation hills Ths com
rniftee on conference on the aFstslafned
measure has made 10 report. aud the rasil-
cal points OF difference are not kHDwU.
The same may be said of the deficiency mii,
the conferees ON which have been In ses.
sion all evening. There are bar
two obstacles 10 agreement on the spndFy
civil biii-the waite aud steam press
amendments. Although there Is conflict
Ing feeling Ia both houses upon these sub.
iecfs il VIII not be permitted 10 cnSIangef
the passage of the measure
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ADMISSION OF UTAH.
Democrats Friendly TO the Mexmans
Two House Reports.

" WAsNTNGToN, March I--I0-Iay tsc re-
ports OF the mstorify ard minority ipf the
COMMITTEES on territories upon the PROPOSE
ton 10 admit Jtah into the Union ss state
were presented 10 tire house ard ordered
psfated without reading. The majority In
their report presented an argument favor
able 70 admission OF the territory. hut moi
recommend puteing tAe question 70 the
house for its action The e1SnS8ifise 9i-
vided upon political lines spen making
the reports the Democrats ssarsatng the
riahs Of admission
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Affords Good Returns.

Whether rich or poor YOU can veil
aaord 70 read this coiuran.
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DEATH ~ THE EVERGLADES.
Aa Insane Seminole Imdtan Kills
s<se ~ Ofh&rs and IL uimseif ghOs.

J&cxNaSEILzx, fia1, March 1-~-Sess na9
h~sa reserved as1e from 0keee hobec Of =
I'll sossy ARRAY asnesag -SmiEozs indiana ~
the Everglades. ,tim, d yanux buck. wenx
enszY a5d witt = WINCHESTER r1fIe ssn<fed
oat on tie was path through the eanp
and settlement. ae srss sent q buSfce
fhrgnzA gne brain III Wsukeemtcee. chief
81 he sn9snEEs sllEinx hszn Instantly. He
asxt killed UAd Tiger. Young Tige<. 81
Of Cd Tiger. spfsax On sfze maniac ard .
hsad-s0- hsa1 axht foF the possession 0s -
FsEls fesa@wrd- Tiger wEs &u3Ely k1os
dead
fae manims tss9a killed fw0 papsoses of
$sis sisssz, asii sfsz.rkezz syszeks, sqaAMs nol1
easiAefren sakslss.Taaasnssssy. Ha Nzs finally
ensnersa aAd aaz0f 9eax ~ Billy. another
@s'al sale Ersva. Ia Sexs than Ae*< A boar
= ..s.s fsssILalls ~Nrs kilE.8
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sueeiaI grection in port elakelcx.

PoRT BLAKELEy. March IA special
election for justice OF the peace for Blakely
was held to-kay. Polls opened az / .. IA.
and closed at y. IN The number OF votes
polled was Ill. William Buffum received
- and George Rurnhiil 81
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The Walla Mnlla,a Sew Route.

SAN FRANCISCO. March The Oceanic
Steamship Company has chartered the
steamer walia Walia from the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, and WIN place
her on the line between here and Hone
lulu upon the arrival of the steamer Aas.
trslia- The lease OF the walla waiia Is but
temporary, as the 0SSE2ic Company pro-
pose 10 place the Australia on the dry
dock immediately after her arrival. for 4
general oyerhauling The waila walla
viii make her first trip 20 Honolulu about
March 10Th.
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a ADelinquen..s oslixa,ion. Cancelled.

wksHIwGrug. Maech 2--The senate to-
night pased q ban which came OVER 20
them from fAe house In IaBaary hssf f0s
the relief Of Ediuund T. Erie, late Ikr1teu.
aat-Goi0xse4 OF the F1fst EalifoyaEa
cavalry. The bib prUgf9es that fgl
CyYie be Recessed fruFa all further respon.
stbiiity on seeeunt OF ais receipts and Gi2-
hurxemeBts az funds As acting et.srtEF-
master daFsng the eatnmn cs fss1. waleh
cancels hss oa1igasaons 10 the government,
amounting 20 tal1s.
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B&ITsxoRE. March a.--Ksoleys Garrett wiII
leave ainEgosa. " j.. en- Wednesday ses
Mexico. acccEa panied by Mrs Garrett. ~.
I2eoAS. fwa RsEead2afs aad several ints-
mate sgTenIx Carrots health is n@~ yery
much Improved. aud ne ts able 80 take
skozS rides saEenza tbs surrounding cOH1-
Try VIII pleasure and benefit.
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..x.net. Better fhan Books.

PEs4H. March 2-~In the debate 90 the
army bill IA the lower house 0f the Haa-
gxrian diet. Exaiy replied 70 Kiss who
had accused tae government Of TassTszIfsg
4 fy.sryzs aEi gsng poAiey. declared The decree
compelling sae study Of the Eag1sA Ian
gaaEe TAD no e[gzneetsou VIII tie a-Tag
BIZ Exe<vone who glanced al EUROPE
rang adTass that fne arrays readiness 20
take the Geld ma.s rsnse in portrait tnaa
Hungarian eIitufr for the sAsefF 81 TIE
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Manr Riiis un.irnesi.

WAsHISGToS, March. a--The president
tonight approved the acs for a lighthouse
AZ Heeeta head. Oregon. and a
large number OF private hills. There
are still ahout i2s bills awaiting his sction.
The most important ef these are the army
appropriation. the agricultural Appropria-
tion and the heavy oFsinanee or coast de.
feusa hfEf
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HIS Condition Aggravated by GOV.
Rennoyaf,s HarShne<s

saLEM, March z--wooas0n T. slater,
assistant state treasurer. received a fele-
gram this morning announcing the dam
gerous Illness OF his fafher. James III.
slater. a. his belns il Ia Grande. and took
the afternoon train in answer.
Persons here ineirnose with Slater say he
has not been feeling we'll for some time,
and that the worry and anxiety orer his
removal ss railroad commission has tended
20 his pTossration. What he considered
s'ennoyers ingraiitude aad unfair treat
ment ssung him severely.
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Jadre Terry Released.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-Ex Judge Dav-
ID Terry. who was committed to the Ale
msda county jail september ;. 1883. by JUS
tice stephen ]. Field for contempt of court,
was released tonight. hating served his
full term of SIX fassxlths
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NAsHgNssrUx, Marxh The fln&E nxrse.
saeas upon the naval appropriation lati. IS
rep&fsr1 sy tssE e1snzesees, FsDxsdsss that
two sssttsn cg1saess ard 4 Fz4se Eoll r<za
stall be eoasTgaessd. TIE TnSss&s sexses
Is saopFrs Without Ass nazas hss1g Hse4 -
eeezraa< i, tae pTeysstoz icing that 81 snA5s
- 81 hat tire and nsza-
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Rose0S, March 2-~tr@r Morse. wool
hrokex, = 10 failed resezsfy, has gene In<s
insolvency. Ills AaklErles ore abous sEse,-
GO este q Sx-ze p-0sortsc2 q. Hhtc. .
sesErea. ~ least narafaAlly-
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MlSHiTA, kan., Marek AS. G. CsnEeld-
z1l4s The kAd." ard =. HafB< &, . uetea
8rspsaxd were surrounded cx 3 sheriff .
Yscsss On the open y<Axgie and taken after q
SHARP 6ghs Beth were werheed. The
MI = wanted ia Idaho ard ether se-T1-
ss5zssx sssv mHExser asza stage rosbeyy.
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La.s session of Cleveland. c.l,lnes.

wAsHsxGTex Marcia 2-The prasadxns
gave q dfnuer 70 raembers ot the cabinet
al The Waite House this evening. The
cslsines cf2csrz remained wifh fae pfszl-
cgns for several hours after dlnneg. aas.s.-
ing him ia the consideration ard desp4sef1
os congressional measures. azd ia esnss ~
gp TIE Affairs Of tsse pTeseGf as3mtsistr3-
Tod Over 1zH hills wsfe akfasa t.xssa
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Gen. Hippaiyre.s steamer Released

NE% fcRK. March 2-Iudge Benedict. Ia
the Taited states circaIs eourt to-day ten
stexe1 q decision d5suafsssng fse libel
against the steamer CoEserva. formerly
the Ngs-id. He ho,ds that X has not been
saowla that there i any violation OF the
neutrality laws. The vessel y claimed py
the Dominican consul. and viii sail IN :
ses days for san Domingo.
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IyTTAwA. Mageh .--In The eaFnTacs tbs
evening The ss~kans on xAg-se-s rsoEzan 20
sssutizue n fa<c.s fc- AEoxAer year the
ra0s4Ys yzFendf. sn9 advocating esas<s
trsaie relations vita the Eaitsd STATES p a.
ssoutsrze4f hy Ssz fvhn TaosnEso1, minister
~ irsstsee. who defended tlse F1AseT cs TIE
gosernF8ea1 SSr k:chAr1 taEtsTss1s se-
s.I;s.s xsrnrps,ssr. The rss1zaf<rE Vas de-
seasesa by 4s majority.
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OAKLAND, Cal, Ma-eh 2-Policeman W..
NJ. NcCioud was arrested to-day on q war
rant sworn ont by Frederick l.. Schreiber,
brother OF Jake stihreiter, who was shot
February 2s while escaping from officers,
charging him with manslaughter. Nc.
Clouds bail was q ixed a. $500
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TRrcKEE. Cal. March 1.--wiiliam Hys-
ton. eolored man, who las been waiting
on table al the American house for two
weeks. to-day showed ali the symptoms
OF smallpox and WAS sent 10 the pest
house He came from Carson and admits
working IN the ormsby house at the time
smallpox broke ont. Much excitement
exists In town.
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@@'~~~-
IL sEoss1 ~ r.nerz51y kE0En fE&s ~.
Henssys DzndeIicel ToHae saSssfes sssssfss
ar,..fst.s sna isseses~ess 44ges1sses. elss,e1s
rssrxssss a@urrsssoa and Ioz spirits. aser-
cxgraes Eaek az essesxx and wakesaaEs<s. Aad
VII szsuxe res iafe and s-rxngsa into iaS
srezSexs snvAssa ssal4 - sEewa-5 & Holmes
Dw7zw Co whnseSfze agxatx-
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M4sagxsss1x, EAFeh 1~~F1s s<sss.sx -
ezeeusAgs sessaask this Eaur1sHx eaNll7lsea
rsse zsesssl lnassan " Inaaans NJ. TzlIce sf
xozfa Egsnssnk - ~ r9eezFNr - lFztxte
rneaeys a. KzsEsA xakiza&, Nkknxrxxaa.
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A MAJORITY or THREE.
Excluding Contests. the si~g'sbii-
eans VIII Control the Next n Ho,ase.

WASHINGTON, March 9.--fsen. Clark, clerk
OF sAs house Of representatives. to-day re-
celEeG from the governor Of West Virginia
certificates Of election Of TIE cengTassnen
ffom the Third sad Fourth districts ss that
state. They are issnea in th@ names % ;he
Democratic candidates This snskeil Re
publican majority Of three IN fha next
hEFslze
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AFySKAFoL1S. March 2-Pazxv Carssw.
accom- panied lsy Jahn bonaSdson. rs
bscksr and tsaizle-. started for san Frsa-
sisso fhis rnornskg. Cardiff Is Ia excellent
Aesish sTd spirits
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60 60, wtnt Emtn Keliexea. .

RrRxxx. Mxrxa z.--Tae government las
sSees,s.8 To prexsns Dr. FeskTs's @xle1ss19a
/ for the rsZ5eE OF Ezasu Bs* iTsssz proeseAlEs
. u - th.e Eafersar 81 Ara
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wksNrssTax. MsrEh 1--6zss. fzGsseranz
waz todsT placed ca fAs Fsgtrse Elst. %
9sse frusa 2zsea l. lssz.
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A coRxEn ON rEaKAp1xs.


pHIEApELrHIa. March The caterer for
Harrison's inaugural ball has cornsFed the
fefrapin market OF the country. None are
10 be obtained here. In New York or Baitt-
more over 500 -2uxpins have been
bought for that occasion, making 30 eni-
soilx when hossesi doYu, worth tsoo.
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CHErAxs0. Easgsa Alt Is now estimated
that ths Gi1zaa & Parish FIRE last nsgsss ala
SO 90 sEarnxze
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asslfx $50. MAtes @--IAr fszrs&e&sGse ~
= shss saarnIax WA. New Forx. sSs f<
e4E,. -: =, Pz2i. IL: New pr,txnes -
HInssfpeg, -.
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SPOKANE FALLS NEWS.
The Wounded saIoonkeeper Still
Liyes-.sewefry Store Kobbed

SPOKANE Falls, March 1-Charles
skeels. who was shot yesterday, is stin liy-
ing. though his recovery is considered
doubtful
The ieweiry store Of W. A. whisehouse
was entered last night. and 81 watches,
worth 5000, stoIen
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The Terms on All These Lots are
Easy and Within Reach Of All.
IN CITY PROPERTY,

In GlI ! TnOfEnI 4
We have the choicest bargains. Look
here:
xesnn LOT on FIFTH ST.,
UOVV. near Main, eoxiao; one
half cash. balance one year.
9sOhn CORNER THOMAS AND
OOVu' Farm streets, 100 feet
square; residences on property; )
new houses just completed, ) rooms
each; good view, a good bargain.
Terms cash.
eA7S0 HOUSE AND LOT
VHOo' near Eleventh and Jack
son; house with nine rooms, closets,
pantry. etc; stable 2ax30 feet. frnit
trees 5000 cash, balance ON time.
S0S0O HOUSE AND LOT ON
V@OUV. Ninth street. near Lenora:
house has eleven rooms. fine well ana
outbuildings; one-and -a-half-s ory
house, with basement; two blocks
from car line; $500 cash, balance one
year.
eOsnn LOT IN EDEs &
@z0UU. Knights addition, ooxi2o
feet two-story, eight room house.
water and bath, etc, one-haif cash,
balance on time.
S09n0 FIVE CHOICE LOTS IN
g-oVV' Mrs. Pontius' addition. 60
xi2o each. cleared. level and good
view. This ia offered till the Ist OF
March only. Terms cash.
SOnen TWO LOTS IN LAW
gAuUU. lor's addition, eaxie0
feet each. Terms cash.
S1Onn TWO OF THE BEST
yAOVV. lots on Jackson street ca
hle road. i00xllo feet on two corners,
100 feet from cable line; y bargain.
Terms cash
e1rnn HOUSE AND LOT IN
YituV. Edes 4 Knights addition,
near Madison street; two-story house
Of sir rooms. one-half cash, balance
On time
x1eO0 TWO fui.iesizE, LOTS
yAVoc' near Madison street. on
secoad hill. loo feet from street Level
snap. Terms cash.
S1S00 THE SIX CHOICEST
oo' lots in Crown addition. all
Cleared and level and in the midst OF
improvements; Si5G0 for the sax, Slt<se
down, balance one year.
S1nnn TWO LOTS IL BU RkE's
Yioou. Second Addition. 10 feet
square on two corners. one block from
cable road, Terms easy.
Lots in gengstorts-s Addition.
Acres on Green Lake
Acres ia West Seattle.
BARGAINS 1 AL PARTS or
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BARGAINS 1 AL PARTS or
THE CITY. ACRES ON GREEN
LAKE. GALL AND SEE US.
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skin. without a heel, Is common to nearly
all Of them. Many of them have leggings
either detached or connected with the mecca
sin or shoe so as to form a boot. Some of the
Indians ornament their moccasins with beads,
quilts, or embroidery. Among the southern
Indians, where no protection is needed from
the cold. a shoe is made consisting simply of a
sole OF thick hide bound on the feet by thongs.
Among the Apaches an odd attachment is
found on the boots or moccasins. This is a
little projection of the sole in front of the
toes, generally made in the shape Of a little
round pad. This is called a cactus crusher and
has its purpose. When the Indian walks
through growths Of prickly cactus the crusher
beats down the prickers in front of his foot.
Some shoes of odd form, with elongated
pointed heels and toes. are used among the
Navajos and other southern tribes in their
dances and ceremonies.
A large figure of a Bambara warrior, q negro
Of the Upper Niger. which stands in the ethno-
logical hail. has on its feet mere fat rawhide
sole bound with thongs, like the simple upper
less shoe OF some Of the southern Indians. A
Nasal warrior and a Somali negro standing
near by have naked feet The Syrians and other
Orientals wear shoes only out of doors. They
leave them at the entrance when they 60 into a
house. So they wear inside their shoes q pair
of tightly fitting slippers of some soft material
The Coreans show nearly as much variety in
their shoes - in their hata
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Saturday Smiles.

Ten to one-12:5O o'clock Worcester Gazette
woman cannot throw stone as well as a
man because she has too long a collar bone.
She can talk better than q man because-she
knows how.-Hdrtford Post.
Solomon, in all his glory,
Throned and sceptered, proudly sat;
But pride and glory quickly vanished
When Swallowed by his wife's spring hat
~ \. Herald.
1t is impossible to incorporate the soundest
business principles into love. Affection always
has to be taken on trust.-B,rliagtOn Free
Press.
General Greedy has a bad case of rheuma-
tlsm. Now this country may expect some re-
liable weather predictions. A man with the
rheumatism Is an excellent barometer.-Chi-
cago Ne,os.
Wichita claims that she will have two new
railroads this year, one running in and one
running out. This Is like the auctioneer's pen
cils-the lead runs all the way through from
each end.-Enporia (Kdn.) Republican.
Walnut street is to be widened to sixty feet.
Fashionable trousers may now be worn with
comfort after church on Sunday.-Ph Philadelphia
Times.
The sage people who sold the Oklahoma
boom short are the winners. 1t is always a
good idea to discount the beautiful plumage of
bird that is far away.-Oa City DERRICK.
'Whep the small boy goes in swimming in a
That was worn by fair Godivia when through
Coventry she rode;''
When yachts are fitting out for going on their
summer cruise,
And there's big demand again for low-cut
tennis shoes,
tbs sweet to sit beside the sea and listen to the
yells
That rise when crabs have fastened to the
tootsies of the bellies
Boston Courier
Chow did you like the Wagner operas, Clara?''
81 enjoyed them immensely. The person
back Of you who always huns an opera gets
left when it comes to Wagner" Chicago Her.
dld
The too early bud catches the Chicago
Tribune.
'Let us not waste our time" yelled the tenn
perance lecturer. Let US not waste our time
in dealing with the small saloons and grog-
shops. Let us go to the fountain-head. Let
us go to the brewery. my friends" 'All right"
chimed in an old soaker from back seat.
I'm with you."-Anaericd.
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little knob supposed to be made by the wear
er's corn appears An attempt was made to es-
tablish the manufacture of wooden shoes in
this country during the war. but the industry
never reached large proportions. Some
however. are made now and sold among the
foreign-born people of the northwest or ex-
ported to Europe. In the tin district of Corn
wall. Egypt-made wooden shoes or pattens are
used One of these in the museum is simply
fiat piece of wood with an iron ring fastened
underneath. This ring is on the ground, and
raises the fiat shoe and its wearer above the
ground. The shoe is fastened to the foot
with straps. Shoes with wooden soles
are very common. They are used in
some countries for ordinary wear. and
many are made for the special use
of persons employed in bleacheries or
damp places. The impervious wooden soles
keep the feet dry. Some shoes with hand
somely adorned uppers are provided with
wooden soles. A hlgi-hecled lady's slipper
from Monaco, with an upper of richly embroid-
cred velvet. has sole, shank and heel. carved
out of solid wood. Then in oriental lands
wood is largely employed. The museum col
lection includes many interesting specimens
from Asatic countries. The Persians have
shoes made of wood and richly inlaid which
are really little raised platforms with strap
across the front for the toes
to pass through. One pair of these
are elevated foot from the ground are venta-
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were generally worn IN England and France
and the boots of the cavaliers were made with
enormously wide tops. that were rolled or
folded over. After the restoration the tops of
the boots were ornamented, at least by the
tops of the day, with lace. The simple form of
shoe, which has held its own among Europeans
and Americans to the present day. made its ap-
Pearance In the seventeenth century.
This shoe has undergone several mod
itcations. 1t was fastened with a
buckle before shoe-laces and buttons came
into vogue. The industry of buckle making
attained large proportions in England in the
last century. When the buckle fell into a de-
cline, and there was a general tendency to dis
card, the buckle-makers were threatened with
distress. In their behalf the Prince of Wales
stuck to the buckle and continued TO wear
buckle shoes IN the hope of restoring them to
favor. but he led forlorn hope. The buckle
was doomed and the buckle-makers had to
close their shops.
In the National museum in the department
Of ethnology, under the direction of Prof Otis
L. Mason as curator, are gathered together
specimens Of foot wear from all over the
world Shoes are studied not alone from the
economic standpoint. Ethnologists see In the
Development of shoes, the growth of the heel
the sole and the upper, the process of revolu-
ton. just as the naturalist sees it in the me-
chanical fitness of the prehensile tail, to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-11
The Origin of Visiting Cards.
from the Toronto Times,


As is the case in many other instances, We
owe the invention Of visiting cards to the
Chinese. So long ago as the period of the
Tong dynasty (6ls-9OO, visiting cards were
known to be in common use in China, and that
is also the date of the introduction Of the ''red
silken cords" which figure so conspicuously on
the engagement cards of that country. From
very ancient times to the present day the
Chinese have observed the strictest ceremony
with regard to the paying of visits. The
cards which they use for this purpose
are very large and usually of bright
red color. When Chinaman desires
to marry, his parents intimate that fact to q
professional matchmaker" who thereupon
runs through the list of her visiting acquaint-
ances, and selects one whom she considers Q
fitting bride for the young man, and then she
calls upon the young woman's parents, armed
with the bridegroom's card, on which are in
scribed his ancestral name and the eight SYM
bols which denote the day of his birth. II the
answer is an acceptance Of his suit, the brides
card is sent in return, and should the oracles
prophesy good concerning the union the par
ticulars of the engagement are written on two
arge cards, tied together with the red cords.