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cLEANEsT CITY 1T THE WORLD.

they put in charge of their more muscular
handmaiden to be trundled about the
city. Bread is the staff of life in France
to an extent hardly conceivable in
America. A great part of the present
population makes its repasts the greater
part of the time on bread and wine or on
bread and cider. If bread is dear the
entire population of Paris gives cry OF
agony. The commerce in bread is neces-
sarily immense, and employ a host of
women, who sell at the counter or are en-
gagged in the delivery. Men are never
seen about the establishment. Their
presence is required at the kneading-
trough and oven, where they may be
seen, in a costume exceedingly primitive,
through the basement window at night
doing their part in the serious labor of
filing .ghat Victor Hugo calls lie ventre
de Paris. The bakeresses present few
salient points of character. They are
generally neat and good.humored,
whether at the counter or in the street,
and the same may be said of those in the
pastry shops, which constitute, usually,
a separate and entirely distinct branch OF
the trade. The bread deliverer has,
usually, her head covered with handker-
chief. and when she leaves her basket,
carries a portion of her burden, like
sticks of wood, suspended in front OF
her in cloth knotted at the shoulders.
It is the headgear of the porteresses, that
is if they wear head covering at all, torlt
Is not uncommon to see in Paris in win.
ter a woman Drawing glacial wind or
tempest of snow with her head un-
adorned except by its luxurlant tresses.
Women divide with men the work OF
street cleaning and collecting offal. 1t is
oftenest a woman, and a woman advanced
in years, her gray, uncombcd locks strag-
Cling from under handkerchief, that IS
seen yielding a broom made OF twigs,
and washing the streets with a liberal
supply of hydrant water, for the bitumln
is as thoroughly scrubbed Us a mouse moor
every morning. 1t is women, women,
everywhere. One may travel from one end
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porters, hewers of wood and drawers OF
water, everything in fact they want to be
or are obliged to be, and their rights and
wrongs, are, in general, justly recognized
by the unwritten social code and the
legal tribunals of their country.
Newspapers are sold in Paris at kiosks
situated on the principal streets, boule-
wards and public places by venders, who
have a coigh of vantage at the door of q
wineshop or other entrance, and by news
men or news women in the street. Boys
rarely engage in the occupation. The
dress of the men so engaged usually beg
gars description. The news women pre-
sent ordinarily more decent appear
ance. The kiosks are small, picturesque
structures constructed by company au-
thorizcd By the city and leased at from
6 francs to IL or Is francs a month, ac-
cording to eligibility. 1t is not always
those in the most crowded localities that
nav best, and at none of them are for
tunes made in day. It is not life
that an American woman, even OF the
most necessitous class, would not will
liugly follow-up in the morning at
dawn and on the boulevards; never in
hed before one o'clock in the morning.
Most of the kiosks are kept by aged
women, who, summer and winter alike,
pass from twelve to eighteen hours a
day at their task. When the weather is
cold their sufferings must be great,
though they are warmly dressed and
have under their skirts footstove of
the kind which our ancestors used in the
old New England churches when the
sermons were three hours long and the
temperature 10 degrees below zero. At
midnight the more weary begin to nod,
and you have to shout to wake them.
AT one o'clock they have all folded their
tents and stolen away to take few hours
of repose before recommending the dull
round of labor.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

The Sons OF Temperance of North America
have formed childrcn's branch called the
Loyal Crusaders.
Hiss Anna Gordon addressed 1900 children
at the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
convention at Montreal.
The most dangerous saloon keeper is the
one who most successfully conceals the fact
that the devil is his partner.
Asaloonkeeper in Michigan has been lned
$500 for selling liquor to womans husband
after having been notified not so to do.
London police district, the suburbs not in
cluded, has 13, 955 dram shops, which, allow
ing thirty feet front from each, would make
Inc side by side Of nearly eighty miles.
A Russian temperance society has beon
formed in st. Petersburg to combat the
rapid growth of drunkenness in the capital
ard its suburbs The society is formed on the
English model, but only requires its members
to abc.ain from spirits--beer and wine being
allowable. -
Joseph Thomson, British traveller. wrlte1
that gin is as much the CURSE Of Africa as
slavery; that "in marching through some OF
the native villages OH the Rru coast o1s ieels
in kind of Hades, peopled with brutalized
human beings whose punishment IS to De
possessed with q never-euding thirst Tor
strong drink" Gin and brandy, he says, are
dcpriying the Africans Of whatever native
virtues they possess 49,. ....sr -
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DRUNKENNESS TIE RUIN OF NATIONS.

DRUNKENNESS The hUlN of NAlAoNos
It is q remarkable fact says European
exchange, that the great ruling nations OF tnst
world were water drinkers and for centur1@t
increased in greatness and prosperity unail
thew bhcame enervated by wine and othelE
luxuries. The Persians, until the reign OF
CYRUS. were water-drinkers but they gradu-i
aily became Incorporate and were conquered
The Greeks iu the first year OF their grand
empire, led temperate lives and conquered
MANY nations under Alexander, who became.
master of tho known world; but he fell ON
untimely victim to intemperance, having
uuaffei off the large wine cup i'll honor orf
Bacchus, after which ho was seizea WIN
fever, and died in the bloom Of his manhood:
and the zenith of his glory and power.
Rome. the great mistress Of the world, heif
boundless sway Over all nations as long as
her brave sons remained sober, but as her.
rulers introduced the luxuries OF tho Eas1s
among her temperate inhabitants and worT,
shiped OF th, shrine Of Bacchus, she was
crushed, ruined and fell, and tremendous
was the fall thereof. Holofernes, the great,
general Of the Assyrians would have
conquered Israel as no did Other
to drunkenness he lost his life at the hand
of his macnanimous Judith. The liberation
of Israel from the cruel foreign invaders
was lost by the drunkenness Of tho brave
Simon Machabeus and his sons, and Mach.
abeus and his sons and followers who were
treachcrously slain by Ptolemy and bis soil
diers while they were intoxicated. The bat.
tie of Hastings which decided the destinies
Of England, was lost by the intemperan@Se @ S1
before tes p the battle gazzling beer, whilst the
hardy Normans under William were
gtrengthening their bodies and souls by
wholesome prayer for that eventful battle.
which they bravely fought and nobly won,
and by which they became masters or Eng
land. The freedom Of Ireland was lost ofso
bY intemperance. During 179S, as long as
the Irish remained temperate, they deteateq
their enemies routed them 70 inaoticatan an at N
thew were defeated.-Sa Francisco Mont
Tor :.
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TEMPERANCE.
AN ABSTINENCE SONG.

AN ABSTINENCE SONG.
Maidens, loving, gentle, tender,
Rally for the strife;
Swear you'll not the heart surrender:
Never be called wife,
By the liquor dealing masses,
Nor the genteel waif,
Who from dainty little glasses
Drink, and deem it safe.
Never let the hailowed lovelight
Beaming from your eye, .s.sss
Rest on man, If e'er this soul-blight
Darkly you descry.
Never in the rosy arboI,
At the days decline,
Never, for O moment, harbor
Him who sippeth wine. 81
Never in the silvery moonlight
Take the tippler's arm
Be it eve or glorious sunlight,
Flee in dread alarm.
Buyer, seller, tippler, drunkard, Is
Dealer, great and small
Maidens will you shout the watchworsA
Abstinence for all; IS
Or no wives to round them cluster IL
With fond caress-
No fair lips with ruby lustro
Theirs to meet and press.
Though with sadden'd soul, and fearful,
Rally heart and mind;
Satan's bonds, tho strong and fearful,
You may yet unbind. 80 ~
Then work on, the day Is dawning,
Death transformed to life;
In the glorious Temperance morning
Victory is rife. s
Courage maidens, no repining,
Tho fond hopes it shroud;
Courage for silver lining
Gems the darkest cloud.
Oh! what bliss shall crown the hour,
When the strife is DER,
When redeemed from Satan's power
Men shall drink no more. ss
Ohio Farmer.
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A YOUNG lady journalist in London
who was seeking admission to the re-
po.ters' gallery in the House of Com
mons, scored an important point in
securing the admission from the
Speaker, through Mr.. Bradlaugh, that
there was no law or order forbidding
the admission of women to the gallery.
She las shown so much pluck in push
ing her claim that she has received four
requests for interviews" in the inter-
est of other journals, one request Tor
her portrait for publication, and ono
offer of marriage.
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of q Paris street to another and scarcely
see man in any of the shops, except
those where groceries or meat are solu'
At the markets it is the same; there arc
only men at the butchers stalls AZ t thc
Gsh markets, especially at that OF the
Central Market, which is immense ana
admirably supplied and kept, there IS not
\ man to be seen. There is no doubt
these fish women have, like Shakespeare $
shrew, ga tongue with a tang" bat un-
less there is some extraordinary cause fol
excitement everything is as calm as a
summers morning. 1t is only women
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uYpNor1sM AND DRUNKENNESS.

If there were no other reason why chair;
of hypnotism should be established I'M
med1al colleges it would seem desirable for
teaching students the simple method OF
treating inebriates tried by DR.. Bernheim, ,of
Paris. This physician created distaste fosS
liquor BY simply suggesting without bouts actually
be given up, and the effect. seems to be per-
manent. Aside from the other medicals
value of hypnotism, the cure of drunkards-:
should even few per cent. prove so suss,s
cepible to hynotic suggestion justify
an effort to bring this mysterious agent to-
the aid of the profession.
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A Pot Worth $4,000.

There is no temple in the world con-
tanning greater treasures than the ediice
in Ceylou, where Buddha's tooth is pre-.
served for the awe and encouragement OF
the faithful. One of the most curious
utensils used by the priests is the great
golden watering-pot, which plays an i'm
portant part in the sacred rites.
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During the year 1889 the foot.and-
mouth disease spread in nearly every
mart of the German Empire. In July,
August and September alone 7o'ooo oo
cattle were attacked, 5S, $50 Sheep ''s
goats, and,15, 917 swine.
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This great vessel is known to be over
four centuries old, and it IS one of the
most valuable jars in the world, being
worth much more in the open market
than even the celebrated peachblcw vase,
of which so much was said few years
ago.
The metal and the gems in the "Ken-
diya" are appraised at S26, ,OOO.--l0u4s'
ciUc Courisr-Journal.
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OF the 1e,2OO steamers in the world OF
over 100 tons register, 5914 are British
and only 425 belong to the united
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her finger, and she then mentally de-
cided that it was stolen one, OF that
it had been obtained from some of the
roor victims of her treacherous beauty.
Lenora slightly raised herself upon ler
elbow that she might get better look
at her friend, but instantly she shrank
| back, with low, startled cry.
"Who are you? and where am I?
What can all this mean, for every
thing is strange, and I never saw you
before? Alb, l know now; he has
taken me away from my Gertana, my
Only friend on earth"
The poor lone girl sank back on the
pillow, weary and exhausted, as jean
nette, with somewhat cold, scornful
look on her handsome face, shrank
from the bed, and soon left the room.
Mrs. Bristol won't to the bedside and
took the little cold hand in her gentle,
warm clasp.
"Do not be afraid, my dear child, for
you are with friends, and no one in this
house wishes to harm you in any way.
Now, rest quietly, for I see you are very
weary"
"Oh, thank you. I am SO glad that
you intend me no harm, and that I am
where he is not, or is he here, too
Please tell me all about it, and how ]
got here"
my dear, you are at the Bristol Man
sion; it is my home, and you may re-
main here as long as you like. T. dc
not know who brought you here, and
Vol were asleep when / first saw you.
Lenora smiled family, ard Mrs. Bris'
tol continued:
Where were you when you last re-
member, and who is he that you do not
want to see?"
Il was not at my home, and you
surely know that it is not here in Chi
cago. The man that I so fear is my
worst enemy. Oh, please keep him
from me-"
And she closed her eyes, while hel
hands trembled with fear.
You are not in Chicago NOW, my
dear, and not even in the State Of Hi
nois. but in the extreme northwestern
part of Indiana. BE calm, my child
and do not worry, for you are safe, ano
I will care for you."
Lenora looked at the kind, sweet
face before her with n pleased smile.
"How strange it all is. I was in
Chicago last night, where [ went tc
sleep, and now am so far away from
it. I must have been transported BY
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LELAND GOES BACK.
He Reassunes the Presidency of the
Sixth National Bank.

lie Reassumes the Presidency OF the
Sixth National Bank.
NEW YoRR, Feb. A meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Sixth National bank was
held yesterday afternoon, at which the di-
rectory of that institution was completely
reorganized. 1t was announced that OK
President Leland had bought back all his
LOSS shares Of stock which he had sold u
Claassen and his associates, and was ready
TO reassume the control of the bank. In
making this announcement United States
Bank Examiner Hepburn said he had just
received from President Frederick ID. Tap
pen, of the Gallatin bank, on behalf Of the
syndicate, Mr.. Tappen's check for $3.50, 900
This, in addition to Mr.. Lelands $500,000,
Mr.. Hepburn said, made the Sixth National
bank solvent. He said he was authorized
by the comptroller of the currency to turn
the assets of the Sixth National bank over
to the new board of directors. He reports
the amount due depositors as s1,s96, ,2y7;
cash on hand, S7O0,0O0; gilt edge securities
ON hand, S9S3, ,S35; secured loans, bills re-
ceivable, etc, 100000. The bank is amply
able to meet all demands.
Charles II. Leland was elected president
and Charles II. Landon vice-president. The
following board of directors was chosen: c.
II. Leland, G. j. Landon, Joseph Park, w.
J. Quinlan, jr., cashier of the Chemical
bank, and f. ID. Tappan, president of the
Gallatin bank. The new board of directors
is a very strong and safe one. Mr. Colscn,
whose vigilance saved the bank from ruin,
remains as cashier. There are, it is said
funds at the command of the bank at the
present time sufficient to pay every obliga-
tion to depositors in full. The bank opened
this morning.
A large crowd gathered in front of the
Lenox Hill bank in the morning in answer
to notice that a meeting of depositors was
to be called at the bank building. Mr..
Goodheart, the lawyer of the bank, came
out and stated that no meeting could be
held in the bank He assured them that
arrangements had been made by which all
claims of depostors would be met dollar for
dollar. Three hundred depositors then held
a meeting at Lenox hall. They elected
officers and committee of nine to act with
the president and secretary to consult coun-
sci and protect depositors.
The Equitable bank did not open as prom
ised, but it undoubtedly will soon.
Ex-President Claassen, of the Sixth Ma
tional bank, and Broker Pell were unable tC
furnish bail and are still in Ludlow street
iaii
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BROOKLYN, Feb. Sat the conclusion Of
the morning service in the Lafayette Ave
nue. Presbyterian church, Sunday Rev
Theodore l., Cuyler resigned the pastorate
of the church, which he has filed for thirty
years. He is 50 years old and has been in
the ministry fOrty-four years. Declining
strength and failing powers were the rea-
sons for his retirement. Dr. Cuyler is one
of the most prominent and widely known
clergymen in the country, and his fame as
writer and orator is world wide. Under his
ministry the Lafayette Avenue church has
grown from membership of $50 to one OF
$500, and is the largest Presbyterian con-
gregation in the United States. DIR. Cuyler
was born at Aurora, N. Y, in 1922. Hewas
graduated from Princeton in 1S4l.
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The New Republic Recopnized.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The completion Of
the formal recognition of the United States
of Brazil occurred at the executive mansion
yesterday afternoon, when DIR. Valente, the
new minister accredited by the provisional
government, and Mr.. Mendonca, envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary on
a special mission to this country, called and
presented their credentials to President Har-
rison. Secretary Blaine accompanied the
two representatives of the new Brazilian
government, and presented them to the presi-
dent. The ceremonies took place in the blue
room and were marked by great cordiality.
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Ennr Seaman DROWNED.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4-The British steam
ship Glasgow, from Coatzacoalcos, Jan. 80,
reports that the British steamship Black
Prince, from Newport, Wales, at Coatza-
coslcos, was detained off the bar at that
port from Jan. 10 to Jan. 25. During that
period a boat containing Capt. Milburn,
while attempting to cross Coatzacoalcos bar,
was swamped and two seamen drowned
The boat that was sent from the Black
Prince to rescue the occupants of the first
boat was also swamped, and the second ofli-
Ger and one seaman Of the boat were also
drowned. Capt Milburn and the remainder
of the crew of the two boats were rescued
by pilot boat
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ANOTHER CHURCH RIOT.

Polish Women Lead Mob at Buffalo.
Several People Hurt.
BUFFALO, Feb. 3.-Another riot occurred
Sunday at st. Adelbert's church, where a
factional quarrel over change of priests
has been going on for long time. A Polish
woman led the rioters who numbered sew
eral hundreds. The woman was badly hurt
A number of policemen were injured by
bricks and other missiles. No one was
killed and the police finally dispersed the
mob, Special Officer Lyons, of the Fifth
precinct had his shoulder blade broken by
a brick
Nearly all of the rioters were women, the
men contenting themselves with lookin on
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of the most agree
able of women, either as a guest or host.
Gen. Tracy himself spoke of her fondly and
proudly as ian excellent woman and wife
and good mother" Mrs Tracy's family
included, besides her husband and herself,
three children and a grandchild, the last
mentioned being Alice Tracy Wilmerding
the l3-year-old daughter of the secretary's
eldest daughter, Mrs Emma l.. Wilmerding
The other children were Frank B. Tracy,
who remained in Brooklyn when the family
moved to Washington, and Miss Earring
ton Tracy, the daughter who shared the
mothers terrible fate.
AT the time Gen. Tracy went to Washing
ton Miss Mary was sick and Mrs. Tracy re-
NAMED for time in Brooklyn, giving her
daughter the benefit of her tender motherly
care. Miss Mary was like her mother in ap-
pearance and had the same pleasant and
cheerful ways She had host of friends in
Brooklyn, who were full Of regret at her de.
parture for the capital and who will feel
deeply her distressing fate. Miss Mary was
q gifted artist, and spent three years at
Paris under the tuition of the great French
painter, Charles Champlain.
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q man In a room. / managed to drag him
into back room, where there was more air,
and then broke the window out and called
to Lowe, who was in the alley, to run up a
ladder. Then they took the man out, and
1t proved to be the seer etary.
Miss Tracy's Frightful Death.
"Then went back into the smoke and fire
again and found a young lady-Miss Mary
Tracy, they told me it was-and as | caught
hold of her wrists to lift her up the flesh
came off her burned hands. got her out,
but she was dead That exhausted me. i
could do no more"
Miss Tracy had been suffocated by smoke
and heat. She was taken out tenderly
through q neighbor's house and down lad
der, and the best medical help was instantly
at her side, but without avail The features
were unrecognizable, but certain peculiari-
ties of apparel led to the Identification of the
body
Another body badly burned was that Of a
servant, French maid named Josephine.
The secretary was removed to the resi-
dence of Mr. Bancroft Davis near by, and
was soon surrounded by physicians, who
found him to be suffering from asphyxia
The doctors applied artificial means to in
duce respiration and succeeded, after an
houi "oiA' iH i''e w " ~ wa
SciousheSs'
The President at the Scene.
President Harrison and Vice President
Morton, hearing early of the catastrophe,
were with Secretary Tracy soon after the
latter regained partial consciousness The
sufferer asked piteously for news Of his fam
lily, and the president was obliged to inform
him of the true extent of his loss. 1t was
unnuestionably one of the saddest ordeals of
the chief executives life. de at first re-
fused to answer the secretary's appeal, but
his silence was taken as an III omen, and he
Secretary Tracy swooned and almost sue
cumbed. He soon revived, however, and is
improving as rapidly as possible. He will
undoubtedly recover.
rh. Rod,ss nj tho w,,,s Hama.
rha .o,,.;ro 90 NJ. Tua,, 81 .hoa. -,
h.- ao,ohtan Mo- NJ, Troo,, go go 80, "
-.vad tp tha a~acntiys 1,ans;on isst ,ioht
- ,,aoed IN ~ NJ go, - .ka.'
Ill ranaai, rn.I ,ha funaraI 10y
shsii hava hssn comnle,ad II is onise nrnh'
able that the funeral will take nlace from
the executive mansion. Gen. Catlin, of
BROOKLYN, the brother of Mrs, Tracy. who
will decide about the funeral Arrangements.
arrived here from BROOKLYN last night.
Secretary Tracy is still at the residence of
Bancroft Davis and will probably remain
there until tonight President Harrison
said to the United Press representative last
night that he thought in Secretary Tracy's
present depressed and prostrated condition
| II would be imprudent TO move him to the
executive mansion, but that he thought that
some time today he could be removed with
safety. The secretary is suffering from the
| inhalation ~ sn,oLa aud his lunos In cop
| sequence are extremely weak.
The fire, 1t is believed, started in the front
parior near the open fireplace Whether
| !. A.. g..
NorishAeu rom 'no opeh srsee or irUn rua
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united states marshais. and the warrant
charging him with embezzement and mis-.
appropriation Of funds was read TO him.
He was paroled in the custody of the mar
shals and his counsel This was in accord
ance with an arrangement made In advance,
that IL Classen would give himself up he
should not be put in Jail for the night