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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-17

70 whom it may concern: hare tried asrro~.
ssery canceirahie renedy fcr Hsliuasaess trr.
ing the past Eve years Is / ana Of . hsascas sen-
Psraxnent and suffer much frcm stomach ana
hver sFocalest But nothing ever gxvs me tie
rszief ghsf Obtained frora using Joys vegefsh1s
sa-sapzriiiA In fact ! think ia cure far fhoee
stlnenss At the time was uSsrg il / Had =
hffie girl living in my fzmily whose meek uss
seriously affected By large open sore. asd we
sried great many kinds OF lotions, salres and
blood purifiers 20 DO avail care her sorae OF
my medicine Joys Vegetable SsxsapxrSsia,
thinking IT might bensaf her and a. ii wa
purely vegetable. knew Il cousd 90 her no harm.
fe my astoriShnent she began to improve. and
Within two seeks II was entirely he4ssd sad sAe
d acE - well - ever.
Mn K l. WHEATON,,
20 Post St. san Rraac1sno
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DISTRIBUTING THE MAILS.
Clerks at the PostosEice Catching q
with Their Work.

Clerks At the Postofnce Catching Up
with Their Work.
The postoffice clerks will have caught up
with their work By tomorrow night They
have been working heroieaily since their
return from their Ia grippe vacations few
days ago and yesterday succeeded in get
ting through the accumulation Of papers
and packages that they have been unable
10 work for . month past. All of this mail
which belongs in the boxes has been dis
tribated and all of the general delivery
mail matter is ready for the owners, but
the carriers still have couple of days
work ahead to get all the papers Out CT the
way. No further trouble is looked for on
account OF the accumulation OF mail IS the
force. if in working order, is able TO keep
the regular mail cleared up as fast as it
comes In.
There has been no eastern mail for three
days and yesterday was the first day in
three that California mail was received.
This state OF affairs has made il easier for
the clerks TO work up the back mail. but a
rush is expected when the delayed mails
are received.
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terres sing Record af the y
trles Ma.te Nrsas4.faH.

tnrsea sing Record af the Eas
tries Made Yesterday.
~ e'igind business Al sbe land elfee
sc decltej increase YESTERDAY
- ssse I homestead entries. { rrs.er,es
- aa'ngs and timber lana applications
e.ssssi. a. follows.
eu'ssssad entries Maze Narsus. on
~ hail 81 the northwest quarter ag
a. g, township ~. ranrv S vest
- - u s1@San. on lhe east hall a. the
aeSs aaatieF as secs,en s. tow shia
aAts east Comme~iege Heaxeat. on
~. west quarter of asxtlon tewn-
9, Iaage ! east. lohn b. Schna gat. on
- ,sasa halt eg tae northwest anagtsr
- -. sas tAss bail al tie seuths ast quarter a
49, township =. ranee eess.
49, sesopaon nisnxs- Aua Davis. On sha
- aaaEtsF as tlsr southwest quarter
- ~ township s. ranee / east
80 p Raymond. on iag : sna re
$50 quarter Of iAe .ssashwess Quarter
1890 81, township -. ranee j west;
- - = aliaaa. oa gat Is oi section 81.
a. ~. FanEe assf. Nanmie W8eker-
4 ,s. IN vac southwest qaaFsef 1t SEXTON
- 'assiF II. range a eaSt
!. 49, taFia applications Fsnseys k8fk.
49,. - sss'a' Nest quarter Il ths narghwses
- TIE aest hsa al tsse saaigsusss
- - Ana tie southeast aBas4sg a. thu
~ qAaFaeg q ssetsea /. township
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-17
rar WORCESTERSHIRE
A scheme 90 Extend License Limits 70
fts Benefits.

n SEAEme 10 EAfRn1 t@4tEMA8 k<AAA&A&& h0A
fts Benefit
A petition Is being actively circulated n
The city to have the liquor license limits
extended. particularly IN such direction
As viii bring in the .FiOle-in-the-wali' on
Columbia street. next 10 ti1e pOssofsiee- Is
i claimed by friends OF this petition that
al least ons-haIf the members al the city
council would yose in favor OF extending
the saloon limits Il q sufficient excuse was
given in the shape OF petition such as Is
now being circulated.
Councilman Durie strongly objected
when q similar effort was made some time
ago before the council. 90 interfering or
tinksring with the limits already estab-
hshed, and is Of the same opinion still de
said last eyening THAI il such petition as
be understood was being circulated should
receive the sanction Of the council. il wculd
soon be found who would follow with
petition for . license under the new limits.
The petition Is moving around quietly
though persistenily, and may be ready 80
place before tlte next council meeting.
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., range 2 west: janses Kirk. on the sosSs-
west quarter OF section S, tcwnshipp.
range west; Gus Lundstrofn. On the uet
naE OF the northeast quarter. the soufhest
quarter Of tise northeast quarter and be
southeast quarter Of the northwest auaSer
OF section Q. township -. range wss;
Andrew Prast, on the north half o1he
northeast quarter Of section 4, and the neth
half Of the northwest quarter ef sectsa .,
township -. range 2 west.
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VIII he the metropolis and commercial center
of the lowersound country. Our faith is based
on the following facts;
ANAC0RTEs has the best barber on the
Sound north OF Seattle.
ANACoRTEs harbor DIETER known as ship
Harbor1 ID the most accessible on the sound
While entirely sheltered Il is 50 near the straits
of Juan de Fuca that vessels can sail in without
towing. thereby escaping heavy tax snip
Harder was chrlstened BY ship captains who re-
allied its advantages.
ANAOORTEs is backed by corporation ten
times heavier than any other corporation inter
osted In any other down-sound town-the Ore
son improvement GO. This company recently
negotiated SIS. 900 mortgage After consol'
dating is Indebtedness about ,iO 100000 IL Jeff.
the bulk of which viii be expended in con-
sirueting the Seattle & Northern railroad from
Anaeortes. is terminus.
ANACORTEs has perfect townsite.
AEACoR-Es' backing Is Of very practical
s9Fh Ahe Ntokuh Atn PtVb1AnFhtAi. hHk EEAltsi
. miles OF railroad from Anseortes up the
skaglt valley. to tap tho wonderful mineral re.
sources of that district The company has now
ON hand the iron for this road and win ship It TO
Anacortes as soon Is the large whsrves now
under construction there are completed. The
company has also con ,racted for 5000 ties Tor
immediate delivery. The company Is under
contract 20 have % miles Of railroad completed
and in operation by August Is next. from Ana
cortes north. The Oregon Improvement Co is
now building large whaTyes al Anaoorses. The
Pacific Coast Steamship comraays steamers
win cali regularly at Anseorses, and the grain
oil the lower sound country Is wen as the tina
Der and mineral products Of the skagit valley
viii FAD their way to market by way Of Ana
corteA
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Ia or rRIENps AN rATRnNs.

Our Office for the next year win ~ in the Rox-
well block. Within ten days We will place there
for public reference . complete library OF the
different state and city directories OF TIE Uulteo
states and Canada Respectfully.
R0LK'S SKATLxK nfRgcToRY COMPANY,
Publishers seattle City Directory
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ANACORT ES

Has captured The prize. We confidently believe
that within another twelve months this belief
win he thorouehly proven. All who know the
history OF oar firm are aware that ue have
never handled property outside OF Seattle be-
cause We have known that the majority OF the
outside schemes were wildcat propositions
which would act as boomerangs ON the firms
tashering them. We have thorough confidence,
however. that
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II has for many years seea an accepted theOsy
hat tAers would ultimately Be
Three Large Cities on the Sound

Tacona. the center o the upsoand trade. is
PROFESSIONALLY one Of these points scattie's
magnificent geographical position makes her
the chief city Of tue Sound. as well As Of the
state, was emitting her 70 the rresa title Of the
"oueen City There must of necessity he a
commercial center down sound, which win bear
the same relation 70 Seattle the metropolis. as
does Tacoma For several years shsrs was a
feeling Of uncertainty a. TO the location Of the
down sound metropolis. but ii is now a belief
almost universally accepted that
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pI,arr snrNn rnrNrEY

Eneraved sectional maps 81 this remarkable
coUnfry. mounted on muslin and rollers Just
issued by Baker, Baleh 4 Co. civil engineers.
Atkins block. send g. 80 Tor specimen eoDy.
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Relief Agent MeCoomhs has, dulFine the
eola snap. eeSn dispensing iroFa 81 "a so
aaily IN provisions ard c1oaalng 10 the
gsseF ct The csty. Yesterday be stsgpplied
SIX families With groceries,, ard several OF
tslena we're gre sufferers, pgife ~ ,lSnheF
al painters. carpenters ard masans n Ire ogi
al work. aud are ohssrsA to ask ar re- 'lisf.
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Mrs. Nfns1ews sce4afaE syfmp ih- et tatsea
ssEA nE tAe fyea 90 ssoa ~ csfe 81 tHkN eS2t
fessafs agSSes ard psyssg&sHs ~ ire 4 alte1
Ssatess aas 5As sNSn Hssx ss t0fsN TeAx STA
EEEsg sststmk ts slsikssTs Is tasshrgrs 50
1Usa Fasas sN2ss s8Yss atari Aa4 aiAEreaea 9y&gs-
seE Ga gAs Aaasfx. A1a Wsa4 ees4c- ~ FEtNthg
sEskIA Is > sSEf&8. < te4ss lie naoknsz
fRsre. - taEsza aawEw
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nlar reserve seass wilI continue on sale 81
the same plase after Saturday morning II
ia O'clock. The prices Of admission have
bern put az SC. 81 and $40.
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y lls rzn @Ssix eUEnFssns4Eg tsFEsi - syes tAa
gafFxcz KA6lwsy 4 &evseszssss ke1z Nssszs tltseoz
klsrt - I'D Uzsaa F0ez2e s4s4wAJ. eafsesa
Er.sssArs s1s ssa Aass@Ass EsseF - Cg4xsgss
axA ssTxsc@ &ne 9Es1ntaseS1
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First Sale of Lots

weeonsroi so lois in tbs original townsi:s 81
Anacorscn. This il 40 outside addition bat
choice inside property. aud The plat. which Is
thst Of the acisy Of Anaeortcs. Is dedicated By
Elijah smith, president Of the Oregon Improve
rnent Co. We
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TRg MONTANA kan ASn RoAK tynGSG
STAEEw Il

Mastns leaSeA tAa Mantasg ssaAas. En Bow
ffsgslsssi IL sesetsN herSes fes hexckfng the
cav uvsk o. H1amsa. Hsasea easTsssseA tsn re
sail eseelxe c&Fe IL 6fseEssaA an& care,
4. = fnSaoMs kFaEEtsf ~
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NV oPgNING.

Please call ard inspect our new stock OF Ira
ported goods a. LON hard & MeWilifanlk' import
ing fatioTs. les columbia street RnxWeH building,
between Eront md Seeond street
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YRr sxoo,, AXIS.
De-. Soc Fsana sarest 81 ssE.aehea

4 he NeW FFonf etFTEe AMfAAN Ntf@FT hTaA.
The new Front street cAhse ~as stretched
veSeertNv. The feel was m9nated and The
nS3 caste spslaed 20 the Old oae Al
O'Clock the cahe was started zssd 81 3 p. ~.
the splsee bal returned 20 TIE poweFhoGse.
Otaer cork wgl bavs 20 done before ths
cahgs wsl he in thesourh working order.
anl Is j. rot knoTn whether The eahse vi
start regularly tbs afternoon or tanofros
rl.nrnsnr.
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gnr E-sl-e asa ruesss Is 10 AMt aNs zap hne 50
% 6sarses 4ssesE Ike A&ssss. sxesEs& sESasz-
rear EossSa h1g<&
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Are Now Selling Lots

Atanr once Ali fnsise lots viii bs so ard
corners 500. These who make the arss selse-
ions viii get In the arss tier Of blocks We vii
ssa Jos lots - these prices After these 800 iots
are sold pssce2 vii b advanced 3 per cent
ne contract hss been LEI fog The eiearlas q me
ensirs tract Terms OF sale sFe bali casa
li.ssrsss sn deferred payments Win b pr esas
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n G,essSss og FINR DKfss AND AkrI. SIC
MAX

Ettsse = na neNeSSsFx n SsSeFaNsEtm oss side
sssaakiaE5sasts AfEeE s1ssaiatas 9F eEa s3ErMe af
Rsnsestes2 elssh& tsaassSza a McA a5 .Ssaeas ira
ssesg rs tAsiNss - sszesaats street. kaAk Rx4l
h0t5sssex. aet8sea Fseat ard sssaenss SlEsesA :.
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HarsA = 10 sesos 70 ps1L p1a3ss s0uee & CO.
e. Sseaa3 stESsz,
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lae case Of the state vs. n. Cunning.
sssl' charged with assault ami battery.
= en which an appeal was taken, was
s'salissed tor lack 81 prosecution.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
HUNTINGTON STAGE,

Arrives, Monday. ............ =. s:nn P.1
Departs, tt esdsy y.....,.............. 200 .. n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
Il Duck OF n Boat.

A boat has been invented for the use
OF duck-huntors which, it is claimed, 10
q perfect device as regards case of
management and the high ratio Of speed
attainable. Those who havo scullod q
boat in pursuit of crippled birds in tho
ordinary way orc aware of tho great
strain upon tho wrist which this method
Of propulsion entails. In tho craft
above mentioned tho oar is thrust
through the middle and bottom Of tho
boat in a contrivanco not unlike @
ccnterboard. Tho lovorago obtained is
enormous, and tho inventor claims that
small boy, through the use of his de-
vice, can beat o professional oarsman in
q she'll.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
sho couidn,. Soc II.

o. W. Winter, general manager Of the
Omaha, and well-paid railway man,
too, says tho Duluth Herald, enjoys q
good story rs much as any man, particu-
larly IL 1t be on himself. Ho tells tho
following tale with great gusto: "My
grandmothor is q dear, innocent lady,
who lives up in Vermont. Sho was toll
ing visitor all about tho family ono
day, and when my turn camo sho said:
Now, there's Erne, he's doing right
we'll and her voice sank improssivoly.
They do say hos getting as much az q
thousand dollars year, though don't
see how no can earn oil that money hon
esLly.'"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
"SlEEPY HOLLOW"
Hawthorne's and Emerson's Grave.
Strangely Neglected.

Hawthorne's and Emerson's Graves
s Strangely neglected..
Il : A reporter of tho Bangor Commercial
overheard tho other day an account of a
trip recently made by B. b, Thatcher,
OF that city, and learning the nature of
the journey and the benevolent act per-
formed, the temptation to say word
was TOO strong to be withhold.
littlo outside tho town of Concord,
Mass, lies an ancient burial ground
known as "Sleepy Hollow The fame
of this place is but little known, and
few people who visit it are acquainted
with its historical relations. On hill
of somc prominence lie tho graves of
four famous writers, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa
M. Alcott and Henry D. Thorcau.
Here to the right lies what was NOR
tai Of the philosopher, Emerson. A
large triangular block of quartz, five or
six foot in height, marks tho spot it's
sides presenting a rough, irregular ap-
pearance on account of the pieces that
have boon Clipped off by relic seekers.
Since the opening of tho grave q short
time since by unknown hands, the BODY
has been enclosed in tomb of granite
built below tho monument. No name
stands carved to tell tho. passor-by of
the great man buried there. The tall
grass growing about tho gravc shows
plainly that it has long been neglected.
But little distance away is tho grave
of Hawthorne. No stone is thcro to
mark tho spot, and wcro it not for the
mentioning of the fact by tho guido the
visitor would never know it. AS this
truth dawns upon him he asks why it
Is that ono who achieved such fame
and honor should have been so neglect
cd. Strange it is that those who laid
him here to rest have planted neither
monument nor slab as a memorial to
his namc. Asking the guido whcro lis
wlto lies buried, he simply shakes his
head, and pointing to tho grave, says:
MAY DO she was buried Ghcrc, too.'
Surely as ono looks at thcso mounds
OF Garth and thinks of those long buried
there, reviewing their lives and works,
he is ut loss to account for this seem
ing neglect. Who is there who can
read tho works of these great masters
and not love thom, too2 But wo must
stop moment, for thcro is 90 whom
wo have not mentioned. 1t is Thoreau.
You doubtless know of him, and are
familiar with those vivid scenes which
no has drawn, enacted in tho W. of
Maine.
For years his grave romainc i rn.
marked, but thanks bo to tho generous
impulses of Mr.. Thatchor, handsome
monument of NIaino granite stands over
his grave, and contains tho names of
his wife and children buried thcrc.
This deed is a most worthy one, Tho.
reau having been only distant rcla4
tive to Mr.. Thatcher, and tho quiet
manner in which it was cllected reflects
great credit upon him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09

LAMotLLE STAGE,
Arrives. Tuesday & Saturdsy.....s.. i:00P -
Departs, Wednesday n Sunday ...,. 900 A. n,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09

DEPUTY U. So LAND AND MINERAL.
- Surl o7or for Nevada, aines laid ont
and Surve! ed for Pat mt. Land snrveyedI ap.
plications. cohtticts. payments on land. AM
appcr raining to taking up or holding land OF
the Statesor Cove nIucnt att ude. to- shall
keep fully p' sted ~ to all lands taken mp snI
acant In the eastern y s.oI Noyads Aud
dress ElkU, NsVsda.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT

Published every Sunday, and sent to any ad-
dreas postage paId), at The following rates,
payable in advances:
Gno year: '---'..-.--..-.....-:.-. OO
90 nAohthS- oU
For any poriod under six months, Fifty
snts per month.
Entered at the Elko, Nevade, PostoiIice for
transmission through the mails as second
Lass mail matter.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be mnde as low az is consistent witt
ound business principles. Apply at the OF
nCe for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
BULLION STAGE.

Arrives, TuesdayS ssiurdSy.. ......+n0P
DspsrtsI Monday Il Fridsy...... $50 ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-09
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
!. AN EVENING PAPER.
ISSUED EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS Ex-
cepted.
c. w. GROVER,
Editor and Proprietor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

One copy. six months. Observation-Disclosures. OU
For any period under six months, one dollar
por month. Payable in advance
Delivered by carrier in Elko at 25 cents week.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-09
In Mourning for Horse.

A Reading, Pa, dispatch says:
"Dollie," the oldest horse in the
Reading Fire Department, was buried
today on De Turks farm, in Exeter
Township. She was beautiful
animal, white in color, and had
reached the age of 26 years.
For sixteen years she has been in
continuous service as one of the en-
CINE horses of Friendship Fire Com
pany. At a special meeting of the
company it was resolved to drape the
mares picture, and s. j. Rish. VIM.
Deeter and George Dease were ap-
pointed committee to superintend
the funeral. The handsome white
tail of the animal will be placed in
the hands of taXidermist, and her
shoes nickel plated, after which they
will be placed in a glass case as me.
mento.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-09
To Republicans.

North and West Texas that the LIGHT
make a special campaign rate for the
weekly in order to keep republicans post
ed in reference to state politics, as we'll as
to have republicans rally around their
flag and if possible encourage county and
precinct organizations. To further this
end. the following club rates will be
made:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-09
THE TOMB OF EVE.
In the Town of Jiddan, According
to an Arab Superstition

In the Town of Jiddan, According
to an Arab Superstition.
The Arabs claim that EYES tomb
is at Jiddan, the seaport of Mecca,
says the st. Louis Republic. The
temple, with a palm growing out of
the solid stone roof "a curiosity
which is of itself the wondero of the
ORIENT, is supposed to mark the last
resting place of the first woman.
According to Arabian tradition Eve
measured over two hundred feet in
height, which strangely comedies
with an account of our first parents
written by member of the French
Academy of Sciences few years ago,
who also claimed height of over two
hundred feet for both of the tenants
OF the Garden of Eden.
Ewes tomb, which is in a grave
yard surrounded by high white walls,
and which has not been opened for a
single interment for over a thousand
years, is the shrine of thousands of
devoted Ishmaelites, who make a
pilgrimage to the spot once every sew
en- years. 1t is hemmed in on all
sides by the tombs of departed
sheiks and other worthless who
have lived out their days n
that region of scorching sun and
burning sands. Once each yea,
on June 8, which is, according to Arab
legends, the anniversary of the death
of Abel, the doors of the temple
which form canopy over the sup
posed tomb of our first mother re-
main open all night in spite of the
keepers effort to close them. Ter
rible cries OF anguish are said to emit
from them, as though the memory of
the first known tragedy still haun ed
the remains which blind superstition
believes to be deposited there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-09
BAD WIFE, GOOD SLAVE.
A Girl Not Fit for the Harem Sold
Into Bondage.

A Girl Not Fit for the Harem Sold
Into bondage.
To train girls for harems their edu-
cation is begun at a very early age.
! children from seven to ten years
being usually chosen for the purpose,
says a correspondent in the Baltimore
News. The girls are then sent to a
regular harem school, where they are
educated and taught various accom-
plishments.
Those intended tor the Sultan's
harem are taught music and French.
II, however, as they grow older, they
are found to be stupid or wanting in
good looks, they are sold as slaves to
the lower nobility. Girls from Persia
and Afghanistan are in great de-
mand, particularly from the latter
country.
Circassians. generally supply the
Turkish slave market not only with
their own children but with girls who
have been stolen in their infancy from
Russia and the Roumanian provinces
of Hungary. The gypsies, it is stat
ed, up to the present time, entice
young children away from their
homes and travel with them to the
market of Top Home, where there is
constant demand for good looking
girls.
Some few years ago these thefts be-
came so common that the Hungarian
government instituted an inquiry
into the subject, and since then the
trade has decreased, but it is still
carried carr on secretlysto d certain ex-
One of the rules of the Sultanic
harem is that when a slave has
reached the age of twenty-five and
does not meet with the approval of
the Sultan she is Immediately re-
moved and married to one of the
court officials, whose taste Is not con.
suited, but who acquiesce in the in
evltable with truly Oriental indiffer-
ence.