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, 1890-11-23
AN ARAB IVORY RAID.
A Cruel Attack of One Tribe Upon Ar
other In the Wuds of Africa

CEaeA aNt&Ck OF onc riD upon Al
other In the Nilds of Africa
Soon after Tippo Tbs occupation of
Stanley Falls in 1879 rumors reached
Yabuli AMI the neighboring villages of
oppression and persecution by the Many
ema- Chiefs met together to inquire of
each other the reason of this invasion.
Less than three years after Stanley's
fight with the Basoko at the mouth of
the Aruwimi, the Manyema m~ercenaries
Of the Arabs attacked and destroyed sev-
eral villages higher up the same river,
having Travelled overland from the Congo
through the dense forests below Stanley
Falls; and descending the Aruwimi river
in canoe they laid waste all the villages
by the way, capturing men and women,
and imposing fines Of ivory for their re-
demption upon those of the natives who
were fortunate enough to escape to the
woods.
Although every ~precaution wa taken
by the people of Yabuli to guard against
surprise, they instinctively felt impend-
ing evil and a gloom settled over the
village affecting young and old alike.
They all appeared to realize their iso-
lated position, escape being impossible
as their neighbors were at enmity with
them and with each other, and the poor
wretches lived in a condition of fear
bordering upon panic.
At last the evil day arrived. Early
one morning, just before daybreak, they
were suddenly startled by the loud re-
ports of the Manyema guns. The forest
around the village appeared alive with
armed men, who rushed among their
dwellings from all sides, firing reckless
ly, sometimes in the air, into the doors
of the huts, and at the panic stricken
savages, who rushed toward the woods
for shelter. A few Of the PRAYER natives
stood their ground and hurled spears
and knives at their assailants, but one
by one they dropped, shot by their bru-
tai enemy.
After firing their muzzle loading mus
kets many of the Manyema rushed upon
the natives and dubbed them with the
butt end of their guns. Tho women en-
numbered with their children, whom
they were bravely trying to carry off to
the shelter of the woods, were soon over
taken by the Manyema, who roughly
threw th-m to the ground and bound
their arms and legs. Nearly two-thirds
of the women and children were capt
ured, including the favorite wife OF
Ioko; but many of the men and a few
women managed to escape to the woods.
Herbert Ward in Scribner's.
, 1890-11-23

Under the Swiss system the president
of the confederacy has no more author
ity than a member of the cabinet, The
head of the government is a council
elected by the parliament. This council
selects a chairman from its members,
who thus becomes president of the re-
public, and assume a cabinet portfolio,
usually that of foreign affairs. He is
clothed with no powers of appointment
to Office. His co-members of the cabi-
net, even the judges of the supreme
court, are all elected. He can serve but
a single year; hence his time and tai
ents, instead of being devoted to filling
offices and seeking a reelection, are
given to the service of his country. He
is helped in his efforts for pure and eco
nomical government by a corps of trained
statesmen.-S. H. NJ. Byers in Harper's.
, 1890-11-23

How many drummers W their sue
cess to ready witt How many more
could tell Of failures, II they would,
traceable to the lack at an opportune
moment OF but n pinch OF Attic salt.
No one appreciates the force of these
questions better than the old traveller
who gave me this choice morsel the
other day. he had tried in vain to per
suade a storekeeper to "look him
through and concluded with, II am
positive you cannot do better with any
man. Our house is the oldest, largest
and cheapest In the line"
Storekeeper-I hear that same story
every day. Every drummer that comes
here claims the same thing.
Traveler-There, that shows you how
they all impose on people and initiate
our methods.
During the laugh that followed the
grip WINS opened and the owners good
humor was rewarded with an order
Jewellers Weekly.
, 1890-11-23

The ultra fashionable young woman
who still clings 10 her dog is having the
silver collar made to duplicate exactly her
favorite bangle. The plain leather bands
and those studded with metal are hope
lessly old fashioned; chains have gone
out, beaten into bracelet designs. and
solid silver is the only sort of neckwear
in which a self respecting dog win allow
himself to appear. Some of these new
collars are wonderfully rich and costly.
One, the property Of a luxurious King
Charles spaniel. cost his mistress consid-
erably yer 800: 1t was fully an inch
wide. and as thick as the animals com
fort would allow.
The entire surface was richly engraved
with a court scene from the reign OF
Charles IL. The work was fine and ar
tistic, and on either edge of this superb
collar n line of tiny turquoises was set
deep in silver. II the young woman af-
fects cats she has the silversmith make
six or eight light silver hoops, some cut
and others plain. and these bright rings
he YIELDS around pussy's furry neck. A
beautiful pet Angura, which lies on a
cushion and feeds upon cream. wears
fine cut silver hoops that sparkle like
jewels every time she moves-Manufac-
turing Jeweler.
, 1890-11-23
TRAINING SCHOOLS foa NURSES


The Hospitals In New YORK City Which
Fit Men and Women for Nursing.
The Bellevue Trimming School for
Nurses Yves started on May 1. 1873, with
. superintendent and Eve nurses, having
five wards under their care.
In 1890 the school had Sc pupils and
had graduated S45, while as n direct out
growth of that modest beginning there
are three other great schools in New
York alone. These are the New York
City, which has 81 pupils and has grsdu-
Ated 26S; the New York hospital, with
As pupils and 1872 graduates. and Mount
Sinai, with 80 pupils and Ill graduates.
There are also smaller schools in the
city, but, great or small, Bellevue must
always be honored as the pioneer. Her
graduates are at the head OF most of the
important schools and hospitals in the
country. and have V gone so far
Aheld as England, Italy and China.
The merit school to De established was
the New York city. which was started
by the commissioners Of charities and
correction in 1877, and is entirely sup
ported by the city. Until 1899 It was
known as the Charity Hospital school,
because II began there, but as it grew
its work spread. until the old name wa
misleading and had to be changed
1t is now the largest and in some re-
spects the most important of all the
schools, as il nurses five different hos
pitals-ChArity and Maternity on Black
wells Island, the Infants hospital on
Randall's Island, Gouverneur, at Gou-
verneur Slip, and Harlem, at the foot of
East One Hundred and Twentieth street.
the two last being accident or emergency
hospitals. while at Charity the cases are
largely chronic. Besides the pupils of
the school there are thirty-two permA-
nent trained nurses at Charity and Ran
dall's Island, making nearly q hundred
in all, for whom the superintendent is
directly responsible, and over whom she
has full authority. The other schools In
the city are supported FROM the funds OF
the hospitals which they nurse. MI
Frederick Rhinelander Jones ia Scrib-
uer's
, 1890-11-23

A simple method has been devised by
means Of which, In the midst OF q busy
workshop full Of machinery in motion.
any special noise, ever though slight.
can be distinguished and it's origin
traced. The apparatus consists of an
ordinary india rubber gas tube about q
yard in length; the length may, how
ever, be varied to suit the nature of the
investigation. The tube is unprovided
with earpiece or bell. One end is APP
piled TO the ear of the observer while
the other is moved about in order to ex-
plora the eat Of the irregularity. Since
the free orifce of the tub is compare
lively small and is applied as closely az
possible to the vibrating surface it prac-
tcally receives only those sonorous vibra-
tons which are emitted by this surface.
Those who have to do with machinery
will find it especially useful for observ-
ing noises due to irregularities in the
working Of small parts Of machines,
which may be either difficult or danger
Gus to approach in any other wny.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
, 1890-11-23

he Was n brisk little man with twink
ling eyes, and as he stepped into thu
Office Of the hotel. wherein about twenty
Of us were lounging and smoking, he
cheerily called out:
"Now. gentlemen. 1 want your atten.
ton for n moment. You ave all heard
Of Afica2 1t is a country OF heathens.
The Niger in his natural state is a bad,
bad man. BE must be improved morally
and rehgiously. am interested in i'm
proving him"
he took a watch from his handbag,
and holding the face against his hand
continued:
Now, then, you see this watch7 It Is
not going. The hands are set TO q GER
ain figure. The man who guesses near
est to that figure gets the watch. 1t lie
fifty cents per guess, and everything
over and above expenses goes straight to
the heather OF Africa"
How do you know 1t willg' inquired
a doubling Thomas.
because l shall leave the sum with
the landlord. to be handed to any local
preacher no elects"
Eighteen OF us at once laid down our
''hAlves" and recorded our guesses, and
when the last n was in the little man
held up the watch and announced the
winner. Then be continued:
Gentlemen. that watch cost $3.50 at
Wholesale. / have received 90. There
appears to be a balance of $500 in favor
Of the dusky heather who ache for re-
hgious comfort. But let us see. Ny
railroad fare was q. 20; dinner and sup
per. $l.25: two drinks, go cents; two
games Of billiards, 10 cents, and a cigar,
10 cents, making in all $6.15 Landlord,
here is e nickel, and 1 charge you, as you
are an honest man, to see that 1t goes to
buy tracts for our fellow men In Africa.
Gentlemen, good night. "-New York
Suu
, 1890-11-23

Not long ago it was the good fortune
of the writer to attend a baseball match
between two mines composed of amateur
players who years ago were famous at
the bat, in the field and on the bases.
As the men walked out upon the field in
the uniforms hat for years they had not
worn certain peculiarities common to all
of them attracted my attention. The
gait was inclined to be mincing, the
waist line was under the armpits and not
over h hips, the head fell forward and
the shoulders were a little bowed and
the back slightly bumped; the forearms
were thin and white and the calves of
the legs had disappeared. The throwing
and catching and running reminded me
strongly of some other animal.
For several innings I watched these
gentlemen, and as a ball was knocked at
the short stop, and as he put u his
hands timidly and then threw to first
base a gently dropping ball instead of on
a straight line. the whole thing revealed
itself to me. They looked and acted like
womenl
There was the same physical timidity,
the same stiltlike running, the same
awkwardness in any feat that demanded
that the hands and arms be used over
the head, the same care of legs and arms,
as though they were brittle, which one
may remark when a woman chases after
a street car or throws a ball, or attempts
any unusual gymnastics. 1t occurred to
me then and there that the early train
ing of children was largely at fault in
making these differences of physique be-
tween them. If as a man ceases to ex-
ercise he becomes in his movements more
and more feminine, it is plain that if he
exercised in his boyhood and youth no
more than the average girl he would
grow up to be more like her in physique.
And again, if exercise is so largely re-
sponsible for the difference it must be
true that the girl could be brought up,
If not to the masculine standard, at any
rate to a much higher standard of physi.
cal well being.-Boston Gazette.
, 1890-11-23

Nowadays there is hardly any limit to
the kinds Of material used in walking
sticks. Formerly only a few native
woods and some foreign species were
used. Innovations in the style of walk
ing sticks and umbrellas have been con-
stantly introduced during the last forty
years until their manufacture has be-
come quite an art and a business of con.
siderable importance. Natural sticks,
that is, saplings of trees and climbing
plants, whose roots will form handles or
knots, are most used. They are some
times mounted with precious metals,
onyx, jasper, marble, precious stones,
ivory and horns OF all kinds.-Youth's
Companion.
, 1890-11-23


The servant girl question was under
debate in a coterie of ladies up town, and
bitter words were spoken by some of the
housekeepers when telling Of their trou-
bles with housemaids, scullery maids,
nursery maids, chambermaids and kitch-
en- maids. The strain of bitterness was
interrupted by one of the ladies'. who
said:
81 never have any trouble with my do
nestle help. keep a housemaid and a
cook, who have been with me for five
years, and l do not know that they are
extraordinary specimens, though l got
them through an advertisement. One of
them is an Irish-American, the other a
German. They say that 1 treat them
well. I do not oyerwork them or keep
them at service from dawn till midnight.
l don't scold them for every fault. l
nave a nice bedroom for them, and they
keep 1t neat.
Gle them go off in the daytime once
or twice every week to take a walk, or
to visit their friends or to do their shop
ping. 1 talk to them a. times about
their gowns, bonnets, shawls and rufies.
l see that they have something else than
scraps or leavings to eat. / pay them
their wages on the first of every month.
l help them to do things now and then.
They give me their confidence. / show
them that 1 take an ipterest in them,
and my husband is considerate toward
them. 1 don't believe they will ever
leave u household till they get mar
ried, and my cook is a widow who says
she will never marry again. Icannot
see why so many people should nave so
much trouble with their domestic help,
or talk so often about the servant girl
question" The ladies in the coterie to
which this contented housekeeper thus
spoke did not feel very well when her
words were ended, and soon left for
their respective abodes with a new
notion under their blooming bonnets.-
New York Sun.
, 1890-11-23

A prominent citizen Of st. Paul was in
Minneapolis and met a former AcquAint-
ance whose ordinary condition WAS what
is known as impecunious, This time,
however, his face was fairly beaming.
How arg your he asked in a cheerful
bass voice as he extended his hand TO the
man from St. Paul.
First rate. How are your"
Splendid Do you know"-here he
dropped his voice to a confidential key
I've been given the use for life Of a
half million dollar estate over on Nicol-
let ayenuey'
You haveY' asked the other man in
Astonishment.
''Yes; the public hbrary."-st Paul
Pioneer Press.
, 1890-11-23

A friends little 4-year-old daughter
went to Sunday school o few Sundays
ago, and was very mnch impressed by
the exercises She remembered bits of
some of the hymns, and for some days
never tired of singing them over and
over again. She was a trifle irregular In
some Of her ''lines," however; one well
known hymn she began:
There's a land that Is fairer by day,
And by faith we may see it aare.
Her father, who is a Wall street man.
but q good churchman withal, hopes
she is mistaken.-New York Star.
, 1890-11-23

The scholar is always ready to pick up
a thought, and a born man of business
is over on the lookout for a trade.
A good natured coachman overlook a
tired looking peddler, and offered him a
lift to the next town. At the end of the
ride the peddler, by way of emphasizing
his thanks, offered the coachman the
pick of his wares, but the proffer was de-
clined.
We'll, then" insisted the enterprising
pack carrier, 'if you won't take a pres
emit don't you want to buy something's
Exchange.
, 1890-11-23

To end the long dispute which has
been waged with reference to the right
designation of the metal which is now
assuming such Importance, it is urged
that the largest producers in the world
favor the form aluminium, which also
has the advantage of greater brevity,
and that therefore foreign scientific
journals and scientific men should fol-
low the example of American journals
and call it once for all aluminium.
Yo-'- Commercial Advertiser.
, 1890-11-23

Parents, in choosing IN employment
for their children or giving them advice
upon the subject, should study their
temperaments and inherited tendencies.
Children of consumptive parents should
seldom engage in ~sedentary occupations.
Those who have inherited weak hearts
should not engage in work involving
much severe strain.
, 1890-11-23

Just now the fearless materialist and
occult convert is riding the physical
culture hobby horse. She has acquainted
herself with all the systems on the con-
tinent and favors the Swedish above all
others. Early in the ummer a party of
London school teachers vent to Stock
holm to study the course. They were
Mrs. Matthews, Miss Hewitt, Miss Ely
and Miss Kingston. Now they are in
Producing the Swedish system in the
public school, and through the influence
of Annie Besant the board has allowed
them the sum of $50 each toward the
travelling expenses incurred. -London
Letter.
, 1890-11-23

Walt Whitman is popularity thought
TO have no sense Of humor, but one day
a young man dropped in upon him at his
humble home in Camden, N. J., intro
duced himself rs a poet, and begged 10
be allowed permission to read selections
from a bundle of manuscripts which he
carried. mo, thank YOU" said Whit
man. ~courteously but firmly, ~ have
been ~paralyzed twice. San Francisco
Arunnaut
, 1890-11-23

1t has been suggested that the study of
the influence of diet and habit upon the
color of hair in different nations of men
may aus discoveries by which the color
of the hair in the human race may be
modified by iudicious treatment.
, 1890-11-23
How a Hypocrits Got Cotton Hands.

One of u Fork farmers was so anx-
ious to get his cotton picked that after
riding around the neighborhood several
times hunting hands without success he
went to a negro camp meeting and ap-
pealed tothem in many ways. but with
out success. AT last he went up to be
prayed for, put a nickel in the mission
AIRY box, and afterward got plenty of
pickers,-Orangeburg Is. c. Enterprise.
, 1890-11-23

The all linen shirt is one of the luxu-
ries of luxuries. The man that has
once experienced the ''fcel" of a fine all
linen shirt will economic in every other
direction in order that he may continue
this roSoS1l f~d
, 1890-11-23

He ION a raft in mid-ocean)-There,
dear, taste this orange marmalade, and
while 1 scan the horizon wrap my great
coat around you.
She-How great! how nobel how self
~sacriicingi But, darling, ere you sure
you will not be too cold?
He-You forget. Maud, that l have on
my Ascot tie.-Clothier and Furnisher.
, 1890-11-23

Miss De Gimp Cooking through the
samples Of a drummer for a material
house)-WhAt do you carry this little
~ can for:
Drummer wear that under ray
tongue when l tackle = rough customer.
Jewellery Weekly,
, 1890-11-23

Bill Clark-If l had as much money as
the old man I'd quit business and travel.
Ad Collum-So would ].
Employer (entering unexpectediy)-I
guess that's what you'd better do any
how.-Puck.
, 1890-11-23

To remove fruit stains from linen, rub
the part on each side with yellow soap;
then tie up a piece of soda in a cloth and
soak well in hot water; afterward expose
Ha@AxoA
, 1890-11-23

| am determined to keep ahead of the procession. My line of
House Furniture is the most complete and best of any house in the
city. Everything that is necessary to furnish a house l carry: Stoves,
Tinware, Carpets, Crockery and Furniture, from the cheapest to the
best Picture Moulding, Upholsterng and Repairing. Best of work.
Satisfaction guaranteed
Cor. Seventeenth and Eddy Streets. A
, 1890-11-23

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Hi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
T.yvEJLIyG THE STARK MOyC HETT.

Concord " H. oct 23.-Thc bronze statue OF Major
Gane- Johu start; the hero of the Battle OF Bcnning
tou was unveiled I'm the ward Of the state House THIS
forenoon shortly after II O'Clock the Invited guests,
many If them lnea descendant, Of the revolutionary
hcro: members Of the New Hampshire society OF sons
o, the Revolution the city government and others were
escorted from TIE EAGLE Hotel by the Am"'heF vet
Grams 70 raised platform directly in TIE rear VI The
Statue PRAYER WAS offered by the Rev. Johh NJ
Duiton If Great Falls after which Governor GOodcli
announced the officers of the day. After an opening
address Ly cX Governor Moody Currcr. the statue was
unveiled bv Miss Florence :. Shirley. Of GorStowh'
daughter Of Councillor shirley. The lSb Regiment
band then rendered selection Of airs. following "nch
I,nIoe ~ Patterson Of Hanover, delivered ~" oratl"n
\ ,n.m by Allen Eastman Cross, IT Manchester, cor,
ri,,Icd t,,n EXERCISE. \ state dinner then served
nj the Eagle Hotel 10 the invited guests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
DfSprTrD ALLOrMEyTS TO THE CHTpPEWAS

Ashland Wis. oct 23-Indian Agent Lcnhy. OF the
apontc Reservation meet, the formal charge OF cheis
that he sent to Washington fraudulent allotment I'D
scvcr,ty list, with the declaration that IN" hSt ne
sent in was prepared by :" Dan" sullivan. the Govern
me i, farmer on the Flambcau Reservation ara APP
proved by IL connsl including the objectlng chle's'
The complaint Of the chiefs aud II new allotment lN'
have been forwarded to Washington and an INVESTIGATION
will follow. Mr.. Lcahy says forcibly mat "hNkey :
seller, and other dSrepuable characters on the borders
Of the reservations are responsible for the attack the
Investigation will take so much time. he says, that the
Indians viii be unable to do anything on their all0
mcnts This winter AID much suffering among inc
women and children will result with perhaps a
repetition Of last winters scenes. when dozens qed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
TO EXTEND CHACTACQUAS SPHERE.
A STATE CONVENTION FoRMED-BIsHoP VIM
CENT MAKES AN ADDRESS.

The organization OF the New York state Chautauqua
Convention was perfected yesterday afternoon at tn"
meeting OF delegate, In Plymouth Church, Brooklyn,
from three score Chautauqua circles IN various parts
Of the state A constitution adopted setting forth
the object of the convention TO be to extend the
Chautau0ua system Of education in THIS State. The
name adopted was "Chautauqua Convention OF the
state Of Ncw.York" The following officers were
elected: President George f. Vincent, Of Buffalo /;
vicc-presidents the Rev. Drs. X. 5. Pardngton, OF
luoklyn and r D. Tyler, Of Ncw-Yoik; secretary
Miss Kate F. Kinball. 1t was decided TO hold annual
meetings.
Ernest p Brooks presented the report OF the EX
tension Committee, which proposed that local extern
sion con mittee he formed in town and city, to
agtate "ChautanQua" III Its vicinity. The organza-
ton OF city unions also urged in districts having
five or more local circles This adopted.
Addresses were made by Miss g. F.. Coffin, upon
"Chautauoua and the Field and Shop and by tho
Rev O. j. Cowles, upon Chautauqua and the Indivld
ual"
At the evening session bishop John II. Vincent
chancellor Of the Chautaulua Literary and Scientific
Circle. made an address upon "Chautauqua and the
Church. showing how the two should work together
for the elevation Of humanity. lie pointed ont the
WAYS the Church should aid in broadening knowledge
and in bringing the best things in literature, art
music and science within the reach OF all. He said
that he believed the Chauiauqua idea in education
was supplementary TO and in line with the college
idea II afforded the college graduate an oppor
unity 10 secure a broad survey OF the field OF learn
inc which he had cultivated. II also spread abroai
knowledge aud culture that IL caused more young
people 10 enter college