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]. S. Newberry. Professor Columbia College
School of Mines-It is a little singular that
wealthy New Workers who are constructing
palaces in this city will 60 abroad to the utter.
most parts of the earth for stone to decorate
the interiors Of the palaces. l can account for
it in no other way than upon the hypothesis
that what is difficult to obtain and what is ex-
pensive is the most desirable. There are mar
bles in America finer and better in all respects
than can be brought from Africa or Mexico or
Sunny Italy. There are building stones within
100 miles of New York. easy of access, cheap
and far superior as to durability and beauty to
the marbles which form the wainscotings,
stairways bathrooms and other in
terror decorations in some of these New
York palaces. Anybody who has been in the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington and has
seen specimens of building stones from various
sections of this country must concede that am
right. The finest variegated and blue marble
in the world can be found in Vermont. think
it is at Manchester. have seen specimens on
exhibition here in New York that very closely
resemble the African marbles which decorate
the panels of the cash room of the United
States Treasury. and have been used with good
effect in the most recently built hotel here
and these specimens will bear me out in this
general statement,
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way. When Mr.. Perry demonstrated with
him for thus preventing him from studying
the ways Of the natives, the guide replied
that sit was entirely for the benefit of the
ladies themselves, as their modesty was such
that it could not Withstand the sight of q
stranger" 1t is also recorded that when
the unwelcome foreigners first invaded
Japan they were not allowed to choose their
servants except from the most degraded class
OF women.
Why They Thought 1t a Joke.
Such facts might lead one to suspect that
it was fear or jealousy of the foreigners that
made the japanese officials laugh at the
Commodore's invitation tn bring the ladies
along, but more correct view OF the situa-
tion is that the real cause of their merriment
was that such a feminine visit would have
been entirely contrary to the laws of
japanese etiquette 30 years ago.
The women of Japan occupy somewhat
anomalo US position among Orientals. Those
of the lower and middle classes, that is, the
vast majority of them, are not shut up at
home alone, as in India, or in harems as in
Mohamedan countries, or prevented from
going about by mutilated feet; as in China,
but at first sis sht they seem to enjoy almost
as much freedom of action and going about
as American women. They walk in the
streets unveiled and without chaperones;
they go to the theater; they join in picnic
parties; they attend the fireworks in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22
Athletes Among German Soldiers.

John ]. Enright, of Mlchigan-I have been
much interested in the recent accounts from
Germany of the Kaiser's condemnation Of the
peculiar form of athletics taught in the Ger
man army. In speaking of the cadets, he said
that the demand was for soldiers and athletes
and not for contortionists. The reason it in
terested me is that have recently seen in Ber-
lin some specimens of the German soIdiery
that excel in all athletic accomplishments any
thing taught at West Point, although our mill
tary school has the reputation abroad of being
one of the finest in the world. The German
soldier. in collective sense. is the finest figure
In contemporaneous military history. There is
not anything on the continent that wears a
uniform that can approach him. Iprefer. of
course, those soldiers of the English speaking
race, and England furnishes at present some of
the best specimens. But nobody can see any
considerable body of German soldiery without
being struck with admiration.
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Steamship Travel and Business.

From the official records of the barge Office
in New York City, it appears that ocean
travel varies according to the business situ-
alton in this country. The number Of pas
sengers that arrived ut New York during
the years between 1881 and 1890. inclusive.
was: 1881, 81 ,229; 1882, 81. .s47; 1883, So, 596;
1884 59,503; 1885, 81, 100; 1886, 53.742;
1887, 1892; 1888. sc, ,3O2; 1889, s6, 1886; 1890,
SO, 189. In 1889 there was great show in
Paris, and the figures Tor that year tell the
tale. In the spring every steamship agent
announced to prospective passengers that all
vessels would be crowded, and that the volume
of passenger traffic between the continents
would swamp the capacity of every line. View
ing the increase OF oceanic travel it appears
that the financial depression of 1884 kept many
people at home who otherwise might have
crossed the ocean. After that trying period
had passed, travel resumed its normal coDdi-
ton. and an increase may be noticed with each
year,
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A POWERFUL ENDORSEMENT,

BY A RESIDENT OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD,
THIS CITY, OF DR. BYERs' IMPROVED
METHOD OF TREATING CATARRH AND
OTHER TROUBLES.
Ina talk with Mr.. Thomas Pickin, of Bis.
marck street, Thirteenth ward, city, the fol-
lowing remarkable experience was detailed to
the writer. Mr.. Pickin said: II think my cure
one of the most happy have yet seen recorded,
and goes to prove what can be done by care
full and conscientious physician who devores
his personal attention to his patients. as DR..
.Byers did in my case.
"My trouble dated back about year or moro
(previous to that time had had good healthy
and began with the common symptoms Of
Catarrh, viz: Congestion of the mucus men,
branes. with over secretions of the mucus, a
dull heavy feeling over the eyes, would catch
cold easily, pain between the shoulder blades,
a tired feeling in my limbs, general indis-
position every morning when l got up, bad
taste in my mouth; my stomach was terribly
deranged and altogether l had general feel
ing of misera bleness
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A Fight With an Ostrich.

Albert Gerard Theis, Musical Composer
Several years ago was in Cape Colony. South
ern Africa, and had hand to hand encounter
with large cock ostrich. l say hand to hand
because had no weapon whatever. 1t
was hot day and q friend of mine invited me
to 90 to Montaga Pass and take dinner with a
Boer. The Dutch farmer had an ostrich
farm and invited us out to see some of his cock
Ostriches, which he had corralled in stockade.
We looked ut them and had started back when
an immense cock ostrich cot out of the inelos-
ure and ran after US. l ran, but soon gave out
and faced the furious bird. He rushed against
me with an impetus that sent me sprawllng on
the ground. There I lay while the infuriated
fowl trampled upon me. All Of my clothing
was torn TO shreds and my body bruised. If
had attempted to get up / would have been
killed. A Hottentor servant happened to come
along and the ostrich left me and chased him.
Getting up found the Boer and my friend re-
turning, as l thought, to give me assistance.
The Boer was much alarmed, and said he was
afraid l might kill the bird, and thereby entail
a loss to him of $500, the price of the ostrich.
The Beers are very phlezmatic and keep an eye
on the main chance.
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THE WEDDING CEREMONY.

evening on shore or in boats, in short, they are
apparently allowed to do pretty much what
ever they please, and 1 believe they could
travel from one end of the country to the
other without being molested.
They Go in Bunches.
Yet an observing eve will at once detect
striking differences between the outdoor
conduct of a japanese and an American
crowd. The Japanese women ALWAYS keep
together, or, if there are men in their party,
they are members of their own family. A
young man does not enjoy the privilege of
calling on girl alone, or escorting her to a
picnic, the theater or the fireworks. Conse-
quently, when you attend the japanese fire.
works, you never see a young mans arm,
under cover of darkness, stealing around
his girls waist, as you do so often at the
Crystal Palace pyrotechnics In London;
nor on your travels do you ever see an in
fatuated tiancee rest her head on her lovers
shoulder, as you often do on American
trainssoetween rural stations or on Sunday
excursions. There is no public love-making
and sentimental spooniug in Japan, the
lowest classes behaving as decorously as the
highest.
Since 1855, when European dancing was
introduced together with foreign dress, the
seelusIon o! the upper-class women has been
less strict Yet even at these dances it is
only the married women who attend, the
young girls being still kept at home, so that
these balls do not serve as opportunities for
courtshlp as they do in this country. She is
not to frequent temples or places where
many men assemble until she has reached
4O-a safe age in Japan, where women usu-
ally lose their beauty before 25.
No Old Maids Nor Bachelors.
Under such discouraging circumstances
one might fancy that young men would find
it difficult to get partners, and that the
women, for want of opportunities for firta-
tion and courtship, would pine away as old
maids. But as matter of fact there are no
OLD maids in Japan, nor are there any
bachelors. Owing to the domestic training
and industrious habits of the women, young
men find it not only pleasanIer but cheaper
to be married than single, consequently few
are unmarried after %, while the girls gen.
orally marry at 16 or II. The forty-fourth
law of Iyeyasu directly enjoined that none
should remain unmarried afteY 16, and if
young woma n, for any reason, dlsregarded
this rule she was considered an old maid at
% and shaved her brows and blackened her
teeth like the married women,
But how do the men WOO and win these
maieens if they are not allowed to call on
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Waited for Hearst TO Die.

A Californian-The struggle which has ended
in my State in the election of FELTON, as Sena-
tor was very interesting one. In my opinion
Estee was backed by Stanford and the STAN
ford interests. Estee, you remember, was the
presiding officer of the National Convention
that nominated Mr.. Harrison But no matter,
Stanford practically owns the State politically.
The other candidates were De Young, FELTON,,
Blanchard, Johnston and Wetmore. These are
the Republican candidates. Coleman Is sup.
ported by the Democracy. Ordinarily the
Legislature would be adjourned some time ago,
but as soon as Senator Hearst was reported
dangerously ill it resolved to remain in session
long enough to give him a chance to die and TO
prevent tie appointment OF his successor by
the Governor. That is an actual fact. don't
know whether Senator Hearst knew it while
he was sick or NOT but he was a practical man
and probably understood what the Legislature
was waiting for. The United States Senator
ship from California will probably never be
held by poor man. The means by which it
has usually been obtained has been corrupt.
They will probably remain corrupt and million.
aires who have bought their way will represent
the great State Of California at Washington.
- CHARLES T. MURRAY.
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Safe Roof Building.

An architectural expert says the ordinary
method of building should be reversed, and
the roof planned first. The purpose of the
roof is not merely to keep out rain, but it
should also protect from changes OF weather,
fire, etc. The ordinary roof meets none of
these points. The slate cracks easily under
either heat or cold, admitting rain, attract
ing heat, and inviting coDfagration. Some of
the very best roofs are the oldest factories.
with solid framed, matched boards. covered with
lined mortar, upon which the shingles were
laid. The ideal roof is nearly fat-an entirely
fat roof will shed rain. The best way is to
pitch the roof of industrial buildings toward
foot, This carries the water away through a
channel not exposed to frost and admits OF
much better advantages in the matter OF light
in the upper story.
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Secrets of the Upper Winds.

William A. Eddy, tornado reporter for Sig
nal Servlce-Many. have asked me about the
meteorological predictions of DeVoe, of New
Jersey, and Virgins. of Canada. am not
prepared to say they have no means of study
ing the phenomena OF nature and that the pre-
dictions they make are the result of guess
work. Now. Virgins speaks OF the action of
the sun and moon in producing earthquakes in
slight seismic disturbances. He is not alone in
his theory. 1t is supposed that when the sun
and moon sre near together. to speak relatively
and without astronomical ambiguity, they have
decidedly pulling effect upon the earth. In
some cases disturbance Is caused, but as TO
the exact spot on the face of the globe
which will quake, 1t is beyond the province of
inductive ratocination to foretel.. Tornadoes
can be foretold by a system OF averages, all In
ductive and scientifc, mind you, but they can
not be guessed. The more telegraphic signal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22
Fun From the Elevator.

Elevator Man in Hotel-The things I hear
and the questions am asked by fine ladies,
when they are in the elevator, would make
mighty interestIn' readin'. Why, boss, they
think l know everything, and don't know
nuthin'. One LADY says to me: Have you an
ordinary in this ERE hotel?" "Ugh," says l,
everything is extraordinary here because we
are frst-cass." Well, she told ME it was
place to eat between meals, and be blamed if
think she was just right in her mind. A
large lady asked me if knew banting doctor
near by, and says L: Doctor Banter is as near
as know" She laughed at me and asked If
was kin to A. Ward. / said, mo mum. but 1
vote in Tim Campbell's ward, and have an aunt
In Gibbs ward who doesn't vote yet at ALL" A
Chicago lady says to me one day when she come
in from the streets: This 'ere city ought to be
called Windy instead of Chicago" and l says:
Mum, we have no prairies and can only get
wind from the oshun." Bless me. she said /
was naturally funny. I do pull mighty queer
people up and down.
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that would show lack of filial respect and
obedience, which are rated as the first of all
feminine virtues,

that would show lack of filial respect and
obedience, which are rated as the first of all
feminine virtues.
Hearts Are Often Broken.
That hearts are frequently broken BY the
nakodo custom seems to be proven by the
suicides OF lovers. which are so numerous
that law has been passed making such
suicidal attempts punishable by ten years
Imprisonment.
Even if the young couple brought together
at the conventional mi-ai take fancy to
each other, what an unromantic proceeding
IT is, this prearranged affair, this falling in
love Ito order" and getting engaged in the
presence ot the whole family-a love affair
without fevers of passion, without ecstatic
hopes and mutual confessions, followed bv
rapturous kisses! Nor do Japanese lovers
know anything about that Indian summer of
romantic courtship which we call the honey
moon. Their prosaic courtship by proxy leads
to an equally prosaic engagement, which con-
sists In the sending of presents to the girl,
Should the lover prove false and perfdious,
the affair ends abruptly, the girl having no
redress at law in the form of suit for
breach of promise. The marriage ceremony
itself marks decided change in the brides
position and relations to her love. There
are no bridesmaids, no minister, no prom.
lses OF love and fidelity unto death, but
simple registration of the change in the
brides residence; and the ceremony chiefly
consists in the drinking by the bride and
groom of three times three tiny cups
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John s. Wise as a Cadet.

Ex-Congressman John s. Wise, of Virginia,
now a resident of New York-O My young men
should 60 to the war. II had my way NJ man
over 25 years old should ever engage in war.
was II years old when L entered General Lees
army and l enjoyed it immensely. The only
real hardship soldier endures is lack of some
thing to eat occasionally, but with plenty of
food soldering is a delight. But can remem-
ber how hated to drill when attending school
at the University of Virginia. One day. Faulk-
ner, now Senator from est Virginia. another
CADET and l planned to escape the
regular afternoon drill We started out
Faulkner between US in the ranks, and
going down ar incline he threw his
musket down and pitched forward in almost
dead faint. The COMMANDMENT said: Get
him TO the hospital, you two, and come back to
drill.' That was blow. ordering us back to
drill and we were in despair when we saw the
surgeon coming to attend Faulkner. The lat
ter, who had been possuning splendidly. now
became thoroughly alarmed. and really turned
pale ut the approach of the surgeon. When he
saw Faulkner the surgeon said: HE is quite
ill., and you two take him TO the hospital" 1
asked the surgeon If we had to go back to
drill. "Oh. no, stay with Faulkner: he Is i'll
ana needs attention." said the surgeon. We
stayed with him, drinking ice lemonade--ice
was 20 cents pound tben-whle compIacently
watching the corps drilling for two hours out
in the hot sun. There IS nothing equal to boy
hood dayS.
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Familiarity With Deadly Wires,

Lineman for Electric Light Poles-I never
think of the danger of coming in contact with
a live wire when l an up ON pole repairing
broken wires. The company. of course, fur
nishes Us with gloves to protect US from shocks,
but we soon get careless and leave off our
gloves. After Lneman Feeks was killed was
carefuf for several weeks, and was almost
afraid to touch any wire. You see it is the
constant nearness to danger which makes us
forget 1t. Now and then l have had slight
shocks, but do not consider them worth notic-
ing and never even told my wife about them.
One night shortly after Feeks was roasted on
the wires dreamed that was being roasted
lay high in the air on dozen wires and they
all burned into my flesh. could see the crowd
below and hear them talk, but knew they
could not rescue me. Then though: a WIRE
caught around my neck and began to burn 1t
off, felt my head swaying and knew it would
soon drop from my shoulders. Baskets WIRE
placed under the wires to catch my head. My
senses began to reel, my head was now only
held by a slight piece of flesh aad in a second
it would go whizzing through the air to the
baskets below. The flesh snapped with loud
report and down my head went and awoke
having tumbled out of bed. have never told
my wife this dream because she would want
m to give up my business.
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GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
Volumes of Information in the Shape
of Short Interviews.
INTERNATIONAL PATENT UNION.
Builders of Palaces Need Not Go Outside
America for Stone.
WEATHER AND UPPER AIR CURRENTS
lcoRnEspoNpENcE OF THE DISPATCH,

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH
NEW YORK, March 21.-During the week
1 was fortunate in meeting people who had
plenty of information to give. have selected
the following from the short interviews I
obtained:
The Original Granger.
Ex-senator William ]. Mcconnell, Of Idaho
L claim to be the original Granger. In 1852
was in California and noticed that more money
was made farming than mining, so concluded
to try it. 1 walked over $50 miles to Idaho
City from Oregon. where was teaching school,
and started a truck patch. Idaho City then had
population of 1000, and had cemetery with
silent population simply phenomenal in num-
ber. There was but one industry, and that was
mining. Well, 1 grew larger nuggets than
those dug ont of the mines. 1 sold turn1ps at
45 cents pound direct to the consumers, and
that is why L claim to be the original Granger.
My farming operations did away with the mid
dleman. and my sales were made direct to the
consumers. If there had been middleman,
the consumers would have bad to pay so cents
pound for turnips. Cabbage brought2o cents
pound, and l sold 1000 bushels of potatoes at
S2 so a bushel. Why should 1 care to mine
when farming paid better? After a time others
began to farm, and prices began to come down.
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"During the summer months the Catarrh ex-
tended to the bowels and an obstinate dlarrhea
set 10. could eat scarcely anything. and what
little food did take would cause me TO bloat
and have most uncomfortable feelings. I
would have spells of dizziness and could not
stand.
This condition of affairs went on until for
while was able to work only about half of the
time. and later not at all.
"When in this condition concluded to con-
suit DR.. Byers / had seen his advertisements,
and knew his charges were within my reach.
81 shall never forget the day the doctor saw
me for the first time. could scarcely crawl
up the steps to his office l was SO emaciated
and weak that he hesitated about treating me,
being 10th to risk his reputation on case
which had been neglected as long as mine had.
But. at my earnest solicitations. he decided
that he would do the best he could for me.
',At the end Of the first month improvement
had manifested itself, ana at the end of the
third mouths treatment had gained all the
flesh and strength had lost, and was then, and
am now five months after) as well man as
ever was in my life.
,"Actuated by desire to benefit others-as it
was through similar testimonial became ac-
Quainted with the doctor-I make this state
ment for publication. ard my wife or myself
will verify It at the above address,"
TREATMENT S. A MONTH, MEDICINE IN
CLUDED.
Office of DR.. Byers, No. 42l Penn avenue.
Established 1885. Specialties. catarrah, all
nervous, skin End blood diseases: all chronic
disease. Hours 10 4, 7 to 8. Sunday fore
noon only. mh2l-ssu
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BIBLE GUESSING FRAUDS,
Willy Scot Who Has Roped in Small For
tune by Trick.

Willy Scot Who Has Roped in Small For
tune by Trick.
Pail Mall BudGetI
The progress OF Bible guessing fraud has
received sudden check at Dundee, where
q certain willy Scot has been arrested on the
charge of extracting shillings from the
pockets of two confding Biblical students.
This was the advertisement he inserted in
some 800 newspapers throughout the coun-
try: "Prodigious! e100 week!! e15O
in cash prizes for counting the words in
chapters i. and ii. of Joshua" 1t
transnired that 81 200 had been re-
ceived IN reply to the advertisements
(still unpaid), and lbs 1 had been given as
prize money. The presiding sheriff said he
did not think there were so many fools in
the country ready to send money in answer
to such a transparent fraud. The idea OF
giving prizes, he added, for counting the
words or letters in the New Testament was
proposal which could be made only by
rogue or a lunatic.
On prisoners agent objecting to the sum
fixed as bail, the Sheriff remarked: "He
will be all the better of little time for
meditation. Send him the Book of Joshua.
and let him count the number of letters in
it. - Yet they say there's no such thing as
wit in Scotsman.
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Spring Horse Collar.

A horse collar which will put an end to
cruel torture and unsightly gals. has been
patented in England, and is combination
of springs. canvas, felt and leather. 1t fits
perfectly. as the spring gives to the shape
of the horses shoulders, thereby preventing
the collar from rocking. 1t is very soft on
the surface and springy. thus avoiding the
possibility of CALLING or pinching. 1t takes
a more even draught than the ordinary collar,
as the spring gives way and fills up any cavity
in the shoulder caused by the motion of the
horse when going. The springs of the collar
are fastened to straw pads, which are enclosed
in canvas, then thin leather, then felt, and
afterward fine, thin. serviceable leather.