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The morning call., 1891-05-10

Norway it is still the custom every Sunday
to carry swaddled infants to church, which
is probably a long ways off, They are not
taken into church, however. but buried for
warmth In the snow, in which small hole
iSleft for them to breathe through.
There is little truth in the story that
the Chinese mother Iortures her chill
dren. especially her daughters, by cramping
their feet. But she carries her infant in
kind of bag or pannier on her back, and
not as in other countries where the dorsal
cartilage is affected. with the face turned out
ward, but. as probably we ought to expect
in China. where everything seems to 90 and
come by the rule of contraries, with the face
turned inward. The result of that is that
the baby's nose Is Of necessity pressed
against its mothers back, whence no doubt,
say the learned in these matters, has been
evolved in the course OF ages the peculiarly
flattenpd or blunted nose characteristic of
the Chinaman. Furthermore. Chinese girls,
even when allowed to live, are little thought
Of. In the family generally they bear no
names; they are known as No, 1 or
No. g like cODvicts, and they are no more
reckoned members of the family than the
cat or the dog. SO, when a Chinaman is
asked what family he has, he counts only
his boys. And boy is treated with great
honor and ceremony by the women.
The japanese baby is not only INDUCED,
he is also treated with the greatest care and
intelligence. He is judiciOusly fed; he is
regularly bathed either at home or in the
public lighthouses; aud his skin is stimu-
lated and bis health hardened by his being
frequently plunged in a cold stream. or
even in the snow. And it must be admitted
that it is only the child Of well-to-do or
cultured parents In America or Great
Britain that is as well and wisely cared for
and that is AS happy as the child of Japan;
there is no doubt that the average of child
ish comfort and happiness is very much
greater in Japan than in England. Yet
well-ordered English home is baby's para
disc. There he is not swathed in bandages
and rolled in pillow ana crowned with a
nightcap; he is kept always clean and sweet,
he is lightly but sufficiently clothed, and he
Is allowed to kick and crow and grow strong
as mnch "a ever ha likas
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SPORTING NOTES.
Occidental Club Rooms Attached - Muir
phys Property Sold for Taxes.

Occidental Club Rooms Attached - Muir
phys Property Sold for Taxes.
An attachment has been levied Oh the
property of the old Occidental Club by
Laura Mowry, proprietress of the hall in
which the clubs quarters were lately To-
Gated. When the clubs doors were closed
in July the rent of the hall was paid up to
August; but the hall has been held ever
since for the club at n monthly rental OF
1925. less S65 monthly rebate allowed for
the sub-letting of the club-rooms. The nit
will. it is thought, result in the citing OF
the Directors to appear and give an account
ing for the property that has been removed
from the premises since the doors were
closed.
Billy Murphy, the Australian pugilist. will
muchly surprised man when he lands on
American soil again to find that his prop
erty, consisting of two lots in old Sausallt0,
has been sold by the constable of Sausalito
for delinquent taxes. The sale took place
six months ago, and no one has advised
Murphy of the fact as yet. According to the
law, the pugilist has one year TO redeem his
land by paving the taxes. cost. etc. Muir
ply is expected to arrive on the next steamer
from Australia.
Tie Acton Mcleod wrestling match has
again been postponed on account of an at
tack of sickness from which the latter ath-
lete Is suffering. McLeod's ailment is III
cipient jaundce, and his medical adviser is
of the opinion that he will not be able to
partake of any solid refreshments for some
days. The match is now slated for the 2Sth
inst
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MEN WE MEET
ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered From
the Hotel Corridors.
England's Interests in Burmah-He Refused to
Jump-Waited for His Overcoat-Jus-
tiee Beatty's Sarcasm.

Major-General Barnes of the British
army is among the guests at the Occidental,
having arrived in this city from Japan on
the teamer Belgie. He is on his way home
from Burmah, and says that the conquest
of the latter country is now complete.
THE recent trouble" said he, grew out
of a mistaken policy on the part of the En-
gllsh Commissioner in dealing with the ma
tiYes. When her Majesty's Government
took possession of Upper Burmah few
years ago Wuntho was a sort of independ-
ent province, with subsidiary Government
somewhat similar to thatnow existing among
the different States Of India The Commits
sioner conceived the idea that it would be
we'll to allow it to remain so, and in dealing
with them he followed that line of policy.
Now the nations, as is common with those
Of India, got it into their heads that because
they were not disturbed it was entirely due
TO a fear of their prOwess. As a conse-
Quence they grew insolent and at last fell
upon the English residents and massacred
a large number Of innocent pei. lie. Strong
measures resulted, and the natives were
subjugated and disaTmed. The trouble has
entirely subsidized, and there is no PROBABLE
lily of any further blOOdshed. There is al
ways grave danger in allowing discomfort
to spread in India, as no one can foresee the
horrors that may ensue, and for that reason
the British power is never allowed to relax.
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After all, however, the tiny morsel of
humanity usually shows remarkable
adaptability to his environment. whether
his lot be cast in the luxurious circles of
civilized luxury, or among, for instance,
such savage people as the Duallas, one of
the more intelligent tribes Of Africa, who
according to a writer in the Strand Maya
zine. take child when only or days ola
and plunge 1t in the river This is repeated
every day till the child is strong and hardy
enough to battle itself, or till it has sue
cumbed beneath the treatment. Other less
intelligent and more savage tribes OF Afr-
cans train their children to endure torture
from very early age.
Even the average nursing OF the negro
mother is enough 10 try the toughness of the
child's constitution. When the child is
being fed he is set astride his mothers hip;
and he must hold on how he can and get
what nutriment he can, while his mother
moves about her ordinary duties. When
he Is not thus attached to his mother he lies
on little bed Of dried grass on the ground,
in all the simplicity in which nature brought
him into the world, and Grams himself with
earth or whatever he can lay bis little black
hands on.
Akin to the negroes treatment OF children
though considerably in advance as re-
CARDS tenderness and picturesqueness--is
that of the red Indians of North America.
The father aud mother combine to make
very curious and ornamental close cradle or
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soft thongs fastened to the board and pass
ing under the arms, and then the covering
is laced over him as one laces up a shoe.
and nothing but the face of the 'papoOse"
is left exposed. Thus done up baby can
be hung with thong attached to his
eradle) on the branch of a tree or from
the pole Of the wigwam, or set in a corner
out of the way. 1t may seem to us that
the close confinement and the upright
position of these nests cannot be very
comfortable, but it is said that after tum-
bling about a while on the grass or among
the dogs of the wigwam the Indian baby
frequently cries to 90 back to his solitary
nest In this wise, too, is he carried, slung
over his mothers back, when the tribe is on
the march. The Flathead mother makes
her papoose into round bundle, with folds
of bark and thongs OF deerskin. and carries
it in wooden receptacle something like
canoe, slung on her back, with little pent-
house or shade projecting, over the baby's
face.
1t is worth noting that this complete
swaddling Of infants is almost universal
among both barbarous and civilized peoples
who dwell in sub-tropical or temperate eli
mates. it is done not so much Tor not only
to keep the child warm, but to prevent it
from scratching itself, from moving about
and hurting itself, and from bruising itself
or breaking its tender bones if it should
chance to fall.
The German baby is swaddled in a long,
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he Did Not Inmn.

John Blessing, the st. Louis cotton broker,
is at the Palace. He has been on an ex-
tended trip through the Southern States and
is enthusiastic over the development OF the
''new South"
ain railroad accommodations the South is
yet a little behind the age" remarked Mr..
Blessing, land had an experience on the
Memphis and Charleston road that would
have been amusing but for the fact that it
Was annoying. / boarded the night train
at Memphis for Decatur and as had most
important business engagement at the latter
place / gave the porter a dollar with the in
junction to be sure TO call me In time to
dress before reaching my destination.
Well, we thumped along over very rough
road for several hours, but at last fell
asleep from exhaustion. When l awoke
the train was at standstill and as l was
preparing to turn over for a fresh nap l
heard a brakeman shout the name of De-
catur l spTang out Of bed. but before /
could even make move toward dressing
the train began to leave slowly. At that
moment / esped the porter and charged
him with neglecting me.
He scratched his head for an Instant and
then frightened up, as il an idea had oc-
Cured TO him.
ITS a fac, boss he said, that dun
clar forgot to call you, but tell you what
you do. De trains mOvia' powerful slow
and If you'll jump off I'll trow your clos to
You, will. sure
8 didn't jump. but they stopped the train
ana l walked back"
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He Wanted His Coat.

when ! was first placed on the bench in
the SOUTH" said Judge Carpenter of Los
Angeles, who is now at the Grand, ~ was
not so familiar with the negro character as
/ afterward became. Soon after l took my
seat two colored men were arrested for
stealing number Of beehiYes and brought
up before me for trial. The evidence
against them was strong, but entirely circum-
stantial. Near the stands from which the
hives had been stolen was found light
overcoat, one Of the seams of which had
been ripped open and subsequently sewn
together. A store-keeper in an adjacent
village testified that he had sold similar
garment to one of the men charged with
the theft and that he had lowered the price
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because of this rip. To offset this, however,
some twelve or fifteen negroes appeared
and swOre that at the time Of the supposed
disappearance of the hives the two sup
posed culpIitS were a number of miles from
the scene in attendance upon a country
dance. In view of this, of course, verdict
for the defendants was handed it and they
were discharged. l thought nothing more
about il until an hour or two later, when |
CHANGED to see one Of the prisoners still
sitting in the dock.
Turning to him said: 'You need not
remain longer here; you have been dis
charged and are at liberty to return to your
home at any time you may DESIRE
know that, Judge was the reply,
but I'd jst like to get my overcoat before l
CO.
Il was somewhat taken back, but l man
aged TO explain that according to the testi-
mOny the OvercOat could not be his and l
saw TO it that it was not given to him."
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BABY BOY IN
MANY LANDS.
How The Babies Are Treated in Differ
emit Parts Of The World.
Curious Customs Among Savage Tribes-Jap-
anese Babies Well Cared FOr-Why the
Chinaman Kas Flat Nose.

Baby boy is a great Institution all the
world over; but, as is the case with most
universal institutions, every nation in the
world has its peculiar ideas as to how he
should be controlled and adjusted to the
nature of things in the land where he hap
pens to be born.
Oftentimes, in savage lands. this adjusting
process is apt to be trying one. in which
event it is so much the worse for the baby.
He gets pretty severe treatment in some
parts of the world, and his attainment to
mans estate is more often than not an ex-
ample of 1.-THE survival of the fttest."
The morning call., 1891-05-10
AT TIE TRAPS.
Third Monthly Shoot of the Ala
media SpOrtsmen.

The Alameda Gun Club held its third
shoot of the season yesterday at the Oak
land track. Among the invited guests was
Thomas MeMurchy, who, it will be remem-
bered. was among the team of celebrated
pigeon-shooters that visited this city about
two years ago. The Eastern sportsman, by
courtesy of the club, took part in the
match, and, as the summary of the contest
will attest, his shooting was tirst-elaSs, COLI
sidering t hat he used strange gun.
The day was very propitious, and de-
cidedly pleasant for field sport. Trappe.
Rice had provided splendid lot of strong
birds, which few rapidly from the traps,
making their escape from some of the very
best wing shots uninjured by single pellet.
After the main shoot, a sweepStake was
gotten up. The result of the days cou-
tests is appended:
Club match at twelve live birds. associa-
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Lnstice Reattv,a sarcasm.

Chief Justice Beatty of the Supreme Court
Is something of a wag at times, as was
illustrated at the recent sitting of the court
at Los Angeles. Two of the Justices were
compelled to absent themselves on account
Of illness, and when court met the Chief
Justice said to the attorneys present:
Gentlemen, l am compelled to ask you to
join with me in eXpediting the business of
the session as much as possible. The fact
of the matter is that two of the members of
the court have already succumbed to the
rigors Of your climate and are, therefore
ahsant -
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bed for the "papoose." In shape it is not
unlike the long oval shield of the Zulu. The
father cuts it out of wood or stout bark with
his tOmahawk and scalping-knife, and
covers it with deer or buffalo skin, or, If he
has not these, with mating or the softest
bark of trees, leaving the upper side loose
and open. The mother then adOrns ald
embroiders it with beads and grasses, and
lines and pads it with the softest grass or
moss or rags she can find.
The ''Dapoose" is lightly strapped in with
The morning call., 1891-05-10
Laguna Survey REPORT.

The final report of the Laguna Survey
Commission will be presented to the Board
OF Supervisors tomorrow evening. The cost
of the land to be taken for opening and ex-
tending nine streets through that district is
estimated at $3.50. $50, total amount raised by
assessment S219,060 Is. total expense of the
commission to the conclusion OF the work
about $4,000. The Commissioners are H..
q. Platt, Z. j. Corbett and James Hanley.
The morning call., 1891-05-10
california rhetorical Society.

The California Historical Society will hold
its May meeting on Tuesday evening In the
lower hall of the Academy Of Sciences
Building. BY special invitation the Hon.
Theodore II. Hittell " Ill read paper on the
"Life of George Bancroft, Historian, States
man, Cabinet Officer, Diplomatic; His Ser:
vices in the Acquisition of the Territory OF
California"
The morning call., 1891-05-10
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Return of the Governor Ames
From a Trip on the Coast.
Arrival Of q Coal Laden Fleeb-The Albert
Dragged Her Anehors-Dead Carp in the
Bay-The Charleston at Sea-

The big five-masted schooner, Governor
Ames, came ia yesterday morning from her
first round trip in the coasting trade. The
vessel was very deep in the water, not
having mora than eighteen inches of free
board wherefore her condition caused a
great deal of comment along tho front.
The big schooner had spell of bad weather
while coming down the coast and her deck
was full of water all the time. Deep as
she is 1t was learned that she was not fully
loaded owing to bad trimming. for If the
cargo had been slowed properly she would
have held 800 tons more. The captains
nephew had touch of inflammation of the
bowels while the vessel was entering the
harbor and flag was flying for doctor
1t was nothing serious, however, and the
young man is doing nicely.
The weather yesterday was foggy. with
the wind from the west blowing eight miles
an hour. The barometer stood at 1895.
FIVE CoAL-LADEN VESSELS.
No less than five coal-laden vessels entered
port yesterday. They were the ship Pales-
tine, from Tacoma with $500 tons; the bark
Harry Morse, also from Tacoma with 2100
tons, the bark Germania, from Seattle with
1910 tons, and the schooner Governor Ames,
from Departure Bay with cargo of 1925
tons. The steamship Lakme brought 500
tons from Nanaim0.
Captain Scott of the tug Reliance has been
granted leave of absence owing to i'll health,
and while he Is away Gilbert BrOc0w, mate
of the Active, will be in command OF the
Reliance.
The British ship Lord SALISBURY sailed
for Dunkirk yesterday with a cargo Of
wheat valued at S145, 200.
DRAGGED HER ANCHOR.
The bark Albert. lying at anchor off Spear
street Wharf, began to drag about o'clock
yesterday morning, and although more
chain was paid out she continued to drag,
and signals of distress were made, which
soon brought the tug Alert to her assistance.
The tug moved her to safer anchorage.
The mishap was caused by the bark's swing
ing, which fouled her anchor.
A great quantity of dead carp was OBJ
served floating about in the bay yesterday
morning. 1t is thought the fish were
brought down the Sacramento River by the
tide, but the cause of the unusual occurrence
could not be ascsrtained.
The Pacific Mail steamship City OF New
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narrow pillow, which Is made to meet COM
pletely around him, being tucked up over
his feet and turned under his solemn cnln.
Three bands of gay blue ribbon are tEen
passed round the whole bundle and tied IN
large ford bows about where his chest, his
waist and his ankles are supposed TO De.
In this guise he can be deposited as an orna-
ment either on the sumptuous best bed OF
on the kitchen dresser, or the drawing-room
table.
In the remOter parts of both Sweden ana
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:. WANTS MORE MoNEY.-Cty aud County
Attorney burst has asked the supervisors Tor an
appropriation Of $2rs6Q0. THIS IS SoVOo N eA'
cess OF this years allowance. .--
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Remains Identified.

The body of the man found in the bay
near Howard street Wharf several days ago
was identified yesterday as that of L. Nor
den, ship Waterman, who lived at 10S Sac
ramento street.
The morning call., 1891-05-10

The MAYORS OFFICE.-Mayor Sanderson
figures that his ONCE expenses for the next fiscal
year Will be S5e40.
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sweepstaEe, with entrance 81 so money

The result gave Mr.. Smith the trst-prlze
medal, which he will retain until defeated la
fIifr ohnnfo
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
4 Judge snca by nis pa,,,.l,,or..

SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 1.-Two suits have
ings BY his daughters. Ella Hastings nnd
Mrs. Cathefwool. Ella alleges that her
father has had her illegally declared insane
by the superior court Of lake county. m
order to obtain possession Of her property.
she petitions that the Judgment If the
Lake county court Dc set aside and that
she be restored to the possession Of her
property, Mrs. CatherwO3d. who owns a
BY her father snes him Tor Sl.a09. lie
value Of grapes raised on tile ranch, and
LOO rent. Judge Hastings is a million
aire and was At one time 4 congressman
from Iowa as well us chief justice of the
supreme court of that state lie was also
first chief justice Of The supreme court If
California and founiey Of the Hastings
law school in this cfty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19

There is more catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable. For
a great many years doctors pronounced
it a local disease, and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treat
mcnt, pronounced it incurable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be a con
stitutional disease, and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j..
Cheney e. Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market
It is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to u teaspoonful. 1t acts directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any one case 1t fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Ad-
dress F. J. CHENEY g. CO.,
Toledo, o.
GHr Sold by druggists, zoe.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
ILLINOIS rs. IOWA.
A Suit to Settle the boundary Line BE-
tween the States

CARTHAGE, LII, Nov. 13.-An important
suit has been brought in the United States
Supreme Court by agreement of Governor
Boies Of Iowa and Governor Fifcr Of
Illinois. The suit is entitled, 1.-THE State
Of Iowa w. the State of Illinois, and its
object is to ascertain the proper jurisdiction
over strip of territory up and down the
Mississippi river between the two states.
This suit is brought by the state of Iowa
in form Of a petition setting up the facts
that there is conflict of Jurisdiction be-
tween Illinois and Iowa over said strip,
Iowa claiming that the boundary line Of
said state is i'll the middle of the Atissis-
slppi river, irrespective of the channel.
while the state of Illinois claims iurisdie-
ton Of the middle Of the nayigable chan
mel, making a difference Of ri feet 1t d
point on the Mississippi river where the
keolsuk 4 Hamilton bridge crosses tile
river.
The suit grows out Of a long standing
legal war between Hancock county and
the keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Com.
pany i'll regard to taxes. The bridge COM
pany not only claims that il is uniustlv
assessed, but is compelled to pay taxes to
Hancock county, H., on III feet Of
property located in Iowa
Il is stated that iowas eastern boundary
line is described BY its legislature sin the
middle Of the river while the Illinois
legislature fixed the western boundary fine
y the state "at the middle Of tllenayigable
channel
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
WiGE WoRKERs' TROUBLES.


The matter of the 10 per cent. reduction
ordered at the American Iron Works Of
Jones y Laughlin. at Pittsburg, has been
referred to thegeneral executive committee
OF the Amalgamated Association. A strike
OF 5000 employees IS expected.
At meeting of broom manufacturers,
in Chicago, on Tuesday it was resolved to
advance the price of all kinds Of brooms
30 cents dozen, in consequence of corn
having advanced from $50 to Sl25 ton
and the crop being short. The manufac-
turcrs say that there is not enough to last
until next seasons crop.
The knights Of Labor convention in
session in Toledo, Ohio, Nov. 18th adopted
several amendments to the constitution,
including the following: "All children
over the age of 7 and under the age Of Is
be compelled to attend some institution of
learning at least 10 months of each year or
such part of year as may be offered to
them. An amendment intended to place
the selection of the general executive
board in the hands Of the general assem-
bly,, instead Of the master workman, was
defeated,