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The National tribune., 1891-01-01
A Monss On the TIght.Rops.
baltimore lmsrioan.I


An amusing incident was witnessed yester-
day on st. Paul, Fayette and Charles streets
in which a small mouse figured as a high wire
performer, attracting the attention of large
number Of spectators Of both sexes. When the
mouse was first seen he was on a telephone pole
az st. Paul street and Bank Lane, and is sup
posed tO-have come from one of the telephone
cOnduits, which are infested with mice. From
the pole the little rodent walked deliberately
along one of the telephone wires and up St.
Paul street TO Fayette street. Here he was
seen By two sparrOws, who Immediately showed
fight, probably because they thought the wires
the exclusive property Of their tribe, and re-
sented the intrusion. The sparrOWs would
swoOp down as near as they dared, giving vent
to their peculiar. shrill notes of anger; but, as
the mouse also showed fight, they were little
afraid Of making too close an acquaintance
The two sparTows were soon Joined by Others
aud, If their cries had been of any avail, would
have come of victorious. As it was the mouse
travelled on up Fayette street to Charles street.
and finally escaped.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01

wa seated in lawyers Office the other
day, 5a, writer in the Duluth Herald, when
q goun- man entered aud presented letter
aouros ea % the head Of lrm, one OF the most
pT0mIuy,t members OF the bar Of this city. IL
proved iC be an introduction, aud the visitor
Was eking advice. Ny present occupation" !"
said TIE young man. leaves great deal OF
leisure on my hands, and ] want 10 put il TO
good advantage, ] do not care 70 use nay spare
h0urs H Studying 10 become either a LAWYER or
q doctor ss, % my mind, these professions are
overcrgwacd. OF course, ] know that there is
always re1n az The top, but il takes money 10
enable ore % cevOte the time necessary 20
reach me top" Young man." said the law.
yer hia inclined 10 think you are right in
what yDH y IL ] were young man looking
for O lrtl s.l1n, ] should turn my atteni ION 10
electrc b. knowledge of tho powers Of that
subtle atfut, aud 0f the ways in which il NAV
De npIai. b., a. yet, very limited. Lll the
Ereal gl lfes Of The near future, Ina q hundred
direction kill be due 10 electricity"
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
fNst0 York HerayGI


Public attention Is called by the Grand jury
to curious practice which has prevailed among
the lower classes Of Hebrews in the city
namely, the granting Of divorces By Rabies.
The jury report
We have had several cases before US where Jews
had been married in Russia and reared families.
They would emgrate TO this country where the
husband would seek divorce from his WIFE He
would go 70 his Rabbi, in Russia, and get q
dVoree, and then marry again, utterly ignorant Of
his violation OF the law. Several of these victims
OF their own Ignorance have been sentenced from
thi3 Court for the crime Of bigamy. The fault lies
with the Rabies. who grant the divorces knowing
them 70 be OF no legal authority.
1t was only yesterday that case Of this kind
came up in the Essex Market Police Court
where Polish Jew was arraigned for ABANDON
ing his wife. lie offered as a defense what he
claimed to be divorce-a document signed by
his wife and attested by a Rabbi, in which she,
: in consideration Of the sum of s., divorce said
Kopel Harris from me as a husband" agreed
not to bring any civil or criminal suit against
him for support, allowed him 10 get mar
ried to whom he may choose and promised
"not to interfere with any one he shall get
married to-"
This appears TO be a custom brought from
Russia, where sach ecclesiastical divorces are
recognized as operative.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
THE STRANGERS FIELD.
a Singular Custom Among Some OF the Natives
of Africa.
Boston Gl5sl

Boston Globe
stranger travelling in Africa with only
two or three attendants can 20 about without
much fear ~ molostaton. A great armed body
like the Stanley expedition will be Obliged 10
fight al times, Of course, but ] never had any
use at 81. for weapon OF any kind in Africa.
Z" y here are some things thai solitary tray
eler can fud out about Africa which q large
expedition viii never learn. ] observed one
custom that i never saw mentioned In any
travellers accounts. i noticed that every viii
laEe had set apart a feld for the use Of
strangers. The chief wife of the tribal King
cultivated this field and stored away the
pr0dnc, ln the upper half OF her hut No man
Of the tribe was permitted TO touch OF the food
thus stored. The Kings wife had her share Of
this aud made her living out Of It, but all over
and above the amount actually consumed must
be set apart aud preserved This field is known
Rs the Strangers field"
I" Whenever a stranger comes 10 the village
be makes known his want 10 the King and he
Is immediately relieved. The best hat in the
village is sci apart Tor him, lac cats OF the food
0f the straH gers field and the best wife oil the
King prepares the food for him with her own
hand. h. remains a week or a month, OF any
REASONABLE length Of time, aud his time is never
FASTENED Sometimes he stays long enough 20
become q member of the tribe and he marTies
into the Kings family.
:" Al amusing feature Of this custom is the
fact iiat udigent members Of the tribe some
times leave their village and 20 20 other viii
lages aha become Strangers 30 that very often
when familiar face has been missed from
certain Vi .age aud have asked where so-and-
90 went 10 what became Of him. some one has
gIayeiy n.ormed me that sO-and-sO was poor
and bec0iaQ stranger. Subsequently ] have
run across lazy sO-and-so in a distant village
living on ihe Fat Of the land ne a stranger and
being irea ed 70 royal hospitality. There are
no bgsEifs ln Africa. When a man or woman
become TOO poor 70 get along comfortably he
or she makes the circuit OF the adjacent vii.
lAReE as d stranger"
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Life After Forty.


The best half Of life is in front Of the man Of
40. IL he be anything Of a man. The work he
will do will be done with the hand Of master,
and not OF raw apprentice. The trained in
tellect does not see " men as trees walking" but
sees everything clearly and in just measure.
The trained temper does not rush at work like
blind bull at a haystack; but advances with
the calm and ordered pace Of conscious power
and deliberate determination. To no man ia
the world 30 new, and the future so fresh, as to
him who has spent the early years of his man
hood in striving TO understand the deeper prob
lens OF science aud life, and who has made some
headway toward comprehending them. To him
the eommOnest things are rare and wonderful,
both in themselves and as parts of a beautiful
and intelligent whole. Such thing as staleness
in life and its duties he cannot understand.
Knowledge is always opening out before him in
wider expanses, and more commanding nights.
The pleasure of growing knowledge and in
crossing power makes every year Of his life
happier and more hopeful than the last
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
From EYeryvhere.

MOldsrs Of public opinion work In human
clay.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
A sOf' answer tunneth away wroth, but IL
am pOw'ful invitin' to book pedlers.-PltcE
Those who are good when they are young
are prettiest when they are old.-Atckison Globe.
The latest reports of the march of cholera
are enough to Mecca timid man shudder.-
TeEaS SitiHgs.
1t may be a paradox, but it is true that al.
though there are many holidays in the wear.
Christmas is the only holly day.-Smitb, Graz e
Co.'S Monthly
Gittin' marrid makes one out ob two. but
yit it dOan' somehow seem ter excise a de-
ereasin' effee' on de poperlatiOn.-PscE.
The Decline of Literature-The printsd
blank that accompanies rejected manuscript
81. Joseph Neics.
The idiot RePorter-WeTl have to dispense
with your services after to-day, said the editor,
whats the matter now2" asked the idiot
reporter.
iAren't you the man who wrote up the coffin
holocaust2"
"Yes"
"Well, we don't want q man who saws In
that connection that fortunately none Of the
collins were occupied, so no lives were lost
Your place is on comic paper or in q lunatic
lum."-MnAseyS Weekly.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Dollar. for the Vow World.

new silver dollar will be created By the
Paa-American Monetary Conference. which
meets in Washington next week. 10 will DO
dollar circulated not merely Ia the United
States, but throughout all the IS Repub-
lies Of the New World What &c will be like
remains to be determined by the Conferences,
but there Is very little doubt on this point. In
All probability it will resemble somewhat the
United States silver dollar, with portrait Of
Columbus 20 take the place Of the Goddess Of
Liberty on one side, the diverse varying.
THE DOLLAR WILL PROBABLY BE OF SILVER.
The Is Republics in question desired 10 es-
stablish the coinage Of this international dol
lar when their representatives met here q year
ago, but the delegates appointed by this coun-
try-Mr. Estee, Of California, and Mr. T. Jefger-
son Coolidge, Of Observation-Disclosures over the
question as to whether the coin should be of
gold or silver so that the Conference adjourned
without reaching determination in the mat
ter. All the other nations Of South and Gen.
trail America were in accord on the subject and
they said that thoy would wait until the United
States had made up its mind as 20 what IL
wanted. Undoubtedly the dollar will be Of
silver, and the general sentiment is in favor Of
one that shall be Of the value Of the Mexican
dollar, which Is worth SO cents, whereas ours
Is only worth 7S cents. All the countries con-
eerned In the agreement will coin the new
dollar, each one in quantities proportionate to
IT'S population, and the circulation Of the new
piece will be made compulsory by law through
out the Americas. One face, bearing the like
ness OF Columbus, or whatever other design
may be chosen, will be always the same-for the
United States, Brazil and the Argentine Repub-
lie, Chilli, Peru and the rest-but the diverse
will have the name and insignia Of the Nation
which issues the dollar.
The object Of this proposed coin Is to facili-
tate commerce among the American republics,
and to obtain security against the great Auctua-
tIOns in the price Of silver which have hitherto
caused so much financial trouble
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
pl.erImInntIon In ImmirrnlIon-

IRsHrV Cabot Lodge IN North american Revis,sl
The question, therefore, arises-and there
is no more importent question before the
American peOple-What shall be done to
protect our labor against this undue compe-
tition, and TO guard our citizenship against
an infusion which seems TO threaten de-
terioration2 We have the power, Of course,
to prohibit all immigration, or to limit the
number Of persons to be admitted 10 the
country annually, or-wheh would have the
same eilect-to impose upon immigrants
heavy captation tax. Such rough and stringent
measures are certainly neither necessary nor
desirable If we can overcome the difficulties
and dangers OF the situation by more moderate
legislation. These methods, moreover, are in
discriSinate; and what is to be desired, if
possible, il restriction which, shall at the same
time discriminate. We demand now that i'm
migrants shall not be paupers or diseased or
criminals. but these and all othor existing re-
quiTements are vague, and the methods pro-
vided for their enforcement are still more
indefinite and are perfectly ineffective. Any
law, to be Of use, must require, in the first
place that immigrants shall bring from their
native country. frcm the United States Consul
or other diplomatic representative, an elective
certificate that they are not obnoxious TO any Of
the existing laws Of the United States. We ought,
IN addition, 70 make our test still more definite
by requiring a medical certificate in order to
exclude unsOund and diseased persons
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
lie slapped the Prince Of waIes's Face.


Piu.bu.g boasts Of a man who slapped the
Prince o Wales IN the face. lie lives on the
South sia, and for many years has worked for
The alonoHsalIela W hatcr Company as q lab0ring
boss. 1ia circumstances OF the adventure IA
Told By 8mself, are As follows:
T" lu IHy carly lIie ] was n soldier In the Brit
lsh Armg, and once my regiment was reviewed
by Queen ictora, who held by the hand the
youthful riHce Of Wales. When thu mothers
back va turned, the boy playiuily expectorated
on my rua coat, and ! resented the insult TO
she British Tag by sapping him in the face
with my 0llen palm. lie told his mother. aud
very soon the Colonel heard Of il and came
dancing Hl9ng 10 wreck vengeance on the man
who darr iit his hand 20 a sou of the Queen.
T" The Qaecn sought ne out and graciouslv
inquired Hhat my name was. William Dick
son. Sergeant your Majesty said J. and she
commenced my sense OF proprioty In admins
terine timely rebuke o. the heir-apparcnt of
the English throne. and recommended me for
she promotion which never came.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Mr.. and Mrs. PartingtOn In MaInO.

The Maine Mr.. and Mrs. Partington are still
on deck. One lady, just returned from Boston,
informs the neighbOrs that she rode upstairs
in a refrigerator. aud had her clothes washed
at a foundry" A Maine man recently rose in
municipal meeting and sOlemnly announced
sired to resign" An old lady in Bath recently
mortified her relatives intensely. At a grand
dinner she overheard lady guest politely an
swer to the wielder Of the carving knife that
it was immaterial which portion she had"
A luscious slice was passed up to her, and our
old lady, after an appropriate glance, Guessed
that she would have q small hunk off'n the
imnaterial."
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Little Practical Use For FIyirg.MaehIn.s.

lArthuT Marx Cummings ia North Araerican RerietSl
Flying machines are among the near possi-
bilities-Gn enthusiast might almost say proba-
bilites. Man may yet harness himself into a
light, tough framework Of aluminium, and
compelling the electric current completely TO
his will, mount the ether like lark or cleave
the clouds like an eagle. But the world has as
little practical use for flying as it has
for the north pole. Scientists would be deeply
interested in them; the rich might conceivably
use them as luxurious playthings; adventurous
cranks would play mad pranks with them, not
before high heaven" but in high heaven and
the managers Of agricultural fairs and Fourth
of-July entertainments would hail them with
JOY as the legitimate heir % that old favOrite,
the balloon ascension. But the spectacle Of a
perfected flying machine tomorrow curviDg its
graceful spirals above the New York Stock Ex-
change need not shake by a ripple the wateTy
instability Of the most dropsical railroad stock
in that hydropathic center. The mass OF man
kind will live and move forever upon the
earth's surface. The power that binds solid
substances 70 that surface will never be defed
or evaded to any beyond the most limited sx-
tent
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
No. She Didn,t.

When an officer had rescued a woman and
her horse and cutter from an impending
smashup on Grand River he asked of her:
Don't you know that you are on the wrong
side Of the street2"
why, no."
"Don't you know the ordinance says you
must have bells on the horse or thills?"
"Why, no."
Don't you know that your horse Is har-
messed up so that his heels knock the cutter? "
"Why, no."
"Don't you know that two Of the iron braces
Of the cutter are broken and dragging on the
grouad?"
"Why, no."
And she put on the CAD and continued her
journey, believing that Providence had nothing
to do but to watch over her.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
The Fashionable EnveIope.


Giancing over the big square envelopes now
travelling through the mails, with the addresses
sprawled in fashionable English writing up and
down instead Of across the surface, one stops to
wonder who invented such an ugly an incon-
venient method Of direction to puzzle postmen,
and make their recipients heads swim trying
to decipher them. In bold, black chirography
the " To " sits in the lower left-hand corner,
with name running to right, and street, town,
and State artistieally and irreguIarly distrib-
uted over the remainder Of the envelope. 1t
is a change, but that is about all one can say in
its favor
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
ssiiIrA ~ Last.

loftti 6 SHiihs hoCd Ncus.l
Mr.. Hayforke (reading the Weekly Welcomed
"A Second Adventist out West proves conelu.
svely by the Bible, that the world will come
20 an end on the 23d Of next month.
Mrs. lIayforke dropping her knittingl-
Land saEes! Then what's the use o. me fnishin'
these stOckings2 Maybe it won't even be cold
by that time ky, look iu the Farmers Al
manac an see what the weather is goin TO be
ky latter a m0ment)-It's goin' to be mode
rate, mother moderate an fair.
Mrs. Hayforke-Does the almanac stop on
the 23d.
Iky-NO, il goes right on to the end O. the
year.
Mrs. Hayforke-DOn't 1t say anything about
tn world comm to an end?
Iky-Not a word
Mrs. Hayforke (resuming her knitting)-
The Bible is wrong.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
A Long Locked for Remedy.
l,,sIsux,go. po.gI

al tell you, said one Congressman 10 another,
"the situation in that district is something 10
raise your hair when you contemplate it,"
IL think" said the listener, as be took of
his hat aud disclosed a bald head, that Pll 20
out and take a lock at it,"
The National tribune., 1891-01-01

49, Z. S,niLh,. aood N.,r.1

IStrest & Smiths Good Rss0sl
Police sergeant-Your club is spotted with
blood and hair. How did that happen?
Ofieer-Plaze, sor, me wife was usin' it fer
rolling pin.
SeIgeant-But this hairf
Oaicer-Thot's ns own hair, scr.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Welded Bliss.

Mrs. Mulvaney-An' how do yer husband an
yerself get along together, Mrs. O'BrienH
Good. | hope.
Mrs. OBrien-Oh, yis, very good, Mrs. Mul-
vaney. Here we've bin married gOiR' on six
months, an amt had to call in the police but
sgiSS.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Simply InexhaustIbIs.

lEPoch.I
Snively-PVe been talking with your wife,
and I'm surprised at her mental power. She
has a great mind.
Snodgrass-She must have. She has given
mo piece of it every day for 10 years, and yet
seems to have plenty left.
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
A Thackerny PInd.

There las recently been found among Mr.
ThackcIays papers q collection Of drawings
from his pencil. They were apparently i1-
tended % illustrate the strange adventures of
fishermen az BoulOgue, who set himself the
task OF. single handed, capturing the British
neet. fhackeTay never finished the story. but
the drawings tell IL with considerable offsct
Mn. Ritcine, daughter Of the novelist is writ
1AG 40 arlIcie on the treasure trOye
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
An Easy Place.
fRaek1

"Hullo, Bill" said tramp No. 1. "Whatchsr
going to do for the Winter2"
1--WE got place in the postofice"
"What do you have to do?"
Keep an eye on the police, SOS I..WOn't get
nut outD
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
HOW | met Him.
A Tale OF Sitting Bull and the Salt
Lake WagOn-ROad.
HY A. T.. BRACE,

~ reading Of ghost
liances, and the strong
probability Of an Indian
uprising in the North
west, with Sitting Bull
ss the leading spirit, j
am reminded Of a time
when / met this since
famous Chief. and, as /
believe. in one OF his
first efforts against the
white man. IL was a
great experience TO me,
whatever il might have
been 10 Sitting Bull.
I'm the Spring of 1867
! found myselfat Horse
shoe Creek, in Wyom-
ing, 40 miles north
xrout ~ E,ft I .aratnia
The National tribune., 1891-01-01
Weak, NerVous Men.

Send at for full directions (sealsd) FIR EE Of
Common Sense Home Treatment will positively cure All
the effects of iHapOtency etc. the only cure known
for varicoeeie, new and certain method eleerFic
nOnsens e, stomach drugginH, Address Al
B1OS PHAEMACx ~. Albion, Michigan
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-17

DROPOSALs FOR ICE.-WAR DEPART
4 ment, Supply Division, April %, 1891
Sealed proposals, in duplicate, will bereceived
at this office until 12 o'clock noon FRIDAY,
May %, 1891, for supplying this Department
ending June 80, 1892 The ice must be of the
best quality, solid, clear, and free from snow
or other impurities, and must be delivered at
the several Bureaux and offices of the War
Department in Washington, and weighed upon
the Department scales. Daily deliveries, ex-
will be required. The quantity required is es-
timated at 100000 pounds, more or less. A
bond, with approved security, will be required
In case OF award. The Government reserves
the right to reject any ana all bids and to
envelope, indorsed on the outside proposals
for Ice" and addressed to the undersigned.
M. r. THORP, Supply Division, War Depart
ment. my3&17-2t4
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-17
LalSbQrgl&BrO. &
SPECIAL.
8 inches wide, Sc.

SPECIAL. SPECIAL.
5000 yards India Linen, 80 inches wide Sc.
per yerd.
For Monday, DC. peryard.
700 yards 10c. Checked Nainsook.
For Monday, 6lc. per yard.
800 yards Plaids and Striped India Linen,
10c. per yard.
This is our special for Monday only. None
OF these goods sold at same prices after this
date.
white Goods Department, first floor,
Seventh-street annex.)
We have about 35 remnants Of Embroidered
Flannels, in suitable lengths for skirts and in
fants' wear.
Also few more pieces of Colored EN-
broidered Flannels at one-third less than the
regular prices.
These can be found on our first floor, next
to Flannel Department.
Now is the time to buy Graduating and Con-
firmation Dress Goods
Pure White Cashmere Albatross, Mohair,
Nuns Yelling, and French Batiste, 3S inches
wide, at Soc per yard.
Cream Henrietta and Serge, 40 inches wide,
at Soc. per yard.
Cream Batiste, ,Albatross, Serge, Mohair and
Nuns Yelling, 3S inches wide, at Soc per
yard
Checked Mascot and Stripe Cashmere. AZ
inches wide, at &c. per yard.
Cream Nuns Yelling, Mohair, Albatross, 40
inches wide, at 624c per yard.
Something new in Check and Satin
stripe Novelty, 40 inches wide, at 75c. per
yard.
Cream and White Mohair Henrietta, Crepe
d. Virginia and Serge, 46 inches wide, at 75c.
and ST per yard.
White and Cream Serge, 42 and 46 inches
wide, 75c. and s5c. per yard
Silk Warp Lansdowne, Feather Cloth,
Henrietta, Convent Cloth, Charlotte Cloth and
Satin Flower Stripe, 40 inches wide at 81. 1.25 per
yard.
Detachable Washable Cap for Infants. Can
be taken apart and laundried at home. Made
of embroidered null, edged with Valenciennes
lace, butterfly bow on top, and laced with silk
cord.
This is cheap for Cap that can be used
time and time again; laundried as often as,
you wish this cap will always be presentable.
We control this ingenious little article for
Washington. II you once try one of these
caps you will really see its advantages. You
know the little tots will soil their caps, and
In majority of cases fine caps are then thrown
away. This is now a thing of the past.
Second floor for our Patent Detachable
Caps.
Our Toilet Department at all times offers
real good values-we stock only the most re-
liable Soaps and Extracts-none others al
lowed In our place. So this must be evident
to you how special are the bargains enumer-
ated below:
Blue Bells, very fine triple extract, only
19c. per OF.
Phrosteen, for the complexion, only l4c
per bottle.
Floral Dentine, for impsrting to the teeth
pearl-like whiteness, strengthening the gums,
and rendering the breath sweet and pure, only
14c. per tube.
Very Fine Triple Extract. 2-oz bottles; for
mer price SOC. per bottle. Special price, 25c.
per bottle.
Superior Bay Rum only 15c per bottle.
Alpine Violet Toilet Water, only 35c. per
bottle.
S-oz. bottles of Florida Water, per bottle,
12c. This is special price.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-17
New Office for the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
has just established new and finely appointed
ticket office at 1421 Pennsylvania avenue.
This office, which is opened for the con
yenience OF the many uptown patrons of this
long occupied at 513 Pennsylvania avenue,
corner Sixth street, which viii be maintained
as formerly