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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-09
Caste ia India.

a IIindoo will make caste an excuse
for anything, and Anglo-Indian law will
back him up in his villainy II i'm pass.
ing through a crowded bazar your cloth.
ing should brush against heap of grain
exposed on the ground, us everything is
here, and if this grain merchant shou.l
claim that this grain was set apart for
native food. If this honest native chooses
to make you bay that heap Of grain al
his own selling price, he has the law ON
his side, and the judge also. If, as Is SO
often the case, the judge be IIindoo.
You may wish TO keep house in mod.
est sort of way. and you may wish 10
have rs few servants about the house MS
possible In America one servant on
two at most, would be ample. but here
on the same scale of living YOU must
keep dozen at least. Your bhistle will
carry water and nothing else; such is
tho rule of his caste Your khansama
will cook your food-that is, the small
portion Of it that he does not steal. but
will not wait on table: for this YOU must
have your khidmuggar. Your syce will
drive, but will not clean or harness your
horse; for this you must pay another
man. You must have tho big doors all
around the house wide open these hot
nights or you cannot breathe. and SO you
must have a chokidar (watchman), who
is generally a Gujerati, well known
caste Of acknowledged thieves.
The native police, as you would ex.
pect, are the worst thieves in the coun-
try. Not one Of your bakers dozen #
servants has one good, honest half hours
work in the whole twenty-four hours,
but not one Of them will lift finger to
do anything which he does not consider
his work, and, as you will see this l., a
matter which he has entirely in his own
hands. For all of which the excuse is
chat caste rules will not allow them to
dc any other kind of work; and although
you may know very well that this is an
absurd lie, invented only for your annoy
anco and robbery, yet, what are you 60
ing to do about il?
Every man OF them steals like n pick
pocket, and every man of them will lie
in q way which no white man, no mat
ltI no" tdltIllcu TIC may De, cun ever
hope to initiate. You may be annoyed
beyond all endurance, the Inconvenience
and loss of time and money may be most
serious; but yet, if you let your angry
passions rise and get the better of your
Judgment, and proceed to kick one Of
these fellows off the promises, you viii
probably pay a fine Of 100 rupees, and
then they will boycott you in way
which no trades union ever dared to do
yet Again, Anglo-lndian law is on the
side of the native Cor. Minneapolis
Tribune.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-09

heard n terrible shrek, followed 10y
sounds rs II falling objects were striking
against projections in rapid descent.
Then all was slill again
lpeercd into the darkness for mo
ment ill heard murmur of voices.
AZ last "a lantern was brought. IL re-
yca'cd a group of horror stricken men
gathered around two prostrate forms
which lIy ON the stone floor far be-
low They were the mangled bodies of
Manuel Lop1a and Dolores, fallen upon
almost the same stone where the father
had poured out his lifc's blood a few
nights before. Clara Mcgandel in The
ArCOnaut.
The morning call., 1891-10-04
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Simplicity of Dress and Speech OF
the President.

The Simplicity of Dress and Speech of
the President.
There, as in his fathers cabin, or New
Salem, or Vandalia, or Springfield. the man
Lincoln never gave fraction Of thought or
a moment of care to any question of dress.
He followed the ordinary fashion and wore
what the tailor, halter and boot maker
made for him. And so clad, the humblest
citizen stood in his presence without awe
and the highest dignitaries with perfect re-
spect. The world has yet to learn that Cen
eral Scott, or Lord Lyons, or Bishop Simp-
son, or Prince Napoleon, or Archbishop
Hughes, or the Cnmte de Paris, or Chief
Justice fancy ever felt Inundated by the
dress or want of dignity of President Lin
coin in state ceremonial or private audience.
The eyes Of those men were not upon the
taiIor's suit Of brOadclOth, but upon the
President and the man, and in such scru-
tiny Lincoln outranked any mortal that ever
questioned him eye TO eye in his long and
strange career from New Salem to the blue
room Of the White House.
AS with his dress, so with his manner.
Tempered and modified by the gravity of
added years, and overwhelmed experience
among varied social classes and conditions
in many parts of the Union. it nevertheless
retained to the last strong impress of the
essential characteristics of the frontier
sim plicity, drectness and sincere hearth
ness. He never learned AMI never used
meaningless or misleading conventional
phrases. He would say, Il am glad TO see
you" He would never say, Il am charmed
to see you" He always greeted visitors
with cordial shake of the hand and win
ming look or smile, unless, as very rarely
happened, his mind was weighed down with
a preoccupation OF overwhelming care and
suspense. He always listened with patience.
even when the request of his petitioner
might be frivolous or foolish. That he was
fond of wit and jest and laughter the world
already knows. He gave others courtesy,
kindness and consideration to the last de-
gree, and never by word or look assumed
that he demanded them for himself. G.
Nicolay In the October Century.
The morning call., 1891-10-04
WOLVES FOLLOWED HER.

A Knowing Horse Saves His Mistress
From Death.
Once Nebraska had been to visit at their
neignbor's, and started for home when it
was nearly dark but as it was a moonlight
night she did not feel lonely, and had just
thought, What lovely evening for a
rideY' when she heard patteriDg steps.
Looking around, she saw two wolves
stealthily following. She urged her pony
to his greatest speed, and tried to think out
what she should do, for she was by this
time only hallway home. and seven miles
from the nearest house.
She kept perfectly still because she knew
that if she screamed before she was at
tackled. although it would scare the animals
away for time, they would return, and
would soon get used to the noise and not be
frightened by it. She felt certain so few of
them would net dare attack her, for wolves
are very cowardly. but she also knew that
they would summon the rest of the pack
almost instantly.
The wolves were now in full pursuit, and
she, glancing back, saw there were three
She was alarmed indeed now, and as they
were gaining on her every minute, she knew
something must be done if she was to reach
home alive. She knew the wolves would
not long hesitate to attack her, for there
was quite large pack of them gathering.
Her pony, too, shifted danger, and the next
instant, before she cOmprehended what he
was going to do, he had turned and sprung
right into the midst of the snarling pack,
paving and kicking right and left.
He mad not forgotten his wild habits, nor
how he had many times saved himself from
the ferOcious animals. And now his
bravery stood his mistress in good stead.
for as his feet came down on the wolves
fierce yelps showed that he was not dealing
gentle taps. In few seconds there were
four stretched dead on the ground, and the
others had fed.
The young rider had thought, as soon as
she knew what lie was going to do, that she
was safe If she could keep on his back, and
this required all her strength and skill.
When the pack was gone she looked down
at the dead bodies, and shuddered as she
thought of her narrow escape. With no
injuries and only a few anxious minutes.
she had secured four dead wolves, worth
more than $50.
She dismounted and slung them over Paw
nee's back and then gaIloped home.
No need of saying that her father and
mother Were surprised to see her come up
to the door and exhibit triumphantly four
slain wolvesl
After his glorious exploit the pony was
more cited than before. Did he not de-
serve it?-Kate Nj. Putney in st. Nicholas
for October
The morning call., 1891-10-04
Reminiscence of Rufn. Cbo,ts.

As illustrating the meekness, not to say
timidity, of that great barrister, Rufus
Choate, some one tells the Boston Courier
this story about him: Riding in a stage
coach in Vermont one day in company with
the late Joseph Bell, Mr.. Choate remarked.
what fine wall surrounds that house ?i
In the same vehicle sat burly Englshman
somewhat the worse for liquor and offen-
sively ppgnacious. That is not wall.
sir, it is fence" said he, addressing the
speaker. Mr.. ChOate modsstly replied, Il
call it wall. stone wall" Il say, sir, it
is ience, and insist upon It," This was
said in such belligerent tone that for the
sake of peace Mr.. Choate was proceeding to
admit that 1t was fence. when Mr.. Bell
jumped up and thus addressed the English
man: 81 say, sir. that it is stone wall.
and ii you again call 1t fence l will throw
you out of this coachP' As Mr.. Bell was
man of commanding size and mien, his
threat proved effective and the argument
ceased right there.
The morning call., 1891-10-04
The Press and Public Men.

Is the press immaculate? BY no means.
Do all connected with it appreciate the grave
responsibilities which their limitless facilities
for reaching the public should impose upon
them? Again the answer must be an EN-
phatic no. Have public men no reasonable
grounds of complaint? Undoubtedly they
have. But the sweeping Judgment which
too many of them pass upon the representa-
tives of the press as body has in it the
same elements OF uufairness and injustice
as exist in the wide opinion that public men
as class are corrupt. With the latter the
exact opposite is true. As class they are
honest. So with journalists; as a class they
are careful and conscientious.
The erroneous judgments of public men
and of members of the press spring from
the same cause; namely, visiting the short
comings of the few upon the many. In the
one case the fact that party men, as rule,
unite to shield those detected in wrong
creates general opinion that the class Is
corrupt In the other the fact that there Is
too much federation by the press of its
libeprs and sensation mongers gives excuse
TO public men for their sweeping charges.
In a word, the most effective foes of the
press are those of its own household. 1t Is
fully able to deal successfully with all
Others: 1t should be abundantly able to
crush these.-General Boynton in October
Century.
The morning call., 1891-10-04
vapor Poison and Its Antid ote.

The morning and evening mists that peryade the
atmosphere OF maarIOus localities cannot be
breathed with impunity. A safeguard is needed to
render harmless the dangerous miasmala with
which they are impregnated The surest, safest de-
Tense is Hostetters Stomach Bitters. IL is an anti
dote to the poison which has already been Inhaled
and borne fruit, and adequate preventative of its
harmful effects No preparative for breathers OF
miasma tainted air or drinkers OF malaria poisoned
water like the bitters. IL completely neutraltzes
the otherwise Irresistible onset of the aerial foe
Settlers newly cleared land, excavators of canal
routes (notably that on the Isthmus of Panama.
Western pioneers and emigrants--in short, all sub
jected to maariaI Influences In air or water find In
1t a benign remedy, an efeetual safeguard. Disor.
ders of the stomach, liver and bowels "Ia grippe
rheumatism and kidney comp iains are remedied by
the bittcrs. An
The morning call., 1891-10-04
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
What Maxim Has to Say About Flying
Machines.

Machines.
OF course / hope to succeed, and from the
data obtained from the foregoing expert
ments, and from the information L have OBJ
tanned from other sources, it seems almost
certain that ] shall do so; still may not.
1t may, however, be remarked that for
many years engineers and scientists have
admitted that the navigation of the air is
certain to come so soon as a motor could be
discovered which had sufficient energy in
proportion to its weight This motor has
been found, its power has been tested. and
its weight is known. 1t would therefore
appear that we are within measurable dis
lance of a successful machine for nayi-
eating the air, and believe it is certain to
come within the next ten years whether L
succeed or not. Many ask what use it will
be put to in case it does succeed. To this
| would reply, Certainly not for carrying
freight, and not, for considerable time at
least, for carrying passengers. When the
first flying machine succeeds, its first great
use will be for military purposes. 1t will
at once become an engine of war, not only
to reconnOiter the enemy'S positions, as has
been attempted with the so-called dirigible
balloons, but also for Carrying and drop
ping into the enemy's lines and country
large bombs charged with high explosives.
1t does not require prophet to foreSee that
successful machines of this character would
at once make it possible for a nation pos
sessing them to paralyZe completely an
enemy by destroying in few hours the i'm
Iortant bridges. arm0ries. arSenals, gas and
water-w0rks, railway stations, public build
ings, etc., and that the modern means of de-
tense, both by land aud sea, which have
cost untold millions, would at once be rem
dered worthless.
OF course this mode of warfare would not
do away completely with all forms of small
firearms. which would still have to be used
in order to enable these future engines of
war to combat one another; but it Is safe to
assert that none but small and light guns
would be used.
Flying machines Of the future will OF
necessity be of complicated and delicate
nature. and will require the very highest
order of scientific and mechanical skill to
construct and operate them. France is to-
day the only country in the world which
has the plant and in which it would be
The morning call., 1891-10-04

was shaken, nerves unstrung and miser-
able; my pride seemed to have vanished ut
terly, and L could bear no more. L burst
into sobbing, hysterical tears, gasping out:
"How can you be so cruel teasing NE so!
Do let me be quiet. L can't talk.
How can you so persl>tently mlsunder-
stand ME? Why willIyou be so willfully blind
Darling little Nora, how am TO make you
comprehend my love? Wont you oelIeve
that you are all the world to me-that I've
loved you since the first moment that L
turned and saw you at the stlle?
IL was hard to believe, even with the deep
true voice thrilling my every nerve, and the
strong, loving arms clasping me so closely.
1t was such an utter reversal OF all my
ideas and thoughts, such wonderful abb
sorbing happiness, it must be too good to
be true.
But there is no joy so wonderful that the
feminine brain will not recover the shock OF
it in due time-say. three minutes.
And bit by bit | began to realize my un,
hoped-fnr bliss; the only marvel was had
been miserable for so long.
You haven't told me that you care for
me one Bit" complained my lover, the
thought suddenly striking him as we en-
tered the garden gate.
'And can't you guess ?"
Perhaps; but it is unsafe to trust to
guesses."
well, then, don't mind telling you that
I've cared for you ever since-well, ever
since-I think it is ever since you lifted me
so rudely down from that stile."
"My DEAR" said Maud. when, in blush
ings and confusion and secrecy, l told her
my wondrous tidings, You know it is only
just what prophesied When two people
are 40 absuIdly rude to each other some
thing or other is bound to come of it. I'm
really very glad, indeed, and do you know
l only learned the other day that Lord
Vance is or was a college friend of Gus
Now if Gus can get him TO be best man at
his wedding wont it be lovely? That is inst
the title and estate would give anything
for. Try and persuade Gus to arrange it so,
Nora, there's dear. l can trust myself for
the rest"
1t was arranged so after some false hopes,
delays and disappOintments. My beautiful
sister is Lady Vance now and declares she
is happy as the day is long.
1t may be so, but cannot think it posi-
Bile that she or any other wife, titled or I'M
titled, can be quite as happy as | am.
The morning call., 1891-10-04
EMPEROR WILLIAMS BEARD.
Look on This Likeness and On That and Marx
The Change.

When the news was cabled to this country
a few days ago that the young German EN-
peror had issued orders that no photographs
of himself showing a bare chin should be
sold anywhere in the empire many people
shrugged their shoulders and said, " How
characteristic But no one wondered as to
the reason, for the average man thought
that, tainted by newspaper paragraphs re-
fleeing on his youth, he had determined to
grow beard ana appear to be as old as his
actions would lead people to suppose him to
The morning call., 1891-10-04

ut will doubtless" said man familiar
with court usage, ''be the proper thing now
for thu men of the German court to grow
boards. and should not be surprised in the
least to have an order quietly promulgated
through the court and the army also to the
effect that the growth of boards would be
pleasing to his Majesty. And the man who
the order refers to Hmm. Y. World.
The morning call., 1891-10-04

possible to manufacture all the material and
to construct machine such as am now ,'
Experimenting with. Flying machines viii.
therefore. be employed by the rich and
highly civilized nations. Small nations
and half-civilized tribes will still have to
content themselves with their present mode
of warfare in October Century.
The morning call., 1891-10-04

'Terrorite" is the new explosive which is
claimed to be as harmless as an infant to
handle, but terror as an explosive, before
which dynamite paleS as does penny dip
before an arc light. 1t was tried by Board
of Ordnance officers at Fort Hamilton, in
New York harbor. and demonstrated a very
high power as an eXnlOSiYe
The morning call., 1891-10-04

In the meantime Berlin shop-keepers are
destroying photographs showing the Young
Ka ser as beardless, and the young Kaiser
is in retirement awaiting the growth of
beard on his chin.
As the young Emperor has failed to give
any reason for his order, some people think
that because many famous Frenchmen wore
none he has determined to appear as unlike
them as possible. The fact that Williams
father and grandfather wore boards may
have caused his change in appearance, but
the intensified masculine appearance is
doubtless the reason for 'the wearing" of
the beard
The morning call., 1891-10-04

Many telegraph lines are now being ex-
tended into the heart of Africa.
The morning call., 1891-10-04

The largest steam-hammer in the world is
in this country. Its weight is 125 tons, and
is used in forging armOr plates for our new
navy.
The morning call., 1891-10-04

China is losing her hold on the tea trade.
as CeylOn, Assam and Japan are vigorous
competitors. In Japan alone the increased
output of tea amounts to three and a half
million poTshds per annum.
The morning call., 1891-10-04

Cotton having beautiful red color is be-
ing grown in some parts OF Georgia.
The cork-Oak tree is now being success
fully cultivated in California.-All from
Cincinnati EnQuirer
The morning call., 1891-10-04

The latest continuance for life-saving at
sea is a raft or ladder made Of cork; the
rungs, six in number. of light wood. The
idea is that five shipwrecked persons might
safely ride the seas, each occupying his own
Compartment,
The morning call., 1891-10-04

A well-knOwn manufacturer of Paris has
been experimenting with aluminium in the
production of bicycles. In order to make
1t applicable 1t was found necessary to al
10y it with copper, as it can only be used IN
its pure state for guards and cranks, where
its extreme lightness gives distinct ad-
vantage over steel.
The morning call., 1891-08-02
What the Item "Bunko" signifed.

No man about town prides himself more
on the score OF shrewdness than Al Jen-
nings, known by the euphoniouS sobriduet,
" Kalamazoo" For week prior TO the
Fourth of July he was engaged by Al BAN
die to sell fireworks for him, and having
disposed of large quantity to Mr.. Guy
Weber OF Kebanon, Ohio, and in order that
the pyrotechnic display to be enjoyed by the
latter and his friends should be a brilliant
success, Jennings agreed to go to Lebanon
on the evening of the Fourth and conduct
in person the exhibition. On his return
he rendered bill to Bandle, which
included the following items Rail-
road fare, So; cigars, 25 cents; beer.
SO cents; meals, 80 cents: bunko
so cents. Bandle looked it over carefully
and when he reached ''bunko" he asked
Jennings the meaning. "Well, you see. !"
said the latter, when reached Lebanon I
was so dry l was Breathing dust, so | SAYS
to tall country jay standing on a corner:
Where could a fellow wet his whistle
round herer He caught on. for saws he !:
There's place down near Deacon Browns
where you can get it in bottle for twenty
five throw Play ball!' SAYS i. handing
him the coin, and off he starts as if he'd lift,
ed a ball over the fence and was good for n
home run, and L guess he was. for | waited
nearly an hour for the robber and he amt
crossed the plate yet. don't mind being
done up, but TO think of an old rounder like
me being bunkoed by hayseed that looked
too green to carry the bats" And Kaln-
mazoo, thinking Of the days when he was a
baseball umpire, dropped into convenient
resort and drowned his sorrow in n buttls of
"Old jug" Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The morning call., 1891-08-02
MRS. GRAHAM'S HAIR RESTORER
THE COLOR OFPATTrS HAIR.
Why She Changed 1t and How She

why She ChangeS 1t and How She
Chan. ed 1t.
Absurd stories have been written with reference
to the reasons why MSle. Patti changed the color
OF her hair. Much OF she gossip is simply intended
to fill newspaper space and has more foundation
in fact than the mal in the moon. AS most of
PATHS roles were those of young fair-aaired
much better for her If she could have her hair a
proper color. so that he could obvate the discom-
future of wearing Sig. Science came to her rescue
in the shape OF the Imperial Hair Regeneration and
to her delight 1t produced most wonderful shade
of hair, that has now become famous as the Patti
shade" 1t cannot be produced by any other
process, and all claims the contrary are frauds.
How the color was changed we Will let Patti tell
her own story. She writes follows: $50 much
as been said in the newspapers about the color of
my hair that deem 1t but Just to say that It is your
Imperial Hair Regeneration which have been and
am now using. The result has been beyond nv
highest expe citation. The color obtained Ia most
beautiful. uniform, and best OF all find 1t harm
less. Your preparation has my cordial recommen-
dat ion. believe there Is nothing In the world for
the hair like It,"
The Imperial Hair Regeneration restores gray or
plea ched hair TO any color, retaining Its natural
glossy appearance. 1t is unaffected by salt water
or sea baths. Sold at 81 so and So per box Ladies
who desire to test its merits should send sample OF
hair to the Imperial Chemical Company 54 est
Twenty-third street. New York, and 1t will be re-
generated to the Patti, Cleopatra or any other
shade free of charge. Thoss who have had their
hair spoiled by other preparations oud consult u.s.
Agents for the Pacific Coast, Messrs. GOLDSTEIN
& CoHN, S22 Market st. San Francisco. 1t is ap-
piled by them and s. sTRoZINsKI, 433 Ellis st. 1t