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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
WEIGHING AN ELEPHANT.
Dcr's Young People.


About 200 years ago there lived Prince OF Mahrat-
tas in undostan, whose Shahife. Princes
are numerous in India. but this particular prince was
long remembered account OF his benlfcence and
great wisdom. lie - have been the most
learned prince OF the time, and his advice and help
were always sought In critical matters Many stories
are told of his Ingenious SCI Element of difficulties and
some OF them are certainly curious.
Once "A very high official I'm the court Of Prince Shah
Zee made that IL he succeeded In certain enter
prise would distribute to the poor Of his district the
weight OF lbs own elephant in silver Elephants were
highly prLcd by these princes and each kept the
largest and h-c5t Tor his own The ohcair vow,
If hasty generous and perhaps the success Of his
undertaking worth the price.
The undertaking succeeded. hut the official. willing
10 Iccp his oath. met by an Npccted dicGlt,
There was no possible way Of finding the elephants
weight. No scale, In the country con
structed II sufficient power 10 weigh such cnOrmOu,
boasts. Elephants sold by the pound and
need had before arisen for scales ~ weigh them All
the learned aud clever men Of be court tried in Vnin
10 construct u machine u >ullcien' power to
weigh the enormous beast. II did probable tha
the poor OF HndOstan would have b. alrlg without
tina, silver. II Is possible that the official had thought
Of this objection when he made the vow. Indians
crafty, and th, one might have been cunning
enough t. leave himself loop hole OF escape 20 pre-
vent parting with his money.
But II any such notion had occurred to him he was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03

dynasty. The Kolai Hui has taken It's placf' an"
- 70 achieve it's object by involving China IN
war with foreign Powers through its ATTACKS uPo"
| foreign citizens.
Tho officials are in league with this society III
oreat measure and they hoped by MAKING Wv
outrages appear as an antmissionary moVehio"' .
and fine riots as an uprising Of the populace againsu
the missionaries to mislead foreign nations anu
70 enlist their Sympathies on the size Vi 'he 1'
ciety causing also their enmity TO form as"i''O Wv
Government and 10 render the success OF their
insurrcctionary scheme more hopeIui vi '"0
In this however. they have failed signally, ana
would now be glad to undo rher receh' WI -"
put il s too late for amends like this to be satls
factory The question has resolved itseii 10 '"''
either China must succumb or the foreigner must
unit China Shall we hold our present posiioh'
or shall we submit to the Chinese idea ana ciear
ou,o "Cbino for the Chinese That is the
Ceestials aim-the official aim, the realization oil
which is the desire of the present antiforegn cru
sode II is not simply an anti-misslonary move
ment: neither is it a sudden uprising OF the
Chinese people against all foreigners. IL Is anu
missionary: but il is ant-missionary because
if is first and above all anti-forelgn
The people are moved, but they nave
not been moved by an internal impulse
The whole movement can be traced TO Government
policy. and it is with the Government ana IFS
policy that the foreign Powers have TO deal.
There is one lesson which China should he tan@ht
mmcdately-that however fondly she may cherish
the idea OF eXpelling foreigners from the Empire
she must not and shall not use the methods whlch
have been recently put in practice in her attempts
10 realize this idea The Chinese must I've made
10 see and feel that this is barbarlsin pure ana
simple ana is a system to which no foreign nation
will allow applied to It's subjects. China wishes
civilized nations to regard her as member III
the family Of nations and TO grant her the priv
leces Of international law. II is high time that
she should be taught the fact that these lnhuman
and savage deeds which she is tactly allowing 20
he committed upon defenccless citizens within her
lordcrs is rendering her unworthy of a place
among civilized Governments and causes her to
forfeit every right of appeal 10 the law which
regulates civilized nations in their mutual inter
course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03

doomed 10 al sappointmeni in the matter. The ques
tiOn referred -Iahl.e, -, all -uch NcNdt"u'
questions We're. And II did not take MN ib2 "
find very simple solution. That Is always the way
with true genius. YOU know. The solution J. mus =
~ simple That every cries or i'm WonaF -.
WHY. II cOurse Why didn't somebody SP'''A
OF that lefOre 'r &c.,,
shahjec commanded the elephant to DC cCndnc,'0
along platform in'O q Nat bOtfOmed bout Whi'h Idt
bv the water,ide. When the animal was safely hbHiIn
he desired the attendants 10 mark upon the io >le
the exact height to which the water renc/d "hei lho
elephant weighed il down. Then the clcphdh' ~
taken ont ard stones substituted until enough were
loaded into The boat bring IL 70 the same "hcr-h"o
: when the elephant the passeng(1 -,
Then the stones we've weighed. II tie scalo' oe,lM
sec and 40 the elephant, wei ght was correctly iser
tanned II Is safe to conclude that the poor OF I'm.
dostan finally et the silver prince 50 VIZ, Hu ~,
al have been lust. Whether the al VINO phd the
money wa, quc satisfied history does not ten Us hut
viii hope for his chaiity's sake he wa, ana a. !,
full grown elephant weg chs several tons. the hh''
distributed ing the poor Of the dsirc must nave
been very large.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
MODERN ArHENIay,s DILEMMA
From The Boston Commonwealth.

Did ever tell you' said rlala to II reporter
{" my awful experience the Only line | WIS ever hon
ored by call from the elder ~llvni' Ny sister had
been shown many blindness by him while in italy.
and had begged him 10 call u when he came a.
America. IL was the maids afternoon ont I was
Eonc the fiat With Jack, my iTcpressib'e ten yc,r
old nephew. An accused mpulrc whispered ~ me
that bot bath good remedy for hcadnche
in my batlwrap, my dripping hair hanging nl,out
me when the bell rang. - horror The name nn tI,e
card which Jack pokcd under the door wa, TOmn.o
SalTni! | knew he scarcely undrr,t nod a word Of
English. jack easp'd. my after me tin ,ou get
il. Mmc. D. est sCrtc and then - In aud nre il OH
nj him. He'll know wlm- II means II Won don't Ue,ll
go away. - %iu. 90 done. The liitle scamp caught
The words quickly and repeated thcn giibly. Fancy
my anguish when signJr >al,iui lcean 80 question 10
regret. 10 dclrccatc. In food ~ swift French jack
gRzng In vide m0utled terror Ou the verge Of cata-
lepsv behind the bathroom door. Jlc. II long
n, he cOuid. and then his s,y piercing accents rose
upon The air. 4 don't know Rh't You're driving M
walled he; IN J know /. that she told 10 .ny she
WIS sor IT,. ana I've said IT. DOn't ak the
collapsed Ia the batbuj and tore my hair and wep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
NEW QCIRTERS AND DIMES.

Washington dispatch to The Boston Herald
Tho bright. new silver coins with the National
coat OF arms on one side and the classic LCSl oi tho
goddess Of liberty the other. will begin 10 clrcl-
lnte among the people early next year
The nintS Will begin soon after January ! u turn
them ont. and Mr.. Lecch. the director of the min..
has suspended further coinage according 10 the OH
designs. Ia leave f0r the Sheces and
have some money Ia coin them.
lie has about $4,000 still available Of an appro-
prntiOn OF $4,000 made by the last Congress 10
cover the los. due 10 the aud tear of the odd
coins which have been going into the melting pot.
He estimates that the remaining appropriation win
the loss on nearly $70o.OOO OF the old pieces
and that that much of the new money b. put
in circulation during the @inrr and spring.
Most OF ID will he In quarters and dimes for they
are I'm much greater demand than the half do Ia
pieces, but few OF the latter will be turned out ia
to meet what demand there is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
HE DID NOT KNOW HIS WIFE

From The London News.
In the diaries OF rbe late Mr. Cope II. A. The foI.
lowing story Is given as told by his sister.in aw
she met farmer friend and said to him i hear
John. that you're lately married. Who Is your wife !,
Well Miss Gcnning. don't quite know '
How Sol Where did y0u meet herin
"Awccl, ye see. Miss, | wen't market and NJ
WAS going seed canny lass walking along tho Nsd
and Gays, Wlll ye git oop and ride = ''
Aye says she. 50 she CAT 0op and / asked her
Are We gaming 10 & marketl w
Aye, says she.
"' What for' says |.
ITO cit place. she.
so SCI her down 4 mnrket and left her md NO
! com back / Z evening here this same lass
waiking & same way COP hll. So spak' to her again
and nxs her. 'in We gotten yer placc?'
Nay says she. Il hanna
"'Wl We glt 00p and ride p
Aye, says she.
So she gat o,p. and axcd her, 'Y'c think my
place wonld suit yei" ~
What place Il tlatp saws she.
why. to be my Wife, says l.
4 don't mind says She.
$50 We got wed and she's a rare wife bnt she's n
perfect stranger 10 me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
SUTNDLERS WHO Use THE U1ILS
DISHONEST SCHEMES WHICH KEEP PosToFHcE
INSPECTORS BUY.

INSPECTORS BUY.
The United state, Government +, IN unwtt NJ party
10 many Il >wudlinc scheme Of which the public never
hears for the mails u~cd by many rascal WIN
many plan, T. exchange experience Tor money Inc
-o-calied green goods men form the bul. perhaps
| Of those who the mail, 10 deceive. ii'' h"m"eF
Of these ra,cas dc.llr ana each of them h, =
dozen aliases. As soon the postal authorize taih
thar certain address 9, that OF green goods man.
they no longer deliver letters to l.. hat IN many cases
the Inowlelre comes 10 them only after the swinders
have used The mails extensively.
From long contests with the United state, Guthor-
ties. the who pretend 10 sell counterfeit money
have become exceedingly shrc"d and TO catch one "i
them and to fastcn guilt upon him i, difficult ask
The victims always come from piaces at some III
lance from this city ard naturally loath 20 nro-c
cute the ra,cals because 10 do 20 they must aGH't
that they wanted 10 become parlic, 10 "a svindc.
occasionally letters reach The Dead Letter 'Mcc
which tell the tale Of swndle planned but not ear
ricd out one II these wa received not long ago
II va, addrcs ed 10 man at hotel in the interior q"
this State. and contained chccn for 50 AMI in
siruction, the man. who purporcd bc the travel
ling agent Of n IcavcrSt. whi~key firm. flc letter
written regular sheet. hearing the printed
name and address Of the firm and gave the agent min
directions to guide him. The envelope bore I'm the
upper cft-Eand corner the name and address 81 me
firm also.
Everything about the letter seemed regular. hnt
the ms.ive reached the Dead Letter Office. because
there existed such firm the ne by which the
letter apparently sent The scheme was TINS
\ well dressed man would arrive AZ a hotel ana the
next day letter would come for him. lie would open
this letter In the presence Of the clerk o. proprietor
and take check from IT, Tie hotel man. on seeing
the letter the envelope would feel satisfied that
the check good, and would cash IT, retaining The
few dollars due him That dan. the ag' Mt woulc
leave tho pacp aud "A dsV the lO'cl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
"JOE" JrFTil,Oy Inks IB0rI THr BRAMi.
Ffor The Baltimore sun.

ffor the Baltimore sun.
80 S"s peTqg' "a; # r"id; opc 2"G lat 81 f1
Rivals more Tran Joseph jefferson. o." actor. when
not hm-f diiv.ng aH care ASSAY rom his hca'cf~
now and then from ouc of the boxes With twiuliur
eve, and apIrcinN" applause trtu which uo -~ccter
received SOB Ncr... Invested ~ blond har ard
towering curl paper. though III 90 hurt.nah'-
pinA. va, conHcr"l mt ihe t.nile G'Gt P. ...
won, q, 4 no storm of public applau-r had c''r
Il by Old ,choo! IT, meaa' ail Chat - c,rrco"- -c'.er
Gus ana tine The audclD" w.. PERHAPS Ni'nr. lgr
tho great comedian. for ne,t winter ho VIII bond hi.
efforts H. = rival Of hiip yam Wind. t,"r Ola
who's. identity the actor, earlier admirers struggle
in vain 10 -"paiat" him.
pl. we" @i" n,o a' o.e, pm an ' n', hon :"
word. he >ald: TIN. prln. pal change that viii be-
which vii b. much more deliberately aud carefully
wrought. No 50 much a. to oycr-hado~ mo motive
~ WA,nI .G & +" t ,} ,nt rem
much M the drama ~ toda, dcrl. 50 largely. have n"
their use, aud mission Ia fnnH. The theatre going
and 10 please all there must hc an SORTS and conditions
Of tbc drama which -eryes rs sood pnrp9.c IN T. own
comedy for hey would not have H. If v. are 10 alyr
this stvc only should be- doing an educational
work among the masses. but Instead We shOGld be d."
same Thin; applies to al Of tn" arts. \, 10 the dc
cline Of the drama-sP ready tlcmc now would
that In every branch Of art there can be distinctly
traced periods Of depression ard elevation. I'll" one
comes from surft Of the other. Recall the time for
example when Shahcspcara was laid aside for Tom
and Jerry. The bleeding Nun and many moe such
atrocities In the drama, and GaN'S 'Esggar- Opera
with gate thief for tlc leading role was drawing
the musical world 10 tho theatre where the Inspiring
strains OF Mozars and Wcbers operas before held
attention. The revision invariably comes I'm fine
drama and music, p il docs In literature. painting
Journalism and Tun comedy IS not dead nv
any The Rivals is much appreciated now
as ever and is being given In better style might than
when yOnng man.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
False Conviction BIighted His Life.

Edward Murphy, who died at Jack
son, Mich, recently, aged eighty years,
after being struck by an engine, had a
remarkable experience. Thirty years
ago he was tried and convicted of muir
der in the first degree and sent to prison
for life. Seven years were spent in soil
tary confinement until life solitary was
abolished, then for, fourteen years he
labored in the wagon shop. AT the-end
of twenty-five years dying man con-
fessed to the murder and Murphy was
released That was seven years ago.
The state pensioned him at $500 year
by special act of the Legislature. He
was broken down and his death resulted
from his inability to hear the whistle of
the train His only relative is brother
in Liverpool. England. When he was
convicted he was prosperous drover.-
Cor. Chicago Herald.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Set a Horses Broken Rib.

Four or five months ago one of the
hostlers employed at the stable OF
Charles d. Nichols. of Pawtucket, no
ticed that one Of the handsome pair OF
cream geldings acted a little lame A
superficial examination Of the shoulder
resulted in not finding any cause fol
lameness. The next morning, when the
animal was taken ont to be curried
there was swelling back Of the shoul.
der and veterinary surgeon was con.
suited 1t appeared to him like rheu
matisln. and with Instructions to see il
it could not be sweated out he left, say
ing be would call the next day. The
sweating process did not meet the de
sired results, and a thorough examina
ton revealed the fact that the fifth rit
was hroken off very close to the back
bone.
The rib was set, and since that time
the animal has done no work. The result
of this piece of bonesetting has been
watched with no small amount of inter
est by all veterinary surgeons hereabout
who have become acquainted with the
peculiar circumstances Of the case. How
the rib was broken is yet a mystery, and
it probably will remain so. The result
of the operation was successful, and in q
short time the animal will again be al
right ht-Providence Journal
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Worth $500 600 and a Tramp

The courts have been asked to appoint
a guardian for John Swim, an aged
wanderer. who, though worth $500 600
has led the life of Il tramp from boy
hood He has begged the most of what
he possesses, and is SO miserly that he
will not clothe himself properly. >.
week ago he was found by the road
side almost frozen to death. He owns
farms in several counties, and is known
all over the state us the wealthy tramp.
He once lived ut the almsheuse at Ian,
caster for year before the authorities
discovered they had been entertaining
the richest man in the county, and ex,
pelled him. Swim is ninety-seven years
Old but quite hale, and has engaged
lawyer to resist the motion for q
guardian. columbus Cor. Philadelphia
Press
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
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otism Of the nlsluA e Ma National k
Guard in this city with fiateer@8g results.
Several Of the retired veterans of.sthe
Seventh regiment, for instance, hastened
to get themselves enrolled on the active
list In order that they might be ready to
go to the front with the old regiment if
the occasion should require In few
instances new uniforms were ordered BY
veterans who had outgrown their old
ones
Another thing that the war talk did
was to bring out in full force the Eek
ira" howlers. These noisy tricksters
permeated the entire city for several
days They stirred up the down town
business sections at noon and startled
the people i'll the residence streets in the
evenings. On two or three occasions
the papers they sold actually contained
some news about the Chilian situation
but in the majority of cases there was
nothing to Justify the narrowing cry of
Extra and not infrequently the buyer
of an extra" would find himself in pos
session of newspaper one day old for
which he paid five times the regular
price Two enterprising shouters went
through several usually quiet streets on
the west side above Fiftieth street one
evening and worked off a few hundred
copies of cheap illustrated paper nearly
month old They had probably bought
the lot at so much per pound and they
sold the papers at five cents copy
New York Times -
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Country Houses and English Gentry

OOUHITy H"IaN7 ana H41's''' "S"t'y'
There are Il certain number of persons
whose object it is to pass Il certain num-
Der of months il the year III the country
houses of their friends. to save the house
keeping expenses at home and the hotel
bills away from home, but with the eI-
ception of these cadgcrs country houses
are bore alike to their owners and to
their owners guests. The owners have
not only to provide the guests with food
and lodging and to weary their brains
with attempts to amuse them, but they
have to breel UP at a heavy cost dOnl4s-
tic fowls, in order that gentlemen may
make believe to be sportsmen by shooting
them with all the accompaniments that
luxury can provide.-Lond0n Truth.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Oueer Names for Towns.

Pennsylvania has twelve towns OF
postoftices with very peculiar names
VIZ. Stumptown, Bullskin. Shintown
Jugtown. Puckerty. Sin, Sis, Scrub
grass Hers, Mans Choice. Maiden
Choice and Bird i'll Hand
North Carolina comes in IL good sec.
ond with WolfscTape, Snake Bite, Que
whiffie, Gap Civil and Shoe Heel.
Maryland has Shutdown. Pompey
Smash and Johnny Cake.
CA.satla has Medicine Hat. Moose Jaw
and Pollywog.
Ohio has Slick, Rattlesnake and Kill
buck
Nebraska has Rawhide, Minnesota q
Purgatory and Wisconsin a Topside.-
st. Louis Republic
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Manufacture of Toothpicks,

Toothpicks are made of the wood OF
the spindle tree (Euonymus Europ;eus)
in Germany. This manufacture is S2id
to employ large numbers of the peasants
in the Grand Duchy of HeSse during the
winter evenings. There are four kinds
made-No selling at 2s. per thousand,
No. ~ at }s., No 10 at As. and No. y at
As. Cd. .Parletos. or toothpicis OF willow
wood of nice finish-eSpccially those
called Flor du Parletos-are sold in Por-
tugal at prices ranging from 5d. TO is,
ner thousand. d.-Chambers' Journal.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
An Aristocratic Grain.

Could plants lay claim to aristocratlc
position. as representing an old family,
rice might safely claim to be of the most
ancient pedigree. 1t is the earliest cereal
known. Originally a native OF India, 1t
has crossed the ocean and make home
for itself where heat and moist soil
could be found. 1t grows in all warm
portions of the globe. and furnishes the
principal food of nearly one-third of the
human race.-Gcod Housekeeping
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Rare Presence of Mind.

At the corner of Fifteenth street and
New York avenue man released cage
of rats to be killed by dogs. One OF the
rats ran under the skirts of lady stand
ing on the corner. Instead of fainting
or screaming she slightly raised her gar
ments and gently shook the rat to the
ground, after which she calmly boarded
a car. The rat was killed. The incl
dent was witnessed by an interested
crowd - Washington Post
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29
Teachers of the French Conservative

The piano playing of the French ma
ton has been ably educated by that
noble institution the Conservatoirc Of
Paris, which WAS fNunded during the
great revolution. The lirst teacher was
Adam. father of the composer of the
Position de Lonjumeau;" his pupil,
Zimmerman. long occupied the leading
place in Paris musical circles: it was at
his salons that Moscheles and Thalberg
first made their bow to Partisan audi
ence. Kalkbrcnner continued the great
traditions of the past; his contemporaries
speak of him in the most CLOWN yf .slns
and his favorite pupil, Stamaty, had the
good fortune of guiding the musical
geniuS Of Gottschalk. lk.-Music.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29

1t is said the Chiswick House, where
Fox and Canning died, and where the
fifth duke of Devonshire gave his famous
entertainments, is to be converted into
an insane asylum,
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-29

An Illinois man travelled over 1000
miles recently to recover an old family
horse that had been stolen from him
two years ago. He recovered the animal
finally in Georgia.
Arizona republican., 1892-08-09
CAN'T BE PLAIN AND SIMPLE.


 Mir. Cleveland, writing to c, l.. Cha pin, of Massachusetts, truthfully says that those who wish to teach free trade are often hampered by their failure to be plain and simple in their statements. Just SO. But che trouble is they can't be plain and simple. MT. Cleveland himself can't and isn't. The facts are against him and man who is plain and simple must have facts to back him. MT. Cleveland says, "the tariff is tax and is added to the cost of the article. ," He thinks that is plain and simple enough, perpaps, but along comes fel- low who points out that every article that has been protected by high tariff for a considerable number of years has been greatly lowered in price to the con sumer, and he wants to know how the tariff is a tax in this case, and along comes another fellow who shows that on great many articles the tariff is higher than the retail price of the arti- cle, and he wants to know how the tariff can be said to be added to the cost of these articles. And MT. Cleveland has never attempted to make this plain to the people and none of the defenders of Mir. Cleveland's position ever have or ever will make it plain.