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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
nEsTrR's REPORT.

By Associated Press.
New Orleans. La. Feb. . .-Secrelary
Hestcr's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement. issued before the close
Of business today shows that part Of
the increase, the first FIVE days OF thc
week; noted IN ihc monthly statement
mas heeu lost, fhc excess FOR seven dNvs
being only GiOj over the seven days eud-
ing February . last year Whlh utic
Inns been decrease Of 4S,G03 compared
WIN CORRESPONDING period year uciurr
last TINS makes the increase in the
movement into sight for $50 days OF fine
season, from September 1 TO February
= inclusive, S3l,dlI bales over the same
loo days last year, and the decrease un-
9es llr same days year before last 1S-
The total brought into sight during
the past seven days has been l'i1,.ai,
against l2S.S52 last gear, and aud 1871 =
suo the year before, while the aggregates
for the first two days OF February arc
2a.42l, against 36,2l1 and 12,36I The
total marketed from september I io
date Is G,d2t0IO, against 0,3O2, $50 and
b-Sp, W. Tor last year, ana the year
before, respectively. From this uuo ON
last year the amount OF cotton brought
into sight was l,5OIDO9 bales, ana the
year before last l,T5i 5S7. In other
words, after this date last year 10,
Zoo per cent of the Jop was market
last ~ - 100.
The movement since September I shows
cceipts 40 AL United States ports of T..
/ SNi,NI6 against 1902. an lust year
and 5.ipl,iGD the year before; overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
| rivers 90 Northern mills and Canada
| 193,TOS against 63O,i12 and 9t9.3S8)
| Interior stocks In excess of those held at
| close Of the commercial year, Sl6O2G
against 322,j5S and 900 ,4O3; Southern
mill lnSiugs. lld,iGO, against 3DSOi2
and 363.j3S
Foreign exports for week have beer
| l3Sa31, against Si,l1l last year max
| lug the total thus far for The season
| 8.5i6,SlO, against 2I0i,SlT Hast year
| am increase Of ISL ggG.
Northern min taking during the pas
seven days show q decrease of 1857
as compared with the corresponding pc
! Rod last year and totnl takinrs sine,
| September I have decreased 1855
| Total taklugs Of the American mills
| North and South and Canada, TINS fnI
| for The season have been t0I ,0tj
| against 1,85S,ioG last year. These m
clnde 1,uGSN0l 10y Northern spinners
against 1,2iOllG.
Ii must hc remembered that the week
| ly, monthly and season comparisons II
| Secretary Heslcr's reports are ma le W
| 10 tho corresponding dates last year aui
! the year before Tho comparisons, q,
close the corresponding weeks, ara mis-
| leading. as the totals 60 close this wed
! last year woull take w 1876 days OF Nh,
season, aud 10 close this week ~, 80.
| includes l5S days, whereas to close tlil
| week this year, covers only 100 days.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
on4Dn
GRADE
Cotton.
McEIRoYs REPORT,

By Associated Press.
New orleans, Feb. 2.-McElroy q
Co. say;
Futures-The general Impression abroad
that New Yorl, Is heavily long on cotton
for account Of an element not noted for
n. financial strength or staying qualiiies,
and the repetition Of this rumor has
served to alarm many conservative bulls,
Mo have thought 1t the better part Of
discretion 70 get ont Of their contracts
,,,i,b n view OF replacing them lower,
,bonld Humiliation carry prices sun Iiir'
No downward. a good deal Of liquida-
,toa has already taken place, aud u j.
So,,l,tful whether much further deeiine
.sr H. expected from ,he covering Of
-. Tie weakness u almost entirely
h New York, this market showing
H..iied eteadiness. while Liverpool mas
TeaE.z offered the greatest resistance TO
ne decline
liverpool has always PAID more at
,e,,aon 10 the actual crop movement than
y, urediclions Of increase or decrease.
nag,inr. which are IN the future aud yet
=. bs realized and with euch practical
W, firp,4tion Of late predictions ns ~
-, ofi,ri.d bv The small movement every
...hrre Il Is hardly reasonable 10 export
ost Ifverpocl viii shall In the weakness
fs,fnrea closed ihere barely steady NJ
los Of 1-04Ql2-64d. but TIE epet de-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

corn corn closed unchanged; May oats 1-Sc
llsaef and Provisions slightly lower all
N9sh quoiahons were as follows:
Hlonr-Stcudy and unchanged.
30 spring wholt-Gu l-ic No. 3
sprng wheat, JSiiOic. No. . red, 60 l.ic.
No. = corn-,l1c.
40. ? uats-2S Liars 3.Sc: No. .
ywitlie, 3lg8 lie; No. white, 500
No barley-Nominal; No. o, AGA
o2e; No. 4, 4O5i45c.
Mess pork..Sia q 1-2@i2.T5.
short ribs Sides. loose. SG.52 IL.
, Dry salted shoulders Boxed. 50 2j6t
Short clear sides-Boxed, S6.S7 1-2G
Whisky-S1. Is.
A, unchanged.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03


New York. Feb. 2.-The volume Of
business ON the stock exchange was very
Hight today and fluctuations were Gun
fined within unusually narrow limits, An
attempt was made AT the opening to
raid de market on thc strength of the
passage OF the Wilson hill, sugur being
selected as The chief victim. The gem
rral llst responded, hut TO % trihng cX-
tent and sugar. after decline of ~
took a sharp upward turn, advancing
. IL Covering 10y shorts was the mniu
cause of the advance, aud they renewed
tho selling movement ut higher figures,
causing a renctim of I per cent Gran
gers were neglected The dealings IN ST.
Paul, Chicago Burlington and Quincy
were light, closing l.slii-i below yes
icrlay. After . O'Clock ilrmcr tone
prevailed aud prices advanced frnc-
lion, speculation showing tri1c more
activity. but ia the final donlngs the
market reacted. aud clospl rather heavy,
prices generally being i-SfiHi hcldw
the closing quotations Of yesterday.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

By Associated Press.
st. Louis, Mo. Feb. .. -Flour-Qulet
and unchanged.
Wheat-lnsetllcd closing 1-sd1-4c
above yesterday. No. . red. cash. 55c.
Corn-Easy and unchanged. No. .
mixed, cash and February, 80 lie.
Oats Steady. No. . cash and Feb.
rudry, % 3-4c.
Hay-Dull aud unchanged,
Conmeal-S1. 6Jail 40,
Whisky 81 10.
Bagging- GmUc.
Cotton ties 95caS1 90.
Provisions dun.
Pork standard mess. S18. %.
lArd-Prime steam, 81 n.
Dry suit meats, shoulders,
9.2l; longs and ribs, 50 62 10; shorts,
81, 10; boxed, 15c more.
Bacon, packed Shoulders. SIP .:
longs, Sl.25; ribs, 81 81 l-25LT 80;
shorts, SGG2 IL.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
oYsrERs. ASA An nA,lr

Oysters aud Fish-Oysters. bnlk. 7yf
sue per 100 counts: per dozen cans.
~ 2oi dressed catfish, Zoe per pound
gut hsh. Zoe per pound shrimiis, per
pound, loo; crabs, per dozen. zoe.
Game-Pmirio chickens So pcr dozen.
quails, SDaSl per dozen; Alalhrl ducks,
per pair, dOc; Teal ducks. per palr. 35c;
SanVasDaek ducks. per pair. jOdG0c; rab.
pound. Z 1-2c. ~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

New Oroana, IA. Feb 2.-(SpoclaL O..
Sterling - Commercial, 90
days.. .......,..,......t s4do5 s4lf
Francs Commercial, 20 days,5 20
New York sight-Bauk. .,..i00 premium
......,,.,4..,4., ~ premium
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.
Live Stock.
cH1cAao LIVE STOCK.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. Cattlc-Bettcr do
Top prices today. 81 25Gii 80; no cx.
tras here; fair export steers. 80. 50d
3 81; others, S3Q3 %; Texans, 50 lJd
$50.
Hogs-Opencd 10a15c higher closed
with advances lost Rough and common,
50. 1Od5 10: packers and mixed, 50 2Od
, 10; prime heavy aud butchers weights,
50 35d5 40; prime light 50 .3On0 20.
Shcep-Siendy; natives, S3d3 90;
Westerns, 81 5Od3 60.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
MONEY.


ny Associated Press
New York. Feb. .. Money on call
easy nj / per cent; last loan, ], closed
at per cent
Primc mercantile paper 3 1-2it1 l-2c.
Silver certificates, % Use.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

by Associated itNsn.
New York, Feb. The new govern
ment bonds are offered for sale by a
firm Of brokers OF this city at Sis II
aud accrued interest.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

New York, Fob s. Especially
Sterling Bank, 90 days,..,l eilt@i s.
Commercial, 90 daya.,....,...i a4S
Rcichmarks- Commercial, 90
days. .......,,...........Qi 11.tG
Francs Bank, 90 days .,....b lp4M5 1877
Commercial, 20 days.,.....0 20
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

Quotations based on small lots to re.
tail dealers Antiputhiue. per ounce
5Oc; Acctanlid, per ounce l0c per pound.
H5c; ncetoc acid, per pound, Toe: carbol.
ic acid, crystai2cd, per pound. 3OU32c:
muriatic acid, G. P. per pound. 22c:
nitric acid. q. F., per pound, 22c sui
phuric acid, G. p, per pound, 22c; tan.
mic acid, bulk, per pound, 81 %; alcohol.
81 per cent per gallon 81 ": less Sc for
cash; alum. per pound. lc; antikammnia.
ST. antifrhrnc, per ounce, 20c; antipy-
rene, per ounce, 81 40; ammonia car
Donate, per pound, lGc; yitrlo per pound.
case; blue mass per pound, noe. blue
ointment. per pound, jOt; boraN per
pound, 12N l3c; camphor gum per pound,
h5dJTc; CJpsicum, powdered, per pound.
25c; cocaine, muir, crystalized. per ounce
80 90; cpIperas. per pound, 2n3c; cream
tartar, G. r., per pound, 2d3c; grocers,
ger pound, lOc; Doycrs powder
per pound. 81 %: ether. sulphunc. L.
$. p, per pound. Toe; gum arabic, first
pick, per pound, 9Oc; shelac, per pound,
33c; glue. brown. per pound, ia l6c; glue,
white, per pound, zoe; mace, per pound,
soc; mercury, per pound, TOE; morphine,
=. & w. is ounce box. per ounce, S235;
. IL ounce boxes, per ounce, $3.50; ounce
bottles, per ounce, $40 nuimegs, PEI
pound. zoe; castor oil, per gallon. Sl.2G
Ml3j; olive OH. per gallon, SllO; lin
seed oil, per gallon. JSiuiic; sperm. w
Il, per gallon, Sl.2O; opium, per pound
$500. opium. pO., per pound. $3.50: black
pepper, per pound Zoe; potash, bromide
per pound, 4Ic; potash, choratc, pc
pound. 26c; i0dide. per pound. &21
quininr Il. & W., l-oz. bottles, 30 l-2c
o.. cans, per o., 81 lie, quinlnc, l. & w
boz, cans. per ounce, "a lie; Il \ :
quinine, 1-o2 walls, per o., 30 l-2c
~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

DN Nf8WVTNVU ITTHF'
St. Louis. Feb. 2.-Cattlc-Sirong
for natives; Texans 10c higher; light ma
tive steers, 81 2Olii.30; fed TeXans
steers. 81 SOFAS so: cows, steady, 81. 40
az 10.
Hogs-Opened Toe higher, hut weak,
onod at the close. Best heavys, 50 %
as 40; mixed, S4d5 30; light, 50 100
$50.
sheep-Quict. Muttons, sal. 10.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
Finanoinl.


by Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 2,-Mexican dollars,
b8c,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

Galveston, Tex, Fob 2-(speelaL) -
Spot cotton closed quiet
Low ordinnry.,.,,.....,.......
OnulW"rN .s.,.. ss... sssss.sssss. -
Good ordinary ...... ........ 0 IS
Low lhluuhhE .',.............ss.. Z o-io
Mlu9u lIli, ;i,,''''.'''''''' .
Nuou Hhuuuhg ..ss.ss. .....s e~a
Mhddhhg tAlr. ,.,,,.'.''''''''''''
sales ! 81
Exports 500
Stock 1875, Bsl.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
NANNED GOODS.

B. neponnd' per doz,, oOe; No.
ffi',Aa, No. l, salmon, per doz.
h ". 4'l'a river No. l salmon. per
Az, i-ponnd mackercl. per d6z
F5a,l,tta sarlines, Lbs, per case.
4'a Sandincs, l4s, per case,
,lsS sHei ham, IL pound. nor doz
VEL nam, ~ pound. Der doz
Il S5 81. sausage. - Mound ne nov
4 $50. s clipped beef. 10 i pounJ
q 4 lunch tongue, i-pognJ'
4 y ,,'19 Clipped beef. / pound
al5,. ,ihnecnOnnd som,tocs
|Ad,,s !, lgnatoes, 81 90. 2.nonnd
a, 'l . string beans. g0e, 5- ,arsy I,
pass, 81. %. wv --pouhd
~ W iFnlis-Two nn5 .A,,
M ~ 90: . 10 uenn ogIl', = ~,
Qaai. - bounds pears. 80 II
r' pien-', 81 IS: > IL nen- -i'
s.75, . J 81 = = pounds whit white
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

MOVEMENT AT INTERIOR TOWNS.
Galveston. Tes,, Feb .
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03

LIVERPOOL WEEKLY STATEMENT,
Galveston, Tex, Fob O.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-03
Portfolio Still OlD Deck.

We would like our readers TO dis
tinctly understand that though we
arc engaged in pushing q new photo
graphic enterprise, we are stu CIV
lug our attention to the stoddard
Portfolio.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24

Women who are short must avoid
much trimming on their skirts. be
they stout or slender, as they are
shorter In proportion from the waist to
the feet, writes Emma M. Hooper,
in an article on Gowns For the New
Year." in The Ladies' Home Journal.
For the same reason they must omit
wearing large plaids and designs. All
full portions Of the waist must be mod
crate in size. as the sleeves, bertha,
belt and vest. The short, wide revers
now worn are becoming, also round
waists and short, pointed basques. jack
ct fronts are in good taste, but the um-
brella back basques give a short figure
cut of appearance, as do tiny capes,
while close fitting jacket adds ap.
parently several inches. Materials
must be selected with view to making
the wearer look taller.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
Profits In Champagne.

The returns are enormous when o
brand Of champagne is firmly estab-
lished, but ii is slow and laborious work
to build up demand for new wine.
Accident more often popularizes brand
than design. The sudden terrific rush
for dry wines some 10 years ago was
caused by remark of the Prince OF
Wales, made casually in the course of an
after dinner chat. 1t was Immediately
pounced upon by the manufacturers Of
dry wines, the world was informed Of II
and their success was assured. But II
requires continual effort to maintain the
popularity of wine. There must be No
tagging.
Brands that were in great demand O
few years ago are now dropping out Of
sight. Only a few hundred cases are
sold annually. Others have come to the
front with remarkable strides, and theil
sales run up in the thousands. As many
as $4,000 cases Of certain brand have
been sold in this country In one year at 0
net profit to the agent of not less than
$400,0 900. Such statement is enough te
make a young man giddy.-New York
Tribune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
JUDGE coFFlN,s FIRST CASE /.
A BIuH That Was Called Down In . Most
HumiIiating Manner.

The following story is told Of Timothy
Coffin, who was Tor long time judge of
the New Bedford districts When very
young man, he was retained In case OF
sufficient importance to bring out almost
every resident Of the town, 30 that
the little New Bedford courthouse was
packed when court was opened that
morning. Coffin had been secured as
counsel by the defendant. Although IL
was his first attempt in open court, he
had made little or no preparation, think
ing that he could get through somehow
or other when the time came. Thus,
when the counsel for the defendant came
into court that morning, hc was greatly
surprised, and no less agitated, to SEQ tho
big crowd and realize thJ wide public
interest i'm the trial mt hand. lie saw
that he had looked upon the case too
lightly. The prosecution was strong,
and he had made not even slight prep
aration.
To lose the case meant the loss of n
hoped for reputation. Could no afford to
commit this blunder by displaying his
ignorance of the casef How could he get
out of it2 These were few of the ques-
tions that are known to have flashed
through the young lawyers head, for
afterward he himself told of the awful
perplexity of the hour. Being shrewd
inventor, he devised plan. As soon as
the court had been called TO order and
the crier had said his little say he arose
and asked for postponement Of the
trial, on the ground that he had just re-
ceived telegram announcing the sud
den and fatal illness of his mother, who
resided at Nantucket.
Scarcely had the words of this appeal
proceeded from the lips of young Coffin,
when an elderly woman quietly arose in
the balcony of the courtroom and gave
utterance to these words, "Timothy,
Timothy, how many times have chss-
tised thee for lying2"
Timothy recognized the sound of that
voice only too well. II was that Of his
mother. This being Timothy's first pub
lie case, the old lady had secretly come
up to New Bedford to see how we'll her
son would do. Her presence was OF
course totally unknown to him. The
further developments need not be record.
ed here. Suffice it TO say that Timothy
Coffin in after years made sure that his
excuses would not be thrown back at
him by any member of his own family.
Boston Herald
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
A Juvenile Pessimist.

Jeremiah. who is 12 years old, is al
ready confirmed pessimist. Among the
things he continually grumbles about are
his lead pencils, which never have points,
and to sharpen which he always has to
borrow knife of some schoolmate.
"Why don't you have knife Of your
own, Jerrys one of the boys asked.
"Got no pockets to keep it in," said
Jerry.
"Then why don't you have pocket"
''If had one I'd have hole in it,"
"Well, even then you wouldn't be any
worse off than you are now."
HIN! Yes, Ishould. If l had pock-
et'n hole in it never'd have anything
to lose through it,"
Jerry sighed deeply and went on whit
Ting his pencil with the dull blade of the
other boys knife.-Lewiston Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
Had No Eyes, but He saw"

Il should like to have tho key of the
unoccupied house, Wharton street, -
requested well dressed man as he en-
tered the Office of a down town real es-
tate agent.
Yes, SIR" ".and the key was handed
over. As tho caller departed it was
noticed that he kept prodding the floor
with his cane as he walked. But his
gait was almostas brisk and as straight
as though he had no affiiction what
ever. This was remarked as he left the
office.
He returned a half hour later with n
step as quick as ever and with business
in every motion. II like tho house, -
he said, as he handed over the key,
"but there is considerable repairing to
be done. The paint should be renewed.
The front bedroom and dining room are
sadly in need ofrepapering, and so he
went on until hehad enumerated half
dozen things that were necessary to be
done.
1t afterward transpired that he had
acquired all his knowledge simply by
the sense OF touch. His examination
had been as thorough az though he had
had the use OF two good eyes. Il was
really a remarkable performance. -
Philadelphia Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24

Earliamentarians and orators in gen.
eral claim that no man could talk CO.
herently on single subject for more
than six hours, yet hundreds of cases to
the'contrary could be cited. When De
Cosmos defended the settlers land bill
in the lower house of the British Co
lumbian parliament, he talked contin-
ually for 26 hours. The act confiscat-
ing the property of De Cosmos constit-
uents had to bepassed by noon of a GER
tain day; De Cosmos was the only de-
fender. He took the floor at 9:55 O'Clock
the day previous to the date when the
law would become a dead letter and
kept it until 1905 the following day.
1t Is said that his tongue and lips were
cracked in hundreds of places and his
shirt front covered with blood. A
speech 1 hours longer than the British
Columbian's famous argument was de-
ivered in the Roumanian chamber of
deputies in 1887. 1t was on the occa-
sion of the impeachment of ex- Minister
Bratiano, the leading deputy support
ing the articles of impeachment talking
continuously for 81 hours
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
DREAMS PROMPTiNo9.
There Is "a Constant Flow of Uncos scious
Thought white We Sleep.


The Psychologists of the first half Of
the ceatury and some more modern writ
ers expressed the belief that dreaming
only occurred at the moment when con-
sciuusness began to resume its sway.
But in Tho North American Review.
Or. Louis Robinson says that modern
investigators accept the theory of the
neutrality-suspicious. and believe that thoro
is u certain amount of cerebral action
during tho whole period of sleep, and
that the vast majority of our dreams
never como to our knowledge. Ho
thinks that there is an unbroken cur
rent of ideas which passes through tho
sleeping brain, and which only reveals
itself 90 the conscious ego whcu aumo
disturbing element intcrvenes. We
may compare il to an invisible and Nj
lent river, flowing by without betray-
ing its presence, save whcro there is n
splash of fish or Of falling stone, or
some foaming eddy where rock breaks
the smooth surface"
DR.. Robinson's article is long and in
teresting. Tho conclusions at which
nt dtt iDliuNSs cNlHE w
the unceasing unconscious cerebration
which is n necessary concomitant of our
power of intellect. the brain is always
in part awake, and is especially active
in shifting memorized matter. The
cerebral Centers connected with the
sense organs are continually and indie
pendently employed in stimulating inn
pressions from without. Certain of the
senses, especially that of hearing, re-
main open TO external influences during
sleep and convey actual vibrations to the
brain. There is an active and purely
involuntary predisposition on the part
of tho mental apparatus 10 compare and
collato all the messages which come,
or seem to come, from without, through
the sense channels, and to collate these
again with what is brought TO tho con-
seriousness by involuntary recollection.
Associated with this ia tendency to
combine the evidence 80 collected into
coherent whole, and to make the re-
suit of either explain the more en-
phatic thoughts or impressions, or else
answer some questions which occupied
the attention before sleep began. "No
voluntary power exists during sleep to
pick out from the jumble handed in
that which Is relevant to the problem
to be solved, and just as there is no
power to discriminate real from false
impressions at the outset, so, through
out dream, we are completely obliv-
ious to tho most glaring fallacies and
Inconsistencies. Rochester Post Ex-
press
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-01-24
JAPANESE CLANSMEN.
Sons who Died to Avenge Their Fathers.
The Forty.seven nonIns.


No crusader of the west, no viking
OF the north, cherished higher ideal
of loyalty and ,chivalry than tho clans
men Of old Japan; no Corsican more
ruthlcssly handed down feud from
generation to generation or oxncted from
son and brother tho execution of n
stcrnor vendetta. Tho Satsuma men of
today triumph in the fact that their
own swords have avenged in this gen
Grafton the defeat inflicted ON their fore
fathers in tho year I, 600 by tho Todu-
gawa elan.
Legend and drama recount every day
20 eager cars the stories Of SONS who
died 90 avcngo their fntlers, clansmen
that they might slay tho foemcn who
had caused the death OF their lord. The
lavorito heroes who hold in popular
estimation tho place assigned by as to
Robin Hood and his men, are the A rob
ins, name given TO men who have
lost their clanship.
Their lord was obliged TO commit
hara kiri, or judicial suicide, for hav-
ing within royal precincts drawn his
sword ON noble who had insulted him,
aud these stanch vassals devoted them
selves TO tho destruction of the insult
er, knowing assuredly that, having slain
him, they would be equally condemned
to take their own lives.
Still may be seen fresh incense sticks
burning before the graves of their lead
er and his young son and visiting cards
stuck into tho little tablets above them
as tokens of tho respect in which they
are held by those who know their story
and deplore their doom.
Mr.. Black records that at review
Of British troops in 1864 at Yokohama
great daimio was watching with in
terest the maneuvers of their regiments
and batteries of artillery stationed there.
At the conclusion ho was asked to al
low the escort Of his retainers who had
accompanied him to go through their
drill and tactics, TO which he readily
consented.
Turning to Sir Rutherford Alcock,
who was inspecting the troops, he proud
ly said:
my retinue is small, and their tao
tics are not worthy of notice after what
we have seen, but there is not ono man
among them who, if say die, will not
unhesitatingly sacrifice his life at my
command. Nineteenth Century.