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OF the priests. In the Marking temple
got priest to kneel and put his hands in
the attitude Of prayer while took time
exposure Of his devotions, and am inclin-
ed to think there is much Hypocrisy about
the profession. The priests are fat fellows
In long gowns of gray or yellow linen, and
they often have on three-cornered box
shaped hats Of black. They shave their
heads and faces and are but little respected
by the people They are. am told by the
best of authorities here. ignorant, low and
immoral. The most OF them are opium
smokers, and they are the contempt and
ridicule of the better classes Of the Chinese.
Buddhism In China is, in fact, a religion
gone to seed. 1t had its run in times past
greater proportion of the Chinese were
Buddhists. 1t was then the center of Gull
ture and learning. and now there are few
so poor to do IL reverence. The Chinese are
full Of superstitions, but their religion Is
more Of system OF morals than one of
theology, and they have as many pure
infidels and agnostics as any people in the
world.
Chinese Morality.
Speaking of Chinese morality, I believe
there Is as little crime here to the popula-
ton as there is anywhere. 1 find the peo-
pie, as a rule, well behaved, and am sur
prised every day at the common decency
with which they treat each other. These
Chinese cities have many streets not over
four feet wide. In those Of Canton you can
stand in the center and touch both walls
with your two hands There are no more
thronged places in the world than these
streets, and the crowd which moves through
them Is OF all grades and Of all occupa-
tons. There are mandarfns in chairs,
who are preceded by their servants, who
carry boards in front Of them bearing the
titles OF their masters. There are coolies
wheeling great barrows. which almost I'LL
the street from side TO side There are
donkeys by the dozen, and men loaded with
all sorts Of heavy burdens, some Of which
they carry upon their backs and others
which they have hung to the ends of poles
There must be necessarily much pushing
and ciowding. and such a scene In America
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One of the Nanking strikers

biggest cities Of the world. Picking. where
II finishes Its course, not far from the Amer
lean legation at the palace. Is a city
OF more than a million people. Tientstn.-
below this about eighty miles, is still
larger, and as II runs further south
the canal is dotted with walled cities
and great towns all along it's course
10 the Yangtse river. Chinkiang Is
about as big as Minneapolis. Yangchow. the
next big city on the canal south of here.
contains. am told. half a million people,
and Suchau and Hangchow each have some
thing like three-quarters Of million souls.
At every thirty miles along its course 1t Is
safe to say there is a walled city. containing
many times ten thousand people, and the
country back OF 1t is a garden spotted with
clumps OF trees, each clump shading
Chinese village. The canal at Chinkiang
cuts right around the city. forming the
islaLd upon which the main part of 1t Is
located. 1t runs from here northward for
$50 miles without a lock. but above this, /
am told, there are numerous sluices and
locks. and in some places the water is car
ried through the country on great stone
embankments, twenty and more feet high.
and the stream at some Of these places Is
fully 30 feet wide. II has stone flood gates
managed by soldiers. and 1t is here and
there fed by creeks and rivers. At one
point a river was conducted into it in times
past. and the Chinese say that 100000 men
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Hope Springs Eternal, Etc.
From Texas Siftlngs.

From Texas Sftlncs-
An old maid, at least seventy years %
age, was Helped into a chair in the Office Of
New York police justice She was very
much excited.
do 1 understand you to say that you
think your pocket was picked by young
man who sat alongside Of you IN a "a ave-
nue. carr"
Yes, I'm sure Of It. lie squeezed me up
in the corner 50 that 1 could scarcely
breathe. and he kept smiling at nae. and
smiling at me, as II he knew me"
why did you permit him 70 do thatf
WHY did you not complain 70 the con-
ductor?" asked the justice.
il"
''Out with IT."
Il thought, perhaps. he wAs-Ae was-s
WAS what7"'
Going TO propose to me-"
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3rander Matthews in Century.


/ remember that in 1867. when I was but
4 boy, / had a chat in Naples with Sig.
Castellani, the antiquarian and goldsmith.
about the fluctuations of the art Of the
silversmith. He told me that he had more
than one workman then in his shop of
greater skill than Benvenuto Cellini Of q
more certain handicraft. These workmen
could produce any CT Cellini's legacies to
posterity, little masterpieces of goldsmith
cry and enameling, and they would make a
better job of II than the great Italian; for
the modern imitation would show a finer
technical skill than Cellini's, and reveal
fewer defects and biunders and accidents
than the marvellous originals. But copy as
accurately as they might, the modern
workmen were wholly incapable Of origi-
mating anything. In Cellini there was a
union Of the head and the hand of the
artist and Of the artisan while In CasteI-
lanis men the hand had gained skill but
the head had lost its force. The handicraft
had improved. and the art had declined.
There were now very expert artisans, but
there was no indisputably gifted artist
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es OF people. Honesty and Integrity are
ABOVE par IN China, and foreigners tell me
they would rather deal With the chin 50
merchant than with any other business
man IL the world. He never goes bacl, on
his spoken or written word. and Mr. Even
cameron one OF the leading directors of
the Hong Kong and SHANGHAI 3ank an
establishment which does the biggest bank
ing business on the western Pacific and
whose capital amounts to millions, on leaY-
ing China not long ago said that in the
dealings of the bank with Chinese mar-
chants for n period Of more than twenty
years and in sums aggregating hundreds
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ruin. But it has been one OF the greatest
waterways Of the world and II extends
from Picking south to Hang Chow. some 200
odd miles below this point. running through
the great plain from north to middle China,
a distance about as great that between
New York and Chicago. 1t cuts Its way
through a territory containing 17o.o00.OOO.
or nearly three times as many people as the
whole United States and 1t taps some Of the
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over here i understand that they have
taken up this question Of cheese and sagor-
les, and are declaring their rights. Indeed.
the English girl is coming out of her she'll
and she is not only determined 10 consult
her own tastes ia eating. but she has res
belled against the chaperone. II she goes
on she has begun she viii not be Tar
behind her American cousin in matters of
liberty. On this side of the water theTs
are rumors that while the English girl 10
attempting 10 shake OF the chaperone the
American mothers are taking the chaper-
one UP, and the English girl Is laughing In
her sleeve ELIZABETH l.. BANKS.
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w ~ Il Il L LAiS AxS
ter at Chinkiang. a
walled city on the
banks Of the YanStse
river. 1t Is Just about
$50 miles from the
seacoast and u at
the point where the
Grand canal crosses
tho Yangtsa This
canal is one Of the
great wonders Of the
world. 1t Is now in
bad repair and a large
part of Il Is going to
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were employed for seven months IN turr,r,
the waters of this single stream. II cuts tbe
iel.o" river and IL is below this that the
stone emb1nl,Hents above spoken of are
located The parts which I have seen are
those which run near here through the
1ahStse valley. and those about Tientsin
am PesIng- Here the canal Is more like a
great ditch than anything else ana tbera
Is now & little army OF men employed IN
keeping it in repair. II was In existence
more than a thousand years ago. and
Nobial Kahn laid out the line upon which il
no" runs.
Highway for Rice.
me chief use for tire canal in times pa st
ms oeea that of a trade artery from the
norm 70 south 1t taps by its connecting
o'-i--DS ana rivers every part OF the great
b.'i--' ana II IS used for the transportation
re tribute rice to Peking.
Ahe government taxes Of China are To a
sc extent collected in kind and every
!eAE TIE farmers send about Iy3. 900 100
I-Lil,-' OF rice from there to Picking for the
emperor and his officials. AT SanISine 7
- acres Of Great barns which were filled
~ uiiS rice awaiting shipment and every
tn sloAs the canal has its government
g., s- JUST now the rice is being taken to
the North OF late much of n e,oas b,, 500
but vast deal is stiH sent by the Grand
C,haI' ana At every town there are hum
ure-S OF craft of every kind and these GOV
eIi4itht JunkS sometimes block the canal
.o' US hundreds of men are employed
II towing ana pulling the boats and at
PAGES they are dragged along by means Of
CaP-'-lh5- The canal winds about like a
ilNtE IN places, and navigation through II
j. 50 SLOW that some Of these rice boats
- st'strd N Spru during the past few
yeATS ana nave not arrived in PekfnC until
Septe;ubeT- Parts Of the canal are closed
70 ti't!hc except during The CARRYING of the
Hi10te rice, and the condition OF it today
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TONIC FOR NERVOUS PROSTRA-
TION,

Dr. a. E. CarOthers San Antonio Texas, says:
II Is the best tsnic ] know of in debility and
nervous irostratiOn, with slecplessaess caused By
mental oveg work prolonged lactation."
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OF ONE ENGLISH
man OF letters visited
America during fair
time who did not
send across the At
lantie to the various
London journals rath-
er uncomplimentary
opinions OF American
methods of cooking,
mingled with express
Sons of regret for
the flesh pots OF
Egypt in the -
OF good old Isl
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HE M T. N WHO
hold portfolios in Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet
have their hobbies
and peculiarities like
0rd 1 n airy mortals.
Think of the premier
of this great republic
walking across La
fayette Square with a
pipe a foot and a
half long In his
mouth! That was
what s ecre tary
Gresham was seen
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CHINA'S GRANDCANAL
One of the Great Wonders of the
World.
how TIE TAXES ARE COLLECTED
Alook at Some Of the Big Chinese
Towns.
PRIMITIVE FARM TOOLS

Copyrighted. 1894. By Frank G. Carpenter.)
CHINKIANG, China, May L.. 1894.
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JOHN BULLS PALATE
He Don't Like American Cooking
and the Compliment is Returned.
EVEN RUINS GOOD OLD ENGLISH ROAST
The English Cooks Never Season
the Food for the Table.
TEA VIES WITH ICE WATER

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LONDON Nav ia 1901
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Where the Advisers of the President
Spend Peaceful Moments.
SOME PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Tho Centers Of Much of Official
Society Life.
MEN WHO LOVE FISHING
lS--7

Written for The Evening Star.
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Of millions Of dollars he had never met
with a defaulting Chinaman.
Since this statement was made the bank
has been defrauded by Chinese cashier
In general. however. the statement Is cor
rect.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-09
Cutting Acquaintances.

There are some acquaintances we
wouldbe gladto cut. They do usno credit
and draw too largely upon our kindness
and our cash. Other acquaintance
there are that drain our life's blood
and sap our vitality. Dyspepsia and
its accompanying evils, impure blood
mental depression, Nightmares, fear
and nervousness are acquaintance to
be disposed of with all celerity. Heed
this, ye sufferers! Take DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and your
unpleasant acquaintance will soon he
gone, for this sovereign remedy drives
out all the impurities from the system.
The only blood purifier SO certain in
curative action that it can be sold on
trial. See guarantee cure with bottle.
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He-Do you believe in curing by the
laying on or hands? She Ia mother J.
Yes, in the case of children.
O. nre for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headaches yield to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted to procure
bottle, and give this remedy a free
trial. In cases of habitual consti pa
tion Electric Bitters cures by giving
the needed tonic to the bowels, and
few cases long resist the use of this
medicine. Try it once. Large bottles
only fifty cents at DR.. Vaughan's Phar-
macy.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-09
A Good Appetite.

Always accompanies good health, and
an absence Of appetite is an indication
of some wrong. The loss of a rational
desire for food is soon followed by lack
of strength, for when the supply of
fuel IS cut off the fire burns low. The
system gets into low state, and is
liable to severe attacks of disease. The
universal testimony given by those
who have used Hoods Sarsaparilla, as
to its merits in restoring and sharpen
ing the appetite, in promoting healthy
action of the digestive organs, and as a
purifier of the blood, constitutes the
strongest Recommendation that can be
urged for any medicine. Those who
have never used Hoods Sarsaparilla
should surely do so this season.
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B. & O. Railroad.
Schedule in effect May. 20, 1894.
TRAINS LEAVE DELAWARE AVENUE
Wilmington, Delaware
II

Express trains.
New York, week days. 3 OF. I'LL, ts4O,
Sundays. 1908, TIL, tlO.S6, a m; t2.49, t5.35,
PHfLADELPHIA. TWENTY FOURTH
AND CHESTNUT SITS; Week days 1898: 5 s..
IN IL. "a, LIS t2.49, 325, 455, t535, 63l, t74l,
Sun Sundays, lays tsos, t7I7. s5, 500. 800, TO &c. IL 40
m; l,25, t2.49, 325,4.55. t5.S5, 81, t744. s.25
PHiLADELPHIA, TWELFTH ANDMAR
KET STREETS, Week days, 1908, TIL ts.4O,
sfG PhfEa6ELPHiA osf r; if sundays ttso a IL
tl0.3S, Il IN; f2.49, t7.44, I'll 90 p IN.
Chester, week days, 1903. 5.55, t7l7, 6.S5.
t5s 500 to sso leoa tI9s6 s. u = - "a N; 40 B.
Chester. Sundays, s.os, t7.l7, e.s5, 500, .,
Atlantic City, week days, t753, M t249,
m; Sundays 6;aS ~ z hg1 ri IS3g R19ISn + m.
t415, 1902 1882 m; tl2.l6, t2O5, s03 "a IT, Os
nj lsIs is tso5 3 sos tisa il o. tsls SIS m
Baltimore and Way Stations. 7.Os "a M! So3 p
m daily.
HsTaai NJ, 4ials. ps' sa ~sfs 49, asyo as S. SIS
1I,19s m, Sundays, tt;l5, 1oss ts,s2,,a ~
Pitts6urg, 1889. a N; Il "a p M daily.
Chicago, 1882, m; 4.34, p IN daily.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, tl2l6 p m daily.
S.5S, p IN
New Orleans via Bristol and Chattanooga
| tS.12p III daily. Through sleeper to New
Orleans.
Singerly accommodation, Z o. m 3.03, 7.35,
and la.l0 p IN, daily.
Landenburg accommodation, week days,
| 7.G2, s32 u m; 2.25 and 5.43 p IN; Sundays,
| $50 a IN; 80 p m.
Trains leave Market street station:
For New York, week days, 1929 m.
For Philadelphia, week days, $40, 1870 S.2O
| 1l.50 . IN 255, 9.45 p m. Sundays, GU
| "a IN; 100 2.55. g. As p m.
For Pittsburg and Chicago, week days, s.2u
am
For Baltimore, week days, $50 $40 q m;
2 So $40 m Sunday 2.55 m
For Landenberg and way stations, week
| days, $50, $40 IN; Els, $40 p IN; Sun days
9.25 "a m: $40 p M.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA, TWENTY
FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS FOR
WILMINGTON, week days, 1887, 800, 7.20
$500. 1000 I'll AZ q m; 1900 noon: tl.35, Il .a5
200, BIS, t4O0, 4.S0, 1000 1881, 5.25, 1910 30
| t73S, 1928, tl0.10 and ii 35 m.
sundays. 1887, 500, $500. $50, 1000, tll.42
m; II 90 mood; fl.35, 200, 3.l5 f4.00, 3O $50
| II aS, s.23, tl0 10 and II. IS p m.
| LEAVE TWl LFTH AND MARK EFT STS.
1920 t7.4O, I'll. .26 IN; t3.46, t5.ls, t7.22 p m
Sundays go, 7.40, IL .26, a m 3.46, Z. q p nj,
Telephone, 1873,
Rates to Western points lower than via
any other line.
Il. b. CAMPBELL General Passenger Ag't
| j 7. ODELL General Manager.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-09
POTATOES FOR SEVEN DAYS.

Suggestions by Which the Housekeepel
May Secure Variety.
On Sunday have them mashed-not
pounded into a sodden mass, but
whisked into a creamy substance. To
attain this they should be peeled
steamed, broken with a potato whip
mOistened with milk and butter, sea
soned salt and pepper and beaten like &
batter until they are very light.
On Monday bake them in their skins
They should he washed cleaned, baked
in good oven end served at once.
For Tuesday they may be peeled and
baked with roast. When the meat il
within half an hour or so of being ready
l;y them in the gravy under it ant
bake until. they are covered with crisp
brown skin.
On Wednesday serve them in Ken
tucky style. These are sliced thin as
for frying, soaked in cold water fol
half an hour, put in pudding disf
with salt, pepper aud milk and baket
for an hour.
On Thursday serve them fried whole
Peel and bill them. Roll in beatsr
egg, then in craeker-crumbs and fly in
butter.
On Friday have potatoes Ia
Parisienne. Wash and rub them witt
course cloth until they are skinned
drop into boiling water and boil unit
done. Have ready in saucepan some
hot cream and butter, a little greer
parsley, pepper and salt, Pour the
water off the boiled potatoes, cover
with this and let it stand.
On Saturday boil the potatoes il
their skins and serve with butter.
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She Couldn't Wait.

Lady-"I want to sit for picture. "
Artist-s'I shall be very glad to
paint you, if you will wafta week, un'
til finish the one I am at work on now
Lady-'I promised to be home tt
dinner at five o'clock!'
That's the trouble with some people
they have no time to wait for results
Some women will take a dose or so OF
DIR. Pearce's Favorite Prescription and
expect to feel we'll Immediately. True
some do find marvesously speedy effects
from single dose. but chronic disease
which have had possession of the sys'
tenn for years, cannot be cured in day
Persevere with it and it will cure you,
ladies of all the ills you suffer from
Guaranteed to cure in all cases of ner-
vousness, spasms, chore, irregularities,
painful periods and kindred ailments
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soMET1M Es.
RY LEQU Jest,

BY EEQUEsT.
Sometime when all life's lessons have been
learned,
And sun and stars fore vcr more have set,
The things which our weak Judgment here
had spurned,l
The things DER which we grleved With
Lashes wet,
VIII flash before us out OF life's dark night,
As stars shine most in deeper tints oi
blue;
And we shall see how ali Gtd's plans were
right.
And how what seemed rcproof was love
most true.
And we shall see how, while we trown and
sigh.
God's plans go on as best tor you and me;
How, when we called, He needed not our
cry,
Because His wisdom to the end could see
And even as prudent parents disallow
Too much of sweet to craving babyhood,
So God, perhaps, iskeeping from US now
Life's sweetest things, because it seemcth
good.
And If, sometimes, commingled with life's
We find the wormwood, and rebel and
shrink
Be sure.a wiser hand than yours or mine
Pours out this portion for our lips to
drink,
And if some one we love lying low,
Where human kisses cannot reach the
face,
On, do not blame the loving Father so,
But wear your sorrow with obcdient
grace.
And you will shortly know that heightened
breath.
Is not the sweetest gift God gives His
friend;
And that sometimes the sable pail OF death
Conceals the faircst boon His love GIN
send.
If we could push ajar the gates of life.
And stand within and all Gods workings
We could interpret all this doubt and
strife,
And for each mystery could find q key.
But not to-day. Then be content, poor
heart!
Gods plan, like lilies, pure and white, un-
fold;
We must not tear the close shut leaves
apart;
Time will reveal the calyxes OF gold.
And il. through patient toll, we reach the
land
Where tired feet with sandals loosed, may
rest,
When we shall clearly know and under
stand
think that we will say: "God knew the
best.'
Boston journal.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-09

The best Salve In the world for Gu 9,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup'
tions, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale at
DR.. Vaughan's Pharmacy.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-09
IndisputabIe.

Why spend 81. for bottle of medi-
cine for complaint when one box of
Beecham' g pills, costing only 25 cents,
will cure nearly all known diseasesP
This is because constipation is the
cause of nearly all ailments and
Beecham's pills cure constipation. A
valuable book of knowledge mailed
free, on request, by B. F. Allen Co., /,
365 Canal ST. New York.
Middletown transcript., 1894-06-09

find package of crackers wrapped up
in piece ofsthe little patent outside
country weekly, published at my home
in Wisconsin. read every word of it,
advertisements and ALL There was
George Kellogg, who was schoolmate
of mine, advertising ham and pork, and
another boy was Post Master. By
George! 1t made me homesick. and l
determined then and there to 60 home
and 60 home l did.
In the first place must tell you how
came to New York. 1 had had tiff
with my father and left home. l finally
turned up in New York without dollar
in my pocket. l got job running a
freight elevator in the very house in
which am a partner. My haste to get
rich drove the thought of my parents
from NE, and when did think of them
the hard words that my father last
spoke to me ranked in my bosom.
Well, l went home. [ tell you my
train seemed to creep, was actually
worse than schoolboy going home for
yac,ti on. At last we neared the town
Familiar sights met my eyes and, upon
nv word, they filled with tears. There
was Bill Lyman's red barn just the
same; but-great scott p! what were all
of the other houses? We rode nearly
a mile before coming to the station,
passing many houses, of which only an
occasional one was familiar. The town
had grown to ten times its sze when |
Jumped off. Not face in sight |
knew, and l started down the platform
TO 90 home. In the office door stood
the station agent. l walked mp and
said, .'Howdy, Mr.. Collins?"
He stared at me and replied: ''Y, U
have got the best Of me, SIR"
told him who l was and what 1
had been doing in New York, and he
didn't make any bones in talking to me,
Said he "It's about time you came
home. i'm New York rich, and your
father scratching gravel to get a bare
living"
Itell you it knocked me all in a
heap. thought my father had enough
to live on comfortably. Then notion
struck me. Before going home | tele.
praphed to Chicago to one of our cor
respondents to send me $1,000 by the
first mail.
Iwent into Mr.. Collins back office
got my trunk in there and put on an
old and.me-dOwn suit that used for
fishing and hunting. My plug hat |
replaced for soft one, took my valise
In my hand and went home. Some
how the place didn't look right. The
currant bushes had been dug up in the
front yard and the fence gone. All the
old locust trees had been cut down and
young maple trees were planted. The
house looked smaller, somehow, too.
But [ went up to the front door and
rang the bell. Mother came to the
door and said:
sWe don't wnnt to buy anything t.
day, SIR"
II didn't take minute to survey hel
from head to foot. Neatly dressed, but
apatch and a darn here and there, hel
hair streaked with gray, her face thln,
drawn and wrinkled. Yet over Ler
ave glasses shons those good, honest
aves stood staring at her and then
sbe began to stare at me. l saw the
hIood rush to her face, and with gre'
sob she threw herself upon me ano