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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11

Colonel w c. Church kindly amphes para
graph about Featherbed Lane which appeared
in this column last Sunday. The legal width or
this thoroughfare which runs north from the
eastern end Of Washington Bridge, is now eighty
feet Colonel Church writes. although actually 1t
is little more than alley. The land mas Deen
condemned for it. and when the road Is Widened
the grade is 10 be raised seVeral rect at 'he ~"
points The lane is also 10 De cut through ~
JerOme-ave No houses therefore can De puil
on This stretch The advsability OF making TINS
widening one Of the earliest improvements 10
be undertaken by the Commissioner lor tle
Tvan.v-third and Twenty-fourth WARDS, remains
unchanged, however. by these additiohai iac's'
II is surprising how quickly the macadamZed
roads in this vicinity dry up after heavy ram
Last Tuesday several wheelmen VINO hao gone
out on the Merrick Road. on Long isianu' "e'e
made involuntary prisoners for apou' wv nun
BY severe shower in the afternoon i"e' ia"
practically abandoned hope OF getuhe oach "
the civ on their wheels and were planning 10
take the next train. when the rain sho"eo sie"'
Of stopping and the broken condi'ioh Vi INC
clouds indicated that the shower was e"u'''e,
No further thought was given TO the la''t ,pa,
train, and the moment the ram oe sS,,rna,y
mounted and started on the return Jou,nes
Naturally they expected TO ma a GOV u oonse-
mud and TO have some haIu III LII AID the mud
cause any trouble and there IL was io'ni ',S
serious The bicyclers were able 10 rue wi" "oi,,
ease at a good pace and got BACK 10 .o1'' han n
about an hour later than they eAPeS'SN ~
they set out in the morning
The delights of bicycling are not diminished ~
the fact that riders now and then nave ''ou'"
With their tires Here is the experience "a o
man who would seem to have reason io'
eouragement If any one ever did; ! sci OUT WIZ.
friend from Brooklyn he says loi W.
that was to extend over ten days beioie
ing ! had sent my wheel TO a repair snop a"N ",s
hput In good conditiol-so the repair man s"''
-incuding new inner tube for the iro"' 49,
On the ferryboat noticed that my 'ea'
Seemed to be cracking on the edge ana 'eSo. .,or,
visit another repair shop. After eA'''' ,,ra
was decided that / ought to have "'" &C.,
ard they had to send down town for H. ~ '"S
they tried to use my inner tube in the ne"
put finally concluded to put on the emu ,nar,v six
~. This made necessary deiay ,ansack that
ssrs We only got as far as Hae ~ Wewburg,
light The next day set out iol there ray
~ ~ when were fifteen miles Io' nump il
~, aont tire went down. ] was unaple ohile my
~. and took a train TO NeWpuIe 3, .nair shop
a'eno rode in Another visit 10 a and we
sppsrently put the tire In good sia a nut of hat
~ ~ OUT for Poughkeepsie. Two mnes "a "a had to
y the front tire again got cranky an" han1 end
AK IN. Another repairer took IL ia
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29

Corea--1ss4 in summarizing the royal income, includes these articles:
 "Ninety-onc thousand nine hundred and seventeen stone of best rice.
 "Forty-one thousand four hundred and eighty-four stone of beans.
 ''One hundred and sevcnty-two thou sand seven hundred and thirteen nyang in money.
 ''Twenty-four thousand nyang from snle of slave girls.
 A nyang is string of one hundred copper coins, whose value in American money ranges from flva hundred to one thousand to the dollar. Tho market value of girl in Corea varies from ten to forty dollars. Upon these figures the monarch must raise and sell in the public market every year from thirty to four hundred and eighty young women. The general average would be about two hundred per year. The custom is not so bad as it seems at first sight. The majority are purchased by men for their wives, and a small mi nority for immoral purposes.
 This trade in human beings is con sidered perfectly legitimate and has come down from time immemorial. IL is not con1ned to the royal palace but is practiccd to q certain extent all over Cocrca. Tho custom ia followed like wise in China and seems to character ize nearly every Mongolian race.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
MAKING rHe BEST OF IT.
< Chinoao Papor's Method of Reporting
 Victory by the Japs,

Chinese Papers Method of Reporting
 Victory by the Japs,
 After the Chinese defeat at Kaiping December 20 the ShGn-pao, an inilucn- tial Picking journal published the fol- lowing;
 "A Checfoo scholar writes us that an important battle has just occurred nt Eaiping. An overwhelming army of Jgpauo5S made cowardly attack upon Che fearless Gen. Sung.Ching thinking to take him Unawares But that great soldier is always vigilant end routed his foes with great slaughter, killing over three thousand and driving the rest back thirty-live miles without losing oyor ten mon himself. Evening coming on. anu everyone being tired from Che hard labor of the day Gen. SUug ,hauTh 4ully ordered Gll his men t3 ne down ana rest, while he slept likewise, la had not been iu bed more tAaa an hour or two when he was dis tur5od by the Japanese, who, contrary to aL u5a Egs ol wgg again assoilcd lis camp He was naturally indignant and ordered lieutenant to lrive the WIe.-ae5 away Sp that he could finish hi5 s.auAers. Tho oiicor did Che best he ea9l5 hat being wounded and his tco9na being r1nie-s.risisan by thc cold, be and hi mon turacd and ratreatcd, being paraael by tho Iapancsc. This turned tae camp into great disorder end rJ ul-e3 ia deep unhaDpiuess. Gen. sulE perceived Hjs end ordered @ re- Urea, li 2ag@. His forces quickly outulrele Che aacg2v. SO taot at nerd ing M U4g-esah9gls of thc Japo acsc was m .ag-n troll which i1 i3 inferred th9 theg aa Hgl While the tents, gaRs J cumuuitions were lcfi be- hind, the banners logg end umbrellas were aI 2e.y brought away. Gen. sgug i1 yi-w of th4 urgency of the sit un.i0a applied to Picking for fifty thogaaul ra afogcc ncuts.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29

makes drunk come" freely, and but q few swallows of it will set man howl ing in demoniac glee, and nothing but m Indian, with his copper-lined stom- aeh, can stand a protracted spree on it,
 The Rake Indians probably lead all others in the manufacture of these spirits, and as proof Of their knowledge in the art of making a double-proof ar- ticle, we give the particulars of the awful fate of an expert Rake distiller, which happened recently on that is- land,
 It seems that this Indian, while en- gagged in the manipulation of his little coal-oil can still, imbibed too freely of its tricl5lings, and in drunken stupor lay down by his fire of cedar logs and fell asleep with his face uncomfortably close to tho fire and his breath flaming the flames Through some reason known only to the medical fraternity gas ac- cumulated in the stomach, and the breath of the sleeper reaching the flames this alcoholic gas ignited The sleeper suddenly leaped to his feet with n terrifying scream, and fell back again writhing in agony Tho man was burning internally. Smoke and even flames were issuing from his mouth, and his agony wGs something awful His loud soroeches brought the members of the camp about him, who looked on in silent, tcrror-stricken awe, unable to do anything for his re lief Tho combustion continued until the Indian was literally consumed in- side and for sometime after the spirit of life hal Ael.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
I'm .Inn. ns anI.nr.-

The Japanese arc o very polite pco- pie, but they sometimes like 10 play e joke, iu roundabout oriental way. upon the men of the west In lhc Gays of the Second empire, Boron Gtos was sent Q Japan to demand the opanine of certain ports to French commerce, Among the rest he named to the Jap. ancse ministers n certain city. The Japanese functionaricss smiled 10 broad- " when hc preferred tho request that tho French ambas sador asked them to tell him what gave them so much amusencnt; but instead of answering the Japanese ministers said:
 We will open the port in question, myIord, if France in her turn will open certain port to us.
 What port is that2" asked the Frcnchuun.
 "Tho port of Liverpool"
 "Hut, your cxcelcncies" laughing), Liverpool is not French port, but an English one"
 "Yos, answered the Japanese, and the port you named is not in Japan, but in Korean
 The French ambassador was com pollcd to admit that the joke was against him.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Each Groat Nation Has one and Experi
 meots with It Secretly.

Each Groat Nation Has One and Experi'
 meots with It Secretly.
 Every great power has its own special high explosive with which its shells arc filled. All the high power explosives, however, are in Q more or less cxpcri- mental stage, ana wet gun cotton IS the material upon which most reliance is placed says the New York World. There is no doubt of the efficacy of the tremendously powerful explosives which have recently been invented, so long as they can be exploded among the enemy When subjected to the enormous impact which i5 necessary 10 obtain the required velocity of two thousand feet per second, or there abouts, they arc almost as likely to K plodc before leaving the gun as after. ward If this difficulty is overcome the next question is to prcycat the shell from exploding before penetrating the object which it is fred.
 The French pia their faith to mcliu- ite, which has been very thoroughly tested. Shells filled with this compost ton have been fired througa ten inches of armor withoutcNpioding The sbc.ls m this instance left thc gun'a DlzzIo with Q velocity Of two thoaa-.ol feet per second The English Q doubtful of the safety of mciiitc Q ad use a com position called lyd2ite lt gets {ts name from Lyddc, in Wa <, where it is man uiactuTed. The lyddito shells have been successfully fired through five inches Of armor.
 Parasite is used hy Austria. Its com position is Q secret Lnowu only to thc two inventors, who arc Auslciau5. This explosive has been fouad to have cs. pcoial destructive power when used against cari works.
 Sweden hes decided upon the invcn. ton of Swcjc, which is called bailltc While it has not as much explosive force as many Of the other compost tions, yet t is claimed to be ulurc stable Iis powers of preservation arc glsr much greater The United statcs ha. been making exhaustive trials of a gun cotton known as cnlmcurite. Tho ail guns of the Ncsuvts were designed foi discharging emmcnritc aheIls, but they did not prove satisfactory. Recently cmmcurite has been successfully fired from a highpovcr gun with Q velocity of over two thousand feet,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
MOST sAvAaE oE splpERs.

Tho rsrsntuia Endowed with Enough
 Courag0 to Attack Larger Encmics.
 The tarantula is large borrowing spider which dwells in a sha{tlilSe hole 1t sinks in the earth. Its appearance is most repulsive, and inspires anyone who examines 1t with a feeling of pro- found disgust As it stands, it ire quently covers an urea as largo as the palm of a mans hand, and over its body and legs there bristles thick covcriSg of red.brown hair, IL may be said that it's home is in many lands, but its great est size is attained in tropical and semi rope, along the Mediterranean coast, it has been known for centuries as the mad spider" because the symptoms following it's bite are similar to those of hydrophobia There the poasantry, especially those of Sicily, regard it with mingled feelings of hate and su. perstitious dread. They will tell you that the only chance of recovery from its bite is for the patient to commence dancing without delay and to continue until he falls senseless from exhaustion "a remedy which, ridiculous as it seems. has something to be said in it's favor, when we know that the one danger to overcome is the tendency to sleep, says sChambers Journal. As long as this can be successfully avoided the pa. tient is in no danger; but if he give way and allows himself 10 fall into stupor, then he is likely to sucCumb, even from the comparatively mild poison of the European variety.
 It is in the tropical countries of South America, however, whore all forms of insect and vegetable life at tain their highest development, tha. this great spider Is most deadly, And further north, in the provinces of NgS- ico, where it is quite as numerous, its poison is only a slight degree less dangerous. There We have met it everywhere and studied its habits Tn the orange orchards, the vineyards and the open prairies we have watched is attack enemies many times it's own size. and marvelcd at the C2sc with which it ovcrcamc them. Even its own kind are not exempt from its fierce oa- slaught, and we remember once seeing pair of them meet on the uPtarucl root of Q fig tree and fight du2l Co the death-thc death of both. Of man ii seems to have no fear whatever, and will attack without hesitation either his hand or his foot, if they come within striking distance, Tn doing go i. stands upon its four hind legs. It opens wide its enormous fangs until the m-uainles protrude in a straien line from i;s face; then, with all the muscular forcc i- is capable of, launches itself forward sinking them with 9 vicious thrust deep into the flesh of the enemy,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
SELLS SLAVE GIRLS.
How the queen of CoToa sustains Her
 Royal Purse.

There arc slave girls innumerable around the oyalpllaces of the hermit kingdom of Corea says the Philadcl- phia Press is difficult to find out how many here arc. One official will say hundreds, another thousands. A c0psGi NYhohas had opportunity tolearn tho facts in the case says there are abou fifteen hundred
 Itis equally difficult to learn where they cono from. Their appearance shows that lhey are not from any one stock Some arc Coraaus and some arc Ton1hal,s, from Gaing -Shang-Do, in tho 1ulh of tlc ldngdoin; some show Japanese blood others Chinese and s,fli others Man ahurian. They are oi aH aogts aud types. All speal, Corean apd nearly gil have Q smattering of Chinese They arc all well brought up and quiet, polite and industrious. They begin thar career as domestic servants when mero children and are 6eldom found in tho royal establishment after they are twenty Ave years old 4 few who arc unusually good-loolfing be- como royal conenhines and T large npubor are taken for the same purpose by the princes and lords of the realm, and, t is said for very large price Tho rest aro sold as commodities to the highest bidder and the proceeds paid into thc royal treasury
 The latest available blue book Of
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
NO DISEASE rN eANKNoTEs.
Tne Handling sf Dis,y Money Bot al Au
 UGn-er0u8

NUnSeruu8
 There is no place ia tha world where more 5irry Doaey is handled from d2y to day than iu the national bank re- do-4D.i0n division of the treasury de- v4rtment Tbcra ere in existence some thirty lFc hundred national b2Als, caah ranging ia a-ount from two or twelve thousand dollars Up Co nearly hclf Q milton Every doller of the5c notes p11g- rlurl the hands of tha men aul E5-lea employed in tho national bank redemption division, Tl;3 oGico hes been in existence now for ahout thirty yaars. Ther2 arc employed in the division aon9vhcrc about twenty five rrls and women. They handle untold AlIi9as of bills ia tho course of year. ani if there wo5 any danger from c0rlagio1s and infections Ilissasc5 ia old b1n'5uatca it woull Gscn as thoIrh tlis would be tho place to find syrap,o-ls.
 Yeb 1Ir Rorcra, who has been chief of thc division for ten years, Cud who h1e been connected with it 1iucc it was organized, arcd Q Washington Post EzDro-e c5cr17 7p9ndcnt tho oa day thot there has never been Q CT # in- fcc-ioas CT contagious disca-s con- tracted hy ono of tho employee of his office. Every one of them handles the bills ant ia for redemption Thcy arc counted and sorlcl time after time. They arc the dirticst specimens of money to be found in tho country.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
l-on1nr,s rYlIn nock nnr-.

4 triGc of wild dogs exist at the Lon don docks which havo a real claim to the title, since they belong to no ono and hcvo p2sscd through several gen crotions literally upon their own hook" Tho dogs orc not destroyed as they arc useful ia killing rat5, and they feed uPoa what they can find from tho rlf9ea of tho ahipa. Ono peeuliarity of this braaI i8 taat they can cli1b with almost ce,lilsa dc2tcrity. Tho wild docs oftEc o.,ss arc by no ncana slv- ore; indeed, thcy are timid, and seldom
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
AN -INDlAN.s AWFuL EATE.
Eia Alcoholic lreath Caught Tire end He
 NFnA nnracl Co DeAth.

The manufacture of distilled spirits, locally known as hoochinoo, has been carried on by the natives of Alaska for long period, and at times during the early days of tho Cassiar cScitcuents 1t was freely purchased by the white mi ners az tho oaly liquor obtainable, owe ing to the strict enforcement of the pro- hibitory clause against the importation of liq0ors in the territory, llooshinoo,
 says the Al1slsa Mining Record, is noth- ing more or less tlian raw alcohol, being distilled mainly from brown sugar or moiasses and corn meal Undiluted the stun has q double.proof strength,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
For tho rre.errnt,on or ru..,.,

A composition for preserving wood is composed of fifty per cent. of wood ereoSotc' forty per cent. of tar oil and ten per cent. of pine tar It is applied lll.e paint, from one to three coats be- ing used
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
paIntea on a Grain or Corn.

1t is said that the smallest piece of painting in tho world has recently been executed by a Flemish artist. It is painted on the smooth side of grain of common white corn, and pictures mill md a miller mounting q stairs with a sack of grain on his back. The mill is represented as standing on terrace, and near it is Q horse and cart, while d group of several peasants arc shown in the road near by. The picture is beau tifully distinct, every object being fin ishcd with microscopic fidelity, yet by careful measurement it is shown that the whole pointing does not cover 0 surface of half an inch snuara
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
THE NEW WOMAN.


 TIE ConNo WOMAN My darling; give me just one little kiss The Com ing Man-"No, indeed. Why, you haven't been shaved to-day. ."-philadel- phia Record
 'Is IT true that Maud Makeface was arrested for intimidaGng yotcrs?" ''Ycs She threascned to kiss every man who would vote for Johnson. .".-- Indianapolis Journal.
 FIRST NEw WOMAN tat the club)- Have you finished your social duties for tbe day, dcar?' Second New Wom- Horrorsl no. feel that I really must go home and call on my husband {" Chicago Record
 FoBD-'Is your wife exhibiting any new woman tendencies9" Smallwort Well, no-cxcept, of course, when it comes to new clothes. She insists on their newncss, right along. '-Cincin- natl Tribune.
 DIALOGUES or THE FUrURE. Master -'o-will you get me my boots?' Maid--"If what?n Master 70 If you please" Maid-"If you please what?" Master-"Will you kindly get mo nay boos, if you please, miss?" Maid That's better No, ] won't"-Par Mall Budget.
 4 pecullarity o7 Man.
 He was leaving the crowd where the theatcr tickets for big engagement were being sold. There was a happy look On bis face, which suddenly van ished He put his hand to his temples, and then he said:
 T guess I'll hunt up some quiet place and kick myself. That's what I'll do"
 What's the matter?' asked the friend who had overtal1en him.
 T have been letting the calcium light of mathematics into the opales- cent mist of my enthusiasm" ]" be re- piled,
 What do you mean?'
 i've just figured it out that I've stood out in the snow in line for five hours to pay extra money for Q theater seat, rather than stand up for three hours at the performance, where it's warm and comfortable. Washington Star
Arizona silver belt., 1895-06-29
Uinrrenco In VoIces.

Ones surprise in the fact that no two par7on's voices are perfectly alike ceases when one is informed by an authority that though there are only nine per feet tones to the human voice, there are the astoaishing number of I7,592,. 1l5,0f4,415 different sounds. Of these, fourteen direct muscles produce 16, ,Ss2, and thirteen indirect muscles produce 173, TAI ,S28.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
w. s. RAINIER MISSING.
He Was the Manager of Silsby q Co.'s
Branch Brokerage Once.

lac was the Manager of Sf1sby q Co.'s
Branch Brokerage Office.
w. s. Rainier. the manager of the branch
OF Silsoy & Co., stock brokers. at the cor
ner Of It'll and streets, failed to make
the usual daily returns Of cash at the
main Office at the close of business yester-
day. Mr.. Silsby is absent in Atlantic City,
and his representative at once began q
search for the missing man. He failed to
find him. and the police were notified. It
is estimated that Rainier had in his pos
session at the close of business yesterday
about $500 of the firms money.
1t was the rule for Mr.. Rainier to bring
the money to the main office at the
close of the days business Those
connected with the firm have no the
DRY to account for MIR. Ranier's failure
TO report as usual He had been in the
employ of the firm for only a short time
ana mad been given the position on the
recommendation of firms in Boston, Baltf-
more and Philadelphia Very little Is
known al out him. and ii was not until to-
day that 1t was ascertained that Rainier
had loft wife at the Howard House Mrs
RAINIER was very much overcome by the
ur expected disappearance of her husband
She was unable to account for it. She had
been married but a short time, and had
welded Rainier in opposition to the wishes
OF her parents. She Is left without funds
and has no friends in this city The miss
ing man is between thirty and forty years
of age. an is said to have drinking habit
but 1t is not known that he INDUCES in
liquor to excess.