The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28

boiled in water and the liquor used as
drink.
The style of dross is very primitive,
consisting Of long trousers and snort
jackets for both men and women. For
extra warmth garment like an overcoat
is put on over the head, whilo 10 use is
made of the sleeves. The cities are
filthy with narrow, miserable streets in
which all garbage and waists from the
houses is deposited.
The physicisn-who is an American
occupies house surrounded by five acres
OF land, where many of the Injuries of
civilization ara enjoyed. All the vegeta-
hies with which we are familiar ore
raised in his garden. The only Jueaf to
be obtained is poor kind OF beef al
though canned goods of all descriptions
are found in the markets. Some of the
prices quoted in the independent, Ga
sheet 12xa inohes) on groceries, are in
teresting. Raisips 10 cents per pound.
coffee IS cents, smoked salmon 55 cents
butter IS cents. The same number Of
the paper advertises Japanese GOAL at
Sl1.00 ger ton and guarantees good
weight too Subscribers to this enter
prising journal must pay So. 90 yearly for
its tri-weekly appearance in their homes.
Among the locals in one mum Der appears
an item, relating to the funeral of the
queen. "rhe day of the funeral is not
yet decided owing to the delay Of select
ing lucky grave site We hope the
Grave Hunters will soon find lucky
place for the sake of economy, rs the de-
lay costs tie Royal Household sDepart-
ment considerable money and time in
Offering the various sacrifices to the
Royal Remains before the funeral"
1t is considered necessary to guard
of requenters carefully and the household
of our friend is continually guarded by
two policemen. When the lady goes out
she must ride either in a ksha
or a sedan chair. In either case she Is
accompanied by two policemen with
drawn swords. The people are curious
to see the foreign woman and crowd
about her chair to such an extent that
the bearers run swiftly at every open
space in order to outrun them. If the
lady stops ct store, faces are fiattsned
against the window pane to catch
glimpse of her. She writes that she is ex-
tremely homesiok and who could won
der.
A recent issue OF the Washington Post
contained the following reference to a
gentleman who is well known in Maine:
''The other day when I encountered
President Whitman, of Colum bian Uni
versity, in the depot I, was impressed
with his bigness. He seemed to occupy
very much space, and to tower above all
those about him. verify believe he is
the biggest man in town. And he is big
in every way. Big in tody, big in
henrt, soul and brain, refreshing person
20 know, and just the man to be at the
head of university where personality
means much. In the short year since he
has been at the Columbian University
it has made steady progress, and is still
growing under his control and the s:imu-
lation of his presence; growing in the
best way, with higher ideals andsa broad.
CT scope. But the most satisfactory evil
dence that he is the right man in the
right place is his popularity with the
students. There is nothing of the Old
fashioned psdagogue about him. and sshe
is not the typical college President of
former years. but u young, enthusiastic
educator, in sympathy with modern
thought and ideas, and SO approachable
that his patience is liable to- be taxed by
adoring undergraduates.