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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

water, as far away from their boats as
women can throw anything, for the fun
of seeing them dive like lightning flashes
and seize the coin before touching the
bottom, shouting its value before they
rise to the surface.
Not until he is fairly ashore does the
stranger realize the actual seepiness of
Funchal; then he soon learns to walk on
three legs, as does the true Maderian, that
is, he assists nature with a staff on al
occasions, literally ''the staff of life,'' as
it may save many severe falls. The streets
are paved with small round pebbles, whose
natural slipperness iS increased by frc-
ton and by the grease bags of the OK
sledges until they have become smooth
as glass and treacherous as ice. You find
yourself sprawling once or twice on your
way to the hotel, and afterwards clinging
to the walls that border the steep incline.
The nearest approach to wheeled vehi-
Gle used on the island are the OK sleds
above referred to- The drays are mere
slabs of wood, Is to IS inches wide.
strengthened by rim on the upper edge:
and they are drawn by oxen, guided by
leathern throngs passed through the tips
of the horns. The hacks resemble our
old fashioned covered sleighs, except tuat
the runners are of wood alone and Il cross
bar rests on the floor inside for the sup
mort of he feet whap eli N, l,;ntr ,,r 4 oeoo,,l
ing the steep streets. The driver carries
a easc-bag, which he lays at intervals in
front of the runners. One of the charac-
teristic cries of Funchal is the yelling Of
the OK drivers-"Ca, para mi, boi. Ca
ca, ca, ca. 600 all, which you soon
learn to translate as literally ''Come here
to me, Oh oxen. here, here, here to me.
Whoa!'
The city of Funchal shows many evil
dences of wealth and comfort Passing
up through beautiful avenue of syca-
mores we reach the Praca shaded by fine
mahogany and Indian fig trees. 1t Occur
pies the middle of the main street of the
town, and at one end of it is the quaint
old fort with small peaked turets and at
the other an ancient cathedral with a
beautifully carved ceiling of juniper wood.
The hotels are many and good all situat-
ed on the northern slopes of the steep
hills, with handsome gardens command
ing glorious views of town and sea- You
may have your choice between the Royal
Edinburgh, the Hotel Hortas, the SAINT
Anna, or dozen others, and be disap-
pointed in none them. The rates are CALI
culated in English money at from eight to
10 shillings day. FANNIE B. WARD.
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Little Vanitles of Cats.

THEY ENJOY PRIVILEGES AND DECORA-
TIONS AS MUCH AS FOLKS.
Cats are susceptible to little attentions,
such as spreading rug or laying cush-
ion for them, and exceedingly tenacious
of their rights of possession.
Besides their baskets, each of mine has
cushion which is kept in one place, on
which she is trained to lie, to prevent her
covering the furniture with hairs.
Lalla has SO exclusive a sense of prop
erty in hers, which is in the corner of a
s. ia, that if she sees human being rest
ing his head or elbow on it she posts her.
self on the floor before him, looking him
out of countenance until he moves.
Once a visitor threw her cushion into a
chair and sat on it. AS he disregarded
her mute protest she walked away, but
would not lie on it for weeks afterward.
1t is habit Of the house, whenever
there has been a wash day among the eats,
to give them a party in the evening; they
have bows on their necks, and are all
brought to the drawing room, where their
balls are thrown to them, and as they are
always in a state of hilarious excitement
when the first sleepliness of the bath goes
off, q general frolic follows.
Some Of them do not like the bow at
first and try to twitch it off, but soon
come to take pride in it, like the bell
wether.
Czarina, a true Partisan in that respect,
had love of adornment and showed excess
sive complacency in her neck ribbon, but
at her kittens first party, when they ran
to meet her, after kissing them in turn,
she saw that each had bow, and boxed
their ears all around.
She had little brass and velvet collar
with bell which she was allowed to wear
for the rest of the day after a washing
when the bell was jingled she would run
and hold her neck to have the collar
fastened and then trot about to be seen
and heard. Temple Bar
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

SELEIsuNEss. Seltishness is the worm
that eats the divine life out of the heart
of man. Selfishness is the giant that bat
ties with Christ for the souls of men.
Rev. c. S. Sargent, Congregationalist,
ST. Louis, Missouri.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

AN EPIToME OF SERMONS OF THE WEEK
BY EMINENT CLERGYMEN OF VARIOUS
DEMONSTRATIONS.
AToNEMENT. The essence of the atone
ment is a fathomless plan worthy of a low
ing God whereby he is able to forgive his
penitent creatures and do no injustice
Rev F. w. Luce, Methodist, Davenport
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FUTURE PUNISHMENT. 1t matters not
whether there is an eX traneous torment
in the future life OF not The suffeiin4
of the unrepentant soul for sin will be in
finite and terrible. Rev. Z. H. Dorm
flasher, Lutheran, Springfield, o.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

LABOR STRIKES. | do not believe in
strikes. 1t is not the way to settle diff
eulties between employer and employe. y
strike does harm to both parties, and then
it gives a chance to lawless people to do
evil. Rev. j. W. Sullivan, Baptist, Phil
adelphia, Pa,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

HOODS PILLS euro Liver Ills,
Biliousness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

HAPPINESS. The true secret of happi-
ness is giving what costs us something
what we sacrifice something for 1t makes
no difference as to the value of the gift
it is giving with love in the heart which
makes the true recompense. Rev. Jo-
seph Rennie, Presbyterian, Covington, Ky.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

INTELLIGENCE. The glory of God is IN
telligence, but not the kind of intelligence
that comes merely Of scholastic training.
A man may be worldly wise and yet a fool
for saying there is no God. Intelligence
is priesthood and not anything of the
earth earthly. George Teasdale, Nor
mon, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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TO TAX PAYERS !!

7 shall be at my Office in Memorial building Sat
L urdays from 10 A. NJ. to IL M, and 2 to 4p. =,
until January 1, 1896. All persons who wish to
avail themselves of the discount of two per cent
on their taxes must pay by January / 1896.
H. f. MASON Collector
Belfast, Sept. /, 1s95.-2stf
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House for Sale.

story and half house. pleasantly located
fine view of Belfast bay; ten rooms all finished,
fine cellar city water in house nice garden, under
etc. Nice neghborhood. Inquire of
NJ. c. DILWORTH,
Or G. B. HALL, Main ST., Belfast ATT
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
NASAL
CATAERH ,AIARkH
l., The re>uitOf colds and
sudden climatic
chances

1t can lie cured by a
pleasant remedy which
is applied directly into
the nostrils. Being
quickly absorbed it
gives relief at once.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

CAPITAL AND LABOR With passion
on the one side and capital on the other
with nation in danger of being cut in
twain by these battles between the upper
and lower classes-the only way to settle
these quarrels is by the intervention of
law and justice. Rev. Lyman Abbott,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

THE Press. The press of to-day is ex-
ercising d tremendous power. 1t arraigns
political parties, straightens out corpora
egic points in craftsmanship. 1t even
collars irate theological dsputants. 1t
opens larger mission for the church by
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

IMpERFEcTIoN. No PERSONS faith or
love OF reverence is perfect. The trem-
bling fears and hopes and anxieties Of life
have not trembled to their final poise and
rest No man $ work is done. A sense
of mperfection still fingers in all noble,
earnest souls There is imperfecton in
our judgments, a want Of charity; there is
lack Of self control want of patience,
lack of steadiness OF purpose, which de-
stroys our identity; a want of deliberation.
We act first and then think We do things
too rapidly. Rev. E. l.. Rexford, Uni
versalist, Columbus, O.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

SOCIAL PURITY. In all the past socie-
ty has demanded purity on the part of
woman. A woman crown is her purity,
If she loses this crown ii is almost an I'M
posi- bility to reinstate herin society. Bat
society has been 50 constituted that man
could be vicious in conduct and depraved
in lfe, and yet find an entrance to good
society, 1t is high time that society
should demand the same purity Of man
as is demanded Of a woman. Rev. f. A.
Scofield, Methodist. New Haven, Conn.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

disseminating Sunday thoughts through
the week. 1t is lifting up the whole ma
ton. 1t is itself liberal education REV.
W. Fl. G. Temple, Congregationalist,
Seattle, Wash.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13

CIRCUMsPECTIoN. To walk circun.-
spect is to walk with head up and eyes
open. Legs and head and eyes and heart
all at work examining the past, searching
the present and scanning the future. Not
looking back only, not looking up only,
but looking up and down and back and
forward, looking all around. That is
what circumspection is. Rev. E. B.
Rogers, Baptist, Springfield, III.
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TURKEY. If ever there was putrefy-
ing carcass in the shape Of nation, it is
the so called Turkish Government, over
which | hope, at this moment, hover the
eagles OF God S avenging judgements: not
that | mean to be merciless TO the indi-
vidual man, black hearted and brutal as
he may be, but the instinct of h,.nanitv
does seem to call for the wipng out of the
very name Of Turkey from the register OF
nations. Trey. y, q. Fetter, Baptist,
Doylestown, Pa.
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THEoLoGIANs. You have not made
man lawyer when you have furnished
him with license and CODE You cannot
make a physician out OF box of pills and
a case of Instruments. Neither can you
make ministers Of Christ with ecclesias-
tical ritual and vestments. Rev. DR..
Vance, Nashville, Tenn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23

creased public advantage In sightIiness and cream
liness. Or II the work Of collecting ashes were
done MS ra pdly at present It would be necessary
to employ extra hands; and there again was
factor that could be readily estimated.
They do II in other cities" said the Official
and there Is no GOOD reason why it should not DE
done here. The present method is abomnaoie anu
revolving. 1t makes me wish az times that BROOK
Ign had been laid out with alleys between the
streets, 50 THAT II would be possible to keep the
array OF ash barrels off the sidewalks. Another
thing which | am glad to proposed Is that the
ash carts shall be covered with stout wooden
covers so as to keep their contents from being
shaken overheard and blown about. Canvas coy
used now, but they Ito not answer t me
purpose well, and Of course they are pGt on Only
after the carts are filled. on windy day a
great deal OF ashes is blown off while me barrels
being emptied into The carts. The Dest pau
would be TO have the carts divided MO cD:npar'-
men;s with Il separate cover for each. inem az
each was filed it could be tightly closed mat
would tend to promote cleanliness in way that the
people wou.d appreciate
Even with these things included IN the c2htracl.
il will possible for the contractor 20 evade them
unless the city Works Commissioner keeps sharp
watch on him. Naturally until the new system
gets established people viii feel that their ashes
will not be taken unloss thov put the barreis out
in the old way and with q lax commissioner the
community would get 10 return from tn add,t on IL
expenditure. That would not be- the ease II NJ.
White were tc remain az the heed OF the depari
meni. for everybody knows that ne means DUST
ness and will tolerate no trhing. \ high standard
has now been established In this department. ana
II ought ID be maintained"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
,IiWSrJT on BEHALF or LUNATIC.

Judgc Gaynor. of the Supreme Court. yesterday
afternoon denied the motion to frame issues Tor
Jury trial in the suit of John e. EIis' as com
mlttee of Margaret Mcconnell person OF unsound
,,,d AGAINST Florence de Castillo and others.
The plaintiff alleges that Mrs. Mcconnell had
e 900 deposited in various savings banks, and that
her daughter Mrs Castillo, by fraud. intimlda-
ton and other means. knowing her mothers weak
mind bained control of a good portion Of the
NANCY and used IL for her interests. The
laughter saws she gave up her private business at
the request OF her mother and that the latter prom
ised 70 support her and did give her the sum Of
s2uO The rest of the money, the daughter says.
she spent in quidat!ng certain pressing debts which
Mrs Mct'onnelrs grandson, Charles W. de Cas-
ti,iia had contracted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
THE LEROTX JEWELS AGAIN.

VINCE BENEDICTs DECISION MAY RESULT IN AN
ACTION SALE BY THE GOVERNMENT.
,,, r.cent decision Of Judge Benedict. OF the
,.-,,od states Court. In favor OF the Government
Tvs, n Ieroux and his wife. who was formerly
r,,o Oolle. in their suit TO recover large amount
- s,n,ropds and tewelry which was seized little
u 1 v.ar ago by the customs officials. recalls to
a,,ars NJ New-York and Brooklyn the fact that
Je,.,. hv the United States Marshal may be ex-
n.c,ed in the near futuie'
.roux diamonds. which were seized In Brook
nv famous lot OF gems. and many or them are
i!"' ,,res, water Leroux himself was )eweier
oi Wv - FAILURE was staring him In the race ana
Ia ,arrrc. ruin lie decided upon ooa pan
VII" the contents Of his store together. nc
s"eep", ID for a hasty departure In compan!
maui nretty and vivacious French woman nance
with rnuo he cams to America and success
Jeah". ,og,ed the jewelry through tne cu'.on
fully o. Tar he was all right but ne tr'ea 10 sen
HOUSE, "a "I-ncle Sam" ever watcniu' 'o' '' ~"
them, Oh" ..ches Of his favorite ed'c.s: "a" md
atrocious pIeaonn the Frenchman's weaitn' an ',
strong manu- ,nsre ever since. me }ewshhs, Walker
has kept I'ng of United states Ma AZ son,e Mace
in the md was then remo o,m.eivss Leroux
for unv mn 70 the authorizes, az New-York
best known ~ Jeanne Dole IN ~ ,he customs
When this rich hns s vsias at $4,000 The SrSnai
officials diamonds however. ns" TOO high
srarkle OF tue ee..son. Their estimate was wv "''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23

The will of Ellen A Cole. who died at her home
M 01 South Second-st., was filed for probate with
the Surrogate yesterday Mrs. Cole was the WIDOW OF
George T. Cole and very well known as MEM
hor of the South Third Street Presbyterian Church
While the amount OF her estate Is not given. IL Is
known 10 have been large In the Will $500 is be-
oueathed to the Presbyterian Board of Relief for
disabled ministers and widows and orphans OF min
listers: a like sum goes to the Board or Home MIS-
s,ons NJ the PRESBYTERIAN Church: 5000 also % the
Jtoard Of Foreign Missions a Ike sum TO the Board
of Church Erection Fund OF the General Assembly,
~ rho PRESBYTERIAN church also the same sum TO
tho industrial school Association OF brooklyn r. D.
and $500 TO the Board Of Education Of the Presbyer-
an Church I'm addition requests of 5000 are made 10
Mary sage McBrinc Mary y. Wells. Helen NJ Wells
and Louise H. Wells the last three named nelhs
daughters OF the Rev. j. d Wells Inc reslIuary
stale is 10 go TO Nellie r. Frederick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
TIE ST. ELMOS PROPRIETOR FREE.
ARTHUR J. BLISS WHO WAS ASSAULTED BY a
POLICEMAN. MAY SUE THE CITY.

ARTHUR J. BLISS WHO WAS ASSAULTED BY A
POLICEMAN. MAY SUE THE CITY.
Police Justice Tghe. in the Butler Street Court.
Yesterday morning discharged Arthur J. Bliss. pro-
prietor OF the st. Elmo Hotel. In Fulton-st, who
was arrested late Friday night and brutay treated
by Policeman John r. O'Grady, OF the Bergen-st
station who swore that the man was drunk and
had resisted arrest In court yesterday Dr Charles
Ronnel OF Hanson Place, swore that he had known
Bliss for twenty years. and had always been his
family physician; that he also knew the hotel
keeper 10 be a quiet. inoffensive God-fearing cit
izen who never touched a drop OF intoxicating
LIQUOR in his life According to the doctors tes'i-
mony Mr. Bis. has been subject to epileptc hts
for years He said he had often had them In
church On these occasions he would resent all in
reference as he did the time OF his arrest The
doctor was accompanied by TIE Rev. job g. Bass
chaplain OF the Kings County Pen.tentiary; the
Rev r. 8 Pardngton. OF the First Place Methodist
Church: John NJ Bulwinkle president or the Board OF
Trustees of the Fleet Street Methodist Church, and
Edwin Holloway. a wealthy real estate man Al
these gentlemen swore that they had known the
nrisoner for a long time and that they had also
known him TO be a strong temperance advocate. AS
a result of the arrest OF Mr. Bliss. the Corporation
Counsel may have some work TO 10 In me line O,
defending an action against the city for YOU" dam
ages for false arrest" r,,
g: II NAV have bitten the policeman, as he claims.
bnt did not know Il II did. and at any rate that
did not Justify the clubbing which ne admins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23

cents. From Cypress Hills TO East New-York,
Tor one horse. cents; for two horses, cents.
There is no charge FOR people going through
loot. and bicycles are also allowed TO pass
through rec. OF course. provision for that
Kind of vehicle was made In the charter OF the
company, and since the bicycle came into gem
eral use within few years the company seems
TO have made no effort 10 keep up with the
march Of progress. 4 considerable number Of
riders take Jamaca-ave. at present in order to
avoid Liber.y-aye., a few blocks to the south.
and then reach broadway. In the town Of ia
maica. by way ofEnfeld-st. OF course. the sug
gestion OF toll on bicycles would send all
riders by some other route. which they could
easily find.
From present Indications however. the old
turnpike will soon be turned over to the city,
the tollgates will be abolished and the work OF
improving the avenue and making city street
Of it viii he entered on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
H4PBTRGER'S TALK WEAK.
HIS PLEA FOR THE SALOoN-KEEPERS DOES
NOT CHANGE MAYOR sTRONGs IDEAS.

Excise Commissioner hamburger rad an inter-
view with Mayor Strong yesterday. on the question
of closing the LOO aoons In the city located within
200 feet OF churches and schoolhouses uncer the
recent decision of the Court OF Appeals. Conmis-
sioner Harburger impetuously defended the vested
rights, of the saoonkeepers in these rellcensed
liquor places and said that II he couli get Mo
Enabling Act through the Legislature ne "ou'o
he able to save the business of these 100 dealers
in New-York and 5000 more In other parts OF tns
State now liable to virtual forfeiture.
The Mayor replied: IF you do get your Dill
through. julius am afraid shall have to veto t
II 1t Gomez down to me. You know M position on
the subject Of reducing the NUMB OF licenses IN
this city"
II know your position, Mr. Mayor replied Mr..
Uarburger and II is not the first tirac we nave
differed, will it b. the last. either, expect
A veto from you would rot surprise me-
Mr. Hamburger went to argue that 10 close
those reicensed places within the cnurcn anu
school Unite would be great an act OF n)us.'ce
A, If nine out OF dozen wholesale dealers In dry
goods should combine TO close three or them an!
The Commissioner thought that Mayor strong "ouia
see the injustice OF such freeze out, especamy
II he were one OF the three wholesalers driven ou'
OF business ,.., 9.
lag YOU epe2k Of are very d.ner ro 6ne re-
makes moody crazy and fills no aln'nouses or pen
iteriarles The business you defend does an these
things and the more we car contract ana REFUGE
it, better in opnon win be og i IN y pSDr
rcnor 10 me vour board licensed 800 places for the
sale Of qoor dCrns the as e G yg' and reduc-
tiOr Of half that number. ana why NOT pegi, WI
closing the LOO within toe -Vl-toot lint " 'nu MA
ard 5chOOlh0uses? None OF these ought " h'''
Ccro,r, ton counsel Scott was present during the
conversat ion and appar, atty sided with me MAYOR
in his views respecting the ies:rabllty of reducing
the number of sa.Oons in NeW-lorN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
CORNELL LOSES 4 TREASC
THE EFFORT OF A. ABRAHAM TO SECURE
THE REMAIN ORIENTAL LIBRARY
FOR THE COLLEGE FAILS.

A. Abraham. senior member OF the firm OF Abra
ham A. Straus received letter from President
schurInan Of Cornell University Yesterday, saying
that negotiations for the purchase OF the late
E,nes, Romans valuable Oriental library have
failed Mr. Abraham three OF four months ago. IN
formed President Schurman that II Cornell couid
make arrangements for the purchase OF the library
he would buy It and give 1t to Cornell just az 'here
seemed to be prospect Of success. and the Corne"
authorities were beginning to congratulate them
se,ve. on securing the prize, Nine. Colwoun Levy
the widow Of Remains publisher, announced I'M iih
abe had decided to present the library TO the bid.
iiofheGue Rationale. When the National Library
~ France gets Its hand on valuable cohectioii OF
hooks such as this II never takes u on. and there
ia no possibility that any one else VIII ever secure IT,
Mr. Abraham Is greatly disappointed at tne IN
ability of Cornell to obtain the library he hhu
hoped that ne would be able to present II 10 Or
NH and TO secure for New-York State one OF the
most valuable Libraries in Oriental IteratuTe IA IN
Europe President Schurpan Is also disappointeu
hut And. some satisfaction In knowing that me
Drize was not carried on by one OF Corners iivaIs;
S.vsrni other universities including OXFORD ana
Pennsylvania. attempted TO purchase the library