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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
GIFT GIVING IN JAP-LAND.
January First Their Great Holiday
When Everybody Gets A Present.
MUCH DESIRED ENGAGEMENT BELT
A"Noshi" Goes With Every GIT Lest Re
cipicnt Pay for It--It is En-
bIematic of Humii-
ity.

The great holiday Of the japanese IS
the New Year. when a general exchange
OF presents take place. Iradesiheh senu
Gifts 10 thar patrons; scholars TO their
teachers: patients TO their physicians,
servants 10 their masters ana mls'resseS
and In like manner through every grace
OF society. All obligations are paid AT
that time and everybody STARTS the no"
year with a clean record.
ON the seventh day OF the seventh
month there Is another exchange OF giits
though not 50 universal as at the Deslh-
ming OF the year. Presents are given TO
servants semi-annually-what comfort
IL would be II our system OF feeling could
be reduced TO this.
on the departure Of a guest who has
been paying n visit TO the family ne
makes a gift, not OF money necessarily
10 the servant who has waited upon MN
this the servant Immediately takes TO
the mistress and asks her To thank the
donor for him.
Those who return from long journeys
bring with them gifts for the members or
their immediate families, the costliness
OF which Is regulated by the length OF
the Journey or the time OF absence. Pleas
ure seekers who 80 Tor day or an
everinc o mntsuri. festival or fair'
inNdflauly tillg ttlIiUE b-lto W th"a'
who have remained behind.
Gifts are sent by relatives ana friends
al the birth OF child but the advent
Of a son ard hoir IS welcomed with more
and FAR costler gifts than is the birth of
a daughter
Infants are named on the seventh day
after birth and the christening gifts are
far more numerous than ours.
Present giving with them IL not limited
10 holidays. anniversaries and birthdays
as with us. they send gifts upon any ana
every occasion sometimes without the
least apparent provocation
From tho time II child's birth 10 the
day Of rs death it may be reasonably
sure Of receiving q certain number Of
gifts. upon stated occasions. More pres
onts 40 other seasons are contingent upon
special conditions. but Il BE- safe to gay
that scarcely week passes In Japa-
nese family Of the better class without
one member or another receiving or send
ing from one TO half a dozen gifts.
These presents are by no means cost
" ones they may consist Of toys for
children. rice. fruit, flowers, or eggs,
which last are emblems OF good luck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
yicorla', Crown

The crown used at the coronation OF
Queen Victoria Ia 1850 winch Is SAID to be
the heaviest and most uncomfortable dia-
dem in Europe, contains l,2'j rose dia-
monds. 1865 brilliants. 273 round pearls.
four large pendant shaped pearls. one
immense ruby. four small rubies, one
large sapphire. twenty-siX smaller sap
phires and eleven cmeralds. The large
ruby is set in the center OF diamond
Maltese cross at the front of the crown.
This stone was given 10 Edward /. by
Don Pedro The Cruel. and was worn by
Henry V. at the battle Of Agncourt. when
Il was SET in his steel casque.
u Is peculiarly cut and rs center Is hol-
lowed out to form a setting for a smaller
ruby. Many Of the stones were taken
from old crowns, now unused. and others
were furnished by the Queen herself.
They are placed in settings OF both gold
and silver. and encase crimson velvet
cap with an crmine border. -Four imperial
arches spring from the four sides and
support the mount. which is composed Of
4gs diamonds. and the whole IS surmount-
cd by "a diamond cross whose center is
single rose cut sapphire.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

and because OF the peculiar low-cut cor
sage with IFS pleated h0unce OF blue tar
feta standing out Ike ian around ~.
4 gray cape with crmlne lining and lace
cdge made n gorgeous setting FOR such 4
pretty gown.
The newest evening shoe IS tan Kid. IL
shaped something Ike AN opera toe in
front. but has a large buckle with a wide
tongue projecting above II. \ similar
slipper IS made OF bronze and also Of red
Kid. II IS only within tho last year that
manufacturers have succeeded IN getting
dye for kid slippers. and those who
have wanted c0lored shoes 90 match
gowns have been compelled 10 wear
either goat or satin The tan slipper u.s. n
very pale tint and IS suitable 70 wear
with a gown 81 any color Such pair
Of slippers. even NJ the price 81 five dol
lars would. therefore be good IN
vestment for the rIrl or slender purse.
ne she would be able 20 wear II with all
the gowns she NAV have on hand. as
well as any new ono she may hope 10
have within The year
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
JAPANEsE oNosHI" WITHOUT 10 GIFr COMPLETED

knot. IS inserted the noshi. which is a
BIT 81 dried fish folded in a piece OF color
ed paper. The nOshi IS an indispensable
accompaniment Of everys present. except
those sent upon funeral occasions.
The stranger in Japan seeding these
curlously folded bits OF paper thrust
under The knot OF red and white cord
which binds a gift from friend or
bridesmaid. little thinks what an an
Client custom II is. nor OF its significance
to these people.
one OF the best authorities on Japanese
customs says the nOshi is supposed 10
be ehblematic Of humility. and that II
is used to remind the japanese that they
were once a race OF poor fishermen. and
that by being temperate and frugal they
have risen 20 greatness, a condition
which can only be preserved by continu-
ing 70 exercise these virtues.
Anciently. pieces OF the raw Ash. were
Gu, into strips. and folded in little squares
several OF which we're strewn on the
little salvers or trays on which the COM
plimentary presents are always offered
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
Aphori.ms Of Tennyson.
True progress is cradation.
49,. Fsntss,-

lFfN TTnEFNHH Ir "fi'IhAl'NNf
Hope is the kiss N the future.
Education ms we call education would
have spoilt John Bright
Every aeitator should be made 10 prove
his means OF livelihood.
II is the authors more than the diplo-
mats who make nations love one another.
In a war. we English do not listen TO ar
plinents until We are victorious
Evil must come upon us headlong II
mortality tries 70 get on without religion.
Writing 10 order IS what ! hate. They
think a poet can write poems 10 order as
a bootmaker makes boots.
I dread the losing hold OF forms There
mus, be forms vet hate the need FOR so
many socts and separate services.
To decrv ono original poet IN order 70
magnify another IS Ike despslng an oak
tree because you prefer beech. and al
most as sensible.
Vice sometimes appears 10 me az the
shadow Of idiencss. | do not feel horror
when I see sin and misery. but shame for
the sake OF God.
All the magazines and daily newspapers
which pounce upon everything they can
get hold Of dcmoralize literature. This
ace gives an author no time 10 mature
his works
The higher moral Imagination enslaved
10 sense is like an eagle caught by the
feet in a snare. baited with carrion, so
that IL cannot use its wings 10 soar.
The report that | dislike Americans Is
wholly without foundation. though II is
true that | have protested against the
manner in which some OF the American
publishers have pilfered my work.
The work OF practical creation seems 10
10 utterly ignored now. This modern real
,sr Is hateful, and destroys all poetry
No man with an imagination can be tied
down for his ioeal.
w. ougn, not 20 show our arsenals and
dockvards TO the world. as we do. Want
OF confidence is hateful among members
OF a family. but want Of confidence 10
necessary among nations.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

"Bedad. Norah. yen bate him. "Blli
has good shake in him yet" etc.
u Is the race however. that IL the fea-
ture OF the day The doakeys that have
been primed with oats and indian meal
for weeks past are brought forward and
their owners in caily oolored caps and
Jackets enter them for the great contest.
on they 90. heller SHELTER. girls wave
handkerchiefs. the riders whisper 10 the
donkeys. proddlng them with their hob
nailed bolts the while Suddenly one Of
tho four-lcgred candidates kicks mp his
heels and refuses 10 move while another
lies down contentedly and turns deaf
car 20 all persuasions. The onlookers
laugh at the luckiess ones and when the
winner arrives AZ the pole. they cheer as
II he were the hero Of hundred battles.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

Her brow. below her fair hairs glimmer-
ing strands,
Seemed meetest resting-p place for blessing
hands.
or hottest touches OF soft nnger-tips;
And litfle roseleaf cheeks and dewy lips
Shrined In her sanctity OF home and love,
And loves fond service and reward there
OF
Restore her thus oh. blessed memory
Throned in her rocking chair and on her
knee
Her sewing; her work-basket on the floor
Beside her; spring-tlme through the open
door
Balmily stealing in and all about
The room. the bees dim hum. and the far
shout
And laughter OF the children at their
play.
Oh, blessed memory. restore her thus"'
Chicago World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
Notllrr-

Her mild. plantive face
was purely fair. and haloed with era 20
And sweetness. luminous when JOY made
glad
Her features with a smile: or sanity sad
AS twilight. fell upon the sympathetic
gloom
OF any childish grief. or as a room
Were darkcned suddenly, the curtain
drawn
Across the window and the sunshine gone
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
sTincoln Story.

one Sunday morning when Mr.. Lincoln
lived az Springfield ne was seen coming
awav from church with Tad slung over
his left arm. some one. knowing that
tho sermon could not be over. asked what
was the matter. ooh" replied Mr.. LIN
coin. II entered the colt. but ne kicked
around so had 70 withdraw him"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
Nnt ilnnh.nnc.

The BOsiesmans. in South Central AZ
rica, are exceedingly ugly. and exist al
most in a state Of anlmalism. They
dwell I'm holes. live on roots and reptiles.
and have very much the appearance Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

Coningsby Ralph Disraeli. the nephew
OF Benjamin Disraeli, was only twenty
I'VE years Of age when elected 70 parlis.
msnt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

the ape. The Calmucks OF the great Tar
tar family are although more civilized,
extremely ugly. They have short fat
noses. small eyes. high cheek bones, and
a protrudng chin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

Since 1912 the English income tax has
been changed eighteen times. Sixteen
pence 10 the pound is the maximum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
"ANGEL" DENNETT SENT NOME.


angel" bennett, the whilom superintendent
OF the parkhurst society. was started for his
home in Concord, y. H., yesterday. lie Is con.
sidercd to be hopclcssly insane, as his attacks Of
acute mania are likely 10 return Mt tho slightest
provocation and II was thought best by the au-
thorities Of the Bloomingdale Asylum at White
Plains. where he has been for the last two
months. and by the officers of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime. to send him home to
his parents. who could care for him and place
him In a private institution. II such action
should become advisable.
DIR. Lyons of Bloomingdale, who has had spc-
cial charge Of Dcnnctt's case. sent word on Mon.
day To Director Henry V. parsall OF the Park.
hurst society that there was little hope OF Den.
nett getting better in the asylum. but that II
lac could be prevailed upon TO go home the com
pletc change OF scene and mode OF lie might DO
Of inestimuble value.
Whether bennett RECEIVERS or moi, he will never
again have anything to do with the parkhurst
society. AT IA meeting of The Board Of Directors
two weeks ago his. place was declared vacant,
and II has not yet been illled. Director Parsall
said yesterday:
We cannot employ bennett again. because
since he has been insane his testimony would
gun TO set aside convictions secured a year ago
and release men from State prison on the ground
of Dennetts incapacity.. When we get bennett
to his home in Concord our responsibility for
him ends, and II he should come back TO New
York and raise q row. rs he IL quite likely To 10,
he will have to look out for himself, and II he IA
sent to Wards Island we shall do nothing more
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
BUSINESS TROUBL Es.


John Power. who has n restaurant and cafe at
so Cedar street, made an assignment yesterday
to Frank j. Shelley without preference. The
liabilities are about $4,000
Charles Rohde, proprietor Of the Hotel Pom
eroy, at Broadway, Fifty-oighth street, and
Grand Circle. made an assignment Yesterday to
James Gruber without preference. Mr.. Rohde
has carried on the hotel since 1887. II is under.
stood In the trade that the hotel property and
the furnishings belong TO ex-senator Eugene +.
OConnor Of Brooklyn.
The j. W. Young Importing Company. import
ers OF china, glass, and toys nj 81 and 30 Murray
street. made an assignment yesterday TO Will
liam X. Baird. Thomas Young, the President,
said that the assignment was very sudden and
unexpected. IT was due 10 inability 10 make
collections. He expected TO he able 10 straighten
out matters very shortly and pay all creditors In
full. lilo sails for Europe ON Saturday 10 make
arrangements abroad to settle affairs and will
return In two or three weeks. The liabilities are
about 100000, and are confined to a few
creditors.
The sheriff received Yesterday an attachment
against tho Franklin Typewriter Manufacturing
Company for 81 500 in favor OF Edward Perry
walker on ten notes Of the company made In
lse3. payable on demand 10 the order Of Jacob
Edwards FOR money loaned. Tn" company IL a
Maine corporation INCORPORATED in 1898 with a
capital stock OF $500. OuD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
LEAD IN THE sOHARLISs' SNUFF,
East Side Wholesale Tobaccouist. Indirt~d for
Two-Ccnt Larceny.

Simon schnrlin and his son. Nimon II. schar-
40 Division street. were arrested yesterday
morning on n bench warrant issued under an in
dictmcnt charging them with petty larceny.
They were arraigned before Judge Mcmahon
In the General Sessions, and. through their coun.
sci, Abraham Levy. pleaded not guilty. Judge
Mcmahon held them in $500 bail each for trial.
Mr.. Sarah Scharlin. wife Of the senior member
OF the lirm, furnished The hail.
The indictment against the Scharlins resulted
from ~ complaint made by Gcrson Levy. He
ALLEGED that he became III after using
suuir manufactured by the Srharlins, lie
went to the MontciiOro Home at l3sth
street and Western boulevard and the doctors
found lie WAS suffering from lead poisoning.
The complaint alleges that he bought two ccnts''
worth Of the stun made by the Srharlins and
that ii was found upon analysis that the
snur was adultcratcd with bi~-chromntc of lead.
There Is q provision in the statute against sell.
ing adultera,cd or unwholesOmc food. but us
snun did not come under this provision II WAS
decided 10 proceed against the firm for obtain.
ing two cents upon false prctcnccs.
George Gordon Battle, formerly Assistant
District Attorney. said yesterday that the com.
plUint was made in December last. lie said
there were twcnty-six patients in the MonteiiOrc
Home within "a few weeks. all suffering from
lead poisoning.
The doctors traced the cause OF their affection
to the snuff which WIS sold chcapin retail stores
ON the cast side. President !. II. SChifT Of the
home interested himself, and u quantity Of the
SNUFF was bought and submitted 10 the Health
board for analysis. About 4 per cent. NJ tho
quantity submitted was found to be bi-chromato
OF lead.
Lawyer Levy said that Gerson Levy had n suit
for $4,000 damages against the SChnrlins. and
that tho criminal charge was made to influence
the civil action. lilo denounced he arrest OF his
clients as an outrage. ana said the charge was
ridiculous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
4 REFORM PRElCHER MISSING.
The Rev. u. ). u. Wilmington or Newark Meets
an Ola College Chun, and DIsnppenrr.

Tho Rev. +. J. Oldham Milington. pastor
of the Baptist Church in Newark.
Is missing. and his wife and paris. toner's are
worried over his absence. He came TO this city
on Monday morning To attend the weekly con-
ference OF Baptist. pastors. He was to have
gone back 10 Newark In the afternoon. and
had engaged TO address q meeting In the Ped
die Memorial Baptist Church In Newark that
night.
His wife received a telegram on Monday with
her husbands siVnHiury stating thni lie had
met a college friend and would not return home
In an appearance Mrs. Millington became
alarmed, and notified her husbands father,
the Rev. Villa. l.. Millington OF Keeseville.
y. =. and u Rev. +. G.. A.. Jones. pastor )f
tho Mount Pleasant Church In Newark.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones came to this city aud
found that the description of the sender OF the
telegram talllcS with that OF the missing
last r.. The father VI the missing man arrived
from the AdirnndaCks yesterday ana notified
the police Of his sons absence.
TAe missing clergyman Is % years old. He
Is . feet = inches tall. of slim build. and weighs
about 100 pounds. His fair Is dark and long,
and his eyes ARE gray. lie IL clean shaven,
and strangers have mistaken him for all actor.
lilo has been In Newark about hye years. In
the early part of his pastorate his sermons
were sensational. lilo was q leader In the 4.
i. A., and he frequently preached sermons
against. the Catholic Church. He was also
engaged In several local reform movements
against saloons. and At one time caused the
arrest of a newsdealer for exposing IN his stor.
u weekly illustrated paper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
rAmsEN,s VIEW KEEPERS uxPAu.
They haven't Passed Competitive Civii service
Rrntntuatfous

There is drupples at der chail. This is not I'M
usual. but The present occasion is. After the
last "osgabc " Sheriff Tamsen promoted William
J. Flynn, a cleaner In the jail, to be keeper. and
appointed Charles Barrett and John II. Meyer TO
be keepers In the place Of keepers who were re-
moved for dereliction Of duty.
When the pay roll Of the county jail for
February got to the Comptroller office with the
names Of these now keepers on It, and no evi-
dence submitted to show that any OF the three
had passed a competitive examination. the
Comptroller sent a letter to Sheriff Tsmsen. an
nouncing that he could not pay the salary OF the
new keepers. as the Constitution stood In the
way. He did this about the same time that no
withheld the pay OF certain appointees OF the
District Attorney and Register Sohmer.
Because OF this decision of COMPTROLLER Fitch,
there is much CONSERVATION at der chail.'" The
Sheriff office was never before considered to be
under the civil service laws. but Comptroller
Fitch said that n the District Attorneys Office
WIS to be Included there seemed to he no reason
should be exempted.
Sheriff Hansen and his under sheriff, Mr..
Sherman, seem to he but little disturbed person.
ally by the action OF the Comptroller. Mr.. Sher-
man, as spokesman, said:
Tho cases OF Flynn. Barrett, and Meyer aro
In the hands Of the Sheriif's counsel, Tracy,
Boardman * Plat. We have no doubt OF the
right OF our men to recover their salaries. The
sheriff office IL peculiar IN this regard, that he
sheriff Is pccuniarily liable for the acts OF all OF
his subordlnatcs. There may bc II thousand
deputies. clerks, or keepers; the Sheriff is re-
sponsible for the acts Of all. Because OF this
fact, every keeper, every employee Of the sheriff,
In fact, has to give q bond Tor the faithful per-
Torrance OF his duty. l think that The Comp
troller will find that he cannot withhold tho
salary OF our jail keepers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
WILDCAT MEAL TICKETS.
Martins Corn-Beer Hank IL .'Husted.- ana its
Notes AREN'T worth beans.

The Manhattan restaurant at 133 Seventh
avenue has closed suddenly and the proprietor
has disappeared, leaving behind him "A largo
number OF mourning patrons. t~radesncn. and
employees.
The Manhattan had been u popular restaurant
for II long time. Ten or - cents would buy n
meal at its tables, and 20 to 20 cents spent in IL
Mt one time was wasteful extravaganza. About
eight months ago George l.. Martin bought tho
place. lie moved in and lived with his wife
over the restaurant. II had been IA custom OF
The place to sell tickets for III which entitled
thc owner Of them to get Sl.l5 worth of food at
the REGULAR card prices.
On Tuesday n week ago Martin announced
that for the purpose of booming business he
would sell the ~ meal tickets for 80 cents, He
did II large business all the remaining DAYS OF
that week, both in selling the tickets and Ia fur
nishing meals to the purchasers. The sales Of
tickets, however. largely exceeded tho delivery
OF meals, and on Monday morning there wero
still n large number OF tickets out, and Il flock
OF hungry. men began coming to Martins place
for brcakfas In the early hours.
The earliest of these soon discovered that he
was too late. Martin had moved out his house
hold goods and such other Of his personal be-
longings as were not held by u mortgage, at 9
o'clock that morning and had Disappeared.
Ever since that time ticket holders, walters,
cooks, and tradcsInen have been coming around
looking disConsOlatcly ut the closed doors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-05
RAN DIT As THE FIREMEN CAME.
Two Men from the Fourth Floor Hrzd. Though
the Fire Was ON the Cellar stairs.

There was u fire last night in the s~ix-story
building nj 81 Walker street. and n few moments
after the first engine arrived two men ran out Of
the front door into the arms Of n policeman. The
fire began At 9:l5 o'clock on the stairs leading 10
the cellar from the rear OF e.. VI. Bailcy's oil cloth
store on the ground floor, and burned up through
the elevator shaft TO the roof. Policeman Me-
Donough reached the front door just as the fire
men appeared and while the hose was being laid.
The door was opened from the inside and the
two men ran out.
They were Edward Buyer, ~ years old, a Bo-
hcininn. the Eastern representative OF Buyer *
Reich OF SIM Francisco, whose office WAS on the
fourth floor, and Alfred Strass, 20 years
old, a cutter employed by Mr.. Buyers
son, who he'd q supporter factory in the rear OF
his father office. They were taken to the EliZ-
abcth street police station To await the action of
the Fire Marshal. Mr.. Buyer snid that
he had remained in his otiCo upstairs to I'm
ish his correspondence. which had been delayed.
Strass, he said, was cutting some goods to he
made up tO-day. and each was hard ut work when
they heard "A noise in the shaft ard smellcd
smoke. They ran down stairs to escape and
knew nothing about the origin Of the fire.
The top floor of tho building, occupied by NJ.
Bloom. maker ~ sample cards. was burned out,
with a loss of 81, 800. Tho damage to the build.
Ing and 10 Bailcy's store was about $500.
The third floor. occupied by Anton Wedeil,
dealer in Austrian and German linens: Buyer &
Reicli's floor, and the Majesty Novelty Works
on the NTH floor, were damaged slightly by
smoke. The second floor was unoccupicd.