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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
DONATIONS FOR HOSPITAL.
by the Directors of
the Hahnemann.

The directors of the Ilahnemann hos
pital acknowledge with gratitude the r."
ccipt OF the following rifts frr the month
of October:
Mrs. ). II. stevens two baskets glanas.
two pounds rice. two packages oatmeal
two packages corr starch; Mrs. W. IT,.
PiclC-, siN baskets peaches. two baskets
grape, two dozen bananas; Dr. l2nGe,
instrument case aud 80 instruments: Mrs.
q. y. Smith two cans chicken soup, ten
pounds sugar. one dozen lemons, or"
dozen oranges. three pounds butter; Mrs.
T.. \. Clark, thirty pounds butter, box
Infants clothing; Miss kellogg. seven pairs
irt3 Tts' socks, Mrs.. G.. u. Wells, twenty
five pounds sugar; Mrs. Stevens, th'co
hG Gskcts grapes; Mr.. VI. l.. Showers. six
nghtshirts. papers. magazines: DR. Lint
sDury, ether: Mrs. j. c. Setter,
barrel of vegetables; Miss Maud May.
religious PAPERS Mrs. Edward Jermyn,
/ four night shirts: AIrs. William H. Rich
mond, enc dozen bottles grape juice; NJ :.
George smith. Mother Goose blocks, scroll
puzzle Brownie puzzle. Thcut"r Imperial,
ChIistmuS cards UUr ChildrCnS' ward; ;
( Mrs William Hanlcv, two quarts ice
/ cream; W. II. Whitmnrc maGdZincS:
/ Mrs David r.. Taylor. boys night shirts.
childrcns' books: Mrs. J. a. Robertson,
| hushcl apples, basket grapes; Mrs. L.atti-
!
womcns night gowns two infants vests.
! three infants slips; MIS-. Richmond, large
| quautit, fresh vegetables. Miss f.. Is.
/ EichmOGd, stationery; Mrs. Nj. w. Itol-
! gate stationery: Colonel Coursen. couch
! Gov hall. Mrs. H. VI, BGlCs, uphOlsICrn's
/ for same; Mrs. Oukford, five pounds 'ut.
ter; Mrs. Henry Belin. thirty pounds SUI
! gar. five night shirts, flannel night dress,
/ flannel sacque; Mrs. Alfred Hand, four
night gowns twomrn'sD: Mrs. John Il.
Jones, BllkCly, Pa, hex clothing; Robert
| Richards, Youths Companion; Mrs. Ham
main. jelly; Rev. Richard Horns. reieip pus
| papers.
Flowers were given by Mrs. Eliswort II
| Berry. Mrs. Gcurhart. Mrs Hannah,
| Mrs. j. Fitsch. Mrs Schlager. Young Wo-
mems Christian association uhrouGh Miss
DOcrsam). and in memory Cf Miss Bertha
Gallcn.
Desserts were furnished by Mrs. g. =.
| Davidson. Mrs. r. 7" Peck ana Mr.. Il. y.
| Williams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
A CONSULTATION HELD.
Trying to Get Better Facilities for
Reaching Honesdale.

Erie and Wyoming Valley officials
were In Honesdale Thursday i'm con-
sultation with Homer Greene, on the
subject Of improved railroad facilities
for HOnesdale, tn take the place uf
those to BE- lost by the abandonment
Of the Gravity.
II is said the CXtcnSioH of the Erie
guage tracks into the borough and
tho erection Of a suitable passenger
ana freight depot were discussed. To
a Tribune reporter last night George
T.. Smith, president of the Erie and
Wyoming Valley. said that nothing de-
finite had hccu decided upon at the
conference ana that I'm all probabil-
ity nothing viii be- definitely decided
for some Time 10 come,
lie characterized a. wild aud nom
sensical number of stories about
the Erie ana Wyoming Valley road,
which have recently found their way
into print,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
The Ideal
Cookery Book
Given Away

To all our patrons. This book
contains l,I7S recipes of the best
and quickest ways of cooking anv.
thing. 1t is made for kitchen use.
plain print, and covered with oil
cloth, consequently can be wiped
off with damp cloths when neces-
sary. Compiled by Mrs. Anna
Clarke, is now in its eleventh cdi-
ton, which speaks for its useful
ness. Never sold for less than So.
We give them with every $500
purchase.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
THE SEARCHING WIND.
How Its Hunt tor Ntuh spots IN
tho BODY Mny BE BniiIed.

What makes pneumonia? The usual
answer is-.cold and damp. II Is wrong
These are but developing agents. bring
iug ont prc-cxistinr weakness, whlch.
with care and prudence might nave hccn
ctcd. 50 that the cold aud wet world
bc uunuyances merely. not dangers, rms
H. tho time Of year when the searching
wind finds Wherc the body Is weak ana
lung trouble. always a thing tu De dreah-
Cd. Is the frequent result
ro put the body on war FOOTING 5"
that it may pass unharmcd through IN"
ordcals of thu fan and winter. there II
nuihinp to compare with bulfy's Pur"
Mali WhiSkpN. It, elements at once
stimulate and uourish. Tho tuN"rnm"ni
says this whis<ey being purely medicinal
iS the only ono that must bear IN"
medicinal revenue stamp.
Ilceu the blood briskly circulating. AID
there is little danger of pneumonia. BE
not fooled with limitations. but get the
one genuine Duf1N'S Pure Malt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

I-'IE''I Ut wv 'IIWITTF''
Sir wish to state to tn" public mat
|, II. Il. sherman, did not empty milk
claimed by Scranton Dairy company. |
have positive ana reliable proof of my
whcl clcabouts that morning by ucrsons
who spoke to me four and Eve blocks
away at the same minute stated by Scran-
ton Dairy company Of the implying of
their milk.
All the facts and proof Of my iunu-
ccncc will he given to the public at my
trial. They evidently have the wrong
person q" it was done to try and ruin
our milk business and my character. 1t Is
not a pleasant position for an innocent
person to he talked about as | am. but
the truth of this will be known
Yours. II. T. sherman,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
FOR INJURIES TO HIS BOY.
Keystone Brewing Company Sued
for $4,000 Damages.

John Kosloski. of Providence. brought
suit yesterday to recover 5000 dam
ages from the Keyst1r. brewing com
pany of Dunmore for injuries which he
alleges his i-yeur-pld son sustained by
being run over ry one of tn COM
pany's wagons.
The affair occurred on oct. >, 1896.
Nosburg & Dawson are the plaintiffs
ATTORNEYS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
A Sure Sign of Group.

Moarseness in a child that is sub
ject to Group is a sure indication of the
approach of the disease. If Chamber
lair's Cough r G,rdv is given as soon
as the child bScu.r,s hoarse. or ever
after the croupy cough has apusn.CG
1t will prevent the attack. Many moth
ers who have croupy children always
keep this remedy at hand and find
that it saves them much trouble and
worry. 1t can always be depended
upon and is pleasant to take. For sale
by all druggists. Matthew Brothers
wholesale and retail agents. 49,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

JEALOUS RINALS.-Cannut turn na"k
tn, tide The demand for Dr. Agncw 5
littl" plls is marvel Cheap to buy
but diamonds i'm uutlitY-blnish nausea.
coated tongue. water brash, pain after
eating, sick headache nevcr Grile. oper-
ate pleasantly. 10 cents. For sale by
Matthews Bros. and W. u. Clark.--5i.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
AS MIR. FLElrz VIEWS IF.

AS | view the situation today, |
think Senator Quay will be reelected,
and | think he ought to be was Fred.
w. Fleitzs comment. The old man
has his oncmics-whcrc IT, the man
without them who has seen such a long
term of public scrViCe--and these enc
mics have been saying some very nasty
things about Mr.. quay. Many of the
charges they made they knew were un-
true. | think myself they went step
too far in their abuse of him.
"ir the charges made against Sena-
tor quay by members of his party are
true. | do not think that party can
consistently ru-ClcCt him. said f.. j,
Lynett. editor of the Times. I'VE ought
to have big. clcan-handed man for
United states senator Of Pennsylvania
ana know of no Republican who sizes
up to necessities of the occasion better
than Hon. Charles Emory Smith. He
has not. hcen doflcd by the pitch that
seems tu have smirch"d most "t the
uomineut Republicans of Pennsyiva-
uia."
That Mr.. Lynetts opinion is not On
dulscd generally by Democrats, listen
10 the following from Il. J. Beamish,
editor of the Free Press: If we must
have Il Republican United States SEN
atur. 10y all means let it he Mr.. Quay.
lie is big. broad-minded American,
beside whom many of the men who
malign him are as pigmes,'
From the above 1t is evident that
there is It healthy difference of opinion
about the advisabiity of rc-electing
Senator QUAY, and that the man who
is looking for an argument on that
subject can be accommodated without
traVcIing far
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

ant superintendent was raised $40
month as an inducement to retain her
services, which are fully appreciated
by the directors. She had an offer
to take a position at washington at
much higher salary than she was
getting here. but preferred tn remain,
because she likes the Lackawanna.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
DIED.

pERSIIEIMER.-ln Wayne county. Pa
Nov. TO- 1895 George w. Dershtm"r, at
his home. Funeral services at Protest
ant Methodist church, South Canaan,
on Sunday morning at II O'Clock.
THILLIPS.-In Scranton, Nov. II. 1895
stephen W. Phillips, aged ~ years
Funeral Sunday afternoon at o'clocH
from No. Webster avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
CANDIDACY OF
SENATOR QUAY
CAUSED A GREAT AMOUNT OF
DISCUSSION IN THIS CITY.

He Has Many Loyal Friends Here
abouts Who Are Very Confident
He Will Be Reelected and Who
Believe That II Is Right That
He Should Be-others Are Strong
ly Opposed to His Continuing to
Occupy Seat in United States
Senate-Numerous Opinions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

Thc directors uG the Ldckawanna
hospital held a meeting yesterday af-
tprnnon at which matters of import
ancc were discussed and considered.
They have made application for state
aid to the amount of over one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars To
erect three new wards; one for chill
drcn. another for women, and the third
for the isolation of contagious diseases.
The items in their application are as
follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
Nobby OVercoats.

If yOu have not yet seen our line
Of overcoats do so. We can please tho
most careful buyer.
Richards. Wirth Il Lewis,
'n 22G lNckaWlnna avenue,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

II am opposed tO Senator quay and
his methods" said John q. McAsklc.
"aud would dislike 10 see him rc-eloct-
ed. Why is he Objectionable? That's
long story. His public career teens
with arguments against his being re-
turned"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

strong men and healthy women, and
health and strength are given by
Hoods SarSarGrilla, Americas Greatest
Medicine Get only Hoods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
FUNDS ARE NEEDED
FOR THE HOSPITAL
ACCOMMODATIONS IN THREE
RESPECTS LACKING.

There Is Not Nearly Enough Room
for the Children's Ward-Propo-
sition will Be Submitted to the
West Side Hospital Directors to
Make That Exclusively a Chill
dren's Hospital as an Annex to
the Lackawanna--Isolated Ward
for Contagious Diseases Needed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

MARRIAGE LICENSES. -- James +.
Nuou" and Mary Brown, Of scranton
Jacob MnchlovI,s ana Fanny EiSncr, Of
scranton, James IIarcs ana Esther Si'G-
fried, Of 2lUl North Main avenue, w"r,
gIuntCd marriage licenses yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

SEWER CONTRACT SIGNED.--Maynr
BAILEY Yesterday signed tn" contract en-
tered into between V. O'iIara and the city
for constructing the Stipp court sewer
The amount of his hid is SlHty. Contla"-
tor O'Ilara will h, ready lu start on tn"
Job next week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Under this heading short letters OF in
terest will he published when accompa-
MED. for publication. by the writer s
name. The Tribune will not be held re-
Hponsible for opinions here expressed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

ANIMAL MEETING. -. The annual
mcrtnG of tho Scranton christian En-
dcavor union will be held at the Provi-
dcncr Presbyterian church Monday night
Nuv. "a At This session officers will b"
chosen for tho ensuing year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

As the resources of the association
are about exhausted no more orders
of relief win be issued until the funds
of the association are replenishcd
The agent of the association said
that they have been providing for the
dependent ones of sixty soldiers, and
that about one-half Of these are so
situated that they will suffer for the
nccoSsalics of life if some one does
not provide for them during the COM
ing winter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
siHakz
Your Opportunity.

Buy a Slj Nicuna Cloth, Tailor-madc
Suit Saturday for $40. Come and see.
~ Mears & Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

For two years the accommodations
have heen very deficient for the treat
ment of cases brought to the hospital.
1t has been OVcrCrowded almost COM
tinuOusly. In no department has this
been more sadly felt than in the chill
dren's ward. Twelve children are all
That can be cared fur at one time, and
the demand for the treatment of the
young is constantly increasing. This
subject occupied the greater part of the
deliberation at the meeting yesterday
and it was decided to submit Il propo-
sti"n to the directors Of the West Side
hospital to turn that institution into q
children's hospital exclusively.
WIDE FIELD OF USEFULNESS.
Those who have given the subject
| study say that there is a vast field for
| good i'm chidren'a hospital. as there
| are so many of the young in bad physi-
| cal condition who could be permanent-
| ~ cured before the disease grow old
| in them.
The directors are honing, however
| that the next legislature will be liberal
| and provide the funds necessary to
| make the three much-needcd improve
| ments Hardly less urgent than the
| necessity for the children's ward is that
| for the wOmens ward and the isolated
| ward Cases of typhoid fever, Consump-
| ton or diphtheria will not he admitted
| now. nor will cases of alcoholism.
| Some cases OF sickness develop into
| typhoid after they are at the hospital
a wcek or SO, and in that event they
| cannot be cast adrft.
| Sometimes Il man is brought in 10y
| the police as "A plain case of sickness
4
that patient becomes violent with de-
| lirium tremens. At the latter stage
there is nothing left for the superin-
tendent to do but dismiss the case
| With an isolated ward there could be
| a padded cell fitted up for such cases.
An additional lot is also needed If
! any of the three wards are to be built
| There is sufficient ground room on the
| present plot for the location of one
| or all three of the new wards, but
| the purchase Of an additional lot Will
| be necessary If one Of the three of
them are built SO as to provide light,
| which is very essential.
| The legislative committee that visit
ed the Lackawanna hospital last year
suggested that all further additions be
made fire-proOf. On that account the
amount asked for a children's ward
| two years ago was raised this year
from $4,000 tO $4,000 and the item
of $4,000 asked for to provide a new
administration building has been trans
ferred to the chidren'S ward item,
though the necessity of a new building
for administration purposes is very
| much felt.
PROMISE WAS MADE.
Two years ago the appropriations
asked for footed up into six figures
but all the money received was $26.500
\ promise was given then that good
sized appropriation will be given when
the Legislature meets again.
The steam boilers at the hospital are
in need % repairs, but the work cam
not be done WITHOUT shutting off tho
steam. and during the present weather
the only way to get at it is to remove
the patients to some other place fol
two days or three. The repairs Will
have To be made before the thermom.
ctcr gets down to the zero degree.
The salary Of Miss ClaghOrn, assist.
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MARRIED.

MILESTONE III Abingdon, al thc Hdp-
list church, by Rev. \. Bergen Browe,
Samuel w. Han and Miss NJ, Grace
Stone. bOtl, Of Wavcrly, pa,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

HOODS FILLS are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla Easy and
vet oificiOnt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
Dr. W. Z. Allen

slas moved his offices 60 rooms 2oS aud
goo Council building, Washington ave
nue.
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CITY NOTES
+&++++++++tt+++++++<+

COMMITTEE MEETING.-A meeting
Of the supply committee o' In" hoard "i
control will be held tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

FUNERAL or MISS MONLES. .--Thc
funeral of Mis- MAY Moylcs will talk"
place this mcIning nom the home Of he"
aunt, Mrs. r. }. H,ul,y, in Archibald. y
high mass will b. celebrated at the Arch
bald church at IN o'cic,k. lntrrnont will
hn made i'm the Archibald Catholic ccm'-
terry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
THERE WILL BE SUFFERING.
Number of Persons Depend on the
Soldiers Relief Association.

\ meeting of the Soldiers Relief
association was called for yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of winding
no the affairs of the association, but
= quorum did not materialize. The
financial statement prepared FOR use
ut the meeting was as follows:
Total subscriptions to ddtc..,...,.S ,"b9 -
DISBURSEMENTS,
Paid out for relief .,........Sl,0}S ~
Paid out for postage ........ 90
Paid out for printing ...... - %
Idid out for general ca
ptlISc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "o1 h'
-------- 2.12i$Gi
Balance cash i'm treasury .......$ 1iS u
orders for relief unpaid ....,....... Ill no
Total assets .................,,,.N - :
Unpaid subscriptions ................ 10 %
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A S375 Piano for S225
A $3.50 Piano for $3.50

There's no fiction i'm this statement.
and YOU never set eyes on a handsonler
instrument
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

HORSE RAN AWAN.-Mr ud Nj.
Joscph Ribble OF Clark'S Green, spent
Thursday I'm the city, returning by Train
iu the cvoniuG. At the station was a
carriag" To- convey them To their home.
sat wnrn lnN horse mado dash and
ru way. Mr., Ttibblc wa hrowu out
aud painfully injured. UDtorr tn" horse
VAS c"ugh the cauiaau wJy hailr
smashed, HRlHsktM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

II merit counts this instrument will
fairly faScinatC YOU with its superb
tone. The makers name is a house
hold word i'm musical circles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12
Piano Bargains
They'll Go Cheap

because they either came 10 rs by
way of exchange, and We liuN" already
got considerable money out Of them by
renting Wen. it's all to your Gan,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

MARRIED An CATuI2pRAl.--M. J.
Gallagher of this city. ANA Miss Cathc-
rim" 4. Carroll, ot TOwandd. were mar
ricd al ST. Peter cathedral Wednesday, al
3 o'clock Rcv. T.. J. Cough OBLIGATED.
Miss Elizabeth DGu2ECrtv Was hriucs-
maid and r.. \. Manniou, of Carhoudalc.
was gruomsman, The reception Was
given At the home OF the brides uncle,
NJ. Dpughvrty on Mcylcrt avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

CAMERA rLuB MEEriNG.-A regu-
lar meeting of the Scranton Camera club
will he held in the club rooms, IN Lack
uwanna avenue, On Monday evening. At
IN" close ot the busint - mcetinS an CN-
hiptiou of lantern slides made 10y the
members will be held Amateur photo2-
raphcrS, whether members or not. arc III
Nitcd to he present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

FREE LECrl RE James Dunn, the
noted temperance apoStlC. will dclirnr
his lecture on "WhN People Drink tn EN.
evening. He will give advice to tn
Woman's Christian Temperance union
and Catholic Total Abstinence uniDn.
The public will have AN ahunduncr
Of time 20 arrange their engagements 20
Athey may be present There VIII hc NO
admission fee and no collection
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-12

FUNERAL on DAVID j. DAVIS. IN,
funeral of David j. Davis. of Tal lor. VINO
was killed in the Taylor mine Thursday
morning, will he held from his la;c resi-
dcuce on North Main street, Taylor. sun
day afternoon AZ . O'Clock. The services
win Dc conducted at The residence. The
knights Of Malta ana tho members OF the
Taylor Accidental fund will attend in a
body.
Evening star., 1898-05-06

only one. 1t came to Singleton like an
inspiration. The one chance decided him.
Desperate as 1t was-a million to one that
1t would fail-he resolved to take it.
Who can say what passed through the
mans mind during the inappreciable frac-
ton Of time that he waited to put his plan
into execution?
Perhaps Singleton himself could not de-
scribe what his mental vision behe1d in
that brief interval between the warning
and the appearance Of the messenger of
eternity.
He was conscious of nothing but the
peril which was rushing upon him and his
companions, and of the stern resolve to
stand at his post and do all that heroic
manhood could do to avert the impending
doom.
Men think quickly at such times Single
toms mind acted with the celerity of light
ming. His muscles obeyed the mandate of
the will with electric promptitude.
that eventful day. He braced himself and
as the shell shot from the hole he threw
his arms around 1t, not knowing but the
sudden arrest of motion would explode the
charge. and rot knowing that he could
hold the shell at all.
he Stood victor over death, surprised to
find himself alive, and smothered in the
thick, greasy fluid which flowed from the
well and fell in torrents upon him. But
he held fast to the prize which his alert
mind, quick eye and prompt action had
forces of destruction.
Singleton is still living somewhere in the
lower Of country, and he occasionally tries
his hand at shot, hut II he should live un-
til the final day of judgment he could never
forget the day when he played backstop in
the game between life and death. with ma
ture in the box and twenty quarts Of nj
tro-glycerine doing service as ball.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
The Origin of Porcelain.


From the Noman's Hore Companion.
The word porcelain. as applied to china
pottery. originated in Japan during the
thirteenth century. The Chinese. the pion-
GERS in the art Of porcelain manufacture,
began to make 1t nearly two centuries be-
fore the Christian era, and so careful were
they to guard the secret of the art that
nearly fifteen centuries lapsed before their
neighbors. the Japanese, got any inkling of
1t. But once in their possession, the willy
Japanese lost no time to profit by their
knowledge The few intrepid navigators Of
those days brought samples of both Chinese
and Japanese ware to Europe, but not until
early In the sixteenth century did a trade
in IT OF any extent take place. Among the
early importers were Portuguese traders
who had settled on the Japanese coast, and
10 them, II is claimed, we owe the word
porcelain. derived from the Portuguese por-
cellana, or sucking pig. When the Portu-
guese traders first saw pieces of Japanese
ware, they were struck with its transiu-
cence. which somewhat resemblad that of
the cowry shell. The cowry shell, in turn
resemblet' in shape a small sucking pig, or
porceiiana; hence. our porcelain"