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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
THE PARsEEs IN BOMBAY.
They Are the Mon ey makers of tho
East.

East.
To the neryelessness of the Bombay
native one race furnishes an excep-
tion-the Parsee. says G. w. Stevens
in the London Mail. The Parsee, as
his name tells you, comes from Per-
sia, whence he was prosecuted for wor-
Shipping fire. Prosecuted races devel-
op their own virtues and their own
faculties; and now, under British
peace, the Parsee flourishes exceeding
ly. He is the Jew of the east; leaves
other people to make commodities
while he makes money. Banking
agency, commission, brokerage. mid
dleman's profits are the Parsee's Col
conda. He has perceived the advan-
tages wherewith a European education
equips him for these pursuits, and he
has sedulously educated himself into
the most European of all Asiatics.
When a young Parsee speaks of go
ing home" he means not Persia
where he would hardly be received
with enthusiasm-but England. You
can see it in the dress of two genera
tions. The elderly Parsee wears his
shirt outside his cerise trousers and
on his head a weird plum-colored
structure like Siamese twin of
hat that you can put on either way
up. The young Parsee wears, as
rule, a short frock coat buttoned over
white duck trousers and on his head
linoleum arrangement something be-
tween a Prussian grenadier and fly
paper man. He is shocked at our de-
NAL of representative institutions TO
India, conceiving that IL they were
granted he would be a representative
and forgetting that the Mussulmans
would straightway push him into the
sea and take his rupees unto them
selves. For the Parsee's rupees are
very many. Sir Jamshidji Jijibhoy,
the richest, is worth about 100000
pounds. There are many others. So
greenly flourish the Parsees that they
have nearly filled up all the eligible
sites on the ridge, the best part of
Bombay, and soon there will be no
place for the Briton. While the rich
Parsee lives in an airy bungalow, Eng
lish women have to hire land and live
in tents. 1t must be said that If the
Parsee knows how to get he also
knows how to give. Every Parsee ed =
ucational institution or charity, for
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
How to Brew Tea,

Lovers of tea will tell you, with a
wise shake of the head, that tea should
never be allowed to steep for any
length OF time, and should never be
used second time. The latter rule
is particularly insisted upon, yet the
Chinese, who must certainly be looked
upon as good authorities on the tea
question, say to the contrary. The
Chinese. put tea into their little tea
bowls, let it steep a very short time
pour off the liquid and drink it, and
then add more water to the leaves.
The tea from this second brewing
is the better, they say. 1t has not the
roughness of taste of the first brew.
Good tea, taken in moderation and
properly prepared, is pronounced by
doctors to be a stimulant to the nerv-
Gus system.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
ANTI-ExPANSION IMPLIED.
Orator Has a Double Meaning In His
Speech.

Orator Has DOuDle In hh
Speech.
"I tell you" said the colored philos-
opher. I'VE gwine ter have trouble
wild dem Philistines, yit-you heah me,
don't you? Samson couldn't manage
em 'twell he tuck de jawbone 'er a
mule en- kilt de last one er 'um! De
only way he could fotch 'um ter day
senses wuz ter knock de heads off, -
says Atlanta Constitution. You see,
bein' yit in de gall er bitterness. en- 3e
bon's er inniquity, dey don't on'er-
stan de workin's er dis 'Merikin guv-
ermint. You can't beat OF in dey
heads dat expansion means dat dey
is ter be expan'ed lax we expan'ed de
red Inguns-fum one side er de coun-
try ter de yuther, l see whar some er
um wuz run inter de river en- drowned
en- mebbe dey knows, fun dat sample,
mo- bout expansion dan what dey
lowed dey knowed. Homsomever, dey
can't on'erstan' how freedom frum
one yoke mean freedom ter put dey
necks in 'n'er one. Dey got de idee
dat freedom mean des what de word
spells. We done tor 'um dat al gov
ernmint is base on de consent er de
governed. en- dey can't see dat we got
ter git dat consent by shootin' de life
out er 'um, Dey des won't on'erstau'
de new ways er dis new country, whar
everybody is free ter pay taxes en- shet
day mouth wen dey feels lax hol-
lerin'. Dey's a onreginerate people,
en- dey won't on'erstan' dat dey amt
got no right ter hol' on ter what de
Lord give 'um wen He started 'um
ter housekeepin' three t'ousan' mile
erXaY FUN usN
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
PLEASURES OF MANILA LIFE.
sentIncIs on Duty Nust Keep Their Eyes
Oman All tho TImc.

sentIncIs Duty Must Keep Their Eyes
Open All tho Time.
Letters from the Kansas boys In
Manila declare that the town is full
of assassins, and that after dark the
sentries must walk their beats with
guns loaded, bayonets fixed, eyes alert,
and every nerve at breaking tension
They all agree that this sentry duty is
the most trying thing they ever en-
countered in all their lives, and this is
a feeling that will be understood by
everybody. The one who can unfinch-
ingly walk beat when he knows that
in every dark place of concealment, be-
hind every tree or Shrub there may
lurk murderer, will never waver be-
fore a daylight line of fire, and when
one of the Kansas boys comes in from
the performance OF such duty he may
rest assured that he has been tried
and not found wanting. Last night,
says Harry Selig of the Lawrence COM
pany, "a South Dakota boy was at
tackled by two natives from behind.
In approaching they declared they
were amigos (friends), and he al
iOWtu lHtH- W pass. ~
happened to look over his shoulder in
time to see a knife descending; he
made jump and only received small
cut instead of a stab that was intended
to kill him. He Immediately got his
gun into position and just as one of
the natives was making another plunge
he shot one of the fellows through the
neck, killing him instantly. and
knocked the other one down with the
butt of his gun. Between and
o'clock this morning, as l was walking
my beat in front of the custom-house
on the river front. I happened to wheel
around just in time to catch a fellow
sneaking up to me-these people go
barefooted and you can not hear them
when they walk-I made him halt and
pull his hand out of his shirt to his
waist, which disclosed a knife. !
marched him to the guardhouse at the
point of the bayonet; when searched
at the guardhouse an ugly looking
knife, eight inches long. was found on
his person. He told the interpreter
this morning that he had intended to
kill me and get my gun with which to
join the insurrectos. 1t made me al
most sick when realized how near
had come to crossing the great di-
vide kansas City Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
An Ev,dene. of Prosperity.

1t is generally conceded by econo-
mists, who study the commercial sit
uation of the country, that the great
arteries of railway travel are a sure
indication of its condition. A depres-
doned business trips and the cancella-
ton OF pleasure travel, while healthy
condition of affairs means business
trips and an increase of passengers on
pleasure bent.
A good evidence that a business re-
vival has gone broadcast over this
country is the Lake Shore Limited"
the star train of the Vanderbilt sys-
TEN, between New York and Chicago,
which is daily comfortably filled. With
a view to taking the best possible care
of its patrons, the New York Central
has arranged to increase the equip
ment of this train by placing an addi-
tional standard sleeper on the trains
leaving New York and Chicago Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays. To
the regular traveller the appointments
and comforts OF this train are well
known. but II you have never made a
trip on 1t, you owe 1t to yourself to
see and enjoy the advance made in
comfort and luxury in modern railway
travel. Remember the fare is no high
York and Chicago. while the accommo-
dations and service place this particu-
lar train conspicuously at the head OF
the list, when compared with other
lines.-Albany Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
cAmELs CARRIED THE FAvoRs.
But the Monkey Quito Forgot to Dis
tribute Them.


The grand ball at Shepherds hotel
came off on the night of Feb. /, says
a Cairo correspondent of the New
York Herald. This is a function OF
annual occurrence, and is one of Cal
ro's greatest social events. 1t was
very handsome affair and the Moor
ish restaurant-probably one of the
richest in point of decoration in the
world, opening into a spacious dining
room. which was used for the ball
room, and opening in its turn on the
hall conducting to the suite OF fine
salons furnished in the oriental style.
with palms and exotics everywhere,
making a setting of dark green to .he
many beautiful dresses-resembled a
wing of palace during a court ball.
1t was not only the ball of the sea-
son at Shepherds, but the dinner of
the season as well. At nearly every
table was dinner party, everybody IN
full dress, the ladies decollete and
wearing their ball dresses. The coup
doeil" was beautiful, the Moorish
lamps lighted by multi-colored electric
bulbs, which increased the sparkle of
many a gemmed necklace and agrafe.
Mr.. Baehle, the popular manager OF
Shepheards hotel, had the dining
room cleared by a large corps Of
Arabs and the restaurant converted
into a beautiful and immense salon,
with a marble fountain in the middle,
from the basins OF which water ran
down over a thick apron of roses.
Divans and valuable oriental carpets
were everywhere.
The cotillon, which was led by
Comte de Zogheb and Fakhry Bey, was
exceedingly spirited and was danced
with much entrain, the "clou' of 1t
and that of the hall being the camel
and donkey figure, when two young
live camels, followed by sleek little
dun-colored donkey, with large side
baskets filled with flowers, were led
into the room by Arabs in pink and
lavender silk costumes. The pictur-
esoue procession made the tour of the
room. The live monkey, which mount
ed one of the camels, looked to the
right and left grinning and enjoying
the sensation he was making, but sad
ly neglecting his duty of distributing
the flowers to the ladies, leaving that
to the descendants of his race, accord
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
ps.,n... Cannot B. Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion of the ear There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that Is by consti-
tutional remedies Deafness is caused by IN
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infamed
you have o rumblin2 sound or imperfect hear
ing and when 1t is entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an ininmed condition OF
We viii give one Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness fcaused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Cntarrh Cure Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

the count, who did not imagine
that his bride would offer any
objection to the bargain. Half an
hour later the Boston girl was a count
ess. Next morning her husband sub
mitted to her the papers providing for
the cession of her fortune. But instead
of finding the meek little wlte ne eH-
pected. the count encountered an IN
dignant and stern young woman, VINO
not only refused to enter into the ar
rangement stipulated, but further de-
clared that she would never live with
man who had so basely deceived her
81 will never be the wife of fortune
hunter" was her unalterable decision,
which father and husband tried in vain
TO modify The young countess left her
husband forthwith and went back to
her fathers house, where she remained,
however. only twenty-four hours. Then
she disappeared. Ten days went by in
a fruitless search. Then her father
was informed by a cable dispatch from
paris that his daughter had gone to
Europe and had decided to make her
own living. When. after hunting for
situations in Paris, London, Berlin and
Dresden, the countess at last arrived in
Vienna. she had just 10 florins
left of the few hundred dollars she
had brought with her from the United
States She went to an employment
agency and inscribed her name as an
English governess." She secured the
place mentioned none too early, for
her money was quite gone. The count
ess who is known at the house where
she is employed as Miss Marguerite,
likes her position and is perfectly con-
tented with her surroundings. She
loves children and is fond of her work
as a teacher. She says she will never
forgive her father for entering into a
disgraceful bargain in order to obtain
a noble son-in-law. Neither will she
return to her husband who. she de-
clares, has dishonored her. The love
she once felt for him has changed to
contempt.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
HAD ENOUGH COUNT.
DAY AFTER HER MARRIAGE
BOSTON GIRL LEFT HIM.
He demanded Her Fortune-Instead of
Finding Meek Little Wife He En-
countercd Young Woman of Spirit
Now a Gove-ness.

From Vienna comes the account of a
Boston heiress who has taken service
there as a governess in the family of a
well-known nobleman and government
functionary, at the beggarly salary of
QUO horins per year. Her reasons for
taking this step reflect little creddit
upon either her father or her hus-
band-for she has been but lately mar
r1ed, says the New York Commercial
Advertiser. She is the only daughter
OF Boston merchant, and received an
excellent education. Her father is a
self-made man, who late in life be-
came millionaire by lucky specula-
tions. With his desire for money graf
1hed, his next ambition was to acquire
social position for his child. Like
other rich Americans, he and his daugh-
ter spent much time in Paris. Here he
ran across a noble dame who eked
out livelihood by arranging matches
between heiresses and impecunious
members of the aristocracy This
woman promised him a son-in-law of
the bluest blood-for a consideration
and. after looking up the names sub
''A'etNu " MIN III lNt ltnCH DttTdSt
he decided upon "a certain Count de b.
as the most desirable on the list. He
paid the 10000 francs down. part of
which was to pay the counts expenses
on journey to America, the rest be-
ing for the services rendered by the
noble dame. Soon afterward the Bos-
tonians returned home, and some time
lated NJ. lie Comte visited them there.
He is dashing young fellow has
charming manners and speaks English
with a delicious accent. No wonder
the Boston girl fell in love with him.
After short courtship the wedding
day was set. and the delighted father
gave orders to a French agent to pre-
pare charming nest for his children
in the Faubourg st. Germain-a band
box OF house. furnished in the latest
style. with gardens and stables galore.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

men or women, is endowed beyond the
dreams of London hospitals. One cot
ton-spinner is said to have given 1SO.-
900 pounds to the University Of Bonn
bay; many others are hardly less mu-
nificent. To them, to the Bagdad-
Jewish Sassoons, and-last, but after
all essential to the prosperity of the
others-the British government, Bonn
bay owes the stately public buildings,
the spacious open places that give her
the grand air above almost every city
of the west.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Needed ExercIse.

Eight American ladies bent the knee
to royalty at recent function in Buck
ingham palace. 1t is hoped they feel
better for it-a sort of Swedish move
ment cure, as it were; a dressed-up
gymnastic to make the waist smaller,
perhaps. Nowadays vain woman will
do anything to timber her muscles, and
reduce her size, even to paying s400 or
$500 for making genuflexion to the
daughters of the queen.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Life of Indians.

Recent observations among Indians
show that in South America. as well
as in North America, the red woman
lives longer than the red man. But
the average duration of life is only II
years for both sexes in the south. and
% per cent of the Indians die during
the first year of life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

ing to Darwin. At midnight a most
sumptuous supper was served, the
long table forming three sides of a
square and loaded with every imag
Unable Wand and delicacy, the center
and end pieces towering up several
feet, and, above ALL in the middle was
a huge crescent and star, exquisitely
wrought in roses and violets and ge-
raniums
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
The Hammer,

A custom peculiar to Buddhists is
that of wandering about the country
with hammer and chisel and carving
holy symbols upon rocks by the way
side In this country the man with a
hammer carves his way by unholy
knocking after rocks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

Everything went
well up to the very
day of the wedding,
which took place in
Boston. Then, when
the guests had as
sembled and the
carriages for the
drive to the church
were standing in
front of the door,
the count sprung a
surprise on his
father-in-law elect
by submitting 10
him a well authen-
ticated record Of
his debts. amount
ing to nearly 1,0OO,-
900 francs, which
he desired to have
paid before the GER
emony took place.
The father submit
ted to the demand
with the best grace
he could. This
made NJ. lie Comte
bold. "There is an
other little matter
to be arranged" he
said. II must have
absolute control of
my wife's fortune"
Dreading a scan
dal, the father con-
sented to this also,
though on condi-
ton that his daugn-
ter should agree to
~ That satisfied
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Celebrate eoethe.s slr.h.y.

In June next Germany will celebrate
the 15Oth anniversary of the birth of
Goethe. According to a German pa
per, the programme of commemoration
will be an imposing one. 1t will last
three days.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet
Foot-Ease. powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c. Samples sent FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
oh That Deliolou. Coffee,

Costs but lc per ID. to grow. Salzer has
the seed German Coffee Berry, pkg. 15c; /;
Java Coffee pkg. 15c. Salzer's New Am
erican Chicory 15c. Cut this out and send
I5c for any Of above packages or send
iogue free to JOHN A. SALZER SEED
CO.. La Crosse, Wis. Iw.n.l
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Jerusalem's Faded GLORY.

Jerusalem is now nothing but a
shadow of the magnificent city of an
cient times. 1t is about three miles in
circumference and it is situated on a
rocky mountain.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Hjch-PrIced Doctor.

DR.. Willis, the medical attendant of
King George III. of England, was
called to Lisbon to attend the queen
of Portugal for mental disorder He
got $50 900 month, travelling expenses
and board for himself and suite and
upon restoring the queen received
100000 in addition to the monthly
stipulation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best

There are sermons in stones" Yes
a widow generally gives her second hus
band bigger monument than she does
Ser first"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

ST. Patrick's held the pedestal many
years, you know,
He ought. in gallantry, to let st. Bridget
have a show.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

Il gave a euchre party Tuesday. and
Penelope Timmins sent regrets" ANY
thing queer about that?" Queer?
hadn't invited her"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

founder of the Margareth Fuller So
ciety for the study of Economics and
Governments. and also President OF
the Chicago Moral Educational So
ciety. Mrs. Chandler is an ardent
friend of Pe-ru-na, and In writing to
DR.. Hartman on the subject she stat
ed as follows:
Chicago, Jan. 6. 1899.
Dear Doctor-I suppose every one
that Is confined to their desk and not
getting the required amount of exer-
else, will sooner or later. suffer with
catarrh of the stomach and indiges-
ton. I know by experience that Pc
ru-na is a most excellent remedy for
these complaints. 1t has relieved me,
and several of my friends have used
1t with the same satisfactory results.
Yours very respectfully,
LUCINDA B. CHANDLER
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

"In Berlin there's one bicycle to every
twenty-five persons" That's all right
any kind OF a rider can easily run over
twenty-four persons
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

We will forfeit 81, 900 il any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. THE PIso Co., Warren, Pa.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

Mrs. Winslow's sOotnIEK syrup
For children teething Gems the gums reduces inan
nation, aNyr pain, wind collie. IS cents bottle
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

Dropsy treated free by DIR. II. H Green's
Sons. of Atlanta. Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their ad-
paper.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

Has he been practicing?" mo; he has
secured a caddy who has no sense OF
humor."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

Scientists say that trees contribute to
the heat in the atmosphere" That's so:
birch has warmed me up many a time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

MY wife owns two hats. and so We are
always late to the theatre" why Is
that % she can't decide which to wear
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
A GRAND LADY OF ILLINOIS

Mrs. Lucinda B. Chandler, OF Chi
cago, is the Honorable President OF
the Illinois Womans Press Associa-
tion; Honorable President of the So
ciety for the Promotion of Health;
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

You move every spring don't you
simpson," Yes; 1t is cheaper to move
than to break in lot of new neighbors.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

In very clear water sunlight pene-
trates to depth of over 1.5c" set
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11
Chicago, Jan. 6. 1899.

"Is Prof. Slump a fine pianist?" very
I've been little deaf ever since he has
been coming here to teach my daughter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-04-11

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure
25c- The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
MRS. REA MIS- SING.

\ woman by the name of Mrs. Rea
came to town d couple of years ago
and secured a job working in the North
Village mills She boarded with Mrs.
Edward MatheWson. A short time ago
she left town, but came back three
weeks ago sick with dropsy. As the
boarding house of Mathewsou was
filled, Mrs. Rea went to board with
Mrs. John King. A few days ago the
sick woman remarked that she had
the dropsy 10 bad that she could feel
the water in her eyes. The remark
caused suspicion and she was watch
ed.
However, she escaped this vigilance
and last Wednesday went out to 20 to
Dr.. J, O. GenereuX's office. She never
came back, and it was found that she
never visited the DOCTORS office.
1t is feared that something serious
has happened to her. A search is be
ing made to locate her
Her appearance ia that Of a very sick
person, and her face is deathly pale
although puffed out with the disease
She is about So years old. and is five
feet and about ten inches high. Her
hair has been recently cut short.
George Kozwoski was seized with a
fiji in front Of Eastman's drug store this
morning, and rolled about the sidewalk
for some time In apparent agony.
Assistance was rendered by E. L..
Hough Of Z Grown street. Worcester.
and Fred A. Wellington, who carried