New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY JULY 30 1900
THE PASSING THRONG.

F Crosbie Roles. Editor OF The Times of cey-
lon.' published in Colombo has been visiting and
travelling in this country for the
SOME last two or three months He de-
cEYLoNEsE clares that the heat OF New-York
hNGLIsH Is unbearable. and that he prefers
the climate OF Ceylon. which island.
by the way. he finds Americans prone 20 sneak OF
as a part OF India with which It Is neither Doti-
caIy nor geographically connected Talking OF the
struggles OF the natives OF CeyIon with the English
language Mr- Roles said: "A large number OF the
be understood bI5t & f speak sffcignt Enslisa TO
for the Professional petition drawer who sits at
To those more ignorant than hinsef be Is a
PTooigy or learning. Public notices have supplied
the frequent applications for increased pay received
their STATS begin Victoria bv the cz-aSs ~ Jc-o5
DsSF 5.-[ sir fabulous number OF children de-
forcing the appeal but in the case of a small Gov
VINO VINO pulled my punkah the effect was disastrous.
Inc petition drawer was apparently uonpI1Is=ec
but after saying that the child had parents to sup
Closed With he m oowT2 81 52ns; 6t Iaa s
Indeed your Honor. your humble petitioner finds
mother meet And as in duty bound shan ever
re a+iy @ Sb 5iend IN tea plantation the eonduetor
S eceIlly sent the following note up 70
son died last night. Remains VIII take place at 10
The planters OF the island" continued M
Roles, have not the many convenleuces enjoyed
by residents in the principal towns.
or IHE Is the tough meat supplied By the
BEEFMAN- butcher OF the district who Is
called the beefman. The language
used in the order book by the planter when com
sa 9I PAD service IS often severe and occa
showing that the downtroddeu chocolate coIored
you not to dash about in ny 6eef5ook fortnwith
ana ana another Who had been taken to task many
When cutting bullock without bone sending master
some %
I read some little time ago in The Tribune
said c. R Peyton, Of Los Angeles Cal az the
WaIdorf-AsJoria yesterday. an IL
THOSE tervtew in which some San Fan
GLASS ciscan told OF the glass oottorneG
BOTTOMED boats at the Santa Catalina Is
I BOATS ands The iu1pressior 1sfr on nv
mind was that OF a boat bOttonaed
WnOLy with glass This IS uisconceptfou- The
boats in question are some fourteen 20 sixteen feet
long and rather wide. IN the centre the glass is
set being placed in heavily reinforced squares. Il
occupies about six by Two and one-half feet Of the
bottom Of the boat. and wooden railing. some SIX
lnches nigh, surrounds this glass. The passengers
slJ outside this guardrau and look down into the
boat, through whfCn Won Car 6sT bIa+, --I- ne
eQnslSI5 o. three nnen-two 10 and the third 70
ther hooks ashiaE up shells sad Wgss ana tRg
"a rs : very beautiful and extraordinary sight
/ y Is an experience every one should 20 through
abalone shells are fourd T5ev are = nor+ra- p -
/ pear shell and manufacture into beautiful artf-
/
+s9L9 aLG ne Ike of you SPY an abalone sheI
C5l-ls your property. Almost all visitors 70 the
| catalina Islands carry away with them souvenirs
4 rom ana4one shells which they have them
There is quaint and pathetic tale" the
| speaker continued. 'in connection with this that
VII bear the telling. but for the
I QLAINI truth OF which I viii not vouch
/ an As the story runs. years ago there
| "a LE1E4I4I was Chinese fisherman who prtu-
ALI cipauy sought for the abaIOne the
meat Of which the Chinese esteem
d great 0eicacy One day he was so long absent
-Iolh MS mousse that his wife went the seashor5
Z IN search OF MN. There she found him in a life
and death struggle with a giant cutrlefsh whIcF
was Slowly dragging him out 70 She went u
ms dss-Slance. but the monster seized on her as
/ Well and she and her hUsba nd shared a most awfu
from the law. who later found their twin chihdrer
IN the hsherman's hut near by The frfendlfnes.
OF the orphaned children appealed him Aaf
a!Jhough the officers OF the were ne knew
close on MS trail he nevertheless would not Ieav
them, possibly 20 starve Two DAYS later his pur
suers overlook him. miles from the scene with .
I Twin peacefully sleeping each O
humanity cost him his liberty. for burdened as hi
was with the little children, he deliberately threw
away M one chance OF escape The children were
always known arterward as the Abalone twins