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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22

! mother in law who can and in many
! places does, make her life well nigh IN
/ husbands mother is always hard-hearted
/ ard disagreeaoIe. but she having herself
/ beara5le- 1 fancy this is not because tie
served a ike Wearisone apprenticeship 10
her mother in law feels she must take
l. out Of the next generation or she viii
not be even with the world. IN any case
IL IS thought q fortunate thing for the
. bride Il her husbands mother sleeps in
one Of the horseshoe graves which FL
tn Chinese cemeteries
Should Z young man desire 70 marry
he must consult his parents before tax
ing any step in the matter The fathers
consent being obtained. the services Of
go-oetween are called 70 their assistance.
The go-between is usually IN elderly wo-
man, and she knows the number Of eiigi-
BE young women who have mt the same
surname as her employers, for TWO people
Of the same name, even though not in
the slightest degree related, are not al
lowed 10 marry.
Having decided upon the favored one,
the go-between IS sent 10 arrange mar
rage. being reminded that she must re-
member the four primary rules incum-
bent upon those Of her profession. viz:
First the lady must have reputation
for great amiabiHty; second. she must not
be a voIu5le yalksr; third. she must be
well educated in all housekeeping and
domestic matters; fourth. she must not
5e MANNED. neither wanting in a limb nor
an eye and lastly. the groom elect adds.
she must be beautiful What the groom
offers in exchange is also enumerated.
When the consent Of the girls parents
has been obtained and the amount Of her
dover settled, the geomancer, without
whom few transactions in China ever
take place. is called in, and he decides
by the aid Of the Patsze-that IS the
eight characters representing the year.
the month, the day and hour Of birth
on lucky day for the first interview be-
tween the girl and her mother in law
elect The fortunes The poor girl en-
dures or this day are something beyond
description; she is examined physically
as If she were an animal on saIe-aud so
she is in a way-and # there be spot or
a biemish she is rejected utterly or a
great increase in her dover demanded.
The astrOI1ger is again called in % set
the lucky day for the betrothaI ceremony
In this instance ne uses the tortoise or
the divining rod When the day arrives
the bride is arrayed in her best garments
and seated in q chair covered with red
cloth ID await the coming OF the gifts
which etiquette demands from he groom
elect Bracelets are considered very suit
able presents, and they are made Of Jade.
gold, silver or glass in imitation of jade,
according 70 the wealth OF the family.
As those are placed upon her arm she re-
ceives the congratulations Of her friends
and their wishes for her long life and
happiness.
After her betrothal a young lady is sup
posed to exclude herself entirely from
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22
l1ust Bump Her
Head Before
nother=i Law

has come" and day is chosen for her
70 sacrifice az the shrine Of her father
IN law. which expresses the idea that
she is now the established WIFE
No man has bur ere WIFE though h
may have as many eoaeubinss IS he can
afford; but with these there IS no eere-
, mony whatever. and whsn man es-
pouses a WIDOW there is very little cere-
mony. VITA poor people ard those Il
moderate circumstances the entire para
pheruaIia for cne wedding, Including the
sedan and brides dress and vel. ara
borrowed or hired To- the occasion
The gractousness OF the Emperor al
lows even 4 common ChilauIan to wear
the dress Of = mandarin on his wedding
day To wear evea a borrowed man
darin's button on his cap Is a pleasure
earnestly ID he desired BY all A red scarf
reaching from shoulder 10 hip Is the
only addition to the usual dress o. the
man.
Before the bride leaves her homo a
friend OF The groom comes 20 her with
3 letter from her becrothed, asking her
70 come To him without delay L IS
written on red paper and kept by the
bride as a sort Of marriage certificate.
The bride. who Is locked il her sedan
chair. brings Up the rear OF the process
sion. When they arrive az the door o.
her future horne the groom comes CUT
and taps on the door Of the sedan with
his fan. and. permission being given, he
unIocks the door and the bridesmaids lift
out the bride AID help her into the house
the groom meantime slipping n ahead Of
her and taking his place on high stool
from which coign Of vantage he receives
her
Presently he descends and removes the
red vel. and sees for the first time the
face of his wife. They converse for q
little while and then they are conducted
70 the ancestral hail, where the PROSTATE
themselves and make sacrifices Then q
melon is cut in two and each drinks out
OF the half Of il: this called the drink
offering to the ancestors"
This ceremony over, they 90 IN 70
look at the bridal bed which is elaborate
" decorated with long strips Of red paper
each one Bearing a cougratuiatory legend.
Then they sit down to have cake and
tea" and If the bride has her wits about
her she manages to get 4 piece Of her
husbands dress under her when she sits
down. as this viii insure her great con-
troll over him during their married life.
In the evening the new wife prepares
a banquet for her husbands parents and
waits upon them while they eat When
they have finished they give the bride
what is left, and she prostrates herself
and bumps her forhead On the hoor rA1e.
This shows her desire to De an obedient
serving maid and daughter 70 her mother
in law. At the wedding feast the bride
must assume a modesty If she have #
not, and her very evident attempts 10
seem very bashfuI during the ordeal are
sometimes amusing n their unconscious
ness LAURA 3. STARR.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22

NOT in a1y way suggest az unusual con
..-a-a- Her position was 1a-srz,. h=r
breathing regular. her EXPRESSION t-a1-
aa.1
L was Monday morning; sic d.G roc
w5As 12-- -ze following sae-ra1y alter-
neon
AZ Erzt her parents were net disturbed.
but when. az the close * the second 54y
she could -1c - awakened. -aeE Became
alarmed and summoned The doctor
The physician --1-e1 -ces -1a s-=s1
natural szs Thought that i would prove
oe1eec.aL Mss Mamie had u-1eaaty
5ec1us ov=--t-sd. h SAID sac Is ns-
naturally strong. and has 70, givea her-
ssit sufficient rest = nature has =1=
t=rtaze1 - -ecGoera5e herself
Sure enough VIXEN. Al t1e end = .as
sixth day. the daughter a@ose tzz ar=
nap seemed &c have Dose her q g-ez-
GzA o. good Sc Wzs stronger and
more refreshed Jhzz wEe- she 12a fallen
2slsep. though she had tzk1a 10 zo2r-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22
Girl of Seven
Given to
a Boy.
Where Children Marry

Yes, my pupils were al married chill
dren, said young Canadian woman re-
Gently returned from Trinidad. 3. W. I.
''though some were only four years old
and the Oldest not over sixteen. I was
employed by the Presbyterian church OF
Canada, when for more than thirty years
has engaged In religious and educational
work among the hunded thousand East
Indians who have made this fair and
fertile island their home. Fer sixty years
the Government Of Trinidad has sent IFS
ships 70 India. bringing back several
thousands o. Iaborers who are indant1red
70 the sugar planters for term OF i've
years. Each year. many whose indenture
has expired return to India. others accept
the Governments offer If q small Eraut
u land and remain in the land Of the
huu-ainz- 10 grow rice and veEe-
tables under Western skies. and to dream
Of. perhaps TO sigh f2r. the temples Of
their fathers in the distant Orient
Th-uEh commonly known as coolies
these people. especially those who learn
% read object very strongly 70 this
name. And I cannot blame them. for
the word .c01Iie' denotes an occupation.
not a nationality. and is correctly ap-
piled only to a porter, either Chinese or
Indian
Imagine 4 school Of two hundred and
ATTY r-ovu-skiuned. sle1der-linhed, little
folk. having straight Black hair. tine reg
ula- features. beautiful white teeth. and
the most swapping black eyes you can
faueg, More than savea-elEh-hs- Of rhe
nGTnber are boys. for the Hindu father
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22
Saved From
Dsath by frances.

Petersburg. Va, july -L-Thr.-s within
q short time has Ms Mamie Blrch. oE
this city. puzzled her tal.-y ana che doe
tors BIZ q steep lasting uIh--ze1 t1- sew
eraI DAYS. and her case is tie tax ot the
medical men 8f the -eSian.
Ms. Burch il pretty. -a5rs5. vel e5l-
ca-ad She il fond Of reading The lass
q a family % I've sous and th-=s dausA-
ters. I'll Il whom had died - ca-s--lss-
tie7 sac seemed. seven months ago. 10 be
following them down the vaUey- New,
by some magic which no o1e processes 10
understand. she seems Uke.y % escape
6ea-h BY its courterse,t-sl eep-
There was nothing remarkable about the
Iady's condition ~ 6rst. but ons day
without narcotics OF hypnotic spell Miss
Bu-ch went qGieeIy % sltep- she slept
as gently as though taking nap ca a
SIMMER afternoon Her appearance id
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-22
Custom of the
HindOos in
Trinidad.

nee and her boy husband. the child
wife looking rather soccer and tired. sac
wears the usual skirt and juta, but in
I place Of the head dress is a large. showy
crown Of tinsel. and many coIo-ed tissue
( paper About her neck, shoulders and
wgist are garlands of paper flowers.
Her straight, long black hair is braided.
and fairly shines with coc0anut Of. in
/ her ears and on her fingers and toes are
many silver rings. and her dainty H--la
nose IS half hidden BY a large glld ring,
the gift of her mother in law Ramlza-a-
wan wears q new white cotton shirt or
namentsd with many rows and circles o.
stitching. and a k0pa OF th5 same ma
teriaI tied 50 a. 20 form q sort OF
trousers. Neither bride nor Bridegroom
wears shoes or stockings At the
donkey's head walk Lutchnae's father
and RarkaIawan's father Behind the
cart are other male relatives Of the
dren. then come children Of both sexes.
shouting beating drums, and making as
much noise as possible. The women Do
not join the procession. bu- 60 directly
70 the bri5egro0u's h3mz. where taey
prepare the feast adding thin cakes %
flour and water fried in cnc1auut oil 10
the menu OF rice and tarkari served On
the previous evenings. The procession
passes through the town Of san Fernan-
DO, para6ing the principal street and be-
ing joined by dozens Of BOYS and sir
from the town Some Of the latter are
t1achtldreu Of smaEI sh0Dseeoars who
years ago completed their term os linden
tire on some plantation and are nov
town jewellers. They have Become %
Wester1ized that cheir children have had
q CAB instead e d donkey cart FOR tna-r
marriage procession. but in other respects
the ceremonies have been the cIs-oral ~
ones.
1T IS nearly dark when the Wedding
party reach Rauka.zwans home Tre
bride and groom are given the saaz cs
honor n the center q ore 0f zhe circles
sq-a-cinE n the ground Tie Tasting
again begins. followed 5y singing and
beating cs drums. !, is nearly morning
when The guests 5tspe-se- AlL1c- zh g
IS the usual c1stom Tor tae ch5-5 vie .
remain with her mother II -aw ard 5aey
her as her mother. yec whe-e as IN THIS
ease the husbands family IS large ard
the bride : the only gil in her family.
sac rrus - 1er Own 19ll=- Ana -
Lur-ruee remains with her parents ln-I
she IS Old enough 70 I've with Esr hus-
aand.
-0n The following M7r5av taa Hr-ls
BRIDE came tacS % sc15o-. and VIXEN 7
lett Ssz Fe-ua-53 q .sw -1aE aE9
size was learning 81 Rad dc-a EE-sl
and her cz- languages. a11 singing
Christian Er--z rs earnestly as Il she
aad-- 5se- sHe central squire r. week
-7a- Hindu marriage cere1o-r Pra
she vtl ua- remain Il s-1-s -E ta-
mother wtH iced her hslr e ezz s--
lar i--e -rs.1e-s E sac -z-
w1-ss al --z elne 1 AZ z 81
ewe-ra az -----n Lz-ch-re @ so r.
1--we Win ~ -cs1zzt t1za SIZE BE
never r. known as Yrs zzzzzaEzz
--- always merely L.G1cEzsz-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29
WHAT A JOURNALIST IS.
How He Differs From u Plain, Ordi
nary Newsps per Man.

How He Differs From Plain, Ordi
nary Newspaper Man.
After his lecture before the Journal
istic class at Cornwall university,
sophomore class asked Eli Perkins
when he became a journalist.
sNever," said Eli, ''but do hope, af-
ter twenty years more experience, to
become a newspaper man."
swell, what is the difference?' asked
the sophomore.
t'Just this, my son." said Eli. "a
callow reporter calls himself journal
list. AS George Welshons says, in his
first tadpole stage, when his head is
swelled,' he is journalist. II he final
~ shows great brain and industry, and
escapes the fool-killer, he may become
reporter. After years Of study and
toll, and when his brains are stuffed
with wisdom, wit and discretion
enough to kill his own editorials and
make up a sixteen-page Sunday edi-
ton, then I say he's a newspaper
man." ,"t +.
E'"Then he is as high up in the pro-
fession as he can get?" NJ
Eyes; he is now at the pinnacle. By
and by, when he gets lazy and stiff
and old and stupid, they reduce him
to the position Of editor"
.'An editor is a decayed newspaper
man, with bunions on his brain, chill
blains on his heart, corns on his ears
and warts and dyspepsia on his liver.
The business of the editor is to sleep
uptown all day and at night he prowls
around a newspaper Office, and at mid
night he takes blue pencil and assas-
sinates every bright and readable idea
that the smart reporters have brought
in during the day. -@@5 s. :
.The editor is all epithet, while the.
reporter is all proof. The editor calls
q man a chicken-thief, and gets sued
for libel, while the reporter, kodak in
hand, interviews him while picking off
The feathers in his back yard. and the
next day the thief takes a whole adver-
tisement to shut up the newspaper. u
E..No,'' continued Eli; IT hope I am a
newspaper man, and dread the time.
when I shall get old and stupid and
have to kill my own bright things
which made the people glad, sold news
papers and made n Americans know
me- = 5sl 53 5S 81
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siorate reply. HE has all All that ot
which he has robbed me, increased 2
thousand-fold! And II have not even
the right to bear my fathers name!'''
Be calm my dear sir be calm, said
the IS old lawyer, who was growing rath-
Ser nervous at the visitors passionate
demonstrate ions. here are thousands
OF cases such as yours met with III our
profession every day. y on can do moth
ing but submit othing but submit. = ss
Subnlit!'' There was sonnet thing ter
rible in the mans hoarse, suppressed
tone. y on know not the fierce blood
that flows in my veirs, or you would
never speak to me of submission! Sub
NIT to the FOUL cruel injustice that
takes from me my name my birthright
the name and birthright i should
hand down in honor to my children?
Submit to living as do, q nameless
soutcast, while he, the liar, the spoiler,
fattens on his ill-gotten gains. Submit
to be driven from his threshold like a
dog by his upstart son? I tell you, sir,
there are wrongs to which no one can
submit who calls himself man! Sub
nit? Never! May my right arm with
er and my tongue cleave to the roof Of
my mouth when I abandon my right
eous cause---when I cease to struggle
against Robert Oliver "a -
Il And, with a fierce gesture Of his up
lifted arm, the man flung himself from
the room, just as the flowing garments
of Miss Marian swept up the stairway.
':;:"I wonder-1 do wonder what it all
means? said that young lady, lam
bent CLEAN of triumph in her dark eyes.
"Some DREADFUL family secret of the
Gives. And they have always been SO
high and mighty, and honorable. Ha,
ha! Mr.. Herbert, perhaps you are not
so grand a catch as you think you are.
There Is a skeleton in your closet ,eh?
and my name is not Marian Grey un-
less drag it to the light yet!' -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29
Chinese Learning.

There is much to be learned after
the world captures China. Many sci
5entists believe that the nucleus OF
great events is imbedded amid the
mysteries of that great region 81
country, which may not be so benight-
ed assis generally supposed. # The pres
eryation of grapes, to make use OF one
Illustration Of Chinese Industry, is one
of the many things that is only known
in that country. Millions have been
spent il civilized countries In futile
attempts to preserve this fruit. The
Chinese have known the secret for
many centuries and millions 1 lore
have been vainly used IN the effort to
drag from them the recipe. sS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29
~ SAR Soldiers.

No Europea4. ('>oe succeeded IL
holding or cont ,~~----..l~ aosses-
sions without the aid OF n. ...,
Moreover, these can be maintaines as
q much smaller cost than white soI-
sdliilers, not tf' speak Of the great expense
!of transp ortat lon. Two thirds Of the,
Dutch army il \ Java IS comp osed Sc
native troops; Spain, before the insur-
5rection, had over 5000 natives doing
military service in the Phi 1ippines, and
England s success in converting the
sfEgyptian labs into good soldiers Is
another example Of how apparently.
Door material can be utilized,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29
,S,death:; the Skirt.

4s" Ahv exclaim med the great detective,
tshere is the tell tale shirt. 3 3
Betrayed!' groaned the criminal 81
might have known that such a loud
garment would blow on me p h Mia
delphia Nerah Anne Tica q. S:s@ 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29
]. ~ !sWlitho Abi1itx.

SUncle So ell, ] ohnny, are you AZ
the lleal 81 your class
81 mn q. but 4 can lick the fellow
q hat q artford Courant.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-12-29

Ia large variety Of vegetables, ber-
RES, fruits and roots should be grown
for the use Of the family.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16

FOR THE WEEK ENDING July IA. 1900.
Last sales OF Georges Cod from vessel at ) 80
for large and 81 80 Tor medium; Bank do at
2 O0d1 so.
Handline cod. caught east of Cape Sable, MS.
3 % for large ana 81 81 13 for medium.
Salt Mackerel $40 pr Dbl.
W quote prime GEORGES Goldfish new SIS 90
as Is for large and 2baS3 90 for small: Bank
3 5Od3 10 for large and 500 0a$3 % for
small; Shore at 81 50G5 90 for large and %
G3 so for small.
last sales Fank halibut at &c y lb for
white, sc for small gray and &C for large gray.
Georges haibut at Ice y ID for white and &c
for graz.
we quote cured cusk SIS 5O9S 10 y oil: make
So IS 2 so; haddOclS So 2sfG2 70; heavy salt
ed pollock at s. z5S5ah; ana English cured do
3 00p OIL anQscarce.
Best nandline boneiesS Geoes cod 7S4 for me-
dunn TO SC for large; mlddles 500S9 homeless
Shore do 7Q6c; Grand Bank do 6,971ae; cusk.
60614c; haddOck 4 12l9014; make at 312 G6;
fancy brands OF entirely b0ned cod 12 to 1bc
q 10 Smoked HallDut, STRIPS 10 to 12c p ID /;
chunks 13a15c.
Smoked salmon Ice D. ID: Med herring 0d14e
box; tucks i2c; engthwise at l3c:1s at lie;
canned trout $3.50; fresh halibut 20; salmon
81 20; lODsters SIS CLANS soc: American sar-
dimes. quarter oils 81 so; halI oils 80 90 three-
quarter mustangs. 50 so. spiced. So 40
Picked Nova Scotia split herring Sc 25G6 70
9 Dbl; medium 50N5 20.
Shore herring So 70n5 90.
Picked codhsh OOd0 90; haddock 81: half
but heads SO %; sounds at S11; tongues and
sounds Sill tongues $40 20 alewiyes So; trout
Sill 80.
Newfoundland cod oil SAC per gal; strong oil
25e.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16

The owners Of the bqe Bessie Markham, sunk
of South Sh0al lightship June % by collision
with the five masted SCH Jennie French Potter.
have fled a libel IN the District Court of
New Jersey against the Potter to recover dam
ages Tor the value of both vessel and cargo. The
Potter was seized last Saturday at Cimden, M,
by the u S Deputy Marshal
The libel suit OF VIM 4 Donnell managing
owner of The sch Alice NJ Colburn, against the
Am0skeag Mills of Manchester TO recover de-
murrage for the months of November and De-
cember last, while The Colburn lay at Baltimore
awaiting a cargo 0fic0al for the company, began
IN tue y District Court at Portsmouth We'd
nesday.
Turks Island July "a considerable portion
of tins cargo of the barque Nellie Brett, before
reported wrecked at Calcos while on the pass
age from New York TO jamaica, has been saved
and brought TO this port, but it Is much damaged
by sea water. and therefore realizing very little
at auction. All the vescers materials, with the
exception of a couple OF sails, have been saved.
Baltimore, Julv 14-Sch Fortuna, from Hills
b0ro, n b. for this port. with cargo OF plaster,
has been ashore at James Point Tor some days.
Capt fhilp0t came to this ely for assistance.
Nneyard-Haven, July 14-Sch ID Ingraham,
wrecked here during the gale OF November,
1898. and subsequently fi0ated. was hauled on
the mafine railway today for repairs. T.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
MCDONALD STEAMBOAT GO

Beginning July 1st, 1900. steamers VIII
leave Portland Pier at $50 a. m. and 800 p. N.
for Cousins. ldttleiohn's, Great Chebeague,
QHamlton's Landing Dustin Island and South
FreepOrt
For Mere Point, $50 a. M. for Porters Land
ing $50 o. IN.
Return. leave Porter's Landing 6t5 a. m,
South Freeport $50 a. M, 100 .. NJ; Mere
Point 1.15 p M; Bustins 6.4b a. m, 2.05 p M;
Great Chebeague, 7.05 q. M. go p. m. Little
johns 20 a. m, 2.35 ps M; Cousins z % a. M,
A40 Z. IN.
SMALL POINT ROUTE.
Leave Port and at 2.s0 P. m. for Orrs Island
East Harpswen, Sebasco, Small Point HarDor
and Cundy's HarbOr.
Return. leave Cundy's Harbor at 600 a. m.
via above landings.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Portland at 10 a. m. for Cou sins
Lttleiohn's, Great CheDeague, Bustin's island
South FreeporU and Mere Point
Return, cave Mere Point at 2.45 p. NJ. via
above landings.
For Orrs Island and New Meadows River at
1000 a m. Return leave Gurnet Bridge. New
Meadows. at = 30 D. m. Orrs Island $3.50 p. H.
i. II. MCDONALD, Manager.
Tel, 46-3 Office I5S Commercial st
lY0QLI
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16

Sid 14th, sens Hattie Lewis, Estelle ana Geo
w Lewis. Boston.
RED BEACH-Ar 14th schs Emma Chase
and Annie Gus Calais.
ROCKLAND-Ar 4th, sch Jhhn BraceweH
New York for Bangor
Sid, schs Morris " Cliff and Louisa Francis.
New York Annie Sargent and Polly, Boston.
SALEM-Ar 18Th, sch Henry May, Bath for
New York. and sailed.
VINEYARD-HAVEN-A 14th, schs Maggie
Hurley, RoclIland for New York; John IL Rut-
trick. Richmond Me, for New York; Winslow
Morse, Bangor for Providence.
Sid, sehs Alfred w Fiske, Il L Hart. John II
Buttrick ana Glide.
Passed, steamer Buena Ventura, Newport
News for Portland; sehs Oliver Se0held, New
York for Halifax DametIa " Joanna, Perth
Amboy for Porlland Adella Z Carleton, bound
casts Electa Bailey and MenaWa, Bangor for
New York; Mabel Ha l. Roekland for do; r s
Leaning and Lorlng Ballard, Kennebec for
Philadelphia; John Proctor, Matte Newman
and Josephine. bound west
WESTINGHOUSE 43th schs Georgia Gill
key and Winnie Lawry, for lower Potomac to
load TailrOad1e Tor Boston.