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New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
EUsSI4E FE4SsATA' FElR or CHINl.

III >N.AA lLA>iA4N fLAE OF CHIN 4.
Letter ia The Spectator.
You may be Interested - read the accom-
TaUy-U- curious passage translated frCIl q Fin
n.sh weekly ueNsIaprr IL is contributed by a
correspond .-t ~ the paper. NhO writes from The
IuSsl4-. province ct TuIa
''Tts gsr .l china is a source g very great in
terts- ro t-- fI--sal. il.sl. China. according TO
tE- country tales lies around that place where
the sun comes from. anG where beyond the
Seven Seas. tle earth ends. The Chinese they
say ar. U .rlertg--y u ehty men. their average
feat.. They ar- clad lu six and gold and they
..H - -la face. This the peasants put
c .Wu Pm The faor u thrir living in The place
Uh-.a -la -I- gets uQ They say one has never
le.l au.a -u estimate the population Of China
Nevertheless tlttr strength lies NOT SO much IN
tn-.- great numbers as ia their vast Wealth-iu
rIte- money and in raw gold IN fact in
tlluE rI-re ls as much gold in Other cOuu-
Irles There are Stones and hills. Therefore il
is urt tiI0-.- f1r The Chimes Gar 10 "a i-e such
ltus.-t ms caps. That china should declare
war .raU tCe other peoples Of the world has
luLr been expected. and that this has not hiIh-
t~to happened ls because the Chinese Car once
i.ah aE OATH to tEe terms ut which he has
rlgIft.--E adhered For, long aeo. NJ drove
bis sword into his castle wall and spoke these
words. y shah not begin any war until this
ny sword bc oN-rgr0Wn with moss The war
has now begun, and the majority of the Russian
peasants l1qk upon the fact terribly sgnifi-
f1-efa,h@rs that when war shall begin with
China VIII the worlds end be near The well
read. people ID The remote villages identify the
Chinese with Cog and Magog. they say that the
campaign VII last for twelve years. and thai
the Chinese Gar VIII conquer the whole world
oom shan overflow The earth and fearful doom
attend lts inhabitants"
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30

non is that by satisfying the ambition Of the
various towns which have contended for the
honor OF being the terminus Of the great. central
Trans -Saharan line opposition is diverted: but
On tle other hand. IL seems somewhat costly
eApeclent TO carry two or three lines Of railway
across the desert 10 Insalah when the traffic
which may be anticipated would he quite INSULT
Client 10 keep one even reasonably busy.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
MIANAs IN FAMINE TIME.

In times Of famine the Mianas are a source of
constant anxiety to the political officers. and
owing 10 their repeated dcpredations, il had
finally to be arranged that none of them should
be allowed 10 leave their own country unless
provided with q special pass. II caught wan
dcriRg without they arrested and be
came liable to months Imprisonment
That the only possible means of keeping
check them. They thorn in the side of
any administrator. and, knowing their repug
nance 10 work. when the scarcity began the
question as to what could be done with them
was ore Of the gTaVest on relief they were
mcrv iGlcfS. d constant anxiety. and more him
drance than help. But they have their pride
There a difficult piece of railway embank-
ment to be made up Morvi way. All who had
tried il had failed The Mianas knew this, and
when they were sent try their hands at it
emulation rose high in their dishonest hearts
What no other people had accomplished they
would do The spirit spread. individuals and
families competed 10 who could work hard
est and do most. They toiled and struggled with
persistence hitherto unknown among them
where q good object concerned. Day by
days to the CONSERVATION be il said of the
thorities. great lengths added TO the work
and in six weeks what it had been hoped would
keep them Of mischief till the famine ended
had been completed.
There" they said triumphantly, look what
we do,'
And the authorities looked and noted. and
whatever else the Mianas did after that had
10 be equally well done.
About three hundred Of them had been drafted
into Rajkot on read construction, and they were
watched closely. They could not enter the town
without passes, and even if they had them they
New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
ELECTRIC BATHS.

Eectro ThermaI NibIatoTy Massaee preVent and p0sI
lively Godt. IsheumatisL Seiatca, Nervous Dis
eases Liver Kidney Troubles Constipation, Obesity
Female Complaints Inspection invited Send for circu-
lars Dr. NOEL. Supt.. Al " est I'D St. New-York-
The colored American., 1900-12-08

Ia 9s ocery and Feed Store
members OF the Order
~ per cent on the cost Of food products
newspaper published
stands
well equipped of
low prices.
Order has.
o34 land established
zamped iberalV
trance 10 THIS members
are oleoed TO
cha aud calls the whole South
Yves their
9sa April 3d OF each HCns
VINO VIII receipt
Members OF the Order
invited Hotel
desirable location
Real
with fee simple Of s 500
buildings.
For any further information
w. P. BURRELL, G. W. Secretary
The colored American., 1900-12-08
Miss Mamie Boyd Not Lost.

Have you ever noticed how frequent
ly rumors of a lsughable or even ma
hcious nature, get out withouts the
smallest foundation in fact, and almost
of soureeless origin? Recently, the
''they say" crowd had it going the
rounds that Miss Mamie Boyd, most
estimable aad popular young lady, re-
siding at 2l Defrees street and teacher
in the Second Baptist church Sunday
school was lost. There's not shred of
truth in this statement. Miss Boyd Is
at home, pursuing the even tenor of
her way and rising higher daily in the
estimation OF her many fTiends, &C
quaintances and Well-Wishers.
The colored American., 1900-12-08

such an extent that now they are con-
sidere more friendly than ever The
pecp'e look toward the United Sta es in
far different light than they observed
it when I went there Their ideas were
eentered mo:e in European ideas and
ways. But now they give considers
Die attention TO Us, and this attention
is one of the special phases of my re.
turn TO the United States"
"What is the langusge?" "The ofi-
cial language ls Spanish, bat the gene
raj language is GsorInna. The latter
language is considered as ore of their
greatest weapons. II is hard to learn
but easy to speak, and Is only acquired
by q long association with the people.
When foreigner learns the Language,
they are In full accord with the inhab-
itsnts. The language is confined al
most wholly TO that country.
''Were you received alright, Mr. Ruff
nn?" "Why yes. On my departure the
people treated me TO a Fete de Cham
petre, and national banquet, at which
many stirring speeches were made to
my humble self. Tue Minister of For
eign Affairs in his annual state paper
to Congress recommend me to the
grateful consideration of the whole ma
ton for services rendered in the stim
uiation Of trade and commerce"
"Oo they have factories thert?r ''No,
only soap factories. They are great
wood workers Cattle raising is a great
vocation, too. Those who deal in cat-
tie are among the wealthiest.n
Mr.. Ruft1n Is very deeply interested
in the affairs OF the Republic and the
relstions Of that and his country.
The colored American., 1900-12-08

Paraguay. Mr.. RUttin spoke very in :
terestingly OF the country, its inhsbi-
tants and progress and expressed a
great hope for Its future.
"Well, Mr.. Rnfin, how Is the mate.
rial condition Of the people?" THE
country is in state of progress. You
know IL was devastated by great war.
At the clo7e of the war the country was
left in ashes aud waste. Since that
time they have made most remarkable
progress in the construction in new and
beautiful edlfices, and residences, The
country was the first to have railway,
that is in South America. It had the
first telegraph system, built its own
ships, its own iron foundries and own
navy. 1t was, before that destructive
war, against combined Brazil, Uruguay
and the Argentine Republic. one of the
most prominent countries They are a
brave, heroic people very patient and
industrious. In the war spoken OF, they
never ceased to fight until every man
IN the country was killed. This ac-
counts for the great preponderauce Of
women. Just after the war, 1t was
said, that there were from six to eight
wouen to every man. II was the most
terrible slaughter that history has ever
recorded, and has left a blight On the
country that has not visited another
AS by magic the country seems to have
risen ont Of its own ashes, and to-day
is beautiful and promising republic
From population composed largely of
old men, women and children imme-
diately after the war, it has now pop
ulatiOn almost evenly divided as to sex.
es but all are brilliant enthusiasts and
hearty.
What Is the population of the coun
try?" Roughly speaking it is almost
q million and 8 half. The Republic is
almost the size of New YORK, New Jer.
ssy and Pennsylvania"
''How Is the relation between the
country and us?" "Relation between
be countries has been strengthened TO
The colored American., 1900-12-08
Special Notice.

We the undersigned wish TO an
nounce that We are no longer con-
nected with the Hoffman Orchestra
and IN thefutuTe will be kno WI as the
Em pire Orchestra. We therefore So
licit the patronage of our many friends
and the general public. Alex. Sewall
leader, 617 z street, n. W., VIM. Robin
son, Oil 11th street, n. W.. Frank
Whiting, 2030 D street, n. W, Alex
ander Lee, 1914 37ih street. n. W., Rem
Paynter, 1919 Vermont ave.
The colored American., 1900-12-08

Hon. Jno. Il. Rnffiu, United States
Consul TO Ascunsion, Paraguay, is N
Washington for few days. Mr. Rufin
is one Of the most successful diplomats
in the consular service and has done
much to cement the friendship Of the
two Republics. Commerce and trade
have spread rapidly since Mr.. Ruffin
was appointed. He was one OF the
Presidents first appointees in 1897 and
began his duties Immediately. There
is no doubt bnt that the President will
retain Dir. Rufin in his present posi-
ton. The Consul is wrapped up, so to
speak, in the affairs of the little Repub
lie, modelled after our own. a repre-
sentative OF The Colored American
called upon Mr.. Ruffin recently to as
certsin the condition and relation OF
The colored American., 1900-12-08
TUE GRAND FOUNTAIN.
United Order nf<
21rus Reform
ORGANIZED January i, 1Se
Offices Goa, 6O6 and 60S n. End st., RiChl


relations offer opportunity
men, who OF he Order.
than three 81 oder than sixty 0 eligible
There Fountains the Subordinate and the Rosebud
SUBORDINATE
j0in Subordinate
(sccording joining
pay per dues; city 50
months You 80 month
AS Sick Benefits from IS 90 So
Benefit your family you within
After year Death Benefit Is Sl25 90
The colored American., 1900-12-08
DOWN In PARAGUAY.

Its Opportunities and DeveIopment-A
Grest Business Field New Opened
Hon. John 4. RuffIa as u. S. Consul
to Paraguay interviewed.
The colored American., 1900-12-08

10 Class 3. the age limit is IA TO so yea
dues 81 IS to s. CO. The Certifica is value
After one year It's value il 500 e S65
Ia Glass E, the age limit is IA TO 55 years.
SO 80 10 IL 10. The Cert fca'e is valued first
one year its value Is $500 TO $500
In Class ii, the age limits II 20 so years.
S21 to S25 The certificate is valued from date
You sre entitled TO a Life Membership
Classe B and E upon purchase OF the requir
pays dividend annually of 20 per cent.
The Grand Fountain United Order OF Tru
90 1900. total of 1882 Death Bene fits. with s
HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
The colored American., 1900-12-08

Park Temple will want for room at
the grand musical December 10th.
The colored American., 1900-12-08

THE BANK.In Savings has
and ushng Institution that o
der buhe
stock 500 The that
regularly constituted
the safeguards. The shs
received and interest time
is of
close OF business
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES
The colored American., 1900-12-08

To join the Rosebud Fountain YOU
and Il year Of age You pay 81 90.
installments. The monthly dues are Il
SIS fountains may decic e. The annua
You receive as Sick Benefit from s.. so I
in weekly payments.
As Death Benefit, your family will
sou die within year. After one year
is S57.
In the INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, {
Glasses: Glass B, Class E, and Glass
payable annually Or quarterly.
Cochise review., 1900-10-29
THIS BIRD CAME BACK.
10 ItA Home in RO9sRS
 Park, IlL

A story illustrating the remarkable instinct sometimes displayed by birds is told by Rogers Park man, says the Chicago Chronicle. He had pet oriole to which friend visiting him from California took great fancy. AL though the bird had been in the family since the day it was picked up as a fedglin2 by the head of the household, the Californian was made its owner. The gift was so appreciated that the oriole became the Californian's $ com panion on the return journey to the Pacific coast. Of course the bird was caged during the trip, but it was al- lowed degree of domestic freedom on it's arrival near the Golden Gate. Soon the Rogers Park man heard that the pet had disappeared, Fancy his sur prise when he awoke one morning to find the bird scratching at one of the summer screens of his bedroom win dow. The exiled oriole had returned, but it will always be q mystery to the owner how the long journey was made whether the homeward flight of the little pet was across the great divide of the Rocky mountains or by way of the no less trying route of the Arizona deserts.
Cochise review., 1900-10-29
EARNINGS VERY LARGE.
Sleeping Cars Pay for ThsmSSivss in Considerably Less Than
 a Year.

The -patronizeG sleeping ear pays for itself in considerably less than year Take the run from New York to Chicago. l,OG0 miles. Every road in the United States pays three cents a mile for the privilege of hauling sleeper and contracts to return said car in as good shape as it is received and to pay for all damages. The journey on the limited eXpre SSes to Chicago is made in 24 hours, therefore the car earns $30 day for travel.
 If it is full, which is generally the case, receipts from berths sections anG staterooms amount to $lS5, making a total revenue of $2l5 a day. Out of this must come the wages of the porter and latter, however, usually having charge of several carsl-the towels, sheets, soap, ice, etc, the whole amounting to but a small sum
 Then there are the wear and tear and general depreciation, the daily cleaning, the annual refitting and re- painting. Set these charges down at ten per cent. and give the car three trips week of 1000 miles each, and we have it's earnings at over $6O,0O0 an- nually. Some can earn a great deal more
Cochise review., 1900-10-29
TRIED BY HIS PEERS.
StinginG Rebuke to . Jary That Had Reached an 0utPaOOO0a
 Verdict.

No member of the Massachu- setts bar stood higher than the late Harry w Paine He was absolutely fearless, and occasionally trampled upon the traditions of the courts with the utmost recklesspess. On one oc- casion he was defending charity case in which boy of Is was charged with arson. He made strong case to prove the defenuant an idiot After a charge from the judge, which was practically an order for acquittal, the jury brought in verdict of guilty The judge asked Paine if he would move for new trial. "I thank you for your suggestion" was the am swer, but I am oppressed with the gravest doubts whether l have the right to move for a new trial Your honor, I have already asked for and received for my idiot client the most precious heritage of our English and American common lava trial by jury of his peers" Y.
 Paine had an old quarrel with the supreme court, and never lost an op- portunity of showing his contempt for that body Once, riding from Boston 10 Cambridge with load of law books, he was accosted by a young Harvard man with the remark: You have quite a load, Mir Paine. Law books, l suppose?" "oh, mo-" was the answer, "only supreme court reports" "
Cochise review., 1900-10-29
MINISTER HAS A QUEER CAT.
A Wsw York Pet That caa Tell an "at Hoasr Day aad Kaows
 His Mail.

Not the least important dweller in the home of the pastor of a popular and fashionable uptown New York church is maltese eat, beautifully marked and of rare breed, which shall be called Jim. That is not the real name of this household pet, who would probably scorn so common one as Jim but there are reasons why he should not be too closely identified. Jim is no common cat He knows his friends among the callers at the home of the minister, and those 70 whom he does not take fancy are pretty apt to find il out He knows the "at home" day as well as any member of the fam fly, and on that day takes prominent | place on the diyan. ready to receive the attentions of those of the callers whom he numbers among his friends and purr i his satisfaction when they fondle him, says a New York paper
 This minister had occasion to move his residence short time ago, and of course Jim moved with the family. He did not seem to like the new place. He went from room to room, looked care fuuly at the wall papers, seemed to sniff at them as though they>did not meet his approval and then he disap- peared An hour later he appeared again, somewhat battered and bruised, took another look at the wall decora- tions and seemed to decide that, upSat- isfactory though they were, it was bet ter to endure them than the perils to be encountered abroad.
 Next door to the old home of the minister lived a woman who was very fond of Jim and who regretted the cir. cumstances that brought aL-ut a change of residence She wrote a letter the other day and addressed it to Jim" This letter was placed by a maid on a hatrack in the hall, along with the other letters delivered at the same time. Jim seemed to know this letter was intended for him, because when member of the family came downstairs that morning he was found trying to tear open the envelope. Strangely enough, he had never taken such liberty with letter before that time and has not disturbed any letter since
 Although Jim has lived all his life in the home of minister, he does not always show that humility which would naturally be expected. He likes to make visits, but no other cat is al- lowed on his premises. Next door to Jim's home is house he loves to visit. He will roam all through it and play with the eat which comes there, but the other day when the neighbor's cat came, as if to return a call, Jim met him at the door, hit him on the side of the head with paw and marched proudly up the stairs, as though he had done something worthy the pet of minister's household.
Cochise review., 1900-10-29
SNAKES ON PICNIC GROUND.
Pleasure Resort Was Latd Out at Great Expense over . Den Of
 Reptiles.

"A few years ago." said Mir. Kepp, of PunXsutawney, Pa, to Chicago Inter Ocean reporter, "a friend of mine, Maj Powell, who was superin- tendent of little railroad, built at considerable expense a fine picnic ground out among the rocks and trees of Bradford county. He thought it would help the road to have a fine rustic and romantic resort, where peo- pie could go to hold picnics, and an ticipated that there would be one or two excursions every week to this cool sylvan retreat And it was a mighty pretty place. When it was all fixed up and about 300 people, the majority of them children, went there to have their first picnic, Maj. Powell was there in all his glory to witness the opening of what was to be the most popular resort in Bradford county Presently somebody saw a big rattle snake, which was duly dispatched. MT. Powell looked at it, and not wish ing to injure the reputation of his sylvan paradise. said: Yes, that is 6 pretty fair sized milk snake, and or dered it buried
 But that snake had scarcely been buried when man came in with six more big rattlers that had just been killed. And that was only the be- ginning. In a few moments it was discovered that the place was literally alive with rattlesnakes Most every where you turned there was big rat tier, and you can guess that the wom- en and children weren't long in get ting out of that. The fact was that the picnic grounds were constructed right over a den of rattlesnakes The major had spent nearly $500 in fixing up the grounds, and had named the place Paradise Glen but the people summed it as pestilence after that and changed the name to 'Rattlesnake Gulch'"
Cochise review., 1900-10-29

phia. If you are victim hurry 10 q physician or drug store and ask for a powerful anti-phlogistic remedy That is, something to relieve inflammation of the mucous membrane of the head, which is what electrO-fanitis is.
 This name, by the way, has been agreed upon by eminent medico-phil- ologists The aflix 'itis," meaning fin hammation," was selected because it is the term which of late years has been applied to all new infammatory ailments. It may be pronounced either e-tis, like C in each, or tits, like in idol
 Unless promptly cured electro-fanitis may develop into the two other dis eases of the same family-tonsilitis and bronchitis.
 The victims of the new ailment in- clude bankers, merchants, clerks, stenographers, barbers, and in fact every class of people who perform in- door work, where electric tans are in operation. Patrons of restaurants, upon whose heads the artificial breeze generators are played while they eat, also form a large proportion of the sufferers.
 Physicians report that the majority of complaints come from barbers, who stand for hours at a time under the whirring fans. Many of their custom CTS are also affected Among the city officers dozens of cases exist.
 The most distressing and annoying characteristic of electro-fanitis is that it is never contracted except in hot weather, and there is nothing more distressing than a summer cold. Be- ing caused by artificial atmospheric conditions, it is much more dithcult to cure than an ordinary cold.
 Dr. P. R. Cleayer, of this city de- scribes the causes and peculiarities of the complaint as follows:
 The principal reason why the air currents produced by electric fans so readily cause inflammation of the mu- cous membrane of the head is that the drafts are sudden and easily inn press the system of the patient, whose vitality has already been lowered by the heat
 Then these currents of air are not the fresh waves of ozone which are in circulation outdoors. The artificial breezes are nothing but impure air forced into motion. A steady blowing wind at the seashore would not affect the membrane, whereas the whirlaAs electric breezes cause inflammation. The patient who is suffering from the latter cause ought to secure prompt treatment. Teh coal tar preparations are about the best remedy"
Cochise review., 1900-10-29
HUMBERT's PEcuLIARITIRs.
Didn't Care for His Army and Dis- liked ntionaIttiss-what
 He Enjoyed.

Did the Italians like Humbert prst- ty well?" was asked of well-known Americanized Italian the other day after the receipt of the news of the assassination of the king of Italy.
 T see by the newspaper dispatches that he was extremely beloved" re- sponded the Italian.
 "Well, what are the facts in the case {; was he really popularP"
 Not at all. He took little interest in anything or anybody, He cared so It, tie fer his big army that to my personal knowledge he was never inside the bar racks of his own Kings guards"
 What did he care for? He must have been interested in something"
 All he cared for was to 20 shooting or get out to some country.house, where he could yawn without covering his mouth with his hand"