Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 January 1884 — Page 2

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»HEWSTS RAVE ALWAYS FOUND

The Most Perfect Made.

A PORE FRUIT ACIO BAKING POWDER.

I here is none stronger. Hone so pure xnd wholesome. Contains no Alum or Ammonia.

Mas been uaetf fer years in a million homes. jits great strength makes it the cheapest. Its perfect purity the healthiest, hi the ^MM/£joafjM8tjielichm^Prw 'jnlrtruetest

THE TEST OF THE OVEN.

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For all forms of Female Difficulties it iB unsurpassed by anything before invented. Mth as a curative agent and es a source or power and vltallzation.

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shoe. Remittance can be mode in currency, sent in letter at our risk. The Magneton Garments fere adapted to •iliiii ages, are worn over the under clothing, [not next to the body like the many Gal van le and Electric Humougs advertised so extensively and should ^oe taken off at night.

Thcar hold their power forever, and are worn it all seasons of the year. Send stamp for the "New Departure in ufodlcal treatment Without Medicine," »ii& thousands of testimonials. THE MAGNET ION APPLIANCE CO., 218 State Street, Chicago, 111. fs Note.—Send one dollar in postage stamps

A currency lin letter at our risk] with'size o' shoe usually worn, and try a pair of our Magnetic Insoles, and be oonvinccd of the ilxmer residing our othet Magnetio Ap- -. pUeances. Positively no cold feet when

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C. E. Getler's Sons.

(ESTABLISHED 1820)

18* Fifth Avenue, New York.

Seal Skin-English Dye-Saeques, At «00, 9100, 9125, 9190, 9200, Btc.

Seal Skin Dolmans and Cloaks ^Trimmed Sea Otter, Natural and Brown Beaver, BlaokFox, Etc.

At 9186, *800, *226, W50, 9000 mmd upwards*

Siberian Sql. Lined Circulars, At 988*50, 936,945,166 *Bd 970. Mink Lilted Circulars. yH At ITS, IBS,. »100. 1125. f'

SiNc and Velvet Fur-Lined *v '•M Garments, At $68, ITS. 183, *100. 1160, *175, and upwards. (We call especial attention to our new and original shapes and their perfeot fit.)

fur Trimming*, all varieties and prioe Haft, C*Uan, Echarpei and Chasubles deal Had, GltTM sad Oap«, Far Robe and Mats.

Orders by mail or information desired will receive special and prompt attention. When customers are known to the house, or tf satisfactory references are fumishetf goods will be sent on approval.

At the New Store.

To* will find good serviceable boo's and ifMes, fine glass ware, laapa, vases, toilet sets, tea sets, and at tie very lowest priee at F. Hutten, 807 Poplar street, near cor iter of Eighth.

BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRY WORK

is done at Hunter's Troy Laundry. Have your collars and cuffs jcalled for and deUered. wiatvir

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Winter comes with ooughs and colds, and Benson's Capcine Porous Plaeters come to «**&«•

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Who are the Heavy Tax-pay-ers in Vigo County...

Alphabetical List of Tax-payers who pay over $100 in any one Township.

The following list shows who are the heaviest county taxpayers. The aggre gate of this list is $86,145.67 for the city and $40,761.31 for outside townships, or a total of $128,906.98. These taxes are separate from the city taxes, which.are still greater. Tbe total amount of oity and county tax may be learned by doubling the figures under the city heading and adding a small per cent, beside. The figures here given of course reprer sent total taxes for tbofee outside of the city: I--." *.--

City.

Abdilland Brawn.. Armstrong, Win P...: Arnold, A Archer, Samuel estate Austin, A 6 and Co..

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Ball, & Ball. Julia heirs.* Barton. A B— 1 Baur, Joint Barrett Dennis.." Bank, First National. .. Bank, National State.. Bauermelster and Busch Beach, Harriet Beach, JohnS Beal, Jeremiah.. Bell, Jas heirs Bell, Oswald Beauohamp, Wm Berry, John Bement, W...... .... Berrlman, Bobt Bement, Bea aud Co,.. Bindley, EH Bichowsky,

Blake, Mary C..

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rapture, catarrh,

i, ii «psy, Dnmb Afpe, etc. ny 3i lis. wre force and vigor. Wasting Weakness

When auy 9BGANS ooeu

ebllltyof the GENERATIVE Cost Vitality, Lack of

and all those diseases of a personal nature,

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whatever cause, the continuous stream

Magnetism permeating through the parts Bust re»r» re them to a healthy action. There

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Bissell, Geo *•. Bindley, Hand Co..

Black, Jas. B'eemei, Ernst BoHdinot, A. Boland, N.

McKeen, Wm R..... McKeen, Samuel ,... Mcfteen.vFrank McKeen aitd Co McKeen Bros McLean. Wm E Naylor, Wilson Newhart, Philip Nippert, Firman... ... O'Boyle, John estate: .. O'Boyle, Edwin O'CAnnell, Daniel Ogden, Jonathan

?addock,

wen, PiJtley and Wm Paddock, BJ Paddock. Wm andtCosi. is. Patrick, til E Patton, WmO Patton BnK Parker, W anil A .. Pence, Allen Peddle, Chas Phoenix foundry......

Railroad, E Hand C. Reese, Samuel Reiman, Alvin Rea, W S Rhoads, E-.''. Riddle, JQ Rippetoe, W. Ritrlei

$ 115 96 117 24 103 6-1 159 28 20100 218 54 156 24 2C6 86 573 24 145 34 2713 50 '4824 00 26198 «10 22 949 12 103 90 118 42 103 78 17146 15188 775(H) 214 4N 30C68 166 48 119 78 569 82 20150

Boord. Jane ...*.2*. Kryant, ER «, Brokaw, Geo

478 54 127 7.2 146 32 189 42 18316 210 86 110 82 30142 193 24 203 56 127 46 153 02 117 32 258 00 150 74 132 66 245 44 112 68 226 52 273 60 184 80 154 66 103 42 118 08 184 50 170 84 105 86 180 68 155 86 572 84 1131 76 137 OS 360 76 133 58 257 52 207 64 1198 08 278 58 126 76 127 76 160 34 102 82 137 08 11884 1211 86 402 00 168 98 103 24 107 44 347 84 100 38 486 24 367 50 18190 15)6 54 •354 62 185 02 208 72 113 06 147 62 105 02 102 60 293 26 16194 150 74 407 40 558 92 107 86 186 12 11434 150 50 412 40 10360 11016 120 38 875 18 I 101 68 164 00 1017 28 329 84 126 52 212 20 146 36 21106 102 82 294 46 2652 90 147 52 275 48 57022 292 62 115 64 187 02 247 70 289 34 127 86 208 46 106 56 131 72 964 84 1/52 60 162 78 21516 33184 342 42 123 02 17236 367 60 247 38 12864 515 78 I 108 44 152 94 10168 119 38 1179 38 278 30 306 80 106 44 15414 670 34 318 75 149 88

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Briggs, Jos tl... Brigus and Holmes. .... Bronson, David..... Brake, John Brinkman and Russell. Braman, Chas Land Co Brokaw Bros Brigge, and Co .... Buntin, Byers, Miohael .. Carr, Moses .uj?. Chadwick, E W Clutter, JasM lift and Williams. ... Clift, Wm S Oi.iJsrage? Frank .. Ci niiir. Blackford Cox, J.aura E Cox, S. •!»-«. Cook and Fell Cory. Simeon estate Collett, Josephus Cruft, Chas estate Criin, Ed Sand Chas A-. Grain, Jane Cronin, estate. Crawford, A Davis, John \V Deming, Sarah Deminp, Demas. .. /.•.. Deck, jane E Dillman, August jDunntgan, Richard .. DUnlap, Andrew v.'?. Durham, MS Dunoan, Jas and Co. Early Samuel 8 s« Early, heirs. .,. ,• Eberle Chas Edwards Jonathan Eiser, August F. Eiiis, F..*... Eppingbousen, Chas.. ... Escbman, Gerhard. ... Eschman and Reese Espenhain and Albrechb4«Fairbanks, Crawford. Fairbanks and Duenweg.. Fellenger. Jos estate.. Filbeck,N Foulkes and Nicholson Foster, A Freeman, Mary Vv Fredericks, Owen.... Fuller, Sophia. ......... Fuchs, August. Fuller. estate. Gilbert, Martha Gilbert, Ed and Oilman^ Oilman and Reynolds, i.. Goodman, Sr estate.. Goetz, John heirs.. .... Gould, Delia Grosvenor. Margaret Hager, estate Ha*er, Havens and Geddes....... Harvey. E Henry, Pat Hemingway, Sarah A Hervey, Robt Herz, A Hoffsaas, Fred W. Hoff, W '. Hoberg and Swope Hook, Jas Sr..:. ... Hoberg, Max F... Hulman, Herman......... Hulman, Theodore.... X:.. Hudson, estate.. Hudnut, Theo Bussey, Preston Humaston, John S Hussey, Preston guardian Uaiiis. Sftllie Jeflfers, Jenckes, Jos S Sr........ .••? Jenckes and Merring Johnson, Ed WV.... Jonep, JosO— Johns, Thos Kaufman, A Mrs. Kester, Joel H...., Keith, FF Kidder Bros Koopman, W Kraft. Anton estate.. Kussner, Emilee Langford, Mary Locke, Joaiah Loag, Emily S Luflowici, estate. Lutx, Christ Lvne, Jas Hack, Wm Martin, Lewis ,.— Mayer, Anton =.. Maneourt, W Mattox. A estate. Miller, W Mitchell, Perley Minshall. W Morris- Nelson Murray, Thos McGregor, Alex

Armstrong, EL Brake, John Brownlee, John Brile, Charles Black, James Byrne, John Collett, Josephus Conover, Ralph Chestnut. John Doming. Sarah Early, Samuel S 'i. Gilbert, Joseph

Madrigal, McKeen, William R. Millner, J.emima Mercer, William R:. r. '.? .! McKeen, Samuel .: Price, Silas Pugh, Jt.

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T2S TERRE HAUTi? WEEKLY GAZETTE

KW3 86! 186 94 824 58 278 52 290 02 295 38 91060 14186 198 22 796 76 126 90 116 16

Smock, and A Strong, Joseph .. Stunkard, et al Stone, Samueh Staub, Stakeman, Mrs E A Swope, Sheldon Swafford, Sykes, John Tennant and Rippetoe.vi Terre Haute Car and Mf'g Co. Terre Haute Gas Lignt vo Terre Haute Street Car Co Terre Haute Water Works Co. Terre Haute Iron and Nail Wk's 1229 38 Terre Haute Savings Bank 439 84 Terre Haute Elevator Co.. Thompson, W Thompson, estate... Tuell, Wm Tuller, George Van Yalzah Robert. .. Van Wyck. Harriet E .. Vigo Iron Co VigoCf) Orphans' Home Warren, William Warren, Charles M. Warren, Mary A •*. Warren, heirs.».. .*».. Watson, W Wabler, Thomas-. '. Walters, Mary J:.. WabashlronCo .. Warner, G.. v» Weiss, Slarv Westfall, S.

Drake, Thomas Hay worth, Albert Lansing, Ogle, Jacob

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McGlone, Wm .jsrr(. .. McGrew, Isaac A.1...«».... UcClanaban, S Siilroad. Band II ...... Weeks, Le^'is .' *.

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173 4'2 124 56 244 04 135 26 366 8J 10C 50 150 26 277 02 141 18 110 66 138 90 162 68 1942 44 282 14

Phelps, IsaacN Pierson, Wm S estate Potter, SH Porteriield heirs.. Prox, Frank Rankin, W Raridon, Mary A Railroad, and I ... Railroad, I and St Railroad, E and 417 64 Railroad, and S-E... 106 74 354 60 255 14 120 22 111 84 118 48 1C9 70 181 42 116 72 368 40 204 64 105 92 160 46 106 32 120 04 407 06 169 16 104 46 •234 48 309 64 102 60 165 74 11614 113*38 208 80 140 58 126 74 179 08 •233 24 224 00 30962 117 38 29168 308 34 373 84 118 22 253 68 154 26 332 54 137 22 119 12 282 86 142 26 249 64 133 96 280 90 135 54 542 50 2009 96 390 94 1588 90

Rigler, Hiram Ross, Henry Ross, James— Ross, E W...... i........ ftoss, Mary iiotterman, Rockwell,HT. Robinson, Henry•.,• Roedel, John F. Rose dispensary Rose Polytechnic Institute... 7 Rose, Chauncey estate Kothscbild, and Co t.-( Ryan, Sage, Wm II Sankev, James M. Scott,"John v. Sirhlnss, Philip •... ?eoaal, A and Wm F.. Seath and Hager Seeman, Margaret........ Shannon, Patrick Shryer, John G... Shaley, W..... ... Shryer Bros ."" Smith, E W heirs Smith, (i} Smith, Eunice Ii Smith. Emma heirs

p'*rson

.. 156 78 310 04 303 94 1622 44 145 78 ., 142 82 719 90 .. 658 28. 158 64 1550 00 .. 136 58 .. 136218

^281 12 308 96 143 96 522 46 360 06 111 42 151 16

Williams, MW 362 86 Williams, John G. Wise. Mary A -.a Wright, Edwin Young, Stephen Zimmerman, Reinder Zimmerman, John

166 52 155 04 108 62 197 50 106 72 107 28

Harrison Township.

157 17 296 31 103 16 136 00 274 16 126 14 134 31 128 94 230 71 1769 38 448 55 21149 178 04 28211 117 43 12147 199 24 260 06 52103 172 00 120 98 11180 150 86 11963 162 68 161 77 112 18 16212 287 75 148 04 15199 113 94 527 67 109 05 112 85 404 24 142 66 110 54 131 49 128 20 110 15 651 80 131 56 329 99 111 99

Glick, George Hulman, Theodore Sr Hulman, Herman Haylor, Hannah Jackson, Samuel Krumbbaar, William Keyes Manufacturing Co Myers, John Moninger.

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Preston, Caroline— jW-st... Rolf, John ... llankin, John. ... .—.... Rogers, Maria:. Railroad, Hand I '. ... Railroad'. E and ... Railioad, andS E ... Railroad, I and.

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Railroad. and L— Schaal, .Patsey—. 14^ Shields, W Smith, Catherine. /,.. Strong, John S....... Tnell. William B'.. Tennant, RS Van Wyctt, Harriet E

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W.ajrren. Jessie E Honey Creek Township.

Blocksom, William Sr. Blocksom, U. ... .. Curry, Oliver a & Durham, Thomas ..." Durham, George Glick, George. .,, KCj. ...».* Hull, Wesley ...I...... Hulma", Theodore Jr I jams, Sal lie .. .vr-.'.ir Jackson. Harvey.^. Jordon, Henry Jenckes, William Mullen, James McPheeters, Alexander McComb, Jesse Pugh, David Royse, George and John Royfe, Thotqaa W Rotrers, Edwin S... Railroad, Hand S E.! Railroad, E and M.*.... Simmons, Hemsley Sherman, AS administrator.. Thompson, Wr Tuller, George M......... $?•. Weir, John Sr.-.^. .Vl^

J.7 96 16* 74 Ml zf 164 OS

218 01

144 75 113 23 253 05 299 71 340 32 104 20 143 44 16132 11919 256 04 10162 12418 405 27 108 02 129 95 220 54 711 47 109 & 196 02 .158 77 134 07 109 68

Prairltton Township.

62? 28 Bentley, Harvey E

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119 65

15105 128 22 104 65 148 67 102 48

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Thornton, Jolia A.. Prairie Creek Township. Fist, S EK Morgan, S Summers. Eilgar Yeager, W f*'- Linton Township. Brownlee*.John ,•..... Iledsrps. S-puen "i

102 28 ,123 61 104 96 104 93

Township.

Donham, Isaiafi Jordan, Wm Maxwell, John Pierson. AC .. Reece, John Jr Rudisell, Wm Robertson, Taylor

Ferrell, John Lee, Nathaniel Lee, David S.

155 32 122 15 189 87 279 39 101 77 162 141

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Riley Township

I 273 60 191 51 116.94

Long, Thomas. »10235 Ray, A— •.. -.... Railroad, and SB....1 Sankey, James Smith, John W

124 47 398 24 262 49 100 13

Lost CreeK Township.

Arbuckle, Geo .. .. Bament, Geo W^ 5'. n.. Dailey, Jas. Daniels, Chas H. .. .* Deming, Sarah C..-. Felling, Fred Fairbanks, Crawford Hussey, Preston Hulman, ......... Jenckes, Ray Jackson, Jacob Nelson, Henry

119 22 126 06 1183 73 120 90 256 64 174 60 113 63 238 89 153 28 142 36 "145 90 143 37 104 11 2ii 77 131 64 1712 36 426 37 292 33

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Nelson, Lewis Prioe, W Roberts, Reddon Railroad. and I ..: :'l,. Soules. Warren Soules, OB

Nevins Township.

Coal Bldff Mining Co a Hoffman, John '. Railroad, I and St Railroad, Indiana Block Coal..

165 84 112 17 105 15 84122 310 90

Otter Creek Towsship.

Bramer, John Brotherton, W Beal, John Creal, Mark A ... Denny, Harrisob Denny, Walter Deeter, Isaac .. .^5^. Evane, Basil Evans, Eliza Evans. James r. .'. /. Evans, Harvey —,: a*. Farmer, George ...'. J.k .. .» HaSselberpsr, L. ..

134 87 140 45 103 98 291 08 158 84 1128 56 ,109 22 127 66 123 42 "115 78 120 49 123 35 207 03 444 53 12916 107 65 246 39 137 96 236 58 16107 110 18 132 79 148 12 172 16 116 37 138 60 104 40 ,146 74 111 83 177 62 191 82 49518 482 61 196 20 388 65 125 10 146 25

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Johns, .\ Lyons, James M».-. MarkJe, Geo R... McKeen and Stewart McMullen, Daniel Nauglf, Jane '... —,... Oveipeck, Jos W Ostrander, AW— Paine, Geo A Patterson, estate Pence, Aaron Phcnnix Life Insurance Co Quinlan, Michael Rogers. Newton

Stevenson, Thos .^ Stevenson, Mahlon' Swope, Sheldon^. *t .. Stewart, WH .vdV'i* Railroad, I and St Railroad, E and Railroad, Block Coal.. Railroad, and Wood, Geo ... ... White. Jas (J..

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Fayette Township.

Barbour. Daniel Sr :\. .. .'.v.V... 125 16 Bolton, Jas 119 28 Hutchinson, VP ... 103 24 Johns, ....".. M84 31 Malcomb, Peter .103 26 Pittinger, Wm .1..dl0220 Rhyan, Henrv. .. ..',-110 92 Swafford, BF 107 35 Railroad, I and St 402 23 .Thralls^ Isaac 117 94 Wolfe, Noah .. 115 48

Sngar Creek Township.

Butz, Joseph Bennett, James W Barbour, W Casto, Jabes'estate .!v Crews, Alexander Caldwell,-Wm heirs .. Dermody, Peter estate Glick, Abraham ...-... vi.. Harris, Sr Hic-klin, Josiah Malcomb, Peter ........

194 45 133 23 162 90 178 16 167 47

•'110 42 •s 207 10 112 73 343 48 176 28 170 16 779 34 1723 33 114 26 -176 32

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Railroad, I anc St L—. Railroad, Hand I :.. Sheets, Martin A -1 Sisters of Providence

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A ProMian in Crime.

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: By the faws of Pennsylvania a trustee of executor who robs the estate committed to him must conceal his crime for two years. Otherwise he is liable to be punished for it. After that period he cjtt be declared a bankrupt, and «p .relieve himself of iv re on it

From the Lend ef Neple Sugar. Burlington (Vt.) Free Press: An exchange comes to us with a poem entitled "How to Kiss," marked in blue pencil. Either the author is blamed proud of his production, or else he thinks we don't known bow to do it—in either of which casts he is wav off.

A Great Question Settled.

Savannah News: It is a great comfort to know that it is -settled, and that tbe fashionable dances for 1884 will be the Saratoga lancers, lawn tenia quadrille and glide. The decision does away with the necessity ot our beaux and belle? taxing tboir minds to learn new forms and figures. 4

From the Philistine Point of View. Philadelphia Call: Tbe official paper of Harvard College says:

MThe

Harvard

eheer is lull of dignity, unity aed selfrestraint." What little Harvard cheer, ing that we have hear sounded to us as though it was full ot beer.

Prof- Hertford's Baking Powder Para aaii BsealtaK. Baron Liebig, the leading chemist of the world, says: "1 have, through a great aeries of experiments, satisfied myself of tbe purity and excellence of Prof. Ilorsford's Baking Powder."

Stagnation in a Looisville Industry. Philadelphia Call: Hie crop of Louisville debutantes who are "going to eel ipse Mary Anderson" is not so large as usual this year, all of last year's stock not haviite been married off yet.

SAM SING.

A Visit by a Gazette Ambassabor to the Laandry, Joss House and Besidenco of Sam Sing

I and Tu Lung

107 85 10119 184 11 130 32 118 85 103 23 697 70 116 93

In This City and an Interview on t|e Tonqain War and a Vnmber of Other Subject*

8ome Amusing Episodes.

Attracted by the strains ot a wheezy flute that came up from the basement occupied by Sam Sing and Tu Lung as a laundry, joss house and residence, a Gazette writer picked his way down the narrow, slippery stairs and found himself in an atmosphere of soap-suds and Souchoug, that was not perfectly entrancing, putting it mildly. Sam Sing, the proprietor, had just tied bis hair up. into a Grecian coil and secured it in amass of shining braids, aa our reporter entered, and was giving some orders to his assistant, who was playing a flute before cross-eyed god in one corner. He ceased his harmony, and commenced squirting water out of his mouth like an orients! street sprinkler, over the spotless bosom of a whit 3 shirt.

A glance about the laundry showed a room about the size ot a large door mat cut up by partitions into washing and ironing rooms, store-house, and "bunks." The walls are decorated with numerous pictures of strange birds, animals and flowers, painted on a peculiar colored rice-paper in India ink, several large "prayer sheets" and invocations to some ot the 1

TEN THOUSAND GODS TH8Y HONOB,

are posted in various places, and over all bangs a reeking murky steam, flavored tfitb soiled linen, opium and cookery.

Sam Sing motioned the reporter to sit down on the ironing tab!e and make himself at home, and commenced making out some New dear's duns on orange paper, with a marking brush Wbile engrossed in this work the writer succeeded in eliciting considerable interesting information from him, but can not give the conversation in the exact language, as his knowledge of

PIGEON ENGLISH

is exceedingly scant. He said that the feeling of the people of this city towards himself and comrade seemed vciy friendly that, though the citizens did no^sere nade him with a brass band very often, and the city officials in general did not patronize him, yet he managed to plug along and lay up some money and wear a brocaded silk over-sbirt with balloon sleeves and three-decked /cork slippeYs on Sunday.- He complains most bitfaeriy of the high prices of provisions in this country and says that he can go out in Hong Kong with "flifty cent, an* buy chick, an' lice (rice) an* club, (whatever that may be) an' fiisb, an' have big dlinner take dlollar here, no get nothing got, no last one eat."

Regarding THE FRENCU—

CHINESE WAB,

better known as the Tonquin war, he stated that individually it affected him, "no not nothin." He had not as yet received his newspapers from San Francisco, and, being rather below par in bis knowledge of American journalistic print, was consequently unable to say much about it, but when his papers ar rived, would jead them to the reporter and argue the situation at length. He claims, however, that I

CHINA IS POWERFUL EXOPGH

in forces and munitioas of war to contend very strongly against any invaders, and would make a strong fight if the entire resources of tbe government was called upon. In some respects this may not be an idle boast, as one-thhd of the entire people of tbe world are gathered in China. Considered in etery way, it is a gigantic empire. It's territory stretches ovei|about one-third of the continent ot Asia, and, next to Russia, it is the largest empire on the earth. The history ot China goes back 2,000 years before Christ, sad has had from even those early days a semicivilization. Two thousand years a they had canals and other works of inland navigation. The art ot engraving on-blocks of wood for printing with mov able types was know.n to them 500 years before the day of Guttenb'urg, as they also knew the use of the compass gunpowder and paper for years. They hsve had (libraries of thousands of volumes from ancient times. Every village has its schools, and every child is educated. The conceit of the Chinese has doubtless been fostered to a great extent by their isolation, and consequent ignorance, of other nations. Chinese contrarieties are generally known. They do almost everything in a way direetty opposite we read horizontally, they perpendicularly, and the columns ran from right to left We uncover the head as a mark of respect, they put on their caps. We black our boots they whitten theirs. We fchake tbe hand of a friend they shake their own. We locate the understanding in*the head they in the stomach. But the most singular thing of all, perhaps, is their language- It is en. tirely monosyllabic, and has only characters, no alphabet or letters. Ereiy character is the name of a thing, aad in being educated to read or write, an immense number of signs must, therefore, be learned. The number of words contained in the official dictionary is 48,000, and other authorities reckon about as many more. The missionary Doolittle says that a knowledge ot 3,000 or 4,000 characters is sufficient for the reading of most books. The more complicated characters in the language contain fifty two strokes, but are rarely used. Some

characters used by Sam Sing in making out his washing cheeks, contained aa many AS NINETEEN AND TWXNTT-HIGHT BTR3KKS, and all were made with a rapidity aad all were made with a rapidity and neatness that is marvelous. Their language is still mere complicated in its pronunciation by a system of tones, which vary according to the morning of the word. Taken as a whole, the language is about as* ridiculous and ttnmutteaf aa can be

fcetrt the moet-'commebftabte points of Chinese customs is the excessive reverence paid to old age. The tacitly understood social laws inquires that during the life-time of his parents, a son should not go abroad, or, if be do so, only to a Med place/ He sball "arise at the tint cockcrow, and inqdire tfco wishes ot his parents as to what they would eat and drink. He shall not enter a room unless invited, or retire without permission. On leaving the house he must announee his going, and on returning, report himself. He Ts to avo& all reference to old age. -This last is strongly insisted upon, end every son has held up to him as an example to be followed, the conduct of one of their gods, who, fearing that his parents might recollect that he waa seventy years ow* need to drees himself in a child's frock (and play about the room like an infant.:

This is not authentic, but it is history). Many interesting faets concerning the so cial customs of this peculiar people were: communicated to the writer by BankSing, but want of space forbids a repetition of them. At the reporters request he obliged him by playing a li'tle

CHINESE SONATA

upon a violin of their own peculiar make. It resembled nothing mwe than a croquet mallet, and has only twostriBgs, which are worried by a short bow of whale bone, holding a strand of coarse flax. ^As to tbe music iLy resefabled the «£& 4 SIGHS OF A VB02BK FCKP, J*' ana was not heartily encored. But the closing scene is still to codse. From the rear department cam sounds Of vigorous thumpings and rattlioge supplemented occasionally bv what sounded like chunks of igneous profanity of the vintage of Confucius. Stepping back te the dividing partition an exhilarating sight met the reporter's gaze. Standing beside an immense wooden tub filled with clothes and soap stood Tu Lung he was arranging his hair, and in getting it fixed to his satisfaction, he said something that sounded very bad, and adjusting his pale blue ririrtso that it held the proper downard declension, be seized an enormous rubber-covered club, resembling those used by athletes, and commenced pounding the clothes aa if 4'HtHE FATE OF THB OPIUM MARKET depended on it. His movements grew faster and his profane remarks more indistrict. Summoning all his talent and energy, and bumping up bis back into a bow, he jumped up and down with the most reckless abandon, jabbing tbe clothes with all his strength and the rubber covered Indian club. The murky atmosphere seemed to be fraught with mild-eyed Chinaman and blueshirt moving in an irregular orbit, abd occasionally throwing off meteoric articles of apparel, until at last, once more exhausted, he desisted and leans against the tub, a disorganized mass f.t coarse black hair, and olive features, anxi taper nails, and Oolong ejaculations, a tired, weary Oriental shirt-destroyer. Accepting an invitation to come down again and drink some pure Chinese band- 1 roiled .teas, and smoke a pipe of opium,. Ihe reporter bid farewell to his celestial friends, and wended his way up into pure air and civilization.

HIGH SCHOOL RAVELINGS

Written for the Gazette:

Harry Jones has returned to school.^ Tardies! tardies! Where is i.iy eod.Hfi» Essays by Saaie Grondyke for seniors and Effie Pence for juniors.

Herman Hulman and Wm. Tet-le went hunting a few days ago and report the shooting of fitly quails

A. Ernest Meyreek badly fros^'d bfs ears last Saturday, but now reports fcfei frozen memoers on the amend.

Miss Eva Alden, of Toledo, Onio, hae entered the class iti Logic. She is a cousin of Clinton Kidder, of tbe juniorclass, at whose home she is a transient visitor.

George Taylor, of th# olaas of '84, |frequents the school at noons for the sole -purpose of conversing with her, the sovereign of his admiration who keepe the key of his heart.

Edfrar Dick and Chauney Pointer are taking Bookkeeping kith the seniors or rather apart of the seniors tbe olass-i having been divided, a portion ot whioa form the American Literature class.

It seems that the afternoon rehearsal .* and Thursdays voluntary music are dispensQd with. This Is a aad fact, if it is $ a fact, and we hope tbat incenti7e motive may re-instate tbe faculty to the continuance ef the music.

The essayists this Week are the Misses

Mams Briggs, Kmna Kublman, Everett Evans, Eroln Gobin, for the juniors and Anna Reel, May Purdon, Cora Bogers, and Jesse Ripley for the seniors, whose essay, a treaty on chewing wax, was espeoially animated with a little joooee satire.

A certain young lady of the school, who honors the olass in which she so studiously labors, plaoed apiece of wedding cake under her pillow a few evenings ago, and in a peaceful slumber dreamed of a certain senior gent. Probably the young gent is not aware of thiar as only a few are, and. with great sinoerity and truth we* casually inform him that he may feel himself quite highly flattered,

kt non Dubitari.

The Normal school notwithstanding their boasted supremaoy,haa become the •*.' refuge for tbe many non prometees of the High school. A visit to tbe Normal by one of our best acquainted studente will prove tbe fact of tbe case for, poke dotted here and there are sees familiar High school students.j

jATHAWndL J.

General Butler, in quitting office, also gave up the habit of tobacoo.

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Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartorls is expeoted to visit Washington during the winter.