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THE DAILY HERALD, PL ATI'S M V T UN, KUKAoivA, TITESDA V, JANUARY 17, 1888.
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IX A CHOfKERY SHOP.
DOME OF THE TRIQULATIONS EN
DURED DY CHICACO TRADESMEN.
Hurtling Iiui'oh of M-!'n.l ly Iaulic j
T I'rri -rt-l 1-U4 of Honesty Pack- '
tiw Oriiercd to It' Hollv-i-il After
M iit full An f I:. ll.in:il ion.
"A croekcry shop is n capital place to '
study r.nttiro," i.-iid u State street
lunii-i; "I hi i:n . s ii'-v.-r .wis better isor
r;:!.i-d li!.-ilili l.ii :i- Miotic. What do I i
ti- . : i f t a d'.ifii tf.ings. For iasl.-ui'-r,
yr.-tftvl:! a ' m; of I -lii'S cans.' into tho ,
More ami :i: !'! li ' l::i'l a I :' rgain conn: I .
I showed 1 i'i rt:!-l niter sin; bid
j--ea all the s; i-eri! ;, r .i.i-1 no v. lint we did
wilri tlif orae!;.- 1 I t ' -1 I ln-t loo ! of
i' v.":; t l:fiv n o-:l in the i: !l-y, m:l 1 Is:;!. I ho
s!i lv : in; I ;;k'.:: if :poed of br
tmyShi-ig v.o i-oi-i ;;n. At l:.-r ro:p-.c: L I
l.:.r:i--'l i:p :: i:iii f. f ' i'. i a it.!"': i:i it. a::-1 a
irn '.:.':; ;. of I 'i .. -h ( !nfi:i l h:it. had I
chip : :1 the e. ' I ;--v i t, u ;.,!n-:-o
tint lint was tb-1 !.-..; f ;; '. she was 1 . ik
f i.r; for, n il i lu'cr: 1 the- . forty .- as
und th' mirror for m vc: '; -!:. i-.als. Yno
fit,! J-1 !.i-r. 'h I' '.. '1 i .aii-ia; iy at
it f-.f ::v.hi!-, i.::d then I !..i:i'!y t'-dci-d it' I
:...!':! I ir.iil fa d th -i !ep. ly ne-ve
it! .:-i; :f::;. !. r, i.:rl ..ho ':i t-M.vl to Like tho
i'.iti :. f I':; I a l '"' li'i'.' i i'ai l: j.i on-( : r
f -r ' I u ; '!.; :.n is k-!cs
tri.t:i;;l ' ' ; 1 ' i'.- .-.'o .f :v;;i":i,:'r;r.
. , i .1 t I.::.;'. v a I . :, :.v.d v!.:lo
1 v.;n j ?: : ? i f i ' ' "' !-i;-'f l hr.r
: .. -.-a! v.i..h 11: - iail, xvl.iclt iu l.ko
tai;:
" ( ': -.1. yo-i l.r: ::;'. t.M, v. i'.l yoti.' lie-
;!!:' I ("' -! ; : v :i; 'i s:!.oiit, Iiii.l la !;;:' 1
' !y ri'1-.' its.:-'; ..! !. j.iw.tyn lao
::.:!. ll'iiv; fi , :a.l 1 i''- I t'.::-l I t i'i:t rc-t.-vi
t'. if:..:-.'. r;i : ':i ! i:. t !: -li-Ji iho
D::ir- J I::; a-.- -. 'I a.y"i : ... 1 -Miy Ii:-y t.
;:!:! ii. L; t!:- taa..;. i.--. :::.! i'.i -i ; i t tli'.:vi:-M
f .: fia ::! :') .. t!: .t. driver r.f.-i-
I cf" ': 1 i:. i :i :amp.,yc 1
p;.:.: . i. .;'!. 'i .'-.: :... : ; .-, a i l wl.'.-m-.nr
1 ,: i :( li. '.. v. I;; :v t !ivy wt-ro
J.i. f t '1 I' : : ; r- iiaiify n-.ibi
,:s ;. ' : .-. m. i i t.il. cudi tlo
'v :. v-: : :! 1..: ; : .:v -.1 i-hnvlu;' iUT:;rs,
l .u ..t r, . . -c::t
vi!-: :, j.!ic:a: t i:i ;.,
o.a .-.. ii t i:" 1 V '
ii".' ci'i . i t ' i la:
ii : i v. ; ii h v.c 1'ivo
i i; a wo a m I of
; , t'l i-i!-vv fo:: -r-
1 : .'.i;.-. or two. T!:o
:v I ; sir ;( i s. . :. i- a c.wii'.A r.-u:i
iv.vl t!:- : t t i J ra: i i-:t:zt to Lave.
i:i
:yl .: '!.:ll l : In' i if ir.".: ii:i:ao
clii-i'M:;; -! it1
r ;Ui i i i
pan- !. ):
a tin- lair
i
i ;.ii
. o of t!;o aa::i ;u
' 1 iivoi-w i at
.i ; tiro t r-'iti c.l.
i- i ; t o.-.' : lao
i.; ;ir,!t !.:! .Kii-
Dir.- :::!;
- !
it, aail ;i ;::i -r.i t V
tv. j.::! t ('i - : 1 ivory o! r.: lri:if?i
l"i i .': v. ; i a ve.Mii' for v.hio'a tito
ittj;.T.'.--t, V v.a'; a ;,-ift. Tito e:.'-!u-s!oa
'i ;:'. n.irno t;::l t':o iii;;!;!; delivery
iir f ncarj tai:ua by ono sniart
v.i)rar. l t'a-.Mn-'o siii-olhor's ofaoioadncor..
J-io;-.K-:i,.:w,: v.o ii.rK-oat !y fivo tho v.-holo
t!i::;;.; :.v..-.v !.y ovri-:.;;ia.7 tho iiicJaHioa
s.1u::m l..':-.!'.':!;; o.ir tin.: vii;c!i is Itttmcd on
l!io l.a !c of ccriaia : v.aro. Of course,
is i j n.jt j-.:. i; iiiio U tvi.io-.-e it without trouble,
l.ver.a.- .; i: it :i'-: .'. t. st.: -. .itior tito honcy-iiioa-i,
a::-l o. ioa iioi'oiv, tao I rM.) Lrins ia
iLio ' ! ;, aa-1 Ihialiii'.; the a-chleiit diu to
f.ro.'.;-ii-.' - i-i fit;- iarfc t'u; c-u'iivss t-lcrlr,
t c. a.-iii '.J a r. :;of. It tata bceaiii'ja ncros-r:-.:y
I - rial o taat f'.io fjnadf di-livcn.l v.ero
t j;-.;r..li i-tir -Ir.i vL , ir..d I cm v.ot ccrlaiu
taut rrr.r oir: !- r i ; not taa djr.'.li knell of come
wry r.er.r l'i io-iilo'afp.
TIu I '. - -.a u ly ia"ivc:i'.ry btn-cr scle'-'ts a
f 1.5 ) l:ia;; ;-L!;:, t rtaraer t.-r f.'.r.r basket end
bton! : a J. D r. ioo t it i L---!iJ ta it.
j;at ia::; i ; not, ti e only tiling tliey steal.
I rn "- ;-- yoa li.ivo s ia tho lo e sleevwl
vr::M -. ll.:.t i-re j fa!iioi!aL!e a fe'.v years
r. "baven'u V.-;i, a v.oi.iati will follow
t!-ro:vt-t tiw art d -ij.-.rLrioat catl doM'aor
tiUly 2..-.v ia r.r.o rr t'.v.i v.iir.Il j-ieoes of
cliin.1- r rcy.'. 1 V.'cra--.fer. IT i daa't s-.-o tae
c'r 'on :-'nn-o.l;. tflns doc ,aa'l he'ero
sl !e s I l;.:vc ti:o laiiu'cl Um'.i of i.iikiag
fi.rtaou-..'.-' 1 i.'-'l .
; ; I ' j-:. .;a . ITo-.r r.a.1 then n
r.-.i:r.:-1 i:i".' , "i v.i;i cri". :i tlie face,
llu-re ra.iy l.-e a tar cr tv.c, l.nt ij never
a-."-, .a-y t l.i i t l"a.;. O.ij of my t-aa-to:.ai-i
i-o-.ii:'.a'c li.lo tae vi-?o. .'.lie be;;an
with iae::; oa-ivo t-ti-t.j-. f.r.v'.i :i? biuo in
ures, conl:! :iaU oc-iiar ; c.-A o;. ;r mu-S
Li;. Ia .' tra-- wan r " v-!ua(i.i i-.:i.l the lltei't
t-j trivir.l tail v.o nv:i.a:c I tho failing.
Oao day : a.' t.ak c:i a ' N i.al.vl f irk, but re-t-.-.ra
i 1 i- i': '-- r.-:-::t r3v;:;.i;; v. Ita a note, ciy
ia tact ta:- c-a;: I::;; di 1 v.-.lz-lc.'.co her. After
that w- watoao 1 her c'.-a ; !;. au.l thar-ed to
1 :e; :--?'-:'.v.i'.. wlir.tovi r v.-a-; ravrorI.;teJ. 2o
cbj c. "..-a were over lariat to the bill, nor did
v.vtv.rtva I o::- that mv.j iieiniat-,L i'oor
ell wvaiiin. sh,' ii u,-ad ia bat Svealhi
cr.r:e a . tritrav.l 1 j her r.; talking.
J : - ... ,-i ... J. , '- o
fe-.V f
leia;.
J. i ;,.
r.a.l the
iaeai'e
tha-. a
:r i iir ei-. .; J,:.i-r.-. a.o r..hiici.ed ij
. yrevai h i.inj-, bat do-.'.-riIit
.. :: .1 ;.u ! i'.va. ir a doaea i la'.c.;,
;;1 cr ::o du.vu e:uen ntivthtT
. ;a i.v.is:: l-r one m av, ia:;i Jtinj
were v:e d IlvereJ. Tho
fa!.-j.:;a:i is ! a: :e 1 aa . v ...' j heiaay not
be r 1 ..v. .r t r.a iai'allible eeunt tho
lx.ak i '. !: ;h .:--.!-' of a d.-::..i. If the Ktock
ii 1 -..- iv i .-.a mat t .:r li:a t verify
lil-j jy-eaia y, :ai.i '.vlihe ' ". bcslevo ia ii, muy
sen I - : i re t- i'.-.s i.rycr ior iioiioy. If
the ;-io v-.ry t'.i- -he. -.r the jjii't wilt
l .-erk. s l. a , itl. a i : paid to the re
' 1 . . '. ' i -he i . a iiaj: of aa iavita-
s '. I '. i... .-.-a t I'l l a.' . 1 t.vj us. HlO
ti-I'-:: i ' - lei ('v ; ' ; t.ad j-'welry
Cra; ...: ; . .V I y :it-.:m-o!atm a
diiai-.;- ;.ar:y i-r.1 r a ll.a- :-,-o? laiaa
t.r 'ry-:al. v. ' it v. ha e.tr ? aai ea 1 it
J;ael: "a t: ra r:I:r; wh!i -.:ne frivc!ei:i
xcii e. a-.-l an i ii. r for a 1 :aa ehi.iaiev.
Hai-vl ! i v l eat tIar rf, e.a-d.-L.i.-r.is, jardi
niere, i". r li-.-l ! :.; j'-oLi;tl idnnts, vaee.s. crys
tal trea. . a I ! .'.'; Tor ls'.i b. .1-;, celery,
frait aa 1 !: ,:-. are he yaentiy ohtaiiiod ia
; - "... v :.i -a ' e. x'ic course, v. e know about
tie. j- . :-eke-.::i make the eumilav;
' vt-n,..-i .".v. -a- oi ar MiMiiielca, for the rtn
goi'. t'a. ' ' v.-h are able to do I ho o
tliijt-ji s.r t ; ' harm us ia a busine. s
way.
h'o'.v r:: !i:-e a a customer eoi'.ci ia 1o
b cri " .. ' a. b vr i . . t f choieo ware. V. o
j;,.-.-- !.a- ; I e i h-ille, and as she only
wea ia.- ' for . :.o l.ijht, and U willing
fo cm-re ri-.i i-i tian 1 ec:a in htr own car
lia -t-. ri :i..'Iy obho Ler. Do you know
v.hat :ae emus them for To Cil ui ho
table.; ia ti e f'ilt rioiu tov her daughter's
wcM.:K3 imrtj-.'" Inter Ocean.
A U-m;tii- lt-l Itato Si-.eculatioii.
A V.'a.I.iatoa coi mvjiile.H pays that tho
I est s eal eetate qN.cu!ati&a in that cly dur.
Jra;t:.c j;;-t fiaaaar was that c t Gardiner
JIabbtM-a, th: iatia i-iadaw of Dell, of tel.Jr
j.!;::c n i'-t v. He iid fGO.OOO for a tract
cf bill ami lu !!' v on tho lino of ho Massac
chuiitts avenue extension, iut 300 men at
work with caits and shovels and larrow.i;
t'-rs cnt S-iyJ.3 in imnrovin.? tho proi
evlv, r-iid hassokl over S-KJ0,(XX) worth of lots,
end liai some tf the original tract on hand.
Chicago Herald,
THE BON MARGIE.
CAREER OF MME. BOUCICAUT, THE
QUEEN OF PARIS SHOPKEEPERS.
fstory of the Mammoth TraJo Emporium
In tho Ilnart of the I'reuch Metropolis.
Profit Kharin; lu Paris Sharc-a unJ
Share holilcrn.
Kvory American, eepocially tboso of tho
fair sex, who has visited tho French metrop
olis:, i t acquainted with tho mammoth emio
rinm v hi'-h, known ns tho Don Marche, rises
on tho left bank of tho Seine, in tho very
heart of tho aristocratic FnuliourR St. Ger
main. Tbw immenso estublishment, which
transacts over $.V),0(X),0lX) of business jicr an
num, and omjiloys a staff of no less than
4,'WJ on tio premises alone, was founded
thlrt j--tivo years ago on tho most humblo
Kf-.lo by a yotiti,-; coaplo of tho numo of Dou
oicattt. Aristiile, tbo husband, was a sales-i:i.-m
in a dinjjy little dry goid storo in tho
lltto d-t Da, while his wifo, mi illiterate jxias
nnt ir,h 1, tho widow of u Laundrymiut resid
in;; at Verjux, a little village on tho banks of
Ihe Diver iSaonne, was an assistant in tho
Kim" shop. M. Doueicaut and his only son
died within a few months of each other
about ten years no, while ilme. Doueicaut, "J
who has U-ea friuenlly descrilied as "tho
q-aoen of all tho shopkeepers of tho world,"
expired a short timo ago at tho ago of CJ,
leaving a fortuno estimated at over C'10,-
A brief aeeount of tho cat cer of this re
markablo woman, whoso charity was practi
cally -unlimited, and who, notwithstanding
her humble origin, has won for herself a
prominent place in tho history of Paris, can
hardly fail to be both interesting and instruc
tive. SETTING IP IV BUSINESS.
Sho first made Aristido Doucieaut's ac
quaintance in tho little shop above men
tioned, where they were both employed. 1'or
ten long years they worked together behind
the same vouutor, during which time tho
young peasant girl learned how lo read and
write, to keep accounts, and, ubovo all, to
heplay goods to their greatest advantage in
the kop windows. At length, when she had
r: ached the age of 2S, the young couplo de
cided to marry and to set up on their own
account. Their employer happened, fortu
nately, to bo old and anxious to retire from
active work, and, as ho had tho greatest
simomit of confidence in j-oung Doucieaut's
i.ib';;rity and nbli-.ties, ho consented to make
over his store to him on moderate and easy
t ei-ms. Just jibout t his timothere was a great
ileal of di:-tr.ss in Paris, and tho Doucicautu
r. solved to sell m roar to cost price as they
coal I possibly ufi'ord to poor people, and the
wonky couyle provided a special cla-;s of
t k.eap ftoodj w'lieh v.vre oa sale every Satur
day e . eahig. This consideration of the poor
I .rough t its own reward ia t'ae t:hapo of ever
i:icrea:-ia-; pi .jsjierity. la a short timo tho
businesa hail grown to such an extent that it
became necessary to purchaso the next houso
oa the right hand side, then that on tho left,
nad subsequently one by ono all tho adjoining
Louses, until at length M. and Mine. Douei
caut owned the whole block. This they de
molished some fifteen years ago, and on its
site stands tho magnifieejit and vast Don
Marche butfding. It is needless to add that
their wonderful prosperity was greatly duo
to tho extraordinary reputation for probity
and commercial honesty which the couplo
had acquired throughout the business world,
and which caused their credit to bo ono of
t'ao s! n digest and firmest In France.
Doth M. and Main. Doueicaut, although
deeply lvligioiLS, wero imbued with a consid
erablj amount of socialism. It was. how
ever, socialism of the truo sort, resulting
from kindness of heart and a remembrance
of their own early struggles on the one hand,
and the firm business notions of the most en
lightened kind on tho othur. Realizing tho
fact that clients like to find always the same
salesmen behind the counters, and to l0
served by the same eourteous and intelligent
assistants who have attended to their re
quirements on previous occasions, M. and
Mme. Doueieact determined to make every
ih'ort to keep their employes in their service,
nr. 1 to interest them ia the welfare of the
business. With this object in view an ar
rangement was made whereby every employo
of tho establishment received a iereentage of
the I'rotits of his special department, estimat
ed ia accordance wit h h's rank and seniority.
Iloreover, every effort was made to causo
each eair laye to retain his own individuality
and to encourage him or her to become a
thoughtful and responsible assistant, with
iuitiativo and forethought of his own.
COMFOF.T3 AND AMUSEMENTS.
A large club houso has been built) for tho
male employes, which contains a iierfcctiy
erpiipped fencing hall and gymnasium, a
s-.viiammg bath, billiard room, library and
reading rooms, besides a restaurant whero
refri-shments are to ho obtained ct almost
cost price. The feiaalo assistants have a
large building devoted to their own exclusive
use, ia which they reside, and which is al
most as well provided with comforts and
prntfiemetit j as the club house of tho men.
Da -iacs this a pension fund exists, to which.
JImc. Doueicaut, about eighteen months ago,
p; rented a round sum of 4,000,000 franco, in
addition to a couple of mSlions of francs
which she had given a few years previous
for the same purpose. The porters, coachmen
rai l stablemen are all provided for by means
or a similar retiring fund, to which she lias
been equally munificent, and from which, ia
case of dismissal, they can withdraw such of
their money as is sunk therein, wjth a com
pound interest of o pel' cent.
2d me. Doueicaut was so thoroughly tho
business partner of her husband that, when
both he and his sou died, tea years ago,
everything went on as in his lifetime, with
this IhiToi eiiec, that perhaps Mme. Doueicaut
became, if possible, more philanthropic and
pe..oroa ; than It-fore. Following out Ler
husband's ideas, she transformed tho wholo
lea ine-s into a joint stock company, prcsetit
ia - lo each one of the COJ principal and senior
muni a-; cf her stall 5t),0J0 francs worth of
ttec-k, shy hcrstdf retaining thu balance or thd
t harn, and c.J such tho casting vote and
j u-.-.vr i f veto. The Don Mart-he is therefore
i. ihcraigh bitle republic by itself. Its army
i f aba;u U.OJ J cr 15,003 employes, all told,
c.v governed by a kind of parliament cou
jr iting i f t ie :J0J shareholders anj copartners
r.hove mentioned. These in turn elect from
tmrm-r h-. ir number a managing director
raai ua e:;tcut ivo committee of tuirteen menir
I ti-: selected an far r.s possible from among
t'ae seuior.i ?Ioreovtr,-thero-is a scheme in
lores bv which employe's, on attaining a cer
tain seniority and rank in the establishment,
become ipso facto shareholders therein,
thanks to a fund provided for the purpose by
Mine. lJonei'caut. Thi managing riirecter at
the present moment is a most capable anil en
lightened man, named M. Plasaard,' and ' as
rime. Doueicaut has bequeathed her vast for
taae ia ceual ioi-tions' to the Don Marche
.Joint :o--U company and the philanthropic
i i t tiition:! coan'otcd thertivvith and to vari;
oa.i i ha ri talilo estrbilshmeius rind works ill
which she was' interested, Juo'Do'n Marche
leahmsj will lo curricil da just tin lcfore. I
have forgotten" to mention abovo thi.t, in ad
dition oi' tho tasiLit fund, Mme. Doueicaut
Laa al o founded and munificezitly endowed
r benefit fund fcr assisting such of tho em
ployes who, fvr one reason or another, are
ia troublo and ia nccrt of temxrcry .-elief
Bj usu,tance. Par is Cor. New York world,
THE GRAVES OF THE FLOWERS.
The wooiIb are full r.f tiny frravea.
The nwect ;rav,s of the tlowcrt,
That (sprain; in every ulieltereil nook.
Amid the springtime hours.
Tho buttercup lies on the slfpo
' Whero first the RiinliKlit fell:
The violet sh-eps beside the rill.
The daisy in the dell.
Upon no stone Is carved the name
Of April's children fair;
They iM.-rishi.-d when the slcy was bright
And Reutle was the air.
To the soft kisses of the breeze
They held half trembling, up,
1'uil many a small truuspareut urn
And honey lu.de u cup. "
And when the roses budded out,
In Kimimer's balmy hours, '
No little mound was made to tell
Where slept the w utle flowers.
Those early flowers they seem to mo
Lille little children sweet.
Who siaile a mo!ii-iit on our pulh.
Then perish at our frit.
Louise Chit -.rood.
DOCK LIFE IN LONDON.
Tho Seamy Sido of Kxlstctice ia the Eng
lish Metropolis Social Isolation.
The universal dislocation of tho social lifo
of East Ixjndon manifests itself in the docks
not only by tho ub-senco of all ties between
cmploj'er, foremen and men, but in tho com
plete severance of tho different grndes of la
bor, mid, among tho more respectable of tho
working class, in tho isolation of the indi
vidual family. Tho "permanent" man of
tho docks ran lis in tho social scale below tho
skilled mechanic or artisan. With a wage
usually from twenty to twenty-five shillings
a week and an averago family, ho cx' ts
abovo tho lino o? poverty, though in times
of domestic troublo ho frequently sinks be
low it. IIo is perforco respectable, cud his
life must needs lx monotonous. His work
requires littlo skill or intelligence; tho one
absolute condition is regular and constant at
tendance all the year through. Ho has even
a vested interest in regularity, the dock com
pany acting as a benefit society in sickness
and death, an interest which ha forfeits if ho
is discharged for neglect of work.
Dy tho irregular hands tho permanent man
is looked upon as an inferior foreman, and
disliked as such, or despised as a drudge.
He, in his turn, resent j tho popular charac
terization of dock laborers as tho "scum of
tho earth." As a rule tho jK-rmanent men do
not live in the immediate neighborhood of tho
docks. They are scattered far and wide in
Forest Gate, Hackney, Upton and other out
lying districts, tho regularity of their wage
enabling them to live in a small houso rented
at tho same figure as ono room in Central
London. And if t!io temptation of ehoep
food and employment for the wifo and
c-hi.dren induces a man to inhabit St. George's
in the east or Limehouse, ho will be found in
a "Peabody" or some strictly regulat.il
model dwelling. He will tell you: "1 make a
loint of not mixing with any one," ami per
haps ho will sorrowfully complain "when
the women gets thick together there's alwavs
a row." It is the direful its u it of tho whole
sale desertion of thesio districts bj' tho belter
classes that respectability means social isola
tion with its enfeebling mid disheartening
effect.
In common with all other workingmcn
with a moderate but regular income, the
permanent dock laborer it madr by his wife.
If she bo a tidy woman an i a f.oo-.i manager,
decently versed in tho rare arts cf cooking
and sewing, tho lamily life is independent'
even comfortable, and tho children may fol
low in the father's footsteps or rise to better
things. If she bo a gossip and a bungler
worse still, a drunkard tho family sinks to
the low level of the cast London street, and
the children are probably added to tho num
ber of tboso who gain their livelihood by
irregular work and by irregular means. The
Nineteenth Century.
"Wives ot Old Marblohead.
They say that down at bravo old Marble
head every third woman is a widow. Hero
among fisher folk tho samo is true. And so
the going and coming, and going and ncer
coming, have woven a warp and woof of
smiles and tears here, which have mellowed
and softened thousands of human hearts in a
way you can quickly see and feel. Your fish
erman who comes, and the wire, sweetheart
or child, that is hero to greet him, are o'er
tender for it all. Tho old city, is used to it
and docs not mind it. It is tho way its toil
ers of tho sea Lava And so if you ever walk
her streets and seo a hulk of a fellow hold
ing a happy woman as ho would clutch a
fifo rail or a capstan head in a heavj- storm,
you will know ho is simply "making fast"'
with tho strong hawser of an honest lovf. to
the very anchorage of his iife, utterly un
conscious of your, cr anybody's senso of tin
proprieties. And thii tenderness, too, is all
compassing. Thero aro many trusts and
funds for tho widow and fatherless, ano
these men give generous y to them. The
light and elarkness of it all como piteously tc
cognizance even in tho fisherman's gayeie1.
hours ashore.
On every week day right tho wholo year
through, when tho seaport i3 stirred by the
arrival of fleets with their "fares" or car
goes of fish, there is a "fisherman's ball," and
often many. These are never for individual
profit, but. invariably for the benefit cr
women whoso hearts pro breaking. To
thoso who are merry making had comradi'.
whose lives wout out in a shrieking storm
whero a nor'easter swept some craft from its
fastenings upon the Danks, era dory was
beaten into tho seething sea. This year
alone 17 fishing craft were lost and 1'2T fisher
men wero swept iutq eternity. Tho havoc
goes oa from year to year until one can hardly
hear aught ia the whistling winds and hoarse
voices upon tho breakers alongshore but the
piercing cries of drowning fishermen and
heart sickening dirges for tha dead. Edgar
L. YVakemaa in 2sew York Mail and Ei
press. Concert Andiencea Aro Quiet.
Those whoso inclination or business takes
them to many of tlvs musical entertainments
in this cily note tho great dhToreuca, in the
characters of the cudi'-nces s-.i operas and
concerts. It is very raivly the cacu that the
concert goer is disturbed by inattention on
tho part of his ncigiioors, a;; Le is at op-era.
I This is doubtless due in a great degree to tho
stern discipline of Theodore Thomas, who ia
I the past exercised Lis power over Li3 ourii
! cnees as well as over his musician. Is Las
coma to bo quite tho fashion nowadays for
youngci: musicians to pausa between the
movements of the piece they nro playing in
order to permit some interesting conversation
to be concluded lcfore they begin their per-:
formance again. When such a pau:o is made
everybody in the bouse knows what it means,
unless it be t ho pffending talkers. As a wholo
concert audiences aro quiet and attentive, if
not appreciative. 2sew York Sun.
TLe ''Universal'' Lnncaffe.
Velapuk, the. so called universal lauguage,
is said to have seventy societies, ten periodi
cals, a literature of ninety-six bo Icaii.t luO,
000 dispiplea. If iU supporters aro willing ta
confine its sphe-re to commercial tntereourso,
very well; but ono cannot imagine a machine
made language conveying delieato shades of
meaning or loiving the grace and strength of
car all sufficient Engiislu Publio Opiuion.
AMONG THE SAVAGES.
HOW "BOYS" ARE OBTAINED TO
WORK ON SUGAR PLANTATIONS.
Keeues on a "Labor Ship" The Maimer
in AVhii-h a t;ilb Interpreter iiptures
Heat lieu Worker by tliu rroiuliw of
l!iK I'.iy.
So great is the demand for "cheap lalr''
in the sugar growing districts of Tuhaiti und
nni the Ilawaii.in Isiuiid.t und in Q leoiislund,
that, it Ix'ing known that the natives of the
2ew Hebrides were willing to "ship" oil
plantations for a term of years for merely
nominal wages, "labor vessels" visit the
group annually to engage men and a few
women for that work. Tho manner ia which
this is done wik!l illustrates the (M-.trast the
natives and foreigners h ivo for each ot her.
"La'.jor" vessels aro ulways provided with
a regular ar.-!ial of rides and pistols. The
main hold is lilted with gratings that separ
ate the females from the rieii or "bo.-,"' as
they are called and in th.se compartments
are fixed certain sleeping platforms called
"banks." The vessels engaged in this trade
are generally small, seldom exec: ding 'Si
tons measurement, and they carry their
boats ns the wh ilemea do, hanging from the
davits, ready for immediate service.
The captain of an Ihigii-.h labor vc-rel
sails her to and from certain d -signaled
port1;, and e-ruises about whero there is tho
best chance of getting "bos," but no boat
can go "reeriiiiing"' unless tho government
agent goes witii it. No "boy" can, theorcU
ca'lv, le brought oil to the ship against his
will.
There is grm-rallv on a labor vessel nn "in
terpreter." Ta ;...-'
the writer sailed on a Hawaiian laoor vessel,
was called 'Dill tho Devil," which title tfiif
ficeutly ia lieate; his charaet'-r.
Supposing a vessel after "boys" to have ni
rivo l in Havana harbor, tho finest in the
group, on the Island of Vate; tho captain
generally engages at least ij boat's crew of
the natives themselves, on tho principle, per
haps, that it takes a savage to catch a sav
age, there always being plenty on hand who
are oxporic.ie -d iatlie business.
Leaving Havana harbor tho vessel cruises
leisurely oif through the groups, never I icing
more than two or three miles from one
island or another. Cruii'ing along on tho lee
side of these islands a sharp lookout is kept
for any signs of i "samae"' on the strelei.es
of sandy I each. So dense is tho foliage aa.i
so careful are the natives to conceal their
villages that tho only indications of there
Liang human life on these Liauds is a column
of smoke that wo occasionally seo on the
a. re, sent no ler thj savages to let us know
that they want to "fraue."
Wh---!i sa -'a a smoko is seen tho boats are
io.v.-ie i an i manned. "The boats" I say be
en u. 1 e. o i.re always sent in company to in
t .. view the e.tvaes. In the one that takes
the lead there is, besides the ere-..', the inb. r-j.ret'.-r
and, in Ihieh.-h vessels, tho agenc
Tu'.'i'e is also a box liiicd with "trade," that
is, Turkey red muslin, as gaudy and flimsy
us t!i- promi .es mada to induce tho natives to ,
ship; toiiaeeo, of the kfud known as "nigger
head" (twenty-six plugs to the pound)
sweet, cheap und rotten; gun caps of an ob
solete make; cheap pipes; strings of gay
beads, a few of which constitute what is
cilie I "fail dress;"' packages of mide-hes,
guaranteed not to light "on tho box" or any
where el.o by friction; soft iron hatchets,
knives and i.cedles, and other ingenious
frauds with which to purchase such supplies
as yam::, pigs, coeoauuts, etc., and also to
g.ve a; presents to tha Iriends of those who
ship. The second boat acts ns a "cover" lo
the first, and both crews are heavily armed.
Hearing the beach, tho loading boat is
turned round and backed to the sandy shore,
care being taken to keep it afloat, the inter
preter warning tho crowd of naked, brutal
savages to keep clear u" tho long steering oar.
Tile crew kyV their oars and rifles ready for
use, and the second boat itops about 100 f; ;
out from the first, and, swinging broaden!.;
on, its crew seize their rifles and "stand by"
to i!c feat any attack on their friends. Tl-.-j
native.', some of whom are suro to be "re
turnM la"oor," and consequently familiar
whh "pigeon" English, cro.vd around near
the stem of the bemt and hoot and j'ell while
the interpreter rattle-s otE something like the
following:
'Hello, all yon fine fella le- How you do?
You come down to ship, hey?' Well, 'spose
you want to go one fine ship cap'n one 11 10
man you coma "long. Here, 3-ou good fclia
bey," pointing to noma gaping native in the
crowd, "catch 'em tai -," Hinging some bits
of tobacco ashore, which are promptly fought
for. "Get plenty all saiae on board ship.
P;enty j-am' '(the staple fool); "plenty lino
ihirts; shoes; oh, everything. Make you
big man you come. 'Spose 3-ou ship, you g'-t
one pound one moon for ene ya:u," whieh
means tho man is promised ill (05) per month
or "mom" f or the first year, called a "yam."
because it takes that length of timo for that
esculent to ripen.
Li the midst of tha profound excitement
produced by this unheard of offer a grisnl.-d
headed old rufliaa in the crowd spoke upi
"What for you lie, Dihy' You think all
Ibis fella boy fool. Plenty boys ship hero
befo fo' '1 one yam'" (the regular price paid
in the colonies). "Why you talk 1 ouj
moon;"" And the veteran takes a firmer grip
on his battle ax and jabbers something con
temptuous of Diily to ike crowd, who there
upon began. tQ handle their clubs, guns, bows,
arrows and sicars furtive!' but lareathiiy.
Diily is not discouraged. IIo points t .j oar
flag, which tho savages aro quick to lis.-e.yei-ii
new to them, and by Las eloquence and
liberal showers of tobuec-o and investments
ia yams, beaianas and e-ocoanuts persuades a
few i f the natives to "ship."
Dut the;r will not do so until a good sizixl
bundle i; made up from tho trado bos for
their friends. Thero are diiplajed, therefore,
two or three yards of turkey re 1 coth to bo
given to tho frightful looking, skinny old
s piaw howling oa the beach,, who claims to
be tha mother of tho "boy." Thero is moas
uee.l otil a handful of gay beads, which v.nlU
: .. .t'.i tho anguUh of the yoange-r fe.aule, who
Li the Uepr.rlmg man's Leiroiod! A musket
(eca altered that lock) is laid aside as a part
ing g f" to Ik.; i'e.ther, a 1 oteJ perenssio.. riip,
which won't II; cr evphVio, u handful o
m.t .Hie '-artrlca tiiO gua is a murzlo
ij.-. le. : a package of powder, damp, and sjmo
bar load tor bullets go with tho musaet.
There are also matches, a sheath knife, and t
quantity of tobacco. Ail this. Uoasoio ii
passed ashore under covoii of the rides of
the boat'5 eitiw -and the ''boy" is shovod
along into tho bow of the boat, which ti
pulled immediately out to the crjming boat,
to which tho "bird" is transferred, and vrj
go in to get another one.
Wiiilo the recruit is being taken to tho sec
ond boat the scene on the beach is a peculiar
p. i... Tae Lu.id'.o of gifts is Ling "distribute-1"
aa.l ay the- tiuw wo unero shipped a
Jia.i uwen - hoys'' pretty mu -h e verybody o;
ii.i tie.ieai has wmieiuing or otner.
liaca, in its hamauest aspect, is the manner
iu winch Libor is secured ia tho South soas.
F. Lu Ciarko ia San Francisco Calk
lirs. Parvenu, wishing to la i-legant, ro
ferrl lo uii'to uompiinj as "dilaio da
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c "it. Iirlo.v regular jrict's lor ca.-h onlv.
-flll Go;ds arediii Plain 2Tiga.rcs.
o'Ajoyi o. 'Doonxtei "both. it3
EDITION B.
Lwi ts. HH
Will lo one duriiitr which the sul-ji-cts of
national interest and import oice will hj
strongly agitated ui-d tlii; election i' a
President will take place. '1 he people- of
' Cass County who would like to learn of
Political, Commercial
and Social Transact ons
of this yea:- and would keep t;j aec with
the times f-hould
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