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IN IKT OROCKERY. IX
Parlor Velvet rugs , \vorth $1.50 , now on snlo for CARPETS
$1.48.
26x51 finest Wilton rugs , worth $7.50 , now
on &alu for $3 73. Velvet carpets , worth 51 . " , now on sale
Furniture Allsflt hall rugs , wortli $15.00 , now on sale for 9c.
Child's rocker , worth $1.00 , now on sale for $6.25. Body DrnsselE , worth $ l.2G , now on sale
for 49c. Misfit chamber rugs , worth $14.00 $ , now on for G4c.
Parlor suites. 5 pleres , oak , tapestry , worth sale for $5.75. Tapestry Ilrussels , worth . sale <
. Revolving ofHco chairs , worth $6.50 , now on Jl.OO. now on I ?
J45.0D. . .
now on sale ( or $17.50. '
30x54 worth . 'for 39c.
sale for $2.00. Ingrain rugs , $2.50 , now on
Plush chairs , worih $5.00 , now on sale for Heed sale for 78c. Ingrain carpets , worth 75c sale
| l 90. high chairs , worth $2.50 , now on sale , now on
' for 90e. 2 x5 feet Japanese rugs , worth $3.00 , now for S'Jc.
I'tusli divans , worth $12.00 , now on sale for on sale for $2.25. Ingrain carpets , worth COc sale
J4.UO. Japanese screens , worth $5.00 , now on sale , now on *
for $1.00. 3x6 feet Japanese rugs , worth $7.50 , now for 31c.
talc Leather 'ior couches . . , worth ? 23.00 , now on Servants Iron beds , worth $7.50 , now on I on sale for $2.90. Stair carpets , worth 40c , now on salo- for :
JI1.75.
sale for $2.00. CxD feet Japanese rugs , -worth $15.00 , now He.
Plush easy clinlrs , worth J12.00 , now on Child's folding beds , wortli $7.50 , now on on sale for $9.40. Yard remnants Brussels , worth 7Cc , now on
rale for . .
$0.20. . sale for $3.-l3. 6x10 ft. 6 In. Japanese rugs , worth $22.50 $ , sale for ISe.
Fringe silk tapestry couches , worth $17.30 , ' now on sale for $12.75. Y-ird remnants Ingrain , worth 75c
. . Ladles' desks , worth $9.50 , now on sale for - , now on
now on sale for J7.Su. $1.90. 9x9 feet Japanese rugs , worth $27.60 , now sale for 19c.
for Chenlllo $8.75 , couches , worth (17.50 , now on sale Ladles' desks , worth $15.00 , now on sale on sale for $13.50. Yard remnants linoleum , worth $1.00 , now
for $7.-l5. on sale for lOc.
Hut ? couches , worth $15.00 , now on sale for
J7 45. Ladles' desks , worth $20.00 $ , now on Bale for Remnants Moqtiette , worth $1.00 , now on
$9.90. sale for COc ,
Hi-cil couches worth . sale
, $15.00 , now on
for $7.50. Antique rockers , worth $2.50 , now on solo He. Hemp carpet , wortli 3Jc , now on sale for V ' ,
for .
92c.
Muslin couches , for drapery , worth $13 00 , He.Fur
. . Ofllce desks , wortli { 9.50 , now on sale 'for ' Fur rugs , worth J3.00I now on sale for$1.7i
sale
now on for $7.10. $4. S3. Hassacks , worth $1,00 , now on sale for lOc.
Cretonne couches , wortft $15.00 , now on Ottomans worth . sale for C3c.
Umbrella holders , worth J7.50 , now on sale , JI.50. now on
sale for $6.85. $
Misfit worth . sale
for $235 , Ingrains , $10.00 , now on
C-pleco ovcrshlpped tapestry parlor suit ,
for $4 50.
worth $ CO.OO , now on sale for $27.50. Chamber sets , worth $20.00 , now $9.50. on IlovolvInK sale for $9.50. beck stands , worth $20.00 , now Misfit Itrussels. worth $20.00. now on sale
AVellon couches , worth $13.50 , now on sale ,
Chamber suites , worth . for $11.50.
. . $30.00 , now on sale IlookcftEe and desk combined , worth $12.50 ,
for $6.40. . for $10.50. now on sale for $6.43. Art squares , worth $12.50 , now on sale for
Parlor suites , worth $100.00 , now on sale
Chamber suites , wortli $50.00 . $6 23.
. . , now on. sale Uamboo parlor cabinets , wortli $10.00 , now
for $52.00. $ for $27.50. on sale lor $3.DO. $ Ingrains , worth 35c , now on sale for lie.
Gilt . . chairs , worth $10.00 , now on sale for Mattresses , worth $3.00 , now on sale- for Plush arm chairs , worth $13.50 $ , now on ! Sx2S-lnch mottled rug , worth { 1.00 , now
$1.23. .
$1.50 , sale for $0.75. on sale tor Sic.
Single lounges , worth $8.50 , now on sale Wire springs , worth $2.50 2Gxf.l-lnch mottled worth ? 3.00 , now ion
. , now on sale Urass easels , worth $10.00 , now on sale for - rugs , t-lmlo .
DO. , wortli
for $3 for 9Sc. . . on sale for DSc. ranges $12.50 , now on sale
$3.25.
Ded lounges , worth $12.00 , now on sale for for 54.US.
Bedsteads , worth $3.50 , now on sale for Corner ivall cabinets , worth $2.50 , now on Zlx45-lnch best Smyrna rugs , fringed , , * Minlc
(
| 6.7fi. . ranges , worth $20.00 , sale
. now on
$1.40.Wash sale for $1.25. wortli $2 75 , now on aalo for $1.SS. for JS.yr. .
sVl ll "II Wash stands , worth $2.00 , now on sale for Triplicate mirrors , worth $7.50 , now on 2ix5l-lnch ( bejt Smyrna rugs , fringed , f. Laundry stoves , worth . { S,50
05c. , now oti sale
worth . sale for . .
sale for $2.-40. 13.75. now on $2.7U. tor $3.25.
Shaving stands , worth $7.50 , 30xCO-lnch best Smyrna , rugs , fringed ,
now on sale Photograph frames , worth $1.50 , now on ft
Heating stoves , worth $7.50 , now on ealo for
for $2.DO , sale for 3Ue. worth { 5.00 , now on sale for $2.21. { 123.
Antique rockers , wortli $3.50 , now on sale OaJc foot rests , worth $2.50 , now on sale 4x7 feet best Smyrna rugs , worth $10.50 , Hose burners .
worth
for $1.35. for Sl.OO. now on sale for $5.1)5. ) { 12.75. , J20.00 , now on sale for
Uaby carriages , worth $5.00 , now on sale Silver frame French plate mirrors , worth 27x54 finest Moquetta rugs , worth $5.00 ,
for J2.40. . sale for $2.43. Itase burners , worth $27.50 $ , now on calo
$1.50 , now on sale for 49c. now on for (11.65. (
Uaby carriages , worth $15.00 , now on sale Hook shelves , worth $2.50 $ , now on sale for 36x72 finest Moitietto | rugs , worth $8.50 , Steel worth .
ranges , 510.00 , now on sale for
for $7.85. $13S. now on tale for $3 07. . .
$24.80.
Whatnot , worth $6.50 , now on sale for $2.C5 Plush foot stools , worth $5.00 , now on sale Chenille curtains , worth $6.50 , now on sale Oil heaters worth .
, $7.50 , now sale for
W High chairs , worth $1.50 , now on sale for 'for ' $2.50. for $2.90. . . on
$3.80.
fe = > BSc.Arm Folding chairs , worth $1.25 , now on sale Chcntllo curtains , worth $8.50 , now on sale [ s 1-burner oil stoves worth JI.30
, , now on
Arm chairs , worth $ G.OO , now on sale ' /or for C7c. Sideboards , wortli { 20.00 , now on sale for for $3.87. sale for IJ9e.
$2.50. Parlor suits , worth $50.00 Irish point lacs curtains , worth $7.50 , now.
, now on sale for (10.65. (
LJp ' Shovels , worth ICc , now on sale for -ic.
Child's rockers , woith $1.00 , sale . sale for $1 ! 13.
now on $23.65. on
Extension tables , worth { 7-50 , now on sale for 45c. Kitchen safes , worth $ C.OO , now on sale for . 5-Rallon oil cans , north G5u , now on sale
' 10.00
lace curtains worth ? , now
Infants' cribs worth . Irish point , gen
. . , $7.50 , now on sale $3.25. for 34c.
for $3.50. Music cabinets , worth $ I.CO , now on sale for . $3.25.Kitchen sale for { 3 - .
$2 90. on
Extension tables , worth $10.00 , now on sale for $1 90. Kitchen tables , worth $1.75 , now on sale worth 2.00 Stovepipes , wortli 2 < V. now on sale for 9c.
Nottingham lace curtains , { , now
Screens , worth $1 50 , now sale for 65c.
on . '
for $5.00. for 94c. Elbows , worth . ' 3c , now on sale for lOc.
. Ilrass parlor tables , worth $7.50 , now on Hall chairs . on sale for 75c.
, worth $7.50 , now on sale for Mattresses worth .
sale for . . , $3.50 , now on sale for . , worth 2f > c , now on sale for lOc.
$2.50. $1.65. Nottingham lace curtains , worth $3.50 $ , now
EASY TERMS. on salo'ior $1.35.
$10.00 worth of Goods , KJ i SfOSSS ifA' TSRMS.
$1 week of S'l month. $10.00 worth of Goods ,
$25.00 worth of Goods , SSI week or $ ( ! mouth.
$1.50 week orJ ( month $25.00 worth of Goods.
$50.00 worth of GooJs , ftl.nO week or SO month.
$2 week or $8 month. $50.00 worth of Goods.
$75.00 worth of Goods , S'2 ' week or $8 month.
$2 , SO week or S10 niont h. $75.00 worth of GooJs ,
$100 worth of Goods , $2.5week ( ) or $10 month.
$ U week or $12 month. $100 worth of floods ,
$200 worth of Goods , $ : l week or $12 month.
$4 week or $15 month. FORMERLY PEOPLES MAMMOTH INSTALLMENT HOUSE. ,11 > .v.n ir . .1fi .s irvit't ir r-vrv s. $200 worth of Goods ,
. Hi VESfS TOCUWSIt PHI F.lliaoS HKl > 1 > 1 CIT.ITAUVR SI week or $15 month.
LI HUNG CHANG'S ' BANQUET
A Dinner with the Premier of China in tlio
Admiralty Palace ,
HOW A CHINESE STATE DINNER iS SERVED
American l.mllrn Among < lilncso Noble *
The Menu IllnU' Nrats itnd Slinr.n'
1'liii Worth Their WtdRht lit Gold
Ctilnoic Wines mid Liquors.
( Copyrighted , 1531. by Frank O. Carpenter. )
LI Hung Chang has been stripped of hla
yellow jacket. He has lost his three-eyed
peacock feather , and the report has been
disseminated that ho has been degraded
from his high position. Few people In
America rcallzo how high his position was
and the wonderful pomp with which he lias
belli entertaining his friends nt his viceregal
capital , Tlcn Tain. The crude Ideas that wo
have concerning the Chinese make us think
of them as ignorant , poverty-stricken and
barbarous , and few people rcallzo the luxuries
with which some of thorn are surrounded. I
cannot better show the real state of the
richer classes In China than In describing
a banquet which I attended a few months
ago In ono ot LI Hung Chang's palaces. The
dining room was as large as that of the
Wbito house , and It was gorgeously decorated
with golden scrolls , Chinese pictures and
bunting. The menu comprised many courses
and hundreds of dishes were served during
the feast ; . The bird's nest soup for each
cuest cost , I venture , $5 a plate , with shark
flns that were worth their weight In sliver ,
nnd the Chinese nobles who sat with us
were dressed In silks and satins as cpstly as
those wom nt our presidential receptions ,
and we ate with Ivory chopsticks tipped with
silver. The dinner was given In honor of
Ocncral John W. Fouler , our ex-secretary of
etato , who was then on his way round the
Blube. nnd who was treated by the Chinese
with the same honors which they accorded
to Secretary Se ard and to General Grant.
The most striking of these favors appeared
In this banquet.
Chinese custom keeps woman In the back
ground. You seldom meet the wives of the
nobility , and at big dinners Chinese- ladles
are never Invited and foreigners are not
expected to bring their wives. As BOOH as
Secretary Foster arrived in Tien-Tsln LI
Hung Chang called upon him. Ho was In
troduced during his visit to Mrs. Foster
ftnd to her nieces , the Misses Orr. who were
with Secretary Foster during his tour of
the world. The great viceroy was charmed
Ydth Ihe ladles , mid when ho spoke of the
banquet ho tuld he would make a great
Innovation In Chlneto custom , and would
ask them to honor him with their presence.
Of course they accepted , and the. viceroy
took Mra. Foster to the table on his arm.
The dinner was given at the admiralty
palace on the edge of Tlen-Tsln , nnd this
waa decorated with thousands ot Chinese
lanterns and the gardens about It were
'ablaze with light. All ot the streets leadIng -
Ing to It shone with red paper lanterns , and
upon Iho sidewalks were , companies ol LI
Hung Chang's famous soldiers , who , with
modern rlflos. guarded the Incoming guests.
During tha feast , which luitrd for hour * ,
ECtiio ot the finest of the fhlncso bands
played American airs outside ot the palace ,
anJ th ctrntns of "Yankee Doodle , " "Hall
Columbia. " and "Tho Star Spangled Manner' '
floated In through the windows. Toasts
vrtre m do and responded to by celebrated
Chinamen , Secretary Foster talked , tlsrougl
u Interpreter ; of the good relation * whlrh j I '
ouiht to obtain between China ind America :
ml LI Hung Chang responded In the sum ? I
way in i. speech full ot compliments to the
United Stiles.
Stiles.A
A ROYAL , FKAST
I wish I QQUld descrlbo tha dinner. It
u different from anything that we
In America , that I dwpalr of giving
to vou aa accurit * pictun. The Invitations
1 were un cards larger than one of the pages
of am' magazines. These cords were ot
crimson and the Invitations were engraved
upon them In letters of gold. The Chinese
dr.igon and what I suppose is LI Hung
Chang's coat-of-arms , were at their head ,
and under this the words stating that the
viceroy of China , grand secretary of state
and president of the Imperial admiralty
requests the honor of your company at din
ner in the naval secretariate on Tuesday
at C p. m. These golden words were bor
dered with an engraved golden border , and
accompanying them was the- card ot Li
Huiig Chang , which was as big as a sheet
of note paper and as red as the pressed
bricks which make up the city of Washing
ton. In going to the dinner I had to have
my own Chinese card carried before mo
by a servant in official livery , and I rode in
a blue silk clialr borne upon the shoulders
of four servants , who were gorgeously dressed
up for the occasion nnd who charged me ,
by the way , just $2 $ In silver for the job.
We passed through court alter court of
this admiralty palace , and my card was car
ried In through a crowd of Chinese officials
and 1 was motioned to follow. The secre
tary of the navy met mo at the door and
then Mr. Tseng Lalsun , the old confidential
secretary of the viceroy , took me In hand
and led mo Into his excellency's presence.
I was In evening dress , but I fell very
shabby In comparison with the gorgeously
clad men about me. Lalsun , for Instance ,
was clud In a silk gown of light blue , lined
\\lth the finest of ermine ; he had on boots
of black silk , and Ills skirt was of the richest
yellow satin. A costly sable hat covered his
head , and valuable rings sparkled upon his
long thin lingers.
lie Is now 6S years of age , but ho speaks
Kngllsh as well as any American , and
utter presenting mo to the viceroy , he took
mo with him Into the banqueting hall and
gave me descriptions of everything concern
ing the feast. The other nobles In the rooms
through which we passed were dressed fully
an gorgeously , and the viceroy had on his
court clothes. On LI Hung Chang's head
\\as a fur cap , the brim of which was rolled
up , and the famous Hires-eyed peacock
feather , which he has blnce lost , stood out
about a foot behind it. The losing of this
nniKt bo. by the way , a great disappointment
to LI. lie Is tlie only ono outside of the
royal family who has been permitted to wear
It. anil It is the very highest of Chinese
decoration * .
IN GORGEOUS ARRAY.
At the banquet ho wore a gorgeous yellow
gown , light pink pantaloons and heavy
black satin boots , with white soles , at least
two inches thick. His giant form towered
above those ot the French , German , English
and other diplomats who surrounded him ,
and as he reached down and took my hand
ho made me think of a giant. In going out
to I ho dinner ho led the way , Secretary
Foster and the new French minister follo-.v-
Ing. and. In taking his place at the table ,
which reached through the center of n room
almost an long as the east room ot the
white house , ho sat In the middle , with
Mrs. Foster at his right and with the new
French minister at his left. Jutt across
the table sat Secretary Foster. A little fur
ther down were the Ml&ses Orr , each of the
young ladles being sandwiched between Chi
nese nobles , and Miss Emily Orr at the left
of Lord I.I , the viceroy's son , upon whom
she evidently made a great Impression.
Just hero let mo give a word about the
ladles' dresses. They were nearly as gor
geous as those ot their Chinese neighbors.
.Mrs , Poster shone resplendent In H royal
purple mlrolr velvet coat , white satin vest
and red gown ; this was decorated with
Louise tjulnz buttons , and her diamonds
were very line.
Miss Orr was dressed In an embroidered
cerl < crepe du chine , with chantllly over
dress and ruby and diamond ornamcntp.
MM Martha Orr wore n white bilk em
broidered with pink roses , a bodice of pink
chiffon , and she carried a bouquet of purple
and grei'ii artificial flowers , which was
given her by a son of the viceroy. Outside
of these ladles the only two of their sex
who were at the dinner were Mrs. Sheridan
P. Read , the wife of the American consul
at Tlen-Tsln , who wore u heavily corded
black silk , with whllo antique lace- and diamond
mend * , and Mra. C. 1) . Tcnny , the wife ot t
Prof Timny. the head of tln famous school
nt Tltm-T lti , where the young CMneso nobles
go to learn Hngllih.
Tlie ChlhtMo took uff their coate a : they.
* at dawn to the table. Nearly 'every one
of th ui bad i servant In gorgeous livery
with him , and these took charge of his
clothes and saw that ho was especially well
waited on during the feast. From time to
time these servants would hand to their
masters white cloths wrung out ot boiling
hot water , and the nobles would wipe their
lips with these and rub them about over
their faces In order to refresh themselves
between the courses. LI Hung Chang had
two or three servants about him all the
time , and these assisted him in eating and
in keeping his dress straight. Doth the
viceroy and all his Chinese guests had their
pipes and cigarettes lit by their servants
for them , and Inasmuch as the food was
served In little bits not larger than an
Ivory dice , in order to be easily grasped by
the ivory chopsticks , they had llttlo else to
do but swallow.
THE MENU.
There were about fifty guests at the table ,
and both Chinese and foreign dishes were
used. Hy my plate were knives and forks
as well as chopsticks , and quite- number of
dishes on the. bill of fare were foreign. The
dinner consisted of twentj'-one courses. The
menu was engraved In letters of gold on a red
card a foot long and absui six Inches wide.
It was printed in both Chinese and English
and was as follows :
Pigeon Kggs Soup.
Fried Fish. Champignon Sauce.
Bird's Neat Soup.
Meat Pie.
Red Shark Fins.
Wild Duck.
Bamboo Shoots.
Fillet and Vegetables.
Stewed Leg of Mutton.
Fungus In Clear Sauce.
I'ates de Tola Qras.
Corean Shrimp Dumplings.
Truffled Turkey , Ham , Salad.
Roast Duck.
Asparagus , nutter Sauce.
Fruit Custard.
Chinese Cakes.
Fruit Jelly.
Cousee , etc.
Fruit.
Coffee.
The foreign dlehes were served In Ameri
can plates , and the Chinese In exquisite
little bowls of the finest porcelain , each
holding about a pint of stew or soup. At
each plate there were six of the finest cut
glasses for wine , and two silver goblet * for
Chinese liquors. One of these was as big as
an egg cup , and the other did not hold much
more than a thimble. The- first contained
samshu , or rice wine. This tasted like sherry ,
and It was served hot. The other contained
a liquor made of sorghum. This was as hot
as boiling oil. It was the color of amber and
was more stimulating than chartruese. The
wines wore the regular ones which you find
at any foreign dinner , ranging from sherry
to champagne- ate most of the Chinese
dishes and found them not at all bad. The
pigeon eggs soup had little yolks of pigeon
eggs floating about In It , and the bird's nest
soup was served In bowls about the size of a
large coffee cup , and needed salt to make it
palatable.
BIRD'S NEST SOUP.
This la one ot the greatest of Chinese
delicacies , and the material from which It
Is made U perhaps the costliest eatable
found In the markets of the world. It sells
as high as { 30 a pound , and China spends
hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for
It. U la made from the birds' nests of a
swallow which Is found In caves and damp
places ot certain Islands of the Indian ocean.
The nests are of the same shape as those
of a chimney swallow , and they are made
of sea weed. The bird chews the sea weed
and mixes It with Its saliva , and the soup In.
In fact , made of this saliva. The nwts are
carefully cleaned , all the leathers and dirt
being picked from them , They have to be
soaked thoroughly and then balled until they
are tender. They coma out the color of
transparent white jade stone. They make a
tort of a white jelly when they are mixed
together. On the top of theao shreds of
boiled ham are placed and pigeon eggs below.
The soup U again boiled , and when served It
looks more like angels' teed than swallows'
spittle. U U said to be very Invigorating ,
and will give n man of 60 the vigor of 5.
Ttii * shark fins are Bald to have the same
strength-Riving properties , They are made
ot the splinters of the fin of a lhark , and are
Into a soup ami are terved with a
bit of ham. Ilamboo .shoots are- the roots
ol the bamboo. They taete like cooked nuts ,
, and nuke you think of white carrots. These
Chinese are very fond ot all kind * ot fungus ,
und that which was served at this meal was a
sort of Jelly-like mushroom.
All of the Chinese dishes were served In
such shape that they could be easily token
up with chopsticks. In place of salt each
man had a little bawl of Japanese soy Into
which he dipped his food before eating It.
The Chinese consider It barbarous , to bring
food on the table as we do. They think
that everything should be cooked In smali
pieces and they stew and boll almost every
thing , Such meats and vegetables as
are fried are first cut up into the shape of
hash , and the only pigs which are cooked
whole'aro those which are Intended for sac
rifices. Even the priests cut these- Into hash
and recook them before eating.
ARE GOOD LIVEIIS.
An Idea seems to prevail among foreigners
tlia.t the Chinese llvo on rice and rats. There
is no greater mistake in the whole dictionary
of errors which are current concerning the
Chlnose. In the northern part of China ,
wheie I now am , the common people are
too veer to afford rice , and they live upon
mlllc , , wheat and cocn. A great deal of
bread Is consumed , and It Is boiled Instead
of baked , and as to the better classes , they
have as many dainties and as good food as
we have. The fish of China are among the
flnet in the world. . They have a shad
which Is fully equal to that of the Potomac ,
but which has not half so many bones.
You can buy quail and snipe and venison
In the market here , and I have never seen
finer mutton than lhat furnished by the fat-
tailed sheep ot north China. There Is no
country In the world where so many fowls
are eaten , and there are chicken farms ,
duck farms and geese farms here. There
are duck villages In south China and geese
boats which carry a thousand of these hissIng -
Ing birds along the low lands , of the river
and stop for them to get off upon the mud
Hats and fatten on the worrns and snails
which they find there. In every Chinese
city you will find stores which do nothing
but sell smoked ducks and geese ; , and they
have a way ot drying ducks In the sun nid )
ot salting them so they will keep like we
keep hum. I see many duck peddlers going
through the cities , carrying a bushel or so
of these dried ducks in baskets uwung from
the two ends of a polo which rests across
their shoulders , and I have ridden on boats
filled with live ducks and geese going from
one side of a river to the other. A' great
many other fowls are artificially hatched
and the experience of ages Is shown In the
skill with which they raise fowls.
A NEW HAIR RESTORATIVE.
Speaking ot curious food , the Chinese are
fond of cess about < ona hundred years old ,
and old eggs here nreiworth about as much
as old wine Is In America. They have a way
of burylne the essj ( and It takes about
thirty days to render a pickled egg flt to
cat. Some of the old i eggs have become as
black as Ink , and one.oX the favorite dishes
for the sick Is made tup of "eggs which are
preserved In Jara ofirad. clay and salt water.
The Chinese seldoraieat soft-boiled eggs , and
It U the regular custom to serve hard-boiled
? SK * at birthday celebrations. I have scon
no dogs , rata or cats In Tlen-Tsin , though I
have no doubt lhat ; eaiue ot the very poor
eat them , and I waeitold the other day that
rat flesh Is often eatftn by old women as a
hair restorative.
As to the cooking-thin dinner of LI Hung
Chung's was as well ibooked and served as
any dinner ever gineo at the white house.
The Chinese chef , IkXter a low lessons in
foreign cooking , suopawes the French , and
they have the best o j taste In table decora
tion. It Is much easier to give a big dinner
hero than In the United Sluice. A high-
priced cook might coat you $20 In sliver or
'
110 In gold a month. and ho Would board
himself. For such a .sum you would get a
man who would take entire charge of u
diplomatic dinner , and who would eerve you
the finest of everything , from soup to des
sert. Your bills for the same would bo
about one-third what a similar dinner would
cost you In America , and all you would have
to say to the cook would be to mention the
number of guests , as , for Instance , "John ,
ir.ynticbeo number one dinner for thirty
plticeo men tomorrow night , you go makee
all proper. " You could then leave your house
and come back at the hour set ( or the dinner
In your dress suit , and you would find your
table beautifully set , the wines properly ar
ranged , and a Ural-class menu for your
EuestD , Truly these Chinese are a wonderful
people.
THE VALUE OF PURE WATER
Public Health Dependent ou Its Freedom
from Injurious Susbstauces.
HOW SIMPLE TESTS MAY BE APPLIED
Uxcoslvo Use of lee Water Productive ol
Brlght's IJIsoaRO ijupcrlor Viilue of
illtorva ICain Water tar In
ternal Use.
The tests for the ordinary Impurities of
river water are simple and easily applied , a
few test tubes , or , In their absence , a few
wine glasses and tha following re-agents
which could bo procured , at any drug store ,
are all that are required , viz : a solution of
nitrate of silver and of the arsenlo-nltrate of
silver ; an alchobollo solution of logwood ;
a solution of nitrate of baryta ; a solution of
oxalate of ammonia ; and a dilute salutlon of
permaganato of potassa.
It on the addition of the nitrate of silver
solution wo get a faint white cloudiness
( or precipitate ) It indicates the presence of
common salt , ot which river water almost
always contains a trace. A light yellow color
Is produced by the addition ot the arsenlo-
nltrate of silver If carbonate of lime Is
present. This salt oneof the most Injurious
of all the Impurities , as wo shall presently
show can also bo easily detected
by the alcoholic solution of logwood ,
which strikes a. violent color. The blcar-
bonates of potash and soda also produce this
color. A white cloudiness or precipitate In
the addition of a solution of nitrate of borlum
indicates the presence of sulphur. Oscallc
add or the escalate ot ammonia gives a white
precipitate , It lime may also be. precipitated
by boiling. When a dilute solution of psr-
maiiganate of potassa Is added to a few
ounces of water and the pink color remains
unchanged. It Indicates the absence of or
ganic matter. If. however , the color Is
destroyed rapidly at a temperature not ex
ceeding l&O degrees , Far. , foul eflluvla In some
form or other uro present and the greater
the quantity of permangnate solution de
colorized before the water permanently n
tains a pink color the moro organic matter
It contains.
These are the principal chemical reactions
of ordinary river wnter such as Is usually
supplied to cities and towns. They show the
presence of chlorine , sulphur , lime and or
ganic matter , and can be easily applied by
any one. *
Iron Is another Impurity found in river
water , tint more frequently In the water ol
springs and wells , If present in moderate
quantity It can readily be detected by Its
ferruginous taste and also by a solution of
tannin or tannlc acid. Such water la unlit
for making teu , the tannin of the tea combin
ing with the Iron to form common black ink.
Water containing carbonate or sulphate of
lime , carbonate of magnesia or iron IH called
hard , and will not dissolve soap. On this
property is found the process of determining
the hardness or the softness of water
by means of the ooap lest. Spring
and well water differ only from river water
by their containing more solid mutter , gen
erally carbonate of lime. The water of most
wells , and especially those near dwellings ,
and In towns and cities , contains a consider
able amount ot organic matter derived from
the surface toll Immediately surrounding ? the
well and In many cases Is utterly unlit for
domestic use , being often loaded with xermb
capable of producing typhoid fever and other
zymotic disease * .
Distilled water Is that which has been
freed from all Impurities by distillation , that
j , by evaporating ordinary water and col-
kctlriK and condensing the attain , being
caruful. however , to reject the first and tail
steam that pansea off , as this would be
liable to carry over any gaseous or other 1m-
purltlei which It mictu contain.
SUPERIOR VALUB OF RAIN WATEH.
Ily Hie continuous u a of soil water the
skin preserve * UK softness , suppleness and
rosv tint to the last ; the hair receives Us
proper amount of nourishment for Us nor
mal growth ; the bones do not become nb-
norniallr brittle ; the small arteries of the
brain and lower extremities preserve their
caliber , function and elasticity unimpaired
lo the extreme old age , and calcareous dc-
lioslts on the valves of the heart. In the
thyroid eland and other organs would no
Ooubt become exceedingly rare , If not en
tirely unknown. Every one. then , who do-
Hires to maintain all the various organs and
tissues of his material organization In
their normal Integrity and to retard as
much as possible all those distinguish ng
characteristics of presenlllty , should abstain
from the frequent and continued use of harder
or calcareous water. Soft water Is the only
variety suitable for drinking and washing.
It Is really one of the foundat ons ol youth.
Ilaln water , filtered and cooled to an agree
able temperature Is decidedly the best for
both internal and external use. It Is the
purest water easily obtainable , and possesses
a normal amount of air or oxygen. Distilled
water Is , of course , equally as Rood , but It
should be first cooled and exposed long enough
to the air In order to absorb all the oxygen
It Is capable ot dissolving. The water of cer
tain springs and In general the water of wells
and rivers In granitic districts , contains
very little calcareous matter and may be
safely employed. Ordinary river and w:4l
water should first be boiled to precipitate
mineral and destroy organic matter , then
cooled and exposed to the air before using.
Rolling , howo-ver , dres not precipitate all
the calcereous matter by any means. Pure
distilled water possesses marked medicinal
properties. Albutncnurla or BrlRbt's dis
ease has been cur. < I by the- use of distilled
water alone , and there Is no doubt but that
the free and unlimited use of it would retard
the progress of any calcereous deg.neratlon
ot the tissues as well as tlie formation of any
deposits In the heart , kidney and other
organs.
ICE WATER AND RRIGHT'S DISEASE.
Certain dtaeas.'s of the kidneys and some
forms of urinary calculi can be traced to the
sumo cause. The so-called mulberry calculus ,
consisting of cxalato of lime , Is as hard as
a rock and can only be removed by a danger
ous surgical operation. Albumcnurla , or
Drlght'R disease of the kidneys , is another
affection which may to a slight extent , at
leasl , bo ngravated by the use of bard water.
This disease , which appears to be an tlie
Increase , Is doubtless duo In the majority of
cases to the excessive use of Ice water , largo
draughts of which give the system a shock ,
which reacts on the heart or kidneys , thereby
favoring the development of serious organic
disease of these organs , of which Brlght's
disease may be set down as one. Ice water Is
deficient In oxygen and therefore docs not
possess the stimulating properly of water
containing n normal amount of that gas. This
oxygen is taken Into our system and serves
the same purpose as that taken In by the
lungs , viz. , the removal of the cxcesu of
carbonaceous matter In the form of carbon-
dioxide.
Jtl ! UtllO V A.
The church collection was once taken In a
bag at the end of a pole , with a bell attached
to arouse the sleepers.
The receipts ot the Congregational Homo
Missionary society for the six months cnd.ng
September 30 were $203,159 , an excess over
those ot the corresponding period of last year
ol J5J.C02.
Rev. J. A. Zahm , In an article In the
American Ecclesiastical Review , locates the
Garden ot Eden In the land Intervening be
tween the confluence of the Tigris and Eu
phrates and the Persian gulf.
Rev. James Mc.Mahon ot the Catholic uni
versity of Washington , whom the pope lias
just made a prelate of the holy xec. with
the title of monslKDOre , Is wortli nearly
11,000,000 and lias given a great deal of
money to the university.
Rev. Sam IlettU , cowboy evangelist , thus
gums up the results ot hla rrcent revival at
Hay City , Mich. : "I had over 3,000 con
versions , 1.250 old topers signed the pledge ,
IS62 was roalsed for expenicj , $500 clear for
Sam and 6,000 people were fed free meals. "
He Is Batltticd. Tlie local clergymen of
Hay Ctly denounced hl sensational method * .
Dampness has made the Corinthian capi
tals of the Church of the Jl.ideU-.ne In Paris
crumble , and recently p.ten of stone have
fallen , endangering tbe paireorby. The cap
itals are to be removed and new oneg put In
their place.
The Established Ciurch el Scotland has
lntrodt.c"d competitive examinations for the
ological professorships. Recently there was
one belli for the professorship of systematic
thpnlngy In Ilia University ot Aberdeen.
H j-'ht candlates appeared , but the prize was
awarded to Rev. W. P. Patterson of Crleff.
Dr. Edward Everett Male , and not imrcas-
minbl.v , thinks the fact significant that flvo
distinctively American poets Whlttlsr , Long-
fallow , Hryjnt , Lowell and Holmes were an
Unitarians. And with this should go the
declaration of Rev. M. J. Savage ( Uoston )
that he believes that "no Unitarian can b
found who disclaims that he Is a Christian. "
Rv. KcvorkArdzrounl , who was ordalnefl 1
an Armenian priest In September , 1S33 , and
whose Influence In the Armenian church In Vf
Constantinople has been thorough for many
years , died lately at the age of 107 years ,
His last sermon was preached Hatter , 189 § ,
when he was carried Into the church on a
chair.
Pope Leo Is xoltlng ready his narrow
house betimes ; the sculptor Maraail Is at
work upon his sepulclicr , which is of whlta
Carrara marble. On Its lid there Is a
lion , with a paw resting upon the pontifical
tiara ; on the right Is a statue of Kalth * .1
bearing a candle and the holy scriptures :
on the left Is a statue of Truth , wllh the
pope's iirms In one hand ; on the Bide be
neath the lion the inscription : "Hie Leo
X1H. , P. If. I'ulvis est. " Here lies Leo
XIII. , Sovereign Pontiff. He Is du.t.
The report of ihe- operations of the Ameri
can Hoard of Foreign JllEsions shows that
notwithstanding the business depression U
had Increased prosperity during the past year.
Its Income from all ton roes was $705,132 , a.
gain of J25.S4G over the previous year , and
the success of Its missionaries was greater
than
Rev. Dr. John Henry Barrows , the well
known Presbyterian clergyman of Chicago ,
suggests lhat a chapel In memory of Prof.
Swing be built for the Unlvcrtlty of Chi
cago. As might be expected , Prof , Harper
of the university enthusiastically reconds Ilia
suggestion , but considerable opposition to tha
Idea has been aroused. The Chicago Even-
Inir Journal thinks that a noble college
building would be the best possible memo
rial to Or. Swing , but It toys that such n
building should be erected for the North-
writern university , of which Prof. Swine > 1 *
was a trustee.
1'lt.lTTLK OF THIS ruUXOUTKllH ,
Little Ethel Dottlo Dimples Is the luckiest
little girl 1 know. Llttlo Johnny Why so ?
Llltlo Ethel The only brother she lias la
grown up.
Pretty ' Teacher ( with feigned severity- ) .
Ilidn't you hear mo say no whispering al
lowed ? Master Tommy ( caught in the uct )
\cH'm. I wasn't whispering aloud.
First Iloy You'ro Trald to fight , that's
what U Is. "No , I ain't ' , but It I fight you
my molher'll lick mo. " "How will she find
it out ? " "She'll sco the doctor going to
your house. "
Little Olrl Mamma says I must study
grammar Oils term. Little Doy Wot's that
for ? Llltlo Olrl That's BO I can laugh when
folks maho mistakes.
Llltlo Dick Those ladles In the parlor nrq
all talking together. I don't neo how they
can understnnd each other. Lltilo not-
Well , each ono hears what she says herself ,
Hut's nil folks euro for , I guuss.
Teaclier Johnny , can you define for ua.
the difference between "caution" and "covr-
aullce ? " Johnny Yessutn. When you'ro
ncart to go out Iti a boat an' stay homo ( OP
fear It'll sink , and the boat comes In all
right. It's "cowardice. " Teacher "Well ? ' '
Johnny And It you're acart ami stay homo
and the boat does sink , then It's "caution , "
"Depend upon it , children , " said the be
nignant old gentleman who waa addressing
the Sunday school , "we were fashioned by a ,
wiser power than ourselves. If our hands
were placed where our feet are arid our feet
where our hands are , how could wo get
along ? It would bo exceedingly awkward.
children ; excoedlngly awkward , I stretch piy
hand nut this way. I move my lingers Ilk *
this. Now , wUat IB thli an evidence ol ,
rhiitlrenV1 Tlit re was. no reply , and a'jter
waldnt : moment tlio vpeakcr answered the
cjueMion hlmielf. "It li an evidence , ot dc-
xlgn. Ken t forget thai , children , " ho con
tinued , Impressively , "it la an evidence of
< le li-n. Htippoap , for Iniianco. my eye. In.
xtcad ot litvlnj HJs and laahcB , had leg * .
Huppcte my ej-o hud lega. How could I ufl
them ? " 'You cojia uio them In runnin * I.
your oyu ovgr tha congregation , could'nj .
you ? " replied n dooplr Intern ! * ' mile injr
near the ' ' >
