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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-15
THE CONVENTION OF 1884.

THE CONVENTION OF 1884.
Special DisratCh to the Globe Democrat.
Washington, April ia paragraph in
these dispatches last week has resulted in a
good deal of comment upon the action, or
rather non-aCtion of the republican national
committee. 1t has been alleged in various
newspapers that the committee had taken
steps, under the instruction Of the national
convention, with references to the call TO be
issued for the election of delegates to the next
convention. This is an error. The Chicago
convention adopted resolution, offered by
Mr.. Boutwell,, instructing the committee to
meet within year for the purpose of prescrib-
ing the method under the next call.
The committee did meet within a year,
and considered two reports, one by
ma jority of the committee to whom
the task of presenting a fern of call
was delegated, and another by the minority.
The majority report was made by VIM. +.
Chandler and Edward Mcl'herson, and the
minority report by George {. Gorham. The
committee was unable to decide what partiCu-
lar methods to adopt, but practically decided
the question by an unanimous vote that the
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eyes," said lady, complacently, 81 ex-
pect we'll get rich now. My husband has just
been appointed one OF the receivers of an en-
barrassed savings BANK
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CALL FOR THE CONVENTION

of 1854 should provide for securing to the
several congressional districts the right to elect
their own delegates to such national conven-
ton.
The allegation, therefore, that the commit
tee has disobeyed instructions is not the case.
1t is true the callhas not yet been framed, and
a consultation for that purpose is expected TO
be held in few days, perhaps this week. A
committee of five was appointed to settle the
details, composed of VIM K. Chandler, ThoS.
c. Plat, John NJ. Forbes, John A. Martin
and Chauncy |. Filley. or these gentlemen
Messrs. Chandler, Filley and Martin are in
the city, and Mr.. Platt is within call so that
it is not improbable that little patience on
the part Of the suddenly aroused public may
be rewarded.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-07
DANCING A FINE ART.

A New York master expressed the fol-
lowing opinion in regard to the proprieties
OF round dances
"What is your idea OF the modern mode
Of support in round dsncing?"
"My idea is that as it is seen at public
balls and Long Branch hops it is most in
elegant, ill-bred, immodest and unneces-
sary. A lady who dances well gracefully
maintains her independence of motion and
q perfect balance. The moment she be.
comes clinging vine and allows her head
to rest on man's 8 shoulder and his arm to
embrace instead OF support her, she shows
not only o shocking lack Of refinement, but
OF good dancing, and impedes her partners
movements as well as her own"
"What do you consider the proper
support"
The gentleman should take the lady's
right hand in his left, and she place her
left hand upon his shoulder, the fingers ap-
pearing in front. The gentleman should
rest his right hand gently on the lady's
back, near the waist, and both should stand
on parallel lines, looking over each others
right shoulder, the lady turning her head
slightly to the lett. Both should bend the
upper part Of the person slightly, SO that
the shoulders should not be more than four
inches apart. and the hands that are clasped
should remain only few inches from the
person, not allowing the wild sticking ont
Of arms recently adopted. In this group
ing there is no more contact OF persons
than in lady taking gentleman's arm ior
walking. Bat, to put the whole matter in
nutshell, the vulgar and vicious waltz
vulgarIy and viciously; the innocent and d
refined, in refined and innocent manner.
Among what nation do you find the
best dancers ,
Forty years observation and expert
| ence has led me to conclude that American
women are the best dancers IN the world.
The Germans are very correct and easy,
but not graceful; the English put too much
struggle into it the French are inclined 70 :,
nature supple and graceful, learns with
facility and has the vitality that takes the
place OF strength.
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MEMORY.

lIhs little poem, from the pen Of the late Pres-
dent James A Garfield, was written before his first
term in Congress,hence some twenty years ago.
At that time possibly the President OF Christian
college was the summit where the sunbeams feII.1
but the last lines are all but prophecy
'Tis beauteous night the stars look brightly down
Upon the earth, decked in her robe Of snow
No light CLEANS at the window, save my own,
Which gives its cheer to midnight and to me-
aud now, with noiseiess step, sweet memory comes
And leads me gently through her twilight realms.
What POETS tuneful Tyre has ever sung,
Or delicate pen e'er portrayed,
The enchanted, shadowy land where memory dwells
1t has its valleys, cherries, lone and drear,
DaTk-Chaded by the mournfu cypress tree;
And yet its sunlit mountain tops are bathed
In heavens own blue. Upon Its craggy cliffs.
ROBBED in the distant light Of dreamy years,
Are clustered joys serene OF other days,
Upon its gentle, sopIng hiilsides bend
The weeping willows DER the sacred dust
OF dear departed ones and yet in that land,
Whereer our footsteps fall upon the shore,
Thfy that were sleeping rise from out the dust
OF deaths long, silent years, and round US stand
As efst they did before the prison tomb
Receiving their clay within its voiceless halls
With clouds Of various hues. Some dark and chill,
Surcharged with sorrow, cast with somber shade
Upon the suony, joyous land below.
Others are floating through the dreamy AIR,
White as the falling snow, their margins unged
With gold and erimsoned hues their shadows fall
Upon the howery meads and sunny slopes,
Soft as the shadow of an angels wing.
When the rough battle Of the day is done,
And evenings peace falls gently on the heart,
bound away, acruss the noisy years,
Unto the utmost verge of memory's land,
Where earth and sky in dreamy distance meet,
And memory dim with dark oblivion joins,
Where woke the first remembered sounds that fell
Upon the ear IN chdnood's early morn;
And, wandering thence along the rolling years,
| see the shadow Of my former self
Gliding from childhood up to mans estate.
The path OF youth winds down through many vale,
And on the brink Of many dread abyss,
From out whose darkness comes no ray Of light,
Save that phantom dances Ger the guilt
And beckons toward the verge. Again the path
Leads DER the summit where the sunbeams fall;
And thus in light and shade, sunshine and gloom,
Sorrow and joy, the liie-path leads along.
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WHO ARE THEY The people Of Chiri.
qui, on the coast Of Panama, are good
deal puzzled by the settlement Of party
Of Americans ON the island OF Montuoza.
spot of earth which has hitherto been con-
sidered uninhabitable. They have but one
employe, black man, whom they occa-
sionally dispatch to the main land to pur.
chase necessary supplies. which are paid
for in American gold. The mystery sur
rounding the party. their lonely habitation
and complete isolation in place which has
by popular beLef been given over to ser
pents and other uncanny things, the aburd.
ance of money they seem to possess, and
other circumstances, have created queer
impression concerning them. One theory
is that they are counterfeiters. but as the
gold coin they spend has the genuine ring,
there would seem to be no truth in 1t.
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moment, but later in the day he said to
her: I" You speak with the enthusiasm Of
youth but even had the inclination, one
could hardly expect me to lie awake at
night writing things that would set bad
example to class of thirty young men
whom l had to teach in the morning.
Heaven be praised l tried at least to be
guided by the right spirit. Then there is
an account of his visit
"BY COMMAND
10 Qaeen Victoria, which is quite deli.
cious. He went to Windsor Castle, and
described his journey through the long
corridors and grand apartments of thai
superb place, doors opening and shutting
upon him, people whispering about him,
till, in "no slight discomfort" he arrived
at the throne room. "An imposing lady
in black, with flowing drapery, came
quickly forward to greet me. 1t was her
Majesty, Queen Victoria. She extended
her hand, and offered to take it"
"What p l interrupted " did you not
bend and offer to kiss it p
"No," said he, timidly; 81 was not
then familiar or acquainted with court eti.
quette as I am now. She offered me her
hand evidently to shake, and l shook it."
Why" said /, "she is the most mex.
orably engeante of all sovereigns. You
must have Mortified her."
81 presume did," said he, simply.
Now think of it, she was Disconnected,
suppose for that reason, but she rallied
graciously and asked me about America
and myself"
1t has been whispered of late years that
her Majesty is shy of receiving Americans.
Has any other American, distinguished or
otherwise, endeavored to shake her Majes-
ty's royal hand?
just now our news is chiefly OF bookish
matters, or quite local political squabblings,
and we are keenly intent on what is going
forward across the water, anxious to know
whether or not Mr.. Gladstone is an ideally
great statesman whether his greatness
will be tolerated by England, and whether
this last hideous blow is to be as fatal as
it threatens to be for poor Ireland?
MISTRESS MAYFLowER.
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ABOUT SMALL WAISTS. Mrs. Haweis,
Of London, has written letter in defense
Of small waists. She says: I" The long
and short OF it is, small waist is cnly
pretty when it is natural for it is then,
and only then, architecturaly in proper
tion. A wide, overhanging penthouse
bust and pinched waist are excessively
ugly-and unwholesome, too-because un-
natural. The trunk must be Of the
right breadth for the branches, j. e.. the
shoulders. Given that the width of the
shoulders measured outside the arms, across
the back, equals Is, the width Of the waist
ought not to be less than u. Or, say
the circumference Of the shoulders be
3S inches. the circumference Of
the waist should not be less
than 81 inches. II As inches around
the bust, the waist should not be less than
IS inches. Lastly, as to safe pressure. A
waist which is naturally only % inches
may be inclosed in stays Of 20 inches with
out danger Of discomfort indeed, it would
be difficult to feel any support with looser
corset. In such case the hight must not
exceed five feet two inches But waist
which is 80 inches measured honestly,
without the stays, and forced into belt OF
Is or 20 inches, is not only likely to inJure
the health. but certain to look ugly. 1t IL
architecturally bad, whatever the hight oi
the frame, and no woman who knows any
thing about proportion in tree, building
or statue, or has any eye for grace in
curves, will render herself SO conspicuous
an eyesore as to adopt fashion which
seems to deform her.
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A country girl, getting off train at
Saratoga, was asked il she might be helped
to alight, and she replied that she did not
gmoke.
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uArowARE IRON. STEEL, E1'n.

HERMANN, The Ma.ter-Ns. sss Hesrny street,
near Pine. The finest hats a. the loves, prices
Factory: No. II Belden street
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SAN FRANCISCO CARDS.
MILLINERY
REsTAURANTs.

The Bandbox-The popular Millinsi5 Establish.
ment. B. 8. Hirscb q Co., No. 74s Market street.
Strict attention to orders from the interior
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EoW. CADwALADER.
WANTED, LOST AND FOUND.


Advertisements OF i've lines In this department are
nsered for 25 cents for time: three times for 30
cents or rs CENTS per week
AETED-THREE BLACKSMITHS, TWO
w carriage painters, 90 haymakers, 4 vegetable
men, 2 buggy washers, 6 mixers, 10 ranch hands,
walters, Mattresses and men and girls for general
work. GEO. KENNEDY & CO., 1925 Eighth. je6 st.
TNF0RMATI0N WANTED-oF THE wBBRE-
\ abouts Of GEORGE W. CHAMBERLAIN, who
was last heard from in the town OF Colusa on the
18th OF January, 1852 If this comes to his notice,
he will please write 10 his brothers, R. H. and R. j.
Chamberlain, of willows, Colusa county, CAlifor
MIA je1 1w
UTANTED- EIGHT MEN TO HEAD, s2 PER
wv day; ten men to hay, 81 80 per day ; eight
mixers, $50 four walters, $50 to SS5; man cook,
$50 !: 4 sheepherder, SIS; men for orchards, SS0
FENALE-Three girls for housework, SIS two
womer cooks, SIS 10 s35; laundry woman for
hotel $50 four waiter girls, SO and eight girls for
houseworl, SIS to $50 six nurse girls. Apply to
HOUSTON & cos Employment Office, Fourth and
streets, Sacramento. m151pd
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w, w. Montague d Co.-Importers OF Stoves,
Ranges and Sheet Iron, Marbleized Aantels,
Crates and Tiles Manufacturers Of Plain,
Japanned and Stamped Tinware. Nos l10 1l2,
ia, 1l6 and l18 Battery stree.
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Correspondence OF the REcoaD.u .usIos.l

Several lives of Longfellow are already
in the market. Mr.. Underwood's is the
authorized one, and is very admirably done
tasteful, clear, candid, gentle le-the au.
thor hidden quite behind his subject. One
feels that Longfellow could have found only
pleasure in this presentment OF himself
and his work. Mr.. Underwood tells US
what he would not miss in his account OF
how he came to prepare the biography.
More than a year ago he had written q
sketch of Lowell, which, in the proofs, he
submitted to Longfollow's revision as Low
ellis intimate friend. The poet liked the
sketch of the brother poet, and with the
simple frankness OF Priscilla in his Puritan
romance, intimated that he would be
pleased to have one written OF himself in
similar spirit" Probably there will be
later fuller life, showing the poet in other
relations, and including his correspondence ;
but the present one contains all essential
facts. Mr.. Underwood, who was the pro-
jector and first editor of the Atlantic
Monthly, and who knew personally all its
earlier contributors, gives very graphic
picture of literature in American when
Longfellow began to write betw cen fifty
and sixty years ago. Hawthorne, who
was Longfellow's college classmate, pub
lished his fret volume later, in 1887, and
was truly, as he himself said, the obscur.
est man of letters in America. Oblivion
for the most part, says Mr.. Underwood,
has settled down upon the literature
(American) held in honor fifty years ago,
sand to look back upon Griswold's Poets
and Poetry Of America is like taking a
distant view Of Mount Auburn Cemetery
by moonlight" Elsewhere he calls Mr..
Longfellow
THE MOST POPULAR POET OF OUR TIME,
For, he says, " it is certain that his read.
ers are more numerous than those OF any
poet except the psalmist David" Those
readers who love Longfellow most will fee
Mr.. Underwood's justice when he writes
eve recognize limitations in Longfellow
as we recognize them in all the poets fol
two centuries. We rarely find in him thu
thoughts that dazzle and strike like light
ming. The stream OF his sou.
has been Strong without rage without
overflowing, full. Another book O,
LoDgfellow has been sharply criticised
!" Cheeky" cries one impertinent.n an
| other. Really, it is rather youthful an,
naive, this account Of Mr.. Longfellow il
his home, and Of some Of his likes and dis
likes, his adventures, and SO on, by Nine
Blanche Roosevelt, the young singer VIII,
created the chief role in Longfellow'
Masque Of Pandora" "Children ant
fools speak the truth = and Mime. Roose
veit's childish prattle drew out and record
good many things we like to know. Her
is one bit She had spoken to the poet on
day concerning the want of ' laisser-aller
in his poetry. He did not answer at th'
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Every Song every Act, every Sketch, every Chorus,
every Feature, received by the immense
audience with Genuine Demon
strations OF Delight.
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EDUCATIONAL.
school or Civil EDgIneering; slrtsyangs
Drawing and Assayng, "a Pos st. a. van DER haiien
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Ohv Or0OOos
The white House-The oldest Dry Goods house
In San Francisco. We import erect frona the
principal marta in Europe, consequently can sen
lower than any other house in the trade. Country
orders attended to. J W. Davidson q Co., Nos
ipI and I03 Kearny street, San Francisco
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faE DAILY RECORD-UNION.

saeaea.o As second dis. matter
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS.
Justtn Ga.es.-Pioneer Druggist, removed 70 ~
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NETALs, STOVES, RANGES, ETC

Marcus q. HawIey q Co.-Importers Of Hard.
ware and Agricultural Implements, NOS S0l, Bus
so5. son and 800 Market street, San Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
SEALS.
From Tie Tonaoa Glolc.


The seal as affixed 10 letters has u clam for cOU-
slferation in TIE tact Of its historic interest. The
seals or ScnnacEcrt aid ChrOps are yet eXiaHt,
toyetl er with multitude II ancient siEu"ts 10th OF
the Fast and West and our letter seals are probably
their neal descendants and relatives oI the Ohclal
legal and rcyal seals still affixed to documents As
symbols e power they were. no dOabt, Affixed upon
q mlssye to forbid It's opening by an unauthorized
person. and their sign icance would be- generally
regarded. The carly Christians used the sacred
devices OF the dove, the nah. the anchor and tie
sessed of seal which was figured the head or
Jupiter rOI ans. had engrayen beneath II the name
OF good King Oswald TINS saBctlfylng 10 u the uses
Ot tine Church. In England. before watches were
worn. the seal was attached 70 the wrist forming
IN tact. pendant - "a bracelet. Shakespeare ;
slgnet has his initials. " ". = and true lovers
knot-a device which has led 10 the suppOsiti0n
that II was given 10 him by Anne Hathaway Mary
Queen of SCOTS had seal WITH the arms OF the three
count OF the Indictment against her. Another ring
Of interest. which NAV possibly have been used a.
sicnec Is the cameo rluE III the possession 81 the
Thyme family when Is Shld 10 be the Identical one
given by Queen FL zsbeth % the Earl OF Essex.
This Is only one OF "A thousand -gne,s OF historic
interest that are still preserved. The " BIG gest
tmng among these belongs. ~ a matter Of course.
t. America and was presented to President Pierce
by some citizens OF Dan francisco. Upon TINS was
represented a kind OF summary OF Californian ms
torN and number OF devices, Sucb as grZLly
bear and an euraged boa Without II was engraved
the RESIDENTS name, and IN It's interior parts were
sla.I cases containing specimens OF various native
ores he weight Of TINS precious gift was some
thlDg IKE a pound! The materials impressed have
peeh nearly as varied the shapes of the signets
InPfeSoihg Them. Gold. silver and other metals
were anclehtly ID use and even prepared earths OF
GAYS Soniloh wax Was, Of coarse most prevalent
Deioie Tue IhsIOhhcLon OF sealing wax. "A compound
OF lac @hd 0tn'r materials invented in the sixteenth
century. Whi'e wax was used by OthO |. of Ger
many and by many OF mOnarchs Rufus how
over very appropriately adopted red. Blue is the
rare~t Of tInts green was favored by the empsrOrs
and patrIarchs OF the East. At present Vernihon
IS most common. but should the method of
sealing letters be revived. we may expect with the
resources Of modern chemistry and the diversity OF
modern tastes, pOychromatic range OF hues I'M
known 10 former ages.
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TRIDnPH.

From The century.
The dawn came IN through Tie oars Of the bind
And she winter dawn IS gray
AND sand However you cLear your MIND,
The hours are Tying away.
! ghost Of a dawn, and pale and weak
Has the sun a heart, ! sad,
10 throw a morning flush Ola ne cheek
Whence faIreT uusu has he'd
~ 3 gray rose zen that j. fading White
Was thc cheek where ! set uy kiss,
Ana on that sire of the bed all night
Death had watched. and ! on tbs.
kissed her bps they We half apart,
let hey maoc DO answering sign:
Deaths Aand was GA her failing heart
And MS eyes sad. >Ic Is luEr.
set my lips on the bluc-vein I'D.
Hat-yel .rd los her dtt, i-laAp lair;
And ola. Tor tbe violet depths d hlI,
Aud the light iouEed Tor there
Faint day and he fainter life awoke.
AID fire night was OVrrposf;
Ana ! -;ilc Though never ~ lie on spoke.
Ga, peak With iO0N az last
Tor the space OF heart beat f.ttered her BREATH
as % l.Ju'7 wing spread to Be-
She TUNED ner weary arms 10 Death
And &C. light of L-r eyes 10 LIE.
II. (. HUMMER
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NOVEL Use or GLACIERs.

The enormous glacier FOnor Syartisen, on the
SEMEN Island III Norway, which Is the
northernmost of its kind in Europe, will shortly,
SAYS Nature lee made the object of a remark
able enterprise II appears that a number Of
speculative merchants IN Bergen have obtained
the right of cutting blockice for export from its
surface. some blocks have already arrived at he
latter place and as the quality OF the ice has been
found 10 be good, large shipments may be eX-
pecttd The glacier is about 10 square miles,
and a. the distance from its border to the sea j.
only a couple OF miles, the ice may De obtained
very cheaply. A similar attempt to utilize the
glacier FOlgefonden was made some yelr> ago,
but failed. owing TO the blocks IN the4 down
ward course repeatedly breaking through the
wooden bore OF conductor III which they were
slid down 10 the sea.
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MAGIC PHOTOGRAPHS.

Ma-ic photographs. in which the image is de-
veioppd hy totacco-smoke, have been lately sup
phed in various tobacco shops on the European
Continent. a cigarette mouthpiece is provided
and with II are ne White Photographic
papers about the size of a postage stamp. one
OF The latter Is placed over a lateral Orltice
IN the mOIthplece, and sliding piece drawn
over H. Alter smoking. one finds The image
or The paper. La Nature explain, the nro-
cess. a s'adl Photograph, prepared ON chic
IIu' vi ShNer paper, "a usual, but without in
mercury. where 1t pales and disappears Tbe
bichlOrldc oil mercury changes tue uh,,to,,ri,
partly into white chloride OF SILVER and TaT,23,
into protochlorIde OF mercury, also white.
making the Image invisible. The imaae M,
be- brought back by action OF hypooblorite of
sofia. OT Of aunmOnIacal vapOrs. Tobacco
smoke. a. containing The latter does very well
The principle of magic photographs was III
dlcatod by Nersche IN 1910.