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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
uoySrFR DTSl RING GUN.


The largest gun that ha, ever been mounten on
Arnstrong's proof range al silloh The gun and us
Garbage had been manu- featured at Elswick for tho
Government of Victoria. and forms part Of consider
allie order given TO Messrs Armstrong BY the Aus
traIlan colonies, the disappearing system having been
a5nnted by their Governments for colonial coast
def,nce The gun Is. under ordinary circumstances,
hidden entirely from view In pit, and is raised into
grnp positon by The action OF compressed air working
in a cylinder, thus only remaining exposed TO the
enemv,S Are for a few seconds. Tho force OF rccoll
on firing is used for COMPRISING the air so that the
n,n itself supplies the energy for raising It. An ar
rangement Of mirrors allows OF its telling accurately
ssinh1ed in tho pit before II Is actually raised into
a5ng nostIon. Tho gun weighs about thirty tons
I'd has calbre OF 10 inches. Three proof charges OF
90 mounds of black prismaic powder were fred and
fterward several rounds with charge Of go pounds
20 brown prIsmac powder for the purpose Of testing
Tho range and accuracy of the gun Tho proIectile
we,cbs 500 pounds. and tho velocity obtained was
900 'eet per second The Elswck hydro pneumatic
c.rr,are worked with great and precision The
rnn rose steadily and easily into firing position In
rom eIghteen to twenty seconds After firing the
n,nnntnr was critically examined by the officers pres
On, and was found to exhibit trare Of weahncss.
p.,id, tha Flswch official staff, therc wers present
Major. General Harding Steward military adviser to
The Australian Colonies, and Colonel Moncref the ad
yocate OF the disappearing SYSTEM The firm have at
nresenf under manufacture several 69on guns mount
ed on the Same system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
A. CoQUELIy on DRAMATIC ART

Replyn. to the toast Of his health proposed at
Ban a rft sCoanen n' exPresscd kinssa very
orciblg the cue, on Of stag, realism TO renter
out. an impossibillty. IL have but ORC, in ny IN
played 1s% o. the board and c r ,ag tour ha
spent all night In railway compartment, had attended
rlhearals all day, ana made an excursion ON foot:
AZ the end Of the econd act Hannibal who has
forced 70 drink by FabrlciOs who wants to get some
to sleep. l played the ii sness as usual, but whee
1T came to sleeping the practice Of wha, then STOOD
sleep In good earnest and prob pudor. even began
to snorel The public thought / was playing my
great effec. Some laughed others thought my acting
very bad taste and there we're even those who pre-.
tended that snored without tru or grace that :
exaggerated In shot that was not aching naturally.
indifferent to applause or criticism, ana Kissing
the curtain rD was down. ms feiow-ac ors had muoA
trouble In waking me, but the nap had done me
world do Of p sSd ana R tina" at BIZ Of acDs
was a grave fault, and might have ended badly and
do not believe that should have succumbed 10 tho
temptation had | not been that going to sleep
was tho end of the act was so careless bccans:
knew that l should have nothing to do during THAI
act but sleep and instead OF initiating sleep slepe
in reality. t repeat. nat uralism Of tho puresa
sndIeno. found the real sleep badly scted They a.
claed 10 at tho best Il Is tho Old Story OF tns
Tie clown initiates the voice Of young pig Ger
eral applause. farmer who has betted that he cae
mIta it better still has brough, young pig IN h,s
its hearts content; but the farmer is Kissed. This
happens on the boards every Cay. Tho point Of Wow
whether Is the open air in the hestre-changos
everything. There is no doubt tibet the pig grnts 70
perfection but It grunts without art. This Is the
great fault OF natIrallsm. 1t is always trying TO
make the real pig grunt must add another anecdote
to he many / have had the bad taste to tell yos
already Edwin Booth IL the hero: One night h
PLAYED the King in 10 Rol O. Amuse one OF his bestf
and perhaps his avorite part That night ne zen
moro like the King than ever before. The power u
the situation the pathetic Language. impressed him
SO deeply that he identified himself with the part no
PLAYED Real tears i'll from bis eyes real emotion
shook his frame, real sobs robbed him OF his voice
when the piece was over his daughter the critic hs
relied upon with tho fullest confidence. came up to him
She was present at the play In a box and was nov
Fastening to his side to ask him what was the matter
with him and what had made him rlay his part 10
poorly that day. What striking confirmation OF tho
paradox spoken by Diderot, which In my opinion =
great truth that to move Others the actor must NOS
himself be moved; that he must always DO his own
master from beginning to end, and leave nothing 1
chance"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
He WILL HARDLY Try THAT JOKE AGAIN
Ehn,n III. Philndelphfd Tlnes.

A funny thing happened on Chestnut-st yesterday
handsomely dressed young lady was walking along
rather hurredly below Tenth. Through the coll OF
hair on the hack OF her head was carrlessy thrust
pretty miniature dagger made Of silver, one OF the
present fashions OF the sex behind tho lady walked
a young man whose eyes rested upon tho dagger from
time 10 time. As they approached Ninthst the Young
man stepped quickly up and drew the dagger from the
Iady's hair She did not notice IT, but policeman
did and his brawny hand came down upon the Young
mans shoulder Just he was putting tho dagger In
his pocket. ,,
"Oh it's all right said he she's my sister,
am ask herr replied the officer: and he hurried
after tbe lady the Young man with him. Having
overtalJen her, tho youth explained the matter and
asked his sister ocll the officer what stupid mistake
no had made The lady appeared for moment to be
a little bewlldercd then In freezing tone she said
al don't know him, officer: arrest him !"
Tho dagger having been returned to her she walled
oulclIy down tho street while the officer conducted
the Young man by way OF Sansom-st. to the station
An bour later he was released. whom there was big
laugh all around al the neat manner In which tho
sister had turned the joke upon the brothcrn which
laugh. however, the brother did not Join.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
THE CHAIR SUITED At LAST

furniture dealer tells little story that shows hoy
some people constituted lady ordered an eiegans
easy chair Of peculiar kind. II was made ard sens
To her house She examined II carefully and critically
finally rcmarking that su'ed her exactly, With one
eycention-t was too soft she had the man tako Tho
chair back to DO made triae harder. The chair IVES
returned to the store and put aside Nothing VS.
done 10 IT, After tho lapse Of abou week the chaas
was sent out. again. The woman again examned
it and this time the chair was too hard. she VS.
sorrv bu when she paid so much to get an articie
Tor her own comfort she wanted IL about right 40 she
sent IL back to the for change The chan
was ayain nut aside for week or tan days ana sony
cut ar The tbr. time without having particle o.
change made This time il wss Just nght she TOO
tho chair. paid for II and was sorry n nad nos sueS
her st first Tho poor woman never knew That w
chair had not been changed . particle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
NOW rpEy TRANSLATED 1T.

downtown fond Of using the quaint aborev&
,ro % MT Florence in the mighty Dollar Tho other
80, a., en-. hurry Of business his clerks had stay
hours a, the Office them to apopuar restaurant
for luncheon. go
snow boys" said he 60 get p d. O. supper and thsn
wen finish the books"
Though surprised at time they absent ne was
moro 40 at the amount OF BILL and why was 90
high.
SWELL" said the wag OF the group you said get p. D. O.
supper didn't you'll"
"Yes"
"wel we thought you meant PARTRIDGE Duck and Quail
90 we had game spread, mach obliged"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

wretched and women long condemned TO suaW
OF dyspepsia nned with new hope afssr ss
doses Of Hoststers Brtsra This budding hsoe
blossoms into tho fruiton certainly me Bsssrs ~
sisted in 1t brnss rspovs to eli dysDsDsss Who ssss W
aid rs,uisuca heartburn sinking ss the pie Of the sss
.ch bs,vs.o mssls the nervous trsmors ssd nssnnA y
which chronic indigestion tho parent dusppsas WITH sAsR
Nest bsnsnosns Of ssemachics Who 80
o,a., ,h., 4, % masy instances swaksas srassfui -
ou,,.. in .so.. Who bsnsnsa By H. spsak vs'ussssy h
bsns, II REQUIRES graphic describe the ssrusasssf
dv,veusA buti In many Of the tsstimeaias rsosvse ~
r,,r. ~ the B,stsrs these portrayed wtoA vtva9
trathfu,pssa Constipation bilousnssA muaeeies essU
.n.,aral fsvsrs and rh sumatsa ass relieved ~ ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
COULDN'T HAVE COMPANY.
~ IN. yo,,ta,s Companion.

Aunt Keziah, an excellent and very taka,ive widow
lady who lived down In Maine, was In the habit ~
ysitlng1 so much that she was scarcely ever seen
OF homo. One day neighbor. with whom she. was
spending the afternoon ventured 10 ihllunc. Ann,
Y0n don't care much for company DO you, Aunt
Kcziah1,
Company, Why, laws sakes, u there's anything
In the world that lest dote on IT'S hayn company
"why, never hear of your entertaining folks al
your housed"
oval, thst's Jest II, MIS- Johnson. You 500, II
was to have folks come to SEQ me, 'houd have 20
stay TO home to entertain em an, laws sakeS, MIS-
johnson, couldn't nevos In the world stan that !"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
THE SCARED COREA Ms.

Tho corcan embassy Is at Arlington. 1t comprises
a oneer. looking loi Of Asiatics The Coieans have
not fully got over the idea yet that Their lves arc
somewh hat in Jeopardy In a foreign country. When
they were here three years they we're invited 10
luncheon at General Hancocks on Gov rnors Island,
uhere \ re- view was given In their honor. They we're
haunted by the fear that the review was merely a
tran 10 murder them, and when each one was taken
Inv an officer, arm and arm, they turned sickly
oyeen. They escaped alive from this part OF H.,
fboneb: but going to luncheon at General Hancocks
t".rtncrs the General happening to take up l'rse
md very dang looking carving knife ana begin
ming to "whop e violently o. me- the me Sorean'
inc thew we're hauled back by the officers They did
not recover their seifpossession until they were
landed on the dock at New'fork again
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
Hr WAS CURED.


N,ssseinn, practitioner was called to attend
,ontIeman who was suffering from obstinate hic
cough - 80 ,o,, NM, mas
tiff along with me. The house consisted OF only one
room entered by a single door:
i Ths honse was crowded with ladies, who had assem
bIed partly out Of sympathy, partly from curiosity:
and partly from gossip Ny patient was on 10" OOa
No sooner did my patients dog see mine than r he
1ppise Of the dogs the screaming OF the ladies. and
the general confusion was ndescribable
when II was over the sick man was missing, but
,ras Tnaliv found under the bed. and had
"tber spell of hlccough as long as he lived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
NE Sat DOWN.
FSo,a IN, Detroit Fire Trefs.

The Defron five fFeS'
Tho curt ain had eons down Oh the first act whom
bullet. headed man, who lad cJne In ten minutes iato
and disturbed dozen people to get 10 char ID tho
had been in there twenty-five minutes by the watch.
and was suffering untold agoL . for glass OF beor
lie started to put on ms ovorcoht, "hoa tho strange
lady at his side lnquiredi
6Colng OUTS
"Yes'm"
Coming back after you get o drlnki'
"Y-yes'm."
Well, I cams prepared. have two bottics-ono
with whIskey and tho other with beer. whoh ono
will you iskefr
"Ww.what !" he stammered as no looked down upon
her with bullying and gradually his arms fell. hi.
0vercoat sAak down tho railing In front of him, ana
body In the row.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

made In murder cases. What docs Q postmcrtem
examination meant" asked young vito OK her Dot
ter-half ,s
IN allow the victim to state verbally, hs own testi-
mony against his assaant, and Is taken down In
writing -
THANKS darling: and you won't look down on me,
will YOU because haven't your education"
Hc said he wouldn't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE
HB FAD BEEN THERE.
SVo,n TAH phfLdd<lDhf0 Ttns<S.

A young man applied to Senator Edmunds for soea
Vermont Being unknown TO Mr. Edmunds. the eea-,
ator addressed him IS follows:
"How do know that you live In Vermont 10
might como from Texas. for all that know"
II can osly assure you that speak ths truths
Senator. have no way Of proving It. My homs
Is In tho village o."
ooh. 1t IS is IT. said tht Senator grimly. wei
Two visited In that place Q number OF tines sup
pose you know everybody there. don't your
Tho boy replied that tho people he didn't know
not worth knowlngi
"Well, them" said the Senator, tell mo tho nam9
OF the fat old man who peddlcs milk about town.
"He Isn't fat and he isn't old,' answered thp
youngster, doggedly. His name II Skinny
Eccles.n
Tho fantest sort Of . smile. 1T mp tho Vermont
Senator's stern features Turning to his clerk. hs
said: "Glve him tho money. . There's no d0Dbing
the boys honesty" and then he added with chncko,
as no turned to re-enter the Chamber. a. Skinny
Eccles Well. we'll haven't thought Of him before
In n dozen years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
AND THOSE HORRID MEN SAT STILL.

was in o Cambridge (Mass.l horse-car last WHITES
when there entered . lady Of perhaps thirty hang
somely dressed and carrying well-coddlcd pug Boz
sides OF tho car filled and not mado move
Presently tho lady said In Q naughty tone;
is there no gentleman on this line who VIII CIV
the wife of tho Mayor of Cambridge Q sostr
There some Smiles bu. ne pr.6ered seata
aStop this carl" cried tho woman In tr.gio tones
The conductor obeyod. and the vito OF the mAyoe
stalked out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

York than in London gives rise to grnmbling here
Yet even here the publishers give their customers
year by year cheaper books and nastier. 10
reduce the price Is one thing; to reduce pron's
Is not to be thought Of. II anybody is to suher
let il be the book buyer. g. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
SENATOR REASAwS METTLESoME WIFE.


No one would accuse the staid, rugged honoss.s
hearted Senator Reagan Of Texas OF such piece g
sprghtllness as occurred recently. Mrs: H. Is uttS
body about one third the avoirdupois OF her husoan
One of Pennsylvana's courtly representative, "n.
had been wounied the Union lines at Antietan no
string to extend the cOureses OF the opening season
the wife of the General OF inc
acy and several Of her lady friends Invited them 10
drive in the direction of tho Presidents summer NOME
which the ladies had seen and which nan places
their curiosity on the tlptoe Of desire. The tehnsy.
vania ex-oaicer and legislator hired stylish ou,m
and fixed time for the proposed drive Inc sena s,'
meantime heard what had been planned, ana du,o'y
hired hack and invited some OF the young iaa'g S
toe nelgbborhood to accompany him. Iehgns law
maker was on hand The ladies took their sss acha
the carriage and drove off, Tho Judge soon vfousms
up his hack and the young ladies got In ana an a. ~
on toward Oak View. rumDlng was heard 10 ~
rear OF the colonel 8 vehicle. why, iook, thcns
mes the Senator Sure enough, there he was, si|
fling as complacently as possible among the neighp9r
hood beauties an give the driver doila. u M
don't let the Judge pass u.s." shouted MIS- Reagan,
The colonel not to be outdone, said Yes anu Iu
make IL 80 The mum Gcence of this prospective TO
ward at the expense OF the muscular energy OF ~
steeds was sufficient stimulus TO work the IuanrupeS
for all tho mettle they had I'm them Down .ne
abru OF dccvites and up tn" sharp accents OF oooy
Lane the two vehicles dashed with the tradltiohae.
yIgor of tho Roman chariots Of old. The iudge ana
his bevy of beauties had TO take the dust OF tne NJ
lady and referee Of the Reagan household ho,"i'n-
standing several lively spurts on the home'tre'ch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
4 CoUpLE OF SOLgHy JOKERS.

ET0W TIC HHuntu COUstttHttOIN
When Julius [. Brown was in Mexico he was tak-
ing with Colonel Foster, of the Mexican Army and on
OF ex. President Gonzaless most intimate hien6. IL
Colonel said: -
!" Did you ever see any Of our caterpillarsr
Mr.. Brown replied that he had not, and asked who
distinguished them.
awe have a caterpillar in the State OF Mlchoacsa
that supplies the missing link between the vcgees1S
and animal world We bury the live catcrpiiiA I'D -
ground A plant springs from his body which pro
duces red flowers. Those flowers, instead OF maxne
sccd reproduce a caterpillar Now mark the process.
We plant the animal and produce the vegetable Ihs
vegetable flowers and In turn produces an anmak
Prom the caterpillar the plant Tho plant IN tura
reproduces from It's red flowers the caterplar
Mr. Brown insisted that the caterpillar was loA
Tho Colonel therein Don rallied gentleman from Mchoa'
can whose name Mr. Brown does not recall ana WIN
ont telling story asked him about the caterpar o
bs state He repeated the story as the Colonei had
told il and asserted upon his solemn word OF nonos
that II was true, and that he had seen the caterp1
buried and the plant produced and the caterphar ~
produced repeatedly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
A GREAT COMPLIMENT.

Frank Hurd, ex-Congrcssman from Ohio was n
Chicago the other day You know he Il the svery
tongued orator Of that State Ono day while he We
here he went into barber-shop Cark-st, and took
q seat for q shave Having gone through the opera
ton with word from the barber, Hurd turned -
was not Mr.. Hurd then said be had never before
been shaved BY q barber who had boon silent The
barber replied: II know you-you are Frank Hmrds
to you. You can talk longer and better. when yo9
get started, than any man ever saw IN my lie. I
ised to live in Ohio" Mr.. Hurd shook the man 81
the hand and said he regarded what he had said - .
great compliment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15
A LATIN SCHOLAR

Prom Medical World.
IL IA fortunate wife whose husband not only Knows
more than she does, but has tho grace to enghten
her Ignorance without putting on airs.
Il see that q post norton examination s orion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson's volume Of Under
woods attained some time since to the distinction
Of second edition and the first edition is out Of
mint scarce and dear, as his Child's Garden OF
Verse has long been. Poetry Is not drug in the
market when it Is to the taste of the public MI
Stevenson who was long thought a writer too
delicate In method and style to be popular, has
ended by being popular without being less delicate:
But hear that some Of his friends are none too
much battered by the panegyrics he has addressed
70 them in this volume. The panegyrlcs were
pretty enough for private use not for publication.
There is for example, that singular apostrophe 10
she accomplished Mr.. Andrew Lang:
Dear Andrew with the brndled hair
To which Mr.. Lang has responded:
Dear Louis with the awful cheek
But perhaps this is also better adapted for the
hearthst0ne than for the glare Of print
Mr.. Murray's Trade Sale is still one Of the events
Of the book publishing year. The ingenious boolxsel
Ter goes to the Albion Tavern at half past l. good
dinner is provided for him. After dinner comes
the sale Mr. Murray usually has. in addition
20 his stock Of standard works which sell regu-
larly as 60 much butter and cheese, one or two
novelties of importance. His chief book this
wear was The Life and Letters Of Charles OAR
win in three volumes. 8vo. published at 36s. or
about So This u.s. even for England. expensive
work and the circulating Libraries are likely to be
the largest buyers. Nude and the jobbers of the
Row between them took 1900 copies and the
regular trade 1000 more. Jobbers OF the Row
n not as you may think form OF nvective
AGAINST anybody The Row is Paternoster Row, and
iobbers are very much what they are in the i'm
porting and other trades Of New-York. The fact
that tie price Of this book is so much less IN New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-15

"The difficulty that manager OF a frst-class
theatre In New-York Is confronted wth,' said a. NJ.
Palmer. Is that there is not any considerable public
that cares for tho drama art. New-York Is a
great showdown tho people will turn out In any
number and pay almost any amount to see something
novel; or curious But tell them there Is good play al
certain theatre, one that Is well-writen, we'll acted
and truo to life, and the majority Will ask. Has It got
ANYTHING astonishing In itIbecause II 1t hasn't. we
don't want to SEQ it. The advantage that the aoor the
dramatist and tho manager have In France or Ger
many is that there is public which has been trained
for nearly two centuries TO understand and appreciate
plays and their Interpretation. Why. In Franco !
have seen actors mako great effects by means SO subtle
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-12
Buy mantcls, CRATES and hearth fur
nlshings Of the New York plumbing Co.
vhr.c .Days For Divorce.

The troubles of the Kincaid family have
already been quite fully aired The divorce
case in which Mrs. Kncaid figures as plain
tin was called up in court in Omaha Tues
day and some testimony taken. 1t leaked
out however, that Mrs. Kincaid lacked just
three days Of having lived long enough in
Omaha to secure a residence i'll Nebraska,
and hence the case was thrown out of court.
The Judge remarked that he had no doubt
but that a divorce should be granted, but on
account of this technicality he would not
consider the case further. He granted an
Injunction restraining Kiucaid from inter-
fcring with the children until Mrs, kncald
could get her case properly in court. or
course this injunction cannot interfere with
the hnbcas corpus proceedings started by him
in this city before Judge Aylcsworth, and
by which Kincaid hopes to secure possession
of the children. Mrs. Kmcaid and children
are living here now. In the taking of testi-
mony the other day Kncaid swore he owned
forty acres in Cass county, Iowa. AS this is
not believed by Mrs. Kincaid and others,
steps are being taken to secure evidence to
show that Kincald's statement was false,
and if so, this may get him into further trou-
hla
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-12
Why Three Girls Were Expelled.

A case relating to one of the boarding
schools for young ladies in Baltimore
county has just como to light and is the
subject of much popular talk. The af-
fair occurred several months ago and
concerned three Of the female students
and three young mon. On the day in
question the young ladies of the estab-
lishment were given q holiday, but were
not permitted to leave the grounds nor
to receive visitors. BY preconcerted
arrangement the three girls were to
meet three young men OF Baltimore at a
stated hour in n secluded spot in the
grounds. The girls repaired to a high
board fence ON which stood the three
young men in waiting. Three boards
were pulled off and the young ladies
went through. A few minutes later all
parties were sitting under tree chat
ting. A. servant woman who had oc-
casion to pass along. a pathway near the
place where the parties sat was silent
witness to everything that transpired.
Leaving her hiding place she hurried
to the institution and apprised the Gus
todian of what was going on. The lat
ter sped across the groun ds and when
within a few hundred fee of the truant
maids was discovered. The frightened
girls appealed tothe chivalry OF their
beaux, but the latter, remembering that
the days of chivalry have past beat
hnsty retreat and left their sweethearts
to their fate. Next day the three girls
were expelled.