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The morning call., 1890-10-26
REALISTIC TRANSFORMING.
A Star who Is Fred On Is Forced to
Explain.

Star Who Is Fred On Is Forced to
Explain.
1--WE were playing in small town back
in the seventies" said theatrical man,
when our Leading heavy man had rather a
tough experience. All the miners were in
the theater. Well, the heavy man had been
prosecuting poor maiden through two
acts. In the third act he came to the power
full scene Of the play. AT last he said, 4
have you in my power, and nothing on earth
can save you. l., who was tie slave am
now the MASTER So saying, he advanced
toward his trembling victim.
"'MercyP she moaned.
Mercy! he retorted. You had no
mercy for me aud l will have none for you.
"At that moment gruff voice was heard
from tn gallery: you blamed varmint I'll
settle with YOU There was a crack Of a
pistol and a bullet whizzed near the heavy
man. Plug the son of a gun, boys contiu-
luted the stage villain. He didn't stop
long, but fed from the stage.
"ln the wing he met the stage manager,
who was white with anger.
"'Y OH have broken up the scene,' he said
"'Well"
"'Go back on the stage, sir, and wait for
your exit
81 guess not
81 tell you l wont have man in my COM
pany who is so easily disconnected. Go on
with the. scene, or you leave the company to-
morrow
"That was serious. To be stranded in
that forsaken town was calculated to make
the heavy man appreeiative.
"Tll 90 back, he said.
HE tore off his wig just before going on,
and, stepping down to the fOOtlights with an
injured expression of countenance he said .
Ladies and gentlemen there were no
ladies there, but that didn't natter, with
your kind permission will resume the scene.
Before doing SO. however l want to call
your attention to the fact that The young
lady and myself are merely acting parts. In
reality we are the best of friends. | bear
you no il!-will for your display of heroic
chivary. trust, however, that you will
curb your generous sentiments, for if you
should hit me the play would be inter
rupted. II any of the gentlemen will meet
ME after the show ut McCarty's they will
find out am not bad fellow
Loud cheers greeted this speech and the
play was resumed"
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have yellowish whiteness, like old ivory.
They are worked with dragons heads and
quickly flving birds in pale vapOrous tmts of
falls apart one catches hints of delicate in
ner draperies of old gold and blue, marvel
ously ornamented with grotesque animals.
The embroidery is so fine as to be almost as
transparent "a the gauze on which it is
worked, and the whole costume leaves an
ever-changng, misty, weird impression.
The wife of Alma Tadema, the painter,
herself an artist, is another auditor. Her
face is sensitive one, changing with every
motif of the music, and her gown might have
come out of picture or expect to go into
one. Her silver gray silk is soft and straight
and full tied about the waist with girdle
OF gold and silver passementerie. White
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IT would be difficult to find more

IT would be difficult to find a more
vivid illustration Of naval progress
! than is afforded by the new steel
( cruiser Philadelphia when taken in
| comparison with the wooden steam
G frigates and corvettes of our navy
The contrast between the two is as sharply
drawn as black and white To one who has
served any length Of time in the old navy, TO
which category the wooden ships have been
Telegated since the advent of the steel cruis-
eTs, a change to p vessel of the Phla-
delphia type seems like breaking with
the past and beginning a new life
and occupation. The eye searches in vain
for some familiar object; nowhere is found
point of resemblance between the old navy
and the representative of the new. From
construction to routine everything is differ
eHt. The mariners of the piping times of
reef tackles and royal yards look regretiulIy
ut her stumpS of military mastS and make
a mental calculation of how long il would be
before his life lines unrove should the ship
be on a lee shore aud some part of that mass
Ot complicated machinery beneath him got
out of order.
And this absence OF spars and consequent
exemption from drill, writes a correspond
ent from on board the PHILADELPHIA to the
New \ Ork Times, with spars and sail, IS
one Of the first things noticeable to one ac-
cu-t0med to the heavily spared ships of the
wooden navy. In those the call OF the
boatswain, "A-a-ll hands send up or send
Gown something, repeated by his mate on
the lower decks. sends every one tumbling
up from below several times day.
This is never heard on the Philadel-
pEia. as the attractive, snowy, somewhat
risky, and entirely useless sail and spar drill
is impracticaDle on a ship that carries neither
sail no rspars. With these dhshing eyolu-
tons aloft so fine and striking, so highly
prizei by First Lieutelants when done
slLaTtly, and of so little value Withal, it has
b. en- a matter of much conjecture as 20 what
outlet the effcTvescrnt energy of executives
would find on ships where such drills have
the merit of being impossible.
None the less clustering and obsolete is
the exercise at general quarters" in vogue
on the wooden ships, two Of which are al
tached 10 the squadron. For the purpose of
illustrating the change in drills that the new
ships have brought about, 1t will be neces-
sary to give an idea of low they are con-
Quoted on the Old. The exercise OF
CLEAR SHIP FOR ACTION"
For instance, is something more than elab-
crate Not long since it was the writer's
fortune to be on board one of the old class
when this order was given Instantly the
quiet orderly groups of men about the decks
were IN motion, the topmen swarming aloft,
marines tossing hammocks out of the net
lungs TO be used as barbados for the sharp
shooters, while the powder division Scranl-
Dled down hatchways to receive and stow
articles which another division was sending
below. PTeYenter braces were rove off back
stays esnaked down" by painful pro-
cess, light yards and masts sent from aloft,
and splinter MEETINGS stretched along the
DuiWarks' Awnings, halliard-racks, ladders,
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ruffles cling about the wrists of the quaint
sleeves, full at the shoulders tight from the
elbows. A knot of rich goden brown vel
vety chrysanthemums thrust into the bosom
gives wonderful point and piquaDcy.
Mrs. Crawford, the famous Paris cor
respondent, is spending couple of days-on
the English side of the channel, and though
her forte is not dress news the phenomenal
Quickness of attention and alertness that
show so clearly in her face come out again
in most intelligent dressing Her costume
is heliotrope silk. trimmed with fur. II has
the new fun Henry ii hips, the material
sashed into half-inch strips, jet covered and
showing black lace beneath, forming pomps.
The whole bodicefront is arranged in the
same way.
If there must be bazaars, the pretty cos
tunes worn by some of the clever English
stall tenders must be regarded in the light
of mitigations. The Princess Louise, who
seems to be regarded as the flower of the
The morning call., 1890-10-26
CONTEMPTUOUS CONFIDENCE.
Jawsls of the Astnrs

The Astor family possess some wonder
full Jewels, particularly diamonds. The late
Mrs. John Jacob Astor used to wear tiara
that few of the crowned heads of Europe
could match. Mrs. William Astor wears a
beautiful riviere of diamonds, three rows
graduated She also possesses a famous
diamond necklace of six strings, set in such
manner that no gold is visible, and having
the appearance OF being strung together.
Mr.. Astor is constantly having it altered,
and increasing its brilliancy and value by
the addition of larger diamonds in place Of
small ones. There are some fine emeralds
in the family, but no member seems to care
much about display, and, except on rare oc-
casions, these jewels are not worn. One of
Inspector Byrnes' detectives, who stood in
full evening dress in brilliant ball room on
the crest of Murray Hill one night last win
ter, where Mrs. Astor and all the wealth of
New York were present, said: There is
nearly S5.000,0 coo worth of jewelry and dia-
monds in this ROOM" Valuable gems gilt
tered and glistened in the gaslight like rain
drops in the sun.-Foster Coates, in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The morning call., 1890-10-26
A MARTYR TO BARBARISM.


Missionary from Boston-Great Athens!
you are surely not going to cook me without
proper seasoning Pm. Y. Herald.
The morning call., 1890-10-26

The Listener of the Boston Transcript
tells how Japanese artists work. and Young
art-students who do not "sell their work"
will do well to ponder the fact.
=" If a Japanese artist is to paint flower
he does not think of getting specimen and
sitting down in cold blood to paint it, as OF
flower artists do, but goes to tuhhe country
Just when the flower is putting forth its
leaves in spring. He establishes his resi-
denee near the plant; he sees it put forth it's
flower stem and it buds. and watches the
opening of the flower. His vigil does not
end even with the falling of the flower
leaf; he watches it in its decline as well as
in its growth, and leaves il only when it has
strewn its seeds upon the ground. Then,
and only then, does he consider himself COM
petent to paint it.
The morning call., 1890-10-26

royal flock, opened one at Richmond in aid
of one of the innumerable things that are
always wanting this hard worked family to
receive purses of not less than G1" for
their assistance, a few days ago, at which the
booths were presided over by young ladies in
flower gowns. A poppy dress was quaint
and charming made of pale green crepe de
chine the color of poppy buds and leaves,
with bright scarlet petals falling from the
elbow sleeves and from the poppy cap of
mousseline de sole, wired at the edge to keep
it stiff, and tied with dark purple velvet
strings. The same deep violet color stolen
The morning call., 1890-10-26
IN TEMPORARY swEAT-BoxEs.


A nightfall at sea in place of the old-time
call OF the hoatswain's mate, Get out the
running lights, station The deck lOoKOutS,
the signal Quartermaster at shutdown simply
turns button at the foot of the foremost
and an electric light is distilled through its
green bulb on the starb0ard side. Another
button is turned and a red one flashes from
the port side. One more, and the steaming
light streams like the headlight of a locU-
motive from the foremost head.
Such, briefly stated, are few OF the most
striking changes, but there are innumerabe
others Life on one of the old-style ships
WIS often an unsatisfying thing, frequently
! penance and woe, but there was
breeZinesS about it, blue water flavor
which is absent in the modern engines of
war. After ali it is only a sentiment. A
gray bearded Admiral in service journal
says: " II my brothey officers will just recall
to their minds for one moment these things
they will see how strong that sentiment is.
You have been thrashing against foul wind
for days, perhaps weeks, and you are sick
and tired OF il. Suddenly some fine after
noon, when you are thrashing and pound
ing, and wretched and miserable and wet, a
pipe goes, Watch, trim sails You have
a sudden silence throughout the ship, all
listening for what is coming. The officer of
the watch cries, Weather after braces In
stantly there is splendid cheer throughout
the ship. The elements had been beating
you; you had by chance overcome the ele-
ments. That was in the old days. Now the
elements never beat you; you start with be-
ing their master. There is no fight, no fire
and no romance. The romance OF the iron
clad and the romance of steam and the ro-
nance of heavy guns will come by and by,
and the poetry of it will come, too"
Meanwhile the old tar as a rule, finds ii
hard to get accustomed to the innovations.
Here is the lament of one of these:
Oh, how sadly times have changed
Since Nep first hailed me as tenant
The ships OF nowadays can boast
Scarce spars enough to fly a pennant
Our berth-decks are so close and dark
We scarcely know the night from morning,
The MARINE spike Is out OF date,
The canvas only used for awning.
The very language Of the
las undergone strange alteration.
We never 'splice the main brace" now,
That's not Included in the ration.
Z" SILVER my timbers" was phrase
That gave yarn peculiar merit,
Or added force to our Ideas,
But now it's changed to "Swash my turret"
There used to be yarn In vogue
About three fools who took notion
To make voyage In a tub
To distant lands beyond the ocean.
But could Decaturs shade appear
On earth guess 'twoud raise his mettle
To see the tars OF nowadays
Going to sea in blooming kettle.
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Cholly-I think l shall sign as catcher
with some baseball team next season, my
deah chappie.
Chappie-Wby, what put that into your
head? :.
Cholly-O, l think Pm splendidly quail
fed. Almost everywhere I've called the
season I've caught the people out. Seer
Ha! Ha.-Drake's Magazine.
The morning call., 1890-10-26
JaJk'S HURk
HAS CHANGED.
He Feels That He Is Hardly at
Home On or Between Decks
On a New Cruiser.
THE OLD AND THE NEW NAVY.

Marked Difference Between the
Service on the Old Style
Wooden Frigates and on the
New Corvettes of the Navy.
Objects That Were Familiar on
the Ancient Woodensides Are
Missed on Board of the Steel
Walled Vessels.
The morning call., 1890-10-26

in the torpedo compartment ordnance store
room, hold-wnerever, in fact, there is room
for two hammock hooks and space to swing
between. The shrieking whistle, or siren,
as it is facetiously termed, is used rs an
alarm in cases of sudden danger, such as
collision etc. and is a signal to close al!
compartments. Should this occur at night
many sleeDers would find themselves in-
closed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-17
GOOD TARIFF ARGUMENTS.

Extracts From Recent speeches In the Sem
ate - Decrease OF Prices = Export Dis
counts-Wages In the Glass vndustry-Thc
Result OF a Tariff FOR Revenue Only
Burning Corn For Fuel.
SENATOR MORRILL,, OF VERMONT.
1t is true that some agricultural prod
ucts now bring less price than was
current for some years after the war Of
the rebellion. but this depression OF
prices is not peculiar to the United
States 1t pervades the whole world,
and is more serious in Great Britain,
where free trade prevails. than any
where else. Here, however, farmers
have the satisfaction to find that the
chief articles of consumption, which
they have to buy, have been reduced in
price even more than any reduction up
on farm products A bushel of corn in
New England will buy more cotton
cloth, or more crockery and glass ware,
more salt and more calico. bingham
and other dress goods for women than
ever before. will append list of ar
ticles in common use, which might be
greatly enlarged. to show the decline in
general prices ever since 1880.
The following is statement showing
the decrease in price of many articles
within the past ten years largely con-
sumed by the agricultural community:
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health can be maintained bv ,hs .tronr

health can be maintained by the strongs
medicines sometimes necessary to pre-.
serve life" These were the words of q
true gentleman, a pure patriot and an
upright judge. And they are in full
keeping with the pledge which he and r
signed when, as members of Forests
Cavalry" we laid down our arms and
gave our paroles, upon which was in
dorsed: 'To be observed by the United
States authorities as long as he observes
his parole and the laws in.force where
he resides"
And / can not better conclude this
article than by a quotation from the
farewell address to bis troops of our
matchless cavalry leader, Lieutenant.
General b Forrest, the sentiments Of
which I fully concurred in at the time.
and have since steadily maintained:
The terms upon which you have surrendered
are favorable, and should be acceptable to all
They manifest q spirit Of magnapiInity and lib
erality on the part Of the Federal authorities
which should be met on our part by faithful,
compliance with all the stipulations and condi.
tions therein expressed. AS your commander
I sincerely hope that every officer and soldiep
Of my command win cheerfully obey the orders
given, and carry out In good faith all the terms
OF the cartel d. have never on the field
sent you where was unwilling to go myself,
nor would now advise you to q course which
felt myself unwilling to pursue You have been
good soldiers, and you can be good citizens
Obey the laws, preserve your homer and the
Government to which you have surrendered can
afford to be, and will be, magnanimous."
''Obey the laws and preserve your
honor" were the last words of command
we received from the "Wizard of the
Saddle" and they are as imperative on
US to-day as when by our paroles wa
pledged our honor Ito carry out in good
faith the terms of the cartel. James
R Chalmers, in Frank Leslie's Illus
trated Newspaper
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-17
Effects of the Mckinley Law.

Some months ago an Estimate was
made from the imports for one year OF
thirty-fve classiications of dutiable
articles, amounting in value to $751;
600, 900, that il manufactured in this
country thoy could have given employ
ment to 24S,600 persons They vera
less than one-third of our dutiable i'm
ports, and it is estimated that n all Of
the latter were supplanted by Ike arti-
cles made in this country, the industries
thus added to the country's busy equip
ment would employ over SOC. 900 people.
The Mckinley bill will give to most IL
not all Of these industries an impetus
that will enable US to catch up with and
to pass other nations in every consider
able line Of manufacture that can be-
carried on within our climatic range a
n. Y. Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-17
POLITICAL DRIFT.

B Indications in Missouri point to
the probability that one of Uncle Sans
Vests is about to be pulled down hard.
Chicago Tribune.
BSpeaker Reed Is going to make a
series of speeches in Iowa; and the peo-
pie Of Iowa are going to be moved
thereby to give a majority that will re-
store the State to its old and proper re-
lation to the Republican party.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
BThe people of the United States,
who own every dollar in the Treasury.
congratulate Secretary Window on his
successful plan of relief to the BUSH
ness interests of the country and his
protection of the Treasury from the
extortionate demands of hoggish bond
holders. Albany IN. W Journal
tB The Mississippi Democrats had a
more difficult job in gerrymandering
that State against negro voters than the
Ohio Democrats had in shutting out Re-
publican Congressman. But they have
succeeded fairly well. and with the aid
Of the shotgun Mississippi may still be
counted for the Democratic
Inter Ocean.
EIt would not be bit surprising
see the political complexion Of the In
diana delegation in Congress entirely
reversed by this years elections The
Republicans and farmers organizations
seem TO be making some remarkably
strong combinations against the COM
mon enemy TO good government and
general Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal
BThe Cleveland Plain Dealer com.
plains because ''the three leading posi-
tions in the worlds fair are held by
Republicans" 1t can be truthfully
said that this is no fault of Republicans.
Fitness for place was the only qualifca.
ton demanded by any, and politics has
played no part in the selection. and will
not and should not have any place in
the working Of the fair.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
10 There are two picturesque politi-
cal fights in two Of the Ohio gerry
wandered districts. Charley Foster is
running against 1905 Democratic ma
jority in the Eighth district and Chair
man Mckinley is running against 2, 400
Democratic majority in his district as it
has been reconstructed for the purpose
of defeating him. But they have
Speaker Reeds case before them.-Chi-
cago Journal.
NDaniel Webster was an ardent
advocate of the cause OF protection to
labor. In commenting upon the ques-
ton, he said: THE protection Of
American labor against the injurious
competition of foreign labor. so far. at
least as respects general handicraft
production, is known historically to
have been one end designed to be OBJ
tanned by establishing the constitution,
and this object and the constitutional
power to accomplish it ought never in
any degree to be surrendered or COM
promised"
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which wealth could command, because
without 1t the farmer and his family in
many cases would perish. and at such
times it Is freely burned. 1t would be
80 burned II it were worth four dollars .
bushel instead Of twenty-five cents,
which is remunerative price to the
farmer in that section.
SENATOR CULLOM, OF ILLINOIS
/ will take occasion to read the letter
of this gentleman:
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9, 1890
DEAR SIR inclose you a list OF wages
paid In Europe and America. The wages
are still about the same: they were given
me by the workmen themselves, and know
they are correct Respectfully yours.
JAMES CAMPBELL
Mr. THOMAS NJ BArNE, Washington, ID. G
/ simply desire that the table to which
have referred may go into the Record,
so that we may see the difference be-
tween that country and this
The following is table of wages paid
for labor in the following places in the
window glass industries:
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THE STRANGE STORY
OF
Allan guatermain'SW
BY III. RIDER HAGGARD,
AUTHOR OF "SHE," "KISa SoLoMoN's
MINES" JESS" "CLEo-
PATRA," ETC.
AN AFRICAN ROMANCE.
BY III. RIDER HAGGARD,
CHAPTER vI.-CoNTINuED.

ChAfIEh fL-OONIlhCEb.
Another hour; the slope of the great
peak could not be more than two miles
away now. A couple of hundred yards
of grew large, baobale tree. Could
we reach its shade! We had done hall
the distance when Indaba-zimbi fell
from exhaustion. We were now 30
weak that neither Of US could lift the
child on to our backs. We each took
one of her hands and dragged her
along the road. Fifty yards-they
seemed to be fifty miles. All! the tree
was reached at last; compared with the
heat outside, the shade of Its dense
foliage seemed like the dusk and cool OF
a vault. / remember thinking that 1t
was a good place to die in. Then 1 re-
member no more.
l woke with feeling as though the
blessed rain were falling on my face
and Lead. Slowly and with great diff
ficulty opened my eyes, then shut
them again, having seen a vision. For
a space lay thus, while the rain con-
tinued to fall; saw now that must be
asleep, or off my head with thirst or
fever. II / were not off my head how
came to imagine that a lovely, dark
eyed girl was bending over me sprink-
ling water on my face? A white girl,
too, not Kaffir woman. However, the
dream went on. --.-
"Hendrika," said voice in English,
the sweetest voice that had ever heard;
somehow it reminded me of wind whis-
pering in the trees at night. "Hendriks,
/ fear he dies; there is flask of brandy
in my saddle-bag; get it."
"Ah! abr grunted harsh voice in
answer; ''let him die, Miss Stella. He
will bring you bad luck-let him die, /
say" l felt movement of air above
me as though the woman of my vision
turned swiftly, and once again l opened
my eyes. She had risen, this dream
woman. Now 1 saw that she was tall
and graceful as reed. She was angry,
too; her dark eyes flashed, and she
pointed with her hand at female who
stood before her, dressed in nondescript
kind of clothes such as might be worn
by either a man or a woman. The
woman was young, of white blood, very
short, with bowed legs and enormous
shoulders. In face she was not bad