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The morning call., 1891-08-09
LINES FROM SORROWS BARD.

TO DAPHYRA
Cline of the deep-eyed mountain shepherdessl
The fair companion of departed days
once more would sorrows minstrel harp thy praise,
While pensive memory, parent of distress,
Wings from the fearful realm of wretchedness
Her unaccustomed fight, and deigus to gaze
On some bright scenes her riven soul surveys,
peepiy enshrined in the unseen recess
of recollection's picture-laden urn.
Again, fair Oregoniai once again.
Her exed spirit speeds glad return
TO scenes beloved and friends forgot in vain;
Nor less to her among all else beside,
Whose mirrored beauty breathes from blest WILL
anette's tidei
All, she is far-fair as the fairest rose
That ever slipped from twillght's dewy skies
Ambrosial nectarl from beneath her eyes
Darkiy depending lashes, III repose,
The soul of melancholy sweetness CLOVIS
Dlvinely, while each woven curl defes
Control, and beautifully streaming vies
W lth eDon's deepest richness. AS the SHOWS
That round her mountain habitation blush
When fair Aurora ushers in the morn
So on her cheek at times the transient flush
or oelicately Uniting crimson, born
VI animation, lights her angel face.
AS yon carnation tints Carraras sun-lit vasel
Beloved Daphyra. as upon the brow
or that lone crag which Ger the silvery wave
or calm willamette shrines the nameless grave
or Alantayra's las test chieftain, thou
Vert resting then, methinks view thee now,
With all that artless nature ever gave
To beauty thine, the cleaning waters lave
Thy brchen bark's rudeIy ungarnished PROV,
While parting day still lingeringIy shares
With peaceful twilight Heavens blue-arched do.
main.
Ere rayleSs night imperiously declares
The dark inauguration of her reign;
High Ger the tide light zephyr bears its swell,
AS like another Sappho. Daphyra wakes her she'll
Her clustering ringlets bathed in mellow light
Float on the downy wings of zephyr, while
Her native cithern mourns the parting smile
vi weeping days, whose dying uster. sadly bright,
Yet glds the summit of the wave-w worn height
Fen thus. fair maid of Alantayra'S isle
Thy lonely minstrel fingers to beguile
The hours that herald the descending night
With song, and that exquisite rapture song
1nstills In the poetic frame-that thrill
OF ecstasy which bears the soul along
On high conceptions star-lit pinion, till
All glowingly our distant strains ascend,
And by the fount OF love the mutual murmurs blenu
August 1891. CALYPSO
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he made second essay In the same
line, this time not far from Phiiadel-
phia. While the British were holding that
city Bushnell. with the assistance of t he
Continental forces. prepared a number of
Heating torpedoes-kegs partly filled with
gunpOwder, and with a slow fuse attached
These were set adrft in the river above the
city with the hope that they would float
down among the vessels of the British fleet
and effect considerable destruction. In
fortunately, the fuses were all too short, the
kegs exploded III front of the city and con-
siderable distance from the fleet. The Bit
ish, in panic, lined the bank of the stream
with sharpshooters and cannon, and for
whole day kept up an almost constant fusil-
lade at every moving object they could dis
Germ in the waters of the river. The affair
was known to the Americans as The Bat
tie of the Kegs" and gave them infinite
amusement several comic poems written on
the occasion finding wide popularity.
In the Civil War of America the men of
the South found extensive employment for
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brain Of old Judah, who always talked of
railroads. 1t was he who laid the founda-
tions for the big Four"
With very little ready money they began
what people .unkindly called the Dutch
Flat swlndle." 1t was railroad to connect
Placerville, an Interior mining town, with
Sacramento. Only fifty miles of it were
ever built, but it made the millions for the
big -Four" Then came the Central Pa
cific. Hopkins was born financier. In his
day it is doubtful if lie had an equal. 1t
was his brains that devised ways and means.
Indeed, he carried the whole stupendous
scheme upon his shoulders. With him were
Huntington, Stanford ard Croker
The :" Big Four" divided 500, 100000.
The millions made no change in Mark
Hopkins. He chung as tightly to the pennies
as when he counted his wealth in cents.
He said that in all his life he had never
wasted a dollar. He managed to get
S60,0000G0 together before he died. This
was long time ago.
Then the world began to talk of Mrs.
Hopkins, because her husband had left her
S40.000,000. Before that she was seldom
spoken about They talked ABOUT Timothy,
too. Mark Hopkins never had a son.
When the son of the poor mechanic, whom
Hopkins had brought from Missouri, was
thrown upon his hands the couple adopted
him. Timothy became an heir TO the great
fortune.
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MANY MANSIONS
east And WEST.
The Late Hrs. SearlgS and Her Palace at
Great Darlington.
Something About One of the Big Four" and
the Mighty Millions He Amassed for
the Benefit of E. L. searles

A single human being, more or less, in
this busy world, makes not very much DIFF
ference to the world at large, but when that
human being has been the possessor, in life,
of many millions of dollars, then his life or
death and the future ownership of those
millions become matters of wide public
interest. This fact accounts eagerly for the
universal interest felt in the recent death
of the late Mrs. Hopkins-Seares. East as
we'll as West the daily press has been hav-
ing great deal to say about the event. and
it is safe to assume that all that has been
written has been perused with interest by
the public at large. Mrs. Hopkins Searles
was not. in herself, character to excite
this widespread interest 1t was, as a dis
patch to the New York World points out,
her millions that made her famous. For
many years, the account adds, she was
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wire from the shore. Few of these locomo-
tive torpedoes are "free," most are con-
nected with the shore by one or more lines,
and thus if the first expedition prove fruit
less they can be withdrawn for another trial,
Several tOrpedoes are claimed by their in
ventorS to have a steering capacity, ard
among the most recent achievements in this
line are torped0es run by electricity, sup
piled to the mechanism by wires from on
shore, and the same current which drives
the engine also guides the machine by NOV
ing the rudder TO one side or the other and.
at the proper time, explodes the charge of
dynamite. The disadvantages Of the loco
motive torpedo are many. A miscalcuation
as to the strength of a current, Il sudden
turn of the tide. a heavy swell in the wrong
direction, even high wind causing a sur
face current and commotion, may sometimes
divert the locomotive torpedo from its course
and render it useless.
Its uncertainty, therefore. has led 10 ex-
perlments in another direction. Boats have
been constructed for the purpose of towing
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atrium, the woodwork is all of the finest
English oak and the ceilings and upper wall
are Of stucco work, pure white and Of ex-
quisite design. Right here it may be stated
that throughout this entire mansion there is
not particle of col0ring, excepting that
which may be in carpets, hangings or furni-
ture. The walls and ceilings are all Of oak
and stuceO. and not drop of oil has been
used in the finish of the wood. 1t is pol
ished by hand alone and the finish is mag
nifcent. To the right of this grand atrum.
in one of the towers. is the library, and on
the opposite side in another tower is re-
ceptlOn-ro0m.
Another feature of this palace is a music
room OF marvellous beauty, containing the
wonderful organ. of which so much has
been written. This organ cost $4,000, the
wood used in the case costing alone $4,000.
The instrument is of the best metal and said
to be one of the finest ever made.
There is a grand oaken staircase in the
building, with an unique rail of hammered
steel, made in France, besides which there
are also two elevators, making the upper
floors easy of access.
There are Moorish rooms, Turkish. Gre
clan and Roman apartments. ana the house
is complete art gallery in itself.
1t was Mr.. Searles who designed the
greater part of the interior, and it was nee
essary for him TO spend much of his time
with his wealthy patron. People who
ought TO know say that Mr.. Searles was
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TORPEDO r1xyAcE MAILING AN ATTACK

torpedoes. Their coast line was enormously
long, there were few forts, and the guns
were neither numerous nor good. Having
plenty of powder, however. they decided
that the best use they could make of it was
to put it in torpedoes. and placed it where
the Union vessels might receive the benefit
of it in case they attempted to fierce an en-
trance into harbors otherwise almost unde-
Tended. The results were by no means COM
mensurate with the outlay, for the casualties
to vessels were not nearly so frequent as
had been hoped, but the dread of torped oes
often protected a harbor better than the tor
pedoes themselves.
The first care of naval force when en-
tering strange waters was to send boats
ahead to find and remove the tOrpedoeS
This was done sometimes by carefully row.
ing along and examining the depths with
water telescope TO ascertain the where
abouts of the mines. Sometimes, however,
two boats at a considerable distance from
each other would drag" for torpedoes. A
strong rope fastened to the stern of each
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IMPROVEMENTS IN
TORPEDO WARFARE.
Devices Destined to Render Great Iron
CladS Useless.
The First Torpedoes and Their inventory
Battle of the Kegs"-Terrible Engines of
Destruction of the Present Day.

The recent destruction of a Chilean nan
of-war by torpedo planted beneath her
hull calls renewed attention to this i'm
portant arm of warfare, and suggests to
European naval powers the possibility that
by improvements in torpedoes their ponder
Gus and costly iron-clads may not for prac-
teal purposes be worth any more than old
junk.
The invention of the torpedo Is ascribed
to one David Bushnell, an American, who,
about the year 1776, devised an Internal ma
chine fer the purpose of destroying Brit
ish man-of-war on the American coast. The
attempt proved failure, having no effect
save that of frightening the crew al
most 10 death; but, not discouraged,
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LIFE.

And is this life dream? Not So
II is instead existence's first state
Where God has pleased to place us and not fate.
EndowmentS, opportunities he gives We know
That we should use them well before we 60.
Life means the possibilities of all
That our environments permit. Below
No more is asked; If less our fault We fall
In error elsewse. Gods intention made
Man for state OF happiness, but he
By his own folly makes his gadness fade;
BY his own weakness brings his misery;
By his own blindness fails ife's prize TO grasp
Because Gods gift is greater than his grasp.
Alameda, Cal, august 2, 1891 ANELEH.
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1t is possible that in the future a still
more dreadful means of offense will be
found in the submarine torpedo boats. OF
these, many have been devised, but none, as
yet, have proved completely successful. No
matter how safe the mechanism appears to
be, something generally happens; the boat
goes down once too often and never reap
pears. II the submarine boats should reach
perfection, irunclads would be useless No
net would afford protection; surface tor
pedo-boats would stand idly by while the
submarine engine affixes torpedo and re-
hours later. All the precautions, indeed.
would be valueess against boat that
travels beneath the surface, and perhaps if
perfect boats of this Kind are made naval
war will become so dangerous that the fight
ing will all be done on land.
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RETURN.

Dear love! pray. come back, come back to mel
lonely, longing heart, in pity break
For life is desolate. and earth forlorn;
And death were happiness for thy dear sake.
o time, relentless timei turn In thy flight
backward a few short hours aud ask more.
God how fast the waves o. time recede
Toward eternitys Cimmerian Shore
Cruel life! Cola world! ! sigh ana pray In vain,
Far. far away the breast T. lean ON fleets
Heart OF my heart! soul of my soul! return
Let heart throb swift TO heart with joyous beats
august, 1891 Polly SrocKwEL1.
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ironclad feet, at the command OF Lord
Beaconsfeld. moved through the Darda
nelles and anchored in the sea OF Marmora,
the greatest fear entertained was that of
torpedOes, and not night passed without
every precauti0n being taken, by nets,
patrol boats and brilliant lights, to insure
the safety af the feet.
The stationary torpedo was almost as
dangerous to those who handled it as to
those for whose injury it was placed in the
water. An accidental touch sometimes ex-
placed in position; bit of wreck, floating
stick OF wood, often a heavy sea would
move the perpendicular rod and explode the
powder. Its uncertainty, therefore, caused
it to give place to more scientific devices; to
shells filled with gun-cotton, preferred on
account OF the greater safety in handling,
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$50 deliciousy fragrant. so very refreshingi"
Is he verdict OF all who sweet SOZoDONr
try.
"a positive luxury tits to enjoy ~
Thus say all the people who SoZoDONT buy.
1t cIeanses aud heals and Imparts such a fra
grance,
IT'S the prince OF all dentirrices In the world
Once used. necessity its for the toilet,
Before II the flags OF all rivals are furled.
Yet II cos's but trlfle, the poorest NAV buy IL.
Then purchase bottle without more delay:
Agreeableness In 1t combines with rare merit,
Buy SOZODONT then, and be happy to- day,
Cash Well Spent.
Money expended In personal adornment IS
often foollshly wasted upon articles of no Intrin-
sic value. A bottle OF SoZoDONT, however. Is
worth Its weight In gold TO any one troubled with
poor teeth. and Its price Is cash well speut by
the purchaser. Though IL will not make tho
teeth regular, they who use IL are astonishrd az
the rapid improvement IL effects in the dental
row. Moreover, they breathe sweetness, and
have healthy gums and ruddy lips,
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berry bushes grow rank and the rocks are
monuments to mark the tragedy. Officers
ana privates: the veteran and the recruit.
There were no wounded. Not soul had
broken through and escaped. All dead all
frozen stiff; all hacked and scalped and mu-
tllated until wives and children could not
identify them.-The World.
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i"1, WOMAN knows not when
yEEAIg. She gives her heart away. oftentimes
TSE(9 She has no thought of it. UnconsciousIy
~ 1t passes from her. She thinks she has iG
Still steadfast-if smoothly runs the course
OF love, but II there comes change
An Inevitable, fiual one
Startled, aghast, she wakes to find it lost,
And with IL all the world.
Leddrfite, Colo, dug. 1891 RUTH WARD KAHN.
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POETRY Y.

Tints of pearl that melt in opaline
In halfhidden shadows creep,
In the soul's high passion, deep,
Loving. wreathlng in kiss divine;
With silver trumpet wakes
The storm that sleeps and then rewakes
The earth to purify. refine.
august, 1891. ALMA ALDEN.
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CoMPEN SATION.

Just bunch of pansies and smilax spray
Lying on the pavement turning to decay.
Fading-yes, but your beauty once made some heart
glad,
Then although you must die, dear flowers, oh, be
not sad.
just one strain OF music then a broken string:
Just one flight to cloudland. then a wounded wing
Yes but the strain OF music sounds through some
LIES dream,
And the wounded bird lives Away In a poets
theme
AuouSt 1891. JTU
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The law of Mississippi requires three
second he must be Il TAXPAYER: third, he
must be able to construe the Constitution of
the State. This last clause is vague and I'M
certain. and under it half the voters of the
state can be deprived of the right Of
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POETIC THOUGHTS.
WONIAN's LOVE.

Written for THE SUNDAY CALL
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Most Enjoyable.

Several rich deposits of zinc ore have been
struck near Versailles Mo
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In the Nevada Mountains is a mausoleum
that cost fortune. Uncle Mark" lies
there Maybe she will be placed in it, too.
1t is not certain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27

cess to the goal of complete vindication
in the fullest realization OF our AIMS
hopes and ambition.
Upon the most successful inaugura,
ton of this great enterprise you are 10
be congratulated; and to all those to
whom we owe this debt of gratitude for
this magnificent display | return the
heartfelt thanks of the people of this
city.
After another selection by the Next
can band, Hon. Gilbert A. Pierce de-
livered an address.
He expressed his amazement at the
vastness of the building which he was
viewing for the 1irst time, and said he
thought the exhibit could speak for it
self more elOQuently than any words
which he could employ. On behalf of
the city and the Northwest he thanked
the committee and board of directors
for their fdelity and ability which they
had shown in preparing this magnlt-
cent display. He continued:
"They have done their part well now
let the people take up their work. Elk
positions are the handmaidens of civ
iliZation, the companions of advance
ment, and the friends of genius.
Here the triumphs of commerce and
agriculture and art and music are cele-
brated. Here the spur is given to in
vention, and here victorious skill re-
ceiYes its announcement and reward.
Successful displays of this kind are the
signs of metropolitan life. They mark
the death of prOvincialism. In other
words great and successful Exposition
here means that Minneapolis has burst
her chrysaliS and become full-fledged
metropolitan butterfy-a companion of
the great cities of the land. Because of
this it behooves US all to lend help and
encouragement to this enterprise.
But, while l speak, | can almost hear
the painting of the impatient engines,
the Kissing of the chained and enviouS
steam, the subdued murmur of this
great throng, who, like Helen's Babies,
want to see the wheels go wound. :"
That mans hand is OH the buttonl A
touch and the inanimate will be en-
dowed with life! The whirr of wheels
and the clatter of machinery will min
gle with the strains of "Hail, Column
bia." l almost hate to cease. for the
look of expectancy on the faces of
this audience, SO pleasant and inspiring,
will give way as another era in a great
industrial enterprise is inaugurated, ana
eager eyes and ears rest satisfied. But
the pressure is too great, and j yield.
Behold the opening of this annual Ex-
position, and when this is done let US
all. men, women and children, take hold
of the matter as if it belonged to us and
assist in making it an unqualified sue
cess"
Another selection by the Mexican
band followed, and then, with few re-
marks. which no one was able to hear
on account of the great noise. President
T. B. Janney declared the Exposition
opened, and the electric button was
touched which was to have put the ma
chinery in motion, but it had already
been moving several minutes.
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The South Side People Want That
Sewer Completed.

A large number of the residents of Cedar
avenue and streets Immediately adjoining
met at the hall over Farker's drug store Tues
day evening and made a concerted kick in
regard to the manner in which the work on
the Cedar avenue sewer is being conducted.
The street car service along Cedar avenue
was criticised in unmeasured terms, and City
Engineer Kinker also came in for his share
of roasting for not having hustled the COM
pletion of the sewer.
A committee consisting of Josiah Thomp-
son Jr., r. II. Brent, William Parker, Il.
Sunde and John L. owens was appointed 10
confer with Engineer RInker, the aldermen
and the street railroad company, and report
at DANA hall next week.
EzCity Engineer Rinker, who was seen yester-
day, was highly indignant at the treatment
which he had received at the hands of the
committee. He said: ''Since work on that
ever was commenced the men haveayer-
aged ffty-three feet day. and at that rate
the sewer will be finished about week be-
fore Oct l. there being only 1,320 feet, or two
blocks, left to be done. The Cedar avenue
sewer was ordered long after other sewers
that are now being laid were ordered, and the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-27
STILL ANOTHER DAY.
Proceedings of the Sons of Vet
Grams and Committee Reports.

Grams and Committee Reports.
The Sons of Veterans, knowing that there
was a great deal of work to be done, and that
the programme of the day allowed them only
the morning for its transaction, assembled
bright and early yesterday, and at o'clock
sharp the meeting was called 10 order The
only break in the session was occasioned by
the arrival of delegation from the Ladies'
Aid society, who brought floral offering.
The ladies arrived during the latterpart of
the meeting, and as soon as they
were announced were ushered in.
Ger, and were cordially received. Neat but
tonhole bouquets were then distributed
among the Sons, and Miss Josephine Mulhol-
land. of Illinois, read an original poem COM
posed for the occasion. Coils. Hodges, of
New York; GaiSt, of Illinois, and POilet of
New Jersey, thanded the ladies on behalf of
the commandery and amid cheers the ladies
retired. The first business which came up
for consideration was the report OF the COM
mittee on military rank. and the discussion
which 1t called forth consumed nearly the
entire session. The report was as follows.
Your committee OH military rank beg
leave to report that, in conformity with their
instructions from the ninth annual encamp-
ment c. in c., they have prepared plan of
organization and code for the government
of the military rank to be known as the Sons
Of Veterans Guard, and herewith present a
brief abstract of the same.
l. Formation. - Whensoever thirty-two
members of one or more neighboring camps
in good standing shall have duly applied
for and received warrant from the COM
mander-in-chief for the purpose. they shall
be mustered in as a company, electing their
own officers.
Ten companies shall constitute full regi
ment, under command of a colonel elected by
the line officers. provided that whenever five
companies are organized within one division,
they shall be formed into a regiment under
command of lieutenant colonel.
Whenever Two or more full regiments are
organized within a division, they shall De
formed into brigade with the regulation Of
fcers, the commanding officer 10 be elected
BIZ the field and line officers.
. Regulations-The guards to be governed