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The morning call., 1891-09-20
A BEAR DIES OF FRIGHT.
Caught in a Storm In the Catskills,
Man Takes Shelter In a Den.

Caught in a Storm I'm the Catskills,
Man Takes Shelter in a Den.
A thrilling adventure befell Fred Auten-
reith. a young Philadelphian, who was
trout-fshing near the headwaters of the
Neversink. Autenreith and few friends
started early last Tuesday morning from
farmhouse where they were stopping and
fshed up stream. AS the day wore away
they became separated. About sunset Au-
tenreth called in loud voice for his COM
rades. but received no answer. Realizing
that he was several miles from his boarding
place, and that the sun gets quickly among
The hills. he started on run for the farm
house.
While on the way one of those frightful
and sudden thunder-showers that come up
so quickly in the Catskills overlook him.
aud he sought shelter beneath the spreading
boughs of a tall heiulock tree. Hardly had
The morning call., 1891-09-20
MEXICAN PULQUE.
Ii Is Made From a Cactus Plant and Its 0dOr Is
Like That Of Limblrger.

Mexico has the best and cheapest beer in
the world. You can buy it all over Mexico
for cent glass, and there are thousand
licensed shops in Mexico City, writes cor
respondent to the New York World. The
Mexican beer is called pulque. 1t is made
from the sap OF cactus plant of the same
species as the century plant. This grows in
Mexico to height OF from eight to fifteen
feet, and each plant will produce
from eight to fifteen quarts of juice
per day. They continue to yield this
amount for siNm0nths. At first this sap is
as sweet as sugar and as clear as crystal.
Alter twenty-fOur hours, however, its color
has changed to that OF skinned milk. 1t
has begun to ferment, and it tastes like
The morning call., 1891-09-20

the patere from Curium, Palestrina and
Nimroud. In the restoration NM. Perrot
and Chipiez have introduced both male and
female figures; and, although this may
seem strange, it is not incorrect. as cher
ubim appeared to he spoken of as both male
and female, and are so represented In
AsSyria and Ph9nicis. The lily or lotus
cups and capitals, the pendent chains, the
network patterns, are all 10 be found
in the art of tine period. Solomon made
a complete set of sacred vessels for the
Tempe, these also being no doubt the work
of Hiram of Tyre, the metal-worker sent
by the King. As to the nature of these OBJ
jects. the monuments furnish us with many
examples. In the tribute of the kefta TO
Thothmes LII (B. c. 1000 are beautiful
vases of forms almost equal to Greek
work fresco in British Museum. In
his tribute list we find drinking-cups Of
gold, jugs with double handles, gold dishes.
etc., while as to the existence of such
objects in Hebrew hands we may quote the
tribute of Jebu, paid in b. c. $40, about two
The morning call., 1891-09-20

inspiration of the breath of the dawn, so
spicy, balmy and bracink. and sunrise
survey of the surrounding scenery, purple
in the dark, sleeping valleys and rosy and
behold on the far eastern horizon, square
against the sunrise, the blazOned silhouette
of solemn, gigantic semblanee of fellow
being PROSTATE in deaths eternal slunber.
Or, of a silent. starry night, fancy one step
diligence in happy reflections on the beauties
of nature and the attractiveness of mortal
life generally; when presently the moon
slowly rises over the far mountains and
lights up with ghostly sheen the loftiest and
most striking of them all-the eternal mon
umentil effigv of ST. Helena on her bier,
awaiting burial, with stars for tapers
tall"-a silent, perpetual reminder of that
divinely appointed and implacable institu
The morning call., 1891-09-20

butter-milk. 1t begins to smell. and its odor
and strength increase as it grows older, so
that for block around pulque-shop you
have the smell of limburger- cheese fac
the saloons by your nose. The beer has
about the same effect as good Bavaran
book. 1t makes you feel comfortable, and
too much of it goes to your head. 1t acts
on your liver and kidneys and aids diges-
ton. II you take it toward night it cures
tonic.
This pulque is raised in big plantations.
The sap is allowed to run into bowl made
in tie plant by cutting out central cone
The morning call., 1891-09-20
WHAT A BOY DID.
The Gardeners Son who Was BHfriGldGd by
The Duke Of Argyle.

A Duke, walking in his garden one day,
saw Latin copy of great work on mathe-
MATES lying on the grass, and, thinking
that it had been brought from his library,
called some one to take it back.
1T belongs to me, your Grace" said the
gardeners son, stepping up.
'Yours!" cried the Duke. ''Do you under
stand geometry and Latino"
Il know a little of Them" answered the
boy, mOdestly.
The Duke. having taste for the sciences,
began to talk 10 the yoang student, and was
astOnshed ut the clearness and intelligence
Of his answers.
"6ut how came you to know so much ?"
asked the Duke.
zone Of the servants taught me to tread, +"
answered the lad; lone does not need to
know anything more than the twenty-siX
letters in order TO learn everything else one
wishes"
But the robleman wished to know more
about it,
After l learned to read" said the boy.
1.-THE mason came to work on your house; l
noticed the architect use a rule and com
passes, and make great many calculations.
w hat WAS the meaning and use of that@ |
asked, and they told of a science called
arithmetic. l bought an arithmetic
and studied it through. They then
told me there was another science
called geometry Then l found that there
were better books about these sciences in
Latin. | bought a dictionary and learned
Latin. ] heard there were better ones in
French. | got dictionary and learned
French. 1t seems to me we may learn
everything when we learn the twenty-Six
letters Of the alphabet"
They are, in fact, the ladder to every sci
cence. But how many boys are coutented to
waste their time on the first two or three
rounds, without pluck or perseverance
enough TO climb higher. Up, up, up, if you
want to know more. and see clearer. and
take a high post of usefulness in this world.
And if you are poor boy and need little
friendly encouragement to help you on, be
sure, if you have a will to climb, you will
find the way, just as the gardeners son
found it afterward in the Duke of Argyle.
under whose patronage he pursued his
studies and became a distinguished mathe-
matcian. Stones Mathematical Dictionary
for Stone was the gardeners son-was a
celebrated book published in London some
years ago-ChatterbOX.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
speech Restored by Fright.

Rev John Fray IS pastor of the C0ngrega-
tional Church at Richmond Hill, aud lives
in pretty cottage near the turnpike. His
niece spent the summer with him. The girl
is mute, aud was never known to utter q
word. On a recent warm night she slept in
the sitting-room on the first floor. She was
awakened at 2 o'clock by feeling hand
pass over her face. She saw man In the
room. Springing out of bed she ran upstairs
to her uncle's room, and awoke him by
shouting, John, man." She has not spoken
since. Mr.. Fray rushed downstairs, but the
man had fled. He entered the house through
kitchen window and was barefooted.-
BROOKLYN Eagle.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

needles. They tha.ch their houses with its
paper ont of it. This paper was like papy-
rus, and there are old Aztec manuscripts in
existence which were made in this way. A
number of other liquors in addition to
pulque are produced from the plant, among
them very fine brandy called Mescal.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
THE ORDER OF THE ELEPHANT.

A Decor alton About Which Very Little
Has Been Known.
An order is about to be conferred upon
President Carnot by the King of Denmark.
the insignia of which are little known, al
though it was founded almost five centuries
ago. 1t is the Order of the Elephant, which
was at first ehivalric institution and the
statutes of which, as they exist to-day, were
not elaborated until 1893, by Christian Y.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
A CURIO FROM JAPAN.

The Plant Is n Complete Trap for Flies
and Mosquitoes.
Among the latest euriosities brought to
the United States is the mosquito trap, a
hardy japanese plant to which scientists
The morning call., 1891-09-20

family in Cvnthiana, KY. 1t is now learned
that Mrs. Blackburn heard OF her husbands
faithlessness. and for fear of arrest he fed.
Columbus Hnd } Special to Chicago Herald.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

A couple in Hannibal, Mo-. who supposed
that marriage license was all that was
necessary to legaIZe their union, lived To-
gether whole year without being spliced
BY the preacher.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

The insignia are an elephant in white
enamel carrying, upon blue housing,
fringed with gold and crossed with white.
stone tower. This is suspended from a
blue ribbon. which is placed across the
p0mp and ceremony the ribbon is replaced
by a gold chain composed OF alternate tow
ers and elephants. There is besides an
official costume consisting of close coat
with breeches of white satin and beautiful
mantle Of crimson velvet lined with white
satin. The hat is of yslvet and ornamented
with plumes.-ChicagO Tribune.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
Glad She Was Jnted-A Narrow Escap

Parson Prisby of BrighIwood arrived here
to marry George 4. Blackburn and Jennie
Stillabower. the daughter of wealthy parents.
Arrangements were made for the nuptials,
and when the supreme hour arrived Miss
Jennie, dressed In befitting wedding attire,
on being informed that her prospective
groom had not materialized, very dellber-
ately retired 10 her room and said: " l am
glad Of it." This was followed by great
commotion among the guests. Blaekbura,s
whereabouts are unknown, aud friends con-
graduated Miss Jennie's escape from mar
rying man who ii is said has wife and
The morning call., 1891-09-20

An olive fork and spoon to match are
made with spiral handles topped by half a
dozen silver beads of successive sizes.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

A recent arrival in pins shows a raven in
enamel pecking at some grapes hanging
from branch above.
A silver cup of description suitable as a
prize is embossed with figures representing
boy riding two dolphius
Small ivy leaves in enamel alternating
with pearls on gold wire circle assist in
making very pretty brooch.
An olive fork and spoon to match are
made with spiral handles topped by half
dozen silver beads of successive sizes.
The sporting fraternity are appealed 10 in
a scarf-pin formed by the head Of q horse,
composed exclusively of small diamonds.
Odd trifles for the dressing chamber in
clude silver elephants head, with uplifted
trunk, whose mouth does duty as catcii-all.
Match safes offer in their make unusual
opportunities for quaintness. A market
basket in oxidized silver serves as an illus
tration.
Now comes an innovation in bonbnn
spoons in the guise of tennis hat in silver
gilt, surrounded by true lovers knot above
a small heart.
Aristocratic circles have declared fond
ress for colored stones. which make 1t prob
able that the field for these goods will be
considerably widened before long.
brooch with & promising future is
formed by an enamel dove with diamond
eyes perched on twisted gold branch and
holding in its beak tiny leaf bordered
with diamonds.
A most delightful specimen is locket of
nugget-fuish gold with blood-red ruby set
between a sapphire and an emerald and
flanked on each side by diamond.
Earrings are seen again aud in forms the
most delicate. Single flowers enameled In
their natural coorS are among the most pop
ular, and diamond trefoils in skeleton set
tings are also exciting attention.
An old lady looking from an open window
and pointing a forbdding finger at prec0-
cious youngster below, who is trying to pre-
vent the escape of cat from between his
two feet, is the subject of a bisqus wall
panel seen recently.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
no UNIT ST. HELENA.

ton, death, which, like herself, was created
to endure for the unknown span of CEN
turtles from the beginning to the end of time.
English HfH. Cal N. r. 7. TUoMEY.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

The sporting fraternity are appealed TO in
a scarf-pin formed by the head Of horse.
composed exclusively Of small diamonds.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

A brooch with q promising future is
formed by an enamel dove with diamond
eyes perched on twisted gold branch and
with diamonds.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

Small ivy leaves in enamel alternating
with pearls on gold wire circle assist in
making very pretty brooch.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

A most delightful specimen is lOcket of
nugget-fuish gold with blood-red ruby set
between a sapphire and an emerald and
hanked ON each side by diamond.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

Odd trifles for the dressing chamber in
clude silver elephants head, with uplifted
trunk, whose mouth does duty as a catch-all.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
some NOVELTIES.
A Few Of The Latest Ideas in JeWelTY and
OrldneltaiiOl.

A recent arrival in pins shows raven in
enamel pecking at some grapes hanging
from branch above.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

Match safes offer in their make unusual
opportunities for quaintness- a market
basket in oxidized silver serves as an illus
tration.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

A silver cup of description suitable as a
prize is embossed with figures representing
boy riding two dolphins.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

have given the name of Vincetoxicnm acu-
minatum. II is a complete fytrap and on a
large and permanent scale. The odor at
tracts insects, especially mosquitoes. and
the gum fastens them when they light ON
1t or stick their bills in the juice. 1t is
claimed that one plant will kill millions in a
season. IL is very hardy, grows about two
feet high and is pretty enough for ornament
whether 1t kills insects or not.-Ex.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

Aristocratic circles have declared fond
ress for colored stones. which make 1t prob
able that the field for these goods will be
considerably widened before long.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

Now comes an innovation in bonbnn
spoons in the guise of tennis hat in silver
gilt. surrounded by true lovers knot above
q small heart.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

Earrings are seen again aud in forms the
most delicate. Single flowers enameled In
their natural colors are among the most pop
ular, and diamond trefoils in skeleton set
tings are also exciting attention.
The morning call., 1891-09-20

and pointing forbidding finger at a prec0-
cious youngster below, who is trying to pre-
vent the escape of a cat from between his
two feet, is the subject of a bisque wall
panel seen recently.
The morning call., 1891-09-20
THE STORY OF
A WRECKED LIFE.
Amber Is Adopted by a WTGtChGd
Little Chicago Kitten.
How Boys Cruelty Caused One Small Crea-
ture World of Suffering and Finally
Brought Its Life to an End.

HE sharp rattle OF a
stone against t h e
bricks, a dash of some
thing small and excess
sively black between
my feet, and the bar
barrie whoop of a dirty
little street gamin. That
was all, says Amber"
in the Horseman, and
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

bounds Of wordy war until last Sunday,
when it was derided TO settle the matter
by "a fight with bull whips. These are
dangerous weapons in the hands of an ex
pert They have "a total length of about
fifteen feet, and when well handled the
,aGis.der can take strip of hide from the
fiank 49, bullock at every pop.
The prenSiSaries were all arranged, and
xhe men wereXyen plenty of room in
Mch to circulate. There were no seconds,
and>Se Understanding was that the men
shouldNGht until one cNed enough. The
employees bk,the mill rankd themselves in
circle about ~ feet fdiameter. and the
men were told TO so4H and fight. The men
approached to within fifteen feet Of each
other and halted. Both began circling the
long whips over their heads waiting for an
opportunity TO give cut. Ora
nam was first to try, but his
blew was lodged by Stevens, who also
sent his lash wide of its mark This was
repeated several times when Stevens sent
his lash directly al the handle of Graaam's
whip, and by quick twist tore it from his
grasp. Graham quickly recovered his
weapon, but not before Stevens gave him
two fearful lasheS, one cutting the blood
from his back and the other tearing strip
out of his trousers leg. The pain so enraged
Graham that he made q savage onslaught
on Stevens, cutting him twice, one being
across the face. Stevens kept his temper
and again caught Graham's whip, but be-
fore the latter could recover it he was
whipped about the head and face until he
was completely blinded and at the mercy of
his antagonist, who Iashed him almost into
before he cried for mercy.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
san t'RANCIsoO, CAL, Aug. Ex-senator
Leland Stanford is giving aii and encour-
agement to thousands of Southern negroes,
who are establishing large colonies in Cali
fOrnia. 1t is expected that 30, 900 negroes
will become residents Of this state within
the next twelve months. In view of these
facts politicians are alarmed, Us the colon
lists are quite likely to be welded by the
shrewdest political managers of the coast.
Rev. {. .. Benjamin, Il prominent and
wealthy cOlored man of this city, is at the
head of the movement. In an interview he
said our object i'll bringing negroes to
California is to supplant the Chinese. The
Celestials IRE not citizens or voters. and the
colored people are both. We have signed
contracts il my possession that will guar
antee employment to all the people we
bring here. We have secured 80, 600 acres
Of excellent land, situated in Fresno and
Shasta counties, and all of it may be irri-
gated
This will provide homes for an immense
number of colonists. Our people are now
arriving from the Southern states at the
rate of five families Il week. Within the
next twelve months ! expect will have sit
uated i'll California 5000 families Senator
Stanford is favOrably impressed with our
scheme, and lent us much encouragement.
The colonists will come principally from
Alabama, Texas and North and South Car
DINA. -
Benjamin leaves for the South in few
days 10 arrange 10 send out a large number
OF COlOrcd people.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
Ocean Temperatures.

/ Ocean temperatures were the subject of
discussion at meeting of the Geograph-
Zeal society in London. The Engineering
News gives the following items from DR..
Buchan's report on the subject. The doc
tor, who has been for several years investi-
eating the meteorological aspects of the
Challenger" expedition, said: In the ex-
petition mentioned, hourly or two hourly
observations were taken of the atmosphere
and surface temperatures. and other obser-
vations were made of sea temperatures at
various depths. The result shows that the
diurnal range of temperature at the surface
of the open sea is little less than deg
F.; while the temperature of the air over
the sea was about three times greater than
that Of the water surface, with greater
diurnal variations. As to thunderstorms,
it was found that on land the maximum
number occurred at mid afternoon, when
the air temperature was highest. On the
open sea 20 per cent. Of these storms oc-
CURED when the temperature was lowest.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
A New Industry.

The new industry recently introduced
into Kent, England, for the curing of hops
by a special process. with view to their
admixture with tea, is exciting considera-
bic interest The machinery for the pro-
cess consists of a sirocco oven, and a
patent tea roller driven by an s-horse
power steam engine. The hops, after be-
ing allowed certain time to wither, are
put in a green state into the hopper, from
which they gradually work down on tho
roller, working on a plain surface of pol
lished teak wood. After the hops are suHi-
cieptly rolled, which takes about fifteen
minutes, they are spread upon series of
open wire trays, in a layer about two
inches thick, and placed in drying ma
chine or sirocco. When they come out of
the oven they present either a light or
dark brown appearance. The next process
is to cut the now dry, crisp hops for mix
ture With tea, or they are ground for mix
turs with coffee and cocoa.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20
THE MISSISSIPPI CANVASS.
| SEecial to the Gazette

New ORLEANS. LA. Aug. 1.-The Mis-
SiSSippi canvass for the two United States
senatorships from that state has reached
such Il stage that the reelection of George
to the senate is now admitted by the sup
porters OF Barksdale. The nomination for
members of the legislature show &c for
George and Walthall and % for Banks
dale and Lewis. Only twelve more are re-
quired 10 elect George, and it seems proba-
Bile that he will get sixty-four of those vet 10
be elected. Senator Walthall some time ago
wrote q letter i'll which he declared that he
did not care TO serve a second term, but
wished to retire from the senate, but the
feeling between the two factions was so
strong and the canvass so warm that no at
tentiOn was paid to Mr.. Wathall's request,
and at the various primaries the votes were
cast IL favor of the reelection of both
George and Walthall. Now that the sena-
torial question is determined, a movement
has been inauguratcd by friends of Major
Barksdale to unite the two factions of the
Democracy by substituting Barksdale's
name for that of Walthall, who does not
want the senatorship, and elect George and
BarkSdale to the senate as representing the
two wings of the party. The chances are
good that the proposition will not be-
accepted. as Barksdale hangs by the subs
treasury scheme. which has been condemned
by the Democratic state copyeItion. ~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-20

The sensitive plate used must be pre-
| pared so that the film of gelatine emulsion
shall be very thin and smooth, and free
from the slightly granular texture OF the
ordinary films. The sensitive film should
be simply opalescent, and not of the creamy
opacity of the films used in ordinary pho
Biography. Otherwise the plate does not
differ from those in general use, aud the
emulsion consists of the usual bromide of
silver.
In the first cut, Fig. l, F is a plate of or
binary glass: Q is piece of hard rubber
shaped like "a horseshoe magnet or the let
ter U; g is the Photographic plate. the
sensitive surface being turned inward.
The whole arrangement is fastened to-
gether with clamps, and the cell thus
formed is filled with mercury (M). All be-
ing in readiness, an image of the solar
spectrum is thrown upon the sensitive
plate, and the plate exposed to its influence
for period varying from thirty minutes
to two hours The plate is then removed
and developed, fixed and dried in the usual
manner, when it is found that a perfect
image of the spectrum-Cut l, Fig. 2-has
been reproduced upon the plate, all the
colors being shown in their natural shades
and brilliancy. Curiously enough, if the
image is viewed by transmitted light, the
colors are reversed, being replaced by the
complementary ones-that is, the green APP
pears red, the red green, etc.
In Cut pa much exaggerated section of the
gelatine film is given, which will aid in the
comprehension of the theory.
A light wave of any color-say red
passes through the glass (verre) and the
sensitive film to the mercury, where it is
reflected back again, meeting in the sensi-
tive film other similar waves on their way
to the rejecting mercurial surface. TheseS
incident and reflected waves interfere with
each other, producing in the film alternate
layers, as it were, of light % and darkness
(o), just as two musical notes of nearly Thea
same pitch when sounded together produce
the alterations of sound and silence
known as beats. Now just where the lay
ers of light are produced in the film the
bromide of silver is acted upon, and, when
developed, a layer of metallic silver is
formed. As the wave length of each color
is different, a different number of layers of 4
silver will be deposited in the film for EACH
color acting upon it. Thus if the gelatiEe
film is 1850 of an inch in thickness, the Sed
rays will form 156 layers of silver, the gel
low 200 and the violet go, with intern9edi-
ate numbers for the other shades.