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The morning call., 1891-05-31
Cities Detrimental to Eyesight.

Widow Bedott quoted her late husbands
saying, is but too well proved by noting
the percentage of thin, scrawny, pale and
otherwise defective people in any crowd !;
but of late the doctors have presented APP
palling proofs that ctY-bred people are un-
usually poor critters" Their greatest de-
feet is in the eyes One-third OF all the city
people are more or less near-sighted. The
tall buildings limit their range OF vision.
the invisible dust even more than the visi-
bic, Injuries the eye, and the wearied organ
is not restored by gazing over the green
fields and far away. The narrow walls of
home or playground or SchoOl-roOm shut
the children in during their growing years,
and the eye, habituated TO so short a range,
loses half its capacity. The truth of this is
proved, and m0re's the pity.-Ohio State
Journal.
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A Home-staying Traveller.

Joseph Hartley, the father of Sculptor j.
Scott Hartley. shares with a good many
other people the love of travel and fine
scenery. If he had his will in life he would
be ever viewing the world from the deck Of
a trim yacht with the feathery foam dane
ing away from its PROV as it rushed through
strange waters. But that costs money and
time.
Accordingly Mr. Hartley built for himself
room in exact semblance of the cabin Of o
The morning call., 1891-05-31
Bismarck and His Trees.

The Prince then proceeded to speak of his
trees in the Sachsenwald. He described the
spots where several of the finest stand, and
some Of them, he said. were fully $50 years
old, or even more. He added-whether with
all oblique reference or not to a certain liv-
ing English statesman whose chief resem-
blance 10 himself is that he is NOT at present
in Office Herr Bower does not inform US
" 1t always gives me pain 10 have to fell
tree. / save and spare all can"
He said that Danish forester of his once
said to him: II must make confession. l
have embeZzled tree. 1t was marked for
telling, but 1t was too beautiful and | have
let it stand" "Well." | replied. 'if it is so
beautiful, certainly let it stand. London
Standard
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MOTHER OF EX-SENATOR PLArr.

MOTHER OF EX-SENATOR PLAT.
My mother died many years ago, but her
example and preceptS still live in my men,
DRY and heart as fresh as if it we're but yes
terday. Being of New England parentage,
the Life of Christ" and tho 'WiSe Sayings
of Ben Franklin" furnished the themes for
much Of her early teachings. Poor Rich
ards proverbs were impressed upon me
early and late, and chief among them was
that thrifty idea, Take care of the pennie 8
and the pounds will take care of them
selves" l have saved many pennies. but
somehow or other the pounds have failed
to verify the philosophy. She was very
fond Of books and flowers. spending all her
spare time, by day, both winter ana sum-
mer, in the cultivation of her tastes in this
regard. l remember a favorite Statement t
of hers taken from the German, which is
embodied in the following pretty Versicle !:
Place rose near thy bed,
Nightly sentry TO keep,
And angels shall rock thee
On to sleep.
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A new safe has been devised which is said

A new safe has been devised which is said
10 be proof against any unauthorized open
er, even + he be provided with the proper
key. This keyh0le-cOver is made with a
catch inside which engages with mechanism
within the door. and Is held fast. This
mechanism connects with the pointers of
four dials, and the cover cannot be removed
to allow the door to be opened until the
pointers have been set at the figures If
predetermined cipher. When tie cipher is
indicates tie handle on the right is turned,
aud the keyhole thus uncovered. Should
the cipher be forgotten the cover can be cut
OPEN and a duplicate, supplied with the
The morning call., 1891-05-31
4 Cricket Go,on

This sketch illustrates one OF Redfern's
cricket gowns, very like the models which
took so we'll last year. 1t is of white fan
mel, with clustered stripes of white aud
dark blue. A narrow row of dark blue
braid heads the hem. The blouse waist of
dotted flannel has sailor collar, cuffs and
belt of dark blue, striped with white, e,
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4
RoBERT co1LYER's BRAVE MOTHER.

ROBERT Gully Elk BKAN r
My dear and good mother found it hard
to make ends meet and tie in the small cot
tage by the Washburn. say sixty years ago.
There was a house full OF US, and | mind
how, when winter was coming on and the
snow began to fall and food and fuel were
dear, she would sit still, with a far-away
look in her eyes Of brOoding trouble, and
say, perhaps, This is going to be hard
winter, bairns," while the tears ran down
her sweet face. But when we began to
whmper also. and especially at the
dreadful thought that we should have
no Christmas this year, the times were
so hard mind how the look of
brooding would pass away, and she would
say, Never mind, we shall get along, and
no matter how poor we are don't let us look
poor and don't tell" Then she would grid
herself for the battle again, shoulder to
shoulder, with the good father who could
not cut and contrivc, but only earn faithful
and true Scant weekly wage. Then we
would win through the winter and never
know what it was to want, while l still see
mother going about the house with the new
light in her eyes she had won by faith. and
hear the brave words mo matter, BARNS.
how poor we are, don't let US look poor and
don't tell" The saying became house
hold word, and | doubt not still stays in the
hearts of all her children when there IS
need to stand true to it and work out our
own salvation in these things that touch the
common life has passed away.
The morning call., 1891-05-31

PyrOgTayure is 4 newly invented process
for drawing patterns upon wood or other
combustible material by means of gray
inF-point which is kept at a white heat
This point is Of platinum, ana il is kept hot
by a supply Of mingled air and hydrOcarbon
yapor Other means have before been
adopted for burning ornamental devices
upon wood for decorative purposes. and
such OrnampntatiOn, ii aTtislically carried
out, is very effective in appearance.
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and heart-sick from the frightful picture
aud its doOrous suggestions, made Nasty
flight from Brentwood; foEsaklng the
pleasant highway and plunging brayely To-
ward Windermere over the rugged FurneSS
Fells. In three hours time-after stumbling
among fr-erowned rocks. descending Shad-
0wy cTags, crossing foaming ghylls and cir
cling lonely tarns-I suddenly came to the
edge of circular dell or dngle, at the west
ern descent into Daepark, about two miles
from the southern end OF Esthwaite water.
A tiny ghyll leaped the edge where STOOD,
into the dale below, pleWed its way III q
spumy force" through the little hollow,
and leaped out again in the dlreetlon vi
Esthwaite Water; and saw that the only
entrance to the strange basin was alongside
the Latter waterfall. | also saw u the llltle
dell. nestled along either side OF the toanlng
force" the round, brown hooded tents Of
the largest gypsy camp | had ever come
upon in England.
GYPSY CAMP.
As for upward of quarter of a century
any gypsy camp in any land or cline where
L have found it has been my home as long
as wished to tarry, and 1t was already late
IN the afternoon, was not long IN making
a circuit OF the fell-brow, clambering down
the sides CT the little glen entrance-where
L saw that seldom used way led through
protecting larches to the Patterdale high
way-and securing hearty welcome from
those of my tawny Rommany friends who
were biding beside the smoldeeing camp
fires.
There were but few In camp at this hour
OF the day. These were the very old men
who were pOthering at all manner of tinker
ing upon broken donkey carts, dOukey-gear
that required mending, AMI pans, pots ana
kettles which were being renewed in true
tlnsmlth style for peasant housewives round
about; many young chsuyies gypsy chill
dren) that we're at all sorts Of rustic chill
drenS' games; and the gaunt old spae--
wives, too old for the labors and articles of
the road, who still always serve to hold the
reins of good government in any gypsy camp
well in hand. while bravely preparing the
evening meals against the younger wan
derers' return.
rCOpyrighL EDGAR L. WAKEaAN.
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NEW STYLE OF CHAIN.
1t Is Cut From Bar of Steel so the Linz
Have No Yields

1t Is Cut From Bar of Steel so the Links
Have No Yields.
The manufacture Of chains has been very
much facilitated by the introduction of cleo
tricity for welding purposes. but a London
firm has goue step further and produced
chain which required absolutely no welding.
This is done in most ingenious way. A
cross-shaped bar of steel is drilled at proper
intervals with holes, the size of which are de-
pendent on the size of link required The
bar is then notched roughly to the shape OF
the links by suitable machinery, after which
it is f1attened To prepare it for the following
out of the links and their rounding up by
stamping. In the next stage the links are
punched through and parted, and the con-
Guiding operation is the cleaning and truing
UP Of the links to their final form.
The makers claim that the chains are con-
sideFably stronger than those made in the
usual way. Apart from the possibility of
defective YIELDS the fact that the new chain is
of steel gives it a great advantage over or
binary chains which, on account of diff
cultieS of welding, are usually made OF
iron. 1t is stated that the new steel chain
can be made equal in strength to the ordi-
nary chain at thrd-class weight.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
The Merchant beginning on the 1st
prox., Miss Josie, | will advance you to the
position of wife. l presume you will ac-
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writer for the New York Ledger says
that {. a CaspersOu, a Swedish IRON
worker, has discovered a method of deter
mining tie hardness Of iron and steel. 1t
is by means of an electric current run
through the metal. the harder the metal the
longer it takes 20 fuse II. by the use Of an
ampeTemeteT the degree OF resistance is
determined.
The morning call., 1891-05-31

Dr. Kikodze, a specialist. has been de-
voting his attention TO the condition of
blood ID the human body during pneumonia,
aud found that during the course of this dis
ease the white c0rpuscleS increase in nun
Der as much as three times what they are in
healthy persons.
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Doesn't Call Any More-He had never
kissed her, and was somewhat anxious TO
make up for lost time. so he said: Yon
m ight let me kiss you-just once" No.,
she said, playfully shaking her head, i
know what just once means-it means half
a dozen times. You are like all the rest. -
n. 7. Press.
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An American School.

We're you at the Paris Exposition of 1892
Then you may have seen in the Amer ican
section quite large picture representing
handsome Indian brave sitting upon the
ground with his book against rock, naked
to tile waist, holding in one hand a tiny
crucitiX and in the other hide0us "medi-
cine mask" hesitating-so runs the story Of
the picture between the old faith and the
new. The painter of that work and OF
many other spirited Indian studies IS De
Cost Smith CT this city, an authority on ali
matters connected with the Indians. Mr..
Smith was born almost on the edge of the
Onondaga reservation in this State and has
always been interested in Indian folklore
and tradition He has made several trips to
the Sioux country, the last about the time
OF the outbreak last summer, and his rOOmS
in the Holbein studio are a perfect mu~
scum of Indian pipes, blankets, saddles
medicine masks, wOlfskins, tepee poles and
other properties" " If there were q
dozen strong men painting on Indian topics
we should all be better of" said Mr.. Smith
TO me the other day. 1--WE should then be
a school. But Americans take no interest
in the Indian, although he is their neghbor.
They will not even believe US when we
represent the Indian as he Is. Ii we repre-
sent him as cruel, vindictIve and savage,
they are we'll pleased, but they will not be-
lieve Us when We paint his virtues as well
as his faults The Indians are not the
stoical race which they have been usually
represented. They are more sentimental
than we are, more emotional Their nope
of salvation lies in getting something to do,
but it is great mistake for the Government
to try TO make them all farmers. They
make admirable policemen and cavalrymen.
Some might make good farmers, others
would do as stOck-raiSerS, and others should
learn trades. They will not all show the
same gifts"
The morning call., 1891-05-31

A ST. Paul dancing-master wants a Ill
vorce because, as he alleges, his better half
obliges him to perform ineessant Terpsicho-
rean antics.
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a wet silk handkerchief spread over the
face is perfect security against suffOcation
By smoke. IL permits OF easy breathing in
a SIN ke-envelOped place aud prevents the
smoke from reaching the lungs
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The Nicaragua Canal.

Mr. A. NJ Wellington, c. E., one of the
editors of the Engineering News, speaks in
very emphatic terms about the Nicaragua
Canal A member of the News staff. Mr.
Stuuffer, has made personal investigation
of the route Of the canal, and both he and
Mr.. Wellington are satisfied that it is q
feasible and promising project.
'The great trouble with the Panama
Canal of De Lesseps" said Mr.. Wellington
TO me, aside from the enormous amount of
work involved in cutting through the noun
tain for tide level canal, was the difficulty
of controlling the ChagreS River. A three
hours storm transfers it into raging tor.
rent, which has time and again done untold
damage to the works. The canal will prob
ably never be finished, even with locks,
now that the American ENTERPRISE is
progressing so favOrably. The Nicaragua
River, you know, is not subject to floods
The great lake at its source acts like All
enormous reservoir to equalize its flow. II
is like the ST. Lawrence in this respect.
The work of constructing canal along its
channel will be very simple. The entire
route has now been very thoroughly sur
veyed.
Another advantage the Nicaragua route
possesses is IFS climate, which is by no
means unhealthful, except, perhaps, in mid
summer
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SCIENTIFIC FACTS.
Brief Paragraphs About Many Matters That Are
Interesting.

Salt, it is said, is a frst-class agent for
cleansing marble 1t removes incrustationS
and leaves the marble bright.
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The misunderstanding on the 1st
prox., Miss Josie, will advance you to tho
position of wife. l presume you will ac-
cept? Miss Josie (the typewriter girD-Do
you intend to increase my wages?-Mun-
Sey'S Weekly.
The morning call., 1891-05-31

Ex-senator Reagan OF Texas has been in
public life fifty-two years.
The morning call., 1891-05-31
A VIEW OF BRENTWOOD.

Brentwood itself as seen from the high
way, seems like a single facade of gray old
stone. set in hanging wood against the
veTdure-cOvered mountain escarDment. 1t
Is long. low, but .wo-storied, with an al
most fiat slate roof, through which pro-
iect three tiers of huge double chimneys.
On the first floor the entire front is almost
wholly occupied by three low but wide
bOw-windOws; the one to the right fur
nishing light to Mr. Ruskin's study; aud
the only one in the second story is imme-
dIately above the study. This lights his
capacious chamber. At the other corner
of the house is an out jutting. tower-like
structure, surmounted by lookout
window something after the style of the
bartizan Of an ancient tower. The entire
front is covered with ivy nearly to the
caves; and the massive roadway wall
forming the enclosure, which was built
by rustic stOne-masons under Mr.. Ruskin's
personal direction, is now as lichened,
messy ana gray as the felsde rocks
out Of which its stones were hewn. AS |
stood there for a time drinking in the beauty
of the spot and the quaint simplicity of the
structure face appeared at the window.
Then another was seen beside it. The lat
ter was big and rosy. 1t was the face of
keeper. The former was deathly white,
features, hair and beard. Ii was pressed
against the pane as If with the meaningless
impulse Of babe. In a moment more two
white claw-like hands were raised. These
clutched nerVOusly at the bars Of the sash,
The whole picture was as if the living shade
of Ruskin for an instant implored for re-
lease from Imprisonment; des pairingly ex-
erted last feeble struggle for liberty;
voiceless but eloquent cried out to God for
fight beyond the misty puppies OF the
far mountains to the Ultima Thule Of eter-
nal rest. could not bear to see it longer;
The record-union., 1891-07-23
THE WORLDS FAIR.
j. DeBARTH SHORE INDORSED BY
THE STATE COMMISSIONERS.
The Question of Paying the Appropri-
alton to be Taken Before the
Supreme Court.
Special to the RECoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-The State
Worlds Fair Commissioners held a
meeting to-day with closed doors. A
number of matters of interest and inn
portance came up.
Commissioners Phelan, Hatch, Thomp-
son and McMurray were present. Alb
sent: Commissioners Scott, Daggett and
Rose. One of the first things to come up
was the test case to secure some of the
100000 appropriated, which Controller
Colgan says he will not allow to be paid
out until the Supreme Court rules on the
constitutionality ofthe appropriating law.
1t is reported by Commissioner Thomp-
son, who is Secretary of the Commission,
that Judge McKinstry, or other counsel,
will take the matter before the Supreme
Court and endeavor to secure decision
as speedily as possible.
Another matter was a long resolution
introduced by Mr.. Hatch, indorsing j.
DeBarth Shorb of San Gabriel for the
position of Director of Department B.
that of horticulture, agriculture and
forestry.
Mr.. Hatch urged the adoption of this
very earnestly, contending that unless
tu0 OI1CldlS are SnOWn 1flIlGu1-
ately that the best class of Californians
want Shorb to get the place that it will
surely go to some one from another State.
The resolution commented severely OH the
present National Commissioners-De
Young and Forsyth-and on the unfor-
tunate tangle they have succeeded in get
ting affairs into thus far. 1t stated, fur
ther, that all respectable CalifoInians
are united on Shorb, but they would
favor also any efficient man and named
among these r. d. Stephens of Sacra-
mento, George West of Stockton, Elwood
Cooper of Santa Barbara, George A
Fleming of San Jose, NJ. NJ. Estee of
Napa, General John Bidwell of Chico,
Judge G. G.. Blanchard of Placerville,
Joseph S. Cone of Red Bluff, John T.
Doyle of Santa Clara Frank A. Kimball
of National City, and some others.
On the question of adopting this there
was prolonged discussion, Messrs. Phe-
Ian and McMurray suggesting delay,
while the two others earnestly cham
pioned getting this expression of opin-
ion to Chicago as soon as possible.
The resolution was finally amended so
as to simply indorse Mr.. Shorb, without
suggesting other names, and in that form
was adopted.
The resolution favoring county organ
lzations according TO plan outlined so
as to secure appropriations specified by
the Legislature was adopted.
The choice of suitable building from
among several designs submitted cannot
be determined upon until the Supreme
Court test case is passed on, so that neces-
sary funds may be forthcoming.
1t is current report that National Com
missioner De Young is now favoring a
candidate named Case, formerly of Cali
1ornia, but now residing in Chicago, in
opposition to j. de Barth Shorb.
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THE M'KINLEY TARIFF.
Opinions of Members of the Chamber
of Commerce of Franco.

Opinions of Members of the Chambers
of Commerce of France.
PARIS, July 22.-The Associated Press
correspondent here has been making in
quiries of the Chambers of Commerce in
France as to the present feeling concern
ing the Mckinley tariff, and as to
whether this feeling viii affect the French
exhibit at Chicago. The Vice-President
of the Chamber of Commerce of Algiers
said that the Chamber passed a resolution
not Tong ago, declaring that the new tar
III law tends to render very difficult if
not impossible, all trade between France
and the United States.
The Secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce of Rieme said: "For the present.
at least, the Mckinley bill is an obstacle
to the participation OF our manufacturers
in the Chicago exhibition, but il within a
reasonable length of time friendlier
spirit is shown by the American Repub-
lie for our productions, the Chamber will
be ready to second the Minister'S efforts"
The President of the Chamber of Com
merce at RoubaX writes that the McKin-
ley tariff has produced most unfortunate
Impressions, and it is feared the Chicago
exhibition will not have the reception
here 1t would otherwise have had. st.
Etienne and Marselles write to the same
effect.
The President of the Bordeaux Cham
Der says: Considering the last prohibi-
ton of American salt meats for years
past, they are not surprised at the retail
atOry Mckinley bill ~
The record-union., 1891-07-23
Special to the RrcoRn.uxrox.

UKIAH, July 22.-Advices have just
reached here that the town of Boomville,
in Anderson Valley, twenty-five miles
from here, has been entirely destroyed
by forest fire. Only one building re-
mains. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
There are very few particulars.
GRAIN FIRE NEAR MILTON.
MILTON, July 22.-From the burning of
a house and barn grain fire was started
on the Floyd ranch, southeast Of this
place, last evening, which burned over
500 acres of wheat on the ranches of
Floyd, Bach and Jergensen. This morn
ing we had a trace of rain. A grass fire
on the Robie ranch, next north of town,
is raging.
MORE SERIOUS THAN FIRST REPORTED.
MARYsvILLE, July 22.-The losses by
last nights fire viii reach So, 900, being
$4,000 more than estimated this morning
On the entire property burned there is
but $500 insurance. The fire is supposed
to have originated from cigarette. which
one of the employees had carelessly
dropped in the hay-loft Of the livery
stables. Twenty horses perished in the
fire.
The record-union., 1891-07-23
Disastrous storm in Iowa.

CHEROKEE Ia.), July 22.-Cherokee
County has again been visited by a most
disastrous rain and wind storm, continu-
ing till o'clock this morning. Railroad
Creek reached hight only two feet
lover than the high water mark last
month, when it wrought such terrible
havoc. Many residents on the flats be-
came frightened and deserted their homes.
Two houses, which were removed from
their foundations by the former flood,
were this morning carried in the Sioux
River and dashed to pieces against the
Second-street bridge. Timbers and ruins
of the last flood We're also swept against
the bridge, which went out early this
morning. Two other bridges in the city
were also carried away. There were
washouts on the Illinois Central between
here and Sioux City, also on the Chero-
kee division north and south of here.
Crops are greatly damaged.
The record-union., 1891-07-23
Special to the REcorn-uSron.

KNOXVILLE (Tenn.), July 22.-Gov-
ernor buchanan to-day held n lengthy
consultation with the militia officers and
miners committee. Finally, this even
ing, he announced that he had decided to
call an extra session of the Legislature.
and had issued call for an election to
I'LL the vacancies. In the call for the
special session he will embody a recon-
mendation that the convict lease system
be modified, if not repealed. Pending
the election the convicts must return to
the Briceville mines from which they
were evicted. II the miners agree not to
modest them until the Legislature acts
the militia will be sent home. A COM
mittee from the miners decided to lay tho
matter before mass meeting of the men
tomorrow before replying to the Gov
ernor. Those best acquainted with the
mountain people believe the miners will
accept the proposition. If they do not
the convictS Will return to Coal Creek,
accompanied by the militia II the state
troops. cannot furnish adequate protec-
ton, the United States will be asked to
send regulars. Reports about riots to-
day at Briceville are without foundation.