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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

Spanish Beggars." Three Spaniards, life
size, are seated on a parapet; one is dressed
in black, and his slOuched hat drawn down
to denote that he is asleep.
THE OTHER TWO
Are gayly dressed shepherds, and they seem
to be conversing on some very interesting
topic.
Walter MacEwen of Chicago has Dutch
Interior, " at the Burgomaster's treated in
the artists usual happy manner. A portrait
OF his sister is daring in color. The back
ground is old red and the gown dull black.
with Medici collar and fall Of lace at the
wrists. Walter Gay of Boston has a large
canvas. s by IL feet, called Plein-Chant."
1t represents group of girls singing in
convent. There are plain, wooden benches,
from which the girls have risen; one re-
ligeuse plays the organ, while another leads
the singing. The girls are dressed in gray
cloth, and their caps are white. The light
shining through the window produces very
pretty effect on faces and gowns.
William Fl. Howe has painted Nor
mandy Bull" On bed OF straw we see the
splendid white and brown bull, while at one
end OF the stable is an old cart-very little
to detract from the interest conferred in the
animal.
Ridgeway Knight of Philadelphiais repre-
sented by 1.-The Shepherd and His Friends"
Mr.. Knight has given us a wonderful effect
French call "veled sunlight" In the center
is a shepherd boy conversng with two girls,
who are typical rustic beauties, There is a
flock of sheep, trees, a bend of the river
Seine and an ensemble worthy Of the great
American landscape painter.
Henry Moser'S Good Counsel" repre-
sents an old woman giving advice to a Young
girl. Both are seated on a stie, and Mr..
Mosier'S treatment OF red and blue lights
makes most pleasing effect.
Charles Sprague Pearcr Of Boston has ga
Civil Buria," very difficult study in black,
but he has treated the subject with his usual
Skill.
| have not yet seen the pictures of Miss
Klumpkel, Humphrey Moore, Henry Dillon,
Jessie Tuttle, Elizabeth Strong, ali artists
OF whom San Francisco has reason to be
proud. shall look for them and write de-
scrlptlon OF these eanvaSes in my next salon
letter. BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

rife, which is this make" And the old
sportsman opened the breech of the rifle he
had taken down and shook two or three
cartridges out Of the box he had just
bought Perhaps he did it trife more
hastily because of the gun-seller's pr0testa-
tons
"Its against the rule" repeated the lat
ter. hastily. g really can't"
Bangl Thudl
He never finished the sentence The man
had dropped the cartridge into the gun and
closed the breech and something had mex
plieably gone wrong for the first time in his
half century of experience. The gun went
off, the little bullet whZzed the length of the
store and buried itself in the woodwork
about the door, rot half yard from where
a man sat loading cartridges.
my Godp' said the old sportsman, 3"
never had thing like that happen before"
His cheek was white and his hand trembled
been loading cartridges showed sCdden
pallor, and all the clerks came running up
with CONSERVATION in their faces.
After the trouble was well over, the pro-
prietOr was In mood TO talk about the safe
handling Of guns. YES" he said, ''its the
rule Of the store to let no arm be loaded in
1t. We simply wont load gun or a pistol
for man and let him take it away. The
fool who didn't know it was loaded isn't
patch to some of the people who come in
here. They will grab the guns off the racks
or counters and point them at each other
and play all sorts of monkey tricks. OF
course, they are never loaded, but 1t isn't
safe to presume upon that. People come in
here with pistols to be repaired. Is it
lOaded?' we always ask. oh, no. will be
the reply. But we don't take it for granted.
1t is the invariable rule in receiving an arm
to look first for cartridges, and you'd be
surprised TO see how often we find them, all
rusted in sometimes; sure not to 90 off
when burglars are around and quite apt to
explode when they're not wanted to-
Cant you give a few sensible rules
about handling gun? was asked.
THE one important rule is never, under
any cireums tances to point the muZzle of q
gun or pistol at yourself or any one else. 1t
makes no difference whether it's loaded or
not. Every one who has anything to do
with firearms ought TO make this sort OF
second nature. so that he will without think
ing about it always observe this rule. When
carrying a gun in the field most sportSmen
either carry it over the left arm, with the
muZZle pointed up and to the left, or under
the right arm with the muZZle forward and
down. The second position is the more
convenient for quick firing and on the whole
better"
"How would you get over fence carry
ing gun?"
THAT depends on the fence. I wouldn't
set the gun over the fence with the muzzle
up and get over on top OF it. and wouldn't
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
AN ORIENTAL HOLIDAY.
The Festival Of Cherry Blossoms in the
Mikdd0S Country.

The real spring festival, the great flower
fete of the year, is that of the cherry bios
SONS, and Japan in that season is Arcadia
At the end Of April, before leaf bud has
opened, every branch and twig of the cherry
trees is covered, hidden and almost weighted
down with the masses of blossoms. each
flower a miniature hundred-leaf rose, and
crowded in thicKest rosettes together. Each
tree is a pyramid, cloud OF such solidly
masSed pink petals; and with groves ana
alSleS, and miles of such trees everywhere,
the whole empire underg0eS transf0rna-
ton, and the very air Is cOuleur de rose
The newspapers give bulletins from the
trees for weeks beforehand, and grAVely
announce that this Prince or that states
man has gone to Kioto or Nara or
some other point 10 view the bloom
ing cherIy-trees. The schools have hOli-
days, the garrisOns give extra leave
to the soldiers, and all the world goes a-May-
ing-all Toxic troops TO Uyeno Park and
picnicS under the enchanting trees, children
and young girls then wearing the rainbow
silks and erepeS in which the Western I'M
aginatiOn always clothes the whole race Tor
its everyday wear. The carnival under the
UyenO trees Is a decorouS ceremony com
pared to the jubilee and SatuTnalla OF the
lower million OF the MokOjima-the latter an
avenue running along the river bank for two
or three miles, and bOrdered on either SIDE
with cherry trees. When the Mukujlma Is
ali an arcade OF blossoms the jewellers troop
up and down that floral aisle IN dense
crowds all day long and far into the Ian
termed night. Booths, shops, restaurants,
tea-houseS and theaters line the way, and
shouting vendors, jugglers, acrobatS, per-
formers and tOutOTS help on the noise. The
river is dotted with boats, and everywhere
sake flows freely, spirits bubble and JOY is
unconhned.
The eherry-tree is cultivated only for its
flowers in Japan, and from the one wild in
digenOus cherry-tree Of the mountains have
been developed the many varieties Of to-
day. The gardeners art eliminates in the
large family pink double blossoms, as
thlckly petaled as a rose, and covering every
tHig OF even the youngest tree with weight
OF blossoms. Beside them our fruit bearing
eherry-trees are but thin, pale suggestions
In their poisoning time. There is singu-
lar effect Of light under and near the cherry
trees on the radantly sunny days that so
benignly help on the great fete. A strange
electric-llke glare or reflection fills the very
air and daZzles one 1t is all brilliant, in
tense high light, and thin wTaiths of shadows
leave gh0stly tracery Of branches on the
petal-strewn eartn. The popular revel con-
tinues as long as the blossoms last; but the
winds and rains are inevitable, the petals
fall in showers, and the Snow-tlakes which
are not from the skies" Whiten the ground.
Eliza Ruhamah ScidmOre in Harper's
Bazaar
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
A DANGEROUS BIRTHMARK.

The Freak That Has Run Through a
Family for Two Hundred Years.
A well-known family of Minneapolis are
distinguished by singular birthmark, said
to have been borne by every member OF the
family for the past two hundred years.
However this may be, it is certain that the
mark is carried by all of them now known.
1t is small cash like knife wound at the
base of the neck, narrowly escaping the
spinal cord. This cut. which resem bles a
fresh stab with raw lips, refuses to be
healed, and at times bleedS pr0fusely and
even alarmingly. 1t Is about three inches
in length ana varies in depth from a quarter
of an inch to an inch and half, increasing
as the bearer grows older and becoming
more angry and occdSicniug greater loss Of
blood.
This peculiar birthmark has been the
cause of death to nearly all of the family
possessing it, as after the age of thirty-fVe
or forty it assumes an exceedingly malig-
nant nature, discharging pus and blood
until modification enSueS. In the children
it seldom amounts TO more than very deep
scratch, causing but slight pains, but readily
inflamed by fever or other illness. There is
attached to this popularity romantic story
Of an ancestors cowardly blow at brother
and supposed to perpetuate its memory in
this way, but physicians pronounce it to be
of cancerous nature, hereditary and re-
markable in the history of medicine
Philadelphia Times.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
HOW TO HANDLE
A SHOTGUN.
II Is Better to Monkey With a BUzZ-SaF
Than With a Rifle.
But Wise Man Doesn't Fool With Either
How to Climb Fence While Carrying a
Gun-some Things One Must Not Do.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL

A br0nzed and bearded sportsman of 70
walked into gun-store and asked for some
% caliber cartridges. A box was handed
out to him and he examined them leisurely
with the eye of an expert.
1.-THE last 1 bought didn't fit very WELL"
he observed. 81 think I'll try these" and
with the familiarity of an old customer he
reached to take gun down from the rack.
"Don't, sir, please" said the proprietor.
you're an old customer and good one,
but it's the rule of the store never to let
gun or a pistol be loaded in it,"
''BOsh," said the sportsman tri1e testify;
"Pve handled guns before you or any of
your clerks was born. | only want to see if
they will fit. The last ones ] had were
trfle too tight to work easily in my target
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

embroideries, and above all by the wonder
fully natural French flowers, as against
the more somber and heavy felt and velvet
and plumeS of the winter hat, which makes
the new one so aluring. But whatever it
may be. It is certain that the millinery
achievements Of this spring will be no less
dear to is pOSScsSOTS than those of former
seasons, for in richness of material and di-
Yersity Of effect they have never been sur
passed. Especially is this true of the dis
play at Redfern's where one can find any,
thing TO suit all tastes and all ages. Among
the most noticeable beauties is the one here
pictured which IS a wide brimmed hat Of
silver gray lace straw, with a soft, fluffy
crown Of gray China crepe. At the back
and a little to the left side is big cluster of
peoples aud c0rnlOwers, not in their natural
red and blue, but IN that lovely Russian
violet which is so tinged with pink that 1t
can be worn by those who have to fOrswear
ali the helOuOpe and lilac tints A KNIT of
violet velvet ami silver tinsel ribbon is
cOquettiShlY drop ped on the front of the
brim.
Those giIls who are fond Of walking
should order a tweed skirt, without fOunda-
ton, for any enc who Is in the habit year by
year Of treading the heather and the gorse
knows we'll what comfort and freedom the
lack of weight gives. The Harris tweed,
woven by the Scotch Hi1hlanders, is the
best and is much sought after for It's great
durability. Divided petticOats should also
be worn by any one who aSplTes to be q
pedestrian or athlete.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

sixty-one Different Ways Of Spelling the
Immortal Williams Name.
There was great latitude taken in spelling
Shakespeare, says w. T. NJ. Bull in the
Boston Globe. Thus in extant documents,
bearing date from 1850 to 1860, the name is
varously spelt: Schakespeire, Schakespere,
Schakspere, Chacsper, Shake speyTe, Shakes
peyr, Shakspere. SHAKESPEARE.
From 1850 to 1850, during the lapse of
which 100 years the poet was born $3.50
and died 1910, there was great freedom
taken in spelling the name, as the following
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Sketch Of The Grand Court Looking South
Through The Lagoon.

The Construction Department has pre-
pared sketch of the exposition buildings
as they will appear to visitor looking
south through the lagoon, which lies be-
tween the building for manufactures and
that for the display Of electricity. This
lagoon crosses the great basin and termi-
mates beyond the second bridge at the
ObeliSk and fountain. On the extreme right
of the picture a portion of the east front
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
dearly shnws :

/ In the deed under which Shakespeare pur-
chased for the sum of 9440 the unexpired
terms in the titles of StTatford, Old STRAIT
ford, BishOpton and Welcombe, Shakespeare
is found once, Shakespear once; once
there is simple initial, and in the remain
ing ten cases the name appears with the sec
Ond h, viz: Shakespeare, three; Shake
sphere, five times; Shakespeare, once, and
Shakespeare, once.
In the Registers of Smithfield. 1867,
record is made of the burial Of Margaret
Saxpere, widow, being times the wyff Of
Henry Shakspere.
Here are variations enough from which
to choose a spelling for name, but it may
as well be added that the best authorities
have fixed as a standard upon Shakespeare.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
A RELIC OF THE WAR.
A FOur-Verse Poem Written on the Bac
of a Confederate Note.

A Four-Verse Poem Written on the Back
of a Confederate Note.
MesSrS. 4. S. A5eU e. Co. You will
please find inclOsed a $50 bill of the Late
G. s. a." which the writer, a Captain in
the late war. has carried since 1865. On the
back of this note you Will find few sig
nificant verses, written by an esteemed LADY
and Jealous SOutherner from the State of
North Carolina on the back of a Confeder-
ate $50 bill. These verses are copied from
the original. The latter is a cherished me-
mentO of the past Although it call to mem
ory days dark and gloomy To its p0sseSsoT,
it is looked upon as something almost sacred
and it brings TO memory her whose kind
heart and gentle touch has soOthed the last
moments of many unfortunate sons Of the
Lost Cause" She has long since been laid
to rest and she is now reapins that reward
given in response to the thousands of God
bless yOuS" from the lips of grateful sut-
feTeTS. X. L. BEL.
The verses are as follows:
THE CONFEDERATE NOTE.
Representing nothing on God's earth now,
And naught ia the water below IL,
As "a pledge of a nation that's dead and gone,
Keep IL, dear Captain, and snow 1t
Show il TO those that viii lend an ear
TO the tate this paper can tell
OF liberty born, OF a patriots dream,
or a stOrm-cradled nation that fell
Too poor 20 possess the precious ore,
And too much a stranger TO borrow,
We issued to-day our promise 10 pay"
And hoped to redeem on tomorrow.
Days rolled by aud weeks became years.
But our Golfers were empty stin.
Coin was so rare that the Treasurer quaked
IL dollar should drop ia the till
But the faith that was in us was strong indeed,
And our poverty well we discerned,
And these little checks. representing TO pay,
That our suffering veterans earned,
We knew had hardly value IN gold.
CT as gOlu the soldier received II;
II gaZed in our eyes with promise 10 pay,
And each patriot soldier believed IL.
But our boys thought little OF price or pay,
or OF the bills that were overdue.
We knew II 1t bought our bread to-day
Twas the best our country could do.
Keep 1t! 1t tells all our history over,
From the birth OF the dream to tue last.
Modest, and born OF the angel Hope.
Like our hope of success 1t passed
GIIn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
Munchausen, Hide Your Head.

While W. T. Murray Of LincOlntOn, Ca,
was a soldier in Virginia he came across a
farmer who had just housed crib of pop
corn, and pretty soon after the hands had
left the crib it caught fire and every grain
of the corn was popped, and very soon the
whole plantation was covered with the white
corn. A mule about twenty-eight years old.
which was in barn near by, saw the ground
covered with white corn. and, though the
thermometer registered 80 degrees in the
shade, the mule froze to death, thinking
that 1t was terrible heavy snow-storm.
That is the way Murray tells it.-Springfeld
Republican.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

Here is a little Redferu bonnet for formal
occasions. The crown is Of gold and bronze
passementerie and is encircled by a soft
twist IF yellow crepe de Chine, banded with
three rows Of jrwel-studded gold galloOn.
The strings are Of brown velvet, and there
is q spray of varicolored foliage, shading on
brown, yellow and red, arranged in front
and trailing over the crown. r.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
Before You Start

On a journey by sea or land procure Hostetter's
Stomach Bltters a defense against travellers
nausea and climatic influences. Collie, cramps and
dyspepsia don't stand the ghost of a chance against
the paramount Alternative and stomachic Neither
do malaria, kidney troubles, sick headache and
biliousness. 20
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

Lucius E. Chittenden, once Register of the
United States Treasury, a descendant of the
first Governor of Vermont, although an old
man and in appearance feeble health, is a
most vigorous lawyer and advocate.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

flights of steps. This view. looking as 1t
does down the lagoon toward the great
basin, represents a part of the grounds
where the buildings are most thickly clus-
tered, where distances are at the minimum
and where the perspective is the least ex-
tended. From this may be pictured the
grand scale on which the scheme is being
marked out the care and attention that has
been given to produce imposing effects and
magnificent vistas. and the enteement Of
fered to architects and artists to create
masterpieces.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

and one Of the towers of the electrical build
ing are visible, says the Chicago Herald.
Beyond and opposite the building, across
basin, is seen part of the palace of
machinery, its eastern facade crowned with
domes and towers. On the extreme left Is
mannfaeturers' building, and opposite this
and across the basin is the building for the
agricultural exhibit. This building Is con-
neeted with the palace of machinery by the
long colonnade in the center background,
forming great portico entrance TO the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17
The Decline Of Memory.

Marvellous stories are told of James G.
Blaine's power of memorizlng facts, faces
and dates, and there are others who can
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

To venture at this time. when every contri-
button Of such kind is of such value to the
Government, that a woman who has had
such an experience is all the more notable.
In addition 10 her literary gifts, Mrs. Shep-
hard is a pretty little woman, with a social
tact and genius, and has made herself i'm
mediately popular here. The Behring Sea
muddle has at least added one pleasant
family to Washington's official world for a
time, and as it is the first credit on that SIDE
it deserves recognition and appreciation.
Senator Stewart and a part of his family
remain in the city. Mrs. Bessie Stewart
sailed for Europe last week with her cousin,
Miss A drich, going directly to Dresden,
where she left her boys at school last fall
Senator Stewart and his constituent, Mr.
Francis q. NeWlands, are interested in su-
burban properties, and the surveyors are
now at work for them plating of a great
tract for sale as building lots.
In another suburb Chautauqua assocla-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-17

Spanish Beggars." Three Spaniards, life
size, are seated on a parapet; one is dressed
in black, and his slouched hat drawn down
to denote that he is asleep.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-07
Lord who Drove a Water Cart.

When Lord Charles Beresford first en-
tered upon a naval career he was very
fond of bit of fun occasionally. This
is shown by the following incident,
which is told by one of his brother off
GERS. While in the officers mess one
DAY, discussion arose among the young
otncers as to whether any one of them
would care to ride down the Row at a
fashionable hour on a cart, and "Char-
lie" as he was Familiarity called, under
took to accomplish the feat. A bet of a
fiVe-pound note was Immediately made
that he would not do SO, and in this bet
the other officers in the room-ahont
seven in number-joined.
The matter then dropped. A few DAYS
afterward Lord Marcus Beresford was
riding down the Row, followed closely
by Lord Melville and his brother, when
they were suddenly hailed by man sit
ting on water cart with the salutation,
"Hi, just hand over those flyers" The
officers drew up in establishment, which
Immediately gave place to uncontrolled
laughter when it was seen that the driver
of the water cart was Lord Charles
Beresford, dressed up in laborer's clothes.
He had bribed the driver to allow him TO
take his place, and the ''fivers" had to be
paid