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The morning call., 1891-06-18
PROTECTING SEALS.
Probable Effect of the Presi-
dents Proclamation.
Speculation as to the Result Of the Agreement
With Great Britain Concerning the
Behring Sea.

. F the proclamation of the
! . !. !. !. !. !. ]. !. !.
President as a result OF
HIngsa N the agreement between the
m HES3 G\ United States and Great
III M ~ e Britain on the sealing
EE ga B question 1t may be said
\Skllh' %Ef 81 that it has given rise to
NJ ~ 81 considerable amount of
N>~S$/ speculation as to the out
come. In accordance with
the agreement the Thetis
sailed at 9 80 o'clock yesterday morning, and
the COrwin followed shortly after u o'clock
noon. The Corwn'S instructions are, af-
ter two weeks of cruising in the neighbour
hood of the Pribyoff Islands, to rendezvous
at Sand Point. Popoff Islands. one of the
Shumagin group.
The two steamers carried several hun
dred copies of the Presidents proclamation.
These will be distributed among the sealing
vessels wherever found, and it is expected
to put stop to seal catching for the re-
mainder of this season at least. Many of
the sealing vessels have been on the sealing
grounds long enough to capture every seal
that showed its nose above water.
1t is expected that there will be a race be-
tween the two vessels, but the chances are
that the Corwin will reach Sand Point first.
Colonel Billiard, the new Collector Of Gus
toms. went up on the COrwn.
In order to ascertain if possible the prob
able result Of the new departure a CALL re-
porter called upon Louis Sloss, the senior
member of the Alaska Commercial Com
pany.
at is hard to venture even an opinion at
this early day." said Mr. Sloss, but l
should imagine that the result will be TO de-
moralize the trade. Seal-skins are already
very high, and the limited catch allowed
will probably send them still higher The
furrierS may attempt TO substitute some
other fur, and knowing as we do how capri
ci0uS fashions are, it is possible that the at
tempt may succeed. This is merely a sug-
geStlon."
Gustave Niebaum, the Russian Consul
General, was found in consultation with
Mr.. S'oSS, but was not inclined to make any
predictions.
at is too early" he said, 'to figure on
the result, "but it is probable that skins
will command much higher price. do
not think that the effect on general trade
will be of any great consequence"
Herman Liebes, Of The firm Of Liebes &
The morning call., 1891-06-18
Took Their Sents.
AN OCEAN BOULEVARD.


The newly elected officers of the Brick
layers Union took their seats last night.
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Pay YoUR DEBTS PROMPTLY.

Many persons in forming and in car
rying out their ideas Of justice fail to
take account OF the. element of time.
They intend To deaf Justly with every
enc. to withhold from 10 one his due,
to fulfil every obligation and satisfy
every claim; bat they feel no special
duty TO hasten these acts of Justice.
If they arc done eventually they are
content, ami think HAT others should
be content also. Tie hours or days OF
weeks that may eIap@e between tie
claim aud their fuInllmept ~ it do NOT
seem to them very Important, If it :
bat ultimately discharged. They wonlL
not for the world eyade II '.ebt, but
they will delay lis payment without
any punctuation. They Intend t. throw
All 4heir influence ou ihe. side OF ttts
right. but whether to-day or Io-n,orroN
they have not decided. Now Ihese are
OF course. some cases where this ma,
he unattended with any apparent eyi
results; there are others where more
aI lel4s Inconvenience elsne alsd still
Others where all hganner of suffering
and loss is entaiIed. Those who come
close ezrossg, To The poorer classes ~
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fsnccesdi III gaining their confidence
find that one prolific source Of the sui
feriug t4ey are trying to alleviate Is the
nnpunctltaI payment OF services rem
dered- Happily the people who DELHI
erately cheat workman or , work
woman out Of his or her just earning
are few; but the number who put them
of L" = more convenient season is by
no means small. Slight excuses, such
as Il. e trouble of preparing for 1t be-
foreaand. of making change. or of
bresl5inE into some interesting occu-
patton, VIII suffice to quiet whatever
compuaetiOns they may have in post
poning 2 payment that IS due. They
cannot see the disappointment, the
WEAKNESS, the denial of comforts or
necessities, the inability to pay q pres
sing creditor or to employ needed
physician, perhaps the sickness, suffer
ing, ruin and even death, which may
often follow their procras siHatious. |
Even where the results are less i'm
mediataly disastrous they often give
rise to a series of offenses. He who
fails to collect his dues frequently |
fails in consequence pay his debts. /
and thus q whole series of unpaid |
workers may trace back their various |
to 4 single delinquent. Such |
people will say that in the end they |
Will pay what they owe, but this is not /
SO, for they owe promptness. Without |
this, Justice has not been rendered. /
Tardy payment can never atone for |
the injury which may have been inliic-
ted. No regret, no apology, no added
interest, ever, can ever undo what has
been done, OF restore what by this neg
igence and Indifference has been taken
away. Though it is true that such re-
suits may not follow, it is certain that
hey often DO, and we are never sure
HAT they will not. OFTEN those who
press the least for their just dues need
hem the most, and we cannot forsee
he consequences of delay. PIsaludeI-
)hio Ledger.
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THIS is. what a Michigan newspaper
man said about Kansas to Uutehin-
son Ne1oS scribe the other day; u
tell you what it isl he sad. your
climate is delightful, superb, and what
adds to the wonder is that Your best
people tell me this Is the best wheat
weather ever known. In Michigan our
wIeat would be ruined. Kansas has
the reputation of doing unusual things
and now see how it is. People and
country are alike. You ought to be
energetic. This climate is inspiring.
It makes a fellow feel like doing some
thing great or good. am III love with
Kansas"
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GRAIN and seed men of southeastern
Kansas met at Fort Scott Wednesday
to devise ways and means to secure
better inspection and more satisfactory
weight Of flax seed and castor beans;
t. protest against the increase of fax
rates from Kansas and Missouri;
70 devise ways and means to prevent
the money Of grain and seed dealers
from going into the hands Of the rail-
reads, resulting fIom Overcharges in
freight and weight; to protest against
tie Discrimination made against grain
men in regard 10 passes, and to protest
against the giving of passes to real
estate dealers, advertising agents and
politicians.
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THERE is lurking suspicion that
ex-Governor Thayer's lawyers and adj
visers are even more ''out of their
heads than he is. Such fight as is
being attempted in Nebraska against
the Will of the people is hardly that of
people CT perfect sanity In this con
nection it may be said that the whole
republican party from president down,
with very, very few exceptions, seem
To be in need of an inquiry AS to their
mental soundness.-Er
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1.-THE great and glorious Mckinley
tariff is still engaged III elevating the
American workirgmen. Five thousand
iron mills w0rkmen are TO have their
wag * lightened by ten per cent Feb
ruary 1. The most pleasant part of
the benefcient Influence of the tariff
is the fact that the men have been
helping to rebuild stricken Johnstown
and are thus being rewarded.
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REPORrs come from Washington to
the effect that Senators Ingalls,, Far
well and Moody are all quite sick and
that their symptoms indicate that they
all have the ''alliance fever" Their
physicians say there is little hope of
their being able to hold down their
positions after next March.
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Tbs first vote for United States
senator was taken in the Illinois legis-
lature, Tuesday, which resulted thus:
Senate, Palmer q, Oglesby p; House.
Palmer a, OgIesby %, Streeter 8.
As no candidate had majority, there
was no one elected. This promises to
be long fought battle.
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Wrt.s t4ie worisi'@ fsir c',mns's-
ssianele, To South an.l tt,utral America
arr. no.sing sro,n,.' ~ per Instructions
from Secretary Isi,siee- if Il ey can
fi,ri !. a,scs. +, -Shioh s'AuRty'' Iioar
zul ..Gr,,utma, Blair and ex-Czar
ss1e a.,.4 Graz: :; ) Kat cssn lie De-
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A VERMONT court recently sentsn-
ced Z man to sixty-one years, seven
months and twenty days ilnprisou-
Inent for selling us drinks Of liquor.
Murderers in that state seldom get
anything like such a sentence.
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Az. exchange boasts 81 he fact that
is town has = popu'atiam of I.@9a-
704 peovlr :I,a1 oe0 dogs. Tadng-lsssld-
al eo~p'r ia tlu,' town deg tdsFneli
If each hsei s,S they walk along the
streets. Great schemel
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SENATOR MOODY of South Dakota
will !. o., tnve To write eek before
his titl". Five "f his own pnr'y VII
lever yete FIR him. and eve" with
them he would not i,ave majority.
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ported with tho assurance that they
viii never get back. they viii confer
the greatest favor of ak c.
Times.
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Itch7 mango and scratches of every
kind, on human or animals, cured in
80 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary
Lotion. This never fails. Sold by
Tatum g Co.
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TIE republicans down at Topeka
have blue wrinkles on their faces.
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GEORGE BANCROFT. the greatest of
ago.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-23

TIE republicans in viewing the sen
4etorial situation have an expression on
their faces indicating sits HI"
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GovARNoHPA TTIsoN was inaugurated
governor of Pennsylvania january 20,
1891
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DP. IACop J. g trrF>-GEo rorul,i
can. was elected United States senator
rrom Sew HAMPSHIRE, Tuesday, to
succeed tire Hon. Henry Blair.
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AN exchange has inst found ont that
TIE @shades of uieht are not fest
colnrs. and then adds that ''the n, T
ning light fa.ies tlenl.
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FIERCE storms have been raging for
days in TtHllv. The italian climate
is still doing business in Kansas.
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a good work horse to exchange for
a yearling colt. Inquire Of w. Il.
Robb.
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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-23

At a business mems m"etingheld in
Boston. Massachusetts,. january goth
resolutions were adopted against free
coinage Of silver.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-23

KING KALAFUN, of the Hawaiian
Islands died Weduesdayat the Palace
hotel, San Francisco.
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E. II. SNOW, of Franklin county
was elected Tuesday as the state
printer for KANSAS.
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TH1zrr, world he less ideality and
more reality if the average editor would
speak of his exchequora his ex-chrclzer
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THE democratic members &c the
Knnsas legislature voted with the
alliance members for state printer.
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John POPp's sausage at Carriers
meat market.
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Corrected ty II. Sobnatteri., tf4,o4s.r-= mas
mn n. The Le.leras
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30
SPECTACLE GLASSES.
Transformation of the Rough Materi,
Into Lenses,


Into Lenses.
The bit of glass to be formed into
lens is fastened by means of pitch to a
small block of hard rubber so that it
may be more readily handled. 1t is
ground by being pressed against rap
idly revolving metal tool, whose curva-
ture is equal and opposite to that de-
sired in the lens. This is known as the
trough tool and is made of cast iron.
1t is mounted on q verticale spindle,
and is kept moistened with emery and
water. Several grades of emery are
used in succession, changing from
coarse to fine as the grinding proceeds.
AS result of this process the glass has
a rough surface and is no longer trans
parent. 1t is now transferred to the
''fine tool This is made of brass and
has its surface as true as possible. 1t
is compared from time to time with
standard curve in order to insure ac.
curacy. In this second grinding the
abrading material is rouge Carefully
calcined sulphate of iron). Finally, the
lens is polished by being pressed against
piece of cloth powdered with rouge
and fastened to the rotating tool. The
glass is now looscned from it's block,
turned over, and the reverse side of the
lens ground. When this has been ac-
complished the lens must be cut down
| to the proper shape for mounting in the
spectacle-frame. 1t is placed on a
| leather cushion and held firmly in posi-
ton by rubber-tipped arm, while a
| diamond glass-cutter passing around an
| oval guide traces similar oval on the
| glass below. The superfuous glass out,
| side of the oval is removed by steel
pincers, the rough edges are ground
smooth on Scotch wheels and the lens
is ready for mounting. The glasses for
small telescopes, microscopes. burning.
glasses and the like are ground in she
same fashion Pref. c. H. Henderson
in Popular Science Monthly.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30
The Fire season at Hong Kong.

Whether it be the work of profes
sional thieves, or secret societies, or
the result of the abominable careless
ness shown by the inhabitants in the
use of lanterns, crackers, ioss-sticks, or
(irony of fateD of the fires lit to scare
away the fire devils, fires in Hong
Kong seem to have season, and a
very lively one. Gentlemen who be-
long to the :e-brigades drop whatever
they may be doing when the call
comes-whether it be a song, a supper,
or stroke at pool-jump into uni
form, and tear off in "a coolie-dragged
ricksha to the scene of action There
is rare scramble-goods being car
ried off in all directions; coolies rush
ing about with lanterns; sikhs running
to the rescue, now laughing, now seiz-
ing plunderers by their pig-tails; and
those poor votaries of fashion, the
small-footed women, at the mercy OF
anyone able and willing to carry them
pickapatk, and SO save their lives
Harper's Bazsr.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30
A Clock as a Gunner.

At Halifax, Nova Scotia, a signal gun
is fired from the citadel each day at
noon and at half-past nine o'clock in
the evening. A cable has been laid
from clock makers establishment to
the citadel. and is connected with {.
clock which automatically fires the
gun. The dial of the astronomical
clock has two small receptacles con-
tanning mercury. One of these is so
placed that the reverse end of the
record hand will touch the mercury
when the index end points to the
sixtieth second. When the minute
hand touches the one receptacle and
the second hand touches the other the
circuit is completed, and the big gun at
the citadel is discharged by an electric
current passing through the clock
jewelers. Circular.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30

to float in and out and drift at last over
my head through the window.
Was the house on fire?
A sudden fear shot through me,
when, with more dense puff of
smoke, there came suffocating fume
and at that very instant, even as l heard
the sudden batter and crash of my men,
whom l had stationed outside before
entering the den, the truth shot through
me.
They were trying to poison me-to
suffocate me with the deadly fumes of
charcoal blown into the room by some
secret means.
The police captured the house and
all its inmates, and from one who,
turned queens evidence learned the
story of the den.
1t was owned by an italian, who
we'll acquainted with this mode of
death, had adopted it as quiet and
certain method of ridding himself of
customers who either won or lost too
much.
The Italian occupied room directly
above No 5, and had made peep hole
in the ceiling of the latter. He had
arranged one and one-half inch hose
in the wall behind the laths and plas-
ter, its lower end fitted to a knot hole
in No. 5, and it's upper end, when not
in use, concealed under the floor of his
room.
When in use its upper end was con-
nected with a small and ingeniously
constructed charcoal furnace, which
would, when fire was started in it
and the connection made, pour dead
ly flow of carbonic acid gas down the
tube and into the room beneath.
The gas, being heavier than the air,
would descend like water and gradual
ly fill the death chamber below, so that
person slumbering there would never
wake again if the Italian so willed.
The murder having been done, how
was the Italian to reap the fruits of his
crime?
The boxing of that narrow, disused
stairway formed one side of his room,
and he had so fixed the boards that he
could at will pass out upon the steps.
At the top of that apparently firmly
nailed cupboard door there was cum
ningly contrived concealed spring; by
pressing that spring on the outside
that door could be made to swing back
upon hidden hinges on the side opposite
the ostensible lock.
When his victim was dead all he ha6
to do was to glide down the stairs and
enter the cupboard.
Then. if the door of the room was
locked, he opened it with pair of key
nippers
When enough of tho gas had beer
drawn off to permit him to enter th'
the room safely, he would go in, rol
the corpse and then quietly drop tht
body into the river through the traI
door in the cellar.
was the first man who for over 1
year had passed night in death-roon
No. 5 to awaken in this life, nor woult
I have done so had ] not unwittingl!
opened my window.-Boston Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30
closed and boltcd the door behind

Iclosed and boltcd the door behind
him.
1t was rather a small room with two
windows and cupboard.
The cupboard had evidently at one
time afforded way for ingress and
egress by means of door commune
eating with narrow back stairway,
but now that was slightly fastened by
few nails driven through its edges
into frame.
/ pulled out several of the nails, how
1t is needless to state.
I observed that there were cobwebs
in such positions as to show conclu-
sively that the door could not have been
opened for long time.
And the door between the cupboard
and the room had stout lock upon it,
with key in the lock that worked per-
fectly.
Nevertheless, 1 explored that stair
way beyond the cupboard, and there I
discovered another door that was also
loosely nailed.
Ireadily drew the nails, opened the
door and went down more stairs.
At the foot there was another door,
also hastily nailed, which, upon being
opened, revealed a small, iron balcony.
1 took up the carpet of the room-the
cupboard had none-and searched the
floor and sounded the walls for trap
door but there was none.
Suddenly began to he aware of a
strange odor floating in the air. Little
by lite1e it grew stronger and then I
saw waving wreaths of smoke arising
The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30
THlEvlNG IN OLD MEXICO.
The Poems Will Steal a Towel, But a Thou
sand Dollar Package Is Safe.


sand Dollar Package Is Safe.
In addition to the Monte de Piedad
you find private pawnshops all over
Mexico At these the loans are much
more costly. and five and ten per cent.
a month is not uncommon. They take
any kind of property as security, and
they are in reality often fences" or
receivers of stolen goods. In no coun-
try in the world will you find more pet
ty thieving than in Mexico, and these
pawnshops are largely the cause of it.
The Mexican peon is naturally a
sneak-thief. He is not robber, and
while he would have no compunctions
about stealing a towel or handker-
chief or suit of clothes, he would not
touch package of one thousand dol
lars if he saw it lying in your room at
the hotel. The penalties for stealing
are exceedingly heavy in Mexico, and
the majority of tliefts are Of things
.hat would not pay the expense of con-
viction.
The Mexicans arc expert piclpockets,
and have met half.dezen Americans
who have lost their watches in Mexican
crowds. favorite place of stealing is
in the churches. and at one of the big
feasts which occur SO often in different
parts of the country one needs to watch
very carefully after his pocketbook and
his watch.
In sleeping on the ground floor it is
always necessary to guard the windows
or you may find your bed clothing Oh
your pantaloons gone in the morning
In stops at the stations for dinner tn.
windows of the railroad cars are al
ways put down and the doors locked
and in carrying a small valise it is bcs
to keep it under your feet.-N. Y. Mai
and Express.