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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-10
A CL0AKR00M STORY.

George ID. Wise Tells How He Carried n
Precinct in Virginia.
when the circus was here last week and
the House found itself without a Quorum.
says the Washington correspondent of the
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat, George ID. Wise
OF virginia told good cioakreom story.
1t was founded on fact. The scene was
Hanover Courthouse, in Mr. Wise's dis
tret, and the time was the last campaign
Mr.. Wise and one of the Democratic pomi-
neeS Tor eIector-at-large were announced to
speak ION the issues OF the day" at Han
over. When we got TO town." said MI
Wise, I'VE discovered that a circus had spread
Its canvas for that very afternoon. The
crowd was large. but / had ny doubts as to
how the speechmaking would go in opeo-
sitlon to the circus. The meeting was set
for o. clock in the afternoon, and l knew
tnat the circus people would begin to do
business at about the same time There
didn't seem TO be anything to do but to go
ahead with our appointment We had the
meeting called TO order and | told the eleetor
that courtesy demanded that he. being a
candidate on the State ticket should make
the first speech. He was inclined to waive
that and have me begin, but | insisted. |
knew that the circus crisis was coming, and
preferred to have him face it. So the cleo
tor was introduced and started OFF. All was
omlnously quiet around the circus tent
The crowd gathered to hear the speaking.
and the electOr began to warm up
to the occasion. He had spoken FER
haps Is minutes when suddenly the
band struck up. the ticket-seller took
his place, aud the canvas door was thrown
open. That crowd turned as one man and
started for the show. In two minutes there
wasn't anybody around the platform, and |
was the only person besides the elector
upon the platform. The eector stopped
and looked at me. It's no use talking
against circus. said |, and we got down
and followed the crowd, which was gather
Ing around the tieket-seiler / brought out
some money from Richmond to extend hos
FATALITIES to my hearers hen / had finished
the speech l expected to make. l hunted
up one OF my best friends in the crowd, and
handing him some money, | said: Here,
you buy tickets to the circus with this
and give them to the right persons with
my compliments The next minute
my friend was shouting at the top of his
voice: Ladies and gentlemen, the Hon.
George ID. Wise has authorized me TO see
that every one OF you has ticket to the
show. with hs compliments With that the
crowd shouted and crowded up. / saw my
money go into the hands of the ticket-seller.
AID saw the crowd pass into the circus at
my expense. OF course there was no stop
ping after that. 1t took the last quarter out
Of my pocket before the job was finished.
and there stood, with my crowd inside and
came over TO me and, with a grin, compli-
mented me on my electoneeTing Tactics He
wanted to know II L wasn't going to see the
show, and told him the condition of my
pockets. Pass right in, Mr. WISE he said,
and in | went. When the returns came
from Hanover Courthouse after the election
L found that had swept the precinct clean"
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WOMEN And HOME.
Beautiful Gowns INTENDED for Summer
Wear.
Tent for Baby-Comfort for the Baby-A
Novel Hat-Comfort for Warm
Days.

These warm days, says the New York
Recorder. have brought out a brave array
Of lovely summary frocks and things that
are especially conducive TO comfort, as well
as being exceedingly beautiful TO look upon.
Muslins and lawns in quaint. old-fashioncd
designs appear along with wOndrOus creepy
delalnes that are softness and grace mate
rallied They are made up with ribbons
and lace in profusion. and are as charm
ingly feminine as one could possibly desire.
One of these very crinkly delaines is made
up in simple, dainty fashion. 1t is in a
dull. light green. scattered over with dim,
sheeny design of quaint. all-cOlored flowers.
1t has trained bell skirt, trimmed about
the bottom with lounee Of sheer black
lace, set on under band of pale green rib
bon velvet. The bodice is full and worn
with pointed corseiet of the same, edged
with ribbon velvet and having a graduated
flounee of lace about the bottom. The
sleeves are especially chic, being made in
two soft puffs, unlined, and banded about
with r. bbon velvet. a frill of the lace falls
over the arm. and a full berthalike gather
Of il decoraies the slightly pointed neck.
For country and general outing wear fash
ion has provided literally this season. with
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to East Foriy-fourth street. where the new
parochia school is to be erected, Just in the
rear of the church building. The Holy
Name Society and Empire Council No. IA,
Catholic Benevolent Legion. also joined the
procession, preceding the priests.
Archbishop Corrigan then laid the corner
stone and the Rev. DR.. j. Il. Mooney. chan
cellor of the diocese preached the sermon.
n large crowd was present. Among the
priests who participated in the ceremonies
were Vicar General Farley, Father Edwardes
of the Church of the immaculate Cencep-
ton, Father Sweeney of ST. Brlgid's, Father
Powers of All Saints; Father Connolly.
the Archbish0p's secretary; Father Heaiy
OF ST. Bernard's; Father Campbell. Provin-
clai OF the jesuit Order in the New Y ork
Province. and Abbot Edel Brock of ST
Anseius. East Morrsapia. Prominent
among the laity present were StTeet-clean-
ing Commissioner Thomas Brennan. Bryan
Lawrence. Charles Guidet and Professor
Reyes.
Father Henry A. Braun is the rector OF
st. Agnes Church. The parochial school is
being constructed by Architect o. Rourke OF
Newark, n. j. The cost of the building
will be $4,000. 1t will front 60 feet in
Forfy-fourth street. with depth Of n feet.
1t will be five stories in height, TO be built
Of Belleviile gray rock and Hayerstraw
brick, with terra-eotta trimmings. The
school will accommodate 1000 children ana
will be completed November |. 1t will be
fireproof throughout, lighed by electricity
and provided with electric fans.
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airy wooden benches fitted into the corner.
The pillows are filled with the moss also,
and are covered with the gay ticking in
different eolors.
Across the corner, about seven feet above
the divan, Is fastened strip of lattice work,
made simply OF lathes and painted. or In
rustic style of rough sticks and twigs. A
vine growing in a jar on bracket, which Is
fastened against the wall just under one
end of the lattice work. is trained up over
the lattice and gives cool fresh look to the
corner. The little tea table is made OF two
peach baskets placed one upon the other.
the bottoms together, and fastened win
screws as shown in illustration. The top Is
good-sized pastry board. secured to the
top of one of the baskets by wire nalls
driven through the rim of the basket into
the under part of the board. When finished
the table is painted all over with enamel
paint the color that hest harmonzes with
the prevailing tint of the divan cushions
A pretty white tea cloth covers the table Tor
5 o'clock tea. dainty little cakes are served
on fine d0iley in u shallow gilded basEei,
and a deeper wicker basket painted with
enamel paint holds mellow peaches and
pears or the purple clustering grapes.
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native OF Manchester. When he was years
old his parents went TO London and Joined
circus which was just starting for the
Caucasus. The child was accidentally left
behind at Tifls, and has since lived among
the Russians as circus rider
After an absence of IS years, he is in his
native land once more and Is trying to find
his parents, OF whom be knows little or
nothing.
An eyewitness of one Of their recent exhi-
billions thus describes il in the New York
Morning journal: THE troop ambied past,
the men dressed in their astrakhan caps,
flowing gowns Of brown, yellow and green,
and long cavalry boots, each soldier girt with
an arsenal OF small arms, sword, poniards
and pistols. As they moved along they sang
a SOFT OF chant In which the treble predomi-
mated over the bass. Then they formed up
Ike ordinary cavalry. dismouDred and, to
the clapping Of hands and the quicken
ing OF the chant, two of the troop
veritably tripped the light fantastic toe
with the agility of ballet masters and
the multiplicity of steps of Scotch High
lander. The dance had but one fault it
was all too brief. Next followed feats Of
horsemanship. Whips we're dropped on
the ground and picked up at full gaIiop by
the COssacks, with hands and with their
mouths. They stood in the saddle, on their
feet and on their hands, kicking their legs
In the air as the horses few madly around :
they rode with their faces 10 the horses
tails. chased each other 10 capture a hand
kerchief carried In tie mouth. sort of
hunt, and finally they showed how, as
swOrdsmeD, they charged and fought with
that weapon"
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hibition at Chicago. Prominent Scotchmen
throughout the L nited States also came for
ward and declared that the Scots would be
the leaders in the exhibition if plenty of
space was set aside tor them. This was
done and the first idea of the Scotchmen
was grand monument of bronze TO Bob
bic" Burns. Ii was TO be as 6ne a piece of
statuary as was ever cast ana no expense
was 10 be spared. Seul0tors The weird over
were invited 10 participate in the eompe-
tition, and every Scotch sculptor of any
regulation at all of course sent in his very
best design.
Naturally the Scotchmen on the COM
mitiee on selection would like 10 see a
Seotehman's design accepted, bat Mr. Me
haus' was so far superior to anything else
tffered, from an artistic standpoint, tina: he
was awarded the prize. The statue will
stand more than Is feet high from the base
and "Bobbie' Burns will be in life size
His left ann rests carelesIy on the top of
the rustic seat in which he was seated, and
In mis- hand rs his book of poems. His right
hand holds the pen. There are four panels
Of very artistic design on the circular
column that supports the figure.
II think this IS one Of my best pieces of
work, said the sculptor. referring to the
Burns statue. ut was an international
competition. in which many Scotchmen "a. k
part and l am greatly gratifed that COM
mIttee composed Of Scotchmen decided that
my design was the most available am an
American"
''What will il cost ?"
I'm the neighbOrhnoi of S95 600"
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curing takes" STAT" or otherwise.
and Fastening away to .set them up" when
suddenly feminine compositor tainted and
tumbled into a heap on the floor. She was
taken away and sent home. Some one else
finished her take" Then some one else
merely noticed that the take" was tele-
graphic account OF suicide in another city.
Nothing was thought of this until the next
day, when peep between the lines" was
given, and it transpired that the man who
committed suicide was the girls lover. There
were 80 compositors being fed by that copy
oeard. and vet this particular bit of copy
fell to this particular girl If novelist had
told the story he would have been accused
oy nall OF his readers of telling an improb-
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very best amateur Billiard PLAYERS In
America. There appears to be no kind of
athletic sport in which this young man does
not succeed.
When his father had racing stable be
named his best horse after this only son.
When FoXhall was sent to England and
France 10 years or so ago he had a most
marvellous success, and was counted the
best horse In Europe. He comes back to
this country as the property of young Mr..
keene, and Will be az the head Of the stud
on Mr. heene's Kentucky breeding farm
year ago FoXhall keene started Il racing
stable OF his own by buying Tournamentat
the late Senator HParsps sale at an enor-
nous price. This colt was a disappoin tment,
and never won a race in his new cOors.
His failure IN the recent Suburban race
was most signal He ran well for seven
fGrlOngs, but the pace of Major Domo was
too hot Tor him, and when half round the
upper turn he fell back beaten. Tourna-
ment Is very unsatisfactory horse for
training, as he is liable, just as he gets APP
pareDtly In good eondi ion, to be attacked
by rhs umatism. Other horses of the string
! Mr.. Keene had collected were more lucky
than Tournament, and it is likely that even
in the first year his stable pcid its way.
But whatever may be MS fortunes on the
turf, his future will be watched with inter-
est He was some months ago in England
and Ireland riding after the hounds in
Melton M0wbray and County Meath. In
the latter place, In January, he had a bad
fall and was reported dead, but he only had
a severe shaking M, and in a few weeks
was again in the saddle. He is now las
tached to himself the warmest kind of
fri
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1t was at the Wilton that Mr. Dwight when
abroad was defeated by Mr.. Or ffiths.
Miss Cehill also played with The Kilkenny
Club, and there won her first match in the
handicap singles and the dessert cup IN the
mixed doubles, playing with Mr.. Swain.
The most important event in which
contested abroad" said Miss Cahill TO a
World reporter. was the intern alton al
tournament at Fitzwiiliam square, Dublin.
tliXwilliam square Ia in the heart Of the
most fashionable part of the city, sur
rounded by arstocratic residences, and
tournaments held there are always social
events and under the patronage OF the Lady
Lieutenant
''In this tournament" she added, half re-
gretfuiiy, Il was defeated by MISS May
Languish, the lady champion OF England
On Coming here played at first in the park,
being stranger among tennis players gem
orally On becoming better acquainted, was
asked TO join the New York Tennis Club
where have played ever since. have i'm
proved very much since coming here, which
Is due largely to playing against men, the
advantages of such practice being far supe-
rlor TO playing with even the best lady
players" Miss Cahill was too modest to
add that she defeats, with few exceptions,
her male opponents. The principal feature
oil Miss CahilPs playing is her great activity
On the tennis Court she seems TO be-
everywhere at once. and her opponents find
1t difficult TO place a ball out of her reach.
She has a remarkably powerful backhand
stroke. which often carries confusion across
the net. Those who have never seen her
play can form no idea Of the dash and
spirit she puts into her game.
Miss Cshill has only kind things to saw of
America ard Americans. She likes New
ork so wei II will probably be her perma-
nent home. She Is enthusiastic in praise of
the conrtesies and attentions she has re-
ceived here and thinks Americans make the
most delightful of hosts. Miss Cahili is an
ACCOMPLISHED eqnestrienne and lover of
All outdoor sports, including the great
American institution OF baseball. She will
defend the championship cup at Orange
this week which she has won for the last
two years. A victory this year would give
her final possession. Miss Cahil thinks IL a
pity that ladies' do not play at Newport as
they do in similar to ornaments on the other
do
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Ernest Lavisse has just been made mem
Der OF the French Academy in place Of Ad-
miral Juren de la GraViere The new
academician Is only 49 years old ana ex-
tremely pleasing in appearance. He is pro-
lessor at the Sorbonne and an historian of
great merit. He is both orator and writer,
but the orator is superior to the writer. In
the excitement of speeeh NJ. Layisse ac-
cumnlates words, phrases ana sentences
with wonderful elcquence. His pupils are
most enthusiastic. and when he leaves tile
lecture-room, from tie Sorbonne 10 the Rue
de Medicis, be is followed by students, who
discuss his teachings.
No one understands Germany az does Ern-
est Lavisse. Heknows her force, her weak
ness, her bigotry and her traditions of GiSci-
pline. He has studied tactics and strategy
in order to analyZe the Prussian armies
formed in the last century. He has studied
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Granger is proprietor, stands in the midst
Of one of the finest natural groves in Cali
iernla, and the entire surroundings Of the
little town are so entirely beautiful that the
reporter wondered that 1t was not throIged
with city people. The railroad company
runs slow, disagreeable little narrow
gauge train up there. but that is the only
discomfort about the place. All else is
dream OF sylvan loneliness, but It's great
pity some of that glorious water could not
be brought to San Francisco and Oakland.
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THEY CAN RIDE WELL.
A Company OF Cossacks Now Giving Ex-
hibitiops in London.


Everybody has heard of the marvellous
riding Of the Cossacks-those bright and
clever children of the steppes, to whom
hOrsemanship is as natural as eating or
sleeping. a little band of these Cossacks
is now performing in London, under the
leadership of Prince Ivan Makharadye.
These men of the East are Of noble
blood, and in them the cowboys of the
Wild West have met their match. Pictur-
esquely clad in low turban hats Of
astrakhan and voluminous cloaks Rof
yellow, brown or green, the Cossack, as he
dashes past, seems part and parcel If the
horse he rides The band of 10, headed by
their leader, come sweeping around the
arena with swords drawn and singing
wild chant. They dismount, aud while
some dance others sing and clap an &C
cOmpan ment. Again they mount. and
while going at racing speed they pick up
whips, haudkerchiefs and other articles
from the ground. One of their number viii
ride on his head, as if it were the most
natural thing in the world. They viii as
soon face their horses tails as their heads.
Though they are men OF war they Will trip
the light fantastic toe with the best, and
they can dance as lightly as ballerina.
These children OF the steppes cannot
speak English. so they took with them 10
England all interpreter, to whom pathetic
and romantic interest attaches. He is a
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firmly fastened together and arranged so as
to hold a small spring bed and a mattress,
the sides OF which are concealed from view
by ticking. The tent at the top is made of
the same material The sides are protected
by hsh-netting aud turkey-red bows and
rosettes give gay look TO the little affair.
As this is an outdoor i0unging couch for his
OaoyshiP delicate materials would not be
approximate, but such safe resting-place
would II properly made be undoubtedly
found very useful
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DIU you tNtE eAUlUII
the horse yourself as a money-making
scheme?"
mo. bat company of young men wanted
ne to rent the horse to them for exhibition
near the Worlds Fair. L did not accept The
offer, however"
when VIII you sell the hor se?''
Very soon. i give up possession of the
stable Saturday night, so The sale must take
place in the near future. Probably not be-
fore Saturday, however"
The famous steed whose midnight trip to
Lakeyiew on May 4, 1889. figured so largely
in the Cronin trial enjoys quite a slnecure.
He stands in the stall all day, the object Of
curious glances from country visitors. lie
is 10 years old and is never rented out for
driving. Soon he viii come under the auc-
toneer's hammer and probably end his
eventful career 10 the side show of circus.
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BABYLAND.

u leave were granted me to go
Unto the faireSt land know
With all have, and there to STAY
TIL death should lead my steps away
I'd take each loved one by the hand
And strike the trail for babyiand
Where earth Is green the whole year round.
And rich perennial blooms abound;
Where merry waters laugh and leap,
And baimy breezeS usher sleep.
Where mountains rise so weird and grand
Yes, would go TO BabylaHd
Where troubles never cloud the SKIES
Nor doubts arise to blind the eyes;
Where day goes whistllng on his rounds,
md night is rife with lulling sounds:
Where loves immortal temples stand
There would l go-Sweet ba5ylandi
To that far cline, tAat mystic shore
Where rapture reigns for eYermOre:
W here sin and faisehood are UNKNOWN,
And Innocence sits on the throne:
Across the years of burning sand,
Ia journey back to babyland
w. /. SANFORD.
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In their faces and sometimes they seem tn
become very sick at the smell. Many horses.
however. appear to enjoy the odor of coed
cigar as much as men do. and some mules
are fond Of tobacco. 1t is not safe, how
ever, to experiment with n mules taste. A
friend of mine lately blew a cloud of smoke
from his pipe Into the nostriIs of mule and
the iasulted beast changed ends as quick as
thought and would have Drained him on tie
spot had he not saved himself by falling
PROSTATE. The next time he tries tobacco
smoke on mule he will tie the beast.
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distractingly pretty silken waists and natty
blazers, and all sorts of cool. airy looking
things as comfortable as they are pretty.
One of the most practical as well as stylish
costumes for outing is an English model
called the Henley" 1t consists of bell
skirt and long. open coat of diagonal serge
in blue or black (the one illustrated Is Of
blue, and shirt waist of soft silk, belted
with a velvet and pearl buckle. The skirt
in the model presented is of bright cherry
silk. with polka dots of navy blue. The
hat is in very rough navy blue straw,
trimmed with large bow of cherry and
blue ribbon.
The Russian blouse grows more and more
popular, and is developed in all sorts of ma
terial and trimmed in fantastic ways. An
exceedingly attractive costume after this
mode for girl OF Is has just been COM
pleted. Ii is of bingham. plain and plaided
combined. The blouse is Of the plaid. which
is bright tartan la a mixture OF colors, in
which blue and bottle-greeB predominant
1t is trimmed and belted with Irish point
insertion. The skirt is Of plain bottle-gTeen
gingham; IL has a slight dip" and is
trimmed with single row OF insertion.
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fitted ND and made just the place for the 8
o'clock tea. All the cosiness OF the draw
lngroom corner may be had out here.
Low-cusbioned divans with their comfort
able pillows, the little stand with its tray
OF delicate cups and the CHEEKY little tea
kettle purring and singing and steaming
away as contentedly as ever it did by the
hreside. The same, but with this differ
ence, instead OF the warm breath from the
cracking logs of the open fire. a perfume
laden breeze lifts the dainty frilis on the
ladies' dresses and fans the heated brows
OF the masculine guests. The diyans
though soft and comfortable, are not
covered with satin damask. but with gaily
striped ticking or awning cloth. The cusb-
ions are made of upholstery moss, and the
frames OF the divans are simply two ordin-
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COMFORT IN SUMNER.
ST. Lonis EennhlIc

LOOK at the outside. not the inside of
yonr house. and decide just where it will
be best to pat up an awning, where the less
expensive piazza curtain may be hung. how
this angle of the piazza may be made to look
Its pretties', not only from the street but
when viewed from the lower window and
the piazza Itself; where hammocks shonld
swing, easy chairs be placed, and then loo k
about for a sheltered nook which can be