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The morning call., 1892-03-20
HAZED THE WRONG NAN.
They Thought They Had Tackled Live
Gorilla.


They Thought They Had Tackled a Live
Gorilla.
New York Tribune.
The foolish barbarity, the practice of
college haZing, which ninety times out OF
hundred consists of brutal attack of sew
eral youths upon single one. has to a great
extent disappeared. Now and then brutal
limitations" into secret societies are heard
or Some of these have resulted in perma-
nept injury 10 an Initiated" person, and
even In death. Every such outrage renders
The practice of hszing. in any shape in
which 1t may survive, the more odlous and
dIsgraeeful. Sometimes the practice is dis
couraged by the exceeding difficulty of man
aging the person who Is to be haZed.
" was sophomore, and of course was
particularly intoIeraDt of AL freshmen.
HaZlng had been strictly forbidden, under
penalty of expulsion, and We could not get
together more than half dozen adventurous
souls who were willing 10 take SO great
FISK IN order TO punish the freshmen for
presuming 10 come to college.
After all the lamps were cut we would
steal from our rooms, meet in the corridor,
ana then make descent on some lonely
freshman and do him up
I'VE had operated successfully on two or
three men. and were enjoying the sport
thoroughly. The next night it was the turn
OF a long, raw-boned, bashful youth from
Maine. who had nothing 10 say to any Que,
and whose only care seemed to be- to keep
his hands and feet out of sight
I'VE anticipated rare sport with him, and
L remember now the naughty feeling With
which l strobe Into his dark bedchamber at
the head of our gang. after we had forced
our way IN By twisting on the lock.
The other men had generally covered in
their bedciotheS and piteously asked to be
let alone. This Maine man, on the contrary,
Jumped out Of bed as il be were glad 10
meet US.
" He said not word as he moved around
In the dark, but boW he did hit us! never
before experienced such fiendish strength as
he seemed To possess. His room seemed 10
be full OF Old furniture. over which we stun
bled, and over and under which he knocked
US IN the darkness with the precision and
force of a tTlp-hammer.
L don't believe any of US hit him once.
! know that after / had caught a terrific
rlght-hander on the tip of the nose, which
sent me backward over dreadfully angular
coal-scuttle. | kept On my hands and knees
and grOp6d around III blind search for tie
door.
tie threw chairs at US, be kicked US when
we were down with his bare toes, which
seemed as hard as iron; he jumped upon Us
lie utterly demOralIZrd Us. this wnIrlwind
frem Maine. and when at last he let us out
OF his horTld den, more dead than alive,
and we had had time TO collect our shat
tered senses L said:
The Maine fellow must have gone out.
boys. and lett gorilla in his bed
We decided ali at once that haZing was
an unmanly sport, relic of barbarous
times, quite beneath The dignity of modern
young gentleman -
The morning call., 1892-03-20
LOADING MODERN GUNS.
How 1t Is Done With Dispatch on n Ship
eff War.
Harper's Young Peopie

How 1t Is Done With Dispatch on n Ship
eff War.
harper's Young People.
When we are ready 10 load modern gun
the SECOND gun captain turns little crank
on top OF the breech. which reyolves the
breech plug. thereby christening it. He
then takes hold OF handle and pulls, and
the breech of the gun opens on a hinge like
a door.
The sponge Is run in from the breach and
plenty of water is thrown in, thus quickly
and thoroughly cleansing the chamber of
the gun.
Two men come Up with the she'll in pair
OF toDgs like an iceman's. They insert the
nose OF the she'll In the gun and another
man steps up with rammer and pushes
il in.
Two more men come up with the powder
charge, and it Is pushed into the chamber
in the same way. The man at the breech
plug closes II, turns tile crank and it is
locked.
The gun captain OPENS a little flap in the
gunloek, Which is in the center of the
breech, and inserts a primer. lie cocks
the lock, which works with spring. and
steps back with the loekStTing. Tie second
captain sets the breech sight TO the proper
range.
On top of the sight is a little sliding leaf
which can be Set so as TO allow for the
speed at which tue ship is passing the object
TO be fred at.
Now the trainers take their places, one on
each side of the carriage, at the training
cTanks by means Of which the breech of the
gun is raised or lowered. The gun captain
steps back, and glancing over the sight, di-
reefs the trainers to move the breech TO right
or leit as he desires, and the elevators 10
raise and lower. The Instant that the sights
are on the object he hres. No one needs to
move away from the gun. and it can be fred
even while the training and eleyating gear is
III motion. The moment the gun is dis
charged the order is given to sponge and the
operations above described are repeated.
The morning call., 1892-03-20
A LITTLE DUCK STORY.
An Amusing Scene Witnessed at the Sea-
shore.
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
The old story OF Bruce and the spider is
well known, but how little has been noted
OF the untlring perseverance of others of
the lower animals. A curious incident,
having a valuable lesson for impatient
human beings. was offered by party of
ducklings on the seashore. They were very
young, but they had mind for swim,
and made NO doubt Of being able to accom-
piish 1t on body of water so large and so
tempting as the Atlantic Ocean.
Ii was lovely day and the tide was Gem
ing In with hardly ripple. Every few
minutes wavelet not more than an inch or
Two hlgh swept gently up on the beach,
tnen drew back into the bosom of the ocean,
after the manner of sea waves.
with all the dignity of the duck family
this little party waddled down the beach.
lhey were IN no haste, the day was before
theu', tne sun was warm, they had been fed
ana down they went in the most leisurely
way just as they reached the water the
gentle wave ran in, lifted the pretty little
yellow dueklings off their feet and swept
them all FAR up on the sand then as sud
denly turned, left them there high and dry
and went out to sea again.
Inc duekllugs, not at all disconnected by
TINS shabby joke of the wavelet gathered
themselves together and started again down
the beach In good order as before Again
the saucy wavelet came up TO meet them.
and again they were carefully set down far
up on the shore.
Di couraged, you think. and walked off in
huff? BY no meaDsi They wanted to go
into the water. and into the water they would
go. Again the started down the bank, lust
as digkihed, just as composed, Just as earn
est about 1t as if they had found no diff
cuties In the way. Of course they met the
same fate, but they did not give it up.
neither they ever really got into the sea
does not appear. but as long as the observer
had the patience to walt the same game was
In progresS-the little wave carried them all
Tar up on the beach. and they all wadd led
back again, with the sole purpose of Going
10 take SWIM
The morning call., 1892-03-20

81 %, 'ne greatest beauty and elegance As
r n nen OF the middle and lower classes ara
no,ea iar docility. thrift, frugality and
!. many nv other excellent virtues. virtue itself
- ,l.e GROWING glory of Maltese maids and
n nfa.rons; and to know this and of their
tn.nectiona'e, true hearted and unassumine
ns S ano ways is to find in every expression
u Maltese female loneliness an added and
lasting charm Gnu
Inc shops Of Valetta are peculiar in their
character. OF late years Malta has become
such an important winter resort for Enplish
anu oontlnental visitors, and such great
numbers OF sightseers for day are now
certain to be deposited by the dezen or more
shteamers making daily arrivals. that the
SHOPS OF Strada Reale and Grand Rue have
gradually taken on the character of a grand
oazaar OF the more fragile anc costly products
tries. "' 'o"h
fra Merchants liant from Tangiers, merchants
from Fee, merchants from Algiers and
unlS. merchants from Cairo, Alexandria
and ana { GSsnstantinopie, Persian and Arabian
merchants, Italian merchants and Spanish.
even the thrifty Swiss with their curios
from the mountains, and the ubiquitous
The morning call., 1892-03-20

San Francisco society is alone sufficient 10
guarantee its permanent success. In add
ton, 1t is essentially the modern outdoor
game for ladies and gentlemen, and, so long
as the gambling element is kept outside oil
1t, SO long will lawn tennis continue as il
now is, to be one of the favorite pastIInes
among the young men and women Of the
State.
Many strangers and others ignorant of
the game are perpetually pooh-poohing it.
They say it is q ehildren's game, no skill is
required, and taken all round it is mandy
fresh from school and girls in short frocks.
Any one of these so-cailed critics. aside
from their amusing personalities. would cut
but sorry figure in a tennis court. What
sort Of laughter would they create when an
of Joe Tobin, the 'lobs" OF Wilberforce. the
scientific and eunningly misleading returns
The morning call., 1892-03-20

altar. sculptured in white marble. is
a representation of the Baptism of
Christ" 1t is the WORK OF Maltese artists
of the seventeenth century; and L have not
seen its superior in any Of the famous
churches of Europe The high. boldly
srched vaulting of the roof is entirely COW
cred with paintings representing scenes and
incidents in the life Of St. John. and tie
tapestries that hang below, which are said
to have cost $4,000, are of wonderful pro-
portions and beauty.
Between the pillars separating the nave
and thu aisies arc many monuments, some
encrusted with jasper and agate AMI all OF
unrivaled richness and grandeur 1t is
said that at least every surface square foot
Of the structure covers the body Of once
valiant knight; the monuments to Grand
Masters and architects and painters engaged
in the establishment of the ediice are be-
wildering in their frequency and mag
niicence; and the entire structure stands
to-day grand. yet pathetic. maus0leum
and reminder of the power and glory OF
those Christian warriors OF heroic and
chivalrOus past
This constant mngling of "reminiscences
OF medieval heroism with every other quail
The morning call., 1892-03-20

Burr Rowe, III. Y. Frost. Qdipus Ivneeus
Scar, Pasco Cant. n. Frank, Marguerite r. H.
b., Hattie Heath and Beaver.
Blossoms.
CHARADF
beggsr may mend
Bui lm sure can't.
San Francisco. SARaEAsr q.
PYRAMID.
across: IA letter. "A Dutch LIQUID meas.
IRE. 3-Mtnute orhceS IN an animal membrane
A genus OF plants found In tropical America
"a genus OF plants embracing the common
puislaiO. Ga plant OF two species of The genus
LeduD.
Dozen, IA letter. PA chilGs name for
father. "a plain cap for females "A small
fish common where salmon breed. GA large
artery. Can excursion for plumber IA
Pos,oi nee OF Jackson County. Alabama. s-To
In tie Lain language. ia letter.
1. Portland. Or. PAsco
CHARADE
hope and pray you're OF the tohoye
Nert, Fls. merit. tdst. neat weary soul.
Life is but day, and may be
As some nave said 4" Just what we make itu
But this know. as havs seen.
IT'S always best 30 eooily take 1t.
Don't NOPE around because some tale
Or gossip may meaniy paint you;
Hold up your head and be a man:
Then folks will plainly see that faint you.
Paola Kans MACE
HALF SQUARE.
lin Conrad Demar. "a pronoun. sold
fashioned "A own OF Luzon, Philippine
town OF the principally OF Bulgaria. S-tZool),
a mammal having Unlike appendages In tile
place OF feet and OF aquatic habits. 9-PbysI.
clan OF Croiona, b. BIC. $50 (Biiou).
X San Francisco. CAPT. NJ FRANK.
CHARADE.
The JTfmdt Is dear
To the sailor at sea.
To their tel,Ote they retire
kud enjoy IL in giee;
And each man of the ropsaiI
And bowsprlpt and mast
To the weed" will s,iII cling
Thro his life till he iast
Piqua, Ohio MIAMI
HOLLOW DIAMOND.
IA letter. 2-To restrain. "a weight A.
An Enclosure. San umbelIiferous plant. g.
musical insti ument. IA bird. ga Jade g.
aiory. 12-Herpes. 13-Roand. I4-Opeu rob.
berry (obs). ia lstter.
San Francisco H. Y FROar
Petals In Two weeks.
Stray Leaves.
II. Y. Frosps large diamond containing tbe
alternate vowels Will be published next week. IL
Is as large as bis diamond above. His hollow
DIAMOND Ia ibis Issue Is original and will become
very fohuIar Sargent G-'s new style cbarade
Is not as easy TO solve as 10 may appear. Please
make them OF four lines. Your other puzzies
WIN nnd rapid INSERTION. This department has
been restricted and the limit IL a haIl. column
1 request the acornites TO make their WORK pithy
ana concise. Nestor's photo appeared In The
Key or last month. ..Saviac, In Nestotis DO
ioiem is wel-paid tribute TO Nestot. Mar
mloh's, Tie Dukes Diamond, contains a sweet
song In act !. They both appear I'm The Study
Ior March. New puzzles and puzzle points are
g00d. KERNFf.
The morning call., 1892-03-20
INTERIOR OF IRE CHURCH OF ST JOHN.

footed sellers Of delicious Maltese oranges.
which hide no less than nectar beneath
their thin red skins dart through the streets
With their meiOdc cries and their endless
oa-has or "Good mornings!" whatever
the time Of day, the most agile and alert hu-
man beings you ever beheld.
groups OF Watermel struggling TO Tn cir
homes beyond FioTiana, redolent Of harbor-
side toll and traffic, gayly nod and smile
and chant as they move within the tbronc
Here beyy Of bright-faced middies, with
the roll and sWagger of old sea salts but
with the graYest dec0rum, look in this shop
and that with respectful curiosity, always
forming pleasant groupings, and now and
then touching a sympathetic chord In year
heart members of the band straCgle be-
hind to peer into the faces of tourists with
an eager, hungry look, as if with faint
hope or recognizing friends or relatives
from tie faraway home. Officers from men,
of-waT, SmtieieSs and critical. and interested
chiefly in the great Notifications, pass and
rtpass constantly. They have q tolerate We
sort OF bearing and the look in their faces
plainly tells the wonders their batte-ships
might accomplish even against Malta should
>tiey ever chance 70 attempt breach in its
walls.
Solemn Turkish travellers and merchants.
viewing everything askance, as though they
Temem bered the Turkish heads La Valette
once blew back from cannon's mouth into
the ranks of the besiegers. as reprisal sud-
denly appear, whisk along for a moment
and suddenly are missing. Algerian
Jews, often with their beautiful wives and
daughters rich in robes and splendid jewels,
sweep past with a truly regal bearing. Well
they may, for with the French in Algeria
they are gaining great wealth from the vast
tobacco plantations of Mascara, and they
bring their finest cargoes TO Malta, where
the cheapest and best cigars in the world
are made by the def Maltese. who receive
for one years labor what would sustain the
American cigar-maker for only one month.
With all these will be half-naked Greek
and Sicilian sailors chatteriDg and gesticu-
lating wildly. Cowled monks move noise
ieSsly along. Shopmen rush from place to
place to secure what their customers desire
without losing them while in the purchasing
The morning call., 1892-03-20
RED ROSE OF GORE.
Wounded Officers Gift to Old Emperor
William.

Manchester Examiner
The story of the Red Rose of Gore" as
charming as ii is true, is often told by Ger
mans to illustrate the touching loyalty of
subject and the grateful remembrance and
appreciation of his sovereign. In August,
1870, German officer was lying wounded in
the house of a French family near the little
town of GoIze in Lorraine. He had re-
ceived six wounds in the battle of Marsha
Tour, five OF them as he lay on the ground,
while the fight suIged around him. aud he was
scarcely expected to recover. The French
family IN whose house lie was quartered
nursed their wounded enemy with much
kindness and skill. Oue morning the Of
ficer found placed in glass by his bedside
beautiful red rose, just opening. which
the daughter Of the house had brought in
from the garden while be slept Its scent
and beauty were refreshin to the sick
man, but instead OF keeping il he sent his
Solder-seTvant at once with it 10 Gore
where the King OF Prussia's Headquarters
were, and told him to give that rose to the
King. with the message that one of his
wounded officers bad sent il to him. The
King put the rose in his buttonho.e and in
CURED the name of the officer. Captain
Won edwitz, Seventy-second Regiment of
the liue,' was the reply.
When Captain Zedwi,Z was sufficiently re-
covered TO be removed 70 Berlin he found
that his red rose had become quite famous,
for showers of roSes-red roses-were sent
to him from all sides, so that his rooms were
full Of them. In March of the next year,
six months after the original rose had faded.
Zedwiiz had occasion to ask an audience of
the Emperor King. lie was received most
gracIousiY, and at the Emperor request told
the story of the battle OF Mars-Ia-Tour.
Then. to Captain ZedwitZ' surprise, the En-
peror spoke Of the rose which had been
sent 10 him at Gore. and again thanked
the officer for il. As ZedwitZ WAS leaving
the Emperor he net the Crown Prince, who
in his conversation also recalled the rose
with smile. Even then Captain Won Zed-
WITT had not heard the last of his famous
rose, for on the following Christmas he had
the pleasure OF receiving an autograph let
ter from the Emperor inclosing an emblem
atical pleture-a stone bearing the date
August -. 1870, Gore, partly covered by
the trl-colOr of the confederation, Prus-
sian Infantry hemlet with oak wreath below.
and the Iron Cross with ribbon. A rose In
dull silver was introduced in the gold
frame"
The morning call., 1892-03-20

the country roads. Indeed in the costli-
ness OF apparel, IN the magniiceuce of the
shops. in the thronss of fair women of the
Northern tyne, and in the superb displays
IN riding and driving that in any winter
afternoon may be seen along upper Strada
Reale and Grand Rue, and from Porta Reale
through tloriana around to Sliema, and
over every white driveway leading to the
interior, constantly remind one Of the
thTongS OF Regent street and the morning
procession OF stately equipageS in London's
famous Rotten Row
Every stranger in Malta will visit the
great Church Of st. John. 1t stands to-day
as 1t left the Grand Masters hands, save in
what it was deprived Of by BonGparte's
iooting. If not perfect in architectural
grace, its exterior, which is surmounted by
the Maltese cross, is massive and stately,
while tho interior. with its historic assOcia-
tons ever ID mind, is wonderfully i'm
preSslYe- 1t IS gorgeous with every species
OF decoration. The high altar is resplendent
with silver, gold and precious gems. 1t &C.
capieS the center of the choir, and at either
side are low Giask. beneath crimson
caDopies, with solitary chair on each-one
Tor the Catholic Bishop of Malta, and the
other dedicated to the Protestant ruler of
England. Above the latter are royal arms.
Not the least interesting in features of
the Church of ST. John are the chapels Of
language and the memorial vaults of de-
parted knights. The nave is long and wide
and the walls are fretted in curious devices,
gilt with sequin gold. Approaching the
aisles on either side the eye rests, as
through golden arches. upon a range of
small dome crowned chapels, the altar
pieces of which are curious old paintings
These were the chapels of the different lam
guages or nations-as of France Italy,
Provence, Auvergne, etc.-and these are
extraordinarily rich in noble monuments in
marble aud bronze.
The Virgin Chapel, hidden from the body
Of the church by the choir, Possesses a baIug-
trade of massive Silver. and here are to be
seen the keys Of three cities OF strength,
over which the. Knights OF st. John
once ruled-Jerusalem. Acre and Rhodes.
Standing out from the dark paneling
of the choir Immediately behind the
The morning call., 1892-03-20

mood. Hawkers OF lava bijouterie and lace
plead and wraBgle with tourists. Military
bands are going and coming. hiiing the air
with English, Scottish and irish melodies.
While adding to the exhiarating clamor of the
town are heard all the tongues Of all nations.
and above these the changing OF countless
church bells. These are never rung. They
are always hammered with emulous stae-
cato, as though each bellman were enyious
Of outhammering oil others. The bells are
never silent from mathis to the aDgelus hour
of evening Even after that time they
often break out as though they had got loose
from restraint and were determined to en-
Joy night of 1t, as all humans seem to do
here In the soft and dangerous air.
Indeed, Valetta is never silent save in the
early morning hours. Then it is like city
OF the dead, but always sweet and cool and
wipsome. At that time, if you are abroad
alone, the silent churches, the huge au-
berges, the tremendous ramparts, the vast
archways, the dim portieoes and the
shadowy balconies seem TO whisper anew
their tales of romance old, their mysteries
of chivalrous and knightly days.
But soon from this patio, from that narrow
thoroughfare, another silent archway, from
huge baJred doors that open and close with a
startling click. come fUnereal FORMS clad in
somber black. They glide along with bowed
heads Their advent has been so sudden
and their number is at once SO great that
YOU are filled with surprise and dismay.
But these do not remain. For soft and
delicate ilaDu, as III Dy accident, WITH q swirl
motion changes the folds of the faldetta,
and the pretty faces OF half thousand
Maltese maids and matroDs are one py one
for moment turned roguishly or kindly to
YOURS. Then you realize that the faithful
fair of Valetta are on their way to early
mass, and you stand there, hat in hand,
you.self a revereBf w0rsbipper. mentally
blessing one and all for their piety and
pretty gracious ways.
These Maltese women are among the
pIeasantest of their sex. both as to the phys
zeal attracIiyeness and winsomeness of man
uer and character. They are as rule more
Detite than those of Italy and Spain, but
are very perfect as models of proportion
and natural grace. Their carriage is superb.
They possess an assurance which Is never
holiness, with modesty untalDted with
prudery Their feet. hands and head are
very small; their faces round rather than
oval: tLeir eyes and mouth are large and ex-
pressive, and there is an upward, confiding
and expeetant look in their faces that Is very
winsome-at least to men.
They are not generally intellectual, but,
better still, they are contented h0me-mak-
ers. and are like birds OF song in ell the
homesi6e joys. They mate early, being
mothers at IA and grandmother5 at 80, when
they are still youthful and charming. Dur
King the reign OF the Knights quite an arlstoc-
racy of wealth and nobility for so small an
area and population sprdng up in the ISL
ands. which continues to this day; and
the Maltese women OF this class are types
The morning call., 1892-03-20
MRS. ALFRED FINCH

WIN De remembered as pretty Elenore
hinne by her large number of friends.
especially by the younger portion of So
ciety She IS the eldest daughter of Mr..
ana Mrs. c. Mason Kline. She is a native
OF San Francisco and here received her
liberal educatioe. AS a young lady she was
quite popular when the family resided at
the Berkshire. Her only sister. pet" has
taken her place in the gay world. where she
gives promise OF becoming belle. About
TWO years ago, when Miss Eenore Kinne
was East. she met her fate" in the person
OF Mr. Alfred Finch, which recently resulted
IN marriage, the wedding taking place at
~. Faufs Church in the presence of a large
assemolage of invited guests. A reception
followed, immediately after which the
young couple started eastward on their
wedding tour 10 appearance Mrs Finch-is
rather tall. demi- blonde, with very pure
complexion. Generosity is one of the chief
characteristics of this lady.