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The morning call., 1893-07-16

it came tearing through the trees after the
remaining dog An examination showed
that nearbf one hundred shots hau
struck the bear, but many Of them failed
to enter. They cut The skin and glanced
off without great injury. We skinned the
Dald-face and his hide was like sieve
The Only bone broken ~as his right leg;
and his nose was cut, one eye was out and
the top of his head was creased with a
dozen shots. The battle lasted, perhaps.
half an hour. Many of the shots We're
wild, for we were greatly excited. But
making all p0ssb bic allowances Tor poor aim
and wasted ammunition there were at
least fifty shots which would have pene-
trated any other animal and have speedily
caused its death.
We made a stretcher and brought out
the dead body of Risdon, leaving our fix
lures triced up in tree for return trip
with a mule. But Pennington brought out
his rifle and our party never had heart to
return TO the scene of that fatal encounter
10 secure the outfit.
! would only fight bald-face in self
defense, and would fully expect to get the
worst of the bargain. After that expert
ence l very fully understand the feeling
OF the settlers in Idaho, who fear the
ferocious brute. l simply advise any Of
the sporting Englishmen who visit this
coast IN search of big game to take jour
ney to Idaho. go into the SawtoOth range
and meet baid-face. II they get back to
tell II | have DO doubt they will consider
their tger-hunting experiences in India
and Africa az a gentle and tame diver
sion. h. G. W.
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WHY FLOWERS SLEEP.
Some Do Not, but Others Have Reg
uIar Business Hours.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.

st. LOUIS TOSl-DlSpalcH.
Why should flowers sleep? asks Sir John
Lubbock in "The Beauties of Nature and the
Wonders OF the World We Live H." Why
should some finwers do so and not others
Moreover, different flowers keep different
hours. The daisy opens at sunrise and closes
at sunset, whence Its name, days eye" The
dandelion Qeon odon) is said to open about z
ana 10 close about 8; Arenarla rubra 10 be
open from TO 3; the white water lily
tNymph9a) from about TO 4; the common
mouse-ear hawkweed (Heracum; from TO 81
the scarlet Limpefnel (Anagallis) to waken at
and close soon after Q; Tragopogon ptatensiS
TO open at in tie morning aud close Just be-
fore u, whence its English name, John go TO
bed at noon." Farmers boys in some parts
are said 10 regulate their dinner time by il.
Other flowers, on the contrary, open in the
evening.
Now 1t is obvious that flowers which are fer
tiZed by nlght-hying insects would derive no
advantage from being open by day; and on the
other hand, that those which are ferliZed by
bees would gain nothing by being open at
night. Nay, 1t would be a distinct disadvan-
tage. because IL would render them Liable TO be
rObb d of their honey and pollen by insects
which are not capable OF ferGizing them.
have veDtured 10 suggest, then, that the closing
OF Ghe flowers may have reference 10 the habits
Of the insects. ana II may be observed also in
not sleep; and that many OF those flowers
which attract insects by smell open and emit
their scent at particular hours; thus Hesperus
matrOualis and Lychnis vesperIina smell in the
evening and Orchis bIfolia is particularly sweet
at hight
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than that of the cliff-dwellers. though be-
longing to much more recent epoch OF
American history, are the old colonial d0cu..
ments, newspapers and paper money. OF
the Massachusetts exhibit. There is the
original indictment for "Covenanting. With
the Eville Spirit. the Deville," which was
the beginning of one of those Infamous
prosecutions for witchcraft. As showing
how deeply the religious spirit OF the times
had penetrated into the com monplaces OF
everyday life witness this curious bill OF
lading 1t is filled-in printed form, thus
proving that its peculiar phraseology is not
exceptional.
Shipped by the Grace Of God. in Good Order
and well conditioned by Timothy Orne Jnr.,
In and upon the good scoOner, The ZOent,
whereof is master under God, for this present
voyage, Samuel Carlton. and now riding at
anchor in the port OF Salem, ana by Coos
grace bound for Barbados, That Is to
Say-One large roam horse with large
white spot on his forehead. aud two
barrels of traine oyl, upon the proper
Rect and Rsque of said Timothy Orne Juur.
Being marked and numbered (&c). And so God
send The good schooner TO her desired port,
upon which pounds TO be collected from who
shall receive Aforesaid horse and oyl. Amen.
Dated in Salem, New England, Nov. 3Oth
1749. SAMUEL CARLTON.
But space forbids my speaking of the
many curious things to be lound In these
different State eXhl bits.
THEODORE S. SOLOMONS.
The morning call., 1893-07-16
AN ARTLESS JUDGE.
He Had Often Heard About a Faro
Layout and Was Anxious to See II.

Chicago Times.
A lot Of gambling men were on trial before
Magistrate Bradwel the other morning at the
Harrison police station, the result of raid on
Ii. C. McGuire's place ou East Monroe street.
The Judges desk was covered with full
faro layout-board, cards. box, chips, markers,
casekeeper and coppers.
"This layout. your Honor" began Detective
Williams. was found iu McGure's gambling,
house, and"
"What do you mean by layout?" innoceDtly
inquired the court. us it with these tools that
so mauy sO-called suckers are laid out?"
"ThaPs as good detuition OF the word as
could lie given by the Oldest faro expert in the
United StaIes," SmilDgiy responded he officer.
81 or the better understanding OF the court
Will state that that silver box in your Honors
right hand aud III which the court Is now pac-
Ing the deck of cards Is called a faro box. The
cards are dealt from the top and placed In Two
separate piles by the SIDE of the box, just as
your Honor is now doing. and bets made with
ibes' chips are won or lost by their turn. Now,
for instance, | will place stack of these chps
on the king and you maze deal. There, you
see. would have won, becaus -"
mo, you wouldn't You put your money on
the corner OF the King and lt took in the jack.
It's stand-oif. for the jack showed on top
but-er-ah. 90 on. MIR. Officer."
This little square piece of ivory is called
marker, and when player puts it Oh a card
like this he"
Markers don't go, Williams" remarked the
court as he showed the ivory block off the
board.
81 thought the court desired some intorma.
tion regarding"
II do. but you know the rules OF the house
about markers"
II guess I'll not explain further about the
game" laughed the detective. These men
a:ound me were sitting about the faro table
when l came into the place."
Were they playing?'
mo, SIR"
"Theu they are dismissed, and on petition
Ine case OF the proprietor is continued 10 the
10th in $500 bonds. Call the next case. Mir.
Clerk.
I've often heard Of a faro layout and was
anxious 10 see one," bandly remarked the
court as the gamblers filed out. 'It would ap-
pear to me to be difficult game 10 learn'
And not smile crept over his sacerdotal
The morning call., 1893-07-16
THE PANTHEON.
The Classic Attractions of the Famous
Structure of Paris.
Home and Country Magazine.


"The bas-reief and paintings ornamentng
the Pantheon are diverse in their nature
as the ever changing uses 10 which this re-
merkable structure has been adapted. Some OF
the most distinguished French artists are here
represented.
Erected upon the site of Sainte Genevieve's
tomb I'D from designs by Souf1iot, the tounda-
Iion-sIone of this edifce laid by Louis
XIV, in 1854. Originally designed for a church
and consecrated 10 Sainle Genevleve, thr
patron saint OF Paris, IL was not until 1871 that
IL was seculdrlzed as memorial temple dtdl-
Gated AUX grandS hommeS la palrle recon
naiSsante.' In 18O6 II was recOnSecrated. but
the evolution of July, 1880, was responsible
for it bring used once more as the resting place
for the remains OF the great men of France.
Again, in 1851, this magnificent pile was used
as plac of worship. and IL was not until the
death of Victor Hugo that 1t was dedicated, let
Us hope permanently, To tue great men OF a
grateful country
The form OF the Pantheon is that of Greek
cross, with beautiful, artiSiicallY modelled
dome 10 the center and a columned portlco ex-
tending across the front.
"AbOVe the entrance is placed pediment,
the field of which Is ornamenIed by an immense
bas-reiief. whereon figures of the great men OF
Fl nee. such as Fenelon, Rousseau. Notaire,
Mlrabeau, Laplace, Cuvier and others, are rep
resented.
Among the classic attractions OF this glory
church are thr pictures of Saint Genevieve'
and The Sermon OF Saint Denis, by Pierre
Puvis de Chavannes and I. V. Gail4nd. .Ihe
Martyrdom of Saint Dionysius,' by Leon Bon
nal, and The Maid of Orleans at the STAKE by
j. E. Lrnepven.
The most characteristic picture of the new
decorations of the Pantheon Is The Return of
the Vic iorous Cnodwig From the Battle Near
Tolbiacun.' This painting is the work Of Paul
Joseph Blanc, who painted it 1t in 1880 and
introduced the figures of Gambetta Clemen-
ceau, Barthelemy ST. Hiare, CoquelIn. Lock-
roy. Paul Bert and the German Emperor. 1t is
needless TO say that the whole picture is but a
historic sarcasm. The yeled idea Of ridicule
whole
The morning call., 1893-07-16
MAN-WORSHiPERS.
Benighted Heathen Who Believe In
the Divinity of Certain People.
Boston Globe.

There is a sect in Orissa, in the Bengal
presidency. who worship Queen Victoria
as their chief divinity. Colonel Graham
discovered that her Majesty was also an
object of worship in the temple of the
Pnodong ga-Kama. at Tumlong. IN lhioet.
A sect in the Punjab worship dleiy whom
they called Nkka Sen.
This Nikkal Sen was no other than the
redoubted General Nicholson, and nothing
that the general ecu d do or say dampened
the enthusiasm of his adorers. NJ. du
Chaillu tells that some Of the African
savageS looked upon him as superior
being, and the South Sea islanders woT-
shipped Captain Cook as deity. Even
when they had killed him and cut him
into small pieces the inhabitants OF Owy-
hee fully expected him to Eeappear and
frequently asked what he would do to
them on his return.
Lander. in his Niger expedition. says
that in most African towns ard villages he
was treated as a demi-gOd. LORD John
Lawrence has been worShiped among the
Sinks in Northwest India. Three years
ago a man named Juriung Tain, a Dis
trict Commissioner for the Russian Gov
ernment at Garhigivsk, in the north
a god subsequently he declared hmse
to be the chief divinity in tie Yak
utskan pantheon. Divine honors were
paid 10 him and he was carried through
the settlement daily. On special occasions
he was accompanied by wonderful pro-
ceSson, when he was carried by eight
richly dressed men, seated in richly or
namented chair, which was adorned by the
wings of partridges. bells. horses tails
and ribbons, while before him was a band
of dancers. His career, however, was 4
short one. Tor he was soon arrested by the
military authorities and sent to Vladivo-
stock. where he is now confined in luna
tic asylum
The morning call., 1893-07-16
THE SHIPS COLORS.

Oh. sailor young sailor, with tan on your cheek
W hat flag is your schooner to fly at her peak?
on, JACK i'll blue jacket. pray you. declare
What cVlors your busy brown I'm gers prepare?
NV hat flag but the grandest ?" my safior-boy SAID
~ he star-spanged unio . the stripes white and
red;
The flower OF All ensigns. the pride of the sky:
so flag but 'old Glory my beauty shall fly"
Oh. sailor, my sailor, you've chosen Alright.
Thus prize 1t forever that banner of light
Each stripe has a meaning you yet cannot guess;
Each star Is more sacred than worGs may EXPIRE. s
O'er desolate ice-feds-'mid islands OF pain
1t lives rough the storm. and IL sleeps through
the calm.
1t guides through the war-cloud on periious ways:
1t decks the & ad cities on festival days
In far-away harbors, where many ships meet.
Where dark foreign faces loOk strange in this
street.
The flag flaps greeting. and kinsm who roam
All bless the brave coIorS that tell them of home.
Where it fiutters. the bride of the breeze
a measure OF freedom IL filings oer the seas.
A nope for the woriu-aNu the heart thar- beats
true
Must leap at the sight OF the red. white and blue!
HELEN GRAY CONE in July st. Nicholas.
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NOT NEGLECTED.
Being in Chicago She Had Soon
Caught On to the Feminine Rule.


Beware! Bpw e Rash girl. tempt me
not to remember we are in Chicago"
The words Iung out across the street in Cairo
with awful intensity Brightly beamlng, the
morning sun glded The mnaret before which
stood FL Abmid and his beautiful young wlfe.
around around the quaint houses lay Wrappeo III
silence ami they stood alone In the deserted
street. Tall and queenly in her impeI0us
neauIy, AShmir Bukarab stood before her lord.
Her eyes flashed defiance and she Quailed not
before the storm OF his fury.
1niee short weeks had the couple lived in
the lairy IKE white city. Thousands OF miles
away, where the yellow Niie slowly winds on
It's slnuouS course, ere yet the wild fever TO
visit the New World burned in their veins life
had been 10 them a happy. ethereal dream.
Close under the shadow of old Cheops a days
Journey from the burning sands of the desert.
iay the home they had J. t: behind and there
alas! they had left all the peace and happiness
which had once been theirs. for, in the bright
New World in The city of wonders, the dark.
Jangnishing eye OF Ashmlr had turned with
glance OF favor upon another han her Ii ge.
The dark haired Egyptian beauty loved the
Columbian guard who daily strobe beneath
her window in all the pomp and glitter OF his
uniform.
vounp bride turn from him TO the stranger.
Day after day, her manner-once warm ana
loving-changed to indifference ana even cold
ness. -, - ,.
No more did she greet him with warm kisses
ard loving words when new day was born,
nor cid she bestow upon blm W:Iely careSs
ber. Aud now as he stood there in the cool
morning air and gazed upon the woman VINO VINO
once had rejolced TO be called MS ms heart l
was hot within his breast and his voice was
harsh and unfeelng as he told her OF his sus-
piciOns. ,u...
.'Think not that have been blind to all that
has been between you" be said bitterly, Il
know too we'll the truth How often have not
seen you shedding your brightest smiles upon
this gaily bedecked puppet! His every move
you follow with admitting glances ana your
no StP mel,
vuu on the sunny banks of the Nile. But be-
ware, rash girl; tempt me not too far. Remenl-
Der we are In Chicago III this tblng goes on,
by the three-headed serpent OF the sacred river,
Pll get divorce!"
Then the young girl spoke Calm and un-
moved she had listened TO the outburst OF his
anger, until lie had finisned.
.'Do not worry. Ahmid," she said sweetly.
81 have not lived in Chicago three weeks for
nothing. | have already filed th- papers for a
bill"
And smiling again upon her distracted spouse
she quietly passed into her apartments, leaving
him alone with his thoughts.
The morning call., 1893-07-16
MARKS OF IDENTIFICATION.
The Prison System of Measurement
Taken From the SavageS.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch

St Louis Post Dispatch.
The science of modern anthrOgraphy Is con-
stanty increasing its resources by introducing
new measu ements of various parts OF the
body, particularly among the criminal class.
The measurement. OF the hands and fingers IS
now considered of v+st Importance in estab-
fishing personal identity. Ii is certainly curl
Gus. in view of this fact, TO know That
similar process has been in vogue
among savage tribes, who thus recog-
niZe tIIer friends and foes. Captain Cupet re-
ports that the inhabitants of Southern AMMAN
place thin bamboo rod between tile middle
finger and the ring finger cf s.raTEarS VITO in
vade their territory, on which they mark nv
nUtches The distance from the nat 20 tile hrst
Dhalange and all succeeding oues. This bBmboo
rod Is preserved. Eyyr5 stranger is e0mpeilrd
10 submit to this measurement When they re-
turn after a pfotfacisd ABSENCE the roo Is ap-
piied as mentioned. and their ideutlty estSb-
ilshed as friend. a newcomer or Zoe. Cap
tain Cupet on his returns TO Annain was always
Temeasured. lie say mat a similar Method Is
pr2eticed In tie Laos piovIDces.
The morning call., 1893-07-16

huge transparent eye. Oh. when they had
grown up all Of them would be phOtog-
raphers-yes. all. Finally a good picture
was obtained, which the photographer
brought forward triumphantly, all wet.
In that black and white the lady said she
thoroughly recognized herself. gave an
order for a dozen cartes, paid down the
money for them in advance and took her
departure perfectly satisfied.
The door closed behind her-she was
gone. hurrah! The children. relieved
from restraint, danced a joyous dance
about the camera. The father. very much
excited by his first operation. majest tically
mopped his forehead; then. as the day was
drawing to a close, the mother hurried
downstairs to order the dinner. something
extra 10 honor of the windfall, and also,
for system should be maintained in every
thing, to buy big green-bOund registry
book In which to enter In round CONNER
cial hand the date of delivery, the name Of
the Southern lady and the amount re-
ceived-twelve francs!
1t must be confessed, however, that.
thanks 10 the pate and other dainties with
which they feted the windfall. and thanks
also to some moderate supplies Of coal.
sugar and candies, the total of the expen-
dltures just balanced that of tire receipts
But. bah! il they had taken in II francs
that day--and a rainy day besides-the
very day they had moved Unjust think
what they would certainly take in Oh the
morrow! The evening was passed in max
ing plans. 1t is impossible to conceive how
many plans may be formed in a little suite
OF three rooms front!
The next day the weather was delight
ful. but no one put in an appearance-nnt
single customer throughout the day. But
how would you have it? Such a trade!
AT all events small portion of the plate
forced to 60 to bed with empty Stomachs
The day following-still no business. The
entire family renewed the watch on the
balcony. but without avail. The Southern
lady called for her dozen cartes, but this
was all. They had 10 pawn one of their
mattresses that night in order to buy
bread. Two davs, three days passed IN
this fashion; now real distress was upon
them. The unfortunate Photographer sold
his tOque aud velvet jacket; he would also
have to sell his camera and get place as
salesman in some store. The mother was
in despair, ana so discouraged were the
children that they nOlOnger even went Oh
the balcony to watch.
Suddenly, one Saturday morning. Just
when they were expecting it the least, the
bell rang. 1t was wedding party, an en-
tire wedding party, who had climbed the
long stairway to get photogra phed-the
groom, the bride, the bridesmaid and the
gr00mSman, good people who had never
never before in all their lives worn a pair
of gloves and wished to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the event. That day the
photographer took in thir,y-six francs.
doubling the sum the day following. And
thus the deed was done-the photOgra-
piers business was established.
And this Is but one of the thousands of
touching and humble dramas incident to
small business ventures in the great city
of Paris.
Translated from the French Of AIphonse Daudet
for he CALL
The morning call., 1893-07-16
A POrtiere Made of Shells.
UphOlsterer.

A lady who spends her summers at the sea.
side has collected about bushel, more or
less. of small. almost fiat. thin. yellow
smells, which abound at SO many points on
the coast. With these she this year fashioned
porliere that is novel and pretty beyond de-
scription. Eacn shell is pierced with "A not
wire, and then strung OH delicate wire. 50
the wide end of the other. number or
strings were made in this manner long
enough to reach from the floor to the curtain
pole. where they were securely fastened to a
strip OF plantation cloth OF the same shade az a
the shells. Through the fretwork above this
curtain Is drapeo length Of sea-green India
SILK, falling half way to the floor on the rip pht
Slde
less ambitious woman has made curious
scarf by sewing these shells In artistic confu.
sion on either end Of length of nile green silk
putting mere and there among them bits of
golden brown seaweed. A fringe is made for
each END bv stringing shells on green embroid
cry silk instead uf wire.
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easterly direction. Nothing is known OF its
origin, aud the wonderful part is the mate
rial of W hich il is constructed.

eaSterly direction. Nothing is known OF its
origin, aud the wonderful part is the mate
riaf of which it is constructed.
1t is about 200 miles from the ocean, and
surrounded on all sides by hills of sand
and rocks covered with cacti. There is
no water for miles, except the excuses for
rivers that run during the rainy season.
There is not even the suggestion of water.
and vet the house is built of sea-Shells
laid in sort Of cement.
Where the shells were obtained is a
mystery that may never be solved. 1t
does not seem possible that the builder of
the house would carry the material over
hundreds of miles nf desert when there
were plenty of rocks near by that would
answer the purpose just as we'll. even
though they were not so unique.
The house is built in the shape of the
straw huts OF the Papago Indians and is
about the same size. There is room in
side for five or six persons, but at present
nobody occupies 1t. except, perhaps, some
prospector who uses it for a tenn porary
shelter IN cold weather
There are dozen varieties OF shells to
be found in the walls, and one over the
door is of extraordinary size.
The age OF the building will never be
known, but there is little doubt that it Is
as old as the oldest In the Territory.
The morning call., 1893-07-16
Work the Secret of Success.
Zola's address to Paris Students.

<sOld AuuTeS5 u OLuuOut6
In conclusion, gentlemen, presume to offer
you faith; YES. / beseech you to put
your trust and your faith in work. Toll
young men, toll! ] am keenly conscious OF
the trlienesS OF the advice. 1t il tile seed
when Is sown at every distribution of prizes
III every school. and sown in rocky soil; but
ask you 70 reflect uaon 1t because l. who have
been nothing but worker, am witness to its
The work allude to is daily work me dutv Of
moving one p step forward In ones allotted
ing have taken my paee ar an n,v 1ne inI,n nnhIa
my head so sori0ra to say lost my mouth bitter,
ing-and every time. in snile Of the feaIing
OF rebellion, after The first minutes Of % agony
my task proved a balm and "a consoation'
my neart sometimes throbbing with 3aIn' in'
but firm and erect, able and willing to lIvp mi
the morrow Yes, WORK is the one nyea, IN. .ini
of the world which leads organized ma. W.
slowly but steadily 10 its unknown goal ifa
has no Otper meaning, aud our one mission hara
is TO contribute our share 10 The total sum ~
labor, alter which we vanish from the earth. VI
The morning call., 1893-07-16
Dr.. Holmes to the school Child en-

Our good and genial Antocrat has always the
faculty df doing graceful thing Ia graceful
way. 6ne of the latest ILLUSTRATORS OF this
faculty Is his letter TO some school children,
who wrote 10 him. at the suggestion OF their
teacher. to express their opinion OF The
Last Leaf" which they had been studying.
In his lepy, DR.. Holmes wrote: II am glad TO
be Told that | have written what has Instructed
and grathed you. The poem called The Last
Lear was written siXIythreo years ago before
most of your fathers, and some OF your grand.
fathers, were born. i am almost the last leaf
myself now. but l am glau 10 be reminded hat
The tree OF life Is full of young leaf buds, which
will spread in the sunshine OF the twentieth
century, when the bough 10 which l am still
clinglng is shOrn OF its last Years latest leaf"