The morning call., 1893-09-17

Den0iDg down 10 real WORK mas SET ID.
By no means all have been lucky enough
TO get homesteads. There is not enough
OF territory for the land-hungry. For
time those who are disappointed in real
estate may find work in assisting those
VINO have been successful. 1t VIII be
sharp work TO erect houses and prepare
for winter. Self-reliance aud command OF
resources are. however, characteristics OF
the boomer, and he has need of these quail
ties to put down the desperate element
The articles Of incorporation fled by the
Sharon Estate Company imply that the
organization is prepared TO take uD any
unconsidered trfles of business left out of
account Of the various groups of capitalists
from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The
scope OF employment which they may ind
for their capital, $1,000, 900, Of which half
Is paid up, is very comprehensive. They
may even go abroad for Investments. and
what with canals. irrigation. mining, ship
ping and manufacturing they might easily
ind occupation for fifty times the capital
manager who could superinteDd the
worlds industries must have some OF the
attributes OF genius. At first glance the
scheme might be den omiDated Californian,
from its colossal proportions, but 1t Is only
founded in New Jersey. There is curiosity
to know where ground will be broken.
from the Third-street opera-house the
stage paraphernalia of the Irving CON-
pany, which has been brought from Lon
don TO the Pacific. ana again moves east
ward. We are accustomed to trot huge
buildings from one site to another, but
that is a small achievement compared with
The theatrical one of tTansDlanting forest
and raZing city, carting OF palaces.
eathedrals, bridges and leagues OF ocean
blue with the celebrity of handling piano
or a sofa. The furniture of the stage Is
without illusion on the street, and has
less semblance Of story than the tlmbers
OF wreck on shore. 1t does violence to
the feelings TO behold a driver sit on
leafy bOugh Of beech which has been the
very life of the forest behind the foot
lights and TO note what sad rents have
been made la the golden green lichen OF
aged trunks and roots, all sklil1uly con-
trived out of coarse cloth. Even the bells
which figure in one OF the plays come
from London, and bear the date 1869.
ITving's propertyman will stand In need
of al bis skill in repairs by the time the
scenery gets through the tour.
What is described as a revolution in
shell fuses is reported to have been in
vented by a man who is neither me-
chanic nor an artillerist, but a customs
officer in London, who now ranks as
patentee Of the Thompson fuse. The dis
advantages of time fuse are that i! eX-
plodes the she'll at the wrong place. In
one second she'll may be 600 yards away
from its objective destination and an ex-
plosiOn then does 10 service. a tenth OF
second means 200 yards wrong. ANY delay
gives time TO avoid consequences, as drop
ping she'll into water, or getting clear OF
il as il sputteTs on the ground. The
Thompson fuse is brass nozzle inserted
10 the she'll, from which projects small
metal flag with staff which revolves freely
during flight, According 10 the distance
calculated, and for which the mechanism
is adjusted on scale, the fuse takes effect
after so many revolutions, which are de-
pendent upon the angle OF rtilng. Tables
have been drawn up according 30 the kind
Of gun employed. II this fuse fulflls eX-
pectAtions there will be no more waste
shells on land or at sea.
Boyd Thateher's plan of judging wine
with the labels on, and by one man, too,
against which the viticulturists of Cali
fornia have protested, and which they are
going to correct by obtaining an inde-
pendent opinion from proper experts, Is
not even followed in selecting wines for
consumption by what Is termed the first
club in LOndon-the House of Commons.
The House takes its cOmmissariat into its
own hands. and a committee looks after
wines and liquors generally. When 1ecid-
ing upon what to buy the bottles are placed
before the committee without bells. and
the brands selected are those which obtain
the highest number OF votes. They take
as much trouble as experts In the matter,
and only put down their opinions on paper
so that they avoid discussion. The cham
pagne most favored is J. Lemoine's. at
81 30 a bottle. This is the wine drunk
during his last illness by Emperor Fred
erick of Germany. The faithful Com mons
also consume considerable quantities of
whisky at the bars and in the smoking
room. Scotch has the lead, but Jamisson's
Irish is also in demand. No spirits are
kept less than ten years old. A dinner
costs from 80 cents to 81 %. exclusive of
wine, and the average cost is 60 to 70 cents.
When a member entertains. sometimes a
dinner costs guinea per plate.