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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06

door TO go toward the fair and mn one
appeared to Rrudge it.
1t is not known exactly when the awards
will be made. The terms of the comnoti
ton are as follows:
To the maker OF the plans adj opted by
the executive committee. who will be EN-.
ployed TO make full and completes plans
and specifications. and to furnish comnlete
supervision and snperintendence the snm
OF per cent of the cost OF construction
will be paid. The maker of the second.
best plans for each building will get $40.
The competition was open to all the archi-
tects of the State.
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idea, his corridor being eighteen feet wide,
the whole being lighted by means of a sky
light and lower side windows. The ex-
terror is deliberately put not heavily deco
rated, feature being the circular orna-
ments in staff. corresponding to pierced
windows Of circular form on either side of
the main entrance.
Samuel Newsom Is the author and delinea-
tor of five designs, Two Of them being large
colorpd elevations. and the rest drawings
and working plans. The fascinating Cali
fornia" mission style is noticeable in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

On the mountain top your privilege Is
to stand or sit and take in the view. Some
stand or sit for hours, some have been able
to receive the proper impression in ten
minutes. 1t Is impossible to describe It.
The distances are so immense. the cOlors
SO rich. the sense of freedom from earth
so glorious. ones sense of power is so in
creased. You breathe light, you see air. you
so intoxicate yourself with wonders at the
greatness of God that you almost feel like
weeping. Guides point out this peak and
that glacier. eagle-faced old fellows with
hard. dry hands who walk proudly, with
bright eyes, jewellers Of the mountains. su-
perciiious of the valleys. Can't you see that
peak? No, ! see nothing. Have you no
eyes? Here. another of you. come and help
this tourist look. You begin where he leaves
of. You ought to manage 1t together! Then
il is to the expensive Hotel Schneider, raw
enous.
Lucerne wants ''plungers, successful bust-
ness men of all nations trying to get into
society, English and Americans of the right
stamp, and Frenchmen, too. The hotels
are not filled, except in their cheapest
rooms. Their proprietors are in despair.
To take the place Of high-ciass money spend
ers there has been a heretofore undreamed
of mob of extremely average people. They
are people who come. see and go-kiss and
run-people who make use of tourist hotel
coupons. who do not give dinner parties.
who drink cheap wine. who do not hire car
riages by the week, who do not take suites
of rooms, who scrutinize their bills. who
in a wOrd-are little fish.
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on his way to Fredericksburg, Va to lay
the corner stone Of the Mary Washington
monument. Fortunately both Of the White
House cranks were promptly arrested be-
fore they could execute their threats of vio-
lence and placed where they could do no
harm; but Randolph never was apprehend-
ed, although he was admitted to have been
entirely sane and was credited with being
the nrst and only man who ever pulled Old
Aickory'S nose And thereby hangs a tale.
Nothing Of the kind had ever happened be-
FORE and the occurrence occasion ed a most
extraordinary scandal, considering that no
really serious consequences resulted from It.
Indeed, with the exception Of the tragic
sorrow and calamity that befel the country
IN the assassination OF Lincoln. and later Of
Garfield. perhaps no single event In our his
tory ever caused a greater amount of dis
cussion and controversy. Peculiar social
circumstances and political considerations
were associated with the case, and this may
In part account for its widespread noto:iety.
but to the strange uncertainty that has al
ways existed as to the real facts must be
attributed Its long-continued hold upon
popular interest. The early Washington
and Alexandria newspapers of that time,
beginning even with the issues of the day
after the assault, were altogether at odds
in their accounts of the affair. Then news
papers everywhere took up the discussion,
expressing the most contradictory Views and
devoting columns upon columns to their
| elaboration. For many years afterward the
assault constituted a cause celeDre anu
a bone of journalistic contention when other
subjects were lacking. Historians also have
been fully as discrepant among themselves
as the newspapers touching the facts. Some
authorities would have us believe that no
assault was committed at all, while others
would make it appear that the redoubtable
hero Of New Orleans suffered considerable
physical damage in the encounter. Hence
the conscientious student OF history is at a
loss to know what to think. The literature
on the subject pro and con, founded chiefly
on hearsay. would fill a modest library, but
the divergent views thus far have never
been reconci!ed. The much-mooted hfstor-
zeal conundrum can be stated thus:
An Oft Disputed Question.
Was Jackson's nose tweaked? Or wasn't
1t tweaked?
The most recent contribution to the dis
cussion was made some months ago by a
daughter Of Lieut.. Randolph. who answered
the query In the negative. asserting the
tradition and understanding current in the
family that her father did not touch the
President
Further explicit and confirmatory proof
is now produced in the graphic testimony
of the venerable John Major. Esq, probably
the last contemporaneous witness. a bosom
friend and confldant Of Randolph in his day.
formerly citizen Of Fredericksburg and
later Of Washington. but who. until his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
OLD-TIME COWBOYS.
Change In the Character of the Texa,
R0und-Up Artfsts.

Change In the Character of the Texan
Round-Up Artists.
From the Dallas News
Time and fashions pass away. ana man.
ners and customs change In western Texas
Just as everywhere else
The oid-time cowboy Is no more He
passed In his checks with the free grass
custom The big pasture has introduced a
new order OF cowboy. who sleeps in a house
ana 'obeys orders or quits. The old cow
boy was the companion Of his boss and
shared his pleasures and his hardships. No
manager in his big headquarter rock house
reminded him Of his inferior rank in soci-
ETY., nor did any of the modern ranch ac-
cessor1es mar the common dangers, the
pleasures and the freedom and equality
or the whilom cowboy and cowman. But
the ranch in the olden time was a cotton
wood log house to cook in, and for roof and
protection from the weather the slicker was
USED, ana mother earth supplied their beds
The broad range and the oyerhanging sky
answered for house and home
A roundup In 1s67-1SS0 was not bounded
oy wire fences. but the boys galloped out of
camp after breakfast made a wide sweep
and all then drove toward a common CEN
ter. and 10! directly at that point was gath
cred herd Of stock cattle Of all brands.
ready Tor the cut to begin. The high toned
iioh was tdpoOeO 1 remember such man
appeared at the ranch OF J. T., in Shackel-
ford county, In 1869. He was a city Teller,
and would say thank you and such like.
his intense politeness and heightened nom
sense aggravated the boys nightly Jim
b. In particular poor fellowD was espe-
cially fretted by his nonsense, as he called
1t. and tried to ridicule 1t out Of him, but in
vain. At last his resentment ripened into
genuine hatred and Ii was hard to keep
the peace between them. for the city Teller
had grit too.
Well, one morning in 1869, at Mountain
pass In Taylor county. long before any one
lived In that section. Jim got awfully mad
and gave the city Teller a cussng. where
upon q row resulted and bloodshed was
the city Teller to ride of and 1t looked like
peace had returned. but one hour later Jim
y. and his amiable enemy met off at one
side of the roundup. I happened to be
near. In a flash the city chap ran before
Jim, dismounted, leveled his gun on him
and demanded an apology or death. Jim
1erked out two six-shooters, but said moth
ing. and instantly the city Teller fired. Poor
Jim rolled OF his horse a dead man.
1 got to them Just as Jim fell. He died
instantly. shot through the heart. His
slayer mounted his horse and ''lit out"
We buried Jim and went on with our herd.
two men short, but with no discordant ele-
ment among u.s. Such was the old way.
Inc boys were courteous and kind, they
were generous and brave. Industrious and
honest. but they would not stand any high
toned nonsense. A new era has set In.
Which is the best we cannot say, but one
thing Is sure, with all his faults. and they
were many. the old time cowboy was a man
to be trusted In peace or war and the very
present among his successors in western
Texas
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IN HIS NAME
Little Deed. Like This Make Life Seem
Good.

-r,. .pbase- man OF the Boston journal
witnessed a pretty little incident at the
corner OF Temple place and Washington
street the other day illustrative OF the law
OF loving kindness which rules some M
lures.
That is always a busy corner. There was
a little group of people waiting, as there
usually is for an opportunity TO safely
run the gauntlet OF teams and street cara
The voice Of a gentlensn-one whose life
had evidently been sp.<, amid refining In
tiuences-was heard above the din by those
standing there.
ct suppose there is a policeman at this
corner to assist people to crossr'
..Oh, yes: there generally Is.
The reply came from an average woman
who was herself waiting for an opening
in the wall Of vehicles. She hsd not
looked UP, apparently. Into the race OF the
gentleman. -
Of a lifferent type. An air OF refinement
CLING to her gown, her hat. ana every
thing in evidence spoke the refined lady.
She was an observant woman, ana had
an once discovered what and the average
woman had failed TO see
MAY | assist you. sir?" In the sweetest
voice imaginable.
''-rhank you. madam. Il Will accept your
Offer I am nearly blind.
with the grace OF a Chesterheld he Of
fered his arm 10 the lady ana In a min
ute he was safely across and expressing
his thanks to the Kind unknown. who at
that moment transferred her charge TO
the care OF Officer Felt. that large bodied
and kind-hearted officer who finds con-
slant employment AZ that busy corner
How many women would have done
,hat?' / unused as I went my way She
suffered no loss OF dignity by that Thought
ful little act 10 a stranger and did not
foolishly hesitate and ask herself: What
will people sayT' II was in His name"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
Home Rule for Scotland,

rom toe London Times
Last night, at meeting OF the executive
committee of the Scottish Home Rule AS
ISOLATION, held in Edinburgh, the following
resolution was, after discussion, adopted :
The executive committee again declare
Its increasing conviction that IL is impossi-
bic to do justice to the domestic REQUIRE
ments of any Of the four divisions of the
United Kingdom without relegating their
management to a legislature and executive
Tor each OF them-all remaining indissolu-
bly, united In the imperial parliament-and
halls with satisfaction the preference ex-
pressed by the Earl of Rosebery in his
speech on the 18th instant for a scheme of
devolutfon which would be applicable to
all countries alike in the United Kingdom.
The committee hopes that parliament will
now recognize the necessity Of defining by
resolution the legislative and administrative
powers to be delegated to the several di-
visions OF the United Kingdom and OF al
lowing the people concerned TO consider
and report to parliament how and by whom
such powers can best be exercised in their
respective capitals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

Of snobs. The streets are clean and free
from smells. They are Of two classes.
streets of great hotels and shops, and the
streets Of the people Of Lucerne. For the
sights. formal shop windows, formal hotels.
formal rowboats decksd with perfunctory
Chinese lanterns upon q hackneysd lake,
however beautiful. The pictures OF the
Dance Of Death, which date from the If
tenth century. and which string along the
little covered wooden bridge, contain tame
representations Of Death taking the bride,
the peasant, the merchant the emperor,
the bishop. and all the rest. And in a dir
ty little garden, quite in the German taste,
nesting lugubriously in the dank shelter
of sweating rock which bathes its feet in
murky little duck pond, you see the Lion
Of Lucerne. 1t is cracking and chipping of
more and more each year, with the damp
and the weather. few days after seeing
1t the writer was visiting the French fort
ress at Belfort. in the corner of Alsace
which has been retained by France. the
strongest fortress the republic boasts. It,
too. has gigantic lion. carved in stone by
Barthoidf fof the Statue Of Liberty, which
lion stands to give honor to the defenders
OF the fortress who fell in 1870. 1t Is lar
ger than that Of Lucerne, carved in cut
stone, which is not likely to chip or wear,
proof paint. The old soldier who guards
the Lion or Belfort asked alphabetically
after the condition Of his brother of Luz
Serne. when ! told him / had been there;
~ ,-aU He~iu iHorWdlOSenS masterpiece
was suffering from the weather, and recon-
mended the same brand Of paint
STANDING before the Lion OF Lucerne you
read In the guide books how it is meant to
Iyplty the fidelity Of the Swiss Guard of
Louis XVI, who persisted because that fat
Drained monarch had not the wit to let
Lhem save themselves and him. The lion
mes IN his damp grotto, stretched in the
agonies OF death, with a broken lance
piercing his side. while his paw rests on the
Bourbon coat of arms, Helvetiorum hdei
&C vlrtud. Beneath are the names of the
slain on1cers. slain. curiously enough, the
second batch OF them. at least exactly a
September. 1885, ' "a
Inc Lion OF Lucerne does not need paint.
STERLING HELLO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

Various reasons are given for this bad
condition of affairs. which, by the way,
seems to exist all over Europe. Some say
IT Is the Chicago fair; that, although the
Atlantic steamship companies deny any
increase of traitlc, yet the traffic for one
summer has changed direction. They say
ii IS not Americans coming over and re-
turning-but Europeans going across and
coming back. Heaven grant that 1t may be
so. that for one summer at least Europe
may pay back to US ten thOusandth part
of the money Americans have spent on her.
Others say the cause of European summer
resort stagnation is due to the depression
Of silver; that the financial shakiness which
exists all over the world affects rich people
with investments. and that the mob of
cheap rippers escape untouched, because
they have nothing much to be touched be-
cause they travel on their earnings. not
their incomes.
1t is admitted that this is not making a
proper use of Lucerne. The position Of
this beautiful city. situated in the midst
of the routes most favored by tourists and
at the entrance to the magnificent scenery
of the forest cantons. renders a passing
through the town almost a matter Of ne
csssity. But this very facility Of travel Is
changing the contented and settled life
even OF rich travellers. who were wont to
come and stay.
The town Is built on both banks Of a
river as II comes from the lake. 1t Is COM
rnanded By hills crowned with q fine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
The Old Mirror.
Written for The Evening Star By Anne worthinstor


WITHIN the dim and silent oaken hall
IL hangs and In Its bosom dark and deep,
falr FORMS ana many faces bright have shoOe,
"here now out misty shadows slowly creep.
Dark u the galded carving OF the frame
mat binds the ancient glass; but once twas
bright
FOR many year ago, when all was gay
Within the great old hall on Christmas night,
There shone the brightly blazing Yuletide log:
With holly wreaths the walls were all aslow,
AND gaily meath the sparkling candles swung
A branch OF merry green leafed misletee.
Then flashed within the mirror maidens fair
Who trtpped with measured steps the dance
along,
ANA courtly gentlemen With powdered hair,
And stately danes were seen amid the throng.
sometimes, when all the guests had left the hall
ana out the dancing freight Lit the floor,
II saw some pair Of lovers lingering there,
And when at last these. too. were gone. 1t saw
All night the freight flicker the wall,
Flashing upon the portraits grave and still,
Chasing dim shadows through the wide old hall
Or, when the summer sunshine Allied the air,
And through the silent hall sweet breezes passed
RustlinS the curtains silken folds,
Bringing sweet odors from the woodland vast
1t saw some little wondering bsbys face,
Who peered within Its depths half afraid,
Then slowly passed from without the hall into
The wide green lawns wherein the children
played
And on one Halloween. when all was dark.
Strange shadows In its depths. that weird and din
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suit IL seen In nervous exhaustion, kidney troubles
and dyspepsia-for whica Paine's celery compound
is a never-fsiling cure. Says William Randall q
Mansfield, Mass:
81 have been subject to rheumatism In the feet
for the last six seven years and during that tims
have tried scores Of medicines, but could not goa
much relief. / at last gave Psines celery COM
pound trial and after using two bottles certainly
felt better. Now that have taken nine bottles Of
the Compound In al. must say that feel Quits
well and free from the dreadful disease To any Of
my friends who are suffering take great pleasure
In recommending Psine's celery compound bsaisv-
ing. as do, that it Is q great blood puriner.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

found myself beside a commercial drummer
also carrying valise. a communicative
drummer. a German drummer, who took
me for drummer Ike himself. Together
we went to the Hotel of the Moor. an old
fashioned. but coy nook, in which to hide
from the extortions of one of the most ex-
pensive summer resorts in Europe, from the
glare of wealth and fashion. from the in
solent happiness of North German aristo-
Gratis. Paris stockholders, Roman MOBILES
American manufacturers and their ladies,
and the stony self-satisfaction OF English
old maids and London swelis in loud-colored
knlckerbockers. smoking pipes
For public amusement in the evening
Lucerne has a casino, something like club
which any one may enter on paying the ad-
mission price. Here there Is cafe, prom
enade and little variety heater. There Is
also what purpOrts TO be a london Music
HALF and several beer-garden-like concerts
In the open air.
The audience Is very cosmopolitan, as
may be judged either by listening to the
sentences in mixed languages which float to
you between the pieces of the Hungarian
orchestra or by inspecting the newspapers
on ille. from the Paris Herald TO the Galig-
n1nfs MESSENGER. and from the Paris FL
giro to the Berlin TasebIatt ard from the
Tribuna of Rome to the Swiss and Nice
Times. another fin de steele sheet in Eng
lish made up OF hotel advertisements. On
the strangers list of the latter French and
German names appear most frequently
then English, American. italian and Span
fsh.
The Hungarian band is playing the over
ture TO Semiramide- There Is the crackIing
noise OF Those who walk upon the garden
paths. rolling the gravel beneath their feet
IN American professor OF statistics at one
side Is telling how at the late monetary
conference at Brussels one of the American
Delegates opened eight cases OF whisky
which he had brought over with him The
rich twang Of two dulcimers giving some
thing Ike a piano accompaniment to the
strtnged orchestra Is obscured by the con-
versation OF two Londoners discussing the
future of the skirt dance Meanwhile a
party Of North Germans are telling over to
each other the Joys OF their ascent of Mount
Ptiatus. "wunderschon, wunderschoni %
Nobody listens to the music.
Two great mountains here divide
the attention OF the tourist the
Right and Mount Pilatus The lat
Ter II nearest the town and II Is the
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STRICT DISCIPLINE,
Russian General Who Knew Just
What His Servant Was Doing.

Russian General Who Knew Just
What His Servant Was Doing.
From the Arconaut.
Some years ago the Russian ambassador
at Constantinople entertained distinguish
ed party at dinner. and after the disap-
pearance Of the comestibles. when the
soothing cigar shed its benign influence
around them and helped or impeded diges-
ton beneath their respective diaphragms,
the conversation. which had been desul-
tory. turned upon the discipline maintained
in the several forces represented.
Il assure you. gentlemen" said q Russian
general who was present. that my servant
Ivan. an old campaigner. can be dispatched
upon an GRAND to any part Of the town,
and viii tell you to an instant the time
Of his return"
AS some appeared rather incredulous.
Ivan vas summoned.
Il want you to co. said his MASTER ito
| the tobacconist by the bridge and get me
a box Of cigars. Here is the money. Now,
gentlemen" said the general. pulling out
his watch and consulting 1t. he leaves the
house. Now" after q pause. he Is at the
end of the street; now he crosses the road
now he is being served; now he is return
ing" Then, after another pause and re-
placing his watch: Now, gentlemen, he
is here.
"Ivan!'
AS he uttered the word the servant en-
tered the apartment with the cigars.
All agreed that 1t was very cleverly done,
with the exception of an obese and guile
less pasha. who opined that 1t was nothing
out of the way. and boastfully asserted that
discipline among the faithful was, If any
thing, superior to that of any other country,
and to prove the veracity Of his statement
announced his intention Of performing a
similar feat.
His servant was summoned accordingly.
All" said the pasha, Il wish you to go
to the tobacconist by the bridge and get me
a box of cigars Here is the money. Now,
gentlemen" said he, initiating the Russian,
and consulting his watch, The leaves the
house. Now" after a pause, 'he is at the
end of the street. Now he crosses the road
now he is being served; now he is return
ing" Then, after another pause, and re-
placing his watch: Now, gentlemen, he is
here
"Ali"
II am here Effendi," answered the indi-
vidual, entering with a profusion Of sa-
laams.
well, where are the cigars?"
His exceilency's slave has not yet dis
covered his slippers
A roar Of laughter greeted this reply,
amid which the Inundated pasha retired
to order dose of the bastinado for the un-
fortunate Ali.
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have been made By man. The chief preoc-
cupation of its natives Is how. In entertain
ing strangers. to make angels OF them. una
wares.
My own first impression Of Lucerne was
made at night In nay quality OF a cheap
excurstonist from Paris-forty francs aller
from the railway station in the cleaning
shrinking from the searching gazes Of what
seemed 10 be q half hundred hotel runners
In uniforms Wandering along. valise In
hand. head In the air. now turning to stare
1T the gigantic base Of Mount Platus. now
boxing for the wooden bridge which con-
tAins th0 pictures of the Dance of Death,