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The morning call., 1893-03-05
CHAPTER XVII.
,R surFER1Nes IN THE HOLD,

HER SOFEEHlNGS IN The HOLD,
I lay thinking just as one would in bed
through the blackness of long night and
in this way three or four hours went by.
1t was then / heard noise overhead-a
very great hurry OF feet, and sound as OF
drunken shouts and singing dulied to the
ear by the thickness of the plank. l knew
by this that the crow were come and l felt
mighty grateful, Tor now | could be sure
that we should be under way for the Chan
mel supposed that the ship had brought
up at mooring buoy; certainly l should
have heard tbe'thunder of her cable roaring
just over my head had she let go her anchor.
l got some biscuit and meat, and while
was eating in my sail the hatch was lifted.
Immediately whipped under the canvas and
lay Ike mouse, watching in my fashion,
that is, with one eye at the edge of the bolt
rope of the sail. Three men came down
and a minute later fourth followed. / lay
mOti0nless and terribly frightened, for they
stood under the hatch looking round as
though considering where to seek for what
they had come for. The open hatch yawned
in d square of pale gray light; was able
to see the men, but the forward part Of the
place where lay was sunk In gloom. The
biggest of the men, great burly figure Of
seaman, advancing two or three steps,
stopped and began to count l understood
he was counting the casks
Eight" said be.
81 told you that, sir" said the voice of
viii. II saw them slowed"
80 much the BETTER" answered one whom
l reckoued TO be mate, perhaps the second
or third mate; "Pve allowed for six. There
can't be too much spare water for such a
company as we're carrying"
Right you are there, SIR" exclaimed the
burly man in deep voice. Sails. here's
twine for We"
II see it," said the third man. STOPPING
and seeming to feel. They continued for a
short time To talk about the contents OF this
storeroOm. | heard viii say the chief mate
had ordered him to count the spare buckets.
do So" said the man whom supposed
to be the second or third mate
'Bo'sun, hand us down a light; can't
strike fire with my eyes," said viii.
The three men went up through the
hatch, leaving VIII standing alone under it,
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RODMAN PRICE.
The Ex-Governor of New Jersey Has
No Source of Income.

New York Times
Ex-Governor Rodman NJ. Price of New
Jersey, the man who took formal posses
sion of California for the United States,
was up before Judge Pryor of the Court Of
Common Pleas yesterday as a judgment
debtor, In supplementary proceedings.
None OF the lawyers about the big court
house had any idea who the venerable
looking old gentleman was who walked
with firm tread into Judge Pryor's court
room shortly before II o'clock, else the ex.
Governor would probably have had a big
audience AS it was only few persons
followed when the Judge ordered the heaI-.
ing to proceed in the office of the clerk of
the court across the hall.
When Ex-Governor Price came into court
he exchanged salutatiOns with Judge Pryor
whom he has known for more than forty
years. Aiterward. as he rose to go to the
clerks office, he again nodded 10 the court,
and the Judge again bowed courteOusly in
response.
Ex-Governor Price was dressed in long
white coat, which reached below his knees
ana wrapped his tall lean figure loosely.
His hair was snow white and his eyes
rather dull. But otherwise he still looked
hale and vigorous. In response to the Ques-
tions put TO him he made answers in hes-
tating voice.
The judgment under which Ex-Governor
Price was examined was obtained Ia the.
Court of Common Pleas, on February 10.
1874. by Richard Oliver, an importer of
wines, olives and dried fruits, NJ 81 Water
street. The bill, amounting to S365 50, was
contracted three years before, oD May q,
1871.
With costs and interests added, this sum
was increased to S583 20, for which the
judgment was obtained. At the present
time the claim has grown through the
accumulation Of interest TO more than
$1,000.
Mr.. Price is living for the winter lat 1876
East Eighteenth street, though his home is
still at Suffern in New Jersey. He has five
children and swore yesterday that he had no
source of income or means of support He
was the United States Navy agent for the
Pacific Coast at the time of the cession OF
California. and read-th proclamation of
United States possession at Monterey in
1913, when the stars and stripes was run uD
for the first time. In 1850 he returned East
and was sent TO Congress. From 1858 10
1856 he was the Governor of NV Jersey, ::
and in 1861 went as delegate to the Peace
C0noraSs
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TENDERNESS.

Not unto every heart is Gods good gift
or simple tenderness allowed; we meet
with love in many Fashions when we lit
FIRST To our lips ife's waters bitter sweet.
Love comes upon us with resistless power
or eurbless passion and with headstToug will; (;
1t plays around Ike Aprii's breeze and shower.
Or calmly flows, rapid stream, and still.
IL comes with olessedness unto the h cart
That welcomes II Alright, or-bltter fate -
1t wriHgs tue bosom with so fierce a smart,
Ihat love. we cry, is crueler than hate.
And then, ah me. when love has ceased to bless,
Our broken hearts cry out for tenderness!
We long FOR tenderness like that, which hung
About us, lying on our mothers breast;
selhsh feeling that no pen or tongue
Can praise Alright since silence SINGS it best.
love, as far removed from PASSIONS heat
AS from the chil!iness OF its dying FIRE;
Ioye to lean on when the failing feet
Begin to totter and the eyes TO tire.
In youths brief heyday hottest love we seek.
L ne reddest rose we .grasp-but when IL dies
God grant the latter blossoms. Yiolets meek,
May spring for us beneath lies autumn skies
God grant some loving one be near 10 plrss
Our weary way with simple tenderness
All the ear Round
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Senator's library is twenty-five feet long.
In the back of it there is a great vault with
safe-doOr and time-lock on 1t for the
storing away OF papers and other valuables..
senator Sherman has some Of the most
valuable correspondence in existence. He
mas been in public life for nearly forty
years, and his papers are full of unwritten
history. a great many of them are now
stored In the vaults of his library in Maus-
nelc, which are made in the same fireproOf
way that this vault is, and it is prObab
that some of these papers may be brought
mere when this house is completed.
ne parlors OF the house are beautifully
nhlShed and they will be frascoed in the
nhest manner. The woodwork of the whole
mouse is OF the choicest of hard wood. Some
OF the chambers are finished in beautiful
blrdseye maple. The dining-room has a
paneled oak ceiling and the parlor Is
nnlshed IN white satinYood. The wood
Work OF the house was brought from Ohio
and great part of the work is being done
there. Senator Sherman at one TINA owned
lumber-yard and paniGg-mill and he
knows all about different kinds of wood.
and the selections show excellent taste. /
don't know how many rooms there are in
the house, but l should judge at least thirty.
There are least half dozen bathrooms
which are finished in tiles. and the bedrooms
are large and airy II is a euriOns thing
to note that the Senator is building this
house on ground which he bought fully a.
generation ago. When he was in Congress
he lived down on street, near the Capitol,
and when he told Mrs. Sherman that he
was going TO buy house facing Franklin
square she objected strongly and thought II
was away out OF the world. Franklin
Square was then kind of Background and
IL was on the edge of the residential part Of
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John Sherman;s Ne,c Home.

Of the capital. 1t was last occupied by Admiral
Porter. aud l think it now belongs to his
estate. 1t was built by Richard Rush when
he was Attorney-General of the United
States during Madison's second administra-
tion and it has been the abiding place of
Judges. generals and statesmen Rush was
diplomat and was sfterward one of our
foreign Ministers. He entertained in it
magnlhcently, aud after he left it it was
rented by two Ministers from England in
the days when England did not own lega-
ton here. One of them, Lord Lyons, built
the ballroom which is annexed to it. The
house was once owned by General Phil
Kearny, and Hamilton Fish also owned
and occupied it at one time. Admiral POr-
ter bought 1t about twenty years ago. and
he lived in it to the day Of his death.
A number Of the Presidents of the past
have had homes outside of the White House.
John Quincy Adams kept up an esta blish-
ment on + street. opposite the Ebbtt
House, during part of his administration,
and when Madison was burned out of the
White House by the British he moved over
toNew York avenue and occupied the old
Tayloe mansion. This house still stands.
II is known as the Octag0a House, and it
was within it that Madison signed the
treaty of GheDt 1t is a vast building of
two stories and an attic. and was at the
time it was built the finest house in the
Uuited States. 1t has eight sides and the
front is OF an oval shape, rising from tile
RsOulu 10 lH6 TOOl ike q great y-WllQ0W
or mammoth column cut in half and fast
ened to the front OF the house. This makes
an oval haI and the room above it on the
second story is an oval, and it was in this
that the famous treaty was signed.
walked up the battered steps the other day
and entered this room. Its doors are curved
IN shape. Its floor is of great blocks OF
marble, and the whole interior of the house
is full of evidences of its past magniicence.
Everything now, however, is going to
ruin. The house has since been condemned
by the health authorities, and the plaster is
dropping from the walls which once rang
back the laugh of Dolly Madison, or phono-
graphically. received the bon mots of
Alexander Hamilton and Henry Clay. Big
brass knObs, which were handled by the
statesmen of the past, are now tarnished
with age and the keyhole TO the front door
where Madison used to let himself in when
he came home late at night is rusted; but
its opening shows that the key which went
into il must have been at least two inches
long. This house was owned by the great
millionaire of 1900. His name was Iayloe
and he had, it is said, an income of $4,000
year and spent S35, 600 annually on race
horses. He owned 800 slaves, had iron
mines, ships and other works, all run by
his own slaves. He entertained like a prince
and Madison came to his house as his guest.
the corner of Twentieth street and Penn
Sylvanla avenue, where there is now drug
store, and this formed his home. President
Madison afterward bought the house which
is now occupied by the Cosmos Club. This
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Washington. Since then the town has crept
Up around 1t and two miles around il, and
the ground has become so valuable that Vol
have to carpet it with 81 bills in order TO
get possession of it, Senator Sherman first
built the house in which he how lives when
he was Secretary of the Treasury, and lie
has now torn down the one into which he
moved when he first came here and put
this magni fcent mansion Oh its site K street
is one of the most fashionable streets of tie
capital, and Secretary Carlisle lives in a
brick house In the next block to Senator
Sherman. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Washington, Feb. 27.
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A Hint From 1z42 for 1898.

At this time, when so much is being said
against hoopskiris and erinoIine, 1t is 10
teresting to know that at the first per-
formance of Handeps oratorlo, of THE
Messiah" given at Dublin, Ireland, April
49, 1872 so great was the anxiety of the
people TO obtain seats that "the ladies' of
rank in the capital agreed for the time being
to go without hoops, so that an additional
number of people could be admitted in the
udianaa
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Woolrch at o'clock and that we had
towed at the rate of five miles an honr.
Gravesend is about eighteen miles from
Woolwich by water, and therefore l reck-
oned the hour TO be drawing on to IL
o'clock. All this while l lay close to the
sail; l never knew the instant when the
hatch would be thrown open. All was still
overhead. so l judged that the crew were
not yet come on board.
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One Raw of Comfort.

Hello, Riyersl You seem to have bad
cold"
Worst ever had, Banks"
Pm sorry for you, old fellow. Wish
knew of something that would cure you,
but don't"
with tears in his eyes.1 "Give me your
hand, Banksl You're the only man I've
seen for three days that hadn't sure eureP'
-ChicAgo Tribune.
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FAMOUS MANSIONS
Houses in Washington
Known to History.
WHERE MADISON LIVED.
The Famous Porter Residence-Where
President Cleveland May Make
His Home.
MADISON LIVED.
WHERE

Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27

Some years ago the writer OF this article
was fishing from boat ia Mississippi
sound opposite Biloxi, when, growing tired
Of piere Of gum which she had been try.
ing In Sain to learn TO like, she dropped 10
into the water, What WAS her Astonish.
meut when within the next half hour sho
caught a FISH with this identical piocp Of
gum In It's mouth. This is q nsh story, but
1t ~ nbsolutcly true mdnot so very rtmari,.
able either when one remembers that there
were half dozen lines hanging from tho
boat at the time, each holding q tempting
bait, 30 that the fsh who had snapped MP
the gum would be apt to lingor near the
Turing snures and he eventually caught
Supposing, though, that some one elss
had caught this FISH and found the gum, he
might have hastily concluded that flsh pt
this particular fnmily--it WAS a catfish
wee addicted to the very vulgar habit Of
gum chewing, and II he had examined tho
gum he would have further reasoned thar
the FISH had migrated from Mexico, as the
gum was rrsinous sap Of Mexican tree,
Going still further he might have sur.
missed that ~ the fish obviously could not
80 on shore for the gum the gum must 20
70 the fish; hence the tree either dropped
its life fuid from inchesoyerhanging the
sea or sent out into the water long slppy
roots, from which the catfish extracted the
gum,
An because awomau thoughtlessly threw
Bit Of chewing gum over tho side Of boat,
---Harpers Young People.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27

Those vino have given any particular nj.
toutiou TO the study Of botanical oddities
know that the Brazilian Hover known as
the running antelope isso called because
It's white petals have series of we'll de-
fined dark colored lines and dots, IN which
the Imagination can readily truce the form
Of an antelope, with It's limbs outstretchod
and head thrown back, seemingly loeiug
for It's lie. In the "caricature plant ono
species has the initiative form on the petals
and another has It outlined ia the ribs aud
shading Of the leaves. This last mentioned
curiosity bears a remarkably well executed
likeness Of the Duke OF Wellington and
has on that account been named Arthur
and His Nose"
Among the orchids the initiative form ID
entirely different in character being tx.
hibited ia tho shape Of the flower itself.
Some are exact counterfelts Of bees, butter
flies, moths, etc. while Others take upon
themselves the form Of worms ind beetles.
Natnralsts believe that IN the first IA.
stance Il Is natures trap 10 lure other bses
moths aud butterflies, but tho case OF the
worm and beetle orchids, or those that arr
exact counterpaus Of toads, lizards aud
huge spiders, they do not attempt 10 ex
plain.--St, Louis Republic
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27

Toward the middle Of the fifteenth CEN
tury poor Arab was travelling in Abys-
sinia. Finding himself weak and weary he
stopped near grove Being in want Of
fuel to cook his rice he cut down tree,
which happened to be covered with dried
berries. His meal being cooked and eaten,
the traveller discovered that these half
burned berries were fragrant. He collected
a number, and on crushing them with a
stone he found the aroma increased to "a
great extent.
While wondering ut this, he accidentally
let the substance fall into can which con
tanned his scanty supply of water. Lo
what miraclel The almost putrid liquid
was partially purified. He raised Il TO bis
Inns. 1t was fresh and agreeable, and after
short rest the tfayeler so far recovered his
strength and energy as to be able to resume
his journey,
The lucky Arab gathered as many berries
as be could, and having arrived at Alden in
Arabia he informed the multi OF his discov-
ery That worthy was an inyeterate opium
smoker, who had been suffering for years
from the Influence Of the poisonous drug.
He tried an infusion OF the roasted berries
and was so delighted at the recovery Of has
former vigor that in gratitude TO the tree
he called it cainuha, which in Arabic sighi'
6es Brooklyn Eagle.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27

When Lord and Lady Lytton we're tray
slinr In an open carriage through Italy not
long after'their marriage, Lord Lytton was
dressed in some fantastic costume when ne
affected at that time. Passing through one
Of the many villages close to the sea they
noticed singularly handsome girl stand star. a.
ing at a cottage door. Bulwer' turning to
lie VIE. with III concealed complaeency,
aid aDid you potiee how that girl looked
a. me,n The lady, with m ag'dity which
developed itself later in life replied ~ ! ns
eli was not looking at you in admiratlon
e. ,on wear that ridiculous dress, no won
der PEOPLE stare at you" The bridegroom
t se with an admirable sense Of los
IL. said. you think that Peopi,s, stare al AZ
nv dress and not at me. lwill give yol
~ most absolute and convincing proof that
w, vorr tbeory has no foundation" He then
proceeded 70 diyesi himself o. every o,5 5 pa5
&c Of clothing except his hat anG D ,noid
S Sr1 for 10 miles in this normal condition
-Arpopaut.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27

NJ. Peltier has put frog shower on rec
ord as having happened within his own eX-
| perience. He speaks Of seeing the frogs
/ fall on the roofs Of the houses and rebound
thence on to the pavement below A mud
shower occurred along the Union Pacific
railway at Onaga on the 18th Of April. The
rain, we are assured, commenced early 10
/ the day, and soon the south and east sides
OF all the houses were covered with yellow
clay.
A Union Pacific train which ran through
the storm had its windows covered, and
the headlight was so completely plastercd
that the light was shut in, and the train ran
IN darkness into Rossville, where the mud
had TO be scraped OF AS FAR east as Tope-
ka the windows showed that the edge Of
the mudstorm had extended this far It. IL
said TO have been even more severe j0miles
northwest.
Blood rain and black rain are only varie-
ties Of this phenomenon. OF the latter we
hear nothing worth speaking OF nowadays,
but an almost historic shower Of this sort
fell at Montreal in the earlier part Of this
century and developed the then youthful
city in black pail, which must have been
worse than a prime London fog. seeing that
II gave the inhabitants the idea that the
last day had come, or was at least on the
point OF coming.
Blood rain Is caused by the presence Of
infinitely little plants, animaonlts, or min
erals in the globules. In one instance OF q
shower that fell at Bristol and in the
Bristol channel, the analytical examine
tion showed that the red color was due TO
ivy berry seeds. In medieval times blood
rain WINS n PRODIGY In the east IL was con
nected with the belief that man was pro-
duced from blood that fell from heaven
Chambers journal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27
NORA rook oFE AEa STOCKINGS
ans 1t Was No Nyonder She Dfdn't Under.
stand why She Mad To.

o.
The uhiropodlst had Just moved into b;.
aew parlors. Before bis arrival tbrv Ia
been occupied by dentist. Though ~ IN
40 white marble foot upon the pavement
informed theuninitiated that within dwelt
An operator upon corns and btnions r., !
reasonable rate, yet such was the ease
a rushing business had been In protress
All the mnrning. AT noon the chironoI,st
rather timid andyouthful appearini, man
started to 70 out to his lunch. when ~
loor opened and a young girl inouiied Il
The doctor was in. She was about 10 rs,rs
Old, and with hes vas young vnman about
20, evidently Lef maid
Doctor, said the child, you helped me
50 much SIX months ago that mamma suv-
gested that bring Nora down here. she
Is in very great PAIN
The doctor did not quite recall what wnrl,
he had done for the child. but politelv re.
quested Nora to walk into the operating
room and get ready. This, in the Language
Of the ehirUpodist, means to remove The
shoe and stocking. The child seated her.
sell in the outer parlor, and the chlropo-
DIST, after waiting the usual time, walked
INTO the little room where Nora was await.
ing him. There she sat leaning back in tho
big chair with a nervous expression upon
her face, but without any change in her at.
tire. The doctor was trifle surprised, but
he supposed this was n new experience TO
his patient
Just remove your shoe and stocking,
please he said as he walked over to the
window.
Ncra absolutely grew pale with fright,
but complied With his request, taking oil
both shoes and both stockings.
She was very unhappy looking young
woman as she sat there in the high opeiat-
Ing chair with both bare feet dangling Just
above the floor
Now where do you feel the greatest
paihi" asked the doctor.
Nora threw her head back, opened her ex.
pansiyo mouth very wide und pointing
with one Of her fat, red fingers to a wisdom
tooth in her upper jaw, exclaimed "1here,
doctor Oh, it is something awfulr'-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-27

"When womnn has got her bonnet and
gloves on aud Is perfectly ready, with her
par,sol In hnnd, abe always goes back
says a cynical purson, 10 mirror to taks
4 iasf. fond farewell Every woman DOES
tbis I'M few are honest enough 70 confess
n .For my part, % CONTINUES this frank as
,rsi1 ne eyiilcal Individual, II don't mind
Ealing YOU that myself am not satisfied
vitb one last look. Invariably take four
Mn second is for my brother or-oF some
other Young man-ihat's nothing BAT lnst
mo third Is Tor my friends-thats only
g..rerous-and the last Is for the woman
dou't IKE. and who doesn't like ne--ihat :
human nature. n the fourth satisfies me.
tlsn / assure you never take any more.
--London Iil-bltk