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ley. the naturalist. mentions that an off,
Ger was struck by one Of these CARS, the
bill OF the fish hitting his thick cap.
knocking it off. He also learned that ac-
cidents we're common among the natives,
fatal wounds often being made by the
CARS.
In the Gulf of Mexico two CARS are found,
one about foot in length. with two long
bills. the other having short upper and a
long lower bill. These fishes are ALWAYS
seen at the surface, and the writer has
observed them rushing blindly away, skip
ping over ii, in and out, glistening in the
sun like flash of light, only returning TO
the water after 100 or more feet had been
covered.
Numbers of fishes have a similar habit
of hurliDg thems selves from the water.
Even heavy fishes, as the rays, that are
fiat and unwieldy. dash out of their ma
tive element when attacked by sharks, and
endeavor TO sail nway. but this generally
results in terrific fall and the reverbera-
ton l have heard on still night over a
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OF the enormous scales which resemble
newly mlnted silver dollars more than
anything else. There is something singu-
Iarly impressive in these fishes, and a
monster that came upon suddenly, lying
In very shallow wafer. gave me something
akin to buck fever. In any event, my as
constituent and confusion lasted so long
that the fish escaped.
AT certain seasons in the year the St.
Johns River abOunds in the tarpon. and
some extraordinary jumping is to be wit
messed. When suddenly alarmed the fish
will leap into the air in any direction that
1t may be headed. Thus 1t happens they
have landed in boats towed by steamers.
But the most extraordinary exhibition was
seen one day as a Jacksonville steamer
was going down the river, bound for
Feruandina. A gentleman was sitting on
the upper deck, tipped back comfortably
against the pilOt-bouse. He was pra baby
drinking In the beauties of the Florida
climate In winter and its semi-tropic
features, when suddenly there came q
flash, CLEAN OF white and silver, glimpse
OF big black eyes, and a monster fish
poised IN air, and then a big tarpOD fell
fairly into the lap of the thinker who
with IL rolled to the deck. a very much
astonished and demoralized man. The
terpOD had evidently been swimming TO-
ward the steamer, and alarmed at the
noise. had darted ahead, rising at least ten
feet in the air. then shooting ahead at
least six feet. to land liz this curious
fashion. Many more incidents could be
related illustrative of the encounters that
have occurred between man and fish in the
element OF the former. PISCAToR,
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near 1t that they are conspicuous objects
from above. Whether the CARS sleep at
the surface is not known; in any event
they are easily startled and will suddenly
bound FROM the water and 90 dartng away
like living arrow, entering the water
only to bound away like ball fred from
f cannon that glaDces from the water a
mum Der of times before 1t finally strikes.
In this singular habit. said my inform
ant, consists the danger. The flight is
wild and made in fear, con sequently it is
without aim and just az liable to strike
man as not. This is what has occurred at
various occasions, and the incident in
question was remarkable for the narrow
escape. and from the fact that the man
and Hshes appeared to the observers like
fencers.
A naturalist had engaged dozen natives
who were wading along the reef. be fol-
lowing in a small boat They were after
everything of interest and he had glasses OF
alcohol and various vessels to receive the
specimens. The waders brought him
rich assortment. There were great pink
Tipped concns, sea fans bright IN color.
star lshes of enormous size. others with
colllng arms and seeming tentacles, deli
cate branches of coral. some like the rose,
others IN delicate tints. Occasionally
naive would bring 10 large holothurian
resembling cacnmb Der, but the specimens
most desired were shells that lived in
hmOnS thb IoolS OF the branch coral
shells that had most wonderful luster
and were rich orange hue and known to
the world as the orange cowry. These
were very rare. one kind being valued at
500.
In searching for the cowries the men
waded along, occasionally dipping be-
meath the surface, peering under the coral.
or lifting huge branch above the water
so that companion could examine IL and
pick out the various treasures in demand
by the naturalist When the coral was
fully inspected it was thrown aside. This
act would create splash that would re-
vertebrate over tile water In a singular
way. The natives were scattered about.
covering an area of perhaps two acres.
each man industriously engaged in filling
his fat basket or poking into the coral
with the iron-pointed stick they carried.
Suddenly one of the collectors threw into
the water an exceptionally large piece of
coral. 1t happened that school of large
The morning call., 1894-02-25
HER WORLD.


Behind them slowly sank the western world
Before them new horizons opened wide:
"Yonder,' he said, "old Rome and Venice wait
And lovely Florence by the Amos tide''
She heard. but backward all her heart had sped.
Where the young moon sailed through the sun
set red.
"Yonder." she thought with breathing soft and
deep.
my little lad lies smiling in his sleep"
They sailed whore Capri dreamed upon the sun,
And Naples slept beneath her olive trees:
They saw the plains where trod the gods of old
Pink with The flush OF wild anemones
they saw the marbles by the master wrought
10 shine the heavenly beauty OF his hought.
still ran one longing through her smiles and
sighs-
"If could see my little lads sweet eyes,r
Her baby lying warm against her breast;
"What does she ee?" he whispered. "Can she
guess
The cruel thorns to those soft temples
pressed 2"
Sab. no." she said. "she shuts him safe from
harms,
Within the love-locked harbor of her arms,
NO fear OF coming fate could make me sad
IL so tonight held my little lad"
IF you could choose" he said "a royal boon.
Like that girl dancing yonder for the king
What gilt from II her kingdom would you bid
Obedient Fortune IN her hand to bring 80
The dancers robe. the glittering banquet hall,
SWAN In the mist OF tears along the wall
Not power" she said, " nor riches, nor de-
light.
But just to kiss my little lad toni ghtr'
EMILY III. MILLER IN the Independent,
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only recovered from the blow by plunging
into work and by trying to forget himself
in his labors."
WAS he good judge of men, Mr.. john
stomp l asked.
Mot as Individuals" re piled Mr.. John
ston. He had bread ideas If mankind in
the aggregate, and his foresight as to pub
nc questions was wonderfully accurate.
But the poorest, meanest, shabbiest negro
could impose upon him. and he was de-
celved again and again by beggars and
frauds. lie was the soul of generosity.
Pc made, venture, as much as $500, 900
during his lifetime, but he died poor. He
spent his money as fast as he made il and
ne didn't seem to appreciate its value.
HIS law practice was large during great
part OF his life, and he received a great
deal OF money from his books. His Con-
stitutional View of the War must have
sold about 10000 copies. 1t was published
IN TWO volumes. His royalty was IS cents
volume, and his receipts from it amounted
to $4,000. He kept open house at Liberty
Hall, his place in Georgia. and every train
brought him guests, some of whom he had
never met before. He was fond of society
and was most charming talker."
referring to Alexander Fl. Stephens
friendships" continued Mr.. johnson, ''he
was to certain extent superstitiouS, and
one of his superstitions was that his
DIRE aiming concerning fruit indicated the
sickness or death of one of his friends.
He might. for instance. dream OF eating
strawberries. He would wake up in the
morning terribly worried, and if friend
came in in the course of the day and told
him that one of his acquaintance in the
back districts of Georgia had died he
would say emphalically that he knew
something would happen and that there
was the result of those strawberries.'
How about his love affairs? He never
married. Was he an admirer of women ?"
"Yes," replied Mr.>J Johnston, "Alexan-
der>H. Stephens had all the chivalry of a
knight of the middle ages and all of the
passion of an Apollo. He appreciated,
however, that his physical condition would
not permit him to marry, aud though he
fell in love once or twice during his life, he
never proposed marriage to any one aud he
kept his passion a secret When he was
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garflshes were lying near, and, alarmed
at the loud noise, they darted away
IKE so many arrows from the bow, d.
rectiy In the direction of four or five men.
The native who started them into action
raised shout. which the others heard
just In time 10 turn and see the living darts
coming at them. They fully realized the
danger, as serious accidents had occurred
In the past from contact with them, On
came the CARS. four or i've of them, gain
Ing momentum at every bound, and in
a. lew seconds they were on the party.
The naturalist in the boat dropped behind
the gunwale. while his companion was
struck Oh the cap, the fish elanring off
me natives held up their fiat baskets as
shields and secured two In this way; still
another. using his stick very skilfully as a
sword. lodged third fish and struck it
down. securing it. 1t was a narrow es-
cape for all concerned, and very suggestive
OF the dangers resulting from seemingly
harmless fishes.
In his Voyage of the Challenger" Nose
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teaching school he fell in love with one of
his pupils, but he never spoke of it to her,
nor to any one else until nearly forty years
later. He was also ia love when he was
forty. and he was always an admirer Of
beautiful women"
From Alexander Stephens the converse
tinn drifted TO General Bob Toom BIS, whom
Mr.. Johnston called the greatest in tellect-
uality he had ever known, and from him
to other great men in the South. He said
that he thought the giants of the South
were not as well known as those of the
North. IL was only during recent wears
that the South had contained many literary
men. The Southerners of the past were
more like the Romans. in that they were
men of action and not writer's. The North
erners Mr.. Johnston compared to the
Greeks, who were poets aud scholars, as
well as soldiers. He said that he thought
the war had changed the South in this
respect, and that the present era of liter
airy activity and of literary production in
the South was largely due to this change.
Throughout the whole conversation MIR.
Johnston exhibited the warmest of senti-
ments In regard to the North. and his
friendships are by no means bounded by
Mason and Dixon's line.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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MORPHY'S CHESSMEN.
His Beautiful Gold and Silver Set Is
Now in New York.
Mail and Express

MAIL E4pIcSS
A set of chessmen is usually an mex
pensive thing. but it may cost as much as
a grand piano. OF course you can get
small set of ordinary lockwood chessmen
for few dollars, finer set of lockwood
and ebony for S12 or SIS, and a set of
"Staunton" chessmen of the best African
ivory. large size. for So. And these are
all plain sets. If you indulge in fancy
carving and have your sets made to order
from a special design and finely mounted,
II may cost anywhere from 500 tn $500.
For really expensive set. however, you
will robably choose the precious metals
and then there is absolutely no limit to
the cost,
Probably one of the finest sets ever made
was the set presented to Paul Morphy in
1859 by friends in this city and Brooklyn
which is now owned by New York mer-
chant. The pieces are of solid gold and
silver, carved and chased in exquisite de-
signs. They are mounted on bases of red
cornelian, the gold pieces representing
civilization, the silver ones bar barism.
The gold giDg is statuette four inches
high, weighing three ounces. He is in
royal robes, bears an imperial globe upon
his head, sword and shield in his hand,
while crown and scepter lie at his feet
The bishops are in full panoply, while
the knights are represented as prancing
horses, with eyes of rubes. The castle
follows the Chinese design, being the ele-
plant bearing a howdab. on which is
perched an eagle with outspread wings.
Both elephant and bird have eyes of bril-
liant rubies. The piece weighs five ounces
or as much as eighty gold dollars. The
pawns are statuettes 21A inches high, repre-
sentiDg Roman soldiery.
The silver pieces are equally ornate in
design. The king is represented as a leader
like Alaric. wearing a bulls hide and
winged helmet, while his shield bears the
inscription. Liberty" The other pieces
are similar in design to the gold, except
that the pawns are rude warriors armed
with clubs.
The board has body of rosewood, in
laid with silver. The squares are OF
mother-of-pearl and ebony. In each cor
ner Is laurel wreath of gold encircling
the letters 'p. NJ" An Inscription on
one side reads as follows:
To Paul Morpht. A Recognition of
bis Genius and a Testimony of Regard
From His Friends and Admirers In New
York and BROOKLYN, New York, 1889"
On the other side of the board is list of
the f0urter champions, all from different
countries, whom Morphy had defeated.
La every detail the set is finished as finely
as possible. the figures being chased under
a microscope. Ii was made by a New
\ ork firm sf silversmths and cost $500.
1t was presented to Morphy. fresh from
his European triumphs. in the chapel of
the University of the City of New York.
Hon. John Van Buren,, son of the Presi-
dent. making the presentation speech.
After Morphy's death 1t was sold with his
effects in New Orleans. ana so came back
to this city.
The morning call., 1894-02-25
FISH OUT OF WATER.
Instances Where the DeniZens of the Deep Have
Proved Aggressive.

A fish out of water is naturally at dis
advantage. but curiously enough they often
accomplish some very aggressive acts
when leaving their native element. Per-
haps one OF the most remarkable instances
was related to me by paturaltst who had
travelled extensively in the islands of the
South Pacific Ocean. The great reefs
which extend away over this region are
very shallow and covered with acres of
rich branch. leaf and other corals, which
grow in such a manner that paths and
lanes are left, calling to mind the streets
of a city. In these byways grow sea fans
aud pIumes. known as gorgonias. some
lavender, others yellow. brown and many
tints, which, with the gorgeouslv colored
fishes that swim in and out add to the
beauty of the scene and carry out the
idea OF a garden. as the fishes resemble
the birds and the corals and pIumes can
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nard: The fish in flying along had been
caught Dy the wind and struck the man
fairly 10 the forehead with such force as TO
knock MIN senseless. Similar instances
nave oeen recorded and a blow from the
armored head of such fish is not at ali
joke.
Ihe gnrnards are found in large schools
In the Barbadoes, and constitute an i'm
portant Item Ok food among the natives.
Some years ago friend of the writer
was cruising in boat in Southern Flor
ida, wheo, coming to a shallow lagoon.
they put in. Finally they noticed they
were running large school of fishes that.
nndlng themselves cornered, turned, the
individuals leaving the water in eyery
direction and in such numbers that the
sailors were obliged to throw themselves
upon the deck TO avoid the bonn bardment.
AS 1t was several of them were struck
violent blows. while dozen or more of
the fish dashed at the sails and fell upon
the decks.
A still more remarkable incident was
once witnessed by the writer on a southern
reef. A sudden commotion in the water
attracted my attention, and running across
the key and into the water | found myself
IN the midst OF piscatorial pandemonium.
Large hshes, three feet in length, were
hurting themselves from the water in every
direction, evidently gone mad from excite
ment The beach for several feet was
ltueu Win Dank Oh SarQlneS, which the
larger fish had driven in shore and seemed
determined to drive out upon the dry sand,
The larger FISH dashed into them like
furies. leaping several feet into the air,
making the water boil as if in a heated
caldron. and showing that the greatest sx-
element possessed them. The noise and
commotion attracted the attention of gulls
and pelicans, that lowered about, proving
upon the small fry and adding to the con-
fusion and excitement.
l waded out into the struggling mass of
animation TO discover if my presence
would be noticed, and was soon satisfied
that discretion was the better part of
yalOr. The fish were running to and fro
at such a rapid rate Of speed that there
was no pleasure in being struck by them,
while their sharp spines and fms were
weapons not to be despised. For half an
hour this warfare kept up. dying away to
rec0mmence in some fresh place where the
aerial fight of fish would be repeated.
One of the most remarkable leapers
among fish OF large size is the tarpon or
silver king of the Atlantic coast, one of
the most magn ificent of game fishes, that
attains length of six or seven feet and a
weight of 200 pounds. Its movements are
extremely rapii, dashing through the
water like a beam of light, the resem-
blance intensified by the silvery covering
The morning call., 1894-02-25
GEROME'S PRIDE
What the Artist Considers
His Masterpiece.
KEPT FROM PUBLIC VIEW.
Story of the Disappearance of the
Great Picture, ''Napoleon Before
the Sphinx"

(which is Gerome's best picture ?'' Is
question critics do not seem to be able to
settle. A large mum Der give preference to
1.-The Carpet Merchant" at present in the
loan exhibition at the Hopkins Institute of
Art, in this city. while others saw that
Thirst" a picture representing a lion
suffering for water in the desert, is the
famous artists best work. Other critics
bave different preferences, but if the art
lists judgment OF his own work is worth
anything they are all wrong.
Gerome himself has not very exalted
opinion of his own work, and seldom can
be induced to talk about it, bu. he con-
siders his picture of Napoleon Before the
Sphinx" the best thing he has produced.
That ne is sincere in his opinion there can
be no doubt, because he has not only re-
fused to sell the picture but has Kept it out
of public sight ever since he first ex-
hibited it.
This picture made Its appearance in the
Paris Salon of 1886, aud at the time Gre
ated considerable talk. but nobody thought
Of considering it the great painters chef
d'9uvre. A little tag In the corner with
the words. NE Sc vend pas" let people
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we'll be compared to the trees of ter
restrial forest
In the coral are found many beautiful
shells that are valued by collectors, and in
their sale there las grown up large and
important industry. The collectors are
the natives, who in parties wander over
the vast shoals with baskets sluDg over
their shoulders tripping over the coral in
search OF shells which are kept until the
hading schoOners come around.
The water on the reef where the natives
wade has an average depth of three or four
feet, and are famous for the number and
variety of fishes found there. Among them
Is long slender fish called the gar.
attaining length of three feet, with a
sharp poin ted bill armed with fine teeth,
that is feared by the natives more than
sharks. This would be difficult to under
stand by those not familiar with their
habits. The garflsh lives entirely upon
the surface. generally lying in schools so
The morning call., 1894-02-25
HE TELLS STORIES
A Chat With Richard
Malcolm Johnston.
THE PROFITS OF LITERATURE
RecoIIections of Southern Writers.
Alexander ii. Stephens and
His Love Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. FL spent an after
noon last week with one of the most
charming writer's of the United States. |
refer to Richard Malcolm Johnston, who
ranks with Uncle Remus and Thomas
Nelson Page as among the greatest story
tellers of the South, and whose dialect
tales of the Georgia hills have delighted
the readers of the magazines for years. Il
was at his home on West North avenue in
Baltimore that / called upon him. His
house is a three-story red brick, which is
covered with vines and looks out upon one
of the widest streets of the city. The liy-
The morning call., 1894-02-25
The Last Straw.
Brooklyn Life.

Mr.. Newwed-My dear, I am afraid I
must go into insolvency.
Mrs. Newwed-But, George, last night
you thought the prospects were bright for
pulliDg through.
Mr.. Newwed-So did but good heav-
ems, Marie. here are three more wedding
invitations IN the morning mail.
Sir John Lubbock, who once kept queen
bee for fifteen years, declares that the test
proves that the eggs were as fertile at that
age as they were twelve years before.
The morning call., 1894-02-25

mile away, sounding as though a gigantic
OBJECT had fallen from lofty height.
LII southern waters there is fish known
as the flying gurnard that, like the gar
fishes, lives at the surface. 1t is COR
geonsly colored creature. looking like some
gayly hued insect. Its head is encased in
hard armor, in which lies the danger
from them. When alarmed the fish leaves
the water, though more compile tely than
does the gar, spreads its enormous side
fms and literally scars away. Its flight is
The morning call., 1894-02-25
HE WAS CORNERED.
And 1t Was by His Own Wife and
Her Theater Experiences.
Texas Siftings,

II wish You would not fill the next pig with
Cloves" growled Mr.. Murray Hin as he sank
his carving-knife Into we'll garnished InfanLile
porker.
why, thought you liked Cloves" replied
the wife with considerable astonisbment.
"Of course / douI. The flavor OF a Glove IS
enough TO make craven image sick"
"This is the first time l ever heard Won COM
plain about Glove,
always abborred themn
why Is II then you emit sit through a play
without tramping over dozen persons i'm Your
eagerness TO Get them between tiIe acts ?''
"Ahem VIII you kindly pass me the but.