The morning call., 1894-02-11

planned. but the mode of closing Is de-
pendent upon lnrushing water. a whistie
is sounded at the outsef. giving tlne 10
those who are inside compartments 10 GET
clear, and then the doors swing 10 anu
remain fast. The force which achieVes
this must be considerable. for the doors OF
lronciads are heavy masses OF metal. II
VIII be fortunate If the invention is SUIT
aOle for the larger class OF PASSENGER
steamers, which have cross DuikneauS'
out are often taken at such disadvantage
tnat discipline breaks down ana the u9oIs
are left open.
very droll controversy has been star'eu
IN London on seDgs and music In music
nails. What is popular taste In these
matters {? Very trashy in many cases, Dut
music halls are conducted to make money,
not as philanthropic institutions. one
song has the beautiful descriptive title OF
Come Where the Booze Is Cheaper" and
while singing it well-known star was
missed, lost his temper and denounced the
critics roundly. AS 1t happens the song
has quite a pretty air. Queen Victoria
heard it played by baud and sent to learn
Its title. She pro bab bly, needed dictionary
TO help her out with the slang when she
learned it was Come Where The Baoze Is
Cheaper" but the publishers make use OF
the little incident to sell the song. A par
allel instance of good music welded to
trashy humor is seen in 1.-Two Lovely
Black Eyes" The songs Of q people are
apt to degenerate when good writers do not
attempt 10 lead the popular taste. Rud-
yard hIping has succeeded somewhat III
shaping the songs of the crowd, but as
rule the poet, who thinks he LEADS thought,
stands alOof from spirited performances
for the masses, and has the modification
OF seeing that rubSishy jingle is hummed
by thousands while his own elevated
strains are read by few and RENE bered
by very few.
a species of diary kept by the editor of
the Hamburger Ndchrichten, Bismarck S
newspaper organ, has seen the light. Dr.
Holman is the editor and DR.. Hartmeye or
the proprietor. Both seem to obey any
summons they get from the ex-Chancellor
to attack or defend anything he wishes.
One entry in the diary of 1892 is a trifle
amusing and throws light on recent con-
trOyersy in America about journalistic
enterprise: August 22-Mr. Chamberlain.
London correspondent of the New York
Sum- comes to the Office (of the NGChrich-
ten) and Graves the friendly mediation of
the editor for an audience of the Prince.
saying that the proprietor will give $1,000
TO the poor If it can be proved that an al
legged interview with the Prince in the
New York World is bogus bit of bust
ness from beginning 10 end. Permission
given, and 800 words cabled off 20
America"
1t now requires much money to sustain
the rank of a philatelist of note. At
recent sale in London Tuscany 3-lire
yellow fetched Sl27 80; British Guiana
circular stamp. S12j: Canadian black
stamp. IL pence. Sis; United States
1879. - cent. with Inverted center, $50;
same issue, "a cents, S92 so; Cane OF
Good Hope 1-penny blue. $50: a British
Columbia 2Rpence pink. ST 80. Many
others fetched prices which only heavy
purse and a thirst for possession would
warrant buying. The inventor of the
postage stamp did not foresee what huge
business would develop out of dead speci-
mems.