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The morning call., 1894-07-01

are equally present for the rider. but when
the latter Is possessed of courage and a
good seat they seem much less serious.
Riding, on the whole, Is safer than drlv-
ing, paradOXical though it may s0und TO
the unnitiated. Shving, when violent. Is
apt to be disconcerting. sometimes uDseaC-
ing the best of riders. The rules laid down
for driving hold good for the driver OF
shying horse. and 10 them must be added
eternal vigilance to avoid fall. Rearing
is more common in ridden than I'D
driven horse, and is dangerous unless the
rider knows now to meet it. Let the rein
go slack. lean forward and grasp the AMI
mails name with your left hand, while
with the whip in your right hand you lash
his knees sharply every time he rears.
If, as sometimes happens, you feel his
hind quarters sinking, make haste to
spring off and clear of him, as he is going
to throw himself. Then, il you can spring
to his head and hold him down awhile. the
performance won't seem so funny TO him
another time.
Kicking is the most dangerous trick a
horse can have. if you ride with the side
saddle. Even in the croSs-saddle it is very
disconcerting. Ii you are not unSeated at
the first onslaught, lean backwards and
keep the creatures head up. If in the
cross-saddle take good knee grip. and do
Tot let the animal get his head down again.
The same rule applies when the horse
bucks Keep his head up, and sit steady.
Bucking is not particularly terrifying to
good rider on the slde-saddle, bur there
are other and peasanter ways of taking
needful exercise. and a woman should
give bucAing horse the widest possible
berth.
To be run away with on horseback is a
frightful experience. but the rider who
maintains her presence of mind will gen.
orally come out all right. Sit well down
in the saddle, keeping a good knee grip.
and. as soon as you can, begin TO saw the
horses head from side to side. AT the
same time keep talking to him quietly and
firmly. If not vicious he will usually get
over his fright and quiet down.
Leaping and cross-country riding are not
much in vogue among the ladies of this
sectlon-more is the pity. Perhaps in
some future paper l will have something
to say on the subject. MISS RUSSELL.
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for the purchase of books was $1,000 for
long time. Then il was increased TO $iU.-
C00 But some years ago Congress IN Ut
of economy cut off the APPROPRIATION en-
tirely, and now all OF the books are COPY
right contributions. These amount to Co.,
600 year. Ten years ago they were 70. .O0O
annually. OF the making of books there Is
a decided increese. greater proportion
ateIy, than the increase in population;
possibly a demonstration that we are De-
coming a literary people. The chief pur@
chases made by Congress tor the library
were In 1914, when the private library OF
Thomas Jefferson, 6700 volumes. was pur-'
chased for S23,950. In 1867 the collection
of Peter Force, which included 60,OO0
books, manuscripts and pamphlets, was
purchased for 100000. But most of the
million books, manuscripts and pamphletS.
which are stored under the watchful eye
OF Librarian Spoff rd have accumulated
under the act of 1916. which made 1t obi.
gatory on authors TO file two copies OF
each publication offered for copyright, AT
nrst one of the copies was filed with the
Smithsonian Institution Library and one
win the Library of Congress; but in 1886
the smithsonian Library. which NUM-
bered then 4o, 600 volumes was transferred
TO the Library of Congress.
Oulsloe Washington the greatest IL
Drarles IN the United States are the Bos-
ton Puollc Library with nearly 100000
volumes ana tne aggregation OF libraries
at Harvard College. Cambridge, which
contains nearly 100000.
These are the great libraries of the
world. The National Library at Wash
ington in It's ninety-four years of existence
has taken conspicuous place among them.
If few of The public-spirited wealthy
men of literary tastes who make their
home at Ethe capital would remembe the
library in their wills or lt Congress would
deal with il in more libera! spirit it
might soon be the peer of almost any of
them. GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
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is admitted that she went down in gale
off the English coast, all hands finding
tomb in the ship.
All that could ever be saved of the Cefni
drfted ashore at different dates along the
French and English coasts. On January
81, 1892. life buoy. marked with the ships
name, hoated to the beach at Scilly, and
on February IA of the same year another
part of buoy was picked up at the Lizard.
Still later, on March II, more wreckage
from the missing craft came ashore at
Sussex.
The Cefni was a new ship. She bad
onlv been completed by Stephens u Sons
of Glasgow the year before she was char
tered to load coal for California. There
was nothing peculiar alb ut her, nor was
she considered at all cranky" the Lloyds
surveyor pronouncing her "an exception
ally fine construction.
There were several theories advanced as
to the cause of her loss, but none seemed
more plausible than that of British CAP
tain who declared that she must have been
dismasted, then sunk by being capslZed
when in that unmanageable condition.
The Cefni's loss cost the insurance men
about S250,000.
Many strange and interesting stories
have clustered about the Norwegian bark
Tordensk jold. that left Port Natal for RAN
goon over ten months ago. The marine
insurance men have refused to dicker with
her reinsurance, and have posted her as
missing.
There is something rather interesting
about this ships sudden dsappearan ce.
Before she sailed her first officer declared
that he felt t in bis bones that something
awful wBs going to happen before the ves-
sci reached her port of destination. How
true was his foreboding eau be judged
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OCEAN MYSTERIES.
Stories of Ships That
Have Disappeared.
THEY NEVER REACHED PORT
Hundreds of Lives Lost-Dead That
the Sea Will Hold i'm Its
Depths Forever.

One hundred and twenty sailors have
been lost with three ships that are now
listed as nninsurable and nearly 140 more
are thought to have joined their comrades
beneath the waves
What volume of meaning there is in
these words: Overdue !" "MissngY Only
the mariner can fully appreciate the weight
OF their significance
Where is the Afon Cefni? Where are
the Senegal and the Tordenskjold. One
hundred and twenty Englishmen. Scotch
men, Americans aud men of all nations
were among those who manned these ves-
sells and all have been obliterated from the
records of life.
The sea has no doubt claimed its dead in
the matter OF those three craft. The first
mentioned, the Afon Cefni, sailed from
Swansea on the 4th of January, 1892. with
3145 tons OF coal aud 6S tons of brick for
San Francisco. She carried a crew Of
thirty-eight, officers and men. Among the
latter were the sons of several wealthy
English landowners.
About one Of the apprentice boys pretty
story is told. He was fair-hared lad
who had never been 10 sea before, but was
natural lover of the great deep and an
adventurous spirit wthal. His parent
was nobleman. residing near Swansea.
who died during the absence Of the Cefni
and bequeathed all of his wealth TO his
son. The family solicitor and relatives Of
the boy have been waiting and watching
for his return for nearly two years now to
inform him of his Inheritance, but the Cefni
has never returned nor ever will, for II
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when it is taken into consideration that
there is not the slightest possible chance
OF ner ever coming to port again.
F0rtv-three men constituted the bark s
crew, and they all found death in the same
feaming waters that buried their marine
home.
Coming nearer home we find that large
percentage of the 120 lost souls went down
close to the Californian coast. Thirty
nine human beings have surrendered their
lives TO the demon OF the sea somewhere
between San Diego and Tacoma.
Had disabled ship been driven on the
rocks near our harbor bar and thlrty-nine
souls sacrificed to the billows fancy the
sensation that the event would have
created.
Still there is n room to doubt now but
that the British ship Senegal. from San
Diego for the Sound in ballast, has
sunk forever, carrying with her two score
Of hardy sons OF the sea.
The Senegal Is now out over 100 days,
and the insurance spectators have ceased
10 speculate on her. Her name has been
added 10 the list OF sea mysteries tnat are
kept in the Lloyds records.
Ihe.elghty or more men who sailed with
the ships Blair Athole and M0rayshire
have not been included IN the list of the
120 These unfortunates have almost been
forgotten, and the words "lOst, no hope"
placed opposite their names on the Ship
ping list of India
The hull of the Morayshire has been dis
covered ashore on the reef near Warren
Java, but the Blair Athole fouDdered in
midocean and the log of her voyage to
death must only be read on the day OF
judgment.
Many nautical persons feel confident
that the vessels mentioned comprise the
The morning call., 1894-07-01
BEER KEGS.
The Reason They Are Made so Thick
Is Given


Is Given.
1t takes long while for beer keg to
wear out 1t has tough constitution, and
is protected from internal decay by coat
of pure and hard pitch. The pitch used on
the modern keg is much superior to that
formerly used. It is clear, tasteless and
tough. An empty beer keg wi stand a
great many hard knocks before the pitch
scales off.
The kegs wear out, when they do wear,
externally. They are wet and dry alter
natey. ana this promotes decay. Then
they get a great deal of unnesscessary
banging around between the time they
again. Everybody. from the driver and
railroad and steamboat hands down to the
barkeepers, seem to think kegs are inde-
structible. A whole carload of empty kegs is
frequently thrown from the car down to
the ground. A single empty keg is often
thrown fifteen feet IL really isn's neces-
sary to make the kegs as heavy so far as
the keeping the beer is concerned. They
began by being made heavy in the old
days. The brewers tnen deemed itabso-
lrtely requisite TO make them bllat way tn
withstand the pressure of the beer. The
very fact that they were made heavy and
clumsy subjected them to rough handling.
Now hey have to be made heavy, and eX-
ira material has to be put into the heads
and slaves simply because of this hand
ling and not from any danger on account
of the internal pressure of the BEER
Chicago Tribune.
The morning call., 1894-07-01
Mr. Weber's Method.

Next time DEPUTY Sheriff Weber wants
to start the fire with kerosene he will
make sure he gets hold of the right can
Weber lives in Blue Island, where the
custom of lubricating fires prevails. When
the servant quit, day or so ago. Weber
considered it his duty to start the kitchen
fire. Things went we'll until after the rain
storm, but yesterday the fire wouldn't
burn. Going downstairs Weber got the
coa-oi can, poured liberia dose on the
wood and touched it off.
After he had crawled out from upder
the sink and reassured the cat he pro-
ceeded to investigate results. The stove
pipe hung on the gas jet, and the tea
kettle nestled in the closet. One of the
stove lids was in the front yard keepin G
the trying pan company. and the canary's
cage was upside down. Weber thought
fully stroked his mustache, and it came off
10 his hand. BE couldn't raise his eye
brows In surprise, because thew weren't
there. His wife shrieked when he went to
be ptied, and wanted 10 know what was
the matter. Weber said that some one had
loaded the stove, and when he poured 90
kerosene it exploded. Then he described
the can,
'There was benzine in that" said his
wlfe.-Chicago Tribune.
The morning call., 1894-07-01
Photographing thelnvisibIe.l
The Engineer.


A curious case of the Invisible being
photographed was when the Great East
ern was taken rrior TO her being broken
up for good When the photograph was
made the photographer was not little
surprised to find great big letters extend
ing the whole length of the ship, advertis-
ing some ones patent pills. 1t appears
that these letters had at one period of the
ill-fated vessels downward career been
painted on as an advertisement. They had,
however. been subsequently painted out
with tar, and although Invisible to the eye,
the camera had detected and recorded
them.
This seems improbable, but 1t is quite
within bounds. When the letters were
painted ON the vessels sides they stood
above the surface; any subsequent coat
OF paint would cover them and the ground
beneath them equally, SO that although in
one color there would be projections W hich
would catch the light and be photographed.
The morning call., 1894-07-01
ELECTRIC HAIR BLEACH Err.
Converting BrunetteS Into Blondes
in Short Order.

in Short Order.
An enterprising hair-dyer has projected
a scheme for making bleached blondes as
fast as the demand may require. The sub
ject of the operation seats herself in an
oDerating-chair, somewhat similar to that
used by dentists. and rests the back Of her
neck on metal plate. which is the mega
tive terminal of rather strong battery,
the current from which is sufficient to ex-
ert moderate decompOsing action on solu-
tions of salts, containing bleaching agent
such as chlorine. The tresSes are allowed
to fall back of the chair aud are damp
ened with solution of what the in
ventor terms his secret. A brush, COM
posed of metallic bristles, which have been
giided or platiniZed. and which are cleo
trically connected TO the source of the cur
rent, thus forming the positive pole of the
battery. is slowly and steadily drawn
through the hair. A slight decomposition
of the salt held in solution takes place, the
bleaching agent is liberated and the color
ing matter In the hair is lighfened. The
discoverer declares that the color given to
the darkest hair may be varied at pleas
ure, and may also be carefully regu ated !;
furthermore, he states that the color does
not resemble that of ordinary "bleached +"
hair, but Is more natural and in every
way able 10 deceive the most expert in
such matters. While the idea is
one which is attractive from an ex-
perimental standpoint, the object attained,
il his statements are true, is one which
should be pushed into obscurity by mini
mum amount of praise. Still another
beautifying (?) effect of the current is OBJ
tanned by this inventor. %ho seems too fer
tile in such anity-promoting ideas. He
advertises to make ladies' lips 10 resemble
coral in their dazzling redness. His
process is. of course. an electrical one, and
he produces an unhealthy reddening of the
lips by forcing an inflammation by means
of so-called Faradic current.
There is pretty good evidence that his
snowy operating-rooms are well crowded
by "bevy of beauties" at all times of the
day, and it is quite amusing to watch the
silly women who have much more money
than brains at their disposal emerge from
this gilded den feeling their fevered liDs
with their tongues and trying to smile
while they are paying too dear for their
histle."-Electric World.
The morning call., 1894-07-01

complete list OF "mysterisns disappear
ances" for the past twenty-four months,
but the wise old salt looks knowingly al
tho offing and questions: what has be-
come of the Colintraive, the Laomene,
Alex Black and Sierra Madrone?"
The Colintraive and Laomene are both
overdue at San Francisco and interest
naturally centers upon them.
The Collntraive is out nearly forty days
too long. with coal from Newcastle, and
being an almost brand-new ship much
anxiety is felt for her safety by her own
ers. Insurance men have quoted reinsur-
ance on her at 25 per cent and friends OF
her crew are growing seriously worried at
her non-arrival Nearly forty lives hang
in the balance of her fate.
The Laomene is from Calcutta, with q
valuable cargo of jute and general mer-
chandlse. She is low overdue many days,
and reinsurance on her is active. thou
sands OF dollars having changed hands in
the past week. Her crew numbers over
thirty men, including officers.
The Sierra Madrone Ia overdue from
Liverpool to Rangoon, and has called foI
the attention of the insurers.
The Alex Black left Astoria for Queen S.
town months ago, and is now quoted as
probably lost. She is fine iron bark, built
In 1891, and carries cargo Of lumber and
general stuff. Her crew and that of the
OiHIfd MauTOu6 pldce uoarly sixty men on
the roll of uncertainty.
News is anxiously waited for from the
British ship Cambrian Cheftain, dis
masted near Coquimbo0. The lives of
fourteen men-part Of her crew was res
cued-are despaired of.
One strange thing in connection with
the missing feet is that all OF the vessels
were built after 1890 with the exception of
the Lanmene, tbat was turnod out by
w. H. Potter & Son in 1880 from their
Liverpool shipyards.
The Colintraive was built by A. Rodgers
& Son, at Port Glasgow. The firm made
particularly good job of the ship and
boasted good deal of her. The elder
Rodgers is said to have remarked that he
was building a mndern ship during an age
of progress, and he intended to make a
specially of the work.
The Senegal was not as large a ship
as the Cefni. She was a four-masted ves-
sci of 1862 tons gross, and was one of
Russell 81 Co.'s prides The Cefni regis
tered 2066 tons gross. and measured 284
feet 4 inches in length. as against the
Senegaps 236 feet inches.
NJ MILAN d Son built the Alex Black at
Dombarton Yards in 1891, and pronounced
her swift and safe ship" The Tor
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A PARTING.

"Good-by, then"-and he turned away,
No other word between them spoken;
You hard y would have guessed that day
How close a bond was broken.
The quick, short tremOr of the hand
That clasped her own in that brief parting
Only her heart could understand,
W ho saw the teardrop starting
Who felt a sudden surge OF doubt
Come rushing back unbidden DER her,
As, at the words her life without
His presence Ioomed before her.
The others saw, the others heard
calm, cool man, gracious woman,
A quiet brief farewell unStirred
by aught at ali uncommon.
She knew fatal die was cast:
She knew that two paths hence must sever;
That one familiar step had passed
Out of her life forever.
To all the rest it merely meant
trivial parting. lightly spoken;
She read the bitter. mute INTENT
she knew a heart was broken.
BARTON GREY.
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a smooth surface except where the rocks
project that form the awful looking mon-

a smooth surface except where the rocks
project that form the awful looking mon-
ster.
The lizard appears to be crawling over
the surface of the cliff at an angle. and
looks as If it meant to go to the other side.
It's legs are extended in the ri ht direction
TO get a fooihold. and, taken altogether,
most perfect illusion is produced.
Owing to the way the cliff faces the
lizard appears at its best In the evening or
early morning. At about noon, when the
sun shines directly on it,'nobody would be
likely to discover the formation. But as
the sun declines the projecting rocks cast
shadow on one side while the other is
brought out bright and distinct The re-
suit is a most perfect lizard that can be
seen without any stretch of the imagiua-
ton.
1t covers the greater surface of the cliff
and must be about 700 feet long. The pecn-
liar structure of the rock gives its back
just the right texture.
When seen from the opposite wall of the
canyon it is hard to imagine that 1t could
be the work of chance, but climb over
the surface of the cliff itself and nothing
can be found to suggest the strange resem-
blance, 80
The morning call., 1894-07-01
Style in Stationery.

Colors vary from a Venetian blue to a
new Prince of Wales gray.
White is out Of date with lin de steele
women.
The latest style demands a sheet eight
inches by six and an envelope SIX and
one-fourth by four and one-fourtn.
The genuine Prince of Wales gray must
show the water mark, the Prince of Wales
plumes. The new shade resembles a
mustard plaster.
Primrose and yellow and peachblow
pink are equally stylish. Highland
heather. so much in favor during the
winter, is decidedly passe.
Ragged edges are vulgar, and lines are
not tolerated.
Long envelopes are now in vogue. The
square one is no longer fashionable.
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He Was rIistaken.

He was polite appearing man with small
leather case in his hand. and when he rang the
hell the lady of the house, who was ''reddln'
up, inc parlor, did not fear to go 10 The door
rag around her head and all.
II am selling small article here" he began
as soon as the period OF usual sanitation had
passed.
al beg your pardon" he said in a cloud nj
ipcomprehenslbleness.
II said / guessed not" she smiled
"GueSsed not what ?'
''Gnessed you were not selling small article
here"
But assure you. madam. am; and have
been selling Them all over town for a week
past"
II don't doubt that, but 1t isn't any sign you
are selling one here, for you are not nor will
you. l don't know what II is. nor do want to
know, and wouldn't want It IL | did, 50 good
morning" and she firmly, but gently closed the
door In his face.
'W onder II that is another one OF them Ian
guage sharps from Boston," he soliOoulZed as
he went down the steps.-Chicago Times
The morning call., 1894-07-01
A MONSTER LIZARD.
Natural Rock Formation in an Ari-
Znna CANYON

Nature is always playing some odd trick
by making things appear what they are
not. and in no part of the world can more
strange things be found than in Arizona.
All over the Territory rocks and trees take
the forms of animals and birds, and in a can
yon of the Catalina, near Oracle. there is a
monster lizard on the face of solid cliff.
1t is undoubtedly the largest lizard in
the world. and at first glance appears as. If
carved by the hand Of man so exact is it In
every particular. 1t is on cliff facing tie
south that is about 1000 feet high and with
The morning call., 1894-07-01
THE SENEGAL.

denskjold only measured 7S2 gross ton
mage and was built at Alloa in 1890.
From the original 120 men who are
given UP as lost, have been evolved scores
more who may never put foot on dry land
again, and the mysteries Of the sea still
remain unsOlyed
The morning call., 1894-07-01

Great Britain exports every wear about
e1OO, 600 of textile fabrics, eco. OO0. 900 of
metals. el1.o00.G00 of clothing aud aS,OOO.-
600 of clothing.
The morning call., 1894-07-01

DR.. Zeigler. German scientist, declares
that photographs OF the sun, taken daily.
will enable person to closely predict the
weather. Circular or elliptcal halos
around the orb Of day indicate violent
storms,
The morning call., 1894-07-01

Ihe Leeward Islands are now exporting
large quantities of preserved fruit Juice,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-06-07

Nothing Is Chez p
Unless You Need 1t
But IF YOU ARE IN NEED of any of the following
Items, ther
Cheap as You Will Ever See Them.
Continental Winthrop 4o-in yard
by the web.
Fruit of the 36n any guam
tity, (no remnants), yard.
Thirty pieces best Dress Gnghams yard.
Twenty pieces Gngham selling lately 1oc
a yard : yard.
pieces
sold. Down they go yard
pieces Cheney Figured Silk been selling
at 70 81 cents, 90 yard.
pieces 50 81 Goods go
80 today
Just opened. Pongees,
figures. AS handsome oil painting.
Bargains Jersey
for 80, High
neck, long short sleeves.
special Ladies'
you make them, at