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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
TELLING TINE BY THE STARS


The sJerea clock is CONSIDERED the most wonderful
instrument In the Greenwich Observatory This mar
NrhouS InStrumen: l. in an underground room called
the magnetic basement. wher. il stands Tx. "A sant-
Ur with - back against the wall ticking its seconds
a prescribed py the clock stars.
Tnls r"ferenr" to the clock stlrs'-nAed stars
slightly over two hundred N number when arn us.i
circle. the most important instrument in The onsery,-
tory. and On" Of the mos Interesting
II consists % large telescope. the ou;sd- OF which
j. MOI unllk, great cannon. h j. Of solid iron
This instrument j. supported by irunn.ons. which
allow tn" telescOp" TO be elevated depressed 10
pOln, north or south and in fact. 10 make a complete
revolution. but meyer 10 diVrrge from the north and
south line. The mdgnfylng power OF this instrument
is not very great, bui IL, field " Wv is large 50
that IL admits plenty of light. FOR il l. not intended
bUt for noting thu eNac; time which stars and
planes pass south and north of Greenwich
lDOn boxing through this telescope the observer
is first arrested by vertical row OF what seem
10 h, iron bars placed equal distances from each
other. They are. however, neither more nor less
the focus OF the objec, glass. being he meridian
line.
Hv observing the time which the clock stars"
M over these web lines. or wires. they are
called = sicrcal tim, regulated. The adjustment
of me instrument mas bc extremely exact in order
10 obyiat,. error. The slightest thing Will put it out
p, 81, so small matter a. 100 much sunshine.
ON one Occa -iOl the correction for level error in
,h ms .rumcnf having bccOm" incOnV rnienly large
owlng apparently. to a Subsidenc" of the eastern
support about a ton weight 81 stone was placed on
the western pier i;ul tnis having no effect the
stones were, removed ana sheet OF very thin paper
Was placed under ihe support on the eastern side by
watch means the corrected. THIS Will give
some idea OF the ielicacy OF adjustment necessary
for the perfect working of this ponderous instrument
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
THE ACTOR-ORATOR.
SPEAKING BEFORE THE CURTAIN MADE
EASY.
MODEL SPEECHES WHICH WILL BE OF VALUE
TO TIE ACTOR THE PRESS AND TIE PUBLIC

MODEL SPEECHES WHICH WILL BE OF VALUE
TO THE ACTOR. THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC
Among the audiences Of New-York theatres the
custom has beer growing OF late years of enro'ir-
aging actors to make speeches Sometimes the
actor does not walt for much encouragement. being
already bold OF heart and dreading that he VIII
not get II, and sometimes, when he feels that he
can depend the audience, he resists their en-
treaties TIL they amount positive nsistence The
sad thing about IL is that good many actors
really cannot make speeches and almost all OF
therp think they can. while the audience thinks
they ought 10. There IL really no more reason
why an actor should be able make a speech
than why plumber should be able TO steer ship
On the other hand. some actors really can make
very good speeches just some shoemakers can
write books Henry Irving * quite capable a
making opposite remarks before the curtain. and
Richard Mansfield has been known 10 charm his
audience and 10 place the apathy Of the remaining
fraction Of the population in staying away from
the theatre I'm very ridiculous light. once on the
closing night OF the season at the Metropolitan
Opera House the audience got 10 calling for
speeches from the singers. II there Is anybody
who is less likely 10 be good specchmaker than
actor II Is singer. and that audience found II
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sometimes directed specially at them. ana Tor ms
reason the newspaper reports OF them are 'i"-
portan,. There H. an actor who always mah'N i"
specch after a certain act Of "A certain play oil MS
large repertory The first time tina. he oil" IL "a
H.w-york the papers reported the speech. which
was really a good one and made the hearers i"ei
guilty AZ the thought Of how seldom 'hey '""''
TO see this actor and how often they went 10 see
others.
The next time that this play done, the man
arer told the newspaper men that the ACTOR was
going TO make a new speech and they all came 10
hear Il expecting something that would induce 'he
night editor leave out some OF the '"''o'"' W
90, II in II necessary but 10 their disn'y ne "la"
.xactI, the same speech that he had h""' p''o'''
scr ,ba, whenever that play was done. the man
aper used TO reserve box and then stan" III 'o''
of the door and watch for newspaper mn" so'"s
nae, and try 10 surround them and drive them INTO
the box to hear that speech. After wh'ie VINE"
he said to II newspaper man; MT - j. e''"e
90 mike a new speech tonight the newspaper
man would repeat the whole speech 10 "'' '"
dodge under his arm and escape
1.-THE ACTORS Compile ORATOR"
This inciden; suggests "a plan when wou'" Dc
Tor the benefit OF all concerned The theory Is
,r, s,rc. IN. audience changes from night to
ni,b, one speech il enough for any number OF au-
dicuccs I'll the progress OF the stage anu Va VI"
world makes a. one necessary H. '"''' INV
spcech IL enough for any number OF '"o'e''''
why should not one sPerc' Nv T., a.,
number of actors. provided the occasion u 'ne
80 There used 10 be books-perhaps there are
s,,l-caIled complete Letter-Writers' wh'ch were
Intended to aid persons whose unaccustomea pens
refused TO express the eoQuence OF their thous"'S
with models OF pur" English on the SUBJECTS Vi
love money lending. applications Tor places "s -.
wants etc The proposition Is. then. TOT u" ~
800 comp,ete Orator" a few speeches are mere
GIVEN as samples OF what such a book might con-
tain They are designated by letters the run use
NJ which will be explained a little later When an
actor Is called before the curtain at the ehd OF MS
greatest scene or at the end OF the pay, anu '"e
audience will have a speech and Will take no re-
fusaI. this is one Of the best that can be mace
a,.ech A-Iadies and gentlemen: am not good
.. waiting .peeches but am glad Ut this oppor-
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ing all pronouns in the first person singular to

ing all pronouns IN the nrst person singular 10
plura)
Now these speeches should recommend them
selves TO actors for several reasons. First, they
considerably bett-r tit the average speech
that an actor makes for himself Secondly. they
excessively long, Speech A. indeed. being
a model of brevity and true feeling. Thirdly, they
are easy to disseminate Every actor and every
manager appreciates the value to him of the right
sort Of newspaper notice. II they do not, why do
they employ press agents? But 1t Is often eX-
tremely hard to get actors speech into "A
morning paper Even II verbatim report Of IL
can be had at all 1t is 10 come late at night.
when the whole force OF the composing-rOom Is
busy with Geographic matter. meetings, politics
over, the night editor doe not always have the
realization of the imp, rtance of the actors
speech that the actor has. Now, the plan Is that
all the papers of the country shall print these
speeches several times. and that all the readers
shall cut them out and keep them. Then all the
actors shall learn and deliver such of them as they
Office whcn The night editor does not feel like
leaving ont any part of the Presidents Message
to put i'm the actors speech. he may still be willing
put in three lines to say that Mr. =. being
called before the curtain. responded 70 the de-
mands of the audience by delivering Speech ID;
Then every reader will look in his scrapbook ana
read Speech D. Ii is believed that the plan has
much 10 commend It, and will he found valuable II
Il IL tried.
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MS SPECIALITY.
From The Kansas City Times.

From The Kansas 'ity iI'H'a' -,
rb. favorjte game played on strangers - w.
rnnck aeht." Two OF the local stockyard n %
rnyend 70 start "a quarrel before a farmer rn'
word leads 10 another, and In the neal OF ,"c rI
,,nr,.nt both the contestants draw reVoi''ln, me
cltemr,' I'll The average man who Is not on cares
70 see Of the fracas for by this time ne Is a1T ,,
20 10 SCI L,octs away Yesterday afternoon the chieI
Irk in one of the freight offices was down IN ne
Wv ,da when two fellows started sham nSht. ms
5'i,nsn had heard OF this joke before. put inc
6sht vas so sudden and realistic tha' ne los' no
IT, ,n lea ving the of action lie even TOOK
nadns 70 vet over the fence and crawl on ms hans
pa,uL nees behind a manager When the guns werc
shown TO him and found 70 have been c1 ~ ,ncoos
wrapped with nfo for cylihne,si n nv manv o,b"rs
This game was worked once too OFTEN Two ,eiipmn,
10Th well I'm 1wn around the yards started II stIaIn
GSht before stranger who happened 10 p .r on
r'exas or course they didn't know thiS Nh'n ~ ~,
aT, ca me where they drew guns the Texan puieu
an enormous 45 that looked Ike a ha'"hs gu" '''
The would-bc jokers and said calmly hu, e.,
III thar IS any shootin going on wan, r nan" in
, ,nysclf and II either OF youse turns yer "eepiiii
=. Lie ' wav ri let mine loose. I'm from Ierhn,uia
creek myself and don't get away from no pace
where there's sho0tin'. , , . N, 49,,
II Is needless say II the 5okers VINO a'd me
.ho, foot" this time. and this Joke hasn't been
,,ia we'd
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out before II got through Some OF ''''' ''''
speechcg IN French and some OF them tried " n
English some utterly refused 10 Try After '"V-
eral specimens Of numerous degrees ~ breakdown
II came the turn Of Lillian Nordica. She swept a
glance over the house 50 compr'hensiv" that IN 4
second every man I'm II thought that sh" WAS look
ING right AT him and began My counirym"n --
4, the uurcs, accent that cvo- came from Bath.
State OF Main Nobody remembers. prob"'ly'
what she said after tha but that was ~" on"
speech 81 the evening that nobody who heard u
will eyer forget. II >'rok- ~ genius
An urforiunat. thing about these speeches Us
tina, co Few p.rsons hear Them. OFTEN they worll
b. Of much greater yalu" TO those who ar" not IN
,h. theatre than TO those who are. being indeed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
THE INTERIOR TELEPHONE
DEVICE THAT MARES SPEAKING
TUBES sUPERFLUOUs
THE TELEPHONE on THE OCEAN STEAMER AND
IT'S COMMUNICATIONS AT THE WHARF

THE TELEPHONE on THE OCEAN STEAMER AND
IT'S COMMUNICATIONS AT THE WHARF
One of the many new features OF the modeFu
large buildings. whether they are Offices hoteis OF
warehouses which was unknown until electricity
became a factor in interior arrangements Is tns
wire conduit system In all plans and specincatons
the architect must make arrangements for
means to lay wires for lighting and for teiephon-
ing Business have sprung up OF late whicu
make interior wiring speciality. The bell hanger
and the maker of speaking tubes stiIl do business
but their work Is confined to small houses and -
districts away from the large cities where the speS
OF progress has not yet displaced the architecture
Of the pre-ele,t era.
The country hotel may stl be found which has
series Of bells hung large springs over the
clerks desk. each bell marked 10 show with whicn
room IL connects: but in the hotel which IL equipped
I'm that way the guest Will find more antiquity ana
home made rag carpet than comfort and elegance
II the man who had known no other means OF COM
municaton between his tavern room and the
office went a hotel where the modern annunciator
had taken the place OF the old-tme dangling bells.
he would think the little disks behind the large
glass which disclosed figures indicating the room
in which the guest was pressing button ereeS
improvement but he would not have seen the pess
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SIGNS HIS NAME WITH HIS TEETH.
rom The Chicago Tribune

From The Chicago Tribune
bernard j. Murphy an Srmle'sc ,ar 5n saens son
pc,hh n rointy Clerks Office for permission TO wed
Emma Amelng When reaues'ta 70 sign b h.s tecth
T r. perfectly es'p the elsrk
bernard J. Murphy" TO De n,s hat FOR him
h h =, % thirty years Of aSA and Miss Amens Is
twenty yeayA
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THE HUMMIyG BIRDS UMBRELLA.

FROM The American Sportsman
IN front OF q window where J worked last sum.
hh.or was buttcrnut tree. A hCmming bird pulis
n ne nest on limb that grew the window. ana
80 mao an opportunity to watch her closely. IN
r-SSs. We could look right into the nest. One DAY
thcurh..n mere ere was heavy shower coming up: we
~us'ng the rain Well. when the FIRST drops fell she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

tunty TO say that thank you, for myself and lot
my company for your kindness to us to-nlgnt. All
that can say is-from my heart, thank YOU
In the course OF the last few years this speech
has been delivered a good many times yet for the
most part actor cannot be induced to make MS
remarks short For those who will not listen
TO reason and who will talk longer. here is form
that Is recommended. II will do for almost any oc-
casion:
Speech Blades and Gentlemen: II Is not Well.
as a rule. FOR an actor to say much that Is not
written in the play. In the words OF the greatest
poet OF our language. one who did more TO elevate
the stage than all the modern writers or so-called
earnest drama great applause,-in the words OF
Shakespeare. Let those that play your clowns
speak no more than l. set down for them I-aIEn-
teri Yet | cannot refrain from taking this oppor-
tunity, on behalf of my company and of my self.
OF telling you how much thank you for your kind
ness and your applause. | cannot find words 10 ex-
press to you my gratitude for your appreciation Of
our efforts Believe me-. am never so happy as
when come back and play In name Of city,,
which always count rs my home. tAppl luse) Oh,
yes, ladies and gentlemen. we have travelled a good
deal and We have seen good deal of lif" since We
played in name OF city, last. We have stayed 81
the ST. tieorg, Hotel. In Evansville. Ind Naugh-
teri Believe me, ladies' and gentlemen. I am de-
lighted to be in oname OF city) again. and once
1 thank
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ieaw e ana took In her bill one Of two or three large
mes, srowing close BY and laid this leaf over the
~, Do as completely to cover IL; then she flew
ii Il ana Vn examining the leaf we found hole in
tha1 any ~ IN me side Of the nest small stick
AZ, me me lear was fastened to or hooked upon
go tle storm was over the old bird came back
dry. 49, ' anu ''o "es' Was perfectly
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Despite the fact that the banknoie companies
have lost The United States work. they SIN nave
plenty 10 do in designing and making stamps ~,
foreign nations Nearly all Of the Cch'ra' anu
South American countries have their postai p'''''
Ing done in this city They usually send on a vcis
rough sketch OF the proposed design "ncn ,,,ros
a guide to the companies artists .rIcan
even this suggestion is lacking. ana III. a. to
makers do everything from supplying the iurn ~,
finishing the minutest details. The most coihi' 1y
decoration for the South American stamps con-
sists OF the Of the nation oiten @ ~
with some motto expressive OF liberty O' oa.
the Guatemalan issues appears the greer "a ~ ,,.on
the characteristic bird OF the country, pe,ch'u "p
parchment roll which il inscribed WIN WA Ca
which freedom achieved. Inc coh.o - -
the symbol OF Peru. and Is promihei' ." $50
stamps Of that country. Although some oi ndr,c
Spanish-Anerican designs are sghtly pa ,vhich
there many among the newer ISSUES ,.o,,
exhibit really artistic work. and reflect creali up,,
the New York designers The IIaw allan poslai Wo,n
Is also done here chiefly after Susees'o"3 '''''
those In authority there. -, o,,or
1t has become more and more customary an ~ g.,
the world for nations TO celebrate great ese ,saa
Of stamps bearing upon them The irequendi
changes In the South American Governments ao. , "
admirable opportunities for this. and tne man. " .o
issues. fooH King fast upon one announcer, "ir ~
many sources OF revenue for the Danknote 'o'"
paDies here. ut,
Canadian stamps were formerly made In this
Country. but the British North American banh
Note Company. OF Montreal. now does All thc
Dominons work. The head Of Victoria wnlch
appears upon the common denOmfnations OF M,
mems OF that kind OF work now extant; IL nas
occupied Its place for many years. having been
copied from famous bust OF the Queen. made IN
the early years Of her reign
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Some actors in giving this speech. spin 1t 5ut
to a much greater length and say that they thank
you a great many times more. but when this point
Is reached there is nothing TO be gained by going
on The quotation Let those that play your
clowns" etc. Is quite new. 1t has never been used
in any speech Of this sort. 1t Is strange, TOO, con-
sdering how familiar IT IL and how appropriate.
The herald., 1896-08-31
THE WHEEL

The bicycle face" is only temporary
thing, acquired while the learner is first
struggle to keep his equilibrium and
which vanishes when the rider has
ceased to feel nervous at his strange
poise. When he has learned to look
upon his wheel as a part of himself to
be sort Of centaur on his steel steed
he has no more fear of fall than the
child when he has learned the secret
Of keeping an upright position when he
begins to walk.
Two more national championships, the
quarter and the half mile, dangle at the
belt of Tom Cooper. These made three
successive championship victories for
the Detroit lad. He tried hard for the
mile championship, but got in q bad
position and was beaten out by little
Tom Butler who rode the race of his
life. But Arthur Gardiner of the Nor
gan e. Wright team is the hero of the day.
He rode magnificent race in the one
mile open, beating Sanger out by half
a wheels length in POI AS, world rec
ord time, single paced. Sanger was un-
fortunate in this contest and deserved
a great deal Of credit for his work.
An exchange tells Of q Cincinnati in
ventor who has designed what he calls
The herald., 1896-08-31
SUNDAY BASEBALL
Yesterdays Games Were a Surprise TO the
Fans-The Scores

Yesterdays Games Were a Surprise TO the
Fans-Tke Scores
Yesterdays ball games were a sur
prise to the fans, as the result shows
The Trilbys beat the Francis Wilson's
and the Wilson's then beat the Admi-
rails. In the first game the Trilbys hit
Jack Moore for eighteen hits, with a
total of twenty nine, which in itself was
enough to win any game, but Jack S sup
port materially assisted them by their
loose fielding, the team having nine er-
rors credited to them. The terrific bat
ting of Walker MARI, Nettles, Gardner
and Majors for the Trilbys, and Allen
and Eagerer for the Wilson's, and the
brilliant fielding of Carol and f. Moore
who, although having errors made some
excellent stops and throws, We're the
features of the games. Scotty Allen
made his appearance in a Wilson uni
form and did remarkably well consid
ering this is his second time on earth.
The battery work of both teams was
very good. Young Farrell gives promise
of making valuable man for the Will
sons. He is a strong thrower and fair
hitter, and in one or two more games he
will probably play with more confidence.
The complete score follows:
The herald., 1896-08-31
SOME EXCELLENT SPORT
Provided by the Wheelmen's Racing Lesgue
at Santa nonica YESTERDAY

The Wheelmen's Racing league gave
another capital afternoons sport on
the Southern Pacific company's track
at Santa Monica yesterday. The at
tendance was distinctly discouraging,
not more than one hundred spectators
being present, but the boys are show
ing plenty of pluck in sticking to their
scheme and are providing every Sunday
racing that is worth anyone's while to
see. Hatton made very fine paced
mile in minutes fiat, and a fresh tan
dem mile record for the track was also
made. These meets have hitherto been
eXcellently conducted, but there was
just a suspicion of rowdyism from some
of the privileged onlookers-not the
riders nor the officials-but the lads
who hang around the riders quarters.
This should be promptly and sternly
checked.
The first race called was the first
heat of the one-third of mile. The con-
testants were A. Griffin, j L. Standefer
W. j. Hutton and w. A. Taylor. The
men started off at piping hot pace set
by Griffin. Half way round the track
the old reliable Taylor forced his way
forward and won easily by ten yards
from Hutton, Griffin third. Time, 4O%
seconds.
Great interest was centered in the
meeting of Hatton and Ulbricht with
Miller and Holbrook in the one mile
tandem. Hatton and Ulbricht bore the
proud title OF the champion tandem
team of Southern California in 1895,
but Miller and Holbrook have won every
tandem race in the Wheelmen's Racing
leagues series. The men were out for
blood in this contest and gave a fine
race from the shot of the pistol. In the
first heat Hatton and Ulbricht had the
pole and lit off at great pace. Miller
and Holbrook stuck to them we'll and
came up the straight of the first lap
with a fine squirt, passing their oppon-
ents on the the first post. The Dutcn-
man and HattOn, despite a gallant ef-
fort, could never regain their position
and finished just a length behind Mil
ler and Holbrook. The time was ex-
cellent 2 minutes seconds, establish
ing another record for the track.
The second heat of the third mile
was won aftcr fine struggle by Stand
efer, just tire ahead of Taylor. Time,
43 seconds.
Miller and HolbrOok proved their su-
prcmacy in the second and conclusive
heat of the one mile tandem. The Dutch
man and Hatton made a great effort
but couldn't catch their opponents in
the straight. Time, 2 minutes seconds
The next event was a special race,
based on Mr.. Welch's suggestion of
The herald., 1896-08-31
David; Irwin w. Leihy's ch. m. Nelly.

David; Irwin w. Leihy's ch. m. Nelly.
One mile, ponies-G. L. Warnings b. e.
Red Jacket. Warnings b. m. Salvation.
DIR. Edmond's Ante, j. Balfour's b. g.
Roulette
Hurdle race-Balfour's Roulette, G.
de Mattos b. g. Biscuit. A. Alvarado' s
&. &. n. c.. Jackson's ch. m., h. d. Dig
gc's b. IN. Daisy, j. a. Parker's b. &. DR..
Jack
Three-fourths Of mile, ponles-War-
ing's Red Jacket, Warnings Salvacion,
DIR. Edmond's Ante, Il. NJ. Virgins b.
m. Queen H., by Lexington: w. II. Nc
kitrrick's ch. 8. Fiddlesticks. w. Park
er's b. m. Duchess, Mrs. Tevis' CHI IN.
Lassie Balfour's b. m. Miss Wild.
One-half mile, ponies-Waring's ch. &.
Wonder Warnings b. m. Santa Clara, f.
ID. Martins gr. IN. Lady Gray. DR.. Ed
mond's b. &. Dandy, Mckittrlcks gr. m.
White Wings. Alvord's Jackpot, Mrs.
Tevis' ch. h. Taffy.
Three-fourths of a mile, galloways--
John Lahy's gr. m Manuelo, by Verano;
warnings Red Jacket Dr. Edmond )
Ante, Virgins b. IN. Queenie H., Ma
chado's san Joaquin, w r. Wards b. III.
Gata, Leihy's ch. m. Nellie Balfour' J
Miss Wild, Warnings Santa Clara, Mar
tins Lady Gray.
One-fcurth mile, Waring' s
Wonder, Warnings Kittiwake, Dr. Ed
mond's Dandy, McKittrlck's White
Wings Parker's DIR. Jack, Alvord' 5
Jackpot, Mrs. Tevis Taffy.
There will be five events on the 9th.
At p. m. the three -foruths of q mile for
galloways, fifteen hands and under, top
weight 10 pounds, weight for inches,
$50 added. At 2:30 p. IN. the one fourt II
mile race for polo ponies, fourteen two.
AT BIS p. m. the one mile over six hur-
dies, for ponies, 150 pounds top weight.
and the last event will be the half-mi!e
for ponies, 1875 pounds