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lies at the bottom Of the ocean now. IL was ON
Mr.. .Vanderbilt':, yacht the Alva. IL Is pure
Empire, you see."
Quite naturally tho rage for Empire fur.
nishing brought about an epidemic oil, pianos
In that style. but they nre varied by Chippen,,
delcs. aud colouials, and white enamelled
ONES. The wareroOms contain many pianos
which. although not designed to order, are yot
destined 10 III into particular surroundlnRs:
There was one beautiful case OF the period oi
Louis NlNr cnamclIed in. white and DECORATED
with punches of musical instruments tieu
with floating ribbons of pale blue. over, the
contre of tho Keyboard was an exquisite minin-
turo OF Nozar..
In passing tho long rows OF regular concert
grand pianos, the reporter noticed on one OF
them n card with Melba's name and Paris al
dress. She had chosen IL Iust before leav-
ing New YORK. Another. one had q still more
Interesting Inscription. for when the I'D was
raised there was disclosed three lines OF pen
ell writing on the gildcd "plnto' inside. inc
first one was:
This plano IL n MARVEL
II was followed by Paderewski's signature
and the date. He selected tho plano for a
friend In, Italy. Musicians. Il appears, do not
spend their money un elaborate cases. They
select II Rood-toned instrument, and the plain
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HISTORIC CHINA IN PINK.
AMBRICAN Events LLUsTRhTED
Br ENGLISH PO7TERS.

The Pottery that Succeeded the Prisea
Dnrh.biue Prints Mistakes or the De-
signer ofthe Penn Treaty Scene-Beoent
work Compared with Older Prints.
OF all the old china which found It's way TO
America from foreign countries in the past
nothing continues TO hold 30 Grm n place in the
affections Of the people as the ordinary
table crockery made in England for use
here, with It's American subjects. patriotic,
historical, and scenic. The most artistic porcc-
lair. the rarest bits OF famous china and the
most expensive wares which have been pre-
served. while they are appreciated by the few.
are only of secondary interest TO the many
collectors of dark.bluo prints. The latter APP
peal to us with special force because they are
purely American in spirit. They Illustrate
the history of this country; they record the
names and present tho portraits Of our heroes
and patriots: they preserve tho Vows of noted
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they began gliding the cases and making
them Of curly maple and other light woods.
Finally a piano began to be regarded not only
as a musical instrument. but as apiece Of fur
niture. to be as carefully fitted into its sur
roundinRs as a chair or a table or hangings.
But this wasn't all. There wepe possibili-
ties in a piano which chairs and tables did
not possess; possibilities Of decoration, the
most artistic and costly. In Europe great
artists did not scorn to devote their talents to
the decoration of a plano case any more than
they would have refused tn fresco the walls Of
n music room. A few of Americas money
kings went to Europe for their piano cases.
had them brought to New York, and then put
American mechanism. the plano proper. in
eide of them. The imported exterior was bet
ter than anything that could be had on this
side OF the water. Just as the, American in
terror was unequalled In Europe.
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JOHN HASCOCK's HOUSE.

with Indians standing around or admiringly
examining the triukets which he has munih-
Gently offered them In payment of their lands.
An Indian damsel in evening dress is gloat-
ing over a string of glass beads which are ex-
posed to view in an open box. while cocoanut
and palm trees throw their tropical shade
across the scene. and Oriental pagodas and
volcanic peaks are revealed in the distance.
The Treaty Elm itself, under which William
Penn. in 1852. made bis treaty of friendship
and good will with the natives. is not visi-
BILE. strange to say. Evidently the English en-
gravrr had but a vague idea of the physical
characteristics OF Pennsylvania and the Gus
toms of its original inhabitants, confusing the
Indians OF the Western hemisphere with the
natives Of farther India. To him all Indians
were one people. and their country was in
the far East.
One of the protest views In deep pink. and
at the same time one of the rarer of American
designs, is that which occurs on breakfast
plates. showing the celebrated old Hancock
House. Boston, which vas demolished in 1863.
This structure. which was considered a typical
example of colonial architecture, was erected
by Thomas Hancock in 1929. and AT his death
1t became the property OF his nephew. John
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CONSCIOUSNESS IN PIANOS
,soME OF THE ExPENsIVE FANcIEs
vIfTCH,THE WEAETHY AFRECT.

cases, that Cost eSS, 900 Decorated
by the Beat Administrations GO In for
Tone, Not for Styie-Pnderewskts Auto-
graph Cornuent on - Plano.
Thero was a time when n piano was n piano,
and that was the end Of II. In other words,
there was about as much variety In pianos,
outwarDv speaking, ns there was In fenue
posts or railroad ties. The case WINS rosewood
or mahogany. 1t had serpentine moulding
around itNor else IL didn't. Ii Ind curved legs
or angular ones. You could pay your money
and take Nour choice.
But the time came when people had more
cmoney and, NOSE choice, too. They had white
ynd gold iuieio rooms, in which tho old rose
wood standby seemed 80 out Of harmony that
oven It's music wasn't appreciated. Tlcn
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The Mourne's Crew when They saw the
Abandoned julie Sailing Along.


From The Baltimore sun.
Two weeks ago in midOcean the crew OF the
British steamer Mourne. which has just arrived
Mt Baltimore, were aroused by the sight Of a
bark whose appearance excited their suspicious.
Tho suggestion that II was the famed Flying
Dutchman spread quickly among them. No.
she was first sighted. which was on April 20, Il
few hundred miles off the coast OF Ireland. yet
the foro and ma'ntopsails were both set, tho
mainyard was squared, and the vessel was NOV
ing at the rate OF two knots an hour. This was
Just like the Flying Dutchman.
Leaning over the bulwarks the sailors dis
cusseG The strange visitor, while the officers on
the, bridge above pointed their glasses at her
anu tried 10 learn more 81 her, The suggestion
thar the vessel was the Flying Dutchman
FAR out of Its southern latitude increased their
curiosity, ana when the MOurne had drawn
near enough Capt. Aiken sent Chief Onicer
Slhlley ana n boats crew to investigate the
mysterious craft.
SWhen Mr., smiley boarded the bark the ST.
bloke The stiffness was the creaking OF the gear
hlgh above. In the cabin the officer found that
w vessel was the Norwegian bark Julie of Lar
VIZ ana that she had been abandoned the same
day MIR. Smiley boarded her. The ships pApers
also showed that the Julie was. bound from
Minei Bridge. Waves, with sand ballast for West
Bay, New brunswick. The hold was nearly
hlled with water. but with this unusual load
the june was sailing along serenely, without u
her into a safe haven. MIR, smiley, after some
study of her came 10 the conclusion
that she was simply drifting With the currents,
AS she was directly in the path usually fol-
lowed by, ocean vessels, Mr.. Smiley determined
TO burn her. His men spread oil around the
cabin and set the bark on fire. After this had
been done his boat returned to the Mourne, and
the latter started once more for baltimore;
AS the deserted craft disappeared behind the
horizon the flames had not made great head
way, and she was still gliding along on the
some air which first attracted the attention OF
the MOuTne's crew.
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buildings long since destroyed. China OF this
character found its way into every section of
the country and into almost every household Of
a generation or two ngo. Around what sur.
Wives OF 1t many tender associations cling.
for 1t was the ware of the peoule. because It's
low price placed IL within reach of all. And
to-day 1t is eagerly sought for by china hunt
ers on the one hand, and iealously boarded By
those who have inherited it. on the other, and
its value has multiplied n hundred fold.
Scarcely less interesting are the somewhat
more recent prints in pink. in black. in green.
and in blue. Indeed. some Of these nre us ar.
tistic and pleasing, both in execution and in
coloring. as the blue which they succeeded.
Penn's treaty with the Indians seems to
have been q popular subject with the English
potters from 1890 TO 1850. There are at least
four varieties OF this scene. all OF which are
purely ideal in conception and consequently
of little value Us historical representations.
In each Of these we find n b:oHd -brimmcd
Quaker. intended to represent tho Proprietor.
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EYER NEW AND FRESH.
SIt Keats All How Many Persous O-issnas
the Joke About breaking tho Camera.

the Joke About BreaIsinG tho Camera.
From the Utica Observer.
Il hope I'didn't break the glass in the cam.
era" she simpered, as tho photographers
bowed her out of the door.
Then he went over to his desk and picked
up "A little book that was filled with figures.
Seventy three thousand eight hundred and
sixty four" he said in an'underbreath, as he
made en- entry.
The door opened again. and,a breezy young
man. dressed in his best, and peeping over the
corners OF a collar that Just escaped tho cor
ners of his mouth. entered.
mi ti.oGght ! would come in and sit fog
think WIN stand the raeket.",,
rapG Gsr'Al Msiti d GST1sd n moms sHid ), the .N1 ,P6hot9s-
de book .TarmnTins ,SsSyentyt6+ee Ssss-
When this negative was secured and the
S SRsI hs started started out Sn h he i@uEhed and remarked
o no" said the photographer, Erayely.
H@% ' hSG h he made e. an noth Gntry in tfs little
Gompced "Seyenty, three thousand eight hum
years ne remarked 10 the reporter. Ten
Years ago commenced 70 keeP, a record Of the
Joke about breaking the glass In a camera re-
Heated, The last time the gentleman who Just
sand eight hundred and sixty'sixth, Had he
remained u few minutes longer he would
times.
1t is. the cOmmonest so-called Joke in tho
world. Next 10 is this hot enough for youY'
or is this cold enough for youY' IL is one Of
the commnnrst expressions. The old and wise,
young and foolish, hoInely, handsome, plain,
pretty, fat. lean, tall or short everybody that
can TALK seem to think II Is a hrand-nrw
Joke, aud they are So delighted with ID Ihut
they sometimes roll the chestnut around live
or slA times in q visit here OF half an hour.
expect 10 reach IL hundred thousand before
the commencement season is over this year, Tor
pretty schoolgirls, who are moro liable to break
a heart than anything else, think it great Ann
10 accuse each other and warn me about dam
ger 70 the camera when their prstty faces aSo
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BRoOKLYN's FRONT YARDS.
Not FiaGEed Like New York's. but Sodde.
by tho sod PeddIer.

by tho sod Peddler.
In the spring one of the patent distinctions
TO be made between New York and Brooklyn
concerns the treatment OF front-door yards.
As a rule the New Yorker is contented with
stone tagging under his parlor windows be-
cause IL is easily kept clean, but tie Brook
Ignite brides himself on maintaining a green
plot. A set of mon who rarely are seen doing
anything else In summer put in n month of
activity in collecting sods and soliciting per-
mission 10 resod twelve-by- mine foot plots. In
q wagon. drawn slowly along by a single
horse. are piled hiph squares of turf, the cool,
Drown earth ~clinging TO the roots and in
wiling tho citizen to buy. The men do "A large
business while the season lasts, not only IN
revtvifying yards, front and rear, but also In
adding a strip OF green to the outside of the
walk. between the tagging and the curb
stone. II Is the renewal of these narrow strips
that makes. the citizen groan, for the street
Arabs soon learn how to dance on them. and
By twiddling their fingers at the ends of their
noses irritate the hired girl who stands IN the
front basement window. When they can
shout, and bring her out Of doors, armed with
domestic utensils, to protect the plot, they
are especially happy. The consequence is
that many a Brooklynite has abandoned green
sward outside his fence line and has tagged
the sidewalk from fence to curb.
Experisnee with the turf vender has dem,
onstratea mat IL Is often UNIV se to spend
money In the manufacture OF a lawn. After
the grass ms grown up II often Is discovered
that II Is timothy or some other coarse, grass.
The cost Is no small item, owing 10 the dis
tanGe inc soas are carted. They are taken
or three miles from the city limits, ana there
Is a suspicion often, that the real estate has
been aoquiTed by Illegal trespasss. TO s0d an
and this ts not too dear, In view of the dis
the work.
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they can enter IL and because ne position varies
from day TO day. and because the bergs are re-
area OF goo. 900 square miles IN which no ship
master can say he II safe for q single watch.
tIoke TO Europe this may sound ike an az
aRgeration, but to tue old-tltne ship Captains
who for years have been crossing the Atlentic-
for forty.eiuht hours at a stretch there IS no
language strong enough to portray adequately
wrote in the London Ndtiicdi magazine!
never begin a voyage across them without
a fervent aspiration tbat might once more
elnde these special dangers. or close the voyage
when ! have ,Cscaped catastrophe without a
prayer OF thHtkfulHess."
A consideration of the signs by which ship
masters are supposed TO be able to detect the
assuring. They can see an iceberg In any but
the heaviest ioRs ut a distance OF two males. but
mile in three minutes, that distance seems
remarkably short. IL seems shorter still when
one remembers how SLOW a long Liner Is in
answering her helm. But. though the ship might
dodge an %s00;fcot Iceberg when she had that
,pn I,,i IpSac c1d for 6g turning; she H, w yrom ,s stil bor have In
her course. not to mention the possibility OF tho
bergs having a train Of genuine field ice. But
master IL supposed to lie in the sudden decrease
Of temperature due to proximity OF ice.
as %" Fahrenheit from q previous higher stand
arc, :. says an authority on the subject. ~ may
away than half a mile,
How utterly useless this warning is will be ap- |
parent when IL is remembered that the fast |
steamers will cross the half-mile zone OF cold |
Tater and so reach the ice In Just q minute and |
? half. Moreover. the temperature OF the water !
In the dangerous region varies from other /
rauses. A. better danger signal OF the approach \
n an iceberg In IL fog is the echo of the fog 1
horn. That is commonly n good signal. and yet \
nothing is more uncertain than the movement OF
sound waves in .og-laden air. In fact, no de- \
vice is yet invented and no experience or inge-
,uity Of man is likely TO develop or invent n
method by which forbidden ice may be located
within a distance that will enable the master to |
his shin once she enters the ice-bearing \
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At 81.
Odd Bits OF Humor and keminiscenos from
the Exile OF FriedrIchsruh
IN ATLEE BARBER.

Bismarck receives comparatively few strang,
ers now, and jnsequently the vast number OF
speeches and interviews which In former years
came from Friedrichsruh has dwindled to only
an occasional remark or story. The German
p~urveyor of Bismarckiana has found his occu.
patton almost gone, although but a year or two
ago he was able to fill columns with the lates,
Information from the Saxon forest Here are
about all the odds and ends of anecdote that he
has been able to gather since the Princes eighty
first birthday, on April l.:
A professor at luncheon with Bismarck about
three weeks ago remarked that the Princes
special knowledge of medic val history and
geography was amazing.
"Oh, yes.' was the old Chancellor's reply;
"if l had not loafed SO much in my youth and
Ind only learned to sit more industriously in u
chair ! mignt have amounted to something"
bismarck spoke of the German lack Of ag-
Rressiveness ana self-esteem In the days befo re
the conquest Of Austria and France. He often
Ind felt, he said. that a German never would be
able 10 feel the proper amount of confidence in
himself. lilo had changed his mind, however,
after meeting Richard Wagner. the composer.
Wagner had enough sol f-esteem for a whole
nation; he was the most conCeited German 1t
ever had been his pleasure to talk with.
Theol Chancellor also has told another drink
ing story, only alittle one, to be sure. yet ms a His
lnarck urlhklhs storS perhaps worth repeating.
He and a neIghbor OF his early manhood had
tried whole afternoon to drink each other
under the table. -Four bottles each of heavy
Rhine wine and five quarts OF chamuagnc be-
tween them had been cinptied before Bismarck
had his horse brought 10 tho door and
made ready to start for home. Ills host called
two men TO- help put him IN the saddle. BIS
marck, however, leAped into the saddle unaided,
and started, OF, erect and fast In his seat, on a
swift dash down the road. When his hnt blew
OIL hc turned, rode for II at a gallup leaned over
and snatcled II M, and then, strRi ghtenlng up
In his saddle. waved II 10 his astOni,hel friend.
The next day bismarck went back u try To
settle the question of superiority at tho Guns.
but his friend declined the challenge. lie said
that the hat tries had discouraged him.
SchWGninEer Is trying 10 persuade bismarck
70 solo IlsslhKeh or tiasteln next summcr The
change, ne thinks, would hencht the Princes
health. Bismarck, however, is determined to
remain in frtcdrichsTuh.
! he railway Journey Is tiresome," he SAYS;
but, worst OF all, ! always fear now that some
accident may happen to me, and have come u
the point where | feel | must die IN my own bed
and not IN a strange land"
since he ceased 10 worry over the political
yagaries OF the young Emperor the Prince has
grown n0tlceably quieter in mind aud stronger
In body. He Is again erect aud strides through
the saxon forest with tho VigOr OF twenty years
ago. His only stimulantsnow are Bavarlan beer
and very dry champagne
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for them. The curly maple mas Guite Loaf its
popularity. by the way. II one wants a light
wood, he can be accommodated In a white ma
hoEany. There is nothing. however, for the
average bnNo- to compare with the old-fash-
ohed words. while for. the exceptional buyer
there are the special designers ready to make
him n case which TO one can duplicate.
Among the people in this country who have
pianos de lure are Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
George Could, Sir Donald Smith of Canada,
Mrs. George Drexel of Philade lphia, Mrs.
Thomas Scott. MIR. VIM. Z. D.. Stokes, Mr..
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offered at the latter price, and tho owner
seriously Informed tho writer that this was
the rarest American design in existence.
dents OF china collecting. for, willie this same
dealer manifested considerable Indignation
when surprise M his high figure was expressed,
he was Offering much rarer pieces in dark
blue NJ 81 and So each.
There are those still LIVING who can re-
member the odd-loOkinE structure which one
stood at the Intersection OF Market and Hroad
streets In Philadelphia IL wa, "A square
marble bundinG, surnOunted by a large dome,
and into this building the water from che
Schuylkill River was forced through pipes 10
be distributed over the city. This was erected
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water works In Genre square. sometimes
fncettouslv called the Pepper Box" from
It's peculiar appearance. In front an orna-
mental fountain played. and the surrounding
In 1928 II was torn down, bet during its
existence 1t was an object VT great interest to
the. citizens and to the strangers who visited
Philadelphia. aud the Mcssrs. jackson deemed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-12
STOCKHOLDERS WIN.
An Important Decision Rendered
BY Judge Horton Yesterday.

CHICAGO, Feb. lin the superior
court today Judge Horton decided the
Pacific railroad case. awarding the
victory to the stockholders. The Pa
cif1c railway was the Los Angeles
street car line in which C. b. Holmes.
former general superintendent of the
Chicago City Railway company, was
largely interested.
The matter was recently revived in
bill brought by the creditors of the
defunct company to force the stock
liability of stockholders, including sixty
prominent Chicago business men. Tt
is on this bill that Judge Horton passed
the holding that stock liability cannot
properly be enforced.
AS to the question of the liability of
the defendants as stockholders the
court said it was the understanding
between the defendants and the Pa
cific company that the conveyance of
all the property of the California COM
pany which they had bought was to
be accepted as payment in full of the
stock of the Pacific company. The Pa
cif1c company could not therefore re-
cover from the defendants on any
stock liability.
Inc creators could not recover on
the ground of contract liability when
the corporation itself could not and the
principle upon which the creditors
must recover. if at all, was that there
had been a misrepresentation of fact
and fraud committed The burden of
proof of fraud, the court said, is upon
the compliments Upon full consider
alton of all the testimony in the case.
it does not appear to be established
thereby that there was such fraud,
either actual of presumed, by or on
behalf of the defendant stockholders,
as to make them individually liable for
the debts of the Pacific company. 1t
follows that the bill and intervening
petitions of the compliments must be
dismissed for want of equity as against
the stockholders for stock liability.
The court held the claims of the
complainants. good as against the COM
pany. The compliments will take an
appeal.
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Railway Notes.

travelling Agent Gorham of the Rock
Island was at Caldwell Ida, yesterday.
General Agent Mitchell of the Milwau
kee was hustling business over in Mercur
yesterday
Travelling Agent Yundt of the Rock Il.
land was doing the country down south
yesterday.
General Superintendent Bancroft was in
Boise City yesterday, and will probably
be home tomorrow.
L. H. Bisbee, the popular route agent
for the Denver & Rio Grande Western
Express company. was in the city this
week visiting the family
The Santa Fe management will WELD
the axe of retrenchment more strongly
within the next thirty days than has been
done in the past thirty days.
e. A Ireland will today load seventeen
cars OF cattle at Gunnison for the River
market They go Western, Denver & Rio
Grande and Burlington to Omaha
General Agent Brown of the Colorado
Midland will keep bachelors hall for sew
on a visit to San Francisco friends.
Jack Wells of the Western, Dick Nielsen.
of the Burlington. and George Hawkes. Of
the Denver 81 Rio Grande all went out
last evening to load cattle at Gunnison.
Ticket Agent Keys of the Union Pacific
who is one of the most popular paste
board sellers in America-wiH leave for
the coast shortly on a well earned vaca
ton.
H B. Cole, the travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Colorado Mid
land was over in Mercur yesterday get
ting business for Utah day at the ice
palace.
General Agent Nevins of the Denver &
Rio Grande, accompanied by Mrs. Nevins
and the boy, all left last evening on
Western No. for two weeks visit TO
the old home in Illinois.
Thursday evening next will witness a
heavy train out of here over the Rio
Grande Western, as the Shriners anC
their friends from this city, Park City.
Eureka, Mercur, Ogden, PocatelIo. Idaho
Falls, and other points, will make up
large delegation for the Leadville ice PAL
acct will be Utah daYi