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The herald., 1897-12-08
What the Man Most Likely to Succeed to
the. Papal Chair Has to Say Of the
Present Incumbent--Pope at Mass.

spiritual grace noticeable, but Il wAA
not of this world. I learned subse-
quently that the Holy Father had in-
tended to say an earlier mass, but. for
some reason, had not done 30. This
only increased my suspicious that the
days of the present Pontiff are NUM-
bered
A more kindly and kingly face one
would not care to see. Peace was
everywhere written on the features, 30
that 1t was scarcely necessary to give
the PAX Vobiscum" to the Pilgrims.
II, as 1t Is sometimes said, you can
read the Ten Commandments on some
faces, then on the Pope's countenanoe
was clearly visible the fruits OF the
spirit" as outlined by the Great Apos-
tie.
The voice of the Holy Father was
even more kindly than his look, and
as clear as crystal. AS he gave the
papal benediction to his followers, his
tones rang out as beautiful as bell.
1t Is voice that has at some time had
as careful training as prima donna's.
The figure of the Pope seemed the in
carnation of frailty. as he stood before
the throne. Had he appeared from
the clouds. instead of the Vatican. he
could not have presented a different
aspect. He seemed to me to be bidding
adieu to the shores of time. about to
! sail forth on the ocean of eternity.
And as the sedan chair bore away the
successor of st. Peter. felt that had
looked upon Leo XIII. for the last time.
FRANCIS LEON CHRIsMAN.
Copyright, 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-12-08
New York's japanese Cluba

There are perhaps 5000 Japanese IN
the territory covered by the Greater
New York. and they have two impor-
tant societies. One Of these is a sort
'of charitable body, the other a club
proper with definite social and numer.
lcal limitations as to its membership.
Between them these organizations
spend on the Chino-Japanese war.
The club proper, or Kydokai, was
formed fifteen years ago and has made
1t q point to celebrate the birthday OF
the Japanese Emperor as often as the.
23d Of November comes around. When
ever one Of Its members left the coun-
try he was given a farewell banquet at
the club rooms. The silver wedding Of
the beloved Emperor and Empress was
also celebrated there with becoming en-
thusiasm. with no foreigner present to
dampen the ardor or cause embarrass-
ment
This little Japanese club-for such Il
must be called although its members
Insist that 1t IL not exactly a clubs
one of the most exclusive Of social or
ganizations. The richest man on earth
couldn't become a member Of 1t unless
he happened to be a son Of Japan: and
he couldn't even gain admission to its
unpretentious rooms unless invited by
one Of the members.-and they are
somewhat chary of their invitations.
| The club has only twenty members.
and all Of them come from the highest
social circle among the Japanese.
1t Is intelligence and breeding. how
ever, rather than money that mark the
considerations need not keep one out
OF this particular union. for the initiA-
tion fees are only So and the monthly
dues $3.50.
The herald., 1897-12-08
The Sdletto.

The stiletto IL peculiar weapon;
there Is nothing OF American manu-
facture like it. In length 1t runs from
six to fifteen inchess The blade is about
twice the length Of the handle, dagger
edged, thick at the narrow guard and
tapering OF to excessive thinness at the
point. At the guard the cross-section
of the blade IL diamond-shaped and
the two extra edges run almost to the
point. The real edges, which are razor
sharp, make . wound which the aux
Hilary edges, more blunt than sharp. ag-
gravate to a terrible degree. So effec-
tive is 1t. and 80 murderous in the
hands Of dexterous man, that the
italian government has made some ex-
periments with It as a weapon at close
quarters. and in the unfortunate Mas
sowah campaign several companies
were armed with shields and long still
ettos The weapon is carried in q
sheath like an ordinary dagger.
The herald., 1897-12-08
,,,cy so far as the italian Government

policy 80 far as the italian Government
Is concerned.
In reply to my query as to the Holy
Fathers health, the Cardinal spoke (in
French) substantially as follows:
"The Pope is in the best of health,
and all reports to the contrary are In
correct. to say the least. He Is
wonder, considering how old he Is. HIS
memory is something remarkable, and
he can remember things even to the
most minute details. He never uses
spectacles in reading. and his eye-sight
Is perfect. He attends personally to
many of the affairs of state, and keeps
yery close watch on all that Is hap
pening throughout the world. Why,
even during the very hot weather OF
the past summer he said mass in the
presence of several different bodies OF
pilgrims.
His Holiness takes plenty Of exer-
else: and though he occasionally
drives, he generally prefers to walk
around the Vatican gardens. He man
ages to do a large amount OF work
daily, and finds time for much read
ing and recreation"
Cardinal Rampolla further intimated
that the Holy See was very much IN
terested in affairs in America, and ex-
pected grand results from the Catholic
university at Washington.
"Can assure the Catholics IN our
country that the Pope is in sympathy
with the principles Of progress IN the
United States?" I asked.
"Oh, yes," replied His Eminence.
During the progress Of the interview.
an italian Prince and two or three car
dinals were waiting in another apart
ment. so that our conversation was
necessarily brief; but I had q good
chance to study the character OF the
Cardinal.
His Eminence Is about afty-dve years
old, and In the full enjoyment OF his
faculties. He is tall and rather slen-
der. with keen brown eyes that seem
to 20 to the bottom Of everything they
alight on.
If Cardinal Rampolla should be Sc.
lected as the successor of Leo KILL
the choice would be very fortunate.
believe. He seems to be broad and
catholic in his views. with just enough
energy in his disposition to make the
Italian Government look to its laurels
Despite the rosy accoun. Of thu
Pope's health given me by Cardina
Rampolla, l determined to play thu
role Of Doubling Thomas" and SCI
for myself. Accordingly, some days
later, 1 was permitted to be present
at one Of the "pilgrimages" that hav'
now become feature Of Vatican life
Let me confess, Just here. that for ovel
an hour l carefully studied the face o.
His Holiness under powerful opers
glass.
If Leo XIII. Is really so hale an(
hearty. appearances are decided!
against him. He seemed to me NOR
like a statue carved out of alabaste
than the living Head Of the great Cath
olic Church. Al the pilgrims passet
before him, kissing his hands and feet
he made an effort to smile.-the spiri
was willing, but the heah was weak
The face seemed Of ashen hue, and tn
effort that of sick man. There was ,
The herald., 1897-12-08
wHALEBoNE FROM START TO FINISH.

danger of it's being stolen-for whale
bone is stored in such heavy masses
that it cannot easily be taken away
but it is a decidedly inf1ammable sub
stance, and there was great fear of
fire. The storehouse Is perfect vault,
with walls of brick and stone and iron
roof and iron doors. A perforated pipe
from which the whole place could be
readily flooded in case of a sudden out
break Of fire runs all round the top;
and when the store of bone is large,
| trusted watchmen guard The place
night and day.
There is always great danger to
whalebone from rats,-pests which are
extremely numerous on the San Fran
cisco water front, especially in the fall,
when the whaleships make their ap-
pearance. In order to make sure that
these sharp toothed destroyers shall be
kept out, small iron doors, grated in
small meshes, have been put in. When
the big doors are opened for ventila-
tion-and whalebone must be treated
to plenty of fresh air-these grated
screens are shut AS rats teeth,
though potent, are not quite hard
enough to negotiate cold iron this pre-
caution has always served it's purpose
admirably.
| DANGEROUS PROPERTY.
Because of the possibility of fire, the
men who receive the bone from the
ships are always in a hurry to get
through with it. AS soon as bone
laden craft docks, a big force of men is
employed, and they pitch in and trans
fer the cargo with all possible haste
! working night and day until the task
is done. And as soon thereafter as il
is feasible, the whole batch is put
aboard ships and railroad train for the
East, there to be distributed to the
American and European cutting" es.
adjustments.
From 1000 to 5000 pounds of bone are
furnished by each whale, the latte,
amount, however, being decidedly ex
ceptonal. Before leaving San Fran
cisco the bone is split, sorted according
to color, and tied up in bundles. Aftel
splitting the pieces are termed Stalks
or slabs" They are from three to
eight feet in length, when ready fol
shipment, and weigh from three pound:
up to six or seven.
QUEER STUFF.
When received by the manufacturer
each slab is fringed with strong, GLOSSY
black hair. This has a separate value
of it's own, and is used in certain fur
niture manufactures; also, mixed will
horsehair, in brushes. After it has beer
shaved off, the slabs are scrubbed Wig
: orously and then put to soak in waite
for about a week. When sufficient.
softened, they are subjected to the &C
tion of hot steam in strong receptacle
; of special design. They are then read.
to be split into "shell" and grain
bone. After that they are cut int
stays, whip stocks, etc.
The utmost pains has to be takel
with the bone, from the time it is re
moved from the head of the whale unit
1t Is safely through the manufacturin
: process, in order to prevent "nicking.
e Although 1t has to be thoroughly soft
d ened before being regularly "cut" 1
r the factories, it Is exceptionally tende
0 at all times, and the least carelessnes
The herald., 1897-12-08
Champion Reynolds Describes His
Plan for Lowering All Previous
Records on Bicycle Skates.

Having come to the conclusion that
a fraction of time can be taken from
the existing records in ice skating,
roller skating, and bicycle skating, l
have decided to try and smash them
all in one day. thereby establishing an
all-around record in skating that it
will not be easy to equal. In doing so,
I hope to surpass the time made by
me in establishing the worlds bicycle
skate record on July 27, 1897, as we'll as
other of my skating records. In doing
this I know that my resources will be
taxed to the utmost, and that I shall
have to be in perfect condition.
/ am training for the events after a.
fashion Of my own. For days past the
bicycle riders and pedestrians, who are
accustomed to use the New York Bo'lle-
ward, have been treated to a spectacle
that has made them stare and Won
der. 1t has been the sight of a tall,
1.-the young man on wheel skates, go
| ing like the wind, in the shelter pro-
The herald., 1897-12-08

seasons supply will be good oeal
smaller than that of 1896. A short time
ago there were advices that eight whal-
ing vessels were stuck in the ice away
up north, and according to the latest
news from that region there is danger
that they will not be able to get out
at all this season. If they do not, the
shortage will continue; and that Will
mean hard times for us, since, although
the price is high, we can make no sales
II we have no bone. But If the ships
should escape-it Is hardly possible
that they may even now have forced
their way out of the ice-we shall have
good trade at satisfactory figures.
They have mad. fair catch, but they
will not bring south a large enough
supply to break the market. Ruling
quotations now range from $4.25 to $3.50
q pound, but the five dollar mark will
be reached soon, whether the impris-
oned ships succeed in getting free or
not.
PRICES SURE TO RISE.
NEARLY all the bone used in the
United States is brought from the Arc
tic by Yankee whalers, although little
comes from the south seas and some
from Japan. The supply from all quar-
ters Is much less than formerly. The
demand, too, is nothing like what it
used to be- despite the great increase
Of population; for all sorts of celluloid,
feather favor cork, rubber, steel and
other substitutes have been very gen.
orally adopted.
"The high grade-the shell bone
goes into first class corsets and is used
for stays in costly gowns, the demand
for these purposes being so great that
this quality is put into nothing else ex-
cept certain surgical instruments. The
grain bone goes into the cheaper cor
sets, whips, etc. The two qualities diff
fer greatly; the shell bone being with
out grain and easily worked. While it
is not one whit less elastic than the
other, it can be pierced or bored with
out danger of splitting; but this is not
true of the grain bone, which, as it's
trade name indicates, is made up Of
fibres that are prone to split apart"
"CUTTING" DONE ABROAD.
Most of the Cutting" Of whalebone,
as those in the business term its prep
aration, is done in Paris and Bremen.
A little is done, too, in London, and
there are seven cutting establishments
in the United States,-four in New
York, two in Boston and one in San
Francisco. 1t seems strange that the
industry should be so slightly repre-
sented in San Francisco, the great port
for the reception of the raw bone, but
in that regard this business does not
differ from some others, notably sugar
refining, which isjchiefly carried on ir
New York for the entire United States
and cotton milling, which is carried or
in England and New England for tht
whole world, despite the fact that thu
worlds sugar and cotton crops arr
raised thousands of miles furthe
SUPPLY INADEQUATE.
Five years ago the supply of whale
bone was as phenomenally large as tn
present supply is small. There ha'
been an unusually heavy take afte
several lean years; and at least $4,000
The herald., 1897-12-08
WHALES TEETH SCARCE AS "HENS' TEETH

will sometimes greatly reduce the value
of q slab even when the resulting
mick" is so slight as hardly to be no.
ticed on inspection. It is considered a
great breach of commercial honor for
a dealer in bone to offer q nicked bum
die without making known the defect,
and all such lots are carefully marked
"cut" in San Francisco.
Whalebone is often spoken of as the
Jaw, but this is really a misnomer,-
the bone Of commerce being really cut
from the teeth, Of which there are 473
in the jaws of every whale. A fair
sized front tooth is worth quite $50 at
present prices. and the entire head of a
big whale represents a good deal of
money.
The herald., 1897-12-08

In doing this I undertake to break
the following worlds records made by
me:
On Rollers--Quarter of mile, 80 sec
onds; half mile, 1:21 3-5; one mile,
1851 is.
On Ice-Fifty yards. 1-5 seconds;
hundred yards, 2-5 seconds; 22O yards
II 3-5; 500 yards. 3S 3-5; half mile,
liza AS: mile, 1903 2-5; two miles, $40.
All these from standing starts
In addition to beating my own skat-
ing records l intend to make one on
bicycle skates that will set hot pace
for any competitor in that recently in
vented style of locomotion. In doing
this 1 rely greatly upon my quad
The herald., 1897-12-08
"A Sympathetic Employer.

Here is little story with q moral:
A young man who was known among
his fellow-workers as somewhat Of .
prevaricator. did not appear one day,
having done too much celebrating the
evening before. He sent q letter. how
ever. to the manager. announcing that
his absence was caused by one Of his
children having scarlet fever. He got
In reply a note which gave him two
weeks leave of absence without pay.
the manager sympathetically explain-
ing that he feared that the contaglon
mi mioht.spread into the homes Of SOME 0f
the other employee
The herald., 1897-12-08

The largest whaling record was made
by the steam whaler Mary d. Ii ume in
1892. She had been out twenty-four
months, when on the last day of Sep
tember of that year she steamed
through the Golden Gate with all flags
flying. During the long time that she
was at sea- her crew had taken thirty
eight whale, having penetrated into re-
gions not before visited, and the total
yield Of bone was valued at $4,000 AS
her voyage, including the money due
the crew at the close Of the cruise. cost
the projectors not more than $130, 900,
the net profits of them were not far
from a cool half million. The captains
share of the net was about $40, 900; but
although the ruling prices when the
cruise was finished were nearly as high
as this year, the members of the crew,
having signed" on a LAY" of $1.75 a
pound for bone, Jared much worse than
was expected. The lowest man, indeed
drew only $3.50. From this 800, for
money advanced, had to be deducted,
800 more for the "slop chest" and $50
more for insurance. These brought
down his pay for two years Of hard
work and danger, during which he
lived on mighty poor fare, to $320,-not
much compensation when you come to
think about it,
Copyright. 1897. by Bacheller Syndicate.
Tipping in France.
Time was when tipping was practi-
cally unknown in America, but it is
now as firmly established on this side
of the water as it is in Europe, though
there is far less of method about the
system here than in the old world. In
France, for instance, tip giving is
graduated by definite tariff scheme.
There is no doubt that this treatment
robs the custom of it's most pleasant
feature, but it also prevents the heart
burnings that come from the custom OF
unsystematic tipping" where respect
and courteous treatment is too apt to
| be graduated in accordance with the
size of the gratuity. The French
"pour-boire" is a definite and expected
sum, but the innate courtesy of the
French people though they would con.
slider it's omission an affront, and open
ly and worldly resent iD never allow
them to consider it's presentation ir
any other light than that of a kindly
gratuity The Partisan cocher expects
a certain number of sous pour-boire
but when it is given him he tips his
hat and thanks you politely. If yol
increase it all the better, but he doe:
not expect it. The restaurant garcor
expects a certain percentage of tn,
amount of your bill, and it is alway.
forthcoming, but he makes you feel a:
though it were a kindness and favor
1t would be unjust to him to neglect it
as it goes to make up his pay and l,
counted on by the proprietor. Thus
in French restaurant you pay, your
self, for your service, and you will
generally find that the food is cheape
accordingly.
This is. perhaps, the best solution o
| the "tip" question that has yet beel
evolved. Where 1t is employed larg
tips for light service are considered a
!, being in as bad taste as small tips 70
heavy service In this country. 1t is a.
artificial system. however, and to sue
an extent foreign to the openhanded
ness Of the Anglo-Saxon that it will n
: doubt be long before we shall be will
, ing to adopt it.
The herald., 1897-12-08

riders. each one of whom has been put
in training to help train me for my
races, and will be almost as essential
part of the time-lowering perform
ance as am. The fastest time have
yet been able to do on bicycle skates 10
100 yards in II seconds; 220 yards In
20 seconds; the quarter-mile in 40 Sec
onds; the half in 1:21, and the mile in
1854. These figures hope to lower out
LOT sight.
The herald., 1897-12-08

I make my record runs, weigh only one
and a half pounds each. and consist Of
a thin bar of brass with a fork at
either end, in which the wheels. six
inches in diameter. are set. The rims
are Of steel, and the tires Of cushion
rubber. For ordinary road use the
skates are equipped with straps; but
these I have removed, attaching the
skates to my racing shoes with rivets.
The upward curve at each end OF the
skate serves the double purpose Of ac-
commodating larger wheel and
bringing the foot nearer to the ground,
thus facilitating locomotion on the
same principle as the lowering Of the
crank hanger in bicycle.
The most satisfactory thing about the
skates Is the perfect adjustment OF the
ball bearings. When once the little
wheels are started they will spin
around for an extraordinary length OF
time. with one push Of the foot I can
send myself whixzing along at q tre-
mendous speed. whenyI 'hrst1 trained
on the smooth asphalt Of the Boule-
ward. bicycle policeman. chasing me
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vided by quad bicycle ridden by
quartette Of expert riders, behino
whom was a specially devised shield,
similar to that recently used in certain
record breaking events In Europe.
In the shelter of this wind-protector
I have been able to make faster time
than have ever ventured to think pos
sible, and am confident of accom-
plishing the feat ! have set myself to
perform.
The herald., 1897-12-08

This is the time Of year when the
men who prepare whalebone for the
market are busiest. And as 1t hap
pens, ~halebone is just now scarcer
than ever before.
s'Whalebone was hard to get last
year" said one of the largest dealers
in the commodity yesterday. but this
The herald., 1897-12-08
Expects Great Results by Racing
Behind Wind. Shield on Pacing
Machine Mannedby Experts.

with the scorchers. for whose arrest he
was detailed. called on me to stop: and
when I ignored his command and
sped on. he started to pedal after me.
But he might as well have tried to stop
the wind. I laughed at him. and soon
left him far behind. while the wheel.
men who saw it cheered me to the
echo.
I have not decided tho exact date
when shall make the first Of my
series Of record-breaking endeavors. I
shall begin with the bicycle skates;
and, Of course, I shall be largely gov
The herald., 1897-12-08
QUAD TO PACE SKATER,

have been frequently asked how
manage to make such fast time on the
bicycle skates, flying past wheelmen
while training on the Boulevard ap-
parently without exerting myself to
any unusual extent. My answer to
this is that I consider the bicycle
skates, as a means of healthful exer-
else and fast travelling. far ahead Of
the bicycle. The new skates with which
The herald., 1897-12-08
WHY the Product of Leviathan's Jaw Will
Come High This Year---Curious Facts
About Singular Substance.

pounds, worth 81 a pound, or cool ST.
000, 900 altogether, was stored in little
brick and stone structure on the Pot
zero shore of San Francisco bay.
This unprecedented and never since
approached supply was as carefully
guarded as if it had been made up Of
golden eagles. Not that there was much
The herald., 1897-12-08

erned by the weather. as on q wet DAY
fast time could not be made. now
hope to be able to make the attempt on
November 26th. After accomplishing
that to my satisfaction, shall try to
beat nv roller-skating time, and then,
on the first day Of good ice. shall at
tack the worlds skating record. =
succeed in all three, shall consider
that glory enough for the present.
am confident that 1 can accomplish
what I propose, but am leaving no
atone unturned to make myself abso-
1utelv a. for the task I have on hand.
A. EARLE REYNOLDS,
Champion Skater Of America K
Copyright. 1897.