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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
Musical Mention.

Several musical affairs Will share attention
with the opera this week. AT the Califor-
MA tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Henschel will sing
an enticing farewell programme; on Tuesday
night at the METROPOLITAN Temple the Calffor-
MIA Music Festival Society will commence its
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
The Oberon.

Stark's orchestra concerts are making
the Oberon favorite alter the show cafe.
The programme for tomorrow night will
consist almost entirely OF the lighter pop
ular pieces.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

IS sui "a
After all Nat Goodwin in IAN American
C.uzen" has made big hit in New York.
The First Born did not last the week out
in London, where "The Cat and the Cherub'
IS still running.
Marcus Nicholson has left to join his sister
Mile Fannie Francisco, in Milan, where fhe
is to appear in the winter season OF grand
opera.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
Dramatic BreVities.

I A spondent wishes to know the age Of
Corinne. According to latest reports Corinne
fc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

Again, while the true yachtsman. the
one VINO loves wet sheet and a flowing
sea, despises steam engines ami the CRIME
and commotion they engender. he has no
objections to the electric engine. As
the propeller may be operated by the lat
ter as well as the former, 1t gives the
owners of sailing yachts a chance TO have
all the benefits which result from proceed.
ing under sail altogether, and at the same
time having sheated I'm the hull a pro-
peller that in case OF a calm will enable
the vessel TO proceed without the loss Of
time which must otherwise follow The
propellers for small craft are only intend
ed to promote slow rate of speed, but
this would be a great Improvement upon
the unpleasant and enforced idleness of
a calm.
One particular advantage the sheathine
propeller offers In the way OF steering, be-
sides that already mentioned, is its use
fulness in directing the course OF big ships
OF war which find II necessary TO maneu-
yer at slow speed in a limited area.
When, TO avoid a collision OF turn about
IN narrow channel, the movement re-
suits in the utter loss of steerage way
the rudder performs queer prsnks and the
tiller chains seem possessed of very devil
To remedy these conditions 1t is proposed
TO NJ a sheathing propeller on each side
OF the war craft, under water and as near
the stern as may be found suitable
Either of these propellers should be so
htted as to be capable OF being worked by
mac nlnery know as the capstan engine
which Is almost invariably placed under
the quarterback IN large ships Mr.. Fer
guson argues that with these aids
the vessel could be swung instantan-
eously that there Is no need Of her col
hding with anything. and that she can
turn like pivot. The metal of which the
propeller will be constructed will be as a
rule gun metal. and particular effort will
be made to protect such parts of the
mechanism as are exposed to the action
Of the salt water.
Not only Is the new propeller useful In
the lines indicated. but il IL capable Of
driving a vessel at much greater speed
than the ordinary propeller In use While
intended primarily as an auxiliary TO
ships already possessing propellers, or for
small craft that never had any at all, so
great Is the interest II Is exciting that II
Is likely 10 be adopted by az least two Of
the companies operating lines Of trans
Atlantic steamships. The advantage Of
being able TO sheathe the propeller Of "A
vessel al any desired moment Is Endorsed
by steamship men. They claim IL will
prevent disaster and eventually result In
greater speed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

me Lord hath given; the Lord hath
taken away A Queen of the Holy EN-
pre- must give up from her abundance
the little that is demanded of her except
mat It touch her country"
Inc queens love has been divided be
tween love of country which is the
strongest Tie she knows, and love of art
lie. She is most enthusiastic patron of
art. She has failing for foreign artists,
ana on this account has given violent Of
tense to English artists. She gets a por-
trait of herself or one of her family every
year during her Venetian visit; and she
commissions German daubers and
French smearers" to paint her castles and
her grounds as well as herself The most
opprobrIous terms are applied by the Eng
lish artists to the pictures which Victoria
brings home with her when newly smitten
with admiration for any particular school.
The queen, though a home woman has
never been fond of children, and has never
devoted herself to the care of the young
In their unframed state. After they have
learned when TO laugh and when to cry,
when to talk and when to keep still it is
all right for them to come into the pres
ence of Victoria, but until then she sees
them only when on dress parade or in a
family gathering being photographed for
the English public
But the queen made grand exception
In the case of little Prince Edward, the
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THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, APRIL IS, 1897.

Florida Central ~ PeninSuIar Railroad Co
I3 1897
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SIXTY YEARS OF Good TIMES.
VictOria's Country Homes and Amusements
Have Cost the British Public $50, 900. 600.
of Her Talent For Herself
of TheRter

Copyright, 1897.
M. April 6.-Queen Victoria is sc

london April 6.-Queen Victoria is get
49, rsad, to be rs years old May "a and
.siebIate the sixtieth anniversary of
-. rsi-n June p. She has lived the long
- ,pon the throne by several months of
~ English sovereign, and is the Oldest
sore-e.en in Europe except the King of
remark, who is older by year.
The queen, her best friends say has
,;,.si to this green old age through her
.rhvments. Though solemn when her
,icures are taken, she manages to di-
-st herself through all the weeks of the
,s,r. She goes from Osborne, in the Isle
Of Wight. to Balmoral, in Scotland, and
to the Villa Fabricotti, in Italy, providing
herself constantly with something for her
own amusement. If the Prince of Wales
is fond of a good time he comes nat
ur9lly by his tendencies, and if old age de-
nends upon a peaceful, monochrome life,
Victoria has lived to it through these
qualities. Her little weaknesses have cost
the British public $50,O00,0OO for homes and
amusements. The queen has had but one
real sorrow in her life. That was the loss
Of the prince consort in 1851. The queen
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really loved him, and has honored his
memory as few widows do, certainly no
other royal one. Every year upon the
anniversary of his death the queen holds
services in the royal chapel, and in the
afternoon visits his sarcophagus and places
flowers upon the tomb. Again upon his
birthday she visits the tomb again; and
on the birthdays of her children she takes
melancholy pleasure in visiting the cold,
stony spot where he lies
But the queen has lived a life of happi-
ness just the same. AS little girl she
was very fond of dolls and outdoor games
At the age of 10 she was taken" with very
mature countenance, holding a skipping
hope in hei, hands. Her succession came
Unexpectedly through her uncle. George
H. she little expecting it. So she was
lot prepared" for the throne, as other
tile roya. successionists are. Victoria
vas poor child, too, though a royal prn-
ess, and it is recorded in the annals of
'istory that the first royal household act
1t the young queen was to order all the
.weets she could accommodate, and in
ist that they be placed upon her table
4 until she orders them taken away She
s still very fond of eating and her menu
Mould please an epicure, though not as
Ftch now as it once was.
Until the queen married she rode horse
back great deal. She proposed to Albert
'Ehile riding. Then, as Albert did not
nloy equestrianism, she gave it up and
ubstituted gardening. She has always
ung TO this taste for outdoor work, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

new invention is equally valuable 10 the
large and small craft, whether 1t fly the
yacht club pennant or the company en-
blem that floats at the masthead OF a
transatlantic liner.
The one great difficulty with which the
operation of the propeller has been con-
fronted from it's earliest day is that in
sudden contact with a hard object the
result is likely 10 be a broken or twisted
blade, and that means that the vessel
must lie up for repairs until The propeller
is in good condition again. While such
accidents cannot always be avoided, II
often happens that If 1t were possible TO
change the position Of the propeller or
withdraw it from the water, IL could be
saved from injury. This power Is e1-
actly that which Mr.. Fergusons inven-
ton possesses.
The first experiments with the sheath
ing propeller, as 1t is called. were carried
out on a fishing boat Of about seven
tons, yacht measurement When not in
use the propeller is invisible, as It is
housed in a tube fixed through the stern
post of the vessel. movement of an
extending rod, or rather rods brought
about by the pulling Of lever In the
engine room. brings the propeller In po-
sition outside OF the boat. The blades
are still feathered-that Is, they are fold
ed together-the pull OF second lever
unfods the blades and places them In
position. Now let the lever that gives
The propeller motion be pulled and the
vessel will at once receive that impetus
which forces her through the water.
Although Il e. true that the invention
Is adjustable to craft of any size II ~
more particularly applicable TO yachss
and other vessels of comparatively small
tonnage. Not only is the single pro-
peller Of this sort valuable. but so long
as II is possible to withdraw II into the
hull when not in use propellers can be
placed at almost any desired poln,
Again, Il Is not a necessity 10 operate
these propellers by means Of steam; cleo
tricity or oil Of some sort may he utilized
TO equal advantage. This Is one reason
why the small craft are benefited, for IL
would oftentimes do away with the big
engine room force which the modern
steam yacht requires, and permit the uao
In its stead Of the more dainty electrical
engine or that which finds oil TO be lie
agent IN making the wheels go round.
fact well known TO all sailor men
who have served aboard steam craft Is
that the slower a propeller MOVES the
more difncult the ship becomes 20 con.
troll. II sometimes happens that vessel
whose engines are not over and above
powerful gets caught In the seas in such
a way that her propeller becomes use.
less. She then loses steeragc way. and
nops about In the trough OF the sea ana
perhaps IN the teeth OF a gale. practical
~ helpless DR. Ferguson's invention rem.
ders Il possible for one Of these pro.
pclers 10 be- placed on each eide or a
boat. az we'll aF al the stern Equipped
IN this way. q would be dfBculf for a
ship 70 take such a position that some
one Of the propeliers could not be utilized.
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Easter FancIes.


Nothing seems quite so In keeping with
the spirit of Easter as flowers and as
gift they possess another advantage.
that of being as simple or as elaborate
- one pleases. AS 10 the matter Of fash
ion, cut flowers are no longer so populir
for this purpose. They are largely sup
planted By growing plants which will live
through the Easter season. The jardin-
iere has been popular, but the very latest
fancy in handsome wicker basket filed
with some growing flower. on the handle
a delicate vine Is twined and It is finished
with bow Of grehadlne ribbon 10 match
tho shade OF hover
The cape. jasmine, or gardenia. is a fad
at present, but the rose Is always popu-
lar. particularly the American Beauty.
Just now pink roses are preferred TO all
Others, and the florists show several ex-
duisite varities. almost. but not quite, RI
valing this prime favorite.
Carnations are also quite fashionable,
but any OF the spring flowers are in equal
" good taste, and even preferred. az be-
longing peculiarly 70 the season. and moth
ing could be made the messenger OF a
brighter greeting than a basket OF grow
ing azaleas, jonquils, dafodils. hyacinths
or lilacs.
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y mmeh Aloer died she solaced her feelings
with the green life OF Balmoral. which he
20 dearly l)ved She has a garden now
~ osborne house, another at Grasse
aUlsnne one at the Italian villa. and Is
s,,o"ea % share the gardens Of her many
~, ana sons-in-law. Prince Christian
c,, never liked, but since he came in
a 80 Oh the royal gardens there has been
HeIona lween them Of great comfort TO
..ritsna, the Princess Christian.
me queen had nine children the En-
- ". 2 Iederick Albert Edward, Prince
~ t,saales, the Princess Alice. the Duke
rsr,, I'm grgh, the Princess Christian the
~ 49,, Louise, the Duke OF Connaught,
Nh Duke OF Albany and Princess Beatrice
Vis,os.iar are dead. but Il must be said that
srtis, pore their deaths calmly. To an
dcath 40 9ketched her soon after the
VI the Duke OF Albany she said
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

West Forty-second street, this afternoon,
for the purpose of negotiating for the sale
Of a living finger.
The woman who is willing TO part with
one OF her members Is MISS Grace Dins-
is the Texas woman, who, having lost
the middle finger OF her right hand. Is IN
search Of one to take its place.
However improbable II may seem that a
young woman Is years old. IN perfect
health, educated and cultured, should Of
fer for sale one Of her fingers. Miss Dins-
more admitted its truth TO a reporter for
the New York Times last night at the
Grand Union hotel. She Is a resolute
young woman. and thought she could come
to this large city unknown 20 any one
and could undergo the operation without
single acquaintance learning Of II.
I was once in better circumstances than
am now" she said. but both OF my
parents have been taken from me by
death. and l am thrown upon my own re-
sources for subsistence. ] was reared In
a beautiful home, where every opportun-
ity for culture was given me. But when
my father died ! was surprised 10 md
that his estate amounted to comparatively
nothing / had studied vocal music and
determined to continue and become con-
cert singer / went 70 Boston for in
hausted My voice had not developed SUI
fciently 20 gain for me position, and l
was forced 10 return home In despair.
II saw an advertlsement IN a paper OF
this city recently. Offering liberal
amount TO a woman who would part with
Ter middle finger IN a necrosis or bone
grating operation. considered the mat
ter long cried over the idea, which seemed
70 awful al first, but finally determined 70
make the facrlfce. replied 70 the al.
yertisement and now ! am here 10 meet
Mrs. Barton and arrange the terms Of the
Transaction"
The price Miss Dlnsmors demands Tor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

her finger Is $1,000 She said she UNDER
stood Mrs. Barton was a wealthy woman
and would probably be willing TO pay that
amount II the finger is of the right size.
The surgeon who will perform the opera
ton, has no doubt. II is said. as to its
success. Mrs. Barton Will have 70 remain
IN the city for one month. during wnicis
time the joints of the stump finger and
the engrafted one will knit together.
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Plant System.

by both hertdian Ttme-one slower than city
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heaviest of state ceremonies, she has new
er worn it,
The queens other recreations are those
of lawn fetes These she has celebrated
religlousy, every singer OF note having
taken part in them. Patti for a long time
was her favorite, but the queen withdrew
her favor after Patti divorced the Mar
qus Of Caux, for the queen has never
cared for the mills that free persons She
pities them but thinks II not well that
a queen should smile upon those who have
made a matrimonial mistake, even though
the wrong-doing was all or the other side.
Throughout her sixty years on the
throne Victoria has neglected none OF her
duties, but she has found time for every
recreation that can prolong life.
Percy Longstreet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18
FOLDS UP LIKE A FAN.
A Propeller Tbat Quickly and ST.
IentIy Disappears.

London Letter IN Pittsburg Dispatch.
John Ferguson, vice commodore OF the
Royal Forth Yacht Club and owner Of
the famous cutter Petronilla. has invented
a propeller which can be utilized 20 give
the vessel speed through the water or be-
Withdrawn within The hull or a moments
notice. The principle IL such that the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-18

John Philip Sousa may manage his
oaud personally. owing 90 disagrcements
with the management Of the estate OF hla
late manager, David Blakeley.
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TO SELL A LIVING FINGER.
A Curious Errand Carried Miss Dins-
more 90 New York.

7 I"III u" I'FW 7 VT = IETIIT"
Two women one from Houston. Tex.
the other from Binghamion. n. y. Will
meet az the residence OF q surgeon, IA
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-04-15
How to Use WhaIebonea.

Genuine whalebone is expensive
There are several patent "bones'' that
are much cheaper and fair substitute
for the true whalebone, but they can
seldom be used second time. Whale
bone will last long time and may be
used repeatedly. Whalebone casing costs
but a small amount and is much better
than any cases that can be prepared
from the waist lining. Purchase it by
the piece. One piece will be sufficient
for lining several bodices. Gut the bones
the proper length, which depends on the
figure.
Most dressmakers soak their whale
bones "a hours before sewing them in
This is to make them soft and flexible
in order to sew them through to the
waist at the top, in the center and once
or twice more. This prevents the bones
slipping out Of place. Cover the seams
with silk and cotton tape that comes
for the purpose of casing. Do not use
the double casing. Put the castings on
quite full SO that they have wrinkled
effect, when the bones are slipped In
and sewed in place afterward. Remem-
be1 10 let the bones and casing for the
darts extend fully to the top of these
darta, but do not tack them higher than
two inches from the top. Cover the
whalebone at the top, where it ia left
loose from the waist, with the casing,
which should be 1ooped over.-New
York Tribune.
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Stripes and Stripes.
from the Washington Post

From the Washington Post
Stripes are going TO be a regular
craze-stripes going up and down
and all around. Costumes are being
designed that depend entirely for
novelty on the use of stripes. The
bodice will show the stripes running
horizontally across the bust, while
at the back by clever arrangement
the stripes are one in line from the
neck to the tip of the hem of the
skirt. An odd modification of the
figure results, for a woman in such Il
dr ess looks at least two inches taller
from a rear view than she does from
in front. Stripes go up and down
in the froLt and at the sides of a
skirt and then spread fan fashion
from the waist to the hem in the
back breadtbs. Long arms are
counted sty lish now, and all the
plump girls are putting their arms
into striped sleeves. the stripes, OF
course, running from shoulder to
wrist. She who wants to effect a
very small waist and a handsomely
curved bust line, and who doesn't
naturally, will wear deep bodice
belt of solid color dark velvet, and
over it jaunty box bolero striped
round and round the figure, the
stripes matching perfectly. Such a
jacket will be light, with dark stripes.
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WOMEN WITH WHEELS.

A Massachusetts woman rode 10, 287
miles on her bicycle last year.
A pretty novelty is a little bicycle
lamp of silver. 1t has an absolutely per-
feet little tense of the finest glass, nc
bigger than the end of a lead pencil.
This lamp is for women cyclists.
The bicycle has opened new field for
women. They have become instructors
in bicycle schools and have already
proved a success. Many ladies objected
to receiving lessons from men; hence
the innovation.
The bicycle model is filling an i'm
portant post in the big stores. She is
the fair young woman who sits on a
wheel and tries ON boomers, 1eggings,
sweaters, waists and skirts for her sis
tiers who want to look natty on a bicycle.
In France the tandems invariably
carry the man on the front seat and his
fair companion behind him. Here the
woman rides in front, where she gets all
the air and an unobstructed view, while
the man on the rear saddle does all the
work
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-04-15
ODD SPOkES.

During 1895 the L. A W. nearly dou-
bled its membership.
A new woman's bicycle club has been
organized in Montc1air, N J.
In general the wheels of 1897 are a
trifie heavier than last year. Very few
are shown which weigh less than 20
pounds.
The shoulder straps on bicycle club
uniforms must 60 The National Guard
association has decreed it and will pros
ecute all bicyclists found wearing them.
"Don't hide your light under BUSH
Ell" is an old adage that has come to be
an important maxim to the bicyclists
since the enforcement of the police reg
ulation relative to lamps ON bicycles.
1t is reported that a bicycle thief
caught in the Ohio town Of Lima was
sentenced to seven years in prison by
Judge Ritcbie, who regretted that he
could not impose more severe penalty,
The bicycle manufacturers are now
experim emitting with the latest improved
dry batteries, with q view to adopting
one for the electric lamps, but so far
have not found a dry battery that win
answer their purpose.
The Grand Trunk railway of Canada
has put in force new schedule of bicy-
Gle charges, varying according to dis.
tance in proportion to the rate paid for
the passengers ticket. and with a
charge of 90 cents as the minimum.
The latest water cycle has paddle
wheel behind, after the manner of the
old stern whee1ers, formerly so common
on inland rivers. The craft is produc-
ton of Michigan inventor, who says
that it can be propelled at the rate Of
ten miles an hour without overexertion
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-04-15
Development of the Tire.

The development in tires from the old
iron trimmed "bone shaker" wheel to
the pneumatic tire might well form the
subject of an interesting and instructive
treatise on wheel lccomotion. A great
stride was made when the solid rubber
fixed on the spider wheel replaced the
metal tire. The cushion or hollow rub
Der tire, introduced by an English firm,
soon followed, and then the air inflated
tire made cycling justly popular, and,
consequently, cycle making Ia very inn
portant industry. An improvement
known as tirenaking machine is the
latest. 1t goes long way to bring pneu-
matte tires within the reach of all. The
machine makes over 8, 600 tires per day,
doing, in a word, the work of about $50
qualified men. The tire it now makes is
known as the single tube tire. The ma
chine is a marvel of ingenuity and yet
of simplicity. New York Advertiser.
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Knew Better Than the Doctor.

Among the good stories told of Dr..
Mack, an army surgeon in Australia. is
that in Here and There Memories, -
illustrating the confidence in him of the
pitmen under his care
An explosion occurred one day in the
mine, and the doctor was hastily sum-
moned. AS the men were raised from
the mine depths he felt their pulse and
sought for indications of life. AS he
rose from examining one poor fellow,
saying, dead, !" the supposed dead man
said distinctly:
Nay, Oh bain't dead. :"
One of the miners standing by gave
the speaker a kick with his boot and
said: ''Haud tn tongue, Rob. Dost
think tn knows better than t. doctor,
mon2'-Youth IS Companion.