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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
The California.

Commencing tonight at the California Theater Daniel Sully will present his new piece, which is character drama, named Uncle Bob.' The story tells of one Ro- bert Byrnes, who gives up home and, for business partner shall not discover the dishonesty of his own son, young Good rich. Two love stories are intertwined with this plot and a peculiar virtue or the piece Is, 1t is said, that the villain does not appear until the last act and then only to come, home and be forgiven, The piece calls for number of vocal and in- tended to, by the Rocky Gorge Quartet and pianist. Mr. Sully will play. the part of Robert Byrnes Uncle. Bob which is said to be we'll fitted to his style of work 2.t
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
JHE OUTER WORLD.
Comment and News of Distant
 Plaus and PlaVers.

It has remained for a writer on dra- matic subjects in that highly literary periodical, the Bookman, to bring to light the fact that Oscar Wilde's new play is being acted to-day in America Says he:
 we chronicled year or more ago an epigram of Oscar Wilde's to the effect that the first and most important rule for one who would live as do the thor oughly enlightened, was this: Never go to see a play by Henry Arthur Jones. Liars which has been running so sue, cessfully at Wallack's, with MT. Jones name upon the play bill. was in reality written by MT Wilde. For obvious req sons, MT. Wilde could not just now get any play of his accepted by an Anglo Saxon manager. and so they say he ar ranged for MT. Jones to do some 1e ai worh ble for him to father it as his own. We do not vouch for the truth of this report, but it Is certainly an interesting one. IL intention' iS a iteru' but it's Oi morality m is not precisely of the brand that one asso- ciates with the name of MT. Jones. on though this is hardly up to the epigram- matic standard of Mir Wilde's acknowl- edged work. So we do not express any if the story is true then time has brought to Mir Jones a very real revenge upon the Neo-Greek who once despised him.
 
 which ran the best part of last season in London has received its production in America at the Lyceum Theater, New York, being presented by the Lyceum Company, under the management of Dam iel Frohman. It was pronounced de- cided success, and the prediction is freely offered that 1t will last the balance of the season in the metropolis.
 Within a brief period-hardly more than a year-the American stage has lost Coul- dock, Mrs. John Drew, Thomas. Keene, Joseph Proctor, Thomas Whiffen, Joseph w. Shannon, Charles T. Parsloe, w. J. Scanlon, John Wild, Harry Meredith, Charlotte Thompson, Margaret Mather, Carrie Turner and others who adorned it. The deaths of these actors sum up great public loss, but the loss to. the profession is even greater, for among those who have departed are artists whose work was an education to the ris- ing generation of players who must in time take their places.
 Mascagni's Japanese opera, Iris" was produced In Rome. Italy, last Tuesday night and triumphed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
The Tvoli.

On Monday evening, after two weeks run of serious drama, the Tivoli returns once more to it's own special line of busi- ness with a sumptuous revival of Aud ran's Mascot" The piece will be cast to the full strength of the company. Edwin stevens will appear in his favorite role of Prince Lorenzo, and Annie Myers will be Bettina, the goodluck maiden. Will liam Pruette plays Pippo, the shepherd; Elvia CroX, Prince Frederick, and Anna Lichter, the Princess After one week of ''The Mascot comes the big spectacular production, ''The Yellow Dwarf"
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
The Chutes.

There will be almost complete change at the Chutes Free Theater next week, only Maud Gage the whistler, and Omne, the Japanese woman magician. being re- tained Marco brothers, contortionists; the Stanleys. in their original Irish crea- tion. Mrs OGrady's Wash Day." Flor ence Gladson, singer of coon songs, and John Williams, barytone, will be new.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
The AIcazar.

Augustus Thomas quaint and sympa- thetic play of Southern manners Ala bama," will be the next weeks bill at the Alcazar. This same piece was first played here at popular prices by the AL cazar Company a season or two ago. It was a success then and promises a profit able revival. MT. Osbourne will have the splendid old man part created by E. J. Stoddard; Ernest Hoolings will be the Captain Davenport, and Miss Gretchen Lyons the Southern heroine. The other larger parts will be in good hands too. Hoyt's "A Midnight Bell is the piece to f0lIOv
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
New Comedu.

Harry MartelFs South Before the War" and .cinematographic reproduction of .The Passion Play" will entertain the patrons of the Comedy Theater this week. There will be all sorts of realistic darky effects - dancing banjoing, singing, a man with big mouth human frog, a lively cakewalk and brass band, to say gro life
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
The Orpheum.

The Orpheum announces five new acts for this week. Of these the headliner is George Fuller Golden. who is said to be the prince of monologists, and whose stories of his friend Casey are said to be exceedingly funny. Julius P. Witmark is looked to to furnish one of the most pleas ing turns in vocal way that has been
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

heard in the Orpheum. The Merkel sis ters. acrobats, have been brought from
 Mondue will furnish the comedy act as The Clown With the Clothesline." Violet Dale is an acrobatic dancer, and said to overs include @ Camilla mi Grso,S gssS who appears in new repertoire; Paul Batty's bears, and Baker, Sellery and Bartlett, comedi-
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
Inc OIumpia.

The Olympia Music Hall has strong card in Conchita, who is well known to the theater-goers of this city Others are Forman and Hewlett, banjoists, Freada and others. Matinee to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

wife had found him at daybreak, fast asleep with his head on pile of manu- scripts. He was at my rooms the next day before l was up, sitting on the side
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
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BOWLINES OUT OF DATE.
An Old Skipper on Some Mistakes of
LandIubbers.
From the New York Sun.

from the New York Sun.
When man was drunk" said the old
Skipper Sailors said, in the times when
there were sailors, that he was "threa
sheets in the wind" which means nan
tically, that the old hooker has cbarge of
herself. l have heard the poeticaI Iub-
bers' who, with the help of dictionaries,
pretend to be regular foremost hands. saw
OF man who couldn't navigate that he
was Sailing along bowline.' Rowlines
are out of date aboardship, and have
been for many years. Centuries ago the
sails of ship hoisted much and spraad
little, like coffee bag. Then ships car
rying square sails could not go to wind
ward. About the time of Sir Walter Raj
'eigh or a little before merchant vessels
began to use the bovine, and by its use
the big square-riggers. when on a wind.
were able to wallow along in good weather
about four knots an hour and lay within
seven or eight points of the wind Small
Ter vessels. with their lateen sails, such
as Columbus sailed in, could make bet
ter weather, as the yard of the lateen sail
keeps the weather leech taut. There were
no jibs in those days The foremost was
stepped in the eyes of the ship
THE bowline proper is attached to the
weather edge of the sail by a Bride leads
forward, and is used TO keep the sail
steady when the ship is close hauled. You
will find that the definition in the diction-
aries. Notwithstanding that, it is correct.
The change in the shape of square sails
used aboard ships nowadays has made the
bowlines superfiuous. on the old-fashion-
ed square-rigged vessel the sails would
drop or hoist as much as they would
spread; that is, they were cut as long
as they were wide Such a shape would
keep fun only when sailing directly before
the wind The square sails of a modern
ship are from three to four times as wide
as they are deep, and when they are ex-
tended between the yards, and the yards
are braced up. the canvas stands as stiff
as board. The fore edge needs no bow
line to keep it straight or steady. 1t make
me weep when I hear lubbers talk about
the bowline. I am almost as much affect
ed as l am when l read a description of a
race between fore-and-aft craft with star
board tacks aboard. " And the Old Skip
per. with a back-handed movement, emil
nently nautical, wiped away what might
have been tear but was really the result
of a too hasty consumption of his hot tod
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

now it was to be heightened three inches
in the basques, which were to be plain
and close fitting. The trimming was 10
be Of ermine
1t was to be remodeled after new
coat of sealskin and ermine that the sales
man showed with great pride. I was as
sured that this was not an unusual case,
for the more elegant wraps that 90 to
the smart women here are often modelled
twice. and sometimes three times in
single sason. The laborers who cut aud
piece furs are so skillful that no amount
of remodelling can be detected.
The sealskin coat that I noted carefully
bloused a trife over the white MORE belt
1t had very loon. close-ftung basques,
that were cut away at the front and fac
ed back with strips Of ermine. There
were broad revers Of the ermiue turning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
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Pnrcmnine Quilts.
From the Washington Star.

what may those quilts be?" asked the
writer, pointing to several snail bundles
of black and white spikes which recently
lay on the table OF an importing house In
New York.
"They are samples of porcupine quilts
said the merchant. "They come from In
dia and also from Spain. and are chiefly
sold to fishing houses. These con-
Germs polish and supply them with the
necessary pieces OF cork 70 increase
their natural buoyancy, and he-quills are
then purchased by anglers, who use them
quite extensively for bottom fishing Some
of the black and white spikes are made
into penholders and pipe stems. They are
also largely utilized In making up oran-
mental screens and fancy fans.
"The porcupine has to be hunted and
killed before the quilts can be obtained,
and many thousands Of these animals are
slain for this purpose yearly Every
spike pig" carries from $3.50 TO 50 worth
of quilts on his fretful back. The quilts
are carefully extracted and when dried
they are packed in boxes or crates and
shipped to London and New York. They
are worth from Sc 10 81 gross wholesale,
and the supply is barely equal to the de-
mand in this country"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

charge of 100000 per year from the COM
pany.
The latter, however, can well afford to
pay this. For, in spite of it's lavish ex-
penditures and of the number of gamblers
who are reported to "break the bank" ev-
cry season, it is able. after the payment
of per cent interest upon the face value
of the original 500 share, to pay an enor-
nous additional dividend, which last year
was no less than As per cent. upon the
stock
Called upon to choose between the re-
tention of such a gold mine as this on the
one hand and on the other mere question
of conscience and solemn pledges, which
to an individual of his character have
little or no Importance, it is not surprs-
ing that Albert Grimaldi should have Sc
lected the former and have preferred to
continue to be known by his unsavory til
tie of the prince de Rouge ct Noir."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
A CANOE AS A COFFIN.
Curious Burial Customs of the In
dams.

dians.
From the Kansas City Journal.
"a few weeks ago." said Col. Henry In
man yesterday, 1.-The press dispatches re-
lated the fact that a farmer in Miami
county, Kansas, had ploughed up ca
noe with a skeleton of an Indian in it;
evidently the coffin. The custom of bury
ing their dead in canoes was once prac-
ticed by several tribes of North Amer
lean Indians, though it was by no means
universal. 1 witnessed such a burial
nearly forty years ago at a place near the
mouth of the Columbia river, in Oregon.
The deceased was the daughter of a
chief, fine-looking woman about 20 years
old, who had died of fever. Her body was
wrapped up in rush J1at together with
all her belongings, and placed in a canoe
Her father then had one of his slaves
bound hand and foot and laid alongside of
the dead woman in the canoe. A second
mat was then wound around both of them,
though the head of the slave was left
exposed. The canoe was then carried 10
a high point of rocks and left in the open
air. though before the funeral party de-
parted they killed the favorite horse of
the dead woman and laid it alongside of
the canoe. 1t was the custom to wait
three days. and then, if the slave was still
alive, another slave strangled him by
drawing cord around his neck
This custom has long since been abol-
ished, or, at least, if it Is practiced, it
is kept from the knowledge of the white
people, as the murder of a man for fun
eral or any other purposes would bring
swift punishment. One of the most inter-
esting spots in America is an island in the
Columbia river, near The Dalles, which
has been used for ages by the Indians as
IL. -
sands upon thousands of Indians have
been buried within its small circumfer-
ence. There is nothing more sacred to
the Oregon and Washington Indians than
this burial island. They guard it with
jealous care, and it is said that more than
one white man has lost his life through
visiting the island and attempting to car
ry away some such memento as a skull
am not aware whether it was the custom
TO place the bodies beneath the soil, but il
So they were certainly buried very shall
low, for the island is strewn with bones"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
PREPARATION FOR ERRORS.
Under French Laws Persons Unjustly
Convicted Receive ReparatiOn.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.


From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Surprising such a thing to be possible as
that Dreyfus is innocent, how does the
French law proceed in the course which it
calls ia reparation des erreurs judi
ciaires?" The answer must be-in more
logical and more candid way than we 90
in England, where we grant plenary par
don for an offense never committed. by
the French law an error committed III
open court is repaired alse in open court,
though the Dreyfus trial would not here
be a case in point. Take the case oil
Madame Druaux. She was sentenced by
the Court of Rouen to penal servitude Tor
life for having poisoned her husband ana
her husbands brother at Malaunay. ms
was in 81 Six years later it was discoV-
cred that she was absolutely innocent
that both men had died of accidental pos-
onng by carbonic acid gas, to which polS-
onng she herself had been a partial VIC
tim. To show her innocence to the worm
she was brought before the Court OF
Amiens, but President, Advocate Genera
and jury all had an inverted role-they
were there to acquit, not to condemn
The court proclaimed "her certain inno-
cence" in the most emphatic manner, and
awarded her 10000 francs to compensate
and console And at present the court
of Cessation is concerned with a still more
remarkable case. Pierre Vaux and Jean
Petit, condemned in 1852 for poisoning, are
both of them dead they died in GUIANA
as convicts. After long years their IN
nocence has been discovered and recognlN,
ed and at the instance of NJ. Armand
Vaux, A son of one of the victims, anu
by the law of 50, the Court of Cessation
will reopen the whole matter. and pro
coed next December "a la rehabilitation
de leur memoire.Y II that is any com
fort.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

Paris. Jan. 20.-Though the season is
well advanced the big fur establishments
continue to exhibit any number Of new
models.
There is quite a distinctive lilde air
about these newer models, and it would
be almost impossible to cogfound them
with the early winter furs.
While 1 was in one of the big fur houses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

the other day a smart-looking woman
came in and ordered some alterations in
her coat.
The salesman assured me after she left
that the coat had been remodeIed twice
before this winter. 1t had been first a
sort of Russian blous, next a tlght-iittlng
coat with short, slashed basques, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

-Browne-"Did you ever see man VINO
really wanted the earth?' Towne-'Oh'
yes" Browne-'Who was hep TowheI,,
IA first-trip passenger on an ocean liner"
Brooklyn Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30
MAKING OVER WINTER FURS.
Now is the Time to Have 1t Done in Order
to Secure a New Winter Garment.

Cut Down
cont for worker
The times., 1898-09-25

place spoke the French language, and SO
saiutations on both sides were confined
to an occasional nod. The girl, who could
not speak good English and knew Moth
ing of any other tongue. kept discreetly
silent and carried out her part Of the
contract with a vim while her director
was wrapping mysteries around her, get
ting her talked about in the daily papers
and preparing in other ways for her sue
cess.
''on the opening night. only fair au-
dience was present and failure seemed in
evitable. Everyone was anxious. bur the
performer went through her act cleverly
and had all the desired effect The wo-
men present pretended 10 be shocked and
the men We're unfeignedly delighted. With
the issues of the next days papers things
reached a climax. Alan Dale was as
tonished. James L. Ford appeared panic
stricken. Jessie Wood affected to be her-
rified. Leander Richardson described the
turn fully and William Winter went into
rhapsodies of righteous indignation. From
that time on Roster & Balls was continu-
ally crowded and Charmion became the
talk of New York. Her run lasted nine
teen weeks and then she was withdrawn
for brief tour Both the girl and heI
man g5r are now IN Z gland coining mon-
ey and with only one trouble on earth
that Charrlion must still be silent mos
OF the time, unless she mas learned
French in the interval"
The times., 1898-09-25
THREE PARROTS.
The Peace of n Town Disturbed by
the Profane Birds.

(From the New York Sum-
All Flatbush reeks with profanity and
one policeman is in dire distress on ac-
count of threats made by indignant citi-
zens to report him to police headquarters
for not stopping it. One man is In the
hospital with a broken head. and two
old-time friends are now at swords
points. These and other minor complica-
tions have been caused by three unre-
generate parrots that have escaped from
their owners and joined rorces, greatly
to the discomfort of the citizens of that
part of Greater New York. This Is the
story as 1t comes to the Sun:
A handsome but depraved bright green
bird belonging to William Warner of East
Eighth Street is the leader of the trio. 1t
escaped from its cage on Sunday morn
ing and perched on a tree near Werner s
house. Werner talked parrot talk to 1t
for fifteen minutes. trying TO induce 1t TO
return. but the parrot cackled derisively,
Carmiio Jackman, coachman for MIR.
Warner tried to climb the tree. He fell
twenty feet to the ground and was re-
moved to the hospital. The parrot Choir
tied in unrighteous glee and flew off, po-
litely telling It's pursuers in no gentle
tones to "go to hell
Nothing more was heard of the bird un-
til Thursday morning when it flew to a
tree near the home of James Deighan in
Vernon Avenue. Deighan has parrot
that is the pride of his heart, and an ami
mated conversation took place between
the two birds.
"There'n be a hot time in the old town
tonight sang Werner's parrot, and Deig-
hans bird evidently believed it. The two
flew away together. Deighan offered a
reward of ten dollars for it's recovery,
and small boys began to shin up all the
trees in the neighborhood. The parrots,
with great discrimination, flew from tree
to tree, scattering cusS words as they
went.
Il know how to get that bird of yours
back, quoth Patrick Hegeman to Deig-
han, but amt sure you'd pcy me-
Get the bird and you'll get your
money" retorted Deighan.
Like hell you WILL interrupted Deig-
hans parrot. You're a blinkety-dinked
dashed BANKED Stiff
Your bird seems to know you," said
Mr.. Hegeman sarcastically. "If you want
me to get your parrot you've got to de-
posit the money"
'Ill have you in COURT" shouted Deig-
ham You can't insult me-
60 on go ONT yelled Werner's parrot.
Deighan's bird solemnly scratched its bill
with its left claw and sang soft and low.
Il love Rosie O'Grady and Rosie O'Grady
loves me-" Just then the policeman ap-
peared on the scene
"Phwat's all this here?" he demanded
with dignity. 'Phwat a divil av row are
yez kickin' up jest fer a polly parrot.
Shure, a butiful burd wild sich an iligent
shade av color will come down aisy. Kape
yure Dyes on me- Here, Polly, purity Polly,
come here, darlint an Ofll give yez a
cracker"
ITO hell with your cracker!' observed
Werners parrot.
Cheese it. the cop,' squealed Deig-
me one"
Both birds rolled on their perches IN
paroxysms of high-keyed laughter.
Police! Police! Police! Help!" yelled
The times., 1898-09-25
TALL CHIMNEYS.
Some That Are Higher Than Spires
and Monuments.
(From the Ludgate Monthly.)

(From the Ludgate Monthly.)
The honor of possessing the highest
chimney In the world belongs to Glasgow.
where there are two stacks of colossal
proportions. One OF these-the Townsend
shaft at Port Dundas-has total height
of 46S feet, with a diameter at the base
of thirty-two feet and at the top of thir-
teen feet four inches. The structure
weighs about 5000 tons. The other stack
that at st. Rollox Glasgow-has a to-
tai height of AS feet 6 inches, and with a
diameter at the base of fifty feet and at
the top of thirteen feet six inches. The
managing director of Joseph Townsend
Limited), Mr.. Oliver c. Townsend, has
been good enough to give me the follow
ing particulars of their shaft: Founded
in May, 1857; coping laid October 6. 1885,
bent by storm of September 8. 1859; re-
stored to perpendicular by saving from
September q till October 1, 1883. Total
height 46S feet: from surface to top Of
cope, 454 feet; outside diameter at foun-
dation, so feet; at surface, 50 feet; at top
of cope, L feet S inches: height of light
ming conductor at top of chimney, 20 feet;
There is chimney at Cologne which is
Al feet high, with a diameter at the
square base of SO feet, and at the round
top of II feet 6 inches. Its weight is about
$500 tons Another towering chimney on
ing Works, near Freiburg, in Saxony. 1t
is built up to the top of hill. where 1t
stands isolated, and is 460 feet high. The
most costly chimney in the world is In
Bradford, at the famous Manningham
Mills The shaft is remarkable struct-
ure, architecturally, and is the most
prominent feature in the landscape in
that part of Yorkshire. 1t is 256 feet 6
inches high, and 21 feet square. 1t con-
tains 5000 tons of material, and cost
rather more than 10000. A popularity
of this shaft is that it is as broad at the
top as it is at the bottom, but the interi-
or is wider at the summit than at the
base, the dimensions being 13 feet and 10
feet, respectively. In addition to pos
sessing the most expensive chimney,
Bradford has the gloomy distinction of
having experienced the most terrible
chimney disaster on record-that of the
Newlands Mills.