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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
REAL CHAMPAGNE USED.
Realism On the stage That Is n Part or the
Progress or the Drama.

One OF the features OF a much'discussed play
now running At a Broadway theatre is the break
ing of a bottle OF champagne in the second act,
II il probable that the author didn't foresec the
general interest that this incident has not failed
to excite at each performance or he might have
starred It on the bill. The bottle looks like tho
imported article. and the fluid that is poured
from IL resembles champagne. A man who knew
II all sat with a woman in orchestra seats near
the stage one night last week, and when the
champagne incident was introduced she said:
why. Just look at that! He has broken 2
bottle OF real champagne, Isn't that rcaIlstIcf
Its a good imitation said her escort IN a
superior way.
do you mean that It isn't champagne ="
mo. II isn't, said the escort. 1t Is either
weak tea or a preparation OF ginger ale. They
never use the real thing"
His statement carried conviction to the people
who sat within sound of his voice and everyone
OF them expressed admiration ut the clcverness
OF the counterfeit, As q matter or TACT, accord,
ing TO the manager, real champagne is provided
for this scene, and II is not a theatrical novelty,
either. Stage realism has been the making OF
many plays, and managers now know that IN
we'll staged performances II should mol
be neglected for the sake of a slight
saving in expense. The time when tea could
An actor who 10 as well known because or ms
many quarrels as because Of his acting intro
duced real champagne IN q Suppcr scene ten
years ago, and, what Is more. he starred II on
the bill. Underneath the cast was a line staring
that the champagne used In this play Is I'M
FiEz." or words To that effect. This served the
double purpose Of calling the attention OF inc
audience 10 the realism Of the scene ana OF =
vorttsing the wine
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4 VETERAN POKER GAME.
The Ante II One Match. and the Limit Is Hiye.
bat the Play IL PIerce.

49, A@S ~
GRAN RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. Care playing
is the principal amusement Of the inmates OF
the Michigan Soldiers Home during the winter
months, when the ~inclemency OF the weather
keeps the veterans indoors. Two large rooms
are fitted up with tables. and these tables are
constantly surrounded with old soldiers. who
spend most Of their time not devoted 10 eat.
ing or sleeping In play. The favorite game Is
pedro. and then come old sledge. sixty-six. and
cribbage, and occasionally whist A few OF the
sporty" veterans. however. are fond Of poker.
and have n table OF their own in the corner OF
the room. Gambling for money is strictly for
hidden under the rules OF the institution. and so
game with n box OF common red-headed matches,
that sells for a cent and contains 200 matches.
The ante is one match. and Il takes two
the veterans can work themselves into as much
excitement over these sts kcs as though every
match was a niue CHIP TOR 500. the hands are
scrutinized with just the 5 me care, the cards
are pinchcd with the same degree of caution.
and pairs and fulis and fushcs are sized up as
earnestly as in a game for the real stuff. 1t
study 10 watch the veterans as they calculate
whether the other fellow is blufiing or not and
cautiously shove a match, or possibly two OF
them. into the centre of tho table when the con-
clusion is reached that the hand is good for it.
fifteen matches In il, and as much interest Is
manifested in IL as though IL contained a years
income in hard cash.
dropped II match on every winning hand and
two matches for every jackpot. Tho kitty "
players. but can be used only for the lighting OF
the evsr'going pipes Of The players. The
one player after another loses his entire pile to
the more fortunate they bring new boxes into
the game, to keep it going. The, most lucky
nearly a box OF matches yet left OF his original
pile; while the most unfortunate has bought two
The game began the latter part OF Seplemter
and Will continue until spring opens In April.
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distract our subjects while they were dropping
course, was TO ind II this distraction made
before. or whether the distraction would prevent
"The results differed very greatly with
various caseA and the method OF distraction.
We found that with abstraction by smell
lscentsl some subjects could think better and
have keener sense than before. while in other
cases the result was the contrary. Every indi-
vidual man IL differently acted upon by these
associations, and some arc very easily abb
atracted. by sound and smell both. While we
did not ind II to be a regular rule. we got a
complete series OF results, and In tho maximum
three were able to judge better under slight alb
etraction. We also experimental with abstrac-
tion while students were working in arithmetic,
division. addition, &c. And we tried It while
they translated sentences in different languages.
we made tests with the piano. and in some
cases the music prevented their thinking at all.
Tho effect of the piano depends upon the octave
In which you are playing. Played treble and
bass together IL might annihilate the performers
own thinking. After playing on an organ a man
often finishes up with one prolonged note. II 1t
is low down In tho scale 1t Is a great deal worse;
the impression IL makes is often enough to drive
one silly. You know that deep ID In 'G0tter-
dammerung, the lowest note known In modern
music You get shiverinR in your scat long be.
fore 1t stops, 1t is all done to enhance the effect
of music which follows"
Taking all in all that has been found in psy-
GEOLOGY to be true, the traditional girl next
door, with her inccssant piano playing. may be
OF some use to the community after all.
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Told Her s,or, q. 81. wsras.
T,om The c~rart.vtlls. tT.nn.,. LeoJ:cnror

ETom the CIarkSviIIe. (TsHn.). Leaf Chronicle.
Aunt Cherry Mallory was recently nut on the
witness stand at Adams station 10 tell what she
knew about the humiliation OF a hog by a Louis
VILE and Nashville passenger locomotive.
After being sworn she was asked by the wise
lawyer II she saw the, train kill this hog. Yes"
she said. :" seed IT,"
wei" said the lawyer. tell the court, in as
few words as possible, all you know about H."
81 kin do dat In a mighty few words, said
Aunt c., clearing her throat and, with one eye
SHit Jus footed and tuck 'iR-"
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doned horse and bear him down just as the poor
animal had sueceeded in getting upon his three

sound legs.
The horse that was still attached to the sleigh
plunged on brayely for some distance, with the
sleigh tongue almost plouRhinR in the snow, but
he soon tired out, and dragged himself along in
a startled sort of way. But it made no differ
ence, as the wolves never pursued us again,
We got out and walked beside the sleigh to
keep warm, and. as the crack was. only two
miles from town, It was not long before we
reached our destination. A party of men went
back to get a shot at the wolves, but, their hun.
ger satisfied on the fallen horse, they made Off
before the hunters could reach them. The next
morning tho passenger took the down stage
back to civilization, vowing that he had had
enough of the Northwest. The drunken driver
was promptly discharged by the stage company.
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Claret. MS We name light French wine, is a
term that has no significance In Frame. In fact,
the word Is obsolete there, and has not been en-.
plOyed in the sense in which we use il for more
than n hundred years. Claret In France Is
called win de bordeaux. II is derived from
cidirct, which In old French ~signiied "clari.
fled" WHY IL should be apDlicd 10 red wines.
Gently diseased in Not GUH DWcrics. We
make the same mistake in the word grave"
The vim de Grave is a often red A. white. One
OF tho hlgh-claHs clarets, the Haut Brion, Is a
grave" There is no such village as Grave in
the tiironde, Tn" name comes from a special
produce the wine known by that name tx
tend along the left bank Of the Iiirondc from
just below Bordeaux to something like twenty
miles southwark.
Edward Verney, in an article on THE Inhnb.
itants OF MIX" states that IL a drop OF milk he
mixed with ~gelatine and examined under n
microscope some hours afte-warh IL viii be
found that three different operations have taken
place thrc ugh the engineering Xxi! ~ bacteria.
In one part OF the sclatInc excavations have
heen made; in another. little hillocks have been
thrown up, and N a third liquid lakes have been
formed. Through the careless methods EN-.
ploycd in milking COWS and the subsequent eN-
posture Of the huid to cunIRminGtlons. IL should
new: he Used as a beverage, except after heat
ing AZ "a temperature OF llOo tahrenheit OF
the infectious influences To which milk is open
Mr. Nerney mentions among others the non.re-
lection OF the first flow from the udder OF tine
COW, the dust and dirt on the coat of the ami
NAL. and the ~unclean hands Of the mixer.
From a COW where absolute cleanliness was en-
forced the milk contained only $50 bacteria
The same volume taken under the usual condi-
lions from a mixed herd showed. $4,000 BAG
terra. Prof.. flei5chmann says that thorough
sanitary precautions are almost totally ignored
In the milking OF cows
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CHINA'S RULING POWERS.
DoWAGER EMPRESS BOSSES THE
son OF HEAVEN.

kuanE Hsu shut UP In His Purple Horbidden
City with pis How ana Arrows-The ernna
Council. the Ministry OF war. tho TsunE-ii-
Hamen and the Nen whe Constitute Them
Daily Diet OF the brother or the sup.
The herald., 1898-05-30
LIVE BIRDS AND BLUE ROCKS

The shoot of the Los Angeles Gun club
yesterday at its grounds beyond Westlake
park. was a lively and interesting one
The weather was so propitious that it
brought out q big number of people fond
of Shooting, as well as large crowd of
participants. Some of the shooting was
unusually good. Blades broke IS out of
100 buerocks, Van valkenberg go, Bruner
30, and Breer IS. There were three live
bird and four bluerock shoots scheduled,
besides a merchandise Shoot and all came
off in time to give some of the boys a
chance to do a little pool shooting before
dark.
The first event in the forenoon was
six live birds shoot, $3.50, three moneys.
Following was the score: Bruner 4, Van
Valkenburg g. De Jarnatt 3, May 4, Rex
g. Blades 6, Fay 6.
Second event, same as first Score:
Blades 6, Van Valkenburg 6, Rex 6, De
Jarnatt g. May 6, Fay 4, Hauerwaas s.
Third event, same as first and second.
Score: Blades 6, Van valkenburg 5, May
4, De Jarnatt 4, Hauerwaas 6, Rex 6, Fritz
a. Bruner 4.
Fourth event, Is single bluerocks, $25
entrance, four moneys Score: May is,
Breer s. Hauerwaas IL. Van valkenburg
IA, Bruner IA, Blades Is, Rex 10, Lyon 10,
Fritz 70, Freytag 7, D. Llewellyn 6, Mag
ner 8, r. Llewellyn 8.
Fifth event, same as above. Score: May
IA, Breer 10, Hauerwaas 10, Van Valken-
burg Is, Bruner Is, Blades IL, Rex 10, Lyon
Is, Frese 6, Freytag II, d. Llewellyn 8,
Wagner s, R. Llewellyn Z.
Sixth event, 20 single bluerocks, $3.50 en-
trance, four moneys. Score: May 16,
Breer 20, Hauerwaas 10. Van Valkenburg
IL; Bruner IS. Blades 10, Rex IT, Lyon Is,
Setback IS, Freese IL, D. Llewellyn Is,
Wagner IA, R. Llewellyn 10.
Then came the merchandise shoot, in
which handicaps were given. There were
sixteen prizes and twenty-one shooters.
Following was the score and the number
of bluerocks shot at: First, Van Valken-
burg, 1850; second, Lyons, 1854; third.
Hauerwaas, 47-5S; fourth, Breer, 1850
| fifth, Blades, 4-5O; sixth, hatfield, 47-55:
seventh, May, 1852; eighth Van Valken-
burg, $3.50; ninth, Menasco, 45-5S; tenth,
Ralphs, 1850; eleventh, Harper, 1856;
twelfth, Bruner, 1850; thirteenth, Setback,
1880: fourteenth, Fritz, 42-6O; fifteenth,
Farrell, 1890; sixteenth, Rex, 4O-55
The herald., 1898-05-30

the drawing. most of the dogs being in
excellent condition. In the crack-a-jack
stake several dogs recently imported from
San Francisco were entered, but fell by the
vayside, the local dogs winning. The local
dogs, Blythe bye, are showing up In bet
ter form each week they run. and the al
legged "curs'' and coyote chasers' are
CANNES from abroad.
Professor Markeburg gave another exhi-
bition of high wire-walking, and will repea t
his performance today.
In the run-off Stella beat Bugle 81,
Also beat Fleetfoot 1873, Skyball beat
Matinee So Little Tycoon beat Columbia
so, Santa Ana Boy beat La Tosca $40,
Morning Star beat Jack Spratt ga, DR.. Fa-
gan beat Bonnie Bell 40, Portia beat John
L 1873, John Mitchell beat Maid of Erin
1873, Oscar beat Admiral Dewey 49, Don
Orsini beat Here We Are GO, Juanita beat
Highland Ball 10 after a tie 3d.
Bright beat Swift 81, Cerbett beat Daisy
c 81, Little Brown Jug beat Gold Dust SO,
Queen beat Little Pearl SO after tie,
S-S.
In the run-offs, crack-a- jacks, Orpheum
Lass beat Catalina 1910, after tie S-S; Kit
ty Scott beat Meadow Lark SO, Snooze beat
Hercules 80, Sir Jasper beat Doncaster
GA, Grazer beat Chippy 11-5, Ormonde
beat A B 11-9, Lady Wallace beat Cy-
clone 6-5 Oriental beat B & 81.
After the program a match race was ar
The herald., 1898-05-30
BICYCLE NOTES

Walter Sanger, the old time champion Of
not only America, but of England as we'll,
announces this week that he has retired
from the track. This takes from American
racing one of the most notable figures, and
a man who has had a most checkered ca
reer. From the most unpopular rider on
the American track, he turned the tide
Of sentiment in his favor, and for the past
two or three years has been one of the
most genuinely admired riders of the
world. From the point of ability he stands
the peer Of any man in America, but he
was the unfortunate possessor of poor
riding head and exercised execrable judg-
ment in his work.
Riders who suffer from short breath and
who think they should refrain from long
rides because of 1t should disabuse their
minds. There Is no better cure for the
trouble than long distance bicycle riding.
but it must be done very carefully. Tho
rides at first should be short and then be
The herald., 1898-05-30
Journals Consolidate

ST. LOUIS, May 29.--It is announced that
Die Westliche Post and the Azneger Des
westerns, the two leading German news
papers of this city, have been consolidated
and will hereafter be published by one COM
pany under the joint management of Mr..
John Schroers and Edward l.. Preetorious.
DR.. Emil Preetorious and Carl Daenzer,
the respective chief editors and managers
of the paper in the past, will retire from ac-
tive work. but will hold places in the new
board of directors. General Carl Schurz of
New York will become president Of the new
company. The Westliche Post will con-
tinue as morning paper, while the An
zieger will appear as an afternoon edition.
The circulation of the Anzieger will include
that of the Tagblat, the Tribune and the
Abend Post, all evening papers, just pur-
chased by the Anzeiger.
The herald., 1898-05-30
SALVATION FARMING
Commander Booth Tucker Starting
for Colony in Ohio

CLEVELAND, May 9.-Commander
Booth-Tucker, head of the Salvation army
in America, who arrived in Cleveland yes
terday, announces that the army has pur-
chased tract of fine farm land of 285 acres
near Mentor, few miles east of Cleveland.
The property is to be used in a
colonization scheme of the army, to
be divided into sections OF five
acres each, which needy people who are
stranded in the big cities will be given an
opportunity to buy on time and become
comfortably self-supporting. Workmen will
be sent out to the place this week to get 1t
in shape and within the next two or three
weeks some of the colonists will be located.
1--WE have on our books already thou
sand names,' said the commander, repre-
senting 5000 people, whom we will assist In
this way as soon as we have land sufficient.
We are already proceeding to get an option
on more land in the neighborhood Of this
we have now, although it is not necessary
to the success of the plan that the land be
In a body together.
1--WE are seeking to enable farming people
to get back into country work who have
come to the cities and lost their hold.
I'm connection with the farm the army
will start Raiffeisen loan association.
cooperative credit organization, modelled
after the plan started in Germany fifty
years ago by the man whose name the sys-
TEN bears"
The herald., 1898-05-30
GENERAL SPORTS

A noted collie, says the San Francisco
Breeder and Sportsman, formerly owned
by Barney Barnato and imported by him
from England at high price, is now on
his way from Cape Town, South Africa. to
this city. This fine collie has been pur-
chased by Thomas H. Browne, the presi-
dent of the St. Bernard club of California.
His pedigree and the price paid for him
have not yet been given out; he is claimed.
however, to be high. class dog in every
respect His record as stud dog has been
excellent. His bench and field qualities
are said to be of a high standard.
There will be handicap tournament at
the grounds of the Los Angeles Golf club
today. The ladies will begin their play at
$3.50 a. M, and the gentlemen will start at
II a. m. and play any time from then until
5 p m.
On next Friday night the East Side Cy-
cling club will. give an athletic entertain
ment at Banquet hall. Jim and Jack
Jeffries will box several rounds.
"Red" Phillips will be given benefit
at the Manhattan club next Friday night
The California State Inanimate Target
association began its two days tourna-
ment yesterday.
The herald., 1898-05-30

gradually increased In distance until the
limit of physical enjoyment is reached.
The shortness Of breath Is caused by I'M
filled air cells. which become weak for
want of exercise by regular respiration.
The gradual increase in the riding dis
lance tends to fill the unused cells and
thereby increase the lung capacity.
The racing men of America, who are
riding for purses Of from $3.50 for the sprint
ers to $500 for the middle distance men,
do not seem to realize their good fortune,
for the races in England and France are
run for purses that would be sneered at,
even by our second class amateurs. In an
open race run at Paris recently, in which
the best men of France entered, the first
prize was only $50. and was Won by Bour-
rillon, who wanted $1,000 a race to come to
America. Jacquelin, who was second, won
only $25.
Teddy Edwards will ride his 15Oth CEN
fury this year on Memorial day. He has
not missed century single day since the
new year was ushered in. and from pres
ont appearances will have 1866 to his credit
at the end of it. There is no perceptible
difference in his appearance now from
what it was a month ago. and he has OBJ
Waited the trouble of which he complained,
that the rides were becoming monotonous.
by frequently changing the scene of his
effort. During the past week he was In
New England and the coming week he
will be seen on New Jersey roads.
England has taken hold of the sprint and
pursuit races now, and almost every pro-
gram that is arranged has one of. these
events on 1t. The pursuit racers seem to
think an unpaced ride from opposite sides
of the track is the hardest race in the
world to ride. Charlie Barden seems most
successful as a pursuit rider.
Retail bicycle dealers on the Atlantic
coast report that there is revival of trade
since the depression caused by the decla-
ration of war and the prospects are that
more wheels will be sold this year than in
any previous season, principally because
of the reduction in prices. The export
trade of American bicycle manufacturers
shows an increase over the corresponding
The herald., 1898-05-30
The WffKIN THE SfNATf
TO BE GIVEN no WAR REVENUE
DEBATE
NO DATE SET FOR FINAL v0TI
But When It Comes Ali the Demo-
cratic Amendments Seem Doomed
to Sure Defeat
Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, May 29-Having de-
cided at the last moment Saturday to OBJ
serve Memorial day. the senate will not be
in session again until Tuesday The finance
committee will, however, meet today in an
endeavor to perfect the revenue bill in
minor details.
There Is still no certainty as to when the
vote may be taken on the revenue bill. 1t
looks as If the entire week would be spent
upon it, and none Of the members of the
committee undertake to predict the exact
date of the senates conclusion of It's work
There are still number of speeches to be
made upon the bill and upon the amend
ments. 1t Is probable that there will be
more or less debate upon the Lodge amend
ment for the annexation of Hawaii, and the
Morgan amendment relating generally to
the government OF the annexed territory.
Both Senators Lodge and Morgan announce
their intention to make lpeeches on the
subjects involved, and senators espousing
the opposite views declare their purpose to
reply If the subject is opened. Republicans
generally predict that Senator Lodge will
refrain from pressing his amendment, and
it Is the general opinion that he will at
least not go to the extent of asking vote
The herald., 1898-05-30
CoURSNG AT THE PARK

At Agricultural park yesterday there
was not the usual fair-day crowd In at
tendance upon the coursing, and the ladies
IN the grand stand were much disappointed
because of the absence of the band AS
a rule the ladies who attend the coursing
matches, whether their escorts are hus-
bands or sweethearts, care but little for
the races and much for the music. Just
why the band was omitted yesterday Is not
known, but 1t wasn't there and the fair
sex made their stay short in consequence.
A new judge, Thomas Brannan, late of
San Francisco, was in the saddle yester-
day, and he gave excellent satisfaction his
work being carefully and conscientiously
done. 1t now looks as If the interminab BILE
wrangle over the judges and their decisions
was at an end. and that Mr.. Brannan
would remain in charge of the field
The card yesterday was a 32-dog conso-
Iation stake and a 16-dog >crack-a- jack,
with only the run-off scheduled. the first,
second and third ties and finals are to be
determined in the final races today.
Some excellent racing was the result of