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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
ABoLIsHIHG A SAFEGUARD.

The british board Of trade has abol.
lshcd one rule In the system that Sam.
ucl pllmsoll ~ laboriously built 10 AT.
cr years OF hard work that may la,.
serious consequences. This IL the sbo.
iition Of tho ''wintor north Atlantic
line" on vessels.
Before Pllmsoii'a time Vessels urf,
systematically overloaded and "a, 4,
sea 10 tabe their chances Of fdunlsfi.s
In the mrs; gale they encountered. "
devoted his life TO the creation Of a ~.
TEN which should give a marria o,
safety TO seagoinE ships and finally
succeeded In having the "rilmfol
mark adopted by the British govern.
mcnt The british board Of trade which
has supervision 81 such thlnrn. ordered
that II be affixed 10 all aeaguinT vessels.
and tho work 81 nfilxlng II according 10
the principles laid down by Mr.. Piifnsoll
was and IL rtiil Entrusted TO Lioyds
The FIRST part ~ this mark" ID elf.
Gle crossed by bar. and that har lndl.
Gates the normal safe depth to which
the vessel can be loaded down. but a.
what may be- safe loading In some
weatherr Ia not safe In others q second
mark was placed az tho rirht 81 the
first. This IL an upright mark hayinr
four horizontal bars running out from
the rlght ~ II and one from the len.
The bar running 90 the left Il highest
AZ aud n called tho fair weather
mark" The highest bar 10 the rlEht 4.
the Indian summer mark.' the neat
lowest the summer" the next The
winter" and the lowest tho winter
north Atlantic"
Now. north Atlantic winter weather
II the worst n ship eau possibly ~.
counter. aud therefore Il was ordered
that she should not be- loaded down -
deeply for voyages In such weather ~
she could be with safety IN any othsf
weather. r'llmsoil had not been lonr
dead when nm agitation was begun fof
modification Of his marks The own
erH and shippers wanted 10 b. allowed
10 take n little more chance with NE
winds and the waves. Tho margin o.
safety. they said. was too great. Ths
result was that last December the board
of trade reduced the margln Of safety
required In all vessels up 10 and IN.
Guiding those Of $40 feet In length and
In vessels above that length abolished
the winter north Atlantic mark a.
together.
This abolition Of the old mark means
"a considerable gain In freight carrying
capacity. For example. n vessel OF from
1000 TO 5000 tons register VIII be abr
10 carry 100 tons more cargo. or 900 tons
out and back. enabling her to earn. ray
another 81 800 for her owners.
hut Il II a significant fact that since
the abolition 81 the "winter north A.
iantlo mark" nine steamers have been
reported Nursing on the north Atlanug,
representing In the agarega's 800
tons. The loss In value Of thlpa ana
cargo amounts to s:.sls,coo.
This would seem 10 Indicate that We
board Of trade made n bis mlaiahe
when II undertook to interfere with ihe
pllmsoll mark. Losses at sea are re-
nuent enough when every care u ihheh'
To remove any Of the Safeguards Nhl'h
have been thrown around oecan uANu
10 little less than criminal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Drayton. c. So. and Captain Percival
Drayton. u. =. n. were brothers. as
were General George u. crittcndcn. c.
y. A.. and General Thomas l.. Crittcn-
den. u. 9. \. When Hall was recruiting
for his company In New York in 1861.
he enlisted a New Jersey college hoy.
who proved 20 he the son Of General v.
A. Armlstend. the Confederate who fell
at the front Of pickett's charge.
Hail has made some practical use Of
his collection by supplying enrravinEs
for book Illustration. but In the main
HIS enthusiasm In the work has led him
10 make II labor Of love. lie loaned
The Century company. free % charge.
1000 portraits for use In their war series
of magazine articles and books.
Another use which Hail has made Of
these valuable originals IL the iiiustra-
tion OF several historical works In HE
private library. For this purpose the
photographs have been etched or en-
efavcd and printed upon plate paper 10
by ~. or larger. and each sheet OF book
text has been inlaid 60 match the pie
turc. In this way Swinton's Army u
the Potomac has been extended from
one volume to I'VE with 40 iiiustra-
lions. Grants mcnalrs have been given
1000 full rsrc Illustrations. shcrman's
and shcridan's each 800. Longs Life Of
Robert u. Loo" and "Mcciellan's own
Story" each 100. other historical vol
umca treated IN the same way are
Hoods Advance aud Retreat" Tur-
chins "Chickamaura." "nuchnnRn's
Administration" "Iohnston'a Nara
tive" Arnoid's "Lincoin"-i.ooo iliustFa.
lions; Moss Lincoln" Boyston's ma
w." Dabney ". Maury's Memoirs Of a
Nlrginian." Charles a. Dann'a memoirs.
Horace rorter's Campaigning with
urant." the histories u the Second.
FIFTH and Nineteenth corps and the
scflbncr Army ana Navy series. Scrib-
ncr'a " volumes Of land campaigns
have been extended In % by Han. and
tho three naval volumes 10 six with
Illustrations.
The treatment ~ General Iubai 4.
isarly's small ana obscure pamphlet
entitled Memoirs 81 the Last Year Of
the War For Independence Of the CON
fcderntc states" IL typical of Hairs
method Of book Illustration. The pam
phlet contains iis pages. These have
been inlaid up 20 sis by y Inches and
80 page illustrations added. IT, pie.
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him with the well known short. round
cut. fun beard.
The portrait Of Grant which best re-.
calls him nH he was IN the field, 20 my
mind. n drawing from life made at
spottsylvunla by Charles Reed. the
iioaton artist. In that Grant wears a
low crowned SLOUGH hat. as he ala
whenever I saw him. The hat modlnra
the face somewhat. but, making allow
ancea fur that. Han has three or four
photographs from life which fairly pre-
sent Grant ne he was In iSGt-h. Not one
published portrait In 20 II true 60 life,
however, ~ Sherman. Han has two
very odd photographs, A. with Grant
and hla alleged fondneas for liquor ear
~ In the war. there WAS n scandal about
sherman. 10 the eject that he was crn-
~, The two pictures In question rivu
color 10 that uurmisc but they prOhn-
bly show MIN during trying cnm-
pulgn, when, as he said himself. be- sat
up nights while hia troops were sleeping
tn plan battles In which DC lod them By
day. iilH hair and beard IN these plc-
lures appear o. have been struksd the
wrong way, and his face ana llkcwlrc his
uniform coat seem nwry and In keeping
with the rest Pictures M that stamp
recall the struggles of q war leader aud
more MY Illustrate wariimca than do
those which pose the subject ns uuf-
ceHsful and satisfied conpuefnr.
shUriinn'H portrait ~ h. was ~ the
time m the great Tide 81 Rood one NJ
Little PM In 1851, but Il rs too neat aud
trim lot tho neld lIe Was always tho
alert ready soldier, capable. however,
OF unruilled repose. In n moment like
| that The photographer caught him.
"Iob' stuart, tho dnshing Confederate
snhrcur, was often photographed. mud
/ Hnll has him among bin oddities ln a
I portrait wearing a feather in his hat.
/ tie always wore the foather but only
[ once dld he sit with the hat on. and In
| this case seemed In hurry 10 escape
/ tho camera OF % "got Ht those people. "
/ the Yankee.
General Hiily Malone had many pie
I lures taken, and, as In the case Of near
T ly an Confederate. sat for thom az
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

feot N Han In leaving the house, After
tho war Han engraved Mnahy'a portrait
ami in corresponding with him learned
that that famous nHht rider had fire.
auentrd Rohlnron'H place In disguise
while II was under Federal guard.
Han brought nut " the war many In
tcrrsting personal "reminiscences which
ore callrd up whom he displays hls coll
lection of pictures one about Ben hut
lor IL timely Ia view of the row over
modern army cations, When tho Sew
rnty first was at Fortress Monroe I'M
der nuiirr. the soldiers were quartercd
on an old transport which waa over
run with rats. Appeals tn be- let ashore
had me- erect ON butlcr, ~ the men
Joined IN round robin AMI asked Ia
have fresh meat supplied them to glve
them strength 10 cope win the original
Inhabitants NJ the ship. This protest
was met with the ultlmatum, Eat The
rats"
General Mcdowell IL described by
Hall as "hlgh toned regular" who
wouldn't talk 10 volunteers. but always
referred them 10 his adlutant generul,
nlthnurh tho business was official AZ
nuu Run Hail saw Mcdowell ana Burn
side trying On shake hands on horse
back Both were on spirited horses, aud
tho guns were roaring and crashing
about them. The horses would rock ana
dance. but the moment their riders were
about 90 touch fingers one or the other
would give a leap anl plunge away,
brought 70 the mark again. this was re-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

W. n, Lyman. was located In New or
leans In a class group amhrotype
owned BY Lyman. Kelley appears In
cadet uniform, lie began his career A.
captain ana WIS brlfadier general
when killed near Franklin. Tenn, In
1894.
one 81 Hairs portraits that will grow
In value with time IL that u General r.
A. OlHt. q. =. A.. who fell IN tho bloody
battle ~ Franklin. DIST was the ndlu-
tant ronural ~ South Carolina IN isol.i
and personally delivered the message of
tho secession NJ that state 10 the gov
ernnra ~ the other southern states. lie
came ~ hghtlng patriot stock, FOR his
grandfather. Mordocai DIST. led the Ma
rylaud 400 az the battle ~ Long Island
In li'd. Mordrcni had two sous, whom
he nam,i respectively Independent
and "Statts
The Kentucky Confederate whom
Lincoln said would be worth more 10
the Union than an the rest NJ the Blue
Grass state o. represented In Halls coll
lection by an excellent photograph sup
piled hy his wife. This IN Ben Hardin
Helm. leader NJ the orphan brigade III
kentucky he married a sister % Lin-
coins wife ana sealed his devotion to
the south by death 10 a charge at Chick
amauga.
Another rare portrait recalling n
tragic phase ~ clyil war Is that OF Gen
oral Charles q, Dahlgren, G, y. ~,
brother OF Admiral John a. Dahlgren ~
the Federal navy. General Thomas y,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

In no country In the universe has 'hs
roHo been brought 10 nearly 10 peii,ss'
ton aa In china. Extremely magl'lh'
cent are the rose gardens Of the enipPi /,
or, and the revenue yearly Outlines
from the sale Of oil OF roses AUD ~.
water forms very large addition ="
the Imperial Golfers.
Only members OF tho Imperial fafhh,,
nobility, military dignitnriea and a le '.
other notnbllitiea are allowed 70 nav,
altar ~ roses In their dwellingH' on,
very severe punlshmenta are metni ous
10 ordinary citizens In whose poshe4'on
even one drop Of the precious ess'h''
IN found.
Originally only two kinds Of roiH
were known In tho Flowery Lhnd--lhe
white and the red moss roaes-anl ~ Wy,
smaller they were the more h'hu.'
were they valued. The leaves are sF'A''
~ priced as amulets.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Soldiers 70 10 war nowadays equipped
with snap shot cameras. and there viii
never b. the dsarth Of accurate por-
tmlts OF prominent actors In the Span
ish.Amcricau war that followed the
civil war. The government has already
taken w the task ~ preparing an illus
tfated history Of the spanish war. Ma
tsriai II. Of rourse. abundant.
The largest part of tho illustrated ma
terlai pertaining 10 tho civii war nav
owned by the government consists M
the BRADY collection of negatives &C.
aulrcd In 1876 at cost Of $4,000 These
negatives and nm album Of photographs
made from them are now In the war de-
partment library at Washington. They
include some battle scenes. views Of for
tined places. ships. etc. but for the most
part are photographs ~ officers. a
glance at the catalogue ~ these por-
traits shows how Importance was rated
g years nFo. There are ~ negatives Of
groupa Of the Seventh New York militia
and not half a score of any other one
regiment. Grant has " poses. custer
posed "a times and Admiral David ID.
Porter ~ times ~ against : of Tarra-
gut. Mcclellan posed ! times only.
Sherman 10 and sheridan ~.
owners Of illustrated war books must
not feel that they are dcffauded be-
cause their works do not contain all the
Grants. RhermnnH. Clusters and others.
but II II a fact that many Of the best Of
them are not IN engraved prints. while
recently looking over tho most remark
atie eolieftlon Of elyif war uhofoafauhs
ever made was surprised To IND that
the best portraits are not those that
have been selected by book illustrators.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Demands for divorce have been made
for almost every reason under the sun,
but perhaps the quoereat on record b.
that of Mrs. Anna g. Riyenburg OF
Preston Hollow, n. v, who asked for
a separation from hor husband. with
n stipulated allowance, because she
fancled that she saw the ghost VI her
husbands first wife.
She declared that the wrath ~ tho
former Mrs, Rlyenburg made "a Wild
nightly tour Of the RlyenhufE house.
hold, wcpt ana walled. banged doors
and generally upset the mental polso of
her successor.
A score Of witnesses have testified
that Mrs, ltlvenburg complained that
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

This collection was made by 9. n. Hail
OF the old seycnty.first New York mill
tia and Ninety-nfth New York volun-
teerr, Lafayette post veteran and an
expert In portraits.
Mr.. Hall has been engaged IN hunting
up original war portraits Tor the past
20 years and has gathered 5000 of
them. 10000 within tao past decade
that II TO say. from "a to "a years after
the close OF the war. OF course he hns
gathered wartime portraits, lie has
half "A dozen Grants that any old Union
soldier win recognise az once and the
last Ice ever tnkcn-one with the gcn-
erarH autograph. presented him by Mrs.
lee. lie has Clusters. Shermans and
sherdnns, W. llfeliko and human that
one uf their soldiers, upon seeing them,
feels like taking them by the counter
felt hand.
There nre four points In Hairs coliec-
ton TO make II interesting even 70 those
who consider their knowledge ON war
portraits complete. IL contains thou
sands OF oddities long forgotton, rnri-
ties without numher-thnt II TO say,
portraits of celebrated soldiers very sell
dom reproduced portraits OF nome-uke
cushing Of Gettysburg, who fell dead
after eXclnimInF. Let me have one
more shotl" ana Of Iiaslelt, whose guns
were drngged 10 the summit Of latte
Round TOP Just Ia time Ia turn the tide
that have never been printed In any
Illustrated history OF the war,
OF portraits Of celebrities In all poses
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

lures are India proofs and comprise
portraits Of an principal and subordl-
mated Federal and Confederate officers
mentioned In the text. with q pfofusi1n
of the finert SCENERY In the Shenandoah
valley along the Potomac from wash
lngion 10 Wiilinmspnrt ana Washing
ton Itself. nu We'll ps Richmond. Peters
burg aud AppumattoX, where the war
ended. where Early writes OF the Con-
fedcfate army coming within sight OF
the dome Of the capitol az Washington
Han places on tho opposite page an
outline view of the dome In ~ settling,
Just as u caught the oye Of the daring
invaders marching upon the gates Of
the encmys chief city.
GEORGE l.. KiI.MEn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
Some Hitherto Unpublished Photographs,
Appropriate to the Memorial Day
Season, Of Famous Characters
In the North Versus
South" Struggle.

Hall has collection which forms an in
tcrcftlnr study. The different photo
graphs II each subject are mounted
upon large card or cards, and upon
one such may b. seen Fitg.iiurh lee
fium n lieutenant IN The United statcs
army down TO 1896, when b. was "a mn
lor general IN the Confederate States
army. ON another card ~ sheridan ne
second lieutenant and again ~ fun
foncfai. with al the Grades between
represented. one Of the very best shcr.
idnns " that reproduced win this nrti.
Gle showing him at the time of hlu ride
from winchester to the trout NJ Cedar
Creek.
The Grant REPRODUCED IL an oddly.
but IL ia not 20 odd aa some enTrayinEs
put forth BY reputable publishers Ms
being his portrait. II IL said that aome
N the flfrt book curravinra ~ Grant
were made from the photograph of an
army tcamatcr who was known ~
Grants double. THAT was IN the days
N Cairo and Belmont. 1881. when ho
was hfiEndlcr general ~ colonel
Grant kept hla characteristic close crop.
but getting away from cities and bar.
herH his beard grew down 10 his chest.
Mrs. Grant visited camp and remarked
that the change did not become him In
her eyes. Nevertheless she asked for
ana got a photograph. and thus the long
bearded Grant got into print In n short
time Grant went 20 Cairo and had his
beard cut Oh and his face shaved. Hut
a smooth faced Grant IL not known 10
war collectors. This shave was hir nrrt
In 20 Year, or more, and h. let his beard
grow 40 once. 20 that all the photo
eraphs as major general. lieutenant
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

while her husband. Elias niyonburE.
who used 10 live near Montreal, pros.
porous farmer, was a fairly good spouse
she could not endure his phantom con-
sort
Elias Hlycnhurg. who Il about a.
years old, visited his daughter at sche-
necindy recently and while there met
the present Mn, Rivenhurg. whose SOM
in'law Is married ~ RiycnburE'a
daughter.
There was short courtshlp, and
Elias nnd Anna were married. They
removed 10 the Hseston Hollow farm.
and trouble began a once.
Among other thlniH Mrs. l,lvcnhurg
claimed that her husband dld not pro.
vide sufficient food. Frequently when
she complained he would, she alleges.
sHll All his eggs but one or two, and
these he would eat hlmfrlt while she
huilgrily Watched him. lie also gave
hef, she raya, some United states army
canned corhed beef aud treated her In
other ways with great cruelty.
but all Of these things were mere In
cldcniH 10 the ghost walklnEa. Mrs.
ltvenburg informed her nelghbora that
she could stand hnriships Of all kinds.
but not the wallings of the spook Of a
dead wife, who no doubt wanted 10
communicate her wrongs to the Second
spouse of The farmer As conse.
quehee hhe had neighbOr remove her
belongings from her husbands home
and then brought tho suit for mainte
nance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27
TOPICS or THE DAY.

Ex-prosldent Harrison r. believer
In the wisdom Of early rising. When at
home, he n up every morning AZ 2
o'clock ana takes a long constitutional
before breakfast. .
Governor william Amos Poynter OF
Nebraska II known about his home as
the farmer governor owing &C. his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

weight. must have sound hearinH' ~ Az,
and lungs. good eycslght wlthoul
use OF glasses, aud must not he 'p.ifFF''at
In any way nor have any eonhli's',e1,
disease. They must have falF sui
ton and not use intoSicnunE nis ,is..
Motormcn must meet the same i'Hn',
ments. except that they VIII be Ielua
TO weigh each 100 pounds. conu"'''''
must furnish bonds FOR go.
Chicago has free dental jlrlsnsa'''~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

time, To the profuae apologies OF The
hotel clerk ho replied; "Woll, dressed
mysulf IN three minutes hut l do like
four. one can do II q shade better"
Lord Salisbury once handled a pick
and shovel, During the great Austria
liam gold craze he vet out an a gold
hunter, and the howell In which he lived
40 rough. rcd shifted miner Is still
standing.
DE- Carlton 7. Lewis, who 10 only o.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

having spent q years in thing the rich
prairie soil,
II Is said that Stephen Crane has
bought place In Surrey, England, and
may run Tor parliament.
senator Clark OF Montana scared the
real estate agents OF Washington by
declaring upon his arrival In that city
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

Inches, $40 pounds; ~. u. Fields, 9 feet
Inches. geo pounds. and j. 81. Rollins.
feet "a inches. 2i5 pounds.
The Ottawa Electric Railway comma
ny mas decided TO tx q standard for all
applloAnlA Tor positions on the road
ana IN tuture any person seeking en-
pluyinrnt M conductor or motormnn
must hrs1 meet the requirements OF the
standard. Conductors must be at least
. iee' inches tall, las pounds In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

years old, has been elected 10 the long
vacant Emily Sanford professorshlp Of
English az Yale. The chair had been
offered TO Donald O. Mitchell INK Mar
ven, 10 Edmund Clarence stodman and
TO Charles Dudley Warner.
Six OF the 20 state senators Of Nils.
sour are oy'r q feet tall. The Mig
-Four" as they are known. nie Charles
schwelchardt 6 feet 2h inches. 80
pounds, Buell. L. Matthe' ., Z feet .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

In Liberia there IL but little ufe toI
clocks and watches. for all 'he 49,
round the sun rises at In the moth'.,s,
IL vertical at noon and sets at !" Wv
evening.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-10-21
Three Doctors In Consultation.
From BENJAMIN Franklin.


when you are sick, what YOU like
best is to be chosen for a medicine in
the first place; what experiences tells
YOU is best. to be chosen in the second
place; what reason II. e., Theory SAYS
Is best is to be chosen in the last place,
But II you can get DIR: Inclination. DR..
Experience and DIR. Reason to hold a
consultation together, they will give
you the best advice that can be taken. >,
When you have bad cold DR.. Incltna-
ton would recommend Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy because it is pleasant
and safe to take. DIR. Experience
would recommend it because it never
Tails to effect speedy and permanent
cure. DIR. Reason would recommend it
because it is prepared on scientific
principles, and acts on natures plan in
relieving the lungs, opening the secre-
lions and restoring the system to o
natural and health condition. For sale
ny Louis F. Strehlke 4 Co.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-10-21
How t. Prevent Group.

We have two children who are sub.
ject to attacks Of Group. Whenever an
attack is coming on my wife gives them
Chamterlain's Cough Remedy aud il
always prevents the at:ck. It is a
iiNssei.nsd necessity in this county aid
no matter what else we run ont OF, 1t
would not do to he without Chamber
lain's Cough. Remedy. More Of it il
sold here than Of all other cough medi-
cincs combined J. M. Nickle, of
Nickle Bros. merchants, NickleviIIe,
Pa. For sale by Louis f. Strelilke 4
IN