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two. This space is not vast
ed. for when she is required to sail
w thout cargo, 1000 tons of water can
be run into 1t to serve for ballast, and
readily pumped out again when desir-
ed. Even IL it were, she might we'll
afford to waste it, for owing to the
thinness of her plates, she is five feet
wider inside that a wooden vessel of
the same displacement would be-to
say nothing of the space saved over
the wooden keelson.
The question of handling schooner
of these extraordinary dimensions Is
not so serious as one would think.
When you ask Capt. Crowley-a heav-
lily built man of middle age, square
jawed, broad chested-how she will
handle. Like any other schooner" he
replies, confidently; and since he has
handled them all from two masts up,
he speaks with authority. And how
will she steer? LAS easily as a yacht"
says he. So her steam steering-an-
other innovation in sailing vessels
will not be used except in going in and
out of port, where quick changes ~
course are needed. Compared vii
going about"-that is, changing from
ger, the similar performance with
schooner seems indeed very simple and
yacht-like. The square-rigger must
call up her watch from below and have
all of her thirty men on deck before
she begins and must Keep them pull
ing and hauling a good twenty min
utes before she is fairly on her way
again. On the seven-masted schooner,
in spite of her 1000 feet of sail, things
will work differently. First the topsails
will be clewed up out of the way. The
mate will then take his position on the
quarter deck, place a man amidships
to send on his orders-400 feet being
long way to make oneself heard "in
the teeth of the booming gale"-whils
five or six more cher entire crew, cooks,
s eward, engi'.emen. and all, consisting
of only seventeen mem go forward TO
haul the many jibs, one over the other,
as she comes round. When the mo-
ment arrives the mate waves his hand,
the helmsman spins over his wheel, and
the jibs, let fly. begin Stating with
deep throated ''boom- boom boom"
Slowly at first. then more rapidly. the
high prov swing up toward the wind,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-17
meets the crest Of the next oncomine

meets the crest of the next oncoming
wave with a sullen blow, sending the
spray high in the air and drenching
the decks. For moment the long
spike bowsprit saws hesitatingly up
and down in the winds eye, while all
fore and-aft is a terrific ella ter and
banging of kicking blocks and cord
age as she booms sway threateningly
from side to side. Then she fills away
on the other tack, the jibs leave off
their thunder as the fastening crew
make them fast once more, and. all
in five minutes, she is bowling along
again with a steady rise and fall, a
white plume under her bow and reel
ing out a broad wake behind her at
twelve knots an hour. craft like
this never has to be reefed. They SIM
ply take in one or two OF her sails.
She can never, however sail directly
before the wind with advantage, for
the two aftersails then becalm all the
others; but must make long zigzags
o windward. All vessels with more
han three masts have the same fault.
But it is not serious fault, except in
he "trades"-for elsewhere there are
ew long continued following winds.
So has grown and prospered our Yam
ee invention, the schooner, from a
nall wooden hull with two masts to
re steel seven-na ter; and so doubt
'es will she continue to grow. Some
ave said she would go when the pine
rests went, but scarcity Of pine will
It prevent her being built of steel.
ONE say she cannot grow because
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larger sails could not be made to hold
together in one piece; some because she
cannot be managed in harbors; some
because she will not handle under sail.
But they have reckoned, one guesses,
without an appreciation of all the
ways and means that enter into mod
ern ship construction. however that
may be-, suffice it that we may con-
scientiously say, so far so good; that
in 1901 we built schooners 400 feet long
and gave them seven masts: that in
1902 we shall endeavor to sail them in
a true blue" fashion and make them
pay. Benjamin Brooks.
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WOMAN BEHIND THE VEIL.
Origin of the Veil Lost in obscurity.
wedding and Mourning Wells.

The custom Of wearing face wells
among the women of the Orient is
very ancient one, and undoubtedly the
the wedding and widows wells of our
day are remnants of that old world
fashion. The Oriental women prizes
her veil beyond any other article of
her wardrobe; rather than have
strange man look upon her uncovered
face she will snatch O curtain, coun-
terpane or her petticoats in her haste
to conceal her features, utterly re-
CARELESS of other parts OF her anat-
omy which may be exposed by the
action. This need not seem so very
absurd when we remember that it is
part of most Oriental religions to
keep the women in exclusion, and that
Mohammed of blessed memory made
the command a binding one.
Although the women of Japan, Corea
and China are more or less secluded,
particularly the women OF CHINA, VINO
live in the zenana, they do not wear
wells. While they go abroad in closed
sedan chairs their heads are guiltless
of bonnets, except when severe cold
weather makes some sort of head COW
ering necessary.
Turkish danes of high degree wear
dainty SQUARES Of white illusion CO.
uuettishly wound about their heads
and faces, which cover but in no wise
conceal their beauty. This style has
been growing smaller and more d.
aphanous until now the Turkish wo-
mans face is less concealed than the
European woman's, who clings to the
close square of tulle.
The Algerian women wear yards or
soft gauze about their heads and
shoulders when coming in contact
with European men these are grace
fully draped so as to leave but the up
per portion of the face visible. The
five-yard Sarong of the Parsee women
ma kes a dress skirt, covers greater
portion Of the body, leaving one arm
and shoulder free. and is then most
artistically arranged about the head.
The Nautch girls who wear the GU
rious nose rings and expensive jew
els on their feet and heavy anklets,
make use of the sarony in their gliding
dances. but they seldom use them for
face covering. The married women
and widows of the Basque Provinces
use a combine ton cloak and hood sim
Her to that worn by the women of San
Miguel.
Nohammedan women have a variety
of face wells modified by climate and
the country in which they live. The
Yasrnak of the Turkish and Egyptian
women is unknown to the women OF
india, who envelope their faces in the
folds Of long narrow gauze wells or
shroud Themselves in their beautifully
embroidered Sarongs.
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TINA, sTo,Ouo diamond.

From the New York Press.
Something of far greater Importance
in feminine eyes than the result. of to-
days election is the final disposition
of the $4,000 diamond that arrived
here the other day from Paris. The
butterflies of lie Beau Monde" will
not be satisfied with the statement
that it is intended for the bride OF a
prominent railroad magnate." 1t was
only natural that nearly every one
should jump to the conclusion that the
magnate is Senator Depew. Seventy
thousand dollar diamonds do not grow
on trees. And this is said to be a
blue diamonds real sapphire blue, as
blue as the blue oil the Hope Diamond,
worth at least S150,000.
me hohinoor, or hoh-i-nur, belong
ed to Queen Victoria, and now is pre-
sumably the property of King Edward.
Many supersutious Brtishers imagine
that they see in its possession the
downfall of the monarchy. They point
out that it has brought ill-luck to
every family owning it since legendary
times. The craze for cat s-eyes seems
to have died out. The reason why
superstition. They are believed to
bring the wearer the worst OF ill-for-
tune. The cat's-eye fad was started
when the Duke of Connaught gave his
HdnCG6 d cat S-eyG GISdS GuSlll IlIA6
the stone leaped Immediately into high
lavor and its value was greatly en-
HANGED. The green diamond is bad
luck, and so also is the fire opal. The
person fortunate enough to own a ruby
red diamond will live through 1.-The
ages" while the possessor of an emer-
aid green diamond will have many
heavy burdens to tote through vale
of tears. Yellow diamonds. such, for
instance. as the Tiffany Diamond, are
supposed to be lucky stones.
One who knows diamonds says:
You can fool anybody on paste, pro-
vided you first lead the mind astray.
1t is the old story-the eye sees only
that which the brain feels. Many of
our wealthiest women, whose pearls
and diamonds are genuine and of inn
mense value, never think of wearing
them in public places, not even at the
opera and the Horse Show. AS soon
as one buys a necklace worth 500, 900
it is duplicated in artificial stones
worth perhaps $500 or $1,000. The fash
ionable world knowing full well that
Mrs. b. actually possesses the gen.
uine article, sees it on her neck where
ever she goes. That is, the world
imagines it sees the genuine, because
it knows that Mrs. B. owns the gen.
uine. But as a matter of fact, Mrs.
M IS 800, 900 necklace is at home locked
in her safe. The artificial stones on
the neck of poor woman would be
detected at a glance by the Smarties
who think they know gems. Some
gala nights at the opera we imagine
we see the glitter Of two or three mill
lion dollars worth of diamonds in the
boxes, but we are fooled. The genuine
goods are at home in the safe"
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REVERSED ON EMPHASIS.

DifereKce in stress I'm the Judges
Charge Ground for overturning
the Decision.
From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Law books are full of curious de-
cisions," said a member of the legal
profession, "and frequently the higher
courts have reversed cases on the most
peculiar grounds imaginable. But re-
call one case which is probably more
peculiar than any other case which one
may find among the many peculiar
which have accumulated since the ear
LEST decision was handed down. AS
strange as 1t may seem, the ground
upon which the Supreme Court revers-
ed the finding of the lower court was
found in an exception which had been
taken, 10 the intonation of the voice OF
the trial Judge. 1t was In a sui for
damages against a railroad corpora
ton. Action had been brought
against the company by a former EN-
Move. who had been discharged and
hla cklIsted by his employers during a
difference between the corporation and
members of the Switchmen's Union.
Defamation Of character and loss on
account OF being out OF employment.
exemplary considera' Ions and other
grounds were assigned IN the deelara-
ton fled IN the case. The trial came
on. and the evidence tended 10 show
that the man had been discharged and
blsckllqted without reason, ana that he
had sustained positive damage on ac-
count Of these things.
but when the time came for the
fudge 20 charge the jury. and 10 rive
the Jurors the law from The hooks as
me saying goes, the Interesting pat
Of this yarn began 10 uDf0ii The
Judge was = deep toned deep iunEed
fslinw. end when De- beloved Oh earn-
est a would sound IKE fne peal ~
thunder from Mammoth cave. But
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crveN-MASTED SCHOONER.
uEING BUILT IN THE FORE
liver sHIPYARDs NEAR Bos-
TON.

Il Desigued by CrOwninshield
aud VIII BE Built Entirely of
stsel, VIII Measure $50 Feet over
an and Re 80 Feet Wide, DispIac-
,Da 10000 Tons of-Water without
Cargo-Her Sail Area Will Be
~ O0O Square Feet-The ,'Pusher',
I. 10 Be the Name of the Seventh
vost-Her First Voyage Will Be
On the philippines with Coal, and
She Will Be Manned by a Crew of
only Seventeen Men.
ropvright 1901 by Benjamin Brooks.
Boston, Nov. 15.-On the shores OF
tho southernmost inlet of Boston Har-
hor at the new Fore river shipyard.
they are laying the keel for a seven
TASTED schooner, the first seven-mast-
Cd craft ever built, the largest fore
and a fter." almost, if not quite, the
largest sailing vessel in the world At
the end Of the graveled beach lies the
black and red Des Moines, a cruiser
of the Denver class, which is to be
launched next month: while immedi-
atelv adjoining will soon rise the great
bulls of the New Jersey and Rhode
Island, the two largest battleships or
dered for our navy and the two most
efficient heavy weight sea fighters ever
Manned. But the new seven-master
will be larger than the cruiser and al
most as large as the battleships. She
will be 4O3 feet long over all. or 4So
feet long from tip of her bowsprit to
the extreme end of her aftermost
boom; and she will be built of steel
throughout. Bowdoin B. Crowninshield,
who modelled the lines of Lawson's In
has designed her; Capt. J.
6. Crowley OF Taunton will manage
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tonation OF his voice. The motion for
a new trial was made on the excep-
tions noted, the case was appealed, ana
the Supreme Court finally took the
matter up. The attorneys explained
the difficulty IN the way Of giving the
judges an adequate idea OF the probable
effect OF the trial Judges voice on the
jury, but they gave a fair idea OF n
BY saying that the law for the plain
TN IN the case was charged ia nom
parcel, while the law respecting the
rights Of the defendant company was
handed down IN boldface. b0xcar lef.
fefsf The Supreme Court reversed the
nndlnR 0f the lower court the case was
remaHded for trial GGain aud damage
were nnaliy assessed against the cor
poration
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when he made an effort 10 soften and
modulate his voice he could make II
as sweet and as gentle as angels whis-
perings. This Is exactly what he ia,
according 20 the attorneys for the
plaintiff while charging the law
which affected the rights OF the plain
tiff his tone was mild, meek. scarcely
audible. But. gen lemen " the jury
he et0rmed out with numbering en-
10 and 90 20 be the case, you Will re-
turn n verdict IN accordance with your
sworn duty for The defendant Empha-
Fia settled that case.
"But ihe attorneys had been sharp
enough % note an exception ~ the
way iu which his honor charged the
las with particular reference 40 the 100.
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The way to a Tornado.
From Ainslee's.

"a tornado that was remarkable both
in appearance and in action was one
that travelled from Texas across Okla
homa and Indian Territory in May,
1886. A man in Sherman, Oklahoma,
who had exceptional opportunities for
observing the storm, inasmuch as he
was caught up in it and carried sew
eral hundred yards before descending
to earth again, is certain that it was
not funnel-shaped. He says of it: 1t
looked to me like a great ball of vapor
rolling over and over toward me. When
l first saw it distinctly it was at a hill
perhaps an eighth of a mile away. 1t
seemed to be about $50 yards wide and
100 feet high. The motion was that of
a ball rolling over and over, not spiral,
and it came on rather slowly, perhaps
thirty miles an hour. Whatever the
ball of cloud struck it was lifted right
off the ground. l saw it pick up house
after house between the hill and me,
and the cloud seemed to be full of fly
ing boards and timbers. When the ball
reached Mrs. C.'s, the house nearest
me, it went straight up off its founda-
tions The house remained intact, un-
til it was about twenty or twenty-five
feet from the ground; then it burst
open, and the fragments flew in all d.
rections. 1t looked like an exploding
bomb. The corn and cotton standing
a hundred feet on either side of the
storms path were uninjured, but when
ever the cloud struck the higher ground
it spread out, covering a wider strip
of the surface. When the cloud struck
me I went up lightly and easily, and
the sensa ton was not unpleasant, but
/ came down hard and was badly shak-
en- up, although not seriously injured.
On the highway north of Sherman
fence wires were torn from the posts
and pounded into the hard surface of
the road a distance of two or three
inches"
Must be Lovely.-"But none of the
MIR.
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Must be Lovely.-"But none Of the
other girls seem to admire my new
dress" us that so? Turn around.
didn't realize il was so pretty as that"
philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-09-12
ROSH HASHONAH

ROsh Hashonah, the Jewish New
Year, will begin at o'clock tO-mOr-
row night and will be observed with
the usual ceremonies in this city.
The day is not holiday so much as
a holy day. 1t is a time of solemn
and earnest prayer, of retrOspection
and self-reyiew. It is called Variously
the Day Of Memorial, the Day of Judg-
ment and the Day Of the Blowing of
the Trumpet. It has received this
last title on account Of its peculiar ser
vice, the blowing Of the sholar, or
rams horn.
The. day will be observed in 1901
with the same idealism which charac-
ter1zed it in the most ancient DAYS.
Eight days after Rosh Hashonah-
comes YOm Kippur, or the Day of
Atonement This will be on Monday.
Septmber %. This is the most solemn
religious festival in the Jewish calen-
dar, and it will be a day of fasting
and abstinence from toiI Of every de-
scription.
Then follows the Feast Of Sueeoth
and OF the Tabernaeles, all of which
religious events are strictly kept by
the Hebrews, and the festivals are ain
largely attended.
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LIKES FRESH AIR

Perhaps the ruddy cheeks and ex-
eellent health Of Florida'sE present
chief executive is due to his love of
fresh air as much as anything else.
When not engaged with the &ffairs of
State or the routine work Of his Office
he is usually seen out in the bpen air,
though his Office is well ventilated and
perhaps one Of the coolest int the cap
itol.
When there is plenty Of leisure lie is
usually seen behind a double team,
driving leisurely along one OF another
Of the many shady highways leading
out from Tallahassee, accompanied by
Mrs. Jennings, their little son and per-
haps one or two friends. TEen when
time is not so plentiful and consul
tatiOn is on Wiln one Of the many
prominent people who come d the cap
ital to see him, it often takes place. on
the Verandas of the capitol sor under
some of the large oaks in the grounds.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-09-12

secret service detectives, was fully
exposed to such an attack as occur
red. He stood at the edge Of the raised
da1s, upon which stands the great
pipe organ at the east side of the
magnificent structure. Throngs of
people crowded in to gaze upon their
Executive, perchance to clasp his
hand, and then fight their way out in
the good-natured mob that every min
ute swelled and multiplied at the
points of ingress and egress to the
building.
The President was in a cheerful
mood, and was enjoying to the full
the hearty evidences of good will
which everywhere met his gaze. Upon
his right stood John G. Milburn, of
Buffalo, president of the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, chatting with the
President and introducing to him es-
pecially persons of note who ap-
preached. Upon the Presidents left
stood Mr.. Cortelyou, the Presidents
secretary.
1t was shortly after 4 p. m. when
one of the throng which surrounded
the Presidential party, medium
sized man, of ordinary appearance,
plainly dressed in black, approached
as if to greet the President. Both
Secretary COrtelyou and President Mil
burn noticed that the mans hand was
Swathed in a bandage, or handker-
chief. He worked his way amid the
stream of people up to the edge of the
dais, until he was within two feet of
the President. Mr.. Mckinley smiled
bowed and extended his hand in that
spirit Of geniality the American pe1.
pie so well know when suddenly the
sharp crack of revolver rang out
clear and loud above the hum of
voices, the snufling of myriad feet
and vibrating waves of applause that
ever and anon swept here and there
over the assemblage.
There was an instant of almost
complete silence.
The President stood stock still; a
look of hesitancy, almost of bewilder-
ment on his face. Then he retreated
a step, while pallor began to steal
over his features. The multitude,
only partially aware that something
serious had happened, paused in sur
prise, while necks were craned and
all eyes turned as one toward the ros-
trum where a great tragedy was be-
ing enacted.
Then came a commotion. With the
leap Of Tiger, three men threw
themselves forward as wit one i'm
pulse, and sprang toward the would
be assassin. Two of them were United
States secret service men, who were
on the lookout, and whose duty it was
to guard against just such calamity
as had befaIlen he President and the
nation. The third was d by-stander
negro, who had only an instant pre-
vously grasped in his dusky palm the
hand of the President. AS one man,
the trio hurled themselves upon the
Presidents assailant. In a twinkling
he was borne to the ground, his
weapon was wrested from his grasp,
and strong arms pinioned him down.
... Continued on Sixth Page.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-09-12
WILL HUNT OIL
IN FRANKLIN
Contract Closed to Sink a Well
1000 Feet Near Carrabelle
CAPITALISTSAREBACKINGIT
And Have Already Giten Order for
Material to WOr k With.

Ex-Mayor o. H. Kelley, of Cara
belle, was at the capiSa a few days
ago. He is always enthusiastic over
the future of his town. which no
founded nearly twenty years ago
twenty-five miles from: a settlement
in dense spruce pine forest. but he
is bubbl1ng all over with enthusiasm
now.
Answering a question as to the
cause for all this, he exhibited to the
editor Of the Tallahasseean a letter
from gentleman with whom he had
recently contracted td bore for oil
on his lands. The letter stated that
the contract had been submitted to
the gentleman's partner, and accent
ed by him.
It further authorized Mr.. Kelley tn
go ahead and have humber cut to
build the derrick, and stated that ma
chinery would be SHIPPED a. once for
commencing work.
The well is to be bbred 1000 feet
unless, OF course, ''gdsheT' is struck
nearer the surface. Mt Kelley thinks
that if oil exists in this section of
country they stand { pretty good
chance Of striking it. THE other par
ties must think so, tdb, for they are
old oil men, have meals, and are put
ting good pile of Eaoney into this
thing with no hopes ef reward if oil
is not struck.
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WANTED TO KILL
THE PRESIDENT
Fired Two Shots at Him at
Temple Of Music
GAIETY TURNED TOMOURNTG
.test News EncOuraging-Mr: Nc
KinIey Being Much Better.

This community was shocked as
ithas not been shocked before, last
Friday evening by the announce
ms;nt of the attempted assassination
Of President Mckinley. The news
snfead like wild fire, and in an in
cr1dibly short time a large crowd
congegated in the vicinity of the
Western Union Office eager for any
news from the wounded Chief Mag
istrate.
AS soon as the news reached the
Capitol, Gov. W. S. Jennings wired
the following to the wife of the
stricken President
I1Tallahassee, Fla, September 9th
ITO Mrs. William Mckinley, Buf.
fao, N. Y.-Have just learned that
President Mckinley was shot today.
AID extend the deep sympathy on
behalf of the people of Florida, and
earnest prayer for his recovery.
F: w. S. JENNINGS, Governor"
Several reports came from time to
time indicating that Mr.. Mckinley
could not live. They had a dread
fFng depressing effect upon our peO-
PIE, and only the assurances which
hbve since come that he will re-
cever had a counteracting effect.
AS we 60 to press every Indication
is that the President will recover
The crisis has passed, and though
it is yet possible for bad turn tc
take him off quick, yet the attend
ing physicians consider every con
dition favorable, and the Prerident
hi mself is planning for the future.