Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1891, Page 11

Noble Animals That Are Man's De-| voted Friends. BRUTES WITH PEDIGREES. Some That Are Favorites In Washington—The St. Bernard and the Mastiff—Origin of Dif- iosities =| Canine Law—“Faking” for Points. ARE TO HOLD A} onvention in Wash- improve mankind, so is a kennel show calca- lated to better canine breeds, affording op- portunities for compari- sons and stimulating th desire for the achieve- xcellence. Nor 4 this seem unim- portant when it is con- he carcandeultare of dogs usually advance in dir ratio with the civilization of domesticated. ain be wor- once the case in Ethio- 4 permanent and per- as the friend and servant of ers of the beasts that perish. ive ue original stock as the wolf there were wild dogs before ever thero | were tame ones. In India they are still found | undomesticated, though sometimes used to | or to feed pet alligitors and | iia is overrun with wild doga, re- gry wolves, which are supposed 4 left upon the island | It been observed the dog in aj . orga jo not hesitate to et, nenally with snecess. ts to anything, physi- | ise. cave when bred and cared by man, so the dog only develops ite beauty and admirable traits under human pro- teetion. Primarily, the sagacious dogs appear to have had their origin in southern Europe, the fighting dog in Asia and the swiit runnirg dogs among the Celtic nations. ‘THE FAVORITE ST. BERNARD. Among all the dogs in the world the St. Ber- nard stands easily first favorite, combining, as | it does, beau: hb intelligence and amiability of character. Concerning its origin there is | much dispute. According to the tradition of ¢ fathers of the great Saint Bernard their race descends from the crossing of » mastiff of Pyrenees with a Danish species of bulldog. ‘The descendants of this crossing have inherited | from the dog of Denmark its extraordinary size and bodily strength. and from the mastiff faith- fulness, sagacity and a fine sense of smell. In winter the service of the male dog —the females ing employed only in case of necessity—is egulated as follows: Two dogs, one old and one Young, travel over every morning the route on the Italian side of the mountain toward Two more journey on the Swiss side to Martigny to @ distance of about rd nine i les from the all go the cabins that have | m constructed for the benefit of | travelers. Even when the snow bas fallen dur- | the night the dogs find their way surely and | correctly, not deviating « yard from the beaten The marks of their feet leave a track is caay for travelers to follow as far ae Young dogs are trained by the . aeenior animal being expeditions. When the refuge they enter x any travelers seeking ease they entice them | i any one who has shelter the to follow. if they # succumbed to the Ly licking bis face. “Little casks of sbout their neeks, wherewith aay stimulate his energies. as quickly as possi- | know how to . so that the monks Cseue. THE BREED. ow storm occurred and RECONST even the feraale dogs were called into requi- The latter, being weaker, mthe question arose how kept up? very 6 climate, were obtained, but the crous was not srecessful because young uir,Which in winter so collected poor beasts succumbed ander eve lost. The monks then tried own dogs with the off- spring of the cross breed and this plan suc- ed finally, so that the race of St. Bernards lass been reconstituted. Only those j reared for service and reproduction whic! its weight and crossing one ¢ | from whom he had OF ST. BERNARDS. proach as nearly as possible to the criginal strain. to be found in Washington, ish mastiff is the most popular dog, if the entriesat shows may be consicered to afford terion. The breed is undorbtedly very ancient, probably native to Britain, and very likely dertved from the same ancestral source as shat of the bulldog. |The Intter animal hes within Jar prejudice ascribes to the bulldog intelligence and a ferocious disposition; he beast great injustice. By nature most amiable, and in point of sagaeity it its great posaibilsties of development, now that it adopted asa gentleman's dog, instead of being relegated exclusively, as was formerly the case, to B:ll Sykes and ‘Too much is not to be expected of a creature | that is habitually trained to brutality under the lash of a ruitian of the skims. So commonly were bulldogs used in former days for the bait- ing of bulls that on s certain occasion a saad toh the mercifal provisions of nat: to be found in # fi was set very far back, that he breathe comfortably while henging on to the nose of abull. It used to be believed that the tlesh of @ bull was improved im flavor by the baising process. SIDERIAN WOLF HOUND. Long before the St. Bernard was much known | about the Newfoundland dog was the popular favorite and to this day it holds an important place in public esteem. Its wonderful swim- ming powers and life-saving instinet have caused it to be seriously suggested that the ani- mal should be used on the coast to rescue drowning people from the water. One or two, it bas been thought, would be of great value at asummer resort or even for employment in connection with lifeboats. They are easily trained for such service by means of effigies, which they are instructed to fetch. ‘THE INTELLIGENT POODLE. For different reasons the poodle is appre- ciated, its extraordinary faculty for learning tricks having given it credit with many of its Imirers for being the most intelligent of dogs. Marvelous anecdotes are tol of the doings of poodies, ranging from the celebrated Munito, who in 1818 astonished Paris by his clever card and arithmetical trieks, or the once dle of the Pont Neuf, who used to dirty the ts of ‘by in order that his master, shoeblack, might have the benefit of cleaning them, toa white poodle who, snubbed by his lady love, committed suicide at Queenstown: a few years ago. The poodle, though easily trained, is exceptionally sensitive, and is far more rea/lily taught when treated rather as a sensible being than as a mere qzadrapedal it his —- THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, ite the ‘was probably ‘from Spain at s much later date. It is contended that the Scotch collie belongs to the oldest race of dogs in the world, and some be- lieve that it is direetly descended from the fox. All the terriers were derived from one breed, and have arrived by differentiation and carefai culture at their present status, representing stocks now considered ua distinct. But there is no room in this article for a list of the dogs of the world and their derivations. PREPARING DOGS FOR BENCH SHOWS. Various methods are employed in the prepa- ration of dogs for shows, some of them legiti- mate and others quite the reverse. Weight is considered a great point in a St. Bernard, so that animals of this variety are often made very much too fat. The writer knows of one prize beauty that was regularly fed for months oneight quarts of milk and two dozen eggs per diem, beside other things. Some of the artifices resorted to by exhibitors are interest ing. Long-haired dogs are plucked of hair that is bud or superftuous; terriers are stained white noses are colored unsightly patch: kc is operated on by having some of the joints so severed that it cannot be raised: the teeth when irregular or malformed are filed into shape; artifi are put on by dyeing, and sometimes top- knots have been glaed npon the cranium of Trish water spaniels, which were natnraily de- ficient in that most desired point of beauty. FARING AMONG THE FANCIERS. This sort of thing is known among doggy men as “faking.” The case of tools employed by the properly equiped fakir includes razors, astick of nitrate of silver. a box of paints, a few bottles of dye of the necessary colors, a ek, ‘A COLLIE. pair of scissors, needles and thread anda pot of glue. Bulldogs have suffered much from an abominable mutilation resorted to by some breeders in order to shorten the upper jaw and turn the nose well up. To attain this object the operators to begin with sever the lip- strings, which connect the lip of the dog with the gum. When thix is accomplished a small wooden block, hollowed so as to fit the face, is put on the outside of the upper jaw in front, and, being smartly hit with a mallet, has the effect of compressing the bone and cartilage of the nose as desired. Naturally, the operation has to be performed when the mnfortunate ies are of an curly age and the bones and cles are soft and susceptible of contraction. An instrument professionally termed the “jacks” is finally applied and has the effect of causing the mutilated parts to remain in their new and abnornmal position. No bulldog A DACHSRUND. trained to be ferocionsever was so brutal as the typical “sport” of a certain class. f one chooses to own a dog it is always well worth while to have a well-bred animai. There ives greater be made to in breeding ‘ket and considerable fortunes have as with anything else—i and painstaking effort are essential to success. Seance Amamtes HE STOPPED THE SQUEAK. An Amusing Incident of Mississipp! Steam- boat Travel. Correspondence of the Troy Press. Travel on the Mississippi river steamboats has been the source of inspiration for many startling tales, but I don’t know that the fol- lowing was ever before put in print: During a four years’ residence in Iowa, at Clinton, on the Mississippi, it was my fortune to often make a trip a short distance up or down the river on one of the old stern-wheeelers that then plied that stream. The engines of these boats were in plain view on deck and were usually the objects of much curiosity on the part of the passengers. Upomone of these oceasions two or three of us were interested in the motive power of the boat, which for some seemingly inoxplicable reason kept up a continual squeaking. During one of the m erucia‘ing spasms of the suffering machinery the engineer, with deter- mination in every look and motion, grasped the huge oil can and made for the spot whence came the cry for lubrication. A bountiful sa ply of oil wos poured upon every conceivabl place of friction, and for afew moments all moved smoothly. But soon the secmingly ting squeak began again, much to the disgust of the passengers as well as of the engi- Again the oiling process was resorted nd more perseveringly than before, aud quiet was again restored. But just as the burly engineer approached the group of spectators another squeak oc- is quick ear this time located automaton, learning twice as quickly i master can make him understand the reaaon for performing his task. It is somewhat a puzzle why this and of dog should have been shaved in part from time immemorial, though such is everywhere the fashion. Dalmatian or * dogs are bred to such jaya that their spots have been almost geometrical exactness, There is an old minstrel story about a man who bought one of these animais and was disgusted upon taking him out in the rain to find that the spots washed off. He took it buck to the fancier archased it, but the latter with great sangfroid said: my dear sir, but I f umbrella went with thet dog.” There is a cer- tain small-sized variety of poodle which is known im France as the “trufie doy” and is A CHAMPION POINTER. er Uloyed to smell out trufiics under the triloquist was in the crowd. © joker, the irate viler seized coat collar with one hand and with squirted the remaining coutents of down the victim's back until the n out of the legs of his trousers. “There.” jue exciui . "t think that old this trip.” Aud it did ist found his time eom- vain efforts to erase the of lais experiment. not, for tl evicience of the BRICE AND SECRETARY FOSTER. The Senator-Elect Was Given His First Start by the Secretary. It was Charley Foster of Ohio, the new Sec- retary of the Treasury, who started in life the new Senator from that state, Calvin S. Brice. lent Brice $20,000 and the latter lost the money in some sort of speculation. There- upon Brice went to Foster and told him that the cash was gone, offering him at the same time a note for the amount. Foster took the note, tore it in pieces, and maid: “My dear boy, your note is no good if your word isn’t.” A few yeurs later Brice had made the begin- ning of his pile. He bought a scrap of railway here and another scrap there antil he controlled a continuous line all the way from Ohio to New York. With this be made such a show of com- Petition against the Vanderbilt. system na to compel old William H. Vanderbilt to buy out the whole business at a profit to Brice znd his backers of about « million dollars. nderbilt said that it “would not have cost more it it nad been nickel plated, hence the road the name of the “Nickel Pinte,” which it hes retained. To compliment’ him upon this Brice's friends presented him Nith a gold scart pin representing « broken safe with burglars’ tools alongside it, a little ruby serving to represent the light in a dark lantern. The souvenir was intended to symbol- ize the successful attack upon the Vanderbilt coffers. Senator Brice has never worn it, though he Keeps it as a treasured reminder. Teacher—“ “What is mela: Dew Row tence te chee oue.”—Good News, | diamond-shaped lattice work is made ATTRACTIVE HOMES. The Latest Fashions in Household and Decorative Art. CLOTHING FOR FURNITURE. Some Pretty Goods and Patterns Already on Display in the Stores—How te Lessen Ap- parently the Height of Ceiling»—Sllver and Gold Ornamentation. ———_. ‘Written for The Evening Star. ‘OUSEHOLD AND DECORATIVE ART follow closely the methods displayed in in- troducing fashions for dress. In the coldest of our wintry weather the shops are decked with the airiest of fabrics for sultry summer days, and likewise the establishments where summer garments for furniture are manufactured drape their windows at this time with the gay- est of cretonnes and prettiest of their window hangings, One may take her choice in these materials, either the large figured cretonne or close patterned dimity or chintaes, some of the latter being charming in narrow stripes with gay little flowers between. A novel effect is to have the bold design in the French cretounes look as if ahundred washings had brought them to the subdued, almost indistinct tones now seen in them. Cotton fabrics of all kinds are well to the fore and recommend themsclves by their moth-resisting qualities and attractive appearance. ‘THE NRW MADAGASCAR CLOTS. Something quite new is a stuff to be used for lonnge covering and similar purposes, called Madagascar cloth. ‘This id quite like the Mada- gascar hassocks in coloring, but is finer in tex- tare and has repped sarfnee. The colors are im stripes acrosa, and are in tones of green, pink, eorn, ‘a touch of black to set it off. he goods is fifty inches wide and is $1.25 per yard. and is most suitable for summer chair or louage core: A pretty example of the Iat- ter is made in Turkish style, with large pillows of the same at the back—three maybe—this number to be augmented by others in different coloring. Frilled pillows, by the way, are as much ted as ever, but the frills are wider, and hemmed with a narrow hem instead of bein, doubled. Ina silvery blue silk, with br design in welf-coloring, such ‘a pillow is ex- tremely pretty. Another new thing in sofa pil lows is « leather covering, either plain or with @ design applied or embroidered in chain stitch. Pillows of all shapes are made of leather, from the square one of good size to the little round head roll, and they are finished with tassels and lacings of leather, which are as pliable apparently as cords. ‘These are in- tended especially for library use, and are, of course, very durable as well as suitable for Teather furnishing. HOW LEATHER 18 MADE ARTISTIC. Leather is made more artistic than ever by the treatinent and decoration it receives, and is handsomer for certain rooms than any stuffs could be. One firm has control of « line of leather goods whieh are quite unique. The us- ual chairs of varions styles and sizes are sup- plemented by sereens which are made of sev- eral panels each, one fitted with brown leather and with a handsome design embossed upon it. ‘The edges ara simply finished with brass nails set rather close together, and while such arti- cles have been seen before, there is a difference in the whole which makes these specialties more artistic than any T have seen before. Even the small comforts of the library are provided for in the same material, and the waste paper basket is made of leather also, which seems as available as wicker and is similarly woven and twisted into shape. One of the baskets is de- cidedly odd, being an almost veritable “eel pot” of the northern fisherman in shape and very comfortable to use from its height and size. Dining chairs are also of novel shapoand decoration. with leather covering,rather lighter and with lower backs than have prevailed. A pretty style of boudoir or reception obai~ has the rush seat, with light wood frame, both seat and frame being painted with guy flowers in French manner, though the work is all American in reality. PRETTY COUCH covERIxos. There is noend to the pretty couch cover- ings to be procured at all prices. The fenoy for the loose drapery instead of tegular up- holstering seems to be a permanent one aad is taken into consideration by all dealera An old lounge with head and back and with worn- out covering can have the back removed, and then with one of the many pretty draperies shown can be transformed with little money and work, comparatively, into the favorite lounge of the day. Bagdad curtains have been extremely popular for this purpose and are durable and excellent in coloring, but they are wool and in climate like ours must be well looked after through the summer on necount of moths. Now, to fili the want for votton fabrics, there has within afew days been placed on the market a couch covering which must meet with the approvalof many. This is a cot- ton tapestry. heavy enough to hang and wear well and with a variety of coloring that gives a wide choice, though the same design ru throughout the line. the cover on all four sides, and it is long and wide enough to cover the’ lounge thoroughly and can be left entirely loose or caught at the corners, as one prefers. In the eoloring two tones of the same color prevail, giving a much more artistic look than a larger variety of shades would do: thus a dull blue ground has fhe design in light gray bine, and terra cotta red has a pinkish tone for the pattern. Another combination is blue and brown, and there are a number of colors used, but the same pattern all through the sample list. ‘The price of these tapestry coverings is 5.50, and by the aid of one a really shabby couch may be made an at- tractive piece of farniture. REACTION POR LOW CEILINOS. With the reaction in favor of low ceilings many devices have been invented by which the height of the room may be apparently lessened, an effectual one being a fretwork or open transom in doorways, with the rod for portieres hang below, thus ‘bringing the opening lower by a foot o> more according to its height. ‘The Moorish fret work, the bamboo fretwork and various other stylés have been much used for this purpose, but while these are effective they are too expensive for every one to indulge in, no matter how their inclinations may soat toward making such pretty additions to their houses. I have seen, however, a contrivance which it seems to me might casily be made and adapted to any modest home, though handsome brocaded silk portieres hung below the one I mention. ‘This transom. then composed of a framework of wood just large enough to fit into the doorway, and about two inches wide. This could be made of pine or strips of bamboo, and could be painted or stained or gilded, according to choice. On the back of the framework and rather together, say two inches apart, tacks are to be pntall around the four sides. When these are nailed in take a cord, silk or cotton, dark or light, ecru or colored, and beginning at oneend begin to lace it across back and forth, catching iton the tacks. A little experimenting will show how this is to be done, aud that after one tack has caught the thread several may be skipped on the opposite side, to be filled by crossing again, and 40 on until perfect the cords having been crossed and recrossed ‘tntil this effect is obtained. At intervals a tassel or Slufly bal i fastened in one of the shaped openings, w! ives = effect and look w lithe more htrieate. 'T ealy de- scribe this as I have seen it, but see no reason why a home worker should not have perfect success, aftor frame is once made by ® car- penter. On the side where the tacks are no unsightliness need prevail, but small brase tacks and a neat fastening of the eord ends will prevent anything of the kind. If any one is ambitious in the white and gold line, filded frame with white cord and gold or yel- Ww tassels could quite easily be gotten up. SILVER AND GILT ORNAMENTATION. Silver, as well as gilt, is being used a good deal in small fancy pieces of furniture, and a reception chair with silver frame and brown A tassel fringe finishes | im e tainly this would be = pretty result for outlay of time and expense. Brown denim, or, equally wel portiere. There 7 of treating douim’ of which I have one or two specimens, but I fancy | is easy enough. A pillow I sav, | Pretty, was made of bine | painted im white, and then | ‘was outlined in | flowers were not solidly | with the paint. thickly the stroke was gradu | ly ward the center it seemed should says Ms poist good ahould say. paint | must I think, though I cannot tell without experimenting. A white silk cord tied with tassels at each corner finished this showy pillow and plain blue denim lined it. Table covers Ii , with the design painted | ished like the pillows. | A SEW FANCY IN SCREENS. j A new fancy is for a low screen to have three | folds, with the middle fold nearly twice as wide as the side ones. One of this kind is in old oak | and the woodwork is ve: + and pretty in| design, "The aide pancle’ ate ‘tied with blue | India ailk covered with a pretty while the center was pale yellor This room charmingly and with white ground has a lovely yellow cowslips, alternating with one of | 1! forget-me-nots. ‘Fhe colors were said to | and the material was finer and firmer than silkoline and extremely in i ‘ahe only 32) Seth rsd ainae don bane aeaets| 88 effective as So many pretty things | are so cheap now that there is a constant temp- | things displayed. and ‘which mo and wi m purses ean With these attractions are often ta be sven such tasteless things that Que wonders what ideas the designers must | have. Among sueb objects are violins fee hold ing p) hs, made of board, sat coveted wiih, bendectae rich Spenings for pictures, while an easel back Keops the violin in position for displaying them. ‘This senseless object has been imported as an object of beauty, I suppose, trom France, and is beautifully made and finishod, like all French American taste does not HOW TO EAT A ‘POSSUM. & Dialect Story as Told by Congressman Colemaa of Louisians. NLY THOSE WHO HAVE ENJOYED ‘am acquaintance outside of business rela- tions with the modest Represontative from the second Louisiana district know that Hon. Ham- ilton Dudley Coleman is one of the best story- tellers ever a member of Congress. Ina dis- tant sonthern town the writer has heard him talk, redd and sing to applauding groups of delighted listeners. There are people in Washington, too, who have enjoyed hie happy Sifts in away they will long remember. No member in the Fifty-firet Congress who does not come back here re-elected wilt be more mised by the social circles that know him than Mr. Coleman. He is particularly happy in reading or telling stories which are illustra- tive of the dialect as well as of the humor of the genuine far-south plantation negro, ex- eelling quite as much in this manner of inter- pretation of his genus as does the famous Joel Chandler Harris in his incomparable folk lore tales of Uncle Remus to “the little boy.” A year or twoago it was ate club, afters Promising meeting of one of the American shipping conventions, that a score or more of gentlemen were enjoying» lively run of such stories as ‘‘set the table on a roar.” Mr. Cole- man was ealled upon by a companion and told That is given below. being twice encored, so inimitably did he tell it, It is the story of an old plantation negro. ROW TO EAT A "POSSUM. “If yuh wants to know what's good, des lis'en: Yuh look at do ‘possum and smack yer lips, fer he a big, fine fellez. Den yuh take ‘em ‘an’ go rite bae home, an’ jes’ fo’ yuh git to de do’ Fuh take yo axe-Lelve an’ pat ‘om across de neck an’ brake de neck by pullin’ of de tail. Den done ah take “im in de hoase an’ de ole oman a great re cep ick’ ry sabeoy yuh tubes a abebote ant opens or big hole in dem pile er ashes an’ draps dat "possum in dar; an’ when yub takes ‘im outer dar de ha’r dess pull off dess as easy, an’ yuh put ‘im in some hot water an’ scraj *im_ wid er case- knife an’ he cums dees aa cl Den yuh takes out der intrals, hang ‘im up an’ wnsh "im good; den yuh alts ‘im down an’ puts 'im away twel Monday mawnin’. Monday mawnin’ cum.de ole ‘oman take ‘im out an’ par biles ‘im good; den she gits "bout peck o° taters, an’ den slices dem taters an’ piles ‘em all ober im, anden she "im twel de greese run all fru dem taters. Den takes ‘im out an’ puts 'im in de big dish ‘an sets ‘im on de dinner table wid de taters piled up all ober "im. Yuh cum ter dinner der fie? an’ yuh walks in an’ sets down to de table, but yuh’ doan eat dat ‘possum der. Eh! Eh! Eh! Eh! “No, sah;"doan eat dat "possum den. Arter dinner yu takes "im an’ de taters an’ sets ‘im up in der cubburd. Bimeby ynh cums home fur de day's wuk; fer yuh cums home fer yer supper. Yure mity wore out; fer yuh ben wakin’ in de fie’ hard all day. Yuh sets down outside de cabin do’ an’ takes yer pipe an’ smokes. ’Fore long Ephrem say: ‘Dadds thupper’s ready.” But yuh des sets rdoan go in at all. Yer wait twel de ole “oman an’ de chilian go off ter bed—sho naff! Den yuh knocks de ashes out yer pipe— an’ goes in. “Yuh moves de little squar table front de fire an’ puts yer char close up dar by it. Don yuh goes ter de cubburd an gits de "possum an’ de taters. Yuh pate’im on de table. Sun tel de ole ‘oman for to go out an’ lock de do’. Den dar yuh is! Yub an’ do ‘possum all by yer selves—togedder. Yuh frows der ole hat on de flo’, takes yer seat in det char an’ gibs up yer soul to Gord!” Renewing His Youth. From Life. MARCH 7, 1891-SIXTREN PAGES. really lovely | beer, ‘Special Correspondence of The Evemine Star. New You, March 5, 1891. EVER IN MY RECOLLECTION HAS THE 4Nair in New York been so fall of rumors about newspapers as at A veritable epidemic has broken out and I suppose it will have to run its course, the patients in some Hearst, the son of the Inte Senator, is coming here, backed by the vast fortune which he now controls since his father's death, and that he is to start another daily paper if it costs 5,000,- 000 to put in ona firm basis. Tam also told that the News, which has kept ite keel pretty even in all the cyclones of the past few years, is now to enter the storm area by establishing ® morning edition. It is suid, too, that the New York Times is to follow the Sun in establishing a news service aud that Judge Arkell and his friends are to enter into competition with the American Press Association for a plate service covering the entire country. The fortunes of the Recorder and of the Continent are ‘of | *till interesting the town. Neither of them as yet exist, has demonstrated on the working staff to unheard Mr. Dana himself is to have a salary of 850,000; Mr. Laffan, $25,000; Mr. Mitchell, #15,000; Mr. Lord, the managing editor. 310,000, and some others in the same ratio. The a Pet a making money very fast, and evi- dently those who adi ew ‘the paper back into the sunshine mean to reap some of the Prizes. On the contrary, I hear that the ab- sentee proprietorship of some of the other pa- pers is bringing its natural results in disorgan- lzation and decline, TRE UPS AND DOWNS OF COPYRIONT. Ventures of the copyright bill were more dramatic than are most of the vicissitudes which are portrayed in literature. The fortunes of the campaign remind one very much of one of those stecple chase novels where the hero takes one hurdle after another in gallant style, With just enough embarrassment to make the render hold his breath till the author brings the winnor down the home stretch on s canter amid the applause of the stand. The hero of the ny, of course, Bir. Robert Une Johnson, to whom more than toany one else the success of the measure is due. This can be said without detracting from the well earned honors of Dr. . G. P. Putnam and others, who have labored for bring about the present victory. son's desk at the Century looked = 4 and his praises are being sung tonight at the Authors’ Club, of which he in at honored member. It should be said that the passage of the bill is looked upon more as @ triumph of the abstract principle of literary property than as a measure ill materially increase the wealth of authors. It never was the bill which the writers wanted, but they have had the practical common sense to realize that any legislation which guaranteed them in their Property righta would in the long run be of rs-and-cents advantage to them. Only one who has been where lio could see the va- rious tides of class intere to studied can appreciate the parliamentary sen- manship which brought the bill to port. We shall now undoubtediy have an epoch of din- ners and tributes, which will be better deserved and more enjoyable in the efforts'of this sort. v1 ‘THE WHITE HOUSE TAPESTRIES. Paterson is making arrangements now fora centennial of its own, and very likely the ex- hibition it will make of the American silk in- dustry will attract.the attention of the whole world. As probabiy you know, the new tapes- i ite House are the product of a . but I think you may be inter- ested to learn how these goods were selected. Iwas told yesterday that the mill had no knowledge that its fabrics were to be thus honored. A New York decorator visited Pater- sonand asked to see some of their samples. He in tarn submitted for selection the American tapestries and alsoa large range of similar goods of foreign manufacture, without mention- ing the place of production. "The choice was made on the merit of the goods, and on that basis alone it fell on the production of our native looms. This is rightfully regarded asa triumph for American skill. It shows that we can compete with the finest work of Lyons and other silk conters of Europe, although the man- ufacture of silk in this country dates back only fifty years. It is already weli known to the trade that the finest silk hosiery which is sold over the counters of the most fashionable stores of New York is made in this country, but until now we have not been able to compete in broad goods with the foreign looms. STOCKINGS To BE CHEAP. Speaking of hosiery, I might mention an ex- traordiuary evolution in cheap stockings owing to the application of some new inventi Singularly enough the price of certain grades of imported hosiery will be much diminished as an indirect consequence of the McKinley tariff. Many of your readers know that the reat change in the manufacture of hosiery has en the substitution of a garment that ix a knitted hose rather than cut from a fiat piece and madi ing up the seams. ‘The fash- ioned hosiery, as it is called, has entirely driven out the seamed hose. owing’ to the fort and the better wearing quali former garment. ‘This is so well known that the tarifimakers left the duty on the old seamed stocking untouched, while they advanced the rate on fashioned hosiery. As soon as the for- eign manufacturers perceived this they set their wits at work to see if they could not devir some machinery by which the seamed stocking could be so improved that wearers would have no objections to it. Quite a number of the European manufacturers attempted this prob- lem and there was quite a race to see which would get in his patent The one that succeeded — sought, course, to get out a patent in the United Stutes, but was disconcerted to find that about ten years ago an obscure manufact- irer had obtained patent on practically the same idea. Quietly, therefore, his New York agents bought the control of this patent, so that now he controls both markets. Under this patent a good wearing stocking is sold to the very Ti well to feel juvenile and slide down hill with -_— the boys, but Lie insensible in s snow-benk for four or five hours— ‘The journey home is anything bat pleamat. ‘Ber Pet Name. ‘From Mranses's Westy. ‘Mra Dis—"Why dose your husband call you his resolut = Mas Ticks" He tayo Kamalways ‘broke. trade for about $1.25 per dozen and possibly a tritle _ boner ed cigs ‘the trade iv offered a fast black stocking a ance and comfortable feeling. ‘This wilt Pees ably retail for 20 cents, but it is a fact that under this new invention a cotton fast black stocking can be sold without loss at the unheard-of price of two prirs for a quarter. The hosiery people are quite exercised over this new depurtare, as well they may be, for it bids fair to make a revolution in the trade. CZAR REED BEFORE THE SUPREME coURr. You will have only ashort intermission before the toughest questions which agitated Congress last winter will be fought all over again before the Supreme Court. The business community, hove ad cleowhere, are not at all disposed io accept the new tariff and the new regulations of customs without a struggle. Both the tariff law and the customs falisteatne [cri Fy att i of re eel i i F Hi l I ie f j ul north redolent with the flavor of the malt, malt sea and perfumed with the imdefinabie odors of sunny Cuba. It is scarcely bigger than a hand bili, but it rejoices im a title, » date line, two colamas oa a page. & prospectas, a little news and 4 moderate—generously mod- erate—number of jokes. It is called The Phil- @biphia Print and it is the wsue of the officers and men of the U. S. S. Philadelphia, now cruising in West Indian waters as the flag ship of the north Atlantic station. The copy that has come north is the firs: isme of the first voi- ume, dated at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, February 7, 1891. TEE SALCTAToRT. And yet, with all of its appearances and at- tributes, its projectors start out on the first Kine of types to warn readers against calling it a ‘This announcement is both unique and in: . In offering the Print to our shipmates its must not be misan- ‘lersteod, for it is not intended to be a newspa- r, however small, in the literal sense, but is intended asa letter’ both for our own ammse- ment and expecially to give those who either do not or will not write home an opportunity to let the absent ones know our whereabouts The imme of the Print will not be rezalnr, but a8 often as possibie, and ally im comiig to | port. The more ports visited, the more matter Will be obtained: the more interest you take | and assistance you give, the more imues. The Print only askd your help, for there i« proba- bly not one on board who cannot tell someting of interest to others, and when several relate a great many will be interested and «mused. Trusting to vour indulgence and looking for- ward to everybody's assistance the "rin! makes its bow to the flag ship Philadelphia. SOMETHING ABOUT THE CREW. Then follows an entertaining article ander mary of the nativities of the members of the crew: Finland, 8: Denmark, 6: Seot land, 2: Greece, 2: 2: _scattering— Spain, Belgium, Nova Scotia, St. Thomas, Santa Craz, West Indies, Newfoundland, Cape Verde, Malta, China, Italy, Holland, i, A SCENE OF MAYTIAN LIFE. Acolamn—ten inches in length—ie devoted waters, followed by thie vivid picture of Hay- tian gaiety. which shows the keen observance of Americans among foreign customs: wr. the Sith, the danghter of Pres- dent Hippolyte of Hayti was married to Mon- signr Ganthier of Cape Haytian. The usnal i mass and*Roman Catholic ceremony, veils, flowers, frills, orange blomoms, &e.,which make a wedding were there, followed a tion at the palace, which commenced it 10-30 a.m. and lasted ali dey. The b were not at ried, and all the elite turned out in their French or home-made dresses. wor: dest ‘The appear- ance of the church was rather attractive, as the dresses and headgear of the kuties ran into soft colors, very light blue, pink and shades in green, purpie, lilac or some not ing attention, predominated. Occasion- ally a very elegant dress in cut or style could seen, noticeable, but not conspicuous The hate and headgear were very much the mme fubdued tints and in ood, taste. Every imaginable kind of vehicle, from the family =p donkey with ‘home-made dug- out tious imported carriage with driver aitd footman in livery and rosettes. Every horse in Port-au- was, or if not seemed to be, out that morning. from the tired hack skeleton to the well-fed pair of the upper ten; all enjoyed it, and, with the exception of getting » pole or shaft in your back or a horse in the carriage just behind trying to whisper horse secrets in your ear, the palace was reached and id and that “ali went merry as a marriage bel)” was once more proven correct. MINSTRELS AT SEA. A three-quarter column news item tells about the ship's minstrel troupe, which was to have given s performance on the evening of the date affairs. Nightly rebearsals had two weeks previous in the reserve coal bunkers, and tions were on foot to forward engine room hatch. Costumes had been procured from New York before the ship left port, and there was a thorough organiza- tion, with business and : y ad =e i banjoists and last and ~# a ithe ira page is taken up with a two column article on Port-au-Prince, and on the last is a brief, but telling appeal to the men ‘of the crew to write to their . folks about their yages. and promising aid of the in furnishing materials for their lettenn The first issue is closed with a statement of the vari- ous positions which the ship occupied in her voyage down from New York, and a joke or two with the smack of the brine still upon them. sc anne AN OBLIGING DUDE. The Tough Fellow Who Wanted a Cigarette Got Several. ““The Wanderer” in Boston Times. The care which run after midnight usuail; contain one or two who may at that unseemly hour enjoy the privilege of a smoke. Re- cently such a car from the suburbs was boagded by dapper little dude who was smoking a cigarette. He was dressed in immaculate linen, evening dress and overcoat, and weighed prob- ably from 115 to 120 pounds. face was pale and, altogether, he looked as though a g00d puff of wind would blow him away At the next crossing a big. burly fellow ap 3 board. He eyed Mr. Dude for a minute or two, and finally blurted out: “Say. sonny! Give us a cigarette?” patts.dnde ‘aid not word, but reached into coat pocket rew fort aired article, which he handed to his unwelcome companion. ‘The latter was evidently primed for a bit of fun, a row or anything else that came along. He reached over and took the dude's lighte:i ‘weed from the latter's mouth, lit his own and, casting a look of scorn at his small victim, threw the borrowed tobacco stick away. Mr. Dude ealmly lit another cigarette with- out deigning to resent the insult, ‘The burly one smoked in silence for two or three minutes, then threw the remnant of the « br ne,” replied the dude. “Give uaa cigarette! Yer hear?” roared the bully, advancing thrextening! But the little fellow didn't frighten a little bit. He merely an “Dern yer igare' yelled the now infuriated bully, clutching at the cost collar of the dude and doubling his fist. plat then there was a sadden morement on e eyes. and the recover he gave it to him right il, se the cnr came toa step, he to _ parently a bosom friend of Bacchus, got on, From the Detroit Free Press. Touce overimard « muidleaged men giving ® young mana bit of advies. The Intter wad ‘at to be married and the former said: “If you begin right, Tom, you will have me trouble. Never let your wite appear to know as much as voudo. What you don't know you must arsame to know. Never take back aay | thing you say, no matter how closely you are cornered.” Perhaps Mr. Bowser fell in with this same | man just before we were married, for he cer | tainly has stack to the text ever «ince the wed- | ding day. One day a friend bronght weeest |to help make home happy. Mr. Bowser ed- | mired ber very much, and while stroking ber back he observed “She is indeed « fine specimen of the feleime race. ‘ou mean feline, my dear,” I answered. | “Ido, eb? Not if [know myself! It is welll | that you didn't use the word feline in com- one” | “Mr. Rowsor, there is no such werd as feloine. | Tt i feline, You don't mean parioina, do you? “What! Do you moan to tell me that Tame | blockhead? Whnle my word ought to be ampiy enflicient to settle any matter I shall, in thie *. imek it wp with the dictionary. Ge fetch it and then see where you stand.” | “I told you eo,” Ienid. as I found the word and pointed to it. ft feline, plain as day.” | then ie misprint” "be 'Letiy, sotto known of lots of euch cones. The printee who set that up was probably tight or half asinep, | Wein, sek Me. Smith.” “Not much! A lnwyer doesn't know any Bet ter than I do. | That evening our | pened to ron i, being in the |and asked bin, in the presence a | “Doetor, aid you ever family phreician am ‘Mr. Bows hear of a feloine?” plied. observed Mr. Lands! No,” he Fell, I have!” iy Bil Tina RI eaten 0, lon fel and itis and I'l bet any man on this earth $1,000,000 te ®@ cent that it is feloine '” to Lhe doctor maw how it was and hed no more say. I proved Mr. Bowser by Wi Worcester ‘andaall other desi and living: suthert. | ties, but he has never given in. On amother | Occasion Lasked him what sort of a tree it was saneuine was setting out for shade, and he it shows bow observ: the sixteeu years you lived on sfarm. I @ soft maple. of course. Better go out and | take a clove look at it, s0 you will always re- member. “I thought it was an elm.” ‘And now, when I come to look closer, [know anelm. Of course it is.” iti you crazy,or do you call i anelm v for the sake of disputing me/” know it is an etm.” Itse soft maple, and “Well, I know it inu't! that setiles it. “Dare vou go out and ask the man at work?” ‘ome om and see Low you will take back seat! The only way to cure some peo “Darel! Pile of their egotiam is to crush them.” Ve went out and stopped as if by sccidemt, and I inquired of the man at work.” “Woult you tell me whether that tree is soft maple, elm or chestnut?” “It's an elm, ma'am. The whole row ie tobe of clms.” “Thank you.” “Look here, man!” put in Mr. Bowser, “de you know an elm from a soft maple?” |" “Tought to, «ir. I've been furnishing shade | trees for the last twenty years.” “And you call thet an elm!” “Of course I do.” “Then you don't know one variety from an- other. It isa soft maple.” “Did you come ont here to call me a fool or liar’” demanded the man, getting very red im the face. tree from another “If you don’t know one you'd better quit business.” I got Mr. Bowser away, and loter on I | Dy at least twenty people that the tree | eim, and that there wasn’t a soft maple | whole square, but he crossed his hands | his coat tails and lifted himself off his heels | and replied: y it's = soft | “Mrs. Bowser, when T | that settles the question forever. Your | itanelm simply betrays « disposition to earp ‘and cavil.” ng once pronounced word be was bound to stick. therefore re- lied: PT think Tam ol eno to know what [ hen I'say cupalo! mean cupalo and pole nor the alley door. It is simply en- palo and that's ali there is to it. If people want to show their ignorance by calling iteupo- [ong or or cupe-something-else there is no law to prevent. Just then the neighbor came out. and after @ few remarks about the weather he said: “Well, Bowser, I'saw you looking at my eu- } drew the design myself. “flow ‘ds you - I don’t see any,” dryly replied Mz. Bowser. “What's that =p there?’ “It's a cupalo.” here did you come across that name? Going to run opposition to Webster’ I tried to get Mr. Bowser away, kn what be the result, but he refused to and retorted. “Any one who has ever been to school a week in his life ought to know whats cupale is, and to pronounce the word.” The word, Boweer, is cupola, the same as if ed eu-po-la.”” j | I got Mr. Bowser away and into the house, and | tried to bring up some other subject smooth the matter over, but he assumed — og henge out with: <r e ‘ie & great moral to you, Mra. Bowser! What you don't know don't pree tend to know. Confound that infernal J win Thad put « ca-pe-low right between two eves some of the pompomty, self-conceit out of him '” é F i i i i i fils |