Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1896, Page 18

coL. KIS F THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER .7, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, AMOUS TEAM. PHOTOS OF HORSES| How Pictures of Blooded Animals Are Secured, SOME OF THE MANY DIFFICULTIES a Care to Be Exercised in Securing a Proper Pose. N see Pen © Pr MS % AND the people mn to fact that althoy the trolley car ieycle have r avoe with horses in neral throughou United quite as much 1 ain the dra of been the as —and pert more than ever freely expended now- by those who € the highest di in which the owners ch Se the people at large h nd that is in I the horse himself. You can’t tell a horse to hold his head a little higher, to put one | foot a little further front and another a | little to the rear, to ‘look pleasant,’ or ‘keep still for a moment, please,’ as’ you can a person. You can’t get the beast in just the attitude you are after and induce him to keep the pose. Not at all. You must watch your chance and take him when you think it’s all right. Even then the horse may make a sudden movement and spoil everything. “JOHN R. GENTRY” spring the atmosphere is generally too full of moisture to get satisfactory light, end 80, ali things considered, the weeks of Sep- tember and October and early November are the very best for photographing horses. “Sometimes horse owners are unreasona- ble about the photographs of their pets, and, in fact, that is one of the chief rea- sons why we have to charge what som times s€em to be exorbitant prices. Some horses are high in front and some the re- verse; that is, they may be an inch or two, sometimes three inches, taller on their front legs than on their hind legs, and this may be never noticed by the owner until the horse is photographed. We try to off- set such peculiarities of buill by placing our cameras well to the front in case the horse is high behind, and :o the rear in an opposite instance, ro as 79 get the help of the perspective in th2 production of a sym- metrical picture. “We have a good Jeal of troubie, too, when we are asked to photograph horses in particular places, say, in front of the ewner’s house or stable or in a park. You see, the background in such a case !s likely to come out as strong in the picture as the horse, and uwaers aro rarely satistied in such cases. heve are some horses who seem to undersiand that you are desiroun of getting them in graceful pose and to be determined not to gratify you. Occasional- ly I have had an ugly brute to photograph, and on one or two occasious I have been ebliged to get over the fence and cut of reach of a charging horse in great haste. “Among the pictur I have given one of ‘Robert J.’ with a record of ‘Robert J.’s’ owner was extremely anxious to have this photograph a perfect portrait of his speedy nag. You will see that the beast is ‘over-kneed,’ and this is the char- acteristic that was most strenuously ¢e- sired to bring out. As a rule, owners are anxious to conceal any such defects in the pictures of their favorites, and sometimes we have a great deal of trouble from this cause, but ‘Robert J.’s’ owner wished the bad looking knees to show very plainly and A SUCCESS, ‘John R. Gentry,’ whose rec- In one, which was the fifth sixth of a series of exposures, the ‘s head is swung around to one side, and re is a dark shadow across the face, and his tail 8 just been whisked. While any one would know the picture to be that of ‘John R. Gentry,’ few would conclude, or cons Leabhiony Potts tee GE I atter looking at it, that he is really a good- In these days of cheap photography we are | Iocking beast. The trouble was all caused apt to think $10 a dozen an exhorbitant | by a little dog, which Hes on the ground at Pl - a Re PORTRAIT OF “ROBERT J.” price for the very finest photographs of| the animal's side. This dog 1s a stable ourselves, and so {t is. Only the swellest | Mate of the noted pacer. Just as I had the biggest cities can re and only the people to burn will pay it, But photographers in charge afi who oney have m there are many owners of swell horses who are ready for good p nimal ief reason for this lies in the fact kes an expert in a double sense high-grade h satisfac- a lot about sow horse na- mol than tting the sub- m $ to $# a dozen jotographs of their fa- orses “JOHN R. GENTRY” eveything ready and the horse was in good position for an excellent photograph, the dog waddled out and lay down. That aused the horse to whisk his tall and turn head just enough to give his little four- h fcoted friend a friendly glance, and also to get the shadow of the groom across the face. In the other picture I was quite suc- cessful in getting the horse to maintain his pose. B ‘In the picture of the three-year-old pacer, ‘Theodore Shelton,’ you can get seme idea of the troubles that beset the man who 's in fly time. You see that this photograph has oth caused by the bugging little creatures that always worry horses A FAILTRE. Ject to pose enough to get or a neryous wo- man, or un esp uncomely person who desires good-looking photographs to sit ar stand effectively before the camera, but the dificulties encountered by the photog- rapher in any of these cases fade away to nothingness compared with the troubles of the horse photographer. man wants a picture of his horse aid Mr. Frank W. Cole, “he wants it to be a portrait of that particular horse as well as a picture, and at the same time he wants the result to be something that Will show all the lines of beauty there are It is hard so much in warm weather. The tail looks as though it was blown by a strong breeze, and the horse has turned his head around in the most awkward fashion. It took me a long time to get a satisfactory photo- graph in this instance. Flies Are a Bother. “For the reason that horses cannot be kept long enough In pose for time-exposure werk, we are obliged to make all our pho- tographs from snap shots taken in bright | Sunshine. For this consideration midsum- | mer would be the very besi time to get “THEODORE SHELTON” IN FLY TIME. in the beast. Until you try to pose a nevous, high-spirited horse, you can have no idea of the almost endless bother in- volved. Any one with a cheap snap camera can take a picture of a horse, and, by ac- cident, any one might succeed in pressing the button just at the proper time to get a satisfactory result. But in my experience these lucky accidents are in about the pro- portion of one to a hundred. “The greatest trouble, of course, is with good horse pictures were it not for the winged annoyances of which I have just spoken. You see that in order to bring cut the texture and gloss of the coat properly, the light must be strong and clear. “If it is. not, it may be possible to get a picture showing the outlines of the horse without much trouble, but all the sheen of a well-groomed animal's hair will be missed, and the picture will come out dull and unsatisfactory. In the early I had to make several attempts before I scored perfect success.” — eee RANT SALUTED BY THE ENEMY, A Queer Bit of Confederates at From the Century, As soon as communications had Leen opened with our base of supplies, Gen. Grant manifested an eagerness to acquaint himself minutely with the position of the eremy, with a view of taking the offensive. One morning he started toward our right, with several staff officers, to make a per- scral examination of that portion of the line. When he came In sight of Chatta- ncoga creek, which separated our pickets frern those of the enemy, he directed those who had accompanied him to halt and 1e- main out of sight while he advanced alon. which he supposed he could do without at- tracting much attention. The pickets were within hailing distance of one another on opposite banks of the creek. They had established a temporary truce on their own responsibility, and the men of each army were allowed to get wa- ter from the same stream without being fired upon by those on the other side. A sentinel of our picket guard recognized Gen. Grant as he approached, and gave the customary cry, “Turn out the guard—com- manding general!” The enemy on the op- posite side of the creek evidently heard the words, and one of nis sentinels cried cut, “Turn out the guard—General Grant!" The confederate guard took up the joke, and promptly formed, facing our line, and pre- sented arms. The general returned the salute by lifting his hat, the guard was then dismissed, and he continued his ride toward our left. We knew that we were engaged in a clyil war, but such civility largely exceeded our expectations. THE GIRL TRAITOR. urtesy From the Chattanooga. With Her Wiles, Steals Her Friend's Sweetheart. From the Home Journal. ‘The firs@ time such a girl sees the lover of her dear friend she begins to laud her to the sky. She {ts looking so pretty her- self, and she shows off in the most favor- able light while all the time singing her dear friend's praise with such fatal per- sistency that she fairly makes him sick of the sound of her name and of her namby- pamby virtues. Now the man would hardly be human if he did not tell this artless little creature that he had had enough of her dear friend, and that he should much pre- fer to talk about herself. Pouts of hurt surprise. She “thought you were such a friend of hers!” She “simply wanted to en- tertain you by the only subject” she “thought would interest you.” Presto! The entering wedge! She knows it, but the man does not. He has no idea of being disloyal to this other girl, but he is a lost man nevertheless—lost to the first girl and won by the second. Won in a perfectly harm- less and legitimate way, too. Won while doing her duty, keeping her promise—help- ing her friend. Her conscience acquits her. But in reality she has stolen him—she has committed a real theft. Some of the greatest tragedies in life have come from this dishonor among girls in their relations with each other. I have no patience with these people who fall in love with forbidden property and give as their excuse, “I couldn't help it.” Such culpable weakness 1s more dangerous to society than real wickedness. Love is not a matter of infatuation. It is not the temptation which {s wrong. It is the deliberate following it up simply be. cause the temptation is agreeable. Of course, it is agreeable! You are not often irresistibly tempted to go and have y. teeth filled. . eceever vont, Men never will Who, have done with their strictures on girls until girls achieve two things. One ts to observe more honor ‘in their relations with each other, and. the other is to learn to think. a Trust One Another, From the Century. I have said that a Chinaman trusts his friends to an extent that we would con- sider almost imbecile. Among them money 1s loaned without interest and without written acknowledgment or witnesses. If a man is “short” and appeals to his cousin or his friend to help him, that friend will divide up without specifying a time for its Tepayment. If the man fs sick or poor, the creditor, in all probability, will never men- tion the matter again, and will certainly not ask for its return while the debtor re- frains from gambling or opium-smoking, and honestly does his best. I have known men to be for a time without employment, and while they were trying to obtain It, 1f they conformed to the strict moral cede of Chinese law, they were helped by the var. fous cousins with gifts of money sufficient to support them until work was obtained; and not only to support themselves, but their families also, And then, as “turn about is fair play,” they were expected to be equally generous with some one else, ———_+o+___ Conscience With a String to It. From the Cleveland Plain Deuler, “Mrs. Tingley is too conscientious to ride on the street railways Sundays.” “Yes, her husband gets Pr ce gets passes on the Chinese coe He Knew It, From Judge. Keeper (of lunatic asylum)—“And this man imagines he's got Wheels in his head. eee ee os, as of that?” } ee » I think he’s more rational than the majority of folks.’ RAILROAD CONTROL ss n r Senator Jones Explains His Plan’ of Government Ownership. ‘A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC TOLL ROADS Where Competent Individuals Cou'd Run Their Own Trains. FREE COMPETITION 8 Is WELL known, Senator J. P. Jones of Nevada is an ardent advocate of the ownership of the railroads by the federal government, though he {s_ not wholly in sympathy with the schemes for their actual opera- tion by Uncle Sam. He has, however, formulated a plan of his own, to which he will devote almost his entire energies dur- ing the coming session of Congress, and the details of this plan, which have not be- fore been made public, become of interest, therefore, to those who disagree with his views, as well as to those who are in sym- pathy with them. “I believe that the people of the United States are ready to insist on the govern- ment assuming cortrol of the railroads of the country,” said Senator Jones to a writer for The Star the other day. “I am myself heartily in favor of it on general principles, but I do not approve of the plans thus far presented for bringing it about. Nelther do I regard as wise the proposition to have the roads operated by the govern- ment, as that would be to place in the | hands of a few men a dangerous political power that would be a menace to the pub- Ne. “How would you hav not by the government?” I asked. “By the people,” replied Senator Jones. “My plan, which I worked out when the tion for government ownership of the railroads was first advocated, is to have the government acquire the roads by pur- chase and foreclosure of the mortgages and indebtedness overdue, and throw them open to the public as in the case of toll roads, roads operated If Senator John P. Jones. “In the early days out west, when a toll road was built through a section of the mountains, the transporter of freignt or passengers with his: own vehicles could pass over the road by the payment of a certain fee. That is precisely the system I propose for freight and passenger trafilc on the railroads after the lines are ac- quired by the government. The Rate of Tolls. “Tho tolls," continued the Senator, “should be fixed at so low a rate as to produce just enough revenue for the ex- penses of direction and the keeping of the roadbed, tracks, stations and other proper- ty pertaining to the roads in a perfect state of repair and efficiency. Of course, there should be a sufficient surglus over operating expenses to maintain a fund for new bridges or stations on roads already built, and some provision might also be n.ade for the construction of new lipes. “The railroad system of the entire country should be cut up into zones and divisions. The best qualified men should be employed by the government as man- agers and superintendents, at fixed salaries, and their tenure should be during good behavior. Promotion should be made In the order of merit and achievement only, and there should be special rewards in the y of promotions for those who have succeeded in ayoidirg accidents. The force required to keep the roads in order, to collect the tolls, and to dispatch the trains would be comparatively small, as_ the atest demand for men is in ‘the train for engineers, firemen, brakemen, conductors, etc., and these men would not be in the government service at all. “The train service, under this system, whether for passengers or freight, would be entirely in the hands of the’ people. Thus a first-class engineer, a conductor and a brakeman would be at liberty to run a train of their own over any line in the country, under the conditions laid down by the government. All they would have to do would be to arrange for running time with the proper authorities and pay the tolls fixed by law. Run Their Own Trains, “The project opens up boundless possibil- ities that are absolutely bewildering to a man with a grain of imagination, or ca- pacity for seeing beyond the horizon of established custom. As no request to run @ train for lawful purposes could be denied, the farmers of a given locaNty, who are now shut out of the markets by high freight tates, could hire or buy a few cars and an ergine, and go themselves with their cattle or grain to the best market. The manufac- turer could do the same thing, while the pleasure seeker might visit every section of the continent, with every luxury, for What it now costs him to go from New York to San Francisco. “But would not the people who now own 2nd control the cars and locomotives mo- nopolize the traffic as at present?” There would be no danger of that, first, becaus2 the skilled men would not run trains for others when they had the op- portunity to conduct a more profitable busi- ness for themselves; and, second, because the great organic change affected in the whole business of cartying freight and pas- sengers would not appeal to those now in control, as the present system does. There would be absolutely free competition. “When you come to think of it, what is really known by the mten who own the rail- roads about the actual Operation of the many thousands of miles of railroad which they nominally control? 7What can they know of the time schedules, the dispatching and running of trains, “the collection of freight and its delivery at its various des- tinations? “All these departments are under the di- rect supervision of employes, who do the actual work of carryifg on the business of the roads. Result of Free; Competition, “If my plan is adopted .the common car- riers of this country will be the men who actually do the work, and who would take @ personal pride in making all classes of transportation as safe, a3 expeditious, ag cheap and as coinfortable as possible. “It would be the duty of the government to maintain the integrity of the various roadbeds and bridges, regardless of the Profits paid by any line; as there would be free and open competition, legislation would not be necessary to induce the adop- tion of decent and safe systems of light- ing, heating and brakes on trains, and there would be an cnd to the working of men beyond their endurance. “I believe, further, that free competition would bring about the introduction of sleeping carson all night trains, so that passengers would no longer be obliged to sit or recline in cramped positions when they ought to be resting as. comfortably as if they were at home. You see, the various carriers would vie with one an- other in giving the best possible accom- Pmodations, day and uight, to all they Ss patrons, and those who would not give Sleeping accommodations without extra charge could not secure night passengers. Holders of Watered Stock. “Dining ears would be conducted also in such @ manner as to enable people of mod- erate means to have their meals at accus- tomed hours, without being obliged to pay prices that only the rich can afford, and many other advantages would be secured by the patrons of railroads from which they are now debarred. Mr. Jones feels sure that by the plans he has matured for the purchase of the roads no Injustice will be done to those now hold- ing stock in the lines, since it comprehends due compensation to all. More than that, he believes it will insure returns to many who have invested in roads which are now unprofitable, and likely under present conditions to continue to be operated at a loss. He admits that what are commonly known as the “water- ed stock interests,” may suffer some loss. “It will take time, of course,” he says, “to bring about the change J advocate. The first step will be the appointment of a com- mission to inquire into the whole subject, and report to Congress as to the best methods of procedure. I advocate the pol- icy of making the service of directing the railroads under the government as dis- tinguished as the army or the navy.” ee enieee President Harper Spoiled a Story. From the Chicago Tribune. President W. R. Harper of Chicago Uni- versity spoiled a gocd story yesterday after- noon and dissipated a romantic rumor into thin air just at the close of the Sunday afternoon lecture in Kent Theater. Somebody started a report that the uni- versity authorities were going either to compel all betrothed students to break their engagements for the time or to force one of the persons directly interested to leave the institution. There already is a rule in force, it is said, which refuses matricula- tion to students who are married. The habit of failing in love, the rumor said, had become so frequent among the students that the faculty had decided to adopt he- roic measures to put a stop to it also. A few days ago the betrothal of Miss Rew, a special student at the university and a tennis champion, to Mr. Frederick D. Nichols, the university foot ball team’s half back, was announced, and it was ru- mored the faculty was going to begin the enforcement of the new rule with these two. A reporter of the Tribune went out to the university to investigate the report. He waited for a half hour till the afternoon lecture was ended and the two young peo- ple and President Harper had appeared out- side of the theater. Just as he prepared to interview the president on the new rule the latter greeted the two students, “I read cf your betrothal in the news- papers,” he said. “Allow me to congratu- late you. Something About Japanese Tele- phones, From the Japan Weekly Mail. The Japinese government, with the con- sent of the diet, is to appropriate a sum above 12,800,000 yen, fpread over seven years, for expansion of the telephone serv- ice. The work of construction is being now actively carried on at variou8 important places, the present intention being to com- plete by March, 1898, the contemplated e: pansion of the service in so far as con- cerns Tokio, Osaka, Yokohama and Kol) as well as the new constructive work in Nagoya, Nagasaki, Shimonoseki, and so forth, and to establish conn lon between Tokio and Kobe. According to estimates for the current fiscal year the number of new subscribers in the four cities of Tokio, Yokohama, Osaka and Kobe, unde the ex- panded system, will be 13 and of those in Kyoto and thirty-five other places where the service is to be newly established there will be 6,800. Side by side with the erec- tion of telephones in so many places the authorities will also effect various junc- tions between places already furnished with telephones. For instance, a connec- tion between Tokio and Kobe will be estab- lished via Osaka, Kyoto, Yokkaichi, Ku- wana and Nagcya. It is feared that this portion of the work may not be completed within the prescribed period. AS HEARD IN ATHENS What is Reported There in Regard to the ‘Turkish Situati Interest Manifested by the Queen in the American Delicacy, Mince Pie— Consul Horton in Literature. Correspordence of The Evening Star. ATHENS, Greece, October 12, 1896. This city is the rendezvous this winter of a very interesting lot of people. Chris- tians of all sorts are flying from Constan- tinople, while special correspondents and trusted emissaries of the powers are go- ing there at great risk to themselves. T! all stop here. On the boat that leaves Piraevs tonight for the Bosphorus a gentleman who is believed to be confidential detective of the Russian gov- ernment. This gentleman has a milita training, and is especially interested in the torpedo boats in the Bosphorus. He tray- els incognito, is tall, fair, fine leoking, and speaks many languages fluently. He has a wonderful faculty of being entertaining is the The Queen of Greece. without saying anything about his busi- ness, and at the same time finding out everything that is going on around him He is sald to be the most accomplished man in Europe for the dangerous business in which he ts engaged, for in case of war, he would be hung as a spy. His prof. however, would ehange &s soon as war was declared, for I hear he has the rank of general. Several American tourists left, « route, for Palestine, and will not remain Constantinople. It is dangerous to be there now. Arrests are frequent and a general massacre may take place any day. I have just talked with a number of special cor- pondents and Englishmen, who left b use of the dangers they had to under- gO. One charming lady, an English woman of high birth, says she dared not leave her hotel a mcment without her dragoman. If she stopped on the street to purchase a lir, she was instantly surrounded by h soldiers and policemen, who want- ed to kuow what she was dving. She tells me she courted twelve Tarkish men-o! war within the Golden Horn, and that the body guard of the su!tan had just been re- inforced by two regiments of Bedouin Arabs from Mecca. There is no money in the treasury to pay either the police or UNEXPECTED HELP, From Fiiegende Blatter. POWDER Absolutely Pure. Acream of tartar baking powder. Hig! of all in leavening #trength.—Latest Uni Slates Governrunt Food Key Rovar Baking Powper Co. New York. and this angers of en must | not uv rates of tb The Armenia lack cf eye wi Armenians delil thelr necks to the onslac pldiers so that they could cut of with the ble trouble ess Marie of Greece will soon The for 3 h, ere soon advantage she had r lished i flouris! a grand womer graph does no Princess Marie, tended, and has been known to climb Mount Lycabettos alone. She walks the grounds of the Americ “hool of Arch- seology, and speaks to Mra. iichardson’ little children with the famil- iarity of an old friend visits the family without ceremony. She likes the pretty wife of the American consul here, Mrs. George Horton. Mrs. Horton says the in the queen was very much American Thanksgiving cially asked how to m n is an expert in and made for which r of thanks. Thankseiy Am about inter day, and Vien ess of his are i RANK JAMES TAKES A NEW JOB, m Agninst Western Will Goard Bou 1 pb bers. From the Kansas Ci It would be s, Jesse's brother, were to die at s of train who followed in bis early foot- may come to pass, too, now that oft-qu bit of advice, thief to cai a thief,” has been expre apanies who carry sugh the southw rn states in their strong boxes, and who lose them sometimes at the hands of desperad Frank James, whose career of is, perhaps, § 1 only to that of his notori- ous brether J special express m: no other than that of pt a position as r, his duty being meeling train rob- bers at their own game Frank James is no longer young, but he can shoot with both hands, and shoot straight. But it is not on that account alone that his services are in demand. ‘The men who have made him an offer have de- cided that the reputation which the man Won as a despcraio when the band which he and his brother led was the dreaded scourge of veral sta will pre a bet- ter safe rd for bullion than even his ready revolver. Indeed, it has been said, and with some foundation, that if Josse James had heeded his brother's warning he would never have -been shot down by ford, whom he so fully that he removed his pistol ? turned his back to iim, i death wound. Frank Jaw ‘Trust no one when ine head is big enough to ma He is willing to become a guard bullion for a living pi who Wish to employ terms. irusted t and to receive bis bad said: price on yout 2 a man ricn.” nd wat Wided the n him will agree to his “ll take the job,” he told them, “and any one who gets the money from uny car I'm riding in will get it over my d body. But I've been supporting my ‘amily ,and little more, and if 1 should go under I Want to be sure that they will be proviced for. ow, I'll tell you what I'll do. You -ign an agreement by which they are to get he v0 in case I'm killed, und i'm your man. I know enough about some of them to be sure that they can still shoot a litue, evem if the business isn't what it used to be.” — ses Two Bad Storms, From the New York Weekly. Mr. Winkers—“I hear you have had two very bad thunder storms lately in your town.” Old Friend—“Yes; the first one struck @ church, but no one was hurt. You see, thé weather looked a little threatening that Sunday, and there wasn’t anybody there. But the second storm blew over a circus tent and killed sixteen deacons and four preachers.” ————-+e+. Even With the Old Man. From the New York Weekly. Testy Old Gent—“Huh! Do you think you can support my daughter in the style to which she has beea accustomed?” Young Suitor—“Well, no; but I can sup- port her in the style to which her mother was accustomed for good many years wy ee ul — er, and be happy.” > gi