Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1894, Page 6

ONE SURE ENOUGH FICHT Imprompta Affair that Followed a Failure Proves o Vigorous Contest. GCRDON-SH RROY PRICE HAS GONE UP Will Not Enter the Ring for Less Than $1.76—-South Omaha Butchers Declde a D to Prowess. pute as Personal There were two prize fights, one of the Jawbone order, and one of the Fitzsimmons- $mith brand, out near Sarpy Mills yesterday afterncon. The jawbone fight had been billed as the star attraction, but it wasn't in it with the other mill For several days it among the dead games that saddle-coloréd hot hoy from Kansas City, was going to make mince meat of Aaron Sherroy in a quiet, sacred mill at Sarpy Mills yester. day afternoon. The fight billed for o'clock, and at that hour seven gentlemen of color and a for Bee at Mallender’s pla and for two hours there of progress, his were it anything in it there wasn't straw canvass v made, resulting in di: ery of $1.35 in sight, and neither of the mer would go the ring for anything \1’-1 than $1.75, and the fight was declared off. | Mallender going to have a turkey shoot next inday, and the warriors will make another a it to get together at that time But the n who wanted to a prize | fight were not altogether disappolnted. There e two b hutky fellows employed in the packing houses in South Omaha. George Mii ler thinks he Is a 1i the best man th ever stuck a pig, and George Church think differently. The men put up cach yesterday and went out the below Sout Omaha to settle tion of prowess cording to the rule They werc accompanied gcor of thelr frien and itched on the so As soon a 1 both men forgot | all they 1 ever known of the etiquette of the game, and went in for a rough and tum ble fight, ending in Church's com plete vanquishment A4 almost annihilation Miller got the money and Church got a phy sician. i CON RIORDAN'S FIN ety Pat What the Latter's Lawyer Says. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Ncv. 18—The funeral of Con Riordan, who died Saturday morning after having been knocked out by Bob Fitz- gimmons at the Grand cpera hou this city, was held today at the undertaking rooms of James Mullin & 8 It was tended by the members of the Fitzsimmons Varicty company and a large number of gporting men. The services were conducted by Rev. A. 8. Durstan, secretary of thr local Young Men's Christian association The pall bearers were: Fitzsimmons, Dunfee, “Yank"” Sullivan, Dick Whittle, 1 vard Gibbon and Captain Glori, manager of the Fitzsimmons company. Af the concly slon of the services the hidy W ken to the vault of Oakwood. L Friend of Friend & House, of rived In town todiy. He is counsel, He told a reporter it would expert testimony to get at the exact of Riordan’s death. He felt sure tha simmons weuld be indicted and tried manslaughter, but would be acquitted. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 18—The § tomorrow will publish an interview with Dr H. 8. Tanner, a physiclan who has given much study to psvehological subjects, in which the declaration is made that “‘Co Riordan was probably kilied by the physi olans who made the autopsy. Dr., Tanner makes the assertion that they violated the law of New York in holding a less than-twelve hours after supposed and without consent of the relatives of the deceased. The doctor is of the opinion that Riordan was in a state of suspended ani mation at the time of the autopsy. He con demns the physiciins for not making all the approved scientific tests of death before ap plying the scalpel, The suspension of res ration, he asserts, was the only indicat of death, and this, the doctor holds, is Dy no means positive. CANTON, Nov. 18.—John L. Sullivan gave severnl performances, not counting the one on the stage, at this place last night. He was besieged by newspaper men and local sports to get his opinion on the Fitzsimmons tragedy. Sullivan said: T feel badly ov Riordan. He was another his own enemy. It was pu 3nd a thing that will not 3 dozen years. As it was authorities cannot hold did not hit Con hard, bu at all time take care had been noised about Morse Gordon, a was 3 The met Mills war nd a g reporter it Sarpy wi words in | adversary there A anxlous wat 18 the v into in the qu ac prize Ting by about 2 Ting wa time a FUNERAL. Bob Fitzsimm 5 Bearer ns. at N take T the death of Con good fellow and ly an aceldent happen again in not a fight th Fitz. The latter a hard blow I to put a_ man. of himself, 1t tragedy would ha match with Corbett, the sleep. Asked if the effect on Fit; champion d “I'do not think so. It will be fight, and Fitz will have a show. I am al ways in favor of Americans over Austra- llans or anybody else, but that Corbett s the dirtiest cur I ever met. He licked me at o time when anvbody could put me out and he is a cheap chambion.” CHICAGO, Nov. 18.—Corbett telegraphed Hob Fitzsimmons tonight, offering long Bob financial uid If needed in his prese trouble, and giving the Australian permis- slon to draw down an of his he refunded legal com- a_ great when Fltzshinmons is fr plications. FROM THE BOITOM OF THEIR OCKETS National League Magnates Tm Not to besert Them. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—The result of the recent deliberations of the National league magnates concerning the new American association 1s embodied in a manifesto drafted by a committee of four appointed for that purpose and made public today. A synopsis of the manifesto recites the history of all movements to establish opposition clubs, showing that the resuit has alway: been the loss of local pride by patro and interest in both clubs destroyed. The man- ifesto continues: oday the future fronted by a new which In every particular is as harmful and in many respects far more dar us than open dishonesty or flagrant dissipa- tion. hat 'y within the lines, Today and for months we have had men fdentified with professional base ball Wwho for years have been the beneflclaries of the game, have received liberal compen- sation for the work they have done, earned their living entirely and absolutely from the opportunities afforded them by and organizations operating under th tional agreement, and we find ar know that these men during this tin persistently been identifying ther with schemes and combinations, the ob- Jects and purposes of which are to weaken &nd perhaps destroy the splendid fabric of our nativnal game, which it has taken ycars of effort, anxiety ‘and large outlay of cap- ita) o construct. ‘““The moment any suspicion attaches to base ball, and public cc l:ll\lrm'r I8 los . even chilled, the occupation of the rhl)‘w' is gone. We must all stand or fulr logether. “It 18 a matter of public . I‘IE.V A:hfm'l which has col edge, that men identified bership of the national been co-operating in the fo or organizations whose purp e Is to flict with the national ggrecment. In view ©Of this knowledge the National League and American Assoclation of Pro slonal clubs in convention assembled respectfully uest the natlonal board to declare A. ¢ uckenberg William Barnle and “Fred | Peffer ineligible to be employed either as | :lna'l‘\‘e“ve: or l]l‘(:)'-;r,‘hnr lIn any capacity , und that ‘they be for ' Nhates ¥ rihwith su The suspended men are given a c to exonerate themselves if they can. The same punishment given them is advised (o- ‘wards all others who may be guilty of sim- flar conduct. The suggestions of the com- mittee slgning the manifesto have been adopted by the national board of profes- slonal base ball clubs. Apropos to all this the National league and American associa- tion, under whose protection the Western league and Eastern league are working, have recelved a communieaticn from the cretary and president respectively of the latter organizations, calling attention to a movement that Is on foot to establish a rival organization to the National league end a projected attempt to weaken the No- tional league at the outset by carrying off the league's players. The officers veferred 10 ask for protection against such a move- ment. PITTSBURG, Nov. 18.—-A. C. Bucken- berger was much surprised tonight when shown the Associuted press dispaich to the effect that he, together with Barole and ended by the National of base ball is con- tion, a condition rumor and s ne o our knowl- with th agreement mation of cf | that that committee knows full well that I was in no way connected with the new associa- tion until after 1 was released by Pjttsburg It is a bluft to whip players into line, but they will pay dearly for their fun with me This_will probably knock plans for the Toronto franchise probably done for that purpose.’” ANOTHER BUNCH OF ROAD ¥ Wheelmen Recognized us Marks. CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-The following road records have been allowed by the Century fen Road Club of Am; W. L, Steimal, DBuffalo-Dunkirk céury cours i, course record, B. G 6:51:02, September 20, 1801, ate_ recori, W. L s, 13:21:15, Septem- ber 3, CORDS, Performances of omelally Penngyl Steimal, 1804, Aw ania_st ve miles October 12, y state ten mi record, ifteen mile , Amerlean rec twenty fean rece twenty-five miles, October 12, 1864, American record, R. P arle, 100 miles, 6 Octaber 1884, Amerlcan recorc R. P. Searle, 29 m 1801, American record ' I3 Gause, twenty 1504, Maryland stite T. Mack, 200 mile New York state i tober 12, Monte 1501 October | Ame Be tt 1:05:21 4-5, 13 , 12:44:45, October 15, miles, October 131 9:38, d 10, October 19, | , October | ten mile 10 state tan- List October 2 Syracuse-Utica 1891, course ¥ cours d. FORAN INTLRNATIONAL COM 1T10ON Eastern College Hary e CAMBRIDGE, M Nov h with promiy Oxford athlete 1 the Associated from London, in the vigested that If Yale from Yale and Harvard rd-Cambhridge team | whletic contest the | likely send a team ) this ¢ untry next yoar, has aroused great rest athletes, Captain | the Harvard-New Athistes Hope ro Soe Yale- t Oxford-¢ e, " r- few abl lom, wh or a team m. hould to in 1 Iinglishimen we wmong the coll Bingham, fr te Wi reporter this a 1 sai wvard certainly f the joint F vard-Yale track tca o’ like team from Oxford ard Canik nd would doubtedly aid to o np ttiom on el side of the wat spring. | should Ik to see u representutive team pioked at lare trom the colleg of mer bers resti the intercc leginte games Of Yalo being the wir list spring ne to make the flist advance or to the other colliges, I (e Harvard will do cversining st ther the plan. Nothing cfficial b done. Several Harvard graduates however, been working In the inter the matter, but they arrived definite decision as yot lies with to take the initiat Harvard quickly follow her lead i ada . the choic the vesuits of at York yet b have, ot of at_no Yale will | in It to Buy Al'x, v. 18 —~The World will to- H. O, Have yer has arrangements to buy Alix, queen, Mr. Havemeyer visited | Salisbury, who is in charge of the | adison Square In regard posed pur wanted to the price, Mr bury sajd he had | 1l times refused 00, and that he would not part with her for less than $30,000. B Pl R the i orta o e carefully examined by a veterinary who pronounced " her perfec llf' 1 Havemoy W YORK, N say that practically madc the trotiing M:nroe mare at to the know morrow arden 1se. He sound. Tt buy Alix among is believed Mr. Havemeyer wi 0. Havemeyer oy os, | ind Harrie bl [ the Horo show. Nov. I8.~Yesterday was the h show and the attend- The feature of the day BE of the trotting mare, Gentry, Flving Jib, Directiy, Azote. " Alix won the cham: plonship rogetie. In the hackney class the A an Hackney soc'eily challange cup was awarded 10 Dr. Seward Webb's Match- less. The cup now beconics the property of Dr. Webb, having becn won by him two years In succession. NEW YORK last day of th. ance was lar was the exhi ix, John ¥ pert J and t tenefit s Widow. BOSTON, Nov. The widow of the late ball player, Michael J. Kelly, was siven o benefit at the Hollls Street theater this cvening. The house was packed and the recefpts Wil net nearly $2,000. 1HE GLIB PROFESSIONAL. for K 18 Amite Difference the Veteran * leggar. you and th gents, can't give a poor felllow few cents to get something to eat? Haven't had a bite all day. Can’'t you give a poor fellow a few cents to get something to eat?" He was running alongside of them repeat- ing his plea over and over again in a sing- song voice, & w York Tribune. One f the and then put his hand in his pocket, but his companion took him by the arm and turned upon the beggar. “Get out of this,” he said in a tone which sremed almost brutal, and the beggar turned away abruptly. “Don't you think you were pretty rough to him?” asked the man who had shown an Inclination to give alins. Not at all.”” answersd the other. ay to get rid of him.” he may be deserving have been driven to it. to me. He may be desp cally, “How do you know Just keep your men hesitate “The He may He rather appealed tely hungry." d, unsympatheti- wits about you when a approsches y-u. That fellow said * That's professicnal. He called f a peor fellow, That's professional, asked for a few cents, That's profes- And what's more to my point, he ting his sentences over and over He has lcarned to sing them over by repeating them a thousand When a man_ who is nct used to begging asks you for help he doesn’t do it that w He just stumbles along, utter- ing any appeal that comes to his lips, He hasi't anything by heart. He doesn’t sing it and it doesn’t slip off his tongue so glbly. The professionul beggar is like an actor. He has his lines and he always reads them in the same way. Din't let one cf those feilows fool you again.” —-— “ Had Job on Himsel’, Nov. 18.~Richard Leach, 30 t, who lved with his re- Hope Newkirk, an West Killed her early this to end his own life by with the same weapon, The man will probably ‘gent hims He sional ket again, repe way times. Dia IW YOI years old, puted wife, Forty-ninth street, morning and tried atting “his throat small penknife over. flor Mary ing. condition of General Gibson became much more crit- ical today and it 5 evident that the end is near. He cannot longer talk above a whis- per, and even that exertion tires him so he seldom attempts it TIFFIN, The B — Hich Mass for the Dead Czar, WILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 15.—Bishop Nicholas of the Russiun Greek church cele- brated high mass for the late czar and for . & Greek church hop Will leave for San ancisco’ tome Brick Wock Burned at Sun Autonio. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. 18.—Fire this afternoon destroyed a brick business block In the heart of the city A disastrous conflagration was narrowly averted, Loss, $9,000; total insurance, $57,000, - - “Quick Time to Hotsprings and Deadwood The F. E. & M. V. R. R. time schedule is a drawing card. Note the time and ex- cellent service from Omaha to Hot Springs and Deadwood Leave Omaha 2:10 p. m. daily; arrive Hot Springs 8:06 a. m.; Deadwood 11:00 a. Wagner Palace ' slecpers Missourl Valley to Deadwood. Free reclining chalr cars Omaha to Deadwood, Berths reserved and further information given at city ticket office, 1401 Farnam street. Depot, Fifteenth and Webster streets, J. R. BUCHANAN, neral Passenger Agel e The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul fast train, leaving Union depot at 6 p. m., makes exact connection at Sabula, Ia., for Missls- sipol river points north, arriving at Dubuque 6:40 a. m., North Gregor 8:40 a. m., La Crosse 11:16 &. m., St. Paul 2:45 p. m. Tieket feffer, had been g : “I cannot understand why should include me, Every m.. ..v of | gument wheat office, 1504 Farnam street. SIGNS ARE ALL FOR GOOD Henry Olews Sces Much Encouragement in Present Indications. COUNTRY'S CREDIT WILL BE UPHELD Necessity for Bonds Issuance Shows a ¥ wfortunate, but Their ceeds on a Solld Basis. W YORK, Nov. 18.—Henry Clews, head of the banking house of Henry Clews & Co., writes of the situation in Wall street: “Although the immediate effect of the bond lssue was a realization of profits made in anticipation of the event itself, its ultimate effect will be to strengthen confidence, both at home and abroad. Nobody contradicts the fact that the necessity of the loan is a mis- fortune; but the determination of the govern- ment to protect the national credit by the best possible expedient, until the deeper causes for distrust of our currency system can be remedied, is the strongest sort of ar- for confidence. Mr. Cleveland has been lavish enough in promises to this end; yet his action in the matter has not been prompt enough to meet the preferences of the banking community. Burope, however, can now rest assured that our currency will be maintained upon a gold basis, and this wilt do much toward overcoming the prejudice of foreign holders, who have very naturally feared that interest and principal of our surity might some day be payable omy \ debased money. As for business inter- ts, sufficient time has not yet elapsed to 1otially feel the results of the late election Bverybody now believes that populism, sil: verlsm and tariff agitation are questions uf the past; or at least that the country s assured of a rest from such disturbances for some time to come. Industry will thus receive encouragement towards rencwed ex- ertion; and while from the nature of tie case recovery must be slow, it will be ce tain and vastly more substantial than could have been possible except for the popular verdict of November 6, One of the must tisfactory featurcs of the times Is the universal aversion displayed to any revival in_the shape of a boom “In some quarters thre is a_disposition to exuggerate the effects of low prices for nd cottcn upon the agricultural in- terests. It is overlooked that both wheat and cotton can be raised much more cheaply than formerly, and that it costs less to ha and transport these articles than ever before. In some portions of the south cotton ean be grown prebably with profit cven at the present depressed pr nd in other sections where low prices press hard same compensation is had from better fer- tilizers and better methods of cultivation Akain, we have a great abundance of these low-priced commoditles, which brings thefr aggregate value up to hormal volume. Con- mers are benefited by these low prices, nd have more to spend in other directions About 50,000,000 bushels of wheat have al- ready been fed to cattle with advantage, not wasted, and gocd authorities estimate that as much again will be used before the next crop. When all these and other offsets are considered it will be seen that the pres- ent condition of the American farmer, while bid enough, is not quite so wretched as many would have us believe. Through all these long months of panic and distress we have had fewer complaints from the farm- ing than from the manufacturing districts; | and as the farmers in common with others are sharing the cheay cannot believe that they other divisions of labcr, “As for the industrial situation, hopeful. d cost of living, we are worse off than that is Our textile mills are not fully em- ployed, but they are turning out a larger product at better profits than six months ago. The boot and shoe trade has been very active in low-priced goods for several months. The iron trade revives slowly, still there s an unusual degree of confidénce in the future, and many of the western es lishments which are most favorably circum- stanced as to locality and plant are running close to their full capacity. The Stock ex- change 1s not blind to all these factors. In- vestors show general confidence in the fu- e, and while often not able to buy, stub- nly refuse to sell; in fact, the tenacity with “which stocks and bonds are held is unusual. Money s plentiful and easily ob- tained for enterprises of merit, but raflroad stocks are naturally neglected while earn- ings continue o0 poor. Better business, how- ever, will soon result in improvement in this respect, hence raflroad shares will quickly share and possibly anticipate the brighter prospects now in view." LONDON STOCK MARKET, Investmont Stock can Rullway LONDON, Nov. 18 in Demand and Ameri- curitios Decline. Important gold move- ments during the past week materlally strengtened money rates. The continued demand for bullion for the continent is ex- pected to suffice to maintain rates at the present level. Both China and India are buying silver. Rumors are current of wun attempt to corner silver in America. Busi- s at the Stock exchange was almost holly confined to the mining market, wheré excitement ran high. The settlement showed the business in South Africa ven- tures was even larger than was supposed. Paris is still buving largel and the r continues unchecked, Shares of the Char- tered company of South Africa advanced 3s 6d, Bechuanaland 3s and East Rand 68 on the week, with consols touching 103. In- vestment stocks are generally reaching rec- ord prices. The difficulty in finding good in. vestment securities Is driving the publ to purchase home railway and colonfal se- curities, The tendency all around 18 up- ward. 'The spurt on the market for Amer- ican securitles on the announcement of tne new loan speedily subsided In the face of poor traffic returns. There was no encour- agement to buyers except of first-clise stocks. The week's changes were mostly adverse, Lake Shore was up 113 and New York Central %. The following declines were made: Milwaukee and m.fihx firsts, each 2; Louisville & Nashville, 13; Den: ver preferred and Mexican Central, each ‘entral Pacific, Norfolk & Western and Union Pacific, each 1%4; Denver & Rio Grande, Atchison, Central _ and g 3% Grande, “Atchizon, _ Hilinoid orthern Pacific, each %, and Erie, Read- ing and Wabash' incomes, each 3. 4 PHENOMENAL RUN OF STO. K. Chicago Rocelpts the Fast Week Heaviest on Record. CHICAGO, Nov. 18.—As far as the stock yards are cancerned, Chicago continues to lead. Last week nearly 446,000 head of stock was received at the yards, the heaviest re- cepits on record. The number of cars, with Saturday's estimated at 630, reached B3, or within eighteen of the greatest receipts of cars In a week. The recelpts were made up of 77,381 cattle, 3,968 calves, /1046 hogs. and 94,000 sheep. In'the same week In 1893 the receipts were: Cattle, 59,658 head: calves, 2,873 head; hogs, 12483 head, and sheep, 53434 head.' In comparison with the preceding week, the gain Is: Cattle, 20,000: ty‘)\l\'?fl i hogs, 70,000, and sheep, 19,000 head, _['h': shipments for the week aggregated 78174 head, made up of 19,251 cattle, 19 calves, 43,136 hogs, and 10,50 sheep. A year ago the shipments were 66.077, divided in about the same proportion. Chiéago pac bought last week 219077 hogs, agamst 1 in the corresponding week last year. A comparison of the receipts at the principal markets 18 as follows: ¥ @ the Cattle. 271,400 © 45,000 000 21,000 Hogs. Sheep. 201,000 4,000 000 48.300 29,700 Chicago ... Kansas City Omaha St. Louls Helow Zero in Minnesota. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 18.—~The first cold | wave of the year swept over Minensota to- day. At 9 o'clock today the temperature had just touched zero in St. Paul, At 4'1'0:;!4:4(0" it was 6 degrees below zero and at St Cloud 4 below. In the extreme north- western part of the state it is 10 degrees below. Over in Manitoba the weather I8 still colder, at other points the register being 14 to'16 degrees below zero, American Life Insurance Oompany Su LONDON, Nov. IS.—A Parls dispatch to the Standard says the Compagnie des As- surances Generales Is suing the American | Life Insurance company for damages tor unfair competition by means of mphlets and circulars, The trial is expected to last for weeks, GRS TN ath of nel Wiidrick. NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—Colonel A. C. W Id- rick, aged 3, who retired from his station three months ago, died at his home at Clif. ton, Staten Island. Colonel Wildrick was | last situated at Fort Wadsworth, e — An Oduity in Timepleces. The latest among these curicus leces 18 constructed as follows: A sup- ower of silver protrudes from a whits | crystal vase, graceful in shape and soberly decorated. ‘The stalk is of brown gilf, the | leaves green, the petals yellow and the heart of the flower deeply oxidized. Hour and minute marks are engraved around the heart of this sunflower, which faces (he lookers-on. A ladybird of spotted red-em. time- ameled gold sppareftiP rests on the flower on the line dividing the heart from the petals. This -m{y ect, which moves | mperceptibly by mbark of a mechanism | within the flower, shows the time Ty a close inspection can one detect | the divislons on this original dial, which s granulated all over and is bluish black. As to the Holldw circular line o which the ladybird triivels, it is completely invisible. [R— T — A SETTE OF ODPE VOLUMES e A Woman Who Makes Her Own Al Her Own ne. I know a lovely dark-eyed girl whose position in lfe gives her not only the raiment, but the unchallenged leisure of the lilies of the fleld, who has taken unto her- selt, and finds much pieasure in, one of the most laborfous yet charming pursuits. She Is an omniverous reader, and has be- come in some sense a collector, or rather a maker of rare books. Not that she is literary; she never wrote a line for publica tion in her lite, but she has a considerable | collection now of odd volumes, some bound, Interleaved, illustrated by means of photo- graphs and prints, by her own hands, and others that are entirely her work from cover to_cover. One of these productions is a collection of sea songs, beginning with Shelley's: “I see the deep’s untrampled floor With green and purple sea-weed strown and closing with Rosetti's, “‘Consider the sea's listless chime. These, Studentia, as we will call her clipped ‘apart, interleaved with and prints of famous marines, sketched in dainty little head and tail pieces, best of all, adorned here and there with finely mounted sea-weed, the spoil of last sum- mer’s seaside days, and rebound in shim- mering, blue-green’ lizard skin with title and lettering of silver. The most charming of Studentia’s books however, are those which she makes entirely for herself. She is, you must know, passionately fond of poetry, and reads everything going, In rhyme, from the somewhat soggy sonnets which the magazine editor feels moved to | offer to a patient public, to the bright poetic 5]“'&#"” and flotsam of the Sunday newspapers | Occasionally she finds a little gem in some | obscure place, a bit that is plainly by an un- practiced hand, but which merits of pure loveliness; and’ then she cuts it out Some time ago she found that she had quite an accumulation of these verselings, running from grave to gay, and on all sorts of sub- jects. She hardly knew what to do with them. A scrapbook was not to be thought of, since many of the verses were on poor paper and in worse type, and she felt sure ber discoveries were worthy of and would grace a better setting. She has a nice tact for lettering (does it with a number one red sable brush, in India ink, or carmine), €0 she got from an art store as many sheets of fine, thick paper, assorted in the very faintest tints of cream, amber. pink, azure, violet, elc., as she had little poems. On these she lettered the verses, adormng as her fancy—and the text—sug- gested. Ono poem of a devotional character is done on cream, and has each verse begun with an iluminated initial, which, with an illumi- nated border, makes it look like a page out of an old missal. Another has a tangle of wild morning glories rioting over and through the text. This one is on faint blue. Some vers de societe have exquisitely etched figures in pen and ink meandering through the letter press, and illustrating it, while very many have the tiny bits of water color landscapes, in which she excels, added to them. On the cover of creamy chamois skin she has lettered the title in red, A HANDFUL OF FIGS PLUCKED FROM THISTLES Above and below this runs a band of highly conventionalized figs and thistles, wrought in heavily stuffed bullion embroidery, and the little volume, dainty and complete in all its details, is more precious in her eyes than a black letter Shakespeare. One of the most charming of Studentia's books, because it reflects her own charming self, {s not at all literary in character. She calls it her “Vanity Book.” The idea for it was suggested to her by the little water color or penell sketches she is in the habit of furnishing her dressmaker for special cos- tumes. Some of them laoked really foo pretty to throw away. Then, lke many girls, she loves to be photographed in a successful new costum photographs and sketches accumulated on her hands, and so the idea grew. She has now ‘bound them, each picture upon a carefully handled mat of the goods actually composing the costume it represents. Snippets of trimmings, adornments, etc,, are skilfully used, and the date and place where the frock was first worn are given along with other bits of interesting “‘contemporary his- tory.” The pictures were to be limited to two gowns per season (one street and one evening gown), which should make the number eight for each year; but 0 many tennis dresses, hats, riding habits, plead for admission that the number for each twelvemonth far ex- ceeds that figure, and the somewhat bulky volume represents only five vears. Head and tall picces, initials, borders and enrichments are sketches of such picturesquc things, as favorite fans, girdles, lippers or Jewels, and bouquets that speciaily charmed, grouped with the eye of a decorative artist. The binding is in closely wrought needle- work on cloth of gold. The front cover shows a peacock with spread tail, standing upon the word “Vanitas,” the back cover a single broken peacock feather, with solemnly lus- trous eye, above the word “‘Vanitatum.” The title page records In old English text, “A Recorde of Vanities Being A liste of some of the gauds, trinkettes and vaine adernments wherewith Mistress Stu- dentia —— did apparrelle her frail and per- ishynge bodies in the yeares 1887 to 1892 in- clusive Books has photographs With some account of the juncketings and merry- making toe whyche in them she wente.” I fancy the {rcisure such a volume would be to a writer on the history of costume somewlere ‘i the year 9200, and what a prica it would feich at a book auction-—or whatever shall ther be the equivalent for a book avetion. This is to feminine eyes perhaps the most fascinating work of the entire collection, ard the maker avows that it has served, with her, a purpose never intended. ““There is one thing that book has done for me,” she says. “It has improved my taste in dress. How can I look at a monstrous thing like that,” laylng a reprehensive fore- | finger on one of the portraits for 1887, with its enormous tornoure, “and remember how pretty I then thought it, without being rather abashed. And I can't turn over these pages without finding that the simple, human looking forms are the only ones which don't look ridiculous when they're out of date. The book is a regular serwon on the beauty of classic, severe simplicity, which is shown to be artistically right since its beauty alone to make the book—& paper covered Knights' Shakespeare and a’cheAp copy of ‘Gaine's Literature. Another book that I¥ all her own Is the memento of a summer's trip. It is a rather thin, square booklet,-bound in fine Madras muslin—"Part of the duster I wore"—she explains, and It {s lettored on the back “One Summer,” with the date, Within, the pagesiare merely a title page, a roster of the names of those who com- posed the camping party, and such matter as would naturally accumulate upon such a Jjaunt, and which one would scarcely like to destroy, nor knew exactly how to preserve in any pleasing shape. Then comes & photograbpic group of the crowd taken altogéther in front of thelr tents by the camepa fiend of the party, a sketch or two of her own—"The Camp in a Fog," “Surf Bathing, etc., several pleces of exquisite seaweed gathered on the beach and coutributed by a friend, along with a quota- tion which brings up the date upon which they were found. There are groups of | flowers so carefully pressed and grouped that they rival water colors, besides having a | quaint grace of thelr own. *he main literary feature of the work is a round-robin poem made by the campers each one contributing & verse—which is de. seriptive of their arcadlan simplicity and the blissfulness of thelr outing. The volume se . with more autographs, photographs and much pleasant nonsense, that will bring both smile and sigh to the lips of the campers in after years. Such a book on one's table would furnish a subject of pleasing conversa tion with the dullest of callers “One of the dear friends who went on that trip,"" says Studentis, “is dead. And two more are married—which is worse. It's # remembrancer of the happlest summer of my lite, of a happy, cougenial band that can | He grows a centimeter world, and I wouldn't teke a gold mine for " Such s Studentia’s pet pursult. A pretty and elevating one for any girl, and one of which a bright young woman would be sure, in one or another of Hts branches or modifi- cations, to make a pleasure and success 1 have detailed only a fragment of this col- lection—I think there are fully twenty vol- umes now in it, with many more planned; but as such books should be of personal in- terest, each falr worker who fancies the plan will wish to select subjects for herself. KATHARINE WHISTLER. Jinsiculsioniest - RAT IN AN OPERA BOX. Audlence Was Promptly Notified Woman's Sereams. There was a large and elegantly dressed throng present to see ‘‘Madeline; or, the Magle Kiss" at the Park theater in Brooklyn Tuesday evening, says the New York Sun The first and second acts of the opera had been finished without accident or mishap and _the heroine, Madeline, whom the pro- gram calls an unkissed mald, had received her third kiss from the hero. The audience were delighted at the hero's luck in getting this third kiss, and as the curtain was let down they settled themselves back in their seats to chat about it. The few rude men ) go out between the acts to get a drink of water had already left and the air was filled with low conversation Suddenly there arose above this not one but a succession of shrieks. shrieks came and continued to come the left-hand balcony box nearest to the stage. All eyes were directed to this box In it was a man and a woman. The man sat with blanched cheeks staring at the woman, while she stood wupon a chair screaming and shaking her skirts | Tho audience did not know what to make of the strange sight. Finally the cause of it | all appeared in the shape of a rat. The poor creaturo was more frightened than the | woman. It jumped upon the railing of the | box and ran up and down several times while the woman kept up her screams. The face of her companion, when lie saw tho rat, changed from white to a deep red and, taking hold of the woman arm, hc tried gently to lift her from the chair. Sh wouldn’t budge an inch, but kept screaming while the poor rat, half frightened to death stood still and stared at her. This mna the woman scream all the more, made the audi once laugh, and turned the color on the es cort's face to a deeper red The man finally let go the woman's arm and pulling out his handkerchief, advai.ced | in a threatening attitude toward the rat, yell ing “Shoo!” and waving his handkerchief at it. The poor rat let out a pitiable squeak, and made a movement as though to jump on the chair on which the woman stood. No sconer had this motion been made than the weman gave a long-continued shrick. Kven the rat couldn't stand it. So, quickly turn'ng, it gave a farewell squeak and jumnped down in among the audience. The tables were turned now, and the women in the orchestra sud- denly turned pale. The rat landed withcut harm to himself on the soft foot of a fat middle-aged and giddily dressed woman. She leaped up and stood on the seat. For a few seconds she was perfectly still. Then she gave utterance to a scream equal to any that had come from the box. Some one yelled out that the rat was dead while another man rudely yelled “For God's sake, don't let seream again.” The fat woman gave him a witherinz lcok Her escort assured her that the rat was really dead. Then picking up her skirt, she got down from her seat and walked oat of the theater, her escort followiag her and carrying her wraps. The box where the rat had first appeared was now also empty. Af ter the opera was over a couple of tha theater attaches tried to find the body of the dead rat, but couldn” o THE CORN €ROP. by the buzzing | These'| from that man How the Hurvest of the Pedal Variety May Be Diminished. A man who has made the human foot an object of research and study declares that short stockings are very nearly as injurious as short shoes. Hose of insufficient length press the knuckles of the toes upward, and when the shoes force them down the natural result is a painful excrescence thal vulgar folks designate as a corn. “But surely you don’t consider an fll-fit ting stocking the cause of bunions, do you?' 1 inquired. “One of them,"” he replied. rns are the result of pressure. You see, the blood is forced from the sebaccous glands, therefore an excessive or unnatural quantity of oil is thrown off. This diseases the blood and the oil forces its way to the surface of the toe As it reaches the cuticle it evaporates, leay ing the top layer hard. Layer apon layer of oil forms downward and deepens until it presses on the nerves. Corns have no roots. That idea is fallacious. But they cannot b cured until an instrument goes beneath all those layers of diseased ofl and remove them. A soft corn is more easily treated and s largely the result of acid in the blood. “After a corn has been removed find out literally where the shoe pinches, then bathe the feet in cold water every morning upon arising and rub the part with prepared chall.” My informant added that ways use ice cold water; for moist feet, in- clined to perspire frecly, the water as hot as the skin can stand it, and bathe just be fore regiring. If the feet swell after much walking, put a little vinegar in the hot water; If they ache, use a few drops of ammonia or borax. Rest the feet often. To do this change the shoes as frequently as possible. Even from an old to a new shoe is a rest. The mus- cles of the foot tire of one position, no mat- ter how easy the leather or last may be Four or five times a day, if it is convenient aro none too often to take this trouble, and its benefits are astonishing. Ingrowing nails are the result of the corn- ers being cut too close, allowing the shoe to press against them. This again requires skilled treatment. The pedicure’s patronage is becoming as extensive as that of the man- fcure, for, apart from the treatment of pain- ful excrescences, beautifying the foot is greatly in vogue, Preparations to whiten the skin are in use, and all the art of the mani- cure is called upon to assist that of the ped- fcure. Some society women can now present as well kept a foot as hand, the nails rounded and polished with equal daintiness. One other suggestion the man who knows gave out, and that is important to mothers. He says that babies learning to walk should not be allowed to wear the popular paper soled shoes. A stiffer bottom should be sup- plied, for all nail affections are apt to set in from rubbing the edges of the toes on the floor. for dry feet al- e TALLESI MAN LIVING. An Arab Now in Europe Nearly Seven Feet igh and Still Growing. The very latest in the world of freaks, as far as giants are concerned, has recently been discovered In Arabia. A German pro- fessor, traveling in that country, chanced to run across this tremendously elongated speo- imen of man in & caravan that pitched its tents in the oasis of Siwah-Amons. The pro fessor at once, recognizing how appreciated both by scientists and the public at large would be this “tall palm of the desert,” as the glant was called by his companions, at once opened negotiations with a view to bringing him to Europe. After no end of trouble the bargain was closed, and a con- tract drawn up by which the glant agreed to exhibit himself under the direction of his dis- coverer. What makes this glant doubly interesting 1s the fact that he is a beardless youth, and nothing more than a preposterously over- grown “kid.” He is only 16 years old now, and how tall he will be when he reaches his maturity Is a matter of speculation. Has- san All, which s the name of the youngster, stands nearly seven feet high just at present. or s0 every week He is perfectly healthy, ard is not at all bad looking, though his features are rather coarse. He has a good appetite, and eats and driunks fully as much as three full-grown men. His hand, from the tip of the middle fluger (o the wrist, measures nearly thirteen inches in length, and s proportionately broad and heavy. Ali §s by no means & Cinderella, as far as fest are concerned, these being in keeplug with the rest of his body, and molded on & herole scale. This young glant is really splendidly proportioned, and appears to be enjoying the very best of heaith. He in dressed with regal magnificence, and the cut of his multi-colored silk robes aid to gever be gathered together again In this use once. Peddlers * this is FALSE—Pearline is vever peddled, if your grocer sends Beware you an imitation, be honest—send i¢ back, PRICES ACGA e Kissing goes by favor. So does Pearl- ine. 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[lox 2076, Sun Fraucisco, Cal, Tbr Sale by GOODMAN DRUG CO, 1110 Farnam Street, Omuki childish disposition, and has not as yet been guttural able to master any of the harsh wards of the German language. He is an ultra-orthodox Mol performs his religlous exerci punctuality. mmedan with part of his head. head tapers in a most pecullar fashion. this young invariably wears. Though he has nevertheless proved himself thoroughly able to take Joey Hagstock in his slyness. He number of first class offers {rom managers under consideration, but America s too far off. B — TATING IN SWEDEN, Strange Peculiariti that Country. Table methods in Sweden differ from those in most countries, writes a correspondent of institution the Philadelphia Telegraph. An which exists everywhere and precede meals Is the so-called “smorgasbrod.’ is the high table in every restaurant spread with small appetizers, such schrimp, anchovies, cold roast meats, ishes, tinned fisies and an bread and butter. To this the guest up and helps himself to his satisfaction, what When takes the same time ordering of a waiter desires for his next later course. has finished his standing meal he seat and is ready for the main meal, tries, The visitor will be impressed with fre<h milk, cream and butler which are sct on the table in lavish quantities, a circum when it | ark | stance which 1s easily explained 18 embered that Sweden and provide Great Britain and sor Den products. The system of helping also extends often to the entire meal such places as rallway stations wh 2 is made for dinner. A great table set an abundance of most excellent who each for himself w and dips out what he wishes and away for silent consumption at the side tables near by. When the soup is i:hed he casts his dish aside one and goes to the fish salver, throughout the meal. When he is walks up to the casbler, reports what h eaten, and pays the bill, which is never ex travagant A feature of the table in so-called “‘fladbrod,” or flat bread, stranger is not apt to lke. It occurs in form of a thick wafer extended to about clrcumference of a bucket top Sweden s rigid The one drawback to Ali's ap pearance is the curious shape of the upper From his ears upward the This defect fs, however, hid under the tall fez he glant has but little experience in the show business to are of his intere In fact, he Is given credit to be a regular s American thinks the Restaurants in This | room abundance walks which is very like what is to be had in other coun- other parts of the world with a great part of their dairy yourself as at with viands placed unguarded at the mercy of the guests, ks to the soup dish takes small takes a new | nd 8o on done which a It has a hole lengthen his appearance. He is of a cheerfyl, [|n the middle into which one might almost WM. LOUDON, Commission Merchant Grain and Provisions. and Private wires to Chicago and New York All business orders placed on Chicago Board of Trad Correspondence solicited. Oftice, toom 4, New York Life Bullding, smaha. Telephone 1308, be ts poke his head and adopt the thing as a new mode in collars, It is mostly very dark and i made fously, usually from wheat or barley, and mixed often with mashed pota- toes and peas. In the far north it Is some= times made of ground-up bark. It is very brittle, cracks under the teeth like nothing else o the bill of fare, and tastes at times like coffee, at other times no worse than a left-over from last Christmas cracker. It is set on the table ten or fifteen thicknesses high, a joy to those who like it and a pest to those who do not and who would like to the space filled with something else. - A NEW HANSOM. The Queer Vehiclo that Lond Several weeks ago the cycle hansom made its appearance in London. The occupant of ¢ |the vehicle had the appearance of belng a he | foreigner, but in his movements he scemed he | to know the city well A1 His vehicle was a hansom body on three pneumatic tire wheels, propelled by two lacks | eys, one in front and one behind. The front man, of course, steered; but both helped the propulsion, and they pedaled |away over the rough pavement at & pace of nearly eight miles an hour. The gentleman was making business and his flunkeys were therefore dress, or what th gentry designate as morning clothes. Possibly he makes socisl calls in his hansom with flunkeys in livery. Others of these vehicles have since been noticed in the street, and it is learned that a large manufactory in the suburbs has been started to rush them on the market. o) An Admiring Anditor, The political orator had just concluded & flight of eloquence which had occupled ex- actly thres bours, says the Washington Star, The pugllist a s Has Apprared In rad- of i alls, in ordinary halt | is fin- | turned from the admiration on his fac Yet t | gret In his voice when he spoke | © “Chimmy,” he said, "be's a fne talker, the | ain't he?” | “Dat's what he Is. | “I wisht 1 could take lessons of 'tm. Bt us felirs c'ud talke like dat, we wouldn't never hatter sign fer no matches wid nge bod, place re with he | was re- has | the the