The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1896, Page 32

32 SOME PECULIARITIES OF ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS, BY W. C. Possibly an American newspaper con- ducted on English lines would prove as grievous a failure as have all attempts to introduce American newspaper methods in London, but there is reason to doubt it. It is conceivable that the love of novelty in America and the comparative absence of that sentiment in England would wel- | come a London-molded newspaper in this country as a rich and pleasant diversion. Let us-imagine what a sensation would be created by a newspaper which is content with news a few days old, and which does not publish it until it is assured of its cor- rectness; which displays a total absence of that greedy and hysterical hurry so char- acteristic of Americans; which has no “‘scare heads'’ at all, and never resorts to the practice of crowding the first| page with beginnings of thrilling news stories broken at the bottom of a column and ecarried over to some obscure part of the paper, there to be hunted up in .an agony of impatience; which in the presentation of its news shows a | forthright purpose to instruct, a brutal di- | 200n, though duil an rectness and simplicity of expressionand a | total absence of that peculiarly American and distinctively humorous practice of in- troducing what editors naively think are *literary effects’’ in the presentation of news, and which shows that in the or- dinary course of events the opinions of trained- specialists serving as editorial writers are deemed far more important and are more richly paid for than the work of the ablest flash reporter in the realm. It is not likely tbat an American pub- tisher wilt soon appear with the shrewd- ness to discern in English journalistic methods an opportunity to create a greater sensation in this country than the hair- tearing, harrowing and soul-wearing meth- ods.of those who think that thrill is the beginning and the end of newspaper ethics. A young American reporter might sud- denly leap into fame and a high salary by imitating the style of a London re- £orter. merely by reason of the fact that | is work would be so novel. Unhappuly, American writers, particularly those for the press, are getting further and further away from those idioms which constitute the true richness of the langnage; and, as | Americans are insatiable readers, the evil is taking a tierce hold on the whole body of the people. It is not so in London. English newspapers display the highest | elegance and finish in their editorial pages, | but the Enelish reporters write the honest, | every-day language of the veople, strong | and pure, and that is manifestly the only kind suited to the presentation of news. | With | us the efforts to introduce in news those | That idea is unknown in America. grotesque qualities known as “fine writ- ing” and “literary effects’’ explain many things constituting the weakness of our method. If the English papers were any less successful or influential than ours, this violation of common-sense and good taste on our part might be defensible. Of course it is understood papers. There is here and there a con- | spicuously meritorious paper that isnot oflensivel{ sensational and hysterical. The New York Sun and the San Francisco | Carr are worthy examples of that class. | There is room for hope that their influence is steadily working for the common good. Being myself intensely American and understanding that American journalism is a perfect retlex of our people’s tastes and of our National temperament, and having | a certain affection for it as an incident of a general condition not less admirable than that observable in Great Britain, I feel | free to indulge in criticism which I might resent if it came from an Englishman. X that this | criticism isnot aimed at all American news- | As the language used by London report- ers is that of evervday life, it possesses a | strength foreign to the diffuse and smooth | writing of an American reporter. The London reporter’s English is none the less ood because it is direct and hcnest; it is all the better for that. Here is an illustration: In many Ameri- can morning papers it is the custom, in narrating a happening of the previous day, to obscure the adverb ‘‘vesterday” by removing it as far as possible from the beginning of the opening statement. This often gives rise to curious blunders in syn- tax. The Englishman, recognizing the plain fact that time is of the essence of news, generally makes ‘yesterday” the very first word of the account. American editorshave a reason for not following that sensible custom, but charity suggests that it be not published here. I have before me a single copy of & lead- ing London newspaper, and it isso ricn in‘matter and suggestion that no trouble is found in securing extracts with which to illustrate the ideas here put forth. Here is an item—style, head, punctuation and all—disclosing a treatment radically different from that which an American re- porter would have been required to gite it: A NICE SoN.—Lewis Parsons, seventeen, re- siding with his parents at 39, Millbank-street, Westminster, was brought before Mr. Sheilona charge of violently assaulting his motner.— Mrs.Parsons, whose upper lip was much cut and swollen, said at mid-day on Wednesday she was sitting 1n her kitchen,when herson caught up a couple of meat-bones and threw them at her face. The jagged end of oue struck her on the upper lip, cutting it through to the teeth, and the other also struck her face.—Mr. Sheil: Has he ever done anything of this sort be- fore?—Prosecutrix replicd that some time ago the laa kicked her on the knee, and she was lsid up for three months in consequence.— Mr. Shell (to prisoner): What have you to say for behaving in this way to your mother?—The boy merely said he was sorry, and was sen- tenced to twenty-one days’ hard labour, his worship promising him six months if he ap- peared again. Its peculiarities are numerous. 1Its great compactness, lucidity and completeness are the most conspicuous. “Parsons is not “aged seventeen’ or “'seventeen years old” or ‘‘seventeen vears of age’’; heis ‘‘seven- teen,”’ and that is easily understood. The whole of a dark, strong picture is drawn - ‘with perfect intellicence in a few hard, bold lines perfectly suited to it. No silly attempts at pathos and no useless efforts at ‘“‘description” are made. This little paragraph is the quintessence of art. So jealous 1s the paper of ils precious space that it uses a side head, and instead of breaking the line for a paragraph, it em- ploys the dash. No useless quotation marks are used, because the meaning is unmistakable without them. The narra- tion of this incjdent is as simple, direct and effective as ‘the summary administra- tion of justice with which it closes. In the following is material that would serve an American newspaper with mate- rial for several columns: CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—On Monday the April Sessions of this Court will commence, and the business is not so heayy as was ex ‘pected, although there are several cases which are ex) t0_occupy considerabie time, There are forty-nine new charges for trial, in respect of which about eighty prisoners have | thig been committed, but independent of these céses there are several standing over from the previous sessions. Seaman, who has been charged with the Whitechapel murder, has been committed upon the coroner’s inquisi- tion, but as the megisterial inquiry is not com- plete the casz will not be ready for trial this sessions. murder —a child murder case. The eight judges’ cases include the masked burglars’ &:lfi from Lewisham. The Lord Chief Jus- , Mr. Justice Day, and Mr. Justice Grant- bam are on the rota to attend. Really the best reporting in American newspapers is done by commercial report- ers. Even they, however, must lay aside their crisp and intelligent conciseness when the market feels a flurry, and then they launch into ‘literary effects,” as thm:igh it were possible for an educated mind to imagine any connection between literature and news of any kind. Excel- lent as is the American commercial re- rter’s ordinary work, it is rarely that g: g‘mdlwu 80 exquisite a gem in E{:;linh as the following: A Reuter's ul:fnm, dated Berlin, states that the Money Market to-aay showed a hard- ening tendency. 1ls were offered 1o & large extent, while discount nouses ob- served & certain hesitation. Notwithstand- ing, stocks exhibited strength, especially Italians, for which a sanguine spirit was en- tertained. Local stocks were very well main- tained. The closing was firm all round. MORROW. in the sporting columns of the English paper. ere is a specimen : CRICKET MATCH AT KINGSTON.—An amusing cricket match was played yesterday afternoon on Thames Ditton village green, between a team of Surrey cricketers, captained- by Rich- ardson, and iwelve comic entertainers. The weather was cold, but there was a large attend- ance of spectators, and the Band of the 3d and 4th Battalions of the East Surrey Regiment played selections of music. Richardson’s iity-five runs, having obtained wlls for the benefit of the tal, Such expressions as “attendance of spec- tators” and ‘‘the band * * * played selections of music”” would look odd in” an American newspaper, but besides being in- teresting on the score of quaintness, they are better English than one might suppose from a glance. Here is an extract irom a reportof some horse races. Only so mueh is quoted as serves to exhibit the style, but the whole account is not' a quarter as.long as an American paper would have made 1t: A deal of rain fell in Northampton during yesterday morning, but this did not impair the going at the Northampton meeting. The after- threatening at times, re- mained fine, and the company was an excellent one in all departments. The proceedings were ushered in with the Pytchley Welter Handicap, whichonlyattracted & quartette to the post,and of these Hornpool was installed favourite, but cut up in very disappointing fashion, Bevil scoring a popular victory in the Rothsenild colours. Chevern, Sable, and Daily Bread were the absentees of the eleven entered for the Castle Plate, for which the Lincoln winner, Watch Tower, settled down an equal favourite with Diplomatic, and won _cleverly, but pulled up lame, being afterwards purchased at auction by Arthur Nightingall for 250 guineas. A big entry for the Althorp Park Stakes only yielded three runners, and of these Pastoral, who ran prominently in the Brocklesby Stakes, won easily. The Earl Spencer’s Plate came next, and this attracted a field of thirteen to the post, of whom Bethisy had the call in the wagering throughout, with Seaport and Propo- sition next in demand. There was a tiresome delay owing to the reported bolting of Queen of the Chase, the race eventually being started without her. Bethisy failed to get placed, but Proposition, an own sister to Euclid, won easily. The records of time are given in an ap- pended table. The compactness of the ioregoing account is as charming as the simplicity of the language employed. A seemingly inexplicable American in- consistency is the mad hurry of the people on one hand and their greedy demand for enormons newspapers and dilute news on the other. It would seem that an Eng- lishman, who is never in a hurry and has abundant leisure, would be the one to de- mand that sort of journalism. Perhaps an explanation of the American re- quirement is the fact that an issue of a newspaper contains only one or a few matters of news that a sub- scriber cares to read, and that he wants them presented as fully as possible. Hence the American paper must present full re- ports on all subjects in order to meet the requirements of all classes of readers. If this be the explanation we must infer either that Englishmen read newspapers less than Americans or that they read as much and thus acquire a wider range of information. Whichever of these views may be taken, it is evident that the Amer- ican plan tends to compel American read- | ers to pursue very limited lines of reading. This is a misfortune. A few papers, the | San Francisco CALL among them, obviate | this evil by maintaining a special depart- | ment presenting all the local news in| short paragraphs, the fuller reports appear- ing 1n other parts of the paper. At Sutro Baths To-Day. | To-day the survivors of the burned ship Re- | public will appear at Sutro Baths and givea perfect reproduction of the destruction of their vessel and their heroic rescue by the ship Hol- linwood. The exciting scenes of the ten days { and nights previous to the destructionof the ili-ated ship will be vividly represented. The Republic will be shown ail on fire end the res- cuing vessel standing by ready to relieve the | unfior tunate men. 1 There will also be & concert by Cassasa’s Band the whole afternoon. ae i g S E B Lecture at Central Church. Special seats will be reserved for children and young people this morning st Central Methodist Episcopal Church, Mission street, | between Sixth and Seventh, the occasion being | an illustrated lecture by Dr. Colburn espe- cially sdapted to the young. YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE, Programme of Events at the Grand Council Session at Haywards. Reception of the Delegates—Services at the Church—Sermon by Rev. Father Yorke—Parade. The Twelfth Grand Council of the Young Men’s Institute will be heid in Haywards during the week, commencing on the 18th inst. On Monday the delegates will be received by a reception committee at- the Villa Hotel, and will be assigned to the quar- ters they will occupy during the session. In the evening there will be a grand open- air concert given by the Oakland concert | band of sixteen pieces. Tuesday morning at9 o’clock the dele- gates and members of the Institute will assemble at Native Sons’ Hall and march to church, where high mass will be cele- brated at 10 o’clock and a sermon will be preached by the Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke. The choral music will be by the Valerga family and the orchestral music by the Oakland concert band. At the con- clusion of the service the delegates and members will form in line again and marcn to Native Sons’ Hall. 1n the afternoon Grand President Lynch will call the Grand Council to order and proceed to business. In the evening the delegates and mem- bers will be tendered a grand ball by Golden State Council, Y. M. L., No. 115 Invitations have been limited to 3000. ‘Wednesday there will be a grand de of institutes from all the councils in California. In the afternoon there will be a dance 1n Native Sons’ Hall. In the evening there will be a highe jinks in honor of the delegates, and for first-class talent has been secured. Every number will be a feature. On Thursday there will be a session of the Grand Council. Inthe afternoon there will be an open-air concert by the Oakland band, and in the evening there will be a There is but one other charge of | grand banquet in the Villa Hotel. Friday there wili be a concert in the afternoon and a dance in the evening. The committee of arrangements is com- posed of the following named: F. B. Hoo- son, chairman; F. 8. Terry, secretary; J. E. Crooks, treasurer; Dr. A. J. Powell, John Obermulier, Thomas Silva, R. Li- guori, G. 8. Langan, William Pimentel, F. Burbridge, M. Kerwin, A. De Camp, H. Garcia, J. J. McDonnell, A. V. Morgan, C. W. Heyer, J. E. Geary, Ed Haas, Green, William Pann, W. J. R, Simous, R. Reid, P. H. Hoare, W. Zam- bresky, Bert Rose, R. T. Lew1s, George A. es. The cbairmen of the various other com- mittees are: Parade, John Geary; deco- ration, John Haar; music, F. B. Hooson; hall, Dr. A. J. Powell; press, ¥. B. Hoo- son; hotels, F. B. Hooson; ban, uet, R. Reid; finance, J. E. Crooks; ball, W. Zam- bresky; reception, R. Liguori; door. J. B. R’i‘ ; floor manager. Frank 8. Terry. 'he colors of badges will be: For grand officers, white; for delegates, pink; and for the committee of arrangements, Nile 8till another order of reporting is found | green, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1896. NEW TO-DAY. HESSESS SRR ERBES RS SRR BT TR TTF LRSS JUDGE US BY WHKT WERE 00We. | { A [LE BRO.S. |SPEUAL PRCES FOR THIS WEEK. . - J-dg-. -u bi tlsuntl-nl crowd of buyers. Iriends and neighbars have bought, | Jadie NG PORAEEN. Worth s tmes o "by our prices.” et your frionds to teil you asking, guality, as- . 1 Market St. | gnitting |sorted colors, 80 yards to how much they paid.” It's all we ask. 937, 939, 941, 943, 945 | Sitic =8, |the spool. A very special ! | price 3 | The regular 6%4c Kind, Apron in blue and brown staple. Ginghams. |checks. This offering is an {exceptional opportunity. .. The 12%4c quality, o great variety of dainty Crystal |coorings for evening wear, S Crepon. |28 inches wide. Special o\ /1]/ |brice for this week only... S= =0 What bas been sold_reg- NS H warly for 12lgc, pretty ecia rernge [ B BBERS Ginghams. |Our Gingham offerings are r_{? especially strong this week | !i! “15c Crash for Vg less. a e O That's what we aré going & Crash lto sell uobleached, alt Toweling. [linen, 20 inches wide and B an excellent absorbent. 1 ‘This is Iimited toone “?ek: ,i.' l]l rOl er , | Worth double and a bar- |gain” st 15c, all-silk Picot % Baby {edge, in all pretty light col- Ribbon. |ors desirable for fancy ’*’ |work, 10 yards to the boit.| | Very ‘special. ... LR | * |_The kind that_cleans,| . |Bouguet Tolter Soap, 3| 22 Tollet |cakes in a pretty colored us ln Soap. box, niceiy wrapped. This ol !*’ |1s our bazaar leader. » b2 £ ols | Gents’ Black Cotton Sox, | ols £ |g00od heavy Maco yarn,| | ear |nigh - spliced heels ~ and| 15° * | L] Gents’ |double toes. - You'd pay| I Sox. |25¢ for them regular. This| Pair. el | o is & special week of special Lol price: o) 4 G uality C: fall | o Infants’ |sleeveswithoneruffle, lace | Dresses. |trimmed, 88 cunning a: ',!,. baby mice. Speci: 5 B TReduce o, extral | ods large, 26x42 inches, hem- | Huck | med colored bor ! o . Towelss |most desirable i |S. F. Very speci o Unlaundered, made of | THE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR LIST. | THE EMBROIDERY OCCASION. WASH 800DS. -DRESS GOODS. LT "Jii | d Iback and In)nk a-ply all- ES SLIN GOW 0od heavy VISS AND C. 1C EMBROIDER’ = i FENAP | Gents* |linen bosoms: 50c is regu- LR D e e e i~ el bt i plllax:).x‘u‘; SOME SWELI, NEW SHIRTING. ALL-WOOL CHECK_ SUITINGS, _ _ | Shirts, |lar, and the tightest- | g e with ¥ alenciennes lace edge’on i 040 5 1nohes sride, This stuft will wash like & towel, 33inches wide, the 25¢ kind. Spe- C | [squeezed spectal in the lot | ks oAt aad Maeves. E0O, vAIRS 4L 756, D s 18 peloes, Dot yard, Tige: o 40 styles 1n light shades, the thing cial price this week, per yard.... 49 makes them . [ Our special Muslin Underwear sale 500 B14c anG. s 0T 5 1‘«,:;'-::_-;2:;::;“:;6 inches wide. 100 A4 Swia. et RIS 46 N e e T e o S FANCY CHECK CHEVIOTS AND | {76¢ would be special, but v e | CAMBRIC AND EMBROIDERY, large HEAVY TWILL MIXTURES, | |this isn’t an ordinary store L ;‘;; several st =% assortment of patterns, from 1 to 114 CAME IN YRSTERDAY—A swell 85 inches wide and all wool, the | Kia {nor an ordinary - week. 49(; * handsomely trimmed with white and inches wide. A very speclal price for assortment of new shirtngs, linen, 40c kind. ecial this week, per )RC | Glovess here are 4 large buttons| | colored embroidery ; were $2 and $3 abroldery sale peryard. ValueS OC| Dresden and coral efiects, dots, yard ~ and plque-stiiched back,| Pair. gk each; slightly solled. Our speci 100 T n:rlw;. figures, (c?ecks‘nld n?vel- 2 ali colors .m‘, sizes. A very | ,F for this sale Is, eac] ~ | SWISS AND CAMBRIC EDGE EMBROI- byt 'tg:;‘;flé:ep:r ‘y’l'.fi"" 12% FANCY MIXED CHEVIOTS, 36 oAl o 2 .“ | LADIES PRINCESS GOWNS, made of DERY, from 4 t0 7 inches wide, worth inches wide, all wool and all col- &3 5 or school, fancy 4 ';& fine muslin, ail-over embroidery trim- doubie our asking. Special Embroldery Q10| 0o pp o oo 4 ore, & styles, the 60c kind. S5C | Ghilgrer'sivoraers, nemmed. Send| 95O g ed ye vi c e e prices, 1234c, 10c and.. - e newes! cial this week, per andker- | n in. o L [aFs Tudie cdns. B siseves, with cambric PE et YO0 + thing 1n the dlmicy tamis. alice il | eniefs.”" (receive thesamo atention. | Dosen. i fufts; I 1 quality. | SWISS EMBROIDERED EDGE, an excej eavier than adimity, smail rais 2 : Special for this week only.. .;t :;'.'.!::uno ?\h::l:'n:'I':n‘:i?;\::u‘nlel":nc'\g, mEC tional “vaine. very elaborate dealent, spiral cord, swell eftects. Our 121¢ IMPORTED GERMAN NOVELTY T Reguiar_ $1 Kind, Liala ok Tt 2 each.. ST 2 from 7 1o 10 inches wide, all new, worth price per yard.. S O e sonualbswonl, A e S Swiss © | D I e o ot vy | Eoheis St A 20° Steae e o i 50° g | LADIES 3 ery sate price, pe; X g , . 2 ; | lin, ks with 5-inch embroid A NEW THIG—Seems to belong to Vests. und front, in pink and| Each. & o e o Dotsots SapalRC 700 FaUANET. 5(C | WHITE swiss ALLOVER EMBROI- the lawn-dimity family: bas 1he : PRI blue. Come early for these % | Special sale price for this week, each. ... O - Lnti ground of a lawgn and cord and ef- FANCY TWO-TONED SUITING, “ < N P ¥ — DE 33 inches wide, all the latest Foct of the aiMity. very novel ‘silk and wool Do v effects, 40 | Our regular $1 25 qual et fnomiy el Embroliery sale price, per yard, Q| Mnty colors:orevening and s Incheg wie vy heasy: vorh 75 | g i et Sprtuin | oy i;f& and & ‘fine tucks. Special Mustin Un. 75° 35cand........ 25 l‘;:’;‘:r';*"““m& Ouprs O1C $L. mpectal sale”price, per yard. Spreads. | Marseilles patterns, 3-ply gO ; Jall; derwear sale price, eac S ¥ - ] |yarn. Thisis aleadingdei-| Each. 4‘ | ot P BROWN GRASS CLOTH. embroiaered —_— FANCY CHANGEABLE SURAH frony Bargainapolis.. ;"3“ LADIES - MUSLLY -DEAWERS, - good full of holes all over, all new desigus, NAINSOOK JAVANAISE, some- e his aan B NI ies I int value at $: o ;,,‘ b 2, et K i - E 33 Inches wide, a very special offering times called Drape Baronne, the wide, best $1 25 quality, to close = =C | ntondey end Roamiay oty | Special Musilii Underwear sale price, O()C forthe Embroidery sule ouly. Peryard, 9pe most popular novelty in summer line out. - Special price, per yard. OO | ragies® |military olonr antey pise e 2 3 R 3dcand. ceesd £oods on our counter, & light sheer B £ Capes. |ctoth, embroiderea on cot. LIN DRAWERS, good 4 = ground, satin stripe and Dresden LINES OF FANCY lar ahd’ around bottom T ‘Each, , 3 tucks with 114inch SWISS EMBROIDERY FLOU and floral effects, 30 inches wide. 15° In larze designs, extra |tan and navy. Very special | embroldery ruffie ou bottom. Special C very elaborate, 42 inches wide. Special Our price per yxrd I oY) heavy, best $125 quality, to s - FSIV 660 sale price, per pair... pea30 Embroidery sale price, per yard, $150, £()C close ‘out this week. Special EC | salorh $5 at & ciearance 2 . 75¢ : price, per yar i e, blue 9 3 = LADIES MUS DRAW ERS, the regu- R e = LINON ORGANDIE, a swell linen ! Lyl 5 'n‘r’fis“dwngé, “fi'n’.fi» lar 50c quality, extra fine muslin, 6 BROWN GRASS CLOTH, 40 inches wide, effect—dainty lacestripes. Linens FANCY CHANGEAE SILK— Separate out with rustle X} tucks with 2ig-inch embroidery raifie embroidered in all colors. Special Em- are fashionable this year and here You can have your choice of | Skirts. aline, bound with vel-| D Om— on boitom. Special price for this sale ?',L—)c ';1"‘85;-" sale prices, per yard, $1 85, 50(: is,oue:; the favorites. Our price ooc several lines of the $1 and | binding, 4214 inches| = Each. only, ver pair.. - S 3 and per yard.. ee & $250 grades, 22 inches \\'me.$1,nn‘ long. Our p ST on- LADIES’ CLOAKS, WRAPS, CAPES AND JACKETS. Very special this week, per yard.qD L day and Tuesday only.... | 25 LADIES' JACKETS, in tan | 20 LADIES' VELVET CAPES, | 35 LADIES' TAN JACKETS: | TAILOR-MADE SUITING EXTRA HEAVY BLACK GROS- The greatest value of) covert cloth, buttons on side, | 18 inches long, jet embroi- [ velvet collar, 3; silk lined, GRAIN SILK, 24 inch, no such them gll, worth at any sale high collar, ‘ripple back, siz dered all over, ribbon ruche | ripple back, siies 34 to 40. value ever seen in this city, qual- mixtures, 3210 98, Our pricy 7:50 | around neck, lined with fancy | Our price. $5.oo g ity and dye guaranteed the best; | Aot T With Shmoy E R7-00 | DJ— o a‘revelation buyers. Very .00 | sk, ek yerds w | -00 i Ladies’ |and'lined with Tustle per-| @ . e (\b‘ ‘ AR DOTTED SWISSES, swell stuff, June (e sighoe $1_\ Suits. |caiine ana boand " 12 30 LADIES' CLOTH SING 5S' CLOTH SEPA- | 50 LADIES' DOUBLE CLOTH 796 novelties. big assortment for BLACK PEAU DE SOIE, extra {around _bottom with vel-| Suit. CAPES, braiding on collar and | KIRTS, in black and | CADES, In tau covert cloth, Eradustion dresses. See our win- h all pure silk, 20 inches | | veteen, blazer and_double. | breas 5 ound ‘shoulder, In tan ooly. durable and hang | velvet collar, 18 inches long. dow and buy yonr dress while the wide, best dye and fimsh, to be | reasted_effects, sizes 32 20 inches long. Our Our @ > | ). 50 assortment 1s atite senith. Price §()C closed out this weel “pecial g8 7.00 | to 40. This price is for price dai—| - from 45¢ Lo, price, per yard... D | < EEEEEEEEEEE | Monday und Tuesday only| ‘We considered last week some maladies that affect the ankle joints of horses. To- day we will consider those that attack the hoofs and feet. These are many and, usually, serious, for the old saying is a true one, “No feet, no horse.”” A horse with one lame foot is as useless as one with no feet at all, and as most of the troubles with equine feet are insidious in their beginning, it is well to be able to de- tect them in their earliest stages, when ihey are easiest of remedy. The driver who is unable to tell when his horse is going square and true, with each foot doing its share of work, ought not to be intrusted with the care of an animal. This point cannot be too strongly empha- sized. Some horses “hitch” in their gait when pushed beyond the rate of speed at SoME COMMON EQUINE AILMENTS. Miss RUSSELL TREATS IN A LuciD WAY MANY OF THE DISEASES OF THE HOOF. rough roads, is a frequent cause of corns. Close paring and careless rasping of the hoof, an unevenly set shoe or a shoe allowed to remain too long on the foot will produce this difficulty. The horse inclined to 1t should be shod with periplantar shoes with tips or else with as to relieve pressure. three-quarter shoes, and in no case should the frog ever be pared in shoeing. In fact the shoeing should be such as will let the whole of the frog come upon the ground. (n some cases this is not possi- ble. but as a general thing it is feasible. The most smiths will insist that it is not. In any event the horse snould be shod so that no pressure comes on the heel where the corn usually appears. Besides receiv- ing proper shoeing the animal ehould be given medical treatment with a view to toning up the vascular system. Arnica and bryonia are both good remedies for this purpose and external application of THIS HORSE HAS SOMETHING THE which they can comfortably travel, but as a general thing any irregularity of pace when a horse is traveling should cause’ at- tention to be attracted to his feet. In particuiar the feet of our San Fran- ciszo horses - should be systematicalil looked to, for our pavements are enoug to cause disease in the soundest feet. They are particularly productive of corns, which, in a horse’s foot, are not the same thing that cause so much suffering to the human race. The foot of a horse is the seat of in- numerable minute blood vessels that, un- der strain, are very liable to rupture. When one does this a ‘‘corn” is the resuit and appears as a small, reddish and very sensitive spot in the sole of the foot. and under the shoe. The horse limps quickly and sharply under these circumstances, and the corn should be attended to. A good many blacksmiths will recommend -shoes as a remedy for this difficulty, but if the horse-owner is wise and does not desire_to drive an animal with contracted hoofs ne will shun this device, for it is fu- tile to cure the corn and is productive of much mischief. d shoeing, as well as hard driving and MATTER WITH ONE OF HIS FEET, [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] the tincture of arnica to the seat of the difficulty wiil relieve the pain and even lessen the tendency to corns, If the ani- mal is where he can conveniently be per- mitted to go barefoot during treatment so much the better. Quittor is a painful and serious trouble that often results from a neglected corn or from puncture in shoeing, or from some other cause. It is a burrowing absces: which works its way up toward the cor net. T haveknown a quittor to be caused by a bit of gravel get%ln; into & nail-hole left from a previous shoeing, working up into the hoof and setting up suppuration. 1f the trouble is discovered before suppur- ation actually begins tincture of arnics, one part, to four of water, used frequently to bathe the wounded part will usually affect a cure in a few days. The shoe should be taken off and the animal not worked. If there is laceration of the soft parts, as sometimes occurs when the trouble is the result of a wound, calendula lotion will be found better than arnica. 1t should be used in the same manner. If suppuration has set in the wound must be opened from below. If caused by a naii or from a corn the sole should be pared and the horn of the wall rasped away so Hot fomentations to the foot and a generous poultice should be applied, and when the abscess is open it _should be thoroughly cleansed daily with astrong solution of crude carbolic acid. Be sure that this is made to penetrate the entire length of the wound, which will, in many cases, be the full depth of the hoof. A plug of absorbent cotton The Sole. Periplantar Shoeing. Side View. saturated in the solution and passed through the ovening by means of a probe is the most effectual method of cleansing. If the trouble is very serious it is highly desirable to summon a veterinary sur- geon, if one is to be had, but otherwise, if you wish to save your horse to usefulness, the measure taken must be energetically and faithfully persevered in, and the shoe should not replaced for a long time, and then with great caution. Wounds of the frog and sole of the foot by stones, glass or sharp instruinents, will usually need to be pared out by a black- smith. If they bleed, they should be padded with tow, and on general princi- ples, if a horse’s hoof is punctured and no other remedy is at hand, it is a good thing to apply mn;enline freely and frequently. Sometimes this is all that is necessary. Thrush is a trouble oiten seen amon, our heavy horses. It is generally cause by stable carelessness, as when the horse is allowed to stand in a dirty stall, or in moist litter. It does not usually cause lameness, but there is an unpleasant dis- charge from the cleft of the irog, and the cleft deepens and looks like a crack. In time the disease advances until it becomes canker, when it is very stubborn and can only be cured by skilled professional treat- ment. With a little reasonable care, however, and common observation un the part of the horse’s owner, the trouble, even if once al- lowed to begin, should never reach this stage. Strong carbolic lotion is the best remedy. Itshould be used three timesa day and the stall kept perfectly clean. The disease is almost always caused by filth in the stall and neglect to keep the animal’s feet clean. It most frequently attacks the hind feet. If there is lameness, as some- times does occur, hot fomentations and charcoal poultices should be used. Asa preventive, the hoof should be kept dry as possible, the frogs left intact in shoeing, and, if feasible, the walls of the hoof low- ered a littie to bring extra pressure on the frog. in any event thinner shoes should be used un cure is effected. Sand-crack is a trouble very easily pro- duced by the violent exertion required of San Francisco horses, both in pulling and in holding back, on our steep hills. It nay occur quite suddenly. It commences at the upper part of the hoof and extends down. Then it penetrates inward to the sensitive hoof, causing great pain and marked lameness, The shoe should be re- moved at once and the horn rasped away from the crack, to relieve pressure. Then soak in warm water and poultice. If lameness continues s vel should be consulted, as it is likely there is suppura- tion, but otherwise the case may be easil treated by an amateur. The woun: should be dressed with some antiseptic dressing, retained by a bandage. 1n time the part will harden, when the shoe may be put on and gentle exercises given. In oping, & portion of the |are among the causes of wall below the crack should be rasped down to relieve pressure of the shoe and a notch should be burned above the crack. This, with_a shmJ) blister applied to the coronet, will expedite the growth of new horn. Cantharides ointment is a con- venient and efficacious application for the blister. If the horse is worked at all the crack should be protected with a covering of tar and tow strongly and firmly held by straps about the hoof. There are other affections of the feet of horses which are seen every day on our streets and roads, but they are such as are the result of disease and troubles that can only be treated by a veterinary, and which usually render a horse permanently un- sound, even when he is able to do a small amountof work. These I haye not touched upon, a8 I have aimed only to speak of such defects and diseases as can be over- come in the everydayv treatment of the animal. Of these lafter a common and noticeable one is contracted hoofs. This 1s sometimes natural to the horse’s con- formation, in which case it does no harm, but foul litter, excessive feeding, irregular exercise and faulty shoeing the diffi- culty when it occurs in horses with naturally healthy feet. The first symp- toms are shuffling of the feet when in motion. If a horse suddenly takes to [Drawn from IT IS A MONSTER, | A STEER WHICH PROMISES To GROW | TO THE SIZE OF AN ELEPHANT. | WICHITA, K May 6.—A monster | steer which is owned by Charles Payne, a | dealer in wild animals and curious, is at- tracting the attention of the curious in this part of the country. Mr. Payne came into possession of the animal, now 3 years old, about six months ago. Its growth since that time has been phenomenal, and the question is asked Mr. Payne many times a day, “When is it ever going to stop growing?” The steer is now six feet and four inches high and eleven feet long, or seventeen feet long counting from the Mip of its tail. It weighed only 1800 pounds three months ago. Its present weight is 2300 pounds, and if it continues to grow as it has in the past six months it will some day be as big asa full-grown ele- phant. Cattlemen pronounge it one of the great- est fréaks known in the stock line. They say it will continue to grow until it is seven or eight years old, and that when it is fully grown, it will have attained a A Wonderful Kansas Steer. It Is Said if He Keeps on Growing Till He Is 8 Years O1d He Will Be as Big as an Elephant. a photograph.] stumbling, who has heretofore been sure- footed, look to his feet. There will be noticed narzowing of the heel in one or both forefeet, especiallv of the inner heel. Sometimes the sole will appear hollow and contracted and the foot is pinched until the interstices on either side of the frog have disappeared. The horse stands with io:e l’?_;anf‘m'q in advance of the other, shift- 2 ime to time, i aflle’cwd. i if both feet are possible, the animal should be left barefooted for a while. Otherwise the shoes should be carefully adapted to the feet, periplantar shoeing being the best remedy. The shoes should be fre uently ennu%od, the forefeet kept soft %y the m&s&?l‘:}:{fll‘?uqm of oil or spelterine ziven i with & moderate dipt | | CEIoF exercise G teas e — ‘Wants Some Delay. Louis Duprat is suing to have the Kehrlein Opera Company restrained from purchasing a lot on Howard and Sixth streets on which to erect a $79,000 opera-house. He says ip his compiaint that the idea was to contract no ex genle- until $60,000 worth of the stock had een subscribed. ' He wants the court there- fore to compel a delay. The plan was to pay h,ooom in -:\dm to the owner ux:l ux:;:‘l_; fla,ill_ ehrlein, to mortgage the pr the remainder, “ weight of from 4000 to 6000 pounds. The giant is perfectly symmetrical in its devel- opment, and is colored and marked like a Jersey.. Mr. Payne has not offered it for sale, and says he intends to wait and see how big it gets. Only one other such freak has been - known, and that was the famous ‘‘Kansas Queen,” a very large heifer that was shown around the country as a side show attiac- tion, and %purxch;seg by 'Au‘il.m F&S ugh for . It bad previously net Fz‘s owner a protit of $13,000. ——————— Respite for Thompson, “K1d” Thompson, the train-wrecker, will nov be hanged on May 22, the date set by his last sentence. Chief Justice Beatty has granted a writ of probable cause,staying the execution of the judgment until further order of the court. There is another appeal pending, hence the stay. Thompson appealed both from the judgment and from an order denyiug & new trial. The judgment was nmrmcdy. and the s“pjnlrl::d‘l:ot‘i‘" holdJlua:t the lo;ver cm:ln gn no jurisdiction un e second aj a8 been decided. e Caught in the Act. Thomas Dudy and J. J. Maloney, ex-convicts, were arrested early yesterday morning by Policeman W. M. Ross and Speeial Officer Guilfoyle while going through the rooms in the King House on Fourth and Howard streets. They were booked on the charge of burglary. ————————— The American tourist invasion of Great Britain bas commenced.