The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1899, Page 21

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. APRIL Ghost Picture Made by Double Exposu-e of the Nagative. s was a sk 1ds to decefve v “spirit” ago In- > into his It was years before this frand was dis- covered and exposed, £0 that now it is only a simple amusement. Speaking of being consclous of a ghost's presence suggests mentlon of a novel contrivance patented by an Eng- ishman, who is evidently a spiritualist It is & sort of small room, or large box, specially constructed for seeing spirjts As everybody knows, phantoms are rare- Iy seen In bright light, the reason being that it s so strong as to shine clear through them, and is not reflected from thelr surface so as to make them visi- ble. In the room described. however, the light 1s filtered through a blue liquid and any spirits that happen to be present are sure to be palpable to .he eye. The room 1s windowless; its walls are covered with a pecullar paint of magnesla and tur- pentine, and all air 1s shut out, a breath- ing supply being furnished from & tank of compressed oxygen. The magicians of old made a specialty of specters, and their skill in summoning the shades of the departed is a matter of record as far back as history goes. In this business they are imitated by mod- ern wonder workers, who pretend to no supernatural powers, depending upon rec- ognized principles of optics for the pro- duction of their phenomena. Among the latter none is more astonishing to those unacquainted with the modus operandl than the exhibition which, as prbsented on the stage, goes very appropriately by the name of Black Art. It is rarelyof- fered, for the roason that the setting of the display is expensive, but in wonder- exciting quality it is unrivaled. In Black Art the entire stage is lined with black cloth, while all around the front of it, at top, bottom and sides, a line of brilllant electric lights. These lights dazzle the eyes of the audience and throw into dense gloom the stage behind, whereon the magician presently appears clad in a snow white suit. He waves his hand and there comes floating in the air a white wand, which he clutches. A wave of the wand and a table appears on his right; another wave and another table on his left. Again, and two large vases are seen upon the tablcs; they areshownto be empty. The magician drops into one of the vases a few orange seeds. A wave of the wand, and the receptacle is filled with oranges, which, on being poured into the second vase, disappear. A human skeleton suddenly arrives and begins to dance; it becomes dismembered, the separated parts floating about; but presently they join company again and the dance is renewed. Next, a white rab- bit is seen in one of the vases, from which taken by the performer, and in his it becomes two rabbits, which are ed into the air and disappear. The ation of the mystery is that an un- seen assistant is on the stage all the time. Being dressed In black, with black gloves and a black velvet mask he is invisibls 0 the audience. The oranges are snto the va m a black velvet the assistant, e empties them = the same way caught in the ope they are tossed papier mache p. upon t Loard ered with black velvet leg being jointed so as moved. The and like the s by removing t ables and Ases leton are’ made to appear eir black coveri A most ir 1&g method of prod spectral effects by the use of described by Hog lished work on *} is ccen a man seated at composedly. The sta erest appears sitting o table—a most would think. non the exp 3 skeleton is painted with zinc which has the property of becor inous under the Roe ratus for producing the 1 and the rays a communicated to R der Bones through the body actually c the living man at the table. By the same means the decanter and dishes on tha table are caused to glow brilliantly. The skeleton fs concealed by a black velvet cloth at first while the stage is fllumin- ated. Hopkins, to whose recently published work the writer {8 much indebted, spea of ‘a contrivance of mirrors by whi empty suit of armor, previously s In the sight of the audience by a ant who is supposed to be cleaning it, 18 made to take life apparently and the man around the room, beating him. The place of the suit of armor, from the spectators’ viewpoint, is taken by a reflection of another just like it, while a man gets Into the original sult. The army cf demons and ghosts which pass over the stage in “Der Freischutz” are painted on a canvas roll and projected by a pow- erful light upon & Scene representing clouds. Many patents have been granted for ar- rangements of mirrors designed to pro- duce a labyrinthine maze, and some of them are very ingenlous. In one of these the entering spectator sees at a distance a strange looking old woman. On ap- proaching he finds that she is only a re- flection. Turning round to get sight of the original he sees the woman direc at his left and much nearer. Approaching he again finds himself before a mirror. Whichever way he tries to get to the woman he is baffled. A sheet of T glass obstructs the real path to her. behind the glass is another mirror w shows only her reflection. Any visitor in any part of the maze is seen reflected in every other part, so that,the place seems to be enormous in extent and filled with people. Sunday Ca ; ture n. He her 1 ng ove he o a : gave T Cib e back ot s PEPBUPAD DI I DU SO S D SN S S S s = S Fav s plate the one-fifth ex- (4 b b g - X 3—Ther ® t it away yperly la- 1 beled. 1 se. the e o4 NEWSPAPER SPECIALLY FOR BEGGARS. also stationary fo MONG the manifold and curious good. Small premium required.” r for ¥ sroductions which emanate from the | ‘“Wanted at once for a seaside resort, French press is a paper called the | pair of helpless cripples. Good busi- s Mendicants’ Journal. This perlodi- | ness. References given and required, also al is published bi-weekly and is ed- | & moderate premfum.” {ted and printed in a smart style.| Those who have visited seaside resorts It does not concern itself with either re- | in France must be well aware of the nu- ) along with ligion, drama, affairs of the Senate, or the | merous fraternity of beggars who haun e rted mother world of books, but caters wholly and in- | such places. They are apparently suffer- : geniously for 1ts numerous and sagacious | ing from most of the diseases under the nos readers. | sun, by means of which they excite gen- ' It is practically published in the inter- | eral svmpmhy and‘_druv‘» arge !m'flmnf . m est of professional beggars, and contains | In reality most of them are clever impos- s many curious advertisements, under- | tors, ingenfously got up for the occasion, ved over some months Ftood only by this section of the com-|and are quite a different kind of folk Br S now given the munity. We append a few of these adver- | W they move in their own peculiar cir- < ire and devel- tisements culled from a recent number | cles at night. Most of them take the P : of this uniaue fournal: Mengicants® Journal and profit consider- . 10 nho At beenpno; “At 3 o'clock to-morrow a fashionable | ably by its timely counsels panily, beleve funeral is to be celebrated at the Church | ——ee 5 il id ere of St. Angelo.” Mrs. Gwilllams—I heard you tell Mr. ture a ne un- was, s ,m,',““ ;r\”;\rfim the ro was the . * On Saturday next, at moon, the we}?. Emm} to come n_ro\mdd at 1';‘ time s e ex- “ghostly form of her mother bending over o8t Pict eling ) O e wealthy gentleman will take | downtown to-morrow and you would have ¢ he result is her. There no doubt in her mind that G icture Made by Inserting a Sheet of W ding % fhe Cathollc Cathedral.” | & hot Scotch. What Is a hot Scotch, dear? e O R e e e oL herde the Negative. Pl icancy has occurred for a blind | Mr. Gwillams—Cooked oatmeal, my g : S L R 7 man who can play the violin. Collections | dear.—Chicago Tribune. . e FrY GLO0 > ; )80 06 GO 4000 00 ORI KO0 0 00 00O K0 K8 6 X IO NI 061300630100 00020 X100 010610 1010 06 k05K 06 00001010601 3030 I L1 330 30X k30 X R X XX 1t X o One Senator and o De are al- &f & the Chambers at Pa which correspond CHBUUHHPUHF AN HT OOV O OO GGHO Ny e o our houses of Con Coch )1 over public offi- Chinese, Malays. o o a3 o o UNCLE SAM fod o Cax B e Lo R-Ro oo =R =R -2 -2 - -2t -t=g =R =t b bR d R eh cf ch R e eR e R el oh ohois] arians, is en: HE most overworked plece of business methods from all with whom he spends there. He never makesspeeches. ts of Malacca ernment retai nes in the St int f conflict with any foreign power. n ondurs amaica, titled, howe nta { f f his Aimost the only public address of his on t 1 < T, nida B 1 3 == ey mechanism in all W ton is he comes in contact. With none o S e y public 8 of r e s o se, Kandyans, Tamils, inidad and t kland Tslands the tive Deputy nauin, "the adjacent e Hohraeoe M atce. callers does he waste elther time or record is the one he made in Chicago Veddahs, constituting the \e government controls all the mak- h colony, is not represented, th Iy a day t s not set words, Nothing pleases him more than during the last Presidential campaign. I third mil- 1 € t g b the - of laws and the public officers who government inistered by r ringing & times, ahd often a /direct, concise and to the point state- was brief, forceful and unadorned. Sena- : 1 CC isiand ot dent French o The African cc and again bet st and ment of a case; but his official, political tor Hanna's work in Senate is done x r wes n Ocean, sending John Admi red by the Minister of bedtime it announces 1 of the face is the face of a sphinx. Not a line in the committee rooms, and not on the mpera tines about his the Colonies through Governors or Com=- two-hun in Wash- nor a muscle of it ever betrays what he floor of the Senate chamber. He makes 4 ago, ver. missioners General ria, however, on ington . recelves as is thinking, nor an expression ever tells other men uo his talking for him. Ile e be 3 e gen- the north coast, is given a distinct gov- many callers her he is pleased or displeased. He prefers to be the power behind the throne - rs gives er t and laws and is looked upon 2s Senator H place In n unerring judge of men, and when In comparison with Senate ora with ts more fingers in their a | of the republic, the Chambers Washington is n Hotel, and s a man worthy of confidence he Senator Wolcott, for example, Senator own government, when he thinks he ¢ alone having the to it. his rooms on the ground floor of an is unreservedly communicative; but with Hanna is as the engineer, deep in the n miles, ceded trust them, than any power on earth. Crossing to the We dies ance al- annex which was once a ate house. his ave caller he is as unrespons bowels of a man-of-war, to th d-laced . 1 tr China The home gov- Moreover, it is of particular joy to us, tinique and Guadeloupe each one A colored man in the of a hotel as a graven image. in on the bridge. ..e does not seek . tl PI jovernor of Hong- in view of all this Anglo-Saxon bouquet \d two Deputies. French Gu- is appointed to guard the street door, and Although he accomplishes a great deal applause, and he cares not a rap for ows exactly what he s he never changes his o erve and neve sm. He 1 controls both its executlve and flinging, that the old block from which , however, is considered to be worth of the ten score callers whose cards he in a day, Senator Hanna s not a me- councils we chipped ourselves has been able, only one representative, a Deputy. receives every day not more than fifty thouwgal man. He has no fixed plan of \\nllu\,idl‘.fl the southern boundary of the when willing, to expand until it includes or seventy in obtaining an v life. He is not an early riser. He mnever loses nd, t (! half of all the colonial territory of the JiGermanygandiHlland i few are chosen. hreaafasts at 9, and breakfast is to him he alway ns his point in the en world and more than half of its colonial In Germany’'s colonies, Togoland and mg give ch of even fifty the chief meal of the day, for he says He reaches home after his day in t population Cameroons, Africa, the Governors are as- persons in one day, however, is no small that he does not feel that the day is Senate only in time to dine. After din- After the British the French are the sisted by councils of representative mer- thing. Only man trained Senator properly begun unless ne has breakfasted ner he has usually some social engage- great pansionists, having thirty-two ts. The Netherlands allows its col- Hanna has been from boyhood in busi- well. His morning meal is a hearty one, ment, for he Is un v tond of so- but in the island cc Cyprus, off colonies, which, however, Tepresent an onists of Dutch Guiana to elect delegates, Néss methods and endowed with a re- and soft boiled eggs are an invariable clety. He is fond of ind en- the coas Asia Minor and in the north area only a third as great as the coloniat districts, to a colonial legislature. Iy Markable executive ability could accom- item on his bill of fare. He has always joys the lighter opc 1 he temp one, we find the only Asiatic area of England ollowing the French 7 S80S 5 = val leglsiature. M plish it. It is the penalty of veing In the been blessed with a fair appetite, and al- is owner of the ope colony of and which is permitted to example, Uncle Sam would allow his new the Dutch Curacao group chiefs of the qnfigence of a_President, for Senator though By no means an epicure, he is fond pet hobby of his. have even representative institutions, The possessions little or no law-making by nds ald in administering the Hanna is nearer President McKinley than of good living. He likes sweets. Coffee deal of attention, 4 British H of Cyprus is, local bodi but would permit them to laws; but in the Dutch t Indies—Java, any other man in the land. he drinks sparingly, and in regard to al- are subject to his approv S ppointed by the Queen. Eng. send Senators and Representatives to Sumatra, the Celebes and the Moluccas~ Senator Hanna is a business man, first, coholic liquors he is exceedingly abstem- in Cleveland he never faiis fto appeat at lish officials are appointed to six of the Congress, or remaln under governors, the colon respon course, is due to W rious is! ts are not intrusted with a and always. He is politic in busi- jous. He is very fond of a good cigar, the theater with mrs. Hanna every Mon- ature. Chris- without legislative bodies, the governors share in their law-making. businesslike in politics. He exacts but smokes only moderately. day evening are elected to nin Immediately after breakfast he returns For books he has no great 11k Mohammedan residents to the rem OOUDDBUG COBOHHVCCVHOVGHOVCHVUGS OIS RSN OGO AP U TG to his reception rorm and callers are ad- the days when he not quite so bu mitted. Some of them are the ¢ 1 s e aiadies o PRANKS OF PEOFLE IN LIONS DEMNSH SO OIS MRy ol e e upon the island, each of tive ¢ - which can elect three Christlan lawma The lion of the desert at home leads a be unsuited for publication in this journal. players was responsible. connected with the National Republican reads a great man t ers, but only one Mohammedan. E tolerably happy life; he is duly respected _But a christening in a den of five ful The gamé was played on a small table at Committee, of which he has been chair- magazines. He fis T o ded over b S e 4 > blooded and lively lions is rather in the the end of the cage nearest the door, man since 1896. Some of them call be- whist and pla exce court of law is pre Eng- ny # exhibition : ) o Flonir asmistediby. 'two mitive ou g N Ry But the exbltion nature of a novelty. It posscssed an extra which was left afar to ate the Te: cauge they fancy that to have the ear horses he does ", Assisted by iwo Dative lion in his iron-barred cage is : Interest in_the tender age of the baby to treat of the players shc ccas of the Ohip Senator Is to have the ear of mo interest in autdc ‘_:;‘“h“- t "d\;‘na Tily dlast i'p {1 Ing stock of children, and the prey of 9 be baptized, wr{m was only ten weeks old, = One player insisted upon being r;rlnvhlled the man in. the White House, a long not fish nor hunt :or play golf, but does a Mohammedan. s classic isle, 1.0 cort o o A s, She was antile dau; CLDPOL el % e tho Eaimes he E ¢ ouse, a I ! nt : ¢ . 0 ner cent of the world's notoriety hunters, She was the infantile daughter of the pro- with a stool during the game, nd his In= o, i tnrow across the park. Some of like yachting. Travel is a rest and re by the Greeks to be the birth- ! elves at the prictor of the lions, and her christening sistence cost a very severe price. s $10 seeic fo fadperiiie itiemaiyes Paused considerable sensation at the time. - During the play, which had then lasted them have business with him which con- laxation to him, and the trip not car made ; E n : avorite abode of Aphrodite, o ® “FLC S ] sl i . i Place And e of the Phoenicians, fell CoSt of his dignity by venturing Into afm'8 egpectally as it was realized as belng quité about ten minut elderly lion had cerns some one of the almost innumerable last v to the ne delighted 4 : de m:- 205 e o A mgers ot at leDEth of him and performing some feal jossible that an injudicious exclamation emitted sundry s against the commercial enterprises—shipbuilding, lake him so much that proposes to repeat . glanc R i Alna homs and. . OF other. oy her part might cause trouble, intruders remai and one MOmeNnt, carrying, banking, railroading, mining It as soon as he can spare the time. bl et en powers, I and, O rriages In lions' dens we have had _ Happily, however, the event passed oft when the trainer, who for want of space ChCrVE, bapiing, reireac e LD ol T e e o last, Turkey. not a few durl .cent vears. A man Without y serfous mishap, and Leona, In the cage remained without, turned his 7~ 2 _ SRV 1S 28 g e o in the e et ixrNes. Bot.a, during recent years. A man 7 'the baby was neatly christened, distin: eyes away from the beasts, the angry old and some of them come to him for rea- church, aithough he is not a member of ments, on the In the ‘We ' . Damed Bishop was married in & den of SIX gyfghed herself by her discretion’ in not lon made s rush at the players, and, with sons which few. who know Mr Ferra denomination ila, a ngland generally grants higher privi- full-grown llons to an indiscreetly plucky wishing to puil the lions’ tails or rap them the assistance s, who only only as a skillful and determined politi- Hanna says that he has but one Welieslor leges of government to her tropical col- Young lady answering to the name of Pau- qver the nose with her fceding bottle, wanted or waited a hint from their eldef, cian ever guess. His friends say that 1e and that is the ei of his the Gov- onies near our West Indian possessions Une ““f‘]"m ?lnflt- LOHIT, a iho‘:( ']‘mc ‘(‘;I"!il;f‘q“s‘I‘:«}“r!l::l\‘\;“l\l"rc('v‘nr“‘X‘h ‘ffl‘gfi‘;fiv’“"; xxn‘:{\\léw!‘mlg\r-{h\""i’;‘nr';;‘”-”r', Sl mfi“‘.':?,,h’,‘:l‘ is one of the most open-handed and char- The Hanna ho nere, is . : st | = ago; and a simila % ol ace S0 YOI a person. ere W o1 T e mz vefore they co P hat he nev ; r miles from Cleveland, or lonial than she does to those of tropical Asia REDI A% mmml :'r‘r‘r:lx;rra:fi[;pu: 'nnme S e Y he Tions: chge for the: cere: taeape by the door, which hecame fxed |dnh1‘- of men, and that he nn'\prfh.xr.)fm 2 only four miles from Cleveland, on a high re, with the « n of two Africa. But none of those near us pefore a thriy L St Paony—the child, her two parents and her owing to the legs of the stool getting be- deaf ear to any honest story of su bluff overlooking the lake. The name is d Queen o allowed responsible governments, Transvaal still more recently, while a godfather. Her two godmothers pardon- tween the bars. ing. He has been an active member of gne the Senator : chooss g e Bt s, Barhi0oes; Thewerd e fage was made in a lions' den in ably preferred to play their part from Bventually the door was opened and the a number of c.aritable organizations, ing, for he said he Sihea aaa « and ‘h Gu. England a few wecks back, and others outside the cage. two men dragged out, bleeding and sense- and his private charities are carried on meant something, an « 2 pea ar Windward ds and British Gu Y 4 & ry f . - _ P meant something, . . marriagi s’ two young g play his life was at firs ¢ 8 ® At 11:30 he drives to the Capitol. He to justif; ret half of the name. tions, over which the Queen has only a gens have hecome such common events in a den of three lions, resulted in a very was invalided for four months, and re- veto upon legislation, but the home gov- that any detalled record of them would serious “check,” for which neither of the mains maimed for life. ER. enjoys thoroughly the part of the day RUTH KIMBALL GARDI main long under water, tr