'f ff . V - ' l-M ( - - THK LANCASTER DAILY IKTBLLIGBNpJjilC, SATURDAY,' DECEMBER 21. 1889. 8: '1 v J'LS ' l!U I?8 i ME PEOPLE OF BRAZIL .THEY ARE OF MANY NATIONALITIES, AND HERE ARE SOME TYPES. ! Rieblle U "Lin reef and Its Kalnral Rcwrareas At Almest Bwa-t tea The rMi of tha Cewntrr la m Matter far SpMalatle. The new republic the United States of Brazil la "land peer." In it us 8,200,000 square miles and at least thirty two distinct people, counting only such bhazuja:; erakdek. mixtures as are visible te the naked eye. And these raccs'range all the way from red-brown cannibals te cultured white Christians, while of the vast land area at least a fifth is unexplored and at least a third is unbroken tropical forest low land forest, much of it, a perfect jungle in which the summer months are fatal te Aryan vigor, and at all seasons deadly serpents and venomous insects abound. There are, says Agassis, ever ene hun dred species of valuable weeds, while ether explorers add that in much of the lowland forest every bush has a thorn and every insect a sting, every worm is vile, and every snake is venomous. Of the 12,000,000 people, by the larg est cstimate, about ene-third are Aryan (white or "Caucasian"), net quite a third negrees, less than a tenth Indians and the re3t Metis ,or "mixed." There is, first, the cultured white Portuguese-Bra-zilian, whether planter, official, mer chant or scholar the ruling race. The policy of the government has been very liberal since independence, and many of nil ether European stocks have located there, principally in the coast towns. Te these may be added, in political senti ment, the soldiers; for, though many dark men are in the ranks, the officers are generally white, and it was the army that wrought the recent revolution. As in all lands of mixed bleed, the rul ing race is the whitest, the generals are Portuguese-Brazilians, and evidently men of talent and commanding influ ence. With them, of course, go the planters, merchants and whites gener allyindeed, thcre iJ nothing else for them te de. Of the negrees very little is said. As they came originally of the sarae West African tribes as ether American tie- A NATIVE INDIAN. grees, and have but lately emerged from slavery, their capacity for a republican system can easily be judged. There are many names te designate the shades: theso darker than mulatto, but net full black, are "mctifs," "grilles," etc.; the lighter shades may be scientifically classSU-as-mulattees, quadroons, octo roons, mclaneids and leuco-melaneids. Of the Indians, the most noted are the Botecudos, who have advanced far enough te till small patches, livein huts, weave mat and keep cattle. Above them are a few Indians like the Pueblos, of Mexico nnd Arizona simple, peace ful nnd industrious. Belew thorn are scattered tribes of savages, soine of whom nre cannibals, and all are implaca bly hostile. Thus, in a territory a little larger than the United States, excluslve of Alaska, are seme 4,000,000 civilized and educated people and seme 8,000,000 grading down from that rank te mur dering cannibals. Ana or all that B.uoo, B.ueo, B.uoe, 000 net ene in ten can read. Evidently there it room for development in Brazil. Iiiazil has a warm climate, and Brazil ians gcnei ally can stand a great deal of rest. They cannot be classed among the most enterprising people In the world, yet they have a country whose resources are simply marvelous. Agassiz, Humboldt and many ethers have given descriptions of it which, designed te be coolly scientific, have the fleridity and fervor of romance Nearly forty years age the government of the United States sent a well equipped expedition te explere the interior. The report, entitled "Exploration of the Val ley of the Amazen," though marred somewhat by the exaggerated style in which be many Americau writers then indulged, is a work of rare interest yet, and at thotimeof its publication attract ed the public like a new and brilliant novel. Iu this work Lieut. Ilernden estimated the total length of the Amazen at 3,944 miles, counting tholluallugaes its head; ethers aBsume ether heads, but the low est estimate nuts the length at 2,750 miles, and the area drained by the river nnd iU affluents at 2,300,000 square miles. That is, the valley and drainage of the Amazen comprise, a third of Seuth Amer ica. One of its tributaries is 1,200 miles long, and up this a email steamer has Balled 773 miles. But tuore rcmarkable is the Rie Negro, about 1,200 miles long, which is navigable, flews through a re gion of unsurpassed fertility, and Is con nected near Its head with the great Ori noco by a natural canal or deep bayou, called the Casslgmare. Thus by theso three rivers an Interior navigation is so se cured equal te what might be if ene could steam up the Mississippi nnd Mis souri, then through a bayou te the Co lumbia and out te the Pacific. Of tourse-overy schoolboy knows that . the lower Amazen has the largest vol vel ' ume of any river in the world. The av erage passing any point is 500,000 cubie feet per second or about 250,000,000 gallons a minute. It colors the sea water for COO miles from its mouth, and fresh ens it ever half that far. IU depth near the mouth U 800 feet, and 1.600 mUta up K U still MteiS. AltM MUM ef ffMMUofrem tbckMHteatm half ft asU wide; at tlM Beeth, K Mm Dm branch be included, tt ia 180 aafles wide. Yet when the rlrer It low Um tide eftem "choke" la going p Mad fenM ft "bore," as insoaseef the s4rea now new ing into the Bey of IWy-that te, the tide rfaes a oaee te Mfttly its tsU keighl. Its annua) innndaUene are wendertmL If thenoedooBMetttddenlythedrtfttag observer auyeee the treee oecwpssd by enormous eerpent, birds and beaate, from the monkey te the wUdenft-nU BeeUllHei suspended forth time. "If," says HambeMt, "the mum of prtsaeral forest can beglrea te any forest en the face of the earth, tt Is U the basin of the aaaaaaaaaaa-a-a. Bnaaaaaa-a-a. JeV ffVaflEfinfllH j mm W&mm gBsBflg3PJvhifjlA1HBI Kw TaSSasaaaafaaaWSH w I ? CX-BLaYKS. Amazen. There is a sea of vcrdure in which one may draw n circle 1,100 miles in diameter, which includes an ever green, unbroken forest. The variety of grand and beautiful trees is bewildering a wild race of vegetable giants, draped, festooned, corded, matted and ribbened with climbing and creeping plants in end less variety. But these tangled forests of fer a bar te civilization almost as great as the sterility of the African deserts." A few years age many American engi neers were invited te Brazil, there being a sort of railroad furore; they returned full of enthusiasm ever the country, but with many amusing details of the com mon life of the people. The Indians of Brazil are said te be the ugliest of human beings, and the Botecudos lead in ugliness. They were se named by the Portuguese, from "Bo "Be toque" a barrel bung from their habit of wearing great round billets or disks of weed in their ears and under lips. Se far did this go that in middle life many of them had stiff under lips pro jecting live inches. Oflate this custom is mostly discontinued, but both sexes still go perfectly naked, except in the vicinity of white settlements, and the men habitually varnish themselves with a bright yellow paint made from a native tree. They were cannibals, se far as te eat their captors taken in war, but many are new civilized. The future of Brazil is of course mat ter for extensive speculation. The tempe rate zone is net yet se crowded with peo ple that there is any great need of at tacking tropical jungles, and the late abandonment of Central Africa (for that is what it appears te be) by the European powers proves that the Aryan race is net yet desperate enough for such vent ures. But valuable timber is scarcer than fertile land, and it is safe te proph esy that the Brazilian forests will be ex- -v- A UKTIF. plered for the timber witiiin the next century or two. The civilized world confesses te a general sensitiveness as te a coming "timber famine," and if the demand for hard weeds is net seen les sened by new inventions, that million square miles of forest in Brazil will be very god property. An Old Bit of Sculpture. Seme years age Professer F. W. Put nam, a distinguished archaeologist anu curator of the Cambridge (Mass.) Museum of Archaeolegy.odvanccd the opinion that a civilized nation existed en the PeciQ. THE I1IAQE. coast at a period when there was nothing te com par e with it elsewhere en thl American continent. Recently thest vIewb of Professer Putnam have received a bit of correborativo testimony wluch it quite remarkable. Mr. M. A. Kurtz, a citizen of Nampa, Idaho, was engaged in boring an arte sian well. Hu had bored te a depth el 020 feet, going consecutively through CO feet of sail, 15 feet of lava rock, 100 feel of quicksand. 0 Inches of clay, 40 feet et quicksand, 0 ftet of clay, 30 feet et quicksand, 13 feet of clay, then clay balls mixed with sand, and then coarse sand. While working through the cearat sand Mr. Kurtz, who was standing by the well win a the valve of the pump was epeued, held his hand where the water and suul would ieur ever it. Suddenly lie caught Ktmcthing unusual In his fingers, which he retained. Tak ing it te a barrel of water he washed it. The object turned out te be a little red dell, which had deubtleM Ix-en buried there a long w liiiu age. The curiosity is considered genuine, since it would have Ut'ii iiiixhhililti for any one te have thrown down any xueli object through the pipe, which would have been the enlv w.iv Qlciieut I'atti U with u ouce mera te nialij the Americau heart go lt-a-iat-y, Bue liny have as many faruwnll teuru a tlia wlihe, but wc will ley welcome her. Nw Yerk Amutereeut Uulletin. tP'b ONE GOWN IN A THOUSAND OLIVE HARPER IN THE DESCRIBES A DRESS LINE. POEM Tfca Maw Bull Urnm That Will 8 Went This Season Th Hebu Wh Knew Haw te Attlra Hanelf Sararal rarfMtljr ttavlshlng Letm of llennat. Special Oorretpcnalenco. NlW Yesx, Dec. 10. I recently steed before a window full of the new ball dresses which will be worn this season. There was a black tulle all covered with golden half moons; a blue gauze with silver stars sprinkled all ever it, like these one sees in a frosty sky; a pink one which held also just a suspicion of purple base in it, and all through its meshes gleamed small crescent moons surreuniki Vf tiny stars. Thene are two styles of ball dresses only for young ladies this winter. One is the very light gauxywoelens in the most dellcate col ors, such as ashes of lilac, pale pink, straw and canary, blue and green, ex actly th color of the inslde of a peapod. THB IDEAL dOWN. After the light woolen materials, such as clairette, nun's veiling, cashmere be sheer that it leeks like crepe, come the thin goods in silk tissue and tulle. Tulle is the prettiest and has the most dellcate effect, but it seems that almost a breath tears it. While the silk tissue is quite tough and can be worn several times, the tulle dress seldom lasts for two occasions. I saw one beautiful gown made of white tulle, with thrce rows of narrow silver braid around the bottom above the hem, and along the edgoef the shawl front drapery, and down the sides of the full gathered back drapery. It also bordered the neck and outlined the figure by being sewn down the darts and seams. The Bash that was worn with this wan of white silk brocaded in silver, and with a deep fringe of white silk and silver knotted in a fanciful design. A Greek silver fillet was worn in the hair with this gown, and silver bangle bracelets and a silver fillgrce necklace. I should say that this silver braid, as made new, is as pretty and delicate as flligree work. A companion gown for a sister te wear might be of scarlet and geld or black and geld, all of the acces sories being arranged te carry out the prevailing contrast. Yesterday I saw a lady, mother of a boy of 10, and I steed measuring her from head te feet, my eyes fellow ing each line and outline with perfect satis faction, and I am hard te please. Her chest was full and springy, her shoulders melted into faultless arms and waist, and, in fact, thcre was net the suspicion of an inharmonious line in her whole body. Her dress was just what she should wear, a uiuiple gray, I think, princcsse shape, walking length, neatly but net lavishly trimmed, and the whele effect was perfect. And why? Because this woman knows herself; because she does net belittle herself by adopting everybody's ideas as te dress. She dresses in the manner most Buitable and becom ing te herself, and in her simple gown was a far mero pleasing picture and bet ter dressed than hundreds of ether wo men whose dresses cost ten times the sum her's cost. I guess I mlghtadd that this woman's name Li Eliza Archard Cenner, and many ethers will agree with me. OTHER TEnFECTLY ItAYISIHNCJ IvOVES. Anether dainty dresser called en ma this week. I cannot remember what she were, only it was a part and parcel of herself, excepting her hat, and it fctruck me as being the prettiest hat I have seen. It had a low crown, with a turned up rim, and coming out te a point in front. It was of dark felt, and had ribbon bows en the front of the crown and two rich plumes, which fell ever the left side of the rim, down nearly te her temples. The wearer was Mrs. Eliza Putnam Ilea ten, who has dene se much journalistic work helpful te womankind. As seen as I can find a hat just like that I am going te show it te my kind read ers. In default of that, this week, I will show them some ether perfectly ravisl ing loves. Olive Haupkr. A Shower of llechteaks. It is said that General Manager Meek, of the Denver, Texas and Fert Werth, was be well pleased with the big Midland rotary enew plow during the recent storm which blockaded his read that he ordered ene just like It, When the Fert Werth line was blocked from the Dlvld te Texllne Mr. Meek telegraphed General Manager Cellbrad, of the Midland, fei the use of the rotary plow, and it wei immediately seut down. It was put at work in a big cut down in New Mexico where the snow was about twentyfetl deep, and made excellent headway, Uirewing an avalanche of enew fifty feel into the air at every revolution of tht great augur-like plow, which literal!) bored itself through a mass as compact as sand. When about the center of the cut s strange sight was witnessed. Theso who were standing en either side of the plow were suddenly deluged with a Bhewer et beefsteaks. On all side fell porter house, sirloin, round steaks, sheuldei steaks, with occasionally a slice of livei or a nicely cut rib roast. It was thought at first that the engine had left the track and waaherlnif (Uwav through a biitchej flJSf fflll If I ill Mm mm :M III!1! Kiltvr-RI " - 3 fPfl shop. lnvesUfsWeB, however, disclose the fact that a herd of Tuns eattls luM crowded into the cut and had freaet ad been buried in the drifts. Manage) Meek immediately declared that no well regulated read should be without a snow plow. New Yerk Telegmm. FASHIONS FOlt THE MEN. THE GENERAL TENDENCY NOW TOWARD QUIETNESS. IS Information Which Will tetarMt AU Who Dttlra te B Wall Dtwill, tltutrstsd with rtftarae Kxpllcallra at Mm Oaf raet Thlas;. The tendency throughout the entire apparel scheme of winter wear for men is toward tone of quietude. An air of substantiality is imparted by what the leading clothiers and furnishers offer nowadays as the correct vogue, that is ft positive relief after the experience and passage of a summer season et almost unlimited range for the fanciful. This sensible turn of affairs lias been ft sad blew te the "chappies'' and "John nies" who had hoped te induct the sash and knickerbockers of the outing interim into the ball room and upon ether oc casions during the cold season when full dress is strictly en regie. It seemed, in deed, at one time, from all the signs, that swelldem was ripe for the initiatory stages of an era of frippery and brocade, but the decoration craze of summer was ovcrdeno and the inevitable reaction was certain and swift. The correct full dress of today is mero severely plain than ever. The tradition al swallowtail Is of broadcloth of dull finish or In the lusterlcss worsted fabrics that have been in favor for seme time past. There is no binding or embroldery upon the garment, which may have a silk shawl or cloth notched cellar. The waistcoat is net of satin, silk or moire, but of the same fabrie as the coat, without embellishment or embroidery of any kind. The trousers are of roemsorao cut, though net of the absurd balloon width and the superlatl ve of decoration a half Inch stripe of braid down the side. The shirt must be plain and wlde bosomed, se that none of the body of the shirt will be seen through the waistcoat opening, which will be mere expansive than heretofore. There will be eyelets for three simple mother e' pearl or imitation linen buttons, or, if the purse will admit, pearl studs; the shirt, of course, being nn open front. If the cuffs are held with link fasten ings they may be of an easy slze when worn, but if with the old fashioned slcove buttons, should encircle the wrist snugly. The col cel lar of full dres is a straight tacdup style, the ends net quite meeting in front. The modish cra vat is et white lawn, less than an inch in width, positively with- DOUBLE BREICTKD (ACS. OUl a JOl OI UCO- oration, and self tied, unless that is' an impossibility, when ft catch-ond-buckle imitation may be substituted. Patent leather shoes, the uppers being plain, and a tall silk hat complete the ensemble. Of course there are any number of personages of se called dressy inclina tions who nffect mere or less the fanci ful Idea. Thcre are, for variety's sake, in the market embroidered cellars, neck wear, shirt fronts, waistcoats, and the prcttincss of these appeals te a certain class of men of means who accept with out discrimination every innovation se seen as it appears. The full dress trousers will Ijo noted, In Instances, with em broidery down the scam, and the Bash may be denned by seme of the mero fearless dudes; but the successful f well dressed men, the real leaders of fashion, will be seen in the full dress ensemble set forth abeve iu detail. Olevcs with evening dress, wherever ladles are te be met a rule that should nevcr have lapsed will be rigidly re quired henceforth. They are in the mere dellcate shades of gray, with bread, white stitching upon the backs by way of an effectively relieving decoration. Fer business suitings the patterns shown are of the utmost sobriety. The blue and the black choviets are quite prominent In the line of every first class metropolitan tailor. Of the mixtures the grays predominate; the minute, al most invislble, pin head checks being again brought forward. There are ex cellent combinations of gray and black and blue and gray in subdued harme nizing tones. Oc casionally the quiet nature of thedesifn is en livened by hap hazard threads of re d or bright brenze punctuat ing the fabrie at well spaced in tervals. Some loud plaids in ag gressive color ings are shown, but these are cal culated by the comparison te in oil no the judi cious? purchaser te the quieter patterns. The trimmings et wild and weird stripes aud plaids, tee, have seemed te have lest their bale ful clutch upon masculinity, the ono eno one elghlli inch herringbone strlpe in digni fied color combinations being the pre ferred selections. Se far as novelty in the styles of make up is concerned, the present may be de scribed as a double breasted season. The single, breasK-d sock coat and the thrce button cutaway continue te And favor with the greater portion of the well dressed community, but thcre are two new double breasted sack coats that will attract the attention of would be visitants at the tailor's. There is a double breasted sack rounded at the edges and slightly cut away and a double breasted straight roundabout jacket. Deth coats have a distingue informal appearance, the straight roundabout sack coat having a racier Buggestiveness. The double breast ed frock coat may be called the formal garment of Informality. The indications are that it will be worn earlier In the day nnd mero prevalently than hereto fore. The deuble breasted pea jacket-like garment, made with an extra buttoning- notched cellar, which rolls low se as te admit of but three .but tons being utilized, is the novel walking coat of the season. These coats are made of cheviets, thibcts and vicunas, iu black, blue nnd brown. IlUck Is the most affected color. The last of this group of kindred Innovations is the deuble breasted cutaway coat. vstT i is) n A 1 yyf!lIJ k III 14? Tnu u the tdeftl garment of the full chested gal lant who may be said literally te travel upon his shape The fill fill fill seme newmarket lapels glve a bread, muscular appcarance t e the wearer, while the snug draw Ing upon the lowest button certainly is a continual ad rri 1 L r 1 1 ill I ' i I eV ni I Sf monition te stand up straight that is a praiseworthy feature in itself these steep-shouldered days. Dap per merchant tailors and ready BTTLISH TOP OOAT. made retailers nlike like te send a welt favored Adenis out of their establish ments clad in such a garment as the best evidence of the flttulncss of their calling. With regard te top coats, the gentility of the rough or smooth faced, tingle breasted, fly lap garment for winter wear may nevcr be successfully dis puted; but here again the double breasted movement looms up, and bidding for precedence. A irlfle shorter than last season, the saving et cloth being vitiated in the bexlcr hang Ot the garment, this overcoat, et ft flne melten or kersey cloth, in any et the latest shades, is ft most scrviceable nnd stunning nrtlcle et a wardrobe's complement. The Inver ness cape, n graceful garment, quite dip lomatic looking in its foldlike hang, may be thrown oft or denned with a slngle movement, and Is appropriately the ex clusive top coat of full evening dress. When the temperature (s tee cold or the weather tee stormy for the Inverness cape or the box overcoat, then the fortu nate possessor et a "Siberian" dens the huge, enveloping, flne beaver coat, lined as it is throughout with Persian lamb's fur. Only the wealthy may enjoy Hfe te the extent of owning an Inverness cape In addition te the regula tion overcoat of spring and winter, white the possession also of a "Siberian," cost ing upwards et (300, is accorded but te the chosen Tew. W. A. Ciaiikk. , JAMES RODINSON. la the Man Who Trained rrlncaten's Champien roetfoull Team. James Robinson, the trainer et Princeton's champion football tesin, is centUlercd ene of the finest dovelopcrs of all that l athletic In a man in the United State. In a recent In terview Mr. Robinson volunteered the fol lowing Information, which will preve of In terest te all levers et amateur athletics. It Is given here Iu his own werda: "I began my career as an athlete at the age of 20. I was for nome years the champion amateur walker et England for dUtanccs from ene te twenty miles. During tbls time I was also a itudent of the Royal Collcge of Veterinary Surgeens, from which Institution I graduated. I began my work as an oth eth oth letie Instructor or treluer at Harvard college, jahks noniNse.v. anil while there had charge et the football team and of general athletics. Under my tuition Everett Wendell ran 101 ff yaidsln 10 seconds, and W. H. Goodwin made a rec ord of 1:80 for a half mlle, which was until lately the best Intcrcolleglate or collegiate record. I came te Princeton In 1883, nnd since that tlme have trnlned all of Prince ton's athlete for lucresse, football, baseball aud the track. "Under my enre Princeton inode the met creditable showing at track athletic In the spins of 1H& that she has made since 1870. It was under my training mat w. u. ijeiiiii twlce wen the championship et America at the quarter mlle, unit the championship et Canada at both quarter and half mile. IIu also hrolce the American half mlle record et I mlu. 65 2-5 sec. held by L. I!. Myers, cover ing the distance In 1 luln. bSsec. Vredcn berg is another runner whom I have de veloped Inte a fast mau, he being new able te de 100 yards In 10 1-5 bee. 1 have also ut present under my care Luther Carey, of Chi cago, who has an accepted record of 10 hoc. for 100 yards, and will with proper training repeat tbe performance next sprlii. As for toy football loam, the best that ever stepped en a field In the UnHed States, I must say that te their hard, faithful aud conscientious work mere than auj thing tlse wai due, their splendid showing. "That their training wns Miperler te that of either Harvard or Yale Is mi-ii by the fact that in both their games w 1th these strong elevens they clearly euUtujnl their opio epio opie nentM, holding them down until they were ex hausted, and then, by their own euiierler en durance, winning as tliey pleated in the last quarter of tbe goine. My fcystem of training Is ene net easily ueecribea. juy nm iui u always te make myMilt acquainted with the constitutional iieciillarlties of the men under my care and, having ilone this, I vary my treatment te suit each individual. It is a mistake te attempt te train all mui alike, as ene may 'leaf ou work that would kiU an other." Although having abselute confidence Iu his ability, te bring out the bent (mint of his pupils, Mr. Robinson seldom baclshU opin ion. He diil, however, wager a box of cigars en an election, ami, although a loser, was compelled te refrain from buying the cigars, as he was afraid howea totting a bad ex ample te his team. He Is ever loyal te his college and bays he would net change lil.t po sition for that of mayor of New Yerk city. lie Wen tlia Coursing SlsUli. Coursing is a sort much tatter understood In the west than iu the eait, where many at tempts te pepularlzn It have been frowned down most relent Icwdy. In several instance the Society for the I'rcventlorref Cruelty te nt.ENUl'lW. Animals has ttepid In nnd put a step te all proceedings Just when lever of the sport have 1mm.ii all ready for a "geed time." How ever, a courting meeting of great interest was recently held en Ktnt-u I!aml, after teveral ai rests had Ixren undo, fellow ed by the dlclirge of the unekU'd parties. Olon Olen burg was declined the wiuiiir, uud a geed picture of this deg, from The New Yerk Evening Bun, Is given herewith. (if v THE DARK SIDE OF A FAIR SOME OF PHILADELPHIA'S SAD LES SONS FROM THE CENTENNIAL, Thousands of Dollars TTere toil In ScktastS tot the Entertainment of Visitors The GletM Hetel Speculation A Warning te Other Ambitious Cities. fneclal Oof-cspendencs. PlltLADEU'iltA, Dec. 10. Ne doubt many citizens of the rival cities that are claimants for the World's fair expect that If they secure the exposition for tunes will be plentiful and the wealth of every citizen augmcutcd by the influx of visitors. But they would de well te profit by the experience of Philadelphia in the past and be cautious hew they In vest their hard earned money in an en deavor te enrich themselves. While no doubt the Centennial exposition of 1870 was prolitable te this city nnd its in habitants generally, and especially In the stirring up which makes Philadel phia today less sleepy and mero enter prising than it ence was, yet thousands et dollars were lest iu visionary schemes for the rapid enrichment et the individ ual citizen. Thcre w ere but few citizens who did net have their minds filled with magnificent dreams of the riches which millions of foreign strangers would pour into their laps, and great prepara tions were made te provide feed, cloth ing, beds, nmuscment and every ether luxury and necessity of life which they were willing te exchnnge for foreign coin. Hut the fulfillment of these gold en dreams was the exception rather than the rule. The most famous of the gulfs in which Philadelphia capital was swallowed was the Globe hotel, which Is well known te every ene who vlillcd the centennial. Many prominent Phlhulclphlnns were in terested Iu the company formed, et which Gen. II. II. Iliugham, the father of con cen con irressionfil liestal legislation, was presi dent. Other men et mero than local fame who were Interested were Hamil ton Disston and David II. Lanef the local political magnates; Peter A. U. Wldeuer nnd W. L. Elklns, the street car men; oxClevcrnor William M. Dunn, Charles II. Gress, the late attorney general, Lewis O. Cesstdy, Samuel Josephs and Themas J. Uargcr. The nmeunts sub scribed by the men ranged from $20,000 te $30,000, and the ideas held as te the result of the speculation were enormous ly extravagant. The lowest estimate of the profits made by the enthusiastic stockholders placed them at net less than two millions. Seme idea of the extravagant views held en the Bubject may be gained from the fact that when the ordlnance, grant ing the company permission te build the hotel, was presented lu councils, It Is au thoritatively stnted that the ring which at that time controlled the city fathers demanded $350,000 as their share of the expected plunder. The passage of this ordlnance was necessary because of a law which forbids the erection of frame buildings within the city limits, as a pro pre caution against fire, nnd the hotel was te be constructed of lath und plaster. Tills blackmailing scheme was thwarted, how hew how ever, by the members of the company making personal appeals te the editors et the local newspapers te nrouse public sentiment against this high handed out rage. The nowspapers, headed by The Ledger, frightened the ring from enforc ing its demands, nnd saved the capital ists that much et their money. The ordlnance ence passed, the crea tion of a building te accommodate GOO guests began. Tills was thought but a small estimate et the number who would be clamoring for admission te the hos telry, but then there were n host of ether hotels te be built, and the stock holders did net w ih te seem grasping and decided that they would be content with a profit et thrce or four millions of dollars. As mi cxample of the lavish ness and "regardless of cxpense" way in which they went about the construction of the hotel, it may be said that the at torney who drew up the contract for the erection et the hotel was paid 12,500 for his services, and it was net considered an extortienato price. The hotel cost $250,000. Of this, $12, COO wus paid the Pennsylvania railroad for a bIx months' Icase of part of the ground upon which the hotel was te stand, and the same amount of meney te the centennial commissioners for a small plot that was within the limits of the park, and $20,000 for the rcntet a mlu cral fountain, which happened te be a the farthest end et the latter strip. As, a fitting director for be vast an enterprise, Jehn A. Uice, of the Tremont heuse, Chicago, was scoured at a salary of $1,000 a month, after James llreslln, of the Gilsey heuse, New Yerk, had refused $50,000 te desert his interests in that city te take charge of the Globe hotel for the limited Ume for which it existed. Hut if it cost a geed round sum te build the hotel, the privileges were Beld at cor responding rates. Sam Josephs and an other stockholder paid $50,000 for the right te sell liquor. The barroom was a hall 100 by 110 feet. In splte et all these elaborate prepara tions the building wus a failure finan cially. It was net completed in time for the opening et the exposition, and this, bcslde being a source of embarrassment, was n Bource of less. Net only this, but with the insatiable greed for visitors' money which was characteristic of many Philndelphlaus ut th.it time, en the day when the doers et the new hotel were thrown open the thousand or mero em em peoyes struck for mi increase of pay only half an hour U-fere the time fixed for nerving the llrtt dinner. As a refusal meant utter ruin te the hotel, a compro mise was cllectcd and the dinner served ufter only a blight delay. The most dis astrous blew that struck the hotel wan the decision of the centennial commis sioners te keep the exposition closed en Sundays. Unreasonable or net it must he admit ted that (Grangers have nil idea that Philadelphia Is slew, nnd therefore a horror of a Sunday here, and as a result of the cloning et the exposition en ent day in the bcvcn, many of them spent from Saturday te Monday lu Washing ton, New Yerk or the bcushercnud often remained away longer than they intend ed at first. On account of this the num ber of guests would Ik) depleted for three days in the fceven, The number of guests averaged about three thousand en Wednesdays, and gradually dropped un til en Saturday there would be only a tow hundred people, and en Sunday and Monday the empleyes would outnumber the guests seven or eight te one. Then the number would iucrcase again until Wednesday, when it would again do de crease. The pretHs for July amounted te $00, for August $125; but a larger business was dene in September nnd Oc tober, making the total profits $103,000. Thls'is apparently ft large sum, but it must be remembered tnat me eu.wu spent for the bullding-itsclf was almost a total leas, as tue contract wiin the lessees stipulated that the ground should be surrendered in the same condition that it was before Therefore the build ing was Beld at auction for $2,500. Asa result of their speculation the stock holders received sixty-seven cents for every dollar Invested a lets of 89 per lent. ,ut auuut iv,Ow apiwe. tut MSB Globe hotel was only ene of several ' liar but smaller structures which fafei but little, It any, better than the larger , hotel The Transcontinental heiel war the only ene which really did prosper, and that was because Cel. Klngsfey esV it as an annex of the Continental hetelv, which, en account et its previously Baadt)' fame, was always crowded. The hotels were net the enlv nhvaaaav V1lfl-ft ftWfl11nfwl flirt tnnmMW t t M annfnttnn fnvnftfnra. A jrl.. b!mi Xtl( mentand Elm avenues the ether dayX showed me many imposing brick struct- t urcs that were ence opened as saloons A and restaurants, but am new cigar aud J?, candy stores and are renting for almost 5-". nothing. The eutside restaurants lest'' heavily. One man had dinner for M0v" M0v" M0v" pcople ready en the day the centeapJal; v,'.a..i, .... ... Ql-Q- WJ.,rWW WWW, said te have been as much as $2.00, aaxt en the next day even less. But few ef the visitors cared te Icave the cxpositteat ter tncir meals, as they could snrfesi h tlirttnanlvnd .vlfl. mMn, m.!,!.!.. Ik.. Ami'- ....UU..v ...... B..WU1 TW.1IIU uu ", jfl i;iiuiu. uuu uiu iieunie wne naa uie u. tcrier privileges were theso who made)! the meney, the pep corn man alone Je clearing $00,000. Perhaps the most ludicrous failure of '" all was the herse shed speculation, The projectors conceived the idea et build-A; intrnn enormous herse shed, where the M ' visitors who dreve in from the surround-? ing country could lcave their henmh-JM while visiting the exposition. In thr , prospectus et me Bcncme issuea it wne Etatcd that the manure alone deposited liv tlin linrnna wnulri neil far tinii0ti fta'tr declare n handsome dividend. Very few'tf 7j people, nowevcr, prcierrea nerscs WSJ?, steam, and it is recorded that but one 4 herse was housed thcre during the timef; -A it was open, aiany neuses were nun. w- rj near the exposition grounds en the sup-$p u isjBiiiuii aiiuii a.iiua iuii j. suu uisi nuisiu eci rapidly Incrcnse in value, and in almost Jf every instance me speculation resuitea a; j, m disastrously. . S-M Let the citizens of New Yerk, Chtj& ftnirn Cf Ts.ta nn.l Wild. tntm. Ia.HI .-V - WWI ...MJ.....KW. KWjl.jM from the experience et Philadelphia,' IS that the nmeunt et money te be made in jS - M case the World's fair is held in cither of 0 these cities Is net as large as it may sccm, and whichever city be fortunnte enough;', te le selected as the site et the expesi-'? lien, let its people no wary et engaging t, in reseate hued speculations. MOSE3 P. HATTDT. A r.ij '4 If A rieTlne Fnneral. 8ieclal Correspondence Si. r.' i. Atlanta, Ge., Dec. 10. It was & Alabama, in the uplands abeve the Ten' ncssee river, that I saw n cow funeral,.? nnd I never shall fereet It. A calf had? 74 been killed under a tree in an open field v,; nub iur uuiii uur uuuev, vuujr iu ; : morning. Net long afterward a cesrll, went tewnrd the spot where the butchrt; cry had taken place, quickening ners pace as she approached and giving ven$4 te short, sharp bellows of anger or grief4 Then, with a loud, walling err. shc' dashed nway into the weeds at the edge longing te the farmers round abesst browsed during the day. In less tbMt an hour she returned with several : cows, who gathered around the spot" with loud bellewings, pawing taw ground and- lashing themselves te fury tailfl. fl.Alv tnllfl Lttri . n.w. ....... M...A y -y..v 'Alien an nut two gaiiepca away at; different directions, clvimr out the mnai't nnriui 1.1 no, uuu uviuie ius wctd m j each with a train et ether catttelaW pawing and bawling, and they garnet est a hvaVlf ft4itd nwt lkfAB.m Iahjv amvamautt aakBa . 'Z3 around the tree, tearing the dirt iMMt plowing it up with their horns and try; ing te gore the tree. J, Words cannot paint the weird herrtt - of the ultrht. Kverv moment men oak tle galloped up bawling and rearisa anu trying te vcuc tncir mry upon m nvniiml atil lm frtA inhAVAnii wit A AaaBBr' S'"""" "" "' " ":wu V ,. .j n.iu wen jiuug, wiinu iiiuir uiuiewwr; t yj tiens sounded for miles around. IM; mother of the calf seemed te realize thaVtt it was her offspring whose bleed cried). ' out te heaven, and her lowing wMt1 3 heartrending, while, the- tierce rageaacSI ' m piercing grief et the whele assemblage , i was terrorizing. &?.?. The foam dripped from their meuihiV'j: their eyes were bloodshot, drops of bleed : trickled from their nostrils and tneir'f' ' bodies were covered with oust and qutv-f cred with thu wild excitement of tin'' scene. $ The very ground trembled under the',; rueli nf tlinlr feet, nml thfl nlr rnantinfliial r IZ .m. .1..I. .....! ..). ...i.l-t. .......l A 3 will, vueir uwiui i;ni.i, wiuuu na'uivu Mr be an oath et vengeance, a wail for the m .1 it LI..J uemij- prayer ter tue innocent uioea had bccn.Bhed, and an impotent rum ntminst the dratrnvlnir man aU. --" rift. bienueu into ene noarse agony. ,,-5.1 All uuy iuii( uuiii uiu nun went uewb.j flit. A sir fill ftattiiiili- On vsi.I (1 ml isl- inu rM 1 ii a sliiriwl In tmnfnrn riir rr liwra Kiifc t),'' 1 111 SO UlTtUI I.UIUUIH tUfiVUl 1IW IIUV UMW -. 1 darkness foil, Hlnjjly and in groups, tlM' r t.l..r I Al a. Jrfr't X m w vj -g - - Jam AtxiseH. 'as it S2" THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE. One of the Finest llulldlug of tna lu Europe Among the beautiful buildings fronting est IHIUUllVl'IV US LIIL'V WL'UL :'? ,f the King street, In Vienna, nene stand out , mere conspicuous tlmu the Imperial OpnraK heiw. It was designed by Van dcr NuU'ij and Siccardthurg in 1SC1, and completed ,'? bv their hudIIs. Bterck and Guggltz, iu 180 '; lieth nrchlteeU died during till- interval of Ume, and the magnificent structure stands today a monument te their memory. The building is In tw e groups, the narrower front flanked by fountains toward the IUug containing the auditorium, the broader rear wings being devoted te the stage, together with the ichearsal halls aud etllcvs Of tha buildluc In tlicne wtugs are also the vast scenery storerooms. The Opera house covers an area of 28,000 Nruire f t. On the first fleer eraccful elliptical arched doers support a parapet adorned with statues of the liberal & ;. Mr. MrAMtfv-tiirn ki-ulntiirA. nnfltrir. flane - Ing, music, drama aud painting all the $ , work of theartUt UasMr. The sjytcleus se Iialutliigs en a geld background, the frUsstLw iM.tn. nrnHtnpfit.l with nrmerets. ." t'M The side vestibule contain the stales Ut'M " the gallery, and en tbe fleer abeve is the'i? huve room known as the hall of stairs. Tbe H-' , auditorium seats 8,300 iieeple, and is dscc-itXCSl rated iu a light geld tint. Dark red araperVjfealj les hung throughout make tlia general eaect -vj 1 a very lueasiug una. mu ijm.-vuiu. v.. vm richly carved and harmoniously colored te' conrerui Willi tue ueumj, anu is upueiu 1,7 ;, .-a statues or Tragciiy ana ueineay. tceutuui epenlug U forty-six feet. TUB niPKBtAt. erEiu HOUSE, ixv., ra m. - . Iulll.l.n.1 l.t fmnt Wltk .-"C" 1 thirty medallions of dUttngl'Uhed mmbrs 5 3 of tbe Vlennese ejiera uuriuss tue last tvw,fev years. iuq uiuutu viiaiiuciict ,a w .. -. clrCUlnferencsnaK ni.A ..unn.. A. .A... .1 la .9 II, TAV.K . - . The hlgl-h ceiling U ornamented with sublects. bereie size, of mclauchely, joy, fen or, anger aBdJ resignation. In the corners are picwirsas Illuminations of night and day. Tha tae te; 01 feet In width and W In deplli, llng ens of the largest and best wniipped lu Kurei. Jtf, can U eitcuded te IU fet, olferdlng wesv ... ... ..a.ia THU qeriui lacuuies ter iajw.uin. '' ,; OMt f3,MQ,00a mi 5a - ai ' . .it' f'''-' v-nwr0! aajn;. ,i,..fcy. -?v -V J" ..' --,-- t - . . .- r .v . t-. lf-'t
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