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I iUKt StJBBEN JOUKNET.
mtWll nr Divinities of the
Peearte the Mac a Elepee
Braker-Trawcy'a
iWMk.
k ltarrli nemHt rredaced ne w play
r.Tarti that te. the play was new for
had beea brought eat before, hew
,wt Attar an extended ma cf one con-
was laid en the aaeir m a ran-
l. 4ha Inra la called "Helens." and. even
I Ma fferrit fat the leading role, the crlt-
i de Ml avea rerr favorably et it.
, 1m Mmm te that et three men In love with
and mm Impelled by circura-
I te fcrraap the one she prefers. There
varteh aeeeee and strange cemplica-
The woman husband, already a con
, H poisoned te death by the villain-
: mm two ejected levers, wnue mi
L worthy Kentleman U in a way te
i SUM aecend or the crime. The tenant
. Mm play provide a great deal et mental
MNeal ateny, ana Detn twos 01 ter
I fera blended in a scene wherein the sur
auiteri arree that one or tbe otliei
i atee livlax. They write their nam
I Up aid place them with four blank ones
tawa Hcempeuea te araw me ieiucc
tMM aatil the hits upon one bearing
iiaaae, aad the writer et that autenraph is tc
k eat UMtne deer yam ana snoot nimscir.
i Flaw years are wrote an article leu
What be knew et Clara Merris. A per
i at it will be Interesting here. Ileeald
laettced among the spectators In the gal
of the Ohie bouse el representatives
ail waaa member et that body in 1B0-1, a
rirl of about 10, dad in ratner light ral
for winter wear, who came in te a scat
rcaydesk at a certain hour every day.
. aiwayi in care or two ntue teu, nnc
avamucn worn specimen or a cneaj
She waaapale, light haired, blue) eyeii
l or alender make, net attractive u
, aad I should have passed her tc
DBJLWntO THE BALLOT.
tvien as an ordinary nurse plrl, se far as .
I concerned, but for en iucident one da)
l made me see eenietulnc mere in he.
l titan that et an ordinary nurse girl.
I sort ei an absurd proneuuon was ut
MI was sneaking when I hapiencd te loel
i ute tbe lace et tbe little girl gazing
These were the same features undei
I peer bonnet, but the change was start
It was as U a paper lantern weretud
r lit up by an clectrie light
y a time since, when I Imve seen tha
kiy guted lace Bend in one cxprcssier
ie thrill through a lucked audienct
huge theatre, I have romembcrod tht
I of feeling and Intellect t hat e startle J
"from under the little boimet et tin
nurse girl in the dim light et tha
Seme uighU after 1 went with a friend U
theatre. In tbe ballet of the wretchce
place I recegnizer"
my little nurse glr
of tlie house. Thl:
was Chra Merris
and the next duj
when she eppenrei
with her old novo
and young Lids
tpoke te her. A'
that tlmu she a
in tbe ballet, re
ceiving JJ.1 a wecl
for dancing, wlici
the manager lme
it, and 13 a l
as nurse, u lien tin
clara uaftms.
leading lady hac
t much ever and above her weekly salary
(jfettad this little mother et a peat nam
I m in the eyes of a pedagegue totally un
That Is. she had never reaHy-hat
(day's schooling; but the child bad beet
nt somehow te read, and the amount nnc
ret thoughtful reading she had accetn
I amazed me.
On night years otter, while in New Yerk
aw ber name en a playbill, and immediate
f wended my way te Daly's little theatre
Waited impatiently ter the curtain te rlsi
I WUUe Cellins' play et "Alan and Wife.'
vaa rolled up en tlme te a crowded uouse
1 1 seen saw my little nurse girl ceme in
Bbaued and quiet as she used te steal inu
l Ohie house of representatives. It was nei
(, However, before ebe had the stage ant
I audience te herself. That night I
I te my hotel with a red nose and in
eyes, and could net sleep for a qucs
i forced en myself as te bow that hemel
k snrl produced ber wonderful euects.
I (fV" WHT THB "JOUNNIES" M0DB".
-avuuv oueujj tiiuiei, Bgeii i-i, u new go
te school all forlornly in rtiiladclpuii
i his sister Marie notlengugo fuilJenh
l a notion into her pretty head te go U
che carried out this idea with neat
and dispatch. Within twcnty-feui
of its first conception she had let1
Sammy boe-boolng en the liunat
ideck in New Yerk, while she naved t
lac bandkerchicf at him from tin
l et the outward bound ocean stcamshii
r of Paris. Just before she gay ly tripped
k gang plank te the great eisel's deck
i pressed a $30 note Inte tbe ostenUhea
uy band and told him te go te l'hila
and staythere until she get back.
ays Bammy, in telling the tale el
, sister's emigration, "he didn't take tht
-trouble te tell me when tbe bee
-was coming, e-!-t-b-e-r.,'
r, Bat little Bammy is net the only meurnei
et the sad event chronicled abet a.
ares te teke the treuble nny evenins
lalreU up New Yerk's main business ther-
e, Broadway, te tbe neighborhood el
r-slnth street, he nill sea a building
Ja the KoerUh style of architecture,
arewned by various colored lights, red
tee predominating color. That build
t the New Yerk Casine.
the sidewalks around It and In tbe
(before the opera begins) may be
leund the "John
nies" of the metrop
olis, w he, after the
musle starts up,
gravitate ten ard
the revts et Mats
nearest the stage,
and tit gazing in
rapt and tacant
admiration at the
fair singers and
chorus girls until
the curtUn falls.
Then tbev teddle
I BALTOa. away te the f tage
ral the theatre, and, If geed luck favors
tiaeyaaMute inestimable prlviKe ut
lf tMerstwbue short sllrtal Ul-
MOWtte a pest-theatre banquet, livery
fMuMkaalsnb mentaUy draped in
far Marie lulteu was the fairest of
I of (air ones of the Casine ttnee
kaytry eh says she was, bow that she
By agreed that Miss XUlten de-
role of vivaodlere In the Custue
k Majer? aesapaay te play as the lead-
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aatate aava Medwith Joaepe Lewi, a dla
mead merchant, who claimed te be connected
ia some way with the trade In Beuth Africa.
He first appeared at the Casine about th
time that the "Drum Majer" appeared there,
and from thattiiej until the elopement he
rarely missed a performance. It Is said that
be has a wlfe and family somewhere In Africa,
but a little thing like that did net deter him
from spending something like fM.OOO (it if
said) en Miss Hal ten in about seven weeks.
Miss Halten's first appearance In New Yerk
was as Phyllis In the comle opera "Dorethy."
Bhe is a geed singer and clever actress and
nude quite n hit. Is Is rumored that ber ac
quaintance among club men In New Yerk
was extensive, and that the cntert&lnment
which she gave nt her flat were exceedingly
unconventional. Miss llalten was under a
three years' contract te the Aronsens, who se
cured her te fill the place left vacant by Marie
Jansen, ber engagement at the Casine begin
ning Bept. 10. Bhe Is a woman of 85 and
speaks four languages perfectly, but has al
ways refused te disclose her nationality,
TBXWKT, TUB SHAbOWORArillST.
Trewey, the "fantesiast humorlstlque,"
who net long age tnade bis debut In this
country, Is a remarkably versatile performer.
He is highly proficient as a Juggler, a facial
1st, a card manipulator, a musical oxperte
and n shodewgraphUt. It Is in the latter
work that be produce the greatest effect en
his audiences. Ills manipulation of his
fingers Is certainly wonderful. A screen of
wblte cloth I' placed near the front of tlie
stage; the house Is darkened and a strong
white light Is thrown en the screen from lo le
hlnd. With bis bands Trewry then proceed
te threw pictures en the screen.
All kind of animals' heads, a snan, a
Jockey en horseback, a fisherman in a beat.
men b ana women s
faces and dozens of
ether things, nre
pictured en the
screen with mar
velous accuracy. In
making thebe sha
dow pictures lie
uses nothing but
bis fingers, with
the bnre oxreptien
of bits of pnr
which he uses for
hats for his men
and women, as wucwet,
shown in the illus
tration. Ills hands are large, ntth slender,
graceful fingers. After he lias llnhliwl lilt
exhibition and cemes from luliind tlie sf re n
his fingers are alnays n1met bloe red,
showing that the exertion is grenter than it
seems.
lie was born May 0, 1313, at Angoulcnie,
Krance. lie was taken ene dey te n circus
at Marseilles, and saw tbe performance et a
conjurer. The boy was carried awny by his
admiration of the performer, and made up
his mind te boceino a conjurer. lie began
te practice some of the juggling tricks which
he had seen done. As he attained proficiency
he began te exhibit te his playraatev He
went en practicing and making such simple
apparatus as Is required for a performance
et sleight et hand, until the time came when
he considered himself qualified te iwrferm in
public, and then ene day he sud lenly di
pcarcd, In company with an acrobat whose
acquaintance be had form! He ires IS
years old then, and had become tolerably ex
pert. The ether nkmber tf lh c.mutay
was net Qc;h eiler, het the tne boys nt
te work la a hgdnws Ui Guiatr te give
ptrfefaae ia tfc caf et tk itl-hlerinj
tevsa. TUcy -mtct tihy sociefsjtul x&t
tc"s, &ira Trrvry h tcft astusaed new te
rsetOjcd mimy hccjj&tj wbca th variety
cceefiiay ef tr frcal thetewlvrs huDgry
arJ tirwi, ma Eeciuag te cat nud nowhere
te sleep.
A ncTutiE, ami new in: neei it.
He became mero and mero proficient, and
befere long was n favorite In the provincial
French cities. Next he went te Paris, where
he made an Instantanueus hit, and from that
time his success wej as&ured. IIe is new fa
vorably known In almeit all large Kurepean
and American cities.
VEHDI, COMPOSER,
Nev. 17 the llfllelli Anniversary of the
Tint rrrfurmnnce of Ills Flrat Opera.
On the 17th of November, lSi'J, was gien
the first rendition of tlie first epern of Verdi,
namely "Obcrte Centl dl San Honlfnzle,"
and the fiftieth anniversary of that event
has just been declared a national holiday In
Italy. The e cut natui ally causes the publi
cation of many curluus nnd some nmu&iug
facts In the life and expcrlence of the great
composer, for It is te be icmeuilicrcd that
Verdi is honored in Italy net only ns tlie
great native maestie type of the national
music, but also astlie musician of patriotism.
During tlie stormy purled of Italy's struggle
towards nationality many n bard battle be
tween critics and politicians "as fought
around Verdi's operas, and In ene Instance
that most ludicrous of all transitions took
placo-lbe weue or"Un Ilalle In Maschera"
was transferrtd bcnllly te Bosten, nnd the '
plcce was given ns If it presented an exjierl exjierl
race et the early Puritans. ,
Oluseppn Verdi, son of an inn keeper, was
born at llancela, In the duchy of I'arma,
Oct. 0, 181 1, and recclv cd his llrst lessens In
musle from a rath
er commonplace or
ganist. Tlie mult
was that when he
applied for admis
sion te the conser
vatory he was re
fused en tlie ground
that he bad "no
natural aptitude
for music" a ver
dict that soeius
ludicrous cneuclr
new. But this w as ft,'.
tlie least of thef'lji
of oil seekers for
Ipularlty In that veiidl
troubled time In Italy. It Is net easy te pic
ture te young readers the social ami political
condition when Italy was divided into many
different states, all suspicious of each ether
and all especially Jealous of Sardinia, which
liossince unnaxed ull tlie ethers and thus es
tablished the kingdom of Italy, Art, science,
drama, peetry nnd everything elwi became
political, aud even schools of imi'lc were di
vided between "Guelph und Glilbelline."
Suffice It te state that uf tcr stud ing under
n private teacher and literally eeuquei Ing his
way into the censerv atery, after becoming
chief of orchestra tethe Philharmonic society
and composing many miner pieces, he at
length produced his tint opera, nhich wan
rendered at La Scala, in Milan, and proved a
great succcts. But the blackest period of his
life w as yet te ceme. When entering en new
work, which premised profit as well ns honor, j
no was preMruuxi vv tuKuev, nun ueiore uu
recovery his wife und two children dieiL
Almest Insane w ith grief, he was long inca
pacitated for work, but recovered at last and
entered en his brilliant career.
His widest known operas are "Ncbucade- j
tioser," "Ernanl," "Attila," "Macbeth,"
"Rlgolctte," "11 Trovatore," "La Traviata,"
"OtcUe," "GIov-annad'Arce," "Aidl" and the
much laughed about but justly celebrated I
"Un Halle In Maschera." The ludicreui
features et it came about as follews:
It was written late In 1657, and the general
design was taken from the career et Qus
tavus III, of Sweden. It as an era of gen
eral ferment in Italy, se tbe censer of Naples,
when It was te be produced, declared that
the killing et a king In full v low of aNaplet
audience was net te be permitted. Verdi
hesitated as te making the desired changes,
but a sort of accommodation w as arrived at
when, Jan. 13, 185S, just as the first rehearsal
was In progress, the telegraph brought nent
that Illice Ortinl bad tried te assassinate
Napeleon IIL Se the governments in Italy
declared that all king killing en the stage
was inciting te treason and could net be per
mitted! The people broke out into Indignant
pretest), end Verdi became almost a revelu
tlenary here. Then came Jucevacci, dlrectei
et the Apelle theatre at Reme, and engaged
te get the opera produced there.
Bome fuuny changes were made; the scent
na3 transferred from Sweden te Bosten in
colonial times. Instead of a king, the one
killed was IUcarde, the earl et Warwick.
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governor of Bosten! His attendant were
ruriUes (in Italian costuteeaof tbeXIVtb
century I), Including two negrees. Bam and
Tem, who were leaders In the conspiracy!
As the Victim was an English governor in
stead of a divinely appointed king, the cen cen
eor bad net objected, and se the solid men of
Dosten In the Seventeenth century were pre
sented as capering, singing and conspiring
at a masked ball! It Is scarcely necessary te
add that the original Italian version has pro pre
vailed since Italy became free.
The old age et Verdi has been quiet, and
et late years be has almost ceased from ma
steal work,
THE NEW CRUISER MAINE.
SHE WILL BE ONE OF THE PRIZE
8HIP3 OF THE UNITED 8TATE3,
Pictures Showing the Vessel as Bhe New
Appears en the Stocks at the Drenklyn
Havy Yard and as She Will Loek When
Den Description of the Craft.
Ily far the larger portion of the United
States navy must of necessity be cruisers
of the partially protected type that Is,
vessels depending en n, steel curved deck
of from two te four Inrjiea In thickness
mid extra coal, se dtap&icd as te protect
the vitals as the machinery, steering
THE MAINE B HOW FIUMK.
IKrem a riiotegraph 1
gear, electric plant, ningnrincs, etc., nre
termed from the effects of tlie enemy's
projectiles. But the ironclad is nonetho
less neccsiary in order te make the ene
my fully understand that the navy lias
the same power te attack seaports and
batter them down that he has.
When it was at first decided te buitd
ironclads, the facilities for constructing
them and rolling the sheet armor weru
entirely lacking In America. Se Eng
land had te be npplled te In tlie case of
the Miantonemah'a compound armor for
her turrets and pilot house, nnd the con
signment from tluit country is new be
ing put in place nlxxud the monitor,
after tliree years or mero of waiting
for the inside portion of the turret te be
prepared for its reception. Tlie first ves ves
el, then, for coast ilefcnse will be pro
tected by foreign material.
Cut the exertions of the navy depart
ment liave been intelligently met by the
iron and steel ntentlirotigheut tlie coun
try, and the facilities for making steel
plntcans licuvyas nre required by any
country nre growing cry fast, after
ninny yearn of neglect nnd stagnation;
until new Micro Ij full assurance that
the Miutit'itiennli will be also tlie last of
the AniLiluan men-of-war te wear tlie
production of tlie foreign founder.
Armored vessels nre of two principal
types theso built for cruising, and tliose
constructed mera particularly for coast
or liniber defense. Tlie former must
carry laige quantities of coal mul hav e
the highest bpeed nttainnble, while the
latter, net being intended te make such
long passages, i cquires far less coal space,
mul, an hhu lu te maneuver in inclesed
and shallow waters, her speed need net
bow) high. Asles3 weight of inacliineiy
and coal ndmitnf increased armor thick
ness, tlie hnilier defense vessel can wear
both heavier plates mid gnus of larger
caliber than the cruiser.
Te the latter clas.i of vessels the Miilne
belengti, ami .as the illustrations show, she
Is nlrcndy well advanced, and liaa n suf
ficlcnt number of flames in place te give
ene a tolerably geed idea of her general
form und dimensions. Alcngtlicccntral
line of the upper deck are tlucu mipcr
Btructtues, ene at the bow, ene at tha
btcrn nnd ene in the center of the decks.
Thu uftcr Mipcrbtriictuie contains tlie
quarters for the admiral and the captain,
and the two etheia me given te the crew.
Tliese Bujierstructuies de net take up the
vvliole beaiiref tlie vessel, but a passage
ia left en each side te penult tlie turict
guns te ilre directly nlicad and directly
astern. Tliese turrets nre net en tlie cen
tral linoef tlie ship; the for u aid ene is
en the starboard elde mid the after en
the pert side, en echelon, as the term is
The idea of this arrangement is te r.e r.e
cure the heaviest bow and stem llie pos
sible. All four of the heavy ten-iiich
riiles the heaviest caliber intended for
cruising vcnsels can by this means lie
trained in the s line direction,
i
TI1K MAINE'S BTKIt.N HUM!:.
(Irein a PUotegrnph
As may be inferred, tliese heavy guns
me in paiis in tlie tne turrets. Steel
plates 101 inches in thickness cover the
turrets, tlie lower portion of which and
tlie machinery for working the guns be
ing inclesed in n steel redoubt 10) inches
thick, The miner belt extends from
tliree feet nbove the water linoef the
ship te four feet below, and includes
about 180 feet of the vessel's length umid
ships, having a maximum thickness ei
eleven inches for the protection of the
engines, boilers, magazines and se forth.
Running across the ship nud connected
with the miner belt fenvaid is an
rumored breastwork hiv inches in thick
ness, te protect the vitals against shot
fjem forward. Over the topef the armor
belt Is a deck of steel two inches thick,
and reaching fiem the extremities of the
belt te the bow nud r.tcrn of the ship are
curved cteel tuitle backs four Inches
thick, te pietect the ends of the vessel
nnd te keep water from getting below,
The forward turtle, back supports the
rain and tlie iv'ter ene protects thu steer
ing gear Pi m this it may be been th it
the ends of this vessel might be shot
away without causing the veb&el te sink.
The power of penetration of guns has
geno en increasing until it has been
found impracticable, if net imjiebsiljle,
te ciotlie ships from stem te stern with
an armor thick enough te keep out the
projectiles.
If a shot or Bhcll Is going te fairly
plerce the side of n vessel, nrmer is n dis
advantage; the ship had better be un
armored and the projectile allowed easy
ingress and egress en the ether side.
Under the circumstances ncompremlso
Is made, and real protection h placed
ever the vital jiart or the vebscl, leaving
tha less iiuiwtant ends te teke their
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HStejl
chances. In order, however, te make
these chances as geed as poesible there Is
a minute subdivis!ea into water tight
compartments and a filling of spaces
with cork, weed its, etc It will also be
borne in mtitd that the form of tlie ship
Uers toward the ends; therefore, even
If a section of the hull he opened te the
sea from side te side, it Is net of se much
consequence near the bow or stern as it
Is amidships Theronre 174 water tight
compartments in the Maine, all drained
by pumps, ventilated by fan blowers
and lighted with electric lights, there be
lug four complcte dynamos for Incan
descent and search lights, of which lat
ter thcre will be three mounted en the
superstructures. In addition te her usual
supply of beats there wjll be two tor
pedo tjeals, the exact pattern of which
has net as jet been fully agreed upen,ris
experiments are still te be inade with the
torpedo beat new in process of comple
tion nt the works of Messrs. IlcrrcsheiT,
Drlstel, It. I.
In addition te the 10-Inch rifles there
will be six 0-inch rifles, two forward,
two aft and ene In each broadside.
Theso guns threw 100-pound shells, hav
ing a range of six miles, nnd penetrate
twclve inches of wrought iron. At ene
discharge 2.C0O pounds of projectiles can
be thrown nhead or astern, and 2.C00
pounds en cither side, net counting the
firing of the numerous projectiles from
the twenty-live machine guns of various
calibers. Thcre ure also te lie seven
launching tubes for torpedoes, probably
of the lleivell type, of which a large
number nre new being made In this
country by the Hetclikisa company.
Such an Immcneebtructuiu ns is repre
sented cannot, of course, be put In shape
without un immense additional outlay
having flrRt been made In the way of
tools, sheds, building blocks and be
fei th. The keel is laid and then the ribs
nre secured, after having first been put
te the exact curve requited en the iron
fleer, perforated with thousands of holes,
Inte which peg3 nre inserted, until they
form the curvalure required; and nguinst
them tlie heated frames ure bent.
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uSS3reS5ssfcAtf''
.-Vrte. -ej-' -i- -.wr'vr-
TI1E MAINE COMI'LETED.
Thus comes the evolution from the
Idea in the brain of the designer, through
tlie line en a piece of paper, the bent
lath en the fleer of the meld room, the
gioevointho blackened surfnee of the
vv oed te the iron rlba ready te be heisted
Inte position nnd bound together with
rib-bands, One pair fellows the ether;
tlie stem und stein peit are gotten in
place nnd finally the vessel is "in franic;"
a vast 6teel skeleton witli ribs high in
air and tall scantling and pl.itfeims at
her Bides a perfect net work of lines.
curves and angles, but vv ithal Eynimo Eynime
tricnl. When the steel plates ceme te
tliejnrd they ate fiat and square, but
the powerful machinery bends them,
punches them witli rivet liele.3 or bevels
them at will. Each plate must be bent
te the exact shape required and its
edges tiimmed, se that it will fit into
place with tlie utmost nicety. Slowly
the plates nre hid en low after row,
until the skeleton becomes clothed, and
then the weil: en the interior of tlie hull
cm piegrctts. Tha beams and fere and
lift pieces me being put in as fast as re
quired, and tlie whele fabric assumes
the bltape mero like the finished picture,
re that the uneducated eye can new be
gin te unravnl tlie iuj6tcry of what lias
been rather a confuted mass of frames,
guides und emptiness.
Large v cr.sels doubtless entail a con cen con
biilcr.ible fiut cost, but it is net large In
relation te their lighting power nnd con
sequent fitnesi te meet any and evciy
enemy Regarded in this light, whether
for linoef battle or cemincrca protection,
n few large idiip3 nre mero economical
than mimeieus bmnll ones; they nhe net
ei 1 letain their efficiency, but Inst much
longer than compesito or ether similar
craft, fleets of which have been broken
tip dtn mg the last few i ears uftei coeting
lar inoie than their worth in continuous
lepaiis The Maine will displace 0,000
teiui, have u length of U17 feet, diauglit
Cll feet, twin 6crcvvs, triple expansion
engines dcbignrd for 8,000 hoi power
utul a speed of 17 knots. She will be
bark rigged, hpicadlng 7,000 feet or can
vas and will cost $2,500,000. Her com
plement will be. Officers. 35; men, S00
A Strange Craft.
One of the most novel crafts floating
en the great lakes is the steel barge
"103," of v hich a cut is heie given.
This unique craft ia owned by the
American Steel Dai go company, of Duf Duf
fale. Thcre ure tvv e ether beats of the
same pattern named "101" and "102,"
engaged in tlie ero trade te Cleveland
Thebe three beats are all tow barges, but
vv hen leaded nre said te tow very hard.
In appeal ance barge "103" leeks like a
hollow steel cigar, 200 feet long, 30 feet
beam and 2J feet depth. When fully
leaded she is mero than half submerged,
A vievv fiem in front gives ene the
idea of a hog's back and head, the haw
ser pipes standing for the nostrils. Her
lxw und stern are oval in bhape and her
rudder is below the lead line, out of sight.
nAnar. "103."
Frem the SuH&Ie Express.
The turret containing quarters for the
crew is at the forward end of the beat.
On top of the turret ero the anchors and
a steam windlass. Aft is another large
turret vvth quarters for tha officers,
dining loom. etc. Thcre is n dat stretch
about twelve feet !etween ihe turrets,
fitted with life In.", vhic'i nre valuable
ns aids te the men in . -vising from end
te end of the hull in rough weather.
Tlie barge carries no canv xs. The hatches
are in tlie top, the covers being screwed
en rubber gaskets, thus mi king the top
of her hull as water tight :u the bottom,
She has a full length wntcrbottem, also
a boiler for working tlie windlass eitd
capstan, The barge has great carrj ing
capacity. On n recent trip she carried
80,000 bushel of wheat. She has had
no chauce as yet te demonstrate her
stability in rough weather, and it is a
question what would be her fate if she
broke her tow line nnd get adrift.
Portland, Je., leeks out for the pleas
ure as well as tlie mental welfare of Its
bchoel childitu, and be, when it was an
nounced that the pest heuse was te be
burned seen, n petition was at once sent
te the mayor iifikingliim te havethe lion lien
fire en Satm day afternoon se that the
chiUren could tce the ehew.
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BOWLINGISANART
Yeu Must Study and Werk te
Acquire It.
QUEER POSTURES OF NOTICES.
They Are Here Cen pared with the Oraae
ful Positions Assumed by These Wha
Have Become Expert Knights of tha
Teepln Alley.
O TOU bowl!
Can you twist yourself Inte a
knot and then extricate yourself
without damairinsc your anat
emy I Nel '
Until you have mastered this feat, your
chances of becoming n crack tensticker are
very slim. At least observation tends te
show this.
If one takes the trouble te watch a number
of beginners in the act of bowling, he will
surely be amused by the ludicrous postures
they assume and the gyrations they go
through.
Rew awkward they are! One might
imagine tbey were trying te see who could
threw the ball the hardest, instead of taking
a few minutes of recreation.
Then let him turn his attention te a group
of finished players. Mark hew graceful they
are. Slew, ture and steady of aim. A strike
Is et no moment whatever. Three, four, five
in succession. That is expert bowling. They
have all been through the awkward stage,
and have profited by their own and ether
mistakes.
Bowling is an art.
Just what the term art here signifies it
about as difficult of comprehension as Is the
newly elected president of a swell college
when trying te explain what the word "uni
versity" means. When he has finished hti
talk you are conscious of a jumble of Latin
and vague expressions, and meaningless noth
ings crowded into your brain. In plain words,
you de net knew any mero than you did be
fore. In fact, you knew less. It Is the same
with bowling, especially in counting. A de
scription of scoring will be given later en,
which will show the difficulty connected
with it.
Wbeu a player tries te tell you all about it,
hew easy It is if you only listen te htm. II
you make a strike, then another, then a
spare, then miss the pins entirely, and se en.
NOT A GRACEFUL WAT.
Tour first ball counts en the neat frame.
Yeu don't bowl tha ether two. Why, you
are losing two balls, are you net! Yeu think
se, and tell him se. He tries te set you
aright. Yeu see your mistake, and think
you could score a garae through without a
mistake. Gut as in the German game el
Skat, mistakes will occur In every game.
Understand, hewever, that the beglnner'i
game is meant here. Let A represent a
plavcrinn match game. He makes a ten
strlke with his llrst ball, and marks a double
cress en tbe slate, denoting ten towards the
score of his first division, or inning, with
two balls te spare B takes his turn new,
but, as A's playing will suffice te gain our
point, his scere will be left out. A new playi
the llrst ball of his second Inning, and makes
another strike. Anether double cress ii
marked below the first one. Ue Is new twenty
te the geed en his first Inning and ten en the
second, with two bulls te spare. It secnu
strange te onlookers that be, while entitled
te six balls for the two Innings, should have
used only two and counted nothing. There
must be something wrong.
lie new plays the first ball of bis third in
ning, making another strlke. At last he hat
reached the point where he can put some
thing down en the slate. The last ball he
bowled completed his first inning, which new
gets scored thu ty, Icav lag him twenty points
geed towards his second inning, ten en the
third, and starts him en his fourth with two
balls te spare Very simple it you under
stand. But this can net be allowed te go en
any longer. He plays the first ball en his
fourth inning, knocking down eight pins.
This finishes bis second inning with twenty
eight, which, when added te the previous
thirty, makes fifty-eight te score in his second
OFF TUB AMJtT.
division en the slate. He has new eighteen
points geed en bis third division. New for
hlslestball: this knocks down u--pin, com
pleting his third inning's count which gets
niuetccn; this added te previous .ero makes
seventy-seven te bcore te his third division.
Aud he has ten innings te bowl altogether.
If veu think, with the above explanation,
you can beat the game, then play It out te
suit yeurbclf.
There are bome very amusing phases of the
game as played by beginners and these vv he
never w ill learn the game. Netice that old
gentleman holding the ball in both hands
preparatory te launching it en its course.
Pint he holds the ball high abeve his head,
then snlngsit between his legs and lets fly
with great muscular effort His intention is
te knock spots out of tbe pins, but niue times
out et ten he fails te get mero than three or
four pins. He is convinced that his is the
proper way te bowl, and nothing can shake
his opinion. Why docs he net get mero pins!
When he delivers the ball with both hands It
Ii almost impossible for him te take both oft
at the same time. The hand which leaves
the ball last imparts an outward roll te it.
As a consequence the ball, instad of hitting
the king pin, strikes the third or fourth with
the result mentioned.
Theronre seme very cnergetie bowlers te
be seen at times. Fer Instance, that man flat
en his back ever there. Queer position. Is It
net I Well, he cau't help it. IIe selected a
heavy ball preparatory te making a ten
strike, and in swinging bis am: back lest his
tclicce. Perhaps he will profit by his mis
fortune. There is a man right next te him
making almost tbe same mUtake. IIe selects
a heavy ball and burls it with all his strength
at the pins. But it does net touch them. In
fact It strikes the ground a few feet In front
et him and rolls Inte tlie gutter. Ne ten
strike Ne plus.
Tberu is the man who Invariably chases the
ball denn the allav. twlstlm; tnd tur.-iz
f fee
H. He Is witbeat doubt stie greatest
failure of them all, and there is Kitle hope of
Ua ultimate lueceas.
Every one should howl. It Is a healthy
aad Interesting sport. Fer the benefit el
tbeae who are net quite clear en the subject
(sad they can hardly be blamed after reading
Una article), the following tips are addedt
t Ten rolls constitute a game.
3. Each roll consists et three balls, unless
the pins are ail down In leas; a ten strike or a
spar ends a roll, bat does net have anything
te de with the score of a division, which Is
dependant en subsequent play.
WILL BE LOSS HIS BALAKCKl
& In rolling, no player must advance be
yond the line en the alley when delivering a
ball
4. Pitching balls Is net allowed.
BAYArtU-CLYMEill.
Sketches of the Parties te One at the
Season's Most Tulkcd et Weridlin:.
Et-Secretary Ilayard, whose marriage
te Mary Willing Clymcr wns set down
for Nev. 7, feels a little vexed at the re
porters who have se often unwarrant
ably coupled his name with that of nthct
ladies At ene time It was announced
with all the particularity of actual fait.
MAUY WILMNO ClA'MER.
and as if obtained from the parties them
selves, that he was te marry Mls3
Markoc, a clerk In oneef thegevcrnment
offices, nnd a little later manv weie
made te believe that he and Mrs Tol Tel Tol
seni, mother of Mis. Cleveland, were te
be married. These reeris finally be
caeo be annoying that unusual efforts
were madn te trace them, nnd it was
found that they originated in the malice
of u woman correspondent at Washing
ton, who appealed te haven mania for
(hat sort of tiling.
The real bride Is Miss Mary Willing
Clymer, daughter of Dr. Oeoige C'lymrr,
and granddaughter of the Geerge Clymcr
who signed the Declaration of Independ
ence, Iler father was for many j ears
surgeon in the navy, and en the mother's
side she is also granddaughter of Aduiual
Sliriluck. Dr. Meicditli Clymcr, thedK
tinguUhed phybician of New Yerk, n a
member of the 6ame family She lias
lived many ycais past with her mother
in ti handsome heuse en Connecticut
avenue, in Washington, is 39 yeara old,
and n very accomplished nnd fine looking
woman. She is u tall and graceful
blonde, with a slender figure and exquis
ite taite in dress, is nlse ,i skilled horse
back rider, and well qualified te join Mr.
Bayard in his favoiite recreation
As for Themas T. lUyaul, his career is
public property. Hu wa3 bem Oct. 29,
1828, and had nn unusually quiet and
methodical boyhood. In fact, his eat ly
career was much like that of Jehn Quinry
Adams, except that he lived ut home.
As ins family was
well te de and his
father a United
Slates se n a ter,
there was little
struggling in his
early life, and he
was educated for
a public caicer.
Bayards and
Saulsburys. I
1831 he was ad'
milted tnrn.ictlcei
at the bar, and iti (
. . i
185 fi President
Pierce appointed
himUnltedSlatcs
district atlorney. T- F- bwakd.
In 18G9 l.u was chosen te i ( reed his
father ns United States bi md was
re-elected in 1875 and bei ncmber
of the celebrated electoral commission of
1877. It is scarcely necessary te add
that he was ene of the "6even."
The newly married couple will reside
at Delaw are place, tlie ideally beautiful
home of the Bayards, in Wilmington,
Del.
The llreuklyn Team.
Counting Manager W. 11. McQunnigle, the
Brooklyn club has eighteen men under con
tract. Tbe plaveis are quiet, gentlemanly
fellows, nnd are vvell liked by all the patrons
of Washington park. It is a singular thing
about the team tlict net oue of tlie men was
born or brought up in Brooklyn. In fact,
Terry and Busheug nre the only men who ro re ro
slde permanently in Brooklyn. When it is
remembered that tang IMiud Is the home of
soineof the most famous plajers en the dia
mond field today, the fact becomes ev en mero
significant.
Bome doubt is expressed w hether W. II,
McUuuuigle w ill mauage the Brooklyn team
for next j car. He U generally looked upon
in tlie baseball professional ranks as a "mas
cot" manager, aud has been lemarkably suc
cessful in bundling ev try team he has ever
been connected with. Like most successful
managers, MtGunuIgle was a player himself,
and quite n geed one, tee. McGunnlgle has
been connected with the Brooklyn club for
two j cars, brought his club In bocend in tha
race in his initial year, nnd captured the
pennant this year, McGunnlgla has hed a
various experience In the baseball world.
New Yerk Tribune.
Hew lie Came te Ue Cullnl "IJuck."
"Hew did veu get the name of BuckP
asked a New Yerk Ti ibuue reporter of U ing.
"Well, 1 will tell you," said the CltanU' gal
lant captain. "When I was a youngster,
about fl or 7 years old, I used te play marbles
In Pendleton with a big boy who was called
Buck" Drury. There was a big shoemaker's
shop where weused te play, and the men used
te come out every day about lunch time and
bet en the game. Tbey didn't knew our
names, but called htm fil; Buck, and when I
wasn't around they would ntk for 'Little
Buck.' That's all there's in it. My famdy
name is Blilr. veu knew
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lip!
Indeed, it was MM&i. 5V.,c&SSr!M
c e n s i dercd for hfj, ffi&iPFJSr
many jears that ltC&' t
Delaware was a agtf$W
sort of private MfflW'
borough for the.. Kf
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THtf AnriANOCMlNT OP CURTAINS.
Bane laUreetbig ehest lalluas
Fea et "Beger Slardaa.
Frem aa article In Tha Art Amatear, lxa
d "rieger IUerdan," the tollewteg aairacU
aad cuts are taken i
The absurdity of most et tha ixedarraage
Bseata et curtains adopted by French deeora deeera deeora
teri and their followers In ether countries It
as apparent as that of the old faehkmal
coiffures which were the pride and the tor
ment of our great-grandmothers. The fashion
et arranging the hair In tall structures, stiff
ened with paste and powder, and Intended te
last for several days or a week, has happily
gene out, never te return) but the almost
equally barbarous practice et permanently
draping curtains and portieres, te that their
folds become leaded with dust and they are
precluded from rendering any service except
as ornament, is ttlll, unfortunately, la ex
istence. EXAMPLE t.
This ridiculous fashion leads te the Intro
ductten of curtains where none are needed
and te their duplication vv here they are It
is easy te see, therefore, why It should be fa
vored by upheMcrers, but net se easy te lm lm lm
ogtne why housekeepers should suder them
selves te be ruled by It. There are several
modes of tasteful arrangement of drapery, se
tlmple that the most modest housewife need
net fear that it ouce uudone she may net
have the skill te repeat them. Curtains
should be se hung that they may be drawn
clese or apait, may be allowed te fall in
straight folds or be looped back as required,
but should net be gathered up with stout
cords and tassels at points out of reach or
nailtd in set shapes se that they cannot be
shaken loeso without the use of a ladder and
a pair of nippers and the certainty et being
covered with dust.
example S.
Curtains should alnays be of use either as
screens or te shut out unnecessary light or
cold draughts. The most sensible way of
hanging them Is by means of small unobtru unebtru
slv e metal i iugs, strung en a metal or wooden
red, which need seldom be mero than ene
Inch In diameter. The chance of tee much
air blowing In between this red and the top
of the window frame K If the window sashes
are well hung and fastened, tee small te be
of any real account.
EXAMPLE 3.
In general the wooden boxing, or se called
window corulce, with its dependent lauibro lauibre
quin or valance may be dispensed with, saving
much treuble from dust and dirt, and doing
away with what Is commonly a most dU dU
agrecahle feature as well as most of the ob
jectionable formal nnangementsef drapery
which distinguish modern French interiors.
But, if continued hi use from habit or for tbe
sake of Its comfortable appearance, the val val
ance should be rather plain and net be de
veloped se that it may leek like an extra cur
tain intended for show oily.
It Wasn't of Any Comeqiience.
Custemv (returning) Didn't I give you a
flve dollar geld piece just new for a flve cent
piecel
Merchant (positively) Ne, sirl
Customer (turning te go) It isn't of any
particular consequence I had u counterfeit
five dollar geld plcce that I carried simply as
a curiosity. I must have lest It some
Merchant (hastily) Wait a moment; I'll
leek again. Danville (Va.) Register.
Tlie Scir I'ruiiiuu crown.
The new Prussian crown has just been
made at the command of Emperor "Will
iam. Second, and has been delivered te
him, The form is the Eame ns the old
ene, but it is richer and moie tasteful,
The diamonds and pearls are taken from
the treasury of the royal house, and are
of great value. The crown weighs three
German pounds, the diamonds vv cigh 750
carats. The frame is of Eelld geld.
The lower rim contains twenty-four dia
monds as large as walnuts. Keund the
rim rise eight clever leaves of splendid
effect, the parts being formed of the
finest diamonds, Treiii tliese leaves rise
eight hoops adorned with seventy-eight
diamonds. Between tliese hoops rise
very beautiful ornaments, each bearing a
(diamond in its middle and a pearl the
size of an acorn. The whele is sur
( mounted by the apple of the empire, con
sisting of a single large sapphire. This
I enormous jew el is surmounted by a cress
fl adorned with eighteen diamonds, Mon Men
MtrenlStar. Prefc lenal.
"Why, Marie, y - n't m.1: that young
man te call, and it ' ma t,e nice."
"I knew it, In t M a doctor, nnd
charges $5n viiit.' LjKfch.
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