11 SEA PICTURE CRITIC
He Knew All About Ships and the
Wild Ocean.
ART COMMENTS OF A SAILOR
The "Death of Nelson" Reminded Him
of How 'Arknesi Come Off the Main
Yard The Blood Red Sky Without a
Cloud That Foretell a Storm.
Crude perhaps ami curious, the out
come of n life upiirt, salloriiioii have
jet nu appreciation of the urts. writes
David W. Bono in the Manchester
Gunfiltan.
Onco In the Walter pnlU-ry 1 was
looking at "The Death of Nelson."
There was n man with the look of a.
Ben 1 11 n u standing near. lie hail a slight
smell of drink and was chewing tobac
co. Ho, too, was Interested In the pic
ture and, recognizing hie as seninuu
likc, lie sal. I something, and we got to
talking about Nelson and his tlmeii.
about ships and pictures.. "H'gtjd.
mate, them fellers" (the painters lie
meant)' "knowed what they . was
a-doln'. Look at that 'ere glim" (lan
tern). "Ioks ns its trlnunln' was for
got w'en they brought th' admiral
down. An them eyes," point
ing to a wounded senman In the near
foreground, "them's th' Vyos o' poor
'Arkness wot come off th' main yard
las' voyage nn' struck th fife rail full
on!" .
-JIg told me of the accident, how it
happened, and by his eyes and rude.
simple wpeecu i uiny u nn. is initio ue
fore me ns the figure of tho stricken
seaman I saw 'Arkness come off the
main yard, clutching wildly at the
sheets and lifts as ho fen. I heard him
strike the rail with a sickening thud
and lie stretched. I saw the running
figures on the deck, and" 'o never
larsted th' night. We burled 'Ira out
there. Taltal it was," said my speaker,
involuntarily twisting a shoulder to nn
Imaginary southwest.
There was n sea picture, n ship com
ing up to the Isle of Wight clean
curving sans, a goou sense or move
ment and n fine, breezy atmosphere.
"Jest ' wot it is," said my friend,
" 'omoward -bound. Let 'er go, boys!"
a burst of enthusiasm that made some
visitor glance around, alarmed. " Ome
ward bound It lsl" There were other
fine pictures, but we did not feel that
we had a right to do more than look at
them and admire. With Bea pictures it
was different. They were our world,
and who bad the right to criticise the
way a sea was moving off the sky if
we had not? Too often had we wntch
ed,' anxious eyed, for a break In the
clouds not to know the way of wind
on. the water, tho scud of a cloud
breaking free in a welcome shift. Well
we knewthe curve of a standing sail
and the relation it bore to the soilse of
movement.
For a city of the sea Liverpool has
no" great representation of her fore
most industry on her chamber walls.
Sea pictures have npparcntly no at
traction for her chlcfest citizens. There
was liltlo call for sea critics down
stairs, so we went to nn exhibition of
modern art In tho upper galleries.
Here wo found ourselves properly con
fronted. "Setting Sail After a Dlow" It
was, a largo canvas, -a ship pitching
heavily in tho swell of a recent gale
and the crew putting the convas on
her. It held a great message for my
mate (Black smoke and an ever throb
bing screw had not yet dulled his sea
fancy), lie was highly pleased. "Them
seas wot ye gets off th' riate!" He
wanted to show some word of cheer, to
swing his right hand to the left shoul
der In seamanlike admiration, but the
cold gray eye of a tail hatted official
was upon us "Huh, sailors!" and
there was a group of young Indies
near by worshiping nt the shrine of a
corporation purchase, so he contented
himself by nudging me furiously.
"That's wot I calls a picture," he said.
, a buiim'i over wuter ciaimcu our at
tention. A blood red sky with no
clouds, only a slight density near the
horlxon. . I said it was remarkable,
perhaps unreal. "That's where ye
ain't in it, mister! Look a' here! If
ye wos t' take all th' colors In th' lock
er bo's ye 'ad lots o' red an' yeller in,
ye'd find a sky V match it Ain't ye
- never eard 6' what them dagos calls
blood o' Chris' them dagos wot loads
ve billlest In th' Plntp?" I hinl not
heard. '.'Well, It's a sky like that, nn'
It comes afore one of thera 'pamperos.'
"Min' I wos lyin' in Monte Video
oncet, an' we 'ad a sky all blood red
nn' never a cloud, an' th' fishln' boats
"os all com in' in; not rowin' shipshape,
same 's me an' you 'ud do; them
ehovln' th oars 'b If they wos pushin
a barrer." He spat into a dark corner
and said something more about dagos,
then continued: "Nex day we 'ad a
gale. 'Owlin', it was, an' her drlvln
Into it same 's we wos off th' Horn,
nn' a big German bark drlv' down on
ns an' took th' fore to'ealVmast out o'
'er an' th' boom an' started all th'
'eadgear. Two ships wos drlv' ashore,
an that's wot comes out o' them skies
wot they calls th' blood o' Chris'."
'- It was an impressionist picture that
annoyed my mate an Impression of a
scene In dock, with masts and funnels
and hulls all mixed np. The coloring
was good, but the ships miglit have
been ninepins or egg boxes or any
thing. At first be was perplexed, then
amused, then indignant "Oh, !" he
said. "What's this? Ships b'gad, or
I'm a Dutchman!" 'He burst Into a fit
of rude laughter. "Ships it is, mister,
an' look at them tawps'l yards! Ships
wl' tawps'l yards below the main, an
Vt hangman's gibbet fer th' mlzzen gaff.
Them feliers 's got some cheek, mate.
That's wot I calls It cheek t' be
paintln' things like that 01y sailor!
Look at them."
MASTODONS.
Why Their Bones Are Found Near
Salt or Sulphur Springs.
"Wherever you find salt or sulphur
springs," says n gentluuian connected
with the United States geological sur
vey, "you may espeet to tlinl the bones
of mastodons and other hugo creatures
thnt have now become extinct. Many
persons suppose that the presence of
these bones in great numbers indicates
that the anlmuls had a sort of common
cemetery, like the llamas of Chile,
which when they felt death coming on
always made for the nearest stream or
pond and, if they could get there, died
in the water.
"That, however, is likely only a su
perstition. Tho mastodon bones In n
salt or sulphur marsh Indicates that
tho animals went there to drink the
water and occasionally one got mired
and was suffocated. The great num
bers of tho bones do not prove that fl
whole herd of mastodons was drowned
nt onee, but that one being mired -every
year or so during Several centuries
Would in lime cause a great accumula
tion of. bores. Missouri bus n bone
marsh at Sulphur Springs; there Is a
great mine of them nt the Salt Springs
In KenttuUy and at several places in
Ohio and Indiana where there nro
saline springs. A great spring in H:r
ida, one of tho four or live huge out
lets which are grouped under tho nnmo
of Silver Spring. Is called "(hp bone
yard" because the bottom ami sides
are masses of mastodon bones." St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
A WAR OF MAPS.
Bolivia Wiped Out England and the
British Isles.
"Bolivia is the only country that ever
wiped England off the map," said
Frank Itobcrson. "It cnino about tills
way: Tho British ambassador several
years ago gave n dinner for tho official
nnd social clrclo people of Bolivia.
"When they arrived at the embassy
they found that he was not married
to the woman seated at the head of 'the
table, and they left. In tho name of
his government he demanded an apol
ogy, whereupon the government gave
hiin twenty-four hours to get out of
the country. .
"Inasmuch ns llttlo Bolivia is -way
otf tho ocean and practically lost in
the eternnl mountains Great Britain
could not by guns got the retraction
that she wanted, but her mnpmnk
crs got revenge by issuing maps whol
ly eliminating Bolivia.
"Finally this information reached Bo
livia, whereupon with a stroke of the
pen new mnps were ordered for tho Bo
livian government nnd the Bolivian
schools. They showeu more ocean
than any other mnps ever printed. Tho
British Isles had been sunk into tho
sea. And so far ns the people and
school children of Bolivia aro concern
ed there is no Great Britain." Indian
npolls News.
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i Possibly.
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the pessimist mostly hole. ruck.
Ambition is llko love impatient both ;
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A FRONTIER MARKSMAN.
Wild Bill Hickok's Skill In Use of th
Six. Shooter.
Wild mil Hlckok was tho lirnt fron
tiersman who recognized the Impor
tance of proficiency In the use tho
Bis Bhooter. This wan tho real hecret
of his supremacy. lie wits un unerring
marksman and shut tin accurately un
der Are as when firing at n iiutrk, ap
parently taking no aim.
rrobnbly no Hum has ever equaled
him in the lightning-like rapidity with
which he could draw a weapon in time
of emergency and la the thorough self
possession that made it possjjile for
him to take advantngo of every oppor
tunity in savage conflict. Ire hail a
standing order to his deputies thnt
they sliould not rtmh in on hlii) in any
of his affrays nnd especially BhouU
apt come quickly up In the rear.
By forgetting this a man named Wil
liams met his death at Abilene, Hlckok
taking la I in for nu enemy and llrlng ho
rapidly that It left no opportunity for
recognition. He readily killed' a wIM
goose ucroHS the Smoky 11111 with his
revolver. Hiding at his horse's highest
speed, he tired shot after, shot into a
tin enn or a post a few rods distant.
Standing nt ono telegraph pole( lie
would swing rapidly on his heel und
Ore a pistol liall Into tho next telegraph
polo. These were somo of tho simpler
feats ho performed day after day on
the street to settlo little wagers. lie
could shoot a hole through a silver
dliuo at llfty paces and could drive the
cork throtigh tho neck of a bottle ut
thirty paces und knock out the bottom
without breaking the neck. lie could
do what tho fancy shuts of tho present
day do, nnd possibly . some of them
equal him us marksman with a re
volver, but it must be remembered that
he was tho first to acquire the skill,
and the bo called crack shots of his
day . were poor imitations nt best, al
though most of them boasted of their
fame.
Ho Bhot Just ns well with others
shooting nt him nud at a man us stead
ily as at tiny other target. There were
certain traits of his character, however,
thnt were almost womanly. Ho was
fond of children, and they liked lilin.
He declined to quarrel with the peace
ful Bottlers of tho community, the busi
ness men, on any provocation. There
wns no foolhardy bravado about him.
Denver Field nnd Farm.
CONJURED A TREATY.
How Houdin, the Magician, Awed the
Arabs Into Submission.
During tho French conquest of Al
geria (1830-3) negotiations for pence
were entered upon with tho sheiks of
certain Arab tribes, and a meeting for
the settlement of terms wns arranged
to take placo at the French headquar
ters. Tho French olilcers received
their guests with great hospitality, rind
after the banquet given lu their honor
at which the utmost splendor wns em
ployed In order to dazzle their eyes
and captivate their simple minds, an
adjournment wns mado to a largo hull,
whero M. Iloudin, tho celebrated con
jurer, who had nccompnnied tho French
forces, gave an exhibition of his skill.
They stared in opetl mouthed wonder
at all tho tricks that were performed,
and a feeling of awe crept over them
as they witnessed the mysterious np
pearance and disappearance of various
objects. But what oppenred to them
most marvelous was the uppurcut
manufacture of ennuon balls. M. Ilou
din passed round among them a high
hnt, which they examined very care
fully, but without suspecting nuythlng
unusual In either Us make or its' ap
pearance. .When the hnt was returned
to him tho conjurer placed It on tho
floor In tho middle, of tho stage in full
view of his audience. He then proceed
ed to take from tho hat cannon balls
apparently without number and rolled
them across tho floor into the wings.
With this the performance terminated.
The chiefs then consulted among
themselves and came to the conclusion
that it was useless to offer any opposi
tion to an army thot could turn out Its
ammunition in so easy a manner.
They therefore signed tho required
treaty and departed to tell their friends
in tho desert of the wonderful power
of tho invaders.
Wanted to See Too,
Farmer Aseed and his wife came up
to London to go to one of the theaters.
They saw a great many men go out
after tho first act, in which a man had
been shot.
She Henry, where ore you going?
He Look here, Salrey. I've stood
this as long as I can. I'm going out
like the rest of 'em to see how that fel
low la getting on who was shot. The
poor wretch may be dead by this time,
and if he is this ain't no place for us.
London Mall.
From Ons Walk to Another.
"What would you do If you was one
y dese millionaires?" Bald Meandering
Mike.
"I s'pose," answered Plodding Pete,
"dat I'd get meself a golf outfit an'
walk fur pleasure Instead o' from ne
cessity." Washington Star.
She Might Not Like It.
"Old man Pllklnson candidly admits
that his wife made him what he is."
"Yes. But I have noticed that he Is
always careful to assure himself bo
fore admitting It. that she Isn't pres
ent to put In a denial." Judge.
On Cure,
"I believe I'll rock the boat," de
clared the man in the stern.
"Don't do it," advised his companion.
."It might discharge this unloaded pis
tol I have in my jeans." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Happiness is In doing right from
right motives. Margaret of Navarre.
THE GENTLE ALLIGATOR.
Getting Him Out Into (ho Open For
the Carrara Mr. ).
I hnvo seen it barefoot boy when tho
alligator refused to respond to his call
wado in the mud to his waist, explore
With his toes till he felt the wiggle or
the gator beneath them, then worry
him to the surface, grab blin by the
nose before he could open his Jaws and
tow the creature ashore to he photo
graphed. When ti ii alligator that we
were hunting crawled Into his cave I
held u noosed rope over his tnoiiih
while tho hoy poked n stick through
tho mud until It hit the creature in his
hiding place, and Boon I had him
Bunred, ready to be dragged out on the
prairie mid tied, to.be kept till the
camera innii wits ready for hlni; then
we turned the reptile loose on a bit of
prairie, nud tho boy nud I. armed wllh
sticks, headed hhn off when he tried to
escape, while the camera ninu, with bin
head In the hood of his Instrument, fol
lowed tho creature nbotit, seeking for
evidence in the case of reason versus
instinct When the cauierii man was
through with liliu the alligator "was set
free, n Id ml shot being taken nt bliu as
ho walked off. Our hunter b ys could
never bo mndo to comprehend our rea
sons for restoring to the creatures their
freedom. They understood the photo
graphing, but when this was done why
not collect n dollar for the reptile's
hide? Their manner Implied thnt to
this question no snno answer wns pos
sible. A. W. Dlmock in Harper's Magazine.
The Reason. H
It was Washington's birthday, and
tho minister wns making a patriotic
speech to the children of tho secondary
grade.
"Now, children," ho said, "when I
arose this morning tho flags were wav
ing nud tho houses were draped with
bunting. What was that done for?"
"Washington's birthday," answered n
youngster. -
"l'es," said the minister, "but last
month I, too, had a birthday, but no
flags were flying that day", and you did
not even know I had a birthday. Why
was that?"
"Because," said an urchin, "Washing
ton never told a Ho." Philadelphia
Ledger.
Mussels of Philippine.
During August and September as
many as 1,000 to 1,1300 sacks, each con
taining nearly 200 pounds of mussels,
nro dispatched every Wednesday from
Philippine alone. Holland, Belgium
and France aro the best customers of
the Philippine mussel farmers, but
quite a number of the cherished shell
fish Gnd their way across the channel
from the Dutch beds to the Britishers'
dinner table. ' In Philippine mussels
form, ono may say, the staple food of
tho population. They arc consumed In
every possible manner stewed, fried,
in soups, In gravies ond with pnrtlcillnr
relish alive. A. I'ltcairti-Know'les in
Wldo World Magazine.
May Be Sign of Trouble.
"In a certain uptown barber shop,"
said tho Uronxlte,' "there is n bIku that
snys, 'If you nro not pleased with the
barber's work, tell tho proprietor.'
Now, I visit the place ot least a cou
plo of times a week and always get a
good shave except when I get Into the
proprietor's chalr. Ills razors nre nl
wnys rasping, his work careless nnd
results bnd. Now, should I tell the
proprietor? Would ho bo Insulted If I
told him Jie ought to be fired nud his
chair given to a real barber? Of
course tho sign Invites it, but I won
der what would happen If I told him
Just what I think? I'd try It were It
not for tho fact that he's huskier than
I am." N!w York Globe.
Why He "Let 'Em Grew."
"Yes, I've given up shaving," ho told
his friends. "I never could shave my
self, and the Inst time I wns operated
on 1 was in such- a blue funk that 1
shudder to think of it. The barber
had a musical ear, and he Inthered me
to the tune of 'The Blind Boy,' which
was being ground out by a barrel organ
close by. Slow certainly, but nothing
to complain about By the time tho
scraping process bnd commenced the
tune had chnnged to the liveliest of
Jigs, and tho musical shaver seemed to
be enjoying himself hugely ns ho did
his best to keep time. I wns afraid to
take a breath for fenr It would be my
last
"Then tho organ stopped, but only
for n second, and when I heard the
strains of 'Stop Your Tickling, Jock,' I
vowed that rather than run tho risk of
being finished off In n barber's clmlr
by n musical maniac 1 would let 'em
grow for the fiitmo nnd chance the
crop." Modern Society.
Spare minutes are the gold dust ot
time, the portions of life most fruitful
lu good or evil, the gaps through which
temptations outer. Mrs. Thrall.
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