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SOME PECULIARITIES OF ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS,
BY "W. O. MORROW.
Possibly an American newspaper con
ducted on English lines would prove a?
grievous a failure as have all attempts to
introduce American newspaper methods
in London, but there is reason to doubt it
It is conceivable that the love of novelty
in America and the comparative absence
of that sentiment in England would wel
come a London-molded newspaper in this
country as a rich and pleasant diversion.
Let us imagine what a sensation would be
created by a newspaper which is content
with news a few days* old, and which does
not publish it until it is assured of its cor
rectness; which displays a total absence of
that greedy and hysterical hurry so char
acteristic of Americans; which has no
"scare heads" at all, and never resorts
to the practice of crowding the lirst
page with beginnings of thrilling news
stories broken at the bottom of a column
and carried over to some obscure part of
the paper, tnere to be hunted up
in an agony of impatience; which
in the presentation of its news shows a j
forthright purpose to instruct, a brutal di
rectness and sim jilicity of expression and a
total absence of that peculiarly American
and distinctively humorous practice of in
troducing what editors naively think are
"literary effects" in the presentation of
news, and which shows that in the or
dinary course of events the opinions of
trained specialists serving as editorial
writers are deerued far more important
and are more richly paid for than the
work of the ablest flash reporter in the
realm.
It is not likely that an American pub
lisher will soon appear with the shrewd
ness to discern in English journalistic
methods an opportunity to create a greater
sensation in this country than the hair
tearing, harrowing and tsoul- wearing meth
ods of those who think that thrill is the
beginning and the end of newspaper ethics.
A young American reporter niisjht sud
denly leap into fame and a high salary
by imitating the style of a London re
porter, merely by reason of tlw fact that
his work would be so novel. Unhappily,
American writers, particularly those for
the press, are getting further and further
away from those idioms which constitute
the true richness of the language ; and, as
Americans are insatiable readers, the evil
is taking a tierce hold on the whole body
of the people. It is not so in London.
English newspapers display the highest
elegance and finish in their editorial pages,
but the English reporters write the honest,
every -day language of the people, strong
and pure, and that is manifestly the only
kind suited to the presentation of news.
That idea is unknown in America. With
us the efforts to introduce in news those
grotesque qualities Known as "fine writ
ing" and "literary eftects" explain many
things constituting the weakness of our
method. If the English papers were any
less successful or influential than ours,
this violation of common-sense and good
taste on our part might be defensible.
Of course It is understood that this
criticism is not aimed at all American news
papers. There is here and there a con
spicuously meritorious paper that is not
offensively sensational and hysterical.
The New Yortc Sun and the San Francisco
Call are worthy examples of that class.
There is room for hope that their influence
is steadily working for the common good.
Being myself intensely American and
understanding that American journalism
is a perfect reflex of our people's tastes and
of our National temperament, and having
a certain affection for it as an incident of a
general condition not less admirable than
that observable in Great Britain, I feel
free to indulge in criticism' which 1 might
resent if it came from an Englishman.
As the language used by London report
ers is that of everyday life, it possesses a j
strength foreign to the diffuse and smooth j
writing of an American reporter. The
London reporter's English is none the less
good because it is direct and honest; it is
all the better for that.
Here is an illustration : In many Ameri
can morning papers it is the custom, in
narrating a happening of the previous
day, to obscure the adverb "yesterday"
by removing it as far at. possible from the
beginning of the opening statement This
often gives rise to curious blunders in syn
tax. The Englishman, recognizing the
plain fact that time is of the essence of
news, generally makes "yesterday" the
very fir9t word of the account. American
editors iiave a reason for not following that
sensible custom, but charity suggests that
it be not published here.
I have before me a single copy of a lead
ing London newspaper, and it is so ricn
in matter and suggestion that no trouble
is found in securing extracts with wlii( h
to illustrate the ideas here put forth.
Here is an item — style, head, punctuation
and all — disclosing a treatment radically
different from that which an American re
porter would have been required to give it :
A Nice Sos.— Lewis Parsons, seventeen, re
siding with his parents at 39, Millbank-street,
Westminster, was brought before Mr. Sheil on a
charge of violently assaulting his motner. —
Mrs. ¥ arsons, whose upper lip was much cut
and swollen, said at mid-day on Wednesday she
wiis sitting in her kitchen, when her son caught
up a couple of meat-bones and threw them at
her face. The jagged end of one struck her on
the upper lip, cutting it through to the teeth,
and the other also struck her face.— Mr. Sheil :
Has he ever done anything of this sort be
fore?— Prosecutrix repLied that some time ago
the lad kicked her on the knee, and she was
laid up for three months in consequence.—
Mr. Shell (to prisoner) : What have you to say
for behaving in this way to your mother?— The
boy merely said he was sorry, and was sen
tenced to twenty-one days' hard labour, his
worship promising him six months it he aj>
peared again.
Its peculiarities are numerous. Its great
compactness, lucidity and completeness
are the most conspicuous. Parsons is not
"aged seventeen" or "seventeen years old"
or "seventeen years of age" ; he is "seven
teen," and that is easily understood. The
whole of d dark, strong picture is drawn
■with perfect intelligence in a few hard,
bold lines perfectly suited to it. No silly
attempts at pathos and no useless efforts
at "description" are made. This little
paragraph is the quintessence of art. So
jealous is the paper of its precious space
that it uses a side heaa, and instead of
breaking the line for a paragraph, it em
ploys the dash. No useless quotation
marks are used, because the meaning is
unmistakable without them. The narra
tion of this incident is as simple, direct
and effective as the summary administra
tion of justice with which it closes.
In the following is material that would
serve an American newspaper with mate
rial for several columns:
Central Criminal Court.— On Monday the
April Sessions of this Court will commence,
and the business is not so heavy as was ex
pected, although there are several cases which
are expected to occupy considerable time.
There are forty-nine new charges for trial, in
respect of which about eighty prisoners have
been committed, but independent of these
cases there are several standing over from the
previous sessions. Seaman, who has been
charged with the Whitechapel murder, has
been committed upon the coroner's inquisi
tion, but as the magisterial inquiry is not com
plete the crs2 will not be ready for trial this
sessions. There is but one other charge of
murder — a child murder case. The eight
judges' eases include the masked burglars'
charge from Lewisham. The Lord Chief Jus
tice, Mr. Justice Day, and Mr. Justice Grant
bam are on the rota to attend.
Really the best reporting In American
newspapers is done by commercial report
ers. Even they, however, must lay aside
their crisp and intelligent conciseness
when the market feels a flurry, and then
they launch into "literary effects," as
though it were possible for an educated
mind to imagine any connection between
literature and news of any kind. Excel
lent as is the American commercial re
porter's ordinary work, it is rarely that
be produces so exquisite a gem in English
as the following :
A Reuters telegram, dated Berlin, states
that the Money Market to-aav showed a hard
ening tendency. Liiscount bills were offered
to a large extent, while discount noun's ob
served a certain hesitation. Notwithstand
ing, stocks exhibited strength, especially
Italians, ?or which a sanguine spirit was en
tertained. Local stocks were very well main
tained. The closing was firm all round.
Still another order of reporting is found
in the sporting columns of the English
paper. Here is a specimen :
Cricket Match at Kingston.— An amusing
cricket match was played yesterday afternoon
on Thames " Ditton village green, between a
team of Surrey cricketers, captained by Rich
ardson, and twelve comic entertainers. The
weather was cold, but there was a large attend
ance of spectators, and the Band of the 3d and
4th Battalions of the East Surrey Regiment
played selections of music. Richardson's
team won by fifty-five runs, having obtained
iot». The match was for the benefit of the
local Cottage Hospital.
Such expressions as "attendance of spec
tators" and "the band *.* * played
selections of music" would look odd in an
American newspaper, but besides being in
teresting on the score of . quaintness, they
are better English than one might suppose
from a glance.
Here is an extract from a report of some
horse races. Only so much is quoted as
serves to exhibit the style, but the whole
account is not 1 a quarter as . long as an
American paper would have made it:
A deal of rain fell in Northampton during
yesterday morning, but this did not impair the
i going at the Northampton meeting. The after
noon, though dull and threatening at times, re
mained fine, and the company was an excellent
one in all departments. The proceedings were
ushered in with the Pytchley Welter Handicap,
which only attracted a quartette to the post, and
of these Ilornpool was installed favourite, but
cut up in very disappointing fashion, Bevil
scoring a popular victory in the Rothscnild
colours. Chevern, Sable, and Daily Bread were
the absentees of the eleven entered for the Castle
Plate, for which the Lincoln winner, Watch
Tower, settled down an equal favourite with
I Diplomatic, and won cleverly, but Dulled up
! lame, being afterwards purchased at auction
by Arthur Nighliugall lor 250 guineas. A big
! entry for the Althorp Park Stake* only yielded
three runners, and of these Pastoral, who ran
1 prominently in : the Brocklesby Stakes, won
! easily. The Earl Spencer's Plate came next.
I and this attracted a field of thirteen to the
; post, of whom Bethisy had the call in the
wagering throughout, with Seaport and Propo
sition next in demand. There was a tiresome
delay owing to the reported bolting of Queen
of the Chase, the race eventually being started
without her. Bethisy failed to get placed, but
Proposition, an own sister to Euclid, won
easily.
The records of time are given in an ap
pended table. The compactness of the
foregoing account is as charming as the
simplicity of the language employed.
A seemingly inexplicable American in
consistency is the mad hurry of the people
on one hand and their greedy demand for
enormous newspapers and dilute news on
: the other. It would seem that an Eng
lishman, who is never in a hurry and has
abundant leisure, would be the one to de
| mand that sore of journalism. Perhaps
jan explanation of the American re
quirement is the fact that an issue
;of a newspaper contains only one or
j a few matters of news that a sub
i scriber cares to read, and that he wants
them presented as fully as possible. Hence
the American paper must present full re
ports on all subjects in order to meet the
requirements of ail classes of readers. If
i this be the explanation we must infer
, either that Englishmen read newspapers
| less than Americans or that they read as
I much and thus acquire a wider range of
j information. 'Whichever of these views
j may be taken, it is evident that the Amer
ican plan tends to compel American read
ers to pursue very limited lines of reading.
! This is a misfortune. A few papers, the
San Francisco Call among them, obviate
this evil by maintaining a special depart
ment presenting all the local news in
I short paragraphs, the fuller reports appear-
I ing in other parts of the paper.
At .Sutro Baths To-l>ay.
To-day the survivors of the burned ship Re
public will appear at Sutro Baths and give a
perfect reproduction of the destruction of their
vessel and their heroic rescue by the ship Hol
linwood. The exciting scenes of the ten days
; ami nights previous to the destruction vi tne
! iU-iated bhip will be vividly represented. The
: Republic will be shown all on fire and the rei>-
I cuing vessel standing by ready to relieve the
1 unfortunate men.
There will also be a concert by Cassasa's
Band the whole afternoon.
Lecture at Ceiitral Church.
Special seats will be reserved for children
and young people this morning at Central
Methodist Episcopal Church, Mission street,
between Sixth and Seventh, the occasion being
an illustrated lecture by Dr. Coiburn espe
cially adapted to the young.
YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE,
Programme of Events at the
Grand Council Session at
Haywards.
Reception of the Delegates— Services at
the Church — Sermon by Rev.
Father Yorke— Parade.
T, he Twelfth Grand Council of the Young
Men's Institute will be held in Haywards
during the week, commencing on the 18th
inst.
On Monday the delegates will be received
by a reception committee at the Villa
Hotel, and will be assigned to the quar
ters they will occupy during the session.
In the evening there will be a grand open
air concert given by the Oakland concert
band of sixteen pieces
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock the dele
gates and members of the Institute will
assemble at Native Sons' Hall and march
to church, where high mass will be cele
brated at 10 o'clock and a sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Father Peter C.
Yorke. The choral music will be by the
Valerga family and the orchestral music
by the Oakland concert band. At the con
clusion of the service the delegates and
members will form in line again and
marcn to Native Sons' Hall.
In the afternoon Grand President Lynch
will call tne Grand Council to order and
proceed to business.
In the evening the delegates and mem
bers will be tendered a grand ball by
Golden State Council, Y. M. 1., No. 115.
Invitations have been limited to 3000.
Wednesday there will be a grand parade
of institutes from all the councils in
California.
In the afternoon there will be a dance
in Native Sons' Hall.
In the evening there will be a high
jinks in honor of the delegates, and for
thiß lirst-class talent has been secured.
Every number will be a feature.
On Thursday there will be a session of
the Grand Council. In the afternoon there
will be an open-air concert by tbe Oakland
band, and in the evening there will be a
grand banquet in the Villa Hotel.
Friday there will be a concert in the
afternoon and a dance in the evening.
The committee of arrangements is com
posed of the following named : F. B. Hoo
son, chairman; F. S. Terry, secretary; J.
E. Crooks, treasurer; Dr. A. J. Powell,
John Obermulier, Thomas Silva, R. Li
guori, G. S. Langan, William Pimentel,
F. Burbridge, M. Kerwin, A. De Camp, H.
Garcia, J. J. McDonnell. A. V. Morgan, C.
W. Hever, J. E. Geary, Ed Haas, Ed
Green, William Pann. W. J. Ramage, S.
Simons, R. Reid, P. H. Hoare, W. Zam
bresky, Bert Rose, R. T. Lewis, George A.
Oakes.
The cnairmen of the various other com
mittees are: Parade, John Geary; deco
ration, John Haar; music, F. B. Hooson;
hall, Dr. A. J. Powell; press, F. B. Hoo
son; hotels, F. B. Hoosop; banquet, R.
Reid; finance, J. E. Crooks; ball, W. Zam
bresKy: reception, R. Liguori; floor, J. li.
Rose; floor manager. Frank S. Terry.
The colors of badges will be: For grand
officers, white; for delegates, pink; and
for the committee of arrangements, Kile
green.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1896.
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X \^ ■ JUIJiBE US BY WHAT WERE DOING. H ALE BROS SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS WEEK. X
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jrK dffiyffiife&J^^SS^^. llU&sf *v Judge us by the Dry Goods you see that your (INCORPORATED) — rr. r — ; : ■ £%
V //yWi/M/n J/MKA J\ friends and neighbors have bought. Judge us (INMiKKUKAituj, . worth three times our %M
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A / S In\ *^i f* Ct O I ularly for 12i 2 c. pretty QIC £X
J _S /l|\ ■ [ _T II \~. L,. BC\ \ Zepfcyr Scotch plaids in all colors. O3 \f
f\. S <^WV 1 f\\ ml m Oingfiamß. Our C-singham offerings are Yard.
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*t* I Iff \i 1\ - 'n > Vii him ■ ~~*^ //Sit -•."• , f Toweling, linen, 20 inches wide and lv -»
™ Vill X\l v^SBHLV 1 I |H^\V!«S==s^ //Ik f •■— • * • * I an excellent absorbent. Yard, TJ~
*■«■ • \^\FfSsM&3L£# /■// Embroidery / %*&&&— *
•-T-- "*y \\\\ I Mi. I Wi^^i^^M . ■ / ■••••■ '■ V Baby e<l s e, in all pretty light col- IAC ••:•-
•>♦* X . \\|\ ] Jgf\ I WW^^ix^^^?*?-* / It A rt-m J A Ribbon. ors desirable for fancy X\J f
\ V) 1 ( M\\ WT / / / f\ fl f\ \ wort, 10 yards to the bolt. Bolt.
*.t* MF \ I * \ ■ s Crrr^^'^ f M / Ilk. 1 iVi Very special _
/I'm m M / 1 ;^ ne tnd lnat cleans <!
M« » -^ \ y y / ■» m * • Bouquet Toilet i*oap. X "J AC M 9
-"'• \/ iw»~<V^'m. / X / l\f\ •* -i Cy\ 1 #"^ a Toilet cakes in a pretty colored J-U ■Jr-
aJU xXk^k V^k y . r y /fI I I lIF m Soap. box, niceiy wrapped. This Box. «JU
3 Jfc r \| y \ A y 1 S *• ' m«*»A^ A*** m !Is our bazaar leader '3JC*
ffyp y S m \ *' ents> Black Cotton Sox, | +$+
fit f/n*. ■ ***^ ', S '>T^ ' . • llflit (* f*YJL/^*£l I* ■ M high - spliced heels y and ICC fim
* § I J^^ • y X /v^ W llVlvl Tv VVll • # Gents' double toes. You'd pay XO 3 + r
fA* m Iff I^W^ ,^^^ m Sox. 1 25 c for them regular. This Pair, a^
I \^^^^^^ V_^V >^^ m 1 Is' » special weeK of special!
1 fit* ■ / r I\ 1 I l\ \\l *L^' *'" If ' Infants' sleeves with one ruflle.'lace OCC *t/»
"*.« • m \\-\\\-\\\ |IB ITV\ ''- ""'■' • ""K^. '"'i l"' 1 Dresses. , trimmed, as cunning as —*J -* r
| ffo m I It 111 11 m \ V '^.' ~~ «^ w^ m^^^^^ \ baby mice. Special j Kach. .JU
m ' \ Ik II \^^~. '• Reduced from 25c, extra
ff* | ' J l "'*"" fJ |\ ■ % mmm^^^m.m..~r^^^^^^^^^^ \^ j ■ ■. larjce, 26x42 "inches, hem- 17© f>]>%
' • I T Iluck iii' ii colored borders, the X I ■•"
( •j^ '"''{'. i'^'^i 1 * ■' ' ' Towels. I most desirable Towel In . Each,
-*■ ' .:...■■ s. I\'". Very special ■ 5 -^'
* THE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR LIST. THE EMBROIDERY OCCASION. WASH GOODS. DRESS GOODS. ■■ ■ rls-^T 'f
*J* . ' • ■■■ . : ■ • back and front, 4- ply all- QQC jJbi
J. LADIES 1 MrsLIX GOWNS, good heavy SWISS AND CAMBRIC EMBROIDERY " -,««,„„.„„ -" • . . Gents' .' linen bosoms: f>Oc is regu- «Jt7 I
M 4 quality, large sailor collar, cambric KDGK. new open-worked patterns and 80MESWKLI. NEW SHIRTING. ALL-WOOL - CHECK SUITINGS, Shirts. lar. ' and the tightest- Each. j*c
• ruffle with Valenciennes lace edge on pretty designs, from 'I to 6 inches wide. This stuff will wash like a towel, 33 baches wide, the 25c kind. Soe- IXC ! squeezed special in the lot I*
i £,11 collar and sleeves, good value at 75c. ' Kmbroldery sale prices, per yard, 7 V^c, CC '40 styles in light shades, the thing cial price this week, per yard.... XV makes them j-iv
•• Our special Muslin Underwear sale CAC 6 Vie anu... ' ........ 0 «or shirt waists, 36 inches wide. "I AC . ;. u^.;-: - „ — — nm ' atn a, 1 : "i*
' iti price each . 0" * •--•;••• , . ', -V Our price per yard..... ' X.\J . • I At some stores these at ■ •
*f* price, eacu :y."/. „ ivn FMRHniMRY l.rvo • - , . FANCY CHECK CHbVIOTS AND 75c would be special, but £»£
LE LAMER' MUSLIN AND FINK CAM- ZnLnt L.iw,« rtm I to 1™ HEAVY TWILL JIIXTUKES, this isn't an ordinary store ***
i>,)i BRIC GOWNS, several styles, very incheV^lde APA P very social nri?« >,£ CAME IN YKBTERDAY-A swell . 85 Inches wide and all wool, the Kid nor an ordinary week. /fQC^
J. haodsomely trimmed with white and Kn hmin.^ «1« Jr «rd vLIn« I or assortment of new shlninics. linen, 40c kind. Special this week, per O'C Gloves. There are 4 large buttons %V *•*
£& colored embroidery; were *2 and $3 the Kmbrotdery sale per yard. Value OC Dresden and coral effects, dots. • yard;.....:. — O ,- I and -stitched back, Pair. j*t
• each; slightly soiled. Our special price © .OO «.«uwa. *"■ stripes, figures, checks and novel- ■■•; .-\ ■, all colors sizes. A very *|*
;*s* for this sale. IS,1 S , each_. &I— SW i S s AND CAMBRIC EDGE EMBROI- InTown! "per yard^' l2l° FANCY MIXED CHEVIOTS, 36 i " special 5pecia1...... ...-.;... I ■ y
,i, LADIES' PRINCESS GOWKS, made of UK HY, from 4to 7 laches wide, worth * '*. * inches wide, all wool and all col- ••-•■"• 7 | For school, tancy colored •
*§<* tine muslin, all-over embroidery trim- double our asking. Special Embroidery QIC / .7 ore, 4 styles, the 50c kind. Spe- OCC Children's borders, hemmed. Send OCC iii
.!. ni»'d yoke, large collar with cambric . : sale prices, 12^c, 1O: and O3 BATISTE BRODEE, the newest cial this week, per yard OU Hnmlker- the children in. They'll ~O w m
' Ski ruffle edge, big sleeves with camhnc -• / — . thing In the dimity family, a little '-■•<. chiefs. receive thesame attention. Dozen, **»
! • rullle on cuffs; regular »1 quality. SWISS EMBROIDERED EDGE, an excep- heavier than adlmity, small raised „ Special for this week only. *T*
i£i special Muslin Underwear sale price, 7 EC tlonal value, very elaborate designs, spiral cord, swell effects. Our 1 OIC IMPORTED GERMAN NOVELTY — — — ■ -. — —f- s *c
. *T* each 10 from 7to 10 inches wide, all new, worth price per yard 1Z» SUITINGS, 38 inch, all wool, Regular *1 kind, Lisle £*4
.-1-. , „,^,,1.^, "i . ». . from 60c to 75c per yard. Very special OAC • very swell styles. Special this PAC thread,. I* ft., £1. 5.,- Swiss Cnv •
*f« LADIES 1 SKIRTS, made of good heavy Kmbroldery sale price peryard 26c and 20 week, peryard. . D\) tadies' ribbed, fancy crochet neck O\J A
: • muslin, 4 tucks with 5-inch embroidery r-uiuroiuer> sale price, per yara, zoc ana ~v - a NEW THlNG— Seems to belong to peryniu..... vv Vesta. and front, in pink and Each. *f*
'■*? S2SA2^«SS£ r w2£3K^. 50 C WHITE BWIM^AXtOVKRKMBROIj ■ g^undra^V-d'^'and l^- FANCY TWO-TONED SXTITING. sSSES <]*'
4* LADlES' SKlRT.S,ma^Fextrannemns- - %£U£t£ffi£S%l£LB£.- I #S}\ clunty'co^rsfen^and', o^' ' ' r^^w^^n'SiC^iS * C It^K.S?SS,&SWS: *L
, ' derwear sale price, each * O v • * -T ■ yarn. This is aleadingdel- Each, *T*
'■■ *fa TAnnrw MTinriM "nuAWiena arm * BROWN GRASS CLOTH, embroidered ■•.-,?. — :—: — .•: FANCY CHANGEABLE SURAH i-(?ate from"Bargainapolis- ,* c
L ■"SSAV^ta^^bo.SS Sl^^M^^f/'ip^fiSSSfiS N^^ o c?,,ed^Tr^ A Bar E onn^■?h c w^^s a t| m^Mu n a!it; 2 , 4t4 to n c?or 9 -C : E.egantvalueat^for f
§ U JSgfi tuV^l^K BWIBB embroide-rT-flouncing. i an^aTerreT Mbe^ -ire ""SEE fIS £*£*££ P ; S * SsS^SS X
J\ embroidery ruffle on bottom. Special QAC very elaborate, 42 inches wide. Special Our price per yard .' 10 heavy, best $125 quality, to i tan anu navy, very special **
%# sale price, per pair OU Kmbroldery sale price, per yard, $1 50, CAC , close out this week. Special rrc i Worth *5 at a clearance! • #V
A LADIES' MUSLIN DRAWERS, the re*u- »*»•*• **»«•— *>" LfNON . O RGANDIE. a swell linen price, per yard. I^. tO if^^^^'W X
Jf lur 60c quality extra tine muslin. « BROWN GRASS CLOTH. 40 inches wide, effect-dainty lacestripes. Li.«-ns FANCY CHANGEABLE SILK- Separate throughout with ri'«tio'^r»-K V
#t tucks with 2V<i-lnch embroidery raffle . embroidered in all colors. Special Em- are fashionable this year and here =-„-, You can have your choice of Skirts percaline bound with v I- 1 S.i" B X.
V on bottom. Special price for this sale Ore broideiy sale prices, per yard, *1 35. CAC Is,one of the favorites. Our price OAC several lines of the $175 and s>*irt«. vlf binding I'M* nehes #
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SOME COMMON EQUINE AILMENTS.
Miss Russell Treats in a Lucid Way Many of the
Diseases of the Hoof,
We considered last week some maladies
that affect the ankle joints of horses. To
day we will consider those that attack the
hoofs and feet. These are many and,
usually, serious, for the old saying is a
true one, "No feet, no horse." A horse
with one lame foot is as useless as one
with no feet at all, and as most of the
troubles with equine feet are insidious in
tneir beginning, if is well to be able to de
tect them in their earliest stages, when
they are easiest of remedy. The driver
who is unable to tell when his horse is
going square and true, with each foot
doing its share of work, ought not to be
intrusted with the care of an animal.
This point cannot be too strongly empha
sized. Some horses "hitch" in their gait
when pushed beyond the rate of speed at
THIS HORSE HAS SOMETHING THE MATTER WITH ONE Op HIS FEET,
[Sketched by a "Call" artist.]
which they can comfortably travel, but as
a general thing any irregularity of pace
when a horse is traveling should cause at
tention to be attracted to his feet.
In particular the feet of our San Fran
cisco horses should be systematically
looked to, for our pavements are enough
to cause disease in the soundest feet. They
are particularly productive of corns, which,
in a horse's foot, are not tbe same thing
that cause so much suffering to the human
race. The foot of a horse is the seat of in
numerable minute blood vessels that, un
der strain, are very liable to rupture.
When one does this a "corn" is the result
and appears as a small, reddish and very
sensitive spot in the sole of the foot and
under the shoe. The horse limps quickly
and sharply under these circumstances,
and the corn should be attended to. A
good many blacksmiths will recommend
bar-shoes as a remedy for this difficulty,
but if the horse-owner is wise and does not
desire to drive an animal with contracted
hoofs he will shun this device, for it is fu
tile to cure the corn and is productive of
much mischief.
Bad shoeing, as well as hard driving and
rough roads, is a frequent cause of corns.
Close paring and careless rasping of
the hoof, an unevenly set shoe or a
shoe allowed to remain too long on the
foot wil! produce this difficulty. The
horse inclined to it should be shod with
periplantar shoes with tips or else with
three-quarter shoes, and in no case should
the frog ever be pared in. shoeing. In
fact the shoeing should be such as will
let the whole of the frog come upon the
ground, in some cases this is not possi
ble, but as a general thing it is feasible.
The most smiths will insist that it is not.
In any event tbe horse snould be shod so
that no pressure comes on the heel where
the corn usually appears. Besides receiv
ing proper shoeing the animal p.hould be
given medical treatment with a view to
toning up the vascular system. Arnica
anil bryonia are both good remedies for
this purpose and external application of
the tincture of arnica to the seat of the
difficulty will relieve the pain and even
lessen the tendency to corns. lithe ani
mal i« where he can conveniently be per
mitted to go barefoot during treatment so
much the better.
Quittor is a painful and serious trouble
that often results from a neglected corn or
from puncture in shoeing, or from some
other cause. It is a burrowing abscess,
which works its way up toward the coro
net. I have known a quittor to be caused
by a bit of gravel getting into a nail-hole
left from a previous shoeing, working up
into the hoof and setting up suppuration.
If the trouble is discovered before suppur
ation actually begins tincture of arnica,
one part, to four of water, used frequently
to bathe the wounded part will usually
affect a cure in a few days. The shoe
should be taken off and the animal not
worked. If there is laceration of the soft
parts, as sometimes occurs when the
trouble is the result of a wound, calendula
lotion will be found better than arnica.
It should be used in tbe same manner.
If suppuration has set in the wound
must be opened from below. If caused by a
nail or from a corn the sole should be pßred
and the horn of the wall rasped away so
as to relieve pressure. Hot fomentations
to the foot and a generous poultice should
be applied, and when the abscess is open
it should be thoroughly cleansed daily
with a strong solution of crude carbolic
acid. Be sure that this is made to penetrate
the entire length of the wound, which
will, in many cases, be the full depth of
the hoof. A plug of absorbent cotton
The Sole. Side View.
Periplantar Shoeing.
saturated in the solution and passed
through the opening by means of a probe
is the most effectual method of cleansing.
If the trouble is very serious it is highly
desirable to summon a veterinary sur
geon, if one is to be had. but otherwise, if
you wish to save your horse to usefulness,
the measure taken must be energetically
and faithfully persevered in, and the shoe
should not be replaced for a long time,
and then with great caution.
Wounds of the frog and sole of the foot
by stones, glass or sharp instruments, will
usually need to be pared out by a black
smith. If they bleed, they should be
padded with tow, and on general princi
ples, if a horse's hoof is punctured and no
other remedy is at hand, it is a good thing
to apply turpentine freely aud frequently.
Sometimes this is all that is necessary.
Thrush is a trouble often seen among
our heavy horses. It is generally caused
by stable carelessness, as when the horse
is allowed to stand in a dirty stall, or in
moist litter. It does not usually cause
lameness, but there is an unpleasant dis
charge from the cleft of the frog, and the
cleft deepens and looks like a crack. In
time the disease advances until it becomes
canker, when it is very stubborn and can
only be cured by skilled professional treat
ment.
With a little reasonable care, however,
and common observation on the part of the
horse's owner, the trouble, even if once al
lowed to begin, should never reach this
stage. Strong carbolic lotion is the best
remedy. It should be used three times a
day and the stall kept perfectly clean. The
disease is almost always caused by filth in
the stall and neglect to keep the animal's
feet clean. It most frequently attacks the
hind feet. If there is lameness, as some
times does occur, hot fomentations and
charcoal poultices should he used. As a
preventive, the hoof should be kept dry as
possible, the frogs left intact in shoeing,
and, if feasible, the walls of the hoof low
ered a little to bring extra pressure on the
frog. In any «-vent thinner shoes should
be used until a cure is effected.
Sand-crack is n trouble very easily pro
duced by the violent exertion required of
San Francisco horses, both in pulling and
in holding back, on our steep hills. It
may occur quite suddenly. It commences
at the upper part of the hoof and extends
down. Then it penetrates inward to the
sensitive hoof, causing great pain and
marked lameness. Theshoe should be re
moved at once and the. horn rasped away
from the crack, to relieve pressure. Then
soak in warm water and poultice. If
lameness continues a veterinary should be
consulted, as it is likely there is suppura
tion, but otherwise the case may be easily
treated by an amateur. The wound
should be dressed with some antiseptic
dressing, retained by a bandaee. In time
the part will harden, when the shoe
may be put on and gentle exercises
given. In reshoeing, a portion of the
wall below the crack should be rasped
down to relieve pressure of the shoe and a
notch should be burned above the crack.
This, with a sharp blister applied to the
coronet, will expedite the growth of new
horn. Cantharides ointment is a con
venient and efficacious application for thu
blister. If the horse is worked at all the
crack should be protected with a covering
of tar and tow strongly and firmly held by
straps about the hoof.
There are other affections of the feet of
horses which are seen every day on our
streets and roads, but they are such as are
the result of disease and troubles that can
only be treated by a veterinary, and which
usually render a horse permanently un
sound, even when he is able to do a small
amount of work. These I have not touched
upon, as I have aimed only to speak of
such defects and diseases as can be over
come in the everyday treatment of the
animal. Of these latter a common and
noticeable one is contracted hoofs. This
is sometimes natural to the horse's con
formation, in which case it does no
harm, but foul litter, excessive feeding,
irregular exercise and faulty shoeine
are among the causes of the diffi
culty when it occurs in horses with
naturally healthy feet. The first symp
toms are shuffling of the feet when in
motion. If a horse suddenly takes to
A Wonderful Kansas Steer. It Is Said if He Keeps on Growing Till He is 8 Year* Old
He Will Be as Big as an Elephant.
[Drawn from a photograph.]
stumbling, who has heretofore, been sure
footed, - look to his feet. There will be
noticed narrowing of the heel in one or I
both forefeet, especially of the inner heel, 1 j
Sometimes the sole will appear hollow and
contracted and the foot is pinched until
the interstices on either side of the frog
have appeared. The horse stands with
one forefoot in advance of the other shift
ing from time to time, if both feet are
affected.
If possible, the animal should be left
barefooted for a wliile. Otherwise the
shoes should be carefully adapted to the
r!^ pen^ ntar v Bboein R the best
remedy. The shoes should be frequently
cnauged, the forefeet * kept soft ' by the
occasional applications of oil or spelteriue
and the animal eiven regular exercise
with a moderate diet. • •
Wants Some Delay.
Louis Duprat is suing to have the Kehrlein
Opera Company restrained from purchasing a
lot on Howard and Sixth streets on which to
erect a $79,000 opera-house. He saya ip bis
complaint that the idea was to contract no ex
penses until $60,000 worth of tbe stock had
been subscribed. He wants the court there
fore to compel a delay. The plan was to pay
iWO.OOO in stock to the owner of the lot, Emil
Kehrlein, and to mortgage the property for
the remainder.
IT IS A MONSTER,
A Steer Which Promises to Grow
to the Size of an Elephant.
WICHITA, Ka.\s., May 6.— A monster
steer which is owned by Charles Payne, a
dealer iD wild animals and curious, is at
tracting the attention of the curious in
this part of the country. Mr. Payne came
into possession of the animal, now 3 years
old, about six months ago. Its growth
since that time has been phenomenal, and
the question is asked Mr. Payne many
times a day, "When is it ever going to
stop growing?" The steer is now six feet
and four inches high and eleven feet long,
or seventeen feet long counting from the
,tip of its tail. It weighed only 1800
pounds three months ago. Its present
weight is 2300 pounds, and if it continues
to grow as it has in the past six months it
will some day be as big as a full-grown ele
phant.
Cattlemen pronounpe it one of the great
est freaks known in the stock line. They
say it will continue to grow until it is
seven or eight years old, and that when it
■is fully grown, it will have attained a
weight of from 4000 to 6000 pounds. The
giant is perfectly symmetrical in its devel
opment, and is colored and marked like a
Jersey. Mr. Payne has not offered it for
sale, and says he intends to wait and see
how bie it gets.
Only one other such freak has been
known, and that was the famous "Kansas
Queen," a very large heifer that was shown
around the country as a side show atttac
tion. and was purchased by Adam For
paugh for |5000. It had previously netted
its owner a protit of $13,000.
Respite for Thompson.
"Kid" Thompson, the train-wrecker, will not
be hanged on May 22, the date set by his last
sentence. Chief Justice Beatty has granted a
writ ot probable cause, staying the execution
of the judgment until further order of the
court. There is another appeal pending, hence
the stay. Thompson appealed both from the
judgment and from an order denying a new
trial. The judgment was affirmed, and the
Supreme Court holds that the lower court nas
no jurisdiction until the second appeal ha«
been decided.
Caught in the Act.
Thomas Dudy and J. J. Maloney, ex-convicts,
were- arrested early yesterday morning by
Policeman W. M. ' Ross 'and' Special Officer
Guilfoyle while : going through the rooms in
the King House on Fourth and Howard streets.
They were booked on the charge of burglary.
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The American tourist invasion of Great
Britain has commenced. : '