The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, December 11, 1892, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Text14 SOCIETY NOTES. WATS IN WHICH PBOPL.H AHE AMUSING THEMSELVES. Germans, Parties and Other Similar Affaire—Movements or Well-known People—The Society Life of the City Presented In Paragraph— A Pleasant Week, in Which There Was Con siderable Enjoyment. Only two more weeks and the glorious Christ mutt Is will be upon us! 1 wonder how many of us realize the faot, and have •ooomplisbed the many things we had planned to do before the holiday season came. Well, it is like everything else; we mean to do, but we don’t The Christmas shopping has begun, and the ■tores are beginning to put on their holiday drees and everything looks gay aud bright. Society has been busy this week, and will oontinuo to to be antil the end of time. There have been entertainments of all kinds, both large and small; entertainments for chil dren, youths and middle age, and hundreds hare enjoyed the six days just ended. But can we forget the dark tide of the plctare! Death has entered loving, bright homes and brought sorrow and anguish to stoutest hearts, making us realize the shortness and aneertainty of human life. One young member of society has gone from our midst; out down in the freshness of youth and with so muoh to live fori So strong and yet til ao short a time. I think the whole city feels this sorrow and sends out sympathies lo those that are left to mourn, and espe cially to the one who must bear his burden. These shadows mutt necessarily make us all think more deeply of the serious side of life. Why cannot there be more goodly feelings among our neighbors aud friends! More kind words and cheerful encourage ment rather tbau the petty goesip that it retailed from mouth to mouth, always a little different at each telling until people make themselves think they are really tell ing thing* that are so and that have actu ally happened, when, in reality, there is no foundation for the “small talk” whioh to often proves disastrous in more ways than one. Let us see the best always in those around us and each day Take a little dash of water cold And a little leaven of prayer. And a little bit of sunshine gold Dissolved in the morning air. Add to your meal some merriment And a thought for kith and kin. And then, as your prime Ingredient. A plenty of work thrown In. But spice It all with the essenoe of love Ana a little whiff of play. Let a wise old book and a glance above Complete the well-made day. Tbe seoond entertainment of the German Club took place on Tuesday evening at Catholic Libary hall, and was largely at tended by tbe members and their fair rtnera. The ohaperons were Mrs. W. Daniel, Mrs. T. L. Arnold and Mrs. T. Mayhew Cunningham. Mr. George Gads den was leader, and the muslo was Cobb’s, so nothing more pleasant oould be desired. Supper, furnished by the Rectory Society, was served about 11:30 o’olook and was delicious The menu was chloken salad, sandwiches, chocolate and vanilla ice cream, mixed cakes, oolfee, fruit. Th se present were Mr. aud Mrs. Murray Stewart, Miss McCullough, Miss Cantwell, Miss Howell, Miss McGill, Miss Stovall, Miss Dock, Miss Colquitt. Miss Jessie Chisholm, Miss Annie Comer, Miss Waring, Miss Jauie Falllgant, Miss W oodbridge, >1 se I.iDa Woodbridge, Miss Marv Jones, Miss Meta Thomas, Miss Gutie Bond, Miss Louie Guerard, Miss Anders id, Miss Janie Cunningham, Miss J< sephloe Freeland, Miss Mary White head, Miss Mattie Baokus, Miss Bailie Mc- Alpin, Miss Maggie Gardner, Miss Emma Ingram, Miss Florenoe Mo.llpln, Miss Nellie Baldwin. Mr. Harry Landon, Mr. Finney, Mr. M. Fleming, Mr. Johnson, Mr. J. Ferris Oaon, Mr. Fred Mvers, Mr. Wylly Wood bridge, Mr. George Gadsden, Mr. Carl Andersen. Mr. A. Johnstone, Mr. W. Gadsden, Mr. Georgs Cosens, Mr. Julian Hartridge, Mr. John Morris, Dr. Cox, Dr. Lamar, Mr. Gordin Howard, Mr. Julian de- Bruyn Kops, Mr. Alfred Bervaes, Mr. T. W. Tanner, Mr. Hammond Read, Mr. Lewis Meroer, Mr. T. M. Cunningham, Mr. Robert Mercer, Mr. Harry Taylor, Mr. Richard Cunningham, Mr. Louis LeHardy, Mr. John Owens, Mr. Trenholtn Hopkins, Mr. W. B. Hartri ’ge, Mr. T. Lloyd Owens, Mr. Cock, Mr. Stewart Hlncks, Mr. Henry MoAlpin, Mr Gordin Guerard, Mr. Murray SoreveD, Mr. W. Crone, Dr. T. P Waring, Mr. John Carwell, Mr. Gordon Harrison, Mr. Arthur Whitehead, Mr. Crlsfleld. Mr. Wylly Woodbridge is being weloomed home from New York where he spent several enjoyable weeks. Mia Ruthle Stewart, admired so greatly in Savannah society for her beauty and many accomplishments, returned home yes terday from a three-months' visit at the north. Sir William and Lady Mary Dorson of Montreal, Canada, are stopping at the Da Soto. Should the climate of Savannah agree with them they will remain here dur ing the balance of the winter. Mr. Edward Kotow, the new president of the ootton exchange, has issued invitations to a dinner to be given at the De Soto on Saturday, Deo. 17, at 8 o’olock. Perhaps the handsomest small affair of the past week was Miss Rosenheim's social gathering at the De Soto on Thursday even ing last. This oharmlng young hostess was draased In pink faille, and was assisted in receiving her guests by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rosenheim. The banquet hall was used for danolng and presented a gay aoene. The toilets were exceedingly handsome. The muslo was furnished by Cobb and was all that was to be de sired. The danoe cards were gotten up in white and gold. Supper wss served lu the ladies’ ordinary, whioh was decorated with ferns and potted palms. Tbe table was set for fifty people and the decorations were pink and extremely artistic. There was one large table and two smaller tables. In tbe center of tbe large one was an epergne of fruit and at each side of it a large ioed cake. At each guest’s plate was a souvenir, tbs ladies receiving a dainty candlestick and candle and tbe gentlemen each a stamp box of polished wood. Bullion was first served, and then followed delicious dishes of boned tur key, sardines, tongue, salads, salted al monds, olaret punch, ioe cream, cakes, bon bons and ooffee. While tbe musicians were at supper, tbe guests were given a "Preai deutial Party.” Tbe principals were tbe same as for a “donkey party” (so well known to everybody), but Instead of tbe headless quadruped, Mr. Cleveland, head less, was posted on the wall. Eaob guest was gtven a stick-pin with the President’s head upon it, and tneu, blindfolded, tried to plaoe the head “on tbe spot where the head ought to go." It is needless to say that the entertainment was novel and most success ful. Mr. Mortimer Davis came nearest the right spot and was awarded the prize, a sil ver book mark. To Miss Scherzer fell the ’booby" prize, a real, live demo ratio rooster, in a lovely cage, all ready to be earned away. Miss Rosenheim's guests were Miss Ida Meinhard, Miss Nellie Ehr lich, Miss Ellen De Castro. Miss Magnus Loewenthal, Miss Bella Lazaroo, Miss Mamie Engel, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Maude Loewenthal, Mist jaezie FVrst, Miss Blanoho Belsingor, Miss Lippman, Miss Florence Bcherz<*r, Mis. Rosa Lilienthal, Miss LidleSelig, Miss Hattie Hecht, Mias Pauline Weil, Miss l ar rie Ulisptbai, Miss Lillie Einstein. Miss Cohen, Miss Henuie Sprlntz, Miss Cohen, Mr. D. L Htoruberger, Mr BUswamger, Mr. D. J. Rosenheim, Mr. Mord Hyams, Mr. I. J. Kalmon, Mr. A. 8. Eichberg, Mr. Nat Solomons, Mr. G. Kay ton, Mr. Oscar Kulm&n, Mr. Morti mer Davis, Mr. Adolph Leffler, Mr. Ham Helig, Mr. Walter Lilienthal, Mr Georg# Davis, Mr. Julian Hester, Mr. Ar thur Weil, Mr. Sondheim. Mr. Alfred Fantl, Dr. Silverman, Mr. Howard Cohen, Mr. Sigfried Fantl and Mr. Frank Kulmau. Tbs first four named gentlemen served as a reception oommittee and did everything for the pleasure of the guests. Miss Carrie Lilienthal will entertain the “Sociable" at its next meeting, which will be one week from to-morrow night. Mr. Louis LeHardy left on Wednesday for Brinswlok, Oa., where he will reside in the future. Mr. Le Hardy is one of the most popular business and society men in .Savan nah, and his departure will oause deep re gret to his friends here. Mr. Le Hardy takes with him the best wishes of bis friends, who “wish him well” in this, his new field of work. Savannah loses and Brjnswick gains by this change, and Mr. LeHardy is sure to make friends most speedily wherever he goes. The ‘'german" is often responsible for jokes, and some are so good that they ought to be told. One young man said time the other night: “Yes, I orn late, but 1 didn’t intend oomlng, and worked in the office until 10:20 o’clock this evening, but grew so hungry that 1 thought the best place to go would be tha german, where 1 oould get a real nioe supper. I raced home and got on my dress suit, aud here I am." One mem bar of the club could not get there at all on aocount of a "troubled” lip, aud set it goes. Miss Mary Howell of Marietta is in the olty visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Dr. Charlton, on South Broad street. Mr. Arthur B. Elliott has gone to Eliza beth, N. J„ where he will attend the Hen derson-Cosens wedding, which will take plaoe on Wednesday next. Mrs. Alfred Mann of Augusta is visiting her son, Mr. F. C. Battey, lu his oozy home on Charlton street. Miss Sprlntz of Macon, who has spent a delightful time here, wlil leave for her home this week, much to the regret of her many friends. Mr. Thomas Eggleston and Mr. Pardus both of Atlanta, and who have been spend ing a few days in Havannab, left for Charles ton yesterday morning. Tbe minstrel performance given by the Young Men’s Hebrew Association on lust Tuesday evening was a pronuunoed success. Danoing was indulged in after the perform ance and refreshments were served by the ladles’ auxiliary. Quits a neat sum of money was realized. Mra. Albion Ransom. Jr., is expected in Savannah after Christmas, and will spend ths month of January with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wads. Little Mildred Cunningham entertained a number of her little frieuds on Monday afternoon. Games ware played and a feast of “goodies" enjoyed in such a manner that only children of that age kuow so well how to enjoy. Mra Walker, wife of Dr. Freeman Val entine Walker, United States army, is in tbe oltv visltiug the home of her father, Capt. Jams* MoAlpin. Mlse .Edith O’Driscoll entertained at a oharmlng luncheon on Thursday last. The hour was 2 o’olock, and tbe color-tone whs green. The table was deoorated with flow ers, maiden-hair ferns and narcissus, and everything on the table, cakes, candies, grapes, olives, eta, were of tbe same color, and all the appointments were beautiful. Tbs guests who partook of Miss O’Drtsooll's hospitality were Miss Dock, Harrisburg, Pa.; Miss MoGlll, Petersburg, Ya ; Mis* Howell, Marietta, Ga.; Miss Anderson, Miss Kate Brigham, Miss Ingram, Miss White head, Miss Bailie MoAlpin, MI9S Baldwin, Mist Myore and Miss Hopkins. Mr. G. Martin, representing De Barry & Cos., is here on his way to his home in Bal timore, after an extended trip eouth siuoe September. ' Mr. Martin is stopping at the De Soto and Is still delighting his friends with bis beautiful singing. Miss Mamie Riohmond has as her guest in her home on Huntingdon street, Miss Meta Heyward. Mra. W. W. Gordon, Jr., was hostess at a delightful tea on Monday afternoon Ins:, This tea was given in honor of her guest, Miss Duck of Harrisburg, I'a. Miss Lilian Cohan is a guest of Miss Jen nie May, on Barnard ana Hall streets. Mrs. W. L. Wilson expects to have visit her for the holidays, Miss Darby of Charles ton. The many friends of Miss I .aura Lester will bs sorry to hear of her illness from fever. Miss Lester was not well in New York, and immediately upon her return home a physician was called. It is hoped that this sicknoas will not be a long one, but that this popular young woman will soon be among her friends agaia. Among tbe week's entertainers was Miss Hattie Sauasy, who invited her guests to meet Miss Deering and Miss MoDonall and to play cards. There were prizes won by Miss Deering and Mr. Julian Hartridge. A delicious supper was served and a charming evening passed. Miss Saussy’s guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Saussy, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Walker, Miss McDonallaud Miss Hearing of Jacksonville, Miss Jaudon, Mlsi Annie Harmon, Miss Nona Hauser, Miss Meta Heyward, Miss Mamie Lovell, Miss Georgia Howard, Mr. Robert Cope, Dr. Lamar, Mr. Thomas Walker, Mr. J. Ferris Cann, Mr. E. F. Lovell, Jr., Mr. Jaok Car ter, Mr. Julian Hartridge, and Mr. Joseph Walker. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Carpenter of Cazeno via, N. Y., with their two beautiful chil dren and servant, are stopping at ths Ds Soto. After Christmas they will go to Kockledge, Fla., for tbs rest of tbe win ter. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter have made many friends during their stay lu tbe oity. Little AnDle Polk Johnson was a lovely little hostess In her jiareuta’ home on Friday afternoon, when she entertained about thirty little guests at a pink birthday party. The hours were from 3 to 6 o’clook, and fun and pleasure reigned supreme during that time. Everything good to oat for little ones was found on the beautifully deoorated table, and oaob guest was gtven a candy basket as a souvenir. Mist Mary Leslie Batinger and Lleuc. Edward P. I .aw ton, U. 8. A., were married on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at high noon at Dahlouega, Ga. The ceremony was per formed by the F.ov. Ellison Capers of Col umtila, S. Cm at "The Oaks,” tbe home of tbe bride. The wedding was a very quiet one, only tbe relativee and a few friends, being present. A weddiug breakfast fol lowed and was laid on a elotb that bail boon used in the Garnett family at wedding feasts for over 100 years. The table was deoorated with white satin ribbon, roses and ferns. The bride was dressed in a simple gown of white em broidered orepe du oneue, aud held a bouquet of white nepbatus buds and ferns. Lieut. Lawton wore bis full dress uniform, as is customary io the army. After tbe oere mony the bridal couple went to New Or leans ami Florida, and will spend Christmas in Savannah with the groom’s parents, Ur. and Mrs. William S. Lawton. The bride is the daughter of Cel. William 8. Basinger. Mr. Harry Landon of New York is the guest of Mr. Henry MoAlpin. Mr. Laudun is adjutant general of tbe Seventh New York regiment. Mr. George Cosens left ou Friday for THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. Elizabeth, N. J. Mr. Cosens and Miss Maud Henderson will be married in that city on Wednesday next. After a wadding trip they will come to Savannah and will reside at 88 State street. The reception given by the Rectory Society of St. John's church was net ten dered to the Rev. Mr. Lanier, but to the Rev. W. W. Kimbell and wife. lam sorry the mistake was made, and take the first j opportunity of oorrsoting It. Mr. Kimball lithe new assistant of St. John’s, and he and his family are stopping at Mrs. Cope’s, on Liberty street. Mr. W. E, Chapin of Atlanta has been in Savannah during the past week, and, as always, received a most cordial welcome by his host of friends here. Mr. Chapin ex pects to leave for Charleston to-day. Invitations have been ssnt out by the Soiree Club to an entertainment at the De Soto oa Thursday evening, Dec, 15, at 9 o’olook. Board of managers—CoL George A. Mercer, president. Dr. William Duncan, rice president: A L. Alexander, secretary and treasurer; F. G. dußignon, C. N. West, F. S. Lathrop, W. D. Harden, Johu Sulli van, W. W. Williamson, H. M. Stoddard, W. W. Rogers, O. M. Carter. Mr. Walter Chisholm extended his hospi tality to some of bis friends on Wednesday evening last in the form of a dinner, which was followed by a theater party. The din ner was at the De Soto and a delicious menu so ved. Mr. Chisholm’s guests were Mr. end Mrs Carpenter of New York spite, Mrs. Sioussat of Baltimore. Miss Comer, Miss Woodbridge, Miss Fal igant. Miss Baldwin, Mr. Clay, Mr. W. R. Leakon, Mr. M. B. Lane and Mr. Crowell Campbell of Atlanta. Mr. Will Brigham will be "best man" at the Hendorson-Cosens wedding Wednesday. The Eucher Clnb held its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening last, and was well attended. Miss Helen Smith entortained the mem ben of the “selable” ou Monday evening last at a "soap bubble party.” Miss Lilien thal wss awarded the lady’s prize—a silver pin tray—for being tbs best “blower.” The gentlemen’s prize—a silver bat band— was won by Mr. Mortimer Davis. There were charades, dancing and refresh ments, and a m .at enjoyable evening past. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. L. Kay ton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lippman, Mr. and Mrs 3. A. Einstein, Mr. and Mrs. L. Ltpp mao, Miss Hcberzer, Miss Lippman, Miss Helig, Mies Lilienthal, Mias Newman, Miss Ferst, Miss Loewenthal, Mr. Mortimer Davis, Mr. 8. Blnswanger, Mr. George Davis, Mr. Nat Solomon, Mr. 8. Blig, Mr. L Kalmon. Mrs. R. H. Anderson is being weloomed to her old home by her host of friends in Savannah. Mrs. Anderson will spend the winter at tha Pulaski bouse. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac G. Haas left yesterday morning via the South Bound for a pleas ure trip to be spent io the north. Miss Cantwell of Wilmington, N. C., who has Been paying a visit in tha home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Wallace Howard, hasgoue to New Orilans. Miss Mamie Lovell is again at home, after a visit with friends in Waynesboro. The Gentlewoman of London offered a prize for tbe best and prettiest theater wrap. This design won: The cloak is to be of dove-colored oorduroy, liued with pinx silk, and is to have a large hood of tbe fashionable guipure lace, liued with silk, which is to be eapable of being worn over the head, when it should give a mantilla like appearance. There is a running of rib bon to draw up the hood to ths faoe, but the lace must project beyond the silk, as this gives a more beoomlng appearance. There are to be two packets inside, one long for a fan, one square for opera glasses It is claimed that this wrap will be smart, yst useful; not too oonspiouous even for a short train journey. Mrs. M. C. Ferrill, Mrs. M. V. Demere and Mrs. AuvsrgDe d'Antignao, who went north iu Juoe, arrived home yesterday after a pleasant stay. Miss Maud F. d’Autlguao is visiting Miss Emma Maun at their delightful home en Fifth aveuue, New York. The Gospel of St. Peter. Great interest In the religious world at taches to the publication in Paris of a trans lation of tbe recently discovered manuscript of tbe Apocryphal Gospel of Peter, says a london cable to the New York Sun. It is a document of the early half of the second century, and the copy discovered in an Egyptian tomb is judged to have been made In the eighth oentury. This new ao count of the resurreotion is given: "There was a great voice ;from;heaven, and the soldiers sow the heavens open and two men descending thenoe with a great light and approaching tbe tomb, and the stone which was put at to* door rolled away of itself, and departed on one side, and the tomb was opened and both tbs young men entered it. When, therefore, the soldiers saw it they awakened the oenturion and the elders, for they, too. were hard by keeping watch, and as they declared what thiogs they had seen, again they se* oomlng forth from tbe tomb three men, end the two supporting the one, end a on.se following them. And of the two tbs heads reaohsd unto the heavens, but the head of him that was led overpassed the heavens, and they heard a voice from tbe heavens saying, 'Hast thou preached to them that sleep!’ and an answer wss heard from theoross, ‘Yea.’” There was also found a copy of the lost Apocalypse of Peter. This is a most val uable disoo very, for, as tbe translator in dicates, it furnishes tbe origin of the most of tbe early Christian ideas of hell. Much of ths later literature on the subject is traceable to this now restore! document. A single quotation shows its nature: ' ‘And I saw also another place over against that other, and it wss a plaoe of chastisement and those that were being chastised and the angels that were obastising had their raiment dark according to the atmos phere of that plaoe, aud there were some there hanging by their tongue#, and these were they that blaspheme the wav of right eousness. Aud I saw the murderers and them that bad oonepired with them cast into a certain narrow plane, full of evil reptile# and being emltten by thoee beatts and wallowing there thus in that torment, and there were set upon them, as it were, clouds of darkness, and the souls of them that bad been murdered were (tending and looking upon the punishment of thoee mur derer* and saying: ‘O, God, righteous is thy judgment.'" In the same strains the punishments of adulterers, persecutors, blasphemers, false witness#*, and usurers are described. Concerning Your Wants. The “one cent a word” column of the Morning News places advertising within the reach of every one who has anything to tell or wants anything. Advertising shows thrift and enterprise, aud fer the small sum of 15 cents vou can demonstrate that vou are possessed of those very necessary requi sites to success in lifa The Morning News circulates everywhere, reaches everybody, is read by rich aud poor alike, has thousands of readers who never loos at any other newspaper. It will print your advertisement, if It words or leas, for 15 cents, and charge you one cent for each added word. There is no trouble to calculate what your advertise ment will cost you. If you have an adver tising account with the Norsird News. you can telephone your advertisement, if you do so before 10 p. m. Business olfioe telephone is 361 Another Matter. — "You are drunk. Harry”. “Your presence alone (hie: intovicatee me. my dear ," "Perhaps, but It does not make your breath smell that way."—Boston Post MOVING A BIG LENS. UNCLE SAM’S STAR-GAZERS AC COMPLISH A DELICATE TASK. Supplying a Nation With Time—Won ders to Be Shown By the Govern ment Observatory at tfce Fair—As tronomy In the Modern Stage. Washington Letter in Pittsburg Dispatch. Government star-gazers have been having a great time moving into the ; new naval observatory, whlob is tbs : most beautiful building for astrono mical purposes in the world, situated on the heights overlooking Washington from the northwest Naturally the transfer from one place to another of Instruments so dell oate that a finger must not ordinarily he allowed to touch them, lest their adjustment be spoiled, is attended with no small diffi culty. But the article which required the greatest care in its removal was the objeot lens of the famous equatorial telescope. Until the lenses of the Lick observatory in California were made this Was the largest one lii America, being inches in diam eter. It cost $30,000. This preoious thing was wrapped in the softest of old linen sheet, packed in a box between mattresses, aud oonveyed in a spring wagon at a funeral pace over miles of rood up hill and down, reaching its destination safely. The new observatory will have eight telescopes, two of which the public will be permitted to_ue for amusement, one of these havlug a 5-inch and the other a glass. TO EXHIBIT AT THE FAIR. The exhibit of the naval observatory at the world’s fair will include a 5-inch tele scope, through which the visitors to the exposition wiil be allowed to gaze at what ever is most interesting In the heavens both by night and by day. it is also intended to show a picture of the suu on a large scale, a pencil of rays being thrown through a lens by a mirror forty feet into a dark room. In this camera obscura a huge image of the orb of day will appear on a screen, showing the tremendous flames which leap 7,000 miles above its surface and also the so called “spots,” which are fiery chasms oapa ble of swallowing up hundreds of suoh planets as the earth at a gulp. At noon each day tho astronomers In Washington will drop a time ball five feet in diameter on too of tho main building at the fair. It has been suggested that the newly dis covered fifth satellite of Jupiter ought to be Beoured for exhibition at Chicago. It is such a very little one that the star-gazers suspect it to be merely a captured asteroid. 'They entertain a hke surmise respecting the moons of Mars, which were originally found by the big glass of the equatorial telescope at the naval observatory here. I’ossibly the earth may capture an asteroid or two some day. Thore doesn’t seem to be any reason why suoh a thing might not happen. The great telesoope on tho Liok observa tory, by which Jupiter’s new satellite was discovered, has an objeot glass thirty-six inches in diameter. It is expected that the Chicago University will buy the forty-inch lens which now lies in tho rough at the Clark factory in Cambrldgeport, Mass. THE LIMIT OF SIZE. This mighty glass was ordered for the uni versity of Southern California, but that in stitution has failed to pay for it. Clark thinks that he oau make a telesoope lens forty-five inobes in diameter. A limit of size exists by reason of tbe fact that the lenses bead of their own weignt, and thus their very big ness may cause them to distort the images of objects seen through them. Obviously it is not possible to put anything beneath to hold them up. All of these telescopio glasses are cast in Paris by a ooncern which keeps the details of its processes secret. Eaoh oue actually oonsists of tuo leusos, one of flint glass and the other of orowii glass. The two together so neutralize all colored rays that the light which comes to the eye of the ob server is perfectly white. The big glass disks are shipped in the rough to the factory at Cambridgeport. Alvin G. Clark is the only man living who understands to perfection the art of prepar ing and finishing them. First they are ground down to the proper shape with re volving concave tools, after which the sur faces are oarsf ully smootned and polished with fine rouge. Then the lenses are ad justed in a big tube like that of a telesoope for trial. The tuba Is pointed at a star, the image of which should appear perfectly round when seen through the glas?es. THE GENIUS OF MR. CLARK. But in reality the image is sure to be more or less out of shape, because of inevitable defeotß. It is iu remedying these defects that the genius of Mr. Clark is chiefly exer cised. He goes over the lenses with a bit of rouge on his thumb, and rubs the surface here and there, polishing uway an infin itesimal thickness iu this spot and that, un til at length all the rays passed through the object glass are concentrated at a single point. Now the image of the star is per fectly round, and the lenses are finished. Even the finest of them oontain many little bubbles of air, but thev do no harm. The agtrouomera of the naval observatory have looked all over tbe world for spiders’ webs. Such aossamer filaments spun by in dustrious arachnids are utilized in tele scopes for cross lines extonded at right an gles with each other across the field of view, so os to divide the latter Into mathe matical spaces. Threads of cobweb are em ployed for the purpose because they are wonderfully strong for their exceeding fineness, and also for the reason that thev are not affected by moisture or temperature, neither expanding nor contracting umlsr any condition. Specimens were obtained from China, because it was imagined that tbe large spiders of that oountry would perhaps pro duce a particularly excellent quality of wob. However, it was found that the best web is spun by spiders in the United States, suoh as are plentiful in tbe neighborhood of Washington. Accordingly, expeditions are made early in June each year, to get from the fences aud barns hereabout the ooooons of thejjbig “turtle-back" spiders. Each ooooon is composed of a single silken fila ment wound round and round, though there are apt to lie some breaks in it where Mistress Spider left off work for a time. SENDING OCT THE TIME. The 5-foot time ball to bo dropped at the world's fair will be made of a canvas on a steel frame. It will be wound up each day to tbe bight from whioh it is to fall, and it will be aet and electrically connected in suoh a manner that the breaking of the cir cuit at 12 noon will release It. The cable by which it will be controlled has already been laid connecting the new observatory with the entire Western Union telegraph system. Within thirty days it will be in operation, tbe touch of a button at the Washington end of it instantaneously trans mitting notice of the hour over 350,000 miles of wire. When that button speaks the whole country will listen, and the bands of 70,000 electric clocks ull over the United States will point to the correct miDUte and second. There are 7,000 suoh clocks in New York oity alone. All rail ways, factories and industries of every kind pay attention to this signal. Three minutes before noon eaoh day all the Western Union lines are cleared of business, every operator takes bis finger from the key, circuits are opened, aud, at tho instant when the sun passes over the 75th meridian, the spark of intelligence is flashed to all parts of the country. It requires less than one-fifth of a second to reach San Franolsoo. Tho 12 o’olock signal seut from Washing ton Indicates 11 o’olock a. m. for Chicago, 10 o’clock a. in. for Omaha, and 9 o’clock a. m. for the Pacific coast, the United States being divided into four perpendicular strips, and each strip setting its clocks by the time of tho meridian which bisects it from north to south. Thus each strip Is always one hour later than the next strip to the cast. The Western Union company earns about $1,000,000 annually from its electrio clock service, charging sls a year for setting each clock at noon dally. The time sold thus profitably It gets from the government for nothing, but anybody con have the same privilege free of charge by putting an in. strumeutand wire into tha observatory. THB MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION. The most complete existing colleollon of portable instruments used la connection with navigation is kept at the naval ob servatory for supplying the ships of the United States navy. It includes the finest and most ooe'.ly devices of this description, from small telescopes in leather cases to the contrivance newly invented by an officer in the service for determining the pitch of a ship in a storm. There are small astronom ical outfits, with whioh one may go ashore and set up a miniature observatory at brief notice. All naval vessels that g to sea must have their ohronometers regi3°t#d and tested at intervals. For this purpose a meat rsfrlgeraar ha# been put into the new building by a Chi cago firm. The ohronometers will be placed in this cooling apparatus, which is of the latest and most .mproved pattern, the temperature being reduoted by loe overhead to 40“ Fahrenheit. Ibe ice being removed the air inside the box will bs raised to US" by hot-water pipes rurr.eundmg It. A chronometer whioh endures suoh extremes rf heat and cold without beiug affected will be expected to withstand simsliar Influences on a trip from the equaterto the Arc'lo. Each ship is provided with four chron ometers and a watch, the last being car ried in the pockot of the navigating officer commonly. These watches are regularly tested like the ohronometers. They are of American make. To such a point of excel lence has the manufacture of wutohes in this country attai ed that timepieces of this kuid, costing sl6 or $lB, are fouud to run within fifteen seconds a month of abso lute accuraoy. Foreign watches are uot in it with them at all. WHAT THE DRUMMER DOES. Yet Some Folks Think He Doesn’t Amount to Much In an Orchestra. from the Chicago Herald. Theater-goers who think that tbs drum mer in the orchestra has nothing to do but keep bis eyes on the Biage aid occasionally oontribute a r-r-r-rum-tum-tum to the con certed efforts of bis comrades, should get a front seat aud a tab some night when comio opsra is co, aud devote to the drummer ae much attention as they cao induoe them selves to steal from the girls in tights aud agile maidens in costumes of skirt dancers. Then tho patron of the play house will real ize that what the comedian is to the drama, and the general utility man is to the stock company, the drummer is the orchestra. Ho is the most active man under the foot lights. He has more “effects” to introduce, more ‘‘business” to keep in mind, more m -tramenta to play, more stops to ootice, and more bars of rest to count than any other musician. If there be in the overture a suggestion of birds the drummer is the man who toots the little whistle imitative of the kind of bird suggested. If the ecene calls for fever and ague music, with rain on tbe side, the drummer 1b the man who is looked lo for an imitation of the pattering of tbe rain upon the roof. If a horse is supposed to be com ing full tilt over the rocky brow of yonder bill, tbe drummer is the man who produoes the sounds that aro like the resounding noises of the charger’s hoofs. In fact, evety striving after “effect" is the idea of the leader, and is the work of the fallow who is popularly regarded as a most interested spectator of the performance. If that leader wanted to add realism to a soeue in whioh a house was being moved across the stage he would probably suggest that the drummer invent some sort of oreakiug ma chine to give forth the groan of tbe wind lass, and might even go so far as to insist that the pounder of sheepskin drag a chain to and fro on the floor of the orchestra stall. These exactions on the part of tbe leader uecessltate a vast amount of Inge nuity on tbe part of this busiest assistant, and as a oousequenoe each drummer has • big trunk full of what are known iu the profession as “ traps,” chiefly of bis own design and manufacture. Every theater orchestra drummer is re quired to beau fait on tbe snare drum, kettle drums, bass drums, cymbals, and tri angle; to be able to play all them at once if need be, working the bass drum and oym bals with a pedal. He must also be accom plished with a chime of bells and feel per fectly at home with the castanets. It is necessary that he should have the castanets ou his fingers as tbe Spanish dancer does, but he must be able to crack them rhythmi cally when they are fastened to thin pieces of board. It isn’t essential, either, that tbe drummer be ae muoh an adept as is tbe burnt oork end man with the tambourine, but he must possess more skill with that apology for a musical instrument than tbe Salvation Army girl ehows. A real good orchestra drummer is usually, familiar, also, with the xylophone—the graduated strips of wood upon which he pounds with little round-beaded mallets, invariably to the de light of the gallery. Of whistles, the drummer hue enough to craze a neighborhood. He otn reproduce the toot of the loooinotive, the deep note of tbe steamboat, tbe screech of the calliope, the call of the ouokoo, tbe dual note of the quail, the crowing of a rooster, the clucking of a hen, the honk of a goose, or the quack of a duck. Tbe ben cluoking apparatus is queer and simple. It is a tin can, through the bottom of which a rosined string has been passed and knotted. The drawing of the string through the clinched hand brings tbe hen near. The chirping of birds is imitated on whistles made for the purpose and marked "canary” or “peaoook," as the cose may be. These whistles are as numerous as the varieties of feathered bipeds, so that if the business oalled for the scream of even the '’jub-jub” bird the drummer would find something to meet the demand. There’s no large amount of musical abil ity, nor even of dexterity, displayed in blowing on a whistle, aud thereby Imitating the obirp of a oricket, for the whistle la mads to produce tbe sound, and all the drummer need do is furnish tbe power—to press the button, as it were. But in tbs manipulation of tbe instruments of original design the general utility man is often oalled upon to show observation, nioety of touoh aud rapidity of movement. Given a fiat stone or pieoo of marble and two blocks of wood, with horseshoes attached, the task of fooling people into the belief that a horse in n mad gallop on a hard road is being reined in froQt of a feudal castle or barouial hail, or in a paved oourt yard, is not an easy one. This falls to the lot of tho drummer. Portraying in sound the flight of a railroad train by mean* of two sheets of stovepipe iron and two switchee made of buDches of wireglvee au opportunity for tbe appearance of tbe 1 ridiculous, unless the work be w#U done. Jicgling a string of sleigh hells at the proper time doee uot overtax a musician, nor does the manipulation of a champagne pop, e mere popgun on an enlarged scale, cell for ability of a high order; neither doee the use of s baby ory, nor yet tbe rubbing together of two blocks of wood covered with sand paper to produce the choo-choo of an engine. Thore is au art, however, in doing e clog dance with two wooden bammera armed with jingles. In the arrangement of gas pipes so that beating upou them will call to mind the wayside forge aud tbs brawny smith there is more or less knowledge of souud and harmony necessary. Few drummers are averse to following the suggestions of their orchestra leaders to the introduction of effects, and all of them are proud of the creative faoulty whioh sug gests the oauses of tbe effects. A drummer will twirl on a rosined stick a strand of horse hair fastened at the other end to a bottle head covered with kid, and will see In the noise a clever Imitation of the iooust of the 7-year variety. He will not take umbrage if asked to imitate a rainfall by upending at the proper time a seotion of stovepipe through which countless wires have been passed laterally, and pouring through the niachiue a quart or two of dried pease or baaus, whose dropping from wire to wire sounds like the steady down pour of rain. He doesn’t objeot to beating together the oval ends of despoiled cocoa nuts for tbe sole purpose of making a "hol low sound.” In fact, tbe drummer it 00l lectively willing to do almoet anything he is called upon to do in an orobestral way, and to do it to the beat of hie ability. TEA AND COFFEE. r& P SPICES n ' * 1 ' FOR THE MILLION. BEST ON EARTH. mm a. & p at USE fill ’we Is SHS* ▲ full check given a*ay with every can to asuiat in introducing it. ofta Look out for new Xmas panel entitled “GOOD MORN ING.” Presented to every purchaser commencing Mon* day, Dec. 19, and continuing for one week. THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO. 15U BROUGHTON STREET. Telephone 443. RAILROADS. Florida Central ana Peal as ait r Hstilroarf FLORIDA TRUNK LINE—SHORT LINE TO TAMPA—TIME CARD IN EFFECT MAY 23 liu GOlfrQ BOlifft-KEAP DOWN. GOING N'>KTH-RBAdVr —- Daily Dally CALLAHAN ” J ' IB THE POINT TO CHANGE Dail F- Dally QOINP SOUTH. pm F t Savannah Ar 7:sopm 12:!4n’n i:2opm 11:25am Lv Callahan Ar 2:35pm 7:3oam 8:40 pm 11:15 am Lv Jacksonville Ar 2:30 pm 6:Soam 12:83 n’t 2:23 pm Ar Hawthorne. Lv 11:30 am 2:62 am •••••••••• *:SI pm Ar 811verSprings Lv 8-44 pm Ar Ocala Lv 10;14am 1:48 am 3 ; 25 am 4:4opm Ar Wildwood Lv 9:loam 11:50am 4:A am 5:43 pm Ar Lacoochee Lv 8:04 am 9:58 am 5:15 am K:oopm Ar Dade Oity Lv 7:46am 9:B6pm -22 aro I : L“P mAr Plant CSty Lv B:3oam B:2opm i:soam B:2opm Ar Tampa Lv s:3oara 7:lopm 8:45 am 4:4opm Lv Wildwood Ar 9:oßnm n:ls"nm 6:45am s:4opm Ar Tavares Lv 8:16 am 7:sopm B:4sam 6:36pm Ar Apopka _....Lv 7:2Bam s:lspm 10:05 am 7:10 pm Ar Orlando Lv 7:00 am 3:15 pm 5:40 am 6:55 pm Lv Lacoochee Ar 7:32 am 9:35 am 7:sßam 9:lopm Ar Tarpon Springs Lv 7:18 Dm 6:l6am 9'25 pm Ar Sutherland Lv 7:O3Dm 9:32 am 10:40 pm Ar........5t. Petersburg Lv 6'45 pm *9:OOam •B:ospmAr PunneUon Lv *8:35 am *4 35 Dm Callahan is tha transfer station for ail points in South Florida reached by the F. C. S F. and its connections. BAY A. MM AH AND PEHN AN PINA.. I 7:* pm 7:04 am Lv Savannah .. Ar 7:50 p:n ;3i)aan I 9:45 am B:sopm Ar Fnrnandiua Lv 10:10am 6:50 pm •Daily except Sunday. tMnals. Solid trains Oallahan to Tampa and Orlando. Close oonneotlon at Tampa with So Fla ft. a for Port Tampa, Kay West and Havana. Close connection at Owensboro with 8o Fla it B fif lakeland and Bartow. Close oonneotion at Tavares with J., T. and K. W. By for Sanford ani TittmvlUe. Pullman Buffet (leaping oar* on night trains. Through short ltae Jacksonville to Ysw Orleans, JaokonvlUe to ThotnaavilU. Montgomery and Cincinnati. Ttokets s>ld and biznn checked thronah to all points in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Send for test mao if Florida published, and for any information desirei to ' . P - *• MATWtoX. Q. M. A. O. MACDOMELL. O. P. A , Jacksonville. J ACKSONVILLE, TAMPA and KEY WEST R’Y CO? MASON YOUNG, Receiver. aSiM TIMR TABLE! IN" KFFrtCT DEC. 4, ISD3. SOUTH. | BTiTIAXTQ Noftlfft, " Mo. 16. No. 27. No. 71. j * ‘ No. 14. j No. 78. | No. 64. * 8 ISpm *l2Bopm t 8 50atn'L* Jacksonville Ar * B 30am * 1 15pm'* 6 loom * 984 pm * 1 21pm t 9 51am Ar Green Cove Springs Lv:* 5 20am*1203pra t 50lnm * 0 44pm * 209 pm +’.6 4Sam Ar Palatka Lv * 4 25am til 10am t 4 00pm * * S l*Pm tn 00 mAr Seville X.v * 303 am *9 4Kam t 2 4A>m *l2 41am * 8 40pm tl2 89pm Ar DeLeon Springs Lv * 2 23am + 9 10am t 2 07pm * i i}? pin f.l J? pm \ Del and l Lv> + 8 Klam t 1 20pm * 325 pm tlB 85pm Lv | u (Ar it 9 15am t 2 05pm •••• * 4 06pm t 1 12pm Ar Orange City Junction Lv * \ 49am> s Ssara t 1 38pm t 4 42pm t 1 88pm Ar Enterprise Lv t 7 55ain ~lo7pm t 7 OOpm t 310 pm Ar Titusville Lv fJ, Sam tl 1 38am * 2 05am * 4 40pm t 2 00pm Ar Sanford Lv * 115 am t 7 Jsam tIFISODm + 8 50pm Ar Tavares Lv; t 6 30am * 8 45pm +lB SI pm Ar ... Hawthorne Lv "7. * 9 4:’am • 2 34pm t < * p “ T A ' | Gainesville (Lv t 8 00am * l 80pm * J ?9 t,m 1 „ i2? m a i ' Ar * 9 Warn * 2 35pm * ?S pmi^r ..Ocala Lv t 7 50am *>3Ssprn ? pm -f r .Leesburg Lv t 6 15am *lO 38am | 9 00pm t 5 25pm Ar Pemberton ...Lv * 9 lOsm * 345 am * 6 52pm + 4 02pmJ Ar Orlando ...Lv *ll r.Opm t 6 40am * 4 30am * 6 22pm t 5 15pm Ar Kissimmee Lv *ll OOpm t 5 Siam 111 * 7 45am * 855 pm ;Ar Tampa Lv • 800 pm * 825am* 940 pm Ar Port Tampa Lv* 7 20pm ! Ill! * 1.1 II"..". + 7 10am Lv Bartotv Lv'* 0 00pm ITT +U43ami .... Ar Punta (jnrda 1v|t115pm(...... I ] •Dally tDaily except Sunday, SjSundayonly Trains 87 and 14 earn- through Pullman Buffet Sleepers daily between New York and Port Tampa, connecting at Port Tampa Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays for Key West and Havana. No. 15 carries through Pullman sleeping cars between Cincinnati and Tampa. ISDIA3 Hlt Elt hTEAMGrIH are appointed to leave Titusville as follows- For Rockledse. Melbourne and way landings daily, except Sunday, at 5:80 a. m. For Jupiter and points on Lake Worth, Mondays and Thursdays, at 7:30 p. m. , . _ J ■ N STROBHAR, Gen. Pass. Agent, Jacksonville, Fla w. B. DENHAM, Acting General Superintendent. _ _ FURNITU RE AND CAG PKT-v NOW FOII mismPBESRNTS. Gst Soitlii Useful From Us, HERE’S A LIST TO SELECT FROM FANCY WILLOW CHAIRS, ELEGANT DESKS, PLUSH ROCKERS, EASELS, PARLOR CABINETS, ETCHINGS CHINA CLOSETS, PASTELS BLACKING CASKS, ENGRAVINGS, SCREENS. MELTON RUG COUCHES, TABLES OF ALL KINDS, HAT RACKS. The attention of the public is invited to these elegant goods. EMIL A. SCHWAttZ. HOTELS. Tli© De Soto, SA.VATSTJS-A.il, Gr A, Oh o( the most elegantlr appointed hotels Id the world. Accommodations tor 500 guests. Special rates (or Savannah famtlloi desiring permanent board. WATSON & POWERS, PROPRIETORS, RICK. UPLAND KICK WANTED' The highest market prices paid. A. C. HARMON, \\r ANTED, merchanta to try the benefll* o{ Y adrertlaing in the "One cent a word columns of the Mohkuio Nawa It will certain I,f pay. CtUtihsn h (he transfer station for all points b South Florida reached by the F. C. 4 P. and its connection-