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The Duchess Sketches the Lifo of the Irish
Bural Maiden.
WHAT LIPE HOLDS OUT TOR HER.
In tlic Midst of the Most Abject I ov-
* crty .She Manages to bo Very
aterry Dlsolples of the
Dance.
The Irish peasant woman I nlludo to the
laboring class is , ns n rule , nil almost llxed
ono , distinctly respectable , both in mind nnd
conduct. While still a little slip of a girl , say
thirteen or fourteen , she begins lifo that is ,
work. She is then draughted from her
mother's cabin Into the house of the nearest
farmer , there to learn how to milk cows ,
clean pans for the dairy , feed nigs , BCO to tlio
poultry nud the eggs , boil potatoes , cabbage ,
und bacon , mid Icmii besides to wash and
dress the "gossoons" ( little boys ) nnd the
"colleens" ( little girls ) of the family ; nnd , in
fact , do nil that has to bo done In the house ,
helped , of course by the mistress , the farm-
or'a vrtfo , who woiks us haul as her maid.
For this our little cntorer in llfo receives but
poor wages , or perhaps , no wages at all for
the llrst year , her keep and houscroom and
permission to le.irn being accounted
KQUIVAI.UNT TO A 8 VMItV.
Of Into years , however , the latter nrrango-
ment has fallen through , the salary , how
ever small , being always demanded , uud with
Justice too.
Barefooted and with n .short blue llanncl
skirt ( that they , wcava themselves with n
small liaudloomnnd ) that reaches barely down
to the knco nt llrst , and becomes considerably
nbovo It as youth asserts itself ami the Inches
grow , our little horolno scrambles through n
iaong day's work In n slipshod fashion at
ilrst , no doubt , nnd with many tin nngrv word
from the mistress uud oftcu tin indignant
push.
Hut time rounds nil things , oven tlio hard
est pebble , and after a while the small , Insig-
nlllcunt creature becomes somebody "Tho
Oirl. " At llrst she was only Uiddy , or Kitty ,
orMnggioj now she Is "Tho GUI" a great
distinction. All through the week she label's
cheerfully , merrily , with a Jest for a very ono
and a sweet word always for the babies ,
, And now rainos Sunday , that blessed day
of n t , without , which surely the world o't
toll could not hnvo lasted , in Its Institution
lies tin Infallible proof to my mind of the di
vinity that slmiK'd all our ends , that rules the
earth , and reduces the sea to limits , nnd
guards , and regulates each movement of each
pigmy who struts his little hour upon our
human stage. Well , this Sunday Is
TUB ONI : UECIIIHTION or TUB roon ,
both In town and country. Hut with the
country only I am dealing now.
Our little herolno with' the ilrst streak of
dnwu rises , Ilings nsldo the toll-worn gar
ments she has worn during the past week and
will wear for so many weeks again , nnd dons
a uc\v sklrtof the same texture and hue , how
ever , und ( this is the crowning glory of the
toilette ) encases her feet that for sis long
days have run uncovered In stockings ami
< laced shoes. To appear in chapel without
tthooa und stockings would bo indeed n disgrace
grace- . Ono may save , starve , scrimp nnd go
decent to mass on Sunday 1 And surely there
a much to bo admired in this rogiud fordo-
ccney , this determination to appear in one's
best oib und tucker on the Lord's day , to do
honor to him.
And now arrayed in Sabbath clothes , away
to tlio parish euupel-u bare , bald cdlllco
nbout three miles from every farmstead , be
ing situated close to the little village that
bangs over the sen. A picturesque spot , dear
to mo for a thousand reasons , that I was born
thcio among others. Up over tlio trees of the
school house rises the spire of the church , an
ancient cathedral dedicated to some old Irish
saint whoso name as St. Faughnan , nnd
whoso image carved in stone is sunk in the
wall beneath the belfry. The crows caw all
day long in the school house trees , and tlio
two bells , eiiapel nnd church , commingle as
the Protestants and the Homan Catholics nil
stream down from the hills that adorn the little
tlo seaside town on all sides to their several
places of worship.
Our little heroine , now
A I'ltr.TTY "COM.CBS 1UWS"
of sixteen , makes her wny , accompanied by
throngs of friends , all Honnin Catholics , to
chapel , there to hear Father Jerry , or Father
Michael , or Father John , ns the case may bo ,
mumble through tlio Latin prayers that not
ono member among his congregation can un
derstand. She kneels , she sits , she glances
round her , she works through her "beads"
most systematically and earnestly , nnd hav
ing done hqr duty rises to go out into the
churchyard , where , having beloro service
sprinkled herself with the holy water in the
stone outside , she now feels herself free to re
ceive tlio attentions of the "boys , " who , if
she Is pretty , as many of the peasants are.
will surround her and pay her extravagant
compliments ,
At times , however , the service within docs
not end thus tamely. A "great divarsion"
occurs that lills all hearts with n delightful
expectation. As , for example , when the
priest is known to bo nbout to denounce from
the high altar some culprit among his Hock.
The unlucky or guilty one has during the
week
roucoTTns TO PAT ins "in-ns"
( Money collected from the parishioners ac
cording to the amounts of their several in
comes , which with fees In weddings mid fu
nerals make up the priest's stipend ) , or else
has defrauded his neighbor , or stolen some
thing ho Is determined not to return , or other
wise broken the law.
Breathless Is the excitement ns the priest
arrives nt that point when his denunciation
may bo exacted mid cold grow tlio hearts of
Urn culprit's friends and relatives. The cul
prit himself has generally a bad cold or n
heudaeho on these occasions nnd Is con lined
to his own house or cabin. This fact , however -
over , does not stay tlio priest's wrath. Ho
well knows that every word ho utters will bo
carried homo to the criminal by Ills neighbors
and will rankle there until remorse nnd the
fear that his spiritual pastor mid master will
refuse to attend his death beu when the last
hour arrives
DIIIVFS HIM TO MtKE COXHISSJOX
nnd pay what is stolen or owing.
After this delightful excitement our colleen
will probably wend her way to the place where
the nearest "Pattern" Is taking placo. Tlio
spot will bo named "The Cross , " or "Sam's
Cross , " or "Fitzgerald's Cross , " or any other
"cross , " according to tlio traditions of the
neighborhood where It stands. It means a
squuro spot where four roads meet , and the
"pattern" means simply u "dnnco. " Hero nil
the young people meet on u Sunday or n holi
day , and a chvlo being formed by the onlook
ers , trip It to nnd fro upon the hunt und dusty
road with till tlio determination nud twice the
gusto that ono may sco In u polished and
fashionable ballroom.
Of Into year this custom , that was very
pretty and harmless nnd innocent Is dying
out ; uut I remember my father telling mo of
a very celebrated old peasant ( Flaherty was
his name ) who was master of this ceremony
for miles round ; who \ised to attend every
pattcnt to direct the proceedings , and who on
week days was what might bo culled the
or TUB ENTIIII ; UISTKICT.
All odd hours , minutes , moments even , ho
was attacked on all sides by men and maid
ens tilled with n laudnbla desire to emulate
Terpsichore. His method of teaching was n
novel one , and as It may bo of use to modern
and fashionable teachers L give It hero.
It was simple as it was elegant and cfllca-
clous. Hound the right bluo-stockluged leg
of Ids male pupil ho would bind u small rope
made of hey and then commence operations.
Ho would first tune up the bagpipes ho in
variably carried under his arm , mid then bid
his pupil step forward. The lirst notes of a
Jig were played ; the pupil , Tilled with ardor
on hearing tlio beloved pipes , would begin n
grand und no doubt picturesque war dance nil
Ills own , but ho is stopped by a stern repri
mand from Flaherty. No ; ho must conform
to rules.
"Now , thin , mo boy , " says Mr. Flaherty ,
"ve'll do ns 1 bid ye , or I'll bo off to Kitty
Mtihoncy's house , whoso dead bate for the
want o' mo this nilnnit , mi" the patthem to bent
nt her cross next Sunday. Whin I play the
Hfth note yc'll rise upon 'sougaun' ' ( hay rope )
nn' ut the seventh yo'll sink upon 'gad ; ' und
now begin , nn' to the divil wid yo if yo can't
do It before one-half hour is up. "
And now tlio screech of the pipes begins.
The famous "Hakes o' Mallow" Is in full
swing , but above and over till sounds the
voice of Mister Flaherty yelling at his pupil :
"Hiso upon sougaun , sink upon gad. " "Oeh
murder , was there iver sich u fool ! Aritih ,
look nt him , Mrs. Moloney , I ask yo now , and
tell mo can ho bo the sou of a clever woman
like you 1
'man CPON souavus' , SINK urox OAD. '
Well , there , I'm off now , nnd fcgs maybe yc'll
bo us good as the rest of 'cm some day. "
Tlio meaning of "gad" I have never been
nblo to discover ; no doubt , however , it had
its meaning in Flaherty's timo.
Well , you must make n picture for yourself
of our Irish peasant footing it gnyly to and fro
on the hard road with her partner opposite to
her , nnd n little crowd surrounding them ,
making a ring , as it. were a crowd consisting
of men nnd women for the small part and of
pretty , sturdy urchins , male and female , for
tlio great such handsome , healthy little
beings , rosy-checked and bright-eyed , the
outcome nnd the carrying on of the "folncst
pisanthrv in the world ; " and often , driving
past them , have I wished that my own chil
dren , carefully nourished and fed on beef tea
mid chicken broth , could look like these cosy
rogues , running about half naked and with
nothing in their
I'KCTTY , ItOUNP UTTI.r. STOM VCIIS
save stirabout ( a coarse porridge ) and boiled
potatoes.
However , to get back to our heroine. When
she has learned all she can from her llrst mis
tress the farmer's wife that is , how to boil
and wash , mid how not to break plates and
dishes , her mother instantly looks round her
to Und a place for her in Homo gentleman's
family , where the wages will bo higher uud
the work less.
It sounds terribly ungrateful. The farm
er's wife has had all the trouble of breaking
in that little , wild und ignorant specimen of
humanity , und when the hitter has absorbed
nil that she can learn mid when her mistres-
hns become accustomed to her , and mighs
reasonably bo supposed to expect some com
fort from her , the girl calmly gives her wnmi
ing , and , aided and abetted by her mother'
leaves her "to bettor herself. " So the poor
farmer's wife is loft to commence nil over
ngaln to take In another girl , who will un
doubtedly take her in in the same manner a
little later on. It Is , In fact , a general "merry-
go-round , " and being expected on both sides ,
is seldom resented by the farmer's wife.
Tlio landlord's house is the ono chosen
by the girl's mother for her next ven
ture , if by uny chance nn opening presents It
self "tho big house , " ns the tenants usually
call it. Here our heroine begins us kitchen
maid , grows , ( If she proves n good girl ) to
under housemaid , from that in process of time
to upper housemaid or parlor maid , or perhaps -
haps Is given over to tlio young ladles of the
family if she proves handy with her needle
und develops a good appearance ,
Homan Catholic In its religion ns It is to its
heart's core , still it is remarkable that the
Irish peasant woman will prefer
TAKING snnvicn WITH A TIIOTESTAXT FAMILY ,
however poor , that with ono of her own re
ligion. lWply rooted ns undoubtedly Is tbo
dlsllko to Protestantism , the young girls will
take less wages from a Protestant than from
a Uonmnist , and , us u rule make good and
faithful servants , If n little cureless at tlmott
nnd requiring always the eye of the mUtrcss
to keep them going.
As a rule , however , thrlr servitude endures
bat a short time. The laborer's daughter ,
happier than the daughter born In the grade
above her namely the farming class can
marry as fancy dictates , and long before
youth has ceased to bo a Joy , she generally
meets her mate , n stalwart laborer , in all
probability , on tlio landlord's ' ftirm , mid mar
ries him. She leaves her comfortable quar :
ters ns housemaid to bo mistress and wife ,
and , as "Artemus Ward" would have it , a
very "numerous mother" in a small , comfort
less cabin there , indeed , to rule supreme ,
if that is any amelioration of the discomfort
that awaits her to her life's end. If the
Irish peasant woman , however , marries into
absolute poverty she lias assuredly such
compensations ns accrue from n good and
faithful husband nnd n quiver full of those
'small creatures who make lifo blessed to the
wedded. Tuc DUCHESS.
Hasting6 ; A flairs.
HASTIVOS , Neb. , May 10. [ Special to THE
Bin. : ] Heprcscntatlvo Fred Olmstcad has
has had 15,000 brook trout planted in the
Blue river near his homestead , nine miles
south of Hustings , the past week.
Mrs. P. A. Stewart of the brick" manufac
tory of Stewart ft Collins , In this city , left
this week for Plttsburg nnd the cast for the
purpose of purchasing necessary machinery
lor the manufacture of sewer tilings in con
nection with their vitrified brick department.
The linn has purchased ten acres of ground
at Beatrice , and will ship and use the same
material ns is used by tlio Beatrice so'ver
pipe works.
Mr. J , N. Fountain of this city has negoti
ated fora furniture manufactory plant in the
east and several hundred thousand feet of
lumber. Ho will move the plant to Hastings
at once and expects to put the same into
active operation some time In Juno , , giving
employment to quite a number of skilled
workmen.
Major Clarke nnd C. II. Dietrich spent
Wednesday of this week examining the
sewerage system of Lincoln.
At the annual meeting of the board of trade
tills week ttio following officers were elected
for the ensuing year : M. L. Elsemore , pres
ident ; V. B. Trimble , vice president ; J. F.
Balllngcr , secretary ; J. D. Hlloy , treasurer.
The now board of directors consists of
Mossra. M. L. Klsemore , J. N. Lyman , G. J.
Evans , C. A. Paul , A. II Cramer , II. Bost-
wlck , Peter Burger and V. B. Trimble.
The first animal cxldbitiou nt the Academy
of Visitation takes place Juno'Jl. Gold und
silver medals will bo awarded for proficiency.
The city council Is negotiating for the pur
chase of thoclectrlo light works now owned
by George Johnson , The plant is valued ut
$00,000.
Miss Franklo Beans of this city Is visiting
relatives in McCookJ {
Airs. Fred Heuner Is the guest of her sister ,
Mrs. Louis Stopper of Atchlsoii , this week.
Mrs. A. J. Ncimoytr of Denver Is the guest
of old friends in this city this week.
The ladles of the Pythian sisterhood In this
city contemplate producing "Damon and
Pythias" at an early day. They will bo as
sisted by Mr. W. W , Hcathcoatc , lute of the
Bnndmann Slinkespcrfan company.
Postmaster James IMIeartwcll Is having
the postofllco renovated throughout and the
change has made It very presentable.
Jniiics AVhltoomb Hi ley.
From his nppcaranco ho would betaken
taken for /armor , a railroad man or
anything except a poct , says the Now
York Star. Ho is of n highly nervous
organization , and scorns to 11 ml u deep
pleasure In constant travel. Riley
Is u good illustration of the
hard times that literary people
ple undergo. IIo was n clover
writer and versifier for many yearn , but
did not make any great hit until u few
years ago , when IUH compslllon , "When
the Frost la on the Pumpkin , " took n
firm hold on the popular heart , lioforo
that lime ho experienced trouble in sell
ing his short poems at such ridiculous
prices as $3 and $4 each. Now ho
commands from 126 to $50 for the same
work.
MADE LOVE IN A PRISON CELL ,
A Sad Romance in the Lifo of Prime Minister -
tor Orispi.
THE SORROWS OF A MESALLIANCE.
Kosallc , the Imumlry Gli-1 , Faithful in
Adversity Took to Drlnlc When ,
Prosperity Came Cupid's
1'rnnks in Politics.
The truth about the romantic love affairs
of M. Crispi , the Italian prlmo minister ,
vnguo rumors of which crop up whenever his
name is mentioned , Is fully told in M. F.
Narjoux's lifo of Crispi. Ho was born In 1819
nt Hibcrin , and after having taken his degree
bottled as barrister at Palermo nt the ago of
twenty-two , and married the daughter of the
owner of the house where ho lodged. Two
years later Uoslna Sciarra died , and the
youug man lived for some time entirely for
his work and ior his country , having become
ono of the most ardent and enthusiastic of
the "Young Italy" party. Before long his
zeal for liberty and equality were rewarded
by expulsion from his country , and ho main
tained himself for some time nt Marseilles as
a Journalist , till the man who had lived under
the sunny skies of Sicily could stand the cold
nnd fogs of the noith no longer , nnd tried to
obtain n huinblo position us cleric nt Vcro
Lunge , n small place not far from Turin.
Hut , his letter of application not being
couched in sufllclcut servile language , the
post was given to a moro suitable applicant ,
mid Crispi remained at Turin till , having
been accused of taking part in a revolution
ary movcmen , ho was imprisoned in the
Palais Madames.
It was in the prison cell of this old palals
that the romantio affair began which has
cast such u deep shadow over the lifo of M.
Crispi.
Ono morning , snvs M. Nurjoux.Crlspi looked
sadly tit the ray of sun which made vain ef
forts to creep lit between the iron bars of the
window of his cell , when the door opened nnd
a pretty girl appeared on the threshold smil
ingly offering her services to him , sayo tlio
Pull Mall Gaictto. Her naino was Hosallo
Montmiisson. She jvus in the service of tlio
prison laundress , and altered to tnko the
clothes of "messieurs les prisonnles poll-
tiqucs , " who were not clothed by the prison
authorities. Hosnlio took the prisoner's light
bundle of clothes , brought them back , mid
scorns also to luivo como when there was
nothing to tnko or bring back ; she was the
ulcco of tlio wife of the turnkey uud had the
ruu of the prison.
Crispi was scarcely thirty-four years old ,
ho was tall , slender , tolerably good looking ,
und resembled In no way tlio Crispi of the
present day. His long hair fell in curls on
his shoulders , his oycs were an audacious
but tender expression nnd his sinllo was very
pleasant. Ho looked melancholy , almost sad ,
and had , In tlio girl's oycs , the aureola of a
martyr and of tlio eminent man around Ills
head. And then this ferocious conspirator ,
tills intrepid soldier , could transform himself
nt will into mi fervent lover. Jlosallo was be
fore long In love with her hnudsomo client ,
her Illustrious prisoner , and CrUpl returned
her lovo.
Presently , the pollco having found no Just
cause against tlio prisoner , ho was iclcuicd
but was expelled , and 'went to Malta without
any means of subsistence , accompanied by
the little laundress. Black misery awaited
the lovers at Malta ; bread and herbs weto
thcli-only food for many days , till Hosallo ,
who was always loving , devoted , and full of
courage , found some work to do , and Crispi ,
together with other exiles , founded a smalt
pupcr , La StniTotta , and onca moro hurled in-
nominator } ' articles ut his oppoucaU till the
governor of Malta found It advisable to cxllo
him again.
Before leaving Malta Crispi considered
that ho had a duty to fulfill , n duty of love
and gratitude toward Hosalio , his faithful
companion , whoso devotion had been un
changeable and whoso fnto was linked to his.
Ho wanted to marry her , to make her his le
gitimate wife ; and , In order to prevent their
impending separation from becoming Until , to
forge a link which would secure their reunion.
On communicating this desire to his friend
mid fellow-exile , Giorgio Tamajo , tlio Litter ,
very calmly nnd quietly , tried to convince
him that u union like that intended by Crispi
was almost invariably followed by regrets
and pain , the different education mid
sentiment of the lovers forming mi
insurmountable barrier to n happy
mart led lifo. Crispi , however , would
not hear of it ; nnd , though ho was so poor
that Hosalio's wedding ring had to bo pre
sented to him ho insisted upon making her his
wife ; and a Jesuit prlost undertook to con
duct the ceremony , which , as Crispi believed ,
made Hosallo his lawful wife.
Crispi lied to London ; Kosnllo followed
shortly , and , under Mazzinl's guidance , who
was also in London at the time tiio work of
upsetting Napoleon III. nnd his government ,
in which nil the European revolutionists wcrg
engaged , was carried on with utmost zeal.
The postofllco was not safe , and the police
were vigilant ; consequently Kosnllo took the
part of the emissary charged with tlio trans
mission of Important news or tlio orders for
the various groups of "Young Italy , " nnd of
the communications which the refugees in
London nnd Paris had to exchange. Dressed
ns n woman of tlio people. Hosalio carried a
basket without a lid. in which she kept some
vcryjargo ilsh or some fnt poultry , whoso In
terior , however , was stuffed with papers that
might well have astonished the gallant police
and custom house ofllcials who examined
them. Crispi meanwhile took a post in a
bank , tlio director of which was a compatriot ,
and in addition gave Italian lessons , but tlio
English climalo did not suit him , and present
ly ho wont to Paris as correspondent of II
Coriicro Kranco-Itnlien , his political activity
never ceasing.
Then followed tumult and oxcitcmcnt ; ono
now development of political llfo was rapidly
succeeded by another ; Crispi was no longer
mi outcast , but sat , ns deputy for Palermo , in
the Turin parliament ; ho became vlco presi
dent of tlio chamber , nnd everywhere in Italy
tlio name nf the lawyer , politician nnd states
man huil become a household word.
In onlcr to rest from his ardent parliamen
tary battles , nnd from his incessant work nt
the bar , Crispi should have had a calm , regu
lar , smooth homo llfo ; but unfortunately bo
was not happy ut homo. Tumajo's prophecies
had como only too true. Hosalio Montmasson ,
nsMmo. Ciispl , hud naturally followed her
husband from place to place. Crispi's adher
ents of former days presented his wife with
a diamond cross for her services to their
cause ; honors poured upon her ; she hud
been presented to the king , surrounded und
llutterod by her husband's filends , compli
mented by nnlablo officials , nnd her head had
been turned. Dressed in the "loudest" of
colors , laden with lowclry , and always sur
rounded by a wliolo mcmigerlo of pet ani
mals , she had become almost demented , nnd
ono day when Crispi came homo and found
her helplessly drunk ho could bear tlio yoUo
no longer , nnd went in despair to seek refuge
with his old friend Tamajo , who once moro
proved a friend In need. The mnrringo cere
mony , ho explained to the husband's "In
tense astonishment , " had been n fraud , nnd
the bonds could easily bo looscnod. Hosallo ,
persuaded by Tamajo , consented to a bepaw-
tlon , nnd C-ispl bccamo once moro free , "to
Icnvo > ho hell in which ho had been living. "
Hosalio lives now in Homo , retired mid
calm. Her conduct Is Irreproachable : she Is
u good bourgcol&c , and a stout , good looking
matron.
Ono day , in 1873. Crispi was nt a reception
nt Palermo. AVulkiiig through the crowded
ioomn , ho heard on Impatient fcmulo voice do-
mnndlng tiiat Francesco Crispi might bo
pointed out to her. The voice hud a peculiar
\vhnrmforCrUpl : It was sweet , htirmonlou * .
uud ho was sure that the woman to whom It
belonged was young and fulr. Ho did not
look round , but ho felt the oycs of the
who , as ho heard , was a young
widow , fixed upon him all evening. Noxl
day Crispi made n great speech in parliament ;
tlio stranger was there again ; their eyes met ,
and from that moment ho spolco for her only.
At Homo they met again ; Crispi forgot Ilia
politics and his country , nnd only thought of
lovo. Ho loved n woman who was worthy o
Ills love , and his love was returned.
They were married by n religions ceremony
only , the civil marriage being for the time
omitted by Crispi in order to prevent publlo
attention being attracted , nnd to avoid caus
ing Hosallo Montmasson nn outburst of Jeal
ousy. A yeur afterward their only child ,
Peppinn. now n handsome girl of seventeen ,
who is about to bo engaged to the duke of
Com mini o , was born , and n few years Intur
the civil mnrringo took pluco at Naples , which
m.ulo Mine. Crispi tlio lawful wifoof her hus
band. An opponent of Crispi's , M Nicotera ,
who had been minister cf the
Interior before Crispi was entrusted
wHh tlio post had seen the husband
and wife nnd their witnesses com
ing from tlio munlclpio after the civil mar
riage , and it was duo to his inquiries that a
statement was published In the Piccolo news
paper accusing Crispi of bigamy. In 1S78
Crispi retired from tlio ministry , mid the
crown brought n chnrgo of bigamy against
him at Naples , which , however , ended in a
verdict for tlio accused , who returned to the
chamber.
Crispi speedily regained his old position ,
and has since risen to the highest post in the
Htuto , but the following story , which wo give
in M. Nurjoux's words , shows how "tlio
highest lady in the land" icgarded his matrimonial
menial affairs :
In Ids cnpaclty as president of the council ,
Crlsnl received an invitation to dlno at the
qulrlnal. Ho was surprised to find that his
wife was not included In tlio invitation , and
his surprise gave way to violent anger when
ho learned tliat the wives of tlio other minis
ters had Decn invited. What did this exclu
sion mean ? Was tlio stupid story of a double
murriago to bo revived I Tlio blow could only
como from tlio queen. Ho would .not stand
this effrontery , and went ut once to tlio quiri-
nal to hear to what it was duo. Ho found her
majesty's secretary , but only received nu
ovnsivo answer. Ho insisted , and the official
sought refuge In ambiguous phrases us to the
dilllcult situation , tlio absurd and ildlculouH
rumors , etc. Crispi would hear-no more , but
got up und said in nn angry voice : "Tell her
maJe.Hty that If by tills evening Mmo. Crispi
Is not treated llko tlio wives of the other min
ister ! ) , tlio republic will bo proclaimed in
Italy within twenty-four hours. " Mmo.
Crispi received the invitation.
I'owilcr In the Nnvy.
The 0-inch breech loading rillo car
tridges uro composed of powdur whoso
grains look lllco iron nuta , and arc made
up by piling the grains ono on top of
tlio other fao that the liolo in tlio contro
will bo in the sumo line nil the way
through , In or dor to allow the
llaino to go from tlio ignited
grains at the Imao all tlio wny
through tlio cliargo and Htart tlio igni
tion at all points of the cartrldgo at the
Bumo tliuo , tmys the San Francibco Bul
letin. The grains are built up on forms
a wlro running through tlio grains ,
keeping thorn In placo. A bag in then
drawn over the grains and the wires re
moved : The bag is strengthened by
moans of "Ilorcimia braid ; " if it were
not the the wolght would burnt tlio cloth.
Tills bag is enveloped in a copper cylin
der and hormolii'aUy boalod. Thu
cylinder has a lid on ouch
end and a ball to carry it by.
When tlio cylinder comes on deck from'
the magazine tlio lid of the tic-end of
of the bag is removed and the cube inserted -
sorted In the gnn ; the ether end is then
pulled off and u rammer shoves the
ohargo homo and out of the cylinder ,
The wolght of tlio cartrldgo Is fifty
pounds , and consists of about 000 grains
of ponder. The grains are of an ou-
tagonal form U inuhuu in length und 1
inch In diameter.
