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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
WOMEN IN THE PATENT OFFICE.

Their Work in That Department Has
Proved Most Acceptable.
Twenty-One years ago last fall the few
ladies who had received appointments TO
the Patent Office were gathered together
into the first division of that corps OF women
bread-winners who now permeate every
corner of the stately building.
p Colonel Samuel S. Fisher (of Connecticut
by birth, but Of Ohio by adoption) was at
that time Commissioner of Patents, and he
had discovered in acquainting himself with
the personnel of the bureau that the sew
eral ladies who carried on the departmental
rolls did their work at home, coming for it
and returning il, personally or by messen-
ger, as il was finished. This wOrk-the
copying of the 81 notwithstanding as /;
did a vital part OF the secret archives OF the
Office, he deemed too important and too val
liable to both inventor and public TO be
scattered so widely and exposed to the dan
gers Of transportation and loss or deStruc-
ton by accident, and he therefore issued in
tue September Of 1863 an order calling them
into the building, where they were consoli-
dated into the copying division, and Miss
Mary Capen of Boston was transferred
from The Bureau of Internal Revenue and
put IN charge Of the new force.
The same year Colonel Fisher opened an :
other door to ladies By introducing them on
the draughting roll as tracers Of drawings.
This resulted in very valuable contribu-
tiOu to the patent archives, for the old draw
ings were so highly cOored and so heavily
shade1-the brush being used altogeth
rs entirely 70 obscure at times the working
part OF the machinery Simple outlines and
Just enough line-shading to determine con-
caves, conyexes and spirals were introduced.
and the photographs made from the same
have become tile models for the patent
Offices OF the world.
Under Colonel Fishers successor, General
Leggett. the Examining Corps was thrown
open to their competition, aad in 1874. when
the ast-named sturdy soldier went back to
his law practice in Ohio, women we're not
only an accepted fact, bnt were already
working at the same salaries as the msa Of
tle three corps named.
The number elApl0yed has gradually
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
The Adranced Woman.

know little woman who IS up in all the 'oIogies
concentrated essence Of the great aud lesser col
legeS.
A walking cyelope9ia OF al the ismic knowIedges.
An Incarnate Information from her bonnet to her
toes
Like some other learned people, she is just a bit
dySpepucal.
Blase and hypercritical, incIning the skeptical
At emotional religion and It's frances cataeDtieal
She uptilts IN mid indifference her glasses-ridden
nose
For she's learned in all the cults from voodoo 10
BuddhisticaI.
All the ways OF human nature, with its alterations
twiStical,
she's SO scphiStical
That nothing can educe from her amazement or
surprise.
Though stated thar she's ne'er amazed, III not be
strictly bound to II.
Twas Uut the statement OF rue-an exception
can be found 10 IL.
For IN her deepest depths OF mind II you could but
dig dowu to IL,
You'd hnd her greatly wondering to tIRnk she was
So wise. Indianapolis journal.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
They Sort the Tyne.

About twenty-five women, says Mr..
Charles j. Dumar in The Ladies' Home
Journal. now have pleasant, lucrative en-
ployment on daily newspapers in New
York as distributors shat is. they are
employed during the day at the same rate
paid for night work TO distribute type for
cOmpoSitorS who thus prefer TO reduce their
working hours. The LADY distributor" is
comparatively a recent innovation, but all
think that she is most agreeable one. Her
earnings depend upon the amount of work
she receives, but viii average about 80 cents
for every hour employed. | have known
from about 10 o'clock in the morning until 5
o'clock in the afternoon. These positions
however, are in TIE main greatly priced and
eagerly sought after by women. While
there Is no reason why men should not per-
form this work under the same circum-
stances, it has by tacit consent become the
undisputed privilege of women
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
Cifv-Frnnt Ifens.

The willamette Valley and Eureka ar
rived yesterday-the Eureka with 30 pas
seDgers.
The steamships San Pedro, from Tacoma,
brought oyer 1000 tons Of coal. and the En-
pire, from Departure Bay, 825 tons.
The weather yesterday was fine and clear,
with west wind blowing eight miles an
hour. The barometer stood 1905.
The fOlowing-named vessels went TO Sea
yesterday: BarEs Koringa for Dunkirk,
Carrollton for Hayre aud Avonmore for
st. Malo-all three loaded with grain. The
Harry Morse and HeSper also tOwed to sea.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29

Alexander Mcpherson, convicted of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses and
sentenced to San Quentin for one year.
asked Judge Trout yesterday to have his
motion for new trial dismissed. IL seems
he did not realize what was in store for him
when his attorney made the motion, and
rather than stay in the County Jail till the
Supreme Court decides his case. with the
chances OF having then to serve his year, he
thought IL would be- wiser to 90 10 San
Quentin at once He was taken to San
Quentin in the afternoon.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
A Married Womau,s viii.

If woman makes will before marriage
the fact of her marriage makes the will
worthless. This is the common-law rule,
and still prevails in the large majority of
States. In Vermont and perhaps some
others marriage does not necessarily in
validate woman's will. but unless one is
certain Of the point in her own State she
should attend to the matter by making
new will Immediately after marriage, and,
If possible, secure her husbands consent
to 1t written and signed on the document
Itself. This consent is not everywhere
necessary, but is always wise. In Massa-
chusetts 1t is absolutely necessary if by its
terms the viii cuts off any claim which
our laws give TO a widOwer on the estate
Of his wife. a mans will, at common law
and In the majority of Safes now. is not
iRyalidated by his subsequent marriage
alone, but If a child is born the concurrence
of the two events makes her will also worth
less, and he must write anOther.-Chautau-
OuaQ.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
The Homelr Rnt Ussful Girl.

The useful girl, writes Ella Wheeler
Vile OK ia The Ladies' Home journal, is not
noticeable in any way. Everybody makes
use of her and everybody likes her. She
has no enemies and no lovers Women like
her very much and men speak highly of her
when she is brought to their attention in
some way; but they never think about her
when she helps them out of a corner. and
thank her cordially, aud then forget her
until they need her again. She is not apt to
marry, for men do not care for useful girls
before marriage. She can sew, get dinner
II need be, amuse children, assist in getting
up entertainments for OtHer people to par
ticipatc in, and she is an excellent nurse
and reads aloud well and sings a little
enough to rock a child asleep or to help out
horus She is ike the green "everlaSt-
ing or Gld-fashioned liye-f0reyer " plant
-scentless aud not beautiful, yet iudis pens
able IN a garden.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29

which is at one Of iEs ends, is a semisphere
upon which is the address Above THIS and
to the background floats ful!-rigged sailing
vessel, overy sail bellicd by strong breeze.
portions and coofs. These epistles GONE
every ten days, each with different picture.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
MRS. DAVIES WINS.
The Oceanic Company Must Pay Her
$1,000 Damages.

$1,000 Damages.
The Supreme Court yesterday decided
that the Oceanic Steamship Company must
pay Mary Davies $1,000 damages for the
death of her husband, Ii. B. Davies, on De-
cember 5, 1885.
Davies was employed in calking the brig
w. III. Dimond, and while so engaged was
struck by a swinging barrel of lime which
was being lowered to the deck AID knocked
through an open hatehway into the hold.
where he died from the effect OF his in
juries.
The widow sued the company for $50, coo
damages, alleging that it was responsible
for the accident because it had neglected to
place railing or rope or other guard
around the hatchway.
The jury which tried the case rendered
verdict OF $500 in her favor but new trial
was granted, and the second jury awarded
her $1,000 damages. The company appealed
to the Supreme Court. on the ground that
the evidence was insufficient to warrant the
finding of the jury. The appellate court
held that the finding of the jury was war
ranted and affirmed Judgment.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29

ri sen from 10 to 212, and of this number
nearly all the original appointees hold high
places of trust and responsibility. changing
administrations and parties having recog-
Hized their worth and continued TO repose
the same confidence in their loyalty and
ability. Their promotions have been won
in all cases by competitive examination or
BY such signal excellence in the special
branch to which they have devoted them
selves as to make such examination un-
necessary.-Ella Lorraine Dorsey in The
Chautauquan for June.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
pnth cnnuictnd

j. F. Perrine and j. Is. Rusconi, charged
with receiving stolen goods, were convicted
in Judge Hebbard's department yesterday.
They received quantity OF -four from Tho
warehouse Of Spcrry & Co., delivered by
the firms foreman, William Geston. The
latter then went 10 INC groceries of the de.
tendanis and rscciyej &? 80 4 barrel FOL the
flour. tho market piice being 81 80. The
odd phase OF the case MAS tie chief culprii
figuring as the Witness against his cUnfed-
crates.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
WARMING.
MARTIN STEVENS,
pfn2prnffup A,f0rn.

These circulars are being printed in En-
glish, Chinese, Spanish, French, German and
Italian. The warning is intended as a
check upon certain Police Court practtion-
ers in charging clients for having processes
issued by court officials. Certain clerks
have also been accused OF charging fee for
the acceptance of bonds and the circulars
are intended to prevent anything of that
kind from occurring
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
ship-Builders Incornorate.

The San Francisco Shipping Company,
formed to purchase. build. charter and let
steam and sailing vessels, filed articles of
INCORPORATION yesterday. Its capital stock
is S150,000, of which $4,000 has been sub
scribed. The Directors are: James john
SOD, A. T. Lorentzen. w. Ii. Talbot, A. r.
Frltschi and Charles Schnauer.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
WHITE STAR LINE.
United States and Royal Mail Steamers
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool,
SAILLAG.

CABIN $50 AND UPWARD, ACCORD G<a
~ ing to steamer and accomm odatons Sc &skAekX
leeted: second cabin. SIS; Majestic and TentonIc.
$40 and $40. Steerage tickets from England, Ire
land, Scotland sweden, Norway and Denmark.
through to san Francisco at lowest rates. Tickets
sailing dates and cabin plans may be procured from
w. II. AVERY Pacific Mail Dock, or at the General
Office of the Company 6l3 Market 81, under Grand
Hotel. o. W. FLETCHER,
apes TuweFrsu tt Gen. Agt. for Paeifc Coast.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
scottish Ed a. Eny.,onos

The Postofice received yesterday letter
fer james Staff of the ship Galena, from
C. Hutton, Teith Inch, Peterhead, Scotland,
the envelope Of which is handsomely painted
in water colors. At the base Of the picture,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
Kerr on Trial.

The trial of James w. Kerr for the kill
ing of Charles Cogan in June, 1890, was
commenced by Judge Murphy yesterday.
The day was consumed in impaneling a
iurV
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
Cheeseman's Specific Mixture,

With this remedy persons cure themselves
without the least exposure change OF diet change
In application TO business The medicine contains
nothing that Is OF the least injury to the consttu
ton. Ask your druggist for IT, Price 81 u bottle
le20 ly FrTu
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29

Steamers Leave New York Every Saturday
For Glasgow via Londonderry.
Rates for Saloon Passage
DY SIS. CITY OF ROME. $50 AND UPWARD
- according TO accommodation and location of
Room.
Other Steamers of the line $50 and upward
Second Cabin $50. Storage $50.
Passengers booked at through rates to or from any
city in Great Britain or on the Continent
Drafts on London Sold at Lowest Rates.
Book OF information tours and sailing lists fur.
nished on application 20 agents.
HENDERSON BROTHERS, 7 Bowling Green N Y. .
or to GEORGE W. FLEI CHER. GIG Market st: or
TO T. ID. MCKAY, 81 Montgomery street; or to
y. +. FUGAZI CO.. Montgomery avenue; or
0Eok1Eb b. SEAMAN, 1913 Broadway Oakland
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

nISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN <e~n
~ Francesca for ports ia Alaska May 80, szhsss1k
june A, IA, l9. 29 July 3. H. 10. 90, August 3, ID
1S, %. September - p, 9 A. NJ
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports, May
20, 30 June /, 9, II. 49, "a, ~ July s. 8, Ii. 80
"a, % August <. s, H. Is, % %. a.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Wednesdays, 9 A. NJ
For Santa Ana Los Angeles and all way ports every
fourth day. 8 A. N.
For San Diego stopping only at Los Angeles Santa
Barbara ana san Luis ObiSpo every fourth day az IL
A..
For ports in Mexico. 25th OF each month.
Ticket offiee-Palace Hotel, New Montgomery 81
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. General Agents.
lstn 10 Market st San Francisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
M1sCELLANEOUsl
MlsCELLANEOUsl
DYSPEPSIA,
CONSTIPATION,
SICK HEADACHE,
BillCUSNESS.

These diseases constitute Mree-fourths of
the ailments Of humanity.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
NO FEES CHARGED.
A Circular of Warning to Police Court
lat

n circular OF warning to Police Court
Patrons.
The corridors of the old City Hall in the
vicinity of the Police Courts will be orna-
mented to-day with circulars reading as
follows:
WARNING.
No money, fees or charges OF any sort or IN
any account are permitted by law 10 be paid
ami should not be- paid TO any OF the officials of
the Police Court. nor 10 any of the attorneys or
freguenters thereof. for the making or issuance
OF complaints, warrants or any other of the
processes OF The Police Court. Any person who
obtains or attempts TO obtain money for the
Issuance OF warrants or any other processes OF
tbis court under Dretense that he enjoys I'M
usual advantages with any OF the officials OF this
court Is an impostor and guilty OF a crime All
persons TO whom such statements are made or
who are Imposed on in The manner indicated
above are requested 10 report the same and the
circumstances 10 the Chief OF Police or any of
the Judges OF Prosecuting Attorneys Of tie
Police Court. Every effort will be made TO bring
the guilty persons TO justice.
w. A. $. NICHOLSON,
A. o. COTTON.
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s:SOA San jose Almaden, Gilroy. Tres
PinOS, Pajaro, Santa Cruz, Mon
terey, Pacific Grove, Salinas
Soedad san Miguel, Paso RO-
bies and Santa Margarita san
Luis Obispo) aud Principal Way
Stations Aforementioned. s:sss
10 BOA San Jose and Way stations 800. 3.08P
il :20A Cemetery and San MateO ....... 1882
Stations Observation-Disclosures. 6:OIr
S:3OP San Jose, Tres PinOs, Santa Cruz
Salinas Monterey Pacific Grove
and Principal Way stations -. ~l0:05A
20 :20P MEMO PARK and Way Stations. %7:jjA
6 :20P San Jose and Way Stations. ...... 9:OSA
6:30P Menlo PARK and way Stations. 6;3jA
Stations ........... '' t7:3Or
A for Morning. for Afternoon,
Sundays excepted saturdays onlE
tSundays only
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-29
SANTA CRUZ DIyIsION.

SANTA CRUZ DIVISION.
t7:45A sunday Excursion Train to
Newark, San Jose, Los Gatos
Boulder Greek aud Slnta Cruz tS
S:1bA Newark, Centerville, San jose
FELTON,, Boulder Cree6 and Santa
OIub.s Observation-Disclosures
A2AbP Centerville, san Jose, Almaden,
FELTON,, Boulder Greek and Santa
NEuZs....s.s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. III
s:45P CenteTyilIe, San Jose aud Los
0dtOs. .........,..,....-...-... .
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Is there a positive cure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-09

The order Of the Sons of the Revolution has
long been a nesting place for the sentiments
which have finally hatched out into active
preparation for the movement. The idea of a
pan-republic congress in the United States
during the Columbian year was first preached
at banquet hel! by this society in New York.
The idea was taken up with enthusiasm. The
first body of workers was presently enlarged to
200 members. embracing many of the leading
statesmen. publicists and thinkers of the
United States. This committee held a
meeting in New York in December
last. large amount of enthusiasm was shown
at the meeting. Representatives we're present
from fully half the states of the Union. repre-
senting almost every creed, race and division
of political thought TO be found in the United
States. Several working committees we're i'm
mediately Overwhelmingly, a committee
on plan and scope. an executive committee. a
committee on address TO the people of the
world. a committee to memorabilia the Congress
of the United States and several others.
COMMITTEE on PLAN AND SCOPE.
Last February the committee on plan and
scope met and issued what might be called the
constitution of the project. This committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-09


and welcomed its results. The long inst OF great
inventors from the south. however, proved that
the south was no laggard in the race. while the
fact that in 1890 1000 patents were granted to
southern men shows that the south will soon
vie with the north in generous rivalry in every
branch of invention. Then it was shown that
nearly all the inventions were first put into
practical use in the south, this being especially
true OF the telegraph, the steam railroad and
the manufacture of glass. while the patent
system was founded by Thomas Jefferson of
Virginia. Madison of Virginia. and Pinckney of
South Carolina framed the patent clause of the
Constitution, and the first patent certificate of
the United States bore the names Of three
virginians- Washington, jefferson and Ran
dolph."
Senator Daniel traced the part taken by the
south IN inventions of all kinds. Then he re-
counted the debt owed by the south to invent
ors. giving the highest place to Eli Whitney's
cotton gin and Henry Bessemer's steel process
In describing how these inventions had aided
the south TO develop its resources Senator DAN
lei spoke rapidly and with great eloquence
The south. he said, is land of corn. oil wine
milk. honey, rice, sugar and tobacco. II is
rich with raw materials. TT is called the
south, he said, land yet it is l, 700 miles north
OF the equator. Its people are descended from
the same Norman line and their blood and lin
cage are the same as the rest of the country"
Its great production of cotton would soon be
rivaled by the output of coal and iron. The
last decade of southern progress has been
revelation and arevolution. The intermixture
of southern brains and northern capital will soon
make the south, as predicted by the late Repre-
sentative Kelley of Pennsylvania the FL Dorado
OF modern invention. In the future the south
will give employment to millions of its own
artisans. it will have improved methods of its
own and its industries will be more diversified
than those of any people.
Senator Daniel concluded with a eulogv of
the inventor and with an expression of the hone
that some day there would be erected in Wash
ington hall of sciences. in which the achieve
meHts Of American intellect could be dis
played.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIS.
The only other address of the evening was
delivered by Hon. Edwin Willis, the assistant
secretary of agriculture, who spoke ON 1.-THE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-09
ENCOURAGEMENT ON ALL SIDES
THE NORTHERN COAST OF GREENLAND.
Lieut.. Peary's Proposed Arctic Expedition
and What He Hopes to Accomplish

Lieut.. Peary's Proposed Arctic Expedition
and What He Hopes to Accomplish.
A handsome circular was issued today by the
National Geographic Society calling attention
to the forthcoming lecture by Lieut.. Il. E.
Peary, civil engineer of the navy, on the sub
ject of his projected expedition toward the
northern limit Of Greenland to be delivered
under the auspices of the society for the pur-
pose of giving aid to the expedition. The
lecture, which will be illuminated in an inter-
esting manner by means of lantern slides made
from photographs taken by Lieut.. Peary on a
former trip into Greenland, will take place at
the Academy Of Music on the evening of the
18th instant.
Lieut.. Peary has proposed what is thought to
be one Of the most feasible and practicable
plans for arctic exploration ever put forward
Tor consideration. based upon observation,
made by him in 1886, which proved that the in
terror OF Greenland is largely composed OF
hard. dry crust OF snow several feet in depth,
over which travel on snow shoes or skiers is
perfectly possible. It is Peary's plan to
enter the ice-bound coast as far north as a yes-
sci can safely go, and after a summer and
winter OF preparation near tho shore tc start
out with a small party and climb the face of the
nearest glacier. 1t is his expectation that
after reaching an altitude of about 5000 feet
the dry snow will be encountered a. u distance
OF from ten to twenty miles back from the
shore, over which the march to the north can be
easily made Provision camps will be cstab-
llshed at various points along the line of the
route and the party will dwindle with each
establishment until the final push to the far
north In the effort to reach the extreme coast
OF Greenland will be made by but Lieut.. Peary
and one companion.
This plan has been commended by various
arctic explorers and much interest has been
awakened in it, not only on account of its nov
city, but also because of its extremely fair
chance OF success. tits not expected that any
especial effort will be made to reach the pole.
but the main goal will be the north coast line
OF Greenland. which has never yet been de-
fined Thus the expedition has for its end the
solution of pertinent geographical problem
which may lead 20 beneficial results The
fact that 1t is not known just how far north the
land OF Greenland extends makes it theoreti-
caily possible for the pole to be reached in this
way at the same time.
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A GREAT MACHINE.
Of Special Interest to the Visiting
Inventors and Manufacturers.
THE U. S. PATENT OFFICE.
Now an Application Finds In Way Through
the Different Avenues to Issue or Rejection
The Expert Corps Who Responsible Tor
the Work.

The patent Office, as it EXISTS today. is the
center of great deal OF interest The cele-
brstiOn of the centennial of the estabiishme mt
of the patent system has brought great many
visitors to the city. Naturally they are all
drawn to the patent Office. This is the one bu-
reau of the government that looms up the
largest in their mental vision, whether they be
inventors or the manufacturers of the patented
articles. They are all more or less familiar
with the general scope Of the office. and es-
peeiaily are they aware or the practical advfn-
tages which il confers upon the inventive citi-
zen The great majority. however, are COM
paratively ignorant OF the extent and the opera
tons Of this Office. As they wander through