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COURAGE IN SURGERY.
Why Experienced Practitioner Are
Cool While Performing Operatfou..

From the New York Herald
An old surgeon, engaged for the moment
In dissecting cold roast quail and making.
II must be confessed. only an Indifferent
job of 1t, had been listening incidentally TO
the conversation of his table companions.
who were discussing the calmness and
rerve displayed by the average practitioner
during surgical operations. Both agreed
that the poise and GOODNESS shown by sur
geons at such times were extraordinary
and hard TO understand.
Now, friends, If you will permit me" - in
terrupted the surgeon al his point, Il would
like TO tell you that there is nothing ex-
traordinary about 1.-THE. nerve as YOU
call it, of the surgeon under such circum-
stances is the most natural thing in the
world. 1t is NOT a display of calmncss
which has been put on for the occasion,
or an. exhibition of courage summoned I'D
for an unusual emergency. but simply the
normal demeanor of a practical. matter OF
fact man who knows what he has to do and
how he is going to do it.
The trouble with many people who mar
vel at what they call surgeons courage
is that they fail utterly to comprehend the
conditions under which he performs his
work. They imagine that he is experiment.
ing, or that he doesn't know his ground or
that he will cut something that he oug ht
the facts. Nc movement in science or me-
charles is preceded by more accura te
fore-knowledge of its results than the aver
age operation in surgery. There is no such
thing as guess work about il. The operator
Knows he Is performing an operation which
rs based upon an exact science. He follows
rules which apply TO all cases. and is Sc
cure in the confidence that causes which
lave produced certain effects in given in
stances will do SO in all others.
why, then. should there be any need in
his work for extraordinary courage? There
are cases, of course, SO critical or so UNI
usual in character, as to excite even the
calineSt and most Self-contained operator
and when these are under reatment the
surgeons powers of self-control are fire.
qGently taxed to their utmost limit To
the man who. in such a case can WELD the
knife without a visible tremor when life it
self depends upon the accuracy and delicacy
OF his touch, we must award the praise due
to real heroes. But in the average case,
say or amDutation of skull fracture
involving cranial operations, the surgeon
neither needs nor possesses more than the
courage Of an intelligent sincere man who
knows his duty and has learned how 10
perform IL. His technical knowledge of
anatomy and his methodical habit of work
accustom him to conditions which alarm
and excite non-professional minds, and he
goes about his task with a certain quiet
vigorous. sssertive confidence in the result
of his movements which the observer is
quite likely to mistake for a marvellous
courage summoned up for that particular
occasion. 1t is COURAGE of a certain sort
/ confeSs-the coura.-e of absolute conf
dence in the infallibility of the science he
represents"
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A LIFE SAVED

By the use Of AYERS sarssparilla SYLVESTER
BIR. . well-known grocer in new Albany. Ind.
writes: my Oldest daughter. when q child. was
grsatsuferer from Scrofula having three sores on
one side Of her neck and one the other. used
AYERS Sarsaparilla and SO effective was the result
thatthe sores healed rapidly, leaving only their
behind. She is now a woman. in GOOD health. Ihave
no doubt that her life was saved
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BY THE USE OF

AYERS sarsaparilla. 1t has also proved equally
beneficial with my other children who were troubled
with the same disease"
Scrofula in my blood caused painful sores to
break out my left leg and arm and but for the
of AYERS Sarsaparills would. think. in time.
have covered from head to foot Thanks the use
Of this medicine am now we'll man believe it
has saved my hfe w. N. PHILLIPS. p NJ. and
Merchant, Beaver Ridge. Knox county. Tenn
AYERS SARSAPARILLA
Preparedby DR.. J. c. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass.
CURES OTHERS. WILL CURE YOU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09

Mr. Noopop-"My baby cries all night. i
don't know what to do with it,
Mr. knowitt-"TH tell you what / did.
AS soon as our baby commenced to cry, j
used to turn on all the gas. That fooled
him. He thought II was broad daylight, and
went to sleep."-Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09

The skill of artist and artisan in color
weavrs and woods is nowhere so well ex-
cmpliiied as in the different departments
OF our Furniture Exhibit
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Henri Regnier. son OF the famous actor
government commissioner OF subsidized the
alters and dramatist. died suddenly in Paris
on Sunday.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
Demonstrations Against
the French.
TROOPS AT THE EMBASSY
Germany Grows Anxious at the Mere
Possibility of a War Between
the Powers.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

ROME, Aug. 20.-The anti-French agita-
tiOn. started in consequence of the mas
sacre of Italians at Aigues Mortes, is
spreading hourly. Demonstrative crowds
parsded the streets tonight. shouting for
the King and calling for revenge The
police were out in double force all even
ing and prevented the crowds from be-
coming riOtous. The temper of the people
is reflected by the newspapers, which are
unanimous in demanding quick reparation
from France.
Late this evening company of police
was stationed at the French Embassy as
the ant-French agitators threatened to
sack ii.
In both Milan and Turin incendiary
anti-French manifestoes have been issued.
BERLIN, Aug. 20.-The relations be-
tween France and Italy are regarded here
with considerable anxiety in view of the
popular demonstrations against the French
in italian cities since the massacre at
Aigues Mortes. The hostility displayed
by Italian agitators is believed to threaten
very grave consequences, as it will irritate
the French Government just at the time
when Italy demands re paration. Even the
possibility of Franco-Italian war and
Germany's obligations under the triple
alliance treaty in such an event are gener-
ally discussed
The morning call., 1893-08-21
OVER THE FALLS.
Foolish and Fatal Jump in a Para
chute,

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 20. = A Sno
oualmie special says: Gus Anderson, a.
young man who left the wire cable over
the chasm below the Sn0Qualmie Falls
with his parachute this afternoon, was
fatally injured.
He left the wire when about hundred
feet over the west ledge of the whirlpool
waters below. The first hundred feet was
made very rapidly. The parachute then
began to open. He f1oated slowly down
until about a hundred feet from the water,
when the canvas seemed to have a slight
attraction toward the falls.
Anderson worked lively with his hands
and feet to keep it back. The balance of
the trip was made very rapidly. Anderson
struck big rock on his back, bounded up
in the air and came down again on his
head, after which he was dragged fifteen
feet and the canvas collapsed. He was
then carried to hotel, where he died.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
Electric Timetable.

The San Francisco and San Mateo Rail-
way Company has issued the following
timetable for the convenience of patrons
who use the Eighth-street branch of the
company's system, running between Guer-
rero and Eighteenth streets. on the latter
west to the Corbett road below the Twin
Peaks. Forty-four trips are made daily by
the electric car which is operated between
the two points, twelve minutes being re-
quired TO travel from one terminus to the
other.
The first car leaves Eighteenth and
Guerrero streets at 5:35 A. NJ, and from
the Falcon-aveune terminus, near Corbett
road, at 547 A. NJ. Trips are made every
twenty five minutes from Guerrero street
until IL :55 P NJ, when but a twenty-five
minute interval intervenes for two trips,
the twenty-five minute schedule again
commencing with the eighteenth trip,
leaving Guerrero street at II 40 P. NJ. and
continuing until 7:45 P. NJ, when half
hourly trips are made until 12:15 P. NJ,
the car leaving on the quarter hour in the
evenings.
From the Falcon-avenue terminus the
first morning trip is started at 5:4T. and
every twenty-five minutes after until 13g?>
p. NJ, when the two twenty-five mnut,
schedule again intervenes. From 1T P. NJ.
until s o'clock twenty-five minutes IS the
headway, and from then every half no
until midnight.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
KILLED A LIEUTENANT.
Fatal Result of the Oregon Militia's
Sham Battle.

PORTLAND, Aug. 20.-Lieutenant c. E.
Nelson of Company A, 0. n. g., who was
wounded in the sham battle at the en-
campment near Oregon City yesterday,
died this afternoon at the Good Samaritan
Hospital, this city. 1t was thought yes
terday by DIR. Macrum. the physician who
attended him. that the wound was merely
superficial. During the progress of the
battle the engineer corps with Gatlng
gun had taken up position in clump of
timber and were supposed to be pouring
hot shot into the lines of the enemy
Company A was ordered to take the gun.
and had twice charged the position, but
had been repelled.
AS they advanced for q final grand
charge Lieutenant Nelson was urging on
the platoon he was commanding. He
reached the gun in advance of his COM
mand and. sDringing upon the stock of the
caisson, crossed swords with the Lieu
tenant in command. Several OF the gun
ners grappled with him, but suddenly he
staggered back with the remark, "For
God's sake. boys. don't pull me around so
| am shot to pieces already" He then
fell upon his back. 1t was thought he was
shamming. but the sight of blood showed
that he was wounded. A physician was
summoned and an examination showed
that the wadding of cartridge had pene-
trated the flesh about half an inch in the
lumbar region, near the spinal column.
LII was evident that he had received a
severe shock. but no serious result was
apprehended. About O'Clock to-day he
had sinking spell. but afterward rallied.
The patient was removed to the hospital
IN this city this afternoon, where he died
soon after he arrived. The physicians
state that death resulted from the shock,
suDerinduced upon the intense excitement.
Nelson was bGokkeeper for FleckStein
Il Meyer. He lived in San Francisco be-
fore coming 10 Portland.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
TUCKER OR BRAUNHART.
One of the Two VIII Succeed Ap-
praiSer Ralston.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O-The Democr
of the California delegation in Congress
have submitted two names and one or the
other Will be appointed Appraiser to sue
ceed Ralston. They are j. E Tucker and
Samuel Braunhart. Representative Ma
guire said tonight that neither was named
ss the fs~orite. beth being recommending
on an equality. There are two vacancies
in the Appraiser Office, the other being to
succeed Leavy. President Harrison did
not appoint Leayy's successor because, as
the two Appraisers were equal in rank,
there was always a clash between them and
President Harrison thought it would be
better to have. only one. If President
Cleveland decides to appoint two Ap-
praisers. Tucker and Braunhart will both
be named. but if only Rslston's successor
is named. it is pro bable that Tucker will
be the lucky man.
The Midwinter Fair bill will be called
up by White in the Senate tomorrow and
will likely pass that body.
Coast arrivals: w. G. Beckwith of Oak.
land, c. G. Young Of San Francisco
The morning call., 1893-08-21
COURSlNG AT STOCKTON.
Trial of Dogs That Will Enter the
Dakota Contests.

STOCKTON, Aug. 20.-For some weeks
the coursing men have been contem plating
holding coursing meeting at Stockton
with the object of trying their best dogs so
as to get an idea as to which of them would
most likely prove capable of measuring
themselves with the dogs that are to meet
at Dakota in October next. Accordingly
last evening a number of the sportsmen
came by boat to this city and reached the
c0ursing field about o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Grace and Mr.. Wren were in their
usual apacity as judge and slipper. and
finer sport could not have been had au
where.
The trials had more of the heavy order,
and if MIR. Tiernan cannot now tell what
value to put on his pet Mary Ann it is his
OVID fault. The same can be said of Mr..
MerEilps Dolly Dimple, j. MeCann's Sting
and A. Merrili's RED Prince, for the dogs
that can beat any of these hounds on the
open plains may be looked upon as
marYels.
1t is surely to be hoped that one or. in
deed, all of these dogs will be sent to
Dakota to try conclusions with the great
cracks that will gather there in October
next to run for the largest purses that
were ever given in America.
The meet here was most enjoyable. The
bares were. except in two instances too
good by far for the dogs. taking them from
two to three miles in each course, COM
pletely losing their pursuers and leaving
them in utter inability to continue the
rLnniHg.
The following were the results:
First rnund-A. Merrills Dolly Dimple
beat j. Wren's Governess; A. Merrills
Jack Dempsey beat NJ. Tiernan's Mary
Ann; T. Brannon's Red Prince beat NJ.
Tiernan's Mission Star; j. Murray's Jim
r beat j. j. Edmond's Vida Shaw; j.
McCann's Sting beat D. j. Edmond's Val
ley Queen.
Second round-Dolly Dimple beat Jack
Dempsey; Red Prince beat Jim R; Sting
ran a bye.
AS the sun was getting high and the
courser's weary. it was deemed better to
divide the stakes between Sting, Dolly
Dlmple and Red Prince.
The morning call., 1893-08-21

sidiary silver into an equal amount of
fractional coin at a ratio of TO 20 would
require the addition of Is, 797. .625 fine
ounces, which at 93A cents per fine ounce,
the average price paid for silver under the
act OF July IA. 1890. would CO st S17. 52S.-
7S5. There would be a loss of about 21b
per cent by abrasion from the face value.
or about 81, ,925, 900.
L would. therefore. estimate the cost of
recoining the subsidiary silver in the
country at a ratio of to 20 as follows
New bullion, Sl7. .52S, 7S5; loss by abrasion,
Sl,9Z5 600; cost of coming Qabor, materials,
etc.. $500. 600; copper for alloy, S15.636;
cost OF transportation, 81. 155, 600; total,
S29. 124. 421.
Kecapltulation: Estimated cost OF re-
coming silver dollars, SS9.741. 900; esii-
mated cost of recoining subsidiary silver.
421; total, SIP. sec, 321 Very re-
spectfully. j. G. CARLISLE, Secretary"
The debate In the House this week viii
be lively and interesting. Among the
speakers there will be Breckenridge of
kentucky. Fellows, Bynum. Bourke
Cochran, Wilson of Virginia and, perhaps,
ex-Speaker Reed.
Sometime early in the week, perhaps to-
morrow, Speaker Crisp will announce the
committees of the House.
1t is improbable that anything will be
done In the Senate save. perhaps to dispose
OF some contested cases. Voorhees, Is
down for speech Tuesday on the silver
repeal bill which bears his name. After
Tuesday the programme uf the Senate can
scarcely be defined. The bill to increase
the national bank circulation is the regu-
lar order. and while there was some expec
tation last week that it could be disposed
OF in day or TWO almost, it appears now
now that it may provoke long debate.
The outlook for the week is one OF much
talk and little achievement.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
Indication of Republican
Gains.
HANDFUL OF ROYALISTS.
CIemenceau Appears to Have Been
Beaten-FIoquet's Panama Deal
ings Too Tuch for Him.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

PARIS, Aug. 21.-The general parlia-
mentary election in France ON Sunday
was free from disorder. All the Cabinet
Ministers were reelected. Returns re-
ceiyed up to l o'clock show the election of
los Republicans "a gain of five seats). twelve
Royalsts and three Radicals. Sixty-eight
reballots will be necessary.
Returns received up to o'clock this
morning show the election of $50 Republi-
cans, five of the Rallied" three Revision
lists and fifteen ROyalists. In eighty-three
districts heard from reballOts will be
necessary,
The elections have taken place with the
most complete calmness everywhere. the
only exceptions being a few trifling dis
orders here and there that are of no jmpor-
tance. No serious trouble is reported
anywhere. The number OF those who
took part in the vote is relatively small.
This is due as much to the sitting heat
which prevails as TO a lack of political ex-
element whicn has characterized the CAM
paign.
AS yet but few of the resutsI are known.
Lockroy has been reelected In Paris with
the enormous majority of 1900. Floquet,
President Of the last Chamber, will have
to stand a second time as he fell short of
an absolute majority and will be defeated
IL his adversarles combine against him.
This result is very surprising, for he was
very popular. The Panama scandal is the
cause Of his loss of popularity, and vet
the people of Paris are not fonder of those
who brought the accusations against the
Panama people than they are of the ac
cused.
Andrieux also falls short of the neces-
sary majority and he will certainly be de-
feated on a second ballot Goblet. the
Radical ex-Prime Minister, on the other
hand, although he will have to stand, will
doubtless be elected. This is signi fcant,
for his opponent in Paris. Yves Guyot,
was strongly supported by the Govern
ment.
The results in the Draguignan district.
where Clemenceau was a candidate, indi-
cate that the Radical leader will proba-
bly, be defeated. The latest returns are
that he has polled 6700 votes, against s7OO.
and that new election will therefore
take place.
Dupuy, president of the Council of Min
isiers. has been re-elested Rieksrd, a
former Minister OF JGstits who was CON-
promised in the Panama affair, has been
reelected. Laguerre Barres will have TO
stand second time. Drumont, chief of
the anti-Semite party. whose candidacy
gave rise to much comment, has .heen de-
featAd at uians
The morning call., 1893-08-21
AN INSANE PAWNBROKER.
Loaned Money on Trash and Abused
His Wife.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 90. Hansen.
proprietor of pawnbroker's shop on
Main street. called collateral bank, was
arrested to-day on complaint of his wife
and confined in the City Jail on charge
of insanity. Hansen opened the bank
only two months ago, and during that time
has squandered over $1,000 of money re-
ceived from his wife, whom he married
last June in San Francisco, where she re-
sided at that time. He was in the habit of
loaning money on all kinds of trash to
more than its value, and lent consldera bic
sums on paste jewelry which he supposed
to be genuine. Mrs. Hansen complains Of
having been badly prosecuted by her hus-
band, who has attempted her life with a
pair of shears and pistol. and to-day,
just before he was arrested, knocked her
down. He is believed to have been insane
lor some time. and will probably be taken
before Lunacy Commission tomorrow
The morning call., 1893-08-21
SHOT HER SWEETHEART.
An Enraged Father Wounds His
Daughters Suitor.

PAso RoBLEs. Aug. 2O.-Cholame, thirty
miles from here. was the scene of shoot
ing scrape Friday night, resulting. il is
feared. fatally for one of the participants.
For some time past John Smith, brother
of Constable Smith of Cholame Township,
has been paying attention to William
Douglass daughter. the father opposing
such visits. Friday night Smith called
upon the young lady and the father re-
ceived him civilly. Smith entered the
house and took seat near the window.
In few minutes he was surprised to see
pistol showed against the window pane
and attempted to get out of the way
Douglass fred through the window, one
ball entering Smiths leg, another passing
through the breast. Smith is not expected
% live. Douglass has fed the country
The brothers of the wounded man, it is
said. will kill him on sight.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
CAr1PAIGN FOR SILVER.
A National Headquarters to Be
Opened at New York.

New YORK, Aug. 2O.-A meeting OF the
New York delegation to the Chicago BIZ
metallic convention will be held at the
Hoffman House to-day at 4 o'clock to ar
range for mass-meeting in Cooper Union,
August "A. Congressman Bland and Bryan
and Senator Daniel are expected to speak.
The silver delegates say that they will
probably open headquarters in this city,
which will be the central point of all their
campaigning in the East. The other dele
gates of the executive committee ap-
pointed by the Chicago convention. of
which General A. j. Warner of Ohio is
chairman. will leave Washington after the
Cooper Union meeting to carry the work
into the Southern and Middle States.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
BLOODSHED IN MEXICO.
Seven Men Killed in a Political Fracas
i'm COahuila.

GALVESTON, Tex. Aug. 2o.-Advices
have just reached hers from Romero
Rubeo, in Coahuila. Mexico. that riot
occurred there on August 49, in which
seven men were killed. The cause of the
trouble was the recent removal and i'm
prisonment OF the Mayor eff the town and
the appointment of another man in his
place. who had acted in tyrannical
manner since his induction into Office.
The two local parties organized and the
trouble eliminated at 3 A. NJ. when
pitched battle took place in the streets.
Fears are entertained that another battle
will occur This appears to be merely a
fight over local politics and has nothing to
do wi:b the struggle in State affairs which
is going on there at present between the
partisan followers of Governor Cara
Galan and Cardena. rival candidates for
tho Governorship.
The morning call., 1893-08-21
YANG YU BANQUETED.
The Minister Samples the Delicacies
of Chinatown.

Yang Yu. the Chinese Minister. was
banqueted last night az the Hang Fer Low
restaurant on Dupont street by the Kong
Chow Company. His arrival was an
nounced to the pagan community by the
explosion of half ton of firecrackers. He
entered the restaurant with his numerous
retlnue, most of whom wore elegant silk
shirts and blnuses and had red knots on
their caps. There were about thirty car
riages in the procession, one of which con-
tanned Vice-ConSul King Owyang.
After the banquet the Minister returned
to the Palace Hotel, aud the Vice-ConsuI
and his followers went to the Washington
street theater
The morning call., 1893-08-21
BREAD AND BLOOD.
Anarchy Lifts Its Head Again /
Chicago.

to-day to organize a workingmen's relief
and aid committee, with view of proyid-
ing work for the large number of unem-
ployed men in the city. A meeting of the
unemployed was held this afternoon.
There were about 1900 IN attendance. all of
them foreigners. The meeting was called
ostenslbly to devise ways of getting work
for those who need II. bat soon turned
into an old-time anarchist meeting, during
which howis were sent up for bread and
blood.
The morning call., 1893-08-21

financial stringency may interfere with the
early movement of crops ana have a tem-
porary restrictive influence on prices.
The Agriculturist notes an increased
domestic crop of sugar. but shortage In
the worlds production OF 100000 long tons
of sugar. 1t says. however. that prices
are more likely to be affected by changes in
legislation than by changes In produc-
tion.
Hops will make fair average yield In
the United States, but as there are only
half to wo-thirds of the full crop in Ger
many and light yield in England the ex-
port demand will take at good prices every
bale of American hops that can be
spared
The morning call., 1893-08-21

Marcus de Lafayette Felts. the aged ab-
duetor. is now in jail. The girl. Deete
Friend. was given In charge of her father
The couple eloped on TUESDAY, and were
caught Thursday morning. The young
girl is very much infatuated with her so
year-old lover. who has wife and family
living in Humboldt County. but this fact
does not seem TO make any difference with
her. Felts is we'll connected. but has the
reputation of being worthless fellow.
The young girl. who is only Is, seems dis
satisfied with her lot. which she gave as
her reason for running away. Felts will
be examined tomorrow on a charge of ab-
ductiOn.