The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-13

again as counsel for litigants and may
have the comfort of earning I'D one lee
more than his years salary as Presiding
Judge.
To give the convicts in the French
penal settlement of New Caledonia some
entertainment band is maintained. Inc
leader is physician who has record In
crime quite unique, if a recent visitors
story be not libel. This doctor found
that he had been supplanted IN the affec-
tons of his wife by rival, and be put ms
knowledge of surgery to use by cutting Oh
his head. Then be invited guests TO
great dinner party, and one OF the olsnes
Dlaced before his wife was the neau vi
her lover boiled. She did MOREOVER from
Inc surprise which ran through her trame
befor" the fiend of husband cut Oh her
mead also and thus INDUCED his stomach
Tor great revenge. The story Is trine
apocry phal, 1t may be suspected. Oecause
under such circumstances the most tenuel,
hearted French jury would scarcely nhu
extenuating circumstances, without WHICH
the physicians own head would nave Oeeii
placed under the lunette and have droppeu
into the basket Bat French Jurles nave
done very strange things. At all events
the doctor now leads the Dand at Noumea'
The death by misadyenture Of the man
who was employed to watch the grave oil
Senator Stanford raises a train OIL renee
ton on the necessity for his employment
In such gruesome work. 1t was MS uutS
to be sentinel around the mausoleum 10
prevent what would probably Occult were
there no guard the grave would 10 al
likelihood be rIfed for the sake OF ransom
A multl-IDillOnaire may be sale WhlIe he
lives, although be runs ri,ks from the put
let's of cranks, but his body Is not saIe III
the tomb. Years have to pass before tue
watch can be dispensed with. CREMATION
would reduce these ghOullsh Tlsks TO a
minimum, but close guard would nave 10
be kept on the urn containing the ashes.
Those who are Guried at sea are Deyond
the reach of the depreciation, ana Inc saihe
immunity follows in tie case OF the Gre
mated whose ashes are thrown 10 me
winds or committed TO tue waves.
Surgery aud medicine have received most
important aid from science and invention
in a stomach lamp which has been tested
at Baltimore before the members and stu
dents or the medical college. demon
stTation was given of an electric light aglow
in the stomach Of man, and through the
walls the eye was able to follow vital pro-
cesses as 10 which there is still great
deal of guesswork and hypothesis. Inc
only opportunity to study the physiology
of the stomach in action usually has come
when wounds have kept IL open. LII is
now possible to learn much from healthy
as well as diseased stomachs, and the
vivisectionist will, no doubt, experiment
with energy on the lower animals. In
cases OF cancer and chronic Indigestion the
invention may have wonderful results.
1t is said that Mr.. +. NJ. Smith. presi-
dent of the Oakland and San Francisco
al il m fha
terms proposed by the committee of Oak
land citizens who are ready to promote a
subscription of sos. 900. TO be held In
stock, provided Mr.. Smith co-Operates in
completing his wharf at Emerys. puts on
ferry steamers to San Francisco and COM
Dletes his railroad lines. Such system
of ferry aud railroads would supply CON-
petition in local trade. Ii terms can be
adjusted there may be ferry within
twelve months.
The auction system of selling oranges
from the southern counties has had its
third trial in San Francisco, and has thus
far been successful Less than an hour
Suffices TO dispose of few carloads, and
the growers have the proceeds in their
hands as SOON as the mail dispatched the
same day reaches them. CalifOrnians have
a peculiar habit Of being enthused with
new departures. So far there is general
satisfaction with the auction method. The
true test of the change will be found a
month or two hence.
The power of small contributions will
have to be tested ere a sufficient fund is
obtained to keep the unemployed at work
in the park. Five or six times $50, 600 may
be required, and it is not to be expected
that all this should come from the wealthy
or wel-to-do. If each person in employ
menJ was TO contribute 81 the subscription
would roll I'D sufficiently TO tide over every
difficulty. The money is being we'll spent
on public int Tovements for the benefit of
all. Surely the dollar subscription move
ment only needs a start to succeed.