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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

mulse, they have given us no substitute upon
Smeaton gives 81 pounds per square foot as
the pressure corresponding to 80 miles per
hour. This is undoubtedly too high. Pro-
works out at about 25 pounds to the square
foot, which we will assume to have been maxi
mum pressure upon this occasion.
Thls gives pressure upon the whole front
OF 332 tons, and a bending or overturning
moment of over 5000 foot tons. These
figures give US an impressive idea of the solid
lty OF a construction which proves to be en-
t1rely insensible to such powerful disturbing
forces. 1t must be due to the combination of
a thoroughly well-riveted steel structure with
the inertia and rigfdity of massive walling
into which it is tied and built.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

showing scarcely warranted the wild
plunge. Viking, who finished third, was
the post favorite at to 2.
The talent made sad mistake in choos-
ing the horse to carry the bulk of the coin
In the opening slX-furlong run. Veva,
with III. Martin, was made to 5 choice,
and failed to finish among the first three.
Edgemount and Virgie A fought it out from
start to finish, the former getting the de-
cision by short head. The winner went
to the post at odds Of 6 to /.
The next event, five and a half furlong
selling dash, was also taken in a hard
drive. After showing out in front with the
outsider Lady Terror. the even-money
fayorite Crawford shook the mare off, and
through the stretch looked a winner, but
the last forty yards was collared and beaten
out by Starting, the second choice, ridden
by Willie Flynn. Yreka finished a close
third.
The fourth race, six furlongs under
selling conditions, was about the most
open betting problem of the day. The
crowd was undecided between Tonino,
Perhaps and Heartsease the general price
in the books around post time being to l
and take your pick against any one of the
trio. Ike Johnson on Perhaps sent his
mount out in the lead when the field was
dispatched, and showing the way through
out passed the stand a length before
,Tonino. who in drive took the place from
Senator Bland by neck.
A seven-furlong run with four starters
again demonstrated what a vastly i'm
proved colt Walter J is. Starting an to
second choice he Immediately went to the
front when the barrier was raised and
fairly rolled in, passing the judges with
has rider pulling him up. Five lengths
away Scimitar beat the to favorite out
nearly a length for the place.
Shields on Shield Bearer was great
combination in the last race of the day-a
five and half furlong spin-and followers
OF the favorite all got aboard at odds of
to 10 to even up the days losses. The re-
suit was never in doubt, for the favorite
was away first at the start and won as he
pleased, with the 20 to shot, Last Chance,
finishing in the place.
Track and Paddock Items.
Old Jim R, the sprinter, was starter in
the second race. 1t was his first appear
ance since he stepped on that beer bottle
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

1t is announced that between Tonga and
New Zealand the British vessel Penguin
'.got bottom" at 5155 fathoms. Previous
to this the record for deep souhdings was
held by our old warship Tuscarora, which
had sounded depth of 1855 fathoms, or
more than five and third miles, off the
northeastern coast of Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
McGlynn Gets a yacation.

NJ. McGlynn, president of the local Labor
Council and editor of the Voice OF Labor will
leave for ombstore. Ariz., next week for the
benefit of his health. His interest in the paper
has been transferred to A. B. Kennie, and it is
rumored that Mr.. Benney will take charge OF
the editorial department..
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

An example of the klipspringer, which is
one of the smallest African antelopey, has
recently been added to the collection in
the Geological Gardens, London. The size
of the animals body is described as being
about that of hare.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

A ruby of the best quality and more than
three carats is worth more than diamond
of the same size and weight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

QUAKER shopping and opera bags in silk and
leather are the latest things received in our
leather goods department. Prices from ST. rs
to 81 so. Sanborn, Vail q Go.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
WILL SUPERVISE
THE EXAMINER.
II. w. Hawley Is Now the
Publisher of That
Journal.
HE OWNS NO INTEREST.
A. M. Lawrence Has Been Ap-
pointed to the Office of
News Editor.
OTHER CHANGES TO BE MADE.
F. L. H. Noble Wi l Assist Mr.. Hawley
in the Editorial Management
for the Present.
OTHER CHANGES TO BE MADE.

The article in yesterday mornings CALL
announcing that III. w. Hawley had
assumed the management of the San Fran
cisco Examiner created good deal of talk,
not only in newspaper row, but also in po-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
CPOSSnlal'S Specific MiXtQP5

With this remedy persons can cure themselves
without the least exposure, change of diet,
change In application to business. The medicine
contains nothing that is of the least injury tho
constitution Ask your druggist Tor 1t. Price 81
bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
a Stockton sandlot nearly two years

in a Stockton sandiot nearly two years
ago.
Paros has been touted as being great
m ld-runner. If he is the mud must have
been trifie too damp for him yesterday.
Some horses are race connois seurs in
that line.
As the horses were on their way to the
post in the second race the judges in scan
ming the Jockeys as they passed the stand
thought that Mike Bergen on the favorite,
Crawford, looked as though he had been
imbibing a drop or two of red liquor.
Mike and his mount were called back to
the stand and the judges decided to sub
stitute Shields IN his stead. The Jockey
protested that he was in his normal condi-
ton. but the officials ruled otherwise and
concluded that Mike was entitled to a rest
for the remainder of the meeting.
The ex-Empress Eugene has deposited
her will with prominent London lawyer,
in which, true to her pledge, she has left a
legacy 10 each of the 1884 male persons of
France born on the birthday of her son,
Prince Louis.
The official exeeutioner of the Sultan of
Turkey uses a siIken cord in strangling
persons ordered to be put to death.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24

Track and Paddock Items.
Old Jim R, the sprinter, was starter in
the second race. 1t was his first appear
ance since he stepped on that beer bottle
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
PHELAH PRlE-W|NNERS,
Artist Mathews Awarded First
Honors in the Compe.
tition.
KEITH GETS THE SECOND.
Emil Pissis Captures the Third
Prize-The Rules of De.
cision.
KEITH GETS THE SECOND.

The committee appointed to award the
Phelan prizes aggregating $1,000 organized
Wednesday, and yesterday submitted the
following report:
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
What to Invent.

A chair which can be made into a
standing shoe-box or step-ladder. The
one invention now on the market does
not afford satisfaction.
A fiat iron that can be kept hot with.
out putting 1t on the stove.
A cheap guard, attachab BILE to and de.
tachable from freight cars, to prevent
brakemen from falling off the roof.
Thousands of accidents occur annual.
ly from this cause, and a simple but eff.
fectual device for this purpose will yield
thousands of dollars.
An extension picture frame to fit any
size picture and look well. All now on
the market are clumsy and do not work
perfectly.
Improved nipple for infants feeding
bottles. 1t must be capable of being
easily kept clean, and adapted to regu-
late the flow Of milk
A fire-escape which can be attached
to buildings, and which will be both or
namental and durable
A simple and cheap 'handy toor' for
general use, with space for advertise
ment on 1t. This would be worth many
thousands.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

be obtained. Next comes the career of
the church singer. Every church has
Its choir, and in the majority of cases
the soloists composing 1t are paid, and
often well paid. Engagements as a
wingroom singer can be secured in
large cities when one has talent and
faculty, and when the voice is not suf-
ficiently large for Its possessor to be-
come a concert singer. The fees of the
successful concert singer are large; she
is constantly In demand; her repertoire
is of songs, not Of entire roles, and is
more easily acquired; her expenses are
limited to the cost of few evening
gowns, in the place of scores of CO.'S
tunes. For the opera singer there Is
plenty of hard work, but for that there
is the compensation of being associated
in many cases with the famous artists
of the world, whom to know Is liberal
education"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
Early SPECIALISTS.

Specialists in ancient Rome seem to
have been as numerous as they are in
our own time, and women doctors were
also permitted to practice in medicine
and obstetrics. Various ancient in
scriptions referring to eye and ear spe-
cialists and their various instruments,
and the seals affixed to their patent
medicines, still exist. Dentists appear
to have flourlshed, and six skulls were
recently discovered in an old tomb
with teeth fixed with gold as in the
modern American teeth systems. One
of the false teeth was horses tooth
cut down TO fit the human mouth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

hold of the steamer. There it encoun-
tiers the grain trimmer, scoop in hand
and dusty in appearance. There are
ten in the gang, and they shovel the
grain back under the deck until there
is just as much in the steamer as it will
hold. The decks are swept of chalf
and grain, the hatch covers are put i'll
place, and the signals to the engines
given to start up. The steamer goes
down Lake Michigan, through the
straits, past Detroit, and finally ar
rives in Buffalo. There the cargo goes
into new storage, and Is again weighed
out into freight cars on an Eastern
road. The process is repeated at the
New York elevators, and in n short
time the corn finds itself in the hold
of an ocean steamer, and arrives In
Europe to the consignee, who sold the
grain by the Chicago board of trade.
From the time the grain is shipped
from the country elevator until it
reaches Liverpool, the profits of the
"middleman" do not exceed four cents
per bushel. This includes all the COM
missions for handling the grain for
every one through whose hands it
passes.
The big shipping houses do not spec
ulate In freights. Before a sale is con-
summated the entire charges are ar
ranged to a certainty, and, working on
a certainty, the grain handler can fig
ure ON very small profit. No one
makes any large sum on the shipment.
Whether any few bushels of the origi-
nal lot from the little railway town
have stuck together during the long
journey, is matter of conjecture. for
with all the mixing up it would not be
strange If the final cargo is made up
of corn from half dozen different
States, and no two bushels shipped
from the same town.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

ed, pretty and vivacious dancer was
stolen from parents Of title by gypsies,
while others say that Mrs. Kimball
found her as tot frlendless and alone
and took her up. At all events all are
agreed that Corinne's life has been that
Of princess reared in luxury. Her
mother, or guardian, while giving her
all her heart could desire, jealousy and
sedulously kept her from having q
lover. Corinne has sung and danced In
every city, town and village in the land,
and has "hosts of admirers" in all Of
them. One of her chief purposes In
the foundation is to save young ac-
tresses out of work from the yicissi-
tudes of wicked world.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
Distressing Poverty.

A party of Kentuckians were ID
Washington some years ago and calico
on the Congressman from their district
During the conversation the visitors
asked about Colonel -, a former
neighbor who had been living in WASH
ington for some time. Il am very sorl'
to tell you, gentlemen" replied 'n'
member of Congress, that Colonel =
is in hard luck. He is very poor in
deed, 1 assure you. He does not com
plain, and 1t was only by accident tnh'
| learned of his straitened circunr
stances. He has aroom across the iial
from my room at the hotel. A le"
nights ago l went across to borrow MS
corkscrew. Would you believe 1t, gen
tlemen, Colonel - Is actually so po0'
his corkscrew is rusty"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
Birmingham's Gas-Lighting.

In order to facilitate lighting In
courts, the corporation undertakes to
treat such lamps as public, on the prin-
ciple that light is almost as valuable
as a policeman. In 1880 the number of
court lamps was 4, consuming 10000
cubic feet of gas, at an annual cost of
f1O; in 1894 the number of lamps had
increased to 1,7S4, burning more than
%, 100000 cubic feet, and the cost of
Fl $3.50 per annum. OF the 100000 houses
in the district of supply, only 10000
have meters, and of these not more than
three-fourths are dwelling houses. In
England gas fixtures are individual
property, furnished by the tenant, and
removable when he goes into another
house, the landlord supplying only the
connection with the street mains. The
department now encourages landlords
to connect their houses, to supply ten
ants with fixtures, and to put in pre-
payment, or penny-in-the-slot, meters,
like those in the artisans houses belong
ing to the corporation all to be covered
by the gross cost of the gas furnished
at a rate of IS. 4d. per thousand Cen
tury.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
1.-THE Vocal Student"

Madame Melba addresses students of
music in an instructive, practical paper
in the Ladies Home Journal. She tells
in her article on THE Vocal Student"
of the necessity of securing Il thorough
ly competent teacher, Of practice, and
the care of the health; emphasizes the
Importance of being trained musicians
as we'll as vocalists; talks of the none
tary value of musical training and Of
European study. With regard to the
monetary reward of a capable singer
Madame Melba says: ITO girl prop
erly trained and qualified the profess
sion of vocal teacher is one of the
most remunerative. Good teachers are
scarce and in great demand, and as the
fees are large an excellent income may
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
"LlTTlE CORlNNE."
Charming Actress Makes Charitable
Disposition of Her Property.


Disposition of Her Property.
Little Corlnne," who has not been
little for many seasons gone, recently
made her will in San Francisco. She
deyses that all her property, real and
personal, shall be sold at auction, and
the proceeds, which she says will not
fall under $750,000, shall be devoted to
the foundation of a "home for aged and
unemployed actresses" to be establish
ed near New York. Corinne, although
not very diminutlve, is still excessively
young, and the realization of her kind
impulses will in all probability be de-
ferred indefinitely, as her health is TO
bust and her constitution wonderfully
strong. This young lady has roman
tic history. 1t has been said that her
mother, the late Mrs. Jennie Kimball,
was not her mother at all. Some have
gone so far as to assert that the talent
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

should be employed in the Treasury
Department at the same time. This
caused several dismissals and forced
designations, and one young woman,
whose mother had been forced to leave,
entered indignant protest with Logan
Carlisle, the secretary's son and chief
clerk of the department. She pleaded
threatened, and finally said: well, Mr.
Chief Clerk, it's poor rule that won't
work both ways. Both your father
and yourself being here, the rule is
violated, and l think it a shame that
such favoritism should be displayed"
Logan drummed on his desk with his
pencil and wore far-away look. FL
nally he said: well, 1 guess the old
man will have to CO."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
LOST MEMORY IN A wREcx
Mishaps of New Jersey Man wbo
Passed Through Railway Accident

Passed Through Railway Accident
One of the victims of the Atlan+,,
City meadows railroad horror is Fran.
els A. Morrell, who lives with his faith
er at East Orange, N. ]. He is % years
old, unmarried and was, prior to tho
accident, connected with the law Office
of his brother-in-law, George Clymer
in Newark.
The remarkable feature of the casa
is the fact that, while slowly return.
ing to his normal physical condition
his mental condition is such that he 20
calls nothing Of the accident. Wban
spoken to upon the subject of the col
lision he denies any recollection of /.
or that he was in it, and attributes tba
pain in his head to neuralgia.
He was taken out of the wreck at
point almost under one of the locomo
tives. He reads the newspapers ON.
tiers earnestly and intelligently into =
conversation and seems as clear-mindo.
as anyone else, except on the sub,ect
of the accident.
When MOrrel was taken to tho A.
lantic City sanitarium after tho aoo,
dent 1t was found that he was practt
cally Scalped on the left side of b;a
head, his ear was torn off with tbo
scalp and the skin from the left sido
OF bis jaw. His left shoulder blada
was badly fractured and the bones of
his shoulder were broken. His Jeft
arm was badly injured, his legs wore
a mass of bruised and laeerated flesh
and he was crushed about the lower
part of the trunk Of his body SO badly
as to cause severe internal injuries
which make his restoration to almost
normal physical condition little short
of marvellous. His external wounds
are nearly al healed, except where his
ear was torn.
owing to the remarkable recovery
from his physical wounds the doctors
now entertain the hope that what Ia
now blank to him may return to his
memory and his recovery be complete
His conversat ton with members NJ
the family is often sharp and bright
In many instances, however, the inter.
vention Of few hours time will an,
parently Obliterate from his memory
all trace of the conversation and be
will deny that it took place or that Ger.
tain things were done. On the other
hand, matters which it was not believ-
ed he could well remember he recalled
with ease two, three or four days after
their occurrence. In fact, he under
stands and talks well about every
thing except the accident and anything
pertaining to it, and while he listens
with interest to anything said about 1t
he declares earnestly that he knows
nothing about it and that it never hap
pened, in spite of his frightful tell-tale
Injuries. -Philadelphia Telegraph.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
Bait.

Every fisherman knows the value oi
earthworms as bait; they are also eAcef
lent food for young birds, fishes e.o
According to La Nature. they can W
got anywhere by simply wetting 'n'
ground with solution of cupric SUI
phate (blue vitrioD-10 grammes 10
quart of water-which will bring ti'en
out In surprising numbers, almost IN
mediately. Soapsuds have the saii"'
effect.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

glish pantheon-and appropriately, too,
fas was not Sir Walter to Gale
donia the same sort of poet that Hen
ry Wadsworth was to America? The
bust of Scott Is in marble, and Is
replica of the famous Chantrey bust
1t was modelled by the noted British
sculptor, j., Hutchinson, and is said 10
be fine portrait of the great novelist
and narrative poet.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
BUST OF WALTER SCOTT.

To Be Placed in a Niche Beside Long
fellow In Westminster Abbey.
Sir Walter Scott is to have bust In
Westminster Abbey. 1t will be placed
in that spot so sacred to all admirers
Of literary ,genius-the poets corner
Scott will be given niche beside Long
fellow-the only American in the En-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

On May Is pure white crow was
picked up near Sherburn Colliery sta
ton, England. The bird, which Is a
young one, has the bill, feet and legs
white.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

Departing Boarder-"Tm sorry we
couldn't get along, but 1 hope you are
willing to let bygones be bygones. !"
Landlady-"Does that Include your
board bill, Mr.. T-Boston Jour
Ter
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

Mrs. Cumso-What have you done to
the pudding, Bridget? Bridget-The
brandy (hlc) We gave me to pour on 1t
got losht, mem, so | ushed coal oil in
stead. Won't it (hie) burn?-Town Top
les.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

AS a rule, you will find that the man
who has troubles of his own never
wears button saving 50.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23

1t Is said there Is not girl III ~
peka who would not give up society,"
she could get good job.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
Logan Carlisle's Cheek.

Secretary Carlisle once issued an Or
der that no two members of family
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-12-23
IN A STEADY FLOOD.
RUSH or GRAIN FROM THE WEST
FOR SHIPMENT.

Difficult to Get Lake Vessels to Ac-
commodate the Immense Traffic
One Train to Carry the Corn Crop
Would Encirc1e the Globe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-02
Almost a Dead Letter.

Tie record of 1895, published to
day, is very incomplete and almost
useless for future reference. The law
requiring the recording of certificates
Of births, marriages and deaths is
evaded mofc and more ever year and
it will soon become a dead letter in
this county. This ought not to be, as
these statistics are of vital import
ance and those who officiate at births,
marriages and funerals should see
that the proper certificates are filed
with the Recorder. There is no
charge for recording these certificates,
30 there can be no excuse on the
ground of cost for not obeylng the
law. 1t is simply, case of neglect on
che part of those whose duty it is to
file the proper certificate with the Re-
coroder, and for which they are liable
to a forfeit Of not less than $40 nor
more than $50 to be recovered in a
civil action by any ono who feels ag-
grieved by such neglect.
The INDEPENDENT hopes The law
will be obeyed this year and that the
record for 1896 will be complete.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-01-02
TOwnsendisln.

Jim Townsend has dug himself out
of an old snow slide and has once
more issued the Lundy Index. Here
are some OF his comments on general
topics:
II there should be trouble with
England the Irish will gallop their
horses high and make Johnny Bull
wish chat he was somebody else.
All this time the venerable liar is
happy again. He can toast his old
Sims at the bar-room stove and tell
about the bowling snowstorms they
used to have in the middle of the
summer, long ago, when Bodie Bluff
was hole in the ground.
A more plant toady never disgrace
Ell American diplomacy than Bayard
of Delaware. In all England a more
supple, fawning slave of England's
desires could not be found than this
denaGonalized miscalled American.
College students are rushing wildly
INTO athletics. What was once u
harmless fad has become a boresome
mania Brains are nowhere. Muscle
Is king. The jaokass is ahead OF the
racehorse several laps.
The city newspaper reporter has
long used conventional means of
complimenting dull speech by say
ing that at contained much food for
thought" This may mean that the
audience had to doa good deal of
"chewinG" III order to find out what
the speaker was driving at.
The Index goes i'll for plenty Of sill
yer, first, last and all the time. We
don't sec anybody who has too much
of it around here. Money is patent
ed article made by the state, of metal.
whether of gold or silver, or, in fact,
anything, with mark impressed up
on it. to initiate which is made pun
ishable as counterfciting. That's
all there is TO it. If Mexico, a six
teenth-rate affair, can place her stamp
on piece Of rawhide and give it a
value, we don't sec why rich and pow
erfull Uncle Sam connot stamp good
American silver and give it a value.