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Evening star., 1896-12-09
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Admitted to Practice.

James ]. McEvilly. a graduate of the
Law School of the Columbian University.
and who recently passed No. 1 in the ex-
animation of candidates for admission to
the District bar, was yesterday admitted
to practice in the Court of Appeals. Mr..
McEvily is the private secretary Of Rep
resentative Lemuel E. Quigg, and will
practice here.
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Fictorien Sardou, Ludovic Halevy and
Francois Coppee, waited upon President
Fapre yesterday asking him to bestow the
Legion of Honor upon Madame Sarah
Bernhard
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IN DESPAIR DISMISS DOCTORS
AND BEGIN THE Use OF
GU l11GIyjRA REMEDIES,
Eject Wonderful.
In Three Weeks Scales Gone.
In Six Weeks Cure IS Complete.

About four years ago Eczema made it's aue,r-
ance on my head In its worst form 1 wa, az
tehded by two physicians, but, Notwithstanding
their treatment, 1t continued spreading until my
lace was covered with scales and became a horrid
Inc house, and people passing would turn and look
oack when Seeing me at the window I Ind A
ii'e head OF hair. seven years growth, and had 10
saerihce 1t. L was in despair. The physicians
hao ialed even TO relieve ne, when one Of them
recommended CUTICURA SOAP NV father dis
MISSED the doctors and procured a full SET of tIrI
'chA REMEDIES. i commenced using them ac
oruhg 10 directions, and in three weeks from
the Time began the scales had left nv face and
the skin lost Its norid hue In ST, weeks I was
ehoreiy cured. Ny face WIS smooth apa INV com -
pieAon Clearer and finer than Il had oyer hesp
before. used three boxes Of CJ-rICJRA one-
half duzen cakes Of UTICrRA SOAP ana on. hot
Tie OF CuTlCURA RESOLyENT Persons having
any o"uot about ins testimonial being genuine can
write to my address and will cheerfilly tell them
more about CUTlCURA REMEDIES
Miss MARION A. SMITH Supturv Ia
The almost miraculous cures daily effected br
CCTlcURA REMEDIES prove them 10 be the great
est skin cures, blood purifiers and humor remedies
ever compounded
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT baths
With CUTICTRA SOAP. gentle applications of
,uIiclHA tointmenil, and mild doses OF CJ-TI-
cCRA RESoLNENT ,blood purifier.
" How 10 Cure Every Skin Disease free
POTTER DRUG CHEM CORP Sole prorn
Boston.
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"PartridEe" Hams Arc So Much
sweeter, more delicious, than any others
that it's easy to see why folks will have no
other. c. SCHAPER, sol Center Market. 1
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Quadruplc Silver Cake Baskets, 81. so
Thursday only.
Voigt's, 615 7th ST., opp. patent office. 1t,
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There Are HAMS

There Are Hams-and Hams,
but none like Dove Brand Hams. They've
been the finest for more than ~ years
Miller & krogmann, Center and ~ l.. mkts
1t
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Weather strip.. ~ Cent.

per foot: either felt or rubber. Frank Lilo
bey & Co., 9th street and New York ave-
Advertisement.
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Ours is the store that makes and regu-
lates the prices Of other stores. To buy
here ia to make sure of getting the most for
the least. James F. Oyster, 900 Pa ave.
Wholesale, butter and eggs.-Advt.
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Beautiful, Fragrant Carnations o
GUIDES. Large, elegant blooms. % and SOC
QoZ.-Adyt
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J. JAY GOuld-Tree Toys Scrap Pictures
de9-10ts
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Royal Headache Powders cure. 10c.
mh5-m.w,f.stf
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At meeting of the stockholders Of the
United States Electric Light Company at
Harper's Ferry yesterday Noble d. L.arner
presided and Seymour w. Tulloch was the
secretary. The election of additional men,
bers of the board of directors resulted as
follows: James L. Norris. John w. Macart-
ney. Thomas o. Hills. W. N. Slater, John
Cammack and f. Butterfield The election
was in favor of the present management.
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Joist-Henrt-Kiln-D $3.50
per 100 IT. Libbey & Co., 9th & n Y. ave
Advertisement
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By a mistake in w. B. Moses & Sons ad-
vertisenent last evening Axmrs ter carpets
were published TO sell at Sis a yard,
made, laid and lined. 1t should have read
81 - yard made and laid"-aot lined
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The little SIC. lamp gives good light all
night, full nickel Muddiman, GIG 18th st.
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Cheon, the best 5O-cent Tea in America.
Pure American Refined Granulated Sugar.
AZ cts. Seven city stores. G.. D. KENNY.
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The s1.S5 lamp is large size, latest i'm
provement and complete. Muddiman, 6l
18th St; see our S1.2J gas heating stove.
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Gas and Oil Heaters, all styles and prices.
A. EBERLY'S SONS. Us 1th st. NV.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
of Interest to ths Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 19.-The
following California postmasters were
appointed to-day: Deadwood. Trinity
County, c. E. Goodyear, vice ]. ]. Peter
son, deceased; Hilton, Sonoma County, G.
Brown. vice L. W. Ridenhour, resigned !;
Marcus, Sutter County, T. Hale, vice NJ.
Marcus. resigned; San Geronimo, Marin
County. J. Maillard. vice ]. Morgan, re-
signed; Valley Ford, Sonoma County, A.
Bonaiti, vice w. ]. Norton, resigned
A postoffice was esta blished to-day at
Dyea, Alaska, and Samuel ]. Heron ap-
pointed postmaster. The postoffice at
Haller, Snohomish County, Washington,
has been discontinued, and mail hereafter
will be sent to Arlington.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original = Jesse E. Platt,
Trinity Center; John Harrington, Los
Angeles; John III. Kelley, Benlcia.
Oregon: Originai-Stephen S. Milledge,
Dead, Herman. Original widows, etc
Elizabeth II. Beckett, Portland.
Washineton: Original widows, etc.
Susan A. Gilbert.
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was formerly manager of the Sierra Buttes
and Black Bear mines, the latter now
owned by Director Daggett of the Mint.
Mr.. Parish went to Colorado IN 1878 and
became identified extensively with mining
there. He has not been in this State for
eight years.
He was at his rooms at the Palace yes
terday, surrounded by several old mining
friends, when a CALL repre- sentative met
him. He has recently spent several weeks
at various points on the mother lode.
81 have never before seen such intelli-
gence in prospecting and CARVING on
mining in California as now," said Mr..
Parish. 1.-The money that is put in the
ground counts for something. 1t is not
wasted. All over the world there is bet
ter feeling as regards gold mining.
mot only California. but the whole
gold-bearlng section of the Western Hemi-
sphere is on the edge of a boom. In Gen.
tral and South America and in Mexico.
where there are gold mines there promise s
to be activity. There seems to be re-
action in the minds of miners with refer
ence to Mexico. l was down there durin z
Gonzales administration and got enoug Il
| of il, but now the laws are changed so
that there are far more advantages for
| foreign interests.
II can say for one thing that there is a
great deal Of interest in California among
Coloradans, and most OF the Colorado
men are well-to-do. Ex-senator Dorsey
and his friends have large properties near
the Colorado River, in this State, and are
going to build a railroad and put up a
| large plant of machinery. The ex Senator
tells me, too, that he is going TO look up
other mines in California, with the idea OF
getting and developing them.
"If mine pays 10 or ID per cent prob
ably great body of ore can be found on
| development, while if he took hold of a
| well-developed mine he would have to pay
for all the ore in sight. think these eff
forts to develop mines will result in good
to the holder. the company which takes
an interest and develops, and to the coun-
try generally.
"California mines, probably more than
any other now, are attracting attention.
1 think there is an excellent outlook here
for mining. Fortunes ought to be m ad G
and the interest quickened in every way in
mining"
Mr.. Parish is busy making out his re-
ports, in company with other experts.
He will be in the City for several days, at
least.
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Eas n Financial Failure.

WASHINGTON. D.. c., Nov. 49,
Consul Rldgeley writes the Department
of State from Geneva that the Swiss
National Exposition which was held there
from May to October IS was conducted
at great financial loss. The guarantee
fund, amounting to 100000 francs, has
still deficit of from loO, 900 to 800. 600
francs which is to be covered by the profits
OF National lottery to be drawn the last
OF this month. The financial failure of
the exposition was due entirely to the un-
precedently bad weather. In all other
respects, however, the exposition was a
splendid success
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MAKE MANY ACCOMMODATIONS.
Matters of FftaI Interest Considered by
the National Grange.

Matters of TftaI Interest Considered by
the National Grange.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 19.-At the
meeting of the National Grange. Patrons
OF Husbandy, to-day. the report of the
committee on resolutions, which was
adopted, recommended stable currency,
that United States Senators be elected by
the people. equal protection for the
farmers, pure food legislation, rural mail
delivery and referred to the value of ex-
perimental stations and agricultural col
leges; expressed sympathy with Cuba,
and stated that the grange would receive
with Joy the settlement of the vexed ques-
ton between England and America. 1t
favored arbitration whenever it can be re-
sorted 10 without sacrifice OF honor.
a lengthy report from the committee
on railroads was made by Chairman Mer-
SICK recon- mending several amendments
10 the interstate commerce law to more
fully carry out its purpose, the chief one
being that the committee have power to
make rates.
A resolution calling upon the coming
ad ministration TO give suitable protection
TO agriculture, so that new National bur-
dens shall be more suitably distributed,
after some discussion was defeated by a
small majority.
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gun could fire perhaps one shell minute,
charged with ordinary gunpowder,
whereas now it can fire seven at the maxi
mum and 1t is loaded with lyddite or
melinite. another point suggested is that
while the decks of the old cruiser were
fairly clear, they are now SO incum bered
with machinery and gear that only shells
with an unusual capacity for dodging will
be able to pass through the ship. Besides.
fuses have been so constructed that, If
necessary, they will burst the shell on con-
tact with thin steel.
The conclusion seems to be that more or
less armor on the sides is desirable; but
the new vessels of the protected class in
England are constructed withouti it. There
are now building or soon to be begun
thirty-four protected cruisers. These in
clude the Powerful and her mate of II, 200
tons and % knots speed, and carrying two
9.2-inch and twelve quick-ire 6-inch guns,
and crew of $40 each; then eight Andro-
medas of i 900 tons. 20 knots, sixteen g.
inch guns. and 600 men; seven of the
Arrogant class, of $3.50 tons, and nine of
the Eclipse class, of $3.50, all of 191z knots,
with modern ornaments, 6-inch guns at
largest, and crews of 450: eight of the
Pelorus class. of 2135 tons, 20 knots, and
200 men.
Here it will be seen that only TWO in the
whole list have guns exceeding the g.
inch. The Arrogant class, too, is said to
be inferior in gun power by nearly 80 per
cent to the French Catinat which, with
1900 tons less displacement, has more coal,
smaller crew, thicker deck, and only
half knot less speed. The Buenos Ayres,
built at Elswick, has double the Arrogant's s
gun power, smaller crew, a thicker deck,
over three knots greater speed, and yet
| 1000 tons less displacement. The British
ships are believed to have stronger hulls,
| but it is questioned whether other quail
| ties have not been somewhat sacrificed.
In Germany are building or projected
three protected cruisers to one armored
cruiser; in France, twelve to two; in Rus
sia, one to four; in the United States none
| to one; in Italy, one to five. The cases OF
| Russia and Italy are specially noteworthy.
| Still, of the Russian armored cruisers, one
which is an improved Rurik, is considered
| by the British authority quoted to be not
better than the Powerful. Two others
the Peresiret and Oslabia. are really almost
! battle-ships, while the fourth will proba
bly, be OF the Dupuy de LONE class. Thi.
last vessel is praised in high terms for hel
union OF good qualities, her distinctive
features being her broad belt to exclud,
| high explosives and Quick-6ring shells
The authority just spoken of thinks tina
our new Brooklyn will be inferior to tn,
| British Powerful in most respects, but con
siders that the Dupuy de LONE would b,
superior 10 any British cruiser except III,
Powerful, and that the latter would nav,
quite enough to do in standing up to her
1t is rather odd that Great Britain ha
built no armored cruiser since the Austria
ia class, completed half a dozen years ago
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
A FABLE OF A SPARROW.

"Business Before Pleasure as a Precept
Needs Modifying Materially.
AS the plain-looking but intelligent little
mother Sparrow was hopping about the
street the other day, picking up variety
of food bits, person dressed in white
clothing and carrying a big broom came
along and began TO sweep the dirt of the
street into heap in the gutter As this
interfered somewhat with the pursuit OF
the Sparrow, she flew away up TO the win
dow-sill of her friend the Man, and finding
him there, as usual, in his easy chair, she
said:
Il have observed that the different indi-
vid uals of your race follow great variety
of vocations. For instance, your work
seems to be of nature, if 1 NAV Judge
from appearances, that is very different
from that of the fellow down there clean
Ing the street. You are much cleaner and
much more comfortable every way. I
should say, than he is. Do me the favor
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
TWO TYPES OF CRUISERS.

Protected ana Armored Vessels Com
pared-Some Differences in Navies.
1t has often been observed that while
England has an abundance of protected
cruisers and in her new Powerful and Ter
rlble carries the type to enormous dis
placements, she has paid little attention
TO the armored cruiser. On the OF er hand.
Russia, which is not all distinguished for
her protected cruiser class, has built pow
erful armored cruisers and has carried
them to the verge of the fast battle-ship
class.
Ii we make comparison between our
New York and Brooklyn, which are dis
inctively arm ored cruisers, and British
ships which might undertake to meet
them, the Blake and Blenheim are per-
haps the oftenest suggested for the pur-
pose. Yet these last are regarded by the
British as protected cruisers only al
though it is not customary to compare
them with our Columbia and Mfnneapolis.
which are distinctively protected cruisers
and thorough examples of the unarmored
class.
The essential distinction. as put by the
Pail Mall Gazette, is that the arnored
cruiser has great extent of thin armor
plating applied vertically to the sides, to-
gether with protective deck at about the
level OF the water line, while the protected
cruiser "has not the vertical plating, but
has thicker deck" AS result, although
some shelter is given to her heavier guns
by being placed in armored Enclosures. she
is open to shot and shell above the water
line, her steel sides being exposed to be
wrecked by high explosives" Originally,
according to the authority just spoken of,
the defense was deliberately thus sacrificed
to speed and coal supply, it being supposed
that "the thin sides would admit the pas
sage OF shell without exploding, the pro-
IL ~--s~ - -
out of the other" The earliest ships of
this class in the British navy are said to
have been the Comus and her mates, dis
placing about 2400 tons and manned by
265 men.
But in the days of the Comus the G. inch
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
WISE OFFICE RATS.
They Had a scheme That Beat the
New-Fangled Trap.

They Had a scheme That Beat the
New-Fangled Trap.
The employees of the Jersey City Print
ing Company have for a long time been
troubled with rats. The rodents are of
unusual size and are extremely bold.
They are boldest after dark, and think
nothing of running over the feet of the
employees.
Several cats were placed in the building
with the hope that they would exter-
inmate the rats, but the latter made it so
warm for the cats that they were driven
away.
Various schemes have been worked to
entrap the rodents, but with little success.
Finally Engi neer August Krone hit upon
scheme that for time bade fair to be
just t he thing. He secured an old zinc
oil tank about feet in height, and then
fastened on the edge a 2-foot piece OF
board. Then he arranged the board so
that 1t would swing UP and down with one
end inside the tank. He placed q piece of
bologna sausage, fastened with a rubber
band, on the edge of the board which pro-
jected over the inside of the tank, and half
tlled the vessel with water. a few pieces
OF cheese were placed along the other end
OF the board to coax the rats on.
The trap was set where rats are thickest
In the basement, and in a few minutes a
rat climbed upon the end of the board
which protruded outside the tank and
rested upon a support. The rodent ate
the cheese and then went for the bologna.
AS 1t reached the bait the other end of the
board tipped up and the rat, with squeal,
fell into the water and was drowned.
"Oh, that's the trick" said the engineer
and his assistant said August 1ad a great
head.
Within ten minutes six more rats walked
the plank, and then there was remark
able display of rats cuteness.
Two rodents climbed the pile of papers
and while one stood on the safe end of the
board the other carefully made its way to
the tempting bologna and devoured half
OF it. The rats then changed places and
the other ate the rest of the bologna and
half the rubber band.
The engineer scratched his head and the
other spectators said something about
people going to a lot of trouble for moth
ing.
During the afternoon no more rats were
caught, but a lot of cheese was eaten by
them. The engineer solemnlv AYERS that
he saw the rats not only balance one
another on the board while the tempting
bait was deyoured, but that the rodents
actually engaged in q game OF see-saw
simply for amusement. August still has
faith in his patent trap but nobody else
has.-Newark Daily Advertiser.
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to explain how it happens that he should
yours"
II would with pleasure" said the Man,
''if it were so. But be does not prefer bis
life to mine. He finds it very disagree
able"
..Is that possible?'. asked the Sparrow
in astonishment. ssWhy, then, does he
do such work?"
well, perhaps, I cannot make it clear
to you, but the individuals of our race,
with rare exceptions, choose the employ
ment by which they can make the most
money. Now, you birds have no money,
but-iet me see are you acquainted with
the habits of blueiaysY
Somewhat"
"Weil, the bluejay Is perhaps nearer to
the human race in intelligence than any
other bird. 1t Is bright in many ways, but
it is especially so in that it gathers food
during pleasant weather and stores it
away for use when the ordinary sources of
food are depleted. Most OF our race de-
vote their energies, regardless OF their
tastes, to such labor as will enable them to
lay up the largest stores for rainy day,
as we say. 1t is this provideut spirit in
our race that leads to what we call enter
prise. 1t sends men into tie wilderness
to carve farms out of the solid green it
takes them to the desert plains, where they
pass long years, enduring great hardship,
that they may increase their herds
and hocks; it holds them to a life
in tents and huts in the mining camps
among the mountain SHOWS. where the
precious metals are dug from the earth.
They are willing, as we say, to sacrifice a
present pleasure for future good. They
do not all succeed in accommodating the
stores they are after-indeed. the great
majority of them fail altogether, but they
are buoyed UP constantly by the hope that
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
E1e1sEEh MELYlLLk,s REPoRE
Repair York to Warships Requires Ad-

Repair Tork to Warships Requires Id
dfttossaI Tools at Mare Island.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 19.-The
annual report of George w. Melville, en-
gineer-in-chief of the navy, makes the
following reference to the Pacific Coast
naval stations:
Work was done in the steam engineering de-
partment o. the Mare Island yard to the ma
chinery OF the following vessels: Adams,
Albatross, Baltimore, Bennington. Boston,
Camanche, Concord, Hartford, Marion. Mohi-
can, Monadnock, Monterey. Olympia, Oregon,
Pensacola, Petrol, Philadelphia, Ranger,
swatera, Thetis, Unadilla and Nellie. aggre-
eating $l23. 1862 80. The expenditures otDer
than for naval vessels amounted to $50, ,451.
This is the only repair station on the Pacific
Coast, and there are now al that yard under
repair no less than seven vessels requiring
Aaore or less extensive repairs after several
Nsrs OF continuous commission. The shops
sie III ADAPTED to the work, and the absence of
proper tools and of modern boiler-making
Piant is severely felt The result is shown in
tne increased cost of work done at that yard
beyond what il wouio cost If the proper tools
were al nand and properly arranged for facili-
tatlng work. There certain tools which
hnouid De obtained without delay, the most
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20

they will be able eventually to leave the
disaereeable lives they lead, TO forsake the
surroundings and society that are not in
frequently abhorrent to them, and begin
to enjoy the comforts and Injuries to
which their natural tastes are suited"
At this moment black ant appeared on
the window-sill. The Sparrow was about
to peck at it, but the Man stopped her.
WATT" he said. do you know the
manner of life of the ants?
Very we'll, replied the Sparrow.
Good. Then l may say that the wisest
OF our race bas held up the ant as a model
citizen because it devotes all its energies
to accommodating, in pleasant weather. ]
hope you understand the drift of what ]
have said, because ii you do, and act ac-
cordingly you will be greatly benefited. .
THANK you for your good Wishes" re-
piled the Sparrow, "and l think 1 under
stand the drift of what you have said
better, if you will pardon me. than what
you or your race do. And l can't heir
adding that hear with profound amaze
ment that, with all your boasted intelli
gence, you have in your greed rejected the
example of the birds who take no thought
for the morrow, and have chosen the slave
driving, underground drudgery of the
ants as the lite best suited for the develop
ment OF your race. New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
A CHINESE GIRL BOLDLY
KIDNAPPED BY THREE MEN
She Was Stolen From an Upper Window of the
Presbyterian Mission on Wednesday
Night
important being a hydraulic boiler-making

important being a hydraulic boiler-making
plant.
The only work at the Sydney (wash.) station
was the small repair and preservation of the
Nipsic's steam cutters and necessary material
and stores amounting to $1642 40. The new
dock, which has just been completed at this
place. is the only one on the Pacific Coast that
can take battle-ships like the Oregon. As
these vessels are of such draught that they
cannot go to Mare Island Navy-yard when in
need OF repairs il becomes necessary TO pro-
vide for this elsewhere, and as many impor-
tant repairs TO the machinery can be done only
when the ship is in dock recommend that an
appreciation be asked tor the necessary tools
TO do the work which may be found necessary
when the ships are docked and for the erection
OF the shops for these tools.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
Do You Realize /?

That clothing insures your comfort by
affordlng protection from the heat or
cold?
That books and newspapers insure you
against ignorance?
That a pure malt stimulant, taken regu-
larly, will insure your health and keep
you toned up
That to insure getting the purest and
best of all malt preparations you should
obtain