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The Hygfenfc Value of Soups.

"Iu family where soup begins the din
ner, and the dishes following are of a con-
centrated nature, the soup should be tight,
clear and warm, not necessarily nutri-
tious," writes Mrs. S. T. Rorer in the La
dies Home Journal, telling how to make
various kinds of soups. But where soup
is TO form the entire dinner it must be of
a nourishing character. AS water cannot
dissolve the fibre OF beef, and the fiber of
beef holds the larger part of the nourish-
ment, a beef soup, clear and beautiful
though it may be, is not nutritious. The
albumen is soluble in water, of course but
as clear soup is boiled, this coagulates the
albumen and spoils the brilliancy; so we
clarity and strain this out, thus robbing
the liquid of every grain of nutriment.
From hygienic standpoint. then, this is
neces sarily served at the beginning of the
meal, the object being 10 invite into the
stomach the gastric secretions before the
entrance OF the solid food. While the
fashion of dinner soup is almost en-
tireIy. in this country, confined to the
few the masses, if they would only stop
to consider the hygiene of the fashion,
would follow quickly"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
DAVID GARRIOK'S SONG.
The Famous Actor Was q Poe: OF !
Mean Ability.

The Famous Actor Was Poe. OF No
Mean Ability.
David Garrick was better known as an
actor than as writer, but he was never
theless a dramatic author of no mean re-
pute, having written or adapted not less
than three dozen pieces, including farces,
dramas and comedies. In some of the Sc
occur pleasant songs, which are still sung,
while many of his plays are still per-
formed. He was born at Hereford, Eng
land, at the quaint old Angel Inn in that
city, on February 20, 1715. His father was
captain of the Old Bluffs, tn en- recruiting
at Hereford. his mother being the daugh-
ter of clergyman attached to Lichfield
Cathedral.
He became pupil OF DR.. Johnson at
Lichfield in 1875, and the following year
set out with his tutor for London, where
he entered as law student at Lincoln's 8
Inn. Soon after he went into business as
a wine merchant with an elder brother
but his prediction for the stage, which
had manifested itself in his boyhood, be-
came too strong to be overcome, and he
resolved to make acting his profession.
In the walk of lite thus deliberately
adopted he rose rapidly to the foremost
| rank until, to use the words of Pope, he
was without an equal, and would never
have rival. He married in 1749 an Aus
tralian dancer named Eva Vlolette. who
| lived to the remarkable age of SO years,
| dying suddenly in her chair in her house
at the Adelphi. London, on October 16,
| 1922. Her husband had predeceased her
| forty-three years, having died on January
| 20, 1779, and being buried with great pom p
| in Westminster Abbey.
Although his literary reputation is
merged in the splendor of his histrionic
fame, Garrick's rank as writer of pro-
logue., epilogues and the lighter kinds of
verse was considerable. His original
| plays evinced the possession of keen wit
and fertile fancy. and his adaptations and
alterations OF French plays were highly
successful: The song here given is from
"CymoD," q three-act dramatic romance,
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GUNS OF THE PURITANS.
Not the Blunderbusses Usually Repre-
sented by Artists.

Not the BIunderbusses Usually Repre-
sented by Artists.
One OF the most remarkable facts to the
investigator of our American antiquities
is the almost total ignorance which pre-
walls among even those who are otherwise
well informed as to the weapons. more es-
clally the firearms, with which our Purl-
tan ancestors fought their wars with the
Indians says the Boston Transcript One
of the notions which seem firmly estab-
lashed is that the early settlers generally
used the bell -muzZle biunderbuss. Almost
every artist who draws a Thanksgiving or
Christmas picture of Puritan going TO
meeting gives him gun with mnzzie
like the end OF a trumpet.
Now, the fact is that the bell IN outhed
tirearm was never military arm among
English-s peaking people at all, nor was
such weapon ever common either IN TINS
country or in England until about the
middle of the last century, when 1t came
in to use for the de tense of houses against
burglars, for stagecoach guards and SIM
liar purposes. The blunde erousses which
are common enough IN the curiosity
shops are almost without exception later
than 1850, and many OF them date from
early in The century.
A large ell-mouthed gun was in use
somewhat earlier on board naval and
other armed ships, but this was heavy
piece, on a swivel. and used very much as
the howitzer was later.
Then as to the locks. Even some of our
most distinguished writers seem to De
com pletely at sea on this point. Ore
New England writer whom l will not
name, tor fear OF seeming srespectful to
a man deserving OF honor. wrote some
time ago in magazine article that some
soldier IN King Phillips War might have
81 noly hx-ti ti,di 81 hot
Indian flint arrowhead would make fire
if inserted into The cock OF the match
lock. Now, the soldier of 1915 was given
a matchbox, not because the military
authorities were ignorant of guns which
would make their own fire (wheellocks
and snaphaunces were in common use),
but because the matchbox was consid-
cred better for ordinary use. More than
this, if ke had thought of it he would
have known that his ma stchlock would not
make fire with flint The flintlock with
which our War of independence was
fought requires a powerful blow to make
|, the flint strike fire from the steel. This
the matchbox did not have nor did the
pan-cover open IN such way as to make
this possible.
At the time of King Philips War and for
a long time afterward the ordinary fire
arm for infantry was the matchbox
musket These are plenty in European
( collections but very rare III America. |
have never seen one III any collection in
this country. At the same time the snap
haunce, primitive form of the fintlock,
was quite extensively used by hunters,
and probably by the Indians, who would
naturally object to the match, which, if
Kept lighted, would betrav their presence,
especially at night. Wheellocks were
probably used TO some extent by the earli-
est settlers. but it was always an excep-
tional arm and too costly to be generally
used. By the time of King Philips War
it was rather old-fashioned and not likely
to have figured much
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
THE GERRYMANDER.
Ex-President Harrison Writes That 1t
Is Public Reproach.

Ex-President Harrison Writes That 1t
Is a Public Reproach.
1.-THE use of what is called the Gerry
mander' in order to obtain an undue party
advantage in the election of mem bers of
the House of Representatives has become
public reproach,' writes ex-President
Harrison, discussing Congress in the La
dies Home Journal. at is the making
of unfair Congressional districts, not
having relation primarily to population
and to the geographical relations of the
counties composing them, as they should,
but to party maioriiies in the counties,
with the object of giving to the party
making the apportionment a fraud ulent
advantage. The districts are made up to
be Republican or Democratic, as the case
may be, and the voters OF the minority
party are cheated out of fair representa-
tion in the Congressional delegation. This
is grave evil, but it may be doubted
whether 1t would be cured or even much
ameliorated in the long run if Congress
were to take into its hands the making OF
the Congressional districts"
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out the means. He was adjudged guilty
of contemp pit and ordered confined in the
County Jail until the money was forth
coming.
The Sheriff took him in charge, and he
was given a cell IN the basement of the
courthouse. He has been in Sheriff Har-
rison's custody for twelve days, and the
favors granted him by the Sheriff have
caused the attorneys for Mrs. Finigan to
demonstrate. Sieriff Harrison's claim is
that the prisoner has been confined IN the
County Jall, and the TACT that he has not
escaped IS evidence enough that he has
been kept in confinement
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
He Was Safe.

IF you put that umbrella in nv eye
again, as you ave done twice alre adv.
said the man in the brown overcoat.
fiercely, you'll get a broken head"
ut was as much your fault as mine
retorted the man in the gray ulster. I'll
you want TO kick up fuss about it, I'm
ready for you. I'm insured for f1O0o in
the Self-Protective Mutual Association
and Pm craving for a broken head"
The man in the brown overcoat looked
fixedly at the other. Evidences of Sc
we're mental conflict were visible in his
face. At last lie spoke. you're safe, u
he said. I'm an agent for that com.
pany."
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
The Gift of appreciation.

There is. perhaps, no other natural gift
that brings so much genuine pleasure to
its possessor as does the keen sense of ap-
probation. 1t teaches US, or points out
to our understanding, the beauties of ma
ture that are about us. Rilds the com mon
place and emphasizes the joys of life and
of living. Appealing to us through all
our senses, the pleasures that it brings are
ceaseless and unfailing. Seen through ap-
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18
Humor. of PubIic sneakinp.

A temperance orator, in the midst OF a
moving discourse. deplored the fact that a
friend resorted to the frequent use OF the
daily glass. The speaker said, Il stand
PROSTATE with astonishment."
Yet another feelingly told his audience
that it was mot the platform speaker, but
the house toulouse visitation and the
utterance of the silent word by the caller
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in which it is sung by Urganda at the
close of the first scene:

One adieu before you leave me-
One sigh. although that sigh deceive me;
Oh! let me think you truei
Cruel! thus, Ursanda flying:
Cruel! this fond heart denying;
One sigh, one last adieu.
Though my ardent VOWS be sighted,
Though nv love be unrequited.
oh hide 1t from my view;
Let me feel not Pm forsaken,
Rather let me die mistaken
Than breathe one last adieu
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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shadow and eclipse the homely, rough
places. There is an attractive side to
everything, and this the apprecative mind
will see first and longest remember.-La-
dies Home Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

The Queen of Greece is so devoted to
flowers that she delights to share with
others her pleasure IN them. BY her
orders large quantities are distributed in
the hospitals of Athens twice a week.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING-P. c., Oakland
Cal. The building on the southwest corner OF
Third and Market streets will contain 272
rooms or offices of varying size The arch i
tects are Reed Brothers, the builder is Clau.
Spreckels and the height from the basement
to the top of the birdcage on top of the dome
is 327 feet
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

NEW LAws-Several Subscribers A number
of subs cribers have asked questions in rela-
tion to new laws passed by the Legislature
recently holding session in Sacramento AS
these have not reached this City the informa-
ton asked for cannot be given but the an
swers will be furnished as soon as each law
asked about is rece ived.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

The VIII ole resting upon a footing wall l6 feet
thick and ID feet deep. The building covers an
area of q, $3.50 feet and has cost upward OF $3,-
100000.
The marble tiled baptismal-room in the base
is grand and impressive in all its appoint
ments. The capacious bronze font rests uuon the
backs of twelve life zed bronzed oxen, 9 remind
er of q ike feature in the house built by Solomon
which 'stood upon twelve oxen. three looking to-
ward the north, and three looking toward he west
and three looking toward the south, and three
looking toward the east, and the sea set
above them and ali their hinder parts were in
of fine white marble. smaller room on an
upper floor, resplendent in blue and gold,
Is paved with artistically designed native wood
mosaic, the blocks being not more than an
inch square and highly polished. White ana gold
are the prevailing colors throughout, and harmo-
NOUS tnts judiciously distributed remove any sng-
geslions of too dazzling brightness Notably Is
this the in the overhead and side decorations
of a large, high room the north which Is ex-
auisitels chaste. harmonious and natural in Color
.s well as in every appointment. 80 it goes from
foundation to summit Everywhere are SYM
pause for moment 10 examine in varI-
GUS corridors tue permanent wash basins
plumbing fixtures throughout of appror rIate
finish. and note, an evidence of the thorough
the door and window hardware has been IN ade g to
order expressly for this building; the beehive or
naments the doorknoos Win the design of the
Lord - In the basement these fixtures including
all locks. bolts. hinges etc j. ar of brass; on The
first floor they are of plated go d, on the second of
plated silver and above that and in the smaiie er
rooms of old bronze. There are four
floors, counting the basement. and each
one excepting the top, is div ded into
rooms OF varying sizes. The upper or ASSEM-
bly-room occup the whole extent of the
building except the towers, being 20 long, go
feet wide aud 81 ;eet heh. with a seating Capacity
including the gallery, OF near 5000. The gallery
is of graceful sweep; 1t is rallied with bronz re and is
reached by circular stairways in each of the four
corners. The elevated stands for the priest hood
at either end. the choice hand-carved decorations
of dais and balcony, the broad auditorium the art
isticaly paneled ceiling and frescoed frieze, with
innum ersbe permanent lights mingled in the cor
nice and iive d. pendent chandeliers ali combine
in nting scene which Will be equally impos-
ing by day or by night.
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flight of fancy when speaker asked,
suppose if a balloon dropped upon an
uninha bited island, what would the ma
tives say ?"
An old gentleman, stun bling through
an after-dinner speech. said:
~ have no more to saw, and so-and
SOIL make few more remarks"
Kind was the announcement that There
will be two more opportunities TO hear the
lecturer once more" 1t was when the
nesting ended that the chairman asked
the audience to ''close by singing just one
verse of the doxo.ogy."
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

DIsTANcEs-A. R., City. The distance from
Laguna street and Golden Gate avenue along
the last-named thoroughfare 10 Market and
Taylor streets is 4200 feet, and the distance
along Tenth street from Folsom to Market
and down Market TO Sixth is 64O0 feet
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ANSWERS TO coRRESPON DENTS.

THREE COMMERCIAL CITIEs-K B., City. The
figures of commerce in Hamburg London and
Liverpool show: Ham burg. value of exports
and imports Tor a year, 2. 637 5O4 600 marks
London, f226, ,749,916; Liverpool, f212, ,162,- :
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

JOHNNY SMoKER"-E. NJ HolIister San
Benito County. Cal. The turf guides and
records do not show any record of trotter
named Johnny Smoker" either in 1870,
1871. 1872 or 1873. The only horse by that
name is the black gelding foaled in 1882 by
Totaway. Paced to record of 2:l6% at ST
Paul, Mimi, July 4, 1891
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Sir John Lubbock, who has been con-
sidering the ant and It's ways for many
years, has ascertained that these active
insects may live to the age of 10 years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

COURT COMMISSIONERS = II. H. The Court
Commissioners of the Superior Court of San
Francisco are: John ]. Mohn, j. F. Pinkhsm
Eugene Levy, Henry Cook, ]. F. Tyler and f.
w. Lawler. Whenever the Judge of one OF the
departments desires TO call in a Commissioner
he Sc ects any one of those named The Com
missioner reports the testimony, say in a
divorce case, and the Judge renders q decision
on that testimony. In divorce case the court
decides how the community property shall be
divided, if the parties cannot agree.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-18

sALAR1Es-C. E, City. The salaries of the
officers of the United States are fixed by the
law of Congress authorizing such icers, and
the salary is fixed at either so much per year
or so much per diem, but Congress has not
passed any law directing in what proportion
yearly salaries should be paid. That is done
according to a rule of the Comptroller OF
the Treasury. In 1872 a rule was put
into force that the salaries should
yearly amount and to do this the payments
varied each month, in accordance with the
number OF days in the month. That is the
rule now, except in the case of the army and
the navy, recent rule making the monthly
payments twelfth OF the yearly salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17

some years. was sued for limited divorce
by his wifi in this city She obtained her
decree and was awarded alimony.
The business man. Meade by name
brought an action for divorce against his
wife in Connecticut. his legal home aud
obtained an absolute divorce from her
there. He learned that If he visited New
York he would be arrested and brought
before the court charged with contempt
because he had declined TO pay alimony
He did decline on the ground that as he
had obtained an absolute divorce from
his former wife i'm their legal home IN
Connecticut the courts of New York state
had no right to compel him 10 pay All
n'ony to woman from whom he had been
divorced py the courts of Connecticut On
the other hand, the New York courts Will
certainly Insist upon jurisdiction and au-
thority. claiming thet the records of the
courts of this state justify them so doing
Meades counsel have decided TO apply
TO the United States district court for an
injunction restraining the authorities of
New York from arresting Meade or COM
peiiing him to pay alimony, on the ground
that as a citizen of Connecticut his rights
as adJudged by The Connecticut courts
would be thereby impaired The federal
courts may throw the case ont for want
OF Juris dioiion, but some OF the ablest law
yers in New York believe that they will
not do that, hut will instead make this
standard case, and set the precedent for
assumption of jurisdiction by the federal
court in cases where there is a conflict
OF laws of different states, and where by
reasons OF that party may be placed in
jeopardy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17

not do otherwise than to lead to HOSTILE
ties. but no one believes there is any pos
sibility of such a thing. OF course, if Can
ada should wish to break her relations with
the mother country she is at liberty to do
so as son Of forty years and with indie
pendent means Is at liberty to leave his ia
theirs house.
There is another reason why peace will
always be maintained between the two
countries. 1t takes two to make a quarrel,
and We have no intention of ouarreling
with America. 1t may happen that hasty
decision in England might cause some such
strained relation as existed during the
Venezuelan controversy, but you must re-
member that what was chiefly objected to
then was the tone of Mr.. Cleveland's letter,
which was hardly in accordance with diplo-
matte usages.
Splendid Isolation.
you must remember that the United
States has a splendid isolation She is
without rival in her position. On the 9TH
or hand, we are in England constantly hav-
ing questions coming up that make neces-
sary the greatest diplomatic ingenuity in
our relations with European countries.
There Is not d week that such questions do
not come up. Our minister is given his re-
sponsible place in order that he may
maintain peace, and If he was to show a
disposition to do otherwise he would be re-
lieved of his office within a fortnight The
1act Is that what you call strained reia-
.ons ON TINS Side Of the Atlantic are mere
ly hasty views"
Speaking of the Monroe doctrine Mr.. Cor.
don said that England had no desire to
extend her territory on the American CON
tlnent. She possessed, he said, abundant
territory now. He said that England would
view very favorably any action of the
United States looking toward the extern
sion OF her government on the American
continent, where there is today a lack OF
order He thought that If the United
States should interfere in Cuba that such
action would be loudly applauded in Eng
land. He said he could conceive that great
benefit would result from such a course
of conduct on the part of the United States.
Referring again to what had been spokcn
of as strained relations between England
and America Mr.. Gordon said he could
conceive of a possible conflict between
England and other nations differing in lam
guage and customs. but between England
and America he could conceive no posi-
bility of a conflict. Any feeling or hasty
word between them he regarded in the
light of what might happen between
brothers or other members of the same
family. But war was out of the question.
Municipal Ownership.
Mr.. Gordon spoke of the great advances
that had been made in England and Scot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
He Killed n Cat in the Pulpit.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Perhaps the most unique performance
ever attempted by a preacher of the gospel
is that of killing cats in the pulpit to Illus
trate sermons. Yet this is what Rev W.
copal Church at Cadillac, Mich, has been
doing.
On recent Sunday morning. while the
pulpit, he exterminated two cats by placing
drops of nicotine on their tongues to show
the danger of using tobacco. Again he
killed cats by dosing them with alcohol
This was done during a temperance SER
mon, end at the same time he exhibited the
picked stomach of man who has long
been filling a drunkard's grave.
In speaking of killing cats by nicotine Dr.
Laufman says: My course of procedure
was decided upon because desired to bring
to the attention of the men of my copgre-
cation the truth of the harmfulness OF to-
bacco which is so often demonstrated In
our laboratories. / had no notion of spring.
ing a sensation, and as my church is al
y avs crowded 1t certainly was no clap-trap
scheme, as some have charged to draw a
crowd to my church. believe in the sci
entific demonstration OF truth and often
use the laboratory well as my Bible to
prove it.
"In the part of the lecture following the
cat-killing experiment I discussed the way
that tobacco poisoning shows itself, not
by immediate death, but by attacking the
weakest organs of each individual. In one
man 1t induces consumption, in another
dyspepsia, In another paralysis, and / SUBJ
Stimulated my remarks by medical testi-
mo1y. Then 1 showed the fact that this
poison Is transmitted to posterity."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-17
Taste In Electric Lights.

From the Boston Herald.
Many Paris houses are now lighted with
electricity, and the dining rooms are rem
dered especially brilliant on festive oc-
casons by exquisitely arranged incandes-
cent light. There is no end to artistic ap-
plications of this rival to the aristocratic
wax candles Of other days, but it is a
novelty worthy Of note when the electric
light finds its way into the dishes on the
dinner table. A jelly in the midst of which
the electric light was set caused a sensa-
ton at recent fashionable dinner marty
The effect was enhanced by the fact that
1t had been arranged as surprise for the
company. The dish had been on the table
all the while, but it was concealed under a
large silver cover, which. in turn was hid
den by masses of superb flowers When
the cover was removed the effect was cleo
trifying. Beautiful as 1t was, the guests
insisted on eating it up. One lady. how
ever, insisted that in the jelly she detected
taste of the electric Juice" and another
declared she felt as IL she was swallowing
a Leyden jar; but everybody approved the
ingenuity Of the chef in connecting this
dish of sweetness and light"
And this reminds me of glorious IamD
shade that ran across in a store the other
day. 1t was a globe for an electric light.
and made of Japanese shells of iridescent
seemingly held these wonders of the deep
in a net When the light shone through
the effect was like a smoldering fire
within each shell, and when the radiance
was turned on the richness of the design
was like that Of some barbaric Jewel. ali
gold and pearls. Happy thought to have
conceived such thing!