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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14

ing salon is provided with private room
where be can be smuggled in and his at
tendant is sworn to secrecy. How the
toupee is kept ON the head has been sub
ject OF much cogitation. The way is SIM
pie. It is done with about twelve small
pieces of plaster having adhesive qualities
on both sides; these are attached to the
toupee and it is pressed to the head, where
without danger OF detachment, it will re-
m ain for twelve days, at the expiration OF
which time renewal is necessary.
The existence of the toupee has another
merit worthy of mention in this. that its
use may prove of great benefit to society,
as it will do away with what has long been
known as the "bald- headed row." seen
mostly at the theaters when the ballet is
in town.
But again to the starting point
woman's crown of glory-for since her
creation has woman's hair been admired
and considered her richest personal gift.
It has been favorite subject both with
minstrel and poet. Biblical mention is
made of it when Judith prepared herself
for her journey to the camp of Holofernes.
1t tells us that her raven hair was plated
and adorned with Jewels. The goddess Of
beauty, Venus. is described as "riding on
the waves in seasheu, her shimmering
hair floating about her and crowned with
roses.' Tennyson sings its praises and
makes it an agent of charity in helping
Godiva save her people from the dreaded
tax:
Anon she shook her head,
And showered the rippled ringlets to her knee;
and Goethe dweils on its power Of fascina.
tion when lie advises:
Beware of her fair hair, for she cxcels
All women in the magic of her locks.
Ana when size winds them round q young
mans neck
She will not set him free again.
Neither mythology, history, poetry nor
song demands that this feminine adj orn-
ment be of an auburn tinge to attain sue
cess in captivation, intellectually or any
other virtue. ALI types of beauty, regard
less of the color of the tresses, have been
admired from the fairest to the darkest.
The reason for this present tendency of
changing ones tresses to fiery brilliancy,
like the craze for bleaching, is unknown.
Though it neither hurts the brain nor
destroys the hair Gor the henna leaf, like
peroxide, is not injurious), it is hardly a
commendable practice.
Natures day must and will come, when
with only soap and water, comb and
brush. woman will learn that she can be
more beautiful than with all the hair dyes
in the world. ELIZABETH ANN.
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Red-Hair Craze
snd Mems Joupees

-.HE bIeached blonde has lost pres.
Fashion then must she not only brush her
hair to silky smoothness, but use the tea
of henna to make it red.
"The law allows it and the court de-
mands it,"
So the up-to-date young woman will
procure this leaf and apply it.
Red locks OF any shade will bring her
into favor. from the beautiful Titan hue
to that which in bygone school days
would have forced upon her the disgrace
full appella,ion of "bricktop."
But "Bricktop's" turn has come, and
those who once jeered now envy. for she
to-day is queen. Queen for how long a
period ncne can tell. as tickle fashion,
like the weather, has its vicissitudes.
Hair of inkv blackness may be trans.
formed to ensnaring auburn ii the victim
will but spend the time and money. She
must HE to the artistic with at least SIS in
her inside pocket. If her hair be long and
heavy and she q little wise she will Sc
crete an extra gold note or two in hel
pouch, as the price of vanity varies and
the artistic of reputation is never cheap.
The time to be sacrificed is about ten
hours. the process being slow and tedious.
Usually at "a. M. the operation begins.
The henna leaf. ground to powder, i.
mixed with water and forms paste like
mud, which must be applied to every root
and strand of hair. This done, the paste
is let thoroughly dry and then is removed
by shampoo known only 10 the hair
dresser which, with a massage, completes
the treatment, and my lady at Z P. N. is
rewarded for her expenditure of patience
time and money with tresses OF bewitch.
ingly warm glow.
Every five weeks she must return for re.
touching of the roots, as the hair in that
time grows about quarter of an inch
and if she wish to keep il all one color she
must watch and persevere. so exacting is
the mistress to whom she has vowed alle-
glance.
1t has been discovered that the climate
OF California has the effect of causing pre-.
mature:y gray hair, particularly with the
native born.
1t is a common fact that many girls oi
only 16 yeas have to use hair dye This
climatic influence and the fad now in
vogue accomplishes the good result ol
king the manufacture and sale of hair
dye paying business.
The once very remunerative employ
ment of hairdressing has within the last
four years suffered not only from the de-
preston of the times but from overcrowd-
ing, SO those who now secure the best re.
ceipts for hair restorers vigors and dyes
will have change of luck that may short.
ly pave the way to neat fortune.
An industry which, too. brings ready
requital is the making of the mucE-talked.
of toupee. The toupee costs anywhere
from $12 so to $35, and the man of means
resorts 10 this device to hide his weak.
ness-that bald spot.
He can have it made and adjusted with
out fear of detection, as every hair-dress.
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MINING MISCELLANY.

Captain J. R. de Lawar has surrendered the
option on a N majority of the stock of the Mercur
Gold Mining and Milling Company, which he
has held for some time. The option was at
81 so share. or at the rate of $1.50O,0OO for
the property, and his examination convinced
him that the price was too high,
The 60-horsepower gasoline engine which
will run the Cornish pumps in the Rawhide
mine is being put in place.
James Cronan has resigned the superinten-
dency OF the Hale & Norcross mine and will
devote himself to his British Columbia inter-
ests.
A prospecting smelter, with a capacity of
ten tons per twenty-four hours, is being
erected in Clear Greek, Shasta County, to
demonstrate the successful smelling of ores
from Mule Mountain and the South Fork.
The Darling mine. near Georgetown, El Do
RADIO County, is reported to have been sold to
Juan D. Alvardo of London for $40, 900. The
mine has been developed to a depth of 200
feet, and has been idle for some time.
AT the Schoeden mine, Siskiyou County,
seven miles from Yreka, work is progressing
steadily. large quantity of ore at the tenth
level, at q depth of 1900 feet is being stopped
out for crushing
W. B. jeffrey a mining engineer of London,
has been examining mining properties in the
Western States and in British Columbia for
the past four months, and is now in Califor-
mia.
The production of pig iron in the United
States at the opening of this year was at the
weekly rate of 161 900, or about the same as
two years ago.
sampling-works have been opened at job an
nesburg, the near neighbor of Randsburg
affording convenience TO miners with
small quantities of ore to sell. Fifty-two
claims were filed with the recorder of the
Rand district during the week ending March
s. Randsburg has elected three school trust
ees, is taking up collection for a school,
house and will soon have education under
way.
A rich strike is reported to have been made
in Kern County in an old shaft that successive
miners have worked and abandoned as useless
for years. 1t is the old Edith mine, near
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TAKING OUT THEIR GOODS
Merchants Hurriedly Emptying
the Loca! Bonded Ware.
houses.
Expect That Congress Will Enact 6
High Protective Tariff on
Tuesday.

San Francisco merchants are hurrying
to get their goods out of the bonded ware.
houses in anticipation that Congress.
when it meets in special session on Tues.
day next, at the call of President McKin.
ley, will fulfill the purpose for which il is
convened-enact sound and fsr-reaching
protective tariff.
1t Is thought that the big rush will come
tomorrow and that vast quantities OF
goods will be taken out. but already the
removals foot up q considerable sum.
The drain began on the 1st inst, when
S2646 46 worth of goods was removed.
On the day following the amount jumped
to ST. $50 q. and the top notch was
reached on Friday, when $19,6 II was
removed. Yesterday the amount was
com paratively small, because Saturday is
an off day, but preparations are being
made to handle big lot tomorrow.
For the twelve days past goods to the
amo unit of sS7,673 81 have been removed,
$6l24 25 being from ''rewarehouse" lots.
The main removals have been cigars,
tobacco and wooIen goods. The law
allows goods to remain three years in
bond, but the duty in force at the time OF
the rem oval must be paid.
1t is thought that to-morrow's removals
will amount TO hundreds of thousands.
The owners of the goods will save MANY
thousands of dollars by taking them out
before high protective tariff is put in
force.
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Nidwinter Meeting Of the a. W. L.
HELD AT NASHVILLE, TENN, FEB. %.

HELD AT NASHVILLE, TENN, FEB o.
The executive committee of the American
Whist League met ct Nashville. Tenn, and
e. adopted the following programme for the sew
enth annual congress, to be held at Putin
Bay, Lake Erie, July 6-10:
First-A contest for the Hamilton trophy for
the wear 1928. During the preliminary
play, which will occupy the afternoons and
evenings of Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday
ard Friday. each club will play q match
against every other club in the con test, and
- the two clubs with the highest match score
will play final match on Saturday. The num-
ber-of hands in the preliminary matches shall
not exceed forty-two per day, and the final
. match shall consist of forty-eight hands on
the regular A. w. L. schedule score ana caro-
= plan.
second-A contest for the first possession OF
the American Whist League trophy for the
year 1878 The preliminary play will occupy
the evenings of Tuesday. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, and viii be conducted under
tnA Mitchell progressive system. The two
Gu IS with the highest trick score Will play
fnA match on Saturday. The number OF
hands in the preliminary matches viii be as
near twenty as the mum Der of entries viii per-
NIT, and the final match will consist OF forty
eight hands as provided for in the schedule
score cards.
Tbird-A contest for the Minneapolis trophy
for club pairs. This contest Will be conducted
uuder the new Howell pair progressive sys-
tenn. in which each pair completes q match
AGAINST every other pair at one sitting. There
will be six sittings, occupying the afternoons
and evenings of Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. and the pair with the highest trick
score shall be declared the winner.
Fourth-A contest for the Brooklyn trophy
scr teams representing auxiliary associations.
The tournament committee will decide as to
the method of play after the entries have been
received. .
Fifth-Progressive "fours," match score,
Tuesday afternoon. prizes donated by the
Trist duplicate Whist Club of San Francisco.)
sixth-Progressive .'pairs," Tuesday even
ing, individual prizes to makers OF best nortn-
south and east-west scores
seventh-Progressiye "pairs." Wednesday
afternoon, individual prizes.
Eiehth-Progressiy '1ours." Wednesday
evening. Trick score, individual prizes.
Ninth-Progres ssive 'fours," Thursday after
noon match score, individual prizes.
Tenth-Progressive "pai.s," Thursday even
ing, individual prizes.
acknowledgement "pairs." Friday after
noon, individual prizes.
Twelfth-Progressive 'fours," FRIDAY even
tn2 trick score individual prizes.
Acknowledgements straight whist con-
test Saturday evening, individual prizes TO the
pair making the majority OF tricks.
Individual souvenirs will be awarded to
the players who represent the winning club
III the final play for the Hamilton, A. w. L.
and Minneapolis trophies.
The general rules for all contests are prac-
ucaily the same as governed the sixth con-
siess' Players who take part in the Hamli-
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points by civilians, who "shooei" him as
they would hen. Bunny moved in all
directions without hope of escape, but
finally saw an opening and made for it,
followed by dog, who made good run.
The hare escaped.
In the afternoon there was drill in
spection, and the inspection, which is 10
be very thorough. will continue several
days. Colonel Shafter, post commander,
was present only as spectator. as he Is
now on a short leave of absence. Lieu
tenant-Colonel Young was in command of
the troODS
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North and South 4. East and West 8.

Trick North has all but one of the cards
higher than his partners fourth-best.
Trick 2-The writer will not criticize the
trump lead. The club suit is the only weak
spot.
Trick 4-East can place one trump with
South and two with North. Also he marks
West with the king orqueen OF hearts. II East
can get the command of his suit and the lead
he can lead the best trump and make the suit.
Shall he lead high and trust to dropping the
gu cen, or shall he lead to force out The queen
in the hope that West may get the lead and
give him return of the suit? Does not
North's trump lead make 1t seem quite probs-
BILE that he has the queen rather than any one
other player? If so, what is the chance of its
being double guarded? If East leads the ace
and king, should West play the queen to the
second lead?
If East held nothing but small cards, aside
from the ace and king. the writer thinks he
should certainly lead his fourth best.
Trick 5-East sees that North does not hold
the queen. He now leads the winning trump
in the hope that 1t will drop to the ace and
king If South has it. If West has 1t he must
surely play 1t.
We ask our readers to send in comments on
the play.
John T. Mitchell of duplicate whist fame.
says he would have led the ten Of trumps and
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the men who had found some of the more
noted California diamonds, and was shown
the exact places of the discoveries. The finds
all happened in washing gold from the gravel
that uuderlies the volcanic cap, and it is a
moot ques rion whether the gems were properly
constituents of the lower or upper formation.
But that they were merely specimens OF far
create r mum bers cannot be doubted, and any
adventurous spirit who may be willing to risk
little capital on the chance of discovering a
large fortune might easily do worse than 10
engage in diamond-hunting at Upper Ran.
cheria.'
Smokeless powder is coming into use for
mining purposes.
rock-crusher with a capacity OF 1000 tons
day has been ordered for the Mercur mine In
Utah.
The prohibition of the employment OF
Chinese in quartz mines is being agitated in
British Columbia.
A Government Inspector for each mining
district in British Colum bia, TO report on the
actual condition OF each mine, has been
recommended by the Board of Trade of Revel-
stoke.
In Cripple Creek more low-grade ores are
| being treated this year than ever before. The
building of new reduction plants has brought
down the cost ,>and lower grades are being
treated than has heretofore been possible.
Much of the ore of this class is being held as
an investment, the owners believing that treat
ment costs will be still further reduced.
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material. With The industrial world consum-
Ing all the copper produced about as fast as it
can be shipped from the smelters, and with
prices good ard growing demand ahead it is
but natural that copper mining should take
on new development. Not only has great
amount OF new capital been put into work
ing copper mines within the past year or two,
but there has been more general prospect
Ing for copper ore since it has again become a
good thing.
English capital has greatly increased the
output of the Anaconda mines, old and new
mines in Arizona are being developed on
large scale, the big Iron Mountain
mine in this State is having its capacity
doubled, and sim lar reports regarding the re-
opening or more extensive working OF copper
mines come from various parts of the Pacific
Coast.
Along with them come a succession of pig
stories about great discoveries of copper ore,
mainly from the Northwest, especially from
British Columbia. We hear of the discovery
OF three-foot ledge OF "solid native copper
in Kittitas County, Washington, of the largest
copper ledge in the world by Loughbrough
Inlet British Columbia, of other finds which
show the Northwest to be rich in copper and
capable of great output. The copper product
of 1897 promises 10 greatly exceed that of
| 1896. How soon increased supply will pass
the demand and bring lowering prices and q
reaction remains 10 be seen.
| California has but one noteworthy copper
mine now producing. That is the large prop
erty of the Mountain Mines Company, Linn
tied, on Iron Mountain, Shasta County. All
the other mines in the State which were
worked in the past are lying idle, or practi-
cally so. In Amador County, which once
yielded a large output, the only work that has
been done for a long time is the leaching of
tai ings. Copper mines are strung the length
of the State from Del Norte to San Diego. and
some of them will likely make their mark as
producers some day, but no important move
ments are on foot SO far, except the opera
tions of the big Scotch syndicate in Shasta
County refe, red to-
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George L. Bum on Finessins.

Every line that comes from the pen of G. L.
Bum and John II. Briggs is worth 100 cents
on the dollar. ana should be put away in your
whist scrapbook. The following is from the
st. Paul GLOBE. written by Mr.. Bum:
Much is said in the books on the subject OF
inesse; the different kinds of fiEesse are de-
scribed and discussed, and rules are formu-
lated; we do not think that this important
subject has been very clearly or satisfactorily
treated by the authorities; indeed, rules can
not be applied very far TO the subject of
Anesse 1t is possible to make few very gem
eral ones, but the rest ust be left to the judg-
ment of the player. The only finesse that is
permitted on an original lead from partner of
his long suit is the play of queen when hold
ing ace, queen and one or more others; the
fnssse OF jack from king, jack Is bad whist;
the finesse of jack from ace, jack and one or
more others Is permissible in certain cases,
any card of the suit other than the highest.
except In the above cases, and where the third
hand holds two or more cards in sequence
and except where the card led indicates that
no card of the suit lower than the highest
caro- held by third hand can win the trick.
ought not to be considered good whist.
We thoroughly disapprove of the practice
that was so common short time ago OF
''fnessing by the eleven rule" that is, passing
a card led by partner, where sn application of
the eleven rule shows that there is but one
card OF the suit with the adversaries higher
than the card led. This is permissible only in
cases where the missing card must be ace,
king or queen, and then only when the other
cards in the players hand are such as to justify
his taking chances, as tenace strength in the
other suits or trump strength. An INSTANCE of
this occurred in q deal played in the match
against Duluth. South led eight Of diamonds,
West played small, and North, with ace, ten
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MARS WAS ON THE
PARADE GROUND
General Inspection of the
Troops at the Pre-
sidio.
The Spectacle Was Especially
Brilliant and Impres.
sive.
sabers Rattl d, Bayonets Giistened
ard Wheels umbled,
Passing in Review.

The inspection of the troops at the
.Presidio, which had been looked for dur
inc the past six weeks. was held yesterday
morning, the inspecting officer being
Colonel George H. Burton. inspector
general.
The day was all that could be desired,
and the attendance large. There were
about eight hundred men in full-dress
uniform in parade. The three branches OF
the service-infantry, artillery and
cavalry-passed in review.
The first branch to appear on the parade
ground was the infantry's six companies.
under command of Capain O'Conne.L
The men in their brilliant uniforms
entered upon the ground, company front,
and presented very soldierly appearance,
being the subject of much commendation
by the onlookers.
Then came the artillery, with ths red
facings on the uniforms and red waving
piumes; then the cavalry. with yellow
facings and yellow plume. After the in
fantry had been inspected and the men
returned to quarters the artillery ana
cavalry passed In review, and at times
moved across the parade ground at break
neck speed. The wild rush of the light
batteries and of the cavalry, the clash OF
scaDbards and the tramp of the horses
hoofs were realistic of soldier life.
After the evolutions, which were exc
cuted with remarkable precision, the IN
spection. which was long and close, the
troops were ordered to quarters.
During the run across the parade
ground the spare wheel on the caisson oil
the front platoon OF artillery fell to the
ground and the other platoops passed
over it; but strange to say. none OF the
horses were tripped by it.
When the four companies of cavalry
came to company form just prior to in
spsction, jackrabbit suddenly appeared
on the parade ground and started on a
run for cover. He was intercepted at all
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Into Line.

The Oregonian of Sunday, February z, makes
the following announceme Mt: 'The Oregonian
this week opens its columns rs an educator for
the benefit of the whist-reading public, and
will strive from week to week to place before
those interested in the game just such matter
as will be of interest, by reason of its possess
ing some local association, or because of its
bearing, more or less prominently, upon some
important feature or topic of the day."
We wish we could reach out our hand over
the Shasta route, down the Willamette Valley
into Portland, and shake the hand of the Ore
gonian, and congratulate them on having such
an able whist writer as Miss Annie Blanche
Shelby. This little lady we have known for
several years in the whist world. and We are
glad to see that her whist ability Is appre-
ciated. We will look forward to receiving the
Sunday Oregonian with much interest, and we
would advise all students of the game to su b.
scribe for 1t. 1t will contain many little price
less whist gems that we will all love to keep.
WHISTLES.
President Tormey Of the Trist Duplicate
Whist Club was given dinner at the Union
League Club Of Philadelphia on Saturday be-
fore the midwinter meeting of the league by
DR.. Joseph Neh, president of the Philadelphia
Whist Club. The doctor was feeling little
jubilant over a well-earred victory of his
team over the great Hamilton big four the
night before. After discussing the merits of
the Eastern and Western players, the two
presidents formed com bination and went to
the rooms of the Philadelphia Whist Club,
where a compass match was on the tapis. and
succeeded in making the top score, z above
the average.
The Tennessee Whist Association was formed
at Nashville during the meeting OF the A. w.
L. ]. E. Shwab was chosen as Its first
president Mr.. Shwab is president of the
Nashville Whist Club, a director in the Ameri-
can Whist League and whistplayer of the
first rank. We wish the new association every
success
Last Saturday the San Francisco Whist Club
inaugurated tournament for teams of four,
to continue for four weeks, play taking place
every Saturday afternoon. The winning four
will receive prizes offered by the San Francisco
Club. All teams or individual whist-players,
whether mem bers of a club or not, are invited
to participate. Individual players will be put
into teams made up from other players who
have not formed teams.