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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
Exonerated From Blame.

AS the Carter Medicine Company, in it's prosecution of dealers in counterfeit Car ter,s Little Liver Pills, has no desire to deal unfairly with any person. in justice to pr. C. c. Strong, 1t desires to say that after full inquiry and investigation 1t Is satisfied that the counterfeit pills found in his possession were purchased by him without the slightest knowledge of their spuriousness. He. therefore. has been ex- onerated by the company from all blame
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
Domestic Whisky Imported.

The Secretary of the Treasury has ruled that domestic whisky exported in casks and bottled abroad should be treated as foreign whisky on transportation and not a domestic product returned under para graph 4S3 of the act of 1897, and may be kept in warehouse for three years under section 2970, Revised Statutes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
The Fire Department.

The Fire Commissioners met yesterday afternoon and made the following appoint ments; Joseph E. Dolan, to engine IT.; William King, to engine 5; William Far rell. to engine II; Hugh Monaghan, to engine IA: Cornelius Keller, to engine g, and William Hanton. to engine 4.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
HONOR FOR A
 FAIR SINGER.
Entre Nous Theater Party Complimentary to
 Miss GiuSti.

The members of the Entre Nous Coti- lon Club, seventy-five strong, attended the Baldwin Theater last evening, in honor of Miss Eleanor Giusti, who made her first appearance in this city with the
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
shinwreckg and Duties.

The Collector of the Port has been no- tified by the Treasury Department that goods upon which duty has been paid may be reirnported free of duty if brought back as the result of marine casualty.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
ADVERTISEMENTS.
AS FRESH AS
 THE DAISY.

When soy fresh daisy, the budding and blossonoi7oe fo7th o alz-neU spring ashions for noens ucear. We soy ready today atter elaborate preparations.
 The genius ot t1Oo henoispHeres hos combined nene this the most elaborate opd handsonae ussort- naent 0 9entlenaens higcloss appa7e1 that its been good fortae to be able to offer to the folhs of this city,
 The rule of o1r house IS to nanke goods go forth speedily Tue introduction of spring styles ct popular price begins today We h0Ue selected corner 1Oiado1c for erbit 0 the There they ave the prettiest of Top Coats, s aced to the edge the prettiest o spris sutgs TointrOdztce ena q1eick1 to get ene to your bochs q1eichy so tat they shnl receUe yo1tr haUe tiled this 1cindo1o 1ch taese garments ad soy for pjck
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18

To Cure Heodocbe Tn IS Minutes. Dr. Davis Anti-Headache. All Druggists
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-18
Spring T op Coats,

These Uery popular Top Coats thUt ore so SJUeLL. so s1Oageer and hobby, there's am a1U1ully pretty b1acb one among 'ena With its satin ffaciue to the edge. There's O lot of others Ua blues, bl0cks and tans, but a1l built 0nd fnshioned upon s1OeW lines. Here yoMr taste n10y ruD riot, 0s the assortment is truly ertensiue. For picE We
Evening star., 1898-05-19
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON. u. c., FosT OFFICE NOTICE.
should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FoREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily. and n. schedule of closings is ar.
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
erlahd trIlsIt. For the week ending May u
the last connecting closes will be made at this
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
sWETzt, WEETDA9LS, 9 At rr S29 hx Pm for FRANCE
BRITISH INDIA, per SIS. La Gascogne, from New
York. via Ha,re. Letters for other parts of Eu-
Gascogne. tc) At 11:1O Pm. for NEITHER
LANDS direct, per s.s. Cbdam, from New York,
obdam." &c, At 11:1o PM. for SCOTLAND III
rect, per SIS. Ethiopia, from New York, via Glas-
&c, At Ii 10 PM for EUROPE 1except spanJ p' per
SIS. CAnpania from New York, via Queenstown.
Sel At II 10 PM for ITALY. per SIS. Ailer, from
New York, via Naples. Letters must be directed
WEST INDIES. ETC.
THIRSDAY-tc, At 11:10 PM for BRAZIL and
La PLATA countries. per SIS. Coleridge. from
Letters for NORTH BRAZII. must be directed
Per G"leridge te, At HE PM for CENTRAL
cIFlC PORTS, per SIS. Aliianca, from New York.
via Colon on, Lst,ers for GUATEMALA must be Ill
FRIDAY-teD At lilo Pm for NEwFouSD-
AND PER s K0gmanian 9nl rI fGn PhIlsasirh,a S
f gad rdEho dl9 aer for }rR Sew
sAxp' h%Es 5in.5a sr$isi iSS 5SH
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed per
Alene' 10 C, AT IL I1:19 PM for HAITI per IS
VENEZUELA. CURACAO. TRINIDAD, BRITISH
and DUTCH GUIANA must be directed Per Prins
and CURACAO, also SAyANILLA and CARTHA-
GGNA Per IS IA byaos q if fr@@ NeE eE fGEk via Ga.s
TABASCo and YUCATAN. per SIS. Senior. from
New York Letters for other parts of MBXICO must
sAruGDAY-tdl At 12:o5 Pm. for NEW
FOuZDLAND, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOCNDIAND, by rail &c Hail.
fax. ana thence via steamer. close here daily. ex-
eept sunday; at 12:o5 Pm, and ON Sundays only
Mails for MIoUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thsnee via steamer close here daily at s-2O
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
TRANspACIFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per SIS Tacoma
from Tacoma. close here daily up to $40 PM
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per
Doric. from San Francisco, close here daily
up to $40 PM. May D. Id
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN Especially ad-
dressed only, per Empress of india from
Vancouver, close here daily up to $40 PM. May
Malls for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
lice. from San Francisco. close here daily up to
6:4o Pm. May %. Id
Mails for HAWAII. per SIS. Zealandia from San
Francisco, close here daily up to $40 p NJ. May
Nails for AUSTRALIA texcept West Austra1ia,
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII ard FIJI ISLANDS
per SIS Aorangi, from Vancouver. close here daily
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which forwa rded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANBS, per Mcaia from San Francisco clos.
here daily up 10 Gao M. June 10. (d)
ta) Registered mails close at 1000 An. same
Gay.
th, Registered mails close at 100 PM same
day.
tc) Registered mails close at 600 PM same
day.
td) Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day.
Iay14 JAMES p. WILLETT Postmaster
Evening star., 1898-05-19
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.
.s.h..lLl. u. 60. tI.r

sche,iIic iis effect May Is. Isss.
Lave Na'htn=t"u from station corner Of New
Jyrscy ard 1 81
For Chicago and Northwest. Festibuled Limited
trains, % 20 li-23 am, =. - pm.
F"r CLieinuati. st Louis and Indianapolis. Ez-
rr-ss, - I'm. Nestihuiei Limited. $40 pm
for-Ilttsiurg and Cleveland express daily. IL :oJ
an. aud S.-.r in.
For Corur,l,ys. Toledo AMI Dat1oit. 11:l5 pm.
For Winchester and way stations. 500 an,
For Nv orleans Memphis Birmingham. Chat
tanooga. knoxville. Bristol and Roanoke. IO:45
pm .laily; sleeping through
F%r Baiiin,or~ we; week days. 500. e:ao x7:o5.
1I2.e5 n. xI2:i5 xi:I5 x;::co $40. x4:3o. AS,
15:,t5. x5:lJ NIB, x6:29. Go xs:0o. si5 x9:Oo,
xIo:Do. Ii:15. XII 80 pin and xI2:0I night. sun
days. xI:tJ. xT:i6. xT::p1, si. xy:6o am xI2:o5.
S:I5. ~. z3.od. s:2D. 4:35. x5:o5s x5:lU. $50,
1s;oo, xlU;oo. HE. Kil:J9 p m. 112:6l night
5:3o pm. Sundays. $50 am. I:sS pm
For F--erick. week days. 500 m. ii %, $50,
$50 III sundays. 9:'0 nm. LIS pm,
For Boyd and way points. week days. 500 a m,
70 30. 1:o5 pm Sundays. 900 AIN. 1:l1.
Esr GeItherslqrg and way points, week days; days
P.m pn, sundays '0o an i'i' ''''' ',''' ~ 10 10
For Washington Junction and way points, 500
n m. 4.2D. 500 Pm week days 900 am, 1:1o
ROYXi. BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
All trains illuminated with I,intsch light.
east week days. ..o5. $500. 1000 am. 12:e5
pm 1:iJ pm ,all dining Cars, $500, 300 tDin- IL
Ing Car. 500 G2;u1 night; Sleeping Car open at
1G:uD o'rIpcki. sundays ! % 900 am. G:f5 Din
Ing carr 500 3:eo dining carr s:oV' I-'oi
night tSleeping Car oYtn 10 O'CfOckl.
Iarlur Cars all day trains
For Atlantic City, loco am, 12:oo noon week
days
For Cape Nav. 1905 noou-
Except sunday. XE1PTesS trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
RESIDENCES 10y Union Transfer CO. orders left III
ticket Offices 6I9 Fennsy ylyania NV, New
Icrk ave AMI 18th st. depot
WN II GREENE D. Il. MARTIN,
Gen Mansger. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
Evening star., 1898-05-19
A Unique Manual.


From the Krnsas City Journal.
The most remarkable company of SOL
diers ever drilled in this country fought
under Extra Billy Smith, twice governor
of Virginia. He acquired the nickname
through connection with extensive mall
contracts which he held before the war,
his charge to the government for Extra
work. on his star routes being so frequent
and large as to keep the Post Office Depart
ment in a state of constant ferment. He
was a grand old man OF the rough. honest
type of Blue Jeans Williams, Lincoln,
Thurman, Jerry Rusk. Crawford and Jenk-
ins. His education had been sadly neglect
ed. but he owned brains TO spare and horse
sense enough for three ordinary governors.
He drilled his men according TO Extra Bill
ly's Tactics" an unpublished manual of
arms. A drill lesson: Col. Extra Bill: Now.
boys, git yourselves in persition. Are you
ready? Tote armsi Deliver arms, Rest yo'
muskets, Tote arms. Ground yo rtfiesi
That's toi'ble good. Are you ready again?
Well, here we go. Fix yo' stickers, (ffx
bayonets). Now, charge 'em and stick
'em!" One day he led his men into a blind
lane about q mile long, and arriving at the
end could not see his way out except by
tearing down fences and going through
wheat field guarded by an angry farmer
with a dangerous looking gun. The OBJ
jectiye point was the opposite side Of tha
field. After studying gravely the situation
he gave the order: '.DisDand, boys, an
meet me tomorrow mornin' on the tothei
side o. the field whar we aimed TO git thii
evening"
Evening star., 1898-05-19
sUl ruERN E.u.wAY.

Schcdgle Ia effect May l. lS9S.
Al trains aT!vr and leave al Pengs yIvaaia pas
ssi3 .-DaIy.-Locai for Danyille. Charlotte
al! W.! st-fiOns- Conaccts Manassas for Stras-
burE arI HarriSJuburE daily, aad at Lynchbugs
vita the Npsr1ik and Western daily.
II -iJ AM.-Laily.-THE UNITED STATES
TAsT MAIL. Carries Pullman Buffet Ssepers,
New lurk a'd Washington to Jacksonville uniting
Salisbury with Pullman sleeper for AsheyiIlc ,li.
Hot Sprisgs.N.C.; Knn1ylllc. Chattanooga and Mem
phis. Tenn aud at Charlotte with Pullman Sleeper
IJr AugI,sta PulI.:iafi Eunct S.eeper New York 10
New Ori, ans. connecting Atlanta for Birmingham
snd Memphis CunUecJs al LyBchburs with e. and
u Ia.iaay FOR Lexington daily except sunday and
Material Bridge daily. Slid train Washington to
rCudaci,l Tourist Exclusion Through sleeper on
this tT'in every "Wednesday 10 San Franeisco with
4.0i PM-Loc:l for Float Royal. strasburg and
HaTIlsou5GTg. DAT ), except Sunday.
t;Si fh1Daiisi, knfal ~ S4arl9tiesE
s6TTa v ESyTERN VEf:SsTIBuLED LIMITED. com com,
pcsed Of Pullman yestibuied Sleepers, Dining Cars
aud Day t@4shes- Pullman Siespers New York to
sIclsa New York 10 Tampa. Via Charlotte, Co
lumbia. Savannah and Jacksonville. and New York
10 Memphis. via birmingham, New York 10 New
Orleans. Atlanta and Montgomery Yestibuled
Day Coach Washington to Atlanta. southern Ran
TRAINS on WASHINGTON AND oHI1 DIVES
ION leave Washington 9:ol am. daily. l:oo pm.
AMI ., E- daily, except Sunday, and 8 - D. m
Sgi.days only for Round Hill; I.32 pm. daily ex-
eept sunday, for LeesbGrg. and 6;25 pm. daily for
IN ami $40 pm daily and 800 pm. daily, e1-
cept Sunday. from Round liill. T:O6 am. daily
s'pt Sunday, fron HeFndon. s;3i am daily, except
Through trains from the south arrive AT Washing
IIarTisonIurE 1900 noon daily except Sunday and
s;& pm daily and $50 am. daily from Char
Tickets Sleeping Car reservation and information
Furnished At Oces, 70j 18th NV. 5i1 PennSyl-
vania avenue, and at Pennsylvania railroad passen-
FRANK 5 CANNON. 81 Vice Pres, & Gen. Mgr
]. NJ. CIIP Traffic Manager.
". A. TIRK. Gen Pass Agent.
i. :. BROWN Cen Agt Pass Dept
Evening star., 1898-05-19
PROPOSALS.

CFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District of Columbia, Washington, May is. 1888.
Sealed proposals iDdoIsed Insurance Pro-
Ptsals, " will he received at this Office until
TWELVE O'CLOCK VI. OF THURSDAY. THE
TWENTY SIXTH INSTANT. To Insure buildings
cid other property of the District Of Columbia
for period Of five years from June 30, ISIS
81 bject to annual appropriations therefor. A
schedule of the present rate of Insurance and
property noET insured. with any other informa-
ticn on the subject. will be furnished upon ap-
plicatien at this office deposit of $3.50 must
accompany each proposal guarantee that
the bidder will enter into contract with ade
quate security If the bid should be accepted
The right to reject any and all bids Is reserved
JOHN W. ROSS. JOHN B. WIGHT. W. NJ.
BLACK, Commissioners Of the District of Co.
lumbia. my1S-6t
Evening star., 1898-05-19
SHIPPED IN PIECES.
Novel Transfer of a Gunboat to Lake
Nyassu.

From the London Echo.
English naval constructors are very much
interested in d gunboat which has just
been completed for service on Lake Nyas-
sa, in Central Africa, and is to be shipped
to that point in pieces like a Chinese puz-
zle. This boat, the Guendolen. is now split
up into LOO packages for transportation.
The boat is thus described in an interview
with ]. A. Rennie of the engineering firm
which built the Guendolen:
so there is going to be fighting on Lake
Nyassa?' 1 remarked, tentatively.
Il never said so.' he replied, with fitting
diplomacy.
Then that's my mistake 1 merely judg-
ed from the fact OF your taking out
what lake would be considered first
class battle ship, for the Guendolen is
heavily armed, is she not?"
Yes. if you call six MaXims and four
IIotchkiss guns a big armament She is
intended to replace the three small gum
boats now on the lake. which are practi-
caIly obsolete, and is a vast Improvement
on them in every way. Her length is l36
feet beam % and tonnage S5So and with a
draught of feet inches is intended to
steam L knots"
Il suppose the depth of the lake did not
necessitate a shallow-draught Vesselg'
BY no means. there is plenty of water
even close in shore; that enabled US to
have twin screws. for on shallow water
such as the Niger or the khOla tby means
of which the Russians in 1884 penetrated
far UP toward ChitraD, a sternwheel Is alb
solutey necessary. She is quite a normal
type except for the fact that she is fltted
with Frasers underlined boilers, and VIII
burn wood fuel, of which there is an
abundance in and around the lake; coal is
only brought up from the coast at some flO
per ton, such is the difficulty of transport
And that difficulty will be increased in
the case of a gunboat, / should imagine p
N-s.f
Rennie. You see, we can only bolt. not
rivet her together in the yard here, so as
insure the perfect fitting together Of every
part In this condition the Guendoien was
inspected by Sir Edward Reed, who eX-
pressed himself as thoroughly satisfied with
her. Then she was taken to pieces, every
piece being previously numbered, and on
small model these numbers are marked on,
the internal fittings-of course the model Is
only of the outside of the hull-having their
proper numbers marked on scale drawings
Drawings and model accompany the ship,
which is split UP into go packages, that
containing the boiler of 1-2 tons being the
heaviest so that on her arrival there need
be no difficulty whatever in putting her to-
gether again.
Mr. Rennie added that il one of the
packages should be lost II would be diff
cult 10 replace it. The packages are TO be
TRANSPORTED for miles over a rough country
by bullock wagons, and as extra weight Is
an important consideration no spare parts
are carried. Commander Cullen, X. y. r.,
the commander-in-chief on the lake, has
charge of the transportation, and he VIII
superintend the assembling of the parts
Evening star., 1898-05-19
A Fast Yacht Cruise.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Yachtsmen everywhere will be interested
in the run of the schooner yacht Alert,
which has just arrived here from cruise
in the West Indies. The Alert left Phiia-
delphia on February II for Laguayra and
ten days later she was at anchor there
after run which probably has never been
equaled by a sailing craft of any rig. The
distance Travelled was over 2,0}o miles. The
homeward run would have been made In
even less time probably, had it not been
for stops among the islands, as the wind
was more favorable on the homeward voy-
age. The little craft admirably rode out a
snatch of heavy weather off Cape Hatteras
Evening star., 1898-05-19

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
80 ~ = " WEIR VEN rtYS. PTTTsBTRG En-
Ti;ESS-Iarcr and Dining Cars harrisburg 10
1G:5o M PENNSYLVANIA LDlITED-lall-
man Sleeping. pinjnS smoking and Observation
Sars afrisears L. 'hSas@ Gn",nL" "nd I.oda l
1e:.1 4 Nj FAST LINE-Ir.llnan Buffet PaTlor
Car To- Harrisburg Buffet Parlor Car Harris
so pm. CHiCAGo AND ST LOUIS EN-
and sleeping and Dining Cars Harris burg to St
'qhs Na79ET iy1s ami Sleep
ing Car To F1ttsburs, Chic"g9 and Harrisburg 10
To- p Ra M S1TTfiW jIf SI: IF iFRS sEXPREsspul
Sleeping Cars Washington TO PittsbuIs and
HauisLurg TO St Louis and Cincinnati Dining
,G:4o +. NJ PACIFIC EXPREss.-Pullman Sleep
40 M for Kane. Canandaigua Rochester and
Magma Falls daily except Sunday;
Jos" M for Elmirl and Remove daily. except
lay For WiIansport daily. $40 7 NJ.
80, IN for wilIisnlsport: Rochester, Ere. B1f-
falo and Niagara Falls daily. except Saturday,
Ic:40 PM. for Erie. Canandaigua Rochester.
Buffalo and Niagara Falls daily Pullman Sleep
ing Car Washington 10 Rochester Saturdays
FOR PHILADELrHIA. NEW YORK AND THE
cor "coxGRESsIoXAI. LIMITED. - daily.
III Parlor Cars. with Dining Car from Baltimore.
r. gUlar ri 100 tDinIng Carr. SEQ. 500. 1890
Dinin. Tar and Hoo dining Car from Wilmins-
ten, An. 12:I5. 3:15. 4:2o dining Car from
Sunday. 200 DINING Carr. 500. 900. II :op
dining Gar from Wilmington AN. 12:15 3:15
4.2n dining Car frvm Baltimore) $50. 1o:0J
and 11:50 PM For Philsdelphia only, Fast
Express. $50 An week days Express. 12:1J
PM week days. 2:O1 and $40 PM. daily.
Fur Boston. without change. $50 AN. week
days. and ~ PM. daily.
For Baltimore. 6:25. T:"n. I:5o. 500. 900. 1O.eo
fn:-'. HOO AN. 12:15, 12:i5. 12:5s. 2:01,
S:15. $40 ti:co Limited. 4:2n 4:36. $40. 6:15,
6.-" 1-2n. 1000. 1910. 10 and 1850 PM
Gn sunday. TG1. SEQ. g:Go. 9:O5. 1o:Jo IL %
AN 12:15. 1:15. 2:o1. 3:15. 3:iO 4:Oo Lin
itetI. 4:2p. $40. 6:lj. 6:j9. 1:2p, 1o:00 1o:t
End IL 80 PM.
For Pope's Greek Line 7:5o AN. and 4:3s Z. VI.
week days SUNDAYS 9u5 An.
For Annapolis 200. 900 An. 12:15 and $40
Pm. daily, except Sunday Sundays. 900 AN
and 4 - PM
Express for Florida and points on Atlantic Coas
Line. 4.2n An. 3:iS PM. daily: Richmond
only. 1n:-.I AN week days: Atlanta Special.
via Iichm"nd and aboard Air Line i:iO PM.
daily. Accommodation fer Quantico. 1:iJ y NJ
daily and 4:25 PM week days.
SEASHORE CONNIE TONS.
For Atlantic City tvia Delaware River Bridge. all
Ieil route. 3:15 and 1850 IN daily; via
Market Street Wharf. 1000 and II :O0 An.
12-+5 I. NJ. week days. and 80 + NJ daily.
For Cape May. Hoo \ NJ. week days, 11:5O PM
daily.
end at the station. Sixth and Il streets, where
orders be left for the checking of baggage tC
destination from hotels and residences
p. HUTCHINSON. ]. X. WOOD.
General Manager. Gen1 Pass Agent.
myIi
Evening star., 1898-05-19
CuESAPEAkE AND UHIO RAILWAY.
THROUGu IHE GRANDE-SI SCENEEY Oh

L.
THROUGH TIE GRANDLoI SCENERY OF
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS NESIIBULtD.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED. STEAM HEATED
ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS
STATION. SIXTH AND Il STREETS
Schedule effect May l. 1898.
2:2O PM DAlLl-CinciLnati and St. Louis Spe-
cial--Solit train for Cincinnati. Pullman SleepeTs
TO CiucnEatI, Lexington. Louisville, indianapolis
and 81 Louis without cAauge- Connects at Gov
tngtOa. Va for Virginia Hot Springs daily. Parior
Cars CiEriHnIif TO Chicago.
1l:IV Pm bAlLl-F. +. v LimIted-SOlid train
for Cincinnati Pullman Sleeper5 To Cincinnati,
Lexington and Louisville without change. open for
Reception Of passengers al pm Pullman Com
paFtElsnt Ca 10 Virginia Hot Springs, without
chang Tuesdays Thursdays and saturdays. OBJ
seryutiuT Hinton 10 Cincinnati Connection
daily. Setp-rs Cincinnati 10 Chicago and St. Louis
2 - m DAiLI-F"r G0r1ous yiile. Ckarlottcs-
VILE StaantOB. and for KichmOnd daily except
Sunday
lu.5T AM.-D1iy exceP; Sunday.-FarlOr
NgsEiustuB to Richmond. and Richmond to Old
Point Arrive iicbmoEd, 2:i5 p.m--Old Point,
go pm IraIsfsr al KirhEiCnd.
Reservation aHC tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Offices 5Ij anG I4-l Pennsylvania aveuue. and at
th- station II. ". FULLER,
fEyI-SHt General Passenger Agent.
Evening star., 1898-05-19
Talked About Books.

We talked a good deal about books. es-
pecially ''The Bride of Lammeru1oor -
which he preferred above all Scott's novels
Talking about novel-writing he said: "AJol.
ern authors do not seem to feel the neces-
sity OF inventing plot before starting to
write their story, wherein they radica Ily
differ from Walter Scott and other elders
Nowadays novel is made up of character
sketching and conversation" He was much
interested On hearing that just before leav-
ing town l had been at the first night of
RaVenSwood' at the Lyceum. He cross
examined me closely as to how certain eui-
sodes and scenes in the novel. more es-
pecially the tragic last scene, were worked
out on the stage. He is profoundly inter-
ested in the piece and means to go and see
II as soon as he gets back TO town.
Mr.. Gladstone'S converse ton was as de-
hghtful as some of his speeches were mag
nincent. No subject was too erudite for
him. no topic too minute. Yet he did not
sin, as Coleridge did, by monopoliZing the
opportunities of the table by indulging in
monologue. AS a rule he let others start
the conversation, and followed the lead
whithersoever it trended The odds were
that as happened in a particular case |
recall at Daimeny, whatever experts were
present Mr.. Gladstone knee most of the
subject. During one of the Midlothian
campaigns the question of the Scotch
Church was much to the front Lold
Rosebery, desirous that Mr. Gladstone
might have information from the highest
source, invited a weil-known Scotch divine
to luncheon The principal, nothing loath,
started the subject, but 1t was Mr. Glad
stone who finished it, quickly taking up the
running. and disclosing intimate and all
embracing acquaintance with the intricate
question
Evening star., 1898-05-19

from the American Electrician.
A committee of the Academic des Sci
ences was formed at the instance of the
French minister of war to investigate the
question of fixing electrical conductors in
or near powder magazines, and their re-
port has been presented. They make no
distinction between telephone and tele-
graph wires and electric light and power
conductors, since all these may be exposed
to lightning. The report may be summar-
lied as follows: All underground electric
conductors. as well as gas and water pipes
must be kept at least 30 feet away from
the magazine. Aerial lines must be ar
ranged so that they will not fall upon the
magazine IL broken, and 1t is recommended
that none be allowed within 60 feet of the
magazine. If light be required inside the
magazines, all wires are to be strong me-
tallic pipes, and all switches fuses, ETC..
are to be placed on the exterior of the
structure. Only fixed lamps are permjssi-
bic, and these must be protected by a sec
ond envelope of glass. No voItages over
110 are to be used. Amy electric bells re-
quired must be placed at least II feet from
the power, and only types using very small
currents are permitted. Electric lamps are
recommended as being the safest and most
desirable for use in and around magazines
Neil-.'I thought she was going 10 marry
Tom?"
Belle-"No; Jack"
Why she told me Tom was willing to
die for her.
Yes. but Jack offered to make a good
living for her."-Pniiadelphia Record