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The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
a London Eel Market.

Few Londoners know that an eel
market of quaint and interesting
kind is held every Sunday morning
near the south side of Blackfriars
bridge, barring, OF course, the times
when the slippery fishes are not OBJ
tainable. 1t is said to be nearly 300
years old. The popularity Of the gath
ering is that here only you buy cells
Ey the handful instead Of by weight.
SiXpence a fstful is the price, and al
though the fishes are generally small
II is much cheaper than purchasing
by Weight.-N. Y. Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
Many New Grasses.

Many readers may be surprised TO
learn shat large areas of land in the
southern states that formally seemed
to be untitled for vegetation have. with
IN the past ten years, been covered With
IN abundance Of grasses, which now
give support to herds of sheep, cattle
and swine. These grasses have been de-
veloped by the department of agricul-
ture, which has 4 grass farm at Knox
vile, Tenn. where more than $50 kinds
of grasses are being cultivated for the
benefit of farmers, 10 whom they have
been heretofore unknown. Some Of
these grasses come from abroad, but a
large number have been obtained from
the prairies of the west and the Rocky
mountain regions. Cattle raising and
farming in the south have been greatly
advanced by this cultivation and intro
duction of new grasses.-Youth's Com
Danion
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
EIonuence and INDIGESTION

An observant critic is authority for
the statement that the afterdinner
speaker must either restrict himself
to few simple dishes, and these very
sparsely partallen of, or run the risk
rf a violent attack Of Indigestion with
possible serious consequences. He
says that all good after-dinner speak
ersare dyspeptics, and attributes much
of this state of things to the effect of
the nervous strain incident to the prep
aration for the speech to come. In
stead Of enjoying his meal, the orator
is full of anxiety as to he success of his
address. The vital force ordinarily
ased by the digestive apparatus in the
performance of its functions is di-
verted to the brain, leaving little, if
any, to carry on the work of digestion
and assimilation. This is a serious af-
fair and one that demands the atten-
ton of diners out. Once it becomes
understood men of intellect will be un-
willing to risk the horrors of dyspepsia
for the sake of distinguishing them
selves as after-dinner orators.-N. Y.
Ledger.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
Amt Eggs and Meal Worms.

There is Il kind of ant eggs imported
from Africa that are sold as food for
goldfish. In the form in which they
are imported they are apparently
dried. and in appearance they some
what resemble scraps of cork. They
arc very light, floating on the water,
and for that reason they are q clean
TODD. Ant eggs are sold put up in
hoxes, and also by the ounce, at ten
cents an ounce. Meal worms are a
food sold for birds These are sold by
count, at 90 TO % cents hundred.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
All She Wanted.

Queen Louise of Denmark, as all the
world now knows, had been i'll for
long time before her death. Often dur
ing the past few years, her health be-
;rg completely broken. she had been
subject to attacks from which her re-
covery was always despaired of. The
last Of these before her final taking off
occurred in Copenhagen ten months
ago. 1t was sudden and violent. The
queens physician was called and came
at once, but, according to the story as
it is now told, at first declared that he
could do nothing. Am really dying,
then?" asl-cd the queen, locking ur
from the sofa upon which she lad been
placed. Il fear your majesty must ex
pect the worst replied the medical
man. 'Rut, doctor, | don't want to
lie" the patient protested. Only
youth" was the answer, "cou!d resist
the malady, and l cannot make your
majesty young again." \ smile passed
over the features Of the suffering wom-
ln. NO, DOCTOR" she said, Il don't
want to be young again. All desire
is that for a little while | may continue
10 grow old. d."-Boston Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
Troubles froE,, 81 Lucky Grave Site.


When the former minister Of law, Cho
Pyeng-sik, was governor of Chungchong
province he was told by geomancer
til at the site of one o Hen-keun's house
was the luckiest spot for a grave. Gov.
Cho asked 0 to give him that site, but
the latter refused. Then the governor
changed his tactics from diplomacy TO
force. He issued proclamation charg-
ing 0 with beingth most undutiful son
in the province, and his whole family
as immoral. The law requires the gov
ernor to eXterminate such criminals
from the face of the earth, and he (ChO
Pyeng-sik) dispatched company of
the governors bodyguard to the town
where the o family lived, destroying
every house in the village, anil killing
eigh; persons and injurng six. After
thus exterminating the O's the governor
appropriated the site of their house and
bull: a vault on It for his future grave.
The court has now restored the proper
ty to the lawful heirs and made Mr..
Cho pay an indemnity of 900 for the
murder of the eight persons
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
Horne. Sweet Home,

Home, Sweet Home" Payne's song,
was originally number in the oper-
attic failure, "Clari, the Maid of Milan, -
a production that saw the light in 1882.
Nothing is now known of the work,
save the one song, which became in
stantly popular. Over 100000 copies
were sold in the first year of its publ
cation, and the sale in one form or an
other has continued ever since. The
melody is a Sicilian folk song, and was
adapted to the words by Payne him
Press.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
nnatnn Strategy.

'Yes, they had Boston womans
phalanx all picked out to annihllate
the Spanish warshlps- 90.
How were they going to do 1t
"By standing in row along the
wharf and letting the blazing sun
strike against their spectacles' Then
they would concentrate the rays upon
tbe Spanish ships and set the maga-
zines on fire. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
American Motors for Europe.

Notwithstanding that the motor car
industry is undoubtedly better de-
veloped and more active abroad than in
the United States, yet some of the
American companies are reported to
have recently booked considerable
numbers of orders in Paris and Lon
don, and one Chicago firm has an
nounced its intention of opening
branch offices in these two cities Chi
cago Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
TERRITORY OF APIzoNA, ga
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TERRITORY OF APIzONA, ga
County of Navajo,
I, ]. H. Frisby, County Recorder In and for
the County of Navajo, Territory of Arizona.
and custodian of the records thereof, do
hereby certify that the foregoing and hereto
attached Articles of Incorporation OF the
Winslow Electric Light and Ice Manufactur-
ing Company, is full, true and correct copy
of the Articles of Incorporation of said COM
pany now on file in my office; that said Arti-
cles of incorporation were fled for record
in nv Office on the 8th day of January A. ID.
1888 at 80 O'Clock p. NJ, and are duly enter
ed of record in Volume No. of Articles OF
Incorporation, on pages Nos. rs, 27, 2Srecords
of said Navajo county.
In witness whereof, / have here
unto set my hand and seal OF ofhce
sEAI this 8th day Of + 'fnqaTg f. Fnish1, By D. 1885,
County Recorder
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, .s
Ca,,nfx- nc Naua;n %

County of Navajo. %
Before me, F. w. Nelson Notary Public
in and for the County and Territory afore-
said, personally appeared Frank Hart. ]. X.
Woods w. r. Campbell, U. u. Rand, A. I
Cornish and F G. Demarest known to me .
be the persons whose names are subscribed
the foregoing instrument and duly &C
knowledged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my Land and seal of
! Office this 1th day of January A. ID,
}sEAI 1898. w. NELSON.
~ Notary Public.
My commission expires December 6, 1898.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
Practical Use of the Bicycle.

One of the most practical uses to
which the cycle is put is that which has
become very general in the smaller
cities and towns and country places
doing the family marketing. Before
the doors of every butcher shop, gro
Gerry store and, provision dealer stand
bicycle racks, which are in constant
use every morning when the household
orders for the day are being given.
\ great deal of local shopping is done
in this way at considerable saving of
time, and the use of the wheel affords
the housekeeper change of thought
andscene and bit Of agreeable recrea-
ton. Except in large cities, cycle
racks are found before nearly all
classes of stores and at thotels and way
side inns. In the larger places stabling
room at nominal figures can generally
be obtained, and in some buildings
rooms are provided for the purpose.
Special wheel quarters are arranged
in some houses; appropriate accom-
modations are furnished in many
schools, and some churches make sim
liar provision. The utility of the wheel
is universally acknowledged and prepa-
rations for its suitable housing and
care are constantly being completed.
L A. w Bulletin.
The Winslow mail., 1898-11-26
a Frustrated Ambition.

When Mary Letter went to India as
yicereine she put an end to the great
ambition of Princess Victor Dhulcer
Singh. This princess, who is a daueh-
ter cf the earl of Coventry, and beau
tiful girl, married the prince for his
wealth and rank. He is a Hindu OF an
cient royal family. fabulous wealth, but
unpleasant habits. The viceroy OF n
dia's wife takes precedence of the wife
of native prince, but Princess Dhuleep
Singh counted on the fact that the vice
reines are usually old and unattractive
TO make herself queen in India. The
appointment of Mr.. Curzon, with his
beautiful, ambitious. clever and popu-
lar American wife, frustrated this am
bition.-Cincinrati Enquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
THE GRAND JURY FAILURE

THE adjournment of the Grand Jury without
 ton upon the School Board scandals is merely
 repetition of the history of this county nquisi- ton during many years past The failure of justice again emphasizes anew what has often been said that the Grand Jury system is complete failure. In the days of its usefulness it is said to have served barrier between tyranny and the people, but as modern of prosecuting crime, Investigating public officials and bringing the guilty to justice it has fallen into the contempt of all thoughtful people.
 The members of the present Grand Jury say they have been unable to obtain any conclusive evidence of crookedness in the Board of Education Yet it would seem to the casual observer that if they had merely followed up the publications in the newspapers they could not have failed to indct several of the ring Grand Juries need set themselves up stickers for legal evidence. When they know that crime has been committed they can exclude the usually luke warm District Attorney from their presence and find indictments to fit the
 It is fact however that grand uries are ordinar- fly made up of politicians and business the verge of politics who respond promptly to the pull of the tax-eating classes. A few virtuous members upon Grand Jury cannot sway the majority, who are interested personally in shielding criminals and preventing scandal When the District Attorney is indifferent or neglectful his office becomes an instru ment for preventing the indictment of political crin- nals, and the whole machinery of the law is thrown into confusion and the Grand Jury adourns. as this has adjourned, acknowledging itself help less and impotent.
 We do not know whether there is any remedy for this or not If the Superior Judges to for while grand jurors who outside the poltica influence of the City Hall, and would place upon every Grand Jury two or three lawyers of courage and integrity, they would find that results would be forthcoming The trouble is that grand jurors
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
NOT HAMMERED BY PRECEDENT.

AWYERS declare that for the case of Cheese l man, an Oakland murderer, the records of the - courts afford precedent For this the tribunal before which the is to be tried ought to be grateful
 Doubtless precedents are often useful but that in many instances they pernicious and work injustice is equally certain As times and customs and standards change, 1t is hardly reasonable to submit to the gud ance of flsty opinions filed by dead now for gen. eratons who may not have been master minds when at their prime and whose opinions may have been based on a misconception of right and equity. Ap- parenty the fact that opinion becomes embanled in book is often regarded sufficient to give it value. The modern Judge cons the decision dug up
 from centuries past and dares say his soul is his own.
 But if there is precedent to rule in the Cheese man matter the difficulty of giving the prisoner a
 fair trial will be reduced to a minimum. Cheeseman,
 iii pursuance of habit of killing people, style of amusement appealing to his fancy shot resident of Oakland fatally and wounded some others. He was sent to asylum, where the professional experts de- clared he and had never been otherwise and said in effect that his impulse to slay due to vicious tendency which should be repressed by rigorous methods than detention in comfortable asylum.
 We have no desire to have the law applied with ur- due harshness The fact that Cheeseman knew enough to pretend, with temporary success to be crazy is evidence that he is of sound mind. Therefore in the absence of hampering precedent, there ought not tc be any particular delay in hanging the fellow Something of this kind must be done or the escape of Rosser will to be regarded the ruling pre- cedent, and assassins in California follow their voca- ton without hindrance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
ANOTHER VICTIM OF
 THE KLONDIKE CRAZE
HE CAME FROM FAR BOHEMIA
 TO SEARCH FOR GOLD.
Disappointed and Broken in Health, Adolphus Urvalek Sent Bull
 let Into His Brain.

AdoIphus Urvalek, patient in ward R. City and County Hospital, committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting himself through the head. The weapon used was a 41-caliber Colts revolver, the nroperty of Urvalek, which, by gross rarelessness on the part of the hoSpltal management he was allowed to retain. ITrvalek left the following note, written in lead pencil in a very neat hand;
 22 12, 'ss Dear Sir. Because of general fll-health de- sire to put an end to my existence. l am only sorry that I am to do so in this institution where I received graceful hospitality. But I was unable to leave. thank you, therefore. sincerely, as well as pr Brigham and other doctors who kindly attended on me.
 My best wishes and prosperity for all.
 Kindly send immediately for my friend, Mir F. Thorleuchter. Scott street, 112, nr. Haight, city. and deliver him my letter with his ad- ms uisp0'''' A. URvALEK. MT. Thorleuchter of 112 Scott street was notified of the death of his friend. He called at the Morgue and said he and Crvalek shipped from Liverpool last March and went direct to the klondike, but with different parties. In the search for placer diggings they lost all their gold coin without finding any gold mug gets, and they returned to this city JJrvalek putting up at the. Golden West an injury to his leg, and on August was removed to the City and County Hospital for treatment.
 The suicide was a clerk by occupation, 31 years old a native of Bohemia and of good family.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
AROUND THE
 CORRIDORS

Dr. G. D. Marion of Blue Lake is at the Grand.
 H. Swinburne of England is a guest at the Palace.
 George Wiley of Port Costa is registered at the Grand.
 Charles A. Adams, U. s. N.' is guest at the Palace.
 John Baker Jr. of Los Angeles is stay ing at the Lick.
 M. o. Harrison of Portland IS regis tered at the Palace.
 B. F. Hartley. a mining man from Los Angeles, is at the Grand
 E. Wendnagel and wife of Chicago are staying at the Occidental.
 V D. Gross of Denver is among the guests. at the Occidental
 Ellis Johnson, well-known grain-ralser of Stockton, is at the Lick.
 c. A. Blesingame and wife of Fresno are staying at the Grand.
 George w. Farley of the Eureka Stand ard is in town for the holidays.
 w A. Rankin and wife of Bakersfield are among the guests at the Lick.
 Bank Commissioner B. D. Murphy or San Jose is a gnest at the Palace.
 c. A. Curran, a prominent insurance man from New York, is at the Occl- dental
 Leonard A. Crane of San Rosa, who owns large ranching interests, Is regis terer at the Palace.
 Hon. Lafe Pence, the well-known Dem ocratic orator, accompanied by ms brother, Charles J. Pence, is at the Cali fornia.
 Charles H. Isham, prominent mining man from Unga, Alaska, is at the Palace. E. NJ Gaines, the well-known book maker of New York, arrived at the Pal-
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
THE EXTORTIONS OF EXPRESS
 COMPANIES.

n MOVEMENT has been started by the Mer- / ! chants Association of New York to procure some form of regulation of express companies to put end to the extortons they now practice upon the public The promoters of the movement are vigorous and making an active campaign for the proposed reform
 From reports that come to us 1t appears the pur- pose of the agitation to obtain legislation bringing express companies like railways under the control of the Railroad Commissioners of the several States; and in addition thereto, the association declares an intention Ito bend all the energies of the mercantile class of the United States to substitute for the press companies efficiently organized fast freight service, which perform practically the same func- ticns as the express companies at far less cost"
 Commenting upon the excessive rates charged by the express companies the New York Herald says:
 It IS alleged by the association that this charge is sometimes valued so low as cents for individual shipments, and sometimes as high as several dollars for the work the rate being lowered where there is competition with local carriers and inordnatey ad- vanced where this does exist. It is asserted that where the railway companies get $I Al for carrying about one hundred pounds distance of nine hundred miles, the terminal charges of the express companies upon the same package are $2 I7.'
 It is worth noting that while the Merchants Asso- citation support their movement by strong reasons uIdWl HUH IdtSS Ol the immediate of the agitation and the revolt against the exoton is the action of the companies 1T, shirkng the tax and shifting it upon the pub lie The merchants reported saying they had long been oppressed by the companies and this last exacton exhausted their powers Of endurance
 Whether the plans proposed by the association for relief are the best that could be adopted is doubtful Regulation by State Railroad Commissioners might be beneficial in New York, but we despair of 1t in California. Nor is the probability of railroad com panies furnishing fast reights sufficiently strong to be encouraging. better plan would be to ask Of the General Government a statute placing express com panies like railways under the control of the Inter state Commerce Commission and the adoption of a parcels post system similar to that which prevails in the more progressive countries of Europe.
 Under any circumstances, however the New York agitation merits support throughout the country. The Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce in this city, as well as similar bodies throughout the Stae should cordially cooperate with the movement so auspciously begun. No express company in the Union has been more greedy, grasp ing dsloyal and unpariotc than that which operates in this State and punders the public under the direc ton of psalm singing Pecksnf who swindles all the week by tax-shirking and makes farce of religion by dropping a nickel in the contrbution-box on Sunday
 New York has the honor of leading the way but San Francisco should get into line at and help her to make the fight and win it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
co MMISSICNERS SAY
 BALLOTS ARE VOID
PISToLESI WILL NOT WEAR
 JUDICIAL ERMINE.
By This Decision Byington May Lose His Election as Supervisor
 of the Seventh.

Garret McEnerney yesterday morning rendered to the Election Commissioners an opinion which, if the courts uphold it. will make difference of one in the Demo- cratic minority of the incoming Board of Supervisors, and by a vote of ? to 1 the Commissioners upheld him.
 The commission met yesterday morning, with members Block and Triton absent, and they came together with the express intention of hearing the opinion of MT. McEnerney on the plea of Attorney F.. Pistolesi for the counting of the votes cast for nominees for the unexpired terms on the Superior bench. AS a. result of the meeting, MT. Pistolesi will not wear the judicial ermine even for day, and By ington may be compelled to give up his supervisorial seat to the Republican con- testant, Dr. Kearney.
 From the beginning of the official can vass of the vote of the recent election the Commissioners have fought shy of the "uneXpired term" There were numerous votes cast, though the uneXpired ofnces did not appear on the ballot, choices TOT the positions being written in in lead pencil on the tickets, and Pistolesi was the recipient of most of them. Up to the day that the result of the recount was declared he kept up demand TOT the counting of the ballots, by which he claimed he had been elected, and on Thursday evening the Commissioners de- cided to test his case by calling ln MT McEnerney.
 MT. McEnerney's opinion was short and very much to the point He said that Pistolesi was not a lawful candidate ana that any vote cast for him was void. He contended that the election proclamation issued by the Governor made no call for the election of some one to fill the office of Superior Judge for the unexpired term, and, moreover, no such office was desig- mated on the official ballot. But MT. Me Enerney went further than this. He said that any vote upon which Pistolesis name was written was invalid and must be thrown out of the count entirely, and if this opinion be backed by the courts tn the contest filed by Dr. Kearney against By ington may win out for him. AS it is. at present, he is just eighty-four votes be. hind. and it Is known that forty-one of the votes cast for Pistolesi in his own district were also voted for Byington In case the courts abide by the opinion of MT. McEnerney, this number will be more than enough to throw Byington out of the fight. .-,
 resolved to begin the count of votes Tor the unexpired term at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-24
PRESIDIO HOSPITAL.
Liberal Allowance of Money by the Government-First Troop Utah
 Volunteer Cavalry

The Secretary of War, through Quar- termaster General Ludington, U. s. A, has authorized the chief quartermaster of the Department of California to expend ,339 on the new military hospital to be erected on the Presidio reservation. This sum is two-fold greater than the amount originally allowed and will enable the erection of building sufficiently large TO meet the demands of the service in this department. The quartermaster general of the army appreciates the importance of the Presidio reservation. The decision to provide adequate and permanent hos pital, accommodations speaks well for his intelligence.
 Paymaster Downing paid the Utah troop of Cavalry at the Presidio yesterday. The troopers received their travel pay on the muster out and will leave for their respec- tive homes tonight. The Utah troopers did not get to Santiago or Manila, but they rendered excellent service in the field of patrol duty in the mountains. In a soldierly manner they accepted the as- signment of duty ana reflected credit on the volunteer army and the State of Utah.
 A board of survey was convened at the Presidio yesterday to inspect the horses turned in to the post quartermaster by the First Troop, Utah Cavalry.