The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1900, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1900. T NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD Uses ABRAMAM € ELMER 118 YEARS OLD Says PURE ply by The al ware of W FTAXDS FIEMLY AND YIGORODSLY. DUFFY A Greatest Dramati Play Triumpb ! Ever! TF SANT R AWAY AT EVERY F [ANCE. i Darkest Russia PEERLESS !’. -~ ST T A He St Woven With Clean, me Comedy Spectacular Produc- <IN FAIRYLAND.” Stage—300. A THEATER. NT OF THE SEASON. oy t TF IFORNI » HIS L N WE - GRAND OPERAT CONCERTS WA )3 'E\‘X"Fl" DRAMAS. the ect of ¢ .. Graff, | GRAND OPENING PERFORMANCE | THIS (TUESDAY) AFT] NOON AT 2:35, ’ “TANNHAUSLR. Mus! tor Flying Dutehman.” ‘Meistersinger " K iand 1 52.50 and $3.00 SHE To-Morrow (Wednesday) Afternoon at 3:30 2d Explanatory Recita! at the Piano MR. WALTER DAMROSCH | wa MUSIC DRAMAS. FIR RECITAL “DIE WALKURE.” | Mar n, § t SHERMAN OLUMBIA EXTRA. = er to accommodate the for seats, an addi- 0ld Homestead" ght ] INT AND LAST WEEBK. 1 DENMAN THGMPSON | The | pesaring as Uncle Josh in | Old Homestead. lllette’'s Comedy, HE LOVED HIM S0 begins Thursday. *TIVOLIx *“HOOT MON, THEYLAIIA RESIST ME!" | 59th PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT Of the Superb Comic Opers, The Idol's Eye. EVENINGS at §. MATINEE SATURDAY at 2. POPULAR PRICES—25¢c and 50c. TELEPHONE—Bush 3. ALCAZAR THEATER. CAN'T RESIST LAUGHING. FUNNY FARCE. You THE SAUCY, Never Again EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK. 15¢, 25¢ *LP554E° 85¢, 50c¢. | MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Next Week- - - - DIPLOMACY. | RACING! RACING! RACING! | 1600—CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB-1900 February 26 to March 30, Inclusive. OAKLAND RACE TRACK. Recing Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- Gay, Friday and Saturday. Rain or shine. Five or more races each day. Races start st 2:15 p. m. sharp. Ferry-boats icave San Francisco at 12 m. and 2%, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and £ p. m., connecting with trains stopping et the entrance to the Last two cars on train reserved for la- their escorts; no smoking, Buy your ¥ tickets to Shell Mound. I trains via | ind mole connect with .San Pablo avenue | | | and Broadway, Oakland. These electric cars the track in fifteen 'nutes. —Trains leave the trafl) at 4:15 and 445 p m. and immediately after e race. THOMAS H WILLIAMS JR., "President. B B. MILROY, Secretary. | MOORE Improved Gold RMAN, CLAY & C0.’S HALL.| | BAKER & HAMILTON, Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, AbrahamE. Elmer, Who is in His 119th Year, That Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Has Prolonged His Life, Kept Him Vigorous and Enabled Him to Live Nearly 50 years Beyond the “Three Score and Ten.” Feb. 10th. DUFFY’S MALT WHISKEY and find it not Gentlemen—I have' used only agreeable to the taste, but I believe it is a positive help to long life. You ma; have read in the newspapers p\lbhshei’ about the 1st of February of this account of m; birthds,; used D for a long time, and I firmly believe it has helped to keep me well and strong and has prolonged my life many years. DUFFY’S PURE MALT WHISKEY is certainly & godsend to humanity and is to be commended on account of its purity, excellence and invigora f know of none so good. ear some having celebrated my 118th on aethof.lamuylut. Ihave 'S PURE MALT WHISKEY Twih me as long as I live. Gratefully yours, foep & sup- ABRAHAM E. ELMER, 52 Traoy St., Utica, N. Y. bove testimonial is without a record. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY 1S THE TRUE ELIXIR OF LIFE. It Aids Digestion, Stimulates the Blood, Invig- erates the Brain, Builds Nerve Tissue, Tones up the Heart and Prolongs Life. All druggists and grocers, £1.00 a bottle. Be- imitations, they are injurious. Send for free book of information. MALT WHISKEY CO., ROCHESTER, W. Y. Unsanitary Condition of Schools. Superintendent of Schools Webster has | received notice that the Emerson Primary School, on Pine street, between Devisa- dero and Scott, and the South End School, in Visitacion Valley, are both in a fright- fully unsanitary condition. The matter will be reported to the Board of Education at its m ng to-morrow and immediate steps will be taken to remedy the existing evils. There are no connecting sewers be- e vaults and the main sewer at Powers was busy yesterday with the Superintendent checking off the names of a number of teachers who have not as yet signed the agreement releasing the Union Trust Company from liability e matter of the transfer of $7000 from W) held in trust for merchant creditors eachers to the credit of the teachers’ salary demands. Those who have not yet signed may do so at the office of L. de F. Bartlett CAPE NOME T AMALGAMATORS, SAVE GOLD—Krogh Mfg. Co.. st. Amalgamators, Sand Centrifugal Pu S, CO" CENTRATOR. by Gravitation. No quick- r. In operation 14 Spear. CENTRIFUGAL AMALGAMATORS. SAVES fine gold. In daily operation at Beale st., San Francisco. ROTARY AMALGAMATOR. Separator & Rotary Amalgamator on exhibition. 69 Stevenson st ENGINES, HERCULES GAS ENGINE WORKS s filling BEACH GOLD SAVES All the Gol silver. Hand or p 254 large numbers of orders for Nome. M1-143 First st., 8. F. GOLD SEPARATOR. MARSHALL Gold Saving Machine. 229 Fol- som street, Oriental Gas Engine Company. oILS. LUBRICATING Ofl, Crude Oil and Gasoline. ENSIGN & McGUFFICK. 23 Spear st., 8. F. PLATES FOR SAVING GOL: Schaezlein & Burridge, 3 Hardie pla Kearny. between Sutfer and Bush streei PORTABLE HOUSES. BURNHAM-STANDEFORD CO., and Ist sts., Oaklan: SAND CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS. ift Gold-Bearing Sands perfectly. In opera- at 625 Sixth st BYR JACKSON MARSH STEAM PUMPS Supply fresh or salt water for sluice boxes; high or low lf! monde, 33 Market st. DREDGING PUMPS. Ofl, Gasoline, Steam Hoists, Centrifugal Pumps, Engines& Botiers. HendyMach. Wks., 40 Fremont. PUMPS AND GASOLINE =NGINES. All kinds of Pumps and Gasoline Engines. WOODIN & LITTLE, 312 Market st., 8. F. ENGI*ES, BOILERS. ETC. Engines and Boilers; lowest prices on the coast. Pine & Davis sts. oft , or Buflders’ Ex., TENTS AND (OVERS. NEVILLE & CO., manufacturers, ba covers. 31 and 23 California st. tents, AMUSEMENTS. The Greatest Bill in a Year! THE SMEDLEY SKETCH CLUBI ANNA WHITNEY. Imperial Troupe of Moorish Acrobats, Ten in Number. NEWHOUSE AND WARD: THE FRANKS TRIO; PAULINE MORAN; TROVOLLO; THE DANCING PASSPARTS. THE AMERICAN BIOGRAPH ! —— DO NOT MISS§ THE —— ——NEW BOER WAR VIEWS—— Reserved seats, 25 cents; balcony, 10 cents; a chairs and box seats, 50 cents. tinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. ND OPERA-HOUSE. GRA TELEPHONE MAIN 58 EVERY EVENING. SATURDAY AND SUN- DAY MATINEES. A GLORIOUS BNTERTAINMENT. THE TOPIC OF THE HOUR I8 THE IMMENSE WIT Of Rice’s Famous Musical Ecoentricity, THE GIRL FROMPARIS USUAL PRICES, Good reserved seat in orchestra Saturday and Bunday matinees, 25c. Branch Ticket Office, Emporium. MECHANICS’ PAVILION.” NORRIS & ROWi'S Bi TRAINED ANIMAL SHOWS. EVERY AFTERNOON AT 2:8. EVERY NIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK. 300-PERFORMING ANIMALS-300 EXCITING RACES. A BIG MORAL ESHOW. BRING THE CHILDREN THIS AFTERNOON. PRICES: ADULTS, %¢ 'CHILDREN, 10c. 9 Stevenson | e ) [ ‘Washington | . ORDINANCE T0 ABOLISH HIGH BILL BOARDS Measure Introduced by To- bin and Referred to a Committee. Sl e Auditor Instructed to Investigate the Books of the Tax Collector’s Office in Matter of Bx- cess Payments. B E IR There was a large gathering of specta- | tors at the meeting of the Board of Su- | pervisors yesterday afternoon. It was evi- dently expected® that the proceedings | would be of more than ordinary interest, but the crowd was disappointed. Very lit- | | tle was done beyond the transaction of | | the ordinary routine business with the | | exception of the introduction of two or-| | dinances to which considerable Interest at- | | taches toward the closing hour of the ses- | | slon. One of these was an anti-gambling | { ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Reed d referred to the Police Committee, and | {an the other was an anti-billboard ordinance, | about which there has also been consider- | | able talk. The latter was Introduced by | | Supervisor Tobin, who took pains to say | | that his object was not to befriend the ! | newspapers. ““The newspapers are able to take care of themselwes,” said the Supervisor, “and | my only object in introducing this or- dinance is to improve the appearance of the city.” Tho ordinance is as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any per- m, firm or corporation to erect, bulld, con- tct_or maintain in the city and county of San Francisco any fence, building or other | structure of & greater height than ten feet| from the street, sidewalk or ground, where the | | same 1s erected, built, constructed or mal | tained for the purpose of painting thereon al sign or advertisemont for advertising purposes, or posting thereon, or fixing or attaching there- to or thereon, any bills, signs or other adver- tising matter for advertising purposes. Sec. Any person, firm or corporation vio- lating sny of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than | $100 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not | more than thirty days. 3. All orders, ordinances or part and ordinances in confiiet with nce are hereby repealed. 4. This ordinance shall take eftect and be in effect from and after its passage and approval. Supervisor Brandenstein questioned the | legality of the ordinance In the shape in which it was drawn and on his motion it was referred to the Judiclary Committee. Health Board Appropriation. | The two resolutions appropriating $20,000 s of this | and $8000 for tne expenses of the Health | | Department for the last six months of th | present fiscal year were indefinitely post- {poned. A substitute resolution, prepared as an economic measure, appropriatin [$24,000 for the board, will be adopted af | thé next meeting. The Olympic Club will not be compelled | — | to pay a license of $1000 in order to hold | on an amendment offered by Su. me uj ? Olym- |c ! pervisor Comte providing that the | pic and similar amateur organizations be | granted a license to give exhibitions of | boxing, etc., upon the payment of an an- | nual fee of $10). President William Greer | | Harrison of* the Olympic Club addressed | the board and pointe: the payment of a $100) license would im- | pose on amateur organizations and th | amendment was passed to print without | | opposition. | “The board adopted a resolution directing the Auditor to investigate the matter of | duplicate payments of taxes and for sums paid in excess to the Tax Collector, to | certain whether such moneys have been a | paid into the treasury by the Tax Col- | | fector and if the same have not been paid and sufficlent evidence is presented by the | petitioner to show a just claim to demand | of the Tax Collector that such moneys be | paid by him into the treasury that a de- mand for the amount may be drawn upon | the Treasurer, payable to such persons | holding proper receipts therefor, A resolution was also adopted in rela- | tion to the applications of persons claim- ing to have paid taxes on property upon | the real and persopal property rolls, to the effect that if the Auditor find the same has not been properly posted to the credit of the property and that sald moneys were paid into the treasury, he | is directed to submit to the Supervisors for approval a demand on the treasury in | favor of the Tax Collector for said sums, | the same to be posted by the Tax Col- lector to the credit of the property of the | petitioner. | A _communication was received from the | Auditor calling attention to the fact that it has heretofore been the custom for the Tax Collector to sign receipts with a rub- ber stamp, which action the Auditor con- | siders illegal, and suggesting that the Tax Collector be directed to sign receipts here- | | after in writing. Referred to Committee. Scheme Declared Illegal. A communication was received from City and County Attorney Franklin K. Lane giving_his opinfon in the matter of holding back the June salarfes of em- ployes until after July 1, same to be paid | out of funds of the next fiscal year. The | City Attorney says there is no authority | for such action under the new charter | and he holds that it would be {llegal. | " The City and County Attorney also ad- d the Supervisors that the acceptance H he city of the sum of $7327 50 tendered | by the London and San Francisco Bank could in no way injure the suit of the city for an additional amount. The qrder au- | thorizing partial payment of _disputed | taxes was thereupon referred to the Ju- | diclary Committee. Petitions Recelved’ The following petitions were and referred to the proper committees: Mount Diablo Wine Company, for permission to erect and maintain an upright four-horse- power tubular boiler in the second story of the | frame building at 128 and 130 First street; Mrs, | John R. Sautter, asking that the pound limits be extended to Onondago avenue and to Ale- many avenue: Eureka Valley and Park Lane Improvement Club, for Spring Valley was mains in Serpenting place, Lower Terrace and | | Saturn street, and for hydrants at the corners | udiciary i of Saturn, Lower Terrace, Serpentine place | and Pluto streets: Market Street and Bureka Valley Imorovement Club and residents of State street and vicinity, calling attention the alleged dangerous nulsance maintained by Gray Brothers on State street, consisting of a brick-making plant and a large oll tank, and asking for the abandonment of fhe gsame: Quimby & Harrelson, for an extensfon of sixt days' time on contract for the construction of & roncrete archway at the intersection of Berk- shire street and the Southern Pacific Railroad track; C. M. Farrell and James Kitterman, on beKalf of boat owners and bath house bro- prietors, calling attention to the nuisance caused. by the pumping of coal tar into the bay by the Equitable Gas Light Company, and asking that it be abated; Master Horseshoers' ‘Assoclation, to have the shoeing of all the horses of the Fire ment done by mem bers of the assoctation: owners an | its boxing and wrestling tournament, as provided in the ordinance imposing | censes on boxing _clubs. The matter | out the hardship | residents, for the placing of an electric light at the corner of Valley and Dolores streets: committee on #eordlluncu, Fire Department and Board of Underwriters of the Pacific, for the rescinding of the resolutions providing for the removal of ydrants, in order that the efficiency of the fire protection of the city may not be seriously impaired; George Schin- dele, Harry D. Morris and Joseph H. Currier, for permission to place a steam boller and fifteen-h er engine on the premises at the east side of Eighth street, about sixty- elght feet north of Brannan; A. P. Van T, requesting the recall of the salary warrant of $50 in favor of Gong Wug,- assistant Chinese inspector, on the ground that he is not a cfti- zen of the United States; property owners and residents, to change the name of Jessie street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, to Wood- wards avenue; Frank Magro, for permission to lace a bootblack stand back of the Hall of ustice; Felix McHugh, for permission to con- struct, by private contract, a sewer in Cali- fornia street, between Twentieth and Twenty- first avenues; Plumbers’ Association, urging g:‘l.l;l_l possible support be given the Board t Resolutions Passed to Print. The following resolutions were passed to print: Granting permission to the City Street Im- provement Company to repair with bitumen the roadway of Post street, between street and Grant avenue, and on Second street, enue and Utah e street, private contract: J. J. Dowling & Co., to pave with bitumen the roadway of McAllister street, between Baker and Broderick, by private contract, and re- scinding the resolution previously passed grant- ing permission for the work to the Pacific Pav- ing Company; Fred Lelfier, to conmstruct a sewer in Eighteenth street, between San Bruno avenue and Utah street, private contract; acoepting roadway of York street, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth _streets; Flynn & Treacy, to pave with bitumen the roadway of Jackson street, between Lyon street and Central avenue, ' private eontract, and to construct ten-inch sewer therein, pri- vate contract. Resolutions were adopted directing the Board of Public Works to permit the retention of artificlal stone curbings whenever street work I8 to be done, provided they are in good con- ition; referring protest of Bernard Poss agalnst the blasting operations now being con- ducted on Telegraph Hill, between Green and Bansome streets, to the Board of Public Works for Investigation; referring to Board of Pub- lic Works the question of whether $3450 i fair valuation for property of R. C. de Boom, taken by the city for construction of a sewer at Misslon and Canal streets; referring to City ttorney the petition of the Coast and Belt Haliroad for franchise over certain streets; granting Pacific Surety Company until Apefl 3 in which to complete the Hall of Justios. Acceptance of Street Work. The Board of Public Works recommended the acceptance of Potrero avenue, Seventesnth to Mariposa streets, paved with bitumen by pri- vate contract; aiso the crossing of Seventeenth street and Potrero avenue, paved with bitumen by Drivate contract CALVIN F. FARGO'S LAST TESTAMENT Bequeaths the Bulk of His Fortune to His Immediate Rel- atives. The will of Calvin F. Fargo, the ploneer capitalist, who died on February 24, leav- ing an estate valued at $700,000, was filed for probate yesterday. Decedent was one of the founders of the firm of Wilmerding & Co.,, and in early days was among the. most promi- nent merchants in the State. He was un- married and left the bulk of his estate to relatives. The largest bequests follo: | To Mary Fargo Stewart, a niece, $100,000 to Edward Fargo, an adopted son, $30,000; to Eliza Jane Fisk, a niece, $15,000; to | Fannle Fargo, a niece, $10,000; to Lulu Fargo Bonestell, $10,000; to Jerome F. Fisk, a grandnephew, $5000; to Harry Fisk, Du ley Fisk and George N Fisk, grand- nephews, 310,000 each; to Mrs. J. T. Carr, $1000; to Mrs. Nancy Mix, a monthly al- lowance of $50; to F. F. Rose, son of B. J. Rose Jr., $6000; to Duane Fargo, a brotber, The residue of the estate is bequeathed to Eliza Jane Fisk, Lulu F. Bonestell, | Fannie F. Rose, Harry, Dudley and | George N. Fisk. Ray, George Davidson and Duane Fargo are named as | executors of the testament. NEVILLS’ NEMESIS GIVEN HER LIBERTY Williams - and Myron derian Dismissed From Custody. Mrs. Elsie Willlams and Myron Azh-! derian, who were tried and convicted by a | jury in Judge Cook’s court of having ex- | torted $2000 from Captain W. E. Neviils, | the millionaire mine owner and orchard- | ist, but who were subsequently granted | new trials by the Supreme Court, were | dismissed from custody yesterday. The Supreme Court held that Judge Cook had | erred during the trial by admitting evi- | dence regarding transactions outside the one at issue, excluding certain other evi- dence in favor of the defendant and giving | unsound instructions. Yesterday defend- | ants’ counsel moved for thelr dismissal, | and as no conviction could be had under the decision of the higher court Judge Cook made the order for their release. —_——————— CUT SEVERAL TIMES DURING A MIX-UP Joseph Wahl Arrested for Assault to Murder Upon W. L. Wilson. Joseph Wahl, a sausage-maker, living at | 125 Fell street, was arrested at an early | hour yesterday morning by Policemen Tracey and Nolting on a charge of assault | to murder. He appeared in Judge Mo- gan's court and the case was continued till to-day. é&'flc)"ll )u.nd W. L. Wilson, 216 Grove street, were drinking in the Golden Gate Market and Seventh streets, and | Wilson offered to sell Wahl a diamond | stud. A dispute arose and Wilson stguck | ‘Wahl on the face. Wilson and a friend | then left the saloon and Wahl followed | them. There was another mix-up and Wilson emerged from it with several cuts on his right arm, shoulder, neck and face. | He was taken to the Recelving Hospital. —_—————————— Elsie Azh- Two Old Women Fight. Mrs. Mary Glessitt and Mrs. Margaret Warner, aged women, living in a house on | Twenty-sixth street and Potrero avenus, quarreled last Friday night and then came | to blows. Each swore to a complaint yes- terday for the arrest of the other on a | charge of bntterg. Mrs. Glessitt's face | was covered with bruises and her eyes were hlack and swollen. Her right hand was also black and blue from blows while she held it to protect her face. Mrs. Warner bore no outward signs of the en- counter. We have all the new finishes in oak and gilt moldings, with mat boards in all the new tints to match in our frame depart- ment. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . —_————— The Rattler’s Bite. Frank Kent, the professional snake- | handler who was bitten on the right hand by a rattler Sunday afternoon at the utes, was sufficiently recovered yester- day to be taken from the Recelving Hos- ital to the German Hospital. His arm fs'Stni’ badiy swollen, but all danger Is supposed to be over. 6 KE0E ST D gfloflmmmmmm @O AOLIOLIO CHOLY SLIOLIOLY SOOI SISIOLIOASTAS LLOLLS LISV OLNOLY Specialists. ‘Weaknesses of ) Varicocele cured in 6ne week at office or four weeks' home treatment. Blood Taints, Contracted Disorders form of Weakness a speciaity. We are always willing to wait for our fee untfl cure is effected. Full information cheerfully mafled. | thect | merung’’; Wednesday, March 14, STRICTLY RELIABLE, R. TALCOTT & CO. Practice Confined to Diseases and LIOLAS LEOLXS OIS LIS LS SLIOLY: and every 997 Market Street, Cormer Sixth, TIOLIOTFOLI SLXOXY SLAOLIMIAOLIOLSS KEOIOLI S IO OLX S KONk oY SN OX 0N @ ‘make an explanation. Carlisle downstairs and caught him. He locked in the room till Pol red, when he was tal n and booked 00" LEMY 1 OFF AFTER THE MUSICAL STARS To Italy to Secure Artists for the Season of Grand Opera. bR GER Avedano and Salassa to Return With Other Great Singers and a Repertoire of New Operas. AR LIE “Doc” Leahy, the genial manager of the Tivoli, is getting ready his steamer trunk and traveling rugs preparatory fer his annual run over to musical Italy. As usual, “Doc” is not traveling for pleas- ure. He has several big enterprises up his sleeves, apd the contracts he will carry over to the land of music will on his return be ornamented with the signa- tures of people famous In musical cen- ters. The object of Leahy’s trip is to put the finishing touches to the almost already completed arrangement for the season of rand opera at the Tivoli, which begins the first Monday in August. Leahy goes straight to Miilan, where Avedano and Sa- lassa, the marvelous successes of last year's season, are eagerly waiting to con- | clude the arrangements which will bring them I*Aln to the Tivoll boards. Three other blg men are to be signed—a lyric tenor, a barytone and basso—and a cele- brated dramatic soprano. Leahy has sev- eral people in his mind's eye, but the ulti- mate choice will not be made until “Doc” reaches the other side. Miss Bchuster, the lyric soprano who has done such ex- cellent work in other Tivoli seasons of grand opera, will be the diva of the pres- ent season, and to prepare for the ardu- ous duties of eight weeks of grand opera MiSs Schuster will retire from the Tivell cast at the close of the run of “The Idol's Eye,” to rest and recuperate, with Miss Frances Graham, now also a member of the Tivoll company. Critical ‘“Doc” hopes to surprise San Francisco musie lovers. Miss Graham, who, by the way, is a Native Dnusmer, has a marvelous contralto voice of wonderful range and will be given a chance to show the stuff she 18 made of. As usual, “Alda,” the good show-off opera, that gives the public a taste of what they may expeot in the way of principals, chorus, orchestra and mis-en- scene, will be the opening opera. The other operas to follow are “Andrea Che- nier, “‘Hamlet,” “La_Nayaraise,” “Fal- staff” and possibly “La Tosca,” besides all of last e!enr'a great successes. Great things are promised for Salassa in “Hamlet,” the wonderful barytone's greatest creation. Salassa and Avedano will_also be heard in ‘“Tannhauser” and “Lohengrin,” their first appearance In ‘Wagnerian roles in America. DAMROSCH ON MUSIC AND ART OF WAGNER Cultured Audience Enjoys the First Lecture and Recital of the Series. A goodly audience, composed chiefly of ladies, attended Walter Damrosch's first explanatory recital at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s Hall yesterday forenoon. The un- qualified success of the affair is gratify- ing to note, for it bespeaks an interest in the higher music that is in every way a credit to the community. The lecture was pleasantly instructive, though rather more popular than techni- cal, and throughout the charming person- ality of mr. Damrosch, his engaging man- ner and indisputable authority, held the attention of his auditors and won their approbation. Damrosch goes far to overcome the dif- ficulties of adequately interpreting on the plano the intricacies of the Wagnerian score and his admirably executed illustra- tions form a most pleasant accompani- ment to his lecture. The theme of yesterday's recital was “Das Rheingold,” the prelude to the “Niebelungen Trilogy.” The first opera of the Ring was composed by Wagner dur- ing his exile in Zurich. It was then at the age of 35 that the composer, having lost patience with the false standards of art that were practiced In the construction of opera, developed his preconceived ideas | of the importance of the dramatic factor in musical expression. Instead of sacrific- ing this factor to mslod{ he undertook to make it the basis of his new scheme of the musie-drama, and perfected the ex- pression of the significant and vital ele- ments in the leit-motifs which form the framework of his marvelous creations. The elucidation of these left-motifs and thelr significance in the opera of “Das Rheingold” were the subject of Mr. Dam- rosch's discourse and his {llustrations of the themes, their development and modi- fication were delightfully set fourth. He spoke of the essentlal simplicity of the various leit-motifs and of how by the various chord-combinations and theme- combinations and the wonderful contra- puntal development with which the com- oser treated them they became the ve- fcle of a perfect dramatic expresston. Commenllnf upon the necessity of giving fic titles to the themes, such as ‘Rheingold Theme,” the “renuncia- tion of love theme,” etc., Mr. Damrosch said: “The music should impress {itself upon one without the aid of words to dis- tinguish its various meanings. One should therefore remember the names of the va- rlous themes a short time and then for- get them as speedily as possible. ‘The remaining recitals of the serfes will take place at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s Hall at 3:30 p. m. instead of 11 o’clock in the morning. The dates and subjects are as follows: ~Wednesday, March 7, “Die ‘Walkuere”: Saturday, March 10, “Sfeg- fried”: Monday, March 12, *‘Gotterdam- fal”: Saturday, March 17, Tsolde.” LONGED FOR OUAIL THAT NEVER CAME Seizure of Birds Caused Serious Dis- appointment to Several Lead- ing Democrats. Deputy Game and Fish Commissioners Vogelsang and Kercheval and Policeman Jordan, armed with a search warrant, visited the cold storage warehouse of the National Tece Company, Eighth and Town- send streets, Saturday, and seized 130 dozen quail and twenty dozen duck, which had been malled as blackbirds and stored by Antone Fodera and Lemoine & Co., as the season closed March 1. Yesterday warrants were issued by Judge Cabaniss for the arrest of Fodera and Louis H. Bouteiller of Lemoine & Co., on the charges of having quail and duck in their session out of season. An -.musin1 sequel to the seizure of the birds was related by the Deputy Fish Commissioners. Several of the e: ngton, sistan strict A i) i M~ AM Ga’ “Tristan and others, had been invited to dine at the California Hotel Saturday night and quail and duck were both on the menu card. General Warfleld, the host, announced to his guests that they would have to dis- nse with the quail and duck, as he had een notified of the seizure. In the pres- ence of the District Attorney the remain- der of the guests remained silent, but it is said they did some thinking. ———————— finest of street hats at Kefth' . “Keith's’ opening next Friday and Saturday. — e A Burglar Captured. James Martin, allas Wood, entered the room of Arthur Carlisle, 1208 Market street, yvesterday morning by means of a s e Vushed ‘past Cariisie without e P23 Frim bell appea City on a charge of burglary. Sale of shoes, 717 Market st., near Third.® TWENTY LESSONS IN FRENCH CONVERSATION. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. Note—These lessons have been prepared f The Call's Home Ilu?n Circle by Prvh—?' Benno Kirschbaum of {ladelphia. They are intended primarily for Americans who purpose attendl, the Paris exposition. The lessons will de common French words and phrases, (2) easy conversation and (3) simple reading iessons. LESSON NO. 3—TROSIEME LECON TRWA-ZEE-EMM LES-SONG. A Few Useful Rules. | 1. The French use small letters in =pell- ing the names of months, seasons, etc.; 2.-0 the first person “je” (I) is, contrary to the English, spelled with a small letter, unless it commences a sentence. 2. The student may profitably begin to read aloud now. This he will find is the only way of familiarizing himself with the vocabulary. Students must make it a point to use the tongue—that is to say, speak as much as possible. The more and the oftener they will speak and read the surer they will be of success. Memory Exercise — Much Needed Words and Phrases. 1 Lunch; lunch; lupg-sh. gAluu e déjelner; luh day-zhuh-nayh 2. One o’'clock; une heure; oon-uhr. 3. The ucorti breakfast; le déjelner a la fourchette; ah lah four-shet. | . 4. Dinner time; heure du diner; ubr duh dean-ay. Note—The French take as a rule two morning meals; rolls and coffes are served in their rooms, and later they eat what they call their second breakfast. Other meals are the same as here. 6. 1) un; ung. (3) deux; | tr-wa. (4)’ quatre; kat-tr. ) six; cease. (7) sej weet. (9) neuf; n'uf. ( onge; on-ze. (12) douze; doo-ze. Note—The x of six and dix are sounded itke | z when carried to a vowel, but are generally mute before a consonant. Note—The numbers being of the utmost im- portance, we shall give both cardinal and or- dingl numbers in the succeeding lessons. 6. The first; le premier; luh prem-yay. 1. The last; le dernier; luh dairn-yay. 8. This is my first week In Paris. C’est ma premilre semaine & Paris. Say mah prem-ee-yair— 9. I arrived to-day. Je suis_arrivé aujourd'hul. Zhuh swee zar-ree-vay— 10. The day; le jour; luh zhour. 11 The week; la semaine; la s'men. 12. The month; le mois; luh mwa, duh. (@) trois; (5) cing; sapk. Note—The student will note that the names of seasons, months and days are masculine in French.' The names of the months are not written with capitals, as said abo: 13. January is the first month, Janvier est le premier mots. Zjan-vee-ay a luh prem-ee-ay mwa. ‘ebruary {s the second month. Février est le deuxidme mols. av-ree ay a luh duh-zee-em— arch is the third month. Mars_est le troisidme mols. Mar-za luh trwaz-ee-em— April is the fourth month. Avril_est le quatridme mol Av-reel-lay luh kat-tree-em— May is the fifth month, Mai est le cinquime mofs. May a luh sank-kee-em— June is the sixth month. Juin est le sixidme mols. Jw-ang a luh see-zee-em— July is the seventh month. Juillet est le septiéme mois. Jwee-yay a luh sett-ee-em— Anxun is the eighth month. Aofit est le huitiéme mois. Qo a luh weet-ee-em— September is the ninth month. Septembre est le neuvidme mols. Sep-tom-br a luh n'uvee-éem— October is the tenth month. Octobre est le dizidme mois. Ok-tobr a luh deez-ee-em— . November is the eleventh month. Novembre est le onziéme mois, Nov-om-br a luh onz-ee-em— December is the twelfth month. Décembre est le douziéme mofs. Day-som-br a luh dooz-ee-em— Note—Il y a, which means “‘there is,"" “‘there | are.” s an ldlomatic French expression, which cannot be transiated literally. ‘e lllustrate it Lere by a few examples in the Interrogative torm: 25. Are there any letters for me? Y a-t-il des lettres pour moi? Ee ah teel day let-tr poor mwa. Is there any room here? pLy 15. 18. 1. P ; sett. (¥) huit; | 0) dix; dee-ce. (1) | ve. i | o'clock. (4) Wake me at Y a-t-1l de la place? ‘Ee ah teel d'lah gl.t;:! o T il ment is 27. No, sir; this comj Note—These papers on Practical Sclence have | been prepared for The Call's Home Study Circle by Professor William J. Hopkins of Drexel In- stitute. L LIQUID AIR. (Concluded.) The Absolute Zero. As the work upon the liquefaction of gases proceeded, experimenters were brought to a more and more intimate knowledge of conditions which had been | matters of mathematical demonstration | rather than of experience. The measure- ment of these conditions was very diffi- cult. The properties of substances in this extreme cold were unknown and a great fleld of research was at once opened, As heat consists in the energy of mo- tion of the molecules of a y, the idea at once presents itself that the Po'm might be reached, theoretically at least, where the molecules, having fost their energy of motion little by little as the temperature was reduced, had been brought to rest. Such a point would mark the limit of cold and a body at that tem- erature would possess no heat at all. 'fhls pofnt, for obvious reasons, is known as the ‘‘absolute zero.” Its value is de- termined, by means of the relation be- tween expansion of "';:al and tempera- ture, to lie between degrees and 274 degrees_below the zero of the centigrade scale. Logically, all temperatures should be reckoned from that point, as, Indeed, for many practical purposes, they are. Now, with all known gases liquefied, we are getting wonderfully near to this point. Just how near is as yét somewhat a mat- ter of Inference. ordinary thermome- ters fall. Even the alf thermometer is frozen solld and the hg ogen thermome- ter is of little use. Electrical methods are doubtful because nobody knows just how the electrical properties of substances vary at such temperatures. Dewar, with liquid hydrogen, has obtained a tempera- ture within about 21 degrees of the abso- lute zero—some 280 degrees centigrade or more than 500 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the temperature of an ordlnu;ys:mn- mer day; solid hydrogen is ut 5 degrees centigrade colder yet. It will be interesting to relate, so far as they are yet known, some of the properties of sub- stances at these low temperatures. of Liquefied Gases. The beautiful experiments which it Is possible to perform before an audience with liquid air in quantity have become well known. All ordinary lquids are frozen. Alcohol becomes ice, mercury a solid so hard that it will drive nalls. A Jet of carbon dioxide falls as snow; and to make the liq: air boll violently it is only necessary to set a kettle of it upon & cake of ice.” In spite of this, liquid air is kept for hours in unsealed cans, in ‘which evaporation is comparatively slow. For the rarer liquefied gases, in small | uantities, Dewar has devised the vacuum Hask. The liquid hydrogen, or gxvgen ot whatever it ¥ be, is in the inner ves- sel, and the space between that and the oufer flask is exhausted, the two flasks being sealed together at the neck. It is found that the evaporation is only about one-fifth as rapid as when this space is filled with air. Under such conditions air may be seen as a clear, coloriess l:snld when pure, or as a transparent solid when vi cold. The solid alr at higher temperature is characterized as a nitrogen jan(. from which a strong magnet will draw the oxy- n. "Oxy n as a liquid in considerable quan- tity shows a pale blue r, as does the solid ox{gen. It is highl good y_magnetic and a insulator. Liquid ozone Is indigo blue and very explosive. Nitrogen forms an opaque solid. Hydrogen as a liquid is col nr?:- and transparent, as a solid a transparent ice with a frothy sur- face, due probably to very rapid evapora- tion. It s sald be distinctly non-me- tallie. Flourine, very difficult to la E is a clear yellow liquld, very mobila. It does not attack glass at these low tem- peratures. Argon forms a colorless liquid, and at very low temperatures an opaque solid. The liquids are xfinernlly colorless and transparent, except fluorine and chlo- rine, which are both yellow. Effects of Very Low Temperatures. Temperatures as low as these we are t | Non, monsieur; ce compartiment_est —au complet. Nong, mus-see-i ment_ay to-c 28. There are a great 1l y a beaucoup de monde ici. Eel ee ah bo-coo duh mond ee-cee. IBB- At, in or to Berlin; & Berlin; ah bair- n; 30. In or to France; franss. 31. In or to America; en— Amerique; aun- nah-mer-rick. -~ Note—At, in, to, before towns is always ex- by'a; én i3 employed before most names of countries. 82 Bon marché; cheap; bong marsb-ay. Meilleur mhl;’ cheaper; may- He is in t 33. eLulntown;fl.tunvln.:M veel tang 34. She resides in the eity. Elle demeure dans ia ville. El day-meubr dong lah veel. 8. To-day is Monday. C’est_aujourd’hul lundtl. Say toe zhour-'dwee lun-dee. 36. To-morrow is the §th of May. Ce sera demain le § mal. Buh-s'rah d'mang-luh-seece-may. 87. Yesterday was the 1ith of J C’était_hier le onze juin. Set-tay-tee-air luh onz jw-ang. 8. Let us go for a walk. Allons nous promener. Al-long noo pro-men-nay. What a fine street! uelle belle rue. eil bell rooh. This avenue leads to the park. Cette avenue conduit—au pare. Sett av'nu kon-dwee toe park. ‘What is the name of this street? Quel_ est le nom de cette rue? —— nong — 42. This s Murillo street; c'est la rue Murtllo. Note—The article must be expressed in French before the words street. park, hotel, . sub com-par-tes- p-lay. t many people here. en France; aun- 0. 41 doctor, captain, lawyer, etc. This must be ob;:rv!d. even if the article is omitted in Eng- sl 43. We are near the park Monceau. arc Monceau. mong-so. Nous sommes prés du Noo sum pray doo par There is a policeman. Voila un_agent de police. Ywa-lah un-nazh-ong duh po-leece. . Show me the way to the museum. Indiquez-mot le chemin du musée. Ang-di-kay mwa — ch-mang doe moo-2ay. . We will take a carriage. Nous prendons. une voiture. Noo pron-drong zoon vwa-tuhr. Coachman, drive us to the — Cocher, conduisez-nous—au — Co-shay cong-dwee-zay noo-so. 1 am tired. Je suis fatigué. —— swee fah-tee-gay. 49. Let us take the tramway. Prenons le tramway. Pren-nong luh tram-way. Reading Lesson. The following is the proper translation of the French exercise in lesson 2. The student will carefully compare the same with his work, noting the difference in the construction of the two languages. It is advisable that each exercise be correct- ed, copled and again compared. When all “ 4. S, |is found to be perfectly correct, study eac':» brase by heart: A ¢ er, e my baggage to my room. (2) What time s it? (3) It is 3 7 o'clock. (5) Where is the toilet room? (6) Ring if you want anything. (7) Blacken my boots. (8) Give me a glass of water. (9) | want a cup of hot tea. (10) Where is the bell? (11) 1 want a postage stamp. Vocabulary—Trompé de. mistaken in. J'accompagneral; 1 will accompany. X; there. gflosque; news stand. Mg”(- on; buys_one? Timbre-poste; tage stamp. Débiteur; retailer. t-on? makes one? Lev ilection. uatre; four. Fols; times. Station de voitures; cab stand. Read and trafislate into English: (1) Je me suls trompé de chemin. g) Indiquez-moi le chemin de la gare. ) On est la poste? (4) Je vous.y accom- ) Merel, vous_&tes trop bon. (6) Y a-t-ll_une pharmacie (drugstore) rés d'icl? (7) En face de I'hétel, Kr- du osque. (8) Ol achéte-t-on des te? () Au bureau de tabac. §HIM fait_on la levée de cette bolte? uatre_fols par an A heures? (13) A sep matin. (14) A six_et pagneral. (15) On est la station de voitures' Nota—The English Be givi Tanslation of ths exer- n the tollowt: ing lesson, RECENT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. considering have a very marked effect upon the properties of familiar materials and upon chemical action. Wires of metal are made much more hard and brittle and their tensile strength is Increased. Rub- ber, cork and such substances are as hard as stones, and organic substances of all kinds are frozen solid. Chemical action is very m@&h diminished or ceases alto- gether and the action of light on photo- graphic flims is very weak. Upon living organisms the of very low temperaturs are various. Cold- blooded animals show but slight resist- ance, while warm-blooded s resiat surprisingly well until the resources of he body are exhausted. Few insects can resist very low temperatures, although snalls were subjected to a temperature of —120° without apparent Injury. Bacteria, unfortunately, seem to be unaffected by the lowest temperature to which they have been exposed, —213° C. Possibly later experiments at —250° to —260° may show a different result. The benefleial effect of the cold bath is well recognized; but prob- ably no one, before Pictet, ever advocated one quite so cold as 110° below zero centi- grade. By the cautious use of an air bath .!'I fl:&l iemure fh.i cured himself chronic in on of long standing, an a “cold 'ell“‘;’m!med under his super- v}mnmm.rwm(nusn”miw' ple. - The effect of low temperatures on the germinating power of seeds has twice been tried, once at —182° C., and within the last few months, at —252° C. In the more recent experiment a .nxum of seeds of different types were to the temperature of lHquid hydrogen. Some of each were cooled slowly, and kept for more thn: an hour in & sealed tube immersed in the hydrogen. The oth- ers were not so carefully treated. In transmitting the second packet of seeds for planting, Dewar wrote: have sent you seeds to-day which, If the treatment with cold can kill. ought to be dead, They have been Immersed in lquid hydrogen for upward of six hours and no attempt was made to graduate the cooling. ¢ ¢ ¢ experience and all sprouted. s ent is vlrficnllflg.hlm. as the temperature to which the seeds w s is :?r-?‘l‘lfl’ as low as that the interstellar spaces. and their Sarvival lends " additional welght to the idea that life may originally have been brought to the earth on some seed-bearing meteorite. Industrial Applcations of Low Tem- peratures. Now, of what use is all this? First, much has been added to the stors of hu- man knowledge. Utllity from the sclent- ist’s point of view is not the highest alm— probably few of the men who have devot- ed years and great labor to this work would have tofled so long or so patiently for something merely useful. But to most people utility is now the main gquestion. A few of the possible uses of the great | development in this direction have no doubt suggested themselves. Very cold substances may be as useful as very hot bodies in certain operations In medicine or surgery, cautery for example, and no one can predict to what extent low tem- peratures can be used beneficially in the treatment of disease. Next, cold, under control, is a market- able article. The extent to which lique- fled gases are used for this purpose de- pends only upon the cost of drogen uces in a few seco the most ect vacuum known, by freez- ing out the contents of the chamber to be exhausted. When these solidifled gases have fallen to the bottom the empty chamber can be sealed off above them. Liquefied gases might be used as explo- sives, either alone, to operate by natural expansion, or mixed with other substances and fired. A liquefied gas confined in a closed vessel and exposed to ordinary temperatures would soon be heated above its critical temperature, and force of the substance, wi remaln liquid, be great.