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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
WAS HE MURDERED ~
A Violent Death In Chicago Recalls Mem
ories of n BuicherY in Canada.

cries of Buichery In Canada.
On the night of September 18th Fred A.
Cooke was killed by cable-car near the
corner of Forty-fiith street and Cottage
Grove avenue. The gripman who testified
at the inquest said he saw the man lying
across the track, his head on one rail, his
feet across the other. 1t was not until the
light of the head-lamp shone on the mans
PROSTATE form that the gripman saw him,
and though he sounded the gong furiously
and instantly applied the brake. the car
struck the man, and he was picked up
almost dead. Before medical assistance
reached him he was dead. A passenger
who occupied front seat on the grip-car
corroborated the gripman's story, and, fur
Their, conceded with the grpman in the
opinion that Cooke was either unconscious
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
The Secret.

Two men stood in the shadow of a large
building and appeared TO be holding a mys-
FERROUS consultation.
you promised me, JIM" said one Of the
two in low voice, That for 81 you would
initiate me into the forms and ceremonies
for getting into the whisky club-room on
the top floor of this building. You're the
secretary and treasurer of this club, amt
your"
Yes" replied Jim.
"Well," rejoined the other. in dry, husky
whisper, 81 want to join the thing right now.
Here's the money"
Follow me-" said jim; and he led the
way to back door.
"You observe there are two flights of
stairs leading to the top foor?" he said.
YES"
$50 cautiously up these stairs. one step
at time. When you reach the top of the
second flight you will find closed door on
the left. 1t leads directly into the club
roOm."
Eyes. / am ready to"
"'Sh! Not 50 loud! Approach that door.
Listen moment to see if anybody is follow
ing you"
YES, yesW
Grasp the door-knob firmly, turn it either
to the right or the left, push steadily. and
the door will instantly open. That's all
there is of it."
why, thunder and lightning! Anybody
can"
But Jim had disappeared Chicago Tri-
bune.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
Licensed Tax. Payers.

At meeting of the Licensed Taxpayers
Union yesterday the claims of various can
didates on the straight Republican and
Democratic tickets who seek Endorsement
by the Observation-Disclosures were discussed,
but no conclusions We're arrived at. Ar
rangements were completed for the unions
picnic at Shell Mound Park next Sunday.
The unions convention reassemDleS at 2
o'clock this afternoon and the first order of
business will be the adoption OF platform,
which will be very short and pointed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
LAWRENCE ARCHER.
Candidate for Railroad Commissioner
From the Third.

Candidate for Railroad Commissioner
From the Third.
Ore of the candidates for the Office of
Railroad Commissioner from the Third
District is Judge Lawrence Archer. This
candidate is native OF South Carolina, now
in his SEVENTEEN year and for thirty-seven
years resident Of this State. At one time
he was a member of the Assembly, twice he
was Mayor of San Jose and twice he was
elected Judge of the Superior Court of Santa
Clara County. During his term in the As
sembly he presented and had passed what is
known as the Archer bill, after which the
interstate commerce law has been framed
Judge Archer is popular man in the dis
ttict in which lie resides.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
THE AMERICAN PARTY.
George II. sanderson Endorsed for the
Mayoralty.

Mayoralry.
The convention of the American party
was held in executive session last evening
in the Merchants Exchange Building. W.
A. Beatty occupied the chair. Consider
able time was occupied in discussion as to
whether or not the party should nominate
a straight American ticket or indorse the
candidates on some of the other tickets al
ready in the field. 1t was finally decided to
indorse whatever candidates the convention
saw fit. Upon motion the nominees on all
tile local tickets for municipal Offices were
placed in nomination for Endorsement.
George ii. Sandersou, the Republican
nominee for Mayor, was Endorsed by vote
of %. Mcdonald of the Reform Democrats
received Is. Goad 1 and ODonnell 2.
The convention will meet again this even
ing at half-past o'clock.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22
Loud Guard.

The Loud Guard of the Fifth Congress
~sional District, which was organized last
Friday night, already has membership of
80 among whom there are as many Demo-
Gratis as Republicans. The Clunie Guard.
organized two years ago, have deserted
their former standard-bearer and are now
working to secure the election of Mr.. Loud.
The Loud Guard will turn out Saturday
night, when Mr.. Loud will speak at the new
lAiguyon1
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22

On Tuesday last the Visalia FIGURING Mill
ground about one ton of corn into meal, the
corn having been brought to this State from
Kansas. The gentleman who brought the
corn here to be manufactured into meal
lately came from Kansas and located at
Selma. He chartered a railroad car TO bring
his household goods from Kansas to Selma,
and these not filling the car he made out a
carload by filling in with corn.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22

The Marysville Appeal says: James T.
Bogue has ,ffered to contribute his stock of
10000 to 1900 black walnut trees to the
country school districts throughout the
State, to be set out and cultivated as shade
and ornamental trees. In order that all de-
string may have few of these trees. he
limits the number of trees for each school
district 20 twenty-five
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-22

Country orders receive prompt attention.
Packages delivered free, in Oakland. Alameda al
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Testing Silver Dollars.

From every fresh lot OF silver dollars
made few are sent to the government
assayer at Washington for testing.
Weighing is but matter of scales, but
it is decreed that the dollar, for in
stance, must be exactly nine-tenths sill
yer, the remaining tenth being copper,
and variation Of not more than one
and one-half grains in the quantity of
the noble metal is allowed. First, the
silver dollar has to be rolled out thin in
machine, because when the coin is
made the silver in it has a tendency to
go toward the middle, SO that the metal
on the outside is not so fine as
within. But the assayer must discover
the average fineness OF the piece in
order to ascertain just how much silver
there is altogethe. in it, and he does
this in very curious way.
He passes the thin strip Of metal into
which the dollar has been rolled
through little continuance operated
by crank that is turned by the hand.
The strip comes out punched as full of
holes Us it can be, while hundreds of
small circular disks about the size of
q gold quarter fall out Of the holes thus
made into tiny box below. Next the
disks are taken out of the drawer and
mixed up; few Of them are taken from
the lot and they, representing the aver
age of silver, are subjected to chemical
ANALYSIS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Tho Naval Fight Of tho Future.

Each vessel, says Lieut.. Bradley A.
, Fiske, in the May Forum, will clear
for action as soon as the other is dis
cerned, perhaps five miles away. Each
will probably slow down at first, in
order to gain time for preparation, and
especially for getting the steam pres.
sure up to the highest point. Forced
draft will at once be started, and the
subdued roar Of the air driven through
the furnaces, to accelerate combustion,
nnd the whir of the dynamos will be
added to the clang of the gunbreach
blocks, as they are swung open to admit
The projectile to the breach, the hum OF
the ammunition hoists raising powder
and shell to the decks, and the quiet,
firm orders of authority.
On deck the gatling guns and revolv-
ing cannon and the rapid-fire guns in
the tops are got noise!essly into readi-
ness; the Captain takes his place in the
armored coming tower with the chief
quartermaster and his aid; the executive
officer assumes charge of the battery,
and remains near at hand to take the
Captains place in case of his death or
disability; the range finders are got in
position, and the officer in charge be-
gins to report from time to time the
distance OF the enemy, now drawing
closer.
Probably not shot will be fired until
this distance is reduced to 1000 yards,
and probably both ships will keep
pointed toward each other until that
time. But now what will the contest
ants do? 1t has been held that both
will advance steadily toward each other
each commander hoping that some
false move on the part of his adversary
will enable him to rush forward, dis
charge his bow torpedo at sos yards,
and perhaps follow it up with his ram
and end the fight at once-until they
have approached so close, say 500 yards,
that niether dare to swerve lest he HIM
self be rammed so that the ships will
at length collide end on, and may both
sink!
The various inventions of the past
few years rapid firing guns, high ex-
plosives, torpedoes. Submarine boats,
dynamite guns, and range finders; the
Increased power and perfection of steam
pnd electric machinery; the improve
ments in powder and in steel for pro-
iectiles and for armor-have not revo-
lutionized naval science so much as
they have broadened it. The princi-
pies of strategy remain the same, and
so does the necessity for the seuman's
skill. Engineers construct, inventors
invent, experiment are tried, sham bat
ties are fought, and heated discussions
agitate the naval mind; but the only
thing that can determine the real con-
dition of modern naval warfare is a
modern naval war.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
sympathy Thrown Away.

1t is seldom that the New York street
urchin fails to get amusement out of
anything where he sees the chance.
Some youngsters saw an opportunity
recently in the union of the following
elements: A pair of trousers, an old
Jacket and vest, hat and some straw.
The straw was put in the other ele-
ments, and the whole, when completed.
made very fair specimen of the genus
tramp" The boys carried the figure
around to neighboring church. and
placed it in a position which was skill
fully intended to give the impression to
passers-by of a feliowbeing in agony.
Then they hid to watch DEVELOPMENTS.
says the New Ybrk Times. A lady and
gentleman passed the church. "Oh.
look at that poor fellow, John! He
seems to be ILL.," remarked the lady.
The small boys didn't say ANYTHING, but
kept their eyes on John" John, !"
who was courtly cavalier OF the olden
days, benevolently went up and touched
the figure. saying, whats the matter
with you, my man?" He did not wait
to get an answer, but left suddenly. and
his departure was punctuated by various
cat calls and scoffing remarks.
Many persons passed the figure, and
many, overcome by emotions of pity.
went up and spoke words of kind en-.
couragement to it. patted it on the
shoulder, shook it, and then went awav
quickly, accompanied by cries of "Git
de ambulance fur de man, boss! Call
der copl He's McGinty's brother, boss p
and various other expressions of Amer.
icanized Anglo-Saxon that were more
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
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To Make Ice-XYatcr Last.

a useful attribute Of paper not gem
orally known is for preserving ice in a
pitcher of water. Fill the pitcher with
Ice and water, and set it on the center
Of piece of paper; then gather the
paper up together at the top and place
the ends tightly together, placing a
strong rubber band around the coil to
hold it close, so as to exclude the air.
A pitcher of ice-water treated in this
manner has been known to stand over
night with scarcely perceptible melt
ing OF the .-Reh0both Sunday
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Onward and Upward.

One hundred years have elapsed
since the first and last census taken in
the United States 1t is interesting and
pertinent to glance at the interim. The
first census-that of 1790-showed a
total population in the thirteen States
and the Territories on each side of the
Ohio River, of 1921, 1916 In the
Northwest Territory the population was
so small that no return was made. The
great Central States of the Union had
not even been explored. The census
of the present year will show popula-
ton approximatlng 7O,000,OOO.
The commercial progress of the
country has been equally rapid. 1t has
kept step with the vast increase in pop
ulation and the amazing growth of the
cities. At the birth of the nation the
manufacturing interests were OF little
importance; but since then there has
been al amazing expansion in every de-
partment of industry.
Railroad development has kept pace
with the increase of population and ex-
pansion OF commerce. The first line
constructed in the United States was
the Quincy Railroad, in 1926. The
second was the Mauch Chunk Railroad,
in Pennsylvania, in 1927. The rapid
growth OF the railroad system of the
country since that time presents n
striking evidence of the activity and
enterprise of the people and tho civil
progress of the nation. The number Of
miles of railroad now in operation is
about 125,OO0
The first line of telegraph was erected
! in lS44, between Washington and Balti-
more. From this small beginning a
vast system of telegrapfic lines has
been constructed, by means of which
all the great centers Of trade and popu-
lation in the world have been brought
into instantaneous communication.
The entire country is in the full
swing Of progressive development and
it is destined to accomplish still more
wonderful results and achieve still
greater triumphs in the future.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
High ElyinS.

The most remarkable balloon ascen
sion on record was made in 1894 by
Blot and Gay-Lussac, of Paris. BY
this enterprise they endowed science
with a series of new and important
facts, questionable before that time, a.
they carried with them a complete sci
of suitable apparatus, and, moreover
an unsurpassed knowledge of observa
ton and experiment. They assembled
to a height of -, 900 feet, and observed
that at 5000 or 5000 feet the animals
they had taken with them in order tc
observe the effect of the raretied air and
cold upon them, did not appear to suffer
any inconvenience.
In the meantime the pulses of the
two experimenters were much acceler-
ated; that Of Gay-Lussac, otherwise
always slow, sixty-two beats per minute
was eighty; and that Of Blot, naturally
rapid, seventy-nine beats per minute
was Ill.
At height of II, oo0.feet aIpigeon was
liberated; it dropped down, whirlino
through the air as if it had been stone.
The air was too thin and too rarefed tc
enable it to fly,
Three weeks later Gay-Lussac went
up alone and attained height of o..
600 feet -four and one-sixth miles), OF
1000 feet higher than the top of Chin
borazo Mountain. The barometer was
only 10 inches high; the thermometer
Is degrees Fahrenheit below the freez.
ing point, while at the surface of the
ground it was so degrees. He left the
courtyard of the Conservatoire DIES
Arts ct Meters, in Paris, and, after an
aerial voyage of six hours, descended
near Rouen, 100 miles distant.
The result Of this ascension on Cav.
Lussac's health was very injurious, par
TALLY by want of air for respiration,
combined with sudden cold, but chiefly
by the absence of the accustomed press
ure. At the extreme height OF $4,000
feet his face and neck were swollen
enormously, his eyes protruded from
his head, blood ran from his lungs by
vomiting; in short, his system received
o shock from which he never fully re-
covered during the rest of his life. =
Nev York Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
THE WOUND MAY RE HEALED, RUT
THE SCAR WILL REMAIN.
BN FRANCIS s. SMITH,

Oh, We who from cri,ae and ,ollution are free,
Watch we'll the tcmptai ions that throng around
thee!
A character furnished ne'cr loses the stain
The wound may be healed, but the scar VIII re-
main.
Ills true that the vilest forgiveness may earn
The sorrowing lost to the fold may return;
But sad recollection will bring with 1t palL--
The wound may be healed, but the scar Will re-
main.
The misty bloom brushed from the cheek OF the
plum
No more to its delicate surface can come;
And the pure heart polluted meier fresheAs
again-
Tho wound may be healed, but the scar will re-
main.
The slave of vile arpctites, touched by re-
morse.
May weep DER his follies and alter his course;
But S, i'll on lifc's tablet his record is plain
The wound may be healed, but the scar will re-
main
Then shun We the tenpter, and seek ye the
goal
Which promises peace to the world-weary soul
If We sin We will strive to forget it in vai1-
The wound may be healed, but the sc,r VIII re-
main.
-Ne3C York j!'eoIly
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
a shopping Incident.

She was busy woman, getting read,
to go away for the summer, and time
was precious, but she must buy before
she went, a pair OF new corsets "P. D..
size 81" She stepped into large dry
goods establishment on Washington
street, and went to the corset counter
The ladies who were there to sell cor
sets were all busy, but finally one con
cluded to stop gossiping long enough to
ask what she wanted.
"a pair OF corsets, please, p. D..
size %" humbly answered the little
woman, glad at last that her presence
had become known.
The saleslady languidly turned owe,
the stock iu intervals OF her continued
gossip. and at last produced p. D.
pair.
"Yes. but that's size 23."
"Well, we haven't got any % dowr
here. Here, BOY, go upstairs and gel
some p. ID. corsets, sizes 81, % aud %
several Of each
The busy woman, after waiting fol
the boy until she nearly fell off the
stool through WEAKNESS, went over tc
the hustle counter, the shirt counter
and the sack counter to while the time
away, and by and by returned to the
corset counter.
HAS the boy come back yet?'
"No, he has not"
"When is he likely to return p
meekly)
when he is ready" (toploft.
ically.)
The afternoon Wore away. The boy
at last returns with four pair OF corsets
which he deposited on the counter, re-
marking that there WAS not any size y
upstairs, aud the salesladv looked at
the busy woman with a glance in which
triumph was strangely mingled with
indifference.
"Oh," gasred the would be customer,
chow | wish [ had known that q half an
hour ago. 1 need not then have wasted
all this time"
Slowly, oh, so slowly, the dignified
saleslady turned to the counter, opened
a box ard disclosed "P. D.. size %"
"Why, did the boy bring that o.
NO
did you have ii here all the time?"
YES"
But why did you not give it to me
when you knew l was in such a
hurly?"
1--WE don't serve our customers with
electricity remarked the saleslady as,
with crushing manner and aspect and
tone sheturned away. She condescended,
however, after q while, to come
back and deliver the package and the
change, after which she resumed her
sadly interrupted gossip, while the busy
woman made rapid transit out of the
store. -BostO1l Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
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IEulIdrr-StOnes.

In 1923 Jussleu addressed the French
Academy on the Origin and Uses of
Thunder-Stones. He showed that re-
cent travellers from various parts Of the
world had broughta number of weapons
and other implements of stone to
France, and that they were essentially
similar to what in Europe had been
known as "thunder-stones;;" year later
this fact was clnched into the scientific
mind Of France by the Jesuit Latitau,
who published work showing the
similarity between the customs of
aborigines then existing in other lands
and those of the early Inhabitants of
Europe. SO began, in these works of
Jussleu and Lafitau, the science of COM
parative ethnography
In 1870 NIahndel presented Il paper
to the French Academy of Inscriptions
Oh the so-called "thunder-stones, and
also presented q series of plates which
showed that these were stone nipple
ments, which must have been used at
an early period in human history.
In IT'S Button, in his Epoques de la
Nature, intimated his belief that "thun-
der-stones" were made by early races of
men; but he did not press this view,
and the reason for his reserve was
obvious enough: He had already one
quarrel with the theologians on his
hands, which had cost him dear-pub-
lie retraction and humiliation; his
declaration, therefore, attracted no
notice. - Popular Science Month.y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Our Literary Lionesscs.

Penman-By the way, old man, who's
that pretty little girl in blue talking to
Prof. Winterby?
Quills-That's the author of the new
book on the PHILOSOPHY of the I'm
known.
Penman-And who's the old maid
in spectacles?
Quilts What! Don't you know her?
Why, she wrote the novel that every
body is talking about" Geraldine, or
the Confessions Of a Young Girl. -
Boston Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
The Young Idea.

Fannie's mamma is great hand to
borrow of her next door neighbor. One
day Fannie went into the neighbours
for visit, but found them all ready to
80 away to stay week.
us 90 all dom at once?"
Yes, baby and ALL"
"Why," she said, in an aggrieved
tone, "how tan 90? Ny mamma will
want to bor' 'tings. Detroit Free
Press.