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The morning call., 1891-09-08

There was gathering yesterday after
noon of the admirers of art to inspect the
exhibition Of the pictures OF Carl Kahler at
the History Building on Market street. and
the chief attraction was the widely talked of
painting OF Bernhardt as Cleopatra"
The morning call., 1891-09-08

his way to the spot where he had seen the
woman disappear beneath the waves. lie
stopped beneath the surface and gath cred
up the woman in his arms. She was un-
conscious and therefore offered no resist
aDce to her rescue.
With considerable difficulty Burr carried
his burden to the beach. There she was
rolled on bench and partly reSuscitated.
Burr noticed that the woman was about Is
years old. dark CONF lexioned and regular
featured. She was In street attire, even to
the hat, and the big pin that fastened it to
her head stuck him in the arm as he carried
her to the bathing establishment OF Mrs.
Hanson near by.
AN AGED sUIToR-
After being furnished with dry clothing
the rescued woman sobbed Historically as
she told Mrs. Hanson why she had tried to
drown herself. She said she was deter
mined to die, because her mother was trying
to force her TO marry an old man she de-
spised. More than this, the aged sutton for
her hand had threatened to kill her if she
persisted in refusing to wed him. Rather
than have that horrd old brute kill me-"
she walled, 81 would die by my own hand"
" For Gods sake. why did you rescue me?
Throw me back into the waves so that l
may end my miserable existence"
While talking TO Mrs. Hanson she dropped
a card inscribed Miss and Mrs. Rowan,
dressmakers, 2lR Polk street." Questioned
further, she said her name was not Rowan.
Later in the day the R0wans said the same,
explaining they had never heard of the
young woman.
From the bath house the young woman
was taken in a carriage TO the Receiving
Hospital After refusing to tell her true
name she related the same story she had
told Mrs. Hanson TO Mrs. Karr, the matron.
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS.
During the afternoon she was visited by
middle-aged and two young women who
claimed to be her mother and sisters, re-
spectiyely. The visitors at first refused to
say anything OF the mysterious patient.
Finally, however, they condescended TO deny
the girls story. They said she was subject
TO hystera and not responsible for what
she said or did at times. Then they said
her name was Rosie Marion and that she
lived at 240 McAliSter street. When this
was proved a fasehood the female trio
sad the girls name was Mcdonald; that
she recently arrived from Petaluma and
that she lived with an aunt on Buchanan
street. This story was also quickly dis
proved.
AT late hour last night middle-aged
man escorted the young woman from the
hospital and drove off with her in car
riage. 1t was then reported that the
wOman's name was Marcellus Stimmal or
Gmmel, and that she lived with her hus-
band somewhere on Octavia street The
hospital attaches are still unSatisfed, and
firmly believe that the mystery surround
ing their patient remains to be unraveled.
The morning call., 1891-09-08
The Alcazar.

"Ranch TO-" the piece chosen for the clos
ing Of the summer season-''seasons" 90 by
theatrical courtesy in this latitude-drew a
large number of people to this house last
evening. and the company played it for all
it was worth. This drama is great favor
tie at the AleaZar, not only with the mana
gers and the players, but also with those
who frequent the auditorium. 1t does not
play over the heads of the audience Every
body present can take in comfortably all
the situations on the stage, and from their
plainness and simplicity can understand
without much mental stretch all the lines of
text uttered. Besides, Mr.. L. r. Stockwell
has part in the Judge in which he is very
witty" and. in its enaetion. he drips fun
from every pore. A season could no more
close at the AlcaZar without "Ranch 10"
being played in the course of it than Wallen-
rod could be brought to confess there is
better theatrical manager than himself in
San Francisco. "Ranch 10' is cultivated at
this theater on the rotation OF crops prin-
ciple
The morning call., 1891-09-08

The Pioneers have also made extensive
preparations for their picnic at FL Campo
on Admission day. The tug Alert took
over fully 10000 dishes yesterday morning,
hasides NJ her things
The morning call., 1891-09-08
Evans and Hoey

viii celebrate at the New California The
alter on Sunday evening next their twenty
one hundredth performance of "A Parlor
Match" making a record rarely attained on
the stage with any single piece, and never
reached by any other farce comedy company.
The morning call., 1891-09-08
80 The Nominee"

MIR, Nat Goodwin continued The Nomi-
nee" at the Baldwin last evening and his
performance was received with warm
marks of approval. Tue same hit will be
repeated during the wepk. On Monday, the
14th inst, Mr.. Goodwin successful comedy,
The Gold Nine" will be revived.
The morning call., 1891-09-08
Good Cooking

Is one of the chief blessings OF every home. To
always insure good custards. puddings sauces. etc.
Gail Borden Eagle" Brano Condensed MIX
Directions on the label Sold by your grocer and
druOeist
The morning call., 1891-09-08

WHO owns THE RIG?-Police Oficer Feusier
OF the Harbor Police took up horse hitched to
an express wagon last night on Market street,
near Spear. The rig had been standing there
for several hours.
The morning call., 1891-09-08
There Is no sweetness In a KISS,

There Is no sweetness IN KISS.
Unless your teeth are inst like pearls
Then would you share Its trembling bliss
Use S0ZoD0NT at once. sweet girls.
For IL alone gives to the mouth
White teeth and fragrance OF the South.
The morning call., 1891-09-08

aThe villa Blancmignon,"
Produced by the German Company at the
BALDWIN last Sunday evening, gave intense
The morning call., 1891-09-08

lack of use and neglect On the coming an
nivarsary occasion. "Old Hoss." " Nc
Corker" and innocent Kid" are expected
to expand themselves in many additional
funnyisms, to make memorable SO impor-
tant an event in the career of the company.
The morning call., 1891-09-08
THE SHOOTER ARRESTED.

Captain Short took hand in the affair
during the afternoon and arrested Kelly on
a charge of an assault with intent to CON-
nit murder Kelly spent an hour in the
prison hospital before he secured his re-
lease on bonds in the sum of $1,000.
was bandaged his eyes swollen and his face
The morning call., 1891-09-08

in the face with his open hand. Mott had
one of his hands in a sling. and DIVER went
to his assistance. Dwyer told Kelly he
ought to be ashamed to strike a cripple, and
the policeman became so enraged that he
struck Dwyer singing blow, aud shouted:
How in - is that your busness!"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

house and barn wrecked.
and the yard filled with debris
IL then zigzaQs 10 No o, where IL
veercd quickly North eastward leaving
scarcely a vestigo OF the house but only
weakening the barn which was farther
over. Along ID II only strewed the de-
bris OF No. streining now aud then
a post till IL came 10 pile OF fence
posts at No :. AT once the whirling
motion takes place and the standing
fence is moved down by the loose posts
and all scattered for rods Southeast
ward This detection saved the house
at No. 4, only few rods away A tree
In the front yard being swept nearly
due South into the main track. Along
h Is we'll marked swath. perhaps
eighty yards wide OF broken trees,
strained fences and the grass swept
along the line as with water Hood.
AT No. the tornado evidently struck
the house first square on, and the
whirling motion and dchect.ons were
secondary. The main part OF the debris
Is carried eastward, bat the floor syS-
TEN was whirled noi,a into the road.
back south and west iuto the ward
emitting bubble swath through fence
and shrubbcry. and was dropped few
ect northwest OF ITS original place
(sce illustrntion). Thence blow went
northeast loaded with loose things.
10 the tall woods at +. The trees
here show less evidence OF twisting
than OF straight blow nearly south.
One rec les southeast, put under its
top II furniture from the house. A
short distance northwest of Z. the dis
turbance ceases abruptly. Thence the
storm went TO No. 10, forty rods south,
cutting only kitchen and leaving the
house unhurt. There are signs that "A
portion OF the straight blow contin-
ued on directly eastward from No. .,
and was joined by that from No. 10
immediately for the hedge north Of
No. 10 lis strewn with garments from the
latter. At this point IL first began
to plaster objects with mud. Now
note its path over Nos. IT., H., L., IA
and Is land there are others further
on. crossing roads and hedges wher-
ever an upright object stood Here
was a lane OF fifteen or more homes.
not one Of which escaped damage.
The upward vortex motion OF this
storm continued long after il rose
again. for oh Gets as large as window
sashcs fell thirty mites from where a.
did its last damage, and lighter sub
stances bearing names Identifying
them were found much farther east.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
QUITE READABLE.

Over 500 patents have been granted by
the United states Patent Office ON electric
storage batteries aud their details
woman who solicited alms at an ele.
waited railroad station i'm New York one
night received S37 10 In three hours
The fact was brought out in police court
The Connecticut parson who was said Go
own Shanghai rooster that could sing
the doxology has been so pestered 10y dino
museum managers that he hns had To de-
nounco the story AS a fowl lie.
Human life h valued as that of an ami
mails In some parts OF the world In On.
tario dog killed a sheep, the owner OF
the sheep killed the dog. and the owner OF
the dog killed the owner Of the sheep
French bookseller reports that his
torians are ginning ground over the novel.
lists AS favoritcs with readers. and the
publishers Circular Of London confirms
this to tho extent OF saying that novels do
rot sell as well as they once did
Charles Day, OF Grand Rapids. Mich. X
suffering under hallucnation that he tx
hypnotizcd aud IL under the influence OF
some unknown person, and az certain
times performs all manner OF old trick,
without having tho power In himself 10
stop IT,
There Is Chicago ordinance Chat DO
Nohicic can bee run on the ( hicago bo1le-
tasds unless thore bo lody on boali
hence Tue new company organized 10 ran
columbian coaches on these iliogoughfare.
say they VIII have lady coudliator on
e9cn vehicle so a. not 70 run the ris'. o.
violating the law
ffederick baily fought IN tho Engl;sh
army against jackson and ,vus wouad "a az
New Orleans Ia 1915 and aftussent,l be On
erred the l1ussinn army participating
soo sfeat campaign OF that yos.r against
Napoieon. lie Is now heard fnsn la al.
retiroment Ia mn English toYra baeal.o AZ
has reached the az, II ina.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
BITS FOR MADAM.

A child recently born at Wabash Ind
has four grandparents and seven great
grandparents TO nurse
Some medical men have risen to say that
too much alum finds its way into tho vi.
emma bread To make IL wholesome
The cannibal tribes near the Niger delta
In Angola, and In the Congo basin, are
probably the only natives OF Africa who
habitually eat human flesh. They. how
ever, are numbered 10y millions.
From Bcloit, Wis j. A Cowles, aged
ninety-two years has presented his wife
with coffin. made by himself In honor
OF her eighty ninth birthday. The couple
have been married seventy years.
This from young New York woman:
81 always keep bottle of vinegar ON my
toilet shelf A teaspooonful takon as
ann leaving my room TO receive n caller or
TO go out TO some social event has an ex-
collent effect on my voice, clearing and
softening It,"
In New York women who teach cooking
To private classes or lecture md give dem
onstration lessons charge s. per pupil for
"A course OF twelve lectures Single ad.
missions are fifty cents. A woman who
gives private lesson TO single pupil
charges her So. In Boston teachers OF
cooking IN the public schools receive from
$3.50 To S14i year Ina Philadelphia
teachers receive from $3.50 TO $3.50. Ia
Pratt institute, Brooklyn, ono teacher OF
cookery receives 81 900
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

How superstltious Bohsmians Rid rhem-
selves OF a Vampire.

selves Of Vampire.
The people OF Bohemia (the most
superstitious In all Europe). were
formerly great believers In muronies
Vampires and other uncanny appari-
tions The most terrible vampire and
perhaps the most popular one In the
annals OF that country. made It's APP
pearance In the year 1906. In that
year Hans Blow. a herdsman. died and
was buried. says the St. Louis Repub-
lie. For years before his death Blow
was suspected OF being a murony, or
living vampire. lie was buried near
Kadam. Bohemia. and within short
time after several deaths had occurred
within the immediate vicinity, each
victim being left with the characters
tic vampire marks upon the neck.
which consisted OF n blueish raised
wound directly over the left jugular
vein. Having been suspected OF being
a murony during life. the deceased
herdsnan was OF course. given the
credit OF causing all this mischief the
flocks were beginning 20 die of ut a rap
id raie--a misfortune also accorded To
the agency OF Blows vampire. When
the grave of the dead herdsman was
opened preparatory 10 exercising tho
vampire, although he had lain In the
ground nine weeks. he sat bolt up
right In the coffin. and with a placid
smile confessed that he was a vampire
and that he was keeping himself alive
on the blood OF those with whose muir
der he was charged; he cursed the
villagers for disturbing him. and
openly defed them TO prevent him
from making his midnight raids. A
large stake was then driven through
the coffin and the body OF the herds.
man far into the solid earth. This
being dono the vampire thanked them
ironically and then closed his eyes as
II in sleep The grave was then re-
filed and several tons OF stones piled
upon IL and guard set TO wait devel.
opments. That very night Blows
vampire was again abroad In the vii
lage. and. besides killing three OF his
tormentors, sadly depleted the herds
near the graveyard. The following
day the grave was again opened, the
body dismembered and burned in
plain sight OF oil the villagers and
people OF the surrounding country.
Blood is said TO have gushed from tho
corpse and frightful cries and curses
to have issued from the lips OF the
vampire while these supcrstitious bar
barians wero separating the limbs
from the body.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

Peak railroad. in the Scientific Ameri-
can of January -, il was stated that
"all provisions, tools. and camping out
fits were transported by trail 10 the
various camps along the line on the
backs OF mules and purroS," but, IN adj
dition % this general credit we
now present u view, from u photo
graph, OF one OF the ANIMALS SO EN-.
ploycd. odd as the view must b. TO
most reauers. IL Il by no means an un.
common one 10 those familiar with
life az mining camps in the mountains
anc in many other places distant from
the railroad lines. And, with varia-
tom in the character OF the burdens,
these same sturdy, dminutive cquincs,
which would generally be classe as
donlSeys at the East or rs bronchos,
burros or Indian ponies Of the West,
have borne large part Of the labor
attendant upon the advancing settle
ment OF the plains Scientific Amer.
lean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

may Indicate at least electric attrac-
ton. Noticeably. the storm crossed
the county OF Audrain for distance
OK thirty miles ON township line
dotted with no mes. and left straight
line at no time the distance
or stones throw, except 20 pick
mp building. Near Centralia, In
loone county, rs oscillations across
its general course were as great as half
mile-nt one time going directly
north on lane and demOlIshing two
or three buildings. The study OF the
diagram herewith OF the tornado =
track north of Mexico VIII convince
any one that upright objects had the
y lwcr 81 attracting IL from and de,icc-
ting IL again out OF the line OF It's
march House No. was only slightly
moved ON It's foundation. The direc-
ton OF the trees shows gathering OF
forces toward No. on high point
This house tsee cngrnving)
was demolished but not swept away.
Thence the main cloud goes on enst-
ward with an onshoot southeast To-
ward No. 4. Home No. 3 has the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03
Tampico ssarbor.

Concerning the wori, NJ Tampico
harbor. resident Engineer NrotnOwslIi,
In charge OF the work, says the north
jetty is now 5,s15 r. long and tho
south jetty =. $40 feet. When 1000 H.
long the ietties will be in q feet OF
water. which will be reached by Octo.
her next The distance between the
two ictties Il 700 10. The bar Is Of sand
and mud. The river when la hood has a
force OF e2a, 0Ol cubic feet per second
This enormous force OF water will
quickly deepen the ar To about % IT,
when the ietty works are completed.
Work was commenced on June =, isDO.
Since that time I 400 ~ OF beach have
been gained ON each side OF the jetti -,
and from Loco 10 400 hands
are now engaged In the
work About 7Ol cuDic var T. ~
stone arc dumped daily. An in' IS.
tiblc supply Of stone Is had ii
miles from Tampico, in The 81
san Luis Potosi The pilinf. are
brought 90 Tampico from pcnsaco a
and fascngoula. lla The mattresses
OF brush are from 40 % ~ feet 40 ths
bottom and about 30 feet az the top
The average current OF lhe river
Is i've miles per hour. The Pa.
nuco river has depth Of twenty live
feet distance Of about eighty miles
inland 20 the town OF Tamos. II ~
calculated by the engineers that YES
sells Of the largest draught may enter
Ia the fall When the work Is com
pleted Tampico will be the only safe
deep water harDor on the Atlantis
coast
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

route was more direct and some
what shorter than the railroad =,
but IL zigzagged enough TO compen-
safe for this. Its rate. therefore,
was u mile minute. including
stops" but between stations" il mus;
have been much greater, for when
doing its most destructive work il
appeared 10 halt or move slowly. One
observer states that 1t played before
him as he trotted quietly in It's wake,
and that he could easily have over
taken IL had he cared There are
other evidences that this Is true
When first seen west bf Ceniralia--
fourteen miles west Of Mexico the
storm cloud had five Of the usual
funnel-shaped tentlcles writing high
but harmless in the air. But they soon
descended, maSsed themselves INTO
one, and for six miles wrought q zig
zag course Of great damage -worming
itself this way and that sometimes at
right angles To It's course, 20 lick up a
building. At the end IL rose in the
air again. and became obscurcd at each
side and beneath by intervening clouds
During TINS Hight ITS velocity and
force were probably terrific. as It's
roar was heard twenty-five miles south
ward. AZ the end OF nine miles IL
gradually descended again, showing
several whirling tunnels
The external phenomena OF this
storms march We're perhaps not very
peculiar. At the time of It's greatest
fury, white steamy streak, apparent
liz foot across, was seen To run up
and down and sway with the lam
bent cloud. aud thea 20 part in the
mIdC ie, ana tie upper portion To
slowly withdraw above The funnel
cloud was dark, when simply travel
ing. but steamy white when doing de-
structive work its point touching ITS
victims, at times. with the delicacy OF
n serpent tongue. At some houses,
however, the cloud SEEMED 10 lie in
mass, and great, illmy tentacles, with
vertical revolution, would dart
violently out and in These. oirshoots
were also observed high IN the air at
other places. At times the main fun
mel was preceded 10y a smaller ons,
which would be oycrtakcn and alb
sorbed by the larger. with every APP.
rcarancc OF an explosion.
Tho electric displays, while extcn-
sivc, were not more remarkable than
those accompanying large ordinary
storms fhe switch boards at Mexico
Aahu pNlhdpH 'Ahtl PiAh'ef WIN bNlhN
out, and, on the edge OF the
track, some stock were killed by light
ming In the direct path, immediately
after the passage, some crisply burnt
green leaves were observed, indicating,
perhaps, heat, either electric or fric
tional but none Of those persons
passed over by the funnel, report any
evidences OF immediate electric action
There are, however, some remarkable
phases OF this tornado's traverse that
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

A sketch written ny Him In 1870. and
Now FIRST Published.

Now Fir.t Published.
Ia 1882 while in Denver on iourn-
alistic mission. says a writer in tho
Phila. Press. | resolved TO pay visit
to the humorist. who already had az
forded me 50 many hours. in tho ag-
grcgate, OF laughter and entertainment
TO be sure. Laramie Wyo.. where he
then lived was 500 miles away, but
my curiosity regarding the man had
been aroused and my appreciation OF
his work made the distance seem short.
A product OF that visit Is the follow
ing little sketch transcribed from tho
original manuscript which he present
ed 10 ne. A. | was taking my leave
OF him at Laramie no thrust long en-
velope into my hand and said; Here
is manuscript sketch | wrote as far
back as 1870 give IL to you NJ a
proof that | was not always n jester
with quill. Perhaps when you are
writing my obituary some time you
can use H.
And sure enough the pathetic and
pretty little sketch comes in conven-
iently now. though thank Heaven. |
am not writing Bill Nyc's obituary.
Here II Is:
Once, a long time ago / began 20
writc poem. II was to be perfect in
mc;er and In rhyme and so truthful In
continent that thousands OF hearts
should throb and thrill 70 its music
began it with high hopes and chris
tened 10 with the name OF child.
But the work moved slowly and the
lines seemed very tame. so / returned
again and again 20 tho child model for
inspiration and looked into the merry
eyes FOR help
So Il camo 10 pass that very little
Of my time was devoted 20 the poem
and great deal was devoted 20 my
hero No slave ever lived under
moro unlimited monarchy than | un-
der the reign OF pair OF laughing
eyes and no true, loyal subject ever
bowed in meeker submission Or blessed
his swee. bondage rs did with my
neck baucath the dimpled foot OF my
conqueror.
Thus the summer came with the
twinklug music OF the bObolinlS the
misty blue OF June mornings and the
evening concerts OF the sleepy voiced
crickets The long dreary days were
short % me. for / was under spoil.
ald the wand OF the cnchanter was n
baby's tiny rattle. So | still dreamed
on Of the poem that should crown this
summer vision with an ode 70 my
king the back OF whose chubby hand
was my law.
But the poem i only half finished
IL was broken OIL in tho middle OF u
sentence and now IL Is growing yellow
beneath pair Of little scarlet and
white stockingA Those summer days
arc locked in frozen sky; the roses
and the ylolets are covered by the
drifting snow With the death OF the
year came the time for tho waxen
hands 60 be forever still-those hands
that hold inv heartstrings in their
eternal stiffness; those hands that
seem 20 touch me yet and take mo
back 10 that golden summer time when
! was trying 60 write my poem.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

The Recent Tornado which swept
Mexico. NO., WAS the Hest Timed
oil Record - controlled BY Electric
Forces cientInc Nows.

The recent Mexico, Mo. tornado
was perhaps one OF the most accu.
rately timed storms OF record. by the
station clock, at Mexico, IL broke the
wires OF the Chicago and Alton rail
road. two miles west OF Central lin. at
exactly 3:is y. m, aud broke the wires
of the same line, two and one hall
miles east OF Rush Hin. at 3;i5 p. m:
time, 20 minutes; distance twenty
eight miles. The storms general