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The morning call., 1891-07-01
NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL.
A Step in the Right Direction by the
Board of Health.


Board of Health.
training school for nurses is about to be
established at HE County Hospital by DR.. j. H.
Healy Superintendent of That institution though
it Will be under the direction of the Board OF
Health. In time, though just when has not
been decided. an additional building for the eX-
press purpose OF this school Will be built on the
hospital grounds.
Two very competent instructors from the
Phlladelpha Hospital, Miss Id NJ. Forsyth and
Miss Elise MOhl have been employed 10 take
charge OF the school. and they will have super
vision OF the nursing department OF TIL hospital
There VIII be two Classes, probation and Junior
and those who pass the latter Will he fitted to
nurse in wards at a salary.
Anatomy, physiology ana general nursing Will
be embraced In the first year, and the second
VIII be devoted 10 special diseases and to the
training OF younger MUSES.. The full course for
diploma Is TWO years. Dr.. Healy and Film
wood VIII give lectures and readings. About
my students Will be admitted at first, and
already quite number OF applications has been
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His Music Not Annreciated.

Antonio Martinez, a barber, exhibited a
battered and bandaged head yesterday when
he made complaint for the arrest of Mrs.
A. Pierce. He said that he visited friends
on Monday night at 17l7 Greenwich street.
over Mrs. Pierce's abode, aud the fact that
he had been playing on bani and singing
made her very angry. While he was leav-
ing the house he was aSsaied by her and
three other women, who beat him over the
head with clubs and broom handles. He
charges Mrs. Pierce with an assault to
murder
The morning call., 1891-07-01
CITY HALL GROUNDS.
Many improvements Under Way About
the Building.

MHny improvements Under Way About
the Building.
Architect Patten of the new City Hall render ed
his report for June 10 the commission yesterday.
He has ready the specifications and drawings
for The completion OF tile boundary fence, also
for granite steps, drives and walks, lamps, gas
and water pipes, etc, also for Increasing the ac-
cOmmodal Ions OF the Tax Collectors office. He
was instructed to prepare, as soon as possible
specifications for remodeliug and oyerhauling
thu plumbing OF the han.
Superintendent Hughes reported that some
portions of the roof are IN very dilapidated con-
dition and look as though the wind would blow
them away.
The opinion seemed to be that tue roof is cost
ing heavily for repairs. Already more than $500
has been expended and the work is hardly NOR.
than comm need. The board was assured IN the
beginning that It would cost no more than 5000
TO do all Tile work.
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dull saell, no one has yet been found will
ing 10 send him an order for a working
force. During the past few days he has
been busy in communi ;ating with the large
fruit centerS on the subject, and it Is ex-
pected that replies will commence coming
IN to-day. The nature of them, of course,
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and in service on the 1st of October. 1t
requires S26 to uniform guardsman, not
taking into account arms and equipments,
but it is probable that tie battalion will be
organized very soon, although unlikely that
it will report to the Acknowledgement be-
fore October. a sufficient number is ready
for muster, and CO siderable interest has
been taken in the formation of the battalion.
The morning call., 1891-07-01
Naval Reserve Battalion.

Captain John j. Fitzgerald of the United
states Naval Association has received "a
communication from Adjutant-G General G.,
Z. Alien concerning the proposed naval bat,
TALON. The Navy Department will issue
arms ana equipments to the value Of Sl2 to
each 'oihcer and man mustered ana in SER
wee on the lst OF July, and like sum to
every additional officer and man mustered
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Sunday evening last and the following off,
GERS elected: President, Deacon A. A.
Walker; president, J. Sempey; Secre-
taFy, Edith Beesley; Assistant Secretary,
Frank Moss; Treasurer, Mrs SempeS
Chorlster, ID. awtelle; Assistant Ch0rister,
Mr.. Whitaker; Executive CorhmIttee-Rev
A. W. Runyan, Mrs. Sawtellc, c. a. BeesIey,
Mr.. Wood and Mrs NicholI
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a Runaway on Clay Street

A morse hltched to peddler's wagon ran
away on Ciay-street Wharf about 9 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. The animal went out
Of the gate and crossed East street at . %
clip. but was stopped before any serious
ddnape was dime
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Francisco de Icons Heiress.

Ex-senator jeremiah Lynch has petit
toned the Superior Court to be appointed
guardian of Virginia Durstein, the grand
daughter of Senior Francisco de Leon, who
died in 1873. Virginia is living in Geneva,
Switzerland, with her father. The property
which she has inherited consists largely OF
real estate in this CITY.
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QUIETLY DIVORCED.
Why a Member of BOstOn's Aris-
tOcracy Came to This City.

James c. Jordan, whose name appears in the
directory of Boston's blue bloods. came to this
cry one year ago Ostensiby TO invest his
millions, but, as II now appears, TO secure a
divorce without publicity"
The divorce was granted on the ground Of de-
serpou. II was shown that jordan and his vile
had mutually agreed 10 live apart, but that after
he came to this city he asked her to come here
ana she refused. Following is the letter he
wrote her:
PALACE HOTEL,
SAS Francisco, Cal. May x. 1880
To M we: l have now been here In San Fran
cisco several weeks and much pleased with the
pace. Cali ornia at this Of the year, IS per
lecuy "eiightfll, and am growing more aud more
infatuated with it.everr day. Since arriving here I
have met great many pleasant peonle, Old bust
ness friends, or rather those whom knew through
business associations In Boston and elsewhere.
Before leaving Boston had determined, on ac-
count OF the very unpleasant assoc iatlons Of the
past, 10 make my home in California. felt must
leave Boston, and forever.
As residence. san Francisco seems to be the
place which have been seeking. Here the failure
loo>s brighter; business prospects good and the
rlus-s me with fresh life and hope. For these
reasons am more determined than ever TO make
California my home. am very certain that shall
never return Massachusetts live. Feeling this
way. do you wonder that my thoughts natural y
turn to you ana our dear children?
Here We could i've so pleasantly away from old
ass9cldtiuus and seek Il " friends and surround d.
l~s Here the climate is healthful, the people cul
tvated aud metropolitan. / ask you 10 come here
aud forget the past-uo return to me and assume
your duties and Obligations as my wife. As your
husband demand 1t. do not consent to YOU liv-
ing separate and apart from any longer. The
separation agreement which bOth signed now
revoke and annUl- ! viii not be bound by 1t. II
throws me out upon the world without a wife, you
without husband.
Again ! say cannot, viii not be bound by II or
consider that II now exists. BY that agreement I
made you ample provision for your support II you
VIII come here and assume your duties my wife,
l Will provide for you as you should he provided
Tor. ana as becomes my wife ami family. / am now
al the Palace Hotel here. We could reside there or
secure home IN OF the delightful villas either
IN OF near san Francisco. Say that You Will come
with the children and I Will furnish you with all
necessary funds. l viii even try and come on Tor
You.
From the past you must know that It is impossible
that should ever reside in Massachusetts again /
therefore cntfeat you-nay, as your husband. de-
mand-that you come here at once where we can
live happily together with hildrei and forget
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Charged with Embezzlement. /.

j. Schnitzer was arrested yesterday on
complaint of J. b. Harmon charging him
with embezzleuent lie is accused of hav-
ing collected aud appropriated to his ow
use S222 p WI ie acting as local agent for
Paul O'Burns & Co., wine merchants OF
San Jose
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Cuffed with Handcnns.
Gospel Temperance Union.

George Evans has sued John Isbester for
$3.50 damages for having beaten him with a
pair OF handouts at Martinez on June oath.
The morning call., 1891-07-01
A One-Le-red Eloper.

Alfred M. Panzer has sued his wife for
divorce on the grounds Of desertion. He
AYERS that Mrs. Panzer, who has but ons
leg, eloped some time ago with 5. NJ. Carr,
the son of a shipwright.
The morning call., 1891-07-01
Our Unemployed

Notwithstanding the efforts Of Mr.. fMaslin
of the State Board of Trade to secure EN-.
plovment for the several hundred} Young
Hecha nies and wpneh who hRvs amy n ~
The morning call., 1891-07-01

Lightning followed line Of gil t down the
wallpaper in Methodist Church Mt Belpre.
Pa, and harne,l'o8 only Us dashg fgarg'
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/. David Hardy Of McKeesport has a horse
that will drink water only through hose.
The morning call., 1891-07-01

Gospel Temperance Union was organ
lied in Hamilton-square Baptist Church on
The morning call., 1891-07-01
ATEMENT
-...oF THE.
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
-...oF THE.
Economic Fire Office, Lin.tsi.

OF LONDON. ENGLAND, ON THE yTsv IA
~ OF December, A. u. 1890 and for the rear .a T. b
on that day. made the Insurance Co litastos.i
of the State of California pursuant the r ylsfa.
OF Sections 6l0 and GIL of the Political sofs ,.1i
densed as per blank furnished by the Cor 1lfsoze
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INCOME.
Net cash actually received for Fire
premiums ...... ....................... 81
Received for interest aud dividends
on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all
othet sources OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Received for Transfer Fees.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
Worth Trying IN Mild Cases.

A lady correspondent in the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette says: offer to the
public sure cure for diphtheria. A poor
man can get it for few cents. Go to the
drug store and get a few cents worth Of
spirits Of nitre; give five to ten drops
every two or three hours according to
age; this will check all fever and help
the cure. Next thing get pint of good
vinegar; put in teaspoonful of cayenne
pepper, teaspoonful Of salt in this and
shake well in bottle. If the child is large
enough let it gargle we'll every hour; then
swallow a few drops after each gargle.
This gargle will eat the white patches
that can be seen at the back of the throat.
If the child is too small to gargle and
impossible to manage in that way, make
a swab-take a small white rag and rap
it around thin stick, and dip in the
mixture; clean the rag each time; give
the child few drops each hour. Take
three teaspoonsful of sweet oil, or any
other grease, and warm it, put q teaspoon
full of heartshorn in it; stir until it be-
comes white, and rub the throat on the
outside. Let the child run freely about
the house at will. In about "a hours you
will find the white spots have vanished.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
IMAGINATION Killed Her.

A remarkable instance of the hold su-
perstition has upon the mind of even the
educated and religious, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, was recently exhibited in
the case of Mrs. Rebecca Byrnes of Hele-
ma, Ark, lady noted for her intellectual
attachments and pious life. One morn
ing, arising in what seemed her usual
health and spirits, she summoned her
children to come to her.
One son was residing in Topeka, Kan,
one in New Orleans, two daughters were
married and living in Sedalia, No., but,
obedient to their mothers call, they came
ut once, though ignorant of the reason OF
their summons. When all were about
her the lady informed them that she had
had dream, in which her husband, who
had been dead for nearly fifteen years,
had warned her that she had only ten days
more of life. She sent for her children
TO bid them good by, which she proceeded
to do with much calmness, but with the
ar of one who had not the slightest
doubt that she was already dying.
Her friends attempted to reason with
her and to point out the folly of placing
such perfect confidence in dream, but
all to no purpose, for the lady persisted
10 asserting that she would depart from
earth on such day and exactly at GER
tam hour.
Her pastor demonstrated with her, and
even brought the severest censure to bcar
on her superstitious credulity, and at last
Mrs. Byrnes ceased to speak of the mat
ter, so that her family had begun to think
that she had conquered her fancy. She
continued in excellent health and pur-
sued her usual daily life, but just before
the hour she had predicted would be that
of her death she sought ber children and
again bid them good-by, then, seating
herself quietly in An arm chair, expired
lust as the hour was struck. The physi'
clans declare that her death was due
solely to her imagination.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
A G1rI's Clever Retort,

The Professor of Natural Science at
Ann Arbor was discussing the process of
fertilizing plants by means of insects
carrying pollen from one plant to another,
and to amuse them told how old maids
was the ultimate cause of it all. The
humble bees carry the pollen; the field
mice eat the humble-bees, therefore, the
more field mice the less humble bees and
the less pollen and variation Of plants.
But cats devour field mice and old maids
protect cats. Therefore, the more old
maids the more cats, the fewer 6eld mice
and the more bees. Hence old maids
are the cause of variety in plants.
Thereupon Sophomore, with single
eye-glass, box coat, an English um-
brella, with his trousers rolled up at the
bottom, arose and asked:
II sa-a ah, professah. what is the cause
-ah-of old maids, don't you know7"
"Perhaps Miss Jones can tell you,"
suggested the professor.
..Dudes!" said Miss Jones, sharply, and
without moments hesitation.-Ex.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
Teller on Silver.

Senator Teller of Colorado in an inter
view at Chicago said:
"Not one man in five hundred has evel
studied the silver question. And to lister
to some men in the East, accredited finan.
ciers, talk is enough to drive one &C.
quainted with the question wild with ex
asperations. In 1878, when the Bland
bill providing for the monthly coinage o1
81, 600, 900 was passed, Senator Sherman
prophesied that gold would be driven
from the country, possibly not before
$4,000, 900 had been coined, but certain.
ly,' he said. Later he raised the limit ol
safety to 500, 100000. Then he knew
that gold would be no more.
"How much truth was there in his
prophecyW The Senator smiled as he
asked the question. "To day We have over
$4OO, ,OOO, 900 coined and our stock OF
gold Is $500, 600, ,000-an amount greater
than we ever had.
"How do you account, Senator, for such
men as Sherman, men of undoubted in
telligence and long study, so strongly
opposing what you and others believe
will be 80 benefciall"
"Men with Presidential ambitions be-
lieve it fatal to run counter to the wish
of Wall street. To coneiliate that thor.
oughfare is, in their minds, absolutely
necessary to quiet the buzzing Of the bee
within their bon nets. And they are per-
haps right. Wall street with contribu-
ton of 100000, exerts most potent
influence in the world of politics. I'm
mense sums were raised during the last
Presidential campaign. But they were
not raised for educational purposes. And
vet the volume Of business done in Wall
street is scarce a tithe to the amount
transacted in the country It is the small
amounts of $40 and under that tower
above it. Such transactions, small when
separated, in the aggregate form four.
fifths of the business of the country. And
to enable such transactions to be made
without impediment, an immense amount
of money is needed. The demand is
growing all the time, but the gold prod
uct of America is not large enough to
supply it."-Reno Journal.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
Machine Marriages.

While France tries to increase her
population by offering awards for
large families and threatening to
tax bachelors, Germany encourages
the matrimonial bureau. One of
these in Berlin received during II
years 1889 propositions for mar
riage from women, varying in ages
from sixteen to seventy-two years,
and from men from eighteen and a
half to seventy-nine years. That
women not only are more desirous
to wed than men, but that too ear
lier in life, was shown by the fact
that 1890 more applicants came for
husbands than for wives, while the
average age of the male applicants
was twenty-nine and half years,
or three years greater than that of
the women. 1t is sad to relate,
though perhaps their consolation is
greater than their happiness might
have been that matches were brought
about for 541 men, while only one
third of the would-be wives could
secure helpmates.-Baltimore Amer
ican.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
A Trick In Swimming.

Says an expert swimmer: ut
looks very strange to see man 60
under water with a lighted cigar in
his mouth, smoke calmly at the
bottom and come to the surface with
the cigar burning as nicely as if he
were smoking in his easy-chair.
Apparently he defies all natural
laws, but of course he doesn't. Il
is a simple trick, but it requires
practice. Just as l throw myself
backward to go down I fip the
cigar end for end with my tongue
and upper lip and get the lighted
end in my mouth, closing my lips
water-tight round it. A little alip-
pery-elm juice gargled before going
in prevents any accidental burning
of the mouth. Going slowly down
backward, / lie at full length on
the bottom of the tank and blow
smoke through the cut end Of the
cigar. Just as l reach the surface
again another flip reverses the cigar
and there I am smoking calmly
The reversing is done % quickly
that Nobody notices i.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
The Decay of American Manhood.

It cannot be denied that symp-
toms are appearing in our public
and private life of a decay in the
character of our people. The only
question is: Are they the results of
the influence Of immigrants, or Of
other causes which corrupt the ma
tive-born citizen as we'll as the i'm.
migrants2 The tendency toward
the Capitalization of wealth aud
power is the most characteristic
symptom that has appeared in the
development Of our public and eco-
nomic life during the last thirty
years. It has undermined the self
reliance of our citizens and induced
them to look to the Government as
a paternal power for help and as
sistance. 1t has induced them to
engage in a vile chase for success,
irrespective of principle and virtue.
1t has beguiled them into aping
foreign customs and habits. It has
made them forget that American
citizenship is the highest type and
has caused them so far to lose their
self-respect that they importune our
Minister in Europe for introduc-
tions at court, and consider it their
greatest ambition to splurge in aid
sorts of extravagances. This degen-
Grafton certainly cannot be traced
TO the influence of immigration. A
dozen titled adventures coming
over here from Europe, who are in
troduced into the best circles, who
turn the heads of the bellies of soci.
ETY., and.who induce our dudes" to
initiate their snobbish follies, con-
tribute more to corrupt the habits
and customs of the best classes of
our people, who consider them.
selves prominently American, than
million of poor immigrants
Oswald Ottendorfer, in the Forum.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
Some Chop Logic.

In one of his inimitabIe speeches in
the House of Representatives the Hon. 8.
8. Cox once touched up the protectionists
in the following tone of voice:
do not affect elaborate tables. They
are go common az hardly to be read. es-
pecially when they refer to wages under
the tariff. A table may show low scale
of wages for England and high scale
for the United States. But what does it
prove9 Let me reproduce here, in syllo-
CYSTIC form, these logical sleights of hand
or mouth.
Thus argues the protectionist:
England has free trade; England has
low wages. Ergo, tree trade produces
low wages.
Again: The United States has protec.
ton; the United States has high wages.
Therefore. protection produces high
wages. Laughter.]
Now, one may very easily parody such
chop logic, thus:
England has House of Lords. Eng
land has low wages. Conclusion : The
Lords make wages low. Laughter.]
Or, the United States is infested with
tramps. The United States has high
wages. Therefore tramps make wages
high. daughter
Ireland has no snakes Ireland has
low wages. Ergo: Snakes make wages
high. Laughter.]
Apply the same argument to Russia.
Russia has high protection. Russia has
low wages. Therefore protection makes
wages low.
Turkey-will the gentlemen excuse me
for my reference9 Laughter.] Well,
Turkey has low tarif-8p per cent. Tur-
key has the Koran. Therefore the Koran
makes wages low. daughter
The truth is, as has been frequently
stated on this floor and proved, that
wages are a matter entirely irrelevant to
the discussion of tariff, depending upon
the law of supply and demand, and the
circumstances, situation and resources of
the country.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
The Precious Metals.

A bulletin relative to the production OF
gold and silver in the United States dur
ing the calendar year 1889, was issued
from the census Office July II. The bull
letin shows the production of bullion
during the year 1889 was, gold, 1880, 1863
ounces, United States coinage value e32,
8e6,744. Silver, 41,354,851 ounces; Uni
ted States coinage value $6G, 1888. In
gold this is nearly % per cent of the
worlds product and in silver 81 per cent
The bulletin says:
The number of gold and silver mining
claims or "locations," comonly called
s'mines," in the United States is practi-
cally beyond computation. The names
of nearly one hundred thousand such
claims or mines were received by the
census Office. But limiting the investi-
cation to producing mines; mines work
ing but not producing; mines temporarily
stopped but which had produced, and
upon tabulating only such mines as made
production returns or labor statistics, the
list was reduced to 1904.
The expenditures during the year, in
cluding wages. value of supplies, ETC., was
$S3,451,136. Total value of mining
plants, $4e5, 900, ,565, made up of build
ings, railroads, machinery, underground
improvements, mine supplies and cash.
Estimated value of mines exclusive Of the
above items, $3ss, ,094,s21. Total value
of mines and works, $486, 1913 ,4SS.
Of 6,004 mines on which returns OF
production or labor statistics were made,
e6S we're reported idle; 1000 reported
working but not producing bullion; %
producing 100000 worth of bullion; A
producing $3.50, 900 to $4,000 900; 1o7 as
producing 100000 to $25o,0oo; s5 from
$4,000 to 100000; 1877 from $4,000 to
$4,000; laos from $1,000 to $4,000
and 1910 less than $1,000. From the
statistics it appears the labor employed
in the actual production of precious met
ais is better paid and more productive, in
fact, than in any other industry thus far
reported in bulletins issued by the elev-
onth census. The average earnings OF
all persons employed at gold and silver
mines 57,e35) was $725, while the av-
erage output per man amounted to $l,-
1898 year.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-08-01
Blue Monday.

An explanation of the much dreaded
"blueness" of Monday has been afforded
by an erudite French observer. He gives
it as the result of extended observation
that the only nation in which Monday is q
day of poor lessons, headaches, scratchy
penmanship and "that tired feeling gen.
erally is the United States. Here he no.
tices that people accustomed to great reg
ularity in eating and other physical habits
during the week, make practice OF eat
ing q late and unusually large dinner on
Sunday and in lounginQ lazily around
the house . great portion of the day in
stead of taking necessary exercise. This,
of course, leads to temporary dyspepsia
on Monday. The theory is ingenious.