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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-18
TEHAMA'S FAIR.
Elaborate and Extensive Exhibits
in the Pavilion.
Heavy Storms in the Mountains East Of the
City Of San Bsrnardino.
Ramle Culture In Kern COuuty-Trlal Of a
DGcOrtiCltlg Machine - SaGra-
meRtO Native Sons
Epecial TO THE MORNING CALI

RED BLUFF, Aug. 1.-THE pavilion was
crowded with exhibits, some of them very
elaborate and expensive. Tehama County
Agricultural Associations exhibit was In
the form of square column 80 feet high
covered artistically with twenty-six varieties
of grapes in punches, mostly from Senator
Stanford's vineyard. 1t is a magnificent
display of the products of Tehama County's
rich soil. There is a large collection of
fruits and vegetables from the various or
chards of the county.
The first days races will be held to- NOR
row afternoon. The entries are as follows:
Running race for three-quarters of mile
and repeat, Maggie N, Alfred Il. Lou john
son, Wild Oats, Sammy II, Canny Scott
Joe Harding. The contest is for purse of
S125. For the second race. pacing race,
mile heats, best three in five, for a purse
of $500, for horses without records. the
entries are: Munroe, Howard, st. Clair,
Lady Dolman, Keno, Claude and Babe. The
third race, trotting race, open to all. mile
heats, best three in five, for purse of $3.50,
has as eutries: Harley, Ava, Logan. Harry
Il, Fanny McGreg0r, VastO, Our Jack, Doc
Button ana Coronado. The track is in iiue
shape and the horses are in excellent con-
ditlon. The town is full of people.
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HONESTY THE BEST POLICY.
1t Is One Thing in Theory, But 1t Is
Another in Practice.

1t Is One Thing in Theory, But 1t Is
Another in Practice.
This Sunday-school precept business is
all very well in its way" says ex-senator
Waller Young of st. Joseph, "but il doesn't
always work in the rush of practical life
When | was boy / had the prettiest no.
tons about confessing fault, never telling
a lie, and all that sort of thing. One day L
threw a rock careessly and it broke a large
pane of glass in the college building. No
body saw me. l could have escaped without
detection, but, alter reviewing all my Sum
day-school receipts, it occurred to me that
the grand and noble course for me to pursue
would be to call at once upon the President
and tell him how l had accidentally broken
the window-pane. 1t WAS brilliant rcSOlu-
ton, and as started toward the Presidents
office | codld almost hear him say: Brave
boy your manly conduct is worth a dozen
panes of college glass Go thy way, my son,
and be more careful i'll the future The
President was stern, dignifed man, and
approached him with great display of hui
mility:
Mr. President said |, broke a pane
Of glass just now, but l didn't 60 to do it,
WHATS that?' he Numbered, laying
down his book and freezing me with a look.
You did what?"
"' Broke pane of glass in the chapel,
SIR
as You did! Well, young man, you bring
81 Is with you tomorrow morning to pay
for it. or I'll send n bill to your father. Un-
derstand that, SIR
"Ye-ye-yes. SIR faltered.
" YOu bet | understood it, 1t meant an
other humiliating confession at home, and a
possible thrashing for my carelessness. But
it taught me lesson. The next time l
broke window glass ran like a turkey
and let the burned old college find out who
did it. And they never caught me on an
other 81 70 either."-St. Louis Republic.
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Anderson a native of FaIkeDberg. Sweden, aged
49 years, 10 months and 10 days.
GG- Notice OF funeral hereafter. Remains AZ tne
undertaking parIors OF Theodor DlerKs, 9j7 Mis-
sion street, between Fifth and Sixth
BENNETT-In this city, August a. 1891. Alfred,
son OF Dr. william Bennett. ana brother OF hehry
Bennett. a native of New York, aged 30 years
t5-Notiee of funeral hereafter.
GREENE-In this city. August II. 1891. Maggie w,
dearly beloved wife of Daniel Greene and young
s ss,e uaoghter OF Daniel and Mary bgeIow ana
cisco, aged "a years
IS Notice OF funeral hereafter
McGUIGAN-In this CITY, August IL 1891 Ann
wife OF the late James McGuIcan and beloved
aunt OF James + and Gus Neagle and Mrs. Alice
6S years. %
a5-Notiee of funeral hereafter.
KELLY-In this city. August g. Mrs Annie Kelly
native or Ireland. aged AZ years
BRooKS-In this city, August IL Ellen Brooks
a native Of England aged 90 years, months and
SAYNER-ln this city, August II, Florence Nav
SAWYER, native OF San Francisco aged 3 months
and % days.
LUDOLPH-In this rity, August 49, Herman Lu-.
doiph. beloved brother of Mrs. John kosenbrock
and Diedrich and John Ludolph. native of Falk-
enberg, Amt IiItenthal Germany, aged 80 years,
months and day.
STEIGER-I this city, August 16, Charles r
Steiger, aged IS years.
kING-In this city August IL Lucy, beloved wife
OF E King, a native OF Boston. aged 81 years and
FITZGERALD-In this city August 10, Patrick
Fitzgerald, native of County Limerick, Ireland,
aged 50 years.
MATHIAN-In this city August / Pierre Nathan
native OF France, aged 81 years.
SAUNDERS-In this city, August IA. Lucy Saun-
ders, native Of Boston, aged 80 years.
MEYER-In this city. August Is. Moritz Meyer,
native OF Germany, aged 73 years, months and
20 days.
BAYER-In this city. August Is. Adrianna beloved
wife of Ernest Bayer, native OF New York, aged
81 years.
CRowLEY-In this city. August 6, Charles Crow
ley. native OF Ireland, aged IS years.
BROWN-Aupust
Isabella and the late Andrew Brown.
GOODFELLOW-In Ga land. August l6. Katie c.,
WIG OF Dr. George GoodfelIow OF Tombstone,
AFiZ.
Oakland. August II. Margaret. be-
loved mother OF Edward II. Mcmillan and sister
OF Edward McGary Of san Francisco, native Of
ireland, aged 10 years, months aud u days.
CALDEN-1n Oakland, August 49, Album Caden
native Of New Hampshire, aged 80 years Ii
months and lg days.
TRUE-In Alameda, August IL Mrs Flizabeth
True, native Of Maine.
BoWEks-At the old Ladies' Home, North Tenn
escal, August l3, Catharine E., wife Of the late
Dexter Bowers.
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BATTLE OF BENNINGTON
The Celebration Which Takes
Place Tomorrow in Vermont.
The Worlds Tallest Battle Monument-Bur-
goyne's Defeat and Admission Of the
Green Mountain State.

The people of the charming little town of
Bennington, vt, have put the place in its
best attire in honor of the imposing cere-
monies of the 10Th. 1t is the occasion Of
the unwilling of the monument erected to
memoriaiize the battle of Bennington,
which took place August /, 1777, when John
Stark and his heroes won the fight that
eventuated in the surrender of Burgoyne.
Bennington was base of supply for the
Continental Army. The Hampshire
grants" were filled with Tories, and when
Burgoyne planned his campaign against
upper New York and the strongholds of the
lower Hudson he depended upon this ele-
ment to assist him in crushing the rebels,
as the yeomanry were called. The subjuga-
ton of the Hudson River Valley was what
lie aimed at, but the battle of Bennington
spoiled it all. The celebration tomorrow
really takes In two events, viz: the battle
and the admission Of Vermont as a State
into the Union.
The obelisk is the Hottest battle monu-
ment in the world. Its crown is 301 feet 10
inches from the ground, and the hill upon
which it stands towers to an equal height
above the WalloOmsac Valley. The ma
terial is magnetism limestone. At the base
the monument is A feet square. Eatabla-
lures encirclo the shaft at 179 and 204 feet,
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F0ILED BY A BRAVE GIRL.
Daring Attempt at Highway Robbery In


Daring Attempt at Highway Robbery in
New York.
One of the most daring attempts at high.
way robbery, coupled with assault, that has
occurred in several months took place about
half past nine O'Clock this morning in pub
lie thOroughfare and in the presence OF a
number of passers-by. The intended victim
was young girl, and though no policeman
appeared on the scene for ten minutes after
the occurrence the bold robber was caught
ard held after desperate resistance by a
witness of the assault.
Katie Christensen, II years old, of 44S
West Forty-hfth street, is cashier for the
wholesale grocery firm OF NJ. f. Tompkins
u Co., % GaGSevoOrt street. Shortly after
9 o'clock she left the store with a satchel
containing $500 to deposit the money In the
Gansevoort National Bank on Fourteenth
street. She was passing by the corner of
Ninth avenue ana Thirteenth street when
roughly dressed young man sprang upon
her and endeav0red to snatch the satchel out
of her hand.
This young girl chung to it with all her
strength and screamed for assistance. There
were several persons in sight, bat too far
away to render immediate aid. The would
be robber grabeed the girl by the throat,
but she would not let 20 her bag. He threw
her down and endeavored to pull the saIchel
out of her hand, but she still chung desDer-
ately to it while he dragged her along the
sidewalk for hundred feet or more.
BY this time several persons had come to
her assistance and her assailant let 20 the
bag and tried to make his escape. But he
happened to run straight into the arms of
Daniel j. Brockaw, a milkman, OF = Jane
street, who had been attracted by Mss
CristianSon's screams. The thief is a small
man, but muscular, and he fought deSper-
ately 10 get away. Brockaw is n member Of
the ug-of-war team of the Manhattan CLUB
and he threw the man twice to tile pave
ment, the last time so heavily that the fight
was all taken out of Hmm. Y. Special to
Philadelphia Times.
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He Wna DissafIsHad

II have brought this thermometer back"
said a man to the stOre-keeper of whom he
had purchased the instrument.
'IS it inaccurate?"
That's what it is. Why, Mr. Gubbins.
next door to me, has a thermometer which
registered go in the shade yesterday after
noon, while mine couldn't get a bit higher
than 49,"
Yours probably hung in a cooler place
than Mr.. Gubbins'."
mo, sir. They both hung on the porch.
and our porches join. There oughtn't TO be
any difference in the temperature of the
two porches. for they both face the same
way"
''Then I think Mr.. Gubbins' thermome-
ter must have been wrong, for we puaran-
tee ours. See, place the one we sold YOU
by the side of this expensive imported Their
mo meter. and it registers the same tempera-
ture exactly.
That may be, but Gubbins' thermometer
is % warmer than mine"
Well, IL you are dissatisfied I'll give Won
your money back; but you can see for YOUR
self that tho thermometer is an accurate
instrument. Shall l refund what YOU paid
for itP"
Yes, sir. Gubbns is always Growing
over ME in one thing and another. but Pm
blamed ii I'll Keep Thermometer ON INV
premises that let's him beat me 40 right il,
the hottest part of the year, I'll see what /
can do elsewhere In the thermometer line. y
William Henry Siviter in Harper's Razar,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-18
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Seventh Inspection District, G. A. R.
and the Woman's Relief Corps

The Seventh Inspection District, G. A. R.,
and the Woman's Relief Corps.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 17.-The election of Off
GERS of the G. a. Il. of the Seventh Inspec-
tion District for the ensuing year took place
to-day, with the following result: Com
manGer, Z. II. Miller of Heinizelman Corps.
San Diego; Senior Vice Commander, C. T.
Rice Of Riverside; Junior Vice. Commander,
Frank Hobart Of Ventura. The appointment
Of QnartermRster was left to the new Com
mander. Council of Administration-Com-
Tadcs Seymour of San Bernardino, Sum
meTs Of Riverside, Kutz Of LES Angeles,
Thomas of Pomona and McDeYitt OF Santa
Paula.
The members of the Woman's Relief Corps
met and elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent, Miss Ida Seymour of San Bernardmo;
Senior Nice-PTesident Mrs. Mary L. Hart
zell of Los Angeles; Junior Vice President,
Mrs. Fannie Wollman cf Santa Barbara
Treasurer, Mrs. Sarah \. Davis of River
side; Executive Committee-Mrs. Carrie
A. House of San Diego, Mary E. Cook of
Santa Ana, Mrs. Margaret Hayes of Los
Angeles, Reta L. Mason of Santa Fe
Springs, Mrs. Ida o. Lace of Pasadena.
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Queer superstitions About the Dead.

The belief that diseases are caused by the
dead is Of great antiquity. 1t was applied
in the case Of vampires, which were sup
posed in the middle ages to be the spirits of
deceased individuals, which left their
graves at night and sucked the blood of the
living. The most horrible part of the fancy,
which set all Europe panic-stricken a few
centuries ago, was the theory that the vic
tins were obliged themselves to become
vampires after death. To prevent this
thousands of suspected corpses were dug
up in order that their hearts might be trans
fixed with stakes To prevent the fiends from
going abroad. In 1875 the body Of a woman
in Chicago who died of consumption was
exhuTed and her lungs burned, under the
persuasion that she was drawing others
after her into the grave. Passing over
hidden grave is thought in some parts Of
England to produce a rash, while in New
Jersey the same cause brings about incur
able cramps In the foot. In China and
Scotland also peoS<a are reluctant to save
drowning man for fear that the latter. if
his life is preserved. will do some dreadful
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-18
DID NOT LIKE HER HAIR.
How. an Insane Man Made a Southern


How an Insane Man Made a Southern
Beauty Blush.
"a drummer recently related to me an in
cident which Southern Congressman told
him at Washington" said Ralph Wells at
the Anderson yesterday. 1.-The Congress
man mt one time was OH an insane commits
sion, and he was in the habit of giving hops
occasionally at the asylum for the benefit of
the harmless patients. He enjoyed them
very much. ami a mum Der of young ladies
always accompanied him and his wife when
one was held. The statesman was more or
less varied while the girls were present
fgr fear the insane people would say some
thing to offend.
Zone day Southern beauty volunteered
to 90 to one of the hops. She was very
pretty, but had red hair, and was very SEN
sitive about it. While he was talking to
her one of the patients came up and looked
at her very queerly. She enjoyed his crazy
stare, when suddenly he blurted out: Solo
mon lad 700 wives, but not one had red
hair The young lady blushed, but was
told to pay no attention to the remark. The
Congressman thought of the event after
ward and read the Bible on the subject. 1t
was fact. All of Solomou's wives were
brunettes. The man must have learned
that before he went insane and he never
forgot it.-PittSburg Dispatch
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Cnrrufnn he Clam. A,horl.

call cookies here the New Workers and
Phlladelphians set down as luxury. At
the same time the cookies or little-neck
clans or quahogs, or whatever you choose
to call them, are much scarcer in this mar
ket than the Mya arenaria, or long clans
The little-neck CLANS come chiefly from
TOmales Bay and Boinas Bay: the long
clans are found in every corner of San
Pablo Bay, as well rs in the creek on the
Oakland side of San Francisco Bay, off Hunt
ers Point, Butchertown and wherever there
is sand, mud and shoal water"
What are the virtues of the CLAMP"
ASK any citizen who knows what good
chowder il. ASK any big headed citiZan
who has been unable to get around in the
morning, without a cup of clam Juice All
there is to the whole thing is little albumen
and warm water, and perh apps a trace Of
iodine and sea-Salt, but clam-chowder or
cup OF clam juice or dozen little-neck
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hunger in the case of the Pilgrim Fathers,
should be to-day source Of comfort to the
owners of untold dollars in the United
States. The demand for clans is not only
increasing, but it is an Increase on an III
crease"
The reporter broke in to ask if the Pacific
and the Atlantic coast clans are alike.
practically, yes. The truth is that there
is no great difference between the big-neck
and the litte-neck clam on either coast.
The big-neck clam is the Mya arenaria. and
the little-neck clam is the quahog or Venus
mercenaria on both sides of the continent.
III you want classics you have got it,"
'What is the difference?"
The Mya arenarla is the clam of COM
merce on this Coast. The reverse holds
good on the Atlantic side. What we would
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FACTS ABOUT CLANS.
San Francisco Can Use Over Two
Tons of Them a Day.
Quite an Industry Created on the Shores Of
San Pablo Bay-Figures for the Curl
GUS to Read and Think Over.

The increasing development of the saloon
legend "Clam juice" led an old-timer to re-
mark sagely to CALL representative that
clam juice is as old as the Pilgrim Fathers,
and yet new thing when it was started in
New York City ten years ago.
.'Of course l was not there" he said, "but
all the same, John Winthrop, in 1854, sent
communication to the British Royal Society
about New England clans. These clans
had been the staple support of the fathers
in their first experience of hard times, and
old John Winthrop wrote: 'Clams-white
Their broth is most excellent in all inter
uniting fevers and consumption
1T is perhaps an odd coincidence" con-
tinued the chatty conversationalist. that
the clam, which soothed the pangs of
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-18
MOUNTAIN STORMS.
Sections of the Redlands Motor Road Washed
AWAY,

Sections Of the Redlands Motor Road Washed
Away.
SAN BERNARDINo, Aug. 17.-Storms are
raging daily in the mountains east of this
city. Yesterday it rained several hours at
CucamOnga. but not hard. This afternoon
heavy storms with thunder and lightning
were noticed In the mountains coming down
into the valley above Redlands. At 80
O'Clock large body of water came down
Mill Greek and through RedlandS, washing
out the Redlands motor road in several
places and doing some damage on the Bar
Ton Tract 1t is now generally believed
that these continued storms aud the sultry
weather, which has lasted ever since July
1st, with one short interval, has been the
result Of the flooding of the Colorado Desert.
III this continues permanently 1t will result
in more water in the mountains for irriga-
tion purposes, but the summer climate will
be less pleasant.
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located six inches below. 1t is considered
good days work to bring 1000 CLAIMS to bas-
ket; and the man who does it gets about
So 80 for his pains. As matter of fact,
the clans are easily worth double that
figure.
as many men engaged in supplying the local
market. This refers only to the long clam
or Mya arenaria; the other clam is quite a
different matter. At certain seasons, when
oysters are scarce, the quahog or little-neck
clam is fried. but 1t is an indigestibe morsel
with the best of cooking.
But the common clam of the Pacific Coast,
of which score may be had for 10 cents, is
a veritable gOdsend to the poor if they only
knew it. Stewed with the smallest quantity
of fat pork or bacon and a few vegetables
no more nutritious or appetizing soup can
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-18
RAMIE CULTURE.
Trial Of Decorticating Machines at the Kern
River Mills

ITlaI Of Decortlcatlng Machines at the Kern
River Mills
BAKERSFIELD, Aug. 17.-Considerable
ramie has been grown here for the past few
years, but the farmers generally were not
inclined to go into it extensively, because no
machinery was here to work 1t. and they
did not feel like going into the business to
pay the railroad company all their profits
for freight, as is usually the case from this
point The people who lad grown conaid-
cradle of this plant this year invited w. II.
Murray to bring his decorticating machines
here for trial. 1t has been here several
days, and was in operation to-day at the
Kern River Mills. Mr.. Murray and w. II.
Rutherford of the California Cotton Mills
were present. The latter pronounced the
fiber first class in every particular and of
rare commercial value. The weight of the
stalks run were 100 pounds, which passed
through the machine in thirty minutes with
one feeder, and the yield of the fiber was
twenty-six pounds.
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AS GOOD AS THE PIED PIPER.
How Rats Are Trapped by EnsIishmen
in Burmaf.

How Rats Are Trapped by EngIishmen
in Burmail.
Rats may readily be induced to lump or
drop into any receptacle, especially if il
affords them adequate concealment. and they
do this without one lingering suspicion Of
their inability to reach the only existing
outlet when the time for retreat approaches.
Thus traps on this principle may readily be
designed, and are obviously preferable to
our rat traps where the yermin are numer-
GUS. This method was thus explained by
our correspondent. who spoke of the traps
as being most successfully used in Bur
nah, where the rats are perfect pest. The
jar trap was set for three nights
''On the first occasion [ saw TWENTY-FIVE
rats turned out On the second night only
nine rats were caught. The trap was then
put away for weeks, when it was again sue
cessfully used, but | am unable to saw to
what extent 1t then succeeded. The COM
mon Pegu jar used was about one and n
half or two feet deep and fourteen or
fifteen inches broad, and hole was
punched in the shoulder Just large enough
for rat to enter. There was about six or
seven inches of paddy Tice in husk) in the
jar, which was buried to within eight inches
of the top. The mouth of the jar was then
closed with board and stone. A qua1-
tlty OF old timber lOists and straw were in
the Clubhouse, and no end of rat holes every
where around.
incline to the opinion that nv blue
legged Burmah servant very 'judiciousiy'
punched the hole with an old nail and a
hammer, for though it was by no means
regular or quite round Qt seemed at first
sight too smalD, it Just admitted a hungry
rat. do not think the rats, after they had
eaten all the grain, could have gotten
through the hole, they seemed so filled out
otherwise, with such a lot in the jar, some
could have got to the hole and pulled
through, | imagine. A moving mass of
frightened. screaming rats is bad taking
off for jump, admit. but an old fello
now ard then might have hit the hole |
doubt If he could, however. have got
through" 1t is important, however, in
traps of this kind to see that the inside of
the vessel is so smooth as to afford no foot
hold for the rats, or they will readily escape
by climbing the sdes.-London Field
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The wearing of wigs an onense.

Ladies who have been accustomed TO
heighten their charms by the wies of the
toilet-t,ble had better keep away from the
Transvaai. They would not be long in
Pretoria before they got into serious tronble.
The Second Chamber of the Volksraad has
passed and sent up TO the First Chamber a
Masks and DISCUSSES Bill, which will press
severely upon ladies land gentlemen. tool
who are not physically what thew seam.
Whoever wears wig. for instance, and is
caught in the dreadful act, may be fined GIO
or sent to prison for fortnight,
An exception will perhaps be- made In
favor of actors and actresses while thew are
on the stage. Presumably it will be also
an offense to wear mask or 90 about ON
stills; but those are amusements in which
people do not want to indulge every day
With all the details of this highly moral hi /
we are not familiar; but if 1t prohibits wigs.
1t must surely condemn that artistic height,
ening OF the complexion to which SO many
ladies are lperhaps erroneously) supposed to
owe something. The Puritan Fathers of the
Transvaal may as well do the thing thor
9ughly while they are about it.-Newark
Journal,