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The daily state chronicle., 1891-03-29

Our carpet department is unusually
attractive at present at Swinceils.
The daily state chronicle., 1891-03-29

The largest shoe stock il Raleigh at
SWindell's.
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Happy HOosieTs.

If you want hat Watts is the cheap
est place.
The daily state chronicle., 1891-03-29

The Crew OF Six Were Rescued. d...Other
schooners Wrecked BY The Same
Gale,
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STATE s. S. CONVENT ON.
AN INTERVIEW WITHA PRONE
NENT MEMBER.

Sev- }. L. Barrett ralks Interestingly
About the W orh of the Conventions
Ihe Fersonnei of the Body, and
Other Interesting Matters Connected
" ith the Convention.
The CHRONICLE has already contained
a brief account Of the State Sunday
school Convention which adjourned its
annual session in Fayetteville Friday.
Bev. P Barrett, D. D., editor of the
Christian Sun, who was elected Record.
lug Secretary, was interviewed yesterday
by the CHRONICLE in regard to the Con
VentiOn
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ST JoHNs cRURcH-ExrERIoR.

vestTies in the basement to the chancel.
The altar in the chapel is very handsome
example of what can be done in terra Gotta.
1t is beautifully carved, and supported on
carved brackets by the columns behind.
Over the altar hangs a cross, wrought in
brass, suspended by chain from the arch
overhead. The organ chamber is raised
occupied by the instrument taken from the
old building. but extensive additions have
been made to it
The baptistry occupies the southeast cor
ner of the church near the main entrance.
1t is a circular recess with an arched cell
ing, and will contain beautiful font.
which is now being made in Italy. The
shaft will be of terra Gotta cnlOred marble,
supporting the figure Of a child angel, hold
ing in her outstretched hands q deep shell.
The figure and the shell will be carved out
Of pure white marble The font will cost
about $4,000. 1t vii! be given to the church
by Clay Greene as memorial of his two
little daughters, both of whom are dead.
The face of the angel upholding the she'll
will be copied from q portrait of one of
these children.
There are several small galleries in the
church. one of which has been reserved for
the young ladies who attend Irving InSti-
tute. 1t was occupied by them yesterday,
and the ushers had some difficulty in re-
straining a young man from entering it,
who thought the little gallery was open to
all The church, including choir ana GAL
leries, will seat about 200 persons. 1t will
cost about $4,000.
Rev. 4. B Spalding, the rector of ST.
Johns, was born in Phelps, Y. Y, in 1S41
He is a graduate of Hobart College, and
came to this city in 1876. He became rector
of st. Johns ten years ago.
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ST yoHEs CHURCB-IYTERIoR.

by any means the result of the effort OF St
Johns parish, which began In swamp
thirty-fve years ago with only handful OF
people. 1t supports the Holy Innocents
sixth, where the Rev. j. Hewitt has charge.
1t also established and supports the Good
Shepherd Mission at Seventeenth and Noe
streets.
The Chapel of the HoIy Innoeents, how
ever. is the pride Of St Johns parish. Itis
complete little church in itself, richly fur
Dlshed, and does vast deal OF good.
Other organizations within st. Johns are
the st. Johns Guild, Parish Aid CHAPTER.
st. GATHERINGS Chapter, Holy Cross Chap
ter, St Agnes Chapter, Chapter of Young
Men and Sunday-school Chapter.
The officers of the church are: Ex-Judge
+. w. Ven Reynegom. Senior Warden !;
James Rolph, Junior Warden; Richard
Burr Secretary, and j. b. Crockett. Treas
urer.
The new church is the first of group of
edifees which is to occupy the lot, measur-
ing 100 feet front on Fifteenth street and
147 6 feet on Julian avenue. The other
two buildings will be a reetory and Sum-
day-sehoOL These buildings will form the
three sides Of quadrangle, open on Julian
avenue.
The plan of the church is a Greek cross,
having the east and west arms slightly
, longer than the arms OF the traDsept. On
the crossing of the arms are tour massive
piles of masonry supporting the dome and
spire, which rise above the roof to height
of 100 feet aud isssurmounted by glittering
cross.
The main entrance is on Fifteenth street,
and opens upon the transept. Three broad
and richly carved arches rising from clus-
tered columns span the vestibule. which is
reached by flight of marble steps. Above
the three arches is a rose window, eleven
feet In diameter, having at the ends Of its
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which resulted 10 establishing St Johns
Church and parish, now embracing all that
district Of the city comprised in the Eleventh
Ward. The devoted band Of church work
ers IN that early day have long since died,
and not even the names Of all OF them are
known. Among the more prominent work
ers, however, were Henry +. Williams,
George Seeger, John Chittenden, sfterward
minister, and Miss Mary Page, an earnest
mission worker. The result of their lahnIs
was the organization OF a church, which
held its first services in that month in
small building rented from the Methodist
society and located about where is now First
avenue, near Valencia street. Among the
early parishoners of the new church was
William Greene
Mr.. Chittenden, then principal of the San
Francisco Business College, fitted up the
new building, providing seats, lights. etc,
and the expenses for the greater part OF the
first year were borne by Henry Williams, one
of the founders 1t was typical California
November day, warm and sunshiny, on which
the first services were held in the church.
There were, perhaps, less than twenty per-
sons present, most Of them attracted by the
novelty of religious services in that part of
the city. There was no minister, but Mr..
Chittenden nObly consented to conduct the
services and was afterWard specially IL
censed by the Right Reverend Bishop Kip to
act for that purpose, few years later being
ordained as a regular minister of the Epis-
cOpalian faith, and acting for a long time as
assistant rector Of st. Johns, under the
Bishop.
sisted Of Theodore II. Smith, 0rganlst A. >.
Lowndes and the Calf sisters:
Some surprise may be manifested that the
first congregation of the new church was so
small but il must be remembered tnat
fIrirfy-fiye years ago that part OF the city,
then known as the Mission Dolores, was
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LABOR AND CAPITAL.
DIR. Easton Gives the Workingman a Hint
on Needed Reform.

on Needed Reform.
At the Calvary Presbyterian Church last
evening DR.. Easton talked to his flock about
the wide gulf between capital and labor,
and in concluding his remarks rendered an
opinion to the effect tlat there was but one
way TO bridge it, namely, by Christianizing
the opposing forces and teaching them the
doctrine of the brotherhood of man in its
highest sense. Concerning the condition of
labor at the present time he said: Labor is
under the iron heel of capital and will re-
main there until the laboring man is taught
the measure Of strength TO be found in
better organization and the 9Ower of the
elective franchise. II the laboring man
would be free he must understand
that his only hope is in the bal
lot Labor has right to demand
of soulless corporations shorter hours of
labor and higher wages. On the other
hand labor has its duty 10 capital. If labor
ing men would keep out If theaters and at
tend churches there would be less poverty
and more piety in the world. Labor needs
reformation the world over, and society re-
generation. There will always be poverty
so long as the saloon exists, for this is the
fountain-head of all evil"
OF Henry George, the speaker said that
he was undoubtedly friend to the work
ingman, but that his theories were not
practical, and could never work any lasting
QOOd To labor.
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STRANGE FREAK.
Georgia Woman who Has Ears Like
Cat.

A Georgia Woman Who Has Ears Like
The little town of Moultrie possesses a
natural curiosity in the form of woman
who has the ears Of cat. She is the wife
of a well-to-do merchant, and exceedingly
sensitive on the subject of her peculiarly.
which she very successfully conceals by an
arrangement Of her hair. Her ears are
some what longer than house eats. but of
the same shape, and are covered with a fine,
fuzzy hair. very much like an animals fur.
They lie close to her head, except when she
is excited, when they prOtrude and work
back and forth. She claims that her hearing
is not keener for her possessing such a pc
culiarity, though her relatives and friends
assert that this sense is abBormally de-
veloped in her, and that in disposition she
is distinctly feline.
Physicians who have examined her de-
clare that this deformity extends only to
the outer shape of the ear. and that the in
ternal organ is the same as any other human
beings. With the exception Of this strange
feature, the lady is very handsome and
even intellectual. well educated and very
refined in appearance. She attributed her
singular deformity to fright received be-
fore her birth by her mother. who was at
tackled and severely bitten about the face by
a pet cat that had gone mad.-Moultrie
(Ga) special to Philadelphia Times.
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axis carved representation Of the SYM
bOls Of the four eVangelsts. The Church
inside and out IS rich in symboheal adorn-
ments. The east side of the church Is arehi-
tectualy of chief Importance. as it Is
within the circular walls of the clagcpl
seen from this side that the principal altar
is laced.
The circular apse with its dome of cop
per, including this the most sacred spot ID
the church, is emphasized by octagonal
towers ON ether side, in one of which
bell will be hung Externally the building
is composed of Roman pressed brlck OF
dark buff color and terra Gotta. Inc steep
roofs are of copper aud shingles, stained 10
the dull gray color OF unpaInled wood mat
has loug withstood the elements. Were 1t
not for the fresh color Of the brick ana
terra Gotta the building has the appearance
of relic Of hoar antiquity, and when these
have been cvergrown with ivy the Illusion
will De complete.
The interior of the church is cOlored
pink buff, relieved by the glossy white OF
the arches aud woodwork. The walls are
of pressed brick and terra Gotta. 1he dome
rises from four graceful arches spanning
the nave and transepts. The pins on when
they rest are richly carved III bas-rellet ana
are surmaunted by a wide freZe. An orna-
mental iron cross, the gift of the architect
hangs suspended in the center OF the dome
and forms cage for an electric light.
The choir Is surrounded on three SIDES by
seats. Around its base, in bold letters, is
carved the first sentence of the "GlOria In
Exeelss." The entrance to the chancel Is
closed by air of gates OF wrought metal
The floor Of the apsidal sanctuary is eie-
waited several steps above the choir. which
is four steps above the nave. The apSe Is
surrounded by a richly nodded frieZe OF
terra Gotta, having a symbollcal representa-
tion of tile twelve apostles carved In bas
relief. This carved frieze is supported on
elegant marble columns which rest on the
stone seat surrounding the apse for the
Bishop and clergy. The sanctuary Is
lighted by three round arched windows of
the plain loaded glass, which it is hoped
will soon be replaced with the finest eccle-
siasIical stained glass which can be pro-
cured.
Some of the memorial windows of the old
church have been placed at the west end OF
the transept- The other windows are Of clear
glass with small panes
On the north side of the chancel is II little
chapel built in mediaval style. 1t Is fitted
up with an altar and seats, and is designed
to be used at early morning services when
there are few worShiperS III the church. 1t
is the gift Cf Mrs. Anne Z. Greene, widow
of the first senior warden of the parish.
An ornamental fOrged-irOn grille and four
tapering terra-cotta columns separate the
apse of the chapel from an inclined ambu-
latory, through which the clergy and Choir
isters will march in procession from the
The morning call., 1891-09-14
THE KIRMESS.
Rehearsals for the Event to Common

Rebearsals for the Event to Commence
at the Armory To-Day.
Miss Julia B. Collins of OswegO, n. r,
under whose direction The coming kirmess
is to be given, has arrived in the city and
will begin rehearsals to-day at tho armory of
the FIRST Infantry Regiment, n. G. C.
At the meeting Of the managers of St
Luke's and the Children's hospitals, the two
charities for whose benefit the entertain
ment is to be given, held Saturday last,
matters were reported to be progressing
favorably. the various committees were in
structed by Miss Collins in their several
duties and the details of dances and cos
tuning explained.
The following ladies have charge of the
en- tertainment: MesdAmes }. G. Clark, w.
d. Harrington. William Hardy, w. r. A.
johnson, B. E. Babcock, q. J. Bueknall,
L. l.. Dunbar, W. J. Dut,on, II. Dutton Jr..
f. A. Frank, J. +. Merrill, David Wooster,
Ada Bissell, Z. C. Logan, o. W. Easton.
Wendell Easton, II. Duncan, j. II. Diekin-
son, W. F. Grswold. G. F. Grant, IL. Stein
hart L. Burke, c. h. Green, j. ID. Yost,
Henry Bothin, W. L. Fonda, II. NJ. Fiske,
II. Dutard, L. B. Horton, G. r. Sanderson,
G. E. Gibbs, - Carr, ii. f. Williams and j.
l. Sabiu,
The morning call., 1891-09-14

EMMA'S LUCKY OYERALLS.
They Secure Her Good Husband and
Him Pretty Wife,

They Secure Her Good Husband and
Him Pretty Wife,
Miss Emma Yargil IS quite the prettiest
girl living on Wood street in old Kansas
City, Kans. Her admirers. most of whom
work at Armours, Fowler's or Dodd's, are
to be counted by the score. Miss Emma is
full OF pluck and so tasty in her dress,
though it be simple calico or sateen, as to
completely knock the shine off of all the
rest OF the girls around, although the latter
may be attred in more costly rsiment.
Miss YargilPs father Is dead and her
mother recently became an invalid, so the
young lady, finding the home treasury
slowly draining down to nothing, resolved
to refill il from the fruits of her own in
dustry. Her resolve was backed up by a
search of riches. She would take a mans
part in the world and she would don mans
clothing and draw mans salary.
Miss Yargill came 10 these conclusion s
Sunday, and laughiDgly tod one of her
young male friends of her intention. The
ing, however, handsome and decidedly
shapely person in new suit of "ducking''
passed along West Sixth street in the direc.
tioD Of Dodd's packing-house. 1t was Miss
Emma, and She was in search of job.
Undoubtedly she would hava carried out
for the fact of running up face to face with
the 'very best" one Of all her numerous
male friends. Her cropped hair and male
attire did not fool him bit and he lust
stopped her then and there with the ex-
clamation:
Emma! Well. I'll be durnedY
A conversation followed between the two.
Miss Emma dwelling particularly upon the
financial despair of the family pocket book.
an Invalid mother and little brother and
sister not old enough to work.
The young man said something about be-
ing tired of living alone in the world with
out object OF aim. and It is declared by
friends who Joined the two as they stood
there talking that Miss Emma went barls
home with tear glistening in her eve and
happy sensation in her heart She prom-
ised to forever discard the overalls and
blouse, and is soon to become the bride of
the man who interrupted her in her search
for mans job at mans wages.-Kansas
City Times.
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HIS FIRST DIAGNOSIS.
A. Wooden-Legged Man Dumfounds
Medical Student.

A HOOden-Legged man DulnIouHu -
Medical Student.
''Dng dong" rang the bell of the patrol
wagon as it Numbered up to the Receiving
Hospital last night with the ever-faitbfal
dog Bum trailing behind in search of his
lost master When the vehicle stopped
limp and apparently lifeless man was
dragged out and deposited on the operating
table.
"My God the mans paralyzed." exclaimed
Police Surgeon Williams. meaning that the
man was dead to the world from drink.
One of tile young medical students who
attend the hospital. and who may always be
found in The Office with pOnderous volumes
on their laps, picked up his ears at Dr.
Williams exclamation, and became AMI
mated with enthuiasm. His name is Stevens,
and he had just been reading a chapter ON
paralysis. -,
"ParaIysis! | can diagnose the case"
exclaimed the youthful medico.
Dr. Williams looked at the speaker,
and smiled broad smile. Go ahead he
said.
Stevens grabbed his book and promised
his diagnosis with disquisition on paral-
ysis in general. Nov" he said, with a
flourish of hand as he closed the book, the
best way to discover paralysis Is TO stick
pin in the flesh. See how prick this needle
into the flesh. If the man kicks he amt
With that Stevens pushed a needle into
the mans right leg. The dormant man gave
a sudden exhibition of life. his right leg
coming in contact with the pit OF Stevens
stomach.
Hes not parayzed there" said Stevens,
who was somewhat gray about the gills.
Lets try the other lrg," ana with that lie
stuck the needle into the mans left leg.
There was no kick, no movement The
man lay perfectly still
"Ah." exclaimed the embryonic doctor.
this legs paraIyzed," and Stevens stuck
the needle in various places with the same
results.
"Paralyzed in the left leg," exclaimed a
policeman who carried the man. "Why,
sea here, he has wooden leg" with which
he turned up the mans pantaloons and
showed cork leg up to the knee.
A general roar followed which aw0ke the
drunken sleeper, and Stevens knowledge Of
medicine suddenly contracted to the dimen-
sions of nutshell, while he grabbed his
hat and rushed from the hospital TO escape
the jeers which met his first diagnosis.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
Deaths InfantiIe Harvest.

This hot weather. so terrible in it's effects
on infant children. reminds me Of n sad incl
dent in my own experience several wears
ago." said welEknown physician yester-
day. lone afternoon, during a spell Of
blazing July weather | noticed that nv
baby boy seemed ailing. He was so mncb
worse at night that told my wife to take
him TO Cape May the first thing in the morn.
ing. and that in the meantime L would carry
him TO Gray's Ferry bridge and keep him
there all night TO get as much fresh air as
possible. thought would be alone ON the
crowded with mothers aud fathers who had
come there with their sick little ones that !
could hardly lind room for my baby ear
riage. 1t was an awful torrd night. know
that number of babies died Oh tie bridge
before morning. and that many mother
carried away her little one either to die on
The morning call., 1891-09-14
PERSONAL NOTES.

R. d. Walsh of Redwood City is at the
Lick.
DIR, Nisbitt OF San Jose is guest of the
Lick.
P. J. Hazen of Modesto is registered at the
Grand.
D. J. Murphy of San Jose is stopping at
the Grand.
NJ. j. Sexton of Sacramento is in the city.
He is at the Baldwin.
Wesley Mimic of Stockton is among the
guests at the Baldwin.
o. P jenkins aud wife, Of Palo Alto. are
quartered at the Grand.
E. II. Madden and wife, of Watsonville,
are in town and at the Lick.
Dan Murphy of The Needles is in town.
lie is registered az the Palace.
Count Anu of Germany was among the
arrivals at the Palace yesterday.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
ST. JOHNS HISTORY.

4 Long Struggle for Existence-A Hard
Hearted Landlord.
st. Johns Episcopal Church has like all
pioneers Of the Pacific Coast a most inter
estiHg history.
The church was established in 1857, but
much ofthe history of its early struggles has
been lost, the records kept being very unsat-
isfactOry and incomplete.
1t was about the early part OF Novem Der
in 1851 that the first conferences were held
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more difficult Of access from the city proper
than is Tiburon or Sausaito to-day. The
mission" lay about three miles from the
business part of the town, anu intervening
between were acres upun acres of sw amps
and sand dunes. The only way to reach the
mission" was by stage, for ride in which
1.-TWO bits" was charged.
The overwhelming difficulties of estab-
fishing church in that locality. where
there were so few settlers. may well be ap-
preciated in the face of these facts. and the
perseverance and energy and zeal of the
founders of the church in making of it what
it is to-day-one of the leading organiza-
tions of the West-caDnot be too highly conf
mended.
After several services had been held in
the new church. on the night of November
%, 1857, special meeting was called after
the regular services, and the first Boards OF
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In the first two OF three years Of its ex-
istence the church was very poor. Several
times there was trouble with the landlord
about rent, and that worldly hearted man
one Sunday locked all the children out in a
drenching rain until balance due had been
paid.
James Cameron, who was for some time
deacon in the church, was its first regu-
larly ordained minister, and he continued
in lis pulpit until Mr.. Chttenlen bad COM
pleted his studies and was ordained.
The first official recognition of this new
church was 10 1859, by the Diocesan Con-
vention, when the church was represented.
It's report for the year, furnished by Mr..
Chittendrn, showed: Communion admin
ist-Ted six times; commun;cants, fifteen :;
combinations lat Grace Church,, eight; bap-
tismS, six. The Sunday-schOOl, as shown
by the report, had two male and three
female teachers and forty-fVe pupils. A
bell, font pulpit, melOdcOn and altar cloths
had been procured.
A late report, made in 1860, shows -four
ishing growth of the Sunday-sehoOl far in
excess of the congregation, and also made
mention Of the first two funerals from the
church.
The church weat along, sometimes in
debt and never IN a very prosperous cOndi-
ton, Tor several years, until 1861, when the
Rev. T. w. BrOtheTtOn took charge as its
rector. The Ladies Aid Society had been
previously organized. and with its aid, the
proceeds Of several fairs, few donations
ana the assistance of the rector enough
money was obtained to buy lot aud erect
in 1862 the old St. Johns Church at Fifteenth
and Valencia streets, which has now been
permanently abandoned for the new struet-
uTe. Although the building of the new
church in 1862 left the congregation heavily
in debt, ye fin three years every dollar had
been paid. Since that time the church has
been one OF the most prosperous in the city.
DR.. Spaldng, the present rector Of the
church. has had charge since 1881. The
rectors before him, succeeding Mr.. Brother
ton, were as follows: Rev. Elias Birdsall
and Rev. Alfred Todhunter
The following comparative table shows
the growth of the church in the last ten
years under DR.. Spalding:
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The Bar-Keener Paid.

The keeper of the bar at Wood ards
Gardens on Labor day refused at the close
of the day to keep tile terms of his contract
with the council, which were that he should
nav $500 for the privilege for selling liquid
refreshments to the thirsty unionists He
said he was willing to pay $500, and would
have been willing to pay the entire amount
had rot the unions given some OF their pat
ronage to saloOn-keeper outside OF the
gpnnnds. The council on Friday night
authnrized the Executive Committee to sue
tnr bar-keeper for the full amount; but he
decided to pay up and save trouble, and did
co VeSteOQay.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
Shnnfinp for Prizps.

At the California Schuetzen Park yester-
day the Schuetzen Clubs team had con-
test for five fine prizes. K. Ii. Brown of the
team won the first prize, barrel of wine,
with a score of 1913 rings. A. Sucker made
1911 rings and won the second prize, con-
sisting of half keg of powder, and ]. E.
Klein was third with 997 and carried off a
silver napkin ring.
In the reserve A. EhrenpfOrt won the first
prize a key of powder, with 1904 rings, and
f. C. Muller won a case of VINE by scoring
$40.
Other scores were made as follows:
Tean-F. o. Young. 1916; DR.. Rodgers,
1043; A. Strecker. 1041. Reserves-O. Bur-
meister, 500; A. Babbin. g79; f. OttiDger,