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Types Of OrchtdG

mind they are just as much Of an oddly in
the floral as monkeys are in the animal
kingdom. ] see you have fine stock of
cattleyas at all events. Now It was the cat
ueyas that first set me 10 studying orchids"
What do you think Of tue Victoria
Regia?"
at is fne-very fine. So are the foliage
plants at the other end. And now / am
going to ask you If 1t ever occurred to THE
CALLS readers to east off their worldly sur
roundings for an hour; get away from
frivolous companions and spend an hour in
that conservatory
why sof"
Because just as the animal and veget-
able attain their greatest exuberance in the
warm, moist air of the tropics, so the aver
age mans mind thaws out so to speak,
under the like conditions. Ii could risk n
Rider aggardism l would say that for me.
alter an hour in the FARMHOUSE, Cleopatra
and the lotos- eaters, hasheesh and the
ecstacy of John on Palmos, the dreams of
DR.. Dee and Jean Paul Richter, the thau-
maturGy of 1amblicEus and the philosophy
of Swedenborg become possibilities. Do
you understand"
Then you are surprised that more people
do not come out here?"
surprised, yes; because with the same
climatic conditions our Eastern people
would turn out here by thousands instead
OF by scores or hundreds, and every day in
stead Of on Sundays only. Leaving out that
old thread bare story about parks being the
lungs of town, l will prefer to quote
Downing, who described them as green
GASES in the arid deserts of business and
dissipation for the refreshment Of the city's
soul and body"
''You were speaking of the laying out Of
the park?"
II SEQ you have adopted the Eastern idea
OF heavy planting and open spaces, but
would suggest, before anything else is done.
that you should do something to cut off the
ocean gusts and dust. You should have
heavy growths OF trees right on the ocean
boulevard all along the line from the Cliff
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nounced the trouble to be an abscess of the
kidney, which could only be eradcated by
an heroic surgical operation. Yesterday was
the day set for the attempt and, after the
final preparations had been made, the pa
tient was placed under the influence ofether,
and five surgeons commenced their difficult
task.
First, an inc.sion was made in the right
side from the end of the twelfth rib 10 with
in two inches OF the yertebral column, max
ing cut fully ten inches in length. The
knife penetrated the superficial facia and
two inches of fat down to the muscles, and
after dividing these the so-called capsule of
the kidney was reached and torn through
AS soon as this opening was effected a
veritable stream of pus welled up, and the
diseased kidney cleared itself of ut least a
quart of matter, leaving cavity which ad-
United the fist of the operator. 1t was then
found that nothing but the shell of the
kidney remained, and had the operation
been delayed much longer the bladder of
pus would have burst and killed its victim
instantly. .
What remained of the diseased member
was taken out and the wound cleansed with
hot water. The numerous blood vessels
which had been severed by the operation
were tied up, and two draining tubes. one
OF rubber aud one of glass, were inserted
in the opening, after which the wound was
closed with twenty-five stitches. The ope-
ration lasted one hour, and resulted to the
entire satisfaction of the attending physi-
clans, who are positive that If blood pois OIL
ing does not set in the patient will recover
Cincinnati ENQUIRER
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WHAT WOMEN DRINK.
Changes Since the Time When Cham
pagne Was Rarity.

Changes Since the Time When Cham
payne Was a Rarity.
There were two women. according to the
New York Sun, and they were discussing,
in the way two women can, the follies and
faults of all the other women, when sud-
denly one looked at the other and said:
do you think women are drinking more
nowadays than they used TOP"
The other one answered:
Think 1t is not question of thinking
at all. L know it. When l was a girl if you
were very delicate. or had travelled long
journey, or had studied too much at school.
or just gotten over presenting the family
with new baby you had a glass of port
we sit down to luncheon, and what is stand
ing between usr And the other one
laughed aud said: "Well, it looks like a
bottle of champagne" Then" said the
first, when you were younger where did
you see champagneP'
''Oh, only at wedding breakfasts. or when
there was some great occasion and somebody
elSe's health was drunk, and then we had Il
glass apiece, and were hilarious, and now"
And now" repeated the other, II drop in
to see you, we have quiet lunch. to which
quart OF champagne Is necessity, and you
would have had pint II you had been here
alone. But ii isn't the wine | think so
much about, as the way women are drinking
other things. know little dear. a woman
not % years old, as pretty as picture, who,
II She keeps on the way she is going, will
die from drink in about four years. She
comes in from a ride in the morning, warm
and flushed, and her maid rushes around
and brings her glass of brandy and soda.
She begins to dress to go downtown. Her
toilet is made fresh and her bonnet tied on,
when she says, just before she goes out.
oh, dearl | will have a little brandy
straight to give me courage, Marie; and
Marie brings her little liquor glass,
and madame has little brandy straight.
She comes back to luncheon or goes some
place else to lunch and she drinks the greater
part of quart OF Champagne, and she
finishes up with pony of brandy taken ia
her coffee. Then, during the afternoon,
before she dresses for a drive, she has
another brandy and soda. When she goes
home tired out, she puts on her dressing
gown, throws herself on her bed and her
husband comes in, kisses her, asks her how
she is, and she says she is not very well,
and he, like the fool he is, says, We'll, let's
you and l have 4 cocktail together and
they do, and lie strOlls off to dress for
dinner, she takes a nap, gets up after
awhile, makes an elaborate toilet, drinks
three or four kinds of wine with her din
ner. and makes her husband laugh at tn
end Of it by smoking cigarette and having
very tall glass of b. and S. with him,
which is pretty heavy with brandy by the
way; and just before she goes to bed they
on the shoulder and looks into her face and
says, Isn't it nice, dear, that you and
can be real companions, as well as awfully
fond of each Other and she smiles and
says, yes But the man is not To blame for
this"
The other woman says: who is?" The
first answers: That autocrat known as
fashion,
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things in their way. but not to be compored
to this. Why? Because of the climate.
You people Of San Francisco don't know
how well off you are. All the parks I've
named are too hot for comfort in summer,
and they are pretty well deserted in win
ter, that is by the people who can't afford
warm wraps and fast trotting horse. Why.
I'm told you can spend every day of the
spring and fall months and half of every
day in the summer and winter months right
out here in the open air, WITHOUT fear of
rain or frost. There isn't Il park in the
world that can give the same chance, unless
1t IS in the tropics, and there it is too warm
for comfort Why, | stood one day in the
public park at Acapulco, just half way be-
tween the Pacific Mail Wharf and the Old
church. The thermometer stood at 110' in
the shade, and they told me it was an aver
age day I've seen the water in the London
parks in midwinter frozen solid for nearly
month. Why: you people don't know how
well You are off"
And what do you say of the flowers?"
An, that is where you are strong, and
how strong you don't know. l have seen
nothing liner in twenty years than your
Arizona garden on the northeast side of the
park. L walked down these terraces step
by step. saw the draceniaS, the magueys,
the cacti, the yuccas, and-well, l was In
Arizona for the time being. That is one of
the garden spots OF the park. You have a
right to be proud OF it."
And the conservatory"
The only fault of it is that it Is too small.
In saying this | refer particularly to the
FARMHOUSE. These structures cannot be
made too high for the cOcoS and the state
lier species of palms do not spread their
foliage till they attain height far greater
than you can allow in the present quarters.
Still will say that it is pretty fine display
OF palms, cycads, ferns and pandanus that
you have there. think great deal more
OF the orchids, of. which there are sixteen
varieties at least. Did you ever stop to
think of the ways of the orchids or air
plants, as some people call themP To my
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AND A LIFE WENT OUT.
How Young Lee Died in wichita, KaI
But Not With His Boots Ou.

How Young Lee Died in Wichita, Kan,
But Not With His Boots ou.
1t seemed n cruel act to hang so young a
man. He was only just q, and looked so
bright and handsome as he stood on the fatal
trap that even old Jack Stillwell, tile veteran
scout and hangman, half hesitated as he took
the victims hands in his own and pinioned
them behind him.
1t was in Wichita, Kens., and the day was
perfect. 1t was in the spring, and the morn
ing sun was just peeping around the corner
OF the jail The condemned man looked at it
a moment later but nobody could say
whether there were tears in his eyes or if it
was only the sharp glare of the light that
caused the unusual glitter in them as he
again faced toward the west.
But he had been convicted of bruta ]
murder, and nobody could persuade Grover
Cleveland t. sign even a respite
Lawyers were still in communication with
Washington, however, for the boy had
friends who were ready to do almost any,
thing to prolong the life that few months
before had seemed so full of hope anu
promise.
The executiOner held the rope in his
hand.
"Have you any statement to make, my
boy?" lie asked, almost kindly.
NO" came the answer, firmly.
And then the doomed boy half turned, as
If he would speak.
"What is it?" asked the hangman.
"I-I-well, don't like to die with my
boots on" said the poor fellow.
And the two deputies took him by the
arms and led him from the trap. He walked
to the edge OF the scalf0ld and down the
steps Just far enough 10 allow him TO sit on
the edge of the awful machine.
His boots were drawn off. He gave them
to the man who held them, and then calmly
walked back TO his doom.
He had been a cowboy. The old super
stitiOn chung to him, and he stood there with
eternity close to him. He had made one
last request-he did not want to die with his
boots on.
The black cap was drawn over his head.
The rope was adjusted, and with a queer
touch of VIVA: might have been humor at any
other time old Jack Sullwell patted his vic
tim on the back and said, BE a good boy.
Lee" and in au instant there was thud a
creaktng sound, and then a noise like the
thrum OF the deepest noise made on a bass
violin as the rope came to a stop with Jerk.
and at its end dangled what was once man.
He had died with his boots off-Chicago
Inter Ocean
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AN AUSTRIAN TRAGEDY.


He Staled His Life, Lost the Bet and
Paid the Debt.
At Welssenthal, a small village in Lower
Austria, a rich manufacturer from Vienna
owns splendid castle, where he aud his
family reside during tie summer. As su-
perintendent Of his villa no employed
young man who had received good edu-
cation, and probably on this account had
been granted the privilege of dining at
table with the family Thinking that the
proprietor had spec ial liking for him, he
resolved to ask him one day for the hand of
one OF his beautiful daughters. When he
told the gardener OF his intention the latter
replied: Nonsense; you don't know the
proud spirit of this capitalist; he never will
consent to his daughter marrying a poor
employee" Il will bet my life that he will
not dare to refuse my WISH" said Edward
Daschowsky, the Superintendent. And
bet all call my own that you will not sue
ceed," remarked the gardener. GOOD, l
accept the bet!" cried Daschowsky, and
shook hands with the other as a sign of
closing the contract. Two days later the
body OF DaschOwsky was found with a bull
let in the temple under tree in the park.
Near 1t was revolver and a cald on which
the following was inscribed in the hand
writing Of the suicide: 81 have lost the bet.
My debt is paid" AS the gardener found
out later. Daschowsky had kept his word
and made known his wish to his EMPLOYER,
but was refused and threatened with instant
dismissal II he ever REQUIRED again to the
subiPcr-EX
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THREE ROOMS MEANT JOY,
But Also Madness for q Poor Widow an
Har prattp nouuIto.

But Also Madness for q Poor Widow and
Her Pretty Daughter.
One Of the strangest cases this city has
ever known is now attracting wide atten-
tion, and hundreds are visiting the darkened
house in which are three imprisoned per-
sons. Last Wednesday neighbors noticed
that the windows of widow STEMS three
room cottage were darkened, and the house
had the appearance of being deserted. No
signs OF life appeared about the house until
Monday, when Mrs Stein was seen peering
from a rear door. Some investigation was
made, but nothing definite was done until
yesterday, when a policeman was called.
Mrs. Stein answered him from a windo W.
She declared that eyil-miuded men were
after her beautiful eighteen-year-old daugh-
ter Mary and her nine-year-old child. 1t is
known that the eldest daughter has been
daft for several weeks and it was evident
that the mother too had become insane.
To-day many attempts were maze to get in
the house by friends and officers, but all at
tempts were futile.
Tomorrow the doors will be forced. MANY
people believe this should be done tonight
TO prevent o possible tragedy. The girl.
who Is remarkably pretty, became insane
through joy. She and her mother were very
poor, and for a long time lived In one room.
For years they worked fifteen and sixteen
hours day for tailor-shops. About six
weeks ago they were enabled to secure a
cottage OF three rooms, and joy at their i'm
proved condition unsettled her mind The
mother probably became insane through
lear OF being separated from her daughter,
to whom she Is passionately attached. Moth
Ing has been seen of either girl, and many
fear tragedy has already occurred. Mrs
Stein has revolver and threatens to shoot
any one who attempts to enter the house.
Cincinnati special to Pittsburg Dispatch
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A YOUTHFUL STOWAWAY.
Seventeen Old Tommy MulIfgan's Trf
to Europe and Return.

Seven-Year-Old Tommy MulIigan's Trip
to Europe and Return.
Tommy Mulligan is an orphan who has
spent nearly half Of his seven years along
the West street docks. BE disappeared on
July LIST. aud his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Gordon, after fruitless search
of the neighborhood, decided that Tommy
had fallen off his favorite pier, where the
tall-sded, slim ships of the White Star Line
lay.
But Tommy was very much alive. He
had been the victim of an intense longng
strange countries for to see." When the
Teutonic was preparing to sail on July 1st
he slipped aboard behind first cabin pas
senger, and being neatly dressed and
bright looking boy, he passed for the pas
senger's son. The bell summoning all who
were going ashore was rung, but Tommy
paid no heed. He was going the other way.
Purser Russell found him enjoying the
luxury OF somebody's steamer chair when
the Ieut0nIc was well out to sea. The
purser asked him for his ticket. Tommy
began to cry, murmuring brokenly that he
had no ticket. no father and no mother,
and nothing worth mentioning. The purser
turned Tommy over to StewardesS Hutchns.
The cabin passengers heard of Tommy's al
venture, and they took lively interest In
him, beStowing upon him numerous small
coins, which he CALAMITY shared with Miss
Edith Hutchlns, aged 6, with whom he had
fallen desperately in love. But she is En-
gllsh and says she will never marry Multi
gan, even if he is an American.
Tommy enjoyed his voyage and returned
to-day on the Teutonic. His uncle and
aunt, who had received letter from Purser
Russell on Friday, telling them that he was
all right and would be back to-day, were
waiting on the pier to receive him. They
killed no fatted calf. They have applied to
Mr.. Gerry's Society to have him committed
to some institution.-N. Y. special to Globe
Democrat
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WAS NOT SATISFIED.
4 Sacramento SalOon-Keeper on
the Rampage.
He Sold and Then Cleaned Ont the Place
With Pistol.
Valuable Paintings and Mirrors Were Ruined
and a Shot Fired Into the
Cash Register.
trtoial TO THE MORNING CALI.

SACRAMENTO, Aug Some months ago
Ramon Montenegro, Lee Sylvey and Rich
ard Arnold became proprietors of the Union
Saloon on Second street. 1t is one of the
Oldest and most noted resorts for sporting
men and politicians on the Coast. They fitted
II up in fine style and in the billiard-room
had fine full length picture entitled She"
valued at $1,000. Tonight Arnold quarreled
with his partners. who, he claimed, had
been fleeing him. He entered the saloon
and fired two shots through $3.50 mirror.
running it. He then fired shot into the cash
register, and then ran into the billard-roOm
and shot twice into the painting mentioned.
winding up by smashing the revolver
through the figures. He made no attempt
TO shoot any person. but in his excited state
would have done so if interfered with. He
was perfectly sober. The partners say they
bought his interest to-day and paid him for
IL. but he WAS not satisfied.
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Had Too Many Irons in the Fire.

w. b: Blackburn, proprietor of the Me-
chanicsburg pa Free Press, who has held
a position Tor years in the Office of the Sixth
Auditor of the Treasury, has been asked to
resign on account Of continued absence. Mr..
Blackburn asked for leave of absence on the
first day of last December. and for the
privilege of putting on sub" He exceeded
his leave, allowed his sub to do the work. he
drawing part of the pay, and when Auditor
Coulter requested his resignation a short
time ago, he responded with a physicians
certificate Of sickness.
As. however, it is asserted that the certifi-
cate was given by Philadelphia physician,
and that on the day of its date Mr.. Black
burn swore to it at Merchandising, where
he was attending to his duties as editor, it is
probable that the Auditor will not relent.
Thus, for nearly eight months, he has been
drawing, pay from the Government, the diff
ference between his salary and that of his
sub" while running a great moral sheet
cor. PittSburg DISPATCH
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oBIT AIRY.
/. L. RINGWAII


J. Luther Ringwalt, a veteran Philsdel-
phia editor. is dead. His death took place
July 10Th, at the family residence at Down
ingtown, Pa. after an illness of several
months duration. Mr., Rngwalt was born
in Lancaster. Pa. in 1928 He was an
intimate friend OF the late Colonel John w.
FOrney, and under him he became the man.
aging editor Of the Philadelphia Press.
For several years he was connected with the
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph as edi-
torial writer. Colonel Forney having sold
his interest in the Press, Mr.. Ringwait as
sumed the editorship OF the Railway W orld,
which he managed successfully until the
time Of his death. He also wrote history
of railways which has become standard
work. He was a fluent writer, and con-
tributed many forcible articles on the tariff,
railroads and kindred subjects for the lead
ing Journals of the county. He was the
father of William E. Ringwalr, well known
IN Washington newspaper circles, and was
also a cousin of Lansing NJ. Ringwalt, a
well-knOwn resident of this city.
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GOLDEN GATE PARK.
A Visitor Describes His First
Impressions.
There Are Few Really Finer Parks in the
World, and None With Greater 0ppor-
tunities-Its Flowers.

81 want to say one thing" said an East
ern visitor 10 CALL reporter. after a stroll
round Golden Gate Park, ''just this one
thing: San Francisco has got the best park
in the United States. There is not one park
that l can think of to be compared with it
for situation, climate and facility Of &C
cess"
The reporter. perceIving that the visitor
was wound up to go on for an indefinite
period. let him pursue his lucubrations, and
mechanically felt for his notebook.
"Now. look here, young man, don't want
to be quoted as an oracle, but I've seen one
or two parks. I've seen Central Park, New
York, Paramount Park, Philadelphia, and
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore all pretty big
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House to the Ocean Side House. 1t would
stop the sand drift better than lupine or
broom or any sand retainer you could
think OF, and it would raise the temperature
ten degrees without making the park too
warm. Oh course may be wrong, but that
is my idea"
"H0w do you like the flowers, generally
outside the sub-tropical Department."
They are fine l had heard OF California
as the land of flowers, but the wild flowers
and the cultivated temperate flowers Of
Golden Gate Park are, honestly believe,
without rival in the world"
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HIS LAST CHANCE.
A Wonderful Surgical Operation That
VIII Probably Insure Life

A Wonderful Surgical Operation That
VIII Probably Insure Life.
fearful concourse of friends gathered at
the residence of Hugh Cromley, Yesterday
morning. Rev. Father MulvihilI of the
Cathedral was present to administer the
last sacrament, and relatives and weeping
wife bent over the bedside of Mr.. Crowley
This was the final preparation for a rare
and difficult operation which was about to
be attempted, the success or failure of
which meant either death or a new
lease of life for the sufferer. Mr.. Crom-
ley, who Is but 80 years of age, has
been suffering for number OF years with
pains in the kidneys. Several physicians
had been consulted and had treated him for
Brights disease, but. instead of alternating
his agony, only increased it. Finally one of
the most prominent physicians was called
upon, who. after diagnosing the case, pro-
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MARRIED..

CLARK-BRowER-In this city, August s. 1891,
by the Rev DIR. Case. Frank s. Clark and Dora A.
Brewer, both OF Oakland.
WILSoN-MILLER-In this city. August g. 1891,
by the Rev DR.. Stebbins. John ID. Wilson and
Esther NJ Miller.
WE1SSBEIN-WO LFE-In this city, August @
1891, Joseph Wesssbeln and Harriet B. Wolfe
RESPAILLE-HAkLoE-In this city, August S,
1891. by the Rev. DIR. Spading> Victor Tres paille
aud Marion Harloe. both OF San Francisco.
BRETONNEL-TURRE-In Felton, July 10 1891
by c. III. Winters, J.P., A. j. Bretoune Of San
Jose and Baptistine Turre Of San Francisco
LiNDSEY-Co0KE-In San Mateo. August 5, 1891
by the Rev. l. W. Lundy, Thomas Lindsey and
Mary Cooke, both OF san Mateo.
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READY FOR THE RACES.
Preparations Completed for Fine Exhibit at
"A PIntE

Preparations Completed for Fine Exhibit at
Red Bluff
RED BLUFF, Aug. 7.-Entries to the Red
Bluff races for the Agricultural Association
purses amounting to $3.50 closed a few days
ago with ninety-six entries. Some of The
best horses in the State arc entered for the
principal purses, Senator Fair having six, and
there are some from Oregon and as far south
as Los Angeles. Sacramento is in the swim
also with some speedy trotters. The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Pavilion exhibit
met last night apd appointed several COM
mittees, with General Chapman as Chairman,
Which will prepare a programme each even
ing. The Pavilion will Ice formally opened
Tuesday evening at o'clock, lighted with
electric lights, opening address and music by
the Red Bluff Brass Band, also tile local glee
club. There is a good outlook for SPLEEN
did exhibit and excellent racing for five days
every afternoon