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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-06
FINISHED BY CHELAKA.
Curious Way In Which a Rogue Monke
Spoiled an Experiment.

Curious Way In Which Rogue Monkey
Spoiled an Experiment..
OF that unpleasant trio. the scorpion, CEN
tipede and tarantula, the first is, perhaps,
the most formidable. The sting Of the very
large black species, which is common about
decaying Stumps and hollow trees, is, ac-
'ordng to a writer in Chambers Journal,
the most agonizing pain known, judging
from its effect on the almost nerveless
Chlnaman. A specimen was once brought
me which was covered-tail, claws and all -
with young scorpions about half an inch
long III constant motion. 1t seemed half
dead, and, wishing to see whether The native
belief Is correct that scorpions are devoured
by their young, l placed it in an empty
seidiitZ powder box.
Unfortunately, l was called away for a
lew minutes, and on returning found the
box and its contents in the possession of
"Chelaka," or ''the scoundrel," a monkey
so named from the singular enormity of his
crimes, who was crunching up the scorpion
and progeny with the relish Of an excur-
SlOnlst over plate of shrimps.
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RUNNING THE RAPIDS.

The Dangerous Trip of a Steamer Down
the st. Lawrence.
Captain j. j. Bardon, who represented
the underwriters having risks on the three
whaleback boats taken down the st. Law
renee River rapids, has returned to Chca-
60. says tue Chicago Inter Ocean, Il went
down the rapids three time. on the regular
river steamers" he said. "before taking the
whalebacks down. The Colby, after her
cargo had been lightered at Kingston. drew
feet inches aft and feet inches for
ward. The whole country was out on the
river banks to see the sight.
The fun was furious at the Long Sault
These rapids are two miles long ana resenl-
BILE the Niagara River from the falls to the
whirlpool. The current here is eighteen
miles an hour: The danger spot was at the
split rock. We had been dreadng this, as
the ordeal might be deadly. After clearing
the first island we had to steer for the Sec
ond island, so that the stern OF the boat
almost touched the island. Then we had to
turn hard to port and head directly for the
split rock. Over this rock there is an i'm
mense flow of water, covering it about two
feet deep. This current runs directly
across the course the boat had to take. On
the other side of the channel, which is not
over 100 feet wide, is the other half of the
split rock. The danger lay in the current
sweeping the boat across the channel on the
second rock. If she had struck there that
would have been The end of it. As soon as
we turned the island we put on full steam
and headed directly for the first part of the
split rock. We could not hit It, as the rush
OF water over it held us off. 1t was a mag.
nihcent swing as the Colby came around
and dashed through what seemed the yery
jaws OF death at full twenty miles an hour"
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THE SPELLING-MATCH.

They'd all sat down but Bess and me,
/ surely thought I'd win.
To lose on such an easy word,
1t was a shame and sim
VIC spelled the longest in the book
The harde.t ones-right through,
"Aylography," ana pachyderm,"
And "gneiss," and "phthisic," too.
SPELLED Immalleability,"
Pneumonia 1T was Jtin!
"Phiebotomy." and "zo-ophyte,"
Each long ana curious one.
Then teacher gave right queer smile
When Bess spelled "aquarele."
And backward, quick, she turned the leaves,
And then she gave out spell"
Pm sure never stopped to think
About the double l."
1t seemed like such an easy word!
But one can never tell,
"S-p-e-I." spelled it
And how they all did taught
And teacher said, 1 think, my dear,
Zoo easy I was by half"
Now. Bessie was not PROUD nor mean,
She said, NO wonder, Jane;
For We were thinking of big words,
You'd spell 1t right. again"
I'm glad that it was Bess who won,
Aud not those Others Well!
II did miss one little word,
showed that l could spell.
Alice Maude Ewell. in July ST. Nicholas.
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The following singular will case comes
from Hamburg. Some years ago there died
in Schleswig. Germany, Government
official named. Nielsen bequeathed to his
man-seryant 10000 crowns and to his cook a
like sum, on the condition that if either of
then married the fortune should revert to
the other. As soon as the old gentleman
died, however. the happy possessors of this
fortune went to the altar and were mar.
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The Most Disagreeable Enemy.

would rather meet an army
With their bayonets a-tllt;
Or tiger from the jungle,
With his hide all silyeI-gilt;
would rather meet a pistol
Pointed al me without ruth;
would meet them all together,
Rather than an aching toohl
But your teeth viii ache most surely,
III their care neglected be;
Never dentist can prevent II,
Grsat and mighty though his fee.
Every day and night, then. cleanse them,
With sweet SoZoDONT so pure,
1t will keep them from the toothache,
And viii make them long endure.
Iago Declared
That he had "raglng tooth" II So he was
properly punished for his treachery. None need
10 be iii the same predicament. who use SoZO
DON'T daily, IL they 40 not begin 10 do so when
tile teeth are past redemption from decay. The
BREATH when unpleasant, In consequence OF un
clean tretb. becomes agreeable through the puri
Tying influence OF SoZODONr. Question the
ladies. and they will tell you that SOZODONT Il
prime article Rely upon its being a gonuint
preserYatiye Of the teeth.
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WHAT A DAUGHTER COSTS.
A Belle Is a High-Priced Luxury for Rel

Belle Is a High-Priced Luxury for Her
Rich Father.
Wealthy New York parents make il a
point of surrounding their daughters with
all the form and luxury that fall to the lot
OF princess, says the New York World.
Her room is boud0ir of Oriental luxury.
Entering it you sink to the ankles in Per-
sian, Smyrna and every description OF
Turkish rugs in coi0rS Tyre could not rival :
the walls are hung with beautiful tapes
tries. with chaste Dianas upon them; there
is divan with great eider-down pillows
made savagely luxurious by tiger skin
thrown carelessly across it TO give the
gllded maiden rest when she comes Wearied
from the street or the classroom. There
are Turkish or Chinese slippers, cool and
soft to her feet; Oriental wrappers of the
softest and cOstiiest stutfs and the loveliest
OF colors; dressing case studded with
everything dear TO a girls heart, not the
least of which are perfumes costing from 80
cents an ounce to 81 a drop.
In her wardrobe are her hard-embrod-
cred nightdreSSeS OF silk as soft as down
ami beautifully designed; and her white
IRON bed, with brass Knobs Is made so III
wiling with its MarselleS or quilted India
silk coverlid in summer, its eder-down
spreads In winter. the hanging cherub
above and the hanglngS, with their beauti-
full hand-painted designs, that it might
tempt ST. Agnes herself to come and lie
There. Dul what money IL all costs!
When she reaches her eighteenth year she
graduates from te boarding school, when
she becomes parlor boarder surrounded
with Eer usual lRXury, and gets finishing
touches on department. All this, it must be
borne in mind, is preparation for the mat
rimonial market. Then my young LADY
goes home aud the real expenses commence.
Ii she is very plain girl she must have
every accomplishment that money can give
her. She makes many other calls on her
fathers pOcket-book. She must formally
come out. She must now have dresses
made by Worth CT Felix, and may pay as
high as $500 for the making of one of these.
II no family jewels have descended to her
she must have diamonds, pearls ard other
precious stones, and her equipment must
compare with girls already out. When bills
for the ball are paid then comes the allow
anceS for pin money, out of Which she has
to assist several fashionable charities The
manicure comes regularly to beautify her
hands and nails, and the chiropodist to tend
her feet. Her maid she has always with
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ri ed. The couple then took up their resi-
dence in Hamburg. where they have resided
for the past six years. Recently there ar
rived from Copenhagen a relative of Herr
Nielsen, who by their marriage considered
the spirit Of his relations last will and
testament had been departed from, and de-
manded the restitution of 10. 600 crowns. The
matter IS now before a court of laW-Ex
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~ X Anders on. Sn Rafael
J 4 Wheeler. san Rafael
y NJ Mlllsap. Willows
Z Lewis, Willows
~ w Patton. Willows
w III Green & W, Colfax
i Houseman Il W, Vallejo
Mrs Mason, Ferndale
| y fattlson x W, Fresno
5 Seloyer, San Diego
q w Sill, WatsonvilIe
u II Burton, California
j Mathews & W. Cal
4 j Wilson, Vallejo
j A Burns, Selma
"A Malicurn, Ukiah
N HOTEL.
" j Gallagher. Sacto
Mrs w j Gallagher, Sac
7 Davies, San jose
+ Leervell. San Jose
III NJ Otter & VT, San Jose
J C Casey, U S A
I A Root, Chicago
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LIST OLE LETTERS

Remaining unclaimed In the Postofice at San Fran
cisco on MONDAY, July 8, 1891.
Gs To obtain any of these letters the applicant
must call for Advertised Letters" aud give the
date OF the list If called for within two weeks
they will be sent to the Dead-letter once,
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
Dates of Departure From San Francisco.

SUN AND TIDE TABLE.
In Pacific Standard Time Complied by THo1As
TESNENr. ChrOnometer and Instrument
Maker, l3 Market Street.
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EXCHANGE.
RUSS HOUSE.

! Thomas II Kerr. Cal
A J Moran. California
70 ert W Hill.California
q u Thomas, Fresno
u Sennet. Crawford
MISS Prindeville. Buffalo
Mrs A N Moore. Saeto
z winston, Sacramento
y L Searvey, Petalulua
w X Lobb q VT. Phiia
j w johnson. Davis
J burnside, Fresno
w Allison. New York
4 wilson q VT, Fresno
Robert Hin, Windsor
4 Kelly. SusanvIlle
j Donovin " VT, San LUIS
Obispo
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
afnsnalra Of nI.tttla phiI. 4,

An entirely new edition of ",rhe Per-
eonal Memoirs of General p. H. Sheridan
IN about TO he issued by Charles T. Webster
a CO., of New York. Heretofore this book
has been sold only In six-doilar edition,
but 1t is now to be complete in one large
volume of over 900 pages and to be sold
by agents at the low price of two dollars
per copy. 1t Is to contain large number
of maps and illustrations including q steel
portrait of tho famous general, and pic
ture of his wal-hoire on which he made
his great ride from Winchester.
The book was written by General Sheri-
dan for the masses. and it will soon be Of
fered at 600 which Is ono-third of the
original price. lii order to enable every old
soldier and patriotic citizen to purchase
it.
The Memoirs cover General Sheridan's
whole life and every line of the work was
penned by the general himself. There is
not a dull pnge, sentence. or line in the
book. The high level of vIEor. of buoy
aney, is held up TO the end, and the reader
forgets that the author was dying man
when he wrote his closing chapters.
The publishers in their announcement
warn everyone against the unreliable
lives of General Sheridan, which will
undoubtedly be issued. These lives are
not only untrustworthy compilations. but
they rob General Sheridan's family OF the
fruits Of his labor, as a large sbare OF the
profits IL paid 10 the Sheridan family.
Written, Ms the book was by one of
Americas greatest and best-loved soldiers,
we are sure II will now find place In every
home in the country and that It's sale Will
surpass that of any publication 81 modern
times.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
The Annual Session.

The sixteenth annual eession OF the
Supreme Council, United Friends of
America, was held at Germantown on
Wednesday. Considerable business of
interest to the order was transacted
and the following officers were elect
ed:
Supreme president, j. Dickson. of
Trenton, N. j.: supreme vice-president,
r, Citizens, Camden. N, j.; supreme
secretary, r.. $. Britton, Germantown,
Pa; supreme treasurer, A. X. Tewks-
bury, Camden, n. j.; supreme chap
lain, Il. Reips, baltimore, Md; ST.
preme guide, Thomas Early, Philadel-
phia, Pa; supreme inside sentinel, L..
Heritage, Wilmington, Del; supreme
outside sentinel, James Pennington,
Wilmington, Del. supreme sitting pa
triarch, r. Heritage, Wilmington Del.
supreme junior patriarch, L. Tewks-
bury, Camden, N j.. supreme trustees,
VI. Maxwell, X. Stevens, j. Trout, Nj.
Orr and l.. Sehemelia The officers
were installed by 7, s. p, III. II. Davis
of Wilmington, Del.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
A New Species OF Owl.

Anincident ofSouthern life lie record :
ell by the Dawson (Ga. News. Four la.
dies living in the country four miles
away had an exciting experience one
night lately.
Shortly after they had rstirsd !,
they heard the hoot OF an owl and the
cackle and squall of chickens in a tree
near the house. There being no man in
tho house the ladies' got upand eudeav.
cred to frighten the owl away by knock
ing on the door and making various
other noises But the owl continued to
boot and the chickens to squall. Fin
ally one Of tho ladies, little brayer
than her companions, decided to try
the effect OF a pistols The weapon
was secured, the lady ventured out
under the treo, and, polnaing 1t toward
where the chickens were still roosting,
discharged it up in the darkness. The
owl" proved to be negro, and the
ball from the pistol struck him in the
forhead, making scalp wound. He
had beenimitating the owl while loot
ing the chickens.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
TIE CITY Reristration.

The registration of voters for the
city election will commence to-mor-
row Saturday at 10 o'clock in the city
election districts in the city and will
close at 730 o'clock in the evening,
and for the same hours on Saturday,
May 2S, the same opportunities will be
given to register. All who can should
register tomorrow and then it will be
over. The noon hour and the hour
and half after working hours on both
Saturdays offer good facilities for
working men to register without the
loss of time. There were over 500 Re
publican votes cast at last Saturdays
nomination for Mayor, there should
that number at least register on the
two Saturdays set apart for that pur-
pose.
None can register without tax re-
celpt showing that they haye paid a
sta 20 and county tax within two years
Of holding the city election, Saturday
June 9th. Any tax receipt dated any
time after June 9Th, 1889, will be valid
for registration, no matter whether
the taxes paid for were for the year
1883 or any year thereafter. AS a gen.
eral thing, all tax receipts that were
gopd to vote upon at the last election,
are good now to get registered upon,
But there are few exceptions to this.
In 1889 the tax duplicates were issued
to the collectors about three OF foul
days before the last day OF registra
ton. Some three or four hundred
persons rushed to the tax Office at that
time, and succeeded in paying theil
taxes to Messrs. Dougherty and Nc
kee, then fresh in Office. and got theil
redeipts in time to register and vote.
Those receipts, though good for the
late State election, are Of 10 use now
and If those holding them have ne
other receipts for taxes paid they can
not register tomorrow. Neither cal
any person put upon the last assess
mtnt at any time since last November
get registered, as under the new Fiv
Commissioner law, the tax duplicate
will not be put into the hands of tn,
County Treasurer and tax receiver un
til the first OF July. This Will be dis
appointment to those who lost tim
and took trouble to get themselves pu
on the assessment, that they Nigh
vote at the city election, but 1t canno
be helped and will have to be born
with. The great thing now is for thos'
to- register who have the right to do SO
ard we sincerely hope no one entitle,
TO register, will miss the opportunity
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
solaler., ANA salIors, Menument.


At the present session OF the General
Assembly the charter of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Monument Associa-
ton was renewed for twenty years.
and meeting OF Trustees was held at
the law Office OF r. G. Fraia, Esq, on
Thursday, May l4lh, at 10 o'clock q. m.
Washington Jones, president of the
Association, presided. Washington
Jones WAS reelected as president of the
Board. Robert G. Fraim, Esq., was re-
elected secretary, and Joseph X. Adams
was elected treasurer. There being
four vacancies in the Board OF Trus-
tees, caused by the deaths of William
O'Connell, William S. Bullock, Eli Gro
zier aud Nathaniel Il. Benson, an elec-
tion was then held to fiji the vacancies
oecasioned by the death of the parties
above named, and the following named
persons were unanimously elected to
fill the vacancies, to wit; William Du-
Pont, Charles b. Lore Holstsin Har-
vey, and Nathaniel II. Benson. Jr. The
consent of the Board was unanimously
given the Street and Sewer Depart
ment to use a portion of the Monu-
ment grounds for improvements to
Hroome street, Delaware Avenue and
Fourteenth street, Tie contemplated
Improvement will add very much to
the beauty OF the monument grounds,
as we'll as to the streets and avenue
above named in tho vicinity of the
monument The full Board OF Trus-
tees is President, Washington Jones;
Secretary, Il. G. Fraim. Esq, Treasurer,
Josephk X. Adams, Henry II. Bringhurst
j. Parke Postles, George q. Lobdell,
! William A. Iamotte, JanesG. johnson,
Isaac S. Elliott, Edward j.. Rice, John
n. Marr, William III. Pierson, William
DuPont, Charles Il. Lore. Holstoin
Harvey and N, Il. Benson Jr. Aftel
the transaction OF the regular routine
business, the Board adjourned subject
to the call OF the president.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
The Central Loan Association.

The twentieth annual meeting of the
Central Loan Association was held at
the Office of Hawkins Il Company last
evening, when the following officers
were elected
President, William s. Moore; vice.
president, James II Semnle; secretary.
William +, Hawkins; treasurer, Henry
C. Comad. Directors: Christian Fred
erick. Robert II. Logan, Joseph Tat
nall, Samuel c. Penrose, David $. gru-
lit, John $. Mullin, Jr., George $. Rob
inson, William l.. Child, Henry Evans.
The total number of shares in force Is
AT2.
Total amount paid in 1924, the pro-
fits Of which have boen S193.17. The
present total value of the shares is
1,llS.17.
The repository of funds agreed upon
by the associction is the Union Nation
al Bank.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
A Serious Charge.

On November II, All Italian named
Antonio BaSso wa5 80 severely beaten
in tho saloon Of Patrick McMahon. No.
228 1atnall street, that he died from
the injuries. 1t was said that he was
beaten by James Carr, alias Belt,
Schooner" Long and William Bullen.
All these men left the city, but the
Philadelphia authorities We're request
ed to look out for them. Iicll WAS
well known to the police OF Fhiiadel.
phia, but they found that he hld dis.
appeared from his usual hnunts IN that
city. Late Tuesday night Officer Cal
vert, who was in citizans clothes, met
him at Seyenty-third street and Wood,
lawn Avenue, and arrested him at once.
He was held by Magistrate Clement,
and Chief Swiggetb illpfobably bring
him to this city tomorrow.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
wANAMAKER'S
PHILADELPHIA, Friday. May 15. 1881.

Reminders of a few of the
very special Dress Goods:
A 75c Cream Serge, 43
inches wide, 60c.
All-wool Striped Batiste,
36 inches, 81 &c.
At 374c, a good 36.inch
Honlespun that you have
been paying soc for.
Silk Striped Lansdowne,
40 inches, $1.25.
All-wool French Printed
Challis, many new patterns,
at prices in keeping with
the designs, 81, SO and
60c. z=
Don't come after they are
all sold and say "Why didn't
| get some of fthose 40c Cling
hams at l9c!n
In color and design the
printing on the Branden.
burgs equals French work.
No woman of taste sees
them without admiration.
zoe.
First cousin to the Bran
denburgs is Canton Cloth. A
lovely combination of styles
and colors, 12lc.
The quickest movers JUS
now are at the Cotto1
Challis counter. Plenty o.
good patterns at 5 cents
yard.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15

On the application of II. c. Turner
and Frank D. Carpenter, Esqs. Harry
\. Freeman, the II year old boy, con-
victed of Illegal voting, was discharged
yesterday by Judge Wales. Freeman
was tried at the last term OF the
United States Court before Judge
Wales, and upon verdict of guilty
being rendered was sentenced to pay
the cost, fine of $50 and be imprison-
ed one month. His term having ex-
pired and the fine and costs, amount
ing to Sl75, having been paid, there was
nothing further TO be done but to make
the formal application for his dis
charge.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
~ . - I
Give the vYesksnsn . chance.

The proposition Of MIR. George G.
Lobdell, President Of the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company, to shut down the
works OF his company on Tuesday
afternoon II other manufacturers
would close their works for the same
time, In order to give all their en-
ployeres q fair opportunity to vote at
the Constitutional Convention election
issuch proposition as might very
naturally have been expected from
sucha public spirited citizen and lover
of good government.
The polls on Tuesday will open be-
tween and and will close as early
as O'Clock in the evening, the hour at
which the shops of this usually close,
thus Offering working men no chance
at all to vote during the day, except
at the noon hour without loss of time,
which they cannot well afford. In ao-
cordance with request made to us
by Mr.. Lobdell, we would urge upon
manufacturers of this city to join with
Mr.. Lobdell in his effort to carry the
State in favor of Constitutional Con-
yention.
It will no doubt be sacrifice to
shut down the works even for half
day, but tho benefits accruing from
the State being placed under new and
vigorous constitution may more than
compensate for the loss OF half days
profits spent In getting that. t.eonstaitu-
tion. At any rate, whether our works
shut down or not it is hoped that no
mechanic nor laborer in our many
large works will be prevented from
voting on that day for want OF an hour
or two Of time to enable him to get to
!; the polls.
We arc pleased TO be informed that
both the Yo ung Mems Democratic Club
and the Young Mems Republican Club
will join in request to our manufao-
turers, that II they cannot join with
Mr.. Lobdell in closing for the whole
afternoon, that they will at least close
at o'clock. At any rate let every
possible vote be polled for constitu'
tional convention that can honestly bt
polled.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
Tho Munloipal Court.

The municipal court this forenoon
was soon over Judge Ball was down at
Dover, and Deputy Judge LmmOns oc-
cupied the bench.
Joseph Springer and Powell Z.
Thomas, the latter from Baltimore, SO
ho said, were put in the box charged
with having been drunk Springer
WAS sentenced to pay - and costs and
Thomas ST and costs. Nobody WAS
sent to the stone pile.
Baynrd Groone, James Camm omlle
and Isaac Anderson, three colored men,
charged with assauit and battery on
Charles Johnson, settled the case by
paying the costs, alter which the court
adjourned.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-15
A Fatal Aeeident,.

Last evening John Benn and Maggie
Newman, each about "a years of age,
were struck near Dover by the south
bound train due at that place at s26
o'clock, and instantly killed. The un-
fortunate couple were out riding, and
ATTEMPTED to cross tic track near the
fair grounds, Tho horse was already
over, and escaped, but the engine
struck the carriage, completely wreck
ing it, and badly nutilating both the
Inmates. The bodies wero taken to
tho railroad station and viewed by a
jury, who will hold IN inquest to-day.
They were both employed at the can
ming works Of richardson d Robbins.