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The morning call., 1892-08-28
THE DIVORCE COURT.
Mrs. Walters Testimony Concerning Her
Husbands Brutality.

Mrs. Walters Testimony Concerning Her
Husbands Brutality.
a complaint for divorce has been fled by
Mary r. Stack against Philip j. Stack.
Yesterday Judge Trout granted Mary
Won Walter divorce from Henry Won Wal
ter on the ground of extreme cruelty Ac-
cording to Mrs. Walters story her husband
must have behaved "wOrse than brute"
to her She says he punched her. slapped
her, twisted her arm until. she screeched.
threw her on the floor, chased her round the
j: house with knife, came home drunk and
Threatened her life. Worse than that he
even threatened 10 take her baby away un-
less she would have ii baptized in his faith.
=. Once he imprisoned her In the st. Johns
House, Oakland. for month, sequestrating
her from her parents and friends The par
T. ties were married In this city on the Both of
August, 1890. Besides her decree Mrs.
" Walter gets the baby.
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companies to the exclusion of its more theo-

companies to the exclusion Of its more theo-
retically perfect rivals,
method Of testing the condition of live
arc circuits has been devised which is stated
to be entirely successful Instead of waiting
until the station is shut down to locate
troubles on high potential wires, they can
be attended to at once and large element
Of danger and current waste averted. a
Boston man has invented a glove having
wire gauze strips of copper and zinc aud
contacts for keeping slight current of
electricity circulating through the wearer's
hand.
Tests recently made by members of the
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
on the life AND efficiency of incandescen {
lamps show that of l27 lamps tested of 10
different makes the mean horizontal CANDLE
power was only 145. instead of 16, as la
beled; that candle-power diminishes fairly
uniformly at the rate of about 10 per cent
for each 200 hours the lamp is burned, and
that only SO out of the 127 burned at any
candle-power longer than 100 hours.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
Journslism in England.
Philadelphia Press

young Philadelphia, who has been
employed on the staff of more than one
newspaper in this city. recently went
abroad, and, through the influence Of Henry
White OF the American legation, secured a
position as reporter for the London Times.
When he was deemed sufficiently broken in
he was sent out one evening to write up the
story of rich and beautiful girl, who had
taken chlorOform because her lover failed to
appear at the altar when due The young
Philadelphia raced nimbly about, gather
Ing various particulars. and hurried back TO
the Office in cab, after getting his copy
into shape. Not far from midnight he sped
up the stairs to the local room and turned
in his copy with apologies for his unavoid.
able lateness.
''It doesn't matter" said one of the
editors calmly. This is Monday, you know.
ana we print suicides only on SATURDAYS"
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sPhERICITY OF THE EARTH-Subscriber
Clty. Fythagoras and Thales, wise men OF
Greeee, recognized the earth to be round
hundreds OF years before Christ. Pytha-
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MR.. HICKMOTT WILL RECOVER.
The Victim OF a Cable Car Accid ent Rest
q. ing at the Occidental.

The Victim. OF Cable Car Accident Rest
ing a the Occidental.
R.. .Hiekmott of Oakland, who was seri-
oUsly injured at Market and Kearny streets
the. other evening while aliRhting from q
eable-car, is now resting quietly at the Oc-
cidental Hotel. and will in all probability
speedily recover.
= Mr.. Hickmo,t has the best of attendance
Two physicians and two trained nurses are
. in constant attendance, and Mrs. Hickmott,
the patients wife. does not leave the bed
. side.
:: Il was a very serious accident. In some
almost lnexDlicable manner Mr.. Hickm0tt
lost his balance VIXEN slighting from the
cable-csr and fell under the "bib" that
guards the wheels Only his face was in
lnrrd, the jaw on both sides being fractured.
In a day or two an operation will be per-
=. formed which the physicians believe will
cause the bones TO reset ard the fractured
= parts resume their natural condition.
The report that Mr. Hickm0tt was under
: the influence of liquor when the accident
occurred is unfounded in fact, as those who
know him will readily believe
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The Cftv,, HeaI,h n. 49,,

The weekly health report of the city for
the week ending the 9th inst shows a
total numberof SO deaths, of which GA were
male and 20 female. as against I03 for the
sponding. week last year. OF the deaths
Sc were Caucasian and Mongoliap, The
deaths in, public Institutions amounted 10
81. There have been 8 casualties and /
suicide. Among the more frequent causes
of'death were: Bright's disease q, bronchi-
tls 8. typhoid fever 4, heart disease 10,
phthisis IL, pneumonia 6. inanition 8. The
classifi alton gives. zymotic diseases 90 con-
stitutiona diseases Is. local diseases AZ de-
velopmentaT diseases 8, violent deaths 6.
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A successfuI Operation

:. William Lynch, who has been a patient
In the polyclinic ward of the City and
County Hospital for some time past. desires
TO publicly thank his nurses and doctors and
the hospital authorities In general for their
treatmentof him.
=: Lynch says DR.. Shields performed most
successful operation on his leg. taking from
tne shin three pieces OF necrosed bone The
same operation was given nm nv Sir vii
liam Mccormick In London who told Lynch
that he must lose his leg.
MI Lynch says he received the best of
Nursing from Miss Waterman. the nurse in
tnat "arq, and was treated with uniform
kindness by everybody at the bosnitai.
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A Curious Turnout.
New York sun.

An eQuipage that would have attracted
attention even in old Acadia Is that driven
by Uncle bennett Of Cape Elizabeth, Me-,
VINO supplies me summer cottagers of that
vicinity with milk. eggs and garden truck.
1t consists of two-year-old bull, harness ssed
by means of crooked yoke to n light cart.
which is also boat. BY means of reins OF
rope attached to ring In the bulls nose
and rove through rings on his horns, ne is
driven as easily as most horses, With this
queer outfit Uncle bennett makes two or
three trips week TO the beach, crossing the
Spurwink River on the way. The bull
swims the river like a dog, and the water
tight caTt-body easily supports the driver
and load.
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sLicensed to Marry.

Licensssto marry were yesterday Issued
10 the following:
William f. Lang and Ette Allison, 25-18
Joseph f. Kelly and Maria Stratmaun, 2S-25
August A. Weinmann ana Lena GelbsteIu
A1-25
Holm Csblll and Eliza A. DAILY, 1870.
John A Anlhcs ana Bertha NUM- 1920
george Black and JEANNE Nicol. 26-24
Harry y. Hambly and Nyna K. Sargent, 20
Thomas r.. Grady and Kitty I. Davis, 27-21
Fraucisco CogcIn0 aud Asenta ferogoro, 3D.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
A ValuabIe Necklace.

One million dollars is the price Of the
hye chains of pearls forming the collar
worn on state occasions by the Baroness
Gustave de Rotbschid. and those worn by
her sister are scarcely less valuable. The
sister Of Nine. Theirs. Mile. Dosne. ia also
the owner of valuable pearls, which size
has been collecting during 80 years OF her
life. The Empress of Austria has the most
valuable collection OF black pearls In the
world. A black pearl necklace worn by
Lady Leicester at recent entertainment is
said TO be worth S125000. There is only a
single row of the gems.
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NINE COUNTS AGAINST HIM.
Howell VIII Suffer the Full Penalty o
the Law.

noWeI Will Sunsr the Fuil Penalty OF
the Law.
The case Of Howell. the counterfeiter,
was resumed before United States District
Judge Morrow yesterday morning.
Attorney Campbell for the prisoner asked
that the seven counts in the Indictment be
reduced to one. and also that the charges Of
passing counterfeit money on BENJAMIN in
Moon and John Herman be merged.
The motion was deni led aDd Howell will
have TO answer 70 nine counts,
During the proceedings the wife Of the
= prisoner and her friend, Mrs. Edith Green.
were present. but did not seem to be par
ticularly affected by the proceedings.
d. Following is the jury which was completed
Yesterday: Hcnry I. Holmes, Charles w.
Gould, James w. Grant, Thomas Knowles.
Henry. E. Underhill Jr., Martin, Henc-
A. Shelton, William f. Matthews, Henry
Bernhardt and Walter S. Brown.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
The gun camera.

the already long list of devices for taking
''snap shots" of objects. The hand camera
is the most extensively used, but they have
become SO familiar that the artist is known
by the box he carries. and often his trips in
search of novelties are fruitless because of
his gun"
There are cameras which are placed in
almost every sort of device imagin able
the dinner basket, the cane, the umbrella,
etc.-but the latest addition is the gun
for field use The Forest and Stream, a
sportsmen's journal, describes this novelty.
The object is to get picture of q bird or
any other target, just as a shot would strike
The morning call., 1892-08-28

II. The inventor has not as yet been able
to get a perfect picture, but is sanguine of
ultimate success.
The method Of pressing the button Is ar
ranged by having a string Ian old guitar
string with all the stretch taken out of iO
running from the trigger to a spring near
the button. BY pulling the trigger you
press the button. Some of the results are
said to be astonishing. The camera being
suspended on the under side of what corre-
spends TO the barrel of the gun, is bound
TO hang level, and it Is an easy matter to
learn the angle of the lens The accom-
panying cut shows the method of operating
tltor
The morning call., 1892-08-28
INVITATIONS TO SMILE.

I'm a trifie late this evening, Dorothy"
said the lawyer, as he reached his suburban
home, but l fell In with highwayman aud
that detained me-"
"Oh, John, dearw exclaimed the wife in
alarm, did he treat you roughly?"
'Yes. rather think be didl He only had
81 rs on him; but III get more out of him
yet."-Baltimore News.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
The Facetious Biueiay.
Toronto Mail

The bluejay is the most persistent prac-
teal joker in the feathered kingdom. He
will conceal himself i'll a clump of leaves
near the spot where small birds are accus-
toned to gather. and, when they arsenioy
Ing themselves in their own fashion, will
suddenly frighten them almost TO death he
screaming out like hawk. OF course thew
seatter in every direction, and when they
do so the mischieyous rascal gives vent to a
eackle that sounds very much like a laugh.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
The Hen That Hatched a seaguII.

The seagull hatched by the Lewiston hen,
which was really so mad because she was
fooled concerning IL. Is now three weeks old
and Is trying TO fly little. 1t Is an ugly
looking little customer, with queer and
monsti0us beak and webbed feet. The dis
comhted hen, while she takes the best Of
core OF the gull. has an awful horror Of 1t.
II Is as large as a chicken q month old.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

EMPLOYMENT OF NoS- S-CITIzENs-Con-
staut Reader, City. The municipal authori-
ties San Francisco do not seem to be
aware OF any law prohibiting the employ
ment upon public works of nOn-citiZenS. II
is very probable that some may be employed
In Golden Gate Park. The Commissioners
eau give you such Information In detail.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

WASHINGTON AND NAPoLEoN-F. D.,
Berkeley. Washington was feet inches
in height. Napoleon was below the aver
age stature. He measured about feet 9
inches. Washington was not only tall, but
very strong; while Napoleon appeared
rather Insignificant on foot, but presented
an imposing appearance when mounted.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES - Mrs. T.,
City. The wedding anniversaries are |:
FIRST, cotton: second. paper; third, leather
nth, wooden; seventh. wooden tenth, tin !;
twelfth, silk and fine linen; fifteenth, crys-
tai; twentieth, china; twenty-ffth. silver
thirtieth. pearl; fOrtleth. ruby; fiftieih,
golden, and seventy-ffth, diamond.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
A Forget Ne-Sot Luncheon,

One OF the bridesmaids of an American
girl married in London recently gave a
forget-me-not luncheon in honor of the
prospective bride. Forget-me-nots were ar
ranged IN the shape OF hearts and true
lovers knots upon the table, and All the
decorations we're in the color of the blue
howers. Each guest WAS provided with a
cluster of the blossoms TO wear. Forget
me-nots were the principal flowers at the
wedding, and the bride presented to her
bridesmaids pins in the form Of the flower
in blue enamel with a diamond dewdrop
glistening in the center.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

THE PRESIDENTS SALARY. W. c..
Alameda. The President of the United
States does not receive any stipulated sum
for his personal use outside OF his annual
salary of $4,000 but he is provided with q
house and servants. and whatever Congress
may see iii to allow.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

VALUE OF GoLD-G. H.. City. Carat, a
twenty-fourth part, Is denomination used
in determining the fneness of gold. Gold
p carats fine TO the ounce troy is worth
SIS 80; Is carats. Sl5; 10 carats. SIS SS; 10
carats, Sl2 30; IL carats. SO; 10 carats.
SIS 33 and carafs 81 90
The morning call., 1892-08-28
In a Rarher-shnn.

II see by that sgn." said the man In the
chair TO the barber, THAT you hone rszors
for private use"
Yes. sir. Have you some that you want
honedY'
No; but / was wondering why you didn't
hone the Tazors You use on your custom
ers."-BrookIyn Life.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
Where Was He AT

1t was after 2 A. NJ. when Mr.. Staggers
came home. but Mrs. Staggers was waiting
for him and she had an interrogation point
In her eye.
'M-m-my dear" he began, 'T-I-I-"
Mr.. Staggers," she interrupted, in Sc
we're tone, 'Mr. Staggers. where were you
atP"-NeW York Sun.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
He WaA Vary StnnId.

She (on the piazza)-Thanks, don't care
for the steamer rug; but / should like
something to put around my neck.
He-What shall / fetch. a shawl?
She-No; anything with arms to It,
CioaK Reyiew
The morning call., 1892-08-28
Heard the Rep ort.

Perdits-Oh, heard the report Of your
engagement last evening
Penelope-That's just It. ! told him II he
kissed me like that il would be heard ali
over the hotel-New York Herald.
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she Had Spoken.

.Retract those words" Anger and dis
.rnointment were conjoned as one in the
mails voice, says the Detroit free Press;
and his facs grew dark with Unsurpassed
The morning call., 1892-08-28
An Inrentnr Wnntad.

We are waiting now with patience
To see the genius come
Who can fasten the peusl OF the cycle girls wheel
To her mouth while she ehews gum
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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THE GUN CAMERA.

The Very Latest Device for Securing 8
Snap Shot.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The man. the boy, the young lady, the
pleasure-seeker and persons of almost all
positions, with cameras have become COM
mon. The little ''push-the- button" boxes
are used in so many ways and under so
many circumstances that 1t is hacd to tell
when your picture is being taken or you are
being shot" by some enthusiastic amateur.
Inventors seem to never tire of adding TO
The morning call., 1892-08-28
Not I'm the Swim.

The siren OF old
Lured the mariner bold
10 his fate on a rock bound shore;
And mocked his plight
AS the cries OF the wight
were lost In the surf's dull roar
She pauses to-day
In the salt sea spray
Her beauty the suns brightness dimminr.
While he, on the beach
Seeks the man who can teach
Young landsmen the fine art OF swimming
The morning call., 1892-08-28
No Talk.

She-I do not care TO marry you. ] do
not care to even talk to you.
he "a widOweD is precisely the
reason L want you 10 marry me.-New York
Herald
The morning call., 1892-08-28
His Gnlid Girl

saw her in her bsthing dress to day
And more than ever admire her charms.'
III she ever marries me, this maiden gay.
She'll certaialy come pla mp into my arms
New York Prena
The morning call., 1892-08-28
Too Utterly Too, Too.

~ see you have another piece of classic
statuary, Alicia" said Harold McGiven, as
he followed his betrothed into the parlor and
minutely Inspected the new statue
NO, Harold, dear; this Is my cousin from
Boston" explained Alicia and the girl from
the East nearly moved muscle at Harold's
apprecIation.-Det Free Press
The morning call., 1892-08-28

goras taught the solar system, practically
as 1t Is now understood, 10 his private
pupils, but the rotundity of the earth was
not generally accepted until after the voyage
of Magellan.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

BoAT-BUILDING-W. A. City. For prac-
tical book on boat-building write to the
Forest and Stream Publishing Company.
New York City.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
The Doctor Had Been There.

"You look thin and pale" observed the
family physician. You have been paying
too close attention 10 business. Try month
or two at a watering place"
CLOSE attention to business may have
made me little thin, said the Board OF
Trade man, testify, "but ii has fattened my
pocket-b book enormously"
"a month or two AT a watering place will
cure that, too."-ChIcago Tribune.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
1t Was Net Her Plano

Professor-Wait, wait. You are playing
that part too loud. Don't bang 80. Maiden
Oh. don't worry about that. professor. The
piano Is a rented One.-G0od News,
The morning call., 1892-08-28

DAYS OF THE WEEK-T. j. c., City.
September %. 1871, fell on a Wednesday :;
May "a, 1861, on Friday; May "a, 1864. on
Tuesday and July 4. 1864. on a Monday
The morning call., 1892-08-28
Ont OF Sight.

"Out OF sight. out OF mindp
fs, think, you will fud
saw that Is quite far from right
think you Will find
That the girl most Ia mind
Is the girl that is just "out Of sights
The morning call., 1892-08-28

PRESIDENTIAL SUCCEssIoN-G. E. D.,
City. According to the existing law in the
event Of the death of both the President and
the Vice President Of the United States the
Secretary of State would become President.
IL he should die. then lie would be sue
ceeded by the next ranking member of the
Cabinet etc
The morning call., 1892-08-28
why the Oceans Wet.

"How awfully wet the ocean is?" said
she, during JUL In the conversation.
YES" said he. "lfs natural, though. It's
out there in the hot sun all day and con-
stantly in motion. and of course must per-
spire great al."-HarpeI's Bazaar.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

REGISTRATION CLERKs-T. McM., City
The clerks now employed at the new City
Hall. San Francisco. in registering voters do
not receive SS a day. The average pay is
Sl25 month.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
A Scotch Hatchery of Sea Fish.
I0ndon Daily Naws

While the United States authorities are.
as we have recently noted. carrying out ex-
periments in fish culture on gigantic scale.
the Fishery Board for Scotland has not
been wanting in zeal or enterprise in this
direction. At this moment there is being
erected at Dun bar. on site granted by the
War Office and the Council If the Burgh. a
large hatchery for sea fish, with the neces-
sary tanks and pumping apparatus. which,
when complete, will permit of several hum
dredS OF millions of the food fishes being
natched every season and planted on the
hshing-grounds. Another interesting fact
IN connection with this subject is that dur
ing the last three years experiments have
been carried on to determine the migratory
movements of fish, and nearly 5000 have
been labeled and returned to sea. A per-
centage of these has been recovered, and
steps are now being taken TO apply the
sane method ON large scale to the her.
ring, but as yet the experiments are not
sufficiently advanced 10 justify conclusions.
chimney piece carved from wood over
5000 Years old has recently been erected in
house in Edinburgh. The wood. an oak
tree. was found In sand pit at MuSsel5arg.
13 feet below the surface.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

"RoTTING HoRsE-Old Subscriber, City.
TIE mare Matte Howard trotted 20 miles
within an hour in this city about 1868 or
1865. and Jack Stewart also performed the
feat some time later over the course at
Long Island
The morning call., 1892-08-28

BANK OF CALIFORNIA SUsPENsIoN-F.
ii. g., City. The Bank of California sus-
pended August 26. 1875, and resumed Octo-
ber 1, 1875.
The morning call., 1892-08-28
He Knew He w.. All R,.h,

"You have rival, j believer"
"Yes, but / am not ia the least afraid of
him."
"Why not?"
Because she doesn't care for him."
'How do you kuow2"
"She sings for him when he calls."-New
York press w"
The morning call., 1892-08-28
PITY the Poor po.t

Miss Romantique-''Wo Wouldn't 1t be Just
lovely TO marry poet?" Mrs. WorldwIse-
III you had money enough TO support him"
Nav York Sun
The morning call., 1892-08-28

WAsHINGToN's ADMISSION H. c. L.,
City. The Territory of Washington was ad-
mltted into the Union November II. 1850
The morning call., 1892-08-28

OFFICIAL REsIGNATIoNs- e s., Oak
land. The Sheriff. County Clerk, County
Treasurer. County Recorder. County Tax
Collector, Coroner and Prosecuting Attor-
ney should tender their designations 10 the
Board of Supervisors and Supervisor
should also hand in his resignation TO the
board.
The morning call., 1892-08-28

COPPER CoINs-Subscriber City. A cop
per coin dated 1869 has no commercial value,
but it might be priced by collector of coins.
(2) Quarter-dollars of 1854, also a sixpence of
1885, are only of face value. An 1853 quarter
without rays has a value of about SIS.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-05
The Capital, Helena or Buttee

Philipsburg Mail: When the capital
question comes up next year the battle will
uuauestionably be fought between Helena
and Butte. The chances of any of the
small towns coming in second in the con-
test above either of Montana's two big
cities is indeed remote. They may say that
Butte is not a fit place on account of the
smoke, but whom her people go to the polls
we will bet that a big majority of them will
have city pride enough to vote for their
own town. Helena will undoubtedly get a
big share OF the outside vote, much greater
than any of the small fry seeking capital
honors. Butte will be in about the same
predieament. When the final vote comes tc
decide between the two highest the chances
are greatly in favor of the fight being be.
tween Butte and Helena. We believe the
feeling in Flint Creek district would be di-
vided those two points and that any othe,
of the aspirants would have a rather slim
vote. You can rest assured that the per.
manent capital will be located in one OF
the other of Montana's chief cities: that is
unless something extraordinary occurs to
change the present feeling, which does no
seem likely.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-05
The Coming Convention.

Anaconda Standard: Gov. Toole put 1t
right when he said: "Ths public is not
interested in holding a vast empire as a
mere cattle range for large herds of stock.'
Public interest will be best subserved when
the ranger of the state are cut into many
small stock farms. The rapid extension
of wealth and population of this state will
fellow a judicious and practical solution of
the irrigation question.
Immense importance attaches to the pro-
posed irrigation convention to be held in
Helena Jan. Z. Within the boundaries Of
Montana an empire of rich agricultural
land lies "a weary waste expanding to the
skies" for the want of WAFER. There has
developed a strong opposition in certain
influential quarters in the east against the
federal governments doing anything for the
reclamation of the arid lands of the west.
To do this, it is urged, would be to add to
the already heavy burdens of the eastern
farmer by providing competition in farm
produce.
The proposition is to meet this argument
by having the arid regions ceded to the
several states. To this end several plans
have been proposed. One of them was put
in formal shape at the Salt Lake conven-
ton, and its terms are to be discussed al
the meeting in Helena. No state has 9
greater interest than Montana in the sub.
jeet, and the Standard renews its request
that those whom the county commission
ers have named as delegates be in attend.