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The morning call., 1892-05-08
A One-Armed Barkeeper.

The absence OF a right arm is calculated
to severely handicap the average man, par
ticularly when his profession is one that
calls for fair amount of manual dexlerity
There is one mau, however, in this city
whose performances under this marked dis
advantage bear the stamp Of genius He is
a bartender, and is attached to a certain
hotel cafe upon Park row. His left arm he
still retains in its entirety, but of the right
only the merest soupcon remains.
The number of accessories that this one
armed gentleman manages to manipulate
with that very brief stump of his while
blending a particularly elaborate drink Is
astonishing. With It he clasps tie glass to
his bosom while the finishing dash OF lemon,
nutmeg or gum is added. Long SUGGESTIONS
Of necessary bottles are held by 1t, and
when the drink is completed 1t automat-
ically waves graceful salute to the drinker.
The morning call., 1892-05-08
A Great surceon,s Ch.r,,v

Since the death of the eminent surgeon.
DIR. ID. Hayes Agnew, the instances Of his
human kindness and charity are muItiply-
Inc. DIR. Agnew charged his patients
strictly according to their circumstances.
Those OF moderate means paid So for each
visit, while rich patient was often charged
nobleman once paid $4,000 for n single
operation. During Office hours his rooms
were always crowded with both rich and
poor, but all patients were received strictly
In turn. Though DIR. Agnew'., income was
prlncely, his charity patients far exceeded
In number those who paid He was always
University of Pennsylvania. where he Taught
Tor ~ years. ana their tribute was paid even
more to the kindly man than to the thorough
teacher and skillful surgeon.
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Rooks Received.

Electricity for Engineers" by Charles
Desmond. Chicago: Engineer Gazette Com
pany. For sale by Osborn & Alexander,
401 Market street. Price, 50 90.
1.-The Electric Railway in Theory and
Practice" by Oscar L. Crosby and Louis
Bell. New York: The w. j. Johnston
Company. For sale by Osborn 81 Alexan-
der. Price, So so.
"The Cathechism of the Locomotive" by
A. NJ. Forney. New York: The Railroad
Gazette Company and the ID. Van Nossrand
Company. For sale by Osborn & Alexan-
der Price. So 80.
"a Question of Taste" by Maarten
Martens. New York: Lowell, Coryell e.
Co. For sale at BancrOft's. Paper, 30
cents.
"a Modern Martyr" by Sophie Kappey.
New York: w. d. Rowland. At the book
"Tne Ides of March," by G. NJ. Robins.
New York: Lowell. Coryen & Co. For
sale at Baneroft's.
"Maisie Derrick" by Catherine S. Mae
quoid. New York: Lowell. CoryelI s. Co.
For sale at Ban rott's.
How to Reduce Your Weight or Increase
It," by Celia Logan. New York: William
a. Kellogg.
ION the Plantation" by Joel Chandler
Harris. New York: d. Appleton s. Co.
For sale at Bancrofps. Price, 81 90.
The morning call., 1892-05-08
GENERAL FIELD OF SPORT.
The Olympic Clubs Annual Boxing
Tournament.
Result Of Coursing Meeting Between Sac
ramento and San Francisco Dogs-Rod,
Gun and Rife.

The rain Of the past week put quietus
on many little plans that had been arranged
for pleasure outings on wheel and on foot.
The dog show, which was brought to a
conclusion last evening, was an event
which interested sportsmen, and judging
from the good display Of pointers. settlers
and cocker spaniels, this State is rapidly
filling up with lovers of field sports.
The boxing tournament Of the Olympic
Club will be the principal feature of ath-
letlc sport this month. The latest news of
interest 10 all lines of sport will be found
below.
The morning call., 1892-05-08

SCOTS Emulsion of cod
liver oil is an easy food-it is
more than food, if you please;
but it is a food-to bring
back plumpness to those who
have lost it.
Do you know what it Is to
be plump?
Thinness is poverty, living
from hand to mouth. To be
plump is to have a little more
than enough, a reserve.
Do you want reserve OF
health? Let us send you a
book on CAREFUL LIVING
free.
ScoTr & BOVINE. Chemists, r3a South 9Th Avenue,
New York.
Your druggist keeps Scotts Emulsion OF eod-Eive<
oil-all druggists everywhere do. 81.
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Troubln oxar I.a

Greece and Roumania may quarrel over a
legacy left to Greece by Greek merchant
VINO had lived and had made his million
ifancs IN houmania: This he left for the
Greece on the decease of his cousin. who
was given life interest In the estate. This
gentleman died recently and the Roumanian
courts, by virtue Of law Withholding from
foreigners the right to dispose OF real prop
erty, lad hands on the fortune in question.
Inc Greek Government has protested
to break off relations. sA's"'sAsN
The morning call., 1892-05-08
Panar-Coreren RuIIets.

In consequence Of the enormous initial
velocity OF the bullet in the new Mannlicher
rifle and the resulting friction and wear on
the barrel. IL has become necessary to de-
wise some method preventing both Of these
evils. The manager OF the Government
laboratory at Thur. Switzerland, has con-
sequently devised method Of inclosing the
leaden bullet In q thin metallic covering.
while over this he places wrapper of
specially prepared oleeginous paper, which
reduces the wear Of the rihe-barrel TO a
minimum without interfering with the
course OF the ballet.
The morning call., 1892-05-08

OF Thomas perfor nance the Sporting
Life of London says: Thomas time for 10
miles Is only 10 2-5 seconds slower than the
best professional time, l hour % mln.,
which was made by !. J. Hewitt in London
40 years ago, and is not generally credited
as being correct. at that time the tracks
and watches were not very accurate.
The morning call., 1892-05-08

looking house has been
partially lost, and with
great difficulty the facts
recorded below were
e xtra cted from the
somewhat tangled maze
OF pioneer history. The
building was used as the
first Postofice of San
Fran cisco, and was
brought around the
Horn in sections on the
shin Thomas III, Per-
The morning call., 1892-05-08

Tor occupancy. III the
m g anti me he had
authorized Geary to take
another and larger room
at the corner Of Stock
ton and Washington
streets, where the mail
was handled until the
new building was ready.
Scarcely was the new
Office properly arranged
for business when Geary
learned that General
Taylor, soon after his
election to the Presi-
lency, had appointed a
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THE GUN.

The Contra Costa County Pigeon shoo OF
ing Tournament.
A letter to the sporting editor of THE
CALL from Martinez gives the arrange
ments for demonstrating tournament
which will take place at the fair grounds.
The morning call., 1892-05-08
He Could Recommend 1t.

Life
Bagley - Where's yer goin' er git (hIc)
cured for drunkenness?
Bailey-pm going out to Dwight.
Bagley-Thash good place. Thash (hic)
where / was (hc) cured
The morning call., 1892-05-08

COPS IMAGE In MAN-While not a
theological treatise, this volume, by Henry
Wood, is deeply religious in tone. 1t is a
series Of visions through the intuition
rather than an argument. 1t separates the
external and dogmatic from what is inter-
MAJ and intrinsic. Boston: Lee & Shepard
The morning call., 1892-05-08

SWEDISH GYMNAsTIcs-A neat little
volume intended for use in schools is the
Handbook of Gymnastics" by Baron Nils
Hosse. 1t is a concise and practical manual
of the Swedish system of physical training
now used in many educational institutions.
1t contains over 100 progressive tables OF
exercises, so arranged as to suit varying
conditions in different classes of schools. A
method is also given by whi~h the teacher
may expand the tables at his own pleasure.
Boston: Lee & Shepard. For sale by the
S. Carson Company. Price, so cents.
The morning call., 1892-05-08

THE WHITE CoMPANY-The scene of
the occurrences outlined in the above work,
by A. Conan Doyle, is laid in that period of
English history covered by the reign of
Edward Ill. The author has very happily
fallen into the manners of the time and the
ruder Jest and gentler narrative as well are
clothed in that pleasing old English diction
which wins the readers attentive interest.
The descriptions of monastic justice. OF the
tournaments and all manner OF engage
ments. in which the book abounds, are hap
PLY put. New York: Lowell, Coryell q Co.
For sale at the bookstores. Price. ST. 25.I
The morning call., 1892-05-08

Fox Hunt and SANDY Claus" would be
difficult t. find. 1t is gratifying to have
these serial articles gathered into volume
easy Of access. New York: ID. Appleton q
Co. For sale at Bancroft's. Price. ST. 50.l
THE PRESUMPTION OF SEx-Oscar Fay
Adams has issued under the title of "Ihe
Presumption of Sex" collection OF essays,
several of which were first published in the
''The Mannerless Sex',-referring to women
as such-has been the subject Of much adj
verse criticism, yet it contains many asser-
lions which cannot be denied. AS if to
prove that he Is not woman-hater, 1.-THE
Brutal Sex"-man this time-is scored
without mercy All of the essays are we'll
written, and are suggestive studies of social
conditions Boston: Lee & Shepard. For
sale by the s. Carson Company. Price, ST.
The morning call., 1892-05-08

ne1 Thsuru&wH I'm ".
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-21

contest will be renewed at Junction
City, Kansas. May all the county
superintendent (no proxies trust)
of the state, regardless of party
utilization, stand by. what is right
and not suffer our educational inter-
est to be thus degraded. Let us 60
there determined to stay right there
till we adopt constitution to gov
ern us justly, providing tor the
election of board that will act
impartially with all companies, in
viting open competition when we
adopt books for the years work. If
we do this, our Circle will live,
grow. If we allow ourselves to be
controlled by anything but what our
sacred oath of Office implies we are
as the breath of the Upas tree upon
our educational interests.
. State Superintendent Winans
ruled our division with an impartial
hand. All honor to him.
5aG G. Burton, agent forthe Amer
lean Book Co; who, played quite
part, told a friend that sthe was
obliged to send workers TO Bourbon
county before annual school meet
ing Of July, 1891. to beat county
uniformity; Ah,- hal! And why?
Because there was a. probability Of
wrestling our county from the power
of the American Book Company
-. sy e,s'i. -. s." ''''
trust. FIT .s,.r,; 80 i+@&
Voters of Bourbon. county, Re
publicans, Democrats, Alliance, how hoy
: do you like that? An agent living
lin Topeka sending his minioIrs. (and
/ could name one of them, he is. net
as high as mountain orhis money
into Bourbon county to"contrel the
action of our annual, meetings. Il
think it is about time to- callaNhalt
to this kind of. work. ii -''' . .,~
After the May meeting. Of county
superintendents at. Junction City,@T
shall inform the county Of it's work. +
1T is to be hoped all the superin-.:
tendents will s.give> facts to- their :,
respective counties that the people
may know. .s"' !: ..i,''''.'
! Superjntendents, if this article is
of any use to you, USE IT,: r.. -
|, >as.~, ''< E. S. PsSrIrRrER.
County Superintendent. ...., ~.
f. Ft. Scott, .Kas., Jan. 4, 49,
r. SEND TEN CENTS for. a bundle of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-21

our Bourbon county teachers, Mr.
German, of Fulton, to come into the
county superintendents' division at
ii O'clock, Thursday, and he would
witness something interesting.
This same G.. G. Burton told me
last summer that he knew he was
then agent for CHM & Co.. that
the American Book Company paid a
bride of $4,000 in the state of
Washington to prevent the adoption
of Franklin's Readers and Went
worth's Arithmetic. He said, eff
they deny it to you tell them a man
told me SO that can prove it, G. g.
BurtOn.'' 'i .
Mr.. Burton, | now call on you
=.
for the proof.
$ AS our Reading Circle consists. Of
5000 members, and increasing all
the time, the adoption of it's books
by the board selected by theacounty'
superintendent of the state is no
mean consideration And as it is
consistent with the American Book
Company's methods to use brides
when needed to hold its minions IN
line and to hold power, it looked to-
me very much as if some ones i'll
the minority, the real leaders in it,.
were held by some stronger power
thantheirpui'e love fort ,.geod OF,
'the Kansas. State Reading Circle.
Why thwartr- tirc'' will or the major
ity?ts a@:~ ~ :. ',s ". ...,.,..~s. ao>.sa
WHY would they wish us to ad-
jonrn. without selecting q b board TO
look''atter every interest ofeour be
loved Reading Circlc?7. Whatpower
! was workings'on that minority that
would cause them to DISTRACT, and
finally, endedein an Adjournment I'll i
May, whelfwG shall'rcnew the con
test at Junction, City, K aasas s~' III
the, meantime We slialf notice the,
& . -
aetionsi ufstiiat board and the Amerl
lean Book ,:Company...as'A the,
county superihtendehts Of this,great
stateaof KANSAS, which. justly boasts
of the excellence of her'cduc atio,nall.
system--are ,wcsto be thus sthwarted
imjem7 honest purpose stn control
those, who represent us, and through
us the schools Of tire common peoplel
Are we going. to, bow our necks to
the CALLING. yoke of,thea A American
Book Company trust and allow it to
come with its poisoning Influence to
our meetings and direct our 0ilicial
acts? - ~ ~4 ~, lss''.
Barnes General History is being
sold to the Circle for $40. ~ ted
Superintendent Taylor, of Kansas
City, Kansas, secretary Of Reading
Circle, that the American Book
Company was selling the same book
in OH o for 81 20. D.. e7st
LIZ, nlndmrd mn his ISnrd hefiii.p q
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-21

the American Book Company, then
went to the state superintendent
office, had a meeting, adopted the
above works of the first years
course of the Kansas Reading Cir
Gle. No other book company knew
anything about this meeting, nor
were there any other bids.
When Mrs. Kinsley, the secreta-
nv, made this statement in our meet
ing at Topeka, G. G. Barton, agent
of the American Book Co., arose
and asked permission to explain.
Il was at that time agent for CHM
& Co., and CHM & Co. put its bid
in before that board"
Mrs. Kinsley replied: "Mr. Bur-
ton, have letter from you stat
ing that CHM & Co. knew nothing
about it. - !.
The gentleman. sat down amid
the cheers of an appreciative audi
ence. In his effort to disprove the
lady's veracity he proved himself
lion.
Again, Superintendent Barber, OF
Allen county, said to her at Sallna
in May: 1--WE must have a meet
ing of the board and adopt books
from the American Book Company
for fear that when the new board is
elected they may adopt books from.
other companies. ..H 40
She answered: Liam in favor of
adopting the best book at the best
price, for the good Of the Circle.
Why should we adopt books from
the American Book Co. Z" 4. A4a
He said: Because they have
been good to us. They are, our
friends. ~ All? ...s.,. y.aa
At Topeka a majority of the SUI.
perintendents present wished to
adopt constitution empowering
them to- elect a board thai would
give an equal chance to all book
companies. Open competition was
all we wanted. We did not pro-
pose to give the American Book
Company a, better or worse chance
than I'VE did the other companies
The minority, l6 to IS, managed to
.flibustsr. and thus use up the limit
ed time jumping up one right after
the other and proposing foolish
amendments, and amendments to
amendments to the proposed consti-
tuition. Also scheme for allowing
proxies to vote in place OF absent
superintendent was urged and al
lowed in two Instances. This is a
mistake. Proxies are not under
oath, and it opens the way for per-
sons to get into our councils who
do not represent the people. We
have heard of. this being worked in
Legislative halls. & ''''
-. -. cd l-...l Itn,rInr ,.f
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1892-01-21
Superintcndenss Sell Out to the
American Book COmpeny.

A limited number of Bourbon
county. teachers boarded the train
Tuesday morning, December 29th,
to attend the teachers state assO-
citation at Topeka.
The association within itself was
grand affair. Speakers Of nation
al reputation addressed the learned
assembly. Foremost among these
was Inspector Of Schools, Hon. j.
d. Hughes, Toronto, Canada.
Nine hundred teachers enrolled
their names, representing nearly
every county in the state. Hun
dreds that were not teachers were
in attendance. 80 n@1
The educational display at the
Harrison school building was very
fine and made arrangements to Sc
cure box of sample work for the
Bourbon county teachers to get
ideas from for our county exhibit
which | shall soon call fer. | beg
leave to give an account Of the pro-
ceedings of the county superintend-
ents division.
We had IAN exhaustive program
that called for practical discussion
d. of many phases Of educational in
terest. The superintendcnts are
also supposed to control the. official
acts of the board Of the State Read
ing Circle. wish. to give an &C
count of my stewardship. a
The decisions of this board con-
troll thousands Of dollars of the
Kansas teachers money, and we all
know that they, poor, souls, have
not any to throw away, that book
trusts may work their schemes upon
us who elect. boards to control these
prices. I~. l,s'4 (. 3 Il
THE AMERICAN Book CoMpANY
TRUST HOLDS ITS CLUB OVER THE coUN-
ry SUPERINTENDENT DIVISION. -.
This is how it was done, as near
as l can tell: One year ago the,
county superintendent gave the.
state superintendent power to rap-
point board to control the X ansaass
State Reading Circle. He did SO,
or he appointed three, and they
chose other two, himself being
chairman Of said board % +. ' - 49,
At the county superintendent
meeting in May. at Salina, actions
of certain members of the board
aroused the suspicion and opposi-
ton of it's secretary, Mrs. Superin-
tendent Kinsey, of Kingman county.
l will give an Illustration: SUI
perintcndent Barber, of Allen coun-
ty. one of the board, wrote Mrs.
Kinsey to come to Topeka to a
meeting of the board and her ex-
penses would be paid Immediately
the question arose with her. How
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-19
Isle ROyale.

Elias Geissen came over from Isle
Royale last Friday, and will spend the
winter here. Mr.. Geissen says that
extensive preparations are being made
for work on the island during the win
ter, though not Of q mining nature.
The company will keep gang OF
about thirty or forty men there This
winter, who will be engaged in get
ting ont cedar ties, fence posts, tele-
graph poles, etc. About ten men are
already there and supplies are being
received and stored for future use.
There is considerable good cedar tim.
Der on the island, and o trial will be
made to see if there is enough money
in it to pay for getting it to market,
In consideration of the fact that so
many men will be employed on the is,
land, the Wendigo company will keep
but one Waterman for their property,
this being John Ross, who has spent
several years there and is trusty
man. The company has been consid.
erably encouraged by recently discov-
cred surface and other indications OF
the existence OF paying quantities of
copper on their property, and there is
now little'doubt but that exploratory
work will be resumed there again in
the spring and prosecuted with renew.
ed vigor. There is every evidence Of
rich ground, and it isssafe to say the
Wendigo company will not desert their
property until they learn the extent Of
the wealth buried beneath the surface.
Hancock journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-19

which the company operates itself. and
the lower Rrodes are treated at the
mine, being tramped in quicksilver by
mules. There is large wall enclosing
the mine. Upon this are hundreds OF
women and children engaged in break
ing the ore, they using piece OF rock
to reduce it to the size desired. The
machinery at the mine is the crudest.
They raise about ton at time on u
small cage, tho latter being held by
hardwood pieces to prevent its return
until the load is removed, the pieces
being thrust under the platform by
two men. The appliances for raising
the ore are in great contrast to the ele-
giant shaft. The shaft is located upon
high ground. There are numerous
tunnels tapping 1t attn depth OF many
hundred feet from its month. these be-
ing driven in from the sides OF the high
hill or mountain. There are 60 miles
Of underground workings leading from
this shaft. With modern machinery,
Mr. Swift thinks the present rate OF
profit, which is enormous. could be
largely added to- Ishpeming Iron Ore.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-19

The very name Invoices vision OF
lovely young girls, fragrant flowers,
soft lights, enhancing music, and youth
and hope and lovo aud all things
beautiful. Wue you ever iortnnate
enough 10 he gncst at. o.eg Ordo you
know how this delightful soc. ETY. fuuc-
ton Is conducted? You ought to- know
whether YOU have daughters to hiring
ont or not, and yoa may learn all
about it, etiquette ard everything.
through the charming paper, charm
ingly illustrated. emitted "A
Debutante's Winter in New York, F"
published in Demoresl's Fam Iy
Magazine for December. This holiday
number is fairly rlethoric with good
things, introduced by an artistic gem,
Christmas Chimes, Reproduction Of
picture exhibited in tho lat Paris
salon, painted by noted American
artist. Then follow dozen copies sof
wol ld.famous paintings, illustrating a
splendid article OH "Notel Malonnas;"
an especially timely illustrated article,
"The Wonderous Star, which furnishes
much iuteres fitting information about
the "three wise men" who followed
where it led: and there are superb
portraits Of tlie lsmented Mrs Benjamin
Harrison. and highlands lot poet
lenrcate,. Tennyson. III You are in
doubt whhs presents to make for
Christmas. you can't do better than
consult. the Home Art" department in
this comprehensive number OF al ideal
Family Magazine, contains something
of interest to every one who may open
it,-good stories, good poems, lots
of valuable suggestions, and nearly 300
superior illustrations. And all is
furnished for 20 cents n copy, or 81 a
year. Published by w. Jennings
Demorest, 16 East 18th ST., New
York.