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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
The shopgirls OF Paris.

The shopgrls' agitation has reached
France. The demoiseles who presided In
those centers of delight. the Paris dry-go0ds
stores, wanted shorter hours, seats and more
money. Nine. Leonie Rougade is their
leader and she is urging the formation of q
chambre syndicate feminine or shopgirls'
union. She is an elderly woman, and the
points she makes are demand for an eight
hour working day, with an interval for
meals, weekly holiday. the abolition Of
fines, prohibition of the custom which
obtains in many shops of allowing young
girls to stand at the doors to invite CUSTOM
ers to enter, more general introduction OF
seats to be used when not attending to GUS
toners. and legislation to regulate evening
evening and night work. as well as other
minor concessions. Another agitator Is
Mile. Myrtl Renguet, who condemns shop
keepers who employ yound men in such
work as that OF measuring yards OF ribbon
OF wrapping up spools of cotton. Fines also
and the autocratic partialities Of the shop
walker are among the troubles. But the
French girls have more serious grievance
In the encouragement to immortality TO
which they are subjected.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
Origin OF the ssckel Pear
Philadelphia Record.


1t may not be generally known, but it Is
fact, nevertheless, that the famous Seckel
pear, go much relished, originated on the
farm of Lawrence Seckel. down in the
Meek" at the junction of the Delaware
and Schuylkill rivers. The tree stood for
many years, bearing large crops Of small
fruit, but no notice was taken of it until
one day the owner OF the place happened TO
taste some of the fruit. 1t became
famous at once. large orchard being
soon after planted The venerable gentle-
man who made this happy discovery was
great great-grandfather Of Professor
Joseph Sickel of Germantown. who is prin-
cipal of the Jefferson Grammar School.
Fifth and Poplar streets The latter does
not spell his name the same. but they are
all the same family, the original stock hay
ing come from Germany. and the probabili-
ties are the brought the Seckel pear with
them. Washington. 1t is said, was so i'm.
pressed with the favor Of this famous pear
that he had a number of trees removed
from the Neck" to Mount Vernon. One
branch of the Seckel family spells its name
Schel, another Seckel, another Sickel. while
Major-General Sickles ADDS final IS"
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An Ovumation to Clevelands
phffadAInhta Raeord

RIvERToN, KY. Oct miss Louella
HALEY, the daughter OF prosperous
farmer few miles out from town, on Fri.
day evening came in with her marketing.
butter and eggs. She called the attention
of the merchant to whom she sold the eggs
to one OF them that had &c. c." In raised
letters upon the large end Of the egg. Miss
Louella says that the egg was laid by
young Dominecker pullet on Friday; that
her father has always been a Republican,,
but says since his finest pullet has laid an
egg with Cleveland's initials on 1t he thinks
1t almost time to turn from the error OF his
way and vote for Grover. His family is
much elated at his determination, as his
wife has always been Democrat and Miss
Louella Is engaged to marry prominent
Young Democrat
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
FELL DOWN A STAIRWELL.
Sad Sequel to Social Birthday


Sad Sequel to Social Birthday
Party.
a serious accident, by which Gersrdo
Garamendi, a 11-year-old lad, was very
probably fatally injured. occurred in the
Mirabeau Hotel at the corner of Ellis and
LeaYenworth streets yesterday afternoon.
The injured boy is son of Mrs. Gerardo
Garamendi, wealthy widow, who arrived
in this city two months ago from Mazatlan.
Mexico.
Yesterday was the occasion OF the lads
eleventh birthday and he was permitted to
celebrate the event by giving party to his
young friends.
The party broke up at about o'clock and
young Garamendi played about the hall
ways in the second story for some time.
He then attempted TO slide down the rail
on the baiustrade and when between the
second and third stories lost his balance and
fell down the stairwell to the ground floor.
distance Of fully thirty feet, striking on
his head.
He was picked up in an unconscious con-
dition and Drs. Rivas, McNutt and Maize
were summoned.
The physicians found that the lad had
sustained slight fracture of the frontal
bone and that his lett arm had been broken
above the wrist
Young Garamendi later recovered con-
seriousness, but the physicians fear that he
is internally injured and consider his
recovery doubtful.
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tanning books of reference pertaining to
electricity and mechanics. The second noor
will contain reception-room ana Waiting-
room: also an examination hall 70x45, two
suppiy-rooms, a private laboratory, an in
ratns' and a large lecture-room 4ox45. On
the third floor there will be heat labora-
tory 45x45, rectation-rooms and supply
rooms. a fine light laboratory 27x45, and
twelve dark rooms for Photographic and
photometric work. In the central part of
the building there will be tower 100 feet
high. which will be used for meteorological
observations. 1t Is expected to have the
new building under roof by January and
completed by September next The cost
of the building will be over 100000 The
walls are to be OF graystone and lined with
hricE
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
A ROMANCE In REAL LIFE.
The Rather Surprising Discovery of
Philadelphia Man.
daIr.h d.


Philadelphia Record.
Harry j. Longstreth, a wealthy young
West Philadelphia, who was welded last
April to Lizzie Florence Ronaldsop. soci-
ETY. belle, has been rudely awakened from
his dream of bliss by finding himself the
husband OF another mans wife. The other
fellow, not being built on the heroic mold
of an Enoch Arden, has stalked In like a
ghost on the erstwhile happy home on
Westmins ter street, near FOrtieth and Pine.
The honeymoon was only two months
old, when, one June evening his shadow
was thrown by the moonlight across the
porch where the loving pair were seated.
Pretty Mrs. Longstreth caught glimpse of
him and with q shrek tainted away. Be-
fore the astOnished Longstreth could CON-
prehend the situation the stranger had
vaulted the fence and was at her side.
"Oh, Harry" she sobbed, when she had
revived. This is my husband, but thought
him dead"
ALLOW me to introduce myself further"
cooliy spoke the stranger. IL am DIR. Henry
C. Macdonald of London, England. / mar
ried this young lady three years ago, but
deserted her year later. Now | want to
marry somebody else. You procure divorces
for both of US. as am short Of money, and
all will be well.
And that is why Longstreth Is getting
divorce In order 10 marry his wife over
again.
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Famous, women's Small Families.

Among famous women who were mothers
of small families comes Elizabeth Barrett
Browning. who had only one son. Mrs.
Somerville, the mathematician, had two
daughters and one son only, though she was
twice married. Nine. George Sand had
two children, son and daughter; so had
Lady Mary Montagu, whose letters" are
so admired in literature, and Nine de Sew
igne, writer Of equally famous 'Ietters" in
French. Nine. de Stael had three children
In her early married life; when 48 years
old she married a second time and then had
another son. George Eliot (Mrs. Crosse was
childless. and so was Mrs. Craig, the author
Of John Halifax" Mrs. Barbauld, whose
prose aud poetry were much admired In the
last century. had no children, and the same
was the case with her equally praised con.
temporary. Mrs. Opie.
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FROZEN TO HIS SEAT.
Fireman Who Was Literally Scared
Almost to Death.

Indianapolis News.
ut j. not often that an engineer stays on
his seat in the face of a collision II he has
chance to jump" said an old railroad man
last night. "When he doesn't jump it's
because he hasn't time. | remember once
when fireman was met0phorically frozen
to his seat. ] was on the engine at the time.
See these gray hairs?" and he pushed
back his hat II got them all in about
two minutes. 1t happened on the Indian
apois division of the Pennsylvania lines.
/ was in charge of the fast-mail train,
No. 7, and Charley Mason, as good an
engineer as ever took hold of throttle. was
hauling us. No. is fast train anyhow,
but that night we were late out OF Column
bus, and | tell you we were splitting the
wind. Having nothing else 10 do climbed
over to the engineer and asked Charley TO
let me run her awhile, and he pushed over
to give ME room. Everything went as lovely
as q May-day dance until we started down
the hill Suddenly a red light showed up
ahead of US on the track. The awfulness OF
that minute can never describe. 1--WE are
gone, Charley yelled to the engineer be-
hind me. There's a hatcar ahead OF us.
See that red light
Charley saw it and started to get down.
yelled at him not to do it, thatwe might
escape death, but if we jumped from that
engine, running at least eighty miles an
hour. we would be killed sure. / shut off
the steam, and, throwing on the air. began
plugging her. The wheels reversed, but
she rode over the sand as if there was none
on the track. Charley clung to me with
wide-staring eyes, and l honestly believe he
was praying. Nearer. nearer. we rushed to
that fatal highland dashed past il. Soon
we were stopped. and called the fireman
to go back with me and ascertain what it
was. He could not move. and when l pulled
him from his seat he was as stiff asA poker,
and it was several seconds before he could
utter sound. The poor fellow was para
Iyzed with fear. and it was long time be-
fore he recovered. What was the red light
doing there? A fool agent had come up the
track TO flag train following us and left his
red light near the rails. When L met him
never felt so much like numbering a man In
r.
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MARRIED

FENNON-CLINE-Int this city, October IL 1882
at st. Marys Cathedral by the Rev. Father Cum.
minis, Edward j. Fennon OF Oakland and Emma
NJ Cline of San Francisco.
BUSH-PERKINS-In this city. October Is. 1892
by the Rev. DR.. DilIe Charles p. Bush and Aim e
w. Perkins both of san Francisco
SMITH-GAYLORD-In this city October 19
1892, by the Rev. DR.. Dilo Charles Sherid An
Smith and Matte c. Gaylord both OF San Fran.
cisco.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT this CITY, October q
S92. by the Rev. John @. Adams, John f. Ban
com and Ida M. Frazier.
RICKARD-CURRIN-In this city, October 10
1892, by the Rev. @. M. Esbjorn, Elisha r. Rlck.
ard and Mary A. Curtin, both OF Noyo, Mend ocIno
County, Cal.
HAMPTON -ANDREWS-In this city September
a. 1892. by the Rev. DIR. j. G. Dixon William q
Hampton and Eva v. Andrews.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this city, October q.
1892, by the Rev IT, j. Mynard. Robert Herbert
of Alameda and Bells K Reynolds OF San Fran.
cisco.
LICK-wALLBRIDGE-In this CITY, October II
1892. by the Rev. John Doughty, Charles W.
Flick and Minnie E. Wsllbridge both of San
Francisco.
MORGAN-CAMPB ELL-In this city, October 10.
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,euobt his daughter to handle a revolver.
n,,E;nc one of his absences two of tiie most
xiiIainSns-looking footpads that ever dodgea
the gaIlows called at the house. They
tIng-Toom and coolly announced their inten-
ton of spending the night In the house;
They knew the ladies were alone and talked
freely of their diabolcal purpose. The
mother was overcome by fright and tainted
away, but the young lady reached the man,
telpieee, picked up q navy IA and opened
fire. She killed one of the intruders ana
mortaIIy wounded the other. Ii every man
would take the precauton 10 teach his wife
and daughters how to manipulate SIX
shooter the daily papers would not contain
SO many accounts of brutal outrages. Every
woman who is compelled to pass muen %
time beyond the protection Oh ne[ mai0 ''
lativas ehonld learn to use pistol
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
The Henn-BIouth wedding.

An elegantly arranged wedding ceremony
took place at the Baldwin Hotel at 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when Henry
HEM, the well-known building contractor
OF this city. was united to Miss Carrie
Blouth. eldest daughter Of Theodore Blouth.
proprietor of the California Bottling Works
Of Sacramento. The bridesmaids were Miss
Minnie Bloutb, sister of the bride. and Miss
Louisa krieger Of Louisville, KY Thomas
Callcnbach OF this city acted as groomsman
and the services were performed by Rev.
Mr.. Fuendeling of San Francisco. I'm
mediately following the wedding breakfast
the young couple set off TO spend the honey
moon in the southern portion Of the State.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
COAST survey VESSELS.
Special Inspection Of Ships
on This Side.
THEY NEED LOOKING AFTER.
Commander Aekley Sent From Warrington
to Make an Examination Before
Applying for New Ships.

have come to San Francisto to make
careful and formally official inspection of
our ships" said t-ComEander S.
NJ. Ackley of the United States Navy and
photographic Inspector of the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
This is an unusual course in the depart
ment, and as far as 1 am aware, no prede-
cessor OF mine has been sent to make such
headquarters personal inspection. You see
we are allowed only $500 year for gen.
sral repairs to our feet.
The fleet consists of three steamers and
two schooners on the Atlantic Coast, and
four steamers and one schooner on the
Pacific. These latter are the Hassler. Pat
terson, Macarthur and Gedney. The three
former are in port now, and the Gedney will
have started from Puget Sound on the 18th,
and be here in six days.
Our annual appropriation is very small
to serve our purposes and our vessels are
very old. The Hassler has seen twenty-five
years service. Naturally every command
ing officer will urge the claims of his special
vessel above all others. am here, there
fore, to judge for the department which
vessel has the heaviest claim.
Apart from that we are going to make
very urgent claims to Congress for large
| appropriation for new steamers for our
work in the north. and / am going to post
myself with personal knowledge and in
| spectiOn to lay before committee.
'We have no surveys in the north, except
| those left US by the Russian Government.
! which are not up to modern scientific re-
| qurement, and the rising importance oil
| Alaska aud our northern possessions de-
| mand suitable work.
you must understand that the officers
and crews of our vessels are all United
| States navy men. Our new cruisers have
made heavy strain upon the forces. Out
| of the 1000 men allowed the navy we have
| 800. Last year this number was reduced TO
250. Unless we have wel-eauipped modern
vessels we cannot expect TO obtain many
| recruits. Next summer there will be a
| large party sent up in connection with
| Canadian Government parties to settle the
| Mount Elias boundary question. which is as
| yet unsettled IL Is supposed to be directly
on the boundary line. but that must be
| proved. / shall be here for q fortnight"
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garded as one Of the leading younger poets
of England.
Mr.. Sharp has published three volumes in
this country since spring: 1.-THE Life and
Fellowe and His Wife," in collaboration
with Blanche Willis Howard. and the book
OF poems. Flower o. the Vlne."
He divides his time, when not travelling,
between London and his country place,
1.-THE Laurels," at Rudgwick, in Sussex.
This is near Horsham, Shelley's birthplace,
and Mr.. Sharp was one of the committee in
charge of the Shelley centenary memorial
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which extend the length of the table, end
ing in large bows. The menu cards are in
white and eilt-edged. The guests cardo are
square. and at one side is a genuine wish
bone, gilded and fastened 10 the card by
bow Of narrow satin ribbon. Extending
the length of the bone in small gilt letters
are the words "a golden wish for y0u."
The fayors are gold wishb0ne stckpins.
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An Electrical Laboratory.

An electrical laboratory that shall have no
equal in the college world is what Lehigh
University proposes to build. The plans
have been made and the ground broken.
The new laboratory will be 240 feet long by
60 feet wide. and will be four stories high,
with basement. The first floor will con-
sist of large electrical laboratory in the
west end aud a mechanical laboratory In
the east end. Between these two rooms
will be recitati0n-rooms and a library con-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
An Iaherited Attitude.

Father-Yo school report is generally
good, but you are marked very low in de-
pertinent. Why Is that?
Boy-I always forget and stand on one
foot aud rest the other on a railing or
something when recite, and teacher marks
me for that. told her / couldn't help it,
and she said maybe inherited il.
Inherited it?'
Yessir. She said that's the way men
stand when they arc talking over a bar"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21

a famous specimen OF
Henri ii ware; time
about 1440. This cele-
brated ever. taking it
for all in all. Is said to
be the most important
specimen extant of the
rarest and most yalu-
able variety of art pot
terry which has yet OBJ
tanned a fixed and recog-
niZed rank In the
estimation of connois-
Seurs.
Tho hodu ar ssy,ofoD ic
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
Tho Price nfRaar

The prop osed reduction in the price of
steam beer has been overstated. The
Brewers Protective Association now an
nounces the following schedule of prices
One barrel, Sc. less 80 cents discount to the
trade; one-half barrel SO. less % cents dis
count TO the trade; one-third barrel, SO Is,
less the same discount; one-sixth barrel,
81 Is. less the same discount as the last two
10 the trade.
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edited a large number OF
books. He was an in
innate friend Of Ros-
setti. writing a BIZ
ography of that poet
after his death, entitled
"Dante Gabriel Ros-
setti: A Record and
Study" He has pub
lished Children Of To-
morrow: A Romance"
and has written @ BIZ
oglaphical study of
Shelley, a Life of Heinz
and a Life of Robert
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
A wi.hbone Bridal Luncheon

A pretty idea In the way of a bridal
luncheon is the "wishbone." Directly over
the table. suspended from the chandelier,
Is huge wfshbone OF bridal roses and smi-
lax. the smilax, twined with roses. bein
carried to the four corners of the table. All
OF the decorations are in cream white. In
the center OF the table floral wishbone
rests on two parallel bands OF satin ribbon
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
Respect for the Dead.
Harpsr's Bazaar.

Mrs. Granpere-Why. Bridget, heard OF
the death of poor Tim, your husband, and
that you were married again; and now,
poor girl. is it possible-your second hus-
band, too?
Bridget Gn deep mourning )-Oh, no. mum.
He's all right But l always promised
we'll off. an, mum, since l married this
time, mum.
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He STOLE Clothing.

w. c. A. Gerlichton was arrested last
night by Detectives Bee and Harper for
stealing $500 worth OF clothing from the
residence of L. r. Hurley, sol Mason street,
on the night of the 18th inst. The thief en-
tered the house during the absence of the
tenants and when found was wearing some
of the garments he had stolen.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21

q simple creamy whitepipe clay. 1t is COW
cred with a very thin transparent glaze of a
slightly greenish yellow tint. A few simple
transparent enamel tints only are employed
in the present specimen; they are manga
nese brown, orange yellow and blue. The
great regularity Of the Henri Deux ware is
the in)aid ornamentation.
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pages of large ledgers on account Of the
convex form which the page assumes
when the book Is opened. To meet this
difficulty a Frenchman has devised a
flexible ruler which readily conforms to a
curved surface. An idea OF this new device
can be gained from the accompanying
cut, which shows how the ruler 10 en-
plovad
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
BlRTHS-M ARRIAGES--DEA

IBirth marriage ana death notices sent by mail
win not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either OF the publication Offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
to have the same published
BORN.
wEEKS-In this city. October Is, 1892 TO the
wife OF Captain Charles Z. Weeks q son.
GOLDSTEIN-To the wife OF Benjamin NJ. Gold
stein, q daughter.
HANILTON-In this city, October 19, 1892, TO the
wife OF John w. Hamilton, a son.
MITCHELL-In this city, october Is, 1892, to the
wife of II. b. Mitchell, daughter
QUINN-In this city, october II, 1892 to the wife
OF James QUINN son.
HoFMANN-In Berkeley, october 10, 1892, to the
wife Of II. H. Hofmann son.
ELKUS-In Sacramento, October 49, 1892 to thu
wife of Gus Elkus. a son.
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A POPULAR AUTHOR.

Brief Sketch OF Tho Successful Career of
william Sharp.
William Sharp is Scotch by birth. He
was graduated from Glasgow University
and is but "a years Of age. he has, never
theess. travelled extensively; has lived in
Australia and Italy, and has written or
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Athletic Girls.

The athletic" girls at Wellesley College
have succeeded in raising $3.50 in cash toward
a much-desred boathouse. About $1,000
more has been pledged. The entire cost Of
the building, including the platforms and
porches. with the sheltered accommodation
for all crew and private boats on the frat
floor and a bowling alley and recreation
however, $500 can be raised In cash this
fall the she'll OF the house will be put up at
onco in order to give the boats their needed
protection for tbs coming winter. A very
radical innovation has been made in the
shape of three new instructors of the mas
culine gender, who assist in the rhetor ic
and chemistry departments.
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The Chinese make what is called ''chi-
wahi," or grass cloth, from the fiber Of the
common nettle. 1t is said to make splen-
did cloth for tents, awnings. etc. When
made into betting for machinery it is said
to have twice the strength OF leather.
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@l@

ary: the other moves in its plane supporting
the earth, whose axis has a variable IN
clination. A very light skeleton is fixed to
this band the hours are shown upon the
equator in Roman figures. Two parallel
circles represent the tropics, and 1t has
twenty-four merdians. Another frame in-
side the latter supports the ecliptic; The lat
ter is movable and can turn around the
axis of the earth. 1t is this circle that is
revolyed once in twenty-four hours by the
mechanism inside the globe: as 1t revolves
il turns wheel that holds the sun at the
end of a carved rod. The arrangement can
be understood better by the diagram In
figure 2. .,
In this clock the hour is almost entirely
copied from nature, the universal hour.