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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1892-10-27
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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1892-10-27

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The morning call., 1892-09-11
A MINIATURE VOLCANO.
A Bursting Sewer Raises the
Very Ruetions.
It Rains Down Disagreeabls Assortment Of
Matter on the Heads Of the Montgomery
Street Pedestrians.

There was small volcano in full opera
tion yesterday morning on Montgomery
street. near Sacramento.
A score or two of pedestrians who hap
pened to be In the vicinity at the time the
improYised volcano leaped into prominence
had their clothes badly besmirched.
II was connecting earthenware sewer
at All Montgomery street that made lis
presence known in such disagreeable man.
ner.
1t jumped up with bang. and the report
carried with ii an assortment of sewage
that would cause a street deputy to tremDl c
with fear for the health OF the city.
Tie sewer did not yarn the public of its
intended gyTations and that is why q dozen
or more erGuched 10 the sidewalk as they
saw the atmosphere darken before fan
like appaTiilon which they mistook for q
cloud of cholera microbes.
After it was over it did not require a
microscopic examination TO tell what the
matter was. The odor carried with it all
the evidence necessary. 1t was sewage and
it rained down so tliickly on tile garments
Of passers-by that it was difficult to tell
where their clothes had sunk to.
A man wearing brand new silk tile that
he had won on the Corbett fight will have
to get new one as he would electrify the
town If he appeared In public in it after
the sewage had coated it.
The ladies uttered shrill cries and showed
signs of ehagrin as they viewed their ruined
headgear.
There was some 'eussing'' too, but the
ladies didn't do that. 1t sounded like mems
voices.
The man who owned the sewer went out
by the rear entrance and found refuge in
Golden Gate Park.
Several men used 10 such things appeared
on the scene and made the sewer stop
squirting II took them some time to make
it mind. but they reduced it to obedience at
last.
The ruin has been wrought and repaired,
and now the street in the vicinity looks al
If nothing had happened.
The morning call., 1892-09-11
NEW KIND OF LEATHER.
1t IL Made From Tripe and Sold at
Very Low Price.
lis Pom

1t IL Made From Tripe and Sold at q
Very Low Price.
ST. Louis Republic.
There are tricks in all trades except
ours" said a st. Louis leather-dealer, medi-
tatively. But even our trade has been re-
Gently invaded by about the cutest trick
ever heard Of. Several months-perhaps a
year-ago little shoeshops sprung up in the
Eastern cities advertising to halfsole chill
dren's shoes for Is and 20 cents. They had
a great run. But the other dealers and
of the work showed it neatly done, and the
material used was evidently leather, and
that, too. of a sound. substantial character.
But how could the shops afford it? That
was the question, and it puzzled US for a
long time. The truth came out fin ally, how
ever, in this way:
"a st. Louis tanner, employed In a
famous Cincinnati tannery, one day re-.
quested his employers to increase his wages
from 81 30 to So per day. They refused,
and he quit. That's where they made a
mistake. He went to another tannery and
sought employment but was told there
were no vacancies. He persisted In his
efforts and at last informed the firm that
he could show them new kind OF leather
on which fortune might be made. They
laughed, and he gave them the secret.
Then they took him in at So day. Now,
what do you think this new and cheap
leather is being made from? Triple! And
to-day trpe leather is quoted In our trade
journals. Yes, sir, | suppose every trade
has Its tricks occasionally, and that's an in
QeniOus one"
The morning call., 1892-09-11
A RAT STORY.
The Reader IL Not Furnished with
Certificate of Its Truth.

Tho Reader IL Not Furnished with q
Certificate of Its Truth.
"Do you want to see something funny"
said well-known drug clerk to Washing
ton Post reporter. OF course the reporter
was not averse to seeing something in the
humorous line.
well, If no one comes in for moment
I'll show it to you," said he. placing a
basket of eggs, used In making egg ph0s-
pilates, from the top of the soda fountain TO
the counter. Nov stand here and watch
the rats, and the ne sman stood where he
could get good view.
1t took but moments silence, and then
out popped boary old rat. soon followed by
three more. They seemed to understand
their part, and climbed nimbly up a box
about a foot high, used in covering pipes,
and from that to the tray under the counter
where the glasses are washed.
Up on top OF another box they went and
then to the top of the counter. They
looked around and began to scamper down.
The first descended to the floor, the second
remained on the box. the third in the tray
and the fourth on the high box. Seeing
they were all there, the old rat on TOP
walked to the eggs and picked up one, car
rying it with his front legs, walking on his
hind feet like squirrel. He dropped 1t
over and 1t was caught by the rat beneath,
who In turn gave it TO the one beneath him.
The rat jumped down aud rolled the egg
under the soda fountain. In this manner
they carried down six eggs In exactly one
minute. when, thinking the fun was getting
expensive, the clerk drove them away.
"They will steal them by the dozen If I'll
let them," said the clerk, "and we have to
keep them on top OF the fountain"
The morning call., 1892-09-11
A RETIRED STATESMAN.
w. Nj. Evarts Now Living Quietly at His
Home in New York.

New York Mail and Express.
William Maxwell Evarts, in his old-fash-
Toned residence near Gramercy Park, this
city. is the beau ideal of q retired statesman.
His face Is rugged and full of power. T here
is certain pallor about it and the burrows
are deep. but it is still the face Of the Sena.
tor, the orator. the great advocate. One can
still gaze on 1t and realize how he Numbered
against the cleopatra" filipusters in 1851
and defended President Johnson in 1868;
how he nominated Seward in 1860 and ex-
planned the Alabama claims at Geneva in
1872; how he defended Henry Ward Beecher.
advocated the Electoral Commission, served
in the Senate. delivered the Centennial
Grafton and welcomed the Statue of Liberty
as the gift Of our sister republic, France.
He was born in Boston, February 6, 1918,
and is, therefore. but "A years old, but he
was never physically strong, and was from
youth an untiring worker; SO he has the ap-
pearanee of great age. lie was graduated
from Yale in 1857, was admitted TO the bar
In New York City in 1871, and soon won his
spurs as Assistant District Attorney for the
State. In 1860 oecurIe ed the great legal bat
tie between him and Charles O'Conor, the
latter being counsel for Virginia in the IA
nous Lemons slave case.
Almost every great question of constitu-
tional power during the war was argued by
him as attorney for the Government, and his
opinions are now the established law.
The morning call., 1892-09-11
THE JAPANESE IN KERN.
Strong Probability Of Trouble
Over Them.
The Large Ranehsrs Import Contract Labor
eTs in Defiance of the Wishes Of the
People Of the County.

A startling story of the way japanese
laborers are going into Kern County is
told by Charles Deberitz, a recent arrival
in this city from Bakersfield.
Deberitz is a graduate from the Hedel-
berg University; but he has had run Of
hard luck" and has been compelled to 60
harvesting.
He went TO Kern County and found en-
ployment On one Of the large ranches there.
There were but few white men employed
on the hayfieids. the majority by long odds
were japanese.
He states that during the past year 800
Japanese we're employed in the Kern County
hayfelds.
They are preferred to the Chinese as they
are more docile, harder workers and are EN-
pl0yed for IS a month without board.
Debertz says that the smaller ranch
owners and the entire white population III
Kern County are indign ant at this employ
ment of cheap contract labor. and that it is
highly probable that trouble will follow, as
was the case when the Chinese were driven
out Of the county.
The japanese do tha work of a white
man who receives 81 % a day and board
during the harvest time.
According 10 Deberi.Z. the Japanese
are secured under the contract system and
are imported directly from Japan.
They are subject to bosses" of their own
race, who Oversee" their labor in the fields
and who mete out their daily allowance of
rice.
Once week the crew is given the carcass
of some old sheep that has long 0utlved its
usefulness and on this and the rice they
manage Ia exist.
None of the japanese laboring on the bay
feds OF Kern County speak English and
they give other evidence by their actions
that they are of recent arrival.
The people Of Kern County are highly
incensed at the action of the large land
owners in importing this servile labor. and
threats are not infTeauent that it will be
STOPPED
The ranchers. on the other hand, claim
that they will import thousands more next
summer and threaten TO Introduce them
into all the counties in the southern San
Joaquin.
The morning call., 1892-09-11
Verdi Still Hard at Wink.

Siguor Verdi, like many other veteran
musicians in times gone by. finds it hard to
say farewell, nor while his intellect is suffi-
GENTLY vigorous to allow him to compose
such work as "Qtello" would any opera
lover desire him to DO so. aida" given at
Cairo toward the end OF 1871, was expected
to have been his last opera, but sixteen
year later 1t was succeeded at La Scala,
Milan, by "Otello," which. as everybody is
aware, Is next winter to be followed by
"Falstaff." Nor will these triumphs satisfy
the aged composer, who few weeks hence
will enter his eightieth year. In commu-
nicaton to friend Verdi has announced
his intention OF starting upon yet another
opera. The libretto viii presumably be by
probable, 1t leaked out long before. Is to be
kept close secret until the score is finished
1T Is impossible" he writes. ''ior me to re-
The morning call., 1892-09-11
OLD, BUT GOOD.
A Story Told OF nm Ex- Congressman fro,
Florida.

Story Told OF m Ex-Congressman from
Florida.
OF an ex-Congressman of Florida and a
Yankee tourist the following story is told.
The SOutherner proposed a wager of SO
that, bare to the waist, he could lie face
down upon the ground for thirty minutes,
during which time any motion ON his part
tending to drive away visiting mosquito
or other insect should be considered an ad-
mission of defeat. The proposition was
accepted, and the ordeal entered upon at
once.
1t soon became apparent that. though
mosquitoes in swarms were feasting them
selves 10 repletion. they possessed no
powers Of annoyance so far as the honor
able gentleman WAS concerned, and that
barring accl dents he was certain winner.
twenty-five minutes rassed and the ex-
Congressman still remained motionless. A
happy thought struck the tourist. Taking
from his pocket burning glass that hap
pened to be in his possession, he focused
il upon the bare flesh before him. The ex-
Congressman stood IL for a moment, then
WINGED, twisted, and finally, unable to en-
dure 1t longer, sprang to his feet with the
SWELL. Yark. you've won; but If you'll
bar yellow jackets, I'll 20 you another ten
dollars -
The morning call., 1892-09-11
4 HAUNTED WATER TANK.
Sailors Frightened by a Mys-
FERROUS Leak.
The Overdue Ship Robert L. Belknap Arrives
at Yokohama in safety-Items From
the City Front.

The barken.ine Planter, which was to
have sailed for Honolulu at o'clock yes
terday, was detained several hours On ac-
count of leaky water-tank.
Just before the time for leaving Ii was
discovered that the port wster-tan was
empty, the entire contents having leaked
out on the deck and run into the bay through
the scuppers.
To I'LL the tank IL was necessary TO move
the vessel 10 water connection, an under
taking which took some time.
This particular water-tank on the Planter
is said to be very peculiar, and some of the
sailors are little superstitious about il.
The tank appears to be in perfect condi-
tion and no leakhole can be discovered. but
whenever the vessel is in port the water
runs out in short time. At sea the tank
is perfectly water tight and not a drop is
ever known to leak out.
The reason of this cannot be explained
as IL acts the same way in all climates.
The first time IL happened the emptiness
OF the tank was not discovered until the
vessel had put out to sea, and then it was
necessary TO limit the supply of water TO
each man.
Whatever the cause Of this may be it has
had the effect of frightening some of the
superstitious sailors, who refuse to drink
water from that tank.
The ship Robert l.. Belknap, which sailed
from New York for Yokohama ON the 18th
OF last March, is reported to have reached
port few days ago. Grave fears we're
entertained for the vessels safety as she
was over two months overdue. The reason
of the delay have not yet been learned.
The new tug and harbor boat Governor
Markham, which was launched a short
time ago. will soon be ready for business.
The engines and boilers are in place and
the cabin is nearly completed. This will
be one OF the most powerful tugs on the bay
and will! be very effective in case of fire.
Rivalry IN securing business by the
Stockton boats still continues, although
there have been no more cuts In rates. The
old company now has runners, who work
the workingmen's hotels and employment
Offices for trade. The result Is the gain of
large amount of patronage 1t might not
otherwise get Most of it is deck-passage.
however.
The steamer Leader, which the old CON-
pany put on as an afternoon boat, has
proved very Improbable and carries few
passengers.
The morning call., 1892-09-11
A CIoxnr WEDDING.

All the decorations were In clover BIOS
SONS, and though there were no bridesmaids
tiny tot acted as maid of honor. Her
quaint Gretchen gown was sprinkled with
clover. tufts of the flowers standing upon
the shoulders, while a dropping Legh0rn
bore garlands of pink-hued clover. In
place OF the regulation orange blossoms the
brides veil was surmounted by miniature
coronet OF white clover, and her bouquet
was formed OF the same wldflower. A mat
OF blossoms. in the shape OF a four leaf
clover, was designed for the bridal couple to
kneel upon, and floral bell WAS suspended
above this. After the marriage ceremony
the bell sent down shower of four-leaf
cloyers. bestowing upon the astonished pair
luck enough to last them the rest of their
lives. A garden party completed the we'd
ding. the guests being served with refresh
ments upon clover leaf tables, which dotted
the grass. and receiving souvenirs of gilt
baskets lined with clover blossoms and fut-
tering with broad satin ribbons.
The morning call., 1892-09-11
ONE CAUSE OF COLoR-BLINDNESs.
The Excessive Use of Tobacco Found
Responsible in Some Cases.

| The Excessive Use of Tobacco Found
Responsible in Some Cases.
Philadelphia Record.
| The parliamentary committee appointed
| in Great Britain to examine the subject of
| color-blindness, particularly in its relation
| to marine and railway signaling, have made
an exceedingly interesting report. They find
| that in the male population nearly 4 per
| cent are either partially or wholly deficient
| in the ability TO distinguish rightly the pri-
| mary colors of the spectrum. The tests were
| made with great care, under the guidance
| of specialists. whose scientific knowledge
| afforded guarantee OF accurate and trust
| worthy investigation.
| Because Berlin wool presents to the eye
| a rough and nonrefecting surface, the COL
| ors of which are not heightened nor dulled
| by the light in which it is displayed, that
| substance was selected for testing the eyes,
| From q miscellaneous heap of skeins of vari-
| Gus colorS the person submitting to a test
| was required to select approximate matches
| by certain test colors. 1t was found that
| blindness to red was the most common
| form Of deficiency; blindness to green was
| the next IN frequency. Since experiment
! has proved that red and green are the two
| colors found to be most trustworthy for
1 signaling purposes on account of their Supe-
| rior luminosity and their visibility at con-
| siderable distances, the fact that these are
| are most apt to mistake is a matter of the
| first importance.
| The committee found many persons In
| responsible positions in the marine and
| railway service. where accuracy in determin-
| ingcolor is essential to safety and efficiency,
| could not be trusted TO read the signals
| correctly. This condition of things possibly
| furnishes the explanation of many disasters
| on sea and land which have hitherto been
| deemed mysterious, and it certainly Judi
| Gates the necessity for thorough test of the
| eyes Of engineers, pilots, signalmen and
| others who are intrusted with the movement
| Of trains and of water craft.
As to the causes of c0lor-blindness, the
| committee report that in the greater num-
Der of instances ii proceeds from congen-
ital defects that cannot be Temedled /; but il
is frequently the result of excessive use of
tobacco. This is a hint worth remembering
on the part of those who may become aware
of their inability to distinguish colors. As
every day in tns year thousands of lives and
millions of dollars worth of property are
dependent for safe keeping upon the accu-
rate reading of coiors by persons employed
upon steamers, ships and locomotives, the
knowledge OF the risk involved should lead
to thorough examination and the wedding
out of those found in this particular to have
defective eyesight.