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hands. The reform even spread to his
face. and Toby was found to have quite
engaging features under the mask of dirt
which had so long obscured them. OF
course, these changes were made gradual
". but they were perceptible to all of us.
How long the reformation would have
TAKEN ln the natural course of events / am
sure L can't say-prObably some time. for
ne was about as hard a little heather as
could be found; ard think his mission
ary was perfectly unconscious that she
was doing so remarkable work, and
50 made no effort in the matter. 1t was
Just the natural effect of her own sweei.
kindly spirit. which could not help m aking 2
an impression on everything she came in
contact with. But something happened
Wnlcn hurried matters uD considerably.
Inere is good deal of travel along our
street. 1t is full of commission-hOuses and
retall groceries and stores and places like
tnat, and with the delivery wagons ALWAYS
dashing around and the double car trs Fl,
and the regular travel and so on it is
necessary frequently to look little out AT
the crossings.
One day the paper was few
minutes late. held for some tele.
graphic news or other, | don't re.
member just what but any way Il wasn't
out lnst on time, and our pretty girl was
just about TO board her ear when Toby
came flying up the sidewalk, ducking un
der mems arms and showing folks out Of
tho way in great rush TO give her hel
paper
She turned around with smile for the
boy as he came lodging between the team,
to get to her. A downtown car was pass
ing on the other track and its bell wa
juggling furiously; an East Ead car wa
coming up right behind the one for Fiji
srreete Il all happened so quickly that nt
cne knew just exactly how 1t did com,
about, but horse and carriage the AMI
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AspIiyxiated hy Gas.

A cook, who was known by the name OF
Charley at the lodging ouse. 967 Mission
street, where he resided. was found dead
In bed yesterday morning by the pro-
prietor. The room was full of gas, the ist
being turned on full. The key was very
loose. and, it is supposed, Charley in turn
ing 1t off when he retired accidentally
turned it on again. The landlord heard
him come in about - 80 yesterday mcrn-
ing. and from his mode Of procedure he
supposed Charley had been drinking. 1t
is not thought to be case of suicide as
the man was always in good humor and
had nothing apparently 10 worry him ex-
cept being slightly in arrears for his room
rent. de was 3S years Of age and native
oil Italy. On trunk in his room was q
tag with the name Charles White on it.
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GERMAN CHARITY.
The Fruitvale Home for
Old People.
The Cornerstone of a Handsome and
CommodiouS Structure to Be
Laid To-Day.

The cornerstone of the German Old
Peoples Home will DE laid at Fruitvale at
3 o'clock this afternoon. The order of
exercises arranged are as follows:
Concert from 1 10 P. NJ. by e. Won der
Mehden's orchestra.
Festival overture, composed by Charles Won
der Mehden.
Opening speech by the president. FIR. H.
ROSeubaum.
Song, "Singers' Prayer" by The united Ger.
man singing societies OF San Francisco, OAK
land and Alameda.
Speech by the German Consul-Gensral, a.
RosentbaL
Song. THE Watch on the Rhine" by Albert
Rau and chorus.
Festival; poem, written by Rev. Fuen deling,
read by Miss Elizabeth Dittmar.
Introduction of guests of hOnor-G overnor
Markham ana Mayors Ellert and iardee.
Presentation OF silver trowel 10 President
ROsenbaum by Architect Mau.
Cornerstone-layIng.
Song by Singing Society Euterpe of Oakland
Song, "SiaS-spangled Banner" by Mrs. Ida
de Seniinario and chorus.
Speech by DR.. Julius KOebig, president OF
III German Benevolent Society.
Song by the united singing societies.
Concert by orchestra.
Having charge of he ceremonies are the
committee on arrangements, consisting of
Henri Wigger, John d. Siange and Albert
VictOrs, and the committee of finance,
composed OF Charles Bundschu. III. Ben
del, theodore klrchhOf, Otto Mueser. L..
OesIerrelcher. DR.. ii. Muhl, Albert Kay
ser, Albert Victors, Henri Wigger. Fred
Dohrmann, John ID. STANCE and E. Rec
mer. The building will be partly of brick
aud partly of wood, with a frontage of 1O4
feet and depth OF 1872 feet 1t will con-
sist of three stories, a basement and an
attic and will cost about S65. .OOO
The officers of the Allenheim Society
are: f. H. Rosenhaum, president; Joseph
Brandens' Elm and Mrs II. Hildebrandt.
vice residents; Z. E. Berdixon, record.
ing secretary; l.. Schumacher, financial
secretary; l.. 5. Rose, treasurer: Mrs. E..
Bahls, Mrs. G. Proll. F. Hufschmidt, Pro
fessor A. Puizker and John Schumacher,
directors.
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A Valuable New Scale Parasite.

Alexander Craw, quarantine officer and
entomologist of the State Board of Horti-
culture. now at Los Angeles investigating
parasitical insects. has fled q report with
the State board, in which he says that he
and Albert Koebele inspected the Ellw0od
Cooper olive orchard at Santa Barbara,
where various colonies Of Rhizobius ven-
trails, small dybird, had been placed.
He says that portions of orchard where
the colonies were liberated, and which
we're originally badly infested with black
scale, are now practically free from the
scale. and the ladybirds are fast spreading
through the infested trees. The central
orchard, where none of the adybirds h ad
been placed, was found 10 be alive with
adybirds, they having distributed them
selves from an upper orchard where black
scale is not now plentiful, they having
cleaned it out.
OF the insect itself he says: 81 aul
satisfied that we have a very effective
enemy of the black scale, as this species
has probably not less than four genera
tions each year" Mr.. Cooper PROPOSES to
send out next mon tt colonies of this valu-
able insect throughout the Stats 10
orchardists having trees infested with
black scale.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
ENSHROUDED IN DUST.
A Missing Tea Service Found After
Many Years Research.

In 1872 Superintendent John Daggett OF
the San Francisco Mint was presented
with handsome silver service in recogni-
ton of the sale of the Black Bear mine in
SiSkiyou County. II was worth at least
$1,000. but the Daggetts were not keeping
house a that time. and consequently the
princely pieces were carefully wrapped,
packed and sent TO the manufacturers,
Vanderslce & Co.. for safe keeping.
In her efforts to protect the pieces from
damage Mrs. Daggett wrapped each one in
a sheet of Harper's Weekly, and this Illus
trated precauti0n proved 10 be the means
of finally identifying the set.
Thirteen years later, or in 1885, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daggett concluded the silver service
would be highly appropriate, in view of
the fact that they had taken a house and
assumed the duty of its keeping
Gung to the Vandersliee establishment.
Mr. Daggett asked for the silver service,
and at once search was begun for II.
Safes, cellars, hooks, crannes. lofts and
rubby-h holes were thoroughly examined,
but the service came not, and accordingly
Mr. Daggeit employed an attorney to
begin suit for its recovery or equivalent
damages. The case was tried. There
was no denial by Nandersliee that the
box had been delivered, no evidence to
show what had become of ii, but the
court declueQ That the custodian had
/ exercised due caution and could not be
/ held responsible for its loss. Daggett
appealed to the Supreme Court, and soon
I the case became celebrated in legal circles.
/ The Supreme Court reversed the decis on
of the lower court and new trial arose.
/ Vanderslice offered to duplicate the SER
4 vice ia order to avoid litigation, but his
1 offer came too late for Daggetts benefit,
as the Superior Court again decided
I against him. Daggett and Vanderslire
grew distant, and still the missing service
came not.
7 On Friday morning. after the lapse of
twenty-ane years. the junior partner of the
/ firm of Vanderslice &C Cp happened to dust
off an unmarked box which had stood in
an unfreQuented corner beyond the men,
Ory of man. it was presumed to belong to
a family named Ober living in Oakland,
but it bore no evidence of ownership. The
curiosity OF the junior member impelled
him TO pry off the lid, and then the sheets
of Harper's Weekly Induced him tn un-
wrap the contents. 1t was silver service,
and the many nieees were marked ID"
IT'S Daggett's long-lost set," he said,
and so it was. Mr.. Daggett was sent for
and the senior member was apprised of
the gladsome find. All differences are now
healed. Mr.. Daggett has his memento of
the sale If the Black Bear. and the long
pending case has been settled out Of court.
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New interpretations.

The Granite Mutual Building and Loan
Society has incorporated, with a capital OF
$4,000 600. of which $4,000 has been ac-
tually subscribed. Directors: J. T. Ca.
rothers. Frank SeverIo. NJ. G. Nunan. c.
w. Duffie. Emil Gunzburger, w. FL. Sny-
der. X. V. Lncy. Matthew Harris, NJ. l..
Culver.
Articles Of incorporation have been filed
on behalf of the Morning Star and Tren-
ton Milling and Mining Company, for the
purpose OF carrying on gold and silver
mining in Plumas County. Directors
James t. LaDdregan. Thomas c. Landre-
gan, Philip Monroe, c. III. Spear, E. A.
Holman. Capital S5O,OOO. fully su ubscribed.
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that the fighting was anything unusual
when be vas sober-and that he had a
narrow escape from being run in.
Toby was a hardened little villain
Dogs and cats shrank from him instinc-
lively, and smaller bows. and good many
larRer oness had wholesome fear of his
knnekies, he would lie for the pure love
of lying, and TO palm off an old paper on
IN lDsusDecting transient customer was
his greatest delight. There was always
something exciting in Tobys paper
"'eTes all about the fire: ten men
bnrnsd up." OF double murder or some
thing were his bats for custom. Utterly
Without principle was Toby.
there vas woman in the case. She
was the steOographer up at Paine & AL
Ilnghaul>ss ano she used to stand down on
the street corner waiting for a Fifth
street car just as the boys would get their
pspers and break away over the city like
pack OF howling dervishes. She was one
OF those pretty. neat-Iooking girls who
somehow impress you as being so stylish
and al that, and yet you never seem to
natice wat their dresses are like: She
wore hel lair short and curly, and gener-
alsy had 5z white sailor hat with a white
baEd around it. She always looked so
bright and fresh standing there on that
dusty corner. and was so quiet and lady
Ike that Il wa pleasure just 60 sae her.
The Eiftn-stseet cars are not very regu-
i've or ten inmates, anf she got in habit
Of always getting hsr 8ng paper OF
Toby.
What w6maply iustIncE6 her 10
detecb q grain Of the leaye ne~ ia
that tncorIigibie little barbal not
explain, but she used to waes m
and take her paper from no one elss. Sne
used TO say taank yon and make saine
pleasant remark atout the weather and so
on, aDd Iooy pt to feel as If he was ac-
aHainted wlih Ter and would lift his hat to
heE when ne ought her paper, proceed
lns which laDst have astonished the bat
very 1isN a though it was very flexible
10 TO 4 had not grown so from be-
5ns 20 to ladies, but rather from a
aabh nad of using il as a weapon of
dslsa5s and offense by beating other boys
over the head with it.
Ii was dead sure case with Toby, al
ta5ugh he was rather young for the tender
passion. and great was the amazement
among his colaborers when 1t was discov-
cred that be was getting way back from
the head OF the class as an aggressive
pugilist, and had taken to washing his
The morning call., 1893-08-20
r. c. Johnson,s Record.

A dispatch from New York in yester-
days CALL regarding the arrest of Ru-
doiph j. jackson, alias r. c. johnson, for
extensive swindles on liquor merchants
through bogus orders for goods, which he
sold. stated that he was the same man
who. under the name Of Jackson. was con-
victe1 and served several years of SEN
tence in California in 1887 for violation of
the internal revenue laws.
The police here think that the dispatch
Is In error as to jackson or Jonnson's
The morning call., 1893-08-20
Charpes PiIing un.

Frank Langworthy. alias Moran, the
nlmfammer. had another charge of petty
larceny entered against him yesterday, the
victim being Fl. A. Viileneuve, q balloon
peddler. & few days ago the peddler was
standing in front of the White House on
kcarDy street, when q man who pretended
The morning call., 1893-08-20
Chinese Cases uo Over.

The five Chinese arrested at the shot
tower on Friday on the complaint of Denis
Kearney for violation OF the State act of
1851 were taken before Judge Campbell
yesterday morning. On motion of Attor-
ney Riordan, who appeared for the Six
Companies, the cases went over until Fri
day next. The defendants have all been
released on $1,000 bonds each.
The morning call., 1893-08-20

to be one of the proprietors came out and
ordered him away. He did not move
away, and few minutes later the same
man came out and asked him TO change
SIS piece. Villeneuve pulled five silver
dollars out of his pocket and handed them
over. when the man darted off with them.
He identified Moran in the City Prison as
the man who swindIed him
The morning call., 1893-08-20

crime. In 1877 James &. johnson was
tried for burglary and acquitted, but in
1885 he was convicted of another charge
of burglary al the store at 81 Fourth street
and was sen ntenced to twelve years in
aFy last
The morning call., 1893-08-20
The City,s Mortality.

The number Of deaths during last week
was reported at the Health Offics to be
110 against 115 for the corresponding week
last year. The principal causes of death
were as follows: Cancer, s: phthisis, II :;
pneumonia. II; heart disease. 6; inanition,
2; Bright's disease, 5.
The morning call., 1893-08-20

THE bad taste produced by smoking chewing
tobacco can be entirely removed in TWO minutes
by chewing pi zee OF whites Yucatan Gun. In
vestigate, no. / me an nickel.
The morning call., 1893-08-20

40 inches wide. in Illuminated
Jacquards, one OF the seasons nov q
elites. value at 81 20 yard. ..... ID
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DRESS STUFFO.

Fall importations. Beautiful French
dress fabrics. Our styles exclusive. The
superb exhibits of dress stuffs in silk and
wool now being made on a large scale in
our spacious salesroom commands greater
attention and excites increased interest
each day. The many fattering remarks
made by our lady patrons are evidence to
us of the beauty, novelty and exclusive
ness of the display. Below we quote some
specials for this week and mention one or
two lines opened yesterday.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
SATIN DIAGONAL,

46 inches wide. plain colors, beautiful
satin finish in 10 different shades,
actual value 81 25 yard, special
price Observation-Disclosures,
The morning call., 1893-08-20
SILK AND WOOL MIXED CRYSTALS,

40 inches Wide. two-toned effects In n
exquisite shades. es..............e 40 .
The morning call., 1893-08-20
SATIN DIAGONALS,

3S-inch. beautiful contrasting colors in
all of the new popular shades six
combinations OF this. worth 81 20 a q
yard, special price. ce................. ID
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ALL WOOL CHEYTOFS,

37-inch wide. 8 varieties of this. solid
backgrounds with dashes OF color,
disappearing stripes may perhaps
better describe the effect, new and
novel, special at.
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Ladies' Underwear
RIGHT CENTER0

NOTE-The morning hours are much
The best for shopping. The crowd is not
so great and our people can give you more
time then. We close every night at
o'clock.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
ALL WOOL LADIES' CLOTH,

5O-inch wide. extra good quality, In
seven colors. special price.
The morning call., 1893-08-20
FANCY YELOURS,

40 inches wide. two-toned in striped
effects, new and popular com bina
tions OF cOloring, dainty and
striking. .............s...,....
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FRENCH CHEViOTS,
NOME CREPES,

40 inches. SIX and Wool mixed In soft a.
contrasting colors. ID
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-30
'If you want to make your everlast-

eff you want to make your everlast-
ing fortune, why, invent a new nerve
tonic. They all go with rush We
have one patron, a good, strong WON
an, whose only nerve trouble is that
she thinks she has nerve trouble. She
has tried every remedy we have in
stock. Her system ought, by this time,
to be perfectly callous to any new com
pound, but have just sold her bottle
of the present fashionable nerve
soother. She has pillow of dried
poppy flowers, another of hops, an
other OF balsam, and so on and on.
To-day, for the first time. l sold her
box of powder. She says it viii last
her three years. She doesn't believe in
choking up the pores of the skin with
all scrts Of rubbish >"
Quite right"
''Yes, but she'll choke her entire In
ternal arrangement with any sort Of
decoction which bears the magical in
scription: Nerve Tonic Women are
certainly queer creatures"
And the young clerk sighed as be
put the dcspised powder box back on
the shelf-N. \. sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-30
a LESSON FROM LIFE.
A Masnetized Cane Used by Frugal Old
Man of Pittsburgh

Sometimes the simple action Of man
will indicate his character. One OF
Pittsburgh's wealthiest old gentlemen,
according to the Dispatch, was seen
walking along the street the other day
pointing his cane upon some object
upon the pavement every now and
then. What caught on" he raised
and placed in his hand. He was col
lecting tiny nails tina. had fallen from
merchandise boxes. He continued I'M
til he had gotten a handful. Then,
picking up piece of paper from the
the pavement, he wrapped up the nails
carefully and pocketed the package.
A bystander asked him what sort of
cane he had. oh" he said. 1t S moth
ing but steel rod covered with
leather" at must be magnetized, for
ii attracts nails and saves you from
STOPPING" Not that | know of, I'M
less the placing of leather over the
steel has done it," he replied. Il saw
you picking up some nails short time
ago" YES" interrupted the old man,
Il need some OF them" Then looking
downward, he exclaimed: There's
one misscd-' and picked it up with
his magnetic servant Taking the
package of nails from his pocket he
placed this last in with the rest. As
an instance OF frugality this incident
is interesting, and as a key to the
mans success in life it is perhaps
likewise
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-30
WATERSPOUTS AT SEA.
They Very Often Create Sad Havoc with
Vessels.

Vessels.
Who has not noticed, during sultry
summer afternoon, the little whiri-
wind in the middle of the dusty road,
caused by two breezes coming down
street that come together?
First there will be seen column OF
light dust revolving upward; next,
moving here and there, it picks up
stray bits of paper and leaves; then, as
its whirling grows stronger and covers
more ground, it adds to its strange col
lection of objects small sticks and tufts
Of grass; at last away It goes. whirling
and dancing its elm waltz until some
immovable object interferes with its
freedom of movement, when, like a
spoiled child, it ceases its wild play.
the whirling stops, pouf.-down
come the sticks and leaves and paper,
and the whirlwind is gone.
In the western states the same kind
of whirlwinds grow to such proper
tons that through the thickest woods
great tracks are mown as if cut by
giant scythe. But these big storms
very appropriately receive the moro
dignified name of tornadoes.
On the ocean these whirlwinds or
tornadoes have, of course, no dust or
trees to toss about in their giant hands.
so they seize upon and suck up the
water as the only plaything they can
find. and. twisting itinto long glitter
ing rope of trembling liquid, lift il up TO
the clouds, whence it Is soon dispersed
again in the form of rain When per
forming such antics as these. the whirl-
wind or tornado is known as water
spout
The ships crew, which has 50 pa
tientlY steered its craft by treacherous
rocks. over dangerous shoals and
through all kinds OF storm and stress
ct sea, IS often confronted by new
and unexpected danger, the water
spout
Il most often makes its appearance
beneath black and lowering Sky. but
sometimes they start up mysteriously
in clear weather to move along the
oceans rim in queer. fantastic att
tudes. looking for all the world like
captive balloons dancing up and down
and tUgSng al their ropes, Low near
the sea. now near the sky.
In the straits OF Malacca- and among
the many islands in the China sea, theY
are greatly dreaded by the peaceful
fishermen. who must often pull up
anchor and race for the shore 20 avoid
the unwelcome approach Of these giddy
visitors, who iy hither and yon at their
own sweet win. minus rudder or pilot
/ have seen a waterspout make Tor a
large fee. of rice junks. and the seat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-30
CAUSE OF TORNAOOES.
The Meeting Of Head Winds from North
and south.

ana SOUTH
From the gulf Of Mexico 70 ths
north pole, and from the lakes ~ the
Rocky mountains IS vast extent u
country crossed by no mountain chains
10 intercept or retard the velocity o.
air currents The extent ot this coun-
try is equaIed By none on earth Cold
air being heavier 70 The square inch
than warm air. the cold air, when com
ing in contact with a warm curren.
from the south. always predomins.es.
forcing the warm air into the upper
currents
The cause Of cyclones il the meeting
OF head wind from the uorth with a
head wind from the south They
meet like two vas.arnies ot men. The
pressure al the point Of meeting Is 40
great that the air. By compression, be-
comes heavier % the square inch than
wood OF the human bodT, hence either
che viii float in the same manner tina.
wood viii foat IN sTater--it floats be-
cause i IS lighter 20 the square inch
than water Place water n an or5iu-
AIRY wash bowl and remove ;hs plug
and il viii be observed that IN passing
out the water forms circular reaction
AIR being LIQUID does the same n
passing either upwards OF dosyawaFds;
hence 1he fTluael-shapcd spout % ;b-
cyclone center. y hen two immense
bodies II air coming from opposite DR.
rectsoas z1eet- the only egress IS no
wards and sideways. and IL passing
uosTsr1s !. forms ne fEnscI lie sAz.s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-30
SHE OF THE POWDER PUFF.
Raises Reflections In the Mind OF the
Young Druggist.

Raises Reflections In the Mind OF the
Young Druggist.
A handsome young Broadway drug
gist was in a talkative mood the other
day.
said. with a reflective smile under his
musta che.
He pointed to a large assortment Of
toilet articles temptingly arrayed.
There were powder boxes and rouge
pots and the fullest of puffs- There
were rainbow rows of perfumes and
toilet waters. There were salves Of all
sorts and tonics galore In short every
thing that the care of the feminine face
and form could crave.
The handsome young druggist lifted
box OF powder. Its shape was clearly
defined IN the undisturbed dust which
had drifted upon IL
They don't buy en- he said
"Not at all?"
''OL, sometimes, But. you see, ] had
an idea that women simply bsthed in
perfume, put hair tonic in the shower
bath, and was practically clad in cold
cream and powder. As soon as saw
woman coming in the door I headed
for the cosmetics. in order TO meet her
on the spot felt sure she would Sc
lect"
.'WelI2-'
Twas the wrong move. BIZ the
time ] fetched up behind the powders
and perfumes, TIE woman was leaning
over the counter down there, and either
another clerk made the sale or else
had to neekiy chase back"
And what Is that coEnter?-
Its The medicine counter. and abou.
niuety-nine ont OF one hundred women
who come there want nerve tonic
SEX Or we'll. thin or sioat- old CT young,
their one cry is--ae-res, Perhaps. be
ing nan ard therefore an animal
said By women 20 be totally lacking IN
nerves, ! may be trife skeptieal. but.
upon M word. dout think half %
them need nerve tonic any more than
they need-ty~o Tongues.