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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
AN UNFORTUNATE FAMILY.
One Son Badly Scalded and Another
Drowned.

VIRGINIA. July 27.-Claude. the 11-year
son OF j. d. Hitchcock. proprietor of the
Pioneer Laundry a mile north of town,
was drowned this afternoon. The boy
and two others were playing at a large
water-tank on the hill some distance from
the house. They had built. raft and in
trying to ride it Claude fell in eight feet
of water. The body came to the surface
three times before the other boys gave the
alarm. When it was recovered an hour
after. life was extinct. The family is de-
cidedly unfortunate. Another son years
old was severely scalded last week and is
lowering between life and death.
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SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
A rIan Falls Off Step and Breaks
His Neck

CORNING, July 27.-J. d. Mcclellan, super
intendent of the Logan warehouses. was
found deak at o'clock at the side of his
porch. During the night or morning he
was coming down the steps and fell over
sideways against the house, cutting his
head aud breaking his neck. He was ia
the house by himself.
Mcclellan was married last December.
and had fixed up a handsome residence.
He was about So years old, a perfect gen.
tlemaD, beloved by all. and had lived here
for twelve years.
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Presentations.

Those who formed the Executive Com
mittee of the Fourth of July celebration
met last night at the residence OF George
w. Elder. where Mr.. Elder, who was the
grand marshal. was presented with a
handsome gold watch and chain as a
recognition Of his services on the Fourth.
Eugene F. Bert, in behalf Of the commit
tee. presented Robert Ash. who was presi-
dent of the day, with a diamoud stud.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
1T WAS A RAW FAKE.
No Treasure Was Dug Up Near
Saratoga.

SAN JOSE, July pa story gained con-
siderable newspaper ventilation in this
city Monday to the effect that buried
treasure to the amount Of $4,000 had
been dug up last week near Saratoga, in
this county. by Spaniards. who got their
clew to the whereabouts of the treasure
from an old Mexican woman in Mexico.
esidents of Saratoga and vicinity now
den0unce the story as being raw fake. 1t
has not the least foundation in fact.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
TONS OF SWEETNESS.
Large Yield of Honey, the Product
Being of Excellent Quality.

RIVERSIDE. July 81. Carefully pre-
pared estimates of the honey crop of five
of the largest producing districts In River
side County show the product for this
must be added at least 200 tons more pro-
duced in isolated localities throughout the
county. The proportion of comb honey is
large and the quality Of the product good.
The low prices offered for honey is dis
appointment to bee men. most of whom
will hold their stock until better figures
prevail.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
OPERATIONS SUSPENDED.
Mill of the Clinton Consolidated Is
Shut Down.

JACKSON, July 2.-The Clinton con-
solidated mine at Wieland. six miles east
of Jackson, has suspended operations. The
personal property has been under attach
ment for two weeks. The mill came to a
standstill last Monday and there is nothing
doing about the works at present. The
stoppage throws fifty men out Of employ
ment. 1t is reported that the mine will
resume shortly. as soon as funds can be
raised by assessment on the capital stock.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
Epworth League Alliance.

All the Epworth Leagues connected with
the Methodist Episcopal churches Of this
city have organized an alliance for the
promotion of closer fellowship among the
young people and more active service in
Chi istian and charitable work. The first
quarterly meeting of this society will be
held this evening at the Howard-street
Church, and addresses will be made by the
new resident Bishop of the Pacific. Rev.
ID. A. Goodsell, DID,. LID, DR.. w. w.
Case, DR.. Ii. M. du Bose and others.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
THE MYSTERY OF JOHN MARTIN.
The Grand Jury Orders the Coroner
to Investigate.

WEAvERvILLE. July Pin the report
OF the Grand Jury. which met yesterday,
was embodied the following clause:
I'm our judgment the circumstances at
tending the death of John Martin at
Weaverville. Trinity County. California.
July 80. 1892. require an Investigation of
the cause of his death. We have directed
the Coroner of Trinity County to proceed
in the manner prescribed by law ana make
such investigation"
The direction Of the Grand Jury will be
Obeyed. and next Monday the body of
John Martin will be exhumed and an au-
topsy held under the direction of Coroner
Heath. Thus the. mystery surrounding
the death OF the pioneer and respected
citizen, of which so much has been said
and written, will be solved.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
BATTERED HIS HEAD.
An Insane Man Ends His Life in
JaiI

An Insane Man Ends His Life in
Jail.
SAN BERNARDINo, July 27.-Early last
evening the police were notified that
James Joyce Of Bear Valley was acting
strangely on the street.
Officer HONEYWELL found the man lying
face downward in patch Of woods.
On the officers approach he jumped up
and asked not to be arrested. but mo-
ment later fell over backward in a fit.
He was at once removed to the County
Jail.
This morning it was found that be had
butted his head number of times against
the stone wall of his cell, causing severe
bruises. The county physician was called
and prescribed fer him. At about II
o'clock he was found by the jailer dead in
mis- bed. An inquest will BIZ held to-mor-
row morning
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The Visalia Railroad.

VIsALIA. July 27-The City Council
has granted franchise to the Visalia
Railroad Company TO extend It's road
through town on Oak styeei, and work was
commenced this mo;nng. A $4,000 depot
Wi De quilt The road will ultimately be
extendeG-to the mountains.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
Threatened to XIII Her.

John Geraghty, living on freedom street,
near Fourth. was arrested at the request
of his wife last night on charge of
threats against life. The couple have not
lived happily together Tor some time past.
and the woman asserts Geraghty fire.
ouently abused het without pr0vOcation.
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as there is no census upon which the APP
pOrtionment can be made from the State
superintendent Office; and when once
paid to San Bernardino County. as was
done in this instance. Riverside County
cannot recover. because the Riverside bill
makes no provision for division of funds
accruing after March g.
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A String of Trotters for Solano.

VALLEJO. July 81 Secretary Whit
aker of the Solano County Agricultural
ank Speed Association reports tonight
that there are 119 horses entered to trot on
the Vallejo track during the coming Solano
County fair. which commences here Au-
gust and continues one week.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
The French Celebration.

The first meeting Of the executive CON-
mittee that had charge Of the celebration
on the 14th of July was held last night,
and 1t appears that there was deficit OF
81. That amount was made up By men,
bers OF the committee. The tonlbola real
lied $42. which amount was paid to the
Ladies' Relief Society for the benefit OF
The Door.
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ter at some length, without coming to any
definite conclusion. MIR. Black stated that
prior to 1880 the roads were never assessed
for more than $4,000 per mile. aud most OF
the time at about $4,000. In 1879. he
thought. the present Northern California
Railroad was sold to n. ID. Rldeout for
$4,000.
The board adjourned till tomorrow.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28

ers' Union No. AZ. the Socialistic Labor
Party. the Bohemian Society of san Fran
cisco. Brewery Workmen's Union No. Z.
the Socialistic Mannerchor and the Tage-
to the report Of the committee, and unani-
mously indorse the action of the union.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
A Wealthy Mans Estate.

PORTLAND, Or, July 27.-ADpraisers OF
the estate of the late W. S. Laid flee their
report in the County Court to-day. The
total valuation is $500. S58. as follows:
Realty, $4.127.250; personal property, $3,-
3373.6OS.
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! ne Stockton and Bakersfield Road.

VIsAL1A, July 27.-J. Ii. Harter. B. f.
Jordan and L. l.. Weaver have been ap-
pointed committee TO gather statistics TO
be submitted to the Stockton and Bakers
field road to encourage the building of The
road through this city.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
TuIare County and the Fair.

vsors has appointed NJ. j. Rouse of vi
salia, B. F. Bishop of Tulare and Philip
Dyer of Porterville. Tulare County. COM
missioners to the Midwinter Fair.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
ENLIGHTENMENT Alleged.

Edward F. Dawson was arrested last
night on charge OF embezzlement. 1t is
charged that while acting as collector for
the Golden Gate Watch Company he failed
to make returns Of money he collected for
goods sold.
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PatrollinglSequoia Park.

VIsALIA, July 27.-Troop B. Fourth
United States Cavalry, are now encamped
at Mineral King, sixty miles east OF
Visalia. They are patrolling the Sequoia
National Park.
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Some Appointments by the Governor

SACRAMENTO, July 27.-Late this after
noon Governor Markham appointed A. II.
Rose of Colusa Commissioner Of Public
Works for the Improvement Of the Sacra-
mento River. j. F. Kidder of Nevada
County was appointed Debris Commits
SiOner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
A Model salssmsu.

There was an etching hanging In the
window Of q Broadway store. and In
front there was q young woman looking
at 1. admiringly. BY aud by she went
In and asked the clerk who seemed to Be
in charge Of the picture department to
show 1t to her.
"Do you want to buy ity' inquired
that gentleman, sharpening . pencil as
no rpoke.
II want to zee It," replied the young
woman with surprise, but commendable
trmness.
"Well," drawled the clerk, shutting
his pocketknife and favoring the Gus
toner with his undivided and somewhat
insolent attention. If you want to buy
II, I'm willing to take II out Of the win.
dow. AZ for seeing 1t, you can see 1t
perfectly well from the street. haven't
It In stock, and it's great deal too much
trouble to get II out II you amt going to
buy It. II you are, I'm willing to takeit
down. It's g."
The young woman was dumb with
surprise. Then she said In soft and po-
lite tones:
"You are too kind. Twill not trouble
you"
And In tho mind Of the witnesses there
arose q question as to Just what the prov.
ince Of an attendant In store WAS
New York World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
Acute yisIon Of Birds.

Birds have very acute vision-perhaps
the most acute Of any creature-and the
sense Is almost more widely difused over
the retina than Is the case with man;
consequently q bird can see objects side.
ways as well as In front OF 1t. A bird
sees-showing great uneasiness In conse.
quence-a hawk long before II 10 visible
to man. So, too, fowls and pigeons fnd
minute scraps Of food. distinguishing
them from what appear to rs exactly
similar pieces Of earth or gravel. Young
chickens are also able to find their own
food, knowing Its position and how dis
tant II is as soon as they are Matched,
whereas q child only very gradually
learns either TO zee or to understand the
distance Of an object. Several birds
apparently the young Of all those that
mes. on the ground-can see quite well
directly they come out Of the shell, but
the young Of birds that nest In trees or
on rocks are born blind and have TO be
fed.-Chambers' Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
WASTE or MANURE.

There Il q disposition on the part OF
mankind TO comfort themselves With the
idea that what they nnd IL convenient
to do IL the right thing for every body.
10 nothing is this more striking than In
the hauling Of manure stnight from ths
stable Into the fleld where IL Il scattered
on the frozru ground or snow. Possibly
In some cases this may be done Without
waste, or With 90 little that II Il unnoticed
for Il IL very difficult IN determine what
the full eifert Of manure should Be.
But there Il By no means . uuanimlty
Of opluIou on this subject. A core
spoodent Of the Country Gentlcmar
writrs: 81 wish to emphasize remarh
made In q former articlc, that the applt
cation Of msuurc In xinter, on froseu
ground or deep snow, is always attended
with more or lees loss." lie isof the opln'
Iou that The loss u considerable and uor'
When spread from ths load than unes
droppsd In piles. lie tired both useh
ods spd fouod both . failure. 1hs ~
suIt vss almost uolhlsg while the sana
Nina Of m.uurs applied In summer, nj
spi sprine made BE meadows yield fosl
srurk Iosds pr scrc.-Nlnor.
I, n ssH that iKs PzeIdc coast oss
p>siss vill thls year pst ~. coopase
lively litsis fruls. Oslng 70 the sersne
socy n H. Dossy aarket it u iapeess
- ioe nsny oi ths cassers 70 - ~
- - buy ths sscesssFy sapplbse -
pay lor labor. Ths California frun erol
krrs. ssd ~ gFevsrs will sedeavo'
| - - q uuch - peeslole frssA 81
n . Ias1s psss q ~ ssnsls6ss
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
THE PHILOSOPHER.

Sin 4. iIk. . river which bsshns In quis,
spring. bat snds la tun.ulinOas go
To b~cOms an able man In any profession
whatever thrs~ thing. are n~e~~ary, which
asy naturv. study and practice
Do that which yoa judg. TO BE- night,
whatever the vulgar may think % yOu. II
you ds.piss their prAiss. disr.ssri also thslE
ssnsurs.
The indolsut srv not wholly indolsnt
Thoush the holy may shlrk Labor. the brain
u not lils nit doe not ErO~ eorn, it vii
grow thistIsA
TIL ~s have rdsetsd on u ~e are -oarcs-
IN aware how much the sum of human hap
pins.s m tAs world h indsbs~i 10 this oos
lssling-sympsihy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
The birth Of the Opal.

There IL o beautiful little story told
about the opal, that delicate stone which
you have no doubt seen In rings and
bracelets. The story 10 that the opal
WAS long ago promised to anybody who
could discover II. II lay hidden away,
10 the old fortune tellers used TO say. ai
the place ''where the sunlight and the
moonlight joined each other, and who.
ever could find that spot would be re.
warded by quantity OF large. beautiful
opals. After long search for the place
"whers the sunlight and moonlight
Joined" each other, the place was found
by . Spanish traveller. who followed ur
the rays of the setting sun. and when hs
had reached the end OF the last ray hs
waited until the mooubeams shons upon
the earth, and there be found the opals.
They are said To b very lucky stones
for those who are born In the fall Of tha
rear and very unlucky for thoss born In
The spring. OF courss 10 70 only . say'
ing that thess arc lucky % unlucky. bui
the rest os tbs story v trus, - you WI
believe II you look In the hsart q "a
opal and 80 the pink tints Of the suz
and the blrs rays Of the moon nsstling Ia
the middle Of it-0ncinnad Enquirsr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31

following address: 80.
DLLrA. a., October 10. ls'5.
To tLs Msabsrs ~ tAs Ocisr cffAs Pdfroas
or Hss1dairy. Gr,,tiag:
IN. National Grange viii assemble In
annual session, al the city OF syracuse,
y. u, on the fir.t Wednesday after the
second Monday In November, being the
ls,h dAy Of the month.
Tne Indications point TO one OF the
mo.t important and interesting meetings
ever held by that body. IL is the priSi-
lsse of every member OF the Grange 10
bring whatever may seem TO be Inn
portlnt aud for the ..good Of the order
10 the attention Of the highest legisla-
tive BODY Of the order. such subjects
should be reduced to writing and sub.
mitted through the State Master.
hope all will feel free to avail themselves
Of this opportunity.
The sixth aud seventh degrees OF the
order will be conferred In full form at
this session. The sixth on Thursday
sfteruoon or evening, or both, should
the class be large. The seventh Will be
conferred on the afternoon and evening
Of Friday, the 18th.
All members In good standing who
have received the degree OF Pomona are
entitled 10 these degrees, II application
IA made iu due form, accompanied by
the Zee. IL there are fourth degree mem.
bers In attendance Who have not received
the degree Of Pomona, and desire to oh
tain these beautiful and impressive de
grees, arrangements will be made tn sc
commo.lste them. All should, how
ever. try 10 obtain the fifth degree Ia
the Pomona Grange OF the county ol
district In which they reside.
Patrons, come to Syracuse and VIAL
Us, we will be glad to see you. Reason
able railroad and hotel rates wlll be 80
cured, and everything which the w'd'
awake patrons Of New York can DO u
make your stay pleasant and prontaoi'
uili be doue cheerfully.
rraterually yours,
j. III. BRIGHAM,
Master National Grange, Il. OF II
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
stLr sAcaiFlcI.
wisAsss ysssiassss Astivs n Dsssoss
osatinsatal vaGaFy.

-
osatinsatal vagary.
Young LAnyan, the midshipman, who
went down With Admiral Tfyon On the
Victoria, WA . sentimental lad 'You
had better jump" cried the admiral to
the boy.
"rd rather stay with you," was the
inidshipman's reply.
The boys loyalty to the admiral was
pathetic, bat IL was . barren display OF
affection. The admiral was right. The
lad ought to have jumped and made o
resolute effort to save his life. The ad-
miral had weighty reasons for preferring
to stay at his post. The midshipmans
life was hung away from sheer excess OF
sentiment.
Equally wasteful and unjustihabls was
the zeal Of New Jersey workman, who
listened to . lady's frantic appeal for the
rescue Of her dog. which was founder.
Ing in pond. She fancied that her pet
was In extreme danger. The workman
plunged into the water and swan out &c
the dog. There be was suddenly attacked
with cramp and was drowned before the
iady's eyes. The dog swan ashore and
barked from the bank at the rsscuer.
whose intentions had been inisunder.
stood. Il was more than foolish for
man to risk his life for . hysterical lsdyS
pet dog. =.
Another workman In Brooklyn played
q better part. A cry Of "Horss run
sway!- was raised while he was chatting
with . friend. A frightened hors was
tearing up the street with wagon be
hind him. bat no driver. Directly In
his track was q baby carriage with
sleeping child. The nurse. who had been
wheeling the carriage across the street.
had been frightened by the outcrtes OF
bystanders, and deserting her charge
had fed to thu sidewalk.
The workman did not hesitate. Spring.
ing forward. he caught the animal by
the bride and stopped the horse barely
In time to save the child's life. The
horse. revolving against capture, reared
and made . plunge for liberty. The bri.
die broke In the workman's hands, and
he fell under the horse's.feet. In . mo-
ment he was trampled to death.
This workman had wife and children
dependent upon him. He undertook .
most hazardous feat In attempting to
stop the horse by the bride ends in front
Of the baby carriage. But although he
lost his life and brought calamity upon
his household he exhibited singular un.
selishness and fortitude. The sight OF
the sleeping child exposed to horrible
death set his warm heart beating, and
generously and impuldvely he did the
only thing that could have been done for
the child's rescue.
That was better than useless sacrifice
Of life for . phppy. 1t was nobler than
voluntary suicide with the admiral, who
feared court marshal's probable brand
of murderer more than he feared death.
Unless self sacrifice have adequate mo-
tive and justification for the risks, It be-
comes sentimental vagary involving
.enseless waste Of life.-youth's Com.
panion.
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the DOCTOR.

The oaiy rliabls rsmsiy for blesdins al
The poss is 20 move ths Jaws rspldiy. This
has bssa known fos ysarA
Nsvss buy secondhand bidding unless
you know sIscsiy from whom Il came when
is vas new and II any one bad been siek
on it
Nervous headache may Be- greatly relisve'i
by The application Of hos water 10 the tsm.
pies and the back of the neck. particularly
II Q hot foot bath n ussd at the same time.
A lsadins physician says that bablss, sick
and we'll, may have water 10 drink In mod.
sr.tioa II thsy want t. The water should
b boiled and covered. NOT vesy cold, even
warm n The child prefers 10 90
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
OXEN ON IhE FARM.

For several years siEce beef has been
cheap and the dairy WAS the most profit
able part OF the firm outfit, eastern
farmers have been doing their work
largely with horses and filling their
stock barns aud pastures with cows. On
smooth farms that are all cleared aud
subdued this IL a wise change, and Il
has shown many farmers the value OF
quicker motion In farm work. Men who
had been beef growers and accustomed
to using u pair OF Durham oxen weigh
Ing 800 pounds or more and moping
around after them two days to plow an
acre Of old ground that l,0OO-pound
horse would plow In half n day, have
often wondered at their waste OF time
since they have learned the difference.
This MAS an extreme, but one that Was
often seen on large farms. The oxen
were naturally slow and so fat that the
owner did not dare TO hurry them, aud
the p,ow would move so slow that u had
no effect on the soil more than to move
II from one place TO another. such
work as this IL not necessary, and IL not
good farming, even when beef IL high,
for the waste Of time IL enough to pay
for hiring the work done with . suita-
ble team.
but there is another side to the ques-
ton. On many Of our farms where the
owners have tried to do the work With
light, nervous horses, the smoothest
fields have been selected and kept under
cultivation, while the moist aud rocky
portions have been neglected and left 10
uuproductiye pasture or been continual
battle-ground between the farmer and
the bushes. The history Of the decline
aud desertion OF some farms is written
on their faces the best soil neglected
or covered with rocks from other por.
tions because they would roll down hill
easily, aud bushes continually crOwding
the felds and pastures which were finally
exhausted. There is no need OF adopt
log either Of these extremes, and many
farmers would do better to keep q pair
of oxen such as Devons or grade Here
fords that will walk fast enough To plow
an acre day and work In the mud With.
out getting excited and be making beel
when standing Idle, than they do by the
present method OF doing their work
where they can use light horses without
danger aud then neglecting their own
work and doing jobs outside just q
make the horses earn their food. Ihii
habitual working for others ls bad
practice for farmer, and his farm viii
show It's effects more plainly than hii
pocket-book will; and II he has team
that he can turn In the pasture and know
that every pound Of grain adds to III
value even little, he Will feel more To-
dependent than when every day they An
Idle means the loss Of what they eat
Mirror.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-10-31
rue COLONEL.

rss rurkish eavairy Il admitted 70 bsshs
Gssse In al Europa
A nsw suokslss powder named plAs-
Somsnit has bssn tsstsd with gTsas succs.s
q BucAarssk
WALL the nominal pay Of Bhtish pst-
vsts \ Q shllling day, o. ~ esnte hs reai:
ly doss mo- recsivs much more than hau
Ia N aseuh saah