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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
Lincoln Saw the Moon Upside Down,

From 1862 TO 1866 Hall worked on tile 91h-
inch equatorial at the Naval Observatory under
James Ferguson, making observations and re-
duc1Dg bis work. One night, while he was
working alone In the dome. the trap-door by
which II was entered from below opened and
tall, thin figure, crowned by a stovepipe hat
arose in the darkness. 1t turned out TO be
President Lincoln. He had come up from
the White House with Secretary Stanton.
He wanted 10 take look at the heavens
through the big telescope Professor
Hall showed him the various objects of
interest, and finally turned the telescope on the
half-full moon. he President looked at 1t a
little while and went away. A few nights
later the trap-door opened again. and the same
figure appeared. He told Professor Hall that
after leaving the observatory he had looked at
the moon, and il was wrong side up as he had
seen il through the telescope. He was puzzled
and wanted TO know the cause, so he had
walked up from the White House alone. Pro-
lessor Hall explained TO him how the tense of a
telescope gives an inverted image, and Presi-
dent Lincoln went away Satlstied-From
sketch OF Asaph Hall in the Popular Silence
Monthly.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
PROPOSALS
For FinishIng the Girls, High Soho

For Finishing the Girls High School.
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
~ Supervisors of the city and county of San
Francisco, November 2, 1894
In accordance with Resolution Nc. ll,2y7
(Third Serles) OF the Board of Supervisors, and
in conformity with the act or the Legislature au-
thOrizing the Board of Supervisors of the city and
county OF San Francisco to lease a certain school
lot issue bonds, purchase sites and erect school
SEALE1 PRoPoSRAfTS viii be received in o1 ,t
session Of the board on MONDAY AFTERNOON
November II. 1894, from TO 2:30 O'Clock for the
completion OF the Girls High School, situated on
Scott street, between O'FarreII and Geary streets
to be seen at the office of t. j. Welsh, architect,
room %. Flood building.
NOTiCE-Bldders viii estimate with the dis
tfnct understanding that the work proposed VIII
be awarded separately TO the lowest bidder, aud
that no bid Will be received or entertained unless
from party who is known to be dealer in or
contractor for the character of work bid upon Bid
derS will state specific sum in compliance with
the specifications for the work, follows:
First-Boundary wall complete, concrete or
granite.
second-ventilation complete.
Third-PlasteIng centerS, etc.
Notwithstanding, gssftting and gas fixtures
Fifth-Carpentry, jonery, painting, tintng and
vanishing, iron work. brick and stone work.
Hardware and ali work specified, but not paruicu-
larly mentioned above per plans and specifca
lions prepared by T. j. Welsh as aforesaid.
Eight hours to constitute days work for per-
sons employed upon the work.
The party to whom the contract is award ed will
be required, prior to at the time of the eIecu-
tion Of the contract, to pay a proportion of the
cost of advertising this notice in three daily
newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award, the Board has resolved to receive no
bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by
the committee. And bidders upon any of the first
four propositions must deposit with their bids
certified check for the sum of $500, and on propo-
sitlon o. certified check OF $1,000, conditioned
If the proposal is accepted and the contract
awarded and II the bidder shall fail neglect to
execute a written agreement and give the
CURED bond within six days after, the sum shall
be paid into the city and county treasury by said
CLERK as hquidated damages for failure and
neglect
Blanks furnished by the clerk
The Board reserves the right to reject all bids If
she public good requires.
nO3 I'd mo A RUSSELL, Clark
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
No Room for Doubt.

Mrs. Suddenrich-See this? It's my new partv
dress straight from Paris. Latest fashion-IoW
neck ana no back TO speak OF.
Mr.. Suddenrich-Wha do you want To wear
that thing IN public for?
Mrs. Standardization folks see this tbev,u
know Pm a lady, won't they?
M. Suddenrich-Um-I s'pose So Thev,u
know you're woman. anyway.-New York
Weekly. N
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
Catholic Ladies' Aid Society.

The rooms OF Branch 10, {. l.. A. s., were
artlstically decorated last Monday evening in
honor OF their installation and open meeting
large number OF members and fri nds at
lended Mrs. VI. Deaue presiding. She Installed
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President. Mrs. z. J. White; senior vce-pres-
dent Mrs. o. S. Carvil; junior vice. president,
Mrs. j. 5. Adams: recording and correspond
ing secretary, Miss +. NJ. Macdonald; hnan-
cal secretary, Miss .. Libby; treasurer. Miss
Nj. Bannan; marshal, Miss NJ. Doyle; guard,
Miss X. alsh; executive commltJee-M NJ.
Gibbou, Mrs CaiyIll, Mrs. Adams; district
peputy. Miss +. 81. Macdonald. A fine mu-
steal programme was enjoyed, light refresh
ments were served by bevy OF pretty young
ladies and several hours were pleasantly spent
III social conversation. The secretary read
splendid report OF the work done by the
branch in the past SIX months.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
COMING EVENTS.

The Westminster Club VIII give a partv ,b,s
evening at Washington Hall, 35 EDDY street.
James A. Garfield Relief Corps No. 81 will
give comic character party tomorrow night
at AlcaZar Social Hall
The ladies of ST. Johns Episcopal Church
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12

transformed into sylvan bower. aud enjoyed
d sunlptuous repast that was enlVehea WIN
music and toaSts. Among the most euectIV1
seiections was The song Call Me Thine own"
, Dy MISS :; Josie Murphy. and the ballad. Ike
Lindsay recited with mnch srirIt 'tTEe Dandy
Fifth" The rest OF the evening was devoted 10
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
ENTERTAINMENTS.

Tie Native Sons Of Vermont were given a
dement, last Friday evening at odd Fellows
Hall, and judging from the large attendance it
must have be a substantial one financially.
The programme was of unusual excellence, and
was received throughout with welmeTited ap-
plauSe. The numbers were as follows:
Overture. Bum's orchestra; Waltz song,
wbisjling solo, selected, Miss Sadie Tibbey
accompaniSt a. y. BatKin; song, MY Dreams"
(ToSrD. Andrew BoPart; Miss Ethel Brandon
IN recitation; "E,ludianuna" U.acOmbel,
-fOlian quaTtet-Miss Mile Flynn, Miss Stella
Let's, Mrs. j. ". Madden. Miss Ethel Garfield.
Inc delightful com dy, entitled Hearts"
Cast: Mrs. CavenGish, Miss Ruth White /;
Marion Carew, Miss Mae Mccormack; Lucy
Miss Nettie HYnes; Cuthbert Devlin, Harry l..
de LasauX; Jerome Rutledge, John McCu-
Tough.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
PRIVATE RECEPTIONS.


The Menione Euchre club held card party
thursday evening last al the residence OF MISS
DAISY fitzgerald. 633 Webster street. A very
enjoyable evening was passed by all. The hrst
prizes were carried of by Miss Emma kenny
and Esiee Balcom and The boobies by Miss So
phla Green and w. C. Scott,
among those present were: Miss Sophia
Green. MISS Lulu Mcleod, Miss Sadie Cofer.
Miss Emma Kenny Miss Mamie Carew, Miss
Gertrude Slater. Miss Jessie Antisell, Miss Al
lyce Whltby. Miss Daisy Fitzgerald, Miss Is
lele ray, LLOYD WashbuTn. Roy Coudit, X. Il.
Coter, Eslee Balc0m Robert j. Blake. George
Frlsbee, Charles X. Howe, w. e. Scott, Frank
cullen and Arthur Lewis.
halloween Apple Reception.
pleasant ample reception" was given to
the boys OF the Siver-streeJ Boys Free Library
on Wednesday evening by the teachers Of
Sliver-Street kindergarten. assisted by mem
OeFS OF the California kindergarten 1ralning
schooL Ihe rooms were plettily decorated I'D
tones OF yellow and white, with draperies OF
me Two coiorS aud large clusters OF yellow
curysautnenumS, roses and ndrguerlteS.
Dainty baskets of rOSy-cheeked apples were
placed In every available spot AMI lent pleas
ant SueeeStlVeness 10 the scene. PROMINENT
among the games OF the evening were duck
ing Tor apples" and other Halloween observ-
ahceS- IN tue donkey game" master william
hei!y won the hrsL prlzt and Master George
hldcorand the bloody" prize. Refreshments
were served and each boy was presented with
q souvenir OF The evening.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-12
- AlACE HO e.

THE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES An IN N.l tss
model hotel of the world. FIRE and earth quake
proof. Has mir, elevators. Every room Is iHsgS.
Eoht and airy The ventilation IS perIect o"tA
spd closer adioin every room. All rooms are easy
or sccess from broad light corr idors Ihe central
aonrt Illuminated by electric lgnt' It's INNER
10. rcoS bread balconies. carriage-Way and trop-
cai pisnts arc features hitherto unknown in Amer
se.n boteIs Guests cptsgtsn ed on either the Amer
80 ~ ropesn plan The restaurant Is the hnesa
IN ms atty Secure rooms In advance by tele-
ssr r. San Francisco, Cal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-18
CHARACTER AND PATRIOTISM
American Citizenship Sufficient 1ncen-
tive to Youth to Become Men OF Great
Character, and Patriots.

Though man is not responsible for
his reputation, he is for his character.
1t springs from the sentiments he cher
ishes. and the habits he follows. The
formation of a noble character is the
noblest aim of man. BY this he OBTAINS
his inst rank in the scale of human be-
ings. Character fingers in public mem
ory. as shades of the departed among
the living; and they are distributed in
rank and place of honor, as paintings
and statues in an art museum. Char-
acter follows man from youth to old
age. from place to place, to his office, to
his home and to the halls of congress,
DIR. J Johnson, apologizing for an English
man. who was surprised at his speaking
to R ebert Burns, in coarse boots, said,
81 spoke not to the boots but the man
who stands in them;'' man may not
wear elegant apparel; live in palace
or dine upon luXuries, but it he has
character
"A mans man for a. that"
In his character he must appear De
fore God. In it resides all the virtue
and vice of his life. Mark we'll thf
+ growth of character. Just as tre'
\ rises from the earth nourished b.
, thousands of fibrous connections o
q roots, so is character nourished by
4 thousand unsupported sources and con
k nections of life, knowledge and experl
a ence. Just as the rose bush and frul
|. tree extract qualities from the SOIL t
" make the color of the flower or the f1avo
n of the fruit, so man draws from tn
" soil of life material to form characte
In certain seasons of the year there IS
a grand luminous light which appears
a the west after sunset, and the tWlllgl
e. hours have faded away. The lght
r. very delicate and appears in the shat
" of a cone which extends far over tt
he sky but does not hide single star.
at exalted character shines brightly on Il
H. horizon of the worlds history. II
,is character of the Son of Man has sho
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-18

miseries: but an invisible hand stayed
the arm. and when he walked out OF
the prison, it was with determination
to lead an honest life, and do what he
could to save others and bring them to
Him who in his mercy had spared his
life and saved his soul from eternal
damnation. Has he done it? All! my
friend, there is whole nation who
with one voice will answer; eyes" tie
has converted whole nation to chris
tianity, and civilized and educated the
barbarians into an intelligent and
prosperous people. His work is amaz-
ing: but he is man of courage faith,
hope and love; and such a man can
accomplish wonders,
At present he occupies very hlgh
and trustworthy position in his adopted
country, and is highly esteemed as
powerful divine, and wise statesman,
throughout the entire civilized world
and honors rain on him wherever ne
goes: still he is humble and does not
even now forget that he was once
prisoner.
Other cases like this might be men
. toned, but let this one suffice at pres
, ent. We can not all accomplish al
this great man has: but if we do ou
t best: if we make honest and rlghtfu
Use of the talents bestowed on us, GU
reward will be in proportion. Whe1
v the devil of despair, is after you, max
q him fly before the bright sun OF hope
and make firm stand for whatever
e right, and you may yet realize Tn
l. dreams of your youth. Remember a
? so that, although the entire world seen
!. to be against you, there is merclf'
n God who loves you. The nihit nlrdi
a of the stoics, was good grand prime
IT. pie: but it sinks into insignificant
r. when compared with the lessons
,e courage and love, taught by Jes'
n Christ. both in life and death.
If you want to be hero, try to IL
Of low him. OMEGA'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-18
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SN%z709SSS~
TO THOSE WHO FAIL.

Cmrape. brave heart, nor in thy purpose falter;
Co on and win the fight at any COST
Though sick and weary after heavy cOnf1lct,
Rejoice to know the battle Is not losI.
The field is still open to those brave spirits
Who nobly struggle till the strife is Done oil nm
Through sun and storm with courage all uh-
daunted,
Working and waiting till the battles won.
The fairest pearls are found in deepest waters
The brightest jewels in the darkest NINE;
And through the very blackeSt nour Oh Hilolish'
The star of hope doth ever brightly shine.
Press on! press on the path is steep anu g,,
And stormclouds almost hide hopes Igh'
from view; ,,
Rut vol, can pass where other feet have trodden-
A few more steps may bring you sa1eiy Through
The battle DER, victor crowned with honors-
Nv patient toll each difficulty past
Won then NAV see these days of bitter failure
But spurred you on to greater deeds at last.
Nellie Barlow, in DemOrest'S Magazine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-18
MAO. Shopper year. in advance
lMo' Six Months 5OcentS.
We have room to strive labor and

We have room to strive labor and
grow.
If the young men had the stimulus
of all things great and glorious to awak-
en- their patriotism and stir their young
blood in their country's behalf, the
young men of America must be the
favored ones. Liberty's home, freedoms
cradle, religions altar, humanltys
shrine learning's retreat, the ark OF
safety and the olive branch OF peace,
are all theirs. Who can keep from
loving such country? E. .. +.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-18

"NihiI nui,ari" was favorite' term
often employed by the stoics, because
it conveyed one of their leading prln-
ciples. Literally it means, admire
nothing" This was not, however, the
sense in which the stoics used the
above quoted sentence. TO them II
had much deeper meaning, and when
uttered by some venerable teacher IN
the stoical school of philosophy, IL
sounded on the ears of attentive dlsclp-
les with greater force than If hurled
from Mount Olympus, accompanied by
loves most fearful thunderbolts.
Wherever they went, 'mihH mirart"
rang in their ears; whether they were
found among the gladiators in the
arena at Rome, or chained down TOLL
ing at the oar under blazing sun on
the blue ocean for years as galley slaves,
or pining away their advanced days on
some foreign coast in ignOminous exile.
The meaning it carried to their
minds was something like this: Never
despair" perseverance is the key TO
success and above all things keep
cool" be of undaunted courage, sober
mind and pure heart and you shall, IN
spite of every thing to the contrary, be
crowned with garlands of victory.
1t is this meaning of ''nihu mlrd11,
wish to impress on the minds OF the
many readers of THE MIRROR, II the
editor will kindly allow me the neces
sarv space for my feeble effort. 1t Ii
the ear of the more youthful reader
am anxious to gain; and especially a.
T wish to shout as loud as l can "nlha
,uiyayi" into the ears of my fellow un
fortunates, whether they be cont1ne
within these massive walls, or
similar, institutions, or drifting abou
on the rugged sea of life.
TO you who are so young, so Ia
and SO full of hope for the future, 1t
a pitiful thought, but nevertheless TIC
true. that in a very short time you WI
discover that your beautiful plans c
not work as smoothly as you dreame'
that your fine pictures are fading, al
that your most adored Ideals cam
so easily be realized. You will 500
learn that life is not holiday, but
fierce struggle for existence, Nigh
battle in which humanity is engag
to exc out an ounce of pleasure at t
cost of ton of pain.
Your brightest hopes may be blaste
but never despair; hope again ana
the same time, stop for moment a
take an inventory of your own CHI
acter, capabilities and surroundin
and when you have thus acertalr
your latitude, you may then determ
on YOUR future course. True, you N
have your idea of hero, and no do'
you desire to be one. 1t all depel
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-18
COURAGE.

Man Should Never Become Discouraged
For With Faith, Hope, and Love, ne
Can Surmount all Obstacles in His
Pathway of Life.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-16
How Hair Pins are Made.

For years the English and French
controlled the manufacture of hair
pms, and it is only within the last
twenty years that the goods have been
produced in this country to any ex'
tent. The machinery used is of deli.
cate and intricate character, as the
prices at which the pins are sold
necessitate the cheapest and most
rapid process, which can only be pro.
cured by automatic machines.
The wire is made expressly for the
purpose and put up in large coils,
which are placed in a clamp, which
carries it to the machine while
Strengthening it. From there it runs
into another machine, which cuts,
bends, and by delicate and instan-
taneous process sharpens the points.
REnning at full speed, these machines
will turn out 100 hair pins every min
ute. To economize it is necessary to
keep them running day and night.
The difficult part of the work is In
the enamellng, which is done by dip
ping the pins in preparation and
baking in an oven. Here is where the
most constant and careful attention is
required, as the pins must be perfect
ly smooth and the enamel have per-
feet polish. The slightest particles of
dust cause imperfections and rough.
ness, which is Objectionable = Pitts,
burg Dispatch.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-16
SLOW OR FAST DRYING,

1t makes great difference in the
value of corn fodder whether it is cut
during warm, dry weather, when ii
will cure rapidly, or later, when rains
and cold make it dry out more slowly.
All the time it is moist some waste is
going on in the nutritive value of the
stalk. When the drying is fastened
the waste is small; when it is pro
tracted by rains, especially with warm
weather, the waste is much greater.
1t is not stopped entirely by cold
weather. AS the moisture freezes out
of the stalks it is found that the woody
fibre is increased and the nutritive
value has decreased in like proportion.
Every farmer knows that cornstalks
after repeated freezing and thawing
become of little value for feeding.
They are dry, tasteless, and the stock
will not eat them readily, as they do
the partly dried stalk at the begin
ming of winter. Much is said about
the waste of nutrition by fermentation
in the silo. There is such waste, but
it is trivial compared with the waste
of cornstalks by slow drying. The silo
makes the nutrition more available by
partly cooking the food. Boston
Cultivator.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-16
Cold That Burns.

Burning IL usually associated with
heat, and IL seems misnomer TO speak
Of cold burns. Chemists tell us that
there is really no such thing as cold.
which is relative heat, and that the
lowest temperature yet registered is
some degrees above absolute cold.
At the last meeting Of the Swiss So
ciety of Natural Sciences ct Lausanne,
M. Raoul Pictet gave some particulars
concerning cold burns experienced by
himself and assistants during his in
vestigations of the lowest temperature
attainable. There are two degrees Of
burns. In one case the skin reddens
at first and turns blue the following
day, and subsequently the area of the
spot expands until it becomes nearly
double its original dimensions. The
''burn," which is usually not healed
until five or six weeks after it's occur
renee, is accompanied by a very pain
full itching on the affected spot and
the surrounding tissues. When the
burning is more serious, produced by
longer contact with the cold body, a
burning of the second degree is ex-
perienced. In this case the skin is
rapidly detached, and all parts reache d
by the cold behave like foreign bod
les. A long and stubborn suppura-
tion sets in, which does not seem to
accelerate the reconstitution of the
tissues. The wounds are malignant,
and scar very slowly in manner en-
tirely different from burns produced
by fire.
On one occasion, when M. Pictet
was suffering from severe burn due
to drop of liquid air, he accidental
ly scorched the same hand very Sc
riously. The scorched portion was
healed in ten or twelve days, but the
wound produced by the cold burn was
open for upward of six months. In
order to try the effect of radiation in
dry cold air, M. Pictet held his bare
arm up to the elbow in refrigerat-
ing vessel maintained at 105 degrees,
when a sensation of peculiarly dis
t1nct character was felt over the whole
skin and throughout the muscles. At
first this sensation was not very disa-
greeable, but gradually it became de-
cidedly SO, and after three or four
minutes the skin turned blue and the
pain become more intense and deep
seated. On withdrawing the arm from
the refrigerator at the end OF ten
minutes strong reaction was exper.
fenced, accompanied by superficial
Inflammation of the skin.
Chronicle.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-16

The largest crop of corn ever pro-
duced on one acre, according to the
Charleston News and Courier, was that
raised by a farmer in Marlboro
County, South Carolina, in 1892. A
prize of $1,000 was offered for the
largest yield on an acre, and this
farmer chose piece of wornout piney
woods, sandy land, to which he ap-
piled more than thousand dollars
worth of fertilizers. The season WAS
favorable and the cultivator was kept
going almost constantly. The stand
became so thick and heavily burdened
with ears that fences had to be built
to sustain it. When the crop was
gathered it measured within peck of
255 bushels, and carried off the prize,
which the farmer richly deserved, for
it takes valiant man to spend more
than thousand dollars to enrich a
single acre.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-11-16
Cold Cures,

Many bad colds come from bad di-
gestion. When the stomach is out of
order the body rs liable to catch any
thing that is epidemic. Cold cures
and complexion remedies are twins in
therapeutics. One old prescription
still holds good: Get into bed and
stay there twenty-four hours; eat and
drink nothing, not even water; the
next day take an alcohol bath and rub
every part of the body red with a
coarse towel; swallow mild laxative
and drink bowl of hot milk or thin
Cruel. This will cure bad cold and a
bad face, if the patient takes no more
food for the day than is absolutely
necessary. and Farm.