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The morning call., 1894-11-18
THE LAND WON'T Go ROUND.
Curious State of Affairs Re-
vealed by.
COUNTY SURVEYOR FITZHuGH.
Early Blunders in Surveying Leave
Some City Real Estate in
Chaotic Tang!e.

Some time ago the Supervisors granted
to a. E. Buchanan contract for grading
and macadamzing Corbett road. from Clara
street TO Cassel)i avenue. for $4,000
1t was a reasonably neat plumb for a
contractor, but after doing work which
cost him about $500 Mr.. Buchanan has
thrown up the job, and has so reported to
the Mayor and Supervisors.
The gwen reason is remarkable-it can
not be determined without an expensive
lawsuit just where and what are the limits
of COrbett road.
Buchanan, during the brief period of his
attempt 10 carry out his contract, was in
a constant state of war with property
owners. who claimed that he was making
a public highway of their building lots.
Behrend Joost. one of these, built fence
The morning call., 1894-11-18

Gate avenue. After considerable num-
Der of pieces of land had been sold they
proceeded TO file a map. in which streets
were laid out through the land which they
had sold as well as through their own
land. This, as l say, and as every land
lawyer in San Francisco knows to his
great delight, has caused more litigation
than any other source-this and the care
less surveying of land on paper instead of
on the ground. The latter. l think. is the
cause of the trouble in the Bernal Heights
or Gift Map district, as 1t is out in the
Market-street Homestead tract.
THAT district. am safe in saying, is
fully Is per cent short of the land fol-
which deeds have been given"
The morning call., 1894-11-18
FEARED HIS. MOTHER.
Disappearance of a Chinese Boy Who
PLAYED D ominOes.

Sun Fook, the 12-year-old son Of pros
perous Chinese merchant. has been miss
ing from his home, at $50 Clay street. since
Tuesday morning.
The boy spent several hours in. playing
doMinoes at the store OF neighbor on
Monday evening. and was severely seoded
for that transgression when he met his
mother. He left the house next moralDg
to &c TO school and mas OF been seen since.
The morning call., 1894-11-18

g.

PLATES, gorgeous variety. all in fine: chinas
prices. cut down 20 per cent. Special-A plate
beautifully decorated III colors and gold; Eegu-
lar price 81. ".-6nC
CUT OLA reduction OF 90 per cent on our
entire magnificent assortment from the leading
makers OF the world: deep cuttings and exquiS-
lite designs. Special - SALT AND. PEPPER.
SHAKERS, fine sIIyer.plated mountlngs: re-
duced from 81 to- AZ @
CUPS AND SAUCERS in Carlsbad china. ar
tisticaIy decorated. dinner, tea aud breakfast
sizes; usual price 25c per pair :"IGC
EXQUISITE AFTER DIN FIR CUPS
AND SAUCERS, in fine china, with sprays OF
baby roses, gold edges and handles; real value
75c per.pair OK q
CRACKER JARS, new style dainty floral dec
orations, lines OF Furnished gold. best china
THIS WEEK go
The morning call., 1894-11-18

UnlversItys,... ..,,,..Z i 4 I IS
Bohemians. L O o o "a
Earned runs-Universtys l. Two-base hits
Chase. Tobih, Adams. Sacrifice hits-T. Magee,
Kuhn. First base errors - UNIVERSITIES g.
BohemianS 5. First base called biiis-Uni-
yerSitys 3. Left on bases--UniyeJsi tys 8, 30
he mians z. Struck out-By owen 6, by Alien z.
Hit by pitcher-Ruth. Double Dlays-McKee to
Ruhm, owen to Mckee. Passed bails-Adams s,
Ruth /. Wild pftches-Owen 1. Time of game
hours. Umpres-W. LANCE and C. 6agus.
The morning call., 1894-11-18
OLD-TirIE BALL TO-DAY.
The First Game of the Season at
Haight Street.

To-day the winter baseball season will
open at the Haight-street grounds, and ac-
cording to all indications some old-time
entertainment will be furnished the pub
lie. Joe LangeDderfer is guarantee for
the announcement that a good article of
ball will be put up. The makeup of the
teams will be as follows:
The morning call., 1894-11-18

Ii the game is a success from financ ial
standpoint series will be played. Lang
will captain the San FranciScos and Van
HaitreD will lead he Oaklands. The only
Jim Mcdonald will umpire.
The morning call., 1894-11-18
Park Concert To-Day.

: The Golden Gate Park band VIII render
the following programme to-day at the
park. commencing at P. M:
Overture. "Orpheus". ....:.....,.....o Hencach
Selection III 1 rosatore" ...... Verdi
Introducing the celebrated ANVIL Chorus'
and an iserere,"
Ballet music In ssWilliam Tell" koSs1n
Descriptive, 'sCavalry Charge. Lued er5
war memories, "A Day in Camp. ID. w. Reeves
Overture, ,sRaymond" tn omas
Flute solo, fantasia from .sTraviata"- briccaidi
selection. "Carmen''.... Blzet
Waltz Jolly Fellows. oistedt
The celebrated march, ..Nibelungen" Wagner
LAST performance of Underground" at
r. rova straat Tbaatar Prtces 1Oc and 00c
The morning call., 1894-11-18

At Bologna. Italy. it has lately been dis
covered mat the university seal has been
forged ana affixed to spurious diplomas.
The chief offender has been arrested, and
it is believed that the diplomas Of other
Italian universities will be brought u der
suspicion.
The morning call., 1894-11-18

LAST performance
Grove. street Theater.
The morning call., 1894-11-18

of Underground" at
Prices, 10c. aud zoe. =
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
A FAITHFUL WATCHER.
Wages at Fifty Cents q Week Due
for Twenty Years.

Connected with the history Of the
old Quaker graveyard on Fifth street
above Spruce is the career of man
who may some day have nice little
bill against the owners Of the ceme-
terry.
Nearly every resident of the Fifth
Ward knows Florence Sullivan. For
twenty years he has presided over a
bookstand on the east side of Fifth
street, directly opposite the grave
yard gate. During this same period
he has kept watchful eye on the
property across the way, and never
while he has been there has the
never-tiring small boy been allowed
to desecrate the now grass-grown
graves in the cemetery.
1t was commonly understood that
the old gentleman is the custodian of
that plot of ground, and the story Of
his vigil is known to almost every
one in the neighborhood.
Under verbal agreement Mr.. Sui
Ivan is to receive so cents per week
for keeping the graves undisturbed
He has not yet received cent, and
will get no money until the grave
yard has been sold and the purchase
money turned into the Society Of
Friends.
When the sale will take place is
hard to tell, for efforts to dispose Of
the property have been made for
years. In all likelihood the faithful
old watcher will himself have passed
away by the time the property has
passed into other hands.
The old gentleman has grown to
look on the ground with feeling
almost akin to fatherly pride and has
made himself familiar with the GEM
etery's history. He said yesterday
that it was used by the Quakers dur
ing the Revolutionary war, and that
the bodies buried there were those Of
men, who contrary to their faith,
had taken up arms. In his recollec-
ton there had been only two burials
in the plot. Mr.. Sullivan is in no
wise worried about his bill, and is, in
fact, unable to give any figures as
to what is due him. He has been
assured that he will be paid when the
ground is sold and with this he is
satisfied.
BY some corporate ENHANCEMENT
the Friends have to get permission Of
the State to dispose Of their property.
A bill permitting them to sell was
passed some years ago, but vetoed by
Governor Beaver. Since Mr.. Patti
son has been the Executive, how
ever, he has given his approval to
similar measure, so nothing but a
purchaser is now necessary to make
the sale and effect a settlement with
the faithful old custodian. At fifty
cents week for twenty years Mr..
Sullivan's bill would amount to
$780, Philadelphia Inquirer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
A Peculiar Accident.

A very peculiar accident happened
recently to Eben White, a farmer
living about four miles northw est OF
st. Johns, Mich. He had been work.
ing in the woods and lay down to
sleep under tree, and must have
slept with his mouth open. A COM
mon mongrel pup and a small boy
were his companions. While the
ola man slept the boy and the dog
started chipmunk and proceeded
to chase it, That chipmunk made
tracks for safety, and, seeing White s
mouth open, lodged in. 1t was a
new sensation to White to haye q
chipmunk trying to get down his
throat alive, and he woke up i'm q
hurry. He nearly choked to death be-
fore he pulled that chipmunk out, and
then he killed the little animal and
brought 1t into town to prove the
truth OF the story he tells. A doctor
who examined his throat and mouth
found it badly lacerated, and says he
believes Whites story is true. Chi
cago Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

brought to the hospital only when
the disease is far advanced, he feels
warranted in saying that not more
than two out of one hundred need
die under ordinary circumstances il
properly treated.
All last winter his daily visits to
the children's hospital were enough
to exhaust the strength Of one man.
But he was often seen in the remote
quarters of Paris at the bedside of
little ones down with the terrible dis
ease. Sometimes he has passed the
whole night watching them. When
the poor parents in the morning asked
what they could give him, the IA
nous physician darted out Of the
door and disappeared, as If afraid
even OF their thanks. This disinter-
estedness, which he carries to an ex-
traordinary degree, is known to all
his associates Of the institute.
He is now at the head Of the SER
vice, but as the institute is always in
want of funds, he does not even draw
the small salary which is allotted
him. His friends say that he belongs
to another age, that he knows moth.
ing Of money and cares less, and that
he has given up his whole existence
to serve science and humanity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
Indians Tracking.

1t was most strange and interest
ing experience to see the Indian read
all the signs Of the different animals
in the grass or among the woods with
the same ease as we read an open
book. The least disarrangeinent in
the grass or sticks, however small,
was enough. CHANGING casually at
it in passing he would say: Bear
week DID," Yesterday, "Deer,
this morning" Very old, )" "Cari-
bou, last month";" and so on. 1t was
wonderful to behold this instinct in
q man.
had for a long time been follow
ing this trail of the moose, which 1
thought was fresh trail, when l got
sick OF it, and began to cross-examine
Mr.. Big Partridge as to how far of
our quarry was likely to be. Big
Partridge then showed that he was
sick of the imaginary moose hunt
himself and owned up. "Old trail,
all moose nipoh"-that Is, dead. He
had only been leading me about in
this way to amuse me, knowing it
useless the whole tlme He exacted
$2.50 for that days sport. T Black
woods Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

Trianae is the best variety. 1t is
moth color, with dark lips and golden
throat. c. Mossiae is the best for
summer Towering, it's large, fragrant
blossoms. beautifully colored, COM
handing general admiration.
There are only twenty-eight men
who follow the profession Of orchid
hunting. In the jungles OF Asia, in the
tangled woodlands Of the Amazon, in
the dark forests of Africa. they wan
der day after day, year after year,
seeking those little masterpieces Fl
natures handiwork, so tantalizingly
secreted from mans ruthless touch.
The result of their efforts is surpris-
ing. Hundreds, yea, thousands, of
magnificent specimens are shipped to
the central depots in London and
New York, there to be crossed, n.y.
bridized and redivided, making new
and distinct varieties.
The orchids commonly found at the
florists in New York are Cypriped-
iums, yet some varieties of this spe-
cies are exceedingly valuable. 1t is
pure yellow, without spot or blemish.
The most valuable Cypripediums, OF
which there more than 500 varieties,
come from Northern India. The but
terfy orchid, Oncidium Papillio, Is q
surio, or freak OF nature. At the tip
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
Feeding by Machinery.

An electric horse feeder, is new
invention brought out by Mr.. Alder
son, of Chesterfield, for securing the
regular feeding of horses during the
absence from any cause of the stable
man or groom. The apparatus is de-
scHbed as heing very simple, the law
Of gravftation being depended upon
to accomplish most Of the work. The
first requisite Is an alarm clock,
which should be good enough not to
stop casually, but need not be expen-
sive. The electric plant is that
needed for an ordinary electric bell,
four cells of the Leclanche type OF
battery being sufficient for any dis
lance up to 200 yards. The third
portion Of the apparatus Is the feed
er-that is to say, The vessel holding
the corn and chaff, as the case may
be. The clock, which is the prime
mover of the whole concern, may be
in the house, the harness room or
anywhere, but IL 1t be more than 200
yards away from the feeder a more
powerful battery will be required.
TO use the feeder, the first thing is
to set the alarm of the clock at the
hour at which it Is desired that the
horses should be fed. The food is
then placed in Unlike biscuit box,
which is turned upside down, and
placed in the proper compartment of
the shute, when the lid of the box is
drawn out, the corn then resting up
on the floor of trap-like arrange
ment, held in its place by simple
CONTINUANCE. When the alarm goes
off button is pressed and the cir
cult is completed. A weight falls,
the bottom OF the feed box is re-
leased, and the corn falls out into the
Manager
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

OF : long. slender stem Il perched an
accurate representation Of gorgeous
butterfly. Some OF the flower stems
are from three to four feet long and
almost invisible. Unless seen by q
close observer, the impression Is given
that the flower is q veritable live
butterfly floating In the air. This
plant Is common In the West Indies
and in Venezuela. Its beauty and
popularity OF form and it's bright,
attractive color so delighted the late
Duke of Devonshire, that he decided
to make special collection of or
chids. This set the fashion which il
now SO prevalent.
The moth orchid, Phalenopsis. from
the Philippine Islands. with it's
moth and white-colored flowers, Is
another species which leads the un-
initiated to believe it to be living
insect.
The Ondontoglossum was found by
Humboldt in 1915, and up to 1888,
there were only five varieties known,
and the progress, cultivation and
knowledge Of orchids Is demonstrated
by the fact that more than 100 vari-
cites are now recognized. 1t is strictly
American, growing only in Mexico,
Central America, Peru and New Ora
NADIA. Odontoglossums are, in many
respects, among the most desirable
of orchids, and can be successfully
grown in any cool, moist atmosphere
throuohout fine ve0r The name IL
bears signifies tooth-tongued, in al
fusion to it's form and to it's having
tooth-like projections at it's base.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

speaks well for his theories and dis
coveries that the 2, 500 physicians as
sembled in Budapest from all parts
of the world seem to put faith in
him.
His dark, serious face lighted up
with winning smile as the CORE
s2ondent of the New York World
saluted him as "the man who is saw
ing 10000 lives a year in France
alone" Pardon" he said, quickly,
you exaggerate. 1t is true that
diphtheria and Group claim more
than 1000 victims every year In
this country. 1t is also true that out
Of 118 children whom i have recent
ly treated for one or the other of
these terrible maladies l have saved
1l6. That is, we think, very pretty
reduction OF the mortality from the
old rates. Yet we are only on the
threshold of success. At the TrOs-
seau Hospital, where the mortality
among the children used to be SO per
cent, it has been reduced since the
introduction Of our treatment of
diphtheria and Group to "a per cent
At the Hospital OF the Enfants NAL
ades," continued the Doctor, "wherc
I have been experimenting with my
discovery for three years, the aver.
age mortality has been lowered from
ii to / per cent. This is good con-
flrmation ofthe value of our remedy.
"My co-workers, Nh. Martin and
Chaillou, and j maintain, after a
series of careful experiments extend
Ing through three years, that by the
use Of the serum separated from the
blood of horses which have been
previously vaccinated against diph-
liberia we have succeeded In lower
ing in such large proportion the NOR
tally of children attacked by diph-
liberia or Group, that the malady may
be considered as conquered. We are
beyond peradventure now. But what
we wish specially to do is to impress
upon the minds of mothers every
where the need of flying at once to
the remedy the moment the diph-
liberia declares itself. Otherwise we
shall continue to have such discour-
aging results as at the Trousseau
Hospital.
"This is what should be DONE" he
went ON. "When child complains
of sore throat an examination
should be instantly made. If the
mucous surface shows little white
spots scattered over it a physician
should be called without delay. The
white spots may be indications of a
simple quincy, or they may be the
first symptoms Of Group.
"Inyeither case the physician should
at once give the child sub-cutane-
Gus injection Of the anti-diphtheritic
serum. If the attack is one Of quincy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

Dame Fashion might make u much
poorer selection, for in all the floral
kingdom there is nothing to COM
pare with orchids for strange. gro
tesque and fanciful shapes, magnifi-
cence in coloring and rare perfume.
The beautiful and remarkable class
OF plants that now commands such
attention was but little known to
the public in general until the last
few years. They have been called
the aristocrat's flower, because they
commanded such extravaganza prices
that none but the wealthy could pos
sess and enjoy them. Yankee enter
prise has changed all that, and,
although some rare specimens still
command fabulous sums, the major
.ity of orchid flowers may now be
purchased for about the same price
as good roses.
Orchids, as a class, differ from
other flowers or plants. in that they
derive their sustenance from the air
instead of the earth. Some, indeed,
are called terrestrial Orchids" but
in reality this is misnomer. When
potted, nothing is used but coarse
peat fibre, spaghnum moss and few
Jumps of charcoal, and their nourish-
ment comes from the air and water.
The Epiphytal orchids are found
in their native habitats growing upon
the branches of trees, with their
roots firmly fastened to the bark.
A few varieties of orchids are found
in a wild state east of the Rocky
Mountains, but the more magnificent
specimens come from the hot eli
mates-Mexico, Central and South
America, from the Indian Archipel-
ago, Africa, and, indeed, from every
country where there is a superabun-
dance of heat and moisture.
No flower except an orchid will re-
tain it's freshness and beauty for
days after being cut from the plant; ;
no flower that is so diversified in col
oring, so monstrous in shape and
size and so odoriferous. You may
have sprays of orchids more than
three feet long, bearing a solid
mass of these beautiful flowers more
than a foot in circumference, and
they will be as fragrant as roses for
days after they are cut.
In New York flower shops last win
ter cypripediums or lady-slippers,
sometimes called 'Mary's shoe, from
It's resemblance to a shoe or slipper,
sold at 25 cents each, while roses
brought third more than that. In
day the rose would wither, but the
cypripedium would retain it's fresh
ness for week or more.
Cattlyeas, the most gorgeous and
striking specimens of the orchid fam
lily, could also be had for about the
same price. Cattlyeas are found in
great profusion in South America,
and the best specimens come from
Brazil. For winter bloomer, G.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

a Li~htnlne Artist Who Keeps Up with
the AzcfLoneer.


A Ls~htnlne Artist Who Keeps Up with
the Ascsionesr.
The great American desideratum
Fof speed is strlkingly illustrated by .
painter who has opened Q studio and
auction-roOm on one OF the prncfpQ
business streets. apparently to DEM
onstrate that Longfellow was entire
ly in error when he wrote art Is
long" says the Boston Transcript
A man who happened to stray into
the art gallery this morning CHANGED
to speak OF Raphael and was asked
by the painter who Raphael was, and
II he belonged In the $3.50 class. Be-
fore he could answer the artist had
executed "The Falls OF the Yellow
stone" In oil, the picture had been
framed. sold and the purchaser had
gone out with the prize under his
arm. The lightning colorist had his
paints spread out before him In
heaps on a sort Of mortar board and
ranged behind him In pals, while on
one side of him are the thousand
canvas frames that he turns of be-
fore breakfast Follow him while
he produces a moonlight scene. First
he gets out his whitewhsh brushx
without the long handle, and, dipping
1t In the slate-colored ink, primes
the sky OF evening. But he Is care
full to leave small circle unscathed
in the center: that il to stand for
the moon. Then across the bottom
Of the canvas the brush is flashed,
leaving behind 1t heavier trail,
while two big patches OF black paint
Mt each side form the shadowy hills.
Then, with a narrow brush of black,
the trees and their bare branches are
located, as IL the artist were stripping
the wheels Of an express wagon. An,
other dash of black answers for a
boat, and two irregular touches are
the men propelling 1t. by this time
the auctioneer is crying. @How much
for this elegant moonlight scene In
the north woods? Start me!-Sl.65.
do l hear? Sold" And the buyer
gets the colors on his sleeve in put
ting it under his arm. Little boys"
said the auctioneer at this point.
"you had better go home and give
the old folks a show. But, boys" he
cries after the slowly retreating
forms, "come down tomorrow. I'll
have some nice beds put up here to-
night, so that you needn't 90 home
to sleep" And the professor" has
the lead by three pictures on the auc-
tiOneer, who begins to point out the
merits OF IAN elegant forest scene"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

Although, as stated elsewhere,
amusement may be derived from the
errors in advertising signs one may at
times discover mares nest. A show
man had bill outside his tent which
read, @Come and see the great sawed
fish," A learned gentleman noticed
it and informed the Snowman that 1t
ought to be Sword" fish. "Yer'd
better come in and see for yerself;
the admission is only tuppence," was
the showman's reply. So the learned
man went In aud was shown large
cod sawed In half. eyer amt the
fust gent watts tried to teach me 'ow
to spell; but I've had good eddica.
ton, and I'm running this show to
prove it," grinned the man. The
learned gentleman stayed to listen to
no more.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08
ONCE in q while the gods Who ar

ONCE In a while the gods who are
supposed to preside over the drama
lose temper and play sad pranks. To
SO vile a pitch has the realistic"
play been carried that even real
sawmill has been thrust upon the
boards, and one of the players found
the machine more realistic than he
desired. The poor fellow lost bis
real hand by turn OF the real saw.
While his misfortune is justly cause
of sympathy, the fact may tend to
rid the theater of the outrageous stu
pldity that thus discredits precincts
supposed to be devoted to drama.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-11-08

SURGERY's discovery of way to
obliterate facial blemishes has given
the European detective forces great
deal Of difficulty in locating we'll
known criminals. BY these opera
tions the whole character Of the
facial expression is sometimes changed
by few deft jabs of lancet. The
wound heals in very short time,
and in most cases can never be no.
ticed. The criminal fraternity are
not slow to take hold Of this knowl-
edge, and, in consequence, the de-
scriptions in the possession Of the de-
tectives cannot always be de-
pended upon.