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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
EXEMPT FIREMEN'S MONEY
Recommendation by the Judiciary
Committee of the Board Of
SuperyisOrs.

At the meeting of the Judiciary Com.
mittee of the Supervisors yesterday the
petition of the Point Lobos Improvement
Club for an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
improvement of Point Lobos square,
bounded by Bay. Chestnut, Laguna and
Webster streets, was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
The committee recommended appro-
priating from the general fund $4,000 for
the relief of Exempt Firemen, in accord
ance with law passed by the last Legisla-
ture.
N. T. Whitcomb of 205 Third street had
grievance. He stated that he had paid
his taxes for 1898, and that about month
ago he received notice that his property
had been sold for the taxes. On the advice
of clerk in the Tax Collectors office.
Whitcomb paid s. F. Sinclair $12 "a for the
tax certificate and asked the board to re-
munerate him. Hewas given SIS and some
good advice regarding bunko men.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
AROUND THE WATER FRONT
A Tug Employe Filling a Lamp
ScaldS Himself With Burn
ing Oil.
ARRIVAL OF THE CoDFIsHERs.
How a Chinese Used the Police to
Rob a Countryman at "China
Bunko."

Phillip Gibbons, an oiler employed on
the tug Sea King, had an escape from a
horrible death yesterday afternoon that
was almost miraculous. The vessel is
lying up at the slip of the Merchants and
Ship-owners' Tug Company, and Gibbons,
who was engaged painting the boiler, was
the only person aboard. He crawled down
a steep iron ladder into the forepea6 to fill
his handlamp with oil, and without ex-
tinguishing the blazing wick began to pour
the infammable liquid from the large can.
The inevitable explosion took place, and
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20

temporarily suspended from that position
and has been summoned to appear before
Judge Slack on August 5, to show cause
why she should not be removed.
The Horton estate is worth about $500,
and the executrix is charged with mis-
management and with appropriating
portion of the property to her own use.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
FORREST SEABURY BURIED.
Theater People Attest Their Esteem
With Floral Pieces.

Theater People Attest Their Esteem
With Floral Pieces.
The funeral of Forrest Seabury, the
scene painter, who died suddenly after
finishing a drop curtain at Morosco's, oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon from under
taking parlors in this City. Among those
present was large number of theatrical
people. The Baldwin orchestra, under the
leadership of August Hinrichs, furnished
the music. The floral offerings were nu-
merous and expressive of the esteem in
which the deceased was held. The
painters last words. ''The Drop Is Done"
and ''The Gates Ajar," by the Morosco
company, and THE Last Scene of ALL" by
the AL Hayman company, were conspicu-
Gus among the notices
The remains were inferred in Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, a band from the
Musicians Union joining the escort to the
ferry.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
.............. July 20, 1895
ADJUSTMENTS.

ANIOoENENIS.
BALDWIN THEATER.-'The Case Of Rebellious
Susan"
COLUMBIA THEATER-"One of Our Girls"
TIvoLI OPERA A-HoUsE-"Satanellan
CAL1FoRNIA THEATER-"A Black Sheep
MoRosCo's sOPERA-HoUsE-"A Flag of Truce"
ORPHEUM-High-C Glass Vaudeville.
BAY DISTRICT TRAcK.-Races
MACDoNoUGH THEATER (OAKLANp)-The Old
Homestead
PROF. o.. R. GLEAsoN-The Champion Horse
famer' at Central Park, Sunday, July 81.
rs, 26, 27.
MECHANICS INsTITUTE-Opens August g.
STATE BOARD OF TRADE ExHIBIT.-575 Market
street, below Second. Open daily. Admission free.
PICNIcS AND EXCURSIONS.
Ell CANPo-Sunday, July 21-Thrilling exhibit
don by the c. S. Life Saving Service.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
AN BXEoUTRIX SUSPENDED.

Mrs. Kato McGruder's Management of
an Estate Questioned in Court.
Mrs. Kate McGruder, executrix of the
estate OF Mrs. Rose Horton, has been
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20

known commercial traveller, but OF late has
his children. The boy was found by
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children in an old cabin on Seventh avenue
and D street in wretched condition. Stein
way also has young daughter who is in the
Maria Kip Orphanage.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20
Ocean Exeursions,

Steamship Pomona, to Santa Cruz and Mon
terey, leaves Saturdays, P. NJ, due back Mon
days, 8 A. M. Ticket office, 4 New Montgomery
street.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20

are still in a state of expectancy. This
claim, with those arising from the ex-
cavating of the lot and erecting the founda-
tions, amounting to about $4,000, repre-
sent the amounts which are thus charged
to the company.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20

Neglected His Child.
Edward Steinway was arrested yesterday on
charge of failing to provide for his 13-year-old
boy. Steinway was at one time we'll
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09

A story is told of certain Snowman
who combined with the ordinary circus
performance a display of fireworks At
one town he advertised the "Battle of
Trafalgar, with burning ships, blazing
oceans and other magnificent effects.
He drew such vivid picture of that
great naval encounter that the people
from the entire countryside We're at
tracted to see it. When the time arrived,
the Snowman brought his guiding hand
to bear on the set piece, applied tho
match i'll the usual manner and retired
to await results. Several minutes passed,
but no battle ensucd. The Snowman
then stepped forward and addressed the
crowd.
1t has not went off, he remarked
and proceeded to investigate
Again the same result followed, and
again.
1t has not went off, ladies and gem
tlemen," continued the Snowman 81
will now show you the great earthquake
of Lisbon" He gathered the fireworks
together and filled a barrel with them
He poured turpentine over them and
sprinkled the lot freely with gunpow-
der. Once more he applied the torch,
with astonishing results. There was an
explosion, and when all was over he
gave parting address.
1T has went off, ladies and gentle
men, and so has three fingers of my
hand. Good evening, and many thanks.
The earthquake will not be repeated. ="
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
STORY OF A WEDDING.
And a Present That Turned Out to Ee n
White Elephant.

l know a man named Jack Barnes
who was married one Thanksgiving
day, writes Howard Fielding in the
Boston Herald. His wife had quite
number of rich relations One of them
was in the furniture business. His pres
ent was undoubtedly the handsomest of
al, II was a mahogany bedstead big
enough for Mormon elder and carved
i'll the highest style of the art. The
happy couple were enraptured when
they saw it. The exhibition occurred in
the store of the furniture man, for of
course such a thing couldn't be sent to
the BRIDES fathers house like sugar
spoon in a box. An eXpressman who
subsequently moved the bedstead told
me that it weighed nine tons, but l
think he exaggerated Moreover, it was
certainly as massive piece of furniture
as ever | saw. On this account perhaps
the generous donor had been unable to
sell it and had had it numbering up his
salesroom until he had grown sick of
the sight of it.
The bridegroom gave directions for
its removal to the Harlem fiat. He then
thanked his wife's uncle for this mag
niticent gift with tears i'll his eyes.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes returned
from their wedding journey, they found
the mahogany bed already established
in their flat. They knew it was there,
because they We're unable to open the
parlor door. The bed was inside and
there was an alley foot wide all the
way around it between it and the wall.
This may seem improbable to Il person
who does not know much about New
York flats of the $40 month grade,
but the sophisticated will only wonder
that the bed got in there at all. | am
told that the men who set it up had to
climb out of a window afterward, but
l think this is an exaggeration, because
the tall, carved bedboard entirely COW
cred the two windows and thus cast Il
gloom over the otherwise happy home.
They found the furniture which had
previously been in the Iarlor divided
between two bedrooms and completely
filling them.
Housekeeping under these circum-
stances was not what this young woman
had been led to expect. In "a hours sho
had demanded Il larger fiat. Mr.. Barnes
went flat hunting. The adventures of
the Wandering Jew are mere stroll
compared to those of the fiat hunter III
New York. Jack was looking for a bed
room big enough to hold the mahogany
bedstead. He tells me that this piece of
furniture was so big that he could hard
ly carry memorandum of its dinen
sions in his largest ovorcoat pocket
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Helmholtz's Remarkable Rrain.

In order to satisfy scientific men as to
the real cause of Professor Helmholtz's 8
death, says the London Telegraph's Ber-
lin correspondent post mortem exam
ination was made at the desire of his
relatives, the chief results of which are
as follows: AS consequence of the par
alytic strokes the left portion of the
brain was considerably softened, while
the right portion was perfectly normal
and sound. The brain displayed unusu-
ally numerous cerebral situations, such
as are known to be generally observed
in the brains of persons Of very great
intellect. The physicians and patholo-
gists who conducted the examination
were extremely interested in what
they saw, and cast of the brain was
Immediately taken. Other organs of
the body showed some signs of disorder,
but in his lifetime the deceased had not
experienced any Inconvenience there
from
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
The Snow Flower.

A traveller in Siberia tells us about a
wonderful plant found in the northern
part of that country, where the ground
is perpetually covered with a coating of
frost and snow. 1t is called the snow
flower, and the description of its birth
and its short life reads like fairy tale.
He says it shoots out of the frozen soil
OH the first day of the year and attains
height of 3 feet. On the third day it
blooms, remaining open for only "a
hours. Then the stem the leaves and
the flower are converted into snow-in
other words, the plant goes back into it's
original elements
The leaves are three in number and
the flower is star shaped On the third
day, the day the bloom appears, little
glistening specks appear on the extremi-
ties of the leaves. They are about the
size of the head of a pin and are the
seeds of the flower
1t is said that some of these seeds
were gathered once and taken to ST. Pc
tersburg, where they were buried in a
bed of snow. The first of the following
year the plant burst forth and bloomed,
just as it does in Siberia. Philadelphia
Times.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
The Columbian Half Dollars.

The Columbus souvenir half dollars
are not medals or ''tokens," but good
money, and are legal tender to the
amount of $40 in any one payment
There is large demand for them Tho
coinage was as follows: In 1892, 95O-
600 pieces, value $475, 900; in 1893,
4,052, l05 pieces, value $2,026, 052 so;
total, 5000, l05 pieces, value So, sol,
052. so. The coins now being issued by
the treasury are of the 1898 coinage
The Columbian Cor Isabella) quarter
dollars coined under the law of March
3, 1892, are likewise legal tender and
redeemable. There were coined only
40, 023 pieces, value $40, ,O05. rs. These
were all issued to the board of lady
managers and by them disposed Of The
1892 Columbian coins, being fewer in
number, are more valuable as pocket
pieces or to collectors than the 1898
coins. The former have all been dispos-
ed of.-Chicago Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
The Leopard: What you with camera
who went by here about hour ago."
Lion oh he's of sight"
Harlem Life.
CHARLOTTE TEMPLES CRAZE.
Tie Most Popular Spot In Trinity Church.
yard, New York.

yard, New York.
A few days ago passersby in Broad
way, looking through the high fence
that surrounds Trinity churchyard, saw
a slender black gowned girl kneeling by
the grave of Charlotte Temple. Her
head was bowed in her hands, and she
seemed utterly lost to her surroundings
After awhile she arose with a very pale
face, walked swiftly through the gates
and disappeared in the crowd. She was
only one of many devotees at the shrine
of the poor girl who died for love. No
body ever visits Trinity churchyard
without pausing for few minutes be-
fore the big brown slab that bears only
the name Charlotte Temple -
ooh, yes!" said the gray haired old
man whose duty it is to see that the an
cient tombs are kept in order. 'It is the
most popular grave in the yard. have
been here going on II years now, and
there have been very few days in good
weather when the grave has not had
visitor. Several times have seen wom-
en- come here and stand in the cold and
sleet and snow looking at tho tomb.
Somehow they always look as if they
were in trouble.
''Seven or eight years ago l began to
put potted flowers, geraniums and the
like on the grave, and have kept it up
every summer since 1t is mainly to
mark the grave, so that visitors can find
it. 1t is the only grave i'll the yard that
has flowers on it. Otherwise the people
would bother me to death. When they
ask me where the grave of Charlotte
Temple is now, l simply tell them that
it is over on the west side with some
potted flowers ON it. That saves me
deal of trouble
Several of the gravestones are crum-
bling badly and will have to be repaired
if the descendants of the dead want to
perpetuate their memory. See; here is
the oldest grave in the place"
Then the old man swept away layer
of dust from crumbling gray stone aud
showed the date, 1861. "We have sew.
eral that date almost as far back" said
he, "but none of them is so popular as
that of Charlotte Temple"
Then the ancient attendant tucked
his broom under his arm, picked up his
wheelbarrow and trundled away among
the graves. New York Herald
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
A CLEVER PlCKPOCkET.


He Was II Russian and Alarmed and Sur
prised Grand Duke.
One day, at the dinner table of
grand duke, the French ambassador ex-
tolled the dexterity OF his fellow coun-
trymen, as exemplified, among other
things in the cleverness of the Paris
pickpocllets.
81 should not wonder if the St Pc
tersburg pickpockets could give them a
start" replied the grand duke And
seeing an incredulous smile play around
the features of the ambassador he added
"Will you bet that, before we rise from
the table your watch or some other
valuable will not be taken from your
person.
The ambassador accepted the wager
for the fun of the thing and the grand
duke telephoned to the chief constable
asking him to send at once the cleverest
pickpocket he could lay his hands on.
The latter was to receive the full value
of every article he managed to "anncx"
and be allowed to go unpunished
The man came and was put into liv-
cry and told to wait at table along with
the other servants. The grand duke told
him to give him sign as soon as ho
had accomplished the trick But he
had to wait a long time, for the embas.
sador, whose watch was the article to
be experimental upon, always kept Oil
the alert, and even held his hand to his
fob when conversing with the most dis.
tinguished guests at the table. At last
the grand duke received the preconccrt
ed signal He at once requested the en-
bassador to tell him the time The lat
ter triumphantly put his hand to his
pocket and drew forth potato, instead
of his watch! There was general burst
of laughter, in which the ambassador
himself joined, though with a wry face,
for he was Enthusiastically annoyed. To
conceal his feelings he would take
pinch of snuff-his snuffbox was gone!
Then he missed the seal ring from his
finger, and lastly the gold toothpick
which he always carried about with him
i'll a little case. Amid the hilarity of
the guests the sham lackey was request
ed to restore the articles, but the grand
dukes merriment was changed into
alarm and surprise when the thief pro.
duced two watches, two rings, two snuff
boxes, etc. His imperial highness made
the discovery that he himself had been
robbed at the same time. .-Neue Blatt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Vegetable DrODsy.

Some experiments at Cornell univer-
sity have aroused much interest on ac-
count of the development of what ap-
pears to be form of plant dropsy.
Tomatoes grown in the warm, moist air
of the forcing houses had leaves that
were swollen and semitransparent. The
swelling continued until the veins of
the leaves burst and considerable liquid
flowed out. This was caused by too
much water at the roots and an over.
supply in the air. The leaves were not
able to give off the water supplied from
the roots and stalks, and the congested
condition of the leaves and subsequent
bursting of the veins was a true type
of a dropsical condition. New York
Ledger.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
THE SILENCE CURE.
A Physician Who Says Women Hurt Their
Nerves by Talking Too Much.

A Physician Who Says Women Hurt Their
Nerves by Talking Too Much.
Il have two or three patients who
are ill with nervous prostration, and
who could be cured if they would stop
talking" said nerve specialist tho
other day. They waste their nerve it's
sue as fast as can supply it, and they
are on the verge Of Mysteries and acute
nervous pain all the time. A woman, if
she be inclined to talk too much, should
time herself just as she wo Id take
medicine and allow herself only just so
many minutes of talk.
Now, the other day woman who
is troubled with insomnia came into my
Office for treatment. She had been tax
ing drugs. She told me about her trou-
bles, and her tongue ran like the clap
per of a farmhouse bell at dinner time.
l thought she never would let up.
Finally stopped her.
Do you talk as much as that very
often, madam l asked
''She drew herself up and said in an
offended tone: This is no laughing mat
ter, doctor. l assure you. l am worn
out from lack of sleep, and though my
family do all things possible to divert
my mind and l make calls and see peo-
pie all the time 1 get steadily worse
l am worn to shadow. Why, last
summer
"And SO her tongue ratified on until
l again had to stop her
Now, listen to my prescription,
said. GO home and keep still. Don't
talk. Time your tongue waggings. AT
breakfast allow your husband to read
the newspaper without interruption.
After breakfast sew little in your own
room. Read as much as you please.
Walk long distances if you are strong
enough. Do not make any calls. AT
dinner talk all you please, but spend
quiet evening. If you go to the theater,
do not talk much during the play Ex-
ercise little self denial. 1t will be
hard at first, for you are a chatterer,
but if you persevere you will succeed,
and your nervous system will get rest
"What did she say to that? Well, l
do not think she liked it. But if she
took me seriously think can cure
her in month.
''Do l have many such cases? We'll,
1 should say did. 1t is almost safe to
declare that there never is case of real
acute nervousness unless the woman is
talker, With a man it is different.
He may worry himself into insanity or
complete loss Of brain power if his bust
ness goes wrong. But the very nervous
woman is seldom a worrier. She is the
woman of leisure with a small family
few i'll numbers, l mean-to direct
She buys their food, their clothing,
hires the servants and keeps house.
She has no real worries. But does she
think she has? Oh, dear, yes! She
thinks she has more to do than any
other woman of her acquaintance.
Keep quiet a few hours every day,
and you will be well woman, is
what tell half my woman patients.
When l can persuade them to try it,
they come back and say, why, doctor,
l haven't been nervous enough to fly
since l began to try your queer prescrip-
tion. New York Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Reasonable Request.

Mrs. Williams always asserted that
whenever her husband protfered rea-
sonable request she complied with it as
promptly as possible. When asked on
one occasion what she meant by this
reservation, she said, with laugh:
"Well, once in awhile Mr.. Williams
makes what l call an unreasonable re-
quest. For instance, he came home a
few days ago and said he had seen a
woman on the street whose dress he ad-
mired, and he wished would have one
made just like it.
Tell me how it was made, and /
certainly WILL, L answered.
"'Oh, it is very simple, he began
THE color was-well, it was one of
those mixed goods, you know-brown,
l should say, or sort of yellowish
gray, with a figure of some sort, spot
Or perhaps a small stripe, or it might
have been check. 1t was made with
skirt-just one skirt, | think-and it
had q ruttling or a band or a-a-some-
thing to brighten it little here and
there, more toward the bottom, should
say than the top, though | think there
was a little ornamentatiOn of some sort
around the top too.
And the waist or jacket, or what
ever you choose to call it, that was per-
fectly plain, l think, except that there
were few frills about it and contriv-
ance of some sort about the neck
nothing elaborate at all, but just what
would look neat and appropriate. |
wonder if you catch my ideal? he in
quired as he finished this lucid descrip-
tion.
"Now, that was one of Mr.. Williams
requests which found it really impos'
sible to grant. "-Youth's Companion.
Natchez, Miss, was ST first called
Rosalie in honor of tho Countess of
Pontchartrain. Its name was changed
30 tl,ot Dfo Au;l~ of I,,l;
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
THAT BOY JIM.

He was the "devil, that boy Jim.
Couldn't do anything good with him.
Rough and ragged, for mischief ripe,
Running errands, distributing type,
Pelting the neighbors on their heads
With brand new furniture, " "slugs" and
''leads,"
From early morning to evening dim.
He was the devil, that boy Jimi
Editor whaled him-all no good
Head as hard as n stick of wood.
just burst out in loud "Hoorayl"
And went right on his don't care way.
But once-when the train was passing BY,
And the editors child on the track-oh myl
Jim, he rushed with his same don't care
Right in front of the engine thcrci
Child was saved but where was Jimp
With flaming lanterns they looked for him,
While the people trembled and held their
breath
Under the engine, crushed to DEATH"
There, in the dust and CRIME he lay
Jiml He had given his life away
Not much need of their tears for him
"He was an angel that boy, Jiml'
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
How to Get Rich.

An exchange gives the following sen.
sible advice, which our readers might
try. 1t is certainly quick way to be-
come rich: Money makes money No
one is so poor that he cannot rake up q
penny to start on. Now upon the first
day of the month deposit cent in a
bank, and on each of the succeeding 80
days of the month double your deposit.
Follow this programme faithfully, and
at the end of the month you will be
surprised to find that your account will
show the sum of So, 36S, 700. ~ to your
credit With that little sum all you
have to do is to retire and let the 9th
er fellows hustle. Pomona Progress.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09
Flannels,

A Scotch housewife says that her fan
nels never shrink, and it is because she
washes them in cold water. She puts
them in clean cold soap suds and washes
them directly, then she puts them
through second suds and rinses them
in cold water and hangs them out to
dry without wringing them at all. She
never washes f1annels on rainy or
cloudy day, but always waits for sun
shine
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-03-09

Salmasius, Millions antagonist, was
man of mild manners and quiet i'll
speech, but his wife imagined he did
not do himself justice in controversy I'M
less he called his antagonist vile names.
Some of his manuscripts are eXtan;,
containing abusive words interlined in
her own handwriting