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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
WITH RITES Or TAO|SM.
Funeral of Chong Wal, the
Victim of a Highbinder'S
Revenge.
What a Departed Soul Goes Through
According to This Oriental
Belief.

The funeral of Chong Wal, the Chinese
merchant who was shot by the highlander,
Nook Tai at the corner of Washington
and Stockton streets, Thursday evening,
as the outcome of an old feud, took place
with great ceremony yesterday afternoon.
1t was one of the biggest funerals ever
witnessed in Chinatown. The rites were
celebrated by a Taoist priest, called a
"naimoo," and there was the customary
spread of edibles-pork and rice, already
cooked-that was to accompany the dead
man on his journey through "tai yuk," as
the.nether regions are called in the myth
ology of Taoism.
These appetizers are supposed, as offer
ings, to appease the wrath of the ''shap
wong den," or ten judges, of that woful
place and incidentally to bribe the 'hun
wun jem," or gatekeeper.
According TO Taoism, which is some
what akin to a crude kind of Buddhism, and
was introduced into China long after Con-
fucius fourished, a dead Chinese has
rather hard time of it, even in getting to
the gate of hades, and woe betide him if
he should happen to be a poor man, or
have no friends on earth willing to pave
his way with offerings of money. For this
reason bits of paper are burned as money
offerings to the host of troublesome spirits,
the gantlet of which the deceased must
run, and if the offerings are sufficiently
muniicent the departed soul is admitted
by the gatekeeper without much trouble.
This explains why the Chinese, in their
superstition, will do more for dead man
than for one who is still alive and in sad
need of assistance. They fear that if they
do not help the dead, they will become
devils and come back and iniure them in
some way, whereas living man is not,
according to them, capable of any such
power.
While in hades the deceased must pass
through the ordeals of the ten judges. Ii
he proves to have been a very good man
while on earth he is permitted to become
reincarnSted as the son of some mandarin
or some other great or rich man, but if the
tests prove him to have been faulty he is
thrown into an immense windmill and
thus turned loose to come into existence
some time again as a bird or beast or fish.
Believing as they do the Taoists will not
eat anything that has blood in it, for fear
they might be ueyouring an old acquaint-
ance.
In the great Taoist temple IN China the
most picturesque and horrible punish.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
NEWSPAPER MEN MFET.
The Change of City Editors Accom-
panied by Pleasant Supper.

panied by Pleasant Supper.
pleasant reception was rendered at
Norman's on Bush street during the small
hours of yesterday morning to John
Lathrop of the Examiner and incidentally
warm welcome was given to Thomas
Garrett, the new city editor of that news
paper.
Most of the bright writer's of the Exam
liner staff were there. About fifty covers
were spread and there was no adjournment
until every one had been given an oppor-
tunity to pay his respects to the two guests
of the evening.
Mr.. Garrett takes charge of the city desk
of the Examiner to-day. For about two
and half years he had been city editor of
the Chronicle, but resigned from that posi-
ton to succeed Andrew Lawrence. Before
he Joined the Chronicle staff Mr. Garrett
was city editor of the Evening Post. Heis
an Oxford graduate and has made fine
record as handler of news.
John Lathrop has occupied various edi-
torial chairs on the Examiner. Altogether
he has put about twenty years of his life
into the newspaper business on this coast.
five of which have been on the Examiner
as member of it's special staff, and for five
years previous thereto he was city editor
of the Oakland Tribune. For while he
had charge of the Oakland and suburban
edition of the Examiner. His first news
paper experience was on the Evening Bull
letin,
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
JOHN BENZ SUICIDE.
An Old Miner in Distress Deliberately
Puts Pistol Bullet Into His
Head.

John c. Benz, an old miner, residing at
1923 Powell street, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head with re-
volver yesterday. He left no note of ex-
planation behind, but owing to his finan-
cial distress at the time, the cause of the
deed is supposed to have been despond-
ency.
Old age, too, might have had something
to do with it, as he was 75 years of age, and
the good times when miners were flush
with gold had to him become simply
pleasant memories. Accordingly he had
been ailing and respondent for quite a
while. To make matters still more un-
bearable his wife was sick abed.
Benz had evidently been making the
methods of suicide study for some time,
ond aimed at his head just a little behind
his right ear.
Mary Borral, girl living there, saw
Benz shoot himself. He went into a sort
of dining-room and deliberately put the
muzzle of the pistol to his head. Before
she could give any alarm the act of self
destruction was accomplished. 1t was just
little after IL A. NJ.
The suicide was at once reported to the
CaIifornia-street police station, and the
police ambulance was sent to Benz home,
but when it arrived there it was found that
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

in the Satellite and the launch was in rae
ing trim, but at the last moment Colonel
Knight backed out and went fishing.
"Humph!" calculated the doctor, saw
agely, "there are other times to go fish
ing" and then he embarked in the
Satellite and made the spray fly as the
launch SKINNED over the waves like
bullet from a gun. The Daring broke one
of her after propeller blades. so there was
no race. Colonel Knight wants TO race in
rough and smooth, and yesterday would
have been just the day over the clubhouse
course.
In the regatta the Sappho was the first to
get away She shaped her course almost
directly for Shag Rock. while the Ella,
which followed her, Rugged the shore to
catch the flood tide and make an easy sail
around the rock Mccarthy, in setting
the course, kept away from the shore to
avoid the calm streak, but both yachts got
it just the same.
The Sappho's commander had made the
shrewdest reckoning, though, for when he
drifted out of the calm he was almost on
top of Shag Rock. He sped away for the
Frolic far in advance of the rest, and had
the road clear for the home stakeboat.
The boast that there is always wind to be
found on the San Francisco's course was
fulfilled, but it was found where it was
least expected. Up near Richardson's
Bay, where the breeze is always light and
battling, there was a good wind all day,
and there was little difficulty in rounding
the last staleboat.
The Sappho met with her accident near
Shag Rock the second time around, and it
was here also that the Queen nearly came
to grief On the first half the Sappho ap-
preached the rock with gcaution and with
her topsail down. She found the wind SO
favorable that the second time she iibed,
everything was set and crack went her
topmast The stick went through the
mainsaiI and the boom cracked at the
same time. Quick as flash the young
sailors cleared away the wreckage and the
met with her mishap opposite Hurricane
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Gulch. a puff of wind snapped the top
mast and the broken stick was still dan
Cling when Shag Rock was reached.
Howard wing-and-winged" the mainsail
and had to go twice into the wind before
it was cleared.
At the end of the race Kelly of the Har-
poon took sensational header after the
yachts small boat. He attempted to grab
the painter as the Harpoon rushed by the
float in front of the clubhouse and, losing
his balance, over he went into the bay. A
duckipg does not bother a yachtsman half
as much as losing a race, and the next
moment Kelly bobbed up serenely and Sc
cured the boat.
The result of the regatta was as follows:
Fastest time over the course, Queen; winner
in first class. Sappho; winner in second class,
Queen; winner in third class, Eolus; winner
in fourth class Flash.
The classified result of the race is as fol-
lows:
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ments are exempifed by the paintings,
carvings and sculpture and many bold
robber has been Mortified into conversion
by simply being forced to look at them;
One illustration shows a departed soul
being thrown into pot of boiling oil. The
''ten judges of hell" are naturally among
the greatest terrors of the Chinese mind.
After the ceremonies the remains OF
Chong Wal were taken to the ''fon NOW
dai," Chinese cemetery, and placed be-
meath the soil with good supply of choice
delicacieS
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taking the view that poets did nothing and
were no good. The King asked the cour-
tier of what use flowers were, and the latter
said Flowers were beautiful and good to
smell. The wise monarch replied, And
poets are good to smell them"
In the light of Charles Warren Stod-
dard's experience in San Francisco it may
be added that poets are good to dine, and
people are good to dine them.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
THE THEATERS TONIGHT.
What the Managers of the Playhouses
Have to Offer.

What the Managers of the Playhouses
Have to Offer.
The attraction at the Baldwin Theater
tonight will be the presentation of '.The
Case of Rebellious Susan" by the Daniel
Frohman Lyceum Company. This play,
illustrative of English society life, will
treat of the ''new woman"
s'One of Our Girls, by Bronson Howard,
in which Helen Dauvray will appear as
the principal character, will be presented
to the audience at the Columbia Theater
tonight. Every lady attending the per-
formance will be presented with hand
some souvenir.
This evening Hoyt's farce-comedy GA
Black Sheep will be offered at the New
California Theater. This is said to be one
of the playwrights best efforts and is
sure to provoke laughter from first to last
Otis Harlan will take the leading part.
The melodrama that will be presented
at Morosco's Grand Opera-house tonight,
ga Flag of Truce" is one that will contain
some wonderful realistic effets, such as
never have been introduced on stage in
this City before.
The variety bill for this week at the Or
pheum contains some new and interesting
features. Among the number will be a
wonderful test of the powers OF Miss Ken
nedy, who, blindfolded, will totalize a
number of figures written on slate by
different people in the audience.
The opera of "Satanella," by Bale, will
be presented at the Tivoli Opera-house this
evening for the first time in twelve years.
Martin Pache. a new tenor, will make his
appearance in the role of Count Rupert,
supported by the other members of the
company.
Thomas G. Leary and James f. Post, two
well-known comedians, will make their
appearance in Irish comedy at the Alcazar
tonight. The piece chosen is "Mulcahy's
Visit" 1t is said to be farce that will
keep the audience in good humor the en-
tire evening.
At the Macdonough Theater in Oakland
there will be presented that interesting
play "The Old Homestead" which, dur
ing a three weeks run in this City, proved
such an attraction.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

New York is the wealthiest of the States
The value of it's real and personal property
reaches the enormous aggregate OF 81, ,651,-
GAG, COS.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

FURNITURE moved, stored, packed and
shipped at low rates by Morton Special De-
livery, 81 Geary street and 408 Taylor streets
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

The manufacture of typewriting ma
chimes has in late years grown to very
large proportions. This is one of the
newest of our manufactures.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

The amount of wealth invested in our
manufactures is increasing in larger pro-
portion than that put into any other form
of production.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

An authority on jewelry estimates that
there are at least $200000 GOO invested in
this country in various kinds of gold and
silver ornaments.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

! d
BALDWIN THEATER.-'The Case of Rebellious
Susan"
COLUMBIA THEATER-'one of Our Girls"
TIvoLI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CALIFORNIA THEATER-"A Black Sheep"
MoRosco's sOPERA-HoUsE-''A Flag of Truce"
ORPHEUM-High- Class Vaudeville
ALCAzAR THEATER.-"Mulcaby,s VISIT"
STATE BOARD OF TRADE ExHIBIT-575 Market
street, below Second. Open daily. Admission free
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

The melodrama that will be presented
at Morosco's Grand Opera house tonight,
"a Flag of Truce" is one that will contain
some wonderful realistic effets, such as
never have been introduced ON stage in
this CITY before
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15

At the Macdonough Theater in Oakland
there will be presented that interesting
play, "The Old Homestead, which, dur
ing three weeks run in this City, proved
such an attraction.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
Aunt SArah and the Tiger.

The following highly interesting II I'm
probable story Is told in a letter by little
girl;
Dear Dorothy, such an exciting thing
has happened In the first place you must
know that there has been menaggery
near here. where they have lions and tigers
and things and al elephant. You have To
pay Il quarter and it smells horrible, aid
the lamp hanging on the post in the mid
die dropped burning oil on Uncle Harry :
coat and made him awfully cross
There's "a camel lying down in "a cor
ner, and "a man gives lectures on the ami
mails, which aren't 50 good As Far OF and
Near Home. He cant say his II 5 at all,
and II : wicked do you know you have
To pay 10 cents extra TO see a mermaid,
and when you see ii it's only a dismal lit
tie seal Ia a fpotbath.
Well, yesterday was Saturday, and we
had "a tennis party, and Uncle William
and Aunt sarah came and lots Of other
people. ncle william he fat, and Aunt
Sarah size hullic> him and always says
when | was a child never did things like
that
Well we had had three sets, and young
Mr. Sparkins had just lost the seventh
bail, and we ali went TO look for il, when
suddenly we heard Aunt Sarah scream
We all ran back, and there she sat as II she
was stuffed, pointing al the hedge. We all
looked where she pointed, and there was n
tiger face. Nobody moved. The tigers
lace came out Of the hedge, followed by q
long, striped body. something like the ct
does when she wants sparrow in the ,,..r
den. II went straight toward Aunt Sarah,
and nobody moved. Mr.. Sparkins did try
to wave his tennis racket, but Uncle vii
liam said. No, no! very quick, and so
he stopped. Aunt Sarah looked dreadful,
all eyes and open mouth. The only person
who didn I seem Ill WAS Uncle William
What would have happened no one
knew If Peter the gardener, hadn't come
up He WAS watering the lawn and 81
denly saw what WAS going on. Dom
move, ma am, he cried, Don't you STIR
And very slowly he crawled along the
grass behind her, dragging the hose with
him, and when he got close he turned it
full on the tiger The tiger looked very
startled, shook itself and jumped over the
hedge Then Aunt sarah tainted and
Uncle William he said soSething that
sounded like hard lines OF course II was
tiger escaped from the menaggery.
Wash I it drt-.dful:'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
TIE CHRISTIAN ENDeAvoR WHEEL


Last year our heel was strengthened
by :, 80 new societies. or 'spokes' #
you please This is the largest increase
for any one year since the wheel
commenced revolving, ! years ago.
"Spoken after spoke passes our
vision rapidly in this whirl Of irspec-
ton, in all Il, 900 OF these SIP are
from other lands. the United Kingdom
heading the list with 2,G45. which fig
ure includes $50 from Wales ll9 from
Scotland and SO from Ireland. Austria
liza now has no less than 509; Africa,
80; China, SO France 81 India, III;
Japan, So Madagascar, 20; Mexico % :;
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
CHRISTIAN ENDEANOR.
Topic for the Week Beginn ng ~eTt.
S-Comment by Rev. =. II. Doyle.

S-Comment by Rev. =. II. Doyle.
ToPlc-Teachings ot Calab's Hte.->u-n.
xiii, 8o-3S: XIV. s-24 -; Joshua XIV Il
Historical information Sncernlng the
life If Caleb Is very sraEtv. It Is prob
able that he was a foreigner by birth
and was % " al adopted son q judah.
Most 4 all that the Ser ture tells
about him ceuters around one event IN
his lrfc-his work as one # the y spies
sent into G. uaau N@t the moral Portrait
Of the man j, very fuA and complete,
All that We know Of him i greatly T.
his honor ami credit 1t i just such men
as Caleb thar the world needs today
men q integrity. fidelity = tIssl. ln5ie=
pendence and moral courage, men VII
have convictions, and who care -tssEa
BY them. although thy MAY r. uuPzf=.
ular VITA the multitude ana q 1>ed !
the majority
Caleb's life teaches loyalty Z God aad
10 truthfU4L.ss. t4.str w. -. e.. =. {!
under very adverse Circumstances len
out Of the twelve SPIES We're against Is
report. IT, nH.as>es Il the peafzla v-are
enthusiastic N far 4 Il. fys.l-
the advice Of the majority. CaleA was N
a decided minority H, position Va
unpopular, and yet, IN his LOYALTY I
God and t. trutLfulness, IF he spoke
from the conviction If his heart, n
courageoasly maintained his position
Loyalty to God af;en requires u t. he
in the minority. II often places rs CT
the unpopular side Of many questions.
Yet we should not falter because this Is
so. Our only question should be, Which
is the right siGef And being assured we
are right we shaald be firm and true.
Caleb's life teaches moral courage
There Is too much moral cdwardice IN
the world today Policy predaminates
over CONVECTION and expedisncy ever
right Politicians vote with their party
for measures which they dlsapproye.
People III society yield to practices and
customs which they feel to be wrong he
cause they dare not brave the censrre 4
public opinion Still their course Is
wrong. Like caleb We should have tho
courage 70 stand up for right and truth
whether it j. popular or unpopular.
Moral courage pays in the end Caleb's
position was afterward seen to have been
the correct position and he became
very popular man.
Caleb life teaches that loyalty to
God and 70 truthfulness pays even in
this world Caleb had his reward. He
and Joshua, alone Of all the people, IN
tered the promised land. He received
the portion Of the land that he desired
and that God had promised him God
rewards His faithful servants both III
this life and the life 10 come.
Bible Readings. - Elk. XIX. 3, G.
Nun. xxi, Il, -; Deut. !, 35, Sc;
XXI. G-s; Joshua !, 6, :; Ps. xvii, Il;
XXI, p Prov ", 25-27; EccL XII. 10;
Dan. vi 10; Acts ', 27=32 XIV, "a 90;
Cor. x, 81; Eph. Vi. 5-s Phil iii, l3,
Ia Col. iii, % p.
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o,r@4Sacy.
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NOT = FAIRY TALE
The Crane With a Wooden Leg and the
Dog That liza. an Aluminium Limb.

TIE crane with wooden leE Sounds
rather impossible, tat il Is uot a fairy tai.
such a thing -estiiy exists, and TINS fArtlC
u5ar crane q native = Australia now r.
s.dr> in England l. = wars I'D ana ih>
DOW worn tae a--lal.s. b- tan,r years
Jim - tas e-4Ha IS az.st.d ! Hat ealy in
excellent haa.ta and SPIRITS hss continues
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05

John Milton was not wit, yet he is
reported to have made crushing reply
TO question from Charles the Second.
DO you not think, said the king, that
your blindness is judgment on you for
having written in justification Of my
lathe MURDER Sir replied the
poet, ''it is true have lost my eye-sight !;
but il all calamitous providences are to be
regarded as divine judgments, your
majesty should remember that your
father lost his head
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
The Same Old Motto.

have thought you might grow tired
of our old annual motto, and have
tried to find another one as appropriate
but cannot do it. The successes Of the
past year only emphasize it, for they are
all of Christ and Of Christian fraternity.
So must give it to you again for the
coming year-the motto which tells Of
one Captain and Of one fellowship; the
motto which points backward to past
successes the motto which shows the
only road to future victories the motto
which tells alike of our leadership and
our brotherhood Here it Is Take il,
oh, Christian Endeavorers, take it, and
live by 1t for another twelvemonth,
lone is your Master, even Christ, and
all ye are brethren, '-Francis f CLARK
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05

In the treatment Of female Jjse4sas
men work from theory. and it is no; 20
be expected that they can treat as intel
Aseutly those complaints from VIII n
they have never suffered, as woman
can tho has made the organism AMI dis
eases Of her sex lie study.
Women afflicted With female diseases
are wise in communicating promptly vi h
Mrs. Piukham. at Lynn, Mass. Thor
trouble, and their symptoms tel tie
story.
Lydia z. Pinihdn1', Vegetable Com
pound is the one remedy that removes
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
The Baby's Tiny Card.

The baby tiny card is often sent out
tied with. white ribbon to his parents
card before he il a month old. Little girls
have dainty cards for their own visiting
Young ladies have their own cards TO be
used when paying informal visits upon
their Chuins.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
The World For Christ.

The world for Christ-rcverently
Before Thy throne We fan.
Bring forth the royal dladem
And crown Him Lord Of all,
The world for Christ--earnestly
Wen work as well AZ pray,
With arlnor bright maintain the fight
Till victory crowns tine day,
The world for Christi oyfully
We lift our waiting eyes
To w1aGrJus signs upon the earth.
T wonders ~ tie kleS.
The w5rl.l f-r -sloriousIy
The shout shall rise. Amen,
The Lor,i. tie Go4 OmEipOtent,
On earth ba= come to reign.
Selected.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05

report as national superintendent of peace
and arbitration work in the ". {. T. t..
quotes Victor Hugos prediction that
warfare would cease in the twentieth cen
fury. and adds: 1t Will not be long ere the
people of the world Will regard the wars OF
the present day with the same feelings as
We now regard the glsdiatorial com bats
and the bar barities OF former ages.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05
$50 Free St. Portland. July 20, ,a5.

What books, What papers shall he chill
dren read? II parents would follow these
rules they could easier answer the ques-
tion: First read every book before your
children read it; Second, relentlessly ban
ish everything that in any wise winks at
or seeks to pull down he preeepts OF that
Book which is the fountain of all good ;
Third, accustom the children to an open
bible Read it aload, read it in private.
have it read! aloud and in private; this
will create hunger for the best II near a
city library, study the catalogue, and hen
examine the books a carefully as you ex-
anime the food prepared for the baby
Finally, read and think Josh. s:35, and
Duet 81 :12-13
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-09-05

Doctor My good woman docs your
son stuttcr all the time? Peasant Not
AL lie Tine, ST, oH4y when he attempts
tu tar.