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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
; Howard-street Methodist Episcopal
Church, San Francisco, Rev. w. w.
Case, DID,, Pastor.

of religious literature was formed. The
Book Concern Is a term which includes all
the publishing interests of the church.
There are two head-firms-the oldest at
New York, founded in 1879, with a net
working capital of $2,000,61S; the other at
Cincinnati, founded in 1899, with a net
capital of $500 900, There are branch
houses, or in Methodist language "deposi-
tories" in Boston, Chicago, ST. Louis and
San Francisco. The annual sale of books
and periodicals by the whole Concern is,
in round numbers, 81, 100000. The public
would likely be interested to know what
becomes Of the proceeds of such an i'm
mense business.
The Book Concern belongs to the whole
church and is held by trustees. 1t is not
Capitallzing its earnings, but the law is
that the profits arising from the Book
Concern, alter sufficient capital to carry on
the business is retained, shall be regularly
applied to the relief of travelling, super
numerary and supersnnuated ministers
their wives, widows and children. The
profits are comparatively small considering
the volume OF business. This is accounted
Tor by the extremely low prices at which
the books are sold. The annual dividend
10 the conferences is from $125, 600 to
$4,000. The ends for which the Book
Concern is carried on is not profit but the
spread OF wholesome literature over the
world.
Methodists have not always had the
credit of being the most highly cultivated
ii the denominations, but this must not be
attributed to their system or lack of
purpose but so far as it is trae it can be
traced TO the fact that they have wrought
for the most part among the masses. The
MethOdists claim that John Wesley was
one OF the most learned men England has
ever produced. He wrote thirty solid
volumes, translated and edited 40 more,
and wrote tracts by the hundred and
scattered them like autumn leaves over
the world and many of them are still
flying.
1t is little surprising that many of the
solid WORKS of Mr.. Wesley are as fresh in
the libraries of the Methodists as they
were 100 years ago. II would be a mistake
to think that the Methodist Book Concern
was chiefly engaged in printing Wesley's
sermons. 1t is one of the most completely
equipped publishing-houses in the world
Every known art and device of man in
that line has been added. 1t publishes
the most elaborate maps, charts, histories
and illustrated scientific textbooks. 1t has
gone into all departments of literature.
Besides the great family of Advocates it
publishes an immense Sunday-school lit
erature. reviews, journals and leaves in al
most all the languages of the earth. There
can be no doubt but that the Methodists
set out with the conviction that they had
something to tell the world. From the
first the Book Concern has sent out little
more than S52, 0O0, 900 in literature.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
CADETS OF THE CROSS,
Initial Field Day of the League
at SChuetZen Park
Yesterday.
PriZe-WinnerS of the Eleven
Events.

The League of the Cross Cadets spent
Admission day in field athletics at Schuet-
zen Park. 1t was its initial field day, and
the records made in the eleven events Of
yesterday demonstrated that the pains
taking preparations had not been in vain.
All the companies except Company III
were there. Company H was at Ell Campo
giving an exhibition drill at this st. Bren-
dams Church picnic.
To the first-prize winners gold medals
were awarded, the second-prize winners
receiving silver medals. A beautiful silk
pennant was presented to the company
whose members scored the largest number
OF points. The successful company was
Company A. its aggregate being "A points.
Company G pressed it pretty closely with
AZ points.
Four hundred cadets in uniform marched
from Van Ness avenue down Golden Gate
avenue and Market street to the ferry in
the morning, but just in time to miss the
$50 A. NJ. boat, which was to have taken
them over. This delayed leaving the City
until II A. NJ. Quite a crowd of friends ac-
companied them when they got started,
there being probably 1000 persons in all
enjoying the days outing.
After the regular events there were sew
eraI open to all corners, and dance was
also feature of the day. The officials
were:
Starter, ]. Jaunet(s. NJ CT; judges at finish
J. Muller, L. Kast; tmekeepers-W. Burhand,
i. Buckley; clerk of the course, r. G. brady |;
judge of the field. ]. Sullivan Is. M. Co.; mar
shall, Colonel w. &. Mahoney; floor manager,
Lieutenant T. Ryan assistants Colonel o. Dea,
Major McGloin.
mack, T. r. Curtis, w. Breslin, j. D. Mahoney,
" ~ Ito TrAt, nha1
ley Captain william Mccarthy.
Field Committee-R. shepston, c. B: Fem,
A. B. Mcguire, Joseph Murphy, J. F. Callaghan,
S. brady, Captain Fitzgerald, Lieutenant
Moore, Lieutenant Barry.
Following were the regular events and
the prize-winners:
1oO-yard DASH. Kelly of Company K. H.
Walsh OF Company A, W. Hopper OF Company
A. Time, 10 As sec.
Hay OF Company B, o. Welsh of Company A.
Time, % Is sec.
440-yard DASH. Geeran of Company C, G.
White OF Company A, j. Mahoney OF Company
Mile rune Brandon OF Company C, J..
Geeran of Company C, f. Dougherty of Com
pany B. Time, 5 o612
ningham of Company b. J. Regan of Company
C. Time S.0l15.
Mile bicycle race-J Giesting of Company A,
B. Cole OF Company C, T. Higgins of Company
d. Time, 3:06.
Hop, step and jump. Hanrahan of Com
pany C; G. White of Company A; A. Mogan Of
Company A. Distance, 8 feet 10 inches.
Running broad jump-H. Welsh of Company
A; ]. Hanrahan of Company G; A Mogan Of
Company A.. Distance, Is feet ~ inches.
Running high jump-D. Barry OF Company G.;
W. Hopper of Company A; C. oBrien of Com
pany c..
Putting 12-pound shot-O. Wolf of Company
A; G. White of Company A; w. Fitzgerald Of
Company C. Distance. 81 feet 8 inches.
Throwing 12-pound hammer-O. Wolf of
Company A; g. White of Company AZ J. Nc
Donald of Company B. Distance 90 feet 8
inches.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
UNLUCKY SALMON-FIS
Discharged by a Foreman Upon Friv-
oIous Charge and Left Stranded
in the North.

The steamer Walla Walla, which arrived
from the north Sunday evening, had two
salmon fishermen in her steerage who tell
woeful tale of poor catch and i'll treat
ment. They are part of fiftyfour men
who left last April on the bark John Pot
ter to fish for the Alaska Packing Associa-
ton at Pyramid Harbor. The wages were
to be 500 and IL cents for each fish
caught until the end of the pack. The
800 was to be paid for working the bark
UP to Pyramid Harbor, loading the sal
mon pack aboard and working her back to
this port.
At the fishery the men were employed
building packing-houses and other work
as much as possible. because that was
gratuitous labor Still the men did not
complain nor refuse to work. When the
salmon pack was completed and the load
ing almost finished Superintendent Muir
ray began to rush matters. The season
had been poor and expenses were high,
consequently stroke Of policy must be
struck.
One night, after the men had been work
ing all day putting the cases into the Pot
ter, Murray ordered them to turn to and
unload lighter. They could see no rea-
son for continuing their labors far into the
night and refused. This was evidently
what was wanted of them, for they were
promptly discharged and paid off Each
man received $50 for working the vessel to
Alaska and payment for the fish he had
canght, which in many cases was small
amount. This was good job, as fifty-four
men at $50 was a saving of 5000.
Then they were told to clear out. 1t is
80 miles to the nearest mail steamer place,
which meant a canoe trip at 81 per man.
The associations steamer was going down
and Murray offered to tow them down in
a big lighter for So apiece. Having no
other way to get out of the inhospitable
place they consented, which gave 1852
more to the association. By getting thus
rid of the men one month earlier about $12
in food per man was saved which
amounted TO $648, total of $3.50 taken
from the unfortunate fellows.
They were towed all night in the open
lighter, huddled together like freezing
sheep, and after getting down to Chilcat
the company checks in which they were
paid off were only good at one store, where
they were obliged to trade before they
could get their paper cashed.
Many of the men are stranded in Alaska,
and it is impossible to tell when they
will get out of the country. The manner
in which they have been imposed upon
according to the report, does not seem
creditable to the big salmon syndicate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Died on the Stage.

In 1888 Edmund kean was acting the
part OF Othello: he had uttered the words,
.aOthellos occupation gone" when he fell
into his sons arms, and had just strength
mel" and was heard by the orchestra. In
1850 Mrs. Glover took her last benefit, but
was almost unconscious al the time she was
on the stage, and died three days later. In
1858 Harley, while playing Bottom in
Midsummer Nights Dream" was struck
with paralysis Immediately after having ut
tered the words, 81 have an expositio of
sleep come on me- He had to be carried
off the boards, and died within a few hours
Good Work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Minister Returned the wedding Fee

Minister Returned the Wedding Fee
The Rev. John Huffnagle of Monmouth
County, n. j., was called upon about two
weeks ago to marry Wilbur A. Watkin-
son and Miss Kate ]. Reid. Watkinson
was arrested next day on charge of steal
ing $45 from the Misses Melissa and. Bessie
Hoffman, daughters of William P. Hoff-
man, with whom he had boarded. The
money was spent on his wedding outfit
Watkinson admitted the theft and yester-
day he was sentenced to FIVE months IN
the county Jail. News travels slowly into
Imlaystown, and it was only few days
ago that Pastor Huffnagle learned that the
bridegroom of a few nights before was a
thief. Then he wrote this letter to the
country paper:
notice that one Wilbur Watkinson, whom I
recently married to Miss K. J. Reid of New
Egypt. has been arrested for stealing money
from parties in your place. inclose you the
wedding fee $50, which he gave me. and re-
quest that it may be returned to whom it may
belong
The bride of two weeks is inconsolable,
and the fact that Watkinson borrowed the
engagement ring he gave her from another
girl to whom he had pledged his troth does
not lessen her anguish.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

State he has spent most of his life. He
stood in the front rank of the pastors in the
Empire State, serving as a fraternal dele
gate to the Canadian Methodist General
Conference, and was also elected to the
Ecumenical Methodist Conference in Lon
don, England, in 1881. He has repeatedly
represented his conference in the General
Conference. He enjoys not only the favor
OF his own conference, but the confidence
OF the entire church. There is no place
where he is more highly esteemed than
among the employees of the great book
house: AS book-Rgent he is distinguished
Tor ms Sagaclty and complete mastery of
the details of the business.
There is no one thing that the Meth
odists take so much satisfaction in as
their immense publishing interests.
American Methodism was not two years
Old when the nucleus of the department
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Simpson Memorial Methodist Episco'
pal Church, San Francisco.

the United States, visiting nearly all the
conferences OF the church, both North and
South. He is a genial scholarly gentle
man, approachable, sympathetic, full OF
his subject, delightful platform speaker,
without startling or sensational meth
DDS. He served many OF the leading
churches in the central part OF New YORK
before he was chosen to his present posi-
ton He is man of fine business saga
ca and has done much to increase the in
cdhe of the Church Extension Society,
The society he represents has been called
the pet society of American Methodlsm.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

belonging to the Alameda kennels, NOW
down q field of good ones and get away
with the 500 first prize in fine style.
Betting was lively, but the talent soon
took its hat off to the long-shot players,
who made four and five to one shots on
several occasions. The defeat of Skyball
by Sam was great surprise, as the former
is rated as about the fastest dog in the
State to the hare, and also q clever
worker. Following are the results:
Second ties-Emin Pasha beat Kitty Scott,
Best Trump beat Wildwood Flying Buck beat
Bran. White Rustic beat Daisy Crest, Dottie d
beat Annie DAILY, Sam beat Skyball.
Third ties-Emin Pasha beat Best Trump,
Flying Buck beat Rustic, Sam beat Dottie D.
Fourth ties-Emin Pasha beat Flying Buck,
Sam bye.
Final-Emin Pasha beat Sam.
Prizes-Emin Pasha 800, Sam $50, Flying
Buck $50, Dottie D, Best Trump and Rustic
$1S each.
A consolation stake was then run at
81 so entrance, to which the management
added $25. Following is the result of the
run down:
Gle beat Little Corporal, Kitty Scott beat
Richmond Boy, White Chief beat Jimmie Rix.
Rosie B beat Bran, Annie Laurie beat Wild
wood,s Flashlight beat Fullerton, Regent
beat Roll Along. Butcher Boy beat Buffalo,
Wayfarer beat 1lene San Joaquin beat Fairy
D, Annie DAILY beat Niger and skyball beat
Mission Boy.
First ties-Kitty Scott beat Gle, Annie
Laurie beat White Chief, Flashlight beat Rosie
B, Regent beat Butcher Boy, Wayfarer beat
Annie DAILY, Skyball beat San Joaquin
Second ties-kitty Scott beat Annie Laurie,
Flashlight beat Regent, Skyball beat Wayfarer.
Third ties-Kitty Scott beat Flashlight, Sky
ball bye.
Final-skyball beat Kitty Scott.
The presence of John Grace, the veteran
Judge, in the saddle gave the enthusiasts
much pleasure.
On Sunday next forty dog-stake will
be run at Casserly's.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

THIS OLD RELIABLE SPECIALIST,
L friend and benefactor of suffering hu.
mainly, needs no introduction or recon-
mendation to the sick and afflicted of San
Francisco and the Pacific Coast For
many years his offices have been located at
737 Market street, opposite the Examiner"
office. He is graduate of the best medi-
cal colleges in the world, and has made
lifelong study and practice, in famous
hospitals and elsewhere, of Nervous,
Chronic and Private Diseases OF men and
women. His well -known name is suf-
ficient guarantee of perfect cure of every
case he undertakes. He treats, FREE OF
CHARGE, the poor who call in person at
his offices on Friday afternoons. If ailing
consult him this day. 1t may save you
much mental and physical suffering, and
add golden years to your life.
DIR. SWEANY does not allow the names
of his patients or their diseases to be pub
lished or exposed, but he cures them. He
observes absolute confidence and the strict
est secrecy in all his professional dealings.
The Doctor has thousands of genuine tes-
timonials on file in his private Office and
consultation rooms. They are not fictitious
OF SoliClteu. IHey are genuine, anu were
voluntarily given as true, deep, sincere and
heartfelt expressions of gratitude and
thanks from our best merchants, manufac-
turers, mechanics, miners, ministers, farm
ers, lawyers, laborers and literary people,
who have been cured by him and made
happy. Examine them and learn for
yourself what he has accomplished in cases
just like yours To do so would make your
heart leap with JOY and renewed hope.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
AdIai Dodges Silver.

Hon. Adlai Stevenson. Vice-President of
the United States, the second man. in the
Republic to the south. spent an hour in
the city Yesterday on his way to Alaska.
"WiIl you discuss politics2" fearlessly
inquired the reporter.
doh, no. am simply travelling over
your Canadian route to Alaska on holt
dav trip. am DESTROYS of escaping politics
and so came over Canadian territory, not
being, like the President, debarred from
leaving our Republic. Now do not ask me
any questions"
mot even on the silver question Z"
"That above all matters. Winnipeg
MANI Free Press.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Bank buildings, most of the asylums in
the State and the first Chronicle building,
exnressad his sentiments thus:

Bank buildings, most of the asylums in
the State and the first Chronicle building,
expressed his sentiments thus:
1t is not fair to US. Why, take the Market
street Railway Company's power-house on Bry-
ant and Eleventh streets, Tor instance. The
carpenter work in that amounts to only $11O0,
while the other branches OF work foot up be-
tween SIs 600 and $4,000. Now. is it right
that man having only $llOO worth of inter-
est in Job should have the running of $40, 900
worth?
A great many of those fellows who signed
that agreement are, or have been, pro rata
men. They go in and take work at an I'M
profitable figure and then make their sub-con-
tractors suffer for it.
Mr.. Tobin said:
Many a time sub-contractor does not get as
much as so per cent OF what he ought to get.
Architect Wolfe said
have seen this pro rata as low as 81 cents
on the dollar The demand of the carpenters
is not fair to either the owner, the builder or
the architect.
Many of the builders interested in the
controversy say that if work was segre-
gated it would usually result in saw
ing of money and better work to the
owner What the next move of the Brick
mason's Association will be remains to be
seen. Messrs. O. q. Brady, Robert Mitch
ell and Matthew MCGOWAN are members of
its committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
A. M. E. APPOINTMENTS.

Work Of the Conference at Bethel Church
Finished.
The following appointments were made
by Bishop B. F. Lee at the California Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal conference at
Bethel Church last night:
Rev. o. Summers, presiding elder; Rev. E. T.
Cottman, San Francisco; Rev. j. E. Edwards,
Oakland; Rev. ]. Pointer, Sacramento; Rev.
D. R. Jones, Los Angeles: Rev. w.
B. Anderson, Stockholm Rev. w. R..
Chapman, Marysville; Rev. g. A. Bailey, Red
Bluff; Rev. B. F. Mitchell, Woodland;
Rev. J. A. Lovings Fresno; Rev. w. M. Whey,
Bakersfield Rev S. S. Freeman, Pasadena
Rev. S. d. Johnson, Riverside: Rev. C. w. Il.
Nelson, Redondo; Rev. P. R. Green, Martinez;
Rev. J. +. Anderson, San Diego; Rev. w. r..
Green and Rev. J. R. Dorsy, supernumeraries.
Rev. F. T. D. Ballard Rev. A. Simpson and Rev.
R. Seagrave, reserves. Rev. ]. c. Hamilton,
superaunuate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
The Rev. Manly S. Hard, DID.

DR.. Hard, who is visiting the California
Conference in the interests of the Church
Extension Society of the Methodist Epis-
cal Church and of which he is one of the
corresponding secretaries, is a native of
New York, a graduate of the Syracuse
University of the class of 1868. He was
chosen to his present position in 1892, and
since that time has travelled extensively in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

ground area, and originally cost from S23,-
600 to $4,000. 1t was not finished until
1874, when it was raised to higher grade,
and tower and steeple built at an addi-
tional cost of about SIS 900, and new addi-
ton, with pipe organ, $4,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

1t was organized in 1864. and has for its
object the building, or rather the assisting
in building, of Methodist churches. It
puts no money in lands; it simply assists
weak congregations in the construction of
chapels and churches whose general cost is
less than $4,000. 1t is true that it some
times grants loans and donations to
churches costing more than that amount
but such grants must always be approved
and ordered by the general committee
made up OF the Bishops and representatives
from all parts of the church.
During the thirty years of its history
little more than 100000 has passed
through It's treasury, and $500 churches
have received assistance. It has two funds,
the general fund, from which donations
may be made, and the loan fund, being a
permanent capital for use only as loans.
The loan fund has now in circulation
about 81 100000. The headquarters of the
society is in Philadelphia, Pa. The annual
income is about $500, 600.
Sixth-Street Church, Sacramento.
This was first formally organized under
another local name October %. 1S49. at
DR.. Miller's store by Rev. Isaac Owen,
famlllarly called Father owen" DR.. w.
}. Deal, a local preacher, had been preach
ing Tor some months previously. Seventy
two persons enrolled their names. Father
owen was the first missionary appointed
by his church to California, and after suf-
terlng many hardships in crossing the
plalns with an OK team he was very nearly
drowned by the carelessness of a drunken
crew IN capsizing a schooner in Suisun
Bay. Escaping with only the clothes he
wore, which were very rusty from constant
use IN crossing the plains, he came on to
Sacramento, and preached October %,
l649, under an oak tree near the corner of
Third and L streets, and organized the
church.
Material for house of worship, "a by So
feet in size, having been shipped from
Baltimore all the way round Cape Horn
by the conference, it was promptly put up
and the church finished for use. Although
plain, it was the first church building in
Sacramento, and therefore seemed fairly
elegant. 1t was situated on beautiful
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

Though Ireland has 5000, 900 acres of
bog land large quantities of peat litter are
imported from Belgium and Holland.
Mills are being fitted up to separate the
peat moss litter will soon be an article OF
export.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Arr: YOU

Subject to fainting spells, dizziness, noises
in the head, palpitation of the heart, heat
flashes, numbness of the hands or feet, or
any other symptoms indicating Paralysis
or Brain Disease?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10

A Hartford concern has just made a
four-ply leather belt 118 feet long and IS
inches wide. The hides of 100 steers were
used.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
ARE YOU

Happily married or is there some slight
defect which tends to separate husband
and wife?
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ooURsING AT OAssERLY's.
Emin Pasha Wins the Final of the Big
Forty-eight Dog Stake.

The finish of the forty -eight-dog coursing
stake that was begun at Casserly's Park on
Sunday last took place yesterday in the
presence of big crowd of sports, who saw
that phenomenal young dog, Emin Pasha,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
CHEESEMAN'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy persons cure themselves
without the least exposure, change Of diet, or
change in application to business. The medicine
contains nothing that Is of the least injury to the
constitution. Ask your druggist for 1t. Price u
hpttie.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Arr: YOU

Nervous and run down, with thin blood,
pale lips dragging pains about the koins,
loss OF your natural cheerfulness, and with
melancholy thoughts and inclinations to
get up and run away?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
ARE YOU

Afflicted with premature loss Of your
youthful vigor, weakness of sexual organs,
and are you victim of the evil effects of
youthful follies and marital excesses?