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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
AN INNOVATION IN THE HOUSE.
The Electric Bell to Dispense With the
Pages on the Floor.

The Electric Bell to Dispense With the
Pages on the Floor.
During the recess of Congress some
changes are to be made in the hall OF the
House of Representatives. One decided
improvement is to be effected at the
instance of Joe Cannon of Illinois. During
the closing hours of the late session Mr..
Cannon secured the adoption of a resolu-
ton appropriating $1,000, or as much as
may be necessary, for the purpose OF intro
ducing the electric-bell system in the
House. In the new order of things each
member will find at his desk push
button, with which he may call page
from the lobby near by, thus doing
away with the presence of twenty or thirty
pages on the floor and the old fashion of
calling them when needed. These pages
are all the time bustling about the floor,
vastly adding to the general confusion,
and careless members attract their atten-
ton by clapping loudly, often to the
serious interruption of the men who are
addressing the House. 1t has frequently
been noticed that new members have mis-
taken these signals for applause i'll honor
of their remarks. These members will be
likely to miss the old system, but every
one else agrees that it is high time modern
methods were introduced for the purpose
of mitigating to some extent the nuisance
of disorder and confusion on the floor OF
the House.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
AMONG THE LOST.
The Man Who Tried to Cross the Ocean
in Canvas Boat.

in Canvas Boat.
The family of Captain Josiah w. Lawler,
the marine advepturer, still resides at 81
Grove street, Chelsea, but the Captain,
where is heP
The daring seaman left Lincoln wharf
Juue 5, 1892, in a 12-foot canvas boat for a
trip across the Atlantic.
News was received from him from points
along the northern coast, but that was all,
and what his fate has been no one knows.
The last information from him was a let
ter received by his wife, dated north Sgd
ney, Breton, July 20, 1892. He said then
that he had been obliged to put up for re-
pairs, but was to sail again Immediately
1t is known that he did sail, but that is as
far as he was ever traced
Mrs. Lawlor is not in good health, and
the uncertainty of her husband destiny
has had a severe effect upon her. 1t is
Said, however, that she has not given up
yet, and still looks for his return.
She has two daughters and two sons, all
of whom live with her. The youngest is a
boy, now ID years old.
The captain had quite a remarkable rec
ord as small-boat sailor In 1889 he sailed
from New York to Havre i'll the Neversink
in twenty eight days. Then in 1891 he
Sea Serpent This was the smallest boat
ever sailed across the ocean. He started
at Crescent Beach and went to England in
forty-two days. He was then at the Paris
Exposition four weeks.
His last embarkation was not very sue
cessful at the start. Before he had gone
forty rods from Lincoln Wharf his craft
was in collision with rowboat and the
bowsprit was broken, but having material
aboard for making any small renairs th at
might be needed he did not put back. He
had quite quantity of food in condensed
form and carried about fifteen gallons of
water.
Many old sailors were present when he
made his start and they shook their heads
very doubtfully when they saw the actions
of the little boat. Many were ready to
wager that she would never cross the
ocean. The captain had not even made a
trial trip in her, as she arrived from Miami
isburg, Ohio, where she was built, only the
day before the start.-Boston Globe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
SEVEN FIFTY.
FRONTING
Devisadero, Frederick, Lombard and
Greenwich Streets.

This valuable property is in front of the property
of the late Senator James G. Fair, who invested
millions of dollars in the district, and is but a short
distance from the Fulton Iron Works. 1t is valua-
BILE for manufacturing residence purposes and
should be viewed 10 be fully appreciated. Deyisa-
dero street is of the widest streets in the city,
and will become business property; Lombard street
is the boulevard extending from Van Ness avenue
to the Preside Government Park, which is but two
blocks west, bestowing upon this section of the city
the advantage of use of this handsome public park
of the finest marine views in the world The fifty
vara on the NV. corner of DeViSadero and Green
witch streets will be subdivided into six residence
lots. Unon-street cable passes within O,e block OF
this property. This Offering presents splendid
opportunity for the speculator, investor con-
tractor. Examine this property. Six ffty-varas
Give corner and two inside) one subdivlded fiftv-
lot, 81 :6x110; four inside lots 25xl10;
one inside lot, 81 :6x137 IS feet
EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.,
63S Market street. Auctioneers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12

He resides with his father and partner, M
c. Dunn, at 102 Octavia street
The father was seen at his home last
night. He said: my son is ~ years old
and unmarried. He never lived in Vallejo.
There was detective sort of fellow
named c. w. Dunn who used to get our
letters sometimes and sometimes we got
his.
He got very impudent because we
opened his mail once or twice by mistake,
and [ told him to go to -. He got into
some trouble with the United States
authorities over violation of the postal
laws, and 1 have not heard of him for
nearly year. | understood, however, that
he had gone out of town"
The residence OF the other &C. w.
Dunn" whose name appears in the City
Directory, is given as 537 Sacramento
street. That address belongs to the Colum-
bia House, but no person of that name re-
sides there now, nor does the clerk know
him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12

and baseball several times and they are
now striving hard to win the track athletic
honors. About forty-tive entries have been
mace, showing large increase over the
number OF contestants at the last field day.
Carnot Debate.
The debate for the Carnot gold medal
takes place this evening at Palo Alto upon
the question, WAS Casimir- Perier Justi-
fed in Resigning the Presidency" A
fund, IN memory of President Carnot, has
been provided, the interest of which shall
go each year toward the providing of a
gold medal to be awarded the debater who
makes the best speech on some question
involving French affairs, the successful
man being one of six speakers, three from
each of the universities of the State, all of
whom shall be chosen by competitive pre-
llminary speeches.
The men who will represent the Univer-
slty of California are W. n. Friend $50,
James w. Clark '97 and Albert w. Lyser
SO OF the Hastings Law College. A large
party of students will leave this afternoon
on special train for Palo Alto and return
tonight after the close of the debate.
Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Naylor have returned
from Whittier where they went two weeks
ago to assist In the permanent organiZa-
ton of the Society of Friends in California.
Rev. Robert Bentley, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, returned on Wednesday
evening from Pacific Grove, where he has
been visiting his family for the week.
The first game of the Lorin Tennis Club
will be played at their new court on Satur-
day afternoon. The officers of the club are :
Mrs. E. c.. Oakley, president; Mrs. S. A.
Coxhead, vice-president, and 7. Hampton,
secretary-treasurer.
An entertainment will be given this
evening by the Jubilee Concert Singers, for
the benefit of the Holmes Free Library, at
the free reading room.
Two bicycles were stolen in Berkeley on
Wednesday, one from the cyclery of Fred
Wilson and the other from the March
cyclery. No information has been gained
thus far as to the wherea bouts of the miss
ing wheels.
Next year the debate for the medal will
be held in Berkeley, alternating between
the two universities each year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
BERKELEY.

The Peoples party held a convention
on Wednesday evening to nominate a
ticket to be voted for at the municipal
election to be held on May Ii. NJ. Doyle
was elected temporary chairman, R. w.
Good secretary and n. DERRICK treasurer.
The ward delegates reported the number
OF members present from their respective
wards and were then authorized to name
one member each for the committees on
credentials, permanent organization, plat
form and resolutions.
The temporary officers were made per-
manent ones and then the convention pro-
ceeded to the work of nomination. The
following were the nominations made:
First Ward-Trustee, ]. w. Gage; School Di-
rector, Charles Gessine Sr.
Second Ward-Trustee, Ben Morgan; School
Director, E. J. Wickson.
Third ward-Trustee, N. J. Whiting; School
Director, S. H. Dikenan.
Fourth Ward-Trustee, J. J. Rose; School Dr.
rector, George Swain.
Fifth Ward-Trustee, John Gelder; School
Director, George A. Norton.
Sixth Ward-Trustee, George Durrell; School
Director, E. T. Heihaus.
Seventh Ward-Trustee, John Higgins; School
Director, Charles Engelbretsen.
Marshal Richard Lloyd; Clerk, Walter
Young; Assessor, Frank L. Lowell; Treasurer,
Z. w. Good
intercollegiate Field Day.
The University of California stanford
field day will take place at the Olympic
Club grounds tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. By agreement between the cap
talns OF the two teams it has been decided
that the first place shall count for five
points, second place two points and third
place one point. At the field day held last
year second place counted for three points.
1t is expected that the field day this year
will be much closer than the one held last
year, when Berkeley won nearly twice IS
many points as the wearers of the cardinal.
Stanford has beaten Berkeley in football
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
The Session Clerks Complaint.

Here am in Washington with family tc
support, Congress adjourned, my Congress
man gone home, and no job" The remark
fell from the lips of young man who has
been acting as committee clerk and pri
vate secretary to one of the Western mem
bers, and his case illustrates the condition
of a large class of young men who, like
him, see in Congressional clerkship the
consummation of their ambition.
81 started out as stenographer, said
the young man; "then | got berth on a
newspaper, and from that drifted into
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
NINE. DE sTAEL's SARCASM.
How She Rebuked a viscount Whom
She DisIiked

Nine. de Stael had fallen out with the
Viscount de Choiseul owing to certain
malicious reports circulated by the later.
One day the lady and the Viscount met in
company, on which occasion good man
ners required that they should speak to
each other. Nine. de Stael commenced:
I'VE have not seen you for long time,
NJ. de Choiseul."
"Ah, Madame rAmbassadrice, l have
been ILL.,"
seriously, monsieur"
81 had a narrow escape from being
poisoned.
"Alasl Possibly you took bite of your
own tongue"
This little joke fell like thunderbolt on
the Viscount, who was a notorious back
bitter and mischief-maker. The lesson was
a severe one, but he richly deserved it, and
had not a word to say.-Le Sayoir -Faire ct
Savoir-Vivre.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
VAN MESA LARGE RESIDENCE LOT.

E. line Van Ness ave-, los feet s. of Lombard
ST.; elegant double lot to be graded, street TO be
graded, severed and bituminiZed and sidewalk
to be stone-curbed at expense of the seller; this
elegant residence lot commands that lovely
marine view which visitors so much admire and
which is not equaled in any city in the world Van
Ness ave. and Lombard st. are portion of the
grand boulevard to the Preside; exam inc this for
home; large double lot, 50x110:S12
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
At 6S6 Market Street, Opp. Palace Hotel
HAIGHT-ST. HANDSOME RESIDENCE.
AT IL O'CLOCK, Noon,

North line (No. 26) of Haight, 100 feet E. OF
OctaVla ST.; handsome residence of rooms and
bath, with stable in rear fronting Rose ave. /;
choice location and neigh borhood; half block to
Market st.; must soon become business propo-
sltlon; concrete walk; street in basalt rock (;
Haightrst cable; lot double frontage 275s feet on
Haight; depth 120 feet to Rose ave. where 1t
fronts 2712 feet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
LARKIN-ST. IMPROVED PROPERTY.

e. line (No. 131O) OF Larkin, 1929 feet n. OF
Pine ST.; front residence, bay-windowed, contains
10 rooms and bath; modern improvements; rear
house, tenement of rooms; centrally located;
short walk downtown; this location always finds
ready tenants at full prices; street in basalt rock;
Suffer and Calfornia-st cables; lot 25XS7 20.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
CITY HALL BUSINESS LOT.

Southerly line of Park ave-, $50 feet E. of City
Hall ave-; this is a choice piece of business prop
erty, Immediately in front of the City Hall; inn
provements on this property would rent at good
paying price on the investment; investors and
builders should examine this choice Offering; lot
2hy10O.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
WESTERN ADDITION-FRENCH FLATS.

North line (Nos. 211O and 2112) of Suffer, no
feet w Of Steiner; building contains modern
built French flats of and rooms and bath;
handsomely finished; brick foundation; concrete
walk; basalt rock on Suffer ST.; everything in
splendid order; rents $72 so; lot 27:2x1S7:6.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
McALLISTER-ST. HANDSOME RESIDENCE.

South line (No 729) of McAlister ST., 125 feet
E. of Octavfa ST.; handsome window residence
of rooms and BATH centrally located; but few
minutes walk downtown; choice neighborhood;
street in basalt rock; McAllister-st. cable passes
the door; lot 25x137 IS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12

Women know the influence of beauty
on men; men rarely admire beautiful
invalid, but they do admire a woman in
whom is blended good features and per-
feet health.
There is no secret about woman's
beauty; it all lies in the care she devotes
to herself, to removing from her system
all poisonous impurities, and keeping at
bay those fearful female diseases.
The flashing eye, elastic step, and bril-
liant complexion are never companions
of womb trouble; only the distressed
expression and aches, pains, blues, faint
ness, dizziness, bearing-down feeling,
ETC., keep it company.
sLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound removes female troubles promptly,
and cleanses, invigorates, and conse-
quently beauties, the form of woman.
Women, the world over, pay homage to
it, and praise its discoverer. Your drug
gist sells more of it than all other female
medicines.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
MISSION RESIDENCE LOTS.

Northeast corner Of Noe and Day sts., four hand
somely located residence lots all ready for build
ing; examine them: severed and macldamZed
street; electric road onequarter of block distant
lots 36xS0 and 26x80.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12

One of the most common forms of ocean
infusoria is shaped like goblet with lid
When the insect feeds the lid is raised and
the tentacles appear when it has had
enough it closes its lid and goes to sleep.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
JOSEPH T. TERRY & CO..

General AuctiOneerS,
Warerooms, 747 Market St., opp Grant
ave. Established 1868. Telephone 296. Sales of
every description attended to. Prompt returns
made. Your business solicited
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12

Polar bears have been known to live in
captivity for a great number of years. Two
are said to have been in the Geological
Society, London, for % and "a years, re-
spectiyely.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
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 the
constitution AJAX your druggist for it. Price 81
bottle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
PRETTY
AND ATTRACTIVE WOMEN.
Their Good Looks Not a Secret.
PRETTY

ESPECIAL TO QUE LADY READERs1
No matter to what country she belongs,
or whether she be black or white. as a
woman she desires to look well.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
Courtesy to children.

Harpers Bazaar very truly says that
all the training and disciplining in
the world, if given in the form Of ar
bitrary directions and commands, will
not make children well-bred and
agreeable. Mothers sometimes think,
or act as if they thought that courtesy
in the home must be entirely q one
sided affair. The small boy must not
interrupt conversation, he must step
softly, speak gently, remove bis hat
on coming in, spring to restore what
some older person drops, run his little
feet Off on errands, always say thank
you, and never indulge himself in the
least expression Of irritation, but no.
body is obliged to be equally polite to
him. Ordered as if he was not as SEN
sitive to wounds, and as easily hurt as
his elders, his pursuits regarded as ofno
Importance, his convenience overrulcd
or set aside at the caprice Of his tutors
and governors, the little fellow often
has u hard time of it while he is grow
ing up. Parents who are intensely
proud of their children often refrain.
from a mistaken idea that praise is in. !.
judicious, from commanding them for
what they do we'll, while blame is
swift to leap out and scorch the mem-
ory on any Slight obcasion. The child
who will be most courteous through
life is the child who has been treated
with courtesy, who has spent the form
ativc years of life in sweet and gen
ial atmosphere, and been moulded not
so much by military rules brusquely
enforced rs by the genial influence Of
serene tempers and the blessedness of
good examples. 8H
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
sx-sonntor nu,Ior On T,,,n,a,,.

Columbia, s. O., Sept. 81. Tx Sen
ator Nj. @. Butler passed through the
city yesterday, stopping over during
anything to say about Senator Till
mans attack upon him in the conven-
tion, he said enc, sir; 7 believe not.
My consideration for his brother,
George d. Tillman, who is manly
man, gentleman and always strikes
right out from the shoulder, never hit
ting below the belt, restraints me from
saying a great many things that I
could say. 1 have denounced Ben
Tillman to his face as a coward, a liar
and thief and he did not resent it..
If should kick him now he would
howl like a spaniel and doubtless in.
dict me for assault and battery. You
know, you can't keep up with con
stitutional liar like he is, and I shall
leave him to enjoy all the glory he
can gain by attacking man behind
his back, when he has no opportunity
TO reply. His statement, SO far as Il
relates to me, is tissue of falsehoods
from beginning to end. Here is one
specimen. He refers to an interview
between Gen. Gary and Gen. Rugel
at Edgefeld, on the day of election,
Gen. Ruger was not at Edgefield at all
and the statement is a pure fiction
He is equally at fault about the second
Republican meeting at Edgefield. His
account of what occurred is fagrant
Misrepresentation of what did occur.
But why attempt to follow q man who
is SO utterly regardless of the truth
and reckless III his statements. Let
him go y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25

~ ONBO Oh OIOOuSp1rHOyS
8 q Tic correspondent Of tho Columbia
State. Mt this place, under dat of tile
10th instant, says il leaked dpt here
that day that warrants we& to be
sworn out against several parties
charged with assisting in the murder
of tho late Treasurer Copess The
same correspondent says that il was
also brought to light Monday .that a
scheme had been inaugurated D by
Dan @. Murphy's family and
friends by which the States mbst
important witness was to sign an as.
fidavitsetting forth that what she tesA
tilted to against Murphy at the trial in
May last was false. and that she was
paid by the detectives to testify. The
following facts were obtained from
Auditor G.. B. Kitrell, who had some
thing to do with the capture of Murphy.
That several weeks ago Dan Murphy's
wife, who is sister to Clemie Bars,
the witness in question, left her homo
and went to Georgia, the southern
portion, where Clemie Bars was living
and, by means of threatening her life,
forced her into South Sarolina. When
they arrived at Denmark the party was
met by several friends and taken to q
house near Dan Murphy's fathers.
There this girl, SO she says, was forced
to swear that what she tistiHed to in
court was false; that if she didn't como
to Orangeburg and swear out an afIi-
davit to that effect she would be sum
marily dealt with. Being there alone
she expressed her Willingness to do so.
Consequently she was secretly
brought here early in the morning.
The horse and buggy was left outside
the business portion of the city, while
she and her sister, Mrs. Murphy, came
on the back street and went to Col.
Browning's office. That gentleman
being out they went in front and were
awaiting Ills return when Clemie saw
Mr.. Kitfell and ran to him and asked
his and the sheriff's protection. The
girl was Immediately taken TO the
shoriif's Office and there guarded urtil
she was sent away. This startling
schome has caused no little excitment
here and it has caused the people to
awaken afresh 10 the wilful and malic
ious murder Of their beloved county
treasurer, who was so brutally murder.
cd for his money! Times and Demo
crat.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
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soTIS Music In Oar Enrs -

Eight cont cotton and plenty Of It.
That's the prospect, and it means that
the Piano or Organ so long desired
need not longer be waited for. Buy it
now and pay when your cotton is con
verted into cash. Sec IIudden & Bates
latest advertisement in this issue of
their great Midsummer Clearing Sale,
Three Hundred Elmo Instruments at
your own price for Spot Cash, or a
little cash now and balance November
!1st, or on smallest monthly payments
if preferred.
They will suit you as to The terms,
and all the world knows that when
they mean what they say. Write them
at Savannah, Ga. for Midsumer Bargain
Lists, and don't delay aboutit until
the best bargains are gone. 3t.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-09-25
Ravages Of Cho1era.

San francisco, Sept. 18. -Nothwith.
standing the efforts of the Chinese and
Japanese to suppress the news in re-
gard to the cholera, the truth has at
last como to light concerning the he
plague. Japan and North China are
fairly alive With cholera germs. sibe,
rian ofiicicials have declared Japan
ports infected, and from official sources
u is learned that over17 900 people
have died in Japan from the plague
since its start in tho Pescadores. In
China tho disease has gained firm foot.
hold. Advices by the steamer Rio Ja.
neirio report that in Toxic tho heat Ii
terrifying, and the disease germs have
been nursed into virulent life.