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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
The V|CE-CHIEF RANGER.
Congressman Aitkin of MiChi-
gan, a Prominent For
ester, Arrives.
An Advocate of the Free Coinage Of
Silver-No Tariff Legislation
Probable.

D. D. Aitkin of Flint, Mich, member of
Congress and supreme vice-ranger of the
Ancient Order of Foresters, arrived here
on Saturday nights overland, accompanied
by Mrs. Aitkin. He comes here for the
purpose of visiting the courts of the order.
Mr.. Aitkin is Republican and repre-
sents district that includes part of the
city of Detroit. Speaking of this last night
he said: you know the Democrats foSonce
four years ago got control of the State gov
eminent, and in making the apportion-
ment for Congressional representation d.
vided Wayne County, in which Detroit is
located, among four different districts,
yet the county has population enough for
only two districts. 1t was an elaborate
piece of gerrymandering, but was waste
of time. Last year the Democrats sue
ceeded in electing only one member of the
State Legislature"
Mr.. Aitkin was in the last Congress a
member OF the Committee on Railroads
and Canals and Military. Asked about
the feeling among the Republican mem
bers in the East as to what legislation
should be attempted in Congress this
winter he said "As to the tariff there
may be a necessity to do something to
increase the revenue to meet the needs of
the Government, but / think that the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30

center of the lodging house, and almost no
care is bestowed upon it or its machinery.
Yet as the well stands to-day IL furnishes
a living example IN refutation of the claim
that there is not an inexhaustible water
supply under the City.
But this is not the only we'll in the
vicinity. 1t is, in fact, the poorest and
least valuable well. Not half a block to
the north is larger well that supplies the
Toscano House and saloon with more water
than it needs.
On Greenwich street the water runs out
of the side of the hill and into the sewer.
This is the case in several instances. D..
Small, proprietor of the grocery at 449
Greenwich street, owns some property
further up the hill, at 407 for instance,
where some years ago he built his resi-
dence. Mr.. Small is an old-timer in San
Francisco and has had not a little expert
ence with artesian wells in different parts
of the City.
"There can be no doubt in the world
he said yesterday, but what there is a
huge subterranean lake under San Fran
cisco of the finest kind of drinking water.
/ believe this from the experience | have
had in various parts of the City. Here, on
Telegraph Hill, the water is quite near the
surface and flows readily.
"Take the case of my lot up there at 407
Greenwich street. When I dug the cellar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
FRANCISCO TIaoNTs ARTEsIAN WELL. RUN ~ STEAM AND
wIND-PoWER, A
By artist

be silenced by an investigation of the arte-
sian wells and the many springs Of water
to be found on Telegraph Hill.
To begin with let the investigator go to
the Broadway block clearinghouse, at
the northwest corner of Broadway and
Kearny street. There is an 80-foot ar
tesian well, owned by DR.. Hitler, which
might if it were properly cared for supply
considerable population with pure drink
ing water at a nominal cost.
AS it is, the well has not been cleaned
since it was dug, in 1881, and the windmill
attach ment is very small and low. There
are from fifty to sixty inmates OF the house
and when the wind is good the we'll sup
plies all the water necessary for the entire
lodging house, aside from furnishing the
Avenue House, at 900 Montgomery ave-
nue., with its water supply. There is, how
ever, in both houses Spring Valley connec-
ton, which is used when the wind fails or
when the well runs dry, as it sometimes
does.
E. B. Lyman, proprietor of the Broad
way block lodging house, says that his
experience would indicate that if the well
on his premises was properly cared for
there would be no necessity for either of
the houses supplied by this well using the
Spring Valley pipes.
The well is located in a courtyard in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30

this. he cannot work without the bacteri-
ologist, who must be microscopic OF no
mean ability, such as is DR.. Spencer whom
we have appointed"
At this juncture DR.. Chalmers. the
quarantine officer, came in from visit to
some newly arrived vessels. He was IN
terested in the discussion at once.
No one realizes how much sickness and
disease San Francisco is saved from by her
peculiar geographical features and her
climate" he said. "Such carelessness in
sanitary matters would have caused most
serious results long ago. The foundation
has been well laid now, though, and all it
needs is a start to set things going unless
they are righted. Then the City would re-
alize the necessity of following the sug-
gestions of the Board of Health.
''lf the cholera would only appear, the
Supervisors would open their eyes to the
necessity of preventive measures. In fact, ;,
he said with solemnity that seemed
natural. 81 have seriously considered the
advisability of importing a choice lot OF
cholera microbes in order to better the
City s government"
The new officials appointed by the Board
of Health go to work on October |. Or.
Parramore, the City vaccinator, is already
installed in his position. They will have
to fight for their salaries, though.
Yes; they all go to work on Tuesday
said Williamson. Salary? Oh, that
a second consideration. am satisfied that
they will get it, though. The code clearly
gives US the right to create necessary offices.
1t also as clearly gives us the right to tx
their salaries. The Supervisors have moth
ing to do with it. The salary claims of our
officials go directly to the Auditor. l sup
pose he will object to paying their warrants
in order to test the matter, but the officials
will go on with their work just the same. u
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
FOG D|MMEO THE JOY,
The fearful Bride of Captain
Dugan Of the Coos Bay
Waited.
The Mariner Was Due at Noon, but
the Wedding Feast Cooled Until
Black Midnight.

When the steamer Coos Bay came slowly
into the harbor last night at IL o'clock
Captain Charles Dugan stood on the bridge
and peered anxiously ahead through the
fog with an unusual load of care on his
shoulders. He had been married last
week. just before his vessel sailed, to Miss
Lucy DibIop of ITO Pacific street, by a
Justice of the Peace, and upon his arrival
the ceremony was to be performed by a
minister.
The Coos Bay was to have arrived at
noon yesterday, and he knew that his
future matrimonial first mate was waiting
on the wharf for her ship to come in. No
wonder the captain in the night and fog
was feeling his way carefully into the har-
Dor. only half married.
Hours passed and the steamer was I'M
reported and the expectant bride grew
fearful. the guests began to go home and
the wedding feast was growing cold. Sew
eral young men who still remained began
to sing 'The Ship That Never Returned, +"
to dispel the gloom and were succeeding
admirably in deepening it, when the fog
was parted by black vessels prov, and
the Coos Bay came plunging into her dock
at Broadway.
Before the lines were made fast Captain
Dugan, with his white gloves and tie
rather dampened by the fog, jumped
ashore and hurried up to ITO Pacific
street. Father de Compos, the jolly
aroused from his bed, bundled into hack
and rushed away to tie the captain to his
now happy bride.
The ceremony was performed at mid
night, and the captain went back to tie up
his steamer to the wharf.
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there spurted out quite stream. It was
so much that | had TO attach pipe to
carry off the water to the sewer. The
water comes right out at the side OF the
hill, and / am certain that if one had
enough capital to make the necessary i'm
provements the whole neighborhood could
be supplied with that water. And in the
same vicinity there are several other
springs that come out of the hillside and
run to waste in the. sewer. A little capital
to properly develop these springs is all
that IS needed, but | understand that
Spring Valley always manages to stop
those kind of enterprises in one way or
another"
Then there is the artesian well, owned
and operated for profit by Francisco FL
goni, in a little alley between Dupont and
Stockton streets, about midway between
Union and Greenwich streets. This well
was sunk about five years ago. and to-day
it pays handsome profit to its owner and
is blessing to great many poor families
in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Figoni owns considerable property
in the immediate vicinity of his veil, and
supplies not alone all of his own tenants
with water, but several large tenement
houses as WELL 1t is excellent water. as
clear as crystal and what is called soft"
that is, it lacks mineral properties to any
appreciate extent, and is not nearly as
.'hard' as the Spring Valley fluid. Ber-
saglieri Hall and the saloon underneath,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
GAELIC FOOTBALL.
The Opening Game of the Season
Had to Be Postponed Till
Next Sunday.

Had to Be Postponed TIL
Next Sunday.
The opening of the Gaelic football sea-
son, which was fixed for yesterday after
noon at the new recreation grounds,
Golden Gate Park, had TO be postponed
for week, owing to somebody's blunder.
The first game was to be between the
San Francisco and Emmett teams, and
they were on the ground promptly on
time. No goals had been erected, which
led to questions being asked, and it was
found that no one had obtained the neces-
sary permit from the Park Commissioners.
This will be attended to before next Sun
day. The grounds are admirably suited
for football, and it is expected that it will
have the effect OF booming the game this
season.
The teams have been strengthened by
the addition of five new players who have
won distinction on the Irish green, and a
spirited and exciting contest may be ex-
pected, as last season they were well
matched. Mclverney is still captain of
the San Franciscos and Palmer of the EN-
NETS. Captain Hurley of the Parnells is at
present of the opinion that he will not
play this season, but it is hoped he will
change his mind. II is expected, however,
that the Parnells will disband and form
themselves into new club, to be in readi-
ness to play at the scheduled time
Port Costa has two teams, and they will
in all probability join the league on the
understanding that portion of the games
will be played on their grounds. Oakland
may also form team, so that the prospect
this season is more than usually bright.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
The Famous Bostonians.

That long looked for and much talked
about event the engagement of the famous
Bostonians is announced at the Columbia
Theater, commencing with Tuesday
evening next. All the favorites have peen
retained and they come REINFORCED by a
large and magnificent chorus of fresh
young voices. An enlarged orchestra and
a complete scenic investiture will mark the
presentation OF robin Hood" There is
tremendous demand for seats, but no
orders will be taken in advance of the sale,
which begins on Thursday morning next
at O'Clock
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
NEED THE NEW OFFICIALS
The Board of Health Tells Why
a Bacteriologist Must Be
Employed.
DOCTORS QUOTE STATISTICS.
Salaries May Be Disputed, but the
Recent Appointees Go to Work
on Tuesday.

Az startlingly large number of people
die of tuberculosis of some sort every
year" said DR.. Morse of the Board of
Health yesterday. What is more impor-
tant, the number is constantly increasing
Almost no precautions are now being
taken in this City to prevent the diffusion
of the bacilli causing these diseases.
"This is wrong. Much excitement is
occasioned by a cholera scare in a neigh
boring country. People feel the danger
and demand protection. But they object
TO our taking steps to lessen a far greater
evil. This they do on the plea of economy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30

feeling is that we should not make any
attempts at any changes which could not
be successful and would only tend to
retard or disturb business. AS to financial
legislation do not think an attempt will
be made to do much in view of the fact
that any acts We might pass would be in
danger of being vetoed.
"Yes, l am a silver man. I believe in
the free coinage of silver and believe that
this country should go ahead with it re-
gardIess of the action of other countries u
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
A Mismatched Pair.

Kosper Simmen's snit against R. Sholtz and
wife on charge of OBTAINING his wife aud
property mas other developments. The wife
herself says that Simmer has been trying for
some time to leave her, and that only eight
days after their marriage on the 9th of last
May he suggested divorce. She acknowledges
in their short experience as man and wife, but
she denies that she has secluded herself at the
Sholtz residence to avoid her husband. His
apparent abandonment led to her application
for divorce. The case is pending in the JUS
tices' COurt
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
TELEGRAPH HILL WATER.
Artesian Wells That Supply
Many Families on the
North Beach.
STREAMS RUNNING TO WASTE.
Only Five Large Cities That Do Not
Benefit by Municipal Owner
ship.

Those who believe-or say they believe
that there is not an inexhaustiple supply
of fine drinking water under San Francisco
should take a trip to Telegraph Hill.
Seeing is believing" The honest doubter
who goes to Telegraph Hill will soon be
convinced. Those who say they doubt,
and are merely prejudiced, would at least
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
st. Dominic's Fair Goes On.

The successful and largely attended fair
which has been held at st. Dominics Church
during the past week will be continued until
Friday night The large attendance and the
number OF beautiful things unsold in some of
the booths caused the extension of the fair.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
Dropped Dead.

Mary Condor, domestic, 20 years OF age,
dropped dead of heart disease yesterday morn
ing at the home Of her sister, Mrs. G. G. stuhr,
III Clipper street. The body was taken to the
morgue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30

THEY'RE INIT! Their new building, % Clay
ST., opposite the ferry. The MysellRollins Cos
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
EMbR0IDER|ES!
EMBROIDERIES!
JUST RECEIVED
ANOTHER ENORMOUS SHIPMENT!
NOTE THE PRICES:

10000 yards Embroidery at sc per yard
10000 yards Embroidery at &c per yard
$4,000 yards Embroidery at SC per yard
21,OOO yards Embroidery at 1Oc per yard
5000 yards Embroidery at lie per yald
$4,000 yards Embroidery at 15c per yari
10000 yards Embroidery at 1870 per yarl
1850 yards at zoe, &c. 27ac,
35c, SOC and 60c per yard
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11
az Or NY SAKE.v

Three little words, but full of tendercst mean
ing
three little words the heart can scarcely
hold;
three little words but on their import dwell-
ing
What wealth Of love their syllablcs unfold
rFor my sake" cheer the suffering help the
needy.
Tn earth this was my work; give it, thee.
b thou Voulast follow in thy masters foot
steps,
Take up my cross and come and learn Of me
'T7or my sake" let the harsh word Gle unut
tered
That trcmbles on the swift, impetuous
tongue.
'Sor my sake" check the quick, rebellious
feeling
That rist., when thy brother does thee wrong.
"Icor my sake" press with steadrast patience
onward
although the race be hard. the battle long
~ hin my Fathers house are many mansions
There thou shalt rest and JON the victor ;
song.
And if n coming days the world revie thee
If "for my ~ lc" thou suffer pain ana loss
h1ar on, faint heart my Master went beforc
thee.
They only wear his crown who share his
cross
-Churchman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11
Cold Stones From the Sky.

The prpdigious speed with which aero.
litcs are travelling at the time when they
come in contact with that portion Of our
atmosphere heavy enough to give friction
tn the flying body is beyond human com
prchcnsion and the power of the mathema-
tician to calculate. 1t only takes them a
few seconds to pass through the thicker
portion (Say, the last 80 miles, of the air
stratum which surrounds our globe, but
even that short space of time is sufficient
in most instances to fuse the surface Of the
stone and leave we'll defined waves of the
melted mineral distributed over the aero
lite, besides many pits and holes where
softer constituents have burned out entire
ly or been torn away by the resisting
medium.
There are instances on record, however,
which appear to set all laws of the effect Of
resistance and friction at deflance-cascs
where the stone seems to have instantly
passed from the cold outer regions of space
to the warm surface of this earth This
was the case with the celebrated "cold
acrolite" which fiji at Dhrumsala, India,
July IA, 1850, which had n temperature
lower than any known degree of artificial
cold, and which was three or four days
warming up sufficient to admit Of being
touched with bare hands. Another of this
class is reported by a priest rs having
fallen in MEXICO in 1907 and third, Of
the same cold variety, fell at Ulgald.
Sweden, in 1G52.-St. Louis Republic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11

AS James Russell Lowell was leaving
his house one morning his wife said to
him: Now, James, beg of you not to
bring any one home to dinner today. We
are too much distracted with houseclean-
ing to cook, and the prospect is that there
will he little for us to eat. -
Mr.. Lowell promised to heed her re
quest, but he met during the day tho old
est son of an English family with whom
be had been on terms of friendship while
minister to tbs court of st. james. He
now forgot his wifes admoIition and in
sisted upon the young Englishman going
home with him to dinner. The meal con
sisted of picked fish" and potatoes. The
guest was evidently puzzled. He had never
eaten picked fish" before Mrs. Lowell
meantime was haunted by thoughts of
the apple pic that was to finish the re
past. Her sensations may be imagined
when the Englishman, after playing
daintily with the contents of his plate, re-
marked in the most courteous manner, Il
know that Mrs. Lowell will pardon me IL
l omit the fish course. San Francisco
ArgOnaUt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11

whether Y shaped or rounding. If the
waist is too long, it can be shortened by
making a fold in the pattern at the waist
line, thereby taking out the unnecessary
length. In the same placc-viz, at the
waist line-the basque can be heightened
by sliding tho pattern down after the up
per portion is cut to the proper length. To
widen it allow as many inches as are nee
cssary and divide them, adding the frac
ton to every seam as it is cut out. In
that way the proper proportion is main
tanned.
In these days it is so easy to purchase a
reliable pattern at a nominal cost that it
is scarcely necessary to give detailed di-
roctions as to drafting pattern, but it
may be well to say few words to tn .se
who cannot get exactly such pattern as
they want.
A stiff paper should be laid fiat and an
outline drawn rs nearly like the diagram
rs possible as to form, hut rs large rs will
be required, with an inch or moro of space
all around to spare. Tho length Of the
waist in front should be taken and the
number Of inches marked on the paper.
Three inches back from this the shoulder
measure should be taken and marked.
then the length of the shoulder and the
length under the arms. The width across
the bust from the top Of the undcrarm
seam to the notch should be taken and
marked across with pencil. The first dart
should be - inches from the front seam
at the top and taper to inches at the bot
tom. The back dart is from one half to
one inch higher than the front, according
to the figure Of the wcarcr. AS the proper
height of the darts cannot be determined
until the waist is tried on it is better not
to cut out the darts until after it is fitted
on.
The back ccnterpicces should be mtas-
urcd in the same manner and the length
of the waist marked. There is a slight
hollow in the back as will be noticed in
the diagram, the IL rroWest part being in
the hollow at the waist line. The side
forms must be traced out with pencil in
graceful slope. If the wcarer be short
/ and thicksCt, these seams can reach high
er, and that will give greater apparent
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11

Directions For H. Ting Pattern to Suit
Any i.e.rr e3.urcments Must BE Ac-
curate -1l'ov Eleven Inches at Waist
Line FOR Seams.
lCopyright l595, by American Press Associa
toni
The system Of waist cutting and fitting
s. always the same and based upon tho
Ilmc plincil les, though sometimes very
pronounced new style may render certain
changes or notifications necessary. At
the present time the waist is cut in eight
pieces, or at least tho lining is-viz, two
fronts, two side fronts, two side backs and
two center back pieces. a diagram is Civ
en- showing their form and relative posi-
tions. This gives what is called model
basque, and this is the foundation of al
most all the waists, whether plain basques,
round waists, coats or princess gowns.
To adapt it to the different requirements
is so easy that any one can do it who
knows anything at all about drcssmaking.
With the outline of the model basque
drafted, low bodice can be made by
marking off that portion to be cut away,