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The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
SOCIETY WOMEN OF
SAN FRANCISCO AS BO0K-BUYERS.
BY KATHERINE DURHAM.


the first issue of the Waverley Novels OF
Sir Walter Scott, his countryman, ana TO
whom Stevenson is often compared. The
first price set on the set was 81 volume.
but it Quickly rose to $40. 1t is to be re-
gretted that Stevenson never saw a copy
OF this handsome edition in which his
work is so fittingly set forth, dying few
davs before the issue OF the first volume.
And thus Miss Hobart adds to her library
week by week, and it will soon be that
there will be no more valuable and inter-
esting private library in the State.
The beautifuLdaughte of the late W. w.
Stow is lover of books and an intelligent
reader Her buying is on a par with
the weightier matter of the scholar
Herndon's Lincoln" Church's Life of
Cromwell" )" McMaster's UNITED States"
are typical of her selections, although no
doubt the bright and fascinating tales hold
a charm for her. Some time ago, when
her father was about to give the begin
nings of public library to some town he
had an interest in, he gave the selecting Of
the books into the hands of Miss Stow.
She understood well the requirements
and what would be the best selections
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VALLEY ROAD TRESTLES.
An Important Contract to Be Let for
Building Them.


Specifications for building trestles from
Stockton to the Stanislaus River were fin
ished yesterday by the chief engineer of the
Valley Railway and will be advertised to-
morrow. The contract will be quite an
important one and is being watched by
several men in this City and Stockton.
There are thirty or forty trestles to be built,
varying all the way from sixteen feet to 100
feet in length
Mr.. Storey went to Stockton last night.
He will go to Collegeville and walk over
the surveyed line from that point to the
Stanislaus River for the purpose of making
personal examination of the ground. On
his former visit to Stockton he walked as
far as Collegevi,le along the staked route.
While at the terminal city he will examine
the two magnificent locomotives that ar
rived there few days ago from the Eastern
machine-shops. The third locomotive or
dered is on the way and is expected to ar
rive at Stockton in about week.
With all the work now in hand and all
the material and supplies paid for, includ-
ing rails which are bought for cash at the
mills, the company has considerable money
on hand. And yet only two assessments OF
10 per cent each have been levied on the
stock.
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"DINK" WILSON ARRIVES,
The Notorious Burglar Again Safely Be-
hind the Bars.

The Notorious Burglar Again Safely Be-
hind the Bars.
Richard Barnard, alias "Dink" Wilson,
is once more safely behind the bars, De-
tective Ross Whitaker having arrived in
the City with him from New York yester-
day morning.
"Dink" was the leading spirit in the big
burglary in Neuburger, Reiss & Co.'s dry
goods warehouse on Market street about
two years ago. He was sentenced to six
months for petty larceny, and while serv-
ing his sentence was held to answer before
the Superior Court on the charges of grand
larceny and burglary. He was released on
"straw" bonds and made his escape to
New York with Agnes Smith, the book
keeper for James Il Smith, wholesale
butchers, whom he married in San Rafael.
He was arrested in New York about two
weeks ago and did not fight his extradi-
ton, as he told Detective Whitaker that
he was tired of lodging the police. His
wife received money from her father to
bring her home and she wanted to use the
money to fight his extradition, but he
would not permit her.
Whitaker bought her ticket and sent
her home. She met him and "Dink" at
the ferry landing and accompanied them
to the City Prison.
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WINTERS ISLAND COLONY.

Members of the Co-Operative Society
Visit the Social Settlement.
The members of the cooperative society,
which is experimenting with proposed
social settlement on Winters Island, in
the San Joaquin River, planned an exeur-
sion to the island recently, which was very
successful.
They found the colony in apparently
frst-rate order, with no evidence of die
tatorship yet in sight. The island COM
prises 636 acres of productive soil.
A substantial Ievee is being constructed
about the place to keep out the winter
floods. The place is irrigated twice a
month by opening the leyee gates. There
is substantial barn and other buildings.
Altogether the returned excursionists are
proud of their island home. There will be
another excursion to the island on Au-
gust 8.
A paper is now being issued in the in
terests of the society called the Winters
Island Co-operator, of which A. J. Gregg is
editor. 1t is designed to outline a full
system of location, irrigation, drainage,
etc., before any permanent buildings are
erected on the island. This is necessary
because it is intended that every building
should be part of symmetrical whole,
and that at the same time it should be in
the best position for the purpose for which
it is intended. It is not designed that the
colony should be purely agricultural one.
On the contrary, plans are being put for
ward fer conserving water power for me-
chanical purposes. It is intended that the
membership should include persons OF all
trades and professions, from the day Ia
borer to the civil engineer.
The association has been in existence for
three years now, the last annual meeting
being held short time ago.
The venture Is supported by assessments
levied by board of directors from time to
time. So far there have been twenty-four
assessments of S. each charged upon the
members. AS early as February next a
force of not less than thirty men will be
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readers, that is, Mrs. c. A. Spreckels, Miss
Mills, Miss Doyle, Miss McAllister, Mrs.
Malcolm Thomas and Miss McKinstry-all
great readers, all book collectors. They
are the Trilby and the Manxman readers,
the readers Of the new and bright and gay,
and they read for amusement as well as
profit. They see and know our types in
the city, on the farm and on the high
seas, in France, Scotland or at home, as
our present novelists portray them for us.
And like the majority of our women, who
leave to the men the study of socialism
and finance and questions in politics,
scarce scanning a page of Kidd or Coin s
Financial School," they live IN the land
of imagination and beauty in their read
ings-beside the bonny briar bush, mount
on the wings of Icarus, see the artist life in
the Latin quarters with little Billee and his
comrades. hear the philosophy of Omar the
ancient astronomer of India in words set
round with Vedder's graceful art; listen
to the new singer, Maeterlink, and the
sweet voices of our minor poets; Crawford,
Prue and 1, and Our Village speak to
and they laugh with Stockton as he sets
up IN housekeeping a young couple in an
insecure houSeboat or sends af1oat upon
the great Pacific Mrs. Lecks and Mrs.
Aleshine, with black stockings as a safe
guard against sharks bread and sausages
in cans in their pockets, to arrive at an un-
frequented island with house and the
memorable nna1f;r ginger Jar, after . much much
in the sea to the distress of Mrs. Lecks,
and Hobbies and Hope tell them their
tales of love and Weyman French history
in romance.
1t was pleasant day, one which marked
lull in the almost incessant summer
winds of our sandy peninsula, when hap
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TO ELEVATE THE LOWEST.
A New Project of the Society
for the Suppression of
Vice.
DisorderIy Characters May Be Lo-
Gated in a Quarter on Tele-
graph Hill.

The Society for the Suppression of Vice
is considering the feasibility of removing
the low characters who have their abodes
on Morton, Berry and Dupont streets and
other localities to some more secluded
spot, where they will not be able to fiaunt
themselves in the faces of passers-by. In
February last Secretary Kane of the So
ciety broached the subject to the board Of
directors and several consultations on the
matter have been held.
Some of the directors were in favor of
removing all disorderly houses within the
City limits to one locality, while others
thought that those that kept under cover
and gave the police no trouble or passing
pedestrians offense should be tolerated.
Recently the society has come to the
conclusion that Telegraph Hill is the
proper place to locate the proposed new
quarter and the nearear the top the better.
To ascertain the feelings of the inhabitants
of the hill Secretary Kane recently made
trip along its slopes and questioned few
people. Some house-owners said that they
would willingly sell their houses if paid a
fair price, while others were ready to rent
if the project was carried into effect.
II cannot say how soon the ball will be
set rolling" said Secretary Kane yester-
day, 'tbut in all probability the board Of
directors of this society will very soon ask
the Board of Supervisors to take some ac-
ton which will result in the removal of
these Objectionable people to locality by
themselves where decent people will be
safe from insult. The evils which are COM
planned of have been spreading of late,
and the society has received many COM
plants, which have led to Investigations.
eff public sentiment is with US, as we
certainly hope it will be, no trouble will be
experienced in getting the proper legisla-
ton.
Another meeting will be held shortly
when the Telegraph Hill proposition will
be fully discussed and further plans laid" "
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pened down to the large and beautiful
home on Pacific avenue of Mrs. 6. D.
Bliss. l found her with her two little
nephews under a deeply shading and
dropping willow tree in the yard, a veri-
table fairy bower. She was reading the
Life and Letters" of Celia Thaxter and
at once set about talking of that remark
able woman and her loved home on the
Isle of Shoals, and how she mourned for
the sea, land-locked, in later years. Mrs.
Bliss felt much with the authoress in her
love for the great fathomless deep, its
caprices, besuty and grandeur.
Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form
Glasses itself in tempest, in all time,
Calm or convulsed, in breeze or gale or storm.
Icing the pole, or in the torrd cline,
Dark heaving, boundless, endless and sublime,
The image of Eternity, the throne Of the Invis-
ible
And she told me there were no stories
she loved as those of the sea. and Clark
Russell was one of her favorite story
writers.
But fiction does not hold as keen inter-
est for Mrs. Bliss as biographies, auto
biographies and journals.
ut is as though we get close to the heart
of our heroes, and in their journals they
speak their best thoughts and feelings
hidden in life even from their most in
innate friends" she said.
Mrs. Bliss mas plan 10 convert TWO spa
cious rooms in her house into a library and
gather together her many and valuable
books now occupying shelves and book
cases in different, rooms, and even stored
away in closets. into the library. There are
sets of George Eliot, Emerson and Haw-
thorne beautifully bound, books of travel,
history and essays. And her reference
library is quite complete in cyclopedias,
dictionaries and aliases. She is a linguist,
reading and speaking French, Italian and
Spanish, and has many books in these diff
ferent languages.
When young girl she had desire to
know Italian and set about studying it by
herself. For fifteen months she kept to
her task, with the aid OF grammar and
dictionary and an italian story book,
until she had gained a good knowledge OF
that musical language. A friend gave her
some timely assistance with the pro-
nunciation, and thus she learned to speak.
Mrs. Bliss is student, and her books
are bought for the purpose of reading
them, and new books until read remain in
her boudoir, and as one by one they are
gone through with they find their way to
other shelves to make room for the later
ones. Among them there were Stevenson s
Amateur Emigrant," the last two
volumes of Green's "Short History of the
English People," Disraeli, Hazlitt and a
Spanish work.
But the choicest work in Mrs. Bliss col
lection, interesting because of association.
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is the seventh volume, original edition, of
Mrs. Jameson's "Sacred and Legendary
Art, Legends of the Monastic Orders and
Legends of the Madonnas"; the identical
volumes Mrs. Jameson presented to her
mother and sisters, and inscribed to them
on the fiyleaf in her own handwriting.
These volumes were picked up in London
at private sale. 1t will be rememb bered
by those familiar with the edition that
blank pages have been bound in, on which
can be pasted pictures of ones own collect
ing of works of art referred to in the text,
for Mrs. Jameson says herself, in the pre-
face, "to illustrate the book as it ought to
be illustrated would have involved an ex-
pense which would have rendered it in
accessible to the general reader, and thus
defeated its purpose. 1t would not
be difficult for those interested in
the subject to collect little portfolio
of engravings after pictures referred to,
which, placed in the same order, would be
as series most interesting and suggestive
in itself, as well as illustrative of the pages
which follow" And SO that which makes
these volumes the more interesting and
valuable and gives them distinct person.
atty closely connected with the talented
author is the fact that she has done this
same for these books, and photographs,
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
CHINESE EXCITEMENT.
The Six Companies Hold a Heated
Meeting and the Police Inter-
ferc to Prevent a Riot.

The Chinese Six Companies held an
other meeting on Friday at 72S Com.
mercial street, to consider the case of
Nook Tai, who is in the City JAIL charged
with the murder of Chang Wal. 1t was
the most exciting meeting that has yet
taken place in relation to the question of
the guilt or innocence of the accused, and
the police had to be called in to prevent
serious disturbance. The meeting finally
adjourned wit hout coming to any decision
as to what action the Six Companies will
take in the matter.
Both societies, the Sam Yups and Ming
Yungs, to which the deceased and accused
belong respectively, were strongly repre-
sented, and none except those directly in
terested were admitted. These were sup
piled with tickets.
The Ming Yung representatives offered
strong argument to prove that the accused
Is not the murderer, and claimed that they
were In possession of information that
would enable them to locate the real
criminal. The Sam Yups, however, ap-
peared to place great stress upon the state
ment OF one of the teachers in the mission
house who saw the shooting and said she
thought Nook Tai looked like the man
who fired the shot,
So heated did the discussion become that
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hostilities were only averted by the arrival
of the officers.
KNIGHTS OF CHESS.
Thompson, Palmer and Howe Leading
in the Tournament.


in the Tournament.
For those who are skilled in chess-cratt
the Mechanics Institute classroom Will
amply repay visit, since there is more
than an ordinary interest displayed In the
royal game. owing to the chess tourna-
ments which are now being played there.
In the senior tournament some of the
cleYerest players of the Pacific Coast have
been making grand effort to distinguish
themselves; consequently some remarkable
results have followed.
Thompson, Palmer and Howe are the
leading players in first class, and Cole,
Fairweather and Nevill in second class.
One of the most remarkable games con"
tested was won by Palmer from Thomp-
son, after seven and a half hours play,
during which time 106 moves were made
by each player. Thompson made blum
der on his forty-eighth move by which he
lost a pawn. This gave his opponent. who
is a noted end-game player, some show to
win the game, and the contest was contln-
ued for nearly sixty moves from this point
before Thompson surrendered, and this is
the only game which he has lost.
The following was the record OF the play
ers at 7 80 o'clock last evening":
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FOR A BANQUET.
Another Event in Honor of Victorious
California Marksmen.

Another Event in Honor of Victorious
California Marksmen.
There is yet one more event which is to
take place in honor of the marksmen who,
by their performances, reflected such
honor on their State and the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein. 1t will be in the shape
of banquet, which will be given at the
Seal Rock House resort of Henry Doscher,
who is president Of the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein.
A meeting of the committee of arrange
ments was held at Captain John F. Bolts
rooms, 304 Kearny street, on Friday, and
the preliminary arrangements were made.
A committee was appointed to look after
arrangements as follows: Louis Haake,
John f. Bolts, William Wreden, Charles
Thierbach and Edward Aigeltinger.
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required to carry on the industries OF the
island. The number will be chosen from
those of the members who are ready to go
and live upon the island.
The question of household cooperation,
or separate households, has yet to be set
tied by the association.
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An Amazed Policeman

Was he of whom a stranger asked the
direction of the Lurline Ocean Water Baths,
SO well known to all City residents.
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FIRST CLAS
SECOND GLASS.

Voyage was formerly any journey,
whether by sea or land it did not matter.
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The wonderful cures he has made have created
confidence and delight in the hearts of
those who have struggled in vain against the
ravages of Nervous Debility and other diseases,
until this successful doctor (whese picture ap-
pears aboYel cured them
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
CONVICTED BY A DOG.


Left For Dead, He Revived and Led His
Followers to the Scene of a Murder.
In q murder case in New Mexico dog
played a prominent part in the conviction
of the murderers. Last January two men
shot Thomas Martinez, stockman, and
burned the body. They recently confessed,
admitting that Martinez had caught them
stealing cattle. After killing Martinez
one of them shot his dog and left him for
dead, but the next day the animal returned
home, bleeding, and appealed by whining
and other manifestations of distress to the
murdered mans brother The dog led his
followers to the scene Of the tragedy, and
having entered the corral went straight to
the ash heap where the fire had been and
began barking and scraping the ashes with
it's paws. Here the charred remains of
Martinez were found buffalo Express.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
IN MEMORLAM.

At the last meeting III tho Sacred Heart
Christian Doctrine Society, President
Frank J. Powers delivered q touching and
feeling eulogy upon their late mem Der, +,
Charles Hnniey. Elk. President Matthew
J. Gallagher also delivered a tribute TO the
men'ory OF the departed, and Miss Mary
McCaDe read an original poem.
The following Was composed and read
by Miss Sarah l.. Cullen:
Into our midst an agei
Game IN the gloom bnd night.
And, lowering over the city,
Pause IL her downward flight.
Ay, twas that silent messenger
That needs must come 10 all;
The angel OF death, by The Father sent.
One heard and answered his call.
He entered tho home OF one well loved,
And whispering In accents sweet,
Come, f,r thy Father waits for thee,
Bore his soul u the saviour's feet.
And we, who have known and loved him,
Must humbly bow and say,
Yes, truly the Lord hath given,
And as truly lie takcth away.
HIS was life Of earncstncss
In things bo h great and small;
In duties neat and bvavely done,
Faithful and true To all.
Among tho many friends who gather here,
No life was moro com plete;
More rou AIDED In itself than his,
None moro serene and sweet.
In the strength and glory of manhood
God called ana ne obeyed;
Leaving unfinished the work begun,
To hear what the NJ 4ster said.
And paught, but memory is left us,
So fair and Of II life bright;
A guiding star TO heaven,
To honor and To right.
Grant him peace ond rest eternal;
This. Lord, 10 our fervent prayer,
A lie of bliss forever
In the J Jys Of heaven to share.
And now that earth'sIstruggles are over,
And the battle cf life Is won,
Let him look In thy face, dear Saviour,
And hear thy words, "Well done"
The following lines, in memory Of the
departed, have also been written by j. L.
Corcoran:
Breathe not his honoI ID name,
Silently keepit;
Hush'd be the sadd'nlng theme,
In secrecy weepit;
Call not n warmer How
To eyes that are aching;
Wake not IA deeper tnroe
In hearts that are breaking.
Oh, tits placid rest;
VINO should dc lore IL?
Trance OF the pure and best
Angels watch O',rit:
Sleep OF his mortal night,
Sorrow can't break II;
Heavens own morntng light
Alone shall awake It.
Nobly thy course Is run
Splendor ~ ound IT;
Bravely thy fight IL won
Freedom hath crOwn'd 1t.
In the high warfare
OF heaven grown hoary,
Thou'rt gone like the summer sun
Shrouded In glory
Twine-twine the victor wreath,
Spirits that meet him;
Sweetfsongs OF triumehs breathe,
Seraphs, to greet him
From his high resting place
Who shall him sever?
with his God fsce 10 face,
Leave him forever.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
A Latin Journal.

A new journal has been launched upon
the educational world in the shape Of a
Latin monthly. 1t rejoices in the title of
Preco Latinus and it has for It's aim the
dissemination and encouragement of Latin
speech and the cultivation of Latin litera-
ture. One-half Of the periodical is printed
in Latin and the other half in English
PHILADELPHIA Record
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
Frisky as Colts.

Senator Morrill, Of Vermont, who is s5
years Of age, has announced that he will
accept reelection at tho end of his pres
ent term This incident will make frisky
young folks of II or 72 like John Sherman
and Governor Morton feel like they arc
still eligible.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
LONSDALE.

Quite number OF the villagers will at
tend the benefit ball OF Lodge No. GO,
Brothers OF Trainmen, which will be held
In Sterling Hall, Providence, next Mon
day evening.
The bells which will constitute part
OF the electrical system at the Mill street
crossing have been received.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
New Rule In the House Of Commons

When member Of the house of COM
mons has attended prayers, he can reserve
his seat, in case no desires to be absent
himself, by leaving his card thereon. This
Is new ruling by the speaker. Heretofore
members have been allowed to reserve their
seats by leaving their hats there during
prayer Waterbury American.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
One Way Of Looking at II.

Recent events seem to indicate that even
for man with largo and sickly family
there Is no real economy I'm being Chris
tian scientist. All that no can save on his
doctor bills Is swept away by his under
taker.-Rochestcr Democrat.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
rou Don't Have 90 Swear or

says the Sc. Louis Journal OF Agriculture in
an editorial about No.To- Bac. the famous TO.
bacco habit cure. eve know OF many cases
cured by No.To-I Inc, one, n prominent st.
Louis architect, smoked and chewcd for
twenty years, two boxes cured him 30 that
even the smell or tobacco makes him sick."
No-To Bac sold and guaranteed by w. L
Wood and all Pawtucket druggists. No cure
no paw. Book free. Sterling Remedy Co,
New York and Chicago.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-04-10
ASHTON.

One or more OF the committee of the
School Board have been in the village
several times during the past few days,
inspecting the Ashton grammar school to
ascertain what Is needed In the line Of
improvements besides the proposed addi-
tion.