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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
WILL HELP THE BOY.

Judge Yule Seeks to Save Oscar Ball
heimer From the Reform school.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 24.-There was
an unusual scene witnessed in Judge
Ogden's court this afternoon when Oscar
Ballheimer, whose father is desirous of
having him put in the Whittier Reform
School, was being tried. Ballheimer is an
exceptionally bright boy of 16 years of age,
but o. G. Baliheimer, his father, alleges
in his petition that Oscar is an in corrigi BILE
youth who runs away from home and is
beyond the control of his parents. The
petition also states that at one time Oscar
stole from man named Dole the sum of
30 cents.
When the case was called the father
testified to the allegations in the petition.
Oscar was finally placed on the stand. He
SAID his mother had died some years ago
and that his father shortly remarked. He
said his stepmother was not kind to him,
and that he faced the winter and slept un-
der the trees, where he got more comfort
than he did at home.
Judge Ogden asked the boy if he would
not like to go TO the Reform School and
learn trade. The boy looked down at
eyes. Hesitatingly he replied We'll,
Judge, / will go there for the sake of my
father, and be q good boy, too May be
some day he will love me again as he
used 10.
Judge Yule, who happened to be pres.
ent, interceded IL behalf of the boy. He
requested that the case go over for a week
and he would use every effort in his power
to get a position for him and prevent 6
him through life. The case was con.
fjnfled
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work to make his measurement. The per-
ume whose intensity is to be measured or
the object that gives it off. say a bunch of
vioIets, is confined under a hell-glass.
The odor of turpentine is pun ped in by
squeezing a rubber bulb till the neutral
odor'' Is obtained, the experimenter
"keeping watch," as it were by smelling
at a connecting tube. Then the mixed
scents are admitted, little bit at a time.
into jar containing glowing phosphorus.
The amount admitted is registered BY
the turns OF handle, and the numbe
of turns necessary to put out the phos-
phorus gives the measure of the uuan-
tity of turpentine and hence of the in
tensity of the odor that was neutralized
by it.
We may expect, if such measurements
as this are 10 be carried out very ire-
quently, great increase of delicacy in
smell among those who perform them. At
present this sense has been much neg
lected. The processes of evolution have
passed it by oD one side of the human
species, although in others-the dog, for
irstance-it has been marvelously de-
veloped, But as certain modern authori-
ties have pointed out, man has to a gre at
extent taken his evolution into his own
hands.
Perhaps M. Mesnard is giving us little
shove toward an almost dog-like perfec-
ton of scent!
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AUCTION Sales
COOK & co.

is. L can't stop the blanked thing and
the pully meanwhile was slowly but
surely pulling Meservey to pieces. His
eyes were sticking out of their sockets and
he screamed and gasped for breath
'Sabattus danced around like wild man.
not knowing what to DO, when he hap.
pened to spy hatchet lying near, and,
jumping for that, he cut the rope and
saved dreadful catastrophe. This was
done just as the party of city folks who
had gone ashore came rushing back on to
the boat alarmed by Meservey'S screams.
1t was some years afterwards" says the
narrator, that l was present when lot
of summer company arrived at Greenville.
Sabattus was there, too, and presently
distinguished looking man, one OF the
newcomers, went up to him and said with
meaning smile, Are youzthe man that
practices surgery by steam?' Sabattus
had to admit that he was that same fel-
1er.' '"-Lewiston (Me) Journal.
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WHISTLED FOR a HUSBAND.

But She Did 1t Wholly Unawares, and
They Lived Happily Ever Afterward.
Talking about whistling," said the
man who was spinning yarn in the
smoker, reminds me of curious incl
dent that happened to me in hotel once
mot exactly tragedy or a comedy, but
involving features of both. 1t was in a
country town hotel and went to my
room early to escape the dullness of the
Office and write letters to the house. There
was gas In the room, but after searching
could not discover any matches and there
was no bell to ring for them. l decided to
waylay some attendant in the hall,
no sooner was everything still than
/ heard some one whistling in the
next room. First it was a snatch from
an opera, then a tender and musical rem
dition of Annie Laurie l could not
write a line for the wltchery of the whis-
tied numbers. Once l applauded, but
there was a long silence and l dio not re.
some young fellow who whistled uncon-
sciously, and when he was reminded of it
ceased to pipe his sweet music.
when he stopped whistling I resumed
my pen and wrote my letters. Then
thought of the matches and raped on
my nelgnpor door.
81 say, young fellow, oblige ne with a
match, viii your
There was no response, but / could
hear q movement and kind of chuckle.
became interested and raped again.
"'Say, there, don't be dog in the IAN
ger. Any body who can whistle as sweetly
as you ought tp be obliging.
"With that the door opened and there
stood before me demure but very pretty
young woman, who handed me solitary
match and shut the door and locked it
SO quickly that l could not even say
thank you,' even if l had not been
stricken dumb with surprise"
''She was the whistler?'
'tShe was"
"And did you meet her again?'
"Weil, rather. L had great big apology
to make the next day and l made it-and,
well she is my wife now and / owe my
happiness to the fact that she whistles. -
Detroit Free Press.
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MEASURING AN ODOR.
Science Shows Us the Way to Iden tify
Smells UnerringIy.


Nothing is more subtle, more evanes-
cent, than odor, and one would think tha
if ever there were domain likely to re-
main forever free from scientific measure
ment, it would be that of scent
But now comes NJ. Eugene Mesnard, a
French botanist. and proceeds to unlock
the main gate of the fastness that
had seemed impregnable. He has
discovered simple and easy method
of measuring the intensity of an
odor, says the New York Journal. Modern
authorities hold that the progress of a
science is rapid in proportion to the ease
with which measurements NAV be per-
formed in it. Electricity made almost no
progress at all till exact methods of meas
uring charges and currents and the forces
OF electric attraction and repulsion were
devised, and when these We're perfected ft
went ahead almost at a bound. Who can
tell what the science of odors will or will
not do, now that the prime essential to its
progress has been discovered?
We are already able by the sense of
smell 10 distinguish very exactly between
different kinds of scents-every man. with
out special practice. can doubtless recog-
nize hundreds of substances with the aid
of the nose alone. We can tell whether
one Whit Of ammonia is more or less pow
NUM- Der to each. The more powerful one
might be twice or thrice or hundred
times as powerful as the other for all we
can tell.
And who, to go further still, would ven-
ture to assign the exact strength OF a Whit
of ammonia that should be equal to an
entirely different odor-say the perfume oi
rose? Yet all this, and more, M. Mes
nard has done.
He takes advantage of the delicate quail
itative power OF the sense of smell-that
is, of its ability to discriminate between
odors, be they different only by a very
little. He finds that if some very char.
acteristic odor be mingled with the one to
be measured there is certain proportion
OF the two where they balance. as 1t we're,
and form what he calls "neutral odor. u
In this state the addition of q very little
more OF either scent causes that one to
predominant. When they are thus bal
anced the intensities of the two odors are
equal, and by properly choosing a stan.
dard odor we can thus compare all others
with it. and, hence, indirectly, with each
other.
This is the way M. Mesnard goes to
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WATERLOO.
The Final Charges in the Momentous
Battle

The Final Charges in the Momentous
Battle.
Before the combined armies of Yelling
ton and Blucher the French could not
stand, but, in spite of inferior mum bers,
and the manifest signs of defeat, General
Bonaparte might have conducted an
orderly retreat. The case was different
with Napoleon, the Emperor. even though
he was now Liberator; to retreat would
have been merely a postponement of the
day of reckoning. Against this army
Napoleon dispatched what was left of
that force which was the peculiar product
of his lie and genius, the old and middle
guard. Most of its members were the
children of peasants, and had been born
in ante. Revolution days. Neither intelii-
gent In appearance nor graceful in bear
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Thanksgiving Ball and
Banquet to Be Held at
Masonic Hall.
For Twenty Years the Society
Has Dispensed Charity With
Open Hand.
1t Aims to Make Applicants S If.
Supporting and Independent
of Charity.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
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OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
90S Broadway, Nov. "a
The Daughters of Israel Relief Society
will hold reunion Thanksgiving night
for the benefit of their treasury. The So
ciety is the leading Hebrew organization
in this county. The affair will take place
at the Masonic Temple. There will be an
elaborate programme, to be followed by a
ball and supper.
Many thousands of dollars have been
used to assist those whose wants become
known to the society. Careful investiga-
tion is made of each case. Those who do
not deserve assistance are not permitted to
impose on the treasury, and every safe
guard is placed around the funds so that
each dollar may accomplish that for
which it was intended.
The committee in charge of the reunion
is: Mrs. J. Greenhood (chairman), Mrs. NJ.
Cohn Mrs. Nj. II. Coffee, Mrs. A. Jacobs.
Mrs. d. Magnes.
The officers of the society are: Pres:-
dent, Mrs. ]. GREENWOOD; vice-president,
Mrs. E. Bernstein; treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
Cohn; recording secretary, Mrs. d. S.
Hirschberg; financial secretary, Mrs. II.
Barrett.
The programme will be as follows:
Trio, scherzo (saint-saens) Walter Liemert,
Frank Howard, William B. King; vocal solo,
Once in the Purple Twilight" (Cowles), Harry
K. Melvin; violin solo, first solo Seventh Con-
certU (BerioD. Miss Bell Rosenthal; vocal solo,
dance OF the Fireflies" Guy d Hardelou, Miss
Sofia Newlard; dramatic reading, 1.-THE Voun-
teer Organist" (Fosse), Miss Freda Gallick
Presto and Finale (Mendelssohn), Mrs. Sydney
Liebes, Miss Dora Feldheim: vocal solo, my
Dreams" (TostD, Miss Esther Needham; flute
SOLO, Caprice de Concert" (Terschak), Seri
RosenIhal; vocal duet Ia, b, Carraciola), Miss
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
MAKING THE CLYDE.
1t Took Ten Years and Cost the City
of Glasgow S35O,OOO.

of Glasgow &35O,OOO
Glasgow made the Clyde and the Clyde
made Glasgow" Toward the close of the
last century the true trading spirit had
been aroused among the Inhabitants of the
budding city, and it was not long before
they perceived that if the community were
ever to rise 10 eminence in that direction
the city must become port open 10 the
commerce of the world. The task was one
of herculean dimensions, but they set
themselves to it with a determination of
purpose which was not to be daunted by
any degree of difficulty.
Much'of the best engineering enterprise
and skill OF the world have been devoted
10 the altering, widening, narrowing and
deepening OF the channel, according to tn e
requirements at different parts of the
course. AS specimen of changes that
have been made during the process of the
work, 1t may be mentioned that when
(1839) the act of Parliament was passed
which defined the boundaries of the river.
one of the most extensive textile factories
in the country stood in the line of what
was considered to be the best course for
the river to take, and the water is now
deep enough over the site to allow ocean
liners to sail.
Many experiments were resorted to ere
success was achieved in the deepening at
particular places, and the confinement of
the water within the desired limits. Sew
eral of the obstacles encountered might
well have deferred the authorities from
proceeding further, had that been possi-
Bile. The chief OF these was Eldersile
Rock, mass of dolerite or whinstone,
which was found to occupy the
bed of the stream over an area OF
925 feet by 800, and which came within 10
feet of the surface of the water The dis
Covery of this was a shock to all con-
.cerned, but the breaking up and removal
of 1t was at once proceeded with in the
ordinary course. 1t took ten years to do
it, however, and during that time 11O. .oOO
tons OF rock and clay we're raised by
dredging at the place, while sum OF
$3.50 600 was found to have been expended
in the operations. American.
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Wants Big Damages.
Caring for the Needy.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov 24-The pound
party of the Relief Society OF the Women s
Exchange was largely attended tonight,
when the following well-received pro-
gramme was carried out:
Violin solo, Legende (wieniawskD, H. Will
helml; soprano solo, Don't Be Cross" (Zel-
ler); male quartet, selected, {. Jack in first
tenor, A. o. Gott second tenor, Edward Eekert
first bass, DR.. w. K. Scott second bass; reeita-
ton, selected, Mrs. Harry sheldon; contralto
solo, Those Heavenly Depths" (Stolberg),
Miss Mary Jackson: tenor solo, selected, c..
Jacklin; recitation, Miss Jennie A. Wood /;
barytone solo, Arthur Burns.
The donations were many and varied,
and will go a long way toward making
many homes thankful on Thursday. The
young peoples work in securing food
fuel and clothing for the poor is progress
ing nicely, and already quite a supply of
goods is on hand at 1854 Park street,
where they have established headquarters.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
Adventure with sici,ian Brigands

The Giornale di Stella of Palermo gives
the following particulars of the recent
capture by brigands. and subsequent es-
cape, OF Canon Antonio Compagno, a rich
landowner of Prizzi. 1t appears that the
canon was waylaid one Sunday evening
by five armed ruffians in the public street
and was carried by them the next day to
Blsacquino, where he was lodged in a hay-
loft, and well guarded night and day. He
was well treated by his captors, and re-
gaied with roast and boiled meat and
wine, and slept upon a bed. One day.
having written letter to his family. at
the dlctation of the chief OF the brigands
demanding sum of $4,000 (40, 600 iire) as
ransom, he called TO the brigand acting as
sentry, with the intention of giving him
the letter, and not receiving any renlv
opened the door OF the loft, and found the
brigand was asleep. Taxing up gun
which he found against the wall. The
canon shot the brigand through the head
and succeeded in making his escape. The
owner of the hayloft has been arrested
but no trace has been found of the bri.
eands although the police are said to be
making diligent search for them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
MISS RILEY's PRIZE.
Won in Another WOman's Dress who
Now Wants the Watch and
Threatens Suit.

OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. PA lawsuit
over gold watch offered as prize at
masquerade ball Saturday night Is among
the possibilities of the near future If the
word of Mrs. George Dillingham; is to he
taken.
1t was offered as the first prize to the
best dressed lady at the ball. Many were
the aspirants for this honor and among
them was Mrs. Dillingham;. She prepared
handsome short white skirt and a pink
bodice, buI day or two before the event
she was taken i'll and had to give up the
idea of going.
Then she said the dress must go. 1t was
too pretty to lie idle, SO she began to look
around for some one to wear 1T. A young
man who lived at Dillingham; took in
the situation and asked that his girl might
have it 10 wear. why, yes" assented
the good woman, 'iif she will give me
any prize it may capture" He agreed to
this bargain and on Saturday evening
brought in Miss Minnie Riley of Golden
Gate, who donned the dress. III | win a
prize I'll divide with you, Mrs. Dilling-
ham," said NJ SIS Riley.
you'll do nothing of the sort" ex-
claimed the owner of the dress. "The
prize will be mine. | won't charge you
anything for wearing the gown, but if you
win prize it comes to me-
Miss Riley acqulesced and went oil hap
PLY. She secured first prize and was
given the watch. After taxing his girl
home the young man returned to his
lodgings and told Mrs. Dillingham; how
her dress captured the first prize, and
offered her So for the watch. This offer
was spurned and a row ensued. Miss
Riley did not return the dress the next
day, nor turn over the watch. Yesterday
Mrs. Dillingham; visited Miss Rilev's
home in Golden Gate and demanded both.
but got neither. Now, she says, she will
sue.
Spencer Browne Dead.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 24-Spencer C.
Browne, q mining engineer, died quite
suddenly at his home, 470 Edwards street,
last night. AT dinner table he exclaimed.
My God, am dying" and expired. Mr..
Browne was the son of the late Ross
Browne, at one time Minister to China.
At the inquest it was shown that death
resulted from heart disease.
Wants Big Damages.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. "a. = Judge
Frick was occupied ali yesterday in hear
ing the case of Thomas O'Donnell against
the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards
Electric Railway. O ODonnell alleges in his
complaint that he sustained damages bv
the killing OF his son to the extent oi
$50, ,000
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and D. S. Ford of San Francisco, Rev.
Henry Victor Morgan of Alameda, Pro-
lessor A. M. Elston of Berkeley, Mr..
Craigie Sharpe of the First Church and
Rev. Jay William Hudson of the Central.
The pastor, Edward Davis, will be master
OF ceremonies. John w. Metcalf will
preside at the organ, Harry A. Melvin and
Charles E.. Lloyd will conduct the song
service Mrs. Ada Van Pelt will represent
the women's interests and the popular
poetess, Ina Coolbrith, will read a recent
poem entitled "Crucifixion." Thus all
will be represented in thanksgiving for
National and universal blessings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
FOR A NEW TOWN.

Officers Nominated for the Incorpora.
tion of Emery vile.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. PA public
mass-meeting was held Monday evening
at Peiadeau Hall Tor the purpose of nomi-
mating officers for the proposed town oi
Emeryville. the following were prac-
tically the unanimous choice of the citi-
zens, there being but little opposition
For Trustees-G. Peladeau, II. r pillard,
II. A. Randlett, ]. Doyle. +. j. Stoer; for
Town Clerk, ]. George Smith; for Marshal,
J. T. Cushing; for Treasurer, Charles 6.
Mayborn.
The above gentlemen are among the
most prominent citizens of the proposed
town,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
Union rhanksrivine service.

OAKLAND, CAL. Nov. 24.-The union
Thanksgiving service of the Christian
churches about the bay will be held In
the Central Church of this city. Thursday
at 1880 A. NJ. An extensive programme
has been prepared. the participants being
the respective pastors, DR.. w. a. Gardner
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

QTEAMERs LEAVE BROADWAY "a.
- wharf, San Francisco as follows: &szK
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel. juneau Kill
lisnoo and Sitka (Alaska) at 8 A. NJ, Nov. 10, 25.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.) Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and
New w atcom (Belingham Bay. Wash.) 9 A. II
Nov. s. 10. Is, 90 25, So and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. r.
r., at Tacoma with n. p. X. r., at Seattle with q.
n. Ry, a. pc.t Townsend with Alaska steamers.
For Eureka, Arca'a and Fields Landing (Hunl.
boldt Bay), str. Pomona p n, Nov. /, 5, g. 8
II. 81, 25. 29. and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos
Port Hartford (San Luis obispol, Gaviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro, East San
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 8 A. NJ
Nov. 8, z, IL, 15, 1e. 23, 81, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For san Diego stopping only at Port HarIord
(San Luis Obispo), santa Barbara Port Los An
geles, Redondo CLOS Angeles) and Newport, IL
AN. Nov1, s. g. Is, II, 2l 20, 29, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For Ensenada. San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba 10
A. NJ 25th of each month.
he Company reserves right to change steamers
or sailing dates. Ticket otfice-Palace Hotel, 4
New Montgomery street.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'I Agents
10 Market st.. San Francisco
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The air-tight compartment theory of
building ships was copied from pro-
vision of nature shown in the case of the
nautilus. The she'll of this animal has
forty or fifty compartments, into which
air or wafer may be admitted to allow the
occupant to sink or float as he pIeases.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c,
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Journal and Examiner from the H. Y.
w. station to Mullet's store.
Addie zane, who went to Chicago
last week, viii remain there all winter
visiting friends
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Lamb Of Park
! CRY. who have been spending several
DAYS in the city, returned nome last
night
Mr. Christopher Diehl, sr., left yes
terday for Park City, where he VIII
remain week or two.
Mrs. Salisbury entertained a few
friends most pleasantly last Thursday.
Miss Mary Howat, who came down
from Brighton a few days ago. re-
turned yesterday to the summer haunt
One of the most conspicuous Of the
events Of the week was the marriage
on Wednesday OF Miss Laura Sapp, a
popular Salt Lake lady, and Dr. T. W.
whitney. tae we'll known physician.
They will begin housekeeping after a
trip to California at pa Brigham street.
Miss Kennard of the Park is visiting
Miss Kate Geddes at the Walker cot
tage.
Mrs. Irwin Of the post entertained
pleasantly on Tuesday.
Mrs. Sprague, Miss Winnie Sprague,
Miss Terhune and Mr.. Percy Sadler
returned from Brighton on Thursday.
Mrs. Druehl left Wednesday for an
eastern trip.
Mr.. VIII Lawrence is again mdngling
among his Salt Lake friends.
Rev. w. r. Beans, accompanied by
his wife and son, has come down from
Brighton.
Miss Gertrude Allen is visiting Miss
Godbe at Camp Claire.
Mr.. John Montgomery has returned
from his European trip. Mrs. Mont
gomery will arrive shortly-after
visit in the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Rawlins and fam
lily are back from Brighton.
Miss Forbes is visiting Miss Odell at
Camp Roy.
The wedding of the week occurred on
Thursday afternoon, when Miss Flor
ence E. Sengister of Idaho and Mr.
George H. Rathman Of Sioux City
were united in marriage, Rev. S. B.
Ridgley officiating.
Mrs. S. t. Pearson is a visitor at
Wasatch.
The Free Kindergarten association
give their annual outing on Thursday
at Garfield.
A farewell entertainment will be
given at the Seventh ward assembly
hall ON Wednesday evening next, COM
mencing at 8 O'Clock, in honor of Alma
c. Lambert. An excellent programme
has been prepared for the occasion.
A large lake party was given last
Monday evening at Saltair. The party
were chaperoned by Mrs. F. M. Bishop
and spent the evening very pleasantly
The guests were: Miss Della Daynes,
Matte Lambert. Miss Kate Hardin.
Miss Pie, Miss Minnie Hardy. Miss Ida
Savage, the Misses Clawson, the Misses
Young, Miss Weller, Miss Nicholson,
Miss Price, Miss Cannon, Miss Burns,
Miss Horn, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS