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New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
PLEASANTVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Olson and Mr.. and Mrs. John
gave an ice-cream festival last Saturday after
noon and evening. for the benefit Of the Swedish
Emanuel Church.
On the afternoon and evening OF next Saturday
the Mount Pleasant Association will give n picnic on
the Northrup lawn AT Cnionville beginning at .
o'clock. II is for the benefit OF the building fund
for a new he,l for the local lodge of Odd Fellows
The entertainment for the benefit Of the little
cripples al the Post Graduate Hospital in Second
eve, New-York takes place this evening in Sunset
Han. IL VIII consist OF pantomime and a series OF
living pictures. and promises to give an ENJOYABLE
evonng 20 those who wish 10 hf amused
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
SING SING.

The Village Board of Health held meeting on
Monday evening in the corporation rooms Health
Officer Barber reported a number Of houses In Main
and other streets In bad sanitary condition. and the
owners were ordered put their respective premises
IN good order within ten days. The Snowden-ave
and Nelson Park dumping nuisances were discussed
and plans for securing pace for the dumping OF
ashes etc. on the river front were partially agreed
Iporl The Board adopted new sanitary re2na-
tons and ordered thar copies DO printed for dis
tribution among the householders OF the village
The regulations are based upon those already in
force in the village Of Peeksk only the matter OF
sanitary plumbing ia not gone into 80 thoroughly.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29

Isaac B. Lovett. Dr.. ". II. Freeland. Rober, Z =
Fiack and c. S. Carpenter: SECRETARIES, rreu . ~.
Weeps Fred a. Richardson. l.. NJ Como cnarivs W r.
Millard. Fred j. Reed. E.more 7: Willsea =. w. W.
Sewell John D. Archbold. W. U. Crane ana Dr'
John {. Barron. >,u.~,,. 4"
r. X Snow, OF THE Cosmopolitan Magazne.
cation at Bar Harbor. Me. ,,..,...
The annual excursion Of the German ieheNoieh'
Society leaves here to-day for Iona Island
The Rev r. BLESSING the Pssror psro.h 9 'Pe has eft
Tarrytown for protracted tour through Europe;
Mrs Charles Wickes, of Albany mas oeen 'ho
guest OF Mrs John Wickes. OF this place. 49,.
The Cleggett place in Sunnysde Park. has peen
sold by John L. Travis to NJ. Herman. OF New
York
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
A BAZAAR FOR ST MATTHIAS'S MISSION.

The bazaar which is 10 be opened this evening
under the auspices OF ST Matthiass Guild in the
hall opposite the Brighton Beach Railroad station,
Sheepshead Bay. In aid OF ST. Matthass Protestant
Episcopal Mission, OF which the Rev c. Melvin
Allen is rector will no doubt be a weattended af-
fair Numerous fancy and useful articles will be
offered for SALE and the committee In charge $
composed Of Messrs Richardson. Leonard Mckin-
ley Sumner and Slater. Those In charge OF the
tables VIII be as follows Fancy work-Miss J. l..
Andrews Miss l.. Morgan. Miss A. Morgan Miss
NJ s. Andrews and the Misses Mason. Esmark and
Bensong Perfumery-Miss f. Osborne Miss l.. Os-
borne and the Misses shannon Deano and Hen
Erickson Housekecpers table-Airs. Slater. Miss
Beckel Mss A. Baker and the Misses Yerby. War
ren. Place. Baker and Ltnthieum Crepe papGeT- G
Kinley and Miss Minnie Booth Japanese table
Miss l.. Hirschheld Miss NJ Stewart and Miss NJ.
Hirschheld. Confectionery and popcorn,tMr
Richardson. Mrs. Williams Mrs Garrison ana Miss
NJ IS j. Ham. Lemonade well-Le Roy Richardson
Art loan exhibition-Dr Salter. Mustang table.
Mrs George Weshwull. Mrs. Andrew Weshwu ana
Miss Bradley. Flower girls-l<ou,se Saiter ,tuth
Menzlr Orlean Higgins and Lille Clark iNte
helpers-Jess.e Sumner and Anne Salter keiresh-
ments-Mrs Campbell. Mrs. Osborne. Mrs sum
ner Mrs. Barring, Mrs Leonard, MIS- Hirschned.
Mrs Morgan and Mrs. Nostrand.
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New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Executive Committee OF NationaI Hepu
Committee Hotel Waldorf p m
PRESBYTERIAN Committee meeting fresoS '''''"
Building.
Brighton Beach races, 25o p. m
Aoueduct Comm. .ssioners meeting, p. m
I,.,o.ratic Honest Money League Plaza Hotel
p. m. ,....o, lang
Island. 49, ,.L... O
p. ., r1o,a
Ra.h Beach, p. m.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29

One OF the matters brought before the Board by
Health Officer Barber, and concerning which ne
spoke emphatc3lly was the practice OF merchants IN
collecting the refuse from their stores az hisii'
placing the in wagons and dumping II IN vari-
improper places about town. The receipts for
village taxes Monday amounted 10 ss2lZ A.
The annual excursion Of the Presbyterian SUNDAY
school will be held to-day The stearner Emeiine
from Jenkss dock az $50 In the morning TAX
ing the party up the river TO Newburg ana west
Point. and stopping at Iona Island on the way pach
for
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
MOUNT EISCO.

sociabe will be held at the homo OF Mr. and
Mrs Fuller this evening by the women OF the
Presbyterian Church. An auction OF pound pack
ages will be part OF the evenings entertainment
Mr. and Mrs. Wright. OF Brooklyn. and Mrs.
Charles NJ Carpenter OF White Plains. have been
here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j. Barnes. OF
Manchester Terrace.
Amy the youngest daughter OF DIR. and Mrs Ira
D. Horton. was buried last Saturday. The funeral
was held at the house In the afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
EW-ROCHELLE.

The coasting match OF the New-Rochelle Wheel
men is set for the afternoon at O'Clock in North
St. near the Methodist Church Each rider will
start separately and coast down the hill. The one
who goes the longest distance will get the first
prize and the best coaster VIII get the second
nrIze There are about fifteen entries for the match
The bribery case OF Burnett and klenke against
lion Company which was adjourned by Judge Dyk-
man 10 last Saturday. has been further adjourned
until the third Saturday in September.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
PORT CHESTER.

Miss Jennie Krause. who has been in Europe for
several years, returned to Port Chester yesterday
and Is stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ
Banks, In Cottage Park.
TIE annual outing and clambake OF the railroad
employees and their wives and friends will be held
August l6 at Fox Island.
The annual school meeting OF the village will be
held August 4. Miss l.. NJ Horton who has been
president OF the Board OF Trustees for six years
will probably be reelected, will also DR.. j. c.
White who was appointed few months ago to fiji
the vacancy caused by the death OF DR.. f.. T.
Matthews.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
THE TEMPERATURE or OSTEND.

While London. Paris and most Of the other large
European cities have been suffering from the extra
ordinary heat that has prevailed for many weeks
IN most parts OF Europe. Ostend, with the North
Sea sending It's cool breezes from the regions
Of ice has established record for delightful tenn
peraturs that only add TO the popularity OF this
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
LARCHMONT.

The Horseshoe Harbor Club has elected the fol-
lowing members Dr. Cyrus Edison. J. w Roy
August Elmer. Thomas VI. Hall. Antonia Rasines
and J. s. Stearns
The engagement Of Miss Martha b. Scott TO
Thomas Vickerr, both Of Syracuse. ~ Y. is an
nounced. Miss Scott Is In Larchmont visiting Mr.
end Mrs. J. H. Sterling in Grove-ave.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29

now famous seaside resort Many OF the fashlohaDle
throng that nils London at this time OF year aiS Us,
appear on Saturday afternoons not 10
70 no AZ their own or their friends country homes
but now has leaked out that they were nTtSSnd
,he facties for getting there being such that one
can run across In less time than 1t takes 70 reacn
some of the nearby English resorts
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29

These bargain suits are slipping
away.
Are you willing they should slip
away from yon'
Cheviots, serge and fancy mixtures.
$1,000.
The kind of bargain suits any man
can wear without losing his self re-
spect.
Fancy Mixture, NJ Prince and Warren only.
ROGERS, PEET & Co.
Prince and Broadway.
and Broadway.
Thirty and Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TODAY.

vessr For Line. Mails c!osa vesssl sailA
New York. Southampton American. ECO m 1000 .
Noordland, An,werp, Red star 1000 1900
Adrtatic Liverpool White Star eOO m 1890 n
Portia, Halifax. Red CrCss............
THURSDAY. JULY 80.
Advance Colon. Columbian. 1000 . i2.oo
FRIDAY, JULY 81
Seminole Jacksonville Clyde. ........ S:0po
New-York tribune., 1896-07-29
THE TRIBUNE
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sunrise 453 Sunset 1913 Moon rises . Moons assN
HIGH WATER TO-DAY.
AM-Sardy Hook 1035 Gov. Island II :o2 Hell Qas On
PM-Sandy Hook l039 Gov. Island 10 So Hell Gate HN
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NCOMING STEAMERS,

TO-DAY.
Vessel From iinA
Egyptian Prince. Shields. July i2.........P P-tnoe
Madiana. Thomas. July 20......... .Qusbse
LAIN. .......... Bremen. July 2i...........N UsH
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THURSDAY. JULY 90
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Hekla. .Christanfand July H.. Thinr1Ia
Seminole. Jacksonville. July q. lycdS
Hamburg July IS. .Han,kInS
FRIDAY. JULY 81.
Paris ......... Southampton July Is Amertua
Normannia. Hamburg July 3...... .Hamb- Ana
Flnlncc. Colon, July -. Columbia
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COLLARS.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19
LIKE Il STREET
in TLGIERS
The Classic Lines Of
an Old Arch
A Quaint and Picturesque Bit of
Architecture in the Heart
of San Francisco

1t frequently happens that men do good
things without knowing it, and also that
people will pass these same things and not
see the beauties in them. There are num-
erous instances of this kind in San Fran
cisco, but one of the most pronounced is
that of an arch that crosses an alleyway
that runs through from Bush to Pine
streets, between Kearney and Monigom-
cry.
It is many years since this arch was
built and the name of the architect has
been forgotten, but he certainly "builded
better than he knew" The location of
the arch makes it little difficult to see,
but that only adds to its artistic effent.
All of the surroundings are also just right
to produce the appearance of an old street
in Algiers. In fact there are mum Der of
streets in Algiers that are really not half
SO picturesque, and yet dozens of artists
paint pictures of them every year-and
sell them, too.
Seen at any time of the day the peauti-
ful proportions of this arch in comparison
with the surrounding walls are apparent.
but it is only IN the glare of the noontide
sun that the Algerian effect is visible. Not
only is the shape of the arch responsible
for this. but the surroundings are also in
cidental to it. Add 10 this the fact that
the walls are all whitewashed in true an
cient style and as dirty as any Oriental
could desire, and there is nothing wanting.
The best place to see this arch is to look
at 1t from Bush street and at any hour be-
tween II and o'clock during the day.
The eastern wall will then be in shadow,
as will be also the whole inside of the
arch. The sunlight will fail on the south
ern portion of the wall and make it daz-
zlingly brilliant. The roadway between
the arch is made of wood and OF course
does not look as bright as the walls, but
it has Just the effect of the mud streets of
the far-away orient.
To look through the arch to the street
beyond the effect is most pleasing. An
iron gate partly fills the passageway and
through this can be caught glimpses of
bright-colored vehicles and few green
palms. The white walls of the other
buildings only tend to add to the general
effect of artistic picturesqueness. Occa-
sionally the Algerian effect is increased
by few rugs being suspended from the
windows of the buildings on either side of
the roadway.
Of course this street is not Algiers and
many things are required to make it so,
but it is undoubtedly one of the most
artistic bits of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19
WINGS Cq6TLE
in THE TIR
Built on Stills Beside
a High Bluff
a Hunters Point Residence That
Is Proof Against Dogs
and Burglars

Charley Wing, Chinese, is more afraid
of dogs and burglars than any other man
in San Francisco. Not that Charley has
anything to steal, or to eat for that mat
ter, but there is no telling when he may
have. And besides he don't like either
dogs or burglars as matter of princinle
Charley's horror of these two adjuncts of
modern civilization is so great that it has
induced him to build one of the most curl
Gus houses in California, which must be
conceded to be a land of curious houses.
In general appearance Charley is just
like any other Chinamau, and he lives in
that locality so dear to his kind-Hunters
Point. But Charley has many friends
down that way, and ali are engaged in the
same misunderstanding.
Charley owns a good boat and he also
owns the house that has just been men
toned. He divides his time into three
sections. One part he spends in his boat,
Turing the finny tribe from the depths of
the bay. Another section he spends in a
place where he expects to win the money
he is afraid the burglars will get. The
other part of bis time he spends in his
home.
AS AOAiOnos 90 o 1h0ttOA Va OOQASCs bnds
most of the time Charley spends at home
he is asleep and cannot hear the burglars
when they come. But he has no fear
since he built his house in the place it is
and the way it is. And ali who see he
house must admit that Charley knew the
disposition of burglars when he contrived
to keep them away. Charley risks his
neck every time he enters or leaves his
home, and no burglar would do that for
the sake of all that Charley has.
Charley's house could just as we II have
been in e convenient place. but instead he
has put it on top of four poles at least
forty feet high. 1t is not more than fifteen
feet from cliff that rises from the beach
The top of the cliff and the floor of the
house are of about the same level, but the
only means of communication between
them is piece of eighteen-inch beam.
Charley says that he built the house all by
himself. He even drew the plans. 1t is
true that several men helped him put the
posts in position, but he don't count that
of any importance,
AT high tide the waves wash around the
posts that support the house, but that
makes 1t g convenient place to tie his
boat. When Charley comes home after a
hard days fishing he climbs the cliff
beside his house, crawIs across the beam,
opens the door and goes inside.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19
i MTN WHO
SPURNS MONEY
He Is Neither Tramp
Nor Hobo.
Joe Steele Says That the Gifts
of Nature Are Enough
for His Needs.

Joe Steele is living exemplification of
the theory that a man can live without
money and not be tramp. There is no
iisputing it, for he has done so. 1t hardly
seems credible, and yet Joe says positively
that he has not handled single dollar in
the last fifteen years, and at the same time
he has had all he wanted TO eat and good
comfortable place to sleep, as well as all
necessary clothes.
How has he done it7 why? and where2
are questions one would naturally ask
And it might. be answered that Joe did
it simply by taking advantage of the gifts
Of nature. The reason he did it was be-
cause he was too old to work. The place,
or rather places, was along the banks of
the San Joaquin River.
OF course Joe hasn't had all of the ad-
vantages of civilization, but at the same
time he has been free from the worries in
cidentaI to living in civilized communities.
He has lived as free as the air, slept peace
fully every night, and now at so years of
age feels like boy.
According to his own story there was a
time when Joe Steele was a well-known
man in California. He took his place in
the mad race for gold and at times was in
hAO ASeA' AAC AASScCA AL lAc luSSb CiOl4SS
and frequented the most expensive hotels,
saloons and restaurants. But his time
came as well as many others, and when he
was only a little over 60 years of age he
was penriless old man walking up and
down Montgomery street in the hope that
some friend would ask him to dine.
Just exactly how the change came is
something Joe has almost forgotten, but
he does know that some friend gave him
job to take care of a small hunting ark
On the friends death nobody came to
claim the ark, and Joe has simply re-
tained possession of it ever since. Joe
Travelled up and down the rivers for seye-
raj years, hunting and fishing until the
ark became ieaky and he had to tie it up
II time the house on it fell down, and he
replaced it with one of tule. His present
anchorage is few miles above Antioch,
and he is one of the happiest men in all
California. Joe says if he had to live his
life over he would live it all as he is living
now, but in a locality where nature is
more bountiful than in the San JOAQUIN
marsh. As it is he never wants. There
are plenty of fish and frogs in the river,
and tons of vegetables float down its sur
face that have only to be picked up. Some
of these he trades for meal and -four;
some he trades for old clothes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19
us THEY DID
ON THE NILE
ancient lrrigating Plan
at Sargents.
For Several Reasons 1t Is Best
and Most Practical for
the Conditions

This is an age of improvement, and yet
On ranch near Sargents station in Santa
Cruz County there is one OF the most
primitive methods of irrigation in use. In
fact it is the same as was employed by
the Egyptians 5000 years ago. The rea-
son why this system is used is not because
it is cheap, but because it. is the best for
the conditions OF course the same thing
could be accomplished by the use OF ex-
pensiye machinery, but the work would be
done no better.
The conditions that called for the system
in question were small area of land that
lay several feet above the river bed and in
such position as not to be reached by the
system of bitches with which the ranch is
covered. To carry the water from the
river in buckets was of course out of the
question. 1t was also out of the question
to put in a pump that could be operated
by man that would do any amount of
work. The only solution of the problem
was the present one.
The system employed might be called a
sweep" system, for it is a series of
sweeps like those used in old-fashioned
wells that are used. If the ground to be
watered was not so high above the river
the water might be raised in one of the
buckets and poured on the land above
But as it happens the land is too high, and
to overcome the fact two sets of sweeps are
used. The sweeps are of the crudest de-
scription, being only the forked branches
of trees stuck into the ground with the
fork up. In this is suspended a long stick
SO arranged that it will swing freely. On
one end is large lump of mud that is CAL
culated to balance the bucket full of water
The bucket is hung to the other end.
Midway between the water of the river
and the land to be irrigated is pool cap
able of holding many buckets of water
Two sets of men are required to operate
the affair rapidly. The men on the lower
level raise the water from the river and
pour it into the pool few feet above
them. The set of men on the upper level
in turn take the water from the pool and
pour it into the canal at the top where IL
runs to all parts of the ground where it is
required. The limits of this irrigating
plant are of course only dependent on the
number of men, at work and the number
of sweeps to handle. If necessary, water
can by this system be raised several hun
dred feet and in Egypt it is done frequently.
The only question is to have enough pools
and sweeps and enough men to operate
them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19
STRANGE LIFE
FOR Il WOMgN
Does More Work Than
Some Men
In Ten Years She Has Saved
Money and Sent Her Son
to France

Fisherwom en- are plentiful enough in
many of the European countries, but in
the western hemisphere they are certainly
very scarce. There are said to be several
of them at the fishing village near Moro
Rock, but even they only do certain part
of the work. On the bay shore near Brooks
Island is perhaps the only real fisher
woman in the State, for she does all the
work from catching the fish to selling
them to the people who eat them.
Mme. Gerken is the name of the woman
and she leads almost hermit's life. In
reality it is a hermit's life except when
she goes on her semi-weeklv trips to dis
pose of her stock. Her home and place of
business is not very inviting place, bat
it is certainly more so than the homes of
the men engaged in the same business
who live in the vicinity.
1t is many years since Nine. Gerken took
up the fishing business and she is we'll
pleased with her success. She was born
in France and after being married came 10
this country with her husband 10 better
their condition. But it was not long be-
fore she was widow with an infant son to
support. She worked at many things in
San Francisco, but none of them pointed
the road to even comparative independ-
ence. By chance when her son was 1C
years old she met the wife of fisherman,
who told her many things and pointed the
way to a new business.
But great as Nine. Gerken's success has
been there are few women who would like
to follow her example. She built her own
home on the bay shore on land for which
she pays 81 month rental and went into
the work the same as If she were man.
It did not take her long tolearn to han
die boat and manage the nets, and oil
course her boy was of some help to her.
Nine. Gerken was certainly not afraid o1
water, for she would go out in the worst
kind of weather and pull her boat through
the waves with the greatest ease. For
some reason she always made good hauls.
As well as fishing in the deep water oil
the bay Nine. Gerken fshed in the pools
along shore for shrimps and Holsters, and
also dug CLANS. All the fish she caught
she put into tanks so that they would
keep alive until she took them to market,
Twice q week she rented a horse and
wagon from Chinaman and went to the
different ranches on San Pablo Point and
disposed of her stock at good prices.
1t is over ten years since Mime. Gerken
went into the fishing business, and, as q
result she has sent her son to France
where he is in the army.