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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
SHE'S THE RICHEST
WIDOW ON EARTH.
The Relict of Baron HirSch Will Have
One Hundred and Thirty Mil.
lion Dollars.

Baron Hirsch's French executor, M.
Dietz, is to receive $4,000 year for FIVE
years for his trouble. NJ. Dietzs task will
be to see to the recovery of secured and
unsecured loans, and to effect realizations
so that Baroness Hirsch will have no
trouble in managing her vast fortune.
When legacies are paid she will be worth,
it is said, about EGG 600, 900, that is, if the
greater part of the baron's investments
prove sound.
There is legacy of f4o,oOoto to an adopted
daughter, who is TO be brought up by q
guardian away from her mother. The
adopted sons are left estates in Austria
and Hungary. The Paris correspondent
Of the Daily News understands that the
debts due by society people come to an in
credibly large sum, and that perhaps one
half the vouchers for the money lent by
the baron have not yet been brought to
light. The 0 US of royal parsonage,
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

REMARKABLE YoGA p REORGANIZATION
what is held to be unquestionable
authority comes another of those weird
tales Of magical performance. 1--WE are
indebted to the kindness of the learned
President of the Adj Brahmo Samaii," !"
says the chronicler of this authority, "for
the following accounts of two Yogis, of
whom one performed the extraordinary
feats of raising his body by will power,
and keeping it suspended in the air with
out visible support.
''The Yogi posture for meditation or
concentration of the mind upon spiritual
things is called Asana. There are various
of these modes of sitting, such as Pad
masan, ETC., etc. Babu Painarain Bose
translated this narrative from very old
number of the Fatwabodhini Patrika, the
Calcutta organ of the Barahmo Samaj. The
write: was Babu Akkhaya Kumar Dalta,
then editor of the Patrika, of whom Babu
Rajnarain speaks in the following high
terms: "A very truth-loving and painstak-
ing man; very fond of observing strict ac-
curacy in the details of a description
"a few years ago a Deccan Yogi named
Slshal was seen at Madras by many Hin
dus and Englishmen to raise his asana, or
seat, up into the air. His whole body was
seated in air, only his right hand lightly
touching deerskin rolled up in the form
of tube and attached to a brazen rod
which was firmly stuck into a wooden
board resting on four legs In this posi-
ton the Yogi used to perform his japa
mystical meditation) with his eyes half
shut.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
ONE FISHING ROD
THAT HAS A HISTORY.
Made by William Murphy of New
York and Now Owned by Alex.
ander T. Vogelsang.

One of the most valuable fisbing-rods in
the United States is now in the possess
sion of Alexander 7. Vogelsang, the sec
retary of the San Francisco FIy-casting
Club. It's worth lies not only in It's his
toric association, but in its market value
as well. William Murphy of New York
was the original split bamboo maker, and
even the famous Leonard, who was Muir
phys pupil in this art, has not excelled
the rods made by his teacher.
About forty years ago Murphy made the
rod in question for General Hancock, and
many pleasant day did the old war vet
eran spend with this piece of property
whipping the streams of the Adirondacks
and Catskill Mountains. He made use of
the rod the last time during the campaign
in which he ran against James A. Garfield.
After the death of General Hancock the
rod passed into the hands of Philip Nc
Shane of the Occidental Hotel, this City,
and upon his death it was purchased by
Luke Donnelly. When the latter died the
rod fell into the hands of Fish Commits
sioner Emeric, who purcha sed it from the
Donnelly estate. Since then Judge Hunt,
w. w. Foote and many other lovers of the
art of angling have cast envious eyes upon
that rod, but they did not even bid for it,
thinking that money could not purchase it.
In this they were correct, but a short
time ago Mr.. Emeric, in burst of gen.
erositv, presented the notable rod to
Mr.. Vogelsang. The rod originally was
probably valued at about $40, but since
there are so few Murphy Leonard rods on
the market, this one with Its historic asso-
Citations, is worth fully ten times that
amount, and it is doubtful if such sum
would tempt the present owner.
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what awkward, but do not let this bother
you.
| want to impress one thing upon the
would be jumper, even if | impress moth
ing else Do not run sideways at the bar
and throw one leg over after another I'm
less you are tall man you will never be-
come great jumper, and even If you are
tall you Will not attain to as great height
as you will If you persistently practice the
straight leap. In all the range of my ex-
perience | have never known a man to
jump his own height by any method but
the straight leap.
After you have jumped four feet place
the bar a little higher, according to the
ease with which you clear it. In making
your leaps learn to keep the feet well to-
gether, the lett a trifie in advance, aud
twist the back. Jumping requires very
strong and flexible back, capable of endur-
ing a great amount of violent contortions.
This does not mean to bend the back like
the contortionist in the circus, however.
When you have reached four feet six tin
some cases five fee) you will begin to
m axe quite an exertion. AT about this
point you must realize that the real work
lies with yourself; you must be the one to
practice, to study and to persevere.
While there is no question about the
Importance of the legs in jumping, still
there is much importance attached to the
arrus. In this regard two things must be
considered: First, that the arms make up
considerable of the weight OF the body and
have got to be carried over the bar by the
strength of the legs, consequently they
must be made as light as possible. Second,
the arms can bear very important part
in getting the jumper over the bar sue
cessfully.
As you approach the bar on the run and
strike the right foot, see that the right
arm hangs rather low. The left hand
should be about the height of the chin.
AS you force yourself from the ground
with the right foot jerk your right hand
upward and forward, pulling the left
downward and backward. This will give
you a great impetus; and as you rise in
the air throw your head backward-not so
violently as to sprain your neck or throw
you off your balance, but to assist you in
getting your hips over the bar.
Once over do not spoil your jump by
touching it with your elbows. the back of
the neck or some other awkward fashion.
Landing, too, should be studied if you de-
sire to be graceful; for if there is anything
awkward it is to see magnificent leaper
fall all in heap Some twist as they drop
and land facing the bar; others fall pre-
sentiug their sides; but the majority, per-
haps, reach the ground with their backs
to the wood or with slight turn. After
all, though, the first proposition is to get
over the bar, and the landing should be a
secondary matter. If you find that you
cannot leap high and land gracefully the
only thing to be done is to take the matter
philosophically and reflect that we cannot
be great in everything.
Here is an extract from a description of
W. B. Page, one of the greatest high leap
ers that ever lived:
The feature of the games was the marvellous
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
BAIRD ON JUMPING
AND HURDL ING,
Practice With a Skipping
Rope and the Spring
Board.
To Acquire Style It Is Well to
Take Lessons From the
Cat.
Only Tall Men Become Great Side
Jumpers-Try the Straight Leap
Persistently.

We come now to jumping. Between
sprint running, hurdling and jumping
there is very close affinity. | could
quote the names of distance runners
who have won championships at 100-yard
running and broad jumping on the same
day. In 1878 Wilmer won the 100, 900 and
broad jump in New York. In 1888 Ford
captured the high and broad. In 1884 he
took the 100 and broad. In 1885 and 1886
he took the 100, 900 and broad. In four
successive years he won nine champion
ships of America in these four events. In
1889 he again captured the long jump. l
would add that he was one of the best
hurdlers of his time and in the champion
ship OF 1884 was barely beaten in the 120.
j. 5. Voorhees, won the championship
at the broad jump in 1880 and 1881, and l
have seen him run 100 yards close to 10
seconds. Many of my readers have seen
our own Schefferstein win two sprint races
and broad jump on the same day at the
Coast Cham pionships. These are instances
enough 10 demonstrate that there is
strong affinity between sprint running,
hurdle racing and jumping. 1t is fact,
however, that high jumping and hurdling
require closer application than the Others.
A man who would be first-class high
jumper or hurdler must stick to that work
alone, while sprint runner will not be
affected by doing some broad jumping
occasionally.
Two great things are required in jump
g-elasticity of muscle and style. Aside
from the natural gift person should pre-
pare for his real work by leaps on the
spring board with moderation, or even with
skipping of which are excellent
exercise and are practiced to greater or
less extent by many great jumpers.
Let US now treat particularly OF high
jumping. This is one of the noblest
branches of athletics and we'll repays the
most earnest study and practice. A high
jumper can display himself to advantage
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

at race meeting, in the gymnasium, on
the stage, on the lawn-in short at times
and places when the runner, hurdler, and
even his brother, the broad jumper, would
be decidedly out of place.
Were | to take up high jumping the first
thing l would do would be to get half
grown kitten, playful and intelligent, and
teach him to leap. If one would watch w.
B. Page clear feet inches he would at
once conclude that the great jumper had
taken lessons from cat so wonderfully
feline were his movements.
The proper method to pursue in jump
ing is as follows: Place the bar at about
four feet, or at such height that you are
sure that you can clear it without effort.
Stand off about thirty feet, directly in
front of the center of the stick. Begin
slowly and advance about ten feet with
short steps. The next ten feet quicken
the step and lengthen the stride. This
will bring you within ten feet of the bar
at fair pace. Now let out with all speed,
advance straight toward the bar, and
when you arrive within about three feet
strike on your right foot, going over fac
ing bare trife to the left-only a trifie-
advancing your left foot. Now unless you
are accustomed to it this may seem some
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

Music is of two kinds-that which the
musician makes and that which the lis
tener hears.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

No man is a success at everything or q
failure in everything.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-12-08
0eoanfenip6ne.

- Man6er lit reid in Sumpsn,
man6er arm in Glumpen.
| - Sei liebenswiiroi9 9s9sn Sober
mann uno o~r9lpObne Niemanoen.
Sin Sober fir iih uno 8Ott iur
Iae," ia8t Der Selbtiiibtige.
- Cine jsos 2siosni9aft bat lire
ei9ene Sprabe.
- Nielnano tann alleu seiaQsn ooer
alien miBfaQen.
- Die Belt fliebt, bas Getpiiien
mabnt. Der Sob orObt, Die SoQe
Srle5t, Der WSeni9 - idlaft.
- Die @rbeit berSe6rt bic Sang
peile, beilt bic 5rd9beit uno usrideuat
bic S6l6fri9teit.
- Ser bOaite Sis9 1T Der zines
SerSen.
- Wan bat llnre6t tusnn malI @rs
mabnungen oeroient, aber 9rOBeres
tuenn man lie berpirft.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-12-08

mel6e belebrt.

Wenn sic 0itIi3 - ober iIb d.
rsiisn uub serue piiBten, mas Die
Sabrt toiten pirb, wenn Sic oas
3iel Sbrer RsiIe errei6t babeu wers
ben, unb wurum sic Die y Burning
ton" nab 9bicasO, 9eoria, ct.
9ouis nebmeu iouen, 10 i6reibeu
sic an %. s. s. 6enpOn, y. ).
IL g. a., ct. Saul, Rinn., uni
sic rperOen nit psnbeubsr BoIi
einen Brief erbalten, weIter Sbneu
aenait iagen piro, mas Sic gu MIL
fen wini9eu. Buildings lie9enoe
@iienbabniise iinO frei; 8uumau
Compartment u. Stunbaro S6laf:
pagen; Speiiepa9en, in weI6eu
WabISeiten uOn 25c unb aufparts
i~eruirt perbsu - aue pieie @inri9s
tunsen sarautireu Sbnen cine ause:
nebnte Sequemli9tsit, Die Sis
6efrieoisew miro.
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I'LL. CENTRAL R. R.
Effective Sunday. Sept. q, 1896.
WEST.

WEST.
Passenger leaves eX Sunday. 700 a N
Passenger leaves ex Sunday. 4:45 p N
Passenger leaves daily .. .... 500 p III
Passenger arrives daily . . =. Abs a III
Passenger arrives ex Sunday 1880 a m
Passenger arrives ex Sunday 1910 p m
EAST AND SOUTH.
Passenger leaves eX Sunday. 7:30 a m
Passenger leaves ex Sunday x lis p m
Passenger leaves daily =. TX 4:45 a m
Passenger leaves daily ..x11:10 p M
Passenger arrives eX Sunday. 9:45 a m
Passenger arrives ex Sunday 1000 p m
Passenger arrives daily ..... 6:35 a M
Passenger arrives daily $50. 7:40 p nj
X-South.
Sleeper open to Chicago at ..10:10 p N
Passenger leaves for Cedar
Rapids at =. 100 a m and 4:45 p m
Passenger arrives from Cedar
Rapids at :. 1850 a m and 1910 p m
ARRIVE AT CHICAGO.
Leave Dubuque, ex Sunday =. 1880 p m
Arrive Chicago, ex Sunday =. l 10 p m
Leave Dubuque. eX Sunday =. lis p m
Arrive Chicago, eX Sunday =. 1920 p M
Leave Dubuque daily =. ....11:10 p m
Arrive Chicago daily =. 49,. $50 a M
Leave Dubuque daily =. 80. 4:45 a m
Arrive Chicago daily E. 1000 a m
LEAVE CHICAGO.
Leave Chicago ex Sunday :. 4:30 p m
Arrive Dubuque ex Sunday 1000 p m
Leave Chicago daily :. ..... 2:20 p m
Arrive Dubuque daily =. &C.. 7:40 p m
Leave Chicago daily :. ....11:35 D m
s-.f-a ~ . $50 q - = ~
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Wenn Cure @ugen tGuad limb

l'ro tuenn Sbr cine grile brau6t, oarantirt
Der Gottor Gu6 cine portrcihi6e, OpaIlenb.
SrllIe. "a er etleu iebr ietuet @pparat III
oteNem 3pet bat. - Weun Sbr auf iraeTo
etne art trant feib ulb auBerbdlb Der Stabt
pobnt, 10 tonnt Sbr benz Dottor Ihreibeu
uno tbm mittbeiIeri pte Sbr fitblt, urb er
lutro Sud gang erfoIsrsi6 bsbau0slu tOuuen.
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SpesialtT.
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9etlt 6rontide uro pripate Rrautbeit.u
Sbretbst ibm iIber @uren Saa unb er mirb
eu6 ell gutter 6reulo iein. 0euu sic
1rosre aerjte erfolslos periuht babeu, 10
ton'ulttren sic ein Dial Or. Seemdrn. Gr
bat l6on oiele 9ebeilt, wsl9eu Don arberer
9e'o9t rporoen mar, lie tOunteu nitt aebeilt
peroer. @brout DE uub pripat.
8ranfbeiteu pom WGnusru NIB Trauen
ltno Ieine SpejialitGten.
0atarrb, nit weI5sm 10 piele b.baftet
ltno, piro uou ibm IN iebr tlIr;er 2eit NIT
lelbitet9enen Wittslu gebeiIt. unb tbr
fonut Al 9auie gebetlt werSeu.
@r beilt Rrantbsiten 6eS Ser;ers, Der
Weber. Der NulInen lInh hRS mnnsrS
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-12-08
sret fur abeama tismus.seisense

gSenu sic all Rbeumatismus letoel, 10
i6reibt mir unO i3 lenoe frei etn PGfet oes
puuoerbariteu Wtittels, pel6es mid uto
Suuoerte beilte, ielbit 9eute Die Don 20 bis
SO Sabre uergsbltb oottertsu. Wau a~oreliirs
Sobn2t. Smitb, 0ttlpautss g8is.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1896-12-08

J.0U II III
pullman sleeping cars and free re-
Ginning chairs cars from Dubuque to
Kansas City, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Chicago. Only one change to Denver,
San Francisco and all Pacific Coast
Points.
II. p. WILBUR.
City Pass. and Ticket Agent, 1853 Main
, st.. Dubuque. Depot foot of Eighth
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Time table taking effect May 10, 1895.
TRAIN NO. 3.-(West and South.)
Leave daily except Sunday g+
Arrive:-
Dubuque ...............11:10 a N
Leave
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9r. &. u. g It.
Lincoln Building.
G6e Der q. uao 2oentfftra6e,
Stnsans an ssTa etEabt.
SMb uaue, Sotpa.

SffcssS tuubeu % bis II 80 9orm., 1 30
bis 8 80 Jta6m. uuo 7 bis 3 ubr Abeuss.
Sonnta9s, pou 9:30 bis IL ubr Yorm.
GOniuIatiOnen ulsntssItIi9 uuO tonftoen,
tieq.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07


white stripes had red stripes printed
on her shoulders beneath the white,
while the skin beneath the red stripes
was perfectly protected.
The most interesting part of Dr.
Bowles' report. as far as the general
public is concerned, is that which re-
lates to the prevention of sunburn.
He says he found when climbing in
Switzerland that sunburn often as
sumed a very painful form, and though
all kinds of remedies were adopted,
none was satisfactory but the use of
pigment. He first tried the experiment
upon himself and incurred no end Of
ridicule by courageously appearing in
public with his face and hands coated
with brown lumber, giving him the ap-
pearance of a North American Indian.
But when the visitors at the hotel saw
that he suffered not at all from the
sunburn they came to him in increas-
ing numbers to be painted likewise I'M
/ til those whose faces were not the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07
II Can Re Handied without danger,


Among the early experiences of scien-
tific career J reckon as the most import
ant the happenings OF a hazardous meth
cd of earning my living. 1 was an in
spector in one OF the bureaus of the fire
department in a large city. Among my
various duties We're frequent expeditions
to seize dynamite. illegally stored, and
having secured the explosive to carry it to
the city magazine" or arsenal" The
best way found was to put it in hand
satchel nlle0 with sawdust or loose cotton,
get on , street car and avoid placing the
bag Where anyone might stumble over or
fail on il. This is the general practice.
II is not quite safe to transport dyna-
mite through crowded streets, for being
run INTO violently might be hazardous. A
seat III the far end of a public convey
ance does not inconvenience passengers
innocent of the contents of the satchel
Dynamite needs a severe shock to develop
its destructive qualities.
FACTS ABOUT DYNAMITE.
The ordinary conception of dynamite as
a terrible and erratic explosive, apt to go
OF II one happened to look at it without
proper awe, an uncertain quantity prone
10 let loose it's anger without warrant or
warning, is altogether wrong.
dynamite is nitro-glycerine absorbed in
composition of earth, sawdust or ashes.
1t Is very simple chemical absolutely
harmless when properly handled, free of
any amnesty against humanity other
than occasional destructive manifesto
tfons of disapproval at carelessness and
ignorance. AS it takes a considerable con-
cusslon to set it off it can readily be as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07
@gEgEElE!lEaGE9Eiz z[5lgTE1@l9glEEl9gl!
d DEALING WITH DYNAMITE i
But was Not Meant as a Plaything.
IElElIag

lice station. The officers had placed the
where it had been standing Tor some
hours. At glance | knew that 1t was not
dynamite. Indeed, / had developed sort
Of instinct, or second sight, in regard to
explosives. 1t seemed that the policemen
needed a lesson and / gave 1t to them
With the greatest care / extracted the
package and placed it in the saWdusl IN
my satchel. Then / casually mentioned
the explosive properties of water IN Whicn
there had been dynamite, ana asked ll I'd
the policemen wait until | had gone De
fore they poured out the dangerous hqulo
They were brave men, but the water stooo
in the station yard until it disappeared by
absorption, and the next mysterious pack
age was placed carefully and properly IN
sawdust to await the investigation OIL au-
thorities on the subject of explosives.
INCIDENTS OF CARELESSNESS
My mission in life, when l became a
confiscator of contraband dynamite, was
largely one of preaching for fearlessnesS
and intelligence in the handling OF eXplo-
sives. 1t seems that the average person
will persist in growing careless when he
handles dynamite, like the man in the
old joke, who just before his demise, cried
out: Mike. hand me the sledge. The
dynamite cartridge is too big for the
hole
know it is so myself for one cold
winter day ] was carrying, wrapped in a
piece of newspaper, a stick of dynamite
that had been discovered in park.
4 was on my way to the arsenal, when l
spied a policeman intent on nothing but
/ counting the snow birds. The temptation
to call him to the possibilities of his po-
sition was irresistible, and l asked;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07

freely handled as many other commercial
commodities. To warn the careless that
it is not meant to be tossed about, it is
sometimes labelled dangerous. When
made into a cartridge for industrial uses
the dynamite is exploded by the concus-
sion of a detonator, cap OF the fulmin-
ate of mercury.
The necessity for the destroying chem
ic2l is acute in an age of active industry,
when mountains must be removed with
out the aid of faith, and it is manufac-
tUred in tremendous quantities The mills
are not regarded as healthful localities,
and owing to the positive careleSSneSS of
men too familiar with their risks are not
rated desirable by either property or life
insurance companies. On the other hand,
the commercial traveller, according to an
incident in my memory, has no dread of
the dynamite mandatory One of them
once called on the manager of the works
at Baychester. n. Y, to sell him fire ex-
tinguiSherS. The shock of the proposition
in the proximity of tons of dynamite is
alleged to have come close to winding up
or rather sending up the business. 'Yo OH
have mistaken your bearings remarked
the manager. III you should see even a
match burning about here don't wait to
experiment with your exunguisher, but
fee as a bird to the mountains" The en-
terprising salesman did not see the point,
and when he continued talking about the
advantages of fire extinguiShers in dyna-
mite factory he had to be elected, though
violence there is against the rules.
EAtSMl4ESS ONDEh CONDl1lONc.
One of the singularities of dynamite is
the fact that it freezes at SO degrees Fair
enheit, and that when frozen it is abso-
iutely harmless. TO be of use it must be
thawed out and the process gives start
ling opportunities for exhibitions of ignor-
ance. Heating it before open CRATES is a
common custom of those who constantly
handle the destroyer. They understand
that dynamite will not explode even if it
catch ON fire. but persistently, that is in
successive cases, forget that the usual
oetonator is set off by spark.
It was only last winter that g. workman,
warming his dynamite before an open fire,
noticed one cartridge blazing. He saw the
danger and grabbing a Ratchet attempted
to cut the burning dynamite from its de-
tonator. In his excitement his aim was
bad He struck the cap and was disinte-
gra ted.
More than one shanty in the mining dis
tricts has violently disappeared, carrying
with it shreds and patches of the occu-
pants. last busy in thawing dynamite.
WARNING! DO NOT PUT IT IN
WATER
It is well TO remark that the only prop
er method OF bringing to life the frozen
dynamite is TO place ii in a can and insert
that in warm water. If the cartridge be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07
TRUE CAUSE OF suNBuRN.
An English Scientist Has Made n
Curious Discovery That Destroys
Several Theories.

Sunburn is not caused by the heat
of the sun, as almost everybody thinks.
This is what DR.. Bowles, an English
scientist, who has devoted fifteen years
to the study of this particular subject,
says. 1t is due to the violet or ultra
violet rays which form part of the
suns gift to the earth, which much
resemble the * rays in their power
of penetrating the human tissues.
DR.. Bowles gives it as his opinion
that sunburn, snowburn, snow blind
ness, sun-stroke and sun-fever may
all be associated with penetrating
light rays rather than the action of
heat. Very serious inf1ammatory
| changes are often the result of sun