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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
L'ITALIA'S APPEAL.
A Local Newspaper Asks the Colony's
Assistance for tho Italian
WOunded.

L'Italia, the well-known local Italian
paper, has just opened subscription list
for the benefit of the helpless and de-
pendent relatives of the soldiers who have
been slaughtered in Abyssinia. In its ap-
peal to the colony L'Italia says:
"The number of victims has risen. ac-
cording to reports, from 500 to 1000, from
1000 to 5000, ana from 5000 to 5000. The
last seems to be the authentic number.
"The families, the mothers, the wives
and children of these valiant victims will
see their loved ones no more, and, worse
still, can no longer look to them for sup
port Mourning for them is accom- panied
by the terrible prospect of want.
"And what of the wounded?
"Their exact number is rot known but it
has been proved that they are many and
that they are there awaiting help, Of
them and of the families of the dead it is
our duty, fellow-countrymen to think.
while the Italian Government thinks of
vindicatlng the honor of our arms philan-
tbropists all over the world are more occu-
pied In considering how they can aid the
wounded, the mutlated, the poor wre tches
who are lying on comfortless cots in
hastily improvised hospitals, mangled
and shattered by bullets and lances.
THE Russians and the Freach are plan
ning-and they do well-to send aid to the
wounded Abyssinians. The Italians must
think of the Italian wounded. The Ital-
ian colony of St. Petersburg has already
sent 10000 roubles to the Italian Red Cross
Society and subscription lists have been
opened in New York and many other
cities in the United States.
The sad anxiety with which the resident
Italians awaited news of the disaster
proves clearly how much love and devo-
ton they cherish for their mother country
and for her sons. Therefore, full of faith
and hope, and sure OF interpreting the
sentiment of our readers, we open, in the
columns OF L'Italia, subscription list
the proceeds of which will be used to aid
the wounded and the families of the dead
in Africa. All can and should contribute,
the poor with few cents, the well to do
with larger sums.
THE money will be sent to Italy for
immediate distribution. Subscriptions can
be sent to our office, 629 Washington
street, or to Postoffice box 1854. The names
Of donors will be published day by day in
L Italia"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
EDITOR TILLINGHAST.
An Iowa Journalist on the Enormous
Corn Crop-Ex- Governor Boies
and Phil Armour.


Corn Crop-Ex- x-Governor Boies
and Phil Armour.
B. F. Tiilinghast, editor of the Daven-
port (iowa) Democrat, owned by the Rich
ardson brothers, and which position he
has held for many years, is at the Occi-
dental. Mr.. Tilinghast has also for a
long time been connected with the Chica-
go Tribune. st. Louis Globe-Democrat and
other papers as special correspondent. In
this capacity he has reported some of the
National conventions. He has also at
different times been contributor to lead
ing magazines.
at the time the five ships were loaded
with food and clothing for the Russian
sufferers few years ago Mr.. Tillinghast
hlled the responsible position of making
collections for th0n. As will be remem-
bered, so spontaneous were the ompli-
ances with the requests that Mr.. Tilling-
mast was Obliged to ask, at length, in sheer
defense, that the public cease giving, for
the ships could carry no more.
Mr.. Pillinghast is in California, he says,
to get little rest after long siege of hard
work. He thinks he will stay about three
weeks. He says as general thing there
is prosperity throughout Iowa.
There were 300, 900, 900 bushels of corn
produced during the year just closed" he
SAID, which is about three times what the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

It was our rent day. No wonder Mrs.
Trapp had been busting twice, never be-
fore had the rent been elsewhere but on
the end of the mantel on rent day.
We gasped. We mad forgotten all about
it. Our remittance came day after to-mor-
row, and $40 must be forthcoming within
the hour 1--WE only rented the rooms and
furnished them ourSelves).
We turned ont every pocket. There was
but SO Is between US, after finding the last
go cents of it in CONS from coats and vests
and trousers in the wardrobe. 1t was the
sum total. When Give with whoop re-
mem bered the stamp-box. There were
ten 2-centers only..and oh, ye gods, half
dozen 1-centers. Give tore the odd one
off, and solemnly arranged the rent on the
mantel. But "Tannhauser!"
We dropped into a chair like whipped
school-schildren, as miserable as could be-.
That opera we must see. For a moment
we felt we could, to see "Tannhauser," !"
defy Mrs. Trapp-a dozen Mrs. Traps. AS
quickly our bravery subslded. We knew
her too well. Give suddenly had bright
idea.
'tSergus, we're saved. Cannot you sing
something softening to her, and when she
is softened we will get her to wait another
two days"
What is her country2" 1 said at once,
falling into the plot, and catching at any
straw.
"She's here" said Give.
Come in" said l, as unctiously as
could.
Her keen eyes at once saw the money on
the mantel. She entered smiling. Give
made her sit down, and in the neatest,
cleverest way found out she was Flemish
"a genuine HoIlander.
"Ah," said he, showing her some Dutch
sketches. "Ah, Sergus. you know you al
ways said that 'Wier Nierlansch' was the
grandest national song ever written" She
glanced covertly at the mantel-it was all
right. / could scarcely control myself as
| went to the piano and began to sing, but
you see it was fTannhauser' or die! So I
piped grandly forth:
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1t Cured These Men.

h nave used Belt thirty
prce-JOHN CURRAN 149 Folsom francisco
Belt
nothing
lin
-
II would not take 500 the Belt
st, Francis
ing" L. L. JACCARD san Leandro, y '"eA'7'A ''a s
THOS RAY, Exchange francisco -sN ~ ~ -
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
PRISON DIRECTORS MEET
Two Convicts Who Attempted to
Escape to Be Severely
Punished.
The Men Who Cut Hole in the Prison
Wall Will Wear the "Red Shirt"
Danger Signal.

w. Hunter and w. Downing, the two
convicts who attempted to escape from
San Quentin, were up before the Board o1
Prison Directors yesterday for punish
ment. Though they had spent month in
the dungeon already for their offense, they
were still sullen and unrepentant and
neither would admit his guilt. The testi-
monv against them was conclusive, how.
ever for both were employed in the fire.
room and one of them had charge of the
pumps behind which the hole vas cut in
the wall. Hunter was deprived of all his
credits and DOwning's case was laid over
for month for further consideration.
The attempt of these men to escape was
described in THE CALL at the time of its
discovery. hole large enough to permit
the passage OF the largest man had been
cut in the wall of the fireroom at q point
IN blind alley. where boilers and steam
pumps hid IL from casual view. Leadin
outward from this mole was long tunnel
which reached the surface near one of the
guardhouses where arms are stored. and
only the timely discovery of the warden
prevented desperate break for freedom.
Henceforth, however, these are marked
men. and in addition to other punish
ments. they will in future wear the con-
vict's badge of disgrace-the red shirt as
signed to those who are considered espe.
cialfe dangerous.
Other convicts guilty of minor infrac-
tons OF prison rules suffered at the hands
OF the board yesterday. William Long
pleaded guilty to having opium in his
possession and was deprived OF all his
credits. Thomas Adams, who had secreted
money given him by a visitor with intent
to apply it to immoral purposes, lost his
credits and had the money contiscated.
Martin Gleason, who lost sixty days
credits year ago for fighting, petrtioned
for their restoration. as he was not the ag-
gressor at the time. His prayer was
granted.
Warden Hale reported 1900, 1876 bags on
hand; sales since the last meeting. 29S.-
600; contracted for. 100000. He has sold
10000 more sugar hays to Alien & Lewis of
San Francisco at SIS SO, cut of 40 cents in
the price of Calcutta bags. There are $500
OF this lot ready for delivery. and the order
will be filled by the 18th inst.
President De Pue was absent from the
meeting. being still in the East. and Direc-
tor Fitzgerald presided. Director Devlin
did not put in an appearance, but Messrs.
Neff and Hayes were present throughout
the meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
A NEW CAR LINE.
e lectric- Cars will Run Direct From
North Beach to the
Mission.

A new line of electric-cars will be intro
duced in few days by the Market-street
Railway Company between North Beach
and the Mission. 1t will be opened as
soon as the cars, thirteen in all, shall have
been painted yellow to distinguish them
from the dark-green cars of the North
Beach and Third-streer route.
The line will begin at Twenty-ninth and
Sanchez streets and run along Twenty
ninth 10 Mission, along Mission to Third,
thence north across Market to Kearny.
along kearny to Broadway, to East and
along East to the ferries.
This is understood to be concession to
the Merchants Association, which wants
a transfer service between the Kearny-
street and Market-street cars.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
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Northwestern, Rock Island, Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy and other railroads.
The corn is especially plentiful along the
line of the latter road. But there is so
much of the product that all the farmers
can get for il is Is cents bushel, delivered
in cribs at the railroad.
"Phil Armour has had his men out all
over the State for months buying it at
this figure, and cribbing il at the track.
He has bought up millions of bushels in
this way"
Mr.. Tillinghast says Ex-Governor Boies
is living quietly on his farm in Grundy
County. Some time since his daughter
dieo, to whom he was much attached, and
this has affected him greatly. His wife died
some years ago. and it was this daughter
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
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0 dear above all other. Ny flemish land Ny emla lendM

"Ach!' She stood up. We all stood up.
"Young mems, l shall never forget-no,
never, never. You sing to me the songs of
mine own country. You played me of my
native land. Zis, then, is my moneys.
Then SOL thank you.' And she took it
up, stamps and all-and left the room
with 1t. We have not yet seen "Tann-
hauser!"
How everybody did enjoy that tale, to
be sure, and my lady was reminded of -
Well! it was midnight when we got to
Tres Pinos. PETER STUDLEY.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

University history of the California
Indians. Every year some of the students
are employed assisting in some particular
feature of the work.
In the last three years student exploring
parties have exploited the Indian mounds
at Castro and near Mountain View. From
the former over thirty skeletons were re-
moved, some of which were placed in the
university museum.
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who acted as hostess at his home in the
capital.
Recently the Ex-Governor instructed
his friends" said Mr.. Tillinghast, "to on
no account allow his name to be pre-
sented for any office. He was out of poll
tics, he said, for good. This especially re-
ferred to the matter of the presentation of
his name in the National convention. The
old Governor seems to be failing. He is
now about 20 years of age"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
Which sentiment seemed appropriate for

Which sentiment seemed appropriate fol
the occasion.
She blubbered audibly.
turned round, and how 1 did it can
not see. but placed the case before her,
enlarging a little, making out that this
"Tannhauser' was to US that which these
songs were to her. Our hearts yearned for
it. We were in exile so to speak. There
was her rent. Still in giving her that, at
this hour. we were tearing our very heart
out, as it were. Our remittance would
come, but too late for "Tannhauser"-day
after tomorrow.
had been known to kill people-so softly
turned again to the piano, and sang in
pathos indescribable Hols FLANDERS
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

yield was the year before. At that time it
was so scarce that it went up to rs cents a
bushei, and thousands on thousands of
farmers ceased to use it. They fed their
horses, cattle and hogs on wheat. Hun
dreds on hundreds of thousands of bushels
OF wheat were consumed in this way.
This year there has been such an
enormous product of corn that the cribs
extend for miles and miles along the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
1t Will Cure You.

The record of the last weeks shown reports
patients using Dr. Sanden Electric Belt remarkable showing
few weeks after the failure known remedies
Would not believe your closest confded to
his by this famous remedy We the names of
hundreds grateful cured of private debtang
by Dr. Sanden Electric Belt which are not allowed to
publish but these will prove what it has recently
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
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"Ah, mein Gott To think you know that.
I have not heard it since was SO high.
Oh me! ah mel ay mel" l sang on, warm
ing up to the occasion.
When l had finished she was in tears.
"Ah,' said Give, with a sigh like
melodramatic actor, when one is an exile
from ones country" Here pathetically
began an old Dutch thing, composed in
1870, commencing thus:
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
Have You Lost tt?

Have wasted the healthy vgor youth or
dissipation Have by ndscretons overwork exposure
thrown the healthy vital force you Nature
you weak unnamed wanting manly vigor you are and
will listen go the foundation your and
replace your system that force which has os-Elec-
tricity. Restore it with
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

Having completed its share of work on
the revised version of the Apocrypha. the
Cambridge University Press is ABOUT to
begin large edition of the Septuap;nt
version of the Old Testament, which will
take many years to complete.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
DR.. Sanders Electric Belt.

gives the glowing warmth of Gavanic Volac
currents into the system 1t soaks your vital full of
its life it expands and develops muscles
sets the kidneys stomach and bowels vigorous action
action arising from gives hem perform the
functions intended by Nature 1t adds strength to the
whole system, and restores the full vgor manhood
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
This Is Life Itself.

Without ityou cannot live Your whole vital organism gets
its energy from the Electricity in your nerves. that
Electricity depleted the forms of weakness This
depleted condition of the leads disease
scrpon exposes the condition vital and
every function of the body in weak sluggish
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
Can You Doubt 1t !?

Every day fresh evidence of the cures performed
ny Dr. Sanders Electric Belt shown People outgowng
Electricity is the apowerul of Natures vitality and
nothing else will cure disease - -
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
DIR. Sanders Electric Belt

now established institution in San Francisco
are are being heard Of and people who scoed
have been sold here the past are now its
moments examination and power shows the differ
@ 0eWeen the genuine aemproved appliance and the old
sie, me new patented regulator the Dr. Sanden Belts
worth It's weight in gold. Get the book
"THREE CLA- SES OF MEN,"
address --se oy mall ~ Is securely seaeo. osi u
ANIDEN EI.ECTRIC CO.,
oou MARKET si OPPOSITE PALACE no. TEL, FRANCISCO
ONCE Hours-s A. M. to sac M: 0ol.
Al.
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Electricity !!

1t is taking the place horses of power power
Power 1t power ITSELF is the power all
and inanmate machines The power Man. Beast
Electricity The blood that through
its life and vgor from the Electricity in the Nerves
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

WN VE tumbled over them again.
" AZ I for the third time that
WM month, in Gilroy; yet the
" V moment we reached Hollis
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Lost Confidence
A Cure for You
Wonderful

Are the phenomena that have produced its peculiar
Every day hear of results being derived this
subtle agent which years ago would have
civilized world In field the scientists and students
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
MAN,
Would You Be Strong?
Would You Regain Your
Manly Vigor?

Are you of that unfortunate class who feeling your
strength waning have tried by all known the med
profession to regain your strength and failing in this
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-09

Envy is the caricature Of respeet.- Fliegende Blaettsr.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-21
AGRICULTURAL LORE
RURAL NAIL DELIVERY A THING
IN PROSPECT.
TRIAL TO BE MADE SOON
Value of Private Herd Records to the
Breeder-Business Capacity a Great
Aid to the Farmer-Adaptatio to
Surroundings Important
Farm Matters.

There is a prospect that in an expert
mental way congress will make an eff
fort to test the feasibility Of free rural
mail delivery which has been so earn
estly urged by farm organizations gen.
orally and by many leading farmers.
In the pending postal appropriation bill
there is a senate amendment setting
apart the sum of $4,000 for a trial of
the system in a few selected localities,
and although the postoffice department
opposes the amendment there is a
probability that it will prevail. In an
ticipation of this the department has
entered into an inquiry with regard to
the cost of a general free rural deliv-
cry system. The land office has fur
nished the figures showing the num-
Der of counties and townships in the
United States. There are 2,776 coun-
ties, and in round numbers, $4,000
townships. 1t is estimated that a ru-
raj mail delivery would cost $1,000 per
county, which would make a general
service cost in the aggregate not far
from $40,000.C00. 1t is this aggregate
cost which the postal department
makes the basis of its opposition to at
tempting free rural delivery. The de-
partment urges that such service would
bring in no additional revenue and
would cause deficit of about $4,000
600. In small way the attempt at
free delivery in country districts was
made several years ago, and was for
some cause abandoned. If the senate
amendment prevails, it will furnish
finds enough to try the experiment
again, extending it to about seven
counties in different parts of the
United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-21
Feeding Swine in Summer


More and more, the farmers of the
corn belt realize that the great staple
alone is not proper food for young,
growing hogs, and substitutes are be-
ing sought for and fed with profit, says
John Cownie, South Amana, Iowa. On
this subject John Canady, of Eagle
Vile, Mo, writes: Il have seventy
head of shOats that are about seven
months old. / intend to feed them un-
til July or August. They have had all
the corn they would eat and one and
a half bushels of shorts with a httIs
bran, made into thin swill, every day
Now what | want to know is how to
feed them to get the best growth from
now on. | will have plenty Of grass
for them when spring opens. How will
it do to drop the shorts when the grass
comes, and shell and soak the corn, or
will it pay to continue feeding the
shorts at forty cents per hundred with
the grass and corn?"
Mr. Canady is at present feeding his
hogs pretty good ration for growth
but 1T could be improved by adding
ground oats to the Swill. Leaving out
of consideration altogether the value
of shorts and bran as food for growing
hogs, the increased bulk of this ration
will be of great advantage to the hogs
when placed upon pasture Grass is a.
bulky food, and a sudden change from
a concentrated food, like corn alone
to grass is apt to cause disorder in the
digestive organs, but the swill of
shorts and bran now being fed will
have tendency to counteract amy ill
effects ON this account With an
abundance of pasture a good gain can
be secured with corn and grass alone,
but the corn will be more satisfactory
If shelled and soaked AS the bran is
bulky and laxative it might with profit
be omitted from the swill after the ad-
vent of grass, but no harm could come
from feeding a SWill of shorts and, if
desired, ground oats. I have excellent
results from feeding soaked shelled
corn, ON grass, feeding twice a day,
morning and evening, with a stiff Stop
of shorts and ground oats at noon
With grass it is not desirable to make
the slop as thin as in dry yard feeding,
for the grass gives bulk and at the
same time of a laxative nature. For
this reason the swill should be made
somewhat stiff, as otherwise too loose
condition of the bowels may be in
ducei, which should be guarded
against Soaked shelled corn fed twice
a day, shorts and ground oats made
into a stiff swill and fed at noon with
the range of good pasture and am
abundance of pure water with access
to salt and ashes leave very little to be
desired for profitable fattening of hogs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-21
Farmer as a Business Man.

1t is coming to be quite commonly
said that the successful farmer of the
present and the future must combine
business talent with increased knowl-
edge of how to produce; that he must
study his own special situation with
respects to markets and seek to pro-
duce along lines in which remunera-
tive prices can be obtained One of
the first and most obvious adaptatio
o. products to circumstances is that
of the truck gardener who is fortu-
nately located with respect to the de-
mand of a large town or city Small
fruits, when suitable soil and climate
and market are combined, afford an
other suggestion of the same kind. All
over the country there are hundreds
Of private dairyingmen who have
learned to make butter of the kind
called 'gilt edge" and who have by
dint of making an article of uniform
excellence, coupled with business tai
emit in working up an equally uniform
demand for it at a good price, built for
themselves a very profitable business.
OLIII OClt1o nave utfOIcu SpSCldl dUItu-
ton to some particular grain or crop,
and by the exertion of business talent
succeeded in disposing of their crop for
seed purposes and at seed prices in
S ID On in competition with all the
products of the country of the same
kind upon the open market. One of
tt ; most common illustrations is found
i the large class of persons who have
7 tome breeders Of pure-bred cattle,
IS and other live stock for breeding
poses. All of these methods of es-
c De from the grinding competition of
the general market depend for their
permanent success, first, upon knowing
how to produce a product of higher
quality than the average, coupled with
business ability to find a market for
it when produced Mr.. L. n. Bonham,
the well-known agricultural writer of