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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
BoWSE-osBoRN NUPrIA1s.
Il Quiet Ceremony Performed by tn
Hector of Tr{niku Church

Il Quiet Ceremony Performed by tho
Rector of Trinity Church.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 15.-George Max
we'll Bovine and Miss Laura Terry o.
born, both of San Francisco, were mar
ried in this city at noon to-day by DR.. J.
B. Wakefield OF Trinity Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Bovine, who is a well-known mer-
chant of San Francisco, was for many
years a resident of Santa Clara. His
mother. Mrs. Margaret Bovine, and his
sister, Miss Emma Bovine, still reside in
that city. The brides father is a member
of the firm of Osborn & Alexander of San
Francisco. The family owns a fine
residence and orchard on the Homestead
road, near Santa Clara, where they spend
the summer months each year.
The wedding was quiet one. Among
those present at the ceremony were the
brides father, NJ. w. Bovine, and Mrs. c.
D. Steiger.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
EAST PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 10.

EAST PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 10.
More people have talked of California in
East Portland during the past week than
had been done previously in emonth of
Sundays And all this talk and all this
praise is for the great California Sarsapa-
rilla-Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. 1t
brought great, huge flush of delight to
my native face. l take States pride in
State remedy, and I am pleased to
realize daily the increase in the praise of
California in general and joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla in particular. East Portland
is all alive to the merits of this California
remedy, and one of the best of families in
this pretty suburb of Portland sends the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
DISAPPE4RED WITH A WATCH.
1t belonged to Another Man, Who Want.
the Present folder Arresfed

1t Befomged to Another Man, Who Wants
the Present Holder Arrested.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 15.-George PAUL.,
rancher in the Calaveras Valley, tod ay
swore to a complaint in Justice Gass'
court charging John Hansen with stealing
a gold watch and chain. Hansen was re-
leased from the City Jail yesterday morn
ing after serving ten days Sc ntence for
drunkenness. The two men became ac.
quainted while at the County Infirm ary
some time ago, and when they met yester.
day they took several drinks together.
While in the Scandinavian Hotel pauIl
pulled out his watch and Hansen asked to
see it. While examining the timepiec e
Hansen excused him self for a minute and
disappeared with the watch. Hansen is
believed to be in San Francisco. He is
also supposed to have committed several
thefts while in the infirmary.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
California, the Executive Says,
Has Too Many Insane
Asylums.
GUARDING THE STATE FUNDS.
His Reason for Vetoing the District
Fair Appropriation Bill Is Ex.
planned.

STOCKTON, CAL, Feb. Ex-Governor
Budd was present to-day at meeting of
the directors and mem bers of the San
Joaquin Valley Fair Association, and in
the course of his indirect comments on
President Shippee's statement, alleged to
be derogatory to his official treatment of
the district associations, he made some in
teresting statements in regard TO his ideas
OF economy. In regard to the veto of the
fair appropriation bill, the Governor said
that a number of the Senators who came
to him TO urge its passage had counted
upon his being favorable to aiding the
district fairs out of the State treasury, in
asmuch as he was on note for $4,000 with
other directors of the association.
He said that the brag had been made
that they could bring an influence to bear
upon him which would force him to sign
the bill.
"When heard that" said the Governor,
~ cussed.'
The Governor believed that the people
were taxed to death last year and he was
determined to stand by his promises of an
economical administration. Ii it had not
been that he believed that it would entail
considerable hardship upon some of the
inmates, he said, he would have vetoed
the appropriations for two of the State in
sane asylums, as the present system is en-
tirely unnecessary.
Further, the Governor said that he
would be in favor of consolidating San
Quentin with Folsom: closing the former
institution, as under one management the
criminals would be cared for at far less
expense to the State.
When asked why he approved the bill
granting aid to the State fair, he said that
that institution seemed to stand in great
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
"PEARL RIVERS" DEAD.
She O,Cned and Controlled the Netc Or
leans Picayune.

leans Picayune.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. 15.-Mrs.
George Nicholson, proprietor of the New
Orleans Picayune, died to-day. She was
best known as ''Pearl Rivers" a writer OF
recognized ability.
She was the only woman IN the world who
owned and controlled big morning news
paper. Her husband, who was managing
editor of the Picayune, died last week, and
it is thought that worry over his demise,
together with severe cold contracted two
days ago, caused her death. She was
about 60 years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
soCIAl GAMES FOR CYCIERs.
Garden City WheeImen arranging TO,
Whist aud BilLiar0 Tonrn a.nenfs

Whist and billiard Tourn as,ents,
SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 15.-On Monday
evening the Garden City Cyclers will in
augurate duplicate whist tournament at
their clubrooms. The tournament will
consist of a series of four games and be
played on four successive Monday even
ings. An entrance fee of so cents will be
charged. Prizes will be awarded the first
and second players in the contest.
w. w. Lipsett and E. J. Gilbert have
been appointed a committee by the cyclers
to arrange for series OF four handicap
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
Il Freight Steamer Ashore.

FIRE ISLAND, n. Y, Feb. 15.-The
British freight steamer Otranto, from
Shields, is ashore on the Great South
beach. She lies head on a mile west of
the Fire Island life-saving station. There
is not much sea on and the vessel lies easy
She carries no passengers and has crew
of thirty men.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
San Rafae, Bond Issue Defeated.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Feb. 15.-An cleo
tion was held here to-day for the purpose
of voting High School bonds to the amount
of $4,000. Considerable opposition was
shown on account of the large amount 70
be voted, many believing $4,000 would be
sufficient. The proposition was defeated
by fifteen votes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
MURDERER WILLIAMS LTNCHED.
The Slayer of a Policeman Put to Death
by Mob.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 15.-Robert
Williams, the negro who shot and killed
Policeman John f. Suggs in this city last
night, was lynched in the suburbs of the
city tonight. Williams was arrested at
Cowles station, about thirty miles from
here, on the Western road, this afternoon,
and was being taken from the train mile
and half out of town when a large crowd
seized the negro and, hurrying him to a
tree, strung him up.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
Fire at santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Feb. 15.-Fire to-
day consumed the residence of Luis
Flores, including household furniture and
many valuable musical instruments. The
blaze started from defective f1ue, and be-
ing outside the city limits obtained great
headway before the department arrived.
Two small barns were partially burned.
The loss is $500, with only small insur-
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
summer1ond Boomers Retire.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Feb. 15.-
Easton & Eldridge have taken down their
sign and closed their local office, opened
for the purpose of booming Summerland
oil field lots. While development in the
district is still going on the effort to in
duce speculation is regarded as premature
and not justified by the present product of
the nil field
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
Chief for Scientific Buren,.

WASHINGTON. d. c., FEB. 15.-A com.
munication was received in the House
to-day from Secretary Morton requesting
the allowance of a director-in-chief of
scientific bureaus and investigations, with
salary of $4,000 per year.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

terday afternoon was followed by a run on
the allied house of A. Kopperl which does
banking and steamship agency business
among the Jewish population. The result
was that the latter house also made an
assignment this morning. No statement
is given.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
Three Serere .Shocks.

HONESDALE, Pa, Feb. 15.-Three
severe shocks were felt here at 5:57 o'clock
this evening. They were not unlike those
of an earthquake.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

billiard matches. The games will open
next Wednesday evening and be played on
successive Wednesday evenings. First and
second prizes will be awarded.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

A check was received at Vassar College
from Miss Helen Gould for $4,000. 1t is
to found scholarship in memory of her
mother.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16
aArttst Hinok,ev Dead.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 15.-Thomas
Hawes HInckley. the artist, died at Milton
to-day, at the age of SO.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-16

Caused Second Failure.
CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. 15.-The failure OF
the banking.house of Kopperl & Co. yes
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
Cork Pavement.

The various disc0uragements which
some Of the European cities have met
with in securing satisfactory street pave
ments have led to somewhat extensive
and, it would appear, encouraging ex-
periments with what is called cork
pavement, from the fact that cork is
the most prominent and essential in
gredient in the amalgam Of which it is
composed. The pavement used in Vienna
consists Of granulated cork mixed with
mineral asphalt and other cohesive sub
stances, compressed into blocks Of suit
able size and form. Among the numer-
Gus advantages set forth in its behalf
are cleanliness, nOiselcssEess, durability,
elasticity, freedom from slipperiness,
whether wet Or dry, and moderate cost.
Unlike wood, too, it il nonabsorbant
and consequently inodorOus. 1t presents
the minimum resistance to traction, and
being elastic under passing loads does
away with the vibration caused by
heavy tcaming. The blocks are imbed-
dcd i'll tar and rest upon q concrete
base six inches thick. When taken up
for examination, they have exhibited,
when compared with new ones, a re-
duced thickness by wear Of less than
one-eighth inch, this in the case of a
section of a London street leading to the
Great Eastern railway station, subjected
to continuous heavy traffic, the blocks
having been in use nearly two years.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
HORSES AND HoRsEmEN.

Harry Griffin l. said to have put Oh
weight very fast of late, and to have but d
short career as a jockey ahead.
Goodwin's Guide for 1895, which came
out recently, reports 2O7 race meetings and
the results Of about 5000 races.
The Canadian jockey club bill has been
passed by tue private bills committee oi
the Dominion house ~ commons
The Cincinnati Tribune publishes the
report that the South Elkhorn stud will
be dispersed at the Fasig sale next May.
The Guy Wilkes stallion Regal Wilkes,
2:11Z, il 16A hands high, and it A.
claimed that BIZ stride measures "a feet.
The Chicago Polo club has now 15 ~.
tive playing members and is making prep
arations for the greatest season in exist
ence.
Johnny Lamly, the jockey, has left San
Francisco accompanied by BIZ wife and
brotherin-law, and returned t0 his home
Ill Passalc, mi J
Jim Murphy's 4-year-old colt, Buck
Massie, who recently showed slight symp-
toms of an attack Of catarrhal fever, Is
now entirely recovered.
The 4-year-old bay FLY Tillie :, BY
Major Ban-Stella !, broke down recently
and was sent to Palo Alto stock farm to
be bred To imported Loyalist.
The original starting gates made in
Australia were built Of wood, but in Cali
fornia they now make the uprights o.
light iron, I'd as tU obstruct the view a.
little " possible.
The 1SSS Alabama pool law, which per
mits the selling Of pools on races run il
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
CURIOUS MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
Among Dwarfs of Andaman Island Con
tracing Parties Climb a Tree.

Among Dwarfs Of Andaman Island Con
tracing Parties Climb "A Tree.
Some Of the customs peculiar to
courtship and marriage among the race
of dwarfs who inhabit the Andaman isl
land are, according to MI de Quatre-
FACES, who recently published a book
called ''The Pygmies" about these
people, very peculiar. Not the least re-
markable Of them is the procedure of
courtship. The young man who has
made his choice addre sses himself to the
parents, who never refuse, but send the
girl into the forest, where, before day,
she conccals herself. The young man
must find her.
If he does not succeed, he must re-
nounce all claim to her. The wedding
ceremony Of these people is equally
curious M. Quatrefages thus describes
it; "The two parties climb two flexible
trees growing near each other, which
an old man then makes to bend toward
each other. When the head Of the man
touches the head Of the girl, they are
legally married. T"
Turning from Asia to Europe, we
find a very curious custom prevailing
in Roumania. Among he peasantry of
this country, when girl Gttains mar
riageable age hCr trOusseau, which has
in the meanwhile been carefully woven,
spun and embroidered by her mother
and herself is placed in a painted
wooden box
When young man thinks Of asking
to be allowed to pay his attentions to
the girl tie is at liberty first to open the
box, which is always placed i'll a con
venient position, and examine the trous-
seau. If he is satisfied with the quantity
and quality Of the dowry. he makes
formal application for the girls hand,
but if not he il quite at liberty to retire.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
Built at Lyons Farms by the Original
Meeker Who Left Connecticut.

The old Meeler house, at Lyons
Farms, is claimed by that family to be
the Oldest house i'll New Jersey-not
one Of the Oldest, but the Oldest 1t is
now occupied BY William Gummon,
who is lineal descendant Of the crigi-
nal Meeler, who held his patent from
the crown.
There is an amusing incident con-
nected with this patriarch which gave
rise to the building Of the house in
question. He was originally Of the Con
necticut colony, and, being the owner
of a small sloop, his fishing excursions
sometimes extended far into the Sab
bath day This did not meet with the
ideas Of those days, SO he was fined sew
eral times, and more severe punishment
was threatened if be did not attend di-
vine worship regularly and cease his Ia
bors on the Lords day.
But one dark night Meeker placed all
his goods on board his boat and sailed
away. He settled in New jersey and
there erected the house which still
stands. The precise year in which it
was built is not known, but one of Mr.
Gummon's ancestors was born there in
1917.
The roof Of this curious old farmhouse
has been renewed many times, but the
side walls Of cedar shingles remain as
they were put on by the old man, with
hand wrought nails, more than two cen
turies ago and are yet in very fair con
dition. Inside some rooms are wainscot-
Cd with tulip poplar. The ceilings are
low The double doors still swing on
the strap hinges which first held them
in position, while other surroundings
are in strict keeping with the antiquat-
ed appearance Of the place
Beside the well sweep stands large
stone, followed out like a basin, in
which many generations have cleansed
their hands and faces at the well after
the fashion of former times. New York
Herald.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04

Emerson says that language is fossil
poetry and Mr.. Park Benjamin in q re-
cent book On electricity thinks he has
found il one cf these fossils the clew to
the discovery Of electricity, which he
credits to the women Of Syria. Their
wheels were made of amber, to which
they gave the name Of ''the clutcher. "
and Mr.. Benjamin thinks this must
have been because they notised that it
drew to itself the dust or bits Of leaves
or chaff, or even the light fringe Of their
clothing. This was because the amber
became electrified by rubbing against
their loose garments as the spindle de-
scended. He says
'The spinner easily saw this because
the chaff would leap up to the excited
resin and, moreover, unless she We're
careful, the dust and other substances so
attracted would become entangled in
her thread. Therefore she called her am
Der spindle tits ch;cher, for it seemed to
seize those light bodies as if it had in
visible talons which net only graspcd,
but held This was probably the first in
telligent observation Of an electrical ef-
feet Brooklyn Eagle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
MRS. YOUNGWIFE'S ECONOMY.
Also Her Views About the Financial
knowledge cr Her Husband.

The other day Mrs Youngwife came
III to borrow shc mucilage Mrs. Young
wife had written letter, put her last
stamp On the elope ana then address
ed it wrong.
i was SO provoked, " she said "and
l made up my mind I'd save that stamp
if it took ME all the afternoon I've been
at it an hour, but / get it off, Don't you
think I'm CconomicaI?''
Some one suggested that there was a
saying about penny saved was as good
as two earned, but there was another say
ing about "Tenny wise, pound foolish. +"
"AhH' said Mrs Youngwife That's
my husband He j. always complaining
about the size Of our bills. He said To
me this morning What do you do with
all the coal? Do yCu eat it?' assured
him | didn't, Lut what do you think he
docs? He comes home Saturday night
with ~ "a %3 worth cf the most expen-
Eive fruit. which spoils before We can
cat it. They make him pay 81 a dozen
for oranges and tCll him they are from
Spain. They are no mere from Spain
than I am! But so it gocsl
The ether day he met an old ac-
quaintance down town They hadn Z
seen each other since We have been mar
ried.
Well, said the man to my hus-
band, have you a coed boarding place
now?'
Just fair, said my husband
Cheap asked his friend.
Umph! Not exactly' said my hus-
band.
Where is it?' asked his friend.
Up near Sixty-ffth street and
Tenth avenue, said my husband.
I" How much do you pay?' asked his
friend
Wen, it costs me about $50 a
month, said my husband
Great Scottl Are you crazy?' said
his friend. up near Sixty fifth street
and near Tenth avenuel And it costs
you $3.50 a month! Why, what il heav-
ems name makes you do it?'
I'm married. said my husband.
"'Oh' was all his friend said. -
New York sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
An Army Reminiscence.

Speaking Of cures for insomnia, 3"
said an old soldier, makes me think of
our starting out one morning at Z
o'clock, marching 20 miles, and meeting
the enemy at 2 o'clock i'll the afternoon
and fighting till 8, and then marching
back to whore we started from, getting
there at o'clock i'll the morning.
"Some Of the men left in camp had
made a fire to cook their coffee by and
had kept it going through the evening.
1t was now big bed Of red Goals, with
an occasional flicker Of flame going up
from the charred end of a half burned
stick. 1t was a chilly night, and I
thought Id sit down on a log that there
was alongside the fire for a few minutes
and get warm little before turning i'll.
The next thing knew it was 8 o'clock.
1 had gone to sleep the minute l sat
down and had fallen off the log without
waking up.
Now if, a. sometimes happens, | find
myself inclined To lie awake nights, /
just think Of the comfort Of my present
bed as compared with that by the log,
and that is enough. New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
THE EYE


Blue eyes are said to be The weakest.
The upturned eye is typical VI devo.i
When the upper lid covers half or more
Of the pupil, the indication is Of cool de-
liberation.
Gray eyes are said BY some physiog-
nomists to indicate deceit and instability
Of character
An eye the upper lid ~ which passes
horizontally across the pupil indicates
mental ability.
Several species Of jollyfish arc provided
with eve sputs-that L., rudimentary eyes,
which probably give no more than an inn
preston of light
The smallest square III magnitude that
can be perceived by the naked .ye, Of plain
white on plain black, is a square one four
hundred-and-fiftieth part Of an inch
The eye il protected from dust and for
eign substances hy the eyebrows and eye
lashes, I'LL which n considerable amount of
dust will accumulate during the course Of
a days travel on a highway OF in the rail
road ears.
A deer's eyes command wide field Of
vision, and the animal can &c behind a.
weM ~ before, though mot s0 distinctly,
for when alarmed by d noise from the rear
the deer will always turn 30 ~ To gain
clearer view Of the object.
AIUnOugn the Oniuese iiNe on d uIeu III
most exclusively composed Of starch. il is
said they are less afflicted with dyspepsia
than the people of amy other nation.
The longest lived people have generally
been those Who made breakfast the prin-
cipal meal Of the day. The stomach has
more vigor in the morning than at any
other time
With the single exception Of oysters all
foods are more nutritious cooked than un-
cooked, The heat affecting chemical
changes i'll The food which render IL more
easily digested.
An unvitiated appetite is the best guide
in regard to what is safe to be eaten A
wild animal never makes a mistake in its
diet. Donesticated animals, in conse-
quence of artificial feeding, may occasion-
ally d0 sO
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04
FRESH WATER UNDER THE SEA.
Obtained by Divers From Springs Over
lnid by Salt Water.

The hottest region on the earth's sur
face is on the southwestern coast Of Per
sia, ON the border Of the Persian gulf
For 40 consecutive days in the months
Of July and August the mercury has been
known to stand above 100 degrees i'll the
shade, night and day, and to run up Us
high as 1870 degrees in the afternoon.
At Bahrein, in the center of the most
torrid part of this most torrid belt, as
though it We're natures intention 10
make the place az unbearable as posi-
Bile, water from wells is something un-
known Great shafts have been sunk to
depth of 100, 200, 300, and even 500
feet, but always with the same result
no water.
This serious drawback notwithstand-
ing, a comparatively numerous pUpula-
ton contrives to live there, thanks to
copious springs which burst from the
bottom of the gulf more than mile
from the shore. The water from these
springs is obtained in a most curious and
novel manner. Machadores (divers),
whose sole occupation is that Of furnish
ing the people Of Bahrein with the life
giving fluid, repair to that portion of
the gulf where the springs are situated
and bring away with them hundreds Of
bags full Of the water each day. The
water Of the gulf where the springs
burst forth is nearly 200 feet deep. but
these machadores manage to fill their
goatslzin sacks by diving to the Lotion
and holding the mouths Of the bags over
fountain jets-this, tco, without allow
ing the salt water Of the gulf to mix
with it. The source Of these submarine
fountains is Thought to be in the hills
of Osmond, 400 or 500 miles away. Be-
ing situated at the bottom Of the gulf.
il is a mystery how they were ever dis
covered, but the fact remains that they
have Leen known since the dawn Of his
tory.-Public C1inicn.
The instinct of brutcs and insects can
be the effect Of nothing else than the
wisdom and skill Of powerful, ever
living agent.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-06-04

The holly i'll Germany is called Christ
dorm, or Christ's thorn, the legend be-
ing that it was Ct this plant that the
crown If thorns was made. III France
the honor is assigned to the hawthorn,
which Is there called the noble thorn.
In Spain tie legend assigns the honor
to the bramble An old Scotch legend
makes the crown to consist Of thistle
blades. while in the folklore of Eng
land the climbing rose is said TO have
been the plant selected by the persecu-