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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
A new MASONIC HOME.
It Will Be Erected Near Decoto.
Alameda County, This
Year.

The Masonic brotherhood will soon be-
gin the erection of widows and orphans
home near Decoto, Alameda County. the
first building of which will cost about $780,
GOO. 1t will be situated upon 26s acres of
land purchased by the subscription of the
different lodges for about $33, 600.
About three years ago the Grand Lodge
of this State appointed board of trustees
to select site for the home. They are
Charles L. Patton, c. F. Crocser and DR..
Noorsanger of San Francisco; w. Frank
Pierce of Oakland, n. Green Curtis and
William Johnson of Sacramento, Judge F.
NJ. Angellotti of San Rafael. George Kinds
of Los Angeles and Edwin Whipple of De-
coto.
The building to be erected first is hand
some structure of brick faced with sand
stone. 1t will be 100 feet front, 20 feet in
depth and 81 feet high. Springing through
the center will be a tower raising 138 feet
from the pavement The entrance will be
ornamented in marble and polished sand
stone. Over a hundred inmates will be
accommodated in the building.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
home will be given by Golden Gate Com
mandery, Knights Templar, at Mechanics
Pavilion, April 25. The drill corps will go
through their evolutions under the COM
mand of Sir Knight Frank Sumner, the
whole to conclude with ball. It is ex-
pected that the building will be com pleted
by the last of this year.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Cr0SSmal'S Specific MjXtNpa

,shon, en 'nls remedy persons can cure themselve.
wthout the least exposure, Change of dise -
Grange IN application to business The n,adi., ~sdi OK
con.sins morning that Is OF the least ininrv -. .h
Soasia Sas.'a'ion- Ask your druggist for it Price 81
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
IN PARAMOUNT DISTRICT,
The Residents Have Not Been
Forgotten by the Su.
pervisors.

The Fairmount district has not been
neglected in the line of improvements.
Although an outside section it has made
considerable headway in building up hand
some and comfortable dwellings, churches
and schoolhouse.
A handsome steel bridge has just been
finished over the railroad crossing at the
junction of Charles and Arlington streets,
at cost of $500. This with level cross
ing on the line of the railroad at Randall
street and Cortland avenue will give to the
people on both the north and south slope
Of Mission hill safe and acceptable drive
way without the necessity of climbing
round the slope of the hillside
This $500 bridge is not, however, the
only mark OF progress going on in the
Fairmont district. The Spring Valley
Water Company has about finished laying
36.inch pipe from Lake Merced to
Silver avenue heights on the east side of
Mission street to its reservoir Oh Mission
Hill. In order to house the additional
storage of water this company is building
a reservoir alongside the one already
located there. To cross the railroad track
the company had to build bridge for the
main one block north of where the steel
bridge is located. But the water com
pany's structure is wooden, and it did not
cost much.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03

struction, that construction becomes
worked into that contract. and the courts
in such case recognize that construction,
no matter what the original understanding
may have been. So this construction has
worked in between the parties that this
lease was legitimate and authorized and
proper under the original contract rela-
tions as esta blished. There is nothing
which would prevent the implied assent of
Congress under that act that this lessee
should carry on that road"
Don't the United States authorities all
hold that corporate rights must be ex-
pressed?' asked the Acknowledgement.
Eyes" was the reply, giving corporate
rights"
"There is no such thing as an implied
power" continued the Attorney General,
''in addition to those incorporated in the
charter"
81 say that the assent of Congress may
be implied" said Mr.. Pillsbury.
Don't all authorities hold that the as
sent of Congress must be expressed and
cannot be implied?" inquired the Attor-
ney-General.
AS to the contract relations which ex-
listed between the Government and the
Southern Pacific of Kentucky growing out
of this lease" proceeded Mr.. Pillsburv
"they were such that the United States
has recognized these contract relations
and implied assent that they were not in
violation of any of its rights in the case of
the Union Pacific"
Here the court announced that he would
continue the hearing of the argument un-
til next Tuesday morning at II o'clock, to-
day peing Good Friday.
Judge CARRIER. of counsel for the railroad
company, astonished the courtroom at
this juncture by remarking as matter OF
courtesy that he did not agree to the doc
trine of implied assent as advocated by
Mr.. Pillsbury. He would argue that prop
osition. he said. when his turn came to
address the court.
Which of them are we to take, Judge
CARRIER or Mr.. Pillsbury?" inquired Judge
Hayne with comical air.
The court was here adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
SHE FOLLOWS HER AUNT,
Lisle Leigh's Adopted Mother
Was Popular at the Old
California.
The New Leading Lady at the Grand
Went on the Stage When
Four Years Old.

Miss Lisle Leigh, the new leading lady
at the Grand, promises to become as
popular with San Francisco audiences as
her aunt was before her.
Old Californians remember Sara Alex
ander. Miss Lisle Leigh's aunt, we'll.
When almost child she was a member
of Brigham Youngs stock company at
the Salt Lake Theater, and by her singing
and dancing so won the good graces OF the
old Mormon that he had her brought up
with his own children, and frequently
alluded to her as his eleventh daughter
Miss Sara Alexander had q will of her
own. She refused to allow herself to be
married to any of Brigham Young's fol-
lowers, and when she chose to leave the
Salt Lake company she did SO, in spite of
the protests of the saints, who were very
10th to lose their favorite coincidence
Sara Alexander came to California from
Salt Lake, and at the old California
Theater ingratiated herself as much into
the good will OF San Francisco audiences
as she had formerly captured the regard
of the Saints.
Lisle Leigh came on the scene of life at
later date. she was born in Salt Lake and
as her mother died a year or two later her
aunt, Sara Alexander, adopted her. At 4
years old little Lisle made her stage debut
at Louisville in the role of Allie with F.
S. Chanfrau in kit, or the Arkansas
Traveller" Since that time she has PLAYED
almost continuously. sometimes in the
companies of which her aunt was mem
Der and sometimes taking the child roles
for leading dramatic stars. At Is she
began to play emotional roles as a woman.
Miss Llsle Leigh can say with truth that
in her time she has played many parts,
Tor although only about 20 years Of age
she has appeared in over hundred differ
ent roles. Her last tour was with North
ern Lights She created her role in that
drama in Brooklyn last October, and con-
| tinued all through the tour, which ended
in Brooklyn on the 21st of last month.
| Two days later she was on her way to Cali
fornia with her aunt, Sara Alexander, who
always accompanies her on her travels.
and at once began rehearsing at the Grand
ut was quick work, said Miss Leigh
yesterday, .'but am so used to going from
one engagement to another that the habit
has become second nature. Ever since
can remember anything | have always
! been on the stage, except for six months,
| when l was in the betwixt-and- between
stage, neither child nor woman, but
! during that time | was making occasional
! appearances"
| Miss Leigh is tall, well-developed girl,
whose growth has certainly not been re.
| tarded by her precocious stage appear
! ances, though she looks little more than
her 20 years. She has very quiet. mod.
! est manner and relies largely on her aunt
/ in all the business of life. The your g
actress has an especial liking for emo.
tional roles and is looking forward with in
! terest to the experience which six months
! work with stock company will give her
The last time she was here was with tie
Potter Bellew company at the Baldwin.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
STUDENTS ENTERTAINED
An Enjoyable and Instructive Hour in
the Lincoln Evening
School.

The assembly hall of the Lincoln even
ing school, near the corner of Fifth and
Market streets. was filled with the senior
classes last evening, assembled to listen
to Assistant Professor G. c. Plehn of the
department of history of the University OF
California.
The students were highly entertained
and instructed, the subject being ''The
Time of Washington Contrasted With the
Present" City Superintendent Madison
Babcock followed, and reminded the classes
that better preparation for the battle of
life was expected of them than the young
people of the earlier reriod could possibly
have had. The principal A. II. MacDon-
aid, then had the "Salute to the flag"
given in the impressive manner peculiar
to the Lincoln evening"" The hour
closed with America
DR.. E. P. Lewis, distinguished instruc-
tor, recently from the East. but now sue
ceeding the late Professor Harold Whit
ing in the department of physics, Berke-
ley, opened this extension course on
March IL. Instructors Armes and Syle
will follow on successive alternate Thurs
day evenings. This is the largest evening
school in the United States; it has about
thirty classes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
AMID SPRING BLOSSOMS
Nuptials of Miss Millie Greenebaum
and DR.. Herbert Hatch at the Resi-
dence of the Bride.

Miss Millie Greenebaum and DR.. Her
bert Hatch were married yesterday after
noon at O'Clock at the residence of the
brides parents on Van Ness avenue.
The fair bride of yesterday has for the
past few seasons enjoyed the privileges
and attentions accorded a popular belle,
and her charming disposition and rare tact
have made her hosts of friends, She is
possessed of artistic ability and has the
happy. knack of adding grace and beauty
to all her surroundings. She Is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs, J. Greenebaum and
the niece of Louis Sloss and Lewis Gerstle.
DR.. Hatch, the happy groom, is the son
of DIR. ]. H. Hatch. He is a young physi-
clan who has his career before him.
The Greenebaum residence was prettily
decorated for the occasion with profusion
of spring blossoms. Vases and bowls filed
with fragrant roses and violets were dis
tributed in the various apartments on the
ground floor. In the drawing. room piece
of white net, studded with apple and pear
blossoms, spanned the bay-window, and
here the happy couple stood while DR..
Voorsanger performed the wedding SER
vice.
The bride wore a modish tailor gown of
cadet blue broadcioth, with little toque to
match. She was attended by her sisters,
the Misses Alice and Florence Greenebaum,
who otficiated as bridesmaids and were at
tired in dainty gowns of blue and white
organdies.
Howard Morrow was best man and M.
c. Sloss, Louis Greenebaum, William Ger
stle ana s. l. Stone officiated as ushers.
After the ceremony an informal recep-
tien was held. at which about 100 guests
were present.
DR.. and Mrs. Hatch left by last evening s
overland for northern bridal tour. after
which they will return for q short stay in
this City, previous TO going to their future
home at Jackson. Amador County.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Inclined to Rebel Against the
Rulings of Chairman
Caldwell.
THERE MAY BE A DISRUPTION
An Attempt to Prevent the Payment
Of Commissions the Cause of
the Trouble.

Serious trouble is brewing for the West
ern Passenger Association lines, and all on
account of what is denounced by the local
ticket agents as the arbitrary action of
Chairman B. D. Caldwell of the assoc;a-
ton.
Not long ago he made ruling that
through tickets in blank should not be fur
nished to local agents of intermediate
lines by the initial lines-in the case of
this City these being the Southern Paci fic,
the Santa Fe and the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company. According to this
ruling the agents of connecting lines
should take passengers who desire to pur-
chase tickets ov their lines to the Office
of one or the other of these initial lines
and there have him sign his ticket. But
this ruling is violated by everv local pas
senger agent, all of whom carry stock of
Southern Pacific tickets in blank to save
their patrons the Inconvenience of going
to the office of the initial line.
Within the past week, however, Chair
man Caldwell has taken another fling at
the local agents, and this one is viewed
with much stronger dissatisfaction, as it is
more likely to affect the business of their
respective roads on the one hand and their
individual incomes on the other. This
latest ruling prohibits any but coupon or
initial line ticket offices from paying COM
missions to agents of other lines. This
ruling was announced to take effect on
April l, but it is being ignored by all the
agents, and they declare that they will
continue to ignore it, as there is nothing
in the agreement between the roads of the
Western Passenger Association to warrant
the Objectionable ruling.
1t is expected that the failure of the local
men to conform to the dictates of Chair
man Caldwell will soon be brought to the
attention of the latter gentleman, but
what he will be able to do to enforce his
orders is not known. There is no penalty
provided for in these cases and the only
course for Chairman Caldwell to pursue is
to call on the heads of the various roads to
see that his rulings are recognized and
obeyed. Should they fail to do so dis
integration of the association is not an
impossibility.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Violated the Postal Laws.

young man named Josselyn, son of DR.,
Josselyn Of 1912 Market street. was arrested
by Postal Inspector Erwin yesterday for yio-
pears the accused received letter sent bv
Mrs. Mary Pimenlat of San Jose TO physlciai,
at the address where he lived. He opened the
letter, and, learning its contents, he opened up
correspondence with the woman, represent
ing himself as the physician whom she ad.
dressed. In this way he obtained sum of
her. He was released on $1,000 bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Wrlglfs Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands OF persona ,vno
nave @ used them for over forty years to curs Nv
SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS C1Nsrrp.
purify the blood. inpieA AND
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03

overland mail reaches us at any time
within one month after it leaves the
press. The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany gives US excellent transportation
accommodation; the magnificent steamre
hours"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29
eNoLisHMEN AND AMERICA.
Many Who Have Been Warm Friends OF
This Country.

Many Who Have Been Warm Friends OF
This Country.
The fact is that the English public
mon Who have understood America, or
who nave seemed to care to understand
her, have, at least until recently, always
represented small minority. During
the first century Of our national life
scarcely an Englishman of eminence
was clear sighted enough to perceive
Americas real devotion to great ideals
Our British kinsmen thought us horde
of gradgrinds and nothing else, whereas.
in spite of seeming absorption in ma
terial things, the national life was Crap
ping with mighty ethical and political
ideas, which the selfishness and ire
sponsibility Of politicians might some
times distort, but could never stifie.
Leigh Hunt, as Lowell used to remind
MS. could never think of America with.
out seeing in imagination a gigantic
counter stretched all along our seaboard.
and we bore Hunts ridicule with a
complacency that was the more cheerful
because his caliber and weight of metal
were scarcely great enough to do much
execution over sea. Carlyle sneered; we
remembered his dyspepsia and forgave.
Ruskin emptied the Walls of his elo-
quent contempt upon our sacrifice to
Americas freedom and integrity we
abated no jot or title Of our veneration
for his prophets message, while we
stroye to make just allowance for the
vagaries of the hyperasthetic tempera-
ment. These things it was easy to con-
done.
The Englishmen who have understood
American life have judged it by some
thing besides the froth of the irresponsi-
BILE press and the antics Of provincial
statesmen Cobden's fatal exposure
of his life to dc us service and John
| Bripht's brave words in the hour of our
distress can never be forgotten. The
memory of Thomas Hughes-alas! that
we must write memory" now-wlll
always remain rich and fragrant leg
acy, to which, in a peculiar sense, we
are coheirs with Englishmen, while the
work of Mr.. Bryce has not only won
our respect and gratitude, but is bound
| to leave deep impress on our life. None
| of these men was blind to the evident
foibles, defects and crudities OF the
strenuous life of an earnest and write
people. On the other hand, none invited
distrust by silly attempts to fiatter Oh
cajole. But all were quick to recognize
in American aspiration. achievement,
and representative character something
other and better than mere bigness.
They even ventured now and then to
speak of these things as great; but the
words sits better ON their lips than OF
ours.-From "Duty Of Englishmen t.
America" in Century.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29
1Ae skYlARK Anp nae poe1.


How the biithc lark runs up the golden stair
That leans thro' cloudy gates from heaven
20 earth,
And all alone In the empyrcal mir
Fills IL with jubilant sweet songs OF mirthl
How far he seems, how far,
With the light upon his wingsi
Il IL a bird or star
That shines and sings1
What matter II the days be dark and froreG
That sunbeam tells Of other days 10 be-
And singing in tn, light that foods him DER
In Joy he Overtas-s futurity.
Under cloud arches vast
He peeps, and sces behind
Great summer coming fast
Adown the wind.
And now no dives into a rainbow's rivers:
In streams of gold and purple he Is drown /;
shrlly the arrows OF his song he shivers,
AS tho the stormy drops were turned to
sound:
And now he issues through.
He Sc, cloudy tower:
Family. he falling dew.
His last notes shower.
Let every wind be hushed. that may hear
The wondrous things he tells the earth be-
low:
Things that we dream of he is watching near,
Hopes that we never dreamed he would be.
stow:
Alas! the storm hath rolled
Back the gold gates again,
Or surely he had told
All heaven to meni
Frederick Tennyson.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29
How . For Gets RID Of FIeas.

Reynard is knowing animal The
foxes are much tormented by fieas, but
when the infection becomes too severe
they know how to get rid of the insects.
They gather from the bark of trees
moss, which they carry to q stream that
deepens by degrees. Here they enter the
water, still carrying the moss in their
mouths, and going backward. begin
ming from the end Of their tails, they
advance till the whole body, with the
exception of the mouth, is entirely inn
merscd. The feas, during this proceed
ing. have rushed in rapid haste to the
dry parts, and finally to the moss, and
the fox, when he has. according to his
calculation, allowed sufficient time for
all the flcas to take their departure,
quietly opens his mouth. The moss
floats off down the stream with its bur-
den Of fieas. and when it is out of jump
ing reach the fox finds its way to the
hank much relieved. Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29
Cosmopolitan New York.

A curious characteristic Of New York
is the extraordinary mixture of Ian
guages that has come about within the
last few years. Few people living ON
Fifth avenue or its short side street
tributaries realize that there are miles
Of this city where English is either not
spoken at all or brokenly. where there As
q mixture of tongues as confusing as
ever made trouble ON the tower of Ba'
bel.
A Russian emigrant who settled on
the east side studied German six years
before she discovered it was not the Ian
guage Of the country She was not
stupid woman. but her tenement ano
her street were German and her world
did not reach beyond. New York Jour
nal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29
CATCHING COD IN MAINE.
The Fisherr,sss Set Out Travis with ThrSe
Thou.and Hooks Attached.


In the herring fishery everything is
done with the seine In fishing for cod.
halibut and hake hand lines are used to
a limited extent, but most Of the cap
lures are made by travis. All Of the
craft are schooner rugged, and but few
Of them carry topmasts. This gives
them a slovenly appearance aloft, but
they do away with the spar because the
craft rolls less in a sea when at anchor.
There are no fine lines about the hulls.
The object is room and stability, and
while they are good seaboats they are
not fast sailers. The owners Of the craft
find travis, small boats. salt and pro-
visions, and two trips year is the av-
erage for the craft which salts her fish
ON board.
Out of the feet few take ice and re-
turn to market with fresh fish every
two or three weeks. but the majority
catch and salt down. The crew go on
shares. When the craft returns. the
owners figure up the expense of the
outfit and add to it half the value of
the catch. What is left is divided pro
rata among the crew. If the catch has
been good, each one of the 10 or is
men has made about $40 per month,
but it is quite as likely that he won't
have made dollar day, though he has
had free board all the time, and good
board at that. Fishing on the banks at
any time of the year is hard and dis
agreeable work.
Goldfish are very erratic in their
movements. A schooner may have fish
around her for 30 days, one day being
as good as another, or she may sail and
drift for three or four days without
getting bite If luck is with her,
down goes the anchor, and the trawlers
begin to work. A trawl may be de.
scribed as a rope many hundred feet
long, to which at intervals of 38 inches
fishhooks are attached by lines about
two feet long. There are 5000 hooks to
the average trawl, which is attended by
two men. Each man has 1900 hooks to
bait and care for. The rope is weighted
to sink within few feet of the bottom
and is then buoyed. The trawl is gen
orally set late in the afternoon and
overhauled the next morning
If luck is with the fishermen, 500 cod
may be taken from trawl. They are q
voracious fish, and in Selling the bait
firmly hook themselves. 1t often hap
pens that the 8, 900 hooks may be over
hauled without securing more than 5(
fish, but again the catch may be $500.
The boats of the trawlers look some
thing like ordinary river skiffs, but
are very buoyant and easily handled. A
schooner with 16 men aboard puts out
A travis and s men. The rest are
| left to work the craft and attend to the
fish as they come in. Lewiston Journal
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29

die weight limit, and the match to take
place within two weeks. Stakes to be
800 side. Mr.. Dryer is about through
with his visit here and therefore would
like the date set within two weeks.
Should this proposition prove satisiac-
DRY to Mr.. Wilcox, that gentleman may
deposit forfeit with the NEWS and send
on articles OF agreement to the News
representative at Hancock for Mr..
Dryers signature. II a satisfactory
agreement cannot be arrived at in this
way then a meeting between the parties
interested NAV follow.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-29
The Einlanders,

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganized in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper
ty OF it's mem ers. Have paid fire losses
over %, 600 during it's existence. The
company paid back during the last year
to sixty-two of it's members oil hve years
standing SO per cent OF their premiums.
amounting to $500. Will pay back
curing this year on the same rate to
thirty-six members Of Eve years stand
ing LAT. On the first day Of July
the company had Ala members, $351,-
$40 worth Of property insured, and
s7,611.27 in treasury. For further par
ticuIars apply to the undersigned.
JOHN BLoMovIsT, President.
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
once, 44S Pine street, upstairs, Red
Jacket.