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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

favor State control by some such plan as
the successful dispensary law of South
Carolina, and the Prohibitionists, OF
course, wouldn't have that.
81 think that probably 80 per cent of the
Populist vote will be in favor of the equal
suffrage amendment, and that it will I'M
doubtedly be carried. The county COM
mittee intends to make vigorous cam
paign in this City, and there will, this
year, be a realignment OF forces that will
be felt here. This year, for the first time,
we will have an election officer in every
polling booth in the State. which will be
another advantage"
Such was this Populist leaders resume
of the present position of his party in
California. The Populist guns will not do
much booming until after the National
convention, when conventions will be held
to make county. municipal and Legislative
nominations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
NATIONAL VETERANS.
Ninth Annual Meeting, Election of
Officers and Banquet Mt the
Occid entail.


Occidental.
The ninth annual meeting Of the Vet
Grams Association of the National Guard
of California was held at the Flood build
ing last evening. Major A. D. Grimwood,
commander, presided. The following
officers for the ensuing year were elected:
Commander, Colonel Sheldon 1. Kellogg;
vice-commander, Colonel A. d. Cutler; re-
corder, Sergeant E. N Shook; financier, Cap
tain C. P. LIE Breton; treasurer, Lieutenant G.
S. Benedict; finance committee-Colonel IL. T.
Bush, Colonel ]. P. Robertson, Colonel Thomas
+. Barry.
The anniversary banquet took place at
the Occidental Hotel. Major Hooper pro-
vided for 176 veterans, and that number sat
down. The lower dining hall was beauti-
fully festooned with flags.
Colonel Kellogg was POSTMASTER, and
the sentiments and respondents Were:
Our Country-C. L. Tilden.
Our State-C. S. Benedict.
Our Cfty-C. L. Taylor.
Past Commander-A. D. Grimwood.
Our Future-T F. Barry.
The Ladies-W. G. Little.
Several past commanders were present,
and among them was specially noticed
General John Hewston, the first COM
mander of the organization.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
WANTS DIVORCE HERSELF.
Mrs. Meyers Peculiar Allegations
Against Her Ex-Husband.

Mrs. Meyers Peculiar Allegations
Against Her Ex-Husband.
Mrs. Marie A. Meyer has applied to
Judge Slack to have him set aside the de-
cree of divorce entered in favor of Charles
+. Never and against her. and to render
judgment in her favor in the case.
Mrs. Meyer says she was married to
Meyer in July, 1894, in Oakland. She
says he wanted the fact of the marriage
kept secret for year anyway, as his
father would seriously interfere with his
prospects if he knew of the ceremony. In
November, 1894, she says, she found he
had commenced divorce proceedings
against her, but when she inquired he told
her it was done to appease the wrath OF
his fat her. who had learned of the mar
riage. She says he.toid her the divorce pro-
ceedings would not be prosecuted to the
end and to ignore them altogether. She
did so, but afterward found the divorce
had been granted to him, and upon the
ground of infdelity-a thing she strongly
objects to, as she says it is without foun-
dation.
In the meantime, Mrs. Meyer says, her
husband has been married again, so she
wants the original divorce to be given to
her instead of to him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
MINERAL LAND LAW.
Twelve Commissioners Recomme ended
by the Miners Association.

by the Miners Association.
The executive committee of the Califor-
MIA Miners Association met at the Union
League Club last evening and recon-
mended to President Cleveland as commits
sioners to designate mineral land within
railroad grants. the following:
Edward II. Benjamin, Alameda; John
McMurray, Trinity; Mark B. Kerr, Gala
veras; George D. Mclean, Nevada; HUI
bert Vischer. Hollister; Chris Runckel,
Colfax; John D. McGiilvary, San Fran
cisco; Thomas Poyzer. Alameda; Samuel
K. Thornton, San Francisco; E. G. Lotus,
Calaveras; T. NJ. Kendrick. Tuolumne;
Ferdinand Van Leicht, San Francisco; E.
b. Preston, Lassen.
The first four mentioned are practical
mining men, residents of California, one
from each of the four,districts. The Presi-
dent indicated to Il. L. Ford that he de-
sired such recommendations in order to
comply with the law, which requires one
in each district to be practical mining
man and resident of the State.
A special committee, appointed two
months ago, considered forty applications
for twelve commissionerships, and last
evening recommended twelve. The ex-
ecutiye committee last night passed in
these recommendations.
| Inc speCiai com Hlttee consisted OF Jacob
| Neff. John M. Wright, Charles Hoffman.
Edward Coleman. and.William G. Ralston
taking the place OF Charles G. Yale, who
resigned.
At last nights session Judge Wallling
asked that the Nevada County Miners AS
ISOLATION be given further time to consider
the name recommended from that district.
He had no objection to George d. Mclean.
but thought the association should be con
suited. Samuel Thornton said the matter
was State and not a county affair and
then the motion to confirm prevailed.
The motion to ratify the twelve recon.
mended prevailed.
! 1t is expected that the bill will pass in a
few days and that the President will ap-
point three commissioners from each OF
| the four districts.
| These names will be transmitted to
Washington at once to forestall private
| pressure for the place. The job paws $40 q
day, and will last tor some time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

pastors appointed by the various ministe-
rial bodies to meet with Rev. Hermann
Warszawiak when the meeting was called
to order yesterday afternoon in the Young
Mems Christian Association building. In
addition to the Jewish evangelist and H.
Chester and l.. Katie, there were Rev. F.
Flqwith, Rev. Mr.. Boynton and Rev. Mr..
Stewart.
Hermann Warszawiak and H. Chester
were appointed CONN ittee to superin-
tend all arrangements as to Mr.. Warsza-
walks plans for preaching, etc. 1t was
decided on the invitation of Mr.. Boynton
that he should preach at the First Baptist
Church next Sunday morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
The REPUBLICAN LADIES,
Mrs. Addie L. Ballou Makes
Her Report From the
Convention.
An Enthusiastic Suffrage Meeting
Held at the California
Hote'.

There was large and interested attend
ance at the meeting of the Woman's Re-
publican Club which was held last night
at the California Hotel.
Mrs. Addie L. Ballou reported for the
delegates, consisting of herself, Mrs. DIR.
Noble and Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn,
who had been sent by the club to the re-
cent Republican Convention at Sacra-
mento. Her account was naturally an
inspiring one to the ladies and gentlemen
present and it aroused warm applause
Mrs. Ballou said that twenty years ago
the National Republican League had taken
woman by the hand and that the suffrfige
plank recently adopted by the Republi-
cans of California was only what was to
have been expected of such an enlightened
party. ave are part of the Republican
party, and we have been with you tonight
to report our work done," concluded Mrs.
Ballou.
The report was unanimously accepted
and ordered to be placed on file.
Charles Wesley Kyle, the next speaker,
said: '1n order to achieve anything you
must organize effectively. 1 believe
wherever We attain anything in this life it
is by active earnest WORK.
Mrs. Emma Gregory, the president of
the Woman's Republican Club. when
called upon for few words, said that she
Endorsed everything the last speaker had
said except upon one point.
cit is our duty not to talk politics alone,
but to show our gratitude to the Repub-
lican party" Mr.. Kyle here explained
that for the moment he had forgotten that
he was addressinga Republican club and
his explanation was smilingly accepted.
Several other speakers spoke :ndorsing
suffrage. among them being S. c. T. Curey
and J. Beach.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
RI0RDAN'S REVENGE.
warrants sworn Out for the Arrest Of
Three Men for Battery.

Three Men for Battery.
Tom Rlordan, young man awaiting his
preliminary examination on the charge OF
burglary, swore out warrants yesterday in
Judge Lows court for the arrest of Charles
Harold, blacksmith, San Bruno road and
Army street, William Riordan and H.
Leopold, on the charge of battery.
Rlordan used to work for Harold and
Harold accused him of breaking into
his house on April 16. On Thursday after
noon Harold and the two others captured
Rlordan on the San Bruno road and Rior-
dan alleges that they took him into Har-
ro!ds barn and strung him up to the
rafters TILL policeman arrived.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
BEAUTY WEEDS
WITH SCIENCE,
Nuptials of Miss Denicke
and Professor Leusch.
ner.
A YEARS HONEYMOON.
The Groom Is an Astronomer of
Undisputed Reputa-
ton.
JUDGE SLACK OBLIGATED.
Flowers Bloom Around the Happy
Pair and Friends Gather to
Congratu ate.
JUDGE SLACK OBLIGATED

Beauty and science joined hands last
evening when Professor Leuschner. of the
Astronomical Department of the State
University, and Miss Ida Denicke, only
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

Tomato plants have been grated on
potato plants, giving a crop of tomatoes
above the ground and of potatoes below.
Potatoes grated on tomatoes have pro-
duced flowers and apples and few tubers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

Col. Samuel Stoutener, who would eat up to-
bacco like q COW eats hay, tried this wonderful
remedy, and even Samuel, after all his years of
slavery, lost the desire.
J. z. Cobler, leasing Evans, Frank Dell, Geo.
3. May, c. Q. Skillington, Hanson Robinett
have since tried No-To-Bac, aud in every case
they report, not only cure of the tobacco
habit, but a wonderful improvement in their
general physical and mental condition, all of
which goes to show that the use of tobacco had
been injurious to them in more ways than one
All OF the above gentlemen are so well
pleased with the results that we do not hest
tate to join them in recommending it to suffer
Ing humanl y, as We have thoroughly tnvesti-
gated ana are satisfied that No-Io-Bac does the
work well and is a boon to mankind.
The cost is trifiing, and three boxes are guar.
anteeo 10 cure any case, or money refunded.
No-lo-bac can De secured at any drugstore
Get the famous booklet Don't Tobacco Spit and
Smoke Your Life Away" Written guarantee
and Tree sample mailed for the asking. Address
The Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

William Princeley, 800 Sanchez street, died at
the City and County Hospital yesterday from
injuries received from q fall downstairs on
May IL.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21

In Roumania women both study and
practice medicine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
NEW TO-DAY.
NEW TO-DAY.
never TOO LATE
Premature Old Age Made
Impossible.
A Lifetime Habit Easily Broken-It's
Easy If You Only Take the
Right Road.
From the Press, Ercrett, Pol

A mum be. Of our
great and most in
veterate tobacco
smokers and chew
ers have quit the
use OF the filthy
weed. The reform
Z was started by
Aaron Gorbor, who
was a confirmed
slave for many
years to the use of
tobacco. He tried
the use of No-To-
BAG, and to his
great surprise and
: delight it cured
him.
Hon. c. w. Ash
com, who had been
SIN oking for sixty
years, tried No-To-
BAG, and it cured
him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
HUDY AN,
A PAIN
IN YOUR
OWN LIVER

May mean that you are suffering from
liver trouble, or it may mean something
else. You can tell all about the liver If
you want to call or write for the old
doctors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05

toucb,no. The close of the lecture on
George III used to be listened to with a
rapt attention-every one dreading lest
the slightest interruption should cause q
sentence or a word to be lost. The de-
livery of tho two or three lines from
"King Lear was perfect in its way.
But it was only an English gentleman
of culture reading from manuscript.
There was no attempt whatever at char
acteri zation. There was in that sense
no life about it. Thackeray very wisely
kent to what be could do well and easi-
" and made no effort to stir his audi
ences to any such emotions as those
which were constantly aroused by Dick
ems.
If Thackeray had given readings from
his novels, the result would most GER
tainly have been failure. We should
only have heard Thackeray reading. We
should never have been led for moment
to believe that we were listening to
Rawdon Crawley or Major Pendennis OF
Henry Edmond. But with Dickens all
was alive, the figures seemed to stand
upon the stage before us. There were
many fine public readers in Dickens
time and there have been many fine
public readers since his time; but no
body else has done exactly what he did.
London News.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

First Presbyterian Church, on Frederick 81
between New and Market streets, services
II g. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev. A. M. Fraser
Second Presbyterian church corner Freder.
lex and Lewis streets. Services at II a. m
and 8. Pastor, Rev. VIM. Cumming.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, worship at Y.
M. G. A. Hall. Services at II q. m.. and p. m.
Rector. Rev. r. C. Jett.
Trinity Episcopal church, Main street, be-
tween Lewis and Church streets. Services at
II a. M, and 8 p. m. Rector, Rev. W. Q. HUI
linen
United Brethren churel, Lewis street, be
tween Main and johnson streets. Services at
II a. m and p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. D DON
ovan.
Methodist church. Lewis street, between
Main and Frederick streets. Services at IL
m. and p. m. Pastor, Rev. ]. H. Boyd, D. d
Christ Evangelical Lutheran church Lew
is street, between Main and Frederick streets
Services at II a. m. and p. m. Pastor. Rev.
H. F. Shealy.
Baptist church, corner Main and Washing
ton streets. Services at II a. m. and p. m
Pastor, Rev. W. j. E. Cox.
st. Francis Roman Catholic, North Augusts
street, Mass at and 1890 a. m. Vespers and
benediction of Most Blessed Sacrament at
p. m. Pastor, Rev. Father McVerry.
Young Mems Christian Association, corner
Main and Water streets. Services at p. m.
Sunda
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
THE OLD LOG WATERING TROUGH,

In curious twist of the grass grown road,
Just over beyond the spruces.
Lies moss embroidered watering trough
Brimful of the limpid juices
Distilled from the heart Of the hill above
By the gnomes that toll hereunder.
I can hear the rush of their eltin feet
And their echo gnomic thunder.
This watering trough is the quaintest thing
Twas carved with an ak or hatchet
In the crudest way, with the rudest blows
I doubt If the world can match 1t.
The tooth of time, or the ak, has made
A notch in the farther corner,
Where many c barefoot girl has drunk
And many Jackey Horner.
The dear old log is twisted thing,
But it holds the sweetest water
That ever was drunk by beast or bird
Or uuaffed by son or daughter,
And yesterday, after forty years,
searched until I found it
A doubtful chance, for the grasses arms
We're lovingly clasped around it.
A face looked up from the mimic sea-
Alas, twas not the old one!
But the yellow frog at the farther end
Was the very same old bold one
A pop eyed fend-who never winked
When I bent to quaff the nectar.
If it wasn't that same old "crazy quilt,
1t must have been his specter.
And Nell-oh, Nell-do you mind the day
You knelt down close beside me
1 never shall forget it, sweet,
Whatever may betide me
And we bent above this telltale cup.
Rejecting untold blisses,
Where we saw two faces looking up
And kisses chasing kisses?
A brown faced, blue eyed, barefoot girl
The angels, how they love herl
A barefoot boy with bleeding feet,
Her constant, gray haired lover
Will search the paths Of heaven some day
For such nook as this is
And find, perchance, this very pool,
With all its treasured kisses.
Edward A. jerks in Granite Monthly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
a Canadian Marriage Custom

A singular marriage custom prevails
among the French Canadians in Quebec.
After the morning marriage service in
the church the bridal party, in caleche
or carriole, make tour of calls upon
relatives and friends during the day and
then return again to church for vespers.
Before the evening dance at the
brides neg home comes the supper.
When the company rise from the table,
the bride keeps her seat, and some one
asks with great dignity: "Why does
madam wait? Is she SO soon in bad
grace?'
She replies: "Somebody has stolen
my slipper. cannot walk"
Then they carry her, chair and all,
into the middle of the room, while
loud knocking announces grotesque
ragged vender of boots and shoes. He
kneels before the slipperless bride and
tries on long succession Of old boots
and shoes Of every variety and size until
at last he finds her missing shoe.
The groom redeems it for good price,
which is spent in treating the com
pany. If the groom is not watchful, they
steal her hat and cloak, which he re-
deems in the same way, and they have
been known to steal the bride, for which
there must be liberal pay. The church
forbids round dances, SO they content
themselves with contra dances. The
event Of the evening is a good jig. II
which guest volunteers to outdanc'
the bride. If successful, the visitor de
MAJ is prize from the groom. Pear
SOD Weekly,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
DICKENS AS A READER.
His Style Was In Striking Contrast With
That of Thackeray.

His Style Was In Striking Contrast With
That of Thackeray.
It was a new thing for an author like
Dickens to read in public from his own
works, and there were many even among
his own friends who feared that the ex-
pertinent might be failure. 1t was, in
fact, splendid success. The author Of
the christmas Carol" had every posi-
BILE quality which could be needed to
make great popular reader. He had
MAGNIFICENT voice, capable of expressing
every mood Of human emotion without
any apparent effort CT strain. He had a
strikingly handsome face, with eyes that
lighted like stars He was a natural
born actor-probably the best amateur
actor ever known in England. As an
after dinner speaker he had no equal in
his own time, and has had, SO far as we
know, no equal since. When such man
came to read story like the "Christ-
mas Carol" one can easily imagine the
effect upon a popular audience. Or, in
deed, 1t may be that we are not quite
right in this-perhaps no one who did
not hear Dickens read the story could
imagine how the reading went home to
the hearts of all the listeners. It is not
likely that we shall ever listen to such
a performance again. The reading was
thoroughly dramatic in the best sense Of
the word. Dickens acted all the parts.
In some of the especially in
that from "Oliver Twist" which told
Of the murder of Nancy by Bill Skies,
the effect was almost too terrible for the
audience People held their breaths /;
some could hardly keep from crying
aloud. Of course there was nothing Of
this kind in the "Christmas Carol "
The miser, Scrooge, was admirably act
ed, and he was the only harsh note in
the whole performance, and his harsh
note came to be softened before the end.
It was testimony to the genuineness
of Dickens dramatic powers that admir-
ers used to dispute about his impersona-
tion of some of his own characters. We
all had our own favorites and our own
disparagings. Many, for example, were
not satisfied with Dickens reading Of
the part of Sam Weller It was admira.
BILE comedy, they said. only 1t was not
J Dickens Sam Weller, the Sam Weller
Dickens himself had taught us to ex-
pect The very criticism showed what
reality there must have been in the
whole performance. Nothing could be
less like the reading Of an ordinary lee
ture hall than this vivid drama which
Dickens flashed upon his admirers.
Nothing could be less like Dickens
reading than Thackeray's lectures
/ Thsckeray. although very poor speak
| er in public, was delightful reader
I His readina was effective. beautiful anl
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
He Knew Mamma.

The eldest boy of the German emper-
or is a little bit Of an enfant terrible.
One day the little crown prince was be-
ing laboriously catechised by the chap
lain, who continually impressed him
that all men are sinners. "Well," ex-
claimed the boy impatiently, being
wearied Of these admonitions, father
NAV be a sinner, but I know mother
isn't"