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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-01


bride: "'Thereupon he took his either an
sang an old morning song.
"'Ah, that sounds indeed said the Joy
fully surprised. exactly as the song which
poor captive knight in the north tower
sings when pasture my sheep in the
neighborhood' With these words the
maiden sprang away"
II don't tink," said Mrs. Pearlpowder.
doubtfuliy, ''that that was the Lorelei.
Il tink dis rock now coming is her.
Mrs. Whitehall regarded her with deep
indignation. To have wasted her senti.
ments upon a commonplace rock was
maddening.
The children on our left now began to
ciamor for food and baskets being pro-
duced they were soon talking again with
their mouths full of apple and bread and
jam. Every other moment one or the
other would precipitate himself upon the
melancholy gentleman with the news
paper and drag him reluctantly to see
some view. The smallest hopeful in a
sailor dress, insisted upon climbing up
Mrs Whitehat's sleeve with iammy
fingers to investigate her hat, upon which
several punches of cherries bobbed in the
breeze. The fond mother reproached the
child mildly, and Mrs. Whitehall moved
as far as she could, but the attractions
were too alluring and soon the little
darling was pulling off the cherries and
eating them biissfulIy.
81 feel like a murderer" said Mrs.
| Whitehall, "but do hope they'll have an
almost instantaneous fatal effect"
| With reproachful glances at Mrs. White
| hat the nnthar uardad of
trophe, and the baby shrieked with ear
piercing yells into that irate lady's ear.
| The poodle barked furiously, and there
I were strained relations for the rest of the
! day.
The little bride continued to read aloud,
the pearl powder lady continued to give
| us her impressions as to the scenery and
10 correct them later on. The dear little
boy asked questions over and over again,
and punched his mother to attract her at
tention. The melancholy gentleman fell
asleep behind his paper, and the sun
burned the skin from our noses. Broken
bits of conversation foated to US in this
wise. 1t was all SO romantic.
"Just think, dear" murmured the bride,
''this is st. Goar, and the guidebook says
it is 1900 years Old"
| "Dldnt grow as fast as Chicago, did
it?'' said the young husband, looking at
the gray little village with most open con-
| tempt.
On We steam past the Rudesheim, where
the sun glitters in the wings of the noble
figure of Germania guarding her river.
Opposite is Bingen of dying soldier
fame" and behind are the vineclad hills.
On We steam past Coblentz with its tre-
mendous fortresses; past the gloomy
ruined towers of Roland's castle, and the
little bride reads the legends of the LoreIei
and Bishop Hatto eaten by mice in his
impregnabIe tower. black and terrible,
haunted by his restless spirit. It is i'm
possible to shudder with horror: for that
the poodle and the baby are excellent an
tidotes. lean only quote as typical of all
our sentiments another verse of that too
delightful Rhine-Wine song:
On the Rhine, on the Rhine our vines grow,
Blessed be the charming, romantic Rhine,
Which its iovially sociable people well know
Yield freely the exhil-i-aratng noble wine.
VAN DYcK Brown.
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Instances of this kind, however, were not
numerous, for the people. though not par
ticularly moral. were notably law-abiding
for mixed community.
The moral and religious welfare of the
population had not received much atten-
ton up till that first election day. There
were three Protestant places of worship,
but the Catholics had either to go to San
Francisco or to Mission San Jose. w. W.
Brier of Centerville, who was elected first
Superintendent of Education, was the
pioneer Protestant minister of the county.
In the same year QS53) attention was
first paid to the business of fruit-growing.
Before that the only trees in the county
were those belonging to the mission
orchards, of which e. L. Beard possessed
the best A few months after the first
county election several gentlemen dubbed
together and sent Captain Whalley to
Rochester. N. Y, for general assortment
of trees. Fancy sending man around
Cape Horn to New York for some young
fruit treesi
And upon this slight foundation has
grown up the wealthy county of to-day,
with its "modern Athens" its "classic
Berkeley" its esthetic Alameda, its nu-
merous interior towns and complete sys-
tenn of railroads its wealth. producing
orchards and its growing manufactures.
STUART w. BoorHr
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For sole answer Mrs. Whitehall held up
the glass. The pollywogs were kicking
and splashing about with youthful aban-
don. We regarded them with the livelIest
interest.
She packed her trunk that night. Art
was, after all, she concluded. but pas
time, a luxury: and no serious-minded
person could hope to devote herself to it
with ardor and not find it a disillusionist.
Never have / heard such pessimistic views
of the future OF painting.
And on the frs; train in the early morn
ing Mrs. Whitehall left the Dutch village
and her artistic longings behind her. By
what means she prevailed upon Miss Grey
to join her, by what Establishments. tears,
threats, prophecies and cajoiings she in
duced me TO drop palette and brushes and
depart for trip on the Rhine. l leave the
| intelligent reader to conjecture.
Cologne was q reward to US for our sac
rifices. The great cathedral, against the
night sky, lowered loftily above the enor-
nous railroad station, the swarming hotels
the incongruous rushing, modern streets,
a mute monument of the superiority OF
age. In the old days the ancient houses
crept around it to its very feet, black, lean
in {, old houses. almost as antique as the
protecting towers. At great expense the
streets around it were cleared, great hotels
were built and the rail road stations. The
| Improvement, from the picturesque stand
point is distinctly questionable.
We attended mass in the morning, the
beadie being finally induced to allow US
to enter.
He was as magnificent as famingo
that red-robed beadle; and never have two
feet been SC ample a support. He see med
10 push them along the stone pavement
like snowshoes. His intelligence was not
| as we'll developed.
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Every one has seen the Rhine. except a
few million people who have not, but for
these unfortunates guidebooks exist
not in German-English.
Suffice to say that for the first hour, the
wonderful purple hills, the castles around
which so many legends have been woven,
were to be seen in the enchantment OF a
flood OF golden sunshine. The river
sparkled blue and silver; the joy was un-
controlled. After this there were shad-
ows. The pearl powder lady, who was a
singer, she informed US, crossed to our
side with her poodle in her arms. She
had seen the Rhine countless times.
"Yap, yap," snapped the poodle.
She pointed out tho Lorelei almost i'm
mediately and we gazed at lonely rock
in the water with all the proper emotions.
"You can almost imagine her sittin e
there singing with her golden comb and
her golden hair" sighed Mrs. Whitehall.
"I'ye always had an interest in her char
acter; she was so frank and aboveboard in
her transactions"
"Singing with her golden hair!' re-
peated Verdantina.
Mamma" cried one Of the dear little
American boys, punching his mother &c
attract her atte ention, "what did you say
this river WASP"
1.-THE Rhine, my darling. That wonder
full river mother has so often told you
about
"Why is it the Rhine?" asked my dar
ling.
Edwin, listen to this" said the little
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The First Election
in Alameda Countu

The view OF Oakland from Broadway
wharf in the year when the first election
of officers was held cannot fail to interest
the thousands OF people who will vote
next Tuesday. Many of them will be the
sons and grandsons OF the pioneers of the
county, and the wealth of the modern
city is in a great measure the result of the
labors of 9en whose names are now the
most powerful and the most honored IN
the county. And there are just a few ex-
ceptions.
The first election OF officers for. the new
county was held in May, 1858. Although
parties were organized throughout the
State as Wings and Democrats, politics
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Bairds Suggestions
For Notwithstanding

After having climbed about every noun
tain and hill around this City within ra-
dius of fifty miles that was worthy of the
effort / have come to the conclusion that
too much care cannot be exercised on the
subject of clothing. To come to a better
understanding on this subject let us con-
slider the elements and obstacles that have
to be met.
To begin with, the heat of the journey,
arising from the laborious ascent and the
rays of the sun if the trip is undertaken
in the daytime and on sunny day. is
sometimes excessive. But, on the con-
trary, the chill of the cooler atmosphere of
the summit should be provided for. A per-
son could catch dreadful cold by dropping
under tree in breeze and cooling off
suddenly. To provide against these ex-
tremes a man should wear pair OF old
trousers OF some thick, hard material. Ii
you have such pair reserve them jeal-
ousiy for such occasions, as they are in.
valuable, and for these reasons.
If they are OF old material you will have
no compunctiols in throwing yourself on
the ground anywhere if you get very tired.
For my part have dropped in the middle
of the road on blazing hot day on Diablo
at the only piece of shade anywhere in
sight. If they are of hard material they
will resist the briars and thorns when you
leave the beaten tracks. Such material is
very likely to prove cool in hot weather
and warm In cool-strange as it may SEEM
Mine are so, at any rate. This is most
important consideration when you cannot
very we'll carry on your back knapsack
full of changes OF raiment. Remember, q
thin pair of trousers are most likely to
tear; and moreover, you are very likely tc
catch cold at the first sudden change. The
coat should, as far as possible, be in keep.
ing with what have just said. The shir,
should be of flannel and not too thick
The hat had better be of the slouch order
soft, with plenty of small holes in the
crown. Straw does very well, hut it is no
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as adaptable to being turned into pillow
and is more likely to be injured in an
accident.
Shoes are the most important part OF
mountain climbers outfit. Ill.titting foot
gear can do more to unfit man for long
tramp and pleasant time than anything
l know of. This subject has been a
speciality with me for years, and l will
take the public in my confidence. Above
all things your shoes should be tried and
seasoned. No matter how many patches
there may be on them. so long as they fit
well and are practically sound they will
fulfill the requirements.
Choose an old pair of shoes, even if they
have been cast aside, as long as the uppers
are in fairly good condition they will do.
Take them to a shoemaker, tell him what
you expect to do with them. Have him
half sole and heel them, put patches on
the cracks and sew them. Tell him not
to mind appearances. but to do his work
thoroughly. After this try your shoes on,
and if they are at all loose cut out pair
of pasteboard insoles carefully; they will
MAKE the feet fit snugly and absorb the
perspiration.
Another matter of preparation is of con-
siderable importance. For two days be-
fore tramp do not drink any more water
than you can possibly help. If you can
abstain entirely and not drink swallow
for twenty-four hours before you will be
much better Off 1t may not be generally
known, but person in good health can
abstain from liquids of. any kind for a
week without danger or weakness. DR..
m e. - AL b. =
then continued for thirty-three days m ore
on water only. The more water you pour
into your system the more you will sweat,
and the more you sweat the more uncom-
Portable you will be. There may be ex.
ceptions to the latter rule, but they are
rare.
In my recent walk on TamaIpais no
ticeu two things that bear on this subject:
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had evolved her picturesque attire we
never discovered.
She asserted it was ali from her inner
consciousness. Her hair was an elabora-
ton of disorder that would have made her
fortune on the stage from its disheyeled
masses; strings OF it fell over her eyes and
ears. She wore a crumpled shirt waist.
with a careless tie. Her skirt, which
seemed to be little damp, was stained
and discolored. and hung longer on one
side than OH the other a bit of braid dan
gled from it. She wore a mans Scotch
fore and aft cap. and. with superb at,en-
ton to detail, smudge OF brown paint
ran from her cheek under her neck. There
was not touch of exaggeration about her
costume.
This las promising beginning, but the e
next day it rained Mrs. Whitehat could
not bring herself to paint the model. The
models in question were two diminutive
women, of 6 and g. with ragged clothing
and sticky white hair.
IF could scrape them frst!' she sug-
gested.
So she read novels all day at the win
dow.
1t rained for three days, increasingly
the vegetable garden was mud patch
the fields were soaked; the dam pness was
] thing to be felt.
On the morning or the fourth day Mrs.
Whitehall appeared on the scene with a
glass of water, which she pointed at with
a tragic gesture.
II held 1t up to the light" she groaned.
''I-was about to brush my teeth. l.
don't think it is good habit TO brush
your teeth in Holland. The natives never
do. and do you know the reason?"
''They have no toothbrushes," sug.
gested Verdantina.
''They have no teeth, F" I offered timidIy.
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able to announce in 18S9-90 that the rota-
lion periods of both planets corresponded
nearly or perhaps exactly with the time
of their revolution. In case of Venus this
is DDS days, and it was also found that its
axis is perpendicular to the plane of the
orbit or nearly so. The accepted periods
of 231l hours he classed as erroneous de-
duclions. not even according with the OBJ
servations on which they are based, which
he found to be rather confirmatory of his
own conclusions. To the atmosphere of
Venus he attributed the variations noticed
by Bianchini. one OF the early observers,
who assigned rotation period of about
twenty-four days; while the earth's atmos-
phere was held responsible for the blunt
ness of the cusps and the indentations of
the termination. Finally this worthy sue
cessor of Calico invites the renewed at
tention of observers to the southern por-
tions of the planet where clear markings
sometimes appear, from which q more
accurate estimate of the rotation period
may be deduced, and also mentions the
occasional bright spots as real phenomena.
Unfortunately the daylight observations
of Venus at Mount Hamilton are rarely
satisfactory, but brief series of observa-
tions with the telescopes of Nice and
Mounier have been favorable to this inde-
pendent theory. Sill, like the Marian
canals, 1t met with opposition, notably
from Trouvelat, who took observation at
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question needs so much as defining power,
aud the smaller lens is sometimes superior
in this respect, and the rejecting tele-
scope probably better than the refractor.
1t is generally agreed that the sheen of
the planets Illuminated surface is not
uniform throughout, bright and dark
areas blending imperceptibly into each
other being often discerned; also bright
spots, bIuntness of the cusps and indenta-
tions on the Termination.
Many years ago Schiaparelli, whose
vision was entirely untrammeled by the
impressions OF previous observers, COM
menced a systematic study of the surfaces
OF Venus and Mercury, first with the S-inch
and afterward with the 18-inch refractors
that have proved such successful searchers
of planetary detail. AS result he was
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Mrs. Whitehat Studies Art in Dutch Village and Makes .
Visit to the Ancient Cathedral at Cologne

choly expression. who was claimed every
now and then by some child of the large
family opposite, steadily read the news
paper; and beyond these were more shirt
wasted, black-skirted damsels, and more
men In straw hats, and frequent children
and little pc. dogs.
The bride, who was a pretty little
woman. with glasses, an infantile coun-
tenance ard a guidebook, was engaged in
reading aloud descriptions written in the
German-English language which would
have delighted Carlyle's heart. Here are
two verses from two poems. / would like
to add that my veracity Is my strong
point, and that he who runs or sails on
the Rhine steamers may read.
RHINE LIFE.
See the birds flying
High the blue air through,
See Fthe ships striving
In distant gray Jog anew,
Is me, as If in flight
The rds words sing,
AS in quick despite
To ships others cling.
And here is verse from a Rhine wine
song:
The BlocKsmount is a renowned stronghold.
And produces only windy lamentations,
There the devil and satellites is ever old,
Expectorate their weirdly in cantations.
Any one who cannot understand that
exquisite sentiment has no true poetic
sense.
Mrs. Whitehall settled herself for solid
ell ioyment. Here, at last, she was going
to see the far-famed Rhine, with its won.
oerful mountains and its ruined castles.
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The new county was the scene of con-
siderable debauchery. Gambling -four
ished; fandangos were in favor; drinking,
bull and bear fighting, horse-racing and
dog-fighting were regarded as regular
Sunday amusements. The ceremony of
Hanging Judas" on Good Friday never
failed to draw together people from the
whole surrounding country-Indians,
CaIifornians. Mexicans, Portuguese and
even Americans. Oakland had the only
lookup in the county. At the county seat,
San Leandro, the Sheriff had to stand
guard over his prisoners or lock them up
in room in the Brooklyn Hotel. To save
trouble sometimes the Sheriff would be
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The Rotation Period
Of the Evening Star

In the recent observations of the planet
Venus at Flagstaff, Ariz., which resulted
lnsa determination of its rotation period.
no new discovery was made, but very
important confirmation of conclusion
reached some years ago by Schiaparelh of
Milan. AS this conclusion differed from
all previous con lectures on the same sub
iect, and is founded on observations of a
difficult nature, the astronomical world
accorded it a qualified credence. TO de-
tect the rotation of heavenly body it is
necessary that markings OF some perma-
nence be discerned and identified on
other occasions, the position on the disk
being also accurately noted. The efful-
gent surface of Venus is singularly elusive
in this respect. Being an inferior planet
it never comes to the midnight sky in OPP
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Mrs. Whitehall as an Art Student.

we might look up the dim aisles as into
some gigantic forest and listen to the
mighty organ and the light, pure voices of
the chorister boys, singing somewhere un-
seen high above our heads. We hoped to
see the cathedral on our return.
The Rhine steamer leaves at nine.
1t was beautiful morning; the sun
light made the river almost intolerably
bright; the steamer was gayly decorated
with flags and was already crowded with
people when we reached the landing.
We found seats at last. and with shrill
whistles and toots We started. Then we
glanced at our fellow-travelers. A young
man and young woman on one side.
most evidently on their wedding Journey.
a large and interesting family of children
with beamingy affectionate, proud and
fond mamma on the other. ALI these, be-
yond question or doubt, loyal Americans.
Opposite four girls, dressed all alike, with
large feet and large waists. red dresses,
black capes and blue hats, as evidently
not Americans.
Next to them a pearl powdery, bejew.
eled person, with a very remarkable poo
die; then very large man. with melan.
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strangers are not allowed here during
service; come again between IL and 1.
The guides cannot explain now"
After whispered protestations in ffatter-
ing German we were graciously passed on
ward, like culprits. and sternly marched
by brother beadle to three seats where
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-15
In Full Mourning.

"Some people go to the extremes in
the wearing of mourning for deceased
relatives, said prominent man about
town. Now, the other day Twas walk
ing along the street when l passed a
man dressed in a black suit, black tie,
hat and gloves, and with hair and whisk-
ers abnormally dark l didn't recog-
nize him until he spoke to me. Then /
realized that he was barber who used
to shave me for number of years.
When l saw him last, his hair and whisk-
ers were gray. You looked changed, >
l said to him. He wiped tear from his
eye with black bordered handkerchief
and said: Yah, / yoost hat some drub-
bles init mine family. My SON law he
did die ON Ven'sday, und 1 am sorry. ;
He had actually dyed his hair and whisk-
ers in the memory of his son-in~lawW
philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-15
IN HARD LUCK.
Two Men who Were Peculiarly Cheated
Out OF Square Meals.

"Ses," said the reformed miner, ~
am back from Cripple Creek, and that
is the best of my luck. got away.
Here is sample of the i'll fate had
to contend with: I struck the camp
without cent, for l hadn't done any
thing but lose all along the line. l hunt
ed up Johnnie Costello, and the best he
could do was to get me meal ticket ut
the Blue Bell-one of those 81 meals
Tor 81 affairs--and every time you eat
they punch a figure. wasn't long us
ing it, and stepped out on the sidewalk
containing the first resemblance to u
square feed l had held for some days. A
gust of wind came down from between
Tenderfoot and Mineral hills, where all
the pufis originate, and blew the meal
ticket out of my hands 1t landed face
up on the sidewalk, ten feet or so away,
and before / could recover it big 200
pound Cornish miner stepped ON it. He
wore heavy boots with hobnails in 'em,
and as sure as I'm living man the
nails in his heel punched out the re-
naming 20 squares.
A similar melodrama, whose plot
swung and ratified about restaurant
ticket, had its scene in Chicago. 1t was
before the days when gold cures offered
temporary relief to those addicted to
the rosy. One young man, naturally of
q thrifty habit, reached point i'll his
life when he learned that If he became
thirsty he became very much so. In
quelling this thirst he was apt to squan-
der all the money he had saved since
the last time. So it came that, being
philosophic, he rose superior to his pro-
pensity for thrift and disposed of his
salary as fast as he earned it Thereby
he got due and proper action for his
money, and also appreciably shortened
the length of his DRINKS. Having no
reserve fund, he could not continue his
liquor consuming career for long. One
Monday he detected the stealthy ap-
proach of the thirst. He had become so
wise that he could tell it 1S hours away
1t was his salary day, and, knowing
full we'll his weakness, the first invest
ment he made was in meal ticket.
On the Thursday following the next
he saw the sun. The interval was part
blank and part confusion of red lights,
cabs and schooners. He had not cent
in his clothes, and was rs hungry as a
shipwrecked sailor He dug up his meal
ticket and went around to Calhoun place
the restaurant was situated therein
but Calhoun place was blockaded. Fire
men were half way up the alley play
ing their hose on the smoldering ruins
Of the restaurant. Chicago Times Her
| aid.