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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
A NATURAL EDISON
FOUND ON A FARM
An Interesting Display of
Genius by an I'm
tutored Youth.
His Electrical Devices Helped
Save His Home From the
Sheriff.
BIG SURPRISE FOR VISITORS.
In a Saquestered Part of a Wild
Canyon Louis Leberer Builds
Wonderful Machines.
BIG SURPRISE FOR VISITORS.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL. }
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On ranch in Palomares Canyon, about
six miles beyond Haywards, lives the
most remarkable combination of plow-
boy, mechanic and electrician that is to
be found in the land.
During the past few days stories have
reached Oakland of the wonderful achieve
ments OF Louis Leberer, and to-day a
party went TO his fathers ranch to inspect
the boys work. They found even more
than they had been led to believe. The
lad is natural mechanic and inventor
Young Leberer escorted the visitors
around the ranch. first leading the way to
an engine built on a heavy wooden frame
1t is designed to be operated with either
water-power or electricity. The cylinder,
piston and all the attachments are of the
crudest pattern, but when the lad at
tached a primitive leather band to some
wheels and touched a rough handle, the
machine started 10 work with great speed
and eyenness.
In one place grapes were being run
through crusher in another a churn
was making butter, another attachment
rolled corn, and another turned boring
machine, which drilled holes in iron
plates.
Leberer then turned off the water. at
c.,
the machine started off again as lively as
ever. There is also a fan set to run by
electricity or water power. Leberer has
been making hiso plowshares, and he
found that he needed both hands and
could not spare one to work the bellows.
so he proceeded to overcome the diff
Guilty.
Other attachments can be made of cir
c@lar saws, and almost anything that re-
qulres rotary motion. He sometimes
runs wires 20 squirrel-holes and, watch
ing his opportunity, sends current along
and kills the animals.
Young Leberer's room is over a barn
and Is curious mixture of junkshop, a
workshop ana studio. He has a home
made electric bell on the door that works
faultiessly. Around the walls are several
very peculiar looking models, which he
explained are power machines that he has
not vet completed He has also a tele.
graph machine which ticks to perfection.
the magnet OF which is clumsy look
ing piece of horseshoe. Little coils of
wire and small pieces of machinery are in
every corner and hang ali over the walls
and he talks freely of the use and purpose
of each.
One OF the greatest incentives to young
Leberer TO deve.op his inventive genius
was the necessity of dispensing with hired
help at the ranch in order TO make both
ENDS meet. By the many adaptations OF
ms skill TO the requirements of the farm
he has been able TO do the work of three
men and thus save considerable money
he greatly regrets that he has not the
mathematical knowledge necessary to de-
rive the utmost benefit from his taIent.
but there seems no hope that his desire in
this direction will be gratified.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
M,DWEEK 7HEATER NOTES
" Corinne Is Drawing Large
Houses at the. Columbia
Theater.
Melodrama Reigns Supreme at the
California and the
Grand.

| Della Fox in vaudeville opera at the
classic Baldwin and Corinne across the
street at the Colum bla in vaudeville opera
is resulting in the bigger audiences pre-
farrinS Gorinna at popular prices to Miss
/ Fox at Baldwin prices. Not that Della
| Fox has m uch reason to complain, for she
is doing satisfactory business. and her
Little Trooper" is nightly well received.
Next week Della Fox and her company
will appear in her latest comic opera sue
cess, "Fleur de Lis.
This will be the last week in which to
see Cornne. Next Monday Joseph Girls
mer and Phoebe Davis will begin an en-
gagement at the Colum bia in Humanity"
Darkest Russia" is drawing good houses
at the California. 1t affords lovers of
melodrama an opportunity of revelIng in
horrors and excitement galore. There is
an old proverb, Scratch Russian and
you'll find Tartar" but if you divest the
characters of Darkest Russia" of their
Muscovite trapplngs you will find the good
old characters of melodrama, from the per-
secuted heroine to the female villain. The
acting is of the usual melodramatic school,
and does not call for any particular COM
ment.
Captain Herne's war drama, 1.-THE
Minute Men," is affording unbounded
satisfaction at the Grand, as war dramas
generally do when they are well staged
and acted, and the present prod uct on
can boast of both these elements of sue
cess. Some of the scenes are very pretty
and the battle of Bunker Hill is shown
with quite heroic display.
"Reauing the Harvest" at the AIcazar is
a clever play, well acted, and is meeting
with it's reward in good houses and liberal
applause.
The last nights of the excellent produc-
ton of 1.-The Gypsy Baron" are announced
at the Tivoli. II is the first time that the
| resent company has been seen in a
romantic work and the singing of the
principals as well as of the chorus deserves
unstinted praise.
| On Sunday Donna Juanlta" will be
performed.
The Orpheum's bill this week is good,
though it consists of holdOyers, with the
exception of the dog orch stra, which is
pretty and novel exhibition. A number OF
novelties are promised in the near future.
Professor T. A. Kennedy continus to
amuse audiences at the Bush-street Thea
ter with the vagaries which mis- subjects
perform under the influence of hypnotic
suggestion.
| The next Fannie Bloomfield ZelsIer con-
cert will take place this afternoon at 3:15
at the Metropolitan Temple.
Loie Fuller will arrive here this morn
ing, and will remain several days, prepar-
atory to making tour of the State.
The third and last of the present series
OF Hinrichs .Beel symphony concerts will
| take Mace nj the Baldwin Theater to.mor
row afternoon at 3 3:15. The features of the
program will be 'Suite No. 81 (Tschai-
| kowsky) and two mbers by the young o
| American composer, Edward Mcdowell
The management of The Hinricns- Beel
! sym phonv concert have invited the blind
music pupils from the State Institute at
| Berkeley to attend the concert to- morrow
| oftarnoon
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with their "alma mater" A pleasing
programme was renaered by represe nta-
tives OF the various classes, and Mrs.
Blake, the founder of the school, read a
paper on "reminiscences" The banquet
was announced at 1880. Sixty guests
were seated. Mrs Carrie Stevens Waiter
Of San Jose, class OF '64. acted as toast
mistress
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

title to real estate near the corner of Bemis
and Lewis streets.
Cora Wallace Morton VS.. Josephine Holt for
possession OF the Alexandria Hotel and 5000
rent
Philip G. Schraeder VS.. Imperial Fire Insur-
ance Company of London, $1375, for damage
Company, 1894 AZ.
Julia Bufford VS.. William J. McGillivray,
5000.
Richard F. Mogan VS.. James Hansen ct al,
for the possession of lot on Green street near
Dupont.
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but one head. We could trust any of our
past MAYORS to do the right thing If the
1t was decided to continue the move
ment to have the avenue improved.
The directors decided that now The e &C.
lion was over they would enter upon a
carr paign Of active work. and each pied ged
himself 10 make an earnest effort to pro-
cure new subscribers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
MATTE HAS GONE EAST
Miss Overman Enters the Phila.
delphia Florence Critten-
den Home.
Her Whole Aim in Life Now Is to
Devote Herself TO Uplift
the Fallen.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
Q0S Rrnad wau Nor IL

oVo DIUauWdy, NOV. II !
Miss Matte Overman, whose confession
in the Brown case is now in the hands OF
the special committee named by the Bay
Conference to confer with tho Dubuque
Association with the view of having that
body rescind its action in taking the Rev.
Charles o. Brown into its fellowship, has
gone East
1t was learned to-day that the young
lady left California some weeks ago and
went direct to Philadelphia, where sue
has gone into one of the Florence Crit
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
Seminary BANQUET.

OAKLAND CAL. Nov. 1.-THE thirty
eighth anniversary of the founding of the
Oakland Seminary was fiitingly observed
Monday evening by representatives OF
every class. There were old and young,
children and grandcnildren of the institu-
ton present, who enjoyed an evening
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

synagogue on Twelfth and Castro streets
was entered last night, but nothing was
taken. Entrance was effected through a
window, which was left open by the in
truders on their departure. They ram
sacked the premises thoroughly, but did
not take anything.
Political Equality.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. u.-Mrs. s. G.
Borland, president of the Oakland Politi-
cal Equality Club, will call meeting of
that society for next Wednesday at some
private residence to outline plan of ac-
tion for the future.
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Political Equality.
Held for Forgery.

Frank Warner, alias Frank Gray, was yester-
day held to answer before the Superior Court
by acting Police Judge Barry on the charge of
forgery in $4,000 bonds. On October IL he
forged the name of the s. II. Harmon Lumber
Company 10 check for So 35 and passed ii on
Michael Ryan. Another charge against him
of obtaining money by false pretenses will be
heard to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

an attorney and a corps of engineers.
while Mr. Boards contest is conducted by
Warren Olney, with A. a. Moore and ]. G.
Martin as associate counsel. The suit is
in Judge Ellsworth's department before a
jury and the testimony is largely upon
the question of what was the former value
of Boards land and its present value and
depreciation alleged to be due to the di-
version of the water.
A Banquet to Irish.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 1.-THE Sound
Money League of Oakland rendered q
complimentary reception and banquet TO
Colonel John P. Irish. About 100 sat
down TO the banquet at the Masonic
Temple and the whole affair was informal.
The league considered that the good work
done by Colonel Irish during the cam
paign in the interest of sound money de-
served recognition and planned the affair
for that purpose. The colonel told some
of his humorous experiences in chasing
after Mr.. Bryan in Kansas and Nebraska,
and III. O.'Trow bridge and several Others
made speeches for the league.
Tuolumne Pioneers.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 1.-THE Tuol.
umne Pioneers will hold their annual
banquet at the Ross House, in this citv.
Saturday evening. This NAV be the la at
gathering of the kind, time has made
great gaps in the mem bership of late, and
the survivors will soon be too few in num-
Der to meet around the festive board.
Remenyi Will Play.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 11.-An arrange.
ment was concluded tonight by which
Edward Remenyi, the renowned instru-
mentaiist. will appear at the Maedonough
Theater Saturday night, in conjunction
with La Loie Fuller. The performance
will certainly be we'll patronized.
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Builders Gov tracts.
LArEsl snlPFlNI IsrnLL4.ANcaa. c aa.

Movements of Trans at1ant Steamers.
NEW YoRK-Sailed NV 11-stmr Ems. from
Genoa: st mr. w eimar, from Bremen; stmr Hekla,
from Copenhage
~aii-d Nov IL Stmr st Paul, Tor south ampton:
stmr Nor " egian for Glasgow; s mr. Nordland, for
Antwerp: stmr Bri annie, for liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON-Arriyed out Nov 11--Stmrs
Havel an ~ LOUIS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES out Nov 1l-stmr
Maasdam
coPENHAGEN-Arrived out Nov 11-srmr
Norge.
Memorandum.
Per Arcata-Was barbound for three days at
Astoria and two DAYS at Coos Bay.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
Encinai City Notes.

Mrs. Anna Rigoudet died to-day at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. E. Romer, 2147 Alameda
avenue.
CITY Treasurer Wheeler has received tn sad
news OF the death OF his mother. which oc-
Cured at Painesvllle. Ohio, yesterday morning.
The reproduction of Rival Queens" which
is being nrranged for next month, will be for
the benefit of the Alameda Ladies' Relief So
ciety.
The Schumacher divorce suit was set for
trial to-duy in the Superior Court, but had to
be continued owing to another case being on
trial, which crowded it of the calendar.
Obbie Jams, at whose place the trouble be-
tween Meredith and Wagner occurred denies
the statement that has been given publicity
10 the effect that he sells liquor in his place
without a license.
City Treasurer Wheeler is figuring an appor-
tionment TO the various city funds of the tax
money thus far collected, and states that by
next Monday be will have enough on hand to
apportion $4,000.
Day Meetings.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 1.-THE Board
OF Pubic Works and the Police and Fire
Comm ssioners will hold day sessions on
and after the 24th inst. The latter will
meet at 8 A. NJ. and the former at 10 A. NJ.
each Wednesday,. The present method o.
meeting in the evenings was inaugurated
by the old boards, when they never came
to the City Hall until in the afternoons.
Now the three mem bers spend all their
time in the office and it is more conven-
lent to meet in the daytime.
Army and Navy League.
OAKLAND, CAL, Nov. 1.-THE Army
and Navy Republican League will hoIi
an important meeting tomorrow evening
at their headquarters, 474 476 Eighth
street. and will close the campaign on
Saturday evening, November ii, by giving
a campfire to all the members OF the league
and the honorary memb rship. All mem
bers are expected to be present.
Burglars in a Synagogue.
OAKLAND. CAL, Nov. 1.-THE Jewish
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

The railways OF the world carry ovel
40,000,000 passengers weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

Loie Fuller will arrive here this morn
ing, and will remain several days, prepar-
atory to making tour of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12

The next Fannie Bloomfield ZelsIer con-
cert will take place this afternoon at 3:i5
at the Metropolitan Temple.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
BLAlNE'S BIRTHPLACE.
The Old House at West Brownsville, Pa,
Is Being Torn Down.

The Old House at West Brownsville, Pa,
Is Being Torn Down.
The old house in which James G..
Blaine was born at West Brownsville,
Pa, is being torn down, and i'll short
time not one stone will be left on an
other. At present writing a small por
ton of the brick part is still standing,
including the very room in which he
first saw the light, and now that it is
all too late many are found who shake
their heads sadly and say that it is Il
pity such a building, SO closely connect
ed with the youth of one of our greatest
statesmen, should be destroyed.
Early in the present century the tract
Of land on which the village stands was
bought by Ephraim Blaine, James
grandfather. The price he paid for it
was one negro and several tons of iron.
In 1881 Ephraim L. Blaine, father of
James G.. laid out the town. The house
had been built some years before this.
1t was a substantial structure, built of
solid stone Later a brick wing was
added, and the stone front was plastered
over with cement at a subsequent period.
In tearing down the stone part many in
teresting relics were found, among them
being stones on which were carved III
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

Professor Brooks was born in 1914
in Maidstone, England. His father was
a Baptist preacher and came to America
in 1857, settling in Darien, N Y,
where his son was educated. At very
early age young Brooks manifested his
love for astronomy and when he was ] 4
constructed his first telescope. AT the
age Of IL he delivered his first lecture
ON the science. When he was 26, he
married and moved to Phelps, II. Y.
where he became the village photog-
rapher, but managed to devote much
time to his favorite study. Most of his
discoveries he made with instruments
which he had manufactured himself.
He has been honored by being elected a
member Of several foreign scientific So
cieties and is the possessor of numerous
medals which have been awarded him
for his astronomical successes. He has
been director of the Smith observatory
for eight years and is still finding an
occasional comet his latest discovery
having been made Sept. 4.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
Opera Season
The opening of the Ha-

The opening of the Ha-
Waiian Opera House creates
a demand for new gowns.
The event will be a swell
one and ladies are expected
to wear their best bib and
tucker" Made-OVer dresses
will pass, but to be in the
swim, a new one is the pro-
per thing.
We have just opened, ex
Australia, a large assortment
of Valenciennes laceS and
insertion to match. These
are entirely new and not to
be found in any other store.
A complete stock of White
Satin, Summer Silk, Surah,
Pongee and figured Sateen
dress goods in capital shades
for evening wear and just
what is wanted for the
theatre.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

PRESENT CONDITION OF BLAINE'S BIRTH
PLACE.
rude, boyish letters the initials -. G.
B" When the cement was broken away
from the face of one large stone that
had rested under a front window, the
following inscription, cut in large, bold
letters, was found: flames G. Blaine,
Dec. z, 1847.' -
For years the house has stood idle
and has been allowed to go to ruins,
although at least one effort was made
to preserve it as historical monument.
This was the attempt made by Andrew
J. Stewart while in Congress to have
the government purchase the property
and care for it; but, unfortunately for
the success of the project, Mr.. Stewart
was not reelected, and the matter was
allowed to drop. The property is now
owned by Mr.. Bowman, a wealthy man,
who lives in an old castle called Ne
malcalia, situated on hill overlooking
Brownsville. Mr.. Bowman is evidently
not a man of sentiment, and either does
not know, or does not care if he does
know, that his workmen are destroy
ing the house in which the Plumed
Knight was born.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
CHAMPION COMET FINDER.
Professor Brooks Has Discovered Twenty
one Celestial Tramps.

Professor BROOKS Has BiScOFeFed
one Celestial Tramps.
The boss comet finder of the world is
undoubtedly Professor William Z.
Brooks of Smith observatory, Geneva,
n. Y Professor Brooks holds the
world s record, in fact, having discovered
no less than 21 of these celestial tramps.
When all the conditions were favorable
and he has had good luck, he has been
known 70 find as many as two comets
III four days, but of course there are
periods when he does not run across one
for months.
AS business it is not very profit
able one, for all the discoveries which
he has made have netted him only 81
600 in cash, which would by no means
cover the bare cost of the necessary
equipment. Hunting woodchucks would
have proved far more remunerative If
he had been in the business for money
alone But Professor Brooks has gained
undying fame if not dollars. for no fewer
than three heavenly wanderers bear his
name, and when in future centuries
they wander back into the earth's orbit
again the astronomers of that day will
announce that one of Brooks famous
comets has arrived, and this will revive
the history of his wonderful life's work.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06

Merchant ST., Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-06
Art DGnimS,
Embroidery Felt,
Mems NegliSeG Shirts.


Ladies and chiIdren's
tan hose in various qualities.
New Challies in new pat
terms. Riders should exam
inc our immense stock of
black leather leggings, which
we are selling at $3.50 per
pair, and gentlemen's black
cotton half hose in fast color.
Another lot of lace curtains
just arrived, 3, 3 IL and 4
yards long.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-09-29

rH. .s#.. "...r ... L
TheDemocratic leaders inWashlng-
ton have arranged for a trio of we'll
known campaign speakers TO assist
Mr.. Bryan on his stamping tour
through West Virginia. They will in
clude Representative Benton McMil-
Ian of Tennessee, Jeff Chandler of
California and Stilson Hutchins of
New Hampshire. All of these speak
ers will not be present at the same
time at each place where the candi-
date speaks, but they will be shifted
about so that one or more will pre-
cede or follow him, as the case may
be. Thus, while Mr.. Bryan is at one
place, another speaker will be
ahead of him at the next point oil his
itinerary, and will open the meeting
an hour or more before Mr.. Bryan
arrives. The speaker that follows
Mr.. Bryan at a meeting will, after
he is through, take the next train for
the second point ahead on the route
and be prepared to begin the speech
making preparatory to the candi-
dates coming. The managers be-
lieve, by this means, that with these
speakers greater enthusiasm will be
aroused, and good results attained.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-09-29
Communicated

The readers of the Morning Herald having
read the article headed "Currency Contrac-
ton and Confscation,'' written by Mr.. Robert
C.. Rissler, who so ably brought cut the chief
points why silverites should win, Will agree
with him that if for no other reason. surely
the tramps should turn back is sufficient. The
News-Register. of Evanston, Wyoming. upon
which editorial staff Mr.. X. once served. con-
tains many bright and spicy articles written
by him. among which may be found --English
Financial Methods. The News-Register speaks
of iMr. Risslef us "a very bright newspaper
man. The Free Press said n short while ago
cit was Il glad day for the youth of the COM
munity when Mr.. Denny-was chosen for his
present work" Is it any womder-with such
teachers, aud these are only specimens Of the
entire corps. the rest of the corps have the
additional charm of being ladies-that the
fame of the Charles Town Graded School is
spreading far and wide.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-09-29
Dangers in Food Supplies.

A lecturer on cooking the other day
made the surprising statement that
the asylums are being filed with
country people in much greater
proportions than city people, mainly
because they were more careless in
regard to their food. While n diet of
fat meats may be more characteristic
of people living in rural districts,
there are other dangers just as insid-
ious to which the residents of the big
cities are subject. Scientific re-
search is every day emphasizing the
fact that man is what he eats
Probably there have been no more
active advocates of pure food than the
manufacturers of Royal Baking
Powder. The vigorous campaign
against authorizations carried on by
them was no doubt duein a large part
to the fact that in scarcely any divi-
sion of food supplies harmful ingre-
dients used lavishly as in the COM
pounding Of baking powders. The
absolute purity of the Royal has
become in the nature of an axiom and
its proprietors are naturally disposed
to spread broadcast the doctrine of
pure food. 1t has been claimed,
without contradiction, that no other
article of human food has yer re-
cived SO many emphatic endorsements
from the highest authorizes.
[Jou1naI Of Health.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-09-29

Mr.. Henry L. Simpson, of Duff
fields, is now in his 93d year, and until
recently has been comparatively
active, being able to walk a mile or
so a day. He retains his mental
faculties to a wonderful degree.
He is the father of ten children, has
twenty grandchildren, seventY-six
great-grandchildren and five great
ereat-grandchiIdren. This is a
record reached by very few. He
hopes to be able to get to the polls
and cast his vote for Bryan and
Sewall. --Shepherdstoaon Independent.