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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

san Francisco owns the finest surgery
west OF Chicago. And the California Wo-
mans Hospital owns San Franchises
finest surgery.
Whether the fullest and best use shall
be made OF that most perfect of OF eat
lng-rooms with its exquisitely COM lete
arranG' mcnis for thoroughly asepuc
work cepends. however, upon San Fran
cisco. The managers of the Woman
Hospital have built and furnished sur
gerry which is the resident surgeon
pride, which is ,he most interesting oi
the sights OF San Francisco 10 the vlslllng
surgeons from all parts OF the tdc.n
Coat. To maintain thjs work, TO ploVlde
the funds which shall enable surgeons anu
nurses 10 continue the trea meDt when
has benefited half a thousand women IN the
past wear, should be the particular care OF
mis- city.
The Womans Hospital is not a paving
institution. For one thinc-too much
good Is done 10 make il prof. a0.e, from
a business point OF view.
It is OF en- TO all, irrespective OF creed or
nationality. Its patients are divided into
three classes: those who are destitute and
unable to ray anythingi these whose
means are 700 limited TO enable them to
pav for metjcal attendance at home
thes, pay - 80 a week FOR the best of
medical attendance. for trained nu ses'
care-,or lhe me Diet which is given to
the third class-those fortunate, unIortu-
nate ones who can afford 10 pay the full
charges at a hospital.
The free ward is always full. There are
always patients to occupy the beds at the
)west charge per week. But if the re-
Nnaining beds-the better paying ones
were always in use. the revenue received
from them would not pay one-third OF
the expense incurred by the hospital in
caring for poor sick women. The free
ward alone at The WCmen's Hospital rep
resents an average permanent charge to
the hospital OF $3.50 q month. Where is
the money 10 come from?
The Woman'> Hos pital receives no State
ald. L is purely a charity. That it exis
is due solely to the bOunteous charity oi
= few-comra ra,iyely-.ndlviduais and
The ever GIVE interest Of the ladies W he
manage its affair. 1t is dependent upon
public contribution fer lis support. And
there is no worIhler charity in all ihe
world than that which ministers to the
women who seek relief from the Ills tc
winch the sex i heir. There can be nc
healthy nation VIII ch negIects the health
of its women. And there can be no healthy
human kindne 5 in The rich man to whom
this charity does not appeal.
people don't seem to realize our need
of money" said one OF the managers
-Waen beQueSts are made we are rarely
remem bered- \ friend of mine who /,
secretary OF a chari;ab bic institution il
town told me that the institution had nc
use for the money le t TO it by rich mar
who died recently. We don't touch ou1
principal-we really don't use all cur in.
ierest, she said tC me.
Now, the pity is we do. All our avoil
able funds were used in the construction
OF our annex in which the surgery is. We
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Young Mems Institute. .

Fraternity Council Ct East Oakland Will give an
entert ainment on THANKSGIVING eve
Golden Gate ouncil will celebrate the ann YER
sary lis institution the 18th inst. in Union
square Hal
Next thursday there will be q district meeting
of the courciis of Oakland and Alameda
The boa of Cepu les will meet next Tuesday
for the consider tion Of i'm por ant matters.
Deputy Grand 7 esIdent Pnkhhm d oilers
visited an Rafi iel council last week and were
well enterti led
Bor?ome. Council s arranging for an enter
tainment To- be given in .he fu ure and
has app' inted tn fol owing nrmpd a the com
nit te: j. Dow ell. Il. :. Fazackerly, K. K.
Garter. l. +. \. chel, r Crawford
st. at1an Council vi celebrate its tent n ami
versary by entertainment in Nj ctr pol a II all.
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given by the lodge. There was a very fine literary
proersmme tina. cccu led The fore part If ne
ming ana that was fol wed by a good pro-
eramme of dancing that furnished enjoyment for
The younger portion of the audience.
AT the last meetIi z Of urienJal Lodge there was
asurui,e III store for Mrs. George r. Shaw in he
na. lure O. the pre- entaton her of ma :niice mt
pa grand col ar, recognition of her ma Valu-
able services behalf of IN membership Miss
-yrrderGs made the presentati II on behHl
OF the lodge
Mrs Helen Ira vers of Fresno, in a letter to tn
secretary tf the Odd Fellows re committee.
tells he active and enerpetic manner Ia which
the hebekahs il tn section # III country are
Or ,ng the Of those Of the order VIII .
ar in need OF heir help and t-lls OF num Ger of
Instances in Which true charity practiced
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improved Order of Red Men.

Mex, Tuesday Great Sachem Whppla anC
other grand officers will visit Red Cloud Tr be il
Sacramento, and on The following night they vii
be with Wenonah Council in the stme city. CI
IL ursday they will visit Shawnee Tribe in Wood
land and Friday they will be with Yuba Tribe
in Marytville
Last Monday the grand { fiji 'ers were with Ssmo
set Tribe in Vallejo ami witnessed ad doptIor
which done to the satisfaction of all VIII,
saw 1t. After he WORK there was Il banquet II
honor of the visitors. and addresses by Grea
sach. m Whipple. Great Chief of i.ecords {. +
Burgman, John Emtage of Pocahontas Tribe an,
Others
During the week the grand officers were a
Angels Camp, afavaTas County
Last saturday new tribe was Instituted a
Stockton.
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The odd Fellows.

Gram Master Drew paid an official visit to
.vergreen Ledge at Sebastopo, Sonoma County,
last Saturday.
The general relief committee last Friday
visited san Francisco Lodge and the members
s. q warmly welcomed and vel! entertained.
J. Ferretti, d. il. q. NJ. wi Y sit the Fresno
lodge next tuesday and exi lain the unwrtten
I'll Encampment will give a soree musicale
and DAME in Enc mpment Hall, o. y. f
.ui d ., on Iutslay evening.
The grand master has announced the following
vista lens for the cur ent month: Novem Der :,
.odi 10. Clements; il, LorKtOrd; -. >an An
.reaS J 3 Murphys Camp; 5, Railroad Fl It; is,
Vest Point; II. Jackson; 8. oke umne HUI;
8. Nolc no: % OIeta; -, Plymouth: % lone;
"a : sutser reek.
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knights AID Ladies of Honor.

West End Lodce held an interesting meeting
last Tuesday night. addition TO a large mem
bership there were present Past Pro ector, Mr.
and Mrs. +. II. Bourguignon of Mistletoe Io;gp,
san jose There were a number of speeches upon
The good of the oider that were attentively list
eued to.
asst Pro. ector j. a. Magagnos f Aurora Lodge
whose death occurred last week. was one of the
olde and m ST respected mem berS OF the order
i he election OF officers Will be In order next
month, and there is an unusual interest al the
meeting, al tbs time.
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Iunior Order AmerIc IN rIechanlo..

The ate officer, paid sit to Starr King
Council last week end found good attendance of
he membership 81 ce the council moved in O
town here has been marked increa e in the ct
tendan e. here wes work in the iniiiato.y de.
yree d addresses by the visitors. AmO ng he
most prominent speakers were te ound r
chaeriZe Depu-v ationai Councillor Sauls bury
and National >eutr ell de Eowley.
he sta e officers will visit Henry Clay Council
tomorrow night
Reports that are coming In from all paris Of the
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The Druids.

Laurela and Norma groves had stag installa-
al d smoker in Druds' Hall las: Fr day night.
there w. S a large attendance OF the membership
OF he two groves and many OF the fr ends OF the
mem ers Of both. Aft, r the ceIem ny of install
| tion ther good programme that en.er-
tain. he company f. r sever "a hours
Gu raevi le Grvv, CONFER The second degree
on two candidates on the S0th OF last mon.h The
grove has candidate 10 receive The lntiatory
deg
Vasco da CANA Grove inflated one candidate
last Monday and ins lea the officers Tor the en-
rJr m
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per and short programme. Tbs ledge
will give grand bazaar and YaudevI! e perform
ancein y. @. |. w. Ii all on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings
Grand Recorder Mrs, +. $ Poland. at a m Getting
OF ana Cruz Lodge asst week. delivered inter
esting address on The sui iect # organizing De
gree of Honor Lodge in that ty out of the mem
bership OF that oage. AS result of her address
there were obtained lhirty-two signatures to a pc
tiliou a charter
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The Degree of Honor.

new lodge is TO be instituted this month at
Dinuba, TuIare County. petition wi h twenty
tnree names to it was in circulation for such la I
week.
The entertainment tha. was to have been given
by ii yer Spray Lodge on the 9Th last has been
postponed until the 7th OF Decem Der on acc INT Of
a death In the lodge.
Ivy Lodge had an intere1ting meeting last
"Wednesday, and after the close Of husin, IS ere
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H'np E'riilI.

There was a large tendance at the twenty
seventh anniversary bali givrn by california
Lodge in b. b. Hall last thursday II ght. The
march and lancers were deIici to PRsl President
j. l.. Frsnkiln. Tie programme dane es WAS "a
good and 10 he ou OF God music u ere was
cnjoyn ent until midnight. Robert Mtnu YVES the
chai m II Ct the commute OF arrangements and
The floor .ager WAS u @
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he council OF he jurisdiction Of California
III e invitation TO attend the meeting of Golden
Gate tturcil next tuesday night cepted.
The blI et ceCiGed to visit Yosemite ounc on
the 18th INST. ! he secIelary was INSTRUCTED 10
otify two OF the councils hat have not been hold
ing meetings regularly OF late that unless the
as meetings is piled with they would be
susD nj ad
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The Old Friends.

The Old Friends Gncorp orated) have made ar
rangements for bulls mead breakfast 10 be gwen
in NJ i'll Valley, Mar.n County, on Sunday, the l4th
inst. 4. J. Crowley will be The master of cere-
monies ana Eawari onnol V Will be the chair
man of The r, ception committee
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state show that Gems deIab:e interest is being
taken in the contest for rzes fer the Creates
nun Der Of candidates in. rodu ed wi hin a Civ. II
time. The race ms to be betN Paul Revere,
Alexander Hamilton and EapcOck Councils
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he Rebeka II =.

xcesioI Hall was crowded Halloween by
the mem oership OF ission Rebekah Lodge and Is
riends, the occ tsiol being Halloween party
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The Chosen Friends.

The usual open meet ng Of Social Council an
nounced for next Thursday will be skipped, but
the entertainment committee is making range
ments for grand time to be given on the 81 cond
Thursday in Decemb /. This council will g.ve a
progressive euchre rarty on the Sth inst.
Grand Counc or Boehm visited Martha Wash
ington C0unci at San redro on the 29th of last
month. and he was accompanied By Assistant
council savage, who escorted him from the
train 10 the hall. wi ich ha been sefuliy Gee
oraIed for the occasIo1 The council is DONG
active work. After addresses by tire visitor and
OF ers there was banquet and genera good time.
On the I'd inst. he grand councillor in company
with the assiS ant Cilor and u. NJ. True, past
counc lor visited Pasejena council. There q
large attendance ana The members were enter
taiued with concise account OF the work of the
recent session of the supreme lodge. The council
received fiv applications. After the close the
council there vas served toothsome supper and
then follow I'd tOasts and speeches
Grand Recorder Wa lis pa d Il visit 20 Elk Grove
las 4 1GesdaY and he was greeted b. good a
tendance a the council meetlEg and to those pres
ent he impaired some Interesting information as
to the condition OF the order am Its progress.
>ext rday the grand recorder Will visit the
council at ClUverdale.
). T.. Wilson of America Council has acknow-
,dged he receipt CT $3l02 OF an old age cerlif-
cate.
Bay City Circle on last thursday evening had
very pleasant S. cial in the socia all OF h l.
caZar and the etu ndance of members and friends
decidedly hat:erihg to committee that had
the function in charge. There fine pre-
gramme Cf dances and excellent music. The
affair managt d by mis-. /. Gouu man, chair
man of the Committee of nrraugeme ents, assisted
by MIR. Marks. floor manager, Miss Bessie Boren
assistant floor manager Miss Res Nulmer, Nj iss
nosky Mr.. =. LuIish and Mrs Neudorfer This
circle will hold its election shorty, and this will
be followed by installation social ON The first
MonIay in December.
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he lodgeroom. From that time to this his
interest ia Masonry has not abated, and to-
Law he is energetic as he WAS the first day
'ned. In 1873 he removed to Iowa City,
wa and there received the Royal Arch de-
roe after having affi .iat,d with Iowa Lodge,
nd he also becamr member OF the council
and then was made Ku;gnt TemDlar in that
,.iy in 1881. He came to Caif' rn'a in $50,
fiiliated with Brooklyn Lodge, with the OAK
and Royal Arch and he Oakland Command
rv OF the K 7. In 1894 he became a snriner,
j,luiug I,lam Tempe. He IS an active men,
oar OF Oak Leaf Chapter OF the order OF the
Eastern star.
Lewis Oliver stephens, the associate grand
-n1, is a well-knowu resident of Fresno, q
mem OF Rsisin Chapter, and he has served
a term a. worthy patron of that chapter.
Gee , SprGy Chapter of Monterey viii cele-
brate n fifteenth anniversary Of It's organi-
zali)l on the 11th inst.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
Mysterious Glass Balls.

The small island of Billiton, between
Sumatra and Borneo, has long been fa~
nous for its rich tin mines, which are
controlled by the Dutch government. In
describing the geology of Billiton be-
fore the Royal Academy of Sciences in
Amsterdam recently Mr.. Verbeek gave
An account of the mysterious "glass
balls of Billiton," which are found
among some of the tin ore deposits.
They are round, with grooved surfaces.
Similar balls are occasionally found in
Borneo and Java, as we'll as il Aus
tralia. Mr.. Verbeek thinks they cannot
be artificial, and there are no volcanoes
near enough to support the theory that
they are volcanic bombs. Besides, he
says, the glaap rocks produced by the
nearest volcanoes are quite different in
their nature from the material of the
balls. He suspected that the mysterious
objects were elected ages ago from the
volcanoes of the moon and afterward
fell upon the earth.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
A summer Cure.

In a news item in The Sun doctor
is quoted as saying that days absten-
tion from food will cure summer COM
plaint. Same years ago the writer cured
dysenter5 of several weeks duration by
taking few wineglassful doses of the
following formula at half hour intervals
-yix, q tablespoonful Of table salt ard
two Of cider vinegar in pint of water.
The relief was permanent. The remedy
was reoeptly used by a person suffering
from q customary summer complaint,
md two doses effected cure Of the
complaint. R. r. D. IN New vcri ts.7s'.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
TT HAS TWO EDGES.

The Journal Press turns the argu-
ments of the Bryanites for 1896 back
upon the Bryanites of 1897 very perti-
nently. 1t says:
A farmer borrowed 800 of banker
when wheat was adollar a bushel 1t
took twice as much wheat to buytfe
500 when the loan was paid as VI hen
it was made. In other words the bank
er got twice as much wheat for his
money as did the farmey. There can
be no doubt this this state of affairs
was brought about by the conspiracy
OF the bankers, whose only purpose in
life is to rob the farmers. And the
weapon used by the bankers was the
s'crime of '13, when silver was de-
monitized.
This was the burden of the song
sung by Bryan, Peffer, Donnelly,
Towne & Co., last year. Now suppos-
ing a farmer last year had borrowed
$100 of a banker. For this sum the
banker could have bought 200 bushels
of wheat. The farmer pays the note
this year. and the banker can now
only buy 100 bushels of wheat with
this same 800. Now the question
arises have the farmers entered into a
conspiracy to rob the bankers, and if
so, why is the banker equally we'll
pleased with the farmer at the present
state of affairs? Does the banker en-
Joy being thus robbed by the farmer?
If the hard times forced upon this
country by the Democrats was a good
thing for the bankers, why did great
majority try to bring nbout the change
which has started the wheels of pros
perity revolving once more? If the
bankers could force the price of wheat
down to fifty cents, and thus make
oceans of money for themselves, why
didn't they keep on cutting down the
price, and what excuse have they to
offer by putting the price up to dol
lar a bushel? Are they losing their
business sagacity, or have the Popo-
cratic papers and orators been lying
about the whole deal9 It certainly
appears to be a complicated condition
of affairs, bit perhaps Charley Towne
can solve the mystery with new set
of charts.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
The Vast Majority Of Those Sent to Wash,
ington Are Rejected.

>AAO ~~~SOO~O~~s
The applications for patents filed av-
erage about 1876 day. There are 35
principal examiners, with perhaps 400
assistants. Every examiner and every
assistant examiner has his own special
ty. Let us take the case. say, of poor
inventor living in Oregon. He makes a
valuable invention and desires to OBJ
tain patent. He sends his application
with $15 to the commissioner of pat
ents. It is referred tothe examiner hav
ing charge of that peculiar class Of in
ventions, It is his duty to reject it if
anything can be found on which to base
rejection Nearly 100000 patents
have been granted in the United States,
and probably more than 100000 III
the rest of the world. If any of these
anticipate the invention, the examiner
must reject the application. 1t is not
necessary that exactly the same thing
should have existed before, for if any
thing substantially similar can be found
the applicant must so to the wall. But,
more than this, if anything similar has
been described in any printed publica-
tion, in any language, anywhere in the
world, or if without being patented or
described in print it has been used any
where in the United States, the exam
liner should reject.
The rub comes all the time upon the
degree of similarity which will consti-
tute an anticipation of the invention.
A tremendous responsibility, it will be
seen, is thus thrown upon the examiner.
He wants to be safe. 1t is both his
pride and his duty not to allow patent
to go out that ought to have been re-
jected. The consequence is that great
many examiners reject almost every
thing on the first examination. No mat
ter how broadly new the invention may
be, something can always be found that
is akin to it. The nearest thing that can
be found is used as basis for rejection
Washington Star.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02

It is always gratifying to- receive
testimonials for Cham berlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
when the endorsement is from a physi-
elan it is especially so. There is no
more satisfactory or effective remedy
than Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, write DIR. r. E.
Robey, physician and pharmacist, OF
Olney, Mo-: and as he has used the
Remedy in his own family and sold it
In his drug store six years, he should
certainly know. For sale by HAMS on
& Emerson, druggists.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
UNEQUAL ASSESSMENT.

The assessed valuation of Stearns
County as returned to the auditor pre-
sents some very peculiar features, ac-
ccuntable either by reason of fraud or
incapacity. The most glaring Unequal
tiles are to be found in the assessed
valuation of the personal property OF
St. Cloud and Sauk Centre. Form
stance St. Cloud, with a population OF
at least 5000 people, in Stearns county,
is assessed on personal property $3.50,
500; while Sapk Centre, with popula-
tion of 1000 is assessed for S274, 944. In
other words, the assessment per capita
in St. Cloud is about $500, and in
Sauk Centre it is Sl37.OO. In St. Cloud
there are 661 tax payers about one
in twelve of the population assessed
for $64 90 average each, while in Sauk
Centre there are 24O or one in eight
assessed for SlO4.OO average. In 1896
st. Cloud had 751 tax payers, in 1897
but 661-a decrease of twelve per cent.
Sauk Centre in 1896, 1919 tax payers,
in 1897 24O- an increase of twelve per
cent.
To enter a little more into detail: On
household furniture St. Clouds total
assessment is $42, $50: Sauk. Centres is
$25, 1856. On merchandise St. Cloud S
total is 500, 80; Sauk Centres is Sl24, :
S78. The highest assessment to an in
dividual in this class is 81, 5OO-in
Sauk Centre $4,000 is the highest. But
one stock in ST. Cloud exceeds 81, 600;
in Sauk Centre there are four above
that mark. Thirteen stocks of mer-
chandise in Sauk Centre are assessed
$1,000 or more, while in st. Cloud there
are only seven. and so all along the
line.
Either poor old ST. Cloud is forging
rapidly backward in material re-
sources while Sauk Center is as rapid
ly forging ahead, or else the assess
ments are woefully out of joint. The
HERALD is forced to the conclusion
that st. Cloud is deliberately endeav-
oring to shirk her just burdens of tax
ations. The State Board OF Equallza-
tion meets next week and it will not do
its duty if it fails to investigate this
state of affairs. Mr.. Sprague, of that
board will please take notice. ~
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
a FAST COLT.
CyelNns Was the Youngsters Name and
He Richly Deserved 1t.

GyelODr Was the Youngsters Name and
He Richly Deserved 1t.
Several men gathered about horse
near the western market commenting
upon the prominence Of the beasts
ribs and general lankiness. The AMI
nal belonged to farmer living near
Ypsilanti, and. it was said. never per-
mitted grass to grow under it's feet ION
the road. The farmer was not pleased
with the remarks and the strong in
ferences that the poor thing had never
realized the sensation of corn and oats.
"What do You call your horser was
asked.
"Cyclone, and don't he look it?' re-
piled the man from the rural districts.
"Cyclonel What namel He certain
" looks as if one had struck him. !"
.That's what happened to him, my
friend. It was just like this. You re-
member the awful breeze we had out to
Ypsilanti about three years agos This
feller was q sucking COLT at the time
and was in the barn with two horses.
The cyclone, regular old hummer, came
along and thrashed the barn of its legs
and dropped it nigh on to 100 yards
away. After the twister had raised all
the hob, fences and sheds it could we
went out to look things up. The two
horses were stone dead and the colt
would you believe it?-was nowhere to
be found.
"Next day I turned over the hen
coop, which lay in the field half mile
away. Right in that coop and laying
on the door which faced down was the
colt. He commenced kicking when he
heard us. and we took him out in a
hurry. He wasn't scared bit, tell
you, and was cool as "a cucumber. The
neighbors say they saw the coop goin
through the air and the colt after it.
The little feller caught the coop and
got inside Of il to save himself, that's
what he did. That's the plain truth,
and if you don't believe it ask the colt.
Good day, strangers. Detroit Free
Press.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02

WITH only dozen thousand dollars ap-
propriated for court house repairs, all ex-
pended within ST. Cloud, that city seeks 10
throw is share Of the taxes for tina pur-
pose upon the rest of the county. What
would she have done if new 100000
court house had been erected!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02

The Journal Press of ST. Cloud pub
lished a handsome Harvest Home"
edition of that excellent sheet on Sat-
urday last, rich double number.
There was nothing ''yellow" about it
except the beautifully tinted paper
upon which it was printed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1897-09-02
Beautiful hook.

The B. & o. R. r. has just issued very
handsome little pamphlet, describing Deer
Park, illustrated, with number of very fne
engravings. Copy can be had by sending
two cent stampt to D. c. Jones, Manager, B.
& o. Central Building, Baltimore, Md.