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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
LIFE IN OLD MEXICO.

Some of It's Features Briefly Set Forth
in a String OF Paragraphs.
American apples are retailed for 81
dozen.
The women have not yet adopted the
bicycle.
Soldiers wear a linen uniform when on
fatigue duty.
Good household servants are paid from
"a to So month.
Cigarettes are made of pure tobacco and
very cheap.
You clap your hands to stop the street.
car or call a waiter.
Men arrested for drunkenness are made
to sweep the streets.
The devout Catholic always raises his
hat while passing church.
There are free band concerts in all the
cities at least once week.
You can hire the finest cab on the street
for two silver dollars an hour.
1t is quite the proper thing 10 take lit
tie nap after the midday meal
The poems wear sandals made of sole
leather and prefer them to shoes.
1t never gets cold enough to kill the
grass or the leaves on the harder trees
The bananas that are considered best by
many are only about two inches long.
L
for an hour and half in the middle OF the
day.
Turkeys are driven to market through
the main streets of the cities, just like
sheep.
The departing lady kisses her lady
friends on both cheeks at the door and on
the streetcar.
unless it is bad. 1t Is as rule so fine that
1t furnishes no variety of conversation.
The streetcar mules make better time
than in any other country in the world.
About half of the time they are kept on q
full gallop.
Horses with tails more than 12 TO 1s
inches are rare exceptions, as the tails Of
fashionable coach horses are invariably
docked.
Everybody shakes hands both at meet
ing and parting, even though the visit
may be on the street corner and lasts only
two minutes.
Banks are capitalized for immense sums
and have very strict regulations. and fail
ures among these institutions are practi-
caIly unknown.
Every one is required By law to keep a
bowl of water in The entry way OF his
house for the convenience of dogs, 30 that
they will not 60 mad from thirst.
The waiter will give you a complete
change of plate, knife and fork. with
every perate order of meat or vegeta-
bles, and the style is to eat but one thing
at time.
A gentleman would almost feel dis.
graced to be seen carrying a two-pound
package or his satchel on the public
street. Servants and carriers are so cheap
that such work is always left to them.
+ res are almost unknown. Cooking is
done with little charcoal in stoves made
of masonry, and as the houses are uni
versaliy built of stone and bricks and
have no chimreys there is little chance
Tor conhagrations.
Gentlemen rarely drive, and Mexican
ladies never do. II they do not have their
own carriage and coachman they hire
cabs. There are very few rigs, even in
the City of Mexico, that can be hired with.
out driver.--Mo Mexico.
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WAITING FOR 1T TO BXPLOED.
How Lord Rosse Astonished an
Engineer.

HOW LOrO hOSS0 ASIoHishe0 an
Engineer.
Hon. Charles Algernon Parsons, who
has lust come before the public as the
inventor of y new marine motor, which is
destined to revolutionize steam naviga.
tion (the motor being an adaptation of
the turbine system, and having attained
the enormous speed of thirty-four miles an
hour for the first-class torpedo boat to
which it has been fitted), is the younger
brother of that extremely clever peer, the
Earl of Rosse. Indeed, it would be diff.
cult to find q more useful trio of citizens
than these three Parsons brothers, who
are descended in a direct line from one Of
the principal statesmen OF the reign of
Queen Elizabeth.
Their father was celebrated throughout
the civilized world as one OF the leading
astronomers of the day and his name will
ever be identified with the wonderful tele-
scope he erected on his estate at Parsons
town in Ireland. Richard, the second of
the brothers, is a partner of Sir James
Kitson in his famous engineering works
at Leeds. while Charles is likewise con.
nec,ed with a great engineering firm in
the north OF England, which has sufficient
confidence in his new invention TO nave
EN- barked considerable amount OF
money therein.
As for the Earl himself he is practical
engineer OF such skill that on one occasion
when going over mandatory the
manager, who was ignorant of the identity
of his visitor, drew him aside and offered
him the position of engineer of the estab-
lishment, explaining that he was just the
kind of inte eligent wor kman that the firm
required. 1t must be explained that Lord
Rosse is very careless about his dress.
On another occasion, having entered the
en- engine-room of a large mandatory, the
engineer attention was attracted by his
odd behavior.
.Well, what's up now?" he erowled at
the peer. what are you shaking your
head and pulling out your watch for?
What have you got to find fault with, any
how?"
"On," replied Lord Rosse, 'it is all the
same to me. l have got no fault to find.
1 am Just waiting till the boiler cxplodes."
1.-THE boiler explodes? Why. you are
crazy, man." exclaimed the engineer,
angrlly, preparing to turn the peer out as
a dangerous crank.
We'll" retorted the Earl, "if you
work ten minutes longer with that loose
screw there the boiler certainly will ex-
pIode."
The engineer, gazing in the direction
indicated by Lord Rosse, paled and
jumpe to stop the engine.
''Why the devil didn't you say so
soorer?' he blurted out.
why should II" answered the peer.
II never yet have had an opportunity of
seeing a boiler explode. .''-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
SIZES.
A span is 9 inches.
A hand is 4 inches.

A span is inches.
A hand is 4 inches.
A size in collars is inch.
The nail is 21S inches long.
A nautical knot is 6100 feet.
A size in cuffs is half an inch.
A quarter OF cloth is 8 inches.
The royal 32mo. is 5x3 inches.
A royal quarto page is 12Tx10.
One hundred quarts make cask.
The royal 24mo. page is 5Hx315.
A square 16mo. page is 4Hx3L.
The hedgehog is 10 inches in length.
A royal octave volume is l0Tx6k.
The ordinary pin is about inch long.
A pace is considered to be about 2 feet.
The medium octave is 911x6 inches.
The 48mo. PACED volume is 3a4x2L.
A size in finger-rings is Lie of an inch.
A bushel is equal to 2150. AZ cubic inches.
One hundred spoonfuls make one quart.
A demi folio volume is IS by IL inches.
Desks are from 26 to 80 inches In height.
The ordinary human nose is 2 inches
long.
Knitting needles are usually inches in
length.
The viper grows from to 314 feet in
length.
The double-eaale in gold is 7-20ths Of
an inch across.-Globe-D Democrat.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
THE HAMILTON DEOALOGUE.
Some Terse Sayings Attributed to an
Old Time Buffalo Physi clan.

Some Terse Sayings Attributed to an
Old Time Buffalo PLY clan.
The following terse sayings are attrib-
uted to the late DR.. Frank II. Hamilton I:
IL The best thing for the insides OF a
man is the outside Of horse. 2. Blessed
is he who invented sleep, but thrice
blessed the mail who will invent cure
for thinking. 8. Light gives bronze or
tan color to the skin, but where it up
roots the lily it plants the rose. 4. The
lives of most men are in their own hands.
and, as rule, the just verdict after death
would be-!elo de Sc. 5. Health must be
earned-it can seldom be bought. 6. A
change of air is less valuable than O
change of scene. The air is changed every
time the wind is changed. I. Mold and
decaying vegeta bles in a cellar weave
shronds for the upper chambers. 8. Dirt,
de bauchery, disease and death are success
siye links in the same chain. 9. Calls
themes may be very genteel, and romping
very ungenteel, but one is the shadow, the
other substance, of healthful exercise. 10
Girls need health as much-nay, more
than boys. They can only obtain it as
boys do, by running, tum bling-by all sorts
Of innocent vagrancy. At least once a
day girls should have their halters taken
off. the bars let down, and be turned loose
like young colts Medical Record.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
A WOMAN AMONG OANNIBALS.
Miss Kingsley Returns After Years
Journey in the Cameroons.

Miss Kingsley Returns After Years
Journey in the Cameroons.
Miss Kingsley who returned to England
in the fall of 1895, after a journey of
nearly year in the Cameroons, collecting
fishes, relates stories of thrilling adven-
lures, particularly among the Fangwe
cannibals living between the Ogowe and
Rembwe rivers. These people are always
at war with one another, and are one OF
the few tribes in Africa that eat their own
dead. As her little band of three Fangwe
elephant men" and four Diuma men ap-
preached each Fangwe town it was found
10 be in state OF defense, and the leader
of the band invariably fell into some trap
which the Inhabitants had laid outside
the town for the enemy.
AT almost every town the Fangwe
stopped the expedition and wanted to eat
the Fangwe elephant men, who were OF a
hostile section. Miss Kingsley had gnar-
an,eed the elephant men safety ana
sometimes by persuasion, sometimes py
threats of punishment anu sometimes Dy
a little present they were saved. Not one
urial-place was found in The country, put
pieces of human bodies are kept IN most
of the native mudhuts, just as civilized
people keen eatables in their larders.
The Adiumas, on the other hard, bury
their dead in the forest. Mise Kingsley
climbed the Cameron Peak, 13, 700 feet
high.
At an altitude near 10, 900 feet she came
across the great crater. There are about
seventy craters in the Cameroons Mount
aims, and from the largest of these the
peak shoots up almost perpendiculariy
on the sea side; hence it has to be reached
from the other side. Inland from the
Cameroons the Rubi Mountains are in
habited up to about 700 feet, and Miss
Kingsley found shelter in native huts.
Ia the higher ascent she had to sleep on
the ground in the open air, and was fire.
quently drenched by the heavy rains, but
suffered no injury to health thereby
Pnnular Science Monthly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Heart. Brain and Nerves.

If you have dizziness OF the head and pal
pitation OF the heart, difficult breathing and
srffocating feeling. tired, irritable discon-
tented feeling, and fear Of impending danger
or death. "A dread of being alone or the reverse;
il your memory is failing and you are gloomy
and despondent and feel an aversion to So
ciety, you are suffering from disease which
time to lose.
write your troubles ii living away from the
city Thousands cured at home. Letters are
answered in all foreign languages. CorIe.
spondence strictly confidential. Book. Guide
to Health. sent free on application. Address,
+. L. SWEANY, MD,
737 Market street, San Francisco, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Fndeavorers, hebear.a1

AT the First Congregational Church, corner
Mason and Pos I streets, will be held at 3 P. NJ.
today the first mass rehearsal of Endeavorers
and their friends from all the City churches
for the study of Christian Eudeavor Conven-
Iion hymns. The rehearsal is for those who
will sit I'm the audience during the meetings
as well as those in the choir. Mem bers of So
cieties having copies of the book Christian
EndeaYor Hymns are requested to bring
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
BIRDS AND KITES.

Feathered Creatures Cannot Under
stand the Strange Filters.
Many amusing experiences have been
the lot of the scientists who have been
manipulating kites for scientific purposes.
Large pirds are always interested in the
strange devices floating in the air and can
not quite make out what they are.
Prompted by sharp curiosity they hover
around the floating kites and subject
them selves to the danger of becoming en-
tangled in the sllken string and being
dragged down to earth.
No bird, however, has ever alighted on
kite or attacked one. While one scientist
was flying train of five kites a couple of
years ago large silver-tipped eagle came
suddenly out of the higher air and swooped
round and round the first kite, looking
against the sunset sky like huge silver
pail. As the train of kites was pulled in
the eagle followed, visiting one kite and
then another, seeming uncertain just
what TO do. In few minutes, when he
seemed to have decided that they we're
not good to eat and he knew nothing
about them. anyway, he Indignantly flew
off and was lost 10 view.
Another experience was had with a
stork that came from the New Jersey side
of the Hudson and flew straight for the
had maze up his mind to go straight
through it. but changed and dove under
meath. He went around and above it, and
through glass it could be seen that he
cooked his eye at the intruder in most
comicsl manner. H He started away few
hundred feet, changed his mind and came
swooping back. He finally reluctantly
went away. mystified over this queer ad-
dition TO the inhabitants of the air.
While kites were high in the air one
March fiocks of geese flying in the B.
wedge flew over. They invariably stopped,
broke up. hovered above the queer object,
and a last slowly re 70 rmed and flew away
While the larger birds all come down from
heights above the kites the small birds of
the air will alight on the string holding
the kite and sway to and fro.-Chica go
News
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
prcDona1d,s DeIinouent Taxes.

NJ. J. Mcdonald has been sued by the City
and County of San Francisco for the CO lection
ef 1888 rs, due on account OF taxes levied on
SI57 900 worth of Ell Dorado County bonds
and 1924, 600 worth of Sonoma County bonds
Attorney William Willett, representing the
plaintiff, asserts that because OF delinq uencv
on the part of the defendant 20 per cent addi-
tional has been i'm posed as penalty.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
NEW TO-DAY.
HELP OTHERS.

BEEN HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA
We
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

Some idea of the magnitude of the great
Siberian railway. now in course of con-
structior by the Russian Government.
may ba gathered from the fact that by
changing the route thousand miles were
saved. It is expected that through trains
will be run over the line within two years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Held for BURGLARY.

W. H. Van Pelt alias S. W. Private, was yes
terday held 70 answer before the Superior
Court by Judge Joachimsen on the charge OF
burglary in entering the residence of E. A.
Denicke 1000 Mason street, last Wednesday.
His preliminary examination a sim liar
charge for breaking into the house OF Robert
Sherwood on Nob Hill last Monday Will be
: eld tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
..ERs FAIL
DOCTOR SWEANY,

Whose Reputation Is Established by
Ten Years of Unparalleled success
at 1877 Market street, San Francisco,
The ablest and most successful specialist of
the age in the treatment OF all Chronic Nerv-
Gus and Private Diseases of both Men and
Women. All diseases Of the Eye, Ear, Head,
Throat, Lungs, Stomach, Liver and Bowels,
Kidney. Bladder and Urinary Troubles: Rup-
ture, Catarrh, Piles, Eczema and Varicocele
woman peculiar to her sex scientifically treated
and permanently cured. Loss or partial loss OF
manly power and vigor in young, m'dd.e-aged
drains which sap the vitality, destroy the
health, cause paralysis, insanity and prema-
ture death. quickly and permanently stopped.
Private diseases of every name and nature
cured without leaving any. bad effects, and
that disease which poisons the blood, decays
the bones and causes more physical and men,
tai suffering than any other known dfsesse
thoroughlY and forever cured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

The Lamont family will appear in their very
daring performance from the high rapeze,
which was very warmly arplauded last sun
day, also numerous swim ming races and high
diving. The Sutro Baths orchestra will render
Speclal selections
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

end, so that when the drum is rapidly
revolved by means of cord wound
around the door and attached to the door
the strips spread out and scare the flies
from the doorway. A spring in the drum
winds up the cord again, thus also closing
the door.
A farmer in Reno County, Kans., was
in the habit of eating wheat grains. He
lately became ill, and the discovery was
made that wheat had sprouted inside of
him. Over quart of sprouted wheat was
taken from his stomach.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Board of Pharmacy.

A new Board of Pharmacy has been ap-
pointed by Governor Budd, com posed of the
foil owing- named gentlemen: w. NJ. Searby,
San Francisco; S. L. Waller. San Francisco; S
Oberdeener, Santa Clara; H. NJ. Sale, Los An
geles; A. G. Orena. Los Angeles; c. A. Seifert
Oakland; Z. A. Baer. Bakersfield. W. NJ
Seerby Is the only member of the old board
reappointed. The board elected w. NJ. Searby
president and John Caivert secretary, whose
8 flee is 400 Sutter street. The next meeting
VIII be held July Ia, at lib Fulton street, San
Fra
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Accident to a Painter.

George Henry Dunhsm, painter residing at
232 Liberty street. fell from scaffoid yester-
day afternoon while painting his own house,
and broke his left collar bone and left thigh
99one. He was taken to the City and County
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Insolvency of Briare g. Kenny.

The creditors of Richard NJ. Briare and John
Kenny, doing business as Briare & Kenny.
have filed petition to have the said firm de-
clsred insolvent. The properly of the firm
Than three days, and furthermore 1t has been
assigned to others.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Youn ng Mems Meeting e

Rev. ]. P Dickson II address meeting for
young men at the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, Mason and lis streets, this alter
noon at O'Clock. His subject will be "a
Good Investment" aud viii be of special in
terest. All young men cordially invited TO at
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

A novel fly brush tor use in connection
with doors 10 prevent flies from entering
consists of rotary drum hung on brack-
cts and provided with a number Of strips
OF cloth or paper fastened only at one
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
:, NoAMANN's Cafe (under the Baldwin, has the

ehse Programme at Sutro Baths.
~ si-ors at sutro Baths Sunday afternoon
evening will consider their money well
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

Two Mean Men of Kentucky.
Parson Richey Is very popular as q
matrimonial mechanic, and is frequently
called on for his services. One day a
pretty hard favored fellow came to him on
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

The Swedes find relief from slee eplessness
by laying over the eyes cloth wet with
cold water.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Park Music To-DaY-

Following is the attractive programme ar
ranged for the open-air concert in Golden
Gate Park to-day:
Overture, "Raymond" ..... ...... Tbon as
Oboe solo, "Sweet spirit, Hear My Prayer" by
request ........ W Wallace
G Dlckman.
Grand selection "Traviata' '..... Verdi
The Celebrated Minuet- ]. Paderewskf
Musical Review of Popular Songs ~. Riviere
Overture, "Crown Diamonds" ...........A A uber
Solo Tor French horn, "Notturno' ..... Lorenz
Performed by NJ. E. schlott
Waltz Jolly Girls''.. -- Vollstedt
si'My aroline'' .....I ee johnson
March, "El Captain" ......... Sousa
Stale song, all, California. Gro
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so CENT LIST.
$1.OO LIST.

so lbs Fine yellow Cornmeal. 81 90
so lbs Good Common Rolled Oats ..... ...... 90
20 lbs Very Best Macaroni.. ............ 90
rs lbs Best Iapioca or Sago. ................. 20
35 lbs choice French Prunes small. ......... / 90
20 lns Finest DRIED Nectarnes. ............... 10
IS bars Fairbanks White Star Soap.......... 90
II jars Homemade Jelly, assorted ........... 90
so los White Family Flour. 90
cans 2-bt size California Preserves ...,... ! 90
1919 yards Dark ALI W ool Challi. ........ 81 90
IA yards Dark Percale, latest. st............... 90
20 yards Stand aid Calico. pretty. ............ 90
20 yards T. ood unoieached Family Muslin. 20
l21a yards Pretty, Fine Sateen, dark 90
10 yards 38-nch Cashmere, red, pink. / 90
9 yards Stout Gingham, work clothes. / 90
16 yards Tennis Flannel, pretty and go01... 20
100 Jinko Baskets, for fancy work. .......... 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-09
COL MURPHY ABLE TO SWALLOW AGAIN.

Friends OF Colonel Michael c. Murphy. the Tam
many leader in the Ist Assembly District. have
been congratulating him for few days because
he has been able to swallow IL cd. for the first time
in Ave years His case has attracted the attention
Of many medical experts When Colonel Murphy
was a State Senator he was a corpuent man and
weighed over 24O pounds. lie was attacked with a
disease OF the stomach in 1889. and the disease
caused a structure OF the esophagus which made
It Impossible for him to swallow anything. Emil
nent physicians decided upon what seemed at the
time a desperate expedient to prolong his life A
surgical operation performed. and tube
inserted in his stomach. At regular intervals each
through tho tube
Colonel Murphy's weight had been reduced by
disease from 40 to Sc pounds. and his friends ex-
pected that his death could not be delayed much
longer but he began to improve He gained In
weight again, until he tipped the scales at 10
pounds. and he went back into politics. For some
time he has been clerk In the First District Civil
Court In Chambers-st. The other day he took
some water into his mouth and let It run down his
throat TO relieve thirst. and surprised when
he swallowed the water. He had taken water into
his mouth and had been unable to swallow II thou
sands of times He took another drink of the
water and delighted by the sensation of swai-
lowing which he had not experienced In years
Since then Colonel Murphy has been able to swal-
low some coffee and some LIQUID food In the ordi-
nary way and his physicians have told him that he
may be able to dispense with the use OF the silver
tube in his stomach after time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-09
AN OLD COUPLE TORTURED By ROBBERS

Chicago. Jan. s.-Chris.opher Wartenb,Ag. an
aged German farmer. and his wife. who II D. on a
farm In Du Page County. about thirty-fve miles
from this city. tortured BY robbers Tues
day night. and now. II Is said In a condition
serious that both may die. The couple were found
at their home late Wednesday bound gagged
and with their feet frozen in tubs of snow. The
woman was unconscious and her husband nearly so.
The Wartenburg farm Is remote from the public
highway. and 1t was only by the chance call Of a
neighbor that the condition Of the old couple was
discovered.
Mr. Wartenburg was revived sufficiently to tell
his story. Two strangers. he said. giving their
names as Clark and Heinke. and their residence as
Chicago called at the house on Tuesday night and
asked for a nights lodging. offering payment They
were accommodated. and retired. At midnight the
farmer and his wife were aroused by the men, who
presented revolvers and demanded to know the hid
ing place Of a large sum OF money supposed to be
concealed about the premises Yhe old couple pro-
tested they had money. Mrs. wartenburg was
then seized and bound and her feet thrust into q
tub filled with snow: Her sufferings and her hus-
bands pleadings failed to move the robbers, who
presently treated the old man in a similar manner;
After ransacking the house the strangers departed
with s. leaving their victims to suffer.