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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
AUCTION SALES

IY KIILIP & Co-Wednesd August IL,
Horses, at cor Market ST. and Van Ness ave-, at
IL o. clock
BY 6. II. UMBsEN & Co.-Tuesday, September
9, eal Estate at IA Nj ont gomery St. at II O'clock
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
Clark Aikens Again,

Acting Collector Thomas has reinstated for
temporary employment E. C. Aikeus one of
The clerks ordered dismissed by the Treasury
Department lew days ago. Mr.. Thomas had
nothing TO say ABOUT If, except that he had a
right to employ Mr.. Aikens temporarily, not.
withstanding his dismissal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN THEATER - Rosemary"
COLUMBIA THEATER- The Case of Rehellious
Susan
MoRosco's OPERA HOUSE, Bowery Girl"
A1cAzAR THEATER. House or Home and
Betsy"
TIvoLI OPERA HOUSE - Wang
URPHEuM-H High Class Vaudeville
0BERoN.-Grand Concert.
sUTRo BATHS Bathing and Performances.
The CHUTEs AND CHUTEs FREE THEATER.-
Boomer Minstrrls, every af ernoon and evening.
CoURsING-At Ingleside Park tomorrow.
STATE FAIR-Sacramento commencing Septem-
Der 8.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07

THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS.
Physicians recommend the Crystal wsrm Sc
water tub and swimming baths, n orth Beach,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
The Most Beaut full Bride of the Seas on

The Most Beaut full Bride of the Sens on
Is portrayed in Town Talk this week, with the
distinguished groom, Samuel NJ. Shortridge
There are other brides Also and portraits of
local celebrities in all worlds, The Mills and
Hanlon divorce suits, the yachting boys hig h
jlnks and the Press Clubs future e matters
discussed by "The Saunterer." Editorials are
on the J. J. O. Brlen assignmen Mt, the State Uni
versity and other current topics. John Bon
ner and Town Talks own critic give their re-
spective views OF John Drew. Ia short, the
mum Der is up to date in every respect
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
CONVEN ton TRAVEL
7. H. Goodman Suggests
Round Trip Rate Of Sixty
Dollars.
Grand Army Encampment and Meet
ing of the National Educational
Association in View.

Colonel T. H. Goodman OF the passenger
pany has addressed circular letter to the
passenger agents OF the lines west of st.
Paul, New Orleans and the Missouri River
on the subject of low round trip rate to
encourage the meeting of conventions in
California.
A suggestion is made that an effort
should be put forward to secure the an
nual convention of the National Educa-
tional Association and the National En-
campment of the Grand Army OF the Re.
public for 1898. The Grand Army veter-
ans meet in Buffalo this month and will
decide at the meeting where the encamp-
ment of next year shall be held.
1t is Mr.. Goo mans idea that both OF
the conventions should meet in California
during he month of July OF next year and
$50 round.trip rate might be offered. Ona
convention could meet, for instance, in
Los Angeles and the other in San Fran
CISCO and while the people from the
south were coming up here those who had
assem- bled in this City could go home by
the southern route. taking in Los Angelo s
on the way.
The National Educational Association
has an iron-clad rule which requires the
annual meeting 20 take place in July, but
the Grand Army regulations are flexible,
so that the encampment may be held in
June, July, August or September. July
would pro bably be as acceptable as any
other month.
There was talk some time ago OF having
the next Grand Army encampment in
Richmond, Va, but recent expressions of
opinion from the press of that city have
convinced the advocates of the Rich mond
proposition that it would not be advisable
10 hold the annual reunion in that city.
The visit of the veterans to California
many years ago was in all leading features
the most delightful and instructive en-
campment ever held by the organization.
and the representatives from this coast at
every reunion since nave been told that
the veterans were ready to visit US again
whenever California signitied desire 70 r
their presence. The ex- Union soldier s
appreciated the boundless hospitality Of
this City and comprehended that the great
welcome was not carried out so generously
and so complete in every detail without
great expense to the community, hence
there is feeling that California should
be left free to name the time for the second
coming of the Grand Army.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04

special delight in study is in mathe-
matics, and she is able to add, multiply
and divide numbers below 1000 with
wonderful accuracy on the states pro-
vided for the blind. She is very fond
of display. knows when she is well
dressed, and. like others OF her sex.
is said to enjoy having her own way.
Miss Haguewood is able to cut and
sew her own garments. to write let
ters on a typewriter. to read readily
her Sunday school paper and her Bible
and to write slowly on the tablets
which are provided for the blind. BY
her delicate sense of touch she is able
to recognize her friends, and even to
remember on second meeting those
whom she has noticed before. She is
able to recognize at the first touch
those whom she knows well. She is
passionately fond Of flowers. Of dress
and jewelry, and, next to her type
writer, her dearest possession Is a
gold ring with beautiful setting. pre-
sented her by the ladies of Sioux Falls.
Miss Donald says she forms a very ac-
curate idea Of the general qualities Of
persons by posting herself on their
habits OF dress.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
ASKS EMPLOYEES TO ACT.
hallway Age Introduces IA New Method
of RELIEF from Legislation.


That the employees of the railways
suffer most and most directly by any
diminution in railway revenues is a
fact which the employees themselves
in the mass have been very slow to
understand, but it seems as il they
were awakening to the fact at last in
earnest. AT intervals, during the last
two years, the employees of certain
states have banded together to make
their political influence felt in opposi-
tion to anti-railway legislation. In
Minnesota, in Iowa and in Kansas
among the western states. employers
clubs have done themselves and the
railways good service in the past.
Now. after the bitter experience of the
last few years. the employers all over
the country are rising in protest
against the renewed bitterness of the
granger attacks. In several states the
railway men OF all classes are fighting
vigorously the various Legislative raids
on railway revenues which are threat
ened. Best of all has been the con-
clusion reached at the union meeting
of the different railway labor orders
at Little Rock, Ark, when resolution
was adopted calling on members of all
orders to oppose legislation which
would further reduce railway earnings
In Illinois. Kansas, Missouri, Ohio and
other states employees are protesting
with more or less unanimity against
the passage of 2-cent-a-mile passenger
rate laws and similar enactments, all
of which is very good.
There was n time when it was pos
sible for the public and for the rail-
way employees to be. or pretend to be,
ignorant of the real condition of the
railways. There was time when 1t
was possible to make the credulous
believe that the books of railway com
panies were kept in such n way that
their true condition was not known
and that all professions of poverty on
their part were untrue and made for
political effect only. That time has
passed. The condition of the railway
properties of the countries is, in its
general outlines at least, known to
anybody who cares to know 1t. And
the condition, II not desperate, is at
least seriously critical for the ma
jority of the companies.
There ought to be today not less
than quarter of a million of men
more in the employ of the railways
than there are. They ought to be there
not only for their own sakes, but sim
i ply for the safety of The travelling pub
lie. The railways of the country are
,.,l,
far below the danger line:" and so
lcng as the public and the legislatures
maintain their present attitude. it is
doubtful If any possible increase in
business from return of good
times" will enable the companies to
employ the proper number of men
and pay them decent wages.-Railway
Age.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04

blind exhibited by the wonderful girl
now student at Harvard "Annex."
Miss Haguewood is II years old and
her story is almost precise repetition
of that of Helen Keller. The eastern
girl, however, has had great advan-
tage over her western sister in that
her teacher was more adept than Miss
Hasuewoods instructor.
Linnie was born at Ida Grove. Iowa,
and. like Helen, was a perfectly nor
NAL child up to her eighteenth month.
At that time she was stricken with
spinal disease and when she recovered
it was found that she had lost the
senses of sight and hearing totally.
She lived in world without sound and
practically never having heard the hui
man voice she was unable to speak,
Notwithstanding that the muscles and
nerves used in articulating were In no.
wise injured. But Linnies parents,
unlike those of Miss Keller,
were not rich, and were unable to en-
gage special teachers for her. Indeed,
they did not know that their child
could be rescued from the awful soli-
tude In which she lived until she was
nearly IA years old What has been
accomplished with her in that short
time is almost incredible. Not long
ago Miss Haguewood was presented
with beautiful typewriter, and the
other day, at the request of the writer
she sat down and wrote a letter, which
is given below. She wrote this note
without any aid whatever never miss
ing letter and handling her machine
as expertly as might be expected of
girl in the full possession Of all her
five senses. The letter Is perfect. There
is not a single misspelled word in the
communication. Miss Eaguewood's
letter runs thus:
Mr.. Day wants me to tell you about
my typewriter. All the children and
the teachers of Sioux Falls gave it to
me Saturday, Feb. 27. 1897. 1t has
made me happy. The ladies of Sioux
Falls gave me a beautiful new ring.
l shall not forget them. Do you think
my typewriter is nice? I am visiting
Mr.. Simpson. We are good friends.
He leases me when I go to see him in
his office. l like Dakota. The bliz-
yards blow at me and make me laugh.
They are gone now. Spring made them
go away. Spring means March. April
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
PLEA FOR THE BIRDS.
Their Destruction Is EndanEerinG tho
Forests and Orchards.

Forests and Orchards.
\ plea for the birds is being widely
disseminated in the form of circular
which contains earnest words from
Mrs. Caroline b. Hoffman, local secre-
tary of the Massachusetts Audubon So
ciety. Mrs. Hoffman tells the Often
told story of the mother heron which
must be killed when brooding to obtain
the white aigrette which is her decora-
tion at that time, and of the cruelty of
sacrificing the mother bird and her lit
tie ones for the qualification of femin-
inc vanity. The Florida heron, she
says, is annihilated. She bases her
plea in this circular more particularly
upon the practical grounds of the great
injury to plants and forests by crea-
lures SO useful in destroying inNcts.
She says: Already in the southern
lands of Europe are the forests perish
ing in frightful manner. and not less
are the orchards in danger, for again>.
the increase of injurious insects there
is no remedy when the little birds are
missing. And no land in the wide
world is safe against this horrid de-
struction.' Quoting foreign criticism
OF bird decoration, she continues:
How foreign lands think and write
about 1t newspaper from Toxic, ia
pan, will best show. 1t says: 1T is not
enough that the Europeans compress
themselves with steel and whalebone; /;
they also demand for adornment our
beautiful and useful birds" She con-
cludes: Equally guilty of this barbar-
GUS custom is every purchaser Of these
birds, martyrs unto death. May these
words meet with the right reception;
may women at length reflect and ac-
knowledge that there is something bet
ter, nobler, more to be desired, than
this foolish style, which is bought with
the blood and life of creatures fostered
by the God of love. May American
women come to the front and be the
first to do away with this brutal prac-
tice. Everywhere our orchards, our
fruit trees, are crying out to be deliv-
cred from insect pests. Competent wit
nesses testify that all over our country.
within generation, birds have dimin-
ished in most rapid manner and the
injurious insects have made headway
in the same degree. Setting aside all
sentiment. the destruction of forests,
orchards and fields ought to be suffi-
cient to deter women from indulging in
this murderous practice"
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
Revolution In south Africa.

The natives of GaZaland, country
n eastern Africa which is under the
'ule of Portugal, are in revolt They
ire a warlike race. resembling the Zu-
us in national characteristics; and
hey are reported to number $4,000
lighting men. Their territory adjoins
hat of the Transvaal Republic on the
lorth, and gold discoveries have led
10Th Dutch and English to enter it in
considerable numbers. Dutch British
Ind Portuguese troops have been sent
nto the disturbed territory or to the
'rontier, and the possible conflict of in
,erests enhances the seriousness Of the
iituation.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
DRUNK FOR TWENTY YEARS.

A correspondent writes: 81 was drunk
on and Off for over twenty years, drunk
when had money, sober when had none.
Many 'cnr friends l lost, and numbers
gave me good advice to no purpose; but,
thank God, nj angel hand came Mt last in
the form of my poor wife, who administer
ed your marvellous remedy, "AntiJag,"
to me without my knowledge or consent.
| am now saved and completely trans
formed from n worthless fellow to a sober
and respected citizen"
II "Anti-Jng" cannot be had nt your
druggist, it will be mailed in plain wrapper
with full directions how to give secretly,
on receipt of One Dollar, by the Renovn
Chemical Co., G6 Broadway, New York, or
they will gladly mail full particulars FREQ.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04

duties. tried different physicians but witt
no relief, and also used many different pro
prietary medicines, spending almost it;y
dollars for these medicines alone. | then
succumbsd to siege of the grip in the
middle of winter, and was left in Il much
worse condition. My kidneys We're fear,
fully disordered, md my digestion became
very poor. was indeed in n bnd condition.
"a minister in conference learning of my
condition advised me to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. l had heard
much about the wonderful curative powers
of this medicine, but it wns with reluctance
that was finally persuaded to try it, Us it
seemed that nothing could do me any good.
However, l procured three boxes of pills
and took them strictly according to direc.
tions. BY the time the last dose wns taken
i wns almost cured, and in better health
than had been for years. l continued
tirely cured. ! can cheerfully recommend
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People"
Such was Professor Bowmnn's wonderful
story which was further endorsed by the
following affidavit.
HAKTsvILLE. Ind, March l6, 1897.
! affirm that the above nccords with the
facts in my case. X. S. BOWMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of March, 1897
LYMAN j. SoupDER, Notary Public.
STATE OF INDIANA, S.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen
or hunGred) nt so cents box, or six boxes
for 81 so, and may be had of nll druggists
or directly by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Co, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
WILL PAY 500 FOR ANY CASE
OF Weakness In Men They Treat and
Iull To Curc,

OF Weakness In Men They Treat and
Fail to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public MAGICAL TREAT
MKST for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness. md Restoration of
Life Force in old and young men. No
WORKOUT French remedy; contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. 1t is
n WONDERFUL THEATMESr-magica il its
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who are suffering from weakness that
blights their life, causing that mental nd
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Man
hood, should write to the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and they will
send you absolutely FREE, valuable
paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
Of their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT. Thous-
auds of men, who have lost all hope of u
cure, are being restored by them to per-
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at home under their directions, or they will
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
prefer to go there for treatment, If they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
nave no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
Free Sample, or c. o. ID. fake. They have
$3.50 900 capital, and guarantee to cure
every case they treat or refund every dol
lar; or their charges may be deposited in
bank to be paid to them when cure is
effected Write them today.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
TOMBSTONE BROWNS ORGAN.
One of the Most Unique Products of the
Wcst,


West.
One of the most fin de steele prod
ucts of far western wild and woolly-
ism" is Tombstone Brown" Brown
had been alternately hobo or tramp
printer, according as climate and op-
portunity dictated. but he finally drift
ed to California and anchored in Men
docino ard Lake counties. where he be-
gan to take notice in matters social
and political. says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. Brown managed to
screpe together little money, and
one day he came over the grade" from
San Francisco with a brand new sec
ond-hand wagon on which were loaded
press, few fonts of type. ink, roll
ers and bundles of paper. Brown gave
it out cold that he was going to start
paper, but said that the whole of So
ciety was so blank rotten that he
wouldn't mingle with it. He drove on
through town and off down into the
bottom of a picturesque canyon, where
he staked out his horses and began
writing the first issue of his paper He
was the whole staff in himself
When it came to setting the matter
up in type Brown discovered that he
hadn't bought any imposing stone and
with something of old Ben Franklin's
"savore faire" the editor made quiet
sneak into a graveyard and selecting a
not overprosperous gravestone he car
ried it off to the perambulating print
ing office. The stone episode got out
on him and hence his name Of Tomb.
stone Brown" But Brown was not in
the least worried, and turning the title
to account named his journal Tomb
stone Browns Organ" and he soon
made the county howl. Browns Or
gan" had a front seat in every issue
that showed above the grass, and when
one canyon got too warm he would
hitch up and print the next issue q
little farther on" The title OF the pa
per, drawn and engraved by Brown
himself, showed gigantic tombstone
crushing to earth the emblems Of op-
position. The paper soon had a great
vogue, but Tombstone" could not
stand success. and when last seen was
moving north with u row OF citizens
marching up the grade behind him.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
I,ur,tinE Steel.
College.

An experiment which demonstrated
the capacity of steel to endure greater
pressure than the hardest stone was
recently made at Vienna Corunduin
was chosen for the stone, the small
cubes of both substances were placed
under pressure. A weight of six tons
smashed the corundum. but forty-two
tons were required to crush the steel
When the steel did give way the et-
fects are described as most remark
able. With a loud explosion, the met
al flew into powder, and its sparks are
said to have bored minute holes in the
crushing
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
King IIumbcrt Is Ahstinent.

King Humb"rt is the only rcignlng SOW
rrcigu In Europe who drinks nothing but ice
water and abstnins entirely from alcoholic
lluuors-l fact which doubtless Will interest
people In the United States. where such
oceans of lee water ARE consumed. klh.
llunhcrt does not do this on the ground OF
principle. hut on account of his health. He
has likewise given up tobacco. and whereas
formerly he was wont to smoke dozens OF
those frghtful ill.smcllmg. odd looking do
nestle cigars known as '.Nirginins." which
have straw through the center to enable
them to draw, and have to be held for fully
five minutes In n flame before they will con
descend To light-hc now dlspcnscs with TO-
bac"o In every form. This Is In consequence
If his asthma and bronchitis.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04

and May. l shall go to my home in
Delaware, Iowa. when happy June
comes. They will be glad to see me.
My school is the Iowa College for the
Blind at Vinton. Iowa. l have many
dear friends in Vinton. Some day
shall go to them. Your friend,
LINNIE HAGUEWOOD.
Until she was ~ years old Miss
Haguewood was cared for like an in
FAINT. At that age she was taught the
manual alphabet. In this study she
made but little progress. At IA she
was taken to the asylum for the blind
az Vinton. Iowa. and although at that
age she was yet unable to walk she
was in perfect health. When she en-
tered the asylum she was unable to
communicate single thought to an
other human being. Miss Dora DON
aid, one of the teachers in the asylum,
became interested in the girl, and de-
.ermined to do what she could to help
her. Editor Bernard Murphy of the
Vinton Eagle took up the case, and
opened subscription for the purpose
of educating little Linnie. The Iowa
purpose, and the work was begun Miss
Donald took charge of Linnie. and de-
voted all her time to her pupil. Miss
Donald has worked increasingly with
her charge and is now being reward
ed by most marvellous results. Some
time ago pupil and teacher came to
Sioux Falls to get the benefit of the su-
perior facilities in the school here
and give Miss Donald an opportunity
of studying the methods and results
of the system in vogue here.
1t was only until recently that Lin
ME began to realize that she differed
in any respect from the ordinary hui
man being. Her teacher has told her
all since the two came to Sioux Falls
At first Linnie was greatly saddened
Then she began to make inquiries. She
is now resigned and has announced
that in spite of her defects she will
make the most of her life. She has n
deeply religious vein in her nature,
and has the most touching and beauti-
ful ideas of heaven and the future life.
Her expression is one of rare and re-
fnod beauty, and her hands-delicate,
sensitive and tapering-would be the
envy of sculptor. She has lately
been told about Helen Keller. and
Linnie thinks that Helen. herself and
a girl in Council Bluffs, Iowa, who has
broken her leg, arc the most unfor-
tunate people in the world.
Miss Donald is now teaching her pu-
pil how to talk. The method used Is
similar to that employed by Miss Sui
livan in her education of Miss Keller.
Linnie places her delicately sensitive
fingers on the mouth of her teacher
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
China.s Scientific Awakening.

1t is reported that commercial mu-
scum has just been opened at Peking
% which contributions of the tools and
machines used in civilized countries,
together with models and photographs
,f the same, are requested. The direc-
tor of the museum is particularly de-
sirous that his countrymen shall be-
come familiar with the various kinds
of plows used in the western world. He
also calls for specimens of electric ma
chimes, printing presses, and in fact
all the things that have contributed
to the civilization and enlightenment
Of Europe and America.