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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
THE COMPA AN IONS CHOICE
Grand Officers Elected by the
Auxiliary OF American
Forestry.
The Office Of the Grand Secretary
Will Hereafter Be in Alameda.
Banquet TO Delega ates.

The Grand Circle of the Companions of
the Forest, Foresters OF America, held its
second session yesterday and closed its
business at a quarter afIer o'clock last
evening.
The reports of the committees on acts
and decisions, laws. finance, per diem and
mileage and on honored dead were acted
upon.
RESOLUTIONS of respects to the memory
of the late C. H. Bremen. junior supreme
chief companion, were adopted.
The per capita tax was fixed at 65 cents.
San Francisco was fixed as the next
place of meeting.
During the afternoon session delegate
suggested that it would be good idea to
have the Office of the grand secretary in
Alameda, which is the home of Miss
Bremen, who holds and ably fills that
office. The suggestion met with second,
and on being put 10 vote the majority de-
cided that the office should be on the
other side of the bay.
The following grand officers were
elected: Mrs. Emma Harrington OF Inter
Nos Circle, San Francisco, grand Chief
companion; Ira w. Colburn OF Bonita
Circle, San Francisco grand sub-chief
com Danion; Mrs. C. o. Miller of Robin
urer; Miss Agnes D. Bremen of Hamlet
Circle, Alameda, grand secretary ire
elected); Mrs. Flora Jacobs of Loyal
Circle, Oakland: Mrs. L. Mugge of ou-
preme Giro e, Woodland, and Mrs. Nj. Pape
OF Lorely Circle, San Francisco, grand
Carah. J. G. Chase, Mrs. NJ. A. Duke and
Mrs. ID. Cohen, supreme representatives.
Tho follow ing officers we're appointed: ::
Mrs. NJ. Connell of Inter Nos Circle,
grand marshal; Miss Z. Russell OF Pride
OF Columbia Circle, grand organist; +. L.
Nurman of Sonora Circle, inside sentinel; (;
+. Wallace of Silver Gate Circle, outside
sentinel.
The newly chosen officers were installed
by Past Grand Chief Companion Mrs. H.
Atwood, assisted by Mrs. Il. A. Carah,
T. g. Z. c., and at the close OF the cere-
mony Mrs. Nj. A. Duke, the retiring grand
CHIEF companion, was Dy Mrs. Atwood,
on behalf or the Grand Circle. presented
with handsome gold watch approprl-
atelv inscribed, as a token of appreciation
of her efforts in behalf of the order during
her term OF office and of fraternal love.
The recipient received the gilt IN the
spirit In which it was presented, and
| promised to as in the past uevote her
time and energy to the advancement OF
The order.
MissA. d. Bremen, having served four years
| continuously as grand secretary, had con-
ferred upon her the degree of past grand
chief companion, ard she was presented
with handsome jewel OF that degree. the
| presentation being by Delegate john j.
Cordy.
In the evening there was banquet at
Wilson's TO the delegates by the executive
council of 1897, and, in addition to the
delegates. there were q large number OF
invited guests. There was a good menu,
and after that had been disposed OF, there
followed a number of toasts offered by
John ]. Cordy, toastmaster, and appro-
pirate responses were made,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
JUROR ARMSTRONG DRUNK
Judge Carroll Cook Fined Him $500
and Sent Him to Jail for
Contempt

Andrew Armstrong created scene in
Judge Carroll Cooks court yesterday by
going into the jury box in a state of in.
toxication.
As Deputy District Attorney Hosmel
was m aktng the opening statement in the
trial of ex-Policeman George Dohertv,
who is charged with manslaughter fol
killing Henry Sullivan on the 9th of last
March, Armstrong interrupted his speech
by several i'm pertinent remarks.
Armstrong was at once ordered into Gus
tody Tor contempt of court and was sen,
fenced to serve five days in he County
Jail and 10 pay fine of $780, Thi i:
Armstrong's second offense, The first
time be was let off with gentle chiding,
Another Juror was once accepted and
the trial proceeded. 1t appears that Sui.
livan's death grew out of a drunken row.
and cloud of witnesses appeared to te!.
tlty to Doherty's good character.
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THEY HAVE THE POWER.
Attorney Creswell Says That the Super
visors May Condemn Land to Open
Houston street.

City and County Attorney Creswell has
rendered an opinion to the effect that the
City has the power TO acquire through
condemnation or other means the lands
necessary to make Houston street, be-
tween Montgomery avenue and Jones
street, an open. public thoroughfare. He
bases his opinion on act of the Legisla-
lature. approved March 6, 1889, section l
of which reads as follows:
Whenever the public interest or convent
ence may require the City Council OF any
nun icipality shall have full power and au-
thortty to order The opening, extending,
widening, strengthening or closing up in whole
or in part OF any street, square. lane, alley,
court or place within the bounds of such city,
and to condemn and acquire any and all land
and property necessary or convenient for that
purpose.
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Fever Fully one-sixth
OF all the deaths that occur in the world are
caused by consumption. And consumption
can be cured. Doctors used to say that it
was incuTable but the doctors were merely
mistaken. 1t would be strange if medical
science did not make some progress. Many
things were once considered impossible.
The ocean steamer the locomotive, the
telegraph and telephone, the phonograph,
the electric light-all these were once i'm
possible and once it was impossible to cure
consumption. That was before the time
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Taken according to directions, this standard
remedy will cure o8 per cent. of all cases OF
consumption. Consumption is a disease OF
the blood. 1t used to be considered dls-
ease by itself 1t is not. 1t is caused and
fostered by impurity in the blood. Purity
the blood and restore the healthy action to
the various organs of the body ana con-
sumption will be cured 1t is by weakness
and loss of vitality in the blood 1t IS cured
by purity and richness of the blood-sureIy,
certainly cured. Those who have cousuInP-
ton or any lingering bronchial, throat or
lung disease, and those who are on the Ioad
to them, have a positive remedy at mana.
ANY condition of the body that indicates
weakness. anv indication of iulpur1ty IN the
blood should be attended TO at once. Loss
of appetite, loss of flesh, loss OF vitality,
nervousness, weakness and unnatural wear
inesS, are indications that the Douy IS run
ming down DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery makes the appetite good, the dl-
eestion strong. It builds up solid, healthy
fesh and vigorous strength. Thousands Of
people have testified that it has really saved
their lives. Some of these testimonials,
together with hundreds of things that ev-
erybody ought to know about health and
sickness and medicine, have been enbod-
led in Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Med
ica1 Adviser" This 1908 page medical
work, profusely illustrated will be sent free
on receipt of 2I one-cent stamps to cover
cost of mailing only. Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
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tunity for their presen nee. Several new
names have been added to the list OF those
volunteering and the cast for the play,
Back to the Old Home" willabe strong
one.
aolbrook Blinn, the we'll known ac-
tor and son of Mrs. Nellie Holbrook
Blinn, will be seen with his charming wife
in bis pretty play. and as these popular
people have been playing for some time
past with Eastern com panies the public
will 40 doubt warmly welcome their re-
turn. Carl Smith and Beatrice Lieb, pro-
fessonals of note, VIII also aid the cause
by appearing in the play. George Her
mann is directing, and the stage will be
well handled.
Flowers are to be given to each lady
present. 1t will be a novel way for the
committee to show their appreciation of
the presence OF the kindly inclined.
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BUTLER SAFELY
LANDED IN SYDNEY
Was Genial and Morose by
Turns During the
Voyage.
Refused Food for Two Days, bul
Gave in Before a Strait.
jacket.
Had He Known the Police Were on
His Track he Would Have
Wrecked the Swanhilda

The trial of Frank Butler, alias Richard
Ashe, alias Harwood, who was taken from
San Francisco, is now probably well under
way. The man accused of half e dozen muir
ders was we'll taken care of on board the
steamer and was landed safely at Sydney,
and two hours later was committed to the
Darlinghurst jail to await his trial, which,
was set for May 81 OF this year. Should a
conviction follow the chances are that
Butler will be dead and buried long be-
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
BALBOA BOULBVARO.:
The Benefit Has Been POSTPONED

1he Benefit Has Been Postponed to
Friday of Next Week.
Owing to the great call for tickets for the
Balboa boulevard benefit it has been de-
cided to change the date 10 Friday night,
June IL.
Many prominent business people who
wish to aid in the cause and prove their
public spirit by being present have ur-
gently requested that the benefit be held
at night, which will afford better oppor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
Animal Class Dav-

The undergraduates of the Girls High
School, corner of Scott and Geary streets, will
celebrate their annual class day June 4, at
l 80 P. NJ. The entertainment will be an un-
usually interesting one, 1t is under the
auspices of the graduates and their friends
The exercises will consist of musical and lit
erary numbers. The ninth grades of the vari-
Gus City schools will be their guests.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
Christian Endeavor Eehears ais.

The concert chorus of the Christian En-
deavor convention viii meet on Thursday
evening June 3, in the auditorium of the
Young Mems Christian Association building
The members OF the Oakland chorus have
been invited to be present also. A rehearsal
will also be held at Plymouth Church on Tues
day evening.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
DR.. MCNUL.TY.

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p ROSCOE McNULTY. Md.
261k Kearny street, San Francisco, Cal.
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Credit to Batterv III.

In the recent tournament at the Presidio
the first heat of the weIl-scaling con test was
won by. Battery II, and not by Battery E, as
reported.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
NEW TO-DAY.

Seems as if con
su IN ption always
picks out the bright
est and best. Maybe
1t isn't so. Maybe it
S e e M S so because
consumption is the
most frequent of all
diseases. Consump-
ton kills more peo-
pie than wars or
Cholera or Yellow
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
GIGANTIC SPOT Cash PURCHASE
MANUFACTURER STOCK
LADIES' SUITS ANDSKIR1S
AT SOC on the DOllary

To-day place Special Purchase
of Manufacturers Entire Stock of Ladies' Suits and Dress
comprising THE LATEST AND MOST POPULAR STYLES
SHAPES AND MATERIALS which bought for spot at
the dollar customers
CORRESPONDINGLY TREMENDOUS REDUCTIONS, as witness
the following
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Lander and WOrdswOyth.

Walter Savage Landor was an intern
perate person in words and hated
Wordsworth. We're there ever more
contemptuous words than these Of Ian.
doris in reference to WORDSWORTH "Pas.
tiness and fiatness are the qualities of
pancake, and thus far he attained his
end. Let him Mace the acoas-
series on the table, lest what is insipid
and clammy grow into duller
accretion and moister viscidity the more
masticate it," In Landor's letter to
Ralph Waldo Emerson he writes: 1--WE
must now descend to Wordsworth. He
often gave an opinion on authors which
he never had read. Plato for instance.
He speaks contemptuously of the
Scotch. l praised line of
Scott's on the dog of traveller lost in
the snow tif l remember) on Skiddaw.
tie said it was the only good one in the
poem and began instantly to recite a
whole poem of his own on the same
subject
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loving, housekeeping selfshness of
the nations, which had rather sell a
musket for profit to kill brother
than to use it at loss for his deliv-
erance.
No one can foretell what the i'm
mediate issue of the war may be. 1t
may recast the map of Europe. The
Greeks are proving that they are
worthy descendants of the heroes of
Marathon, but the odds are too great
for even superhuman courage to con-
tend against. The way seems open
now to Athens, and unless behind,
Bulgaria rises, and unless interven-
ton comes, the Turk may push on to
destroy Athens and the monuments
of art which he partially destroyed
so long ago. 1t may not be impossi-
BILE that Russia may see her hour of
opportunity and become the mistress
of Constantinople and the dictator of
the east, making timid England pay
the penalty of her alliance with ma
tions that hate her, by losing her SUI
premacy in the east.
1t is the old struggle of the Greek
and the Barbarian. On one side is
liberty and the Cross; on the other
despotism and the Crescent. Greece
is fighting the battle of humanity,
the right of people to be free; she
is lighting to aid and not enslave
weakness. Behind her are the mem
cries of men who fought in cause
more hopeless, but one that became
triumphant.
The evolution of humanity is to-
ward larger things; freedom, self gov
eminent, the reign of the people are
the DEGREES of a Providence that al
ways wins and whatever the immedi-
ate issues of the hour, the march of
the world is forward to the larger
things of faith and liberty.
The wall of Armenia has produced
no succor, but God has raised up
Greece to be the avenger. The du-
plicity of great nations is fastening
the day when the peoples voice will
be the arbiter of policies; every pass
taken by the lannon's shot. each
city won by blood, each devastated
village and field Of soldiers graves
publishes to an abhorrent world the
sinfulness, the waste, the cruelty and
the wrong of war, and every battle,
whether won on lost, pushes human
ity to that far-off day towards which
the whole creation moves-the day
when the nations shall learn the arts
of war no more.
May the god of battles endow with
strength the arm of weakness and
bring victory to those who are fight
ing the battles of liberty.
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RELIGION IN NEW ENGLAND LIFE.

If one examines the history of
New England character, he will find
it hard to exaggerate the part which
religion has played in its develop
ment. In former days, even the ire
ligious had, in the background of
their lives, severe and self-denying
standard of living which it was i'm
possible for them to ignore. Sin it.
self was invested with fearful dig
nifty; and surely. no dream of human
perfection ever so exalted the nature
of man as did that stern theology
which taught him that the stars and
planets were only lights to light him
at night; that for his benefit or his
punishment God might at any mo-
ment interrupt the course of the
universe; and finally, that he had
within himself the momentous power
of choosing eternal punishment or
eternal happiness. Under that reli-
gious belief there grew up men and
women-some of them are still living
who constituted little reservoirs of
that moral strength upon which the
community, or even the nation itself,
could draw in times of necessity.
What influence will take the place of
that old belisf7 What moral force
will curb the passions, chasten the
lives, stimulate the energy of the rude
people who are born in these remote
towns? Whence shall they derive the
discipline and the self-control, with
out which their primeval strength will
be as useless as the undammed wat
ers of mountain torrent? l confess
that these thoughts fill me with ap-
prehension for the future; and some
times | am even led to think that
New England character reached its
elimination in the heroic sacrifices
of the Civil War, and entered there
after upon long and gradual course
of sure decay. All this, however,
may be-and | trust that it is-sim-
ply the pessimism of an old man.
Let it suffice for him that the glory
has not yet departed; that the moon
shines as brightly now upon the lake
as it did when he was boy; that he
is still permitted to see the sun rise
and set in the most beautiful and
as it seems to him-the most inter
esting corner of New England
Philip Morgan, IN the Mag Atlantic.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-05-08
THE OEDARS OF LEBANON.
Several Groups of the famous Trees are
Still Standing.

In April st. Nicholas there is an arti-
Gle entitled, Silk and Cedars," by Harry
Fem. the artist, describing visit to the
mountains of Lebanon. Mr. Fem says:
Every girl and boy of the Christian
world has heard and read. over and over
again, of the "Cedars Of Lebanon" but
very few have any idea of the locality
and surroundings Of that famous grove.
1t is popular error. by the way. to
suppose that there are no other cedars
remaining besides this group at the
head OF the "Wady" tvalley or canon)
Kadisha. There are, to my knowledge,
ten other groves. some numbering
thousands of trees. This particular
group that we are about to visit is called
by the Arabs by name which means,
"Cedars of the Lord" They lumber
about four hundred trees. among them
circle Of gigantic fellows that are
called by the natives THE Twelve
Apostles" upon the strength of an old
tradition that Jesus and his disciples
having come to this spot and left their
slaves in the ground. these slaves
sprouted into cedar-trees.
There is every reason to suppose that
in the time of King Solomon these scat
tered groves were part OF an enormous
unbroken forest, extending the entire
l,ngth of the Lebanon range of noun
tains. about one hundred miles. running
nearly parallel with the Mediterranean
shore, from little below Beirut. The
SUBMITS Of the range are from fifteen to
twenty miles from the coast
The Lebanon--that is. the white"
does not derive it's name from gilt.
tering snow peaks. but from the white
limestone cliffs of its SUBMITS. The fret
historical mention of the trees is in the
Bible e Sam. v. III: sand Hiram, King
of Tyre, sent messengers to David. and
cedar trees. and carpenters, and masons;
and they built David an house."
From that day to this the people have
been almost as reckless and wasteful OF
these noble giants of the mountains as
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with blindness; can guide the horses
of chariot; can arouse a Peter,
James and John on the mount of
TRANSPORTATION, or inspire a world
wide spiritual tragedy on the isle of
Patmos, because that which was
"sown in weakness was raised in
power"
Oh, glorious contamination! A
power not only to ride on the wings Of
the wind, but power to overtake the
humming stars; power to enter in
and possess the new habitations now
in reserve for the sons of God. In
stead of weakness, we may think of
the risen soul as we think of the Sera-
phim.
ut had six wings. With twain he
covered his face; and with twain he
covered his feet; and with twain he
did fly" Fly as if possessed of a
reserved force to fly forever!
Yes; in our Lords religion we find
that much of the symbolry and many
of the statements of fact, indicate an.
immortality of enjoyable and vigor-
GUS activity. The doctrine Of human
equality with the angels is full of
the liyeliest hope for our future fell
city" Equal unto the angels" And
what are characteristics of angels?
Unending life; joyous, songful life;.
strong and forceful life; useful, re-
ciprocal, helpful, sympathetic, mer
ciful life.
We are told that the angels Tex
eel in strength" that "they are min
istering SPIRITS" that they rejoice
over men who become happy because
they repent. Greatness and wisdom
and majesty are ascribed unto the
angels. Surely, therefore, our lives
will not be like unto those helpless,
idle and wandering spooks which
saddened human life at the advent
of Christ.
A Christian is also permitted to re-
fresh himself in the belief that he is
going to no gloomy land of mists
and shadows and twilight darkness.
Neither will it be country of mineral
sterility and painful glitter. The
soul will be ravished with charms of
landscape and the glories of color
and of song, and of music from celes-
tial instruments. Rivers and wood
lands are there. Mountains and
wales are there. Dwellings and cit
les for celestial homes are there. The
light of the stars and Gods happy
people are there, blessed forever
more. Sacred ministry unto others
is there also, so that the less happy
will be made the more happy be-
cause universal love abounds world
without end. Saeh are the gems of
anticipated felicity which may be
gathered from the words of Christ.
LA GRANGE. Ill.
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THERE were no conceptions of an
immortality worth living until the
revelations through Christ. Egypt
is accounted the mother of the doc
trine of human Immortality. But
they joined with it the repulsive be-
lief in metempsychosis, the transmit
grafton of souls from one animal
body into another. And so nearly
endless was this process that the
unfortunate spirit was com PEELED
to inhabit the body of every
kind of creature on earth, in
air, and water. We call this
repulsive doctrine because no man
could know that the house-cat was
not his grandmother, that the dirty
beast of burden was not his uncle,
that the earthworm in the garden was
not the infant spirit of one of his an
cestors.
The Egyptians also believed that
when the eternal journey was ended
when they had passed through
the uncounted numbers of creatures
allotted them, the soul would take
possession of its original human
body. Hence their ambition for en-
balming, and for rocky tombs in
which to preserve the body. Repul-
sive memories, however, are associa-
ted with all forms, and every variety
of the doctrine of bodily resurrec-
ton. Death finds SO few of these
bodies perfect and comedy. They are
so wasted, or corrupted, or deformed,
or manned, perhaps toothless, or de-
crepit, that it is hard for the magma
ton to clothe them with the immacu-
late glories which belong to immor-
tality.
Passing by the vague and profitless
conceptions of the Hindoos, the Chin
ese, and Buddhists, as to immortal
ity, we note the more conspicuous
doctrines of ancient Greece. The
poets reflect the popular ideas on this
matter. Homer and Virgil and Dante
and Milton and Watts and Young
and Pollock, all seem to have made
familiar visitations to the abodes of
departed spirits.
They give us much imaginary geog-
raphy, and quite minute details of
the condition and character of the
population. About the mouth of
Erebus, according to Homer, Ulysses
met great numbers of the pitiful
dead. They were without strength,
without joy, discontinued, pale, shad-
owy spirits, living seemingly without
purpose, without hope, just because
they must live. There were betrothed
girls, unwedded youth, feeble and
much-enduring old men, tender vir-
gins, having newly-aggrieved minds,
many renowned warriors, wounded
with brass-tipped spears, having gore
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our own people are of these cedars' first
cousins, the redwood trees OF the Cali
fornia c0sstrange, As we approach the
grove. which stands npon the top Of
small hill. the foliage is almost black
against the snow covered crags OF Dahr-
ell Kadib which rears it's highest peak
over ten thousand feet above the sea.
There is Maronite chapel in the
grove. its patriarch claiming the sole
right to the sacred trees; and, luckily,
the superstition with which the trees
have been surrounded has been their
salvation. All the cedars of Lebanon
would have been demolished for red
wood years ago were not the people
threatened with dire calamity should
they take a single stick.