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gest dredgers on the coast, while the
steam Progreso towed down one of the
largest RATS of lum ber that has come in
here in many day. The dredger IS to be
taken to Mare Island and will there be
used in deepening The entrance to the
drydock. Off Goat Island the Progreso
dropped her big tow and the tugs Vlgilant,
Reliance, Sea Queen and Sea Witch took
it in charge and landed it safely in Oak
land Creek. This is the second big raft
that has been towed here safely tor the
Southern Pacific, the first one being towed
down by the steam collier Washtenaw.
Captain Miner, formerly of the sealing
schooner Lily L, and Henry Dennis, both
weIl-known men on the water front, have
started for the Klondlke to open saloon
and restaurant.
Captain Mortenson of the bark Snow
and Burgess came down from Puget
Sound on the Umatilla. He will have a
slight operation performed and will then
return to Tacoma, where his vessel awaits
him. loaded and ready to sail for Mel
bourne.
There was trouble between the sailors
on the Addenda and some me mbers OF the
Sailors Union before that vessel got away
from Noyo She was to be towed up by
one of the red stack tugs, but before she
could be got away the union men had sue
ceeded in getting four out of the six A.
BIS to leave the ship. They were work
ing on the other two when Captain Perry
hastily summoned the police and the
union men took flight. The Addenda will
load lum Der at Noyo for Mollendo, Peru.
full crew will be sent up from here to
take the places of the men who deserted.
G. H. Denman of Point San Pedro re-
ports BY telephone wo-masted schooner
close to Point San Pedro all last night and
blowing her horn. The vessel was drift
ing in and the wind blowing inland. The
schooner is in ballast and has all sails set
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lad fired the fatal shot which has brought
grief to two households. AS the result of
the boys pride in his shotgun Katie
Adami, only years old. lies dead at her
parents home at 9S5 Fifth avenue south.
The sad accident which cost Katie
Adami her life occurred in the Potrero
Friday night, though the little one did not
pass away until yesterday morning. The
Adamis and the Millers are close neigh
bors and warm friends. Mrs. Adami is
dangerously i'll with nine days old child
by her side, and on her account the
Adami children were allowed to spend
much of their time at Mller's. Friday
evening, about o'clock, Katie Adsmi
was sweeping in the rear OF the Adami
residence when Bennie came from the
house proudly bearing his little gun. The
temptation to show off before his little
play WAS too great 10 be withstood
and Bennie is such little fellow.
do you want me to shoot you, Katiep"
he cried, pointing the weapon point olapk-
at her.
mo, don't shoot" cried the little girl,
though it was not likely she was seriously
frig htened.
Watch how can snap it, e shouted
and a moment afterward the inmates of
the weapon. None more so than Bennie;
it had been q long time, two or three
weeks, and weeks are very long at s. since
he had fred the gun, and he did not re-
member that he had put in another she'll.
When the gun went off and he saw .he
little girl fall the lad dropped the weapon
in astonishment. Then he ran to his
playmate's side. The blood was stream
ing from the side of her head. Even
child could not help but realize that
something awful had happened. Bennis
turned from the wounded child and went
shrieking into the house.
Katie was picked up tenderly and car
ried into Miller's house. Dr. Alfred Nc
Laughlin was sum moned at once, and,
later, Dr. y. B. Todd; but medical sci
ence knows of no cure for such wounds as
the little one had sustained. The body OF
the charge mad entered her left temple
and penetrated the brain. Scattering shots
had punctured all one side Of her face but
the gun was fired from short range-not
over fifteen feet-and the wound in the
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in his own ship and cut the Gordian knot
by opening a letter which contained his
bills OF health. Collector of the Port Jack
son has issued notice that no vessel will
be allowed to enter unless tho two bills of
health are delivered to him in letter.
sealed and addressed to the Collector of
the Port bv the United States Quarantine
officer. AS Captain Sealbv mas broken
the seal and taken out one of the bills of
heath, 1t remains to be seen what the
Colecto will do when the case comes be-
fore him tomorrow morning.
All the Chinese and japanese passen-
gers were taken to the quarantine station
on the tug Fearless. The following is the
list of the ca bin passengers: Mr. and Mrs.
S. l.. Ware, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Whitney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whyte; A. w Lane. U. s.
N; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wallace DR.. w.
Flade, Ed Suhr, Rudolph Spreckes
and servant, Mr.. and Mrs c. Hede-
man, Colonel George Macfarlane, Mr..
Reeves Mr.. Leornard, DR.. and Mrs. P.
Gross"r, Mrs. Barbour, W. J. Barbour,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Adams. Miss Adams;
Lieutenant S. Akiyama, l. J. N; Emory
Bayenow, Mrs. q. Bayenow, Mrs. w. E.
Bodwioh. Mrs and Miss Church, Mss
Ma bel David son. E. Hail, Mrs. c. D. Har-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollings worth; Mrs.
J. H Jewett, four children and three
servants; l. Knaff, H. Kobbe, Mr.. and
RS. E. A. Kofod, ]. NJ. Llttlehale, Cap
tain c. B. Little. Rev. A. r. Morgan and
Mrs! Morgan and two children; E. Ota-
girl, l. J. N; f. J. Price; Captain J. J.
Read. U. s. n. ]. Sakata, Miss n. Schll-
Ter, George Sturges, F. Skyes; Lieutenant
T., Takarabe, l. J. N; Miss ]. S. Vail, Mr..
and Mrs. P. Van VOORHEES, and son.
Two very big tows arrived from the
sound yesterday. The tug Fearless
brought down from Seattle one of the big
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temple resembled bullet wound. 1t was
half-past yesterday morning when she

temple resembed = bullet wound. 1t was
half-past yesterday morning when she
died.
The weapon with which the deadly shot
was fired is breech-loading affair no
larger than a parlor r fe The shells
which fit it are the size of 3S-calibre rife
shells, but they are loaded with powder
and shot. 1t was No. shot that was fired
into the brain of poor little Katie Adami.
Ben Miller, the father OF the boy, is a
butcher employed by Miller Il Lux and
he is very proud of his son. He has had
little shooting Jacket made for him and
together, father and son, they have gone
on many a jolly hunting trip, though
Bennie is only eight.
They were planning another such trip
to-day. 1t was uppermost in the father s
thoughts all day Friday and Immediately
upon reaching home he called to Bennie
to bring out his gun and let the father
clean it. The boy hastened to comply but
on the way out stopped on the porch to
exhibit his prowess to Katie Adami. 1t
was then that The mistake was made
which so often resulted fatally when the
gun was in older hands. Bennie had for
gotten it was loaded.
A : the Adami home the mother lies at
the point of death. She knows her little
one has died suddenly, she thinks the
result of 1all. The family dread the
effect cf the horrifying details should they
rearch her ears. She is said 10 be very ill.
Perhaps she will never know.
Benpie, who shows no appreciation of
the horror of his deed, was arrested yes
terday on the charge of man~laughter.
He was taken before Captain Bohen, who
questioned him, and he was released on
iiis own recognizance by Justice of the
Peace Cook. Captain Bohen then detailed
Officer Gibson to look more fully into the
details, and after a careful examination
the officer became convinced the affair
was purely accidental. There will be no
INQUEST.
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AklUSEF ENTS.


FArrv-rN ~uEATEK.- The Heart of Msryl and"
tomorrow night.
CoLUMBiA IHFATER- The Idler"
MoRosco's OPERA-HoUsE- The Heart OF Chi
csgo
ALcAZAR THEATER.- "JRne
IIVoLI OPERA HOUSE Lohengnn
ORPHI.UM. H Glass VauueVna
OBERoN.-Grand Concert
sUTFo BATHs.-B Bathing and Performanc
THE CHUTEs AND CHUTEs FREE THFATER--
Great vaudeville Company every afternoon and
evening
MECHANICS PAvH1oN-Mechanics' Fair now
Opec.
rHUFrzFN PARK-San Rafanl-Picnic of the
Austrian Benevolent So,iet ,, Sun"ay, August %.
CIRcUs-Eighth and IA rison streets, Fdday,
september 3.
trC41LN GATE PARK-Golden Gate Park Band
CoURsINs-At Inglesde ark, this afternoon.
STATE FAIR-Sacramento CONNIE ncing Septem-
Der d.
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"DR. PIERCYS ELECTRIC BELT"
NEW TO-DAY.

An APPLIANCE TPAT GIVES SPA RKS OF
n life into your nerves Sparks that you feel.
It's mower Is felt upon the surface of the body In
one moment. 1t permeates every vital function
Every lecturer on the public platform, every
physician of note, every scientific work that you
read, tells you hat Electricity Is Life" Every
element OF your being gives demonst ration OF the
truth OF this assertion II is fact. No one doubts
IL. With your nerves and blood charged with his
electric force there is 10 chance for disease, no
place Tor weakness. IL is the fundamental princf-
pie of vigorous manhood and womanhood. Where
it is disease cannot be- 1t cures without drugging
the stomach. Give It q iial. De Pierce's Pat
ented Belt is warante to be superior all 9TH
ers, and is sold at X EASONA BE PRICES Buy
no belt till you Dr Pierce's
PIERCE & SON, 704 sacramento St, cor kearny,
or $40 Market St, below Kearny, san Francisco.
Agents follows: Holden Drug CO., stockton;
X Z Gogngs, sacramento, ana @. q. Morehead,
San Jose.
AF For RUPTURE use "DE- PIERCE'a
Magnetic Elastic Truss"
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Robbed While Asleep.

s. Bridgewood, William Smith and E. John
son were arrested yesterday by Sergeant
Helms, Detective Gibson and Policeman Cav
anaugh on warrant charging them with
grand larceny. The complaining witness is
John Nune, pngler in the United States
navy. He was asleep in sa' oon on Kearny
and Sacramento streets early Friday mornIng
when, he alleges, the three defendants robbed
him of $50 which he had rolled up in hand
kerchief.
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roadway leading as it does, from the CEN
trail portion of the business circle to the
railroads and shipping points.
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GREAT DAY FOR IRELAND
The Lads From the Land of O'NeiIl
and O'Donnell to Meet at
Shell Mound Park.

The Tyrone. Fermanagh and Donegal
Benevolent Society has made arrange
ments for its seventh annual celebration
and games at Shell Mound Park on Sun
day, August %, and the programme in
dicates that there will be a merry day for
all who attend.
In addition to three great bicycle races
open TO all for cash prizes there will be
hundreds OF dollars given away in numer-
Gus events to be participated in by young
and old. Tim Mccarthy, the celebrated
Irish piper. and Professor Mcmahon, the
Irish fiddler, are engaged to attend the
jig and reel dancing. while the II ONE
Rule union band will furnish music
throughout the day.
The committee which has the celebra-
tion in charge has done everything In its
power to make the day most eE joyable
one, and If the events are filled there will
be fun from the time the gates open until
the last picnIcker leaves the ground.
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A Cheap Excursion.

The Southern Pacific announces that it
will sell round-trip tickets from San Fran
cisco. Oakland, Alarmed and Berkeley to
Santa Rosa. via Vallejo, on the occasion
of the n. S. G. w. Admission day cele bra.
ton for ST 25
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KILLED HIS
WEE MATE
Little Bennie Miller Made
the Same Old Sad
Mistake.
Was Showing Off With His
Little Shot
Gun.
he Thought the Gun Was Unloaded
and Wanted Katie Adami to See
Him Snap 1t.

age, but his father had bought him shot
gun. 1t was such tiny weapon that one
would hardly think it more than toy.
But it was with this little weapon that the
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MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Baggage transferred to trains, steamers, etc.
Also moved in the city.
Furniture moved; estimates furnished
Freight transferred and shipped.
4OS Taylor street and $50 Market street.
Telephone Main 40
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With a two-handed sword Godfrey de
Bouillon, at the siege of Antioch, cut
Turk into halves from the shoulders to
the hips.
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AUCTION SALES.

BY KLLIP Il Co. Tuesday, August "a,
Horses, at Market St and Van Ness ave-, at
IL o clock
BY 6. H. UMBsnN & Co.-Thursday, September
81 Ell Estate, Ia Mont gomery St, at y O'Clock
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-02

over end of the sorter Is suspended
over the bin for large potatoes. The
other end extends two or three feet out
side the small potato bin. This gives
the dirt a chance to settle through be-
fore reaching either bin.
Fig. 2 shows the inside slat frame
which is made of hard pine Stats 10Y
feet long, two inches wide and three
fourths of an inch thick. They are set
on edge and bolted with quarter-inch
bolts to slotted sticks near each end.
This arrangement admits of adjust
ment. / have the upper end Of the stats
three-fourths of an inch apart and the
lower end ~ inches. This prevents
wedging Of potatoes between the Stats.
The upper ends being close together
allow the dirt TO drop through in adj
vance of the small potatoes. This end
also has a hopper four inches high and
reaching 2h feet from the end. This
whole frame is suspended to the outside
frame by iron hangers. These are made
of three-eighths-inch rod iron and are
six inches long. Notches are cut to re-
ceive these on the upper edge of the out
side frame and the lower edge Of the
outside slat of the inner frame. A piece
of tin may be tackled over to prevent
their getting out.
To operate, pour into the hopper a
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-02
MAKING FAMILY CHEESE
Hints Furnished by q weiI-known
New York Instructor.

Hints Furnished by O Weii-knowu
New York Instructor.
In making cheese by the dairymen at
home, where they do not have a vat
with q heating arrangement under
meath, the milk can be heated in a tin
heater set in a kettle, in which there is
a quantity Of water. A dairy kettle is
the best, that is, a kettle and stovec COM
bined. If you do not have this. you can
use a caldron kettle, set in an arch, If
there is draft enough SO that it will not
smoke, as the smoke would faint the
milk; then by filing the tin heater
with milk, and warming it up to about
100 degrees Fair, and turning 1t in the
vat and filing it up again and heating
II, and continuing to do so until the
temperature Of the milk in the vat is Sc
degrees Fahr., it could all be warmed.
Then add rennet extract, reduced with
one quart of cold water, at the rate of
three ounces to 1000 pounds of milk,
thoroughly stirred, SO that 1t will be
evenly distributed through the whole
mass of milk, says George A. Smith,
former cheese instructor of New York,
in the Farm Journal.
When the curd is hard enough 50
that il will cleave from the side of the
vat when pressed away by laying the
back Of the hand upon II, cut it, using
the perpendicular knife, and cut as even
as possible. Then stir 1t until the whey
begins to separate quite freely. Then
dip of whey, and fill the tin heater, and
warm up to about 100 degrees Fahr-
and turn in the vat. and continue to do
so, until the temperature is brought
to 9s degrees Fahr., at which
point 1t should be kept until the curd
becomes firm, and when squeezed
up in the hand it win apart readily.
and by taking and squeezing the mois-
ture out of it, and touching 1t TO g hot
iron il will draw out fine threads about
one-half inch in length. Then draw of
all the whey. and stir the curd until the
whey is thoroughly drained out of it,
and then stir in salt at the rate of two
pounds of salt to 1000 pounds of milk.
Pile up the curd on the side Of the vat,
and cover up with a cloth, and let 1t
remain about one hour. stirring 1t up DO.
casionally, then put to press. and press
lightly at hrst. In "a hours the cheese
may be taken out and a muslin bandage
put aboutit. The cheese should be kept
In q cool room. and be turned and
CREASED and rubbed every day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-02
BUTTER FOR WINTER
now to Keep 1t Where Cold storage
Cannot BE Had.

How to Keep 1t Where Cold Storage
Cannot Be Had.
For keeping butter for winter use,
where cold storage cannot be had, no
man is as sure to result ~favorably as
immersing the pound prints in strong
brine. and If a trifle of saltpetre ia
added to the brine the plan viii appear
TO be safer. Butter win not absorb salt
from the brine; hence the plan Of the
little muslin wrappers, or lbetter yeti
the little paper box which cas- the
nat of butter like a ciose-ftting enve-
lope and prevents the butter from get
ting bruised in the bath We think we
have before recommended the sterilized
brine, simply strong brine boiled; and
after cooling. placing these pats Of butt
ter in it and keeping in a cool place,
and taking up the butter only AZ
wanted.
Where n has a very cold room OF
uniform temperature butter can be
packed in close-itting. small packages,
and closely covered after placing on the
ton of the butter either closely-ftting
layers of butter paper or q paste made
Of very wet salt spread evenly over the
surface before putting on the cover
closely. The facts are that nothing
very new has been discovered about the
keeping of butter not known to our
uothers, and. while cold storage is the
best, it is only at the command Of come
paratiyely few; 30 the old standby re-
ceipts have to be brought out and again
presented to public yiew-country
Gentleman
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-02
SOUND TRAVELS IN BELTS.

Why Locomotive whistles Are some
times Not Heard at Crossings.
An important point was brought out
at an inquiry into the death of some
members of a coaching party who were
killed by a locomotive which dashed
into the coach at a crossing in Long Is
land. It was sought to determine
whether or not a warning signal had
been given by the engineer on the APP
proach of the train to the crossing.
The burden of evidence went to show
that TO such signal had been heard.
On behalf of the railway company it
was urged that sound often travelled
in belts, and that a person in its i'm
mediate vicinity might be out of its
line of travel, while at a much greater
distance it could be distinctly heard.
In confederation a singular incident
was described that took place on the
Central Vermont railway some time
ago. One of the division superintend-
ents of the received repeated complaints
that a certain crossing the prescribed
signals from the locomotive were omit
ted. The engineers all protested that
they had never neglected their duty.
Finally the superintendent determined
TO get his own evidence, and privily
stationing himself in q Suitable posi-
ton he saw a locomotive approach and
pass without whistling OF ringing the
bell. On the locomotive, however, there
happened to be one of the railroad de-
tectives, who had made up his mind
to look into the matter for himself,
and who actually blew the whistle and
rang the bell with his own hands.
When the superintendent returned to
write the discharge of the guilty en-
gineer he was confronted with the evil
dence of the detective. To endthe mat
ter, they both went to the spot and
found that from a certain point they
could see the puff of steam at the whis-
tie and the bell in motion, but heard no
sound from either. An expert who was
called in recommended the removal OF
q piece of forest. This was carried out
and the signals became audible at the
crossing.-Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-10-02

xdea - Hta W1fe Glvfnx H1zl Ekvq
Do1Earn Took the Rxxae-
There were i've Of six Of hemsittinsaboel
the Stove II the drug store, and tbeF had
been telling pretty tall stories. The drug
gist E1s : man Of SONG humor and inven
ton, and be concocted ; mixture Of great
potene1 and fine favor composed Of sp
frumenki, saccbarum alba. ecrfex Unions
earophyiiu4 aromatlcus and aqua ppIa q
70 whomsoever should tel the biggest story.
and b party At one began to stretch their
inventive powers to the fullest extent. A
toilet soap drummer was appointed judge,
and the prize mixture, steaming hot, satin an
eight ounce graduated measure upon tbs
edge Of the stove
The colonel told . war story Of the Nun
ehausen variety the squire related q hunt.
ing adventure that evinced 4 decided genius
for eysding the truth, and the postmaster
made 9 strong bid for the prize with 3 snake
story big enough to make the see serpent
Jealous The others followed in turn, and the
last man, the major, entered the COMPETE
ton. The major had in his mind q remark
able narrative about e dog that he owned
that did some wonderful things, and be be
gan his story IN this way:
Last Wednesday morning ! got up q
little later than usual and went down to
breakfast. Most of you have seen that
brown setter of mine. He's a good deal
smarter than most men. Well, that dog
was IN the dining-room when ] went in.
As ! came to the door, my wife, who was
aTaiting me, said:
John, when / went to wake you up
this morning, / found this fve-dollar bill
on the floor You must have dropped It
from your pocket when you undressed last
night Then she handed me the bill. Nov,
that dog Of mine wasE
WYATT . bit" said the toilet soap drum
mer, You needn't 60 any further with your
story. The prize is yours. I'm q married
man myself, and that lie you've just told ia
n you'll never improve on. I hereby rem
der q decision in your favor
As there was not a single man in the crowd
not q voice was raised In protest against
the judges verdict.-Detroit Free Press.
There is probably nothing in this world
as variable as the stories Of a quarrel told
by each side.-Washington Democrat.
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MANAsf6af xFSafesSz@sfesu
Flow of Good Milk

FLOW Oh 0OGO HA1hks 81
I wish to give you a few hints on
milking cows. The farm hand who
knows how to milk properly is more
valuable to the careful dairyman than
any other help. To milk a COW requires
time and patience. The milk should
be drawn slowly and steadily. Some
cows have very tender teats, and il
you want a good-disposed cow, be gem
tie in your treatment toward her, as
she is p~aturally impatient and does not
like rough handling. With constant
irritation she will fail in quantity of
milk. As the udder becomes filled
with milk she is anxious to be relieved
of its contents, and win seldom offer
resistance without a cause. When q
patient COW becomes fractions we can
always trace it to the milkmaid. Note
this: We should not allow them to
stand a long time waiting to be MIXED.
When cows give a large quantity of
milk it is very painful when the udders
have filled to the utmost, therefore
causing them TO become very nervous
and restless. To delay milking at the
proper time will do more to cause q
cow to go dry before her period than
anything else. She should also be
MIXED to the last drop,if possible, for
the last portion of milk is said to be
the richest. Still another point: There
are many ways of conducting a dairy.
Among them are: Wholesome food
such as wheat bran, cottonseed meal
Always be careful TO keep the cows
well aalted, protected from bad
weather, kind handling. careful milk
ing, regular feeding, clean stabling,
good ventilation and plenty OF pure
water. In some sections we have what
is called the bitter weed, which Cows
are fond of, causing the milk to be-
come SO much affected that it is hard
" fit for use. l find that by giving the
cow about two tablespoonfuls Of sugar
at each meal for two or three days en-
tirely relieves the milk Of the bitter
taste.4G. B. Dillon, in Agricultural
Epitomist.
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box or basketful of potatoes, then give
9 vigorous shake or two by taking hold
of the upper end of the hopper. This
win send the potatoes rolling down the
Incline, where they win be separated.
Two men can unload and sort 1000
bushels a day as they come from the
field. The material for making the
sorter viii not cost over 1.50 at the out
side. If it is desirable to sort the seed
from among the small potatoes, the
Stats may be set closer, and a cloth may
be tackled around the side to prevent
their dropping through the larger
spaces at the sides thus made, or addi-
tional stats may be used.-American
Aoriculturist.