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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
REPRESENTATIVES of the Orpheum and the Columbia
Pencils and Unbrid1ed Consciences

ordinary mortals at the very outset de-
clare are human impossibilities
These priests have a power over the
people that the British will never sue
coed in stamping out. In addition to
the five senses possessed by ordinary
of a sixth sense, and the ability to APP
ply this knowledge in a most startling
manner. Tourists to India have de-
scribed their wonderful necromancy:
their apparent power to hypnotic
crowds of people on the streets and
make them believe they see things
which really do not exist. In addition.
it is claimed for them that they have
the astral power, that is. can enter a
state of coma and project their astral
or spirit form to remote parts of the
earth with the rapidity Of thought.
Magician Kellar claims to be the only
American who has ever made the Ma
hatmas a subject of thorough study.
During his tour of the world he spent
many months in India, at Simla. at
Delhi, at Allahabad and Calcutta.
where he devoted his time almost en-
tirely to the mastery of their weird
magic. While he has not pretended to
explain their methods, syet he has re-
produced their wonderful exploits by
methods of his own, in an equally
startling manner.
When in Delhi, Kellar learned the
story of Koomra Sami. For some rea-
son or other, the old priest had incurred
the displeasure of his fellow craftsmen
and was threatened with death. He
was alleged to possess the astral power
to a higher degree than any of his con-
freres, to whom he declined to divulge
he inner secrets of the mystery. The
time came when he had to leave his
humble home and flee for his life. He
vas pursued by his enemies far into
he mountains, but just as they seemed
bout to capture him he mysteriously
disappeared, only to reappear at a
more distant point, yet in full view. In
the end, however, he found himself
upon the brink of a precipice. The
mountain trail ended abruptly and he
could not advance His enemies were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
BY the Orpheum Press Agent

II N his travels over the world and in
strange lands Carl Hertz, the ma
1 gician, has had many thrilling ex-
periences, but perhaps the most
- nf oil in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

strange lands Carl Hertz, the ma
gician, has had many thrilling ex-
periences, but perhaps the most
exciting of all occurred in Borneo.
After this adventure Mr.. Hertz has the
distinction of probably being the only
man who has ever had to offer himself
up as burnt offering in order to rid
himself or Princess who would marry
him whether or no.
The Princess in question hod witness
ed several performances by Mr.. Hertz
and considering his skill in magic
she had concluded that he was about
the right sort of fellow to have in the
family, but Mr.. Hertz could not see it
in that light, and SO far as the Princess
yet knows he burned himself alive.
It was about two years ago that
Carl Hertz visited Borneo, and his
fame as a magician reached even the
slow going, methodical natives of the
interior. A ruler Of the Dyaks of an in
terror province heard of Mr.. Hertz and
summoned him to appear at the palace
and give his entertainments. Several
of the Kings bargeS, with retinue of
servants, were sent down the river and
the magician and his outfit conveyed
to the palace of the King of Dyaks. AS
is customary in that country, the King
was seated on raised platform, for it
is beneath the dignity of any Oriental
ruler to appear in public seated on the
same level with their subjects. On the
same platform reposed his favorite
daughter.
She expressed her approval of the
clever work of Mr.. Hertz not by clap
ping of the hands, after the manner of
an English audience, but in true native
style by a number of short grunts.
Mr. trio lyc.
with money and plucked COINS from the
air the Princess expressed her approval
by long grunts that at first rather dis
comfited the magician, for he was not
yet accustomed to such style of ap-
plause. When he came to what is
known as the Phoenix trick, such us he
does at the Orpheum this week, it was
then that the Princess concluded that
he was Just the fellow she wanted. In
this illusion the magician appears to
have the power to burn up people.
The Princess concluded that If she
only had husband like Carl Hertz she
would start several confiagrationS. His
experience with the Princess Mr. Hertz
tells as follows:
1T is a fact that among the natives
of the interior of almost any of the
Oriental countries it is quite impos-
sible to make them believe that the
magician does not really perform all
that he pretends to. and this is the Sc
cret of why a magician is regarded as
some sort of a supernatural being.
When the Princess had seen me pick
coins out of the air and take handfuls
of gold from the pockets of people who
were never known t. have a piece of
gold in their lives she naturally con-
Guided that 1 could perform such mir
acles at will, at any time and at any
place. have several times as an adj
M - - no nrnrsr1 m n.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

n s ssa t Ss1''s' fortified IN a tai
The name of this strange in
dividual is Samuel Wilderson
His house, or citadel, elevated forty
feet, above the earth is impregnable
to the attacks of wild beasts anC
poisonous reptiles. Even pestilentia
swamp fevers, lowering over the de-
caying vegetation, cannot rise so high
This Crusoe fears not that trouble
which befell the celebrated giant who
lived on the top of Jacks beanstalk
The wood of the ebo is hard as iron
and long before a marauder armed with
an ak could make a six-inch dent in the
trunk, Crusoe with his shotgun pointed
out of the kitchen window would be
able TO discharge effective quantities
of buckshot.
When L visited the domain of this
man it was not without doubts as to
the kind of reception that l would re-
ceive at his hands. Strange stories had
floated out of the forest concerning
his notions and his methods of living.
Banana planters along the Rama River
regarded him as a crank, although
some said, oh, he's perfectly harm
less Other people declared that his
house was filthy and that he never had
a decent meal up in his tree.
One cautions person, residing eighty
miles distant, warned me to make no
Photographic attempts in the neighbor-
hood of Crusoe's residence. as the pro
prietor had once expressed an intention
to shoot any man found on his domain
pOaching pictures with camera.
When, one afternoon, l left my boat
on the Rama River, and, camera in
hand, started TO climb up the steep
bank toward the aerial house in ques-
ton, 1 had prepared my mind for al
most any kind of a greeting.
Round wooden blocks imbedded in
the bank formed a rude stairway up
the bluff, but frequently 1 missed con-
neCtiOns with them and sank into the
deep, black muck.
After a fifty-foot climb I reached level
ground and beheld an interesting sight.
The house in the tree was scarcely 100
yards distant
Selecting a spot at the proper focal
distance 1 opened the camera box, took
out the instrument and began adjusting
it. The mud about was six inches deep
and as l prOdded around in 1t trying to
get the camera into proper position, a
disagreeable interruption occurred. a
window in the second story of the tree
house went up with a bang and a gor-
rilla-ike head pOked itself out. The
eyes glared angrily.
"Wha' dat you Sc a dom down dar?"
VOciferated the head.
knew the species at once. It was not
a domesticated monkey, but a female
Carib that was making the noise. did
not care to provoke a heated argu-
ment with her. No man of sense would
dispute with an angry woman located
almost over his head and probably
equipped with a kettlefuI of hot water.
SO I held my peace and proceeded to
photograph.
Go way from dar!' shrieked the
ebony CaTib, as l pointed the lens di
rectly at her window
Still I made no answer, but quickly
snapped a plate-holder into position in
the camera and seized the pneumatic
tube. One-twO-three-clic I had it.
When looked UP at the window again
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

either the housekeeper or himself. Boas
have a fancy for life among the limbs
of the ebo trees.
The particular trunk which supports
the house is four feet in diameter and
is aided in sustaining the enormous
weight by four slender wooden columns
placed at the corners of the structure.
E. HAZARD WELLS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
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would not stay even over night in the
place where she had lost her husband.
She therefore ordered everything
packed that night and she started at
once for the seaport.
AS soon as we were safely on the
river she opened the basket and let me
out. But it was an experience 1 do not
care to go through again, not even for
a Princess
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

watches the chair with keenest interest,
and in the smallest fraction of sec
ond, Kellar, smiling with satisfaction
at their discontinue, steps out Of the
wings from a remote corner OF the
stage, continuing his story as if nothing
had happened.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

URING the present month we
4 may expect to see two well-de-
/ fined showers of meteors, as the
J earth rushes through the richly
clustering part of two meteor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

educated of native Hindoos. Their
knowledge is of a weird sort. perhaps.
yet they are thoroughly well accredited
with having accomplished things that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13

MONG the jungles of Eastern
Nicaragua there lives an Ameri-
can Crusoe, fortified in a tall
ebo tree.
The name of this strange in
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-13
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BY the Columbia Theater Press Agent

? OOMRA SAM, an old Mahatma
priest of India, is the hero of a
story as quaint as it is unusual.
\ As is well known, the Mahatmas
as a sect are the most highly
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11
COMPANY ..

They're off. We gave them three times three
With many a smothered sigh
They marched away with fearless hearts,
Our boys of Company 1.
From all "Old Glory's" wide domain;
From sea to mountain high;
No Drawer company ever marched
To war than Company i.
They will not pause though Duty's call
Rings meath Cuban sky.
They'll spill their blood for Freedoms cause.
Our gallant Company l.
Our country's father lived and fought
To fling "Old Glory" high.
To keep her there our Lincoln died,
And SO would Company l.
oh, if for Freedoms precious sake,
Itneeds be they must die,
There's many a lonely heart will ache
For cherished Company l.
But when Cuba's star shall sheltered be.
'Mong ours of Snowy dye,
We hope to clasp again the hands
OF our absent Company /.
We're with the boys in mind and heart,
And this our earnest cry,
In any land, on any sea,
God bless our Company |.
5. X. A.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

The jury in the Geddes murder trial
at Billings disagreed and another
trial has been ordered for the June
term. Eleven of the jurors voted for
acquittal, but the twelfth man was
obstinate. The only compromise he
would make would be upon man.
slaughter, and to this the Others
would not agree. The case was
transferred from Miles City, another
accomplice having already been found
guilty of murder i'm the first degree
and sentenced to hang. The princi-
pal witness for the prosecution was
the man who committed the deed, an
ignorant Negro boy.
There were some glad hearts i'm
Lewistown Monday night when the
news was received that several of the
soldier boys had failed to pass exam
ination and had been discharged,
while, on the other hand, several
wives and sweethearts mOurned. The
antilles of those who have been ac-
cepted and will go into the service
should be looked after by friends at
home and it should be seen that they
do not suffer in any respect. There
are many good citizens who did not
go and it is their duty to look after
the wives, children and property OF
those who answered the call. In
many cities of the Union clubs and
societies have Joined hands for this
purpose. The families to whom such
help is offered should not be averse to
accepting, but regard all proffers OF
assistance in the spirit in which it
may be tendered-one of patriotism
and gratitude toward those who
have sacrificed SO much in going.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

GREAT FALLS, May 7.-Company 1
will leave for Helena at p. m. In
cluding the recruits we now have 50
men, nearly all of whom / believe will
pass examination. A full roster of
the company appeared in this MORN
ing's Tribune. We have been royally
received at every step. At Belt fully
5000 people were out to welcome US.
Schools closed and mines shut down.
Citizens here gave a reception last
night. The electric car line gave the
company an excursion out to Black
Eagle falls and other places of inter-
est this morning.
(Signed) BARTON.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

that time some were dropped, Others
showed the white feather and changes
were necessarily made in the list of
non-cOmmissioned officers, it has
been impossible to secure an absO-
lutely correct list for this week. AS
many will desire to put this list in
their scrap-boOks for orsafe-keeping, we
refrain from publishing nny roster
until we can present one without
error.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

GREAT FALLS, May 10.-A tele-
phone message received today says
the Montana troops leave Thursday
for San Francisco.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 0.-Senator Car
ter was at the war department this
morning, and he says that the Mon
tana Volunteers will be assigned to
proceed promptly tn San Francisco
for passage to Manila.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11
TWO BACKSLIDERS.

In private conversation with Capt.
Preston last evening it was learned
that NJ. j. Garrett and L. r. Carson
had, at the last moment, refused to
volunteer, though having pledged
themselves to do SO before they left
Lewistown. So far as the former is
the announcement caused
little surprise as it was said he was
willing to appear brave in order to
secure a free ride to Helena, but why
the latter should have brought dis
grace on himself is not known.
Paste these names in your hat:
NJ. j. GARRETT.
T. r. CARSON.
Fergus County argus., 1898-05-11

BARTON.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-06

merely popular term for dangerous
kind of mushroom. In this country
only two or three species Of mushrooms
are commonly used for the table, but
there are many more edible varieties,
and some Of the latter so closely resem-
bic the non-edible ones as to deceive
even persons who consider themselves
fairly expert. 1t was only an accident
that prevented quite a number Of
deaths from following that of the
Count de Veccli. The dealer who sold
the fatal mushrooms to him brought to
market the next day bushel of them.
Happily, the health officers hunted him
down and cSnfscated the supply.
Yet, be 1t understood, these mush-
rooms were Of kind rather rare. They
were of the species known to science as
Amanita muscaria. They grow In the
woods, or on the borders of woods, and
their tops are brilliant red or orange
yellow. But by reason Of their con-
spicuous tints they are frequently gath
cred and eaten-practically always
with fatal results. They are popular
ly known as the "hy mushroom" be-
cause they are extremely attractive to
flies. These insects are very fond of
them, and a single specimen has been
known to kill a pint Of flies In day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-06
entail and none so popular throughout
the country as the Department of Agri-
culture. A. b. CARSON.
The American Practice.

What is specifically true Of iron and
steel Is true of the whole fabric OF
American industry. american furnace
practice" involves precisely the same
principle as that illustrated in Ameri-
can railroad practice, of operating loco
motives and cars of double the capacity
of those of England, which is now be-
ing extended to double the capacity
again. 1t Is the same american prac-
tice" that obtains in every industrial
operation, and it has its foundation in
that older American practice which
gave to the laborer double the amount
of wages paid in Europe and stimulat-
ed him to turn out double the amount
Of product. 1t is practice that has
grown up under the system of protec-
ton that made it possible, and while
1t may appear that. in the iron and
steel industries, protection does not
protect" II Is obvious that so far from
deserving the appellation of 'shackies
of protection" that policy constantly
encourages the American workman
and engineer to press forward to great
CT observation-disclosures Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-06

FARMERS HAVE CAUSE FOR
CONCENTRATION.
A Retrospective View shows that the
Country HIS Much to Be Thankful
For Nation IL Now I'm a Prosperous
Condition.
Prices All Advancing.

Special Washington correspondence;
The farmers OF the United States
surely find their holiday season very
satisfactory one. The contrast In their
conditions at the present time with
those which existed under the free
trade which the Republican party has
just eliminated from the statute books
Is very great, and every farmer will
doubtless appreciate 1t. They have
contributed very largely to the expor-
tations of the year just closed, which
are shown by recent figures Of the
Treasury Department as greater than
In any preceding year in the history
OF the country. or course the products
of agriculture form very large per-
centage Of our exports. Products Of
agriculture form over Go per cent. Of
the expectations Of the year 1897, as
they did In 1896. In the month of Oc-
tober they formed 70 per cent. Of the
total expectations. When we take this
into consideration, and then learn that
the exports of the United States for the
year just ending will be more than a
billion dollars, it will be seen that a
large amount of money has flown into
the pockets of the farmers.
A study of the details Of the prices
received by farmers for the articles
which they are now selling as compar-
cd with recent conditions will be inter
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-06
1R>Iy|h,tIlRsBSSS[
ELECTRICITY

Kansas City has q cable road In
which the driving power is an electric
motor.
The number of the electric lighting
stations In Great Britain has now
reached 100.
The total number of electric lights,
both arc and incandescent, In New
York City Is estimated to be 1,043, 468.
A Cincinnati motorman is suing the
company under which he works for
damages sustained In collision with a
tallyho.
The total number of telephone instru-
ments rented by the Bell Telephone
Company Is, according to their last re-
port, 9O4,67S.
Contrary to general belief, alterna.
ting currents have considerably great.
or claims than direct or continuous
currents to be considered the older Of
the two.
sixty years ago the first electric car
was run, but the first commercial line
was not built until 1881, when line
near Berlin was opened.
Racine, Wis, has passed an ordl,
nance requiring all lighting, telephone
and other companies using poles In the
streets to paint them distinctive col
or, the color being decided by the city
authorities.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-06
The Coming Farmer.

The man who has worn out his farm
will have his mind somewhat worn,
and 1t will need overhauling before
success will be fully reached In reno
waiting the soil. The farmers mind
must be fed first, the food for the mind
is education. When the farmer has
longing for more knowledge than he
gains each week from these columns,
then we have awakened I'm him spirit
OF investigation to find out how to re-
store to his soil its lost crop capacity.
He will begin TO invest in stock and he
will become more Of fesh-growing
farmer and seller instead Of a grain
seller. Instead Of selling his capital
(soil fertility with the grain he manu-
features the grain into flesh, builds up
his farm and gets on In the world
more contented. The young farmers
are becoming our reading farmers.
They consider rs part of their equip
ment the knowledge Of soils, the value
and blending of feeds and the scientific
rotation Of crops. The farm Is his
bank, the soil his working capital, and
with well-fed mind and soil he will be
prosperous and contented.-Farmer
Guide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-01-06

a Warming 70 Lovers Of the succuIsa
Fungi.

4 Warming 20 Lovers Of the succuleat
Fungi. s.s
The death Of Count Achilles de vec-
chi from mushroom poisoning In Wash
ington has attracted much attention,
and the Secretary Of Agricul-
.ure has published circular
On the subject of dangerous fungi.
Every year many lives are lost in
consequence of the ignorant gathering
Of these deadly plants, and 1t is hoped
that accidents of the kind will be made
fewer by the dissemination Of accurate
information among the people respect
Ing them. The circular In question is
Illustrated with half-tone pictures of
the principal varieties that are to be
avoided. 1t was not practicable to in
clude them all, inasmuch as no less
than 500 poisonous sorts Of mushrooms
are known TO day, while many more
doubtless exist In the world
1t Is unfortunately the fact that pol
sonous plants can only be identified as
such through trial OF their properties.
Mans knowledge of the values Of vege-
tables, cereals. ETC., has been obtained
by experimentation necessarily involv-
Ing danger, and the road Of human pro-
gress in that line may be said to be
strewn with the skeletons Of victims.
Even at the present time hundreds of
people die annually from eating toad.
stoods-the word ''toadstooT being