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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-19
Telephone to the Sun,
New York Herald.

HAA0AA0 ~ Ibp0 AIls
New York Herald.
At Ogden, N. j., there is mass of
iron ore a mile long, standing perpen-
dlcular and extending into the bowels
OF the earth to great but unknown
depths, said to contain several hun
dred million tons of magnetic mater
al. AS the violent storms and up-
PUSHES in the sun produce disturban
ces OF the earth s magnetism which are
recorded on the magnetometers at
the Kew and other observatories, it
has occurred to Mr.. Edison that
the strength Of the solar disturbance,
as exerted on our planet, could "be
increased enormously by utilizing a
vein of magnetic iron ore, and run
ming around the body OF ore several
miles of wire, forming an inductive
circuit, into which the powerful elect
rio currents would be thrown by any
disturbance OF the earth's, magnet
ism. BY the use otinstrumentse every
CHANGE he says, ':could he recorded,
and by the use of the telephone all
sounds produced on the sun would be
heard on our planet" He is accord
ing ~. erecting telegraph poles on
each side of the Ogden hill and par
allel with it, on which he is coiling an
insulated wire many times around
the whole area where the earth,s
magnetic lines leave the iron noun
tain and extend into space. The two
ends Of the long wire will be taken in
to his observation station and con-
nected with the receiving telephone.
From scientific point of veiw the
value OF this experiment may be i'm
mense. Almost every great outburst
of a solar cyclone is followed by a
magnetic storm on our little planet,
and simultaneously the ices of the
polar circle glisten in the light of the
auroraborealis.
There is every reason to expect
that the strength of all such disturb
ances will be increased enormously
in Mr.. Edison's inductive circuit of
the Ogden iron ountain; that by
the use ofhis instrument the varitions
OF Intensity can be recorded, and,
as he hopes, "sounds produced on
the sun will be heard through the
telephone
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-19
Likes and Disjikes;=

& Affinities and repulsions are queer
things. Sometimes they allow anaIy-
sis or explanation, but just as often
they don't. Our likes and dislikes do
not appear to be under our control.
any more than that very powerful
emotional Impulse toward q particu-
lar one which is called love. It NAV
be said generally that where there is
esteem there can't be amy strong dis
like, though there may be,no attrac-
tion. Yet, cluriously enough, there
may be love without esteens. Wom-
en- have BEEN known to- love the
most worthless characters, forwhom
they could not possibly have amy es-
TEEN. 1t is an enigma after adE.> The
loss of faith in one might seem to
shatter affection in one butt does't.
Affection suryivesconfdence. People
are drawn together, whose tastes and
pursuits widely differ, by some one
strong trait which, they hold in COM
mon, and~persons of wonderful iden-
tity of taste and psychological resem-
taances never contriye heartily to
like each other by a collision reTolv-
ing around some point of radical
moral difference which makes all the
joint and kindred qualities go for
nothing. And so the queerest mar
riages and the queerest friendships
are contracted on the one hand and
the apparently strongest antago4
n1sFms kindled on the other hand
No Balzac has ever sounded this.
depth with his plummet. There are.
instructive forces which allure and
repel, despite reason, philosophy, and
circumstance. 1t still remains true.
however, that there are a few mag
netie people whom all love-. Itseems:
as natural for them to be'sovereigns
OF hearts as for Caesar or Napoleon,
to command che enthusiasm of le-.
glons. No one inquiries into the Sc
cret of their witchery, and all ac-
knowledge it, young and old, men.
and women.
This is perhaps as great puzzle
as all the rest.-Pitsourgh Chronicle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-19
Rubber Noses.

We can make noses to order either
ofivulcanzied rubber or plaster PARIS;
They are a good substitute, but os
course the nerves are not there. I
had ease onceof q minister who had
fallen into the fire, and had had that
useful member burned off. We. also
have appliances Tor changing. the
shape of the nose. a Roman nose
can be reduced by gradual pressure
to fine aqniline. and the whole face
can be remodeled by an iron mask.
This mask is worn only at night
Interview in Cireinnati Times Star,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17
The Manufacturers Shoe Co.,
FORT STREET.
REWARD!
VIRTUE HAS IT'S OWN REWARD.

Rear Admiral Dewey has done him
self proud in the Philippines and earn
ed for himself the deserving title of
Rear Admiral"
This store is also anxious to earn
a deserving title from the public; a
title Of merit, that carries with it the
name Of having meritOrious goods at
popular prices.
IN order to do this it is necessary
to be more than careful in the selec-
lions of gOOds-be cautious-knowing
whatthe public tastes are we have used
eprecautiOn to import only f1rst-cIass
qualities in desings and materials such
as are salabie in the best markets of
the world. No dead stock is wanted
or bought by US, no matter what the
Inducements. Still goods will some
times accumulate faster than antici-
pated-they must be disposed OF even
at a sacrifice-that what we are doing
nOw-sacrifcing few dO11ars-you de-
rive the benefit.
Don't fail to visit this store during
the renovation sale-you will agree
with us that It point you to do so.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17

They are hardly more than half the
thickness of other cameras; they are
adapted for films or plates, and pos
sess the daylight loading feature
These cameras are provided with the
rising, sliding and falling front. two
view finders, has EastmaR's patent
bellows and is equally perfect as a
hand or tripod camera. It has an in
dex Tor focusing and When used with
plates may be focused ON the ground
glass
These new folding KoHaks are the
most compact, practical, instruments
on the market. Every Tense in these
cameras are carefully tested, and sam
pies of their work can be seen. It is
really a surprise that a Kodak that will
take a 4 by picture, with such i'm
provements can be sold for $25. We
are always pleased to show goods.
Developing and printing done by ex
perienced man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17
lnquisitiOn!

many just
many
day day out
agones 0 equaling orures
We speak of shapen
for fitting never
in business
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17

Three Honolulu boys are leaving the
Iron Works TO try San Francisco.
Among the returned kamaainas on
the Gaelic last night were: Miss Sar-
ah Carter, Oscar Herold with his bride,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Suhr, Mr. and Mrs.
James DOdd, VIM. Mulch, H. f Wich-
man and DR.. o. Z, Wall.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17
SEMOLA

Is the best breakfast cereal
in the market, because it
gives satisfaction, and one
does not tire of it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17
X
LIFE OF
FRANCES :. WILLARD.
BY MISS ANNA GORDON.
INTRODUCTION BY
LADY HENRY SOMERSET

Having secured the agency for this
beautiful work, we desire to call the
attention of the members of the w. c.
II. L. and all others interested in Chris
tian and Temperance reform, that we
are now booking subscription at Club
Rates.
Our representative, Mr.. J. L. Me
Comb, will be pleased to call with pros
pectus of the above Book
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17
SACHS WEATHER BULLETIN.
,"WAat Se4AnaxaaSaas1
DIAMOND HEAD,
May Is. 1898,
Weather, clear; wind, light \. +.
NEW GOODS DIRECT
FROM NEW YORK.
AT New YORK PRICES.

We are now opening an immense
stocks of New Goods, personally Sc
lected by our MR.. GIRDLER in New
York City, which we offer at unheard
OF prices.
SHIRT WAISTS. SHIRT WAISTS
An unequaIled assortment, in stripes
plaids, blocks, made in the very latest
style.
See the Waists we offer at So cents
SILK WAISTS. SILK WAISTS.
Latest patterns, at prices that will
please.
/ PERCALES. PERCALES.
New designs, full yard wide, 10 and
u yards for $1.G0
NEW, LATE NOVELTIES.
Plated Neck Ruchings in all cOlors.
New assortment of Side Combs.
The Latest in Ladies' Neckwear.
Ladies' Puff Scarfs, in all cOlors.
New Band Bows, New Ties.
Plated Chiffons, New Ribbons.
New Veilings and ready made Wells.
A new line Corset Covers, in all
sizes.
The New Short Corsets in all Sizes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-17

HELP THE
LITTLE CHAP
To be proud
OF his achievements
and you help him
10 feel pride in
his appearance.
Our aim is
10 start him off
with clothes
worthy of his
brightness.
g9H
The correctly chiseIed
walking costume
doesn't necessarily
have 10 come from the
custom tailor.
We are sculptors
ourselves, and
hold our Art
at a much
less price.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

thought of making my living through anything of that kind until the calk CTS strike came on and 1 found my self thrown out of employment. Then any sort of an honest job was wei come and when 1 was offered a small salary to go on and sing one of my songs at the Olympic Theater, down on Kearny street, where the California Exchange now is, 1 decided to try it, and the result was that 1 never went back to ship-calking again.
 All the boys that l knew came that first night and brought all the boys that they knew and all that their friends knew and they handed me bou- Quets of raveled oakum over the foot lights and made things lively generally; 1t was all done in spirit of friendship, though, and the ] t that 1 made was so business.
 Alex O'Brien ws.s my first team-mate and he and I played at the Olympic and at the old, and afterWard the new, Bella Union, doing black-face special ties under the name of Harrigan and O'Brien. After that I took up Irish business with a man named Hickey, and we brought out "Mulcahy's Twins" and others of my original sl 'tches at the Pacific Melodeon on the corner of Kearny and Jackson streets, and played under d. eerent homogeneous in other towns.
 Making a success of our acts here Hickey and I and a clever minstrel and farce actor named Otto Burbank went to Chicago, where we appeared at the Winter Garden. then badly run down, and pulled the place up to most excel lent business.
 It was in Chicago that I first met Tony Hart, then a very LndSome, talented boy and a lovely singer, es- pecially of ballads, which he had been singing with the Arlingtd Minstrels, then closed. I got him position with us at the Garden and wrote a sketch 'The Little Fraud" for him and my self in which he took the part of young German girl. Without any ex- ception Tony Hart was the best female impersonator that I ever saw, and one of the greatest of character actors, and together we did a phenomenal business wrote our songs and sketches and plays, aiming always at true delinea- tions of character. combined with wholesome humor, with occasionally a touch of pathos, and we made hit wherever we went.
 We played 'The Little Fraud for one hundred nights in the Howard Athenaeum of Boston, under John Stet- sons management, and then spread out on broader lines. In New York we played at Buffers, Tony Pastors. Josh Hart's and other places, and then I combined a number of our Specialties. stringing them together with thread of plot and calling the whole "The Doyle Brothers we took 1t from Ban-
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HOW "SHUT-IN" LIVES ARE HELPED
 eFruto and

By the Fruit and Flower Mission.

1 were books, papers and some mending.
 Only a poor old woman, whose chil- dren were all dead, and her husband too, waiting a while till she, too, went beyond.
 In the next place we visited there had been a pathetic attempt to clean up The morning work, however, was un- touched, the dishes unwashed and bed unmade. A ragged woman, unkempt, sat in a low chair rocking a baby and singing the most beautiful music I ever heard so familiar, but a new meaning given to the old, old words. She had sung In the choir and because she preferred the English had adopted 1t in place of the Latin.
 we therefore pray thee, help thy servants whom thou has redeemed with thy precious blood.''
 The baby lay quiet. a girl With yellow curlS and big brown eyes fastened on her mother, and drinking in every strain of the music.
 The room was full of sunshine, and standing at the door we forgot that we were there to help.
 No, she seems in such pain and she cries when I stop singing" The little one rolled its eyes at us, but the intelli- gence had gon, out of the face, for 1t was mot all there," as the Scotch kindliness puts It.
 Nurse took the little one so tenderly.
 How is Ellie?"
 Bye, bye"
 You shall go bye bye. but now I must dress that burn. Ellie be good girl?"
 She began to tremble as the clothing was taken off. The mother brought a basin of water and some clothes She held the child kissing it's hands while it screamed with the pain and fright It had fallen against the stove, and the hands, arms and one side were fright fully burned, but with the careful. slSillful dressing given daily it was get of Ellie, and her mother, too''
 From the porch came a drunken voice:
 Mother of God, where are ye, ye shaming, weak-kneed child of
 It's only amusing myself l was, beg parding.'
 Ellen, you are drunk; go home and go to bed.'
 "Ye lie, and may it choke ye where ye stand. Take shame upon ye, to come here meddling with decent folk"
 Ellen, go home."
 Home Is it, ye say; it's no home of yours Pm in-oit clear you, I'm going to bed here"
 No, you are not; you are going home"
 The woman's tangled red hair and bloated face told a tale of long bout. She began cursing us in the most hor- rible language: the baby screamed and its mother seemed bewildered between
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

have to stay right there and see 1t through, but bicyclists and drivers put on speed and get out of the way; how ever, car men don't hurt persons for fun or for meanneSs, though some folks seem to think so. The least little acci- dent that occurs means no end of bother and loss to the men implicated, outside of the physical and mental eff fects of nervous shocks and strains, so you may be sure that they avoid every thing that is avoidable.
 G. w. LANE-I came near killing & man down on Kearny street a day or two ago. He was on the car meeting me and his hat blew off and he jumped exactly on my track and fell down. stopped the car just as the guard was right against him and he got a pretty bad cut on his head. If 1 hadn't slowed down for a switch he would have been a dead man, and through not fault of mine or the other motorman, though probably suit for damages would have followed.
 That sign Please do not talk to the motorman" is one of the best things that the company ever did for our com- fort, for we have to give our entire at tention to the track and talking is both annoying to us and dangerous to the public.
 F. NELSON-If the stories of the ac- cidents that happen were told just as
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

with a bundle on his head started across the street and bunted ri--4 into the side of my car and knocked, himself over, though I was ringing my gong all the time Talk about absent-mind- edness-he was the most absent-mind ed person I ever saw.
 J. D. HELUMS-I have been three years on the cars and I can assure you that 1t is a very hard life for any one. It is extremely hard on a mans nerves and the excitement and continual strain of eyes and nerves and muscles shorten life as the hardest kind of merely man. ual labor could never do. A motorman's s eye must not be turned off the track be- fore him for more than a second at time, and he must be ready to meet and conquer difficulties constantly.
 Night work is the hardest on me, for though there are less people on the street there are more intoxicated ones, and drunken men are apt to do all man ner of things that make life exciting for a car man. When I was new to the business there was a foggy night-it was New Years, I remember-and a man suddenly appeared right at the
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

side of the track. I put on brakes but he staggered in front as the car was slowing down and got badly cut about the head. The passengers all said that I was not to blame, but it gave me shock that it too a long while to get over. I think that parents and school teachers ought to teach children to keep out of the streets, and cross at the proper crossings when they cross at all. Wagons, too, are always running into danger. They turn in ahead of us or else cut across and if we hit one we are blamed. If teamsters and drivers had to be broken in the same as motormen and were not allowed to take teams out until they knew how to drive there wouldn't be half as many accidents.
 The worst accident that I was ever in was on the Mission road when a man ran out of a saloon to catch my car.. I shouted to him to wait till the up car passed. but he kept right on and was struck by that car and killed. It was not my fault and I was not blamed, but it unstrung me for quite a while.
 Motor and grip men are at a disad- vantage for when they hurt people they
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

r WAS a Seventh Ward youngster,
 born in the very heart of William
 M Tweeds old district, and 1
 passed my childhood in the happy
 go-lucky fashion characteristic of
 the small boys of that section of old New York I don't remember much about those days now, so much has 1n- tervened between them and the pres ent, but I don't think that l was diff ferent from my companions except per haps in being a little more go-ahead and boyishly mischievouS than some of them.
 At that time every boy in that ward was ambitious to be printer, since printers received excellent wages and 1t was thought, besides to be grand thing to understand all about that es- pecial business, so as soon as l was anywhere large enough to attempt such a job I began to work at feeding presses and such employment and made quite bit of money at 1t, too.
 By and by, though, I found this rather monotonous and made my way to the docks, where I learned to calk vessels as we'll as veterans at the trade, and some way being among the ships and around the wharves so much and hearing sailors yarns and travel ,ers tales by the score. made me feel very dissatisfied with my humdrum ex- istence right there in the city of my birth.
 I was naturally of an adventurous disposition, fond of fun, excitement and change, and pretty stout-hearted with it all so one dav l made up my mind to strike out for myself and see little of the world beyond New York harbor. few hours after 1 made this mo- mentous resolution in my young mind I was on board a ship sailing gayly past Sandy Hook on my way to the Pacific Coast, and as 1 worked my pass age 1 didn't have time to be home sick during the whole voyage.
 I found plenty of employment at my trade of calking here in San Fran cisco and worked all around the water front from Rincon Point out I worked up at Mare Island, too, for a time, but mostly here in the city where I made a good many friends among the lads of my own age. My boarding place was over in what we called the Val ley' then-it is known as Tar Flat" now-and a lot of us young fellows formed a sort of a club and hired a room in which to pass our evenings together, and 1t was there that I first began to string verses together and sing them to popular airs of the day.
 The boys liked my songs immensely and thought a good deal of me because I was always willing to sing and gen. erally had something new and fresh on hand to amuse them, but had no
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

fear and shame. I came out of my trance and took the woman by the shoulders and helped her out.
 Now" said the nurse. I'm going to take baby for a little walk. You go get the dishes washed and l will help you clean up. You know it is pretty dirty here to-day, and you do not want your husband to come home and find it this way, do you?"
 Baby fretted so."
 "I know; I'm not scolding you. You are going to learn to plan and then things will go easier. I've been taught how, you know, and I'm going to teach you, am I not, dearie?"
 "I do want to try. It isn't much use I am to Mike-him as does so much
 Yes. you are; he wouldn't change you for any one.
 While the nurse was gone the mother talked to me.
 "Ye know, I was factory girl. and when Mike married me he was doin' well and could hire woman now and again to do things, but now the hard times he can't. He got me sewing machine. but I can't sew I'm going to learn, though. That blessed nurse is teaching me everything. and me so slow"
 Up hill next and into a cigarette factory.
 A boy. sick, deformed, only half liv- ing. sat watching a Chinaman rolling cigarettes. He himself rolled one occa- sionally, but he was too weak. and bad finger hindered. It was bound in dirty bandage. His eyes frightened at sight of the nurse. but at me they looked coldly.
 How are you to-day, Joe?"N she asked, kindly.
 
 Has your side been dressed to- day?"
 "No."
 Shall I do it?'
 young woman limped into the room. She was not glad to see us. Her mother was asleep. No, we could not see her. She must get dinner ready for her mother. NO; she could dress the boy herself.
 Nurse wants to do it."
 May I do 1t if I come back after you have had your dinner?" said the nurse.
 "Yes, if you want to; but can do it myself"
 We went away and got some lunch ourselves, for 1t was past noon
 1T want you to see that place. the nurse we have tried every way to get it closed. pr. Sherman made formal complaint to the Board of Health. Dr. D. has done the same Miss Fisher, the president of the mis- sion. has reported 1t. I have reported it. But nothing has come of all the complaints and reporting
 The cigarettes are made. and good many must be sold to pay the rent (s15) and feed and clothe that family It is a question, for the cigarette making is their means of livelihood. yet every cigarette that goes out of that partic- ular shop is laden with disease.
 We went to the place again, and in all the slums of New York or Chicago never did l see anything to compare with 1t. HELEN GREY.