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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02

" L PASO DE ROBES of d-bath fame pos
sesses a unique lime its distinguishing fea-
ture being the fact that all the offfcials apper.
IL tanning thereto centered III one Individual.
NJ. S. Prime, the owner of the road, has the
distinction of being president. treasurer Secretary
director conductor driver spotter etc. all rolled into
one of the corporation known as the Paso :Robles
Street Railway Company. True it is not extensive
concern the rolling consisting Of just lone bob
tail car that better days, and has probably
o6 Of tie career This car. is drawn :by a respect
able looking horse, which. the village Wag has saia
us blind in and can't see out OF the other
But, nevertheless that animal unerrng!y follows the
three miles of the railroad depot through
the town, called foreign tongue Pass of the
Oaks" down to the mud baths, and return and he
really needs no guiding hand on his Journey.
NJ. s. Prime. who may be said to be the ne. "Xlnng
Robles, is man who has passed the allotted
three and ten and though bent with the Meitht
details regarding his road which to him let it be
known is a serious proposition He told how he had
houses and lots Alameda County, if;return recety
ing the horse, the the three miles of track and
has forty-four years yet to run He had never hao
that Bright record to his exceeding carefuIness and
running his car at high rate OF speed. Inc
is displayed. a seemingly unnecessary caution, con-
sidering the slowness of the motion.
being allowed within well without, and the old
gentleman has provided small but select library t9E
those of his passengers who have literary bent rms
lonely has other ADVANTAGES not to be dgspsed-
There any danger of collision, as 1t holds IN
disputed sway it knows no complicated transler ar
rangement such prevails in our metropolitan sys-
an early grave or drink And just think of the rib
bons being handled by the president OF the road him
self What sense of security! Added to this, the
road is the mecca of small boys who are allowed to
tb nTiyege being that When the car is going up
grade they jump off and help 1t along by vigorous.
Mr. Prime is not of a grasping disposition as most
monoposts are He is satisfied with little, as the fol-
nes as with him he replied very good today had
three this morning ana e d TINS a1 tier,
would make his receipts just 81 90 for that day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02

a small dark figure gathering all the light into her
white white little face She looked at us curiously
and smilelessly.
"I'Il write first" she said and pencil and some
copy paper being furnished by visitors she sits
down. pencil in hand, and waits quietly. There is
paraphernalia, screen of darkness no singing of
hymns, gasps and weird passing of hands. Her
seat is her mothers lap book answers for table.
and the sunlight sitting through the vines falls
her smooth hair and smiling childish face.
A minute drags slowly by in silence deep that
the dog, stretched the carpet at his playmate's
feet and cocks nterrogatve at the spell
bound group then expresses his opinion of us by a
conemptuous yawn, stretches himself out an inch or
longer and goes to sleep again
The artist gives covert glance expressive Of
amused skepticism-t is all so bald and bare and
above-board, such clumsy attempt at imitation OF
nnediumstic methods that faith in the little
ones honesty purpose begins to She will
probably scraw some non-committal messages of her
own volition and sudden tremor down the
thin little and strikes the supne fingers like
electric shock The hand, with the pencil held a
vise-like grip begins to beat fierce upon the
paper and dart to and fro above it swiftly
erratcay that the eye can scarcely follow its move
ments.
Viola looks UP and laughs They have comet
she says, deghtedly, and then the mother asks the
artist who stands steady the convulsvey
Jerking by placing his hand upon 1t. His touch
produces instant cessation of motion and a
rightly takes the place of excited muscular
action; then the restraining grasp is shaken off
easily though it bit of dust upon her sleeve
and a strong, firm stroke the little hand draws
half lines straight the paper They
are used to ruled paper explains Viola and she be-
gins to write.
The "sprits(?)' who have to the two.
presumably Violas brother and uncle who have
written through her(?)' since she first under
1.-The in1uence(O" and they prove well hammered ana
amable. They give their names and polite greet
ing and then beginning to feel doubtful again,
since it easy for child to write things like
these Viola turns her face upon me suddenly
This next is for you" she says, mo one else must
She has passed all the other rapidly
the hand herthis she folds carefully and
gives to
take it to the window and open 1t and NIX heart
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02

7 HEN Viola Dallingsford developed demon
~ J. her mother was pleased rather than other
~ NJ wise. Mrs, Dallingsford was recently CON
" ~ veTted to Spiritualism and, she called VII
olas demon Manifestation The neigh
bors, rudely material called 1t hts But then
thing in this world depends on the point of view Mrs
DaHingsford chung enthusiastically to hers and the
neighbors did not change theirs.
Vioa's dernons young. Viola is young too-a little
girl of ten But the demon is even younger-a mat
ter of only four five months. He came into the
family at the invitation, to speak, of spirit
dunn who rented from Mrs. Da1ingsford
conhdingy left the door Of it open while she tipped
tables and wrote out from the spirit world
It is IN the of little girls of ten to
doors OF this kind without looking In Sometimes 1t
is not even in the nature of their mothers. Mrs
Dallingsford Viola peeked. And fine day the
lady medium caught them at it,
And did She order them off about their business
and close her door forever after on her own?
Nay, not She, In the polite and persuasive
manner she asked them in and seated them beside
her at the tipping table and called in Mrs. Dangs-
ford's dead :bfother-who was Vfola's uncle-for
their entertainment and when they went away mar
yelling and on the whole nightly pleased invited them
to come again, which they did very frequently and to
make short story shorter in two weeks had made
converts of them both
CONVERTS? What DO little girls ten Of
faiths and creeds?
-. The creed Of childhood is faith in all things-in
mothers especially.
:= Mrs. Dafngsford became an ardent believer In
spiritualism remained believer in her mother
The lady medium said the child had great gift and
Offered develop it. Nervous. sensitive imaginative.
creduous precocious childhood material which may
he developed into almost anything The lady mediums
success was marked.
:rViofa learned tip tables, conjure spirit rap
pigs to- write the closet states to read with
bandaged eyes, to answer mental questions to find
hidqen objects to reveal the names Of the stranger
dead:
And Viola was only ten-a child medium wonder
a prodgy-and, speak softly among spritualists!-
a fortune
Then, Just as everything was Eoing along well,
the gift Outgrew the child. She began herself
strangely, to start and listen when there no
SOUND TO speak and smile In answer unheard voices.
to look on earthly things with bright far eyes. to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02
Paso Robes Lonely Streetcar.

. L PASO DE ROBES of mud-bath fame pos
sesses a unique lime, its distinguishing fea-
ture being the fact that all the :ofcias apper.
tanning thereto centered III one Individual.
me he of the rOal has the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-02

a small, dark figure gathering all the light into her
white, white little face She looked at curiously
and smelessly.
The times., 1898-05-09
CITY BREVITIES.

The police are looking for Maggie Fin
thour, an octorOon girl seventeen years
Of age, who escaped yesterday from the
Girls Reform School
A thief entered the residence OF Mr.
/. A. Barr in Mount Pleasant and stole
a hunting case gold watch valued at SO
from the pocket Of his vest, which was
hanging on the wall.
Charles Moore. coiored. was arrested
Saturday night by Policemen Raedy and
Jack. and in the Police Court today he
Wall have to face three charges-assault-
ing his wife. Mary Moore; destroying
private property and disorderly conduct
Policemen Of the Eighth Precinct found
John 7. Hayzell, a white man about for
Ty-two wears Of age, at Seventh Street
and Florida Avenue northwest before
daylight yesterday morning He was in
q dazed condition and suffering from a
Ions and dangerous scalp wound, which
he said was inflicted by an unknown per
son. He was sent TO Freedman's Hos
piJal
Mrs. Mason, who resides at No. l714
Corcoran Street northwest, reported to
Inspector Mattingly yesterday that "a
tai, lean white man attempted TO snatch
her pocketb0ok from her hand While she
was passing the mouth Of an alley on
Seventeenth Street between . and Cor
coran Streets. When she made an out
cry the fellow dsTted into the alley and
escaped before assistance arrived.
The times., 1898-05-09
GOD AND THE RIGHT.
DIR. Brfstors Eloquent Sermon on
the Lessons of victory

the Lessons of Victory.
The President attended services at the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
yesterday morning. There was the usual
large attendance. DR.. Bristol preached
the sermon, his subject being Rejoicing
in Hope" During the course Of his re-
marks he said:
Though men may divide in the con-
ficts which are testing social and ma
tional systems and each side may be as
conscientious as the other. each try to
justify its position by Scripture. and
each side pray for the success of its
own idea. nevertheless. God sides ever
with the right. with liberty, humanity,
progress. and the future.
LAS Cromwell and his ironsides faced
Prince Rupert and his cavaliers on Mars
ton Moor. each leader thought himself in
the right and fighting for God Amid
the peals of thunder that broke along
the sky, Cromwell and his men began
to sing hymn of praise to God suppli-
eating his aid in battle. On the other side
Rupert was having prayers read at the
head of his troops. From both sides there
went up prayer to God for victory, but
God could be on only one side at Marston
Moor. and God could be on only one side
at Hastings, and Tours, and God could
be on only one side at Yorktown, at
Waterloo and at Trafalgar
And God could be on only one side at
Manila.
''At the strategic and decisive points
and moments in human history God is
found on one side of the issue and that
wins the day. You cannot pray God over
onto the wrong side of any proposition or
any conflict He is ever on the side of
a larger liberty, larger hope and larger
life for humanity"
The times., 1898-05-09
PHILOSOPHY OF MATTER.
New and Interesting Views on the
Subject at the Secular League.

Subject at the Secular League.
Mr.. William Howards address before
the Secular League was particularly in
teresting for the new. original views pre-
sented of the subject He assumed that
all our knowledge is primarily created
by our organs Of sense out of the impal-
pable, impOnderable emanations they re-
ceive from matter That our senses never
have and never can reveal 10 Us the
actualities of matter; that we can never
know matter as it is Of itself irrespective
of ourselves; that the attributes and
qualities We ascribe TO matter do not
pertain to matter but are created by our
organs of sense out OF subtle emana-
tions from matter. and constitute the
sensations known as light, heat. color,
cold, sound flavor, odor, pain. etc, all
of which are wholly within ourselves as
our self-creations and constitute no at
tribute or quality of matter.
Mr.. Howard demonstrated that the ma
terial constituents OF the globe could not
from the condition and the positions in
which We find them have ever been Ia
what is termed an incandescent. volatil-
lied state; among the strong arguments
advanced by Mr.. Howard against this
prevalent hypothesis of the worlds
igneous origin is. that all strata of the
earth thus far laid bare to our scrutiny.
contain fossiiferous evidences of organic
life.
Mr. Howard also reasoned strongly
against the generally accepted belief that
the sun is a mass of vaporized matter;
and ascribed the dark lines OF the solar
spectrum 10 the presence in our own at
mosphere of the various elements to
which the dark lines are attributed.
Nothing, however. is more startling. or
ginal and radical in Mr.. Howard's 8 paper.
than his assertion that the entire solid and
fluid mass of our globe once lived. That it
has all be evolved out of the vital princi-
pie pertaining to organic life; THAI to the
organic life of plants and animals IS
due every mineral and metal as well as
every other substance of the earth
Rev. MIR. Matchett read the prelude en-
titled 'Ktesis'; and Mr.. John Hutchin-
son sang two old time songs acceptably
The discussion was participated in by
Mr.. w. H. Burr, Mr.. Maurice Pechin.
Prof. David Eccles. Mr. Ryan. Mr.
Chase Roys. Mr.. Goding. DR.. w. A.
Croffut and Mr. H c. Kirk DR.. Croffut
was announced as the principal speaker
for next Sunday.
The times., 1898-05-09
BAPTIST LYCEUM MEETING.
of CongratuIation Over
the Victory Adopted.

The Enon Baptist Church Lyceum met
at Enon Church at p. m yesterday.
President George e. Jackson presided and
Miss NJ. Hayes acted as secretary. A pa
per entitled 1.-The Usefulness of an Edu-
cation" was read by Miss Eva Grimshaw,
a teacher at Randall School, which was
well received and favorably discussed by
the lyceum. The president of the lyceum
then presented the following resolutions:
Whereas, the United States is now at
a war with the kingdom of Spain for a
cause which justifies her action in the
premises; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we congratulate the
President of the United States. Congress.
the Army and Navy and the country on
the great naval victory of Admiral Dewey
over the Spanish fleet in the battle of the
Philippine Islands in the bay of Manila
on May l.
These resolutions Were loudly applaud
ed and after animated debate in praise
of the American Navy and the great sue
cess of Admiral Dewey and the action
of President Mckinley in promoting him,
they were unanimously adopted.
The times., 1898-05-09
sunday Morning Fires.

for which alarms were turned in and the
fire department turned out. Policeman
Tracy discovered a blaze in the house of
David S. Sullivan, No. 1O9 II Street north
east about 8 o'clock a. m. The flames
burned iercely in the rear of the building
and threatened to destroy the adjoining
property. Before they were under con-
troll Mr.. Sullivans property was damaged
TO the extent of s1,2O0. The adjoining
house, No. III II Street, occupied by Mrs.
Quinlan, was badly scorched. Her loss
Is $25.
The second alarm, at GAS o'clock. was
for a fire in the house of Mrs. A Y. Stew
art, No. l0l9 Street northwest The
blaze started in a linen closet on the third
floor from an unknown cause. Damages.
about $50
The times., 1898-05-09
THE NATIONAL PERIL.
Judge King Delivers an Interesting
Lecture Mt Peoples Church.


Lecture Mt Peoples Church.
Hon. VIM H. King of Utah spoke last
night at the Peoples Church, Typograph-
ical Temple.
The lecture of the evening was to have
been delivered by Hon. Jerry Simpson,
OF Kansas, but owing to Mr.. Simpsons
pressing duties, he was unable to pre-
pare himself The subject of the lecture
was THE National Peril
Mr. King stated that there could be no
danger to any nation whose internal re-
lations were strong and peaceful, He
likened nations to human beings in that
they all had and would go through the
processes of birth. growth and finally de-
cay and that we have no assurance that
ours Will be an exception to this rule. He
dweIt at some length on the peril of ne
glecting the higher life of the nation.
The spiritual life. he declared was the
true spark of immortality and was too
often allowed TO languish and die through
our proneness to turn our attention to
wealth gathering.
Another national peril, said Mr.. King
was the tendency of the present day to-
ward industrial slavery. He declared
that the all absorbing question Of this
day was that of knowing how 10 proper
iy distribute the wealth which II was so
comparatively easy for US TO create.
why do we tolerate industrial anar-
chy," exclaimed MIR. King when we are
so fierce against political anarchy? What
matters it if we do proclaim ourselves po-
litically independent, when we are hun
CRY, and when we see the wealth of the
nation gradually but surely going into
the hands of the few?
First, we have freedom, then, again,
wealth; then comes corruption and. lastly
but surely, comes the downfall and end"
This was the lesson to be learned by
history, said the speaker.
Mr.. Simpson was present and was urged
TO make a few remarks. He spoke of the
war briefly and declared that If we should
succeed in wiping Spain off the map of
Europe as governing power. it would be
a poetic victory.
Mr.. Simpson did not take a gloomy view
of the future of our republic He de-
clared that the doctrine of Henry George
had many advocates and that when the
people We're in possession of their own
homes, freedom nationally would be as
sured and secure.
The times., 1898-05-09
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Contest for the Southern Champion.
ship Opens Next Week.

The eleventh annual tennis tournament for the
championship of the South will be held on the
courts OF the Bachelors Lawn Tennis Club, NJ
Street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth. be-
ginning May II. The games viii he played I'M
der the direction of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association
Gentlemen's Singles" All-comers' - prize; suit
able first prize ''rnnne--up' gets second prize;
the winner VIII be called upon TO play Mr. T.
A. Driscol, the present champion of the South;
the conditions that the championship trophy
must be won three times to become the prop
erty Of the winner.
Gentlemens Doubles-Suitable first prize will
be offered. the ''runner-up' getting second prize
Consolation Prize-0pen TO all beaten in first
match played in singles.
Matches viii be best two out of three sets. f.
mails three out of five. All vantage sets Games
will be played under the rules of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association Play viii be-
gin promptly every day at 3 p. m. Any player
not appearing when called may be defaulted
Oscar p. Woodward viii referee games En-
tries close Monday. May l6 1895 Fee must ac-
company each entry and should be sent to the
committee supervising the tournament COM
posed Of the following gentlemen: John c. Da-
wilson, William p. Metcalf, J. c. Goodfellow and
7. c. Wilson
The times., 1898-05-09
Sunday

Monday. Tuesday. and all other days
q SERGE SUIT is in good taste, and
is appropriate for most all purposes.
Our AMERICAN NAVY SERGE, at
$3.50 per suit, and IMPORTED CLAY
SERGE, at SIS per suit, represent the
two best values of the serge weaves.
They are both ALL-wooL, INDIGO
DYED. and WARRANTED absolutely
FAST COLOR. They are cut in cor
rect fashion, are carefully tailored. and
are the most perfect fitting garments
to be found in Washington. All sizes
in both blue and black OF both grades.
The times., 1898-05-09
EXPLAINED AT LAST.
The Mystery of the Dismal Weather
Finally Made Clear.

Finally Made Clear.
Saturday and Sunday We're the most
dismal days, atmospherically speaking.
that the long suffering American people
have yet had dealt out to them by the
high-salaried officials who are supposed
to regulate the sun, moon, and stars. The
main guy in the wind and wet goods shop
on Twenty-fourth Street told the pale
scribe who called on him last week that
Saturday would be an ideal day He has
another guess coming to him. or per-
haps, he meant that April was doing a
continuous performance. But, any way,
he was not in possession of the facts
The truth is that We are having some
of that scientific weather. such as Prof
Dyrenforth tried to manufacture a few
years ago. Last Sunday at Manila there
was a terrific naval battle between the
American and Spanish fleets, during the
course of which eleven Spanish ships
were either sunk or burned, and two
strong forts, also Spanish, blown to
smithereens. The Americans did not re-
ceive a scratch, comparatively. The only
damage done was by the explosion of
some ammunition on the deck of the Bal
timore, and which slightly wounded six
men. Admiral Dewey has been trying to
find out where the Spanish shots went
he has lain awake at night trying to
selve the puzzle. That is why his report
of the engagement was so long delayed
Worry no longer, noble Dewey, we
The times., 1898-05-09

have solved the problem for you. The
tons of dynamite and other high explo-
sives hurled from the enemy's guns at
Cavite and Corregidor went straight up,
they hammered at the skies nearly seven
hours and then wondered why the Ameri-
can ships did not sink. Those shells. tor
pedoes and bombs that took aeriel fight
last Sunday demonstrated the soundness
Of Prof. Dyrenforth's theory. They caus-
ed the biggest rainfall this country has
seen for years.
OF course the weather man could not
foresee such a storm as this. Nobody could
have been convinced that the Spaniards
were such poor marksmen. II is be-
ieyed that the worst is over and clear
skies Will be the order from now until
Admiral Sampson encounters the Cape
Verde feet. Then, perhaps. the deluge
will come worse than this.
The times., 1898-05-09

malIy opened. The following famous riders have
been invited 10 compete: Jaap Eden, f. G. Bald
Tom Cooper. Arthur Gardiner, Earl kistr. Jean
Gougrltzz Worcester, ). :. Johu-on, Tom But
Ter, Leon Boulay, Angus Mcleod Jack Rob
ertson and Ralph Temple The first race for
the trophy win undoubtedly be a very warm
affair, the champions of all countries will be
present and mix il up with the Americans The
following are the rules governing the contest:
All of the prominent riders Of Washington
have entered for the first meet OF the Park
Bicycle Club, which viii be held on Thursday,
Nay y.
counsclman's pacemakers in his 25-mile match
race with George f. Smith will be as follows:
J. J. Fister, ". 4. Bolden, Lee B. Dannemiller
c. Halstead T. v Douglas Ed Hanger jr;
Williams, Z. F. Wakefield, B. T. Wrenn c. J.
Yolkman T. Gsleska, II. Gladman and Stevens
Counselman Is riding IN great form, and is
pected to give a good account Of himself.
few days ago, in training. he covered five miles,
paced 10y two tandem crews, in the fast time
OF 10 minutes and ~ seconds.
The new board track which has been construct
ed by the Park Bi. Club on the Conduit road,
has been used continuously during the past week
by most Of the best riders in the city, and some
exceedingly fast time has been made. Schade has
covered the mile in l:57 2-5, Counselman five
miles in l044, Ronsayille one-thrd mile in
50 II, Schade and Mueller on a tandem one
mile in 2:Ol l-2, Moran one-third mile paced
in 3s 10
Fred Sims has Just returned from the South
where he has been training during the Spring.
He viii put the finishing touches on at the Park
Bicycle Club board track. Fred is riding in
good form, and win probably make his first ap-
pearance here May y.
The Washington and Great Falls Electric Rail
way Company is making many Improvements in
their line, so as TO give The public quick trans
poTtation TO and from the races. The road is
being reballasted, and viii be equipped with the
electric block system. SO that they viii be pre-
pared to handle crowd of any size.
The times., 1898-05-09
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