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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

mothers tears have fallen. To the mourners soul came no time effacement Of her d!SconSOlation, no comforting hope of resurrection. Out of the grief of the
 sIow-lying years was the hearts desire oIly To lie undreaming, unaWakening in that halloWed spot. Then came the down. ward plunge in the night, the folding of the waters over the place and earth sor- row had ended.
 Early yesterday morning Fred Yost of lg25I2 York street, accompanied by his sister Kate. called at the ferry and asked 10 see the paraSOl which had been left on the deck of the Bay City when the woman Jumped overheard from that vessel on Tuesday night. They readily recognized It. and stated that the ferry-boat suicide was their mother They wept bitterly as they fondled this identifying relic of the dead woman and were almost speechless with mystif1cation as to the reason of her act. They stated that for several years she had been Respondent first caused by the death of her daughter Susie. who was lhe laVorlte and constant companion of her dotlng mother. To this was added the burden of i'll health and the weakness ol age, she being almost 50 years old.
 My poor mother never quite recovered from the shock of Suses death" said Miss Yost and she often expressed a we have detected her, as we thought, try ing to get out of the house at an unrea- sonable hour to visit the cemetery. She also complained of being III, but we never thought that she would come to this. We are four-three sisters and a brother: our father died some years ago. We do not know when she left the house, but 1t must have been a little earlier than 10 o'clock Tuesday night. She must have gotten out of bed, dressed, and gone soft ly out, taken car and hurried aboard the ferry boat. As she rises late we did not miss her until we read in the papers of the mysterious woman suicide in the bay. We discussed the affair, little think ing it was our own mother. Of course we soon found that she was not in the house and as tne hours worn on and she did not return we first thought that she had gone to the Odd Fellows cemetery Gradually it came to us that possibly mother and the woman who jumped in the bay were the same person. She did not return and the picture of the parasol made us sure. It was our poor mother and we are in the dark as to what led her to go down To the ferry alone that stormy, rainy night and take her own life in that dreadful way. Some of us thought if she really ever became insane and made any at tempt on her life, she would first go out to Susie's grave; but of course that was only a vague idea and we were never pre- pared for this. Her home was with us and we took the best care of her that we could. Why, O, why, did she do it ?''
 And the query will never be answered till the day of the solving of the great mySte cries
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HEARD "A
 VOICE THAT
 IS STILL" !" The Ferry-Boat Mys- tery Solved. IDENTIFIED BY THE PARASOL AGED MRS. ELIZABETH YosTs LIFE SORROW. Mourning for Her Dead Favorite Daughter Susie the Sad Mother Finally Committed
 Suicide.
IDENTIFIED BY THE PARASoL
AGED MRS. ELIZABETH YosTs
 LIFE SORROW.

Worn from times warfare, burdened with lfe's loneliness, hopeless in the gloom of despondency and listening al- ways to the sound of a voice that is still" Elizabeth Yost in the night of her deepest desolation, ended the span of her years in suicide. These are the last lines of the pitiful story of the mysterious woman who disappeared from the deck of the ferry steamer Bay City last Tues day evening. This is the record not of youth in its brightest day that found life not worth the living. but of age in its de- clining ruthlessly shortening -ts few re- maining years and hurling itself beyond the limits of time.
 Out among the marbled heaps of the Odd Fellows Cemetery there is a grave wherein lies a beloved daughter, the fa- vorite in the mothers heart of all her children, and doubly dear because dead. This girl died long ago, but over her tomb a mothers form has knelt and A
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Grand Testimonial Benefit.

The grand testimonial benefit entertain ment and ball given Wednesday evening at Bnai B'rith Hall in behalf of the widow and children of Michael Kelleher, de- ceased fireman, met with success far beyond the most sanguine expectations crowded, almost to its capacity, and gen eraI enthusiasm in the desire to further the {In object of the benefit was manifested affair was the following progranme: H HHocal solo, George Burr; Irish dance
 0 ,GS;Ionnor and Kelleher; latest songs William Coughlin; Irish comedians. Kelly ana MarloW; Irish reel, Julia Malloy:
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THE FERRY SUICIDE.

won the first heat with Valentine of St.
 Matthew's s second. The second heat was
 won by Roth of Oakland High School.
 with Bishop of St. Matthews second. Instead instead of having finish the winners were rated according to their speed. which placed Roth first. time 20; Bishop second and Righolm third. 44o- yard dash was won by Hall of Oak Berkeley second. The 220-yard dash was won by Schilling of Oakland High School In 3:5O 4-5, with Hoffman of Berkeley sec ond. An exhibition of high diving was given by Geddes, Coblyn, Rattigan and cooper or the Lurline Club. and George Geddes did some fancy swimming.
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Initiated the Callinna

J. Brentan, clerk in a piano store. was convicted by Judge Mogan yesterday of the charge of disturbing the peace, and was ordered to appear for sentence this morning. Wednesday night Brentan oc- cupied one of the box seats in the Or pheum and he annoyed the audience and performers by initiating the noise made by the calliope. Special Officer Butler re- monstrated with him. but he persisted and Butler led him outside and told him to 20 home. Brentan insisted on returning fo his seat, and Butler placed him under ar
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Age and Whisky Saved Him

William Wade of New Hope was acouit- ter by jury yesterday in the United States District Court of the charge of having attempted to pass four bad ouar- ter dollar pieces. The prisoner had been on spree and said that he was not aware that the coins were counterfeit The inrv believed him, he being old, penniless and
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

Adler Kindergarten and the Mail Dock
 Kindergarten, will be held tomorrow afternoon at Golden Gate Hall There will be over three hundred children in at tendance to pay their respects to old santa Claus, who will be there in all his customary smiles and great clothing. The general public is invited to attend and interesting and enjoyable programme will be rendered by the children under the d. rection of the various teachers in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Fine Leather Goods.

We stamp your name in gold letters free of charge on pocket and bill books. letter and card eases, lap tablets, travelling sets, music rolls, memorandum books valses, hand bags, Bibles and prayer books Largest stock and lowest prices. San born, Vail & Co. Al Market street
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
HUMHIATED HER HUSBAND. G. F. Lung, Physician of the Phila-
 delphia, Sues for a Divorce.

pr. George F. Lung, U. s. N, has filed suit for divorce from his wife Elizabeth. The suit was originally filed in Solano County, but was subsequently, transferred to this city.
 Dr. Lung in his complaint sets forth that he is the physician on board the flagship Philadelphia of the Pacific and subsequently,, he alleges. she became very incorporate in her habits The complainant states that on one occasion
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Contests at Lurline Baths

The Academic Athletic League gave series of interesting swimming matches at the Lurline Baths last night The first was a 100-yard dash run off in two heats. Righoim of the Polytechnic High School
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Service at Temple Emanur,

Divine service will be held in Temple Emanu-el this evening at o'clock. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger will speak on "Vendus of Modern Prejudice"
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

she boarded the flagship when it was an
 chored in Honolulu harbor in an intoxi- ! cated condition, greatly to the humflia- | tion of the plaintiff For these reasons | he asks that a divorce be granted him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Christmas Cheer for Little Ones,

The annual Christmas festival under the management of the ladies in charge, and for the benefit of the children at tending the Silver Star Kindergarten, the
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

three-round bout. Thomas Pendergast and Pete Magee; step dance, Kavanaugh sisters; piano solo, Miss Rose Ballard: : specialties, little Rosie Bennett: song and dance, Professor Guldea. Immediately after the rendition of the entertainment programme dancing was announced which concluded the benefit
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

buy the Christmas Call, out next sunday, if you want to read the best Christmas stories published this year, all beautifully illustrated.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

Rev. pr. Parkhurst of New York has Christmas sermon in the Christmas edition of The Call, out next Sunday, December IS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Cr0SSnal'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy percons can cure them seives without the least exposure, change of oiet or change in application to business. The meoicine contains nothing of the least Injury Price q c bottle
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16

Anakesis cures Piles, nothing else Sam pie free. Address Apakesis, New York. .
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
Poultry Notes.

More than one-half of early matur-
ity is in high feeding.
Securing eggs in winter is largely
the result of good management.
Everything in point Of plumage and
symmetry depends on the sire.
If fowls are to be confined thew
should be kept in hocks of not over
twenty-five
Scattering the food well is a good
plan of inducing the fowls to take ex-
ercise
The time to establish q private trade
for eggs is in the fall of the year, when
eggs are scarce.
Corn, when fed to n hen by itsele.
has tendency to falten rather than
aid in egg production.
A good layer ought never to be sac
riiiced so long as she can be used for
breeding purposes.
To avoid roup among the fowls. have
the nests high and dry and avoid di-
rect draughts.
Bisuphide Of carbon is a vapor BATH
for fowls and a. fumigator of tho
house is death TO lice.
Charred corn on cobs is good way
to feed charcoal to fowls and nothing
better for bowel troubles.
DO not allow strange dogs in your
poultry yard, and do not allow your
own dogs to chase the fowls.
The dust bath is as necessary i'm cold
weather as in warm. The conditions
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
Truc TO bis Brinrina-rn.


a writer in the Independent has dis.
covered something rare-a donkey bow
In Cairo with II sense of the ideal. Most
ih,oys of his profession are good-na.
''"S ny, but few are the vices they
and L.rteach. Little Hassan. on the
rtyntrary, seems to have principles. and
is quietly stanch in his adherence to
them.
Once he refused a cigarette, says the
traveller, and in my surprise 1 almost
lost my balance.
What. Not smoke, Hassnnf" said
l. Il thought all the donkey bows
smoked"
81 don't" SAID Hassan, who looked
about eleven. was short. very brown
very scantily dressed, quite dirty. had
only one eye and trotted behind the
donkey with rounded shoulders and
head crancd forward. II don't II I
did, my family would beat me, and
quite right. too"
But who are you, and who are your
inmilyT l asked.
"Ah" he said, proudly, 1--WE are
Sudaense. In the Sudan. we are strict
TO smoke, to use wine to drink coffee
not TO pray-thcsc are shameful things
and If n man does anything impure
they hang him to n tree with his face
toward the sun"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18

Thh dairy business is far more over
done by the average" COW than from
any other cause. The trouble is that
she eats and exists upon mans farm
TO ito Just half what is required of her,
and eats "a much good food in the
year as her betters. The amount of
milk this average COW gives is 800
pounds yearly, and it should be as
many quarts of better milk. If one
looks at this average cow critically the
al8ns are too often reversed from what
they should be-. e., her heal is too
large to correspond with her udder.
and her shoulders wider than her hips.
aud her tendency to put tallow upon
her caul and not in her milk. and has
ample storage capacity for everything
except milk. She is parasite that
eateth by MONDAY, and wasteth n
man substance by night, and in the
way of ''Heecing the iunocents" she
beats all the rings and trusts com
bined.
As n COW she is one that uses
health aud vigor to destroy food and
render as little return therefore Ms
possible. She Is product of all the
good blood and bad breeding exfanf
The blood in her veins is an nmalpa-
nation Of all the breeds under the
sun, aud reinforced By the "calico-
colored' cattle Of the hills. POSSESSING
lew traits of her respectable relations
and embodyinR all the undesirable
qualities of the scrub" kin.
She is the result Of chance breeding
aud tho science of moon signs com
bined. She has place in orr later
farm industry where farmers and
dmrymen are thrown into competition
with the world, and the best only wins
alongside of the brOncho pony and
the Texas steer She is getting her
revenge back upon the men and their
posterity for Tho way she was bred aud
cared for, by boarding with them and
charging mp u large part OF the bill TO
the credit OF Cher company" This
average COW has had sort of feast
aud famine sort Of life: has been
bake in The summer sun and soaked
/ by tine autumn rains, frozen and
inawed alternately i'm winter. aud fed
s-io, was handiest and most convent
emit, and MIXED after everything else
was done The truth is. this AVERAGE
co" VIII have To- go, and go soon. or
the sheriff will sell her. and deliver
her owner over to the eternal bow
vows. The man with the average
/ dairy is IN the slough Of despond. and
/ in all similitude should bs using a
wooden plow San francisco Chron-
3 icle.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18

crusty old farmer I'm Southern III
nois one day became an unwilling host
for three circuit-ridlng preachers, WHO
dropped in simultaneously for dinner.
The larder was low and the dinner con
sisted of Il single fowl. The farmer
asked the first sSy-pllot what portion OF
the chicken he would have.
"a leg" said Number !.
Another leg, thank YOU" requested
Number ..
and what will you have" asked tho
farmer, turning to Number 3.
II VIII also take n leg, if you please"
replied the third.
with nm ejaculation that shocked his
reverend guests the farmer threw
down his carving utensils and demand
ed to know what sort Of n "crittur"
they thought he was carving.
This is a two-legged chicken" he
shouted; mot n centipedc. San Franz
cisco Argonaut.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
oueere.t Town in England.

The most curious town In England Is
Northwich. There is not n straight
street, nor, In fact, straight house. IN
the place; every part OF it has the ap
pearance OF having recently suffered
from the visitation of an earthquake
Northwich, rs every one knows, l.
the center of the salt industry. Or
nearly all sides of the town are big salt
works, with their engines pumpln:
hundreds OF thousands of gallons OF
brine every week.
At depth OF some two hundred OF
three hundred feet are immense sub
terranean lakes of brine, and as III,
contents of these are pumped anC
pumped away, the upper crust of eartl
is correspondlngly weakened. and tn,
result Is an occasional subsistence.
Those subsidences have pulling
effect on the nearest buildings. which
are drawn all ways. giving the town AZ
nnsidedown appearance.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
a DERVISH MIMIC.
Wonderful Piece of Pantomime end
Imitation.

lniItuiAOn.
Among the men who now leaped or
the railway trucks and hurried OF to
their breakfasts was one black ex-
dervlsh worthy of mention. says the
London Times. This was Somid, the
Soudanese Jester Of the camp, who can
always raise n roar OF laughter In the
working gangs, and is OF distinct serv-
Ice, keeping up the mems spirits. us he
does, by clever mimicry and queer
tricks. buGler In Hicks Pasha's III.
fated army, he was captured Ivy tho
dcryishes and taken to the Mahdfs
camp at Omdurman. There he dlscov-
cred that he could make his life easier
by playing the buf'oon, and he became
the jester of Wad el Bishara, the ia
nous elnir who commanded the dervish
forces that were opposed to us last
year. He used TO be called up to amusc
his masters friends by giving imita-
tions of the British officers with whom
he had he EN- brought into contact.
Recap Sred by us last year at the
battle OF daiir, he now, when not en-
ployed IN rail-laying, keeps the camp
in roar by his close limitations of his
former master Bishara and other derv-
ish notablps. Seeing strangers In camp,
he approached us with comical wnd-
die, and then proceeded, surrounded
by n erowd OF his appreciative country
men. TO favor us with what was GER
tainly very extraordinary entertain
ment. First he unprecedented the great
Emr Yunes; sword over shoulder, he
staggered up and down as through
dcrvish camp, Boosting of his proves
and declaring that he would destroy
the enemies OF God and drive the Eng
llsh into the sea. Then he suddenly be
came Ward el Bishara, the true soldier
with graver mien than before; speaking
calmly and deliberately, he walked
with slow dignity leader of men, Civ
ing orders to his officers In precise
terms. The different characters of the
two emirs were so clearly brought out
by this close observer and marvellous
mimic that one felt one would almost
be able to recognize the two men with
certainty If ever one met them. From
the grave he passed TO the ludicrous; lie
took off the mannerisms of native
clerk Oh the railway works, of an i'm
=
sation through the telephone with an
indistinct but imperturbable Egyptian
at the other end of the wire. Next, with
a most CHASTITY realism. he gave us
representation OF a hanging man. Il
was true TO life and to death, for Somld
must have witnessed many an execu-
ton by hanging in the dervish camp.
Then lie became Wad cl Bishara
again at the battle of 5'qfis, encourag-
ing his men and laughing scornfully at
the shells which burst around him, the
sound of which Somid faithfully repro
ducgd. \ variety of other tricks were
performed by this versatile black Later
in the day we came across him again,
at work on the railway. He had just
laid down rail, and, seeing us, pro
ceeded to initiate the action OF one
sketching a portrait. In moment we
recognized every turn OF the head and
hand the pose, even the expression OF
face of one Of the war artists with us;
1t was n wonderful piece Of pantomlme
I'D mmicry.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
suRCHARoED STAMPS.
irregular Profits of Public Officers In
Dealing with Collectors.


Dealing with Collectors.
Three years ago the Times drew at
ention to the subject OF surcharged
lamps in n lengthy article, says Cham
'ers' Journal. Lord Ripon had caused
circular TO be sent from the colonial
'fhce In order 10 put down the abuses
connected with the sale OF "surcharg-
ID stamps" which had proved n temp
alton TO postmasters and treasurers
,nd other public officers, by making ir-
'egular profits in dealing with stamp
Collectors and others. The remedy for
his state of matters is TO keep n suf-
icient supply OF stamps on hand, and
hen there would be no necessity TO
practice 'surcharging
IL appears that when In certain cases
\ became known that a stamp was get
ing scarce agents Of the stamp dealer
would at once buy up the stock and ask
or more. The colonial postofiice. In or
Ter TO get over the delay involved In
procuring fresh supplies. would print
'n dearcr stamps than those which
we're exhausted the price OF those which
we're asked for. For instance. n three
penny stamp becomes half-penny one
ana four-penny stamp two-penny
)ne n stamp thus altered In value is
said TO be 'surcharged" and Il rush ia
made for this by the dealer. These
1nd their way into collections at 80 or
loo per cent. over their value. A Paris
iealer is said TO have kept a sum OF
tl,OOO placed" at different postofhces
with instructions to local postmasters
% send on specimens TO that value
whenever Il new stamp or fresh sur
Charge was made. \ London dealer
one day received remittance for
Us. Cd. in half-peuny postage stamps
from some one in Fiji who was In debt
TO him for that amount. The STAMPS.
being all surcharged, were sold for
about 40.
1t Will be remembered that the repub-
Tic of Liberia, on the west coast OF Afri.
n, not having ready cash to pay the ex.
ponses of It's delegate TO the Chicago
exhibition, gave him supply OF post
age stamps 10 sell TO the best advan.
tage. 1t appears that this negro repub
lie depends largely on the sale OF
stamps for paying it's way, and the
stamps, beautifully engraved in Lon
don, are largely sold to stamp collec.
tors.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
Introducing Queens.

The Introduction of II queen to a
colony will change the entire stock,
and if the queen is introduced in early
spring the stock will be of the new
queen in less than two months. with
scarcely trace of the former. A
colony OF the worst type of the old
black bees may thus be changed, aud
ii given an Italian queen in this space
OF time may be brought up to the
highest state of perfection The stock
of an entire apiary may thus be
changed in so short period and other
desirable stock substituted The pro
cess of introducing queens is simply
to remove the old queen, and place the
new one in n wire cause cage in the
hive among the bees for twenty-four
or thirty-six hours, after which she
may be liberated. The Epitomist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-18
HOW TIN SOLDIERS ARE MADE.
Those I'm Turkish or Greek Uniform
Most Popular This Year.


''Toy soldiers made OF tin or lead.
are just as great favorites with chill
dren now as they were in the DAYS OF
our grandfathers," said Wholesale
New York dealer. THE soldiers are
made almost exclusively In Nurem-
berg and Furth. Germany, where clever
artisans are employed 10y the numer-
Gus manufacturers TO design and mold
them. The process OF manufacture Is
interesting. The first step Is TO make
sketches OF the intended figures Great
pains are bestowed on them. The best
artists In Germany do not hesitate
when asked 10 supply models for these
toy soldiers, and In making their draw
lngs they have to bear In mind certain
fixed rules. Their sketches must be
colored. They must avoid deep tints
and select only bright. gaudy colors.
which children so much prefer. They
must also possess a full knowledge OF
the military costumes of the period TO
which the soldier they represents be-
longs. This year the Turkish and
Greek soldiers are the leading favor
ties.
AT Nuremberg and Furth slate
molds are used for the plain figures,
while brass molds are employed for
those in relief. The slate for the for
mer Is bought at Sonneberg. In Thurln-
Gia, and the tin, which is purchased in
England. Is melted and poured into
them through a small orihce
The metal soon hardens when IL has
been poured In, and the work. man then
removes the figures, cutting OFF any
excreSences which may have been
caused by the molten metal running
over the interstices.
'The soldiers then have to be paint-
ed, and this IS always done by women.
who work ut home. and are given a
certain number OF figures upon n piece
or wood slit up the center. so rs TO
hold them in fixed position. When
one Side of the figure IL dry the wom-
an turns it round and paints the other
side. Her wages are very poor. The
hnal process. also lntrustcd To women.
Is that OF packing the soldiers. which
are placed I'm boxes of 30. GO. 100 and
24O pieces, weighing one-eighth. one
quarter. one-balf or one pound for the
infantry, and of II, ~. ~ or 90 pieces.
OF the same weight, for the cavalry
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