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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
"OTHELLC" AT
THE CALIFORNIA
Benefit for Mrs. Hilderbrand
Under the Auspices Of the
Tennessee REGIMENT

The members of the Tennessee Regi-
ment, deeply sympathizing with the
widow of Henry Hilderbrand, VINO was
killed ny cne o. their fellow soldiers, have
determined to give substantial proof of
their feelings so far as they are able by
p. es entlnE to Mrs. Hilderbrand the entire
proce eds of benefit entertas lmenl which
has been arranged for the evening of the
Both OF this month at the California Thea
ter.
1t Is proposed to produce the play Of
"Othello." under the auspices of the regi-
ment, and the committee has secured for
this purpose the services of the Dudley
Stanhope stock company, a we'll known
society organization. Miss Eleanor San
ford of Oakland will ON this occasion
make her debut as Desdemona. She
has appeared in many amateur perform
ances and has given convincing evidence
that she possesses considerable histrionic
talent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
GENERAL MILLER BANQUETED.
The Seventh California Gives The
alter Party and Supper

General Miller was the guest of honor
Thursday at a theater party given by the
officers of the Seventh California. About
forty officers from that regiment, the
Tennessee and the regiment of artillery
fore o'clock. The general appeared
some few minutes later and was given an
ovation. The party then left the hotel
in body and for the rest of the early
part of the evening they followed out the
checkered career of Mary Stuart as in
terpreted by Nine. Modjeska. A supper,
served in the Baldwin dining room. was
a fitting finale to the evenings entertain
ment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
To Plead for Bernal Park.

At meeting of the Precita Valley I'm
provement Club last night a committee
of five, consisting of ]. B. Wizard J. e.
O'Brien. Stephen Byrnes, Henry Young
and John T. Graham, were appointed to
wait on the Supervisors at the meeting
on Monday next and urge an appropria-
ton sufficient to improve Bernal Park, a
small piece of land of oblong shape lying
between Army street and Precita ave-
nue. Until recently it was the bed of
IslaiS Creek
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
Special Musical Services.

At the Church of the Advent, Eleventh
street, near Market. there will be a spe-
cial musical service next Sunday even
ing. commencing at 7:45 O'Clock. The
service will be rendered by the full vested
choir of fifty men and boys, with full or
gan accompaniment, and among numbers
Of special interest will be the Cathedral
Psaiter,' chanted antiphonially, several
appropriate anthems and a benediction
hymn sung In the form of cross before
the altar. The public is invited. All seats
free.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
Justly Punished.

Frank H. Alton janitor of the National
Guard Armory on Ellis street, was yester-
day fined $500 with the alternative Of six
months in the County Jail by Judge Con-
Ian for being guilty of immoral conduct
Herbert Wilson, a contractor was con-
victed for the same offense in Golden
Gate Park, and was ordered to appear
for sentence this morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
Young Black Withdraws.

William Black, who recently filed an ap-
plication for special letters Of administra-
ton on the estate of his uncle, Thomas
Carter the millionaire car builder of New
ark. withdrew the same yesterday in open
court. Young Black. when the will was
offered for probate, found that he was not
mentioned as one of the benef1ciaries. 1t
is stated that he will file contest in the
near future
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
A Bloomer Girl in Trouble.

Netttie Williams, who was a waitress
in the "bloomer restaurant" started by
Captain Emlay few years ago, was ar
rested yesterday and charged with va
grancy by Mrs. Emaly who alleges that
her husband has left her and is now pro-
viding handsomely for Miss Williams in
fat on Sixteenth street. She thinks
that If her rival is sent to Jail for SIX
months on the vagrancy charge her hus-
band will return to her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
MANY STATES
PROMISE AN
OPEN CONTEST
Politics in Alameda
County.
CONVENTION NEXT MONDAY
LEGISLATIVE TICKET NOW AL
MOST COMPLETE.
Every Ward and Township Offers a
Puzzle That the Slickest
Are Unable to
Solve.
CONVENTION NEXT MONDAY
TICKET NOW AL
MOST COMPLETE.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

SUo BrOa0Way. Sept. 10.
There is a slate ready for the county
convention which meets at San Leandro
next Monday.
There are two slates-three slates-half
a dozen states. And as many political
cliques in the county are putting In the
twenty-four hours prior to Tomorrow
primary by smashing them into splin-
tiers.
Tonight the different sections of the
Republican family are busy making up
tickets to place before the voters at the
primaries tomorrow. These tickets are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17

Aminer who resided and worked
the coal fifteen pretty
breahd
the mines the damp and crampe position which
his My
most said be- Il induced make trial Of Rpans Tabue and IN
month much benefited made practice the
Tahles Ibsn regularly to able to one
past
perfectly we'll Many fellow miners
accessible
anything like headache
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
WNo One to Blame.N

A verdict of accidental death-no one
to blame" was rendered by the Coroner
jury yesterday morning in the case of
S-year-old George Topper, who was killed
last Wednesday by being run over by a
freight train at the intersection of Chan
mel and Bryant streets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-17
Supplies for Manila.

The chartered stea~--- Condor will
probably sail this afternoon for Manila
with about $500 tons of supplies for the
American troops The cargo consists of
subsistence stores, clothing, boots and
shoes and drugs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
HELP TO PRESERVE SIGHT.
Things Worth knowing About til
Eyes.

Few people are aware what an excel
eyes. Not the ordinary sponge BATH with
closed lids, but opening the eyes and hold
ing them open for minute or more IN
clear, cool water
10 do this take a teacupful of water and
hold il close to the eye, against the face.
and open the eye in it. Open and shut
two or three times To wash out the eye.
Then dry with a soft towel. Never rub
your eyes: it is an exceedingly injurious
practice, and children should be warned
against 1t. If your eyes are weak, put
pinch of salt i'll the water.
10 relieve a sly, wet a compress or old
linen with boiling water and lay on the
sly. Repeat every few minutes several
tunes, and do this once an hour as long
as II may he necessary.
n.oOd sight is among the greatest bless
lngS of life. and it behooyes women Tor
their own sake 10 take good care OF their
eyes. When you have nothing 10 do,
when you are simply resting. close your
eyes and let them rest also As !onS as
the eyes are open they are AT work 10 4
greater or less extent. and ocullsts VIII
tell YOU that the moisture of the closed
lids is good for them
Never press the eycball. as that ilatters
It and brings on premature loss OF Vlspl;
IL cInder gets in the eye, wet naXs"ei
ana put 1t in one corner of the ey"ld.
Close the lid and the seed will attract the
clnucr and bring il out Closing the eye
and amounting the edges of the nd with
vasellne is another means to accomplish
the same end without irritating the deli
cate organ.-New York Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
HE that Works Easily Works Sue.
cessfu|Iy." It's Very Easy to
Clean House With
SAPOl 10


Iulare lake has passed out of existence
W here once there was a body Of ware,
III central southern California more than
l''" square mics in area there j. nlw
only, barren desert of mud, driving and
cracking in the heat Of the desert sun.
stlhe For years this lake has been
known n the largest body Of fresh water
west OF the Rocky mountains. II was
over "lghty miles long ana about thirtv-
iN" miles across q, the widest point. lis
u'p,h was never very great From 1851
u ~ the waters of the lake changed
very Httc III area. 1t was about these
years that irrigation was started in the
valley between Nisalia and Bakersfield
ana he Shrinkag" became very rapid,
ne NIn% river and Tularr river were
t3Ip'd ~ several places. and the water
that would have gone into Tuare lake
WIS spread out over the dry pastures and
c"rhilr.ds From 1872 to 1879 the shrink
age was not marked. The southern end
OF The lake contracted and took the form
on Il creek. 1t narrowed until it was NOT
more Than mile wide, and had drawn
w. from The southern end at least fifteen
miles. Hotw""n 1870 and 1850 when
vineyards began to be planted. the waters
Shrunk up almost 10 the borders of TuIarr
county. In lNS2 they crossed it ana left
h"Tn county ltogcthcr-BoSton Tram
script.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
W hen $1,000 Looked Rio

DIvld" anything up into parts and Won
magnify II. y certain wise man took This
way t. 1--we his wife an idea of how much
$1,000 *. She had Il" idea of money. Hrr
purchases wcr" enormous Il hammered
one day that her eye fell upon 4 MAJ
uitIccnt ring. and She coveted it II cost
$1,000. But what was $1,000 to her in
comparison with the ring: OF course her
husband consented to the purchase
What els" could a dutiful affrrtinr,t.
husband do: But he tried this motLnJ
If cdu"atinG his wife concerning. tho
great price of the ring. He instructed
lis bankers to send her the $1,000 in
snail pieces pennies, dimes. uuar+er.
In cam" tn" money. ha-ful after h,,-rI,I-
Sh" never had such an idea of $1,000 T..
fore When the money WIS piled hefor.
hey it alarmed her: the price of the rim
went M hundr"dfold. and was ,,nSiI
cred ~ once an extravaganza which She
Of her own option abandoned New or
leans Times Democrat
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01

Some interesting facts dealing with
the fears OF children have been collect
cd Ivy q wcll-known professor. He
found that 1.IO1 children were afraid
Of 6546 things. The leading fears We're
lightning and thunder, reptiles. strang-
crs. the dark. death, domestic animals,
water. ghosts, insects, rats and mice
and high words. Some of the fears
were the results of personal experience;
thai Is in 4 district where great wind
had wrought havoc the children were
afraid Of it. In other cases the analy-
sis showed by what means parents had
worked upon the Imagination of their
children.
In one district sixteen poor little ones
were dreading the end of the world
The most gratifying fact Of all was that
not one child had been frightened into
obedience or good conduct by the fear
OF the devil. y century or two ago that
Tear would have led all the rest. The
pleasing inference IS that parents now
dwell upon affection and love 20 insure
the goodness Of their children. instead
OF terroriZing them with Satan'S wrath
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
Capt. Dycr's Sword.

The sword of honor which the citizen,
OF Baltimore ar" to present to Capt. y. VI
Dyer cat one time stationed in Bufalu
Who commanded the cruiser Baltimore at
tn" hattI" of Manila. * nearing compile
ton at the Ames works at ChicoppC. Mass
The weapon will hc of bronze and gold
1t is probable that the blade. rs well a~
the srahhard, will he of bronze with .
steel finish, rs this is tn" rdIc with IL.
gard IL presentation swords Bronze, il
Is explained, Is more easily worked 10y the
"ncraycrS than is steel of the temper of a
sword blade
Th" sword will have goId-mnuutcd has
kct hilt deliberately engraved. The arms
of Maryland and the Battle Monument
of Baltimore city will he among the eli
cravings on the Scahhar,l. The sword il
self will bear the inscription designating
tn" donor and a record Of the victory nf
Manila, which the sword is intended to
commemorate. Mars will appear on the
basket hilt of the sword. and the dragon
N the Scabhard. -Allegorical war figures
will max" up the design The belt ana
trappings will he of heavy gold wire.
Tn" sword will he presented to CAPT.
Dyer on his first visit To Baltimore, when
he returns home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
GUNS USED BY SOLDIERS.
Description of the krag Jorgenseu
and the Lee Rifles.

Since 1890 the regulation rifle of the
United States army, Supplanting the
former weapon. the Springfield rife,
has been the Krag- Jorgensen magazine
rifle. 1t was adopted upon the recon-
mendatiOn Of a board composed of
Lieut.. Coils. X. II. Hull and J. 2. Far
ley Maj. II. -. Freeman and Captains
5. +. Blount and George s. Anderson.
The result of one of the tests in compe-
tition with other weapons follows:
For accurate aim the Lee showed ~
shots i'll two minutes the Krag Jorgen-
sen 80, the Springfield No. l 36, and the
Springfield No. 80. In the firing at
will for one minute the results We're as
follows: Lee 2S, Krag-JorgenSen IS,
Springfield No. 24. and Springfield No
= II shots.
Upon the results Of the tests, approx
ed by Gen. Schotield. the general com
handing the army, the ag-Jorgensen
was adopted. 1t has a magazine cham
Der for five cartridges which can be
dropped by the simple pull of a bolt.
1t is possible to load single cartridges
and fire one after another. rescrying
those in the magazine for time of need
when the five shots can be fired without
pauSing to reload. The cartridges are
of an alloy Of tin and lead in Il steel
case. III passing through flesh and
bone, or any solid substance. they make
only a small wound, but in semi-t'uid
matter they explode, So that n man
shot in the inteStiupS or brain is prac-
tically blown to pieces. The reason for
this property of the bullets has never
ben satisfactorily explained.
The gun the marines are armed with
is the Lee rifle. a magazine gun. with
caliber of 0.236 inches. Its range for
nt-blank firing is between 600 and
100 yards. SmokcleSS powder is used
with it, and q hardened lead bullet,
which has a copper Jacket plated with
tin. The gun has 2 magazine for five
cartridges. which are put III at once,
being fastened together with a metal
clip. The gun can be used for firing
and reloading after each shot. or the
five shots can be fired in quick success
sion. and the gun reloaded with five
more while it is at the shoulder. The
chief advantage claimed for 1t is that
the cartridge chamber can be opened
10y n straight pull and without turning
up tn" gun. The gun without the bayo-
net is almost four feet long. and weighs
eight pounds and six ounces. The bayO-
net adds about eight inches to the
length and pound to the weight. The
cartridge is about three inches long
and $50 rounds weigh eight pounds six
ounces.
The Mauser rife. which the Spanish
troops are mainly armed with. is Of
much the same construction as the Lee
nut it is declared that its effective range
: Il little greater. 1t has the cartridge
Inserted in clips of five and single ones
.annot he used. The Mausnr has an
and 'backpull' for reload
ny the cartridge chamber.-New York !
Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01

riage that was to take the bride and bride
groom away drove up to the door. Most
of the guests were going by train a few
minutes afterward.
There was no mother to clasp her low
ing arms around the young girl just cross
ing the threshold of another life; no sister
to kiss the fast-paling face and whisper
golden prophecies. But when his daugh-
ter had changed her dress and stood in
her ROOM looking round for the last time,
Horace Temple asked if he might come in.
Vivian is very good" said Mr.. Temple,
and he loves you so much, my darling.
l have no fear. You will be very happy"
But she chung TO him with weeping eyes.
If you are not" he continued. grayely,
always remember, Niolante, while | live
there is a home and the dearest of well
comes for you here; always remember
you come back to me whenever you Will;
and if this gay, new, bright world frownS
upon you, you have a home here
But she shook her head gravely.
You are all that is kind, papa" she
said; but there is no going back; what
is done is done forever; there is no going
back. l shall be happy, l am sure; but
who could say farewell to such "A pleasant,
happy. sunshiny life as mine has been
without tears
She kissed him. leaving her warm tears
wet upon his face, and then passed out
of the pretty, white, fragrant room, where
the happy hours of her innocent child
hood had been spent.
The dream of her wedding day finished
by crowd of smiling faces, a chorus Of
good wishes, her husbands animated fare
wells. Another minute and she was in
the travelling carriage; Oakside had disap-
peared. and Lord Vivian Sclwyn had
claspcd her to his heart, saying:
'All mine at last, Nioante-my wife,
To the Scotch lakes they went. And
anIi,i such glorious loyelness of sea and
sky as Niolante had never even dreamed
of she finished the lesson of love she had
begun to learn at WooGcayes.
There. alone in the sweetest solitude
under heaven, Lord Vivian grew almost
to worship his beautiful young wife. He
could see no fault, no shadow of lmper-
fection in her. There were no cnvious
eyes near to note when she did not feel
quite at her ease, and he thought her shy
bluShing, timid mannr more winning
more charming than anything be had ever
seen.
When the chill days of November came
and they went home to Selwyn Castle
Lord Vivian was more deeply in love than
ever with his fair young Niolante.
no
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
CH ApTER w

The clock on the Castle tower had
struck seven, the cook had sent more than
one messake to shy that dinner was ready
and the Honorable Mrs Selwyn, who IN
expected her son at six, began 10 grow
| anxious.
suddenly carriage wheels sounded
/ stopped-there was a confused noise the
hurrying of servants; then the drawing
room door opened. and Vivian entered
| He looked very handsome in his travelling
dress. He went up to Mrs. Selwyn ana
kissed her
Il am late" he said: but there was a
! delay in the Thornlegh train. How we'll
| you look. MOTHER
/ Then he turned TO Beatrice. and as no
! looked at her he started in SUNRISE
Beatrice. he said, 1T would be an old
| fashioned compliment 10 say that evarr
/ time see sou you have improved but II
/ is the truth
Her beautiful eyes grew bright with
| pleasure.
~ on shall pay us as many commitments
as You like after dinner" interrupted
Mrs Selwyn now go to your DRESSING
room-yOu must be famshed"
No word was said of himself durjng
dinner: but they talked of the young hero
BERTHE Temple. and of his early home
1T must have been a comfort 70 his
father TO have seen you said Mrs. Sell
wyn, with the proud, quiet complacency
II patronage. They are people quite in
humble circumstances, l suppose?'
The young earl's face flushed: q ouiok
word rose 10 his lips, then he checked
himself. What need TO feel angry? II
they were in humble circumstances. he
could soon remedy that.
hey are not millionaires mother" he
replied. nor even what the world calls
rich. The father. Mr.. Temple. is a gentle
man; not only well educated, but schol
ar; he is lawyer by profession. and lives
IN very pretty house called Oakside."
And the sister, said Mrs. Selwyn,
after few minutes
His dark face flushed
She is older than l thought to find
her, he replied; and she has hair just
ike poor Berries"
Beatrice looked up ut him with a ouick
Keen glance, but the flush had died away
then. and Vivian was most compose,iy
eating his dinner
But when dinner was over and ,hav
had returned TO the drawing room. he did /
not seem quite so much AT his ease. Res
trlce drew an easy chair to the open win
dow, and looked out al the blooming flow /
erS.
Mrs Selwyn reclined upon a couch near
her, an6 Vivian sat down upon little low
stool at his mothers feet. She laid her
hand caressingly on the dark hair.
And now, Vivian" she said "rha, i
the surprise"
Again his face flushed.
hat Is the very thing was waiting to
speak Of. he replied. Il hope you will be
pleased 10 listen to my story-pleased as
| an 10 tell il.
am in love al last" he continued.
All my life long / have wondered what
This strange passion men call love was
Ike. ! used TO believe il would pass NE
by, and should never know, but when
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
SPANISH BELL CHANGED LOT.
Formerly in Malaga Monastery-Now
in an Episcopal Church..

in an Episcopal Church.
The bell that hangs in the tower OF s..
Johns Protestant Episcopal church ut Ell
licottvllle. Cattaraugus county, \. Y.
for more than 100 years occupied Il place
in a Spanish monastery. The monastery,
which was on the outskirts of Malaga.
was destroyed i'll the Civil war fomrnted
by the first Don Carlos and the bell for
several years lay within its ruins.
An enterprising Yankee skipper finally
bought the bell to use rs ballast for his
snip. and il was brought to this city. In
time it attracted the attention of tn" late
Nicholas DevereuX, then agent for the
Holland Land company, with an office Mt
EIlicottvillc. When he returned 10 his
home he started a popular subscription Z:
buy the bell and S125 was raised. With
this he bought the bell and had It taken
ny the Erie canal to Buffalo. thence Icy
two yoke of oxen sixty miles south to FL
llcottville. 1t was raised with great DIFF
hculty to the tower IN which it now
hangs i'll the autumn of 1898, and was
the first church bell TO be rung in that
county.
For thirty-hve years it rang ut 6 o'clock
III the morning, at noon ana at . p. m.
1t rang also at midnight to usher in New
Years. WaShngton's birthday, the
Fonrth of July and Christmas This prac-
rung for ordinary church services and
upon special occasions. like the victory Of
Dewey, the fail of Santiago the deStruc.
ton of Ceryera 5 fleet and the accepts nee
by Spain of our peace proposals.
The bell is ( feet > inches in circum-
terence at the top, feet 2la inches 1T the
base. and is feet . inches i'll height 1t
has an average thickness of = inches ami
ITS weight is estimated at 200 pounds
Upon one side cast i'll relief is a cross
ornamentcd with quarterfoilS and set in
triangular base similarly embclliShcd.
At each end of the horizontal piece If the
cross Is nail pointing downward III IN
angle and another on the right side near
the bottom of the upright standard. iadi-
eating the outStretched hands and the
feet of the Savior.
Around the top i'll two lines in curious
Iy-shaped characters runs this iuscrip ION:
e.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
He was q SCOtChDan

y story Of a kimarii,., X mans Visit
:" London * told in the Herald If his
town: lie was most hospitality Welcomed
ar the hnuS" of Il friends friend oI,
whom he had been asked to call The
lady "f tn hou>" ASKED him il ho Q,rr,
total ah>'an"r anr finding he wa, M,
hr"u-ht ont dr"arror If whisky. ana
nearly nj, j a 'uHblrr. which sin baud.,i
I" hun Il" kimarno,k man protested
that h. could not tax" half that amount.
ION. replied tn" hostess. You are 8
S>r"tchman. aren't you:'-Lonlon Dali,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-01
Valuable CnnuCE
Some of it Worth More for Certain
Purposes than the Finest Rose wood.

spruce is not commonly accounted a
costly wood, hut some of ii may he very
valuable. Spruce is largely used for the
tops of stringrd musical Instruments, such
as guitars and mandolinS. the tirer
grained being the more desirable. The
Va ne of rosewood depends upon its color
and quality. II ranges i'll price from a
cent and Il quarter to 10 cents a pound.
Thirty grain Adirondack spruce would he
worth more than the finest rosewood. 1t
might he that not one such log would be
found among lihN-\pw York SIM