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The Press., 1898-03-24

sudden overwhelming feeling of terror? Why did my bayonet fall from my uerveless fingers: Those steely blue eyes gIaring into mine with such deadly hate were the same that had seen closed i'll death once on the road to LonghIyeau and again Ill the Val de Grace anbu- lance
 With a howl 1 staggered back. only to recover myself as l saw that terrible sword flash once again Ill the sunlight. What mysterious power made me raise my pistol and fire 1t full III his face Ciod only knows. but the act saved my life. With a hoarse cry he fell backwartL At the same moment hls horse swervlng, caught me violent blow. which sent me head over heels Ou rising l rushed to his side He was stIll alive The sight of those familiar features excited afresh my superstItIous fears It is my only excuse for what followed WAS mad with terror SeIZInR my hayonet with both hands. plunged It with all my force not once. but thrlce. into his quiverIng body
 In due tune the campaign came to an end The day before the signing of the armistice-that fatal day for poor France -l was doing outpost duty when bugle suddenly rang out. followed by the ap- pearance of a German trumpetT. ac- companied by an officer bearing flag of truce As the latter advanced toward me the same feelings of deadly tear overpowered me as had seized me OH a former occasion
 It was he-my ghostly enemy-who eight days ago had wrlthed Tn agony under the repeated blows of my bayonet AS he came within speaking distance my feeling of terror changed to n4e of passive despair
 Beyond all doubt our enemies bore charmed lives Parbleu! What chance had French bullets against such an in- vincible power!
 On our exchanging salutes he fcour- teously begged in a strong German &C., cent that his presence might be made kown to the senior officer in command "a request l at once forwarded by an orderly
 His attitude as he stood warming himself by the campfire enabled me, un- perceived, to have another good look at my ghostly visitant Ghostly he must be, l said to myself tremblingly, for 1 had made no mistake It was the same manly figure which on three different occasions l had seen extended i'll death Suddenly he looked up and our eyes met.
 We may congratulate ourselves. monsieur, he said slowly. 'that the campaign has come to an end. Your splendid resistance has cost my country many lives. Out there''-and he point ed to the distant plain-''four brothers took part in the struggle. Of those four am the sole survlvor. Mrs. Brooke Murray in New York Journal
The Press., 1898-03-24

It is important that the nerves are care- fully guarded. Mothers who have young daughters of school age should watch their health more carefully than their studies.
 The proper development of their bodies is of first importance.
 After the confinement of the school room, plenty of outdoor exercise should be taken. It is better that children never learn their a, b, c's, than that by over study they lose their health.
 All this is se1f-evident. Everyone ad- mits it-everyone knows it, but everyone does not know how to tui1d the he l. h up when once broken down, even tie lest physicians failing at times.
 The following method of Mrs. Stephen Barnes, whose post office address is Bur ney, lnd., if rightly applied, may save yoar daughter.
 When her daughter Lucy was at that critical girlhood age of twelve years she grew weak and nervous.
 "Previotasly she had beea a bright. healthy young gir1," says Mrs. Barnes, "She was diligent and progressive il Ter studies.
 "t became necessary, however, for her to leave school.
 "She was overtaxed mentally and physically.
 that the least noise irritated her.
 "She had continual twitching in the arms and lower limbs and symptoms of St.. Vitus' dance. "Hcr blood was out of order she was thin and pale, almost 1heless. h t-ree
The Press., 1898-03-24
THE FIGHTING GuRkHAs.
Something About the Men Who Win Som
 of Engiand's Battles.

Something About the Men Who Win SoInc
 of Engiands Battles.
 The Gurkhas, to whose valor we owe SO much on the Indian frontier. are not afraid of death in any shape or form, have the instinct of instant and unqucs- tioning obedience to orders from supe- Eiors and take an actual and physical delight in fighting. It is a popular error to suppose that they are without caste. There are about l8 different castes among them and several subdivisions in each caste, but when serving in British regiments and while on campaign Gurkhas do not allow their caste sys- tenn to interfere with their comforts and will eat and drink freely with Euro peans and among themselves. They have no objection to taking pull at a Brit ish soldiers flask and will share a "chapati'' with the most menial camp follower. They will gladly take cigar or tobacco from a European. but on no account must a man of one caste smoke in the com pany of another.
 All Gurkhas trace their descent from the Rajputs of central Iudia, the Thap- pas and Gurungs especially claiming to have the bluest Hindoo blood in India running in their veins. They have however. intermarried for generations with Mongolian women. One would imagine therefore that in process of time distinctly new type, combining the leading characteristics of both races, would have been evolved, but as mat ter of fact the vast majority of Gurkhas nifhnw nv Ehinnca in fhpifs cast of countenance Europeans general men, with broad nostrils, high cheek bones and deep set, narrow eyes. This is not the case. The Second Gurkhas regiment has large numbers of Gurungs and Thappas in its ranks who are of a slight build, with beautifully chiseled and sharp features, Aryans every inch. Gurkhas have one physical peculiar ity-their stature is Lelow the aver age. As they do not ear boards and | their mustacbes, in spite of much care. never attain luXuriant growth, to casual observer Gurkha regiment appears to consist of boys, not Eaeu It is on record that when Lord Roberts was marching through the Kurram the Pathan women and children camo out to jeer at the striplinss whom he was leading, as it seemed. to their certain death. and they only changed their opinion when. largely owing to the heroism of these same Gurkhas, the Af- ghan army was driven headlong from | the Peiwar Kotal
 The colonel of a distinguished regi ment used to tell story of a Pathan Ho kol Tod l0noy to a glimpse of the terrible soldiers that had defeated his countrymen. When he saw the little boyish looking Gurkhas standing guard at the Bala Hissar, hC committed suicide flor very shame, ; at least-and this is the best part of tho story-so the guard declared when asked to explain the presence of the deat body.-London News.
The Press., 1898-03-24
Students, Franks.

In The National Magazine W. H. Leavitt tells some am musing stories of the pranks of American art students in Paris. Once the students in one atelier hazed a newcomer by taking all his money, putting him into cab and giv- ing the driver instructions where to take him. Wben the cab halted, the penniless student alighted and stood on the curb. Will you he so good as to light match?' said the student. "I dropped napoleon in the cab and can t find it. !" Whereupon the driver whip ped up and was away in hur-ys.
 A new student from Algiers amused the studio for awhile by initiating the sounds of various wild beasts and birds Then the fckle fellows tired of it. So one day, having prepared big box with breathing holes in it. they put the mimic in it and kept him there three days, at the end of which time he per formed only by reuuest.
The Press., 1898-03-24
Maginn.

Blaokwood set high value on Ma ginp's contributions. "There is one De. culiar excellence" he writes. Gin this writer which strikes us Scotsmen-his easy. idiomatic English. No Scotchman, however practiced as a writer, is mas ter of the English tongue so as to be able to write in this way" But he nev- CT ventured to impart this opinion to the voluble and irascible North. Maginn was a brilliant but unman- ageable creature. He soon drifted away from Maga and devoted himself to it's rival and imitator. Fraser's When his habits had brought him to a premature grave, Lockhart wrote his epitaph in a score of jingling rhymes: Here, early to bed, lies kind William Maginn.
 
 Light for long was his heart. though his
 brooches were thin, But at last he was beat and sought help from
 the bin
  Barring drink and the girls, l ne'cr heard of a
 sin; Many worse. better few, than bright, broken
 Maginn.
 -Longman's Magazine.
The Press., 1898-03-24

months she lost twenty three pounds.
 "We did everything possible for hes, and she had the best of medical treatment.
 Several skilled physicians attended her, bot no benefit was apparent.
 A family friend visiting US, told how her daughter had been similarly affected, but cured by Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
 "She urged US to try the pills, and we finally consented.
 "Me have always rejoieed that we did. "The pills helped Lucy at once, and after taking eight boxes she was entirely curei.
 "She is now in perfect health, strong, weighs ten pounds more than ever before, and her cheeks are full of color.
 1.-Two years of schooling were missed on account of i'll health, but now she can eratify her ambition to study and become an educated woman"
 The reason that Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People were helrful in the above case, is that they are composed of veseta- b1e remedies which act directly on the impure blood, the for,ndation of disease.
 As the blood rushes through all parts of the body, the ccnveyer of good or bad health, it is necessary that it should De pure, rich and red.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills build up the blood by supp1yins its life giving elements which nourishes the various organs, stina- u1ating them to activity in the perform ance of their functions and thus drives disease from the system.
 The pills are in universal demand and sold by all druggists.
The Press., 1898-03-24
SONNET.

change-change is death The forms we treas
 ure here Slip, wraithlike, weeping, into pallid night To bless, ah. never, never more, our sight, And leave each heart to hold an empty bier Listen A babe was born. With it's first tear The mother slept. life's sweet. warm lettered
 light Dead in her eyes The child grew. fair and
 white. To make rare music for my youths love year She, too, has gone. 1 loved her. Had she staid She might have known . son. who. closing
 down The wearied lids had cried with sobbing
 breath. Kissing the brow where age its lines had laid o mother soul. your babel O youthi 0 soni Can she be yours tell you. change IS death Post Wheeler in New York Press
The Press., 1898-03-24

In Germany "von" implies nobility, and all persons who belong to the no- bility prefix ''von" to their names with out any exception. Persons who do not belong to the nobility cannot have the right to put "von" before their names. A man who is knighted for some reason, however, has the same right to put "von" before his family name as a per son of ancient nobility. For instance, when Alexander Humboldt was knight ed he became Alexander von Humboldt. All his descendants, male and female, take the prefix. Philadelphia Press.
The Press., 1898-03-24
WOMEN MARTYRS.

edge and how to overcome the dangers that threaten them.
 There is no need of our describing the experiences of such women here they are too we'll known by those wLo have suffered; but we will impress upon every one that these are the never-failing symptoms of serious womb trouble, and unless relieved at once a life will be forfeited.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound never fails to relieve the dis dressing troubles above referred to; it has held the faith of the women Of America for twenty years.
 It gives tone to the womb, strength ems the muscles, banishes backache and relieves all pains incident to women's diseases. All Druggists sell it and recommend it.
The Press., 1898-03-24
Irving to Make If Ont.

Theodore-I declared myself, Alfred, but don't know whether she accepted me or not. That's what I'm trying to make out. you know.
 Alfred-What did you say to her?
 Theodore-I said that I thought the world of her, and she said, "It's queer world" That was all, don't you know, and deuced if I know whether it meant she is in love with me or not.-Boston Transcript
The Press., 1898-03-24

Switzerland enjoys the unenviable distinction of having larger percentage of lunatics than any other country. In the canton of Zurich there are 8, 261 in a population of 339, GOO.
The Press., 1898-03-24

Children and adults tortured by burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or skin dis-ases may secure instant relief by using De- Witt's Witch Hazel Salve It is the great Pile remedy. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-03-24
Many People Cannot Drink

Coffee at night. It spells their sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate; 1t nour- ishes. cheers and feeds Yet 1t looks and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children Grain-O is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains Get package from your grocer to-day. Try it in place Of coffee. 15 and 25c,
The Press., 1898-03-24
A Mitigating Ciroumstance.

"You plead guilty" said the court. els there any reason why I should not give you the full penalty?"
 "Yas, salA yo' honah. Dat was the skinniest turkey ebah I lifted, sah. "- Detroit Free Press
The Press., 1898-03-24

We are anxious to do little good in this world. and can think of no pieasanter or better way to do 1t than by recom- mending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneumonia, consumption and other serious lung troubles that fol- low neglected colds. W D. Heald
The Press., 1898-03-24
NURSE YOUR COUGH.

Not as many people do, with the seeming object of developing it as they would a growing plant. It will, so nursed, de- velop into serious and often incurable troubles. If attended to properly and the patient is given fF t
The Press., 1898-03-24

Connecticut is retaining its reputation as land of inventors. Last year it again heads the list in its dealings with patent office.
The Press., 1898-03-24

Thirty years ago about 10000 tele- graphic messages were sent from London daily. Today the number of daily de = patches is 140,000.
The Press., 1898-03-24
~ ANCIER'S
 %ETROLEUM
 EMULSION Sassphs,,hlt... SIsS

the cough will soon become loose and finally vanish. Our Emulsion is far su- Perior in every respect to cod liver oil. It is paiatable, easy to digest, and relieves the coughing sufferer almost immedi- ately. It heals the ravages that have already been made and aids Nature to create new and healthy tissue.
 Sold by all druggists. Boc and el.oo
 Angler Chemical O.. Allston DistTict, Boston.
The Press., 1898-03-24
..Po, r,o,1er. Emerring.s

After weeks in the forest of Fontaine- bleau it is difficult to realize it's monoto- nous amplitude. it's endless repetition of similar prospects And yet as for est it has no surpassing beauty. One may compare 1t with Dartmoor-Dart- moor pared of its highest tors and set thickly with young trees, growing close ss the moss on powder. It is roll. ing upland with seanty mantle of soil, through the frequent gaps in which the broken gray powders of the naked earth sometimes rise in fantastic heaps. some- times line coneavities mile across, or fringe the gaping lips of long rayines. Like Dartmoor, the surface is arid, and you may tramp miles and see never a pool, and yet, on every side you may descend from the forest by green valleys into green plains and find brooks leap ing miraculously from the dusty rocks to dip under fringing willows
 It is to these happy skirts of the for est that the painters villages cling; Barbizon, advertised by Stevenson and now abandoned to the cultured tourist; Cernay, with it's great village square Marlotte, smothered under masses of li- laos like child laughing in new mown hay; Moret, on the Seine, with it's tow. CT fanked. steep pitched bridge, its mills and ruined castles and spreading river, and dozen others The simplest of them turn austere faces to the solemn spaeiousness of the forest, but their | sweet gardens give access to the green comforts of the plain; an image mayb be of the artists thenselv ves; high unprofit- able aims in the salon; pot boilers emerging and red wine coming in by the studio doors. .-Saturday Review.
The Press., 1898-03-24

Whooping cough is the most distressing malady; but its durs ton can be cut short by the use of One Minute Cough Cure, which is also the best known remedy for croup and all lung and bronchial troubles w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-03-24

White men are said to bear up better against intense cold than against heat ;he principal reason given being that the cold air is less tainted with the seeds of disease
The Press., 1898-03-24
A School Girls
 Nerves.

7Hls record zs f esbeczat z'alate ko barents. Rs nzeSsage from e lo1ig U0kzey dedzcated 10 e nsOtheys o gyoaolzg girls 4 tvth1ztI narratfOe of hAe utmost zukeyest and IMb0rL
The Press., 1898-03-24

What pleasure is ther.. in life. with 8 headache, constipation and biliousness [ Thousands experience them who roIld become perfect y healthy by using De- Wits Little Early Risers. the famous little pills. w. D Heald.
The Press., 1898-03-24

In 1864 pair of shoes made in Eng land cost tenpence.
The Press., 1898-03-24

A CLEVER TRIoK.-It certainly looks like 1t, but there is really no trick about 1t. Anybody can try 1t who has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or ner- vous trouble. We mean he can cure him. self right away by taking Electric Bit ters. This medicine tones up the whole system. acts as @ stimulant to the Liver and Kidneys, is blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures Constipation, Headache, Painting Spells, Sleeplessness and Mel ancholy. It Is purely vegetable, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only soc. @ bottle at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. 3
The Press., 1898-03-24

There is an a"t 'n'shi z Hm 'tin' [ 0.1. position i" tn" Mas-arh' E 'r- I,"gielh'ure to 1h- prop',-.' inv-strg ,ti"n into t." methods by which a.'"Iriti '- [" Il e amount of < 1O4, DO 70 % have b"..n l. ,I,'d by tna B 's'' n gas SD cuIt "r- p"'r'r amount.
The Press., 1898-03-24
It Is estimated that close upon 10000,

It Is estimated that close upon 100, O,OC0 pianofortss are manufactured every year in London.
 GREAT EXCITEMENT IN TowN over the remarkable cures by the grandest specific of the age, Bacon's Celery King, which acts as natural laxative, stimulates the digestive organs, regulates the liver and kidneys. and Is nature's great healer and health renewer. If you have Kidney, Liver and Blood Disorder do not delay but call at our store for a free trial package. E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; W. F: Fuller, Somers. Large sizes 6Oc. and 25c.
The Press., 1898-03-24

Very happy Is Curran's reply to his pompous antagonist in debate who had loftily asserted tbat he " as the guardian of his own bonor, 1 wish the honorable and learred gentleman joy of his sine- cure.
 Th"rp are thrre little 'lin9s hich do more w"tk than any n'her thrpe little thugs creat~d--th-y "r.. 'h" ar tbe bee cpd DpWitt'- Little Early Ri+.ie, th' last hein0 th" fH nous little pills for >tCm- u, h aEd liver troubles. W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-03-24

A thrill of terror is experienced when a brassy cough of croup sounds through the house at night. But the terror soon changes to relief after One Minute Cough Cure has been administered. Safe and harmless for children. ". D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-03-24

After years of untold suffering from piles, B. w. Pursell of Knitnersville, Pa, was cured by using single box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Skin dis eases, such as eczema, rash, pimples, and obstinate sores, are readily cured by this famous remedy. w. D. Heald
The Press., 1898-03-24

There is now absolutely no hope for the passage of a currency bill by the house at the present session. It is use- less to try it.
The Press., 1898-03-24

Don't annoy others by your coughing. and risk your life by neglecting a cold. One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1898-03-24

Sixty languages were known by Christian Joachim Mohn, Norwegian, who died recently in Naples, at the age of eighty
The Press., 1898-03-24
II never ask a gentleman for money

II never ask gentleman for money" said tailor.
 But suppose he doesn't pay you? ?"
 Well, if he doesn't pay me within a reasonable time I conclude he is not a gentleman-and then ask him."
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-02

PLANS and specihcations invited for an hos pital building-Clerk,s oInee, BSarS 1os or super
 In accordance with Resolution No. 797 (Fourth Series) of the Board of Supervisors nublic notice is hereby given to architects that competitive plans and specifications for inc erection of an hospital building will be peryisors on MONDAY AFTERNOON. Sep tember 1s. 1898, between the hours of 2:30
 The proposed building is to be of modern de- sign and to be constructed of stone brick or of both. with all the latest scientific i'm movements required as to construction and sanitation, equal to. If not superior. to any building designed or contracted for hospital purposes. as are indorsed by medical author ity as being indispensable in the construction of such a building:
 The said hospital building to be erected on Hoard of Health, described as follows:
 Commencing at the most southeasterly cor ner of a tract of land known as and desig- mated on the official of the City and County of San Francisco cs the "Almshouse the easterly boundary line of said Almshouse Tract seven hundred and sixty-five (765) feet i; thence due west five hundred and fifty (55Ol feet; thence due south seven hundred and sixtv-five (765) feet to the southerly line of the said Almshouse Tract; thence due east along the said southerly line Of the Alms- house Tract five hundred and fifty (550) feet to the point of commencement; containing The said plans and specification to be SO prepared that the cost of the building shall
 not exceed thousand m sag $500 e 'e dear or
  sum must cover the entire expense for the erection and completion Of the proposed eMOTiCE-Architects will prepare and sub . init with their plans and specifications for said hospital building an itemized estimate of inc cost of said building, the statute re- 0uiring eight (s) hours to constitute a day's work with minimum rate of wages of two ts2) dollars per day. for persons employed on said huilding with the distinct understandine q that no plans or specifications will be enter, tained or considered of buildings the agere- gate cost of which estimated to exceed the sum of three hundred thousand .(s3OO 0OO) dollars. Also that the architect whose plans and specifications of the building are adopted will be appointed architect and superintend- ent of the building at a compensation of five (5l per cent of the total cost, and will be re ouires to give good and satisfactory bond or bonds, as the case may be. to insure the completion and construction of 0the said building for the amount of the estimate of the cost as made by the said architect. The architects submitting plans and specifications determined by the Board to be second third and fourth in merit will receive premiums of 5000. $T5O and $500 respectively, with the un- derstanding that any features of said plans and specifications which may he considered useful or necessary be embodied in the plans adopted may be used without further cost or charge. JNO- A. RUSSELL Clerk.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-02
BIRTHS-M MARRIAGES DEATHS

mail will not be inserted. They must be handed in at either of the publication offices Rnd be indorsed with tbe name and residence of persons authorized to have the same published
 BORN. CJTMMINGS-In' Oakland, July 30, 1S9S to the wife of George Cummings. daughter. DE BARE-July 23, 1898. to the wife of J. M de Bare, a son.
 HOFFMANN-In this city, August l. 1898, to the wife of B. E. Hoffmann. a daughter. MAYER-July 31, 1898. to the wife of Charles Mayer, a son.