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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE.

RRING along what YOU have to exchange for
the following properties. all good and free
from incumbrance; will assume mortgage or
pay part cash in exchange:
410 acres in Fresno County
100 acres in Kern County, 10 miles from Ba-
kerSfield
l40 acres In San Diego County..-..............
so acres in Oregon
100 acres In Kansas
20 acres u miles from Los Angeles.........--.
80 lots in Olympic City.
Call or address ass Seventh St. Oakland.
H z. JONES' Owner.
WANTED-SmaIl grain fruit ranch for Oak
land or Alameda property; also chicken
ranch; cash. WHITE, S14 Broadway. Oak
land.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30

PLANS and specifications invited for an hos
pital building-Clerks office, Board OF Super
visors. San Francisco, March s. 1898.
In accordance with Resolution No. 797
Nourth Series) of the Board of Supervisors,
public notice is hereby given to architects
that competitive plans and specifications for
the erection OF an hospital building will be
perytser "a o 0psR Sess9n al 1ne S1ar1 Oh sn
TENDER 10. 1898. between the hours of 2:SO and
o'clock.
The proposed building is to be of modern de-
sign and to be constructed OF stone or brick,
or of BOTH with all the latest scientific i'm
provements required to construction and
sanitation, equal to- If not superior, to any
building designed or contracted for hospital
ity being indispensable in the construction
of such building.
The said hospital building to be erected on
the lot of land selected and approved by the
Board of Health. described as follows:
Commencing at the most southeasteriy cor
ner of a tract of land known as and desig-
mated on the official map Of the City and
County of San Francisco as the ''Almshouse
the easterly boundary line of said Almshouse
Tract seven hundred and sixty-five G65) feet:
feet; thence due south seven hundred and
sixty-hve C!6S) feet TO the southerly line OF
along the said southerly line of the Aims
house Tract five hundred and fifty $500 feet
to the point OF commencement; containing
1853 acres.
The said plans and specifications to be SO
prepared that the cost of the building shall
not exceed in the aggregate the sum of three
hundred thousand $500 OOO) dollars. which
sum must cover the entire expense for the
erection and completion OF the proposed
building.
NoTfCE-Architects win prepare and sub
NIT with their plans and specifications for
said hospital building ttemized estimate
of the cost of said building, the statute re-
curing eight (0 hours to constitute a day s
work with a minimum rate of wages of two
(s2) dollars per day. for persons employed on
said building, with the distinct understanding
that no plans nor specifications will be enter
tanned considered OF buildings the aggre-
gate cost of which estimated TO exceed
the sum of three hundred thousand $500, 000)
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 compensation of five
90 per cent OF the total cost and will be
qured to give a good and satisfactory bond
bonds. the case may be. to insure the
completion and construction of the said build
ing for the amount of the estimate of the
cost 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
$1,000. $3.50 and $500 respectively, with the I'M
Outstanding that any features of said plans
and specifications which may be 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. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-08-30
PROPOSALS..

Department. August IS, 1895
Sealed proposals Will be received at the Of
flee OF the Superintendent of Construction
and Repair, Pacific Coast, San Francisco,
Cal, until o'clock p. m. Wednesday, Sep
TENDER q, 1885, and then opened, for furnish
ing clothing for enlisted men Of the revenue
cutter service on the Pacific Coast for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1893. IN accord
anoe with the specifications, which can be OBJ
tanned upon application TO Captain W. c.
Coulson. R c. s., Appraisers building. San
Francisco, Cal Bids must be addressed to
that officer and be Endorsed on the envelope,
Proposals for furnishing clothing for
listed men OF the revenue cutter service
The right Is reserved to reject any ali bids
and TO waive defects If deemed for the inter-
ests of the Government so 10 do. w. b.
HOWELL Assistant Secretary.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
An Indian Superstition.

Editor Arson H. Smith of the Mo-
have "a. To- Miner was the hero of a
remarkable incident that occurred on
the tablelands near Needles. He came
upon two Mohave squaws holding an
excited powwow over big rattlesnake
that lay coiled in the middle of the
road. With due gallantry Smith dis
mounted and struck the reptile dex-
ferrous blow on the head. Instead Of
thanking their deliverer the squaws be-
gan to disrobe, and with many incanta.
tions throw their garments as offerings
to his snakeship. The scared editor tried
to mount his horse, but the squaws in
sisted on his presence till the charm was
broken, and it was not broken until
they had discarded all their clothing
and gone through weird dance over
the remains of the rattlesnake. This
was done in order to pIopitiate the gods
and break the spell that portends the
death of big chief upon the wanton
slaughter of a venomous reptile.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09

and fell, breaking shaft. The selectmen
paid $3.50 for damages to the wagon and
later Mr.. Brown presented claim for
damages to himself, which was refused. He
then sued the town Of Walpole for $500,
but as the complaint was not entered soon
enough to make it legal it was thrown out.
The middle of November Mr. Brown again
came to grief at the foot OF High street,
the road he claimed being badly washed
and unsafe, and he was incapactated for
work on account OF injuries received. Ply
sicians were called, one claiming rheuma-
tism the cause of his apparent inability to
walk or move about with ease, and another
that the ankle was injured more or less as
a result Of the accident. A bill for $1,000
was then presented to the town by Mr.
Brown, Messrs. Batchelder and Faulkner
of Keene acting as his attorneys. While
living in Townshend Mr.. Brown received
$500 from the town for alleged injuries re-
ceived from defective highway.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
Baptist Ladies Entertainment.

The ladies of the Baptist church held
their annual fair and supper in Union hall
yesterday afternoon and evening. Both
dinner and supper were served to largt
number, and both were excellent meals
excellently served. In the rear OF the hall
were several prettily arranged tables loaded
with articles to tempt the pocket book. The
candy table was presided over by Miss
Emma Winnewiss er, who made every pound
of the delicious candy she offered Tor sale.
The apron table was attended by Mrs. A
R. Robinson and Mrs. Huckins, and the
fancy table by Mrs. G. r. B. Dodge
and Mrs. A. F. Winnewisser. Mrs. II c.
Bacon served ice cream to all who would
purchase.
In the evening musical and literary
program was rendered: Piano duet, Misses
Winnewisser and Land on; guitar trio,
Misses Foster and Baker and Mrs j A.
Parker; banjo trio, Mrs Parker, Jay
Wetherbee and Mr.. Wright; vocal solos
by Misses Ruth White and Cora Shedd
The entertainment was brought to a sue
cpssful close by laughabie pantomime en-
titled 1.-The Three Lovers"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
State Treasurer Field.

State Treasurer H F. Field of Rutland
was the speaker in the Y M. C. A. rooms
Monday evening; his subject was 1.-THE
Quality Of Heroism" MIR Field read from
manuscript and gave a carefully prepared,
thoughtful and scholarly address. The
central thought was that heroism is found
in every walk of lite. even the humblest.
'Prominence," said the speaker, sis not
an essential to heroic lfe
1.-The characteristics of the heroism that
reveals the divine image shining out from
the face of common clay are sincerity, sac
rifce, generosity, patience, and courage.
There is the beriosm of common life and
the heroism Of great emergencies.
81 believe he is hero who corquers
himself. 1t is heroic when a man or woman
faces great temptation and puts it under
foot. or struggles with an evil habit and
conquers it The discipline and training
of common life are the fitting school fer
the heroism of great emergencies.
The possibility Of a noble life is given
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
A Beautiful Cretan Custom.

One of the curious Cretan customs
which prevail on the eve of every insur-
rection is known as adelphopoiesis, or
determination. One of its immediate re-
suits is the cessation of all feuds, en-
nifty and rancor. 1t is carried out as fol-
lows: A number of individuals choose a
young girl, who must be pretty-no diff
ficult matter in Crete. They inform her
parents of their intention, and the need
full consent is never withheld. Then
priest is sent for and told to begin the
ceremony. He takes very long girdle
and joins all the men with it in circle
in the center of which the young girl is
placed. Then the clergyman recites a
number of prayers and winds up by CIV
ing his benediction to all present. The
moment he pronounces the last amen
the circle and its center stand in the re-
lation of brothers and sister to each 9TH
er to all religious and social intents and
purposes. Each and every one of the
males is bound in honor--and Cretan
knows no more sacred obligation-to
protect that girl throughout her life,
but none of them can ever take her for
his wife. She is and remains their sister
in the eyes of the priest and people to
the end of her days. but they must also
stand by and succor each other and if
needs be at the cost of life itself Fort
nightly Review.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09

The written civil service examinations
for pnt~men in New York have been
sneered at as a part of visionary
scheme. The ignorance displayed by
some Of the unsuccessful applicants for
appointment might have had free course
in an official position, however, and to
the public loss, had no such test been
used. Extracts from what these appli-
cants for police service wrote about
Abraham Lincoln include some extraor-
binary statements. One wrote:
"He has bin Presented of New York
city" Another declared that in 1865
Lincoln was "nomanited in place Of
Buchanan whoe's term of Office expired
in that year."
"Mr. Lincoln" according to another
applicant, chad many engagements in
war and was bound to be victorious,
especially at the battle of Gettysburg,
when he swept all before him.
Of Lincoln's tragic death it was va
riously said that he was killed sat Chi
cago 1864" also that he "was assis-
ated in 1877 at foards Theater Bos-
TOM" shot in Booths theater in Phil
adelphia;" "died at his home in Long
Branch" The assassin is spoken of as
Garfield, "Geteay" and "Decota.'
One candidate said Lincoln "let the
Donkey go fred" another that he "fred
all the negros in the world' In general
the applicants seem to have agreed, as
one wrote. that eve have sertinly had
very few like unto Lincoln. ''-Youth's
Companion.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
How to Live LonY.

Fix deeply in mind the grand truth
that life power rules the body and that
it alone can cure disease.
Life power lives on air, water and
food only. All else is hurtful.
Make cleanliness your motto and
watch against filth in both house and
grounds.
Few starve for food, but many for
air. Breathe deeply hundred times
daily. Wear no tight clothing. Above
all, ventilate your sleeping room.
Beware of gluttony. If the appetite
is dull, eat fruit only or eat nothing.
Use no fiery condiments, but live chief
ly on natural grains, vegetables and
fruits. Never ask your stomach to chew
your food-employ your teeth. Adorn
your table not only with viands, but
with flowers and smiles and kindly
words.
Deformity is not awkwardness only,
but danger. A high chest will give
freedom to breathing and digestion and
help to cure many diseases.
Thick blood causes colds and count
less other diseases Keep the lungs &C.
tive by deep breathing, the skin by baths
and friction, the kidneys by free
drafts Of warm water, the bowels by
correct eating, and the blood will be
pure.
Spend part Of each day in muscular
work. part in study and part in good
deeds to men.-New York Ledger.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

A. E. Cudworth is attending county court
William Beden continues to fail in health
and now is not able to leave the house.
Gilbert Thompson of Granville, N. Y. has
been visiting his father of this place.
Henry Stoddard has had another partial
shock of paralysis and is now almost help
less.
Prof. johnson will hold his singing school
concert ut the town hall, Saturday evening
March r. He will be assisted by Hank
White and Holden.
Otis Cummings, brakeman on the mixed
train, was united in marriage last SATURDAY
evening to Miss Robbins of Brattleboro
The ceremony took place at the home of Her
bert Ramsdeil, Rev. N. A. Wood officiating
The literary society will give an entertain
ment at the town hall next Friday evening
March IL. REGULATIONS and songs will be rem
dered and the mock trial, 1.-The Great Water
melon Case will be presented Proceeds
for the purpose of purchasing magazines.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
PERSONALS.

Mrs S. T. Andrews is IN town.
Mrs. Winifred Ingram has returned from
a visit to Lowell, Mass.
Miss Anna Hogan is visiting in Boston
and Lawrence.
Miss Annie Ball was in Ludlow over
Sunday.
H. H. Davis returned from Rutland
Tuesday.
Miss Marion Burroughs of Aver, Mass,
is visiting at H. H. Davis.
Miss Mary Keefe and Miss Lu Linehan
Of Fhchbnrg are visiting at j. E Keefe's.
Rev. M. H. Smith Of Athens spent part
of Monday in town.
G. Q. Henry Of Springfield was in town
yesterday.
George w. Perry, state geologist, was
in town Monday.
Frank T. Diggins was in Boston this
week.
Mrs. E. H. Hadley returned from visit
in Manchester, N. H., Monday.
Mrs. L. Gates-Hadley expects to 20 to
New York next Monday to study spring
styles in millinery.
s. Gray is again able to attend to
business after being housed by illness for
two weeks.
j. P. Bardwe|l, representing the Bard
well Iron Co. of Boston, was in town yes
terday.
Miss Harrington, second assistant in the
high school, was absent Monday because
of illness.
Elizabeth Butterfeld, who has been
spending some weeks in Washington, is to
return Saturday.
Miss Georgia White fell on the sidewalk
Monday and sprained her left elbow; she
is at her home in Randolph.
l.. r. Bosworth and wife of Easthamp-
ton, Mass, have been visiting his sister,
Mrs. j. A. Thwing.
Hon. Henry F. Field CT Rutland, one of
the insurance commissioners ef Vermont,
was the guest Of L S. Hayes Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Osgood went to
Boston Monday morning for weeks stay
in that vicinity.
Mrs. E. V. Booth and daughter Mildred
went yesterday to Morrisville for a few
"SNAo o'oy Will lC'attFo.
Mrs. Seymour Davis returned to her
home in Everett, Mass, Monday she was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. H. M
AmadoD.
Mrs. j. C. Day and two children are
spending this week with friends in Alstead
during the absence of Mr.. Day on bust
ness trip to New York.
DR.. II. d. Holton of Brattleb 70 was in
town Monday on professional business, and
he also went to Saxtons River the same
day.
j. II. Hoskison of Healdville was in
Bellows Falls Monday afternoon stopping
here on bis return from business trip to
Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Osgood, Mrs. C.
W. Pond and Miss Marie Hamburg went
! 4 Brook line Thursday to attend Chris
tan Endeavor convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris H. Cook, who
have been in town since last Friday, re-
turned to Claremont yesterday afternoon
MIR. Cook has run harness shop in Barre
Tor the pat three months.
j. L. Plummer of Brattleboro, who has
been here frequently in the past few years
putting in telephone lines for private usr
made by Vaughn & Sargent. has been here
the past few days in the interest of the
Equitable Oil Co. Of Pennsylvania
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
A Hardened Professional.

Two sweet young things were ex.
changing condolences.
'"The thing about George which par
ticularly charms me is his originality. F"
elbow sop
"Well, when we became engaged l
asked him, as every girl asks her sweet
heart, if I was the first girl he ever
loved"
"What did he reply?"
"There is where he displayed his
originality. Instead of swearing that l
was his first and only love, as all au-
thorities agree to be the conventional
thing, what do you suppose he said?"
'I'm sure l can't guess. F"
'He said he had been in love before
and added that surely girl of my good
sense would not care for an amateur in
lovemaking." - Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
Ont of Her IrnnhIc.

Maid (breathlessly)-Oh, miss, both
the gents you is engaged to has called,
and they're in the parlor, and some how
or other they've found it out, and oh!
miss. I'm fraid the ell be trouble!
Miss Flirtie-HoIrors! Oh, dear!
What shall 1 do? :
Maid (after refection)-Ill fix It.
I'll run an tell 'em you're cryin' y'r
eyes out cause y'r father has lost all
his money; then you can keep the one
who stays.
Two minutes later the maid return
ed to say that both the gents" had
gone.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
Death of VIII Howard.

Will Howard, formerly resident of this
place., died at his home in Worcester,
Mass, Monday. The only particulars
that his relatives here have learned are
that he was taken sick last week Tuesday,
died Monday, and that the funeral IS this
afternoon. He leaves widow and one
son. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Howard Of
Drewsvile are his father and mother. Ira
E.. Whitman is tather-in-law of the de-
ceased and Mrs. c. H. Rich sister-in-
law. Mrs. Rich went to Worcester Mon
day and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard, Mr.. Rich
and Mr.. Whitman went yesterday.
Mr.. Howard lived in Bellows Falls
about ten years ago and was carpenter
by trade; he moved to Worcester three
years ago.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
WESTMINSTER.

The school directors held a meeting Satur-
day to lay out the next seasons school work
George B. Hall returned from his trip to
Iowa Friday night.
Mrs. Nellie L. Ward is visiting her brother
and sister in Portland, Me.
Miss Grace Chase has class in piano in
struction at Bellows Falls.
s. M. Nutting & Son have recently pur-
chased of G. p. Gibson of Brattleboro, a fine
pair of bays of which they are justly proud.
Mrs H. F Bond and son spent Sunday in
Hinsdale, N. H., with her mother and
brother.
The school directors were instructed to
sell the schoolhouses in districts No Is and
IA at auction at the recent town, meeting.
g. H Underwood is employed by the Ver-
mont Farm Machine company at Bellows
Falls for the present.
The portable steam sawmill on the farm of
O. E. Peck was destroyed by fire Monday
night.
Jerry Harniss and family are planning to
move to the Spaulding farm which he has re-
Gently purchased, about the middle of the
month.
Mrs. Sarah A. Nutting returned from
protracted stay with her daughter Mrs. G H
Joslin in Hamden. Conn, Saturday night
She was accompanied by her granddaughter
The singing school taught by Mr.. Chapman
we are pleased to say will not close this week
as previously announced, as sufficient finan-
clal encouragement has been given to con-
| tinue the school few evenings more much
to the qualification of everyone.
The superintendent of schools states that
the following pupils attending schools in the
town whose names were omitted in roll of
honor In the town report by an error of some
of the teachers are Lena Campbell, Lizzie
Ranney, Ella Ranney, Blanche Ranney and
Sadie Fall.
The well known and popular play "Coupc n
Bonds" will be given at the town hall on
Thursday tomorrow evening, March 10.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Pa Ducklow, a well-to- do farmer,
Rnllo Metcalf
Reuben, his adopted son, J. T. Maynard
Taddy, another adopted son,
Walter Atcherson
Parson GRAVITY, an old minister,
William Nuttng
Feniny, no;oh,oua Jack E. Leach
Jepnorth, f. E. Watkins
Dic. friend of Taddy, Fred Metcalf
Ma Ducklow, farmers wife,
Mrs. George H. Walker
Miss Boswick, elderly maiden lady,
Miss Rose B. A lbee
Sophronia, Reuben's wife,
Miss Margaret Underw God
There will be instrumental music between
the acts and another attractive feature of the
evening will be a song by Mrs Beddy. Ad-
mission zoe, children under IL years lOc
pie supper at the close OF the entertainment
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
Yorkshire Too.

"a tourist, stopping at small country
hotel in England. seeing the hosler ex-
pert and trackable, inquired how long
he had lived there and what c9untry-
man he wax. Use Yorkshire" said
the fellow. 'and ha' lived en- years
here. II wonder" replied the gentle
man, that In so long per cd so ever
a fellow. a. you seem to be have not
come to be master Of the hotel YOUR
SELF" Aye" replied the hosslsr. but
nt01h HnRhnhnA 49,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
BOTH LEGS CUT OPP.
Willie Blake of North Walpele Meets Sad
Death-Died Yesterday Morning.

Willie Blake Of North Walpele Meets Sad
Death-Dled Yesterday Morning.
The community of North Walpole was
shocked Monday afternoon on learning OF
fatal accident to Willie, the - years old
son of John H. Blake. The facts as re-
ported to the writer are as follows. The
boy was on platform at the coal sheds
and attempted to Jump onto flat car at
tached to moving train; he missed bis
calculation, however, and instead Of land
ing on the flat car, fell between that car
and box car and onto the track beneath.
The wheels of the car passed over both
legs. striking one leg above the knee and
the other below the knee. One leg was
cut completely off and the other SO badly
mangled that it had to be amputated.
The accident happened about 3 P. M.
but the boy lived until l A. NJ. yesterday
morning. The funeral will he held this
morning.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
Ope ming turday.!

The firm Of Dean Il Dean, composed of
Percy A. Dean and Miss Nellie b. Dean,
will open their new store to the public next
Saturday. This store is in the Arms block
on Westminster street and has hncn we'll
stocked with crockery, glassware, wall
papers, window shades and draperies. The
room on the first floor will be used as
sales room, and the basement for storage
and picture framing. The proprietors are
young people we'll known in this community
and experienced in the business, aud they
extend to the public generally cordial
invitation to give them cali next Saturday
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-03-09
Chester Man Gone Wrong.

A. L. Hamilton, landlord OF the Chester
House at Chester Depot, skipped out Mon
day night with $1,000 which did not belong
to him. The hotel at that place burned
recently, and check for $1,000 covering
the insurance was sent made payable to
Mr.. Hamilton. The money, however, be-
longed to P H. Robbins, who had claim
on the furniture in the hotel. Hamilton
agreed to have the check cashed and pay
the money over to Robbins. Instead OF
doing this he drove to Bellows Falls and
took the train for parts unknown. 1t is
thought he has gone to Chicago, where his
family is.