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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-09
HOME FOR AGED HEBREWS.
The Annual Meeting of the Board q
Directors Held Yesterday.

The tenth annual meeting of the board
of directors of the Home for Aged and
Disabled Hebrews, located at 5o7 Lom-
bard street, was held yesterday after
noon. Chairman Samuel Pollack presided,
with Mrs. NJ. B. Haskell secretary. There
was a full attendance of the members,
and much enthusiasm was manifested
over the excellent management of the
home during the past year.
President Pouack, in rendering his re-
port of the office of president, paid a
glowing tribute to the efficiency of Mrs.
Haskell, the secretary. To her efficient
aid much of the success OF the institution
was attributed.
During the past year the society had
gained as life and honorary members Sig
Greenbaum, J. w. Rosenthal, S. SchWa-
bacher and Mrs r. Sampson.
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CYCLE MEET POSTPONED.
Will Be Held on January 22, Wealth
er Permitting.

The big cycle race meet to have been
held by the Garden City Wheelmen at San
Jose had to be again postponed yesterday
owing to the rain. The management has
now set the date at Sunday, January %
and, weather permitting, it will be held
at that time.
A large crowd Of local wheelmen went
down to the train yesterday morning, nc
adviceS of the postponement having been
received. Fortunately one of them had
the forethought to telephone down to
the postponement was then learned. They
were much dissatisfied because the Gar
den City Club had not telegraphed them
that the meet was off. as they might
have had the trip and the expenses at.
taching to it for nothing.
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Emil Niarkeberg made another balloon as
cension He scared about 2OO0 feet to-
ward the clouds, and then cut his para
chute loose, landing safely in the street
near the grounds.
Following were the results of the vari-
Gus aquatic contests at Sutro's Baths:
5O-yard dash, novice-G. Freeth, first E.
Beytuss, second. 100-yard, juvenile-E.
Bonnifield, first; G. Freeth, second. 100
yard, on-professional-J. Nandallberg.
first; H. Hill, second. 50-yard amateur
o. Beyfuss. first; H. Hitler. second.
Trick and fancy diving-D. Carroll, first;
A. Baker, second. Trapeze and high div
ing-R. B. Cornell, first; o. Schultz, sec
ODd
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officers for the current term: c. z. Elsassor.
past president; A. NJ. Locke. president j. L.
Davis, vice-president; W. 7. Bonney, corre-
spending and recording secretary; H. NJ. Cald-
well, financial secretary; ]. Leary. treasurer;
L. w. Holbrook conductor; P. Madden, door
keeper; w. Griffin, trustee
Tomorrow night at the meeting of the asso-
ciation 20 Eddy street, there will be given a
complimentary lecture on 1.-The Evolution of
the Direct Current Generator by Professor
o. L. Corey Of the University OF California,
who will with the aid of electrical instru-
nents and motors connected with the switch
hoard OF the association, give practical illus
trations of the subject The association ex-
tends an invitation to all who are interested
In, Ia uOr
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Greatness of Great Men.

The Greatest of Great Men" was the
theme of H. B. Leaders lecture last even
ing at the regular meeting of Lodge No.
Z, Universal Brotherhood, San Francisco
Theosophical Society. The address was
interesting and comprehensive. The par
ticular elements of greatness in number
of great historical characters were set
forth lucidly and entertainingly.
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Scott Is Brought Back.

Richard Scott, the colored youth who
entered the residence of Mrs. Gray at
1908 Jones street several days ago and
stole $500 in gold coin which she had
placed in bureau drawer, was brought
back from Los Angeles by Detective Sill
vey last night. When arrested he was
training Thompson, the colored pugilist,
who is matched to fight another man in
Los Angeles in q few days. Over $500 of
the stolen money was found on him when
he was taken into custody.
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ment was seen climbing the hills in a
hurried escape in the direction of the
County Jail But Ed Larsen, the other
amateur aeronaut, in company with
ness, went soaring to the clouds, and
covered himself with both glory and mud
by safely descending after his trip heav-
onward in the deer park at the Mission
Zoo
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resided worked
the the which
he Il induced Tabules
month much benefited made few the
magic Tabues or ab pocket 70 be able one
and have been perfectly well Many feN miners are
the abuls accessible pocket and take
the sof internal disturbance anything Like headache
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Showed His Sense.

Two amate.- aeronauts were billed to
make ascensions in balloons at Glen
Park yesterday afternoon. but one Of the
novices decided that discretion was the
better part of valor,. and at the last mo-
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Astonishing Champagne Figures.

S6S55 cases or over one-half of all other
brands imported in 1898 of G H. MUMM'S S
EXTRA DRY; made of the choicest
grapes and first DRESSINGS. Bottles bear
green neckband and star label.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-09

Alakesis cures Piles, nothing else. Sam
pie free. Address Anakesis. New York. =
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There are times when the average boy
would like to assume the role of father
to the man for a few brief moments.
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Stationary Engineers Election.
San Francisco Lodge No. 1 OF California
National Association Of Stationary Engineers,
has had the following named installed as its
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HOITT'S SCHOOL

Has removed from Burlingame to It's new
home at Menlo Park, San Mateo County; ac-
credited, and prepares boys equally we'll for
business next term begins January 18th, 1899
IRA G. HOITT, Phi. D.. Principal
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TROPC BIRD IN A GALE OFF THE COAST.

mail boat suffered in while
drought t
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Weak Men and Women

& HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS. THE
~ great Mexican remedy; gives health and
strength TO sexual organs. Depot. 1923 Market.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07
Fifty Years From Now.

War had been declared, and Ameri.
cans were again displaying the patriot
ism so marked Characteristic of the
trouble between the United States
and Spain some fifty years before.
Before the land of the enemy every
ship of the American navy was drawn
up in line, everything IN fact from
battleships to tugboats.
Precisely at 10 o'clock the Admiral
mounted to the bridge of the flagship
and snapped his watc',.
That minute every gun in the squad
ron doomed forth-so accurate was
the timing that it all. seemed but one
detonation. An hour afterward the
fleet dlspersed-some going home
some to other places until at last only
the battleships were left.
"Yes, it was bit of troubled" ad-
mitted the Admiral; ''but it's worth
i'll We won't be bothered now with
disputes about who fred the first gun
of the war. New York Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

Courage is an inherent quality, in
part mental, in part physical, and such
qualities are not altered greatly by
cultivation, reflects the New York Oh.
server. The courage born in a man
is always there, and in its completest
form will manifest itself on occasioG
in absolute indifference to danger
The number of men possessing it in
this form is small, but in every army
there are some who literally have no
fear who are at once the delight and
the despair of the ordinary soldier
And among these men there are always
a few who not only are indif'ele ent tc
danger, but positively enjoy it, anG
whose intellectual faculties are dis
tinctly stimulated by it.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

Lord Brampton was on one occa-
sion presiding over case in which
the plaintiff was giving evidence
against man who had stolen pair
of trousers from his shop.
"How much were the trousers?"
querried Hawkins.
"Well," replied the plaintiff, "it
depends who wants to buy them. 1
sell them to one man for thirty shil-
lings, to another for twenty five, but
you can have them for twenty-three
and six"
"Sir~ cried Hawkins, angrily, "T
want you to tell me how much those
trousers are worth.
"Well, replied the plaintiff, "shall
we say twenty-five shillings for you?"
''Look here" Numbered Hawkins,
''if you do not instantly tell me what
those trousers are worth, I'll send
you to Jail for fourteen days for con-
tempt of court"
"Well, well, replied the frightened
plaintiff, conciliatingly, 'you may
have them for a guinea. I'm giving
them away; still, you may have them
at that price"
Even the stern aspect of Justice
Hawkins could not stop the roar of
laughter which broke out on heari n G
the reply, roar in which Hawkins,
after few minutes, joined himself
Weekly Telegram.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

"Perhaps you wonder what would
happen to a man who would under
take to fight an army of ants, assum-
ing of course that the man relies on
his natural means of defence-his
hands and feet. can best illustrate
that by the rare story of an unfortun-
ate who was brought to a hospital in
Caracas, Venezuela, recently" says
returned traveller, in the New York
Sun. "The man was coolie who
had worked on cocoa plantation in a
creek not far from Caracas. Follow
ing habit of some of his country
men, the coolie, owing to the heat,
HAD left his camp and stretched him
self on the ground to sleep outdoors.
Exactly what followed no one can say
with certainty. Presumably he was
surrounded and covered by an army
OF ants before he awakened. At dawn
the shrieks and cries of man in
agony aroused the inmates of the
camp, who ran out to learn the cause.
''The man was geshculating wildly
and calling for help, while he
squirmed and writked and slapped his
face and neck and chest and legs in a
mad effort to slap himself all over at
once. He was standing in the midst
of an army of ants and was too dis
tracted with pain to run away. Then
he did exactly what panther or a
leopard does when he is being over
come. The man threw himself to the
ground to roll his tormentor to death.
A single active white man could have
saved the poor wretch, but the stupe-
fed bare-lcgged coolies dared not, or
thought not of rescue, while the vic
tim himself was too crazed with agony
to seek other than instant relief.
From a slight personal experience, l
know the poor fellow was burning in
fire which would take hours to kill
him.
"Finally bystander regained his
wits and rushed into the midst of the
army and dragged the man after him
and threw him into the creek. The
rescue came too late. The victim be-
came unconscious. His velvety brown
skin was pink mass of raw bites.
When he came to the hospital he was
bound hand and foot, maniac, whose
continuous notion was that he was be
ing eaten by ants"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07
A Scattered Family.

A striking family is that of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick King, of Charsfeld,
Suffolk, which consists of nine sons
and three daughters.
The eldest has post in Australia.
Another son is foreman gardener
in Herts.
A married daughter resides at Wick
ham Market in Suffolk.
a. third son is captain in the mer-
chant service now proceeding to Italy.
A fourth is color sergeant in the
grenadier guards at Gibraltar.
A fifth son is civil engineer in
London.
A sixth is firstclass petty officer
in the royal navy, now at Ascension
Island
The seventh is a fireman in the
metropolitan brigade.
The eighth is Lowestoft police
constable.
The second daughter is in Aus
tralia, in the service of lord Tenny.
son.
The third daughter and ninth son
are at home, not yet being old enough
to go out into the world on their own
responsibility. y.-LondoR Mail.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

The fact that there are now not far
from 13O, 900, 600 Mussulmans under
the British flag certainly entities Eng
land to be called the greatest Moham-
medan power in the world. The
Mussulman population of India alone
is estimated to be about $4,000, 900,
and is steadily increasing, not only by
natural growth, but by accretions
from the Hindoos. To such an ex-
tent is this going on that it has brought
forth cry of alarm from many lead.
ing Brahmins, who see in the tendency
OF their people to accept the doctrines
of the more militant faith the ap'
preaching end of their own influence,
says the New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07
THE TORNADO.

All day the angry clouds had swept
Athwart saffron sky,
All day the restless winds had wept
To natures fearless sigh;
Twas eventide, and eager eyes
Still watched the brazen west
With fearful gaze, while aching throbs
Filled every anxious breast.
Then, suddenly came from above
A thing of awful form,
The rolling chariot of Jove,
The monarch OF the storm;
With thnnderous and deadly roar
And black as Satan's frown,
On came the raging, baleful thing
That doomed the happy town.
SLY for your lives! it's coming DOWN.
The people wildly cry,
But roar on roar their voices drown
Those luckless ores must die.
The coursing cOuriers of the air,
The storm kings midnight steeds,
Come laundering down the raven sky,
And naught their course impedes.
Now round and round, in mazes dark
The whirling monster goes,
And from the inky heavens vault
shrieking hurricane blows.
All, hear the screams of wild despair,
And see-that maugled form
GoeS Missing through the angry air
There's murder in the storm!
With crash and roar the houses fall,
Or soar aloft on high,
To mingle with the blackened smoke
That fills the weeping sky,
A moment, and the monsters gone
We pause to gain our breath,
While DER that smoking ruined path
There broods the hush of DEATH
The widows sob, the orphans cry,
The groans that fill the air,
The trembling hand, the fearless eye,
Bespeak supreme despair.
And all night long the faithful toll
Beneath the ruined heap
Until each mangled form is found,
And then sit down to weep.
John r. Musick, in Kansas City Inde.
pendent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

1t is observed that the frou-frou of
silken skirts is being less and less
heard. Fashionable women are wear
ing ski2ts lined often with light
wooden materials in order that not
even the rustic of lining that has
any dressing in it shall be heard.
The indications which further EN-
phasize the declining fashion for
silken skirts are found in the adver-
tisements by leading dealers announc-
ing silk lined skirts at greatly re-
duced prices. Thisis the opportunity
of the woman who is not radical in her
devotion to changing fashions. A
skirt that is lined with silk is much
pleasanter to wear than one that has a
wool lining, and many women will
still continue to use the former. The
passing, however, of the rustling
silken lining or petticoat is to be COM
mended. They have often been so
much in evidence at large gatherings
of women as to be distinctly irritating
to the ears of sensitive persons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07
GIeanings From the Shops,

Colored and black polka dotted pine
apple grenadines.
Silk Persian crepons for summer
costumes in light shadings.
Bright green golf jackets having
red revers, collars and cuffs.
White pique jacket suits trimmed
with colored collars and cuffs.
Many new gowns showing broad
and elaborately trimmed revers.
Purple hats loaded with roses in
half bloom and masses of foliage.
Silk stocks with sailor knot with
fringed ends to match the shirt waist.
Evening gowns of dainty tissues
trimmed with cut-out figures of nous.
seline outlined with narrow ribbon.
White pique suits showing colored
polka dots trimmed with bands OF
plain material which match the spots.
Long coats for children made of
cream bengaline with deep sailor col.
lar and sleeve trimmings of rich lace.
Yokes of embroidery made with
diagonally tucked fronts and stra light
backs, finished with a frill of the EN-.
broidery.
Gowns of red cloth showing applica-
ton of black chantilly lace butterflies
on theitunic and bodice with parasol
to correspond.
Children's hats having straw
crown and brim of accordion-plaited
organdie, or point d'esprit with big
ribbon bow in the front.
Chambray, batiste and organdie
robes in white and light colors
trimmed with exquisite lace and EN-.
broidery in the newest prescribed
forms.-Dry Goods Econ omist.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07
Countess Ito's Bravery.

Many years ago, when quite young
man, during rebellion, Count Ito,
of Japan, was hiding from his enemies,
who having tracked him to his house,
send band of "sohsis" to assassinate
him. On hearing his enemies ap-
preaching, and trapped like rat in
its hole, the Count drew his sword
and prepared to die, but the Countess
whispered, "Do not die, there is hope
still" and, removing the ''hibatchi," +"
or fire.box, and lifting up the mats
and planks beneath, she induced her
husband to conceal himself in the hol-
low space, which exists under the
floors of all Japanese houses. The
murderers broke into the room just
as the fire-box had been replaced, and
demanded of the Countess their vic
tim. In vain they threatened. and
cruelty ill-treated her, dragging her
about the room by her long black hair.
But it was of no avail; they could not
shake her resolute fidelity. Thanks
to her courage, Count Ito escaped, and
has lived to give to his country new
constitution, and become one of the
greatest statesmen of modern Japan.
I often wonder when L see the Count
ess, now a delicate gray haired, little
lady, at the courage and presence Of
mind that she displayed at tina. criti.
cal moment of her life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07
A Tooth and Nail Brush Case.

A great convenience which every
traveller will appreciate is a case for
the tooth brush and nail-brush.
This article is very simple to make,
though it is hardly necessary to say
that the sewing must be done with ex-
treme care and neatness. Its materials
are strip of gray or "art" linen six
teen and half inches long and three
and three-quarters of an inch wide,
one end of which is rounded in a curve
an inch and half at the deepest part,
and a piece OF white rubber cloth df-
teen inches long and three inches and
a quarter wide, with sufficient tape or
silk braid to bind the linen.
Bind the straight end of the linen
strip first, then fold it toward the
pointed end, making case seven and
three-quarter inches deep, baste the
sides together, and, commencing at
the top of one side, stitch the braid
around the entire case. Put button
hole in the pointed end and sew but
ton on the case beneath.
Fold the rubber cloth together, the
rubber part outside. Stitch down both
sides, making very narrow seam,
then turn so that the rubber portion
is inside, and make row of stitching
an inch and a quarter from one edge
from top to bottom. Slip this inside
the linen case. Initials may be en-
broidered on the flap, or the full name
wrought in outline stitch along the
length of one-half the case, commence
ing at least three inches from the
pointed end. 1t may also be decorated
with arrow of stitching wrought
before it is turned, up and bound.
Very utilitarian ones are made of the
red and blue plaid glass-towelling,
bound with red or blue braid, to
match the cases for wash-c cloths in the
shape of an envelope made of the
same materials. s.-Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

phaeton. We enjoyed pleasant drive
through the park, and when we
reached Riverside, begged him to
let them out. 1 love to have horses
go fast.
''He explained that the funny little
Jog trot they went at was their fastest
gait; that it would spoil them for bust
ness if they went faster. Then L asked
him plumply what his business was,
and he told, me. Leila, they were
hearse horses!
81 didn't see him when he called
after this. 1t made me shiver to think
of it. OF course 1 did not let him
know how 1 felt, for he seemed per.
fectly unconscious of anything odd in
the matter. But one day-it was
glorious winter day-the first really
deep snow of the season. was sitting
at the window thinking what jolly
thing sleigh ride would be, when Mr..
Murgatroyd drove up in beautiful
sleigh, with buffalo robes and bells
and two horses-black ones this time
that looked as though they couldgo
''I weakened and accepted his invi.
tation to go sleighing, and we went
through the Park and along the Boule.
ward, when suddenly he turned into
side street. L asked him why, and he
said if 1 would excuse him he had to
stop a block down. So he went on
and came up to little cottage, where
he drove up and went in, leaving me
in the sleigh. When he came out he
had the most solemn sort of face. l
thought something dreadful must have
happened. What do you think he did
then?
"He plunged under the seat of the
sleigh and brought out little package
and went up to the door and tackled
some crepe on the bell. Then he got
in the sleigh again, and we drove off,
and he was just as jolly as usual.
hardly spoke all the way home. and he
couldn't imagine what was the matter.
L told him had toothache.
81 didn't see him again for months.
Then L met him accidentally one day
while was at lunch down town. He
told me he had bought a new four in
hand, and was getting up coaching
party. He wanted me to ask lot of
girls and a nice chaperon, and he was
going to have some men we all knew,
a party of about sixteen in all, and he
had planned most delightful trip,
changing horses along tbe road, you
know, until we reached Germantown.
L was so enthusiastic abous it that l
forgot all about the other unpleasant
things that 1 have told you of, and l
promised to go. But why German
town of all places?' I asked him.
Why not go on to Philadelphia"
"'We shall go on to Philadelphia
later, he said; but the fact is, Miss
Madge, shall have to stop at Ger
mantown; am taking body on there
it will only be slight delay
''After that 1 decided that he was
simply impossible. L liked him very
well, but I thought that man with
nature so insensible to feeling must
be lacking in some way. SO we drifted
apart. l saw him driving with Miss
Jordan the other day. She is one of
those girls that don't care. Have an
other cup of tea, Leila. The Cri-
terion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-08-07

There was thrilling balloon ascen-
sion at the Oakland Park at Piedmont.
CAL, on recent afternoon, in which
one man risked his life by ascending
in burning balloon and another was
taken up twenty feet and dropped
headforemost to the ground
A large crowd had gathered at the
park to witness the scene. Fred
Vosmer, brother of the lessee of
the park, had volunteered to make
the ascension, and just as the balloon
was fully inflated the canvas ignited.
A number of men held fast to the
large airship when they saw it burn
ing, but Vosmer was not daunted by
the accident and determined to make
the ascent in the blazing balloon. He
warned those who were holding the
ropes to let go, and the balloon arose
slowly into the air.
No one noticed that Charles Sturm
had refused to leave the ropes until
carried several feet into the air. Then
several men rushed to his rescue, but
they were too late, as he hadsbecome
entangled in the ropes. When he
finally disengaged himself he was fully
twenty feet from the ground. He
fell head first, striking on the back of
his head and shoulders. At first it
was thought he was dead, as he re-
mained unconscious for several min
utes, but he soon revived and left
for his home little the worse for his
experience.
Vosmer continued the ascension in
the blazing airship, and when he had
reached an altitude of 1000 feet and the
balloon began to careen he cut loose
and made a graceful descent by means
of his parachute. When the canvas
reached the ground it had been al
most consumed by the flames. The
ascension is considered one of the
most remarkable feats in the history
OF aerial exploits.
The scene recalled to the patrons of
the park the sad death, two years ago,
of childIwho clung to the ropes of a
balloon until it had risen 1000 feet.
The aeronaut, when he discovered
the child's plight, coaxed and threat
ened the little one to hold fast, but
his words were OF no avail, and the
four -year-old boy met horrible
death on the rocks 1000 feet below.