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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16

y AN JOSE. Nov. 15.-Notre Dame Col
lege. now IN its dfty-siXth year on
the Pacific Coast and nearing the
~ golden jubilee Of its existence in Cal
ifornia, IS an institution in which
the people Of San Jose take especial
pride. A notable Improvement Of the cur
rent year Is the erection Of a conserva-
tory OF music. a beautiful structure, %
feet wide by 10 long. fronting westerly
upon the Grotto Of Lourdes and connect
ed with the east wing Of the college build
Ing.
The conservatory is Of brick, two stories
ia height and contains forty-one rooms.
the lower story being devoted TO the
piano. the old and the Jsnko keyboards.
rooms for ensemble practice and for les
sons In harmony, while the upper story Is
set apart for singing and stringed instru-
ments. as harp. violin. either. guitar. man
dolin. etc. The north end Of the upper
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story is occupied by lofty and spacious
art studio with its adjoining ceramic de-
partment. both wonderfully lighted and
perfectly equipped Every window shr mes
n lovely landscape Of garden or grotto,
shady avenue or orchard walk and trel-
Used vine.
The whole building is beautifully fin
ished In Oregon and sugar pine. and from
floor 10 ceiling glstens Ike mirror. The
partitions are Of glass. Electric bells in
every classroom are connected with the
conservatory. The cost OF the building
was ),000
beautiful statue OF st. Cecilia adorns
q niche by the south side entrance. II Is
superior. Sister Mary Bernardine. who in
the short seven years that she has been
on the coast has devoted herself unwear-
iedly to the material, intellectual. moral
and spiritual comfort of the children en-
trusted 10 her care. This beautiful temple
10 music and art is another. monument
10 her experience and foresight.
The conservatory. besides supplying rare
advantages TO the regular students or the
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
MYSTERY OF A
YOUNG MOTHER
At FRUITVALE
She May Die Among
Strangers.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,


In a private house In East Oakland a
refined and well-educated young lady.
whose identity is a mystery. is at the
point of death. ana her iit lie oaDe, Just
two weeks ola, has been adopted by a
wealthy woman, whose name Is also kept
secret.
About three months ago the young lady
appeared in Oakland. saying her home
was near Mariposa. She is not over IS
years old, and II is said she had been a
school teacher. Soon after arriving in
Oakland she obtained employment In the
family of Mrs. Bixby. one of the most
fashionable homes on upper Fruitvale
avenue. She was exceedingly we'll liked
by the family, who were favoraby i'm
pressed by her refined manners.
The young lady was very secrelive
about her parents and the locality OF her
home, but made several acquaintances,
and was quite popular. A few lays ago.
while visiting a Mrs. Hansen, she was
suddenly taken III. and before she could
be removed from the house she gave birth
10 robust baby boy. Since then she has
been critically ILL., and has told I story
that throws more light on her visit 10
this city. She positively refuses to give
any Information that may lead TO her
identity. and, fearing the worst, she has
consented TO the adoption of her baby
boy: The young mother undoubtedly
holds the key to a naissing-daughter mys-
terry in some porticn Of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
ATTEMPTED MURDER
IN WEST OAKLAND

OAKLAND, Nov. 15.-West Oakland
yards furnished the usual attempted mur-
der late tonight, though without the
hold-up accompanist. Harry Brooks had
half of his face slashed with a large
meat knife and the would-be slayer.
George Wedge. is at large. The men are
employed I'm the commissary department
on some of the trains ut the yards that
have brought soldiers 10 the coast
Tonight Wedge was informed that
Brooks had reported him for running n
private liquor business on the train. This
angered Wedge, who, armed with knife,
went in search OF Brooks.
When he found him he did not hesitate
a moment or give warning of his inten-
ton. but viciously tried 10 cut Brooks
throat. Brooks lodged the blow. but the
knife inflicted a fearful cash. Ii entered
Just below the ear and was drawn around
the face till 1t reached the chin. The
wounded man was taken TO DR.. Austin
Mller's office. where ten stitches were
necessary 10 close the wound The jugu-
lar vein was missed by hairs breadth.
Wedge made his escape and is not vet
captured.
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college. offers n special course for those
desiring TO devote themselves 10 music
under trained, talented and experienced
teachers.
The current year has been most prosper
Gus. The first quarter Of the fall session
has been crowned with n fun school or
students. drawn not only from the Pacific
Coast and islands, but even from beyond
the Rockies. proving that CALIFORNIA; cli-
mate and colleges have achieved ma
tional reputa ton.
The building Of the new conservatory
has given much-needed room to the CON
vent. The old main music room has been
converted into an oratOry for the board
ing pupils. pretty altar has been erect
ed. The doors and windows are magnifi-
cent specimens of imitation stained glass.
made by the sisters themselves. Two ad-
ditional parlors were also made from
rooms formerly used for musical purposes
when the conservatory was located in the
main building.
All the improvements were planned and
carried on under the direct supervision of
Sister Mary Bernardine.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
EBELL LADIES WILL
NOT KNOW DEFEAT

OAKLAND. Nov. 1.-THE Ebell ladies
met again this morning 20 proceed with
their work of raising $4,000 for a library
site and this afternoon q general meeting
of the Ebell Society was held. at which
further measures for organizing the 100
lady canvassers were proposed Mrs F
II. CHM desires IL 10 be understood that
the work of procuring funds IS not 10
devolve on the special committee alone.
but upon the Ebell Society as q
whole, and upon each of its members.
As there are 900 members Of the .Ebell.
each lady will only he required 70 raise
the gentlemen before they abandoned the
scheme.
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Death of Mrs. Griswold.

OAKLAND, Nov. B.-Mrs. NJ NJ. Girls
void, mother of George CjriswoId d,ed
last evening at the Kings Daughters
Home in East Oakland. The deceas
was native of Harrisburg. Pa. and was
years she has been a member of the First
Baptist Church. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon from Bessie Woods
undertaking parlors. on Twenty-third ave
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
Pilgrims New Pastor.

OAKLAND. Nov. 15.-Rev r. II. Sink
Of Stockton will probably be the successor
of Rev. James j. Knodell at the Pilgrim
Congrega tiOnal Church. Next Sunday
Rev hIr. Sink will preach In East Oak
land, giving the congregation an opportu-
nifty 20 hear him. Last Sunday he an
nounced to his people in Stockton that he
had received a call and was inclined TO
accept.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
Struck by q Live Wire

OAKLAND. Nov. l5.-P. ]. Delehanty
an undertaken, touched the end of a loose
wire at Twelfth and Broadway this morn
ing and received a severe electric shock
Mr.. Delehanty was driving on Broadway
when the wire struck the horse on the
side, knocking II down. In order 10 save
the animal Delehanty attempted TO push
the wire away with his arm. but in doing
so was knocked To the ground. Neither
man nor animal felt much effect from
the shock two hours afterward
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Houored rheir President.

County Coal Dealers Association at It's
regular meeting presented its president.
=. r. Osgood. with an elegant gold-headed
S.s44e The association now embraces in
lt membership all the dealers OF this
CIyt Alameda, Berkeley and country
t,oNMns' there being about 100 names on the
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Both Sent to ASYLUM.

OAKLAND. Nov. l5-Miss Amy Hill
the young woman who told such remark
able stories to Mr.. and Mrs. Leavitt. was
recommended to-day for commitment to
an insane asylum. She possesses an in
10 Kill people. -
Mrs. Ida Fischer was recommended for
commitment by the Lunacy Commission
ers this morning. Her insanity is de-
clared 10 be the result of a surgical opera
tion performed two months ago. 3.
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Lake Contract Awarded.

OAKLAND. Nov. 15.-The Board OF
Works this morning awarded the con-
tract TO Fred Peterson for dredging Lake
Merritt OF go 600 cubic yards of mud. This
amount. II Is believed. will fill In the en-
tire marsh between Eighth and Twelfth
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lege and is an accomplished and very
popular young lady. She is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert II. Higgins OF
Piedmont.
Lieutenant Eastman is the son Of
wealthy people residing at Nashville,
II enn., and is a nephew OF Lieutenant
Commander Gleaves Of the gunboat Cush-
ing. Lieutenant Eastman was specially
honored by Admiral Dewey when he went
to Manila. being entertained, because OF
old friendship, at a dinner on board the
hagship. The lieutenant denies the report
that he will enter the regular army and
reside at Manila, and says that he is only
too glad TO get back TO America, and de-
sires no more martial experience in the
Philippine Islands.
The bride and groom will spend their
honeymoon on the coast before they go
10 Nashville TO reside.
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Close of st. Francis Fair.

OAKLAND. Nov. 15.-The fair and ba-
zaar of St Francis de Sales will close To-
night There will be an auction Of goods
pnd several drawings for valuable prizes.
The fair has been running three weeks.
and has been a great success.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16

The first anniversary reception Of the
St. Hllda Circle OF Kings Daughters
will be held at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Miller. southwest corner
OF Thirteenth and Alice streets, on Fri
day evening Of this week.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16

n AKLAND. Nov. 15.-The day Of the
mastering out Of the Tennessee reei-
nent. which Is expected Win be Nc
~ ve.abe- %, is the date set for the
wedding OF Mss Marion Adelaide Higgins
and Lieutenant Henry II. Eastman. On
Friday last Lieutenant Eastman returned
from the Philippines and has since ar
ranged for his marriage. which will take
place at the beautiful home OF the brides
parents on Vernon Heights.
The Eastman Higgins wedding will be
one Of the swell events OF the season. and
the invitation list will be unusually large
and will include quite a number of the
lieutenant's men in the Tennessee regi-
ment Eva Bell. the brides l5-year old
sister, and Alberta. little sister about Z,
have been chosen n the bridesmaids, and
the younger. will be charged with the duty
OF caring for the wedding ring until 1t
reaches it's destination. .:--.
. Miss Higgins. is a graduate OF Mills COL
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Java furnishes two-thirds of the
quinine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
AT NAY AUG PARK.
Remarks of Rev. H. A. Grant, B. D.,
on Ingersoll,

Rev. II A, Grant Il. D., delivered
an address yesterday al y. m. at
Nay Aug park on the late Robert G.
Ingersoll. In part he said
"To consider the great agnOstc in
the abstract, that is, apart from his
agnosticism we will reach the con-
clusion that he was a beautiful person.
ality of the home, the brotherhood Of
man, philanthropy, love of country
and pure politics. Robert G.. Ingersoll
believed that the world is dying for
love. Hearts are aching for forgive
ness Wounds are pleading for SYM
pathy Wicked men are longing for
kind words The heathens are crying
for help. Charity begs us to love
something and to open our hearts to
the cry of human sorrow.
How beautiful is the grace Of char
ity. He lays a tribute on the cold
heart Of pauperism by a kind word,
He changes a brothel into a beautiful
home by rescuing the fallen, Happy
the man whose sympathy is aglow
with the celestial fire, and from whose
lips flow flames TO warm and gladden.
| the world in it's chill and throe of
| coming dissolution.
Happy the man who seizcs Oppor-
tunities of laying his hand on the pom
derous wheels of social vice that are
| crushing both the bodies and souls OF
men at every revolution, not only tC
rescue the victims, but to lift these
] engines OF death from the highways
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
WHY HE is NOT AN INFIDEL.
Rev. E. A. Boyl's Discourse in Ply
mouth Congregational Church.

Rev. Il. A. Boyl, the pastor of the
Plymouth Congregational church. gave
his views at last evenings service on
the subject, why l am Not an inf
del" His sermon was based on the re-
cent death Of Robert Ingarsoll, and
during the course of his remarks the
speaker said that while the death of
the famous man was to be respected,
the DAYS of curses have gone out and
the davs of blessings come in.
1t takes the power of good away from
the masses and gives nothing in re-
turn. InfideIity is unscientifc, because
we know God and we az conscious of
His existence. Without consciousness
We have no ground to work out any
thing. God is a mystery, and mys-
terry must be partly revealed and part
ly hidden. Spiritual life is certain. and
to leave this out is unphilosophical.
Man would be nothing but an animal
without the spiritual life.
Inhdelty is unnatural, because a
man is at his best when he is ahSo-
lutely self-forgetful. If every in = j
would be So he would recognize God.
| 1t has one hope, however, ii is the GOS-
| pei of suicide. The infidel bases his
| reason on something he does not know
| and reasons on to insanity or suicide
| The doctrine of infidelity is Ear behind
| the times; there are no ne' J IDEAS adj
| vanced and il is better to be a poor
| Christian than the best inidel
There is nothing but degradation be-
| fore infidelitY and ther" s everything
| elevating ana honorable in Christian
| itN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
COMMITTEE TO GREET TENTH.
1t Is Now on Its Way to the Pacific
Slope.

Chicago. July 30.-A committee of
prominent Pennsylvania politicians,
officials. newspaper and railroad men
travelling in a special coach passed
through Chicago tonight en- route for
the Pacific coast to welcome home the
Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers which
is expected to arrive in san Francisco
from Manila August : To 6. The COM
mittec carries fund Of $4,000 raised
by citizens of western Pennsylvania
with which To bring the Tenth home
and prepare a welcome for the return
inG soldiers.
Besides the citizens fund Of $4,000.
tn, PENNSYLVANIA railroad subscribed
$4,000. The particular feature OF this
trip of welcome and escort lies in the
plans already perfected for paying off
the members Of the reGimrri Whlle,o on
their way home ana a p, same timo
providing them with their mastering
out papers
BY special arrangement with the war
department there will he a pay car at
tached to each OF the military trains
that pulls ont of San Francisco and in
each pay car will be the paymasrer and
government officials who will give the
officers and men their pay and dis
| charge papers over S200OO0 will b,
! distributed i'm this manner.
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of civilization, and stay the causes of
the worlds wretchedness.
Mr.. Ingersoll also believed that life
is never idle; it is always working.
AS it works i'm the healthy child, and
he or she puts on new forms of bean-
ty until maturity is reached. There
is life and strength and zeal to ac-
complish all we undertake; and each
work will increase in it's beauty AID
perfection as it comes to it's. compile
ton. We would do well in the Ian
guage of Mr.. Ingersoll: TO love jus
tice, to long for the right, to love
mercy to assist the weak. to FORGE
wrongs and remember benefits; Ia
love the truth, etc
THE Hon. William COnnell, whose
language is here opportune, said:
our experience needs to be vast as pos
sible, and our thought. by constant
reference to that, needs to be kept
within the bounds of truth Thus W,
keep within the bounds of truth when
Speaking of Mr. IngersOll as having
been, in many particulars, beautiful
personality"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
MEN AND BLooDHoUNDs.
They Are on the Trail of Nellie Ber-
gers Abductor.

Rochester, Ind, July 3O.-Three hun
dred men with bloodhounds have sur
rounded 400 acres of timber eight miles
from this place in an effort to catch a
man who got Nellie Berger to leave
her home with him several days ago
on pretense of employing her on a
farm.
A young woman supposed to be Miss
Berger and a man We're seen by some
berrypickers in the timber.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
A COMET AND ITS LESSON.
Rev. S. F. Mathews Sermon in the
First Baptist Church.

Rev. S. +. Mathews, pastor of the
First Baptist church, took for his theme
at the morning service yesterday
"The Death of Comet and its Les
son." referring TO the passing OF Ro-
bert lngersoll. His text was based on
Proverbs xiv12, There is away that
seemeth right unto a man, but the end
thereof are the ways of death" He
lkened lngersoll to a comet and said,
In the generally accepted order Of
things the heavens give us no fear,
1t is a scene Of beauty and beneficence,
From the sun, moon and stars we get
heat and light, all of which 10 tran
quil and serene,
"a comet approaches. a terrible sight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
TWO ELECTRoCUTIoNs TODAY,
Tullerson and McDonough Go to the
Electrical Chair at Sing Sing.

New York. July 30-Louis Tullerson
and Michael Mcdonald will go to the
electrical chair at Sing Sing tomorrow
morning
Both men rested quietly today and
We're visited by Father CreedOn, OF
Sing Sing, and by two Sisters of Mercy
The men appear to have made up
their minds to face the execution with
fortitude and there does not appear to
be any danger that either will break
down.
Tullerson, who is a colored man, was
convicted of killing his common law
wife in New York by choking her 20
death. Mcdonald shot ana killed
Stephen Titus in New York on May 4,
1898.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

Rev. L. A. Boyl, of Plymouth Congcc-
gational church. preached last evening on
"Why l Am Not an lntidcl'
Rev. j. b. Sweet, of Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, occupied his pulpit yes
terday after ten days vacation.
Rev. w. ]. Guest of Fleetvile supplied
the pulpit of the North Main Avenue Bap-
tst church yesterday at both services.
Rev. G, l.. Alrich, pastor of the Grace
Reformed Episcopal church, preached on
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
TIMELY INSURANCE FIGURES.
Nearly a Billion Dollars in Life In
surance in Pennsylvania.

Harrisburg, July 3O.-The annual re-
port of tn" insurance department for
the year ended Dec. 81, 1898, shows
that the companies of Pennsylvania is
sued during the period covered by the
report, 66,o59 policies insuring Sl72G0Ol3
upon the lives of residents Of this
state. Companies Of other states is
sued 459,Il7 policies in Pennsylvania,
insuring Sl41.17T45S. The total losses
paid by all life companies in this state
during 1895 was $9,9iOjI7.46. of which
home companies paid 81, 2OJ, ,26316.
The insurance in force at the end of
1895 upon lives of residents of Pennsyl-
vania, including industrial policies Of
small amounts, aggregated l,76S. .0O1 pol
icies, insurine $7G5, ,7OOj65.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
THE WHARF OF DREAMS.

Strange wares are handled on the
wharves of sleep;
Shadows OF shadows pass and many a
light
Flashes signal fire across the night;
Barges depart whose yoiCeleSS steersmen
keep
Their way without a star upon the deep;
Come cries oS incommuniCabe news,
While caTgoes pile the piers, moon
white heap
Budgets OF dream dust, merchandise of
song,
Wreckage Of hope and packs of ancient
wrong,
Nepenthes gathered from secret
strand,
Fardels Of hcartache, burdens Of old sins,
Luggage sent down from dim ancestral
inns.
And bales Of fantasy from No Mans
Land. Edwin Markham,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
The Sign in
Perry Bros Window
1904 Pieces of Old Fiddles
Made This Fine Violin,

Excites considerable curiosity.
Many heated arguments take place
over that one-half piece. Figure
it out yourself, and while you're
figuring il you have a fine old vic.
lin, guitar, mandolin or any other
instrument that needs repairing,
bear in mind that we do that kind
in the best manner possible. No
cheap work done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
Mrs. Johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
Mrs. Pinkhan,

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month grew worse and at last
became so bad that l found / was
gradually losing my mind.
"The doctors treated me for female
troubles, but | got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane.
was advised by friend to give Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
trial, and before had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
~ have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it..
/ advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it a
fair trial. thank you for your good
medicine. ."-MRs. GERTRUDE NJ. JOHN
son, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
Our Minister to Corea.

Horace n. Allen, United States minister
to Korea, who arrived I'm this country a
few days ago went to Korea as a medi-
cal missionary in 1884, and was appointed
physician TO the United States legation
by General Foote. A few days after his
arrival number OF prominent Koreans
were wounded during political disturb
ance in Seoul. Through the skill Of DR.,
Allen several of them recovered, among
the number, Min Yong TX, a nephew OF
the king. Prestige was thus gained for
Western medical science, and for the
work Of missions, and the king took DR..
Allen into his confidence and made HIM
court physician.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
THE CONSPICUOUS
WOMEN OF BIBLE
SIXTH SERMON OF THE SERIES
WAS HEARD LAST NIGHT.

It Was Delivered by Rev. William
Edgar in the Providence Methodist
Episcopal Church - His Subject
Was "a Woman Who Was Deter
mined to Know the Truth"-Les-
sons He Drew from Contemplation
of Her Character and Their Every
Day Application.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
Murderer Has but One Leg.

Greensburg, Pa, July 3O.--Gcorge lie
Cune was murdered at Grays, Wcstmore-
land county, this afternoon. lie was shot
IN the head by a man named Saddler.
The assassin escaped. As he has but
one leg he Will be at A disadvantage in
setting ewuy from the officers.
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A Card.

We. the undersigned do hereby agree
10 refund the money on a 50-cent bottle
OF Greenes Warranted Syrup of Tar II il
fails to cure your cough or cold We also
guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded. j, q. Bone e.
Son, Dunmore, Pal John +. Donahue,
Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
THEY REFERRED TO
COLONEL INGERSOLL
LESSON DRAWN FROM LIFE OF
THE GREAT AGNosT1c.

In the Penn Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Robert f. Y. Pierce Took for
His Topic "The Passing of an In
fidel or the skeptic's God and
Mine"-Rev. E, A. Boyl Spoke on
"Why Am Not an Infidel'-Re-
marks of Rev. S. F. Mathew and
Rev. H. A. Grant, B. d.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31
Mrs. Perkins Letter,

az had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
l began taking Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can"
not praise your remedies enough
Mrs. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, LA.
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have received
from the use of
Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Soon after tho
birth ofmy first
child, l COM