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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
SUMMARY.

Runs responsible for-Harvey g. Three-bas
ht-Pyne. Two-base hits-Harvey, McLaugh-
lin Sheehan. Sacrifice hits-Krug, Stultz
First base on errors-San Francisco 3. Sacra-
mento g. First base called balls-San
Francisco 8. Sacramento .. Left on bases
San Francisco IA, Sacramento 49, Struck out
BY Iberg Q by Harvey Z. Hit by pitcher
Sullivan. Double plays-O'Neil to Pyne to
Sullivan; Iberg to Sullivan; Riley to O'Neil TO
Sullivan Passed bals-Swindells 2. Time of
game-2:90 Umpire-Rube Levy. Official
scorer StaDleton
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31

Trunks, valises, travelling rolls, belts,
purses. Best goods, best values, at San
born g. Walls, 741 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
Ocean Water Tub Baths.

lol Seventh street. corner Mission. sas
water direct from ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
SAN FRANCISCO
SACRAMENTO.

LOUIS 10 ~
sO'Neil out for interfering with batted ball
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
SAN JOSE
OAKLAND.

ABB. r. BIZ SB. Pc. A. E.
Donovan. C. f........s o 0l
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Totals ............32 2 q
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
THE DWARF DISAPPEARED.
Experience Of JOeuiar
Physician who Had One
ShC-t Leg.

"Once in awhile one runs across a
good story that is true, and one OF the
best that have heard recently was told
me at Polner0y a couple of days ago
and vOuched for as absolute truth"
said w. 4. Uhlmer a Pittsburgh com
mercial tourist, at Smiths. 1T is said
to have happened to 4 welI-known Meigs
county physician who is jolly good
fellow and appreciated the story too
we'll TO keep it secret. 1t seems that
the medical man has a leg that was
shortened something like foot or more
by an attack OF inflammatory rheuma-
tism, and in walking he uses cane
peculiarly constructed, so that instead
of going completely to the ground with
the short foot he places it upon d sort
Of rest built upon the cane, which is
steel-suPported. When standing he frc
quently shifts from ore foot 10 the
other, and when standing upon his
dwarfed limb he loses something more
than foot in height. Beyond he af-
tlicted leg he is powerfully developed in
every particular One day he got on
board an Ohio river steamer going to
Cincinnati. Later he tocl; notion for
drink Of whisky and went back 10 The
barroom. AS he entered the bartender
was engaged in arranging the glasses
on the sideboard and paid no attention
to him until he called for the drink At
this time the physician was resting Sc
renely on the short leg. his head bare
~ showing above the rather high bar.
When the bartender had mixed the
drink and turned about again the med
zeal man had reversed his supports and
was standing upon his game leg, TO
all appearances a decisiveIy athletic
fellow. The dispenser of good cheer
ooked around a moment inquiriDgly,
leaned over the bar searchingly, and
finally turned tothe doctor with stare
Of blank questioning. Where in the
deuce did that blamed dwarf go?' he
asked, pointedly. I don't know; didn't
see him. said the doctor. Mix me
toddy.' He drank the second mixture,
paid for it, then coolly drained the
first, while the barkeeper looked on in
astouishment. AS the medical man
walked toward the door without the
use of the cane in sort of hop-g0-and-
fetch-it style he turned about mo-
ment. 4 guess it's On you, isn't it?' he
asked. The barkeep said it was. Co
lum bus Press-Post.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
WOII ON HIS HERVE.
a Cheeky CEicagCcln Became Bucket
shop Man and went tac Limit
Cf TI1PuC-crce.

"Nerve is the only thing that wins y
said the beard OF trade man TO his com
panions az the club. "A man may have;
money. friends and influence but II n
lacks that sublime quality lie is shy the
biggest card in the deck. LOCK at the
case OF that man who went out CT here
lust now. There is no one In town who
lives better than he does and his invest
!re,lts furnish him the ccin to Pay Tor
all he wants without ever drawing Cn
the principal. \ few years ago lie was
worse than broke. he diGn' have dol
lar or Il friend-in fact. lis sole capital
consisted Of his nerve and bad repu-
fation. and on the strength of that he
started a bucket shop.
"In a building close to the board of
trade he found an Office furnished for
the business where another shop hal
failed and he put up stiff front and
leased il until the 1st OF Lay. 1t was
then the middle of the month, so he got
II rent free for the first two weeks. He
ordered q ticker put in and hired boy
TO mark the blackboard, as he did not
have to pay for either service until the
end of the week, and then he opened for
business. People began coming in to
look al the quotations, and after awhile
one man came up to the desk with SO
srd bought 1,CG0 wheat. The market
went right up, and after there was a
cent bushel profit in the deal the Gus
toner came to the window to cash his
ticket.
This might seem like an awkward
situation, but his beautiful nerve never
failed. He sized up his customer, and
instead of springing any four flush
about q partner who had gone to the
bank or anything of that kind he just
said, quietly: Here is the ten you put
up. Now I haven't another dollar in
the house, but if you will just so and sit
down and look wise and happy like .
man who has beat the game, why as
soon as anybody else takes whiTl d
it I'll give you your other ten out OF
what he puts up. but if you start roar
ing about being robbed no one else will
go against the game and don't see how
you will get your ten
'Well, the customer was staggered,
but he saw ii was worth $40 for him to
keep still, and so he waited. Pretty
soon another sucker tried to beat the
stock market and backed his judgment
with $50. The first man didn't wait
long to get his coin and then he stayed
there the rest of the day to see how TIE
thing came cut. The market broke and
nearly everyone who made trade was
On the wrong side, SO the shop quit lit
tie to the good that night, and it WAS Z
steady winner from that time on until
the grand jury began TO make things
hot. Then he closed the place and has
done nothing since but live on His in
come. and It is a big one, too. o.'-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
POVERTY STRICKEN GENIUSES
ants for Literary Fame for
Centuries.

Homer was beggar; Plautus turned
q mill; Terence was a slave; Boetius
died in Jail; Paul Borghesse had IA
trades, and yet starved with them all;
Tasso was often distressed for five
shillings; Bentiyoglio was refused adj
mittance into a hospital he had him
self erected; Cervantes died of hunger,
and Vagelas left his body to the sur
geons to pay his debts as far as the
money would go; Bacon lived a life of
meanness and distress; Sir Walter Ra-
leigh died on the scaffold; Spenser, the
charming, died in want; the death of
Collins was through neglect, first caus-
ing mental arrangement.
Milton sold his copyright of Para
disc Lost" for Is at three payments,
and finished his life in obscurity; Dry
len lived in poverty and distress; OF
way died prematurely and through
hunger; Lee died in the street; Steele
lived life Of perfect warfare with
bailiffs: Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wake
field" was sold for trifie to save him
from the grip of the law; Fielding lies
in the burying ground of the English
factory at Lisbon. without stone to
mark the spot; Savage died in prison at
Bristol, where he was confined for
debt of G S; Butler lived a life OF penury
and died poor; Chatterton, the child OF
genius and misfortune, destroyed him.
self.-Homiletic Review.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
The Dutch in Africa.

The Cape Dutch have no enthusiasm
for the English empire and the English.
To study their history from the time
we came to the cape will explain that
fact. But it is to their interest to be
loyal, and they know it. And their op-
Ponents know it. But in the South
African political war game anything is
good enough to beat a Dutch dog with.
The Dutch are slow. They are mostly
uneducated, as we understand educa-
ton. They often seem stupid to a
quicker or town-bred mind. But the
man who buys q Dutchman for fool
will have a hard bargain Even a
blindfClded Dutchman knows on which
side his bread is buttered, and their
motto in international politics is BET
ter the devil we know than the devil we
don't know, ,''-Fortnightly Review,
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
VISITORS TO TIE MAINE.
Very Few Spanish Officers went on
Board the Vessel at Havana
in = Social Way.

Until the night of the explosion moth
ing whatever was developed TO show
that there was any special need for eX-
trene vigilance. Many Eecple visited
the ship. chiefly in parties. 1t is prob
able that nearly all were Cubans. These
were chiefly representatives of the re-
fined class in Havana. who took great
pride in visiting The shiIH-1ncre, per
haps. than l could have wished, in view
CT the situation. There must have been
500 or 400 of them on board from time
TO time. They were warmly demon
strative towards US. and at first were
inclined to ask US 70 return their visits.
| believe some Of the Names officers
took advantage of their invitations;
but I always explained that my Posi-
tion in Havana was delicate one, that
] desired 10 know socially both the
cpaniards and the Cubans, but that I
should rot feel free to accept hospitali
ties until the Spanish people first
showed a Willingness to accept the los
FATALITIES of the ship. l often made in
quiries in a rather jocular way as to
the politics OF the ladies who visited the
ship. The ladies pointed out to me Wis
tiers CT different shades of opinion. but
l have my doubts whether any of them
were really in sympathy with the Span
iards. l let it be known everywhere
that it would please me greatly to en-
tertain the Spanish people on Board and
made considerable effort to bring about
the desired result. but without success.
1t was evident that the Spaniards would
not visit us socially; they would Go
their official duty, but would not go be-
yond il.
l finally decided TO make very spe-
cial effort. knew wo charming young
Spanish ladies of American descent on
their mothers side. Roth were engaged
to be married to Spanish army oicers
Their father had been Spanish Officer
All their associates had been in Spanish
military circles. They assured me that
1t was a mistake to suppose that the
Spaniards would not visit us in friend
ly way. To demonstrate their view
they offered to bring aboard the Maine
OH certain day n party of Spanish Of
ficers. The ladies came at the appointed
time. their mother being one cf the
partv. but with them there was only
one Spanish officer, and he was in what
we might call civil branch cf the
army. Each lady gave somewhat diff
ferent excuse for the absence Of TIE
officers. which only served to make it
clear that the officers would not cone
at all, and that there was general un-
derstanding that the ship should not
be visited by Spanish officers except Of
ffciaIIy.-Capt Charles d. Sigsbee, in
Century.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
Solemn Praise,

The wife of a tenor singer says that
IF all the tributes paid 20 the beauty
and pathos Of her husband S voice, the
one which touched her most had in 1t
IN element of humor despite its graVl-
~. She sat at concert directly in
front of two old ladies, whose com
ments on the soprano who graced the
occasion were far from flattering "She
can sing high" said one of the old la
lies, "but some way I'm not moved by
il, Sarah" 81 should think not" re-
turned her friend. decidedly. The
woman lacks soul" Later, when the
tenor sang, his wife listened half anX
ously to hear what the old ladies would
say of him. 20, Sarah!" exclaimed the
one who had not been moved" by the
soprano, 20 Sarah. what a sweet
singer!" 'Yes, and what a voice for a
funeral!" exclaimed Sarah. 'If we
could have secured him for fathers
funeral, it would have made beautiful
occasion!"-Youth's Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
YOU AND /.

If you the moon were and l were the sea,
I'd yearn TO you whenever We should
meet;
And when the storm-clouds hid your face
from me.
In wrath against my rocky bounds I'd
beat;
But when you smiled again and heaven
were free,
Ia build a shining pathway for your feet,
If you the moon were and were the sea.
If you mortal were and were a bird,
q sins TO you within 4 summer dell:
Ia tell you things that never human word
With such a thrilling ecstasy could tell;
I'd sing the sweetest music ever heard
Until your soul were caught within it's
spell
If you mortal were and l bird.
If you the sun were. a violet,
I'd ope my eyes to see you every morn:
My chalice with dewGrop would wet.
so that your glory On my heart were
worn;
I'd blow 10 you all day until you set.
Then sleep and dream of you till day were
born;
If you the sun were, violet.
j. a. Edgerton, in Boston Budget.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
INDIANS USING WAMPUGI.
This Primitive shei! Currency IS still
Manufactured by California
RedEaen.

During a recent relic-huntng trip
into Lake and Mendocno counties,
Curator Charles p Wilcomb. Of the
Golden Gate Park museum. raid visit
to the headquarters CT several Of the
tribes Of PCmo Indians. in Potter val
ley, aud made MANY interesting OBJ
servatious Of the customs and habits Of
this sill unciviized and strangely
primitive people He obtained num-
ber Of rare and valuable relics from
them. among others a tribal PeStle
within an inch of three feet long, which
had desce nded from chief to chief OF
one Of the tribes through uncounted
generations until it fell into the hands
cf a dead chiefs wife. Only the most
persistent effort and cunning play on
the old woman's cUpidity secured the
pestle fer Curator Wilcomb, who has
placed it in the museum and cherishes
it as one Of his dearest exhibits.
Among the things which Mr.. VIII
comb found in the possession of the
Ponlos and coveted bat could not buy,
was a coinage mint, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle According to the
curator. the Pomos are the only Indians
in America who still make wampum for
actual circulation as medium Of eN-
change and who prefer It in their tribal
dealings to the money Of the white
men. Other Indians have it in their
possession, but no others continue to
coin it,
Mr. Wilcomh found the Pomo mint
working full blast. It's machinery is eN-
eeedingly simple and of exceedingly
primitive design, consisting of two
short wooden uprights, with a cross
piece at the top, a stone base and a
rUdely formed stone drill. which ope-
rates through hole in the cross piece.
Once year the Indians gather mate
rial from which to make their money.
They travel in bands to the ocean
shore, so or 90 miles away. and there
gather shells which their women carry
home in baskets. At home the shells are
turned over to the official coiners. who
polish them to perfect smoothness and
Toundness On fat stones. The polished
she'll is then laid on the stone base Of
the mint machine and a hole is drilled
Trough it with the stone drill. 1t is
then wampum, is strung on a wire or
string, and is ready for circulation. The
value of the shells varies. Large ones
are wcrth Eore than small ones, al
though the small ones are the hardest
10 make. Sometimes the stones are
colored with pigments and then they
become more valuable than ever. Some
Of them are rated at as much as dollar
apiece. A string CT them makes its pos
SCISSOR a wealthy man.
Strangely enough the official coiners
of the Pomos are all blind They are
chosen from among the distinguished
members Of the tribe, and no Indian
can become a coiner who has not
reached a ripe old age. They become
exceedingly expert with the rude drills.
despite their blindness. and in days
time can turn out enough wampum to
make them wealthy Indians were they
its destined owners. Curat OF Wilcomb
has several strings Of it in the museum.
although he could not induce the Pomos
to part with their nint.-St. Louis Re-
public
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
Chase ,r,s wife for Her Dress.

Eyes" said the business man, con-
vincingly, 81 am very particular about
womans dress. | don't like gaudy
clothes and l don't like somber colors,
either. but | want something that my
friend Mulvany would call 'betwixt and
bechune.' like stylish woman. which
means that | admire a neat woman, for
TO my mind no woman can be stylsh
who dresses in a slipshod. untidy fash
ion. like the tailor-made girl Tor
she is always well groomed. / chose
my wife first of all for her taste IN
dress. She was the only girl ever
knew who looked equally well in shirt
waist and.a ball gown, and don't know
TO this day which costume admired the
most"
And the business man sauntered
away, smiling reminiscently.-C
Chronicle.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
Am Oysters Million Children.

The oyster is its own architect, and
the shell grows as the fish inside grows,
being never too small. 1t also bears its
age upon its back, for on its shell are
successive layers, overlapping one am
other, technically termed "shCts," and
each one marks Il years growth. Up
to the time of its maturity is,
when four years of age-the shots are
regular and successive; but after that
time they become irregular, and are
piled upon one another, SO that the
she'll becomes bulky and thickened.
Fossil oysters have been found with
shells nine inches thick, whence they
would be judged to be 900 years old.
One or two million oysters are pro-
duced from a single parent, and their
scarcity is accounted for by the fact
that man is not the only oyster-eating
animal. many species Of fish subsisting
almost entirely upon it.-Boston Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
City Plants.

Plants suffer from the smoke of cities
because the fumes injure the porous
structure Of the leaves and interfere
with their free Observation-Disclosures
Enquirer.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
wns Gathered In.

Watkyns-What did you say to your
wife, anyhow, when you proposed?
Observation-Disclosures fact
is. Mrs. Bjones was widow when !
married her.-Somerville Journal, =
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
Women Snr0 Takers.

Womankind snuffed l5.000, COO pounds
Of American snuff last year. That is
rot all. for much foreign snuff was
consumed. of which tbs most precious
was the Portuguese article. 1c0 years
old and IS dry and fragrant as mummy
dust. and doubtless used by o'd-fash-
ieEsd fersCns.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
where They Are Ahead of Us.

The Chicagoan had said something
about Philadelphia being slow.
"Slow!" cried the Philadelphian.
why, hang it. man, the sun rises in
our town an hour before it does in
urs."-Chicago Post.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
Tho OUeap's Will,

Queen Nictorias will is described as
engrossed on vellum, Quarto size, and
bound as Il volume. When the queens
issue, will some one rise to offer the
stock objection of "unsound mind" and
undue innuence?" The process would
be no more absurd than the proceed
ings in our probate courts, where the
wishes of testators are so often ignored.
One almost infers that it has become
an axiom in probate that man who
has shown good sense and sound mind
in the accumulation of wealth is quite
unequal to the task OF directing what
disposition shall be made Of his money
after his death. The wise way for men
TO do is to give their property in trust
before death deprives them OF oPtlor
in the disposition Of it.-1ouths $ Com
panion.
Amateur Theafricals at IAinioeFie'.
There was good deal OF punchlng ol
heads incident to amateur acting d.
Kimberley in those days. 1here vas d
well.knoWn dentist who sometliheS
trod the boards. and his enemy prof
ably rival amateur. would SIT IN the
front row of the stalls and laugh dur
ino all tie pathetic scenes. At last the
1an+is+ could stand it no longer. He
leaned over the heads Of the orchestra,
hit the Iaugher a violent blow. say
mo: That will teach you to laugh in
the wrong place" and then, much re-
1;eved. climbed back on to the stage
and proceeded with his part.-Amateur
Clubs and Actors.
The Winslow mail., 1899-06-22
No NotinraI EecIinG.

There is no national feeling in China.
The different sections Of the country
hate each other more cordially than
they hate foreigners. Such military
and naval forces as exist are pTcvincial
rather than imperial.-N. Y. Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
MARTIN AGAIN IN TROUBLE.
Arrested on Charge Of Stealing an Owe coal and
Fountain Zen From ClJ ScIIcIcrs Office.

George Martin, a resident of the
North End, well known throughout the
city and state. having served time at
CranstOn for various offences, was
again arrested by Detective Cannon
last evening on the charge OF having
taken an overcoat and fountain pen
from Edward p. Hughes, clerk in the
office OF the city solicitor at City Hall.
Ii is stated tlalt Martin went into the
city solicitors office yesterday morn
ing and on his departure took away
the articles with him. Detective Can
non recovered the property.
Martin became conspicuous last sum-
mer at Newport, where he posed as
the son OF "a rich New York merchant.
lie boarded in a fashionable hotel at
jamestown and claimed 10 have
yacho in the harbor The Newport
merchants were defrauded out of con-
siderable sums by the young man. He
mas been also implicated i'm diamond
transactions with Henry G. Whittier q
co. Of this city. Martins people are
emlnently respectable and have suf-
Tered mnch through his conduct.
In the district court this morning
Martin was arraigned and pleaded not
guilty. He was held i'm 5000 bail for
rial November L. He ana not secure
! bondsman and was committed TO the
county jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
DETECTIVE ARRESTS
SUSPECTED FORGER.
When Taken Into Custody Decker,
or Wilson, Had Complete Outfit
for Making Bogus Checks.

Jersey. The list comprised checks on
the Hamilton Bank OF New York city,
ON which bank he had a check book,
and a pass book made out to owen III.
Eweing. and entirely blank. There were
also checks on the First National OF
Trenton. n. j.; the First National Of
Elizabeth. n. j.; the Lincoln National
of Washington, ID. c.; the National
state Bank of Camden, n. j.; the
Manufacturers National OF Baltimore.
Besides these he had letter heads and
envelopes Of the Jefferson, Washing
ton ID. c., where he had evidently used
the hotel writing room.
Decker or Wilson, whichever his name
may be. told Detective Parker that he
had been travelling for the Home Li-
brary Association of 80 Fifth avenue,
New York city, and said his name was
Decker Later he changed his name to
Wilson Mr.. Philip Tally, local tailor, on
whom he had tried TO pass a check in
paynent for an overcOat. saw the man
i'm Detective Parker's office, but said he
would have been unable TO positively
idrnty him il the man had not after
first denying him, afterward admitted
that he knew the tailor and had been
In his store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
LETTER FROM HETTY GREEN.
Read al The dwelling Of Memorial Tablsls Il
reaoedaIe Yesierday

Miss Caroline Hazard, President OF
Wellesley College. yesterday afternoon
presided over the exercises at the South
Kingstown high school, where memo
rial tablets were unveiled 10 Hon. Row.
land Hazard and Edwee-d Mott Robin
son. They were the gifts of the tax
payers of the town to the two noted
promoters Of education.
Hon. John A. Brown read an histor-
ical address. Miss Hazard also spoke
feelingly Of her recollections i'm the ed
ucatipnal line and its advancement b.
her father and Mr.. Robinson.
Mrs. Hetty Green, daughter OF Mr..
Robinson, founder OF the school, sent
this characteristic letter:
Sumner Mowry, Esq. Principal Of
the South Kingstown High School,
Peacedale, II. L.:
Dear Sir-I have just returned from
Boston and found your note. / know
my father would be delighted at the
success of your school; he could repeat
60 pages OF Shakespeare without losing
word.
''My son and daughter also thank you
very much for your kind appreciation
of their grandfather and would both
Join me in beng with you on Nov. IL
Il were possible.
'sNy son is i'm Texas. but he hopes to
be here next summer. and he. myself
and daughter will certainly take oppor-
tunity TO go down and see YOU and the
memorial.
Thanking you and your fellow-clti-
zens for your remembrance Of my
father. I remain. most sincerely yours,
"Hetty III. Green"