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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-26
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AT THE GRAVE OF
ROBERT INGERSOLL

BY the continual revolution in nature by
which every being and all matter are
transformed. the body of Mr.. Robert In
gersoll has succumbed to the unavoidable.
AS he is now he is still living by the
words he has uttered and action COM
mitted and the seeds of mental progress
he has sown are still sprouting and bios
soming and on, and the works he has
left to the world are as a concrete ped
estal supporting column of wisdom and
mental tranquility towering as shining
beacon over his last resting place for the
guidance of the superstitiouS into the
haven OF enlightenment.
Truthful and honest in his opinions and
way of thinking, he made his mark and
left the grated trees to bear better
fruit A mind free from superstition, liv-
ing in the sunbeams OF free thought,
stunning the reign of all that which tends
to envelop the human mentality with
doubt and darkness, he has liquidated his
obligations.
AS the end of birth is the beginning of
death he has made good use of the time
between the beginning and the end. Gifted
by nature with a superior mind, he ad-
was his natural calling to foster and sup
port the soaring of AN unShackled spirit
and loving disposition, undisturbed by any
influence of controversion and contradfc-
ton. He formed his own train of thoughts
to be piloted by him into the world to
light and progress. His spirit, thought,
words and action were not of a borrowed
character but issued from a pure and un-
trampled intelligence and understanding
Being an issue Of nature. he was not re-
sponsble for his existence, but while liv
ing he well knew to distinguish between
the real and genuine and the imagin-
ary and fictitious, never allowing his mind
to meander among the unfathomable. Ig-
noring all that of which never a proof of
the fact of its existence has ever or can
ever be found he was the searchlfght for
veracty, truth and honest reality.
Barren of all superstition, with char
acter that would revolt at the thought of
disloyalty to the laws of nature, his very
life blood would throb with emotion of
knowing of having paved and smoothed
the pathway to knowledge and an ntelli-
gent understanding, eevating science
against stubborn ignorance.
Although gone from where no kind
words no good advice, can be heard, he
is not dismissed nor forgotten, but missed
by all intelligent self thinkers and will
live on in the thoughts of the living by
the memorial of his labor, work and lit
erature instilled in the minds of. his ad-
mirers. M. p. SCHETZEL.
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THE
CORRIDORS

A. Fournier, business man of Fresno,
is in town.
Henry Dsque, a mining man of Colfax,
is a guest at the Lick.
D. r. Cameron, a fruit grower of Han
ford is one of the late arrivals at the
Lick.
D. V. Sergeant, wealthy cattle man
of Salinas, is one of those who arrived
at the Lick yesterday.
Dr. George w. Robinson, a prominent
physician and capitalist of Los Angeles,
is a guest at the California.
John McMurrey, a mining man of
weaverville, and State Senator George
r. Steuart of Crows Landing are at the
Grand.
Edna Wallace Hopper, the little Cali
fornian actress, arrived from the East
yesterday and is registered at the Palace
with her maid.
Judge r. c. Rust of Amador County
is in the city, accompanied by his wife,
on visit of pleasure. He is staying
with relatives, and will remain until tre
conclusion of his judicial vacation.
Charles I. Brannan,. ex-Congressman
from Georgia, who has been in this city
during the last few days, left last night
for Sacramento. He is in the commission
business and is on the coast for the pur-
pose of buying California fruit to ship to
the South.
Aldace F. Walker, chairman of the
board of directors of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa F'e Railroad, arrived from
New York last night, accompanied by his
wife and two daughters. Mr.. Walker and
his family will leave this morning for
Honolulu, where they will spend a few
weeks.
At the Occidental are a party of nine
trained Red Cross nurses who arrived
yesterday from New York their way
to relieve the sufferings of our brave SOL
dier boys who are now fighting in the
Philippines. All of these ladies are trained
graduates of different hospitals in New
York and Massachusetts and fitted in
every way to successfully carry out the
heroic task to which they have set them
selves. Three of them have already seen
service at Porto Rico, while others of the
party were in the hospitals at Montauk
Point and Fortress Monroe during the
late war. The names of the ladies are
Miss Emma Duersing. Miss Barbara Zeig-
ler, Miss C. A. Marshall, Miss NJ. MurrS-,
Miss Lydia Coakley Miss Helen Fraser,
Miss f. Pope, Miss M Sammy and Miss
Koa1xeI
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been reached when the attempt was made
to elect Dan Burns to the Senate now
have an opportunity to gaze on per-
formance which is at least deserving Of
classified ton along with the one in which
the Mexican Colonel starred with such
conspicuous unsuccess. With the Demo-
cratic boss from the purlieus endeavoring
to elect the Knight of the Silver Bathtub
and the Republican boss from the same
quarter working to elect himself to the
United States Senate. the State of Cali
fornia would be a sight to make angels
weep, tear the feathers out of their wings
ard otherwise exhibit disgust in carload
lots. But pause-just as likely as not the
people of California will have something
to say about these things.
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OIL SPRINKLIhG FOR ROADS.

= CONSIDERABLE attention has been given in
the East to the recent incorporation under the
- laws of Delaware of an organization known as
the Locomotive Smoke Preventive Company" 1t is
said to be made up of large capitalists and its object
is to acquire patents and manufacture devices for pre-
venting smoke from railway locomotives and to en-
courage economical operation of engines and small
consumption of coal
The discussion which has followed the granting of
the franchise to the company has gone beyond the
question of smokeess locomotives to the wider issue
OF rdding American railway travel not only of the
smoke but of the dust that constitutes such an anov
ance. AS a suggestion to that end the New York
Times says:
"a few years ago great and good man discovered
that crude petroleum, evenly and literally sprnkled
on the roadbed, was permanent remedy for the twin
nuisance of surface dust, which had been only in part
abated by stone baasng. This oil sprnkling is now
coming into general use railroad that does not
employ it owes apology and reduced rates to its
passengers. With smokeless locomotives and an oil
coated roadbed railway travel would become luxu-
riously comfortable, in the ninetes Thousands
OF persons ride the open trolley on hot DAYS
and nights to get relief from the heat. Steam rail-
ways will be able to make their less cool and
comfortable when the use of electric or other non
smoke-producing locomotives and oiled roadbeds
permit wide open doors and windows and perhaps
special devices for cooling aeration."
1t is perhaps too much to demand oiled roadbeds of
the railway companies in California but the county
Supervisors might well profit by the suggestion
Crude petroleum is comparatively cheap in California
and in of counties its value for road uses
has long been understood There is no reason why
the use should not be made general over all roads
where there is considerable amount of traffic 1t is
to be borne in mind that oil sprnkling means not
only an Improvement of the highways for driving
purposes, but an economy in their preservation as
we'll
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Charges a Cousniracu.

Alfred r. Brandon yesterday filed an
affidavit asking that a judgment entered
against him by default in the case of Jo-
seph r. Brandon, as trustee of the estate
of the late Sarah c. Brandon, against
Mary Ash, w. P. Ash, Edith Gretchen.
Madison H. Gretchen; Julian r, Brandon
cedent's estate. be set aside He CLAIMS
that he is entitled to an undivided half
interest in the estate and AYERS that At
and other of the defendants sonspired
against him to deprive him cf his prop
erty. He states. that 1T was through their
efforts that he failed to get his answer in
before the time allowed by the court ex-
pired. Hence he asks that the Judgment
be set aside and that he be allowed time
in the case.
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promoting their stock speculations, the sooner we
have severe laws against such practices the better
Mr.. Rossiter, Mr.. Parsons and the New York Tri-
bune have good deal of responsibility in the issue
They have asserted the existence of an evil OF the
most portentous nature, one which seriously con-
Germs every great industry in the country, and it is
their duty push the investigation and prosecute the
guilty parties if such can be found
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cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 25.-P. Martin. Mrs.
1T. Martin and Miss E. Martin of Pasa-
dena are at the Normandie. Miss Burr
of San Francisco is at the Holland. j. E.
Noles of San Francisco is at the Cos
mopolitan. R. l.. Knapp of San Francisco
is at the vendome. Mrs. A. Martens of
San Francisco is at the Normandie
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Judging from the work of the Coroner and his
crew in the Florence Parker case, and with reference
to the Japanese sailors from the Nippon Maru, Hill
and his men are ready to find any old thing to suit
the circumstances of any old case Another exposure
OF their methods is imminent in the Wachendorf trial
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PRESS COMMENTS
o o o o o . o o y o o . o . 1
A Promised Spectacle.
F~N
Los Angeles Times.

Here's richness. The notorious San Fran
cisco Examiner and the equally notorious
Sam Rainey, despite the fact that the
former has in past seasons designated the
latter as political pariah" and a crea-
ture that is .unspeakably Infamous"
have Joined forces for the alleged purpose
of electing little Willie Hearst Of New
York to the United States Senate from
California. Those who thought that the
utmost limit of political indecency had
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In the Divorce Court.

Clara McCurdy has been granted a di.
vorce from Robert McCurdy ON the ground
of failure to provide. Farita Mondragon
was granted divorce from Feliciano
Mondragon on the ground of wiliful neg.
lect Cecilia Scharpen has sued Peter
Scharpen for divorce, alleging cruelty as
a cause of action ~
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TERRITORIAL LIMITSS B., City.
1t is eight and half miles from Castle
Garden to Harlem Bridge, New York at
One Hundred and Thirtieth street and
Third avenue The territory of New York
from Castle Garden to Harlem bridge
between East and North rivers, has an
average of two miles in width.
SALVAGE-T. g., City. If in a matter
of salvage you have been deprived of
your rights by an attorney who secured
the money due you, you should commune
cate with the officers of the court in
which the case was adjudicated and the
delinquent attorney may be required to
show why he has not paid you the money
he collected for you.
RINGS-N. s., Shellville, Cal. If a girl
is willing to marry, but is not engaged.
she wears ring on the index finger of
the left hand; if engaged. on the second
finger of that hand. When she marres
she wears the ring on the third finger of
that hand. A girl who wears a ring on
the second finger of the right hand does
so for ornament
COIN QUESTIONS Several Corre-
spondents. A half dollar of 1907, $5 piece
of 1895, half dollars of 1885 and 1926 do not
command premiums Neither does a half
cent of 1905 command premium. II A.
S., Forest Hill, will send a self-addressed
and stamped envelope, the information
about coin dealers will be furnished. This
department does not advertise such.
POSTMASTERS-N City. The pay of
third-class postmasters is not more than
$4,000 nor less than $1,000. There is an al
lowance on box rents under certain con-
ditions and an allowance for rent not eX-
ceeding $400 year. In case of rush of
business such postmaster may be allowed
compensation for clerical assistance dur
ing such rush.
TO COUNT IN CASINO-Stev., City.
To count in casino on the last deal the
one who holds cards counts first, and if
he has made enough points to go out he
does so, notwithstanding that his oppon-
ent may have made enough to equal the
number of points required to go out If
one who holds spades counts first. The
count is: Cards spades, big casino. little
casino; sweeps, if there are any.
CLEvELAND's TERM. P. W..
Smiths River. Cal. Grover Cleveland's S
second term commenced March 4, 1Sg3 and
terminated March A. 1897. During that pc
riod there was in session the Fifty-third
Congress, which had on joint ballot March
4. 1888. 1852 Republicans and 263 Democrats:
the Fifty-fourth a., Congress, which had
Democrats. The Fifty5fifth Congress had
March 4. 1897, 253 Republicans and 154 Dem
ocrats, and the Fifty sixth Congress had
on March 4, 1899, 240 Republicans and 1S9
Democrats.
vERBASCUM THAPsUs-M. NJ, City.
Verbascum thapsus is the botanical
name of the common mullen or mullen
dock. Generally 1t is found growing in
neglected places. In favorable soil
it will grow to a height of from four
to- five feet. 1t is furnished with
elliptical densely woolly leaves, the
upper part being closely occupied
by yellow flowers. 1t is used as a.
medicine in pulmonary diseases in cattle
lungwort The dry stalks and leaves
were in ancient times dipped in grease
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Who Pays Commissioner CreelmanP
San Diapo EvaninG TriI,,r,a

DItgU EVtIITTIB ITIDu1t.
James Creelman, who is stencil in the
nostrils of decent journalists, bobs UP in
the columns of the San Francisco Exam
ner Is a vilifier of General Otis. The
Examiner should get Aguinaldo's Junta to
vouch for Creelman's twaddle. On the
face of his report it looks as if Filipino
money paid for the fellows utterances.
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REVENUE STAMPS-A. r., Dinuba,
Cal. A revenue stamp must be placed on
an order for money, but the law does
not say that such a stamp must be placed
ION an order of any description
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

RECRUITING-W. T. D., City For in
formation about recruiting in the army
apply at army headquarters in the Phe-
Ian building, or at the Presidio,
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"Mrs. winslow's Soothing svrup,,

Has been used for fifty years by millions ot
mothers for their children while Teethinx with
perfect success. It soothes the child. softer,
the gums. allays Pain, cures Wind Collie regu.
lates the Bowels and is the best remedy fol
Diarrnoeas, whether arising from. tsethins. OF
other causes For sale by druggists In evsrv
part OF the world Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle.
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speclai Information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's 50, $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1042
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A STILL. s., Escondido, Cal. To set
up a brandy still you will have to put up
bond equal to 81 10 per gallon for as
many gallons as the still will produce in
fifteen days.
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HOTEL DEL CoRONADo-Take advartass
OF the round trip tickets. Now only $50 by
steamship including fifteen days board al
hotel: longer stay, 81 so per day Apply at 4
New Montgomery street. San Francisco.
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THE POUNDMAN-A. s., City There
is no law that prescribes the hours when
the poundmaster may catch dogs and in
the absence of any such law he may take
if found on the streets without a license
tag.
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ATTORNEY sTRAUs ExoNERATED.
CHARGE OF PERJURY DISMISSED AT
SAN JOSE

SAN JOSE. July 21.-At the request of
Deputy District Attorney Jarman, after a
thorough examination, the charge of perjury
made against Leon NJ. Straus by Mrs. Sylvia
Allen has been dismissed by Justice Gass. Tes-
timcny was given by Justice Wallace, Attorney
w. C. Kennedy. M. Murphy and Joe Kennedy
Mrs. Anais Christie stated that Straus was
employed attorney by her to secure
divorce for her from her husband. She agreed
to pay him not to exceed $50 for his services
She had given him small sums Of money from
March %. 1S99 up to June o. the date of the
receipt. At that time she paid him S., and
Straus had given her receipt for $50.
Upon this showing Assistant District Attor-
ney Coolidge asked for dismissal of the
charge on the ground that there was no evil
dence to sustain the complaint, which had
stated that he had received $50 at that time,
and which was due him at the time of the sup
Elementary proceedings.
Justice Gass granted the request, stating at
the time he would have dismissed the COM
plant himself had not the nation been made
Yours respectfully,
EUGENE A. STRAUS,
Cashier Wells, Fargo & Co., San Jose.
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VIGOROUS growth and the original color gi ven
TO the hair by PARKER's HAIR BALsAx
HINDERCoRNs the best cure for cornx si5c;.
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VINDICATIoN OF STRAUS.

SAN JOSE, July 25, 1899.
To the News Editor San Francisco
Morning Call-Dear Sir: On July A. 1899,
your paper published an article regarding
the arrest Of Leon M. Straus, my son.
charged with perjury. The charge was
fully Investigated here on July 10. 1899
before Judge Gass of this city. AS per
inclosed clipping you can see what dispo-
sition was made of it.
I ask you. in all fairness, that, in view
of the fact that your paper published the
fact of the charge and arrest, you will
please publish his vindication
ATTORNEY STRAUS ExONERATED.
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cai.slace fruit SOC ner lb at Townsend.s.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Colunabia-'Heartsesse."
California-"Mme Sans Gene"
Crpheunn-Vaudevile
Tivoli-"Wang
Alcazar-''Faust.'
Grand Opera House-"Faust.
Chutes Zoo TheaterVaudeVie every afternoon
and evening
OLYMPIA corner Mason and Ellis streets-Speciaties
Interstate Panorama Co.. Market street. near Elghthbat-
tie Of Manila Bay.
Sutro Bat Swimming Races, etc
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TERRITORIAL LIMITS-S B., City.
1t is eight and half miles from Castle
Garden to Harlem Bridge, New York, at
One Hundred and Thirtieth street and
Third avenue. The territory of New York
from Castle Garden to Harlem bridge
between East and North rivers, has an
average of two miles in width.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-11

mended. The sebaceous glands could
not be wholly dispensed with, as they
are necessary to keep the skin soft
and pHable, and nature has placed
them there to oil the skin. The mat
ter that the oil glands secretes is
called sebaceous matter.
After the oily skin has been correct
ed d good retiring cream and pure
soap should be used on the face Tegu-
lerly, together with an astringent To-
ton. in order to prevent a recurrence
of the condition. 4 woman having a
particularly oily skin should be.care-
full TO take frequent baths with
changes of linen. as from this condi-
ton peculiar and disagreeabIe ocor
is invariably thrown off by the body.
In extreme cases constitutional as
we'll as local treatment IS necessary.
Greasy skin may often be ASSOCIATE
ed with debility Of the general health
brought on by excessive tea drinking.
want Of outdoor exercise and the eat
ing of indiCestible foods. causing lack
of tone and elasticity in the sebaceous
glands and producing a greasy, oily
surface on the skin Sometimes this
oihness IS accompanied by black heads.
cUmplicaung the trouble of cure. The
most careful attention 10 diet and
fresh air are absolutely necessary.
Bathing with water 20 which have
been added a few drops Of tinctUre OF
benzoin and layrrh sometimes relieves
the oiiiness. a pure toilet lotion 5udi-
c.ous.y applied is the best remedy. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-11

a dram Of boracic acid and an
ounce of powdered alum. to be dis
solved in a pint of boiling distilled
water. allowing it TO cool before US
ing
The scheme Of this treatment is that
the hot ammonia lotion extracts the
excess of OIL from the skin. the cold
douone stimulates the nerves Of the
ducts. ana the bOracic acid and alum
lotion is an astriugent to contract the
ducts and scbaceous glands.
Besides this. warm soap bath
should be taken every day. as soap
dlssolves oil Plenty Of exercise in the
open air is most beneficial. as il has Il
tendency 10 relieve the oil ducts Of the
face. Care should be taken not TO be
come overheaJed when exercising, as
the OIL is thus made TO flow too freely.
The question of diet IS also an i'm
porcant one Lean roasted or broiled
meats and fowl should be eaten. but
ne pork or greasy foods of any kind.
Raw oysters. boiled fish and vegeta-
bleS IN season are allowable. Grape
lrutt, orans.s, grapes, st5wed prules
and baked apples are all very whole
some. Fried meats. pastry and sweets
should be avoided. SJimulants and
narcotics like coffee affect the liver
(Which Is generally torpid with an
oily skim. and they should be alb
stained from.
For skin which IS rot excessively
oily 4 saturated solution OF borax ap-
piled with q fine sponge is recon-
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costume. At V-sar the girls race in
gray sweaters with big VS. embroidered
in pink on the bosoms, and at Wellesley
the crews have adopted it instead Of the
old fashioned blouse.
Meantime women, who never walk
when they have the requisite sum for
street car ride, buy sweaters with airy
indifference as to the original purpose
Of the garments. They wear sweaters
shopping and marketing. Beneath their
blazers or REFERS one catches glimpses
of the woven silk stripes. They wear
them as the men and women whose
nautical experiences are confined to the
ferries wear yachting caps. The re-
deeming feature of the affectation is
that sweaters, like yachting caps, are
inexpensive and comfortable, and now
adays, when the woman who does not
pretend to some form of athletics is as
rare as black diamonds or white crows,
the sweater is so really useful that its
adoption for unathletic pursuits cannot
entirely destroy its prestige.
Silver equipments for the wheel have
become as essential to the aesthetic rid
er as is the outfit of her dressing table.
If they be gifts or mementos, they are
priced the more, but no cyclist of am
biuion is debarred from possession so
long as her purse is well filed.
The latest novelties are the clips and
bar handles. The oilcan, while compar-
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FORTY COURT DREssuAI1ERs.

Twelve drcssfnakers are kept con-
stantiy employed in the empress of GER
many's tailoring department. AS il Is
called, under the superintendence OF a
lady Of the court. The staff Is increas-
ed 10 the number of 80 az certain sea-
sons-when court festivities are going
on or the empress Is making prepara-
tions for a journey. At court festivals
her majesty appears decked in bril-
liants worth millions. Only "a Compar-
atively small portion OF these precious
Jewels are her own property. The
largest and most valuable portion are
loaned by the PrUSsiau crown treasury
and are returned in the event OF her
majesty becoming a widow or on her
death.
on the death or the venerable En-
press Augusta the present empress in
herited by will several magnificent sets
Of pearls and diamonds 70 her plcssur-
able surprise. for the belief prevailed az
court that the late empress would dis
pose otherwise Of her jewels. Empress
Augusta Victoria's collection OF fans
several OF which were given her by her
imperial spouse ~ Of great value. The
fan of black woodc0ck feathers h the
one she prizes most highly. as St Is
made from the feathers Of birds shot by
his majesty himself.