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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
The Dole of the Albs.

The death roll in the Alps is increas-
ing this year with terrible rapidity, and
promises to exceed that Of any other
year Of which reliable records have been
kept. There have been already this
year no fewer than 100 deaths, either
from avalanches or climbing accidents,
in the Swiss and French Alps. Among
the most recent victims Is NJ Dubois,
who in making an ascent Of great diff
hculty and danger without a guide, ac-
cOmpanied only by a friend. slipped and
fell and succumbed to shocking inju-
ries before he could be carried down to
the hospital. Mr.. Rockies death at Ter
matt appears also to have been due to
an attempted ascent Of a difficult
passage without a guide. At Saentis a
German musical director fell and was
instantly killed few days ago in the
Bodmer Alps. Two soldiers belonging
to an Alpine regiment were swept
away and killed a week ago near
Epierre. The accident on the Dolder-
horn, due like so many others to the
absence Of a guide, resulted in the
death Of one Of the three climbers and
such injuries to another that he will
probably never be able to walk again.
Another guideless ascent on the Wetter-
horn ended in the fall and instant death
of one Of a party Of Swiss tourists.
While on Mont PilatUs an Englishman
exploring in thin summer shoes slipped
and fell, landing almost unhurt on the
very brink Of a 2OO-foot sheer drop.
Miss Nicholas, a Scottish lady. a few
days ago fell into a deep crevasse on
the Mer de Glaze at ChamOnix. though
her fall was fortunately arrested and
she escaped with a few minor injuries.
Pail Mall Gazette.
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Carnegie as q Householder.
Special Correspondence.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE CALL,
HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT
GARDEN, LONDON, July 16.-Al-
though Andrew Carnegie's qualities as
a boss Of laboring men have not in
variably been extolied by the latter,
il Is a fact that among domestic SER
wants IN this country he is recognized
as ore Of the best and most generous
employers in Great Britain. He does
not interfere much in the management
Of the household at Skibo Castle; he
leaves that TO Mrs. Carnegie, but the
servants know that the rules they
nave To obey are made by him.
A peculiar feature Of the household
management is that standard rate
of wages Is applied to the services of
every man and woman employed
there Tor instance, a cooks salary
III SkibO IS so much for the first year,
and lust 50 much more during the
second even though the special in
cumbent may be a veritable Gordon
bleu. Moreover, Mr.. Carnegie viii
have nothing to do with servants reg
istry Offices. When a, servant is want
ed he inserts an advertisement in one
"a TIE -acll4OLlaB4C 44DAANADAA AfNAAAN9 80
vitng application for a person holding
certain qualifications and stating
plainly the wages he is prepared 10
give. The advertisement does not dis
close the name or the address Of the
millionaire and it is usually worded as
follows: Wanted, for a small family
living quietly in a castle in the North
Of Scotland" etc.
The applications are sifted by Mrs.
Carnegie and two or three are invited
Il meet her maid at a LChdon hotel,
when a final selection is made b. the
maid in question, who invites The
cook or housemaid, as the case may
be. TO accompany her to Sk.bo. In
the case Of men servants the selection
is left 10 Mr.. Carnegie's secretary or
the butler If the secretary is too busily
engaged otherwise. All servants are
engaged on a weeks trial only.
This is somewhat different to the
system prevailing in England, but the
Lord Of SkibO believes that he can
tell in a week whether a servant is
likely to suit or not. It is ve-y sell
dom that he has TO have rec Ourse to
tie necessity Of packing a servant of
an the end Of the first weeks service.
To encourage thrift in a gooi ser
Want he promises him or her 4 boDus
at the end of every twelve months,
but he insists that the amount must
be invested in some substantial Sc
curity. Married men working in or
about the castle are presented after
two years service with an insurance
policy guaranteeing their next of kin
the sum Of no less than $500. They
are also insured against accidents.
Persons ENJOYING Mr.. or Mrs. Car
negie's hospitality are exhorted not to
offer gratuities 10 any Of their ser
wants.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Tiger Shooting in India.

In the hot weather there is in most
parts tiger shooting. but it must be in
the torrid season, when the pools and
tanks are dried up, the jungles bare,
the soil so burning that the tiger lies
hidden. afraid for his soft feet. and
nigh TO the only water For this royal
sport trained elephants would be neces-
sary and they are expensive animals to
keen That is a sort of warfare again;
the mahouts spiking their brutes along.
with the beaters on either flank and
the tor-toms and fireworks in front;
and presently through the yellow grass,
striped lust like himself with bars Of
cold light and dark shadow, sinks the
murderer Of the forest, whose time has
come to pay for the cows and women
and children he has killed. This is the
royal way.
I never knew a rajah who had our
patience to sit on the fork of a tree or
in a machan and wait all night over
the carcass of a buffalo or a goat for a
chance tiger. They like to have the
big game driven past a stand specially
constructed. and there are in India at
tached to the palaces many shikargahs,
or hunting grounds, where this ar
rangement can be carried out as from
a screen in grouse driving. In old
times, and in some parts even to-day,
a pastime of a questionable kind was
derived by their highnesses out of the
jauwar-khana attached to many Of
their palaces. This was the wild beast
place, fitted up with dens and cages
for various jungle animals. and hav-
ing in the middle an arena strongly
walled, wherein combats could be car
ried on between them, sometimes with
men. In former days these domestic
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Queer CrGnkiSmS.

It transpired recently, during the
hearing Of q case before one of the
metropolitan stipendiary magistrates,
that there is a gentleman living in
London to-day, a respectable and rep
utable citizen. who has a mania for
carrying on crusades against the po-
lice.
He is quite convinced in his own
mind, apparently. that the average
constable IS brutal and cowardly
rufaan, and he is prepared to back up
his opinion by deeds and words.
Does any one complain of being as
saulted by a gentleman in blue" the
injured party has only to make his
case known 10 this modern Don Qui-
xote to insure his receiving both SYM
pathy and assistance.
He has even published a pamphlet
bearing on the subject and has con-
Quoted cases against the police entire
~ on his own initiative and at consid-
cradle expense and worry to himself.
It is not so very many years ago
since there died at Muswen Hill an
aged clergyman, whose mission in fife
was to harry the tram and omnibus
companies.
He was necessarily at loggerheads
with them, regarding them as his
sworn foes and treating them as such.
Now it was that they covered the
windows Of their vehicles with adver-
tisements. thereby obstructing his
view. Then that they had no legal
right TO demand to see his ticket. An
other time he would summon them for
exceeding the legal maximum OF
speed.
He spent thousands of pounds in
litigation with them and had even
quite a crop of lawsuits pending when
death cut short public career which
was contention persontfed. Yet he
was said TO have been a most kindly
and inofensive man in private life.
There is a gentle little old lady who
is well known to most London stipen-
diaries and whose fixed idea it is that
the vast majority Of cat owners are
monsters Of cruelty.
Scarcely a week passes by but she
applies for a summons against some
innocent householder. whom she mn
AGNES she has detected torturing one
or more Of her feline friends.
OF course, none is granted Time
was when sympathetic magistrates
we're wont TO send officials of the
court to make inquiries as to the truth
Of her allegations.
But that time has long gone by. The
usual course is now to tell her that
the parties shall be warned; where
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field in the world 1t is to have of tracks for
light harness horses cyclists and foot racers with an
oval for the of all sports. The outer
speed track will Ee half mile in circumference. In
stead of marrng the view by unsghy grand stands the
spectators will view the from inclined green
sward extending around the oval. perfect view will
thus be afforded to the features in the different tracks
Participants in the various games will reach their respec
tive tracks by tunnels and will have everything required
for their comfort and convenience.
In such splendid public improvement this, where
all classes of athletes will reap benefit, it fair
permit the whole burden of raising the necessary funds
to be upon organization The Commissioners have
been liberal in setting aside half of the required cost and
the comparatively small needed should be
Immediately obtained by those interested in sports and
athletics and the public generally The Park Athletic
Arena would then be reality. 1t would be permanent
and beautiful improvement to add to the fame of al
ready world famous pleasure ground.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31
Il Mother Song.

AS my own mother used to comfort ne
kissing the tears away
Holding me close-aye, all too close for
sobs,
I hold thee, little dear one. close to-
d9yi
Calming my older pain, by stilling
thine
AS mothers only know
Ny heart-break lost in thine, as hers In
mine
Long ago, little dear one, long ago.
AS thou in turn, a woman grown and
wise
Shall kiss, az kiss now,
Finding the sunrise ever in thy child,
Even thou. little dear one, even thou!
Martha Gilbert Dickinson, In the Aug
ust Scribner'S.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

LOSING A DAY A. B L.. Santa
Cruz, Cal. In sailing westward ship
loses a day in crossing the 1S0th de-
gree of longitude Chat is the 1SOth de-
gree from Greenwich. near LOndOn). In
sailing eastward one day is added when
that degree is reached. For example,
if n vessel reaches that degree on We'd
nesday, while sailing eastward, that
day and the following day is set down
as Wednesday. But when a ship comes
to the same meridian on Wednesday
while sailing westward, Wednesday is
dropped and it is called Thursday. Thus
if two vessels meet at that meridian
sailing in opposite directions one ships
crew has two Wednesdays in the week
while the other has none.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

gladiatorial shows were often as lux
urious and brutal as those Of ancient
Rome, since no expense was spared by
selfish and vicious princes in collecting
and training. ferOcious creatures and
arranging the savage contests between
those pitted, in pairs, or matched
against human combatants. All these
sports, very often shameful and worse
than shameful, are chiefly matters OF
the past. A healthier spirit has come
into fashion, partly from the example
of British gymnastics and partly
through the better intelligence and
education Of the native chiefs.-Ths
Windsor Magazine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

The assassination of Won Plehwe, MINISTER of the
Interior of Russia, is perhaps significant in its
bearing upon the destiny OF the Cars dominons than
any Of the splendid victories which the Japanese have
recorded against the fighting of the north This
crime, which civilization deplore, points the moral
nevertheless that nations less than individuals must
proceed in any free from evil corruption.
Russia has much to repair in her own territory and
among people before beginning aggression be-
yond her borders
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

PAWNBROKER'S SIGN-G. f. J..
City. The three golden balls used as
a pawnbroker's sign appeared in Eng
land in very early times. 1t was used
by the Lombard merchants. who emil
grated to London from Italy. These
established the first pawnbrOker es-
adjustments and it is generally held
that they adopted the three golden
balls to be borne on the arms Of the
Lombard corporation. from the arnor-
ial bearings of the Medici family.
which was conspicuous among the
Lombard merchant princes of Italy.
BY an act of 1884 a messuage in Lon
don was confirmed to those engaged
in pawnbroking where Lombard street
now is. The business of pawrbroking
was first recC gnized by law by the act
first James I. @ 81, in 1903.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

INDIGO-s., City. The indigo yield
ing principle resides in the leaves OF q
herbaceous plant that grows from
three to i've feet in height The leaves
are most gorged with this principle
when the flower buds are about to
open and it is at that time that tbs
leaves are secured
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

Thomas Taggart has been chosen chairman of the
Democratic National Committee and has accepted the
invidious honor 1t is strange with what compacency
of distinguished fellow citizens accept duties
and obligations that would appall the most
scentous. Mr. Taggart is entitled to the deepest
sideration a martyr to mistaken purpose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

MOTION-A. B. L, Santa Cruz, Cal
This department has not the space to
enter into a scientific explanation Of
the difference between artificial motion
and the earth's motion. Briefly 1t is
that the earth's motion is an original
one, while artificial motion is produced
bv a series Of means.
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Music at the Park.

The following programme Will be
rendered by the band at Golden Gate
Park this afternoon:
star Spangled Banner '..............ss.s.
March When COons Have Dreamland
OF Their Own" ....-...-..............H He'll
Overture. '.RObespierre'' -..-.-......... .Litolf
Waltz. -DoTotny - -Aronson
Selection, '-NaDucO --ssss-ss .sssssss Nerl4
Overture. William Tell j ossint
(a) Characteristic piece. 'Badinase'' Herbert
fb) Reverie, THE Roses Honeymoon .Bratton
Descriptive. "a Trip TO COney Island .Fobant
Selection from the new opera ''Babette'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Herbert
March ct Cortege, La Refine de saba" 49,.
..........-.-...-...-..- Gounod
America
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F. August Henze is defer liant in a series of mining
suits in which the damages demanded Of him aggregate
twenty-five million dollars. Mr.. Henze has reason to
congratulate himself however the fact that any
who be sued for such enormous certainly
has made his mark in the world even if he fails.
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Special information supplied daily o
business houses and public men ~ the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 230 Gals
Hornta street. Telephone Main 1912
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Townsend's California Glace fruits IN
artistic fre-etched bovss. rs Market ST
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AHSzyerS to Queries.

''America''
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
LAST GAMES
IN LEAGUE.
Factory Teams will Meet for
Last Time this Season
SmeIters Win.

Tomorrow the teams in tho Perth
Amboy Factory League plly their l. st
games, having played fifteen during
the season.
At the R1ritan Copper Works dia-
mona at 2 O'Clock tho Clesebrough
team will meeo the Raritan Copper
Works The Copper Works took the
two previous games form the Vase
liners. Oleson will be in the box for
Chesebrough. while Grimley will do
tile slab work for the R aritans.
At the Raritan Copper Works dia-
mond also, the American S. & r.
will meet the O. Pardee Works. The
American S. & R. took the two other
games. The American S. &. r. are
the winners of the cup. even should
they lose Saturdays game. Mullen
will pitch for A. S. & r, Dunn for
Pardee.
At the o. Pardee Works diamond
the Per tn Amboy. T O. Co. will meet
the Chemical Works. Tho p A. t. c.
took the two previous game. Grimley
will pitch for the P. A. 7. @, while
Yates will pitch for the r g.. H. @.
company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
TABLE OF


PROVIDENCE, II. l.. Sept. Eight
thousand persons attended the grand
circuit meeting at Narragansett park,
the big attraction being the attempt of
Major Delmar to lower the worlds
trotting record without a wind shield
of 2702H. 1t was figured that as he
went in that time at Readville last
week against a strong wind he would,
with the conditions as nearly perfect
as possible, win a new record. But
instead the son of Delmar made a
complete failure. although he was at
the quarter in .30h and at the half in
l:0i and then stepped the third quarter
in 1924 seconds, making his total there
1:30A. In the homestretch, despite
the urging of two runners, one on each
side of him. his speed failed percepti-
bly,. and for the last fifty yards he
dropped back to a 2:30 gait, making
the mile III 2:03.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02

woVd appealeA NJ &c heAr.D, Wall
his counsel, Mr.. Toomey of Bridgeport.
In answer TO Il question Atwood said
he lived three-fourths of the time in Il
hired room in Bridgeport and the rest
of the time at Il hotel in this city. He
could not tell the name of his landlady
in Bridgeport. Hrs property. lie said.
consisted of wearing apparel ana some
bedclothing. He deals in real estate
and also Is in the business of "suing
executors" He is fifty years old, has
not voted fer twelve years and does
not belong to any organization.
In I'LL Atwood is thought to have
brought 5000 suits. many hundreds OF
which he has discontinued on the
ground Of mitigating circumstances"
If he could collect penalties provided
by the statute for delinquency he
would receive several hundred thou
sand dollars. He won Il number OF
casea before lie broucht suits by
wholesale. Seven rr~mincnt lawyers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
McCarrcn-Murpny WAR Endcd.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-In the ma
tional campaign the most important
development is the patching up of {
permanent peace between Charles f.
Murphy and L. IL. McCarren. Mr..
Murphy will make nc further efforts
of the Democratic state executive
committee, nor will he again try to
overthrow McCarren as leader il
Brooklyn. On the other hand. Mayo
Mcclellan is to be renominated next
year and will have tie support of Nc
Carren in the city convention and at
the polls.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
STANDING OF FACTORY LEAGUE
Aarumnstcr at shccpnhead Bay.

Aurumnstcr at ~ShccpAiead Bny.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Aurumaster
Mt 20 to l won the Reapers' stakes for
three-year-olds at SE%eepshead Bay, de-
feating the odds-on favorite Ormonde's
Right by n lead. Lyme rushed Or
monde's Right into the lead and led to
the stretch and was apparently win
ming easily when Crimmins brought
ADMINISTER up and won by catching
Lyme off his guard. Wild Mint won
the Dash stakes in a driving finish by
half a length from Councilman, with
the favorite, Dreamer. third. Libretto
in the Hampstead cup steeplcchase was
the only horse to successfully the
full course. Tie others all fell, but
Horizontal and DafYodowndilly were
remountcd and finished second and
third respectively.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT R. 4.

Time table in effect on and after May 20, 1904
Perth Amboy to New York-Leaves foot Of
Smith street, daily except Sundays and Legal
Holidays, BIB, 6.l2, 6.5S, 7.3S. 7.33. 3 90, 800.
S.55, 9.55, 1855, IL on a. M, 1855, Los, $50, 3.55,
1870. $50, 6.i5, 7.55, S.55. 055, t11.2O p. M.
Sundays and Legal Holidays.
6.55, TBS, $50, 025, 1905, 1875, II 80 a. m, 1855,
l55, $50. 3.55, i.55, 3 IS. 6.15. G.55, 7.35, SIS, 800,
1880 p. IN.
New York to Perth Amboy 4 Leave foot Of
Whitehall Street. daily except Sunday and
Legal Holidays, 800, 6.45, 800, 800. 1000, II 90,
n. m. 1900, 100, 100, 2.30, $3.50, 4.30. $40. $40,
5.45, G.15, G.35, 7.30, $50, 1000, 11.05. ff2.25 a. m.
Sundays and Legal Holidays.
Leave New Y~ork-6.O5, 500. 900, $50, 1920, HOO,
a.. m. 1910 M, 100, 200, 800, 400, 500, sos, 6.35
715, 7.55, S.35, G15, 10 80, 11.45 p. m.
Ferry between Perth Amboy and TUttenviile-
leave Perth Amboy daily x5.15, x6.12, 6.32,
x6.5s, x733, Ks %. xS.55, 9.55, x10.25, 1885, a.. M,
1900, x1255, xl.55, x2.20. $50, x3.55, x4. 80, 4.55,
x5.3O, 900, xG.45, 7.05, 7.30, x7.55, x8.55, 955,
X10.40. XII 20, p. m ~ 40 n. IN.
Sundays and Legal Holidays, tB.15, G.55, 7.55, $50
9.25. 1906, 1879, 1865. 11.55, l2.55, 1.55, 2.55,
3.55. 4.55, 535, 615, 6.55. 7.35, S15, 800, 9,35,
1919, II .20, 1915.
Leave Tottenvile daily x1 80, 5.55, 6.22, 6.4s,
x7. 10. rs, xS,12. XIII. 1905, 1910, If.05 a. M,
x1210. xt.05. x2.O5. 235. x3.37, 4.10, x4.30, $40,
x5.37, xiii xG55. XIII, x7.40, xS.37, x0.37,
1920, xii. 10 p. m, x12.15. f.90 a. m.
and Legal Holidays. *G.25, 7.15, $40, 9.05
$40, 1915, 1045. 11.35 a. M. 1915, f.15, 215,
XII. Is. 40, $40, 5.55. $50. no, T.50, $50, 9.1Q,
9.4s, 1910, HEP m, 12 50 a. m.
Legal holidays only.
Trains 43 and A will not run Sunday nights but
will run on holiday nights.
+. VAN SMITH, GEO. J.. BROWN.
Receiver GenI Traffic Agt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
POISON In Rinno.s stomach.

MINEOLA, n. u, Sept. Assist
ant District Attorney Graham of Mas
sau county has received a report from
]. y. Ekley, a chemist of New York.
of his analysis of the stomach OF
James Rizzo. who died under suspi-
cious circumstances July % at his
home in Lawrence. The report of the
chemist shows that there vas enough
arsenic in RiZzo's stomach to kill a
dozen men. Mrs. Amelia Rizzo is un-
der arrest on a Charge of murder. and
she is now in tho county iail here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-02
READY FOR A
BIG CROWD.
Thex Giants are Coming Sun.
day and a Fine Game is
Anticipated.

Preparations are being made q
Amusement Park to receive the banner
crowd of the year Sunday when the
Perth Amboys tackle the Cuban x
Giants. There are several reasons TO
account for the expectations of a great
thrnng held by the local management.
In the first place the negro team is
one Of the most popular playing and
they attract people who never attend
games with other teams.
They go to soc the negroes because
of their side play, their coaching and
antics on tho bases. In fact the Cuban
x Giants are q whole vaudeville
show in themselves apart from their
ability as ball players.
Another thing that will attract at
tention Sunday is thu preliminary
game, when the Excelsiors ana Ores
cents will try conclusions. The Elk
o~elsiors are very popular OH Slater
Island and they have u big following
who root hard for their favorites. II
is expected that the preliminary will
be a pretty fast contest for the Ores
cents have been strengthened and are
now in good shape to give the Elk
celsiors o hard tusslo. Costello will
pitch for the local team and probably
Tug Hale will oppose him. Tho pre-
liminary will be started promptly at
O'Clock.