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The morning call., 1890-04-13

The young man smiled. ST am John
Grapnell, your youngest sisters only son."
"You don't say So" the Major exclaimed,
Selling the visitor and almost shaking him
out Of the chair.
''Y es, 1 do say so, uncle, and have ridden
all the way from North Carolina TO see you.
l arrived in the village yesterday evening
an would have called last night. but not
knowing your habits L was afraid that l
might disturb you"
The truth is that the young man had re-
manned in the village for the purpose of
learning all he could with regard to his
uncle.
"You might have come right on here"
said the old man. ''for you ought to have
known that l should be delighted to see
YOU"
81 am glad to hear that, uncle. for in
measure | have centered my hopes on you.
The fact is, have decided TO go into bust
ness, but haven't the money. L had $3.50,
but bought the horse you see out there. be-
lieving that the money we invest in horse
flesh is never thrown away"
You are right, my son. If l had invest
ed more money in horseflesh and less in
Risky when l was of your age l should be
good deal better off now"
eh ?"
"Oh, it was not so much the money 1
spent, my son, as 1t was the money | gave
away while under the influence of liquor.
Why, it was nothing for me to give away
thousand dollars"
The young mans eyes frightened. "You
don't drink now, do You, uncle?"
My son, twenty-seyen years ago to-day
l rolled a barrel of liquor into my cellar,
and then said to myself: Major, says l,
it's time TO call halt.
"a good resolution, uncle; but as have
perfect control over myself you would not
object to my taking little of that twenty
seven-year- old stuff. would yOu?"
Not at all, my son; not in the least.
Here. SAM" calling negro boy, ego down
in the cellar and bring glass of that
liquor from the corner barrel-and say,
Sam, bring me a glass of that ginger ale.
Now. my son." said the Major. ''you
will find that the best stuff you ever
smacked your lips over"
Il have no doubt of it, uncle. By the
way, who is that coming down the road ?"
The Major turned to look, and the young
man, with a quick motion, drank half the
| ginger ale from the Majors glass and filed
| the glass with whisky.
Il don't see anybody" said the Major
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Italian-swiss Loan association.

The third annual meeting of the Italian
Swiss Mutual Loan Association was held
last Wednesday evening at the office Of the
corporation, 3O7 Sansome street, President
g. Il. Cevasco in the chair. The Secretary,
A. Sbarboro, read the third annual report,
which shows the association to have been
remarkably successful. Over 100000 in
cash has already been accumulated, which
is all loaned out to forty-one members on
exceptionally good real estate security. The
shares. on which has been paid $50, in
monthly lstallments of 81, are now worth
S45 So those costing S24 are worth $50 80,
and the last series, on which has been paid
S12 are now worth S15 o.
The report was referred to an Auditing
Committee, composed of ex-senator E. &.
Palmieri, Domenico p. ROssi and L. Gott-
helm, who subsequently met at the office of
the Secretary, carefully examined all the
books, securities and vouchers of the asso-
citation, and reported having found them
all correct.
The following officers were reelected by
unanimous vote: President, G. B. Cevascn !;
llce-President, p. Barbieri; Treasurer, A.
Merle; Secretary. A. Sbarboro; Attorney,
ID. Friedenrich; Directors-P. q. Rossi,
Pietro Canepa, G. de Lucca, C. A. Malm
and B. 1'rezzlni.
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COULDN'T FOOL
THE MAJOR.
Old Man Bellweather and His
Nephew Make a HOss Trade.
Barrel Of Twenty-seven-Year-0ld Whisky
and Some Ripe Ginger Ale Helped
1t Along.

@ALD Major Bellweather is one of the
At&sk best-known characters in the neigh
@yH borhood of Orchard Grass, KY He
owns an immense farm and is man of
such great importance that all his foibles
are not only excused but are smiled at by
the people of the community.
One morning. while the Major was sitting
on his porch, young man riding mag
niic ent horse drew rein at the gate. The
Maj or's eyes frightened, not at the sight of
the young man, but at the sight of the
horse. The young man dismounted, and as
he turned toward the house the Major ad-
vanced to meet him.
Good mornin'. sub! good mornin'!" the
Major exclaimed, with hearty cordiality.
walk right up and have seat"
THANK you," the young man answered,
stepping up on the porch. as this Major
Bellweather? ?"
Yes. subj"
You do not know me, presume" said
the young man when he had sat down.
well, never having seen you before, 1
can't say that do"
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PHILIP KENNEDY \ CO.,
Southwest Corner Of Market and Fifth Streets


village. The next day, while the Major
was sitting on the porch a young man
walked up.
"How are you. sub ?" said the Major.
The young man, pressing his brow with a
feverish hand, replied:
Uncle, l want my horse"
What hossp"
why, the horse left here yesterday"
you snapped him for the old bay"
yes" said the young man, "but the old
bay is blind and spawned"
&c can't help that, young fellow. Say!
when you try to get an old man drunk,
you'd better look out"
Uncle, you told me that you hadn't
drunk anything for twenty years,
and
"No, didn't. 1 said that when rolled
barrel of whisky in my cellar twenty
seven years ago, it was time to call a halt.
1t was time, but didn't halt"
horse?"
Haven't got your horse. I traded for
the horse that used to be yours"
Yes; but are you going to let me have
"Wall, reckon not. You didn't make
me quite drunk enough. young Teller. Say,
the next time you set out to make an old
timer drunk SO you can beat him out of his
money, you'd better keep both eyes on your
moss. Good-by youngSter."
Copyright, 1890 OPIE P. READ.
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THE HOUSE OF
CORRECTION.
Its Inmates and the Chief Cause
of Incarceration.
Prison Comforts An Attempt to Escape
Tricks Of the Opium Fiends.
a Mexican Dwarf


TAF voluntary visits to the House Of Cor
IL rection were more frequently made they
&c would exercise a stronger influence in
the cause of temperance than all the preach
ing and teaching of professional philanthro-
pists and temperance advocates. Here,
where most of the prisoners are putting in
short terms of twenty or thirty days, or, at
most, three years, the greater number by
far are expiating sins of drunken misde-
meanors in default of paying fine they
were unable to raise.
Excepting the grated cells and windows
and the room where prisoners have meals,
there is not much in the aspect of the place
suggestive of punishment or incarceration.
Unfortunates finding their level there are
treated with sympathy and helpfulness, in
the broad and liberal spirit Of humanity, as
unhappy mortals who have lost for a time
their proper hold on this life, but may
recover 1t, and even if irretrievable here
they still have chance in the
world to come. Rules of decent behavior
are strictly enforced, and seeing
the perfect neatness ana immacu-
late neatness of that large institu-
ton it is apparent that a sojourn
there must be beneficial to many of the
miserable class who have lost self-respect
enough to be voluntary clean, for there they
are compelled to be so, at least exteroriy
The house fronts on a pleasant garden,
well kept by the labor Of the prisoners.
The building, erected seventeen years ago,
is in form of the letter Y and consists of
two stories and basement in part with an
attic floor, under a dome, occupied by
| female captives. A large portion of the
| house has one story and basement. All
| the work in and around the house is done
| by prisoners, gangs Of whom are also en-
| plOyed working on roads. Three times
a week the prison van disgurges its
| Sickening load at these doors. The new
arrivals are Immediately bathed and put
in clean clothing; the men are provided
with shirts and pantaloOns of striped cloth,
made on the premises, and the women with
gowns of blue calico, replacing their vile
rags, often in such horrible condition they
have to be boiled or even burnt. The
| prisoners at present number 49, ffty-nine
| OF whom are miserable examples OF lost
wOmanhood. Those inhabiting the upper
| floor are not permitted to leave it, but are
| airy halls on which they open, working at
| washing or sewing, all who will or can
| do so, for some are too stepped in
laZiness or incapacity to do anything
but eat. When their food is brought
TO the women's floor in huge buckets of
soup and hillOckS of meat cut in chunks,
with potatoes and bread, the wretched
inmates, most of them drunkards and
given over to every vice of which they are
capable, swarm round, filling their tn-pans
with food, and dragging 1t off to their holes
with the air of famIshed rats, devour like
beasts rather than human beings. In the
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where the three wings meet, are
diversity of small rooms devoted
to as many industries One is
the tailor-shop, where prisoners of that
calling pursue their trade, working on
prison garments; another, a barber-shop
for the use Of officers and guards, the pris-
oners' shop being in another quarter. One
Is drugstore, neat and bright-loOking,
we'll stocked with supply of commodities !;
In another shoes are mended. There is
also library. under care of a trnsty. as
those prisoners are called who, by good
conduct, have earned privileges. These
may be known by blue shirt, innocent of
stripes. The Office of Librarian being a
post of honor, its holder is intelligent. some
times belonging to a good family. At pres
whose stiff and peculiarly twisted limb
needs the constant support of crutch. Il
perceive you are lame" said THE CALL
representative to the prisoner. YES" said
he, 81 am victim of the war, and unfortu-
nately was on the wrong side to get PEN
siOp." He is well connected and is in for
the second time for drunkenness.
There is room set apart for hospital,
at present with no inmates. A doctor Wis
its the prison three times week, and
oftener If necessary. Many of these addi-
lions have been made to the prison, besides
several more Improvements in the house,
keeping department, during the manage
lbthb VI Odpbdlu JOnH VOiog, Vic piCoCnb
Superintendent. In the basement are two
kitchens, one where cooking for the officers
and guards is done, in which the men em-
ployed are required at all times to wear
clean white caps and aprons. An elevator
carries the dishes from here to the dining
rooms above. In another kitchen, where
prisoners food is cooked, an immense
range, about twenty feet long, is stocked
with such utensils as a eoffee-tank holding
100 gallons and caldrons for soup and
beans OF similar proportions. Not far from
the prisoners Kitchen is the place where
they are fed, and where they seem to reach
the lowest point of degradation. Those
creatures seem, when eating, to have
nothing left of their nature but the animal
part of it, The most exquisite order and
cleanliness prevails throughout the whole
institution, in several store-rooms where
large quantities of provisions are kept. not
an inch of string or vestige of paper mars
the neatness, and the prisoners are sub
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Prepared for THE SUNDAY CALL by Eleanor B.
Stryeker.
Ap0RNNY, hurry up and get ready to
7s &C. 10 school, or yOn will be too late"
Us =" amt going mother"
Not going; and why not?"
1--WE struck"
Struck What do you mean by that?"
Why, didn't pa read in the paper last
night about persons striking. and said it
was right for the oppressed to strike?''
And L hope you don't call yourself OBJ
pressed, do you? So you have struck, have
youP Well, I'll see If can strike, too"
And just as soon as Johnny saw his
mother reaching for the strap his first
strike came to an end, for he started out Of
the house and was down at school In q
twinkling
=" Just try to brighten me, will you2" said
Briggs to Braggs.
"What for?"
I've got the hiccough, and IL you
frighten me it will make it go away at
once"
at the top Of his voice. Lend end me sT So"
"Ah, thanks it is gone"
"Pa, wont You give me new dress? I
want one so much"
"Pll speak to your mother about it, surely
mamma will know If it is necessary"
Yes" replied the girl demurely SET
suppose so. But when you speak to her
touch her easy. papa. or she might want one
for herself"
In a summer hotel kitchen: GOOD gra-
cious; here is another order for chicken
salad and there is not an ounce of veal in
the house."
Two neighbors living in the country had
long and envenomed litigation about
small spring which they both claimed, The
.lu1pa WnaripI Out with the "a q 10 ~ uaid
what Is the use Of making so much fuss
about little water?"
Your Honor will see the use Of it." re-
piled one of the lawyers, "when inform
You that both the parties are milkmen."
The roar of laughter which followed
proved that the audience saw.
A lazy boy complaining that his bed was
too short, his father sternly said, THAT Is
because you are always too long in it"
Aunt-Well. Bobby, what do you want
to be when you grow up?
Bobby-(remembering private seance In
the woodshed)-An orphan.
A romping four-year-old boy had been
denied some trifling qualification by his
mother. but it did not seem so trifling 10
MN MN as III II did TO her: 50 striking an a.ti-
Mother, were you ever boy?"
willie, how did you get along in
sehoolP" Badly, papa; the teacher gave
me thrashing." "Wby" well, he
asked me now many teeth man had, and
said whole mouth full"
Loye-making, how simple matteri No depths to
explain,
No heights in life to ASCENDING disheartening be-
FORE
No aTrIshting hereafter. Love Will be evermOre.
Love-making. how awful matter We've been
there before;
The father determined we shouldn't-the mother
was watching at the door:
TIL the girl anrghted and wrote Us TO SEQ
her more.
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~ Thought saw some one" the nephew

81 thought saw some one," the nephew
rejoined. '.Wel, here's to you, uncle:
Drink hearty" said the old man, lifting
his glass. "Ah-hah @rinking)l that is
the juice for the gods, young fellow, and L
am sorry that I can't join you, but fate is
against me; but, by the way. this is the
best ginger ale / ever drank. l have had
it for some time, but l didn't know that it
improved 80 with age. Here, Sam. bring
us some more. Bring whisky for the young
man."
"Uncle, as I told you just now I must
have some money. want about two thou
sand dollars"
"Time enough for that, young man. That
ginger ale fits me closer than knit shirt
Here we are"
The young man directed the Majors at
tention TO the magnificent horse standing
at the gate and repeated the trick of mixing
whisky with the old mans ginger ale..
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o37, o3e, o41 MARKET STREET.

iected to weekly bath with as frequent
change of clothing and bed linen. The
second floor, reserved for the use of the
Superintendent and his family, Is as pleas
ant a home as the most domestic could de-
sire, having no halo of the prison,
excepting the bars outside the windows.
Religious services are held twice a
month by an Episcopal minister. the
Rev. Mr.. Mills, and as often by the
Rev. Father Jaquet of the Jesuit brother
hood. The prison has also been attended
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morning they are fed with mush or rice and
coffee with bread. Besides the dinner de-
scribed above they have supper Mt 80
o'clock, consisting of beans, bread and
coffee. To paraphrase a familiar line of
verse. here only woman is vile, for the cells
and surrounding halls are as pure as labor
of the tricks of these miserable creatures is TO
endeay0r to steal the prison garments on
their release, altering and transferring them
so as to escape detection. Their cells differ
from those of men in being inclosed with
wooden instead of iron bars. In the mems
department are three tiers of cells, one over
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C,dies EIsmera CInh-

The Ladies' Elsmere Club, Mrs. j. d.
Wheeloek, President, who are working for
the benefit of the Elsmere Free Kinder
garten, report through their Finance Com
mittee, Mrs. B. T. Barton and Mrs. G. A.
Rogers: Monthly subscriptions, S760;
donations from all sources, S417 90; socials
and sale Of kindergarten work, etc., S225 60 ;
total receipts, S1403 10.
As per warrant book of the Treasurer,
January 10, 1889, to cash on hand, 40 cents
received from Secretary, $1403 10; total.
$1403 80; disbursed, S1216 So; balance on
hand, March 81, 1890, SlS6 IS.
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"Ah, hah!' said the Major, putting down
his glass, that rolls me over on the play
ground of my youth. Let's repeat it. Sam,
where are your"
Now, about that money, uncle"
That's all right, my son. AS we are so
close kin and as we have never met before,
why, we must make up for lost time. Ia,
hap he laughed, that's not a bad idea.
Here we are again. as the old clown says.
Excuse me just minute, please, / want to
get chaw of tobacco. This ginger ale
brings to my old age the fond vices Of
years ago."
The young man poured whisky into the
old mans glass.
The old fellow soon returned with a
mouthful of natural leaf"
Now, uncle, let us get down to business.
I've got to have $1,000, and the worst of 1t is
l haven't got any security to put up. l have
always liked you. uncle. My mother has
often told me of you and have never grown
tired of hearing her."
That's all right, my dear boy; that's all
right: assure you. Let us have some more
stuff"
The young man was tickled; the old man
was showing signs of intoXicatiOn.
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or other friends in misfortune. Many of
the walls throughout the house are en-
livened by landscapes and flowers, fres-
coed by the hands of inmates. BY an in
genious continuance the turning of a single
crank locks and double locks a whole long
Tow of cells. Abundant ventilation is af-
fOrded prisoners, and narrow passage be-
tween the backs of a double row of cells
admits the constant supervision of guard
looking through an aperture in each of
them. Round spacious circular hall oc-
cupying central part of the house,
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the another. each by 10 feet. and mostly
fitted with two beds, stool, a shelf, and
a small table, when an occupants ingenious
enough to construct it himself 1t is Won
derful to see even in these prison apart
ments evidence of home instinct. for
some are actually decorated with cheap
dashes of color in form of Japanese
fans and other popular knick-knaeks, beside
additions of white eounterpanes and bedside
carpets, brought there by sorrowing mothers
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Helping Hand.
Only last week an attempt at escape was
made by three TRUSTEES. They endeavored
to get possession of ladder under pretense
that some repairs were needed in the bath
house. Having secured a butchers saw
from the guards dining room, they expected
to cut their way and scale the walls. Their
actions exciting the suspicious of Captain
Foley, they were frustrated. The punish
ment most often inflicted and effective is
forfeiture of credits, five days credit or
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portions of the apparatus with which 1t
was endeavored to be concealed. In some
cases tho opium was found imbedded in
cake. in others concealed beneath the lin
ing OF shoes, and in one case the heel Of a
boot was Withdrawn, disclosing an in
geniously contrived box followed out
of the leather and filed with the
coveted luxury. 1t has been found en-
twined in the queues Of Cinnamon, sewed
up in the tucks of women's gowns. and the
officer showed a fruit Can labeled Black
Cherries" that was closely sealed as though
direct from the cannery, and found to be
filled with opium alone.
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immunity being earned for each month of
good conduct. Sometimes they are punished
with only two meals day, and occasionally
with bread and water.
Have you seen the opium?" said an Off
Ger of the prison to the reporter. ''0pium?
No; you surely do not indulge prisoners
with the luxury of an opium joint?" mot
exactly joint. Still, we have OPIUM" said
he. and, producing a good-sized box, care
fully sealed up, he removed the lid, eXbib-
iting numerous quantities of the drug, with
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GGntSand Boys Shoes Reduced in Proportion

We have the largest variety of La
dies Low Shoes and Slippers to select
from.
Just received-A carload of all kinds
of Colored Shoes for summer wear.
When you can't get fitted elsewhere
go to NOLAN SONS. You can always
get fitted there, as we have the largest
store and the largest stock to select
from.
Sole Agents for Norman & BENEFITS
Celebrated Sporting Shoes for the Pa
cific Coast.
SEND FOR OUR REDUCED PRICE LIST.
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G o.
o o
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Ladies' Fine Dongola Kid Button Boots, heel
or spring heel. so
Ladies' Fine French Kid Button Boots........ 90
Ladies' Extra Fine French Kid Button Boots
Satin finish .,,.,,....... 3 SO
The same quality sold ali over for So
Ladies' Fine French Kid Button Boots patent
leather 50
Ladies' Extra Fine French Kid Button Boots
stitched edges, Waukenphast Bottom....... 4 90
Ladies' Extra Fine French Kid Button Boots,
London toe, French Kid tip. Waukenphast
bottom, stitched edges. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES so
Ladies' Extra Fine French Kid Button Boot,
Diamond patent-leather tip...... ............ 90
Ladies' Extra Fine French Kid Button Boot
spring heels W
Ladies' Extra Fine French Kid Button Boot,
fo1ed all around, square toe, patent-leather
tips, the latest style out ..................6 90
The morning call., 1890-04-13

A sea-serpent, 1O3 feet long, was seen to coil
itself up in slippery folds on the coast of
Florida last month. Three reliable persons
saw this creature distinctly.
would believe, the following, truthful state
ment as readily as they swallow sea-serpent
stories, 1t would be the means of saving thou
sands of lives DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery, If taken in time and given a fair
trial, will actually cure consumption of the
lungs, which is really scrofulous disease: IL
this wonderful medicine does not do all we
recommend. when taken as directed; we will
cheerfully and promptly return all money
paid for it. Can any offer be more generous
or feir? No other medicine possesses sufficient
power over that fatal malady-Consumption
to warrant its manufacturers in selling it I'M
der such trying conditions. The Golden Med
ical Discovery" is not only the most wonderful
Alternative, or blood-cleanser, known to med
ical science, but also possesses superior nutri-
tive and tonic, or strengthening properties,
which assist the food to digest and become
assimilated. thus building up both strength
and flesh. For all cases of Bronchial, Throat
and Lung Diseases, accompanied with linger-
ing coughs, it is absolutely unequaled as a
remedy. For Weak Lungs, Splitting of Blood,
and kindred affections, it surpasses all other
medicines.
The morning call., 1890-04-13

u 5000 yards Printed French Ch selected patterns your choice 6GpTyad
10 10000 yards French &e6nS elegant designs your pick Zoe per yard
10 Wash Dress Fabrics mammoth stock select FROM at very Low prices
The morning call., 1890-04-13

C:P. Drike, Mayor of Prescott, Ariz., died
on Wednesday from the effects of wounds
received during the war. =
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LADIES' SWITCHES

" Switches? Well, they cost 81 to $40
according to color, weight and length. The
highest-priced is that mousey' shade. But
the switch business is steadily going to the
mischief since that cruel fashion has set in
Of piling up the hair on the back and on
the top of the female head divine.
Who are my customers2 Well, Pm
just not going to tell you. When one of
my patrons buys toupee, or a wig or
switch from me they don't expect l am 90
ing to give them away to the first man
who asks me. All l know is if did there'd
be wigs on the green for me with a
vengeance, and I'm not ambitious just
nnwO
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O. THE ENTIRE STOCK!
JUST As WE EXPECTED, The CRISIS HAS COME!

Owing the unprecedented stagnaiOn
goods before the positive
stock must turned into coin liabilities must be
chants of the SOundeSt standing,
NOW EVERYTHING
building. Read the reductions
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FUNNY PARAGRAPHS,

Prepared for THE SUNDAY CALL by Eleanor B.
Stryeker.
AICORNNY, hurry up and get ready to
5AA go 10 school, or you will be too late"
ES amt going, mother"
Not going; and why not?"