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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13

prize hurriedlY inspected it while her chums
looked on. was not close enough to hear
what they said, but from the expression Oh
the face of the tall girl she evidently
thought she was worth considerable money
about that time.
After brief discussion they turned down
Grant avenue toward Market street, walk
ing at a rapid gait.
Here, l thought, following close behind.
are three honest maidens heading straight
for the Office to deliver mp the purse to its
rightful owner. San Francisco has every
reason to be proud Of her girls.
At Grant avenue and Geary street the one
with the treasure, which she had tucked
in her skirt. switched off into Geary street.
going west. while the other two went into
glOvestore,
That she was an honest young woman
was demonstrated later on. Perhaps she
did not notice the address in the first glad
flush Of suddenly acquired wealth. but did
q little prospecting at home. Next morning
she notified "Mr. Ca'lesen" OF the fact that
she had found his wallet.
cd. S. Carleseu's" purse contained 20
cents in Dickes In trust from the estate of
John Bigm0Te for Jennie Bjgmore, a minor;
HoIc0mb, the reYivalst, labeled Uncle
joe; receipt for rent; 80 cents In silver,
loose, in the inner reticule; shoe buttoner:
another tintype, and a poem entitled I'VE
Two" Quite a collection for any one who
is fond Of such trifles.
twas Mss Buckingham who found this
one.
Slightly discouraged by the loss of two
Ii, !
went to the Office aud learned that the first
purse had already been returned. 1t seems
that Robert Oberderner and another
tired boy were resting in a hallway on
Geary street and saw tile purse shortly
after it reached tie sidewalk They darted
out and got it and then darted in again be-
fore l could turn.
1t was few minutes after O'Clock when
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people, including Journal man, were wait
ing at the corner of fremont street and
Temple place for streetcar.
A large man wearing long. glossy black
whiskers walked slowly by the party. The
breeze dallied playfully with his whskers,
but there was something very unnatural
about them that caused one TO gaze upon
their possessor with curiosity. He swung
small cane very arily in his right hand and
seemed utterly unmindful of the cold. Stop
ping in front of shop window he raised his
hat and smiled at a young woman employed
in the place.
She did not respond and he turned away,
walking toward the corner Just as he was
about TO turn into fremont street blast
struck him. One beautiful whisker came
off and was waited down she street. Then
the other followed in its wake. The face of
the man-nOw smooth and fat-turned very
red. and he strobe rapidly away. And the
little group on the corner looked surprised.
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OURS IS AN HONEST PEOPLE.
Six Purses Lost-Four Returned.

The next test was made at the expense of
sd. S. Carl eson." also of 10 Market street,
and he was so careless as to drop his purse
on Post street, between Grant avenue and
Kesrny.
The spot selected was In front Of fur
store, where women most do congregate
these days. They crowded the sidewalk
and gave me a good chance to place the
alluring bait ard withdraw where l could
spot the finder.
Three young women, walking abreast,
sighted the purse. which lay with the metal
side up. They made a simultaneous rush,
but the tallest OF the trio was the best diver.
She scooped in the prize and was immedi-
ately besieged by the other two, who pre-
sumaby wanted her to 'divvy." They
were all stylishly dressed and carried bun
dies of shopping, and as they moved off up
Post street followed.
When near the corner of Grant avenue
they faced in toward a window.
standing close together and with their
backs to the sidewalk. forming a barricade.
In this position, and screened from OBJ
servation. as they thought. the finder of the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
1 tried Market street in al

l tried Market street in quest OF an honest
man. The purse belonging to "W. E.
Jordan" was drof ped on the pavement three
doors west OF TO Market street. AS il
slid from my trOuser leg my foot struck it
and sent II spinning into the middle of the
sidewalk, while fetched up with turn at
the curb.
The sidewalk was thronged. but several
people who held their heads up. passed
those riches by. Then an old man in a soft
felt hat, long ulster, cane and an Uncle
Tom limp, bounced upon the purse. His
joints cracked in the act but he was mp aud
away without attracting attention from
those on the street Two young men in a
store saw the find, came out, looked after
the old man aud then went back again.
followed the old man to Market and
Fourth streets. where he crossed over. He
was a smOoth-faced old man, fairly well
dressed and with curly iron-gray hair. He
looked neither to the right nor the left nor
behind him, but padded up Market street
at lively gait for an old man. When
he picked up the purse he stuffed it into the
breast pocket of his ulster and never once
removed his hand while 1 kent him In sight.
As he faded away in the chilly cleaning
sdiu5 FAREWELL puIoct anu 6eul O0ek 10
try another.
This time / dropped &c. A. Bakers"
earthly possessions at the corner of Market
Kearny and Geary streets, just In front of
the telephone Office. Scarcely had I moved
away when three welLdressed young men,
sporting gloves and canes. came around the
corner from Kearny street.
The one on the inside spotted the purse,
grabbed it up quickly and stuffed it into his
overeoat pocket. Like the old man, be
neither stopped nor looked behind, but
walked on. His friends saw the act and
were doubtless remarking that they would
take something. They were all men In good
circumstances, and are well-known figures
on Market and Kearny streets. followed
them to Fifth street, where they Stacked up,
and the big fellow opened the purse under
cover OF his coat
As he did so saw him glance up at the
numbers on the buildings. Then he stopped
but his friends spoke to him and the trio
went on. He was Patrick Wolf. Thus was
q spasm Of honesty nipped in the bud for
time being
Besides the money held in trust by the
guardian of Joseph Eckles Jr." there were
IN The purse the card Of one Barker, a pair
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PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
Colonel Fellows ard Speaker Crisp
Have a Chat.


Speaker Crisp and Colonel John r. Eel
lows of New York were chatting over war
times as they sat together In the formers
room. II remember" said the Speaker,
that in Fort Donelson, when l was pris-
oner there. another prisoner named Colonel
Fellows from Arkansas used to be regarded
by us as great orator. and he used to make
speeches to US twice and three times day.
1t was during the time that we were discuss
ing whether we would take the oath or not"
While the Speaker was talking Colonel
Fellows face broke out into . smile. II
was that Colonel Fellows" he said, "and |
remember you now. You were a young
chap about II or Is years old, were you not?
Yes" said the Speaker, "and you told
us not to take the oath until we knew for a
certainty that the entire Confederate army
had surrendered"
II never did take the OATH" was Colonel
Fellows reply. Il held that owed my al
leganee 10 the Confederate Government
aud not 10 General Lee. When the entire
Government surrendered | was willing to
take the oath, but General Scheuf would
not let me. l went out on parole, and |
never have taken the oath except as an Off
Ger of the Government"
The Speaker took the oath after the war;
In $780, 1859 new books were printed in
tho limited States
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cover OF flap the name OF fictitious owner
and the address, '710 Market stree" plainly
written.
The Object was to see how many of the
finders of supposed riches would develop
enough spontaneous honesty, as it were, to
impel them to return the purses at once,
with or without hope of rewaId.
Pour out Of the six came back.
The first purse was returned by an honest
boy, who picked it up on Geary street, be-
tween Kearny street and Grant avenue.
His name is Robert OberdeTner, and he
lives at 1920 Pine street
The others who acknowledged the finding
of the purses were Miss Buckingham of
1915 Franklin street, Patrick Wolf OF 10
Powell street and w. Lowenthal OF 226
Sixth street.
One of these three purses was taken to 10
Market street BY the finder, Mr.. Wolf. and
the other two left word that the owners
would do we'll to call at the addresses they
left. As there are no owners the property
reverts to the finders. Robert OheTderner
can have the purse he found by calling at
the Office.
All Of the other purses may yet return,
but II they do not the finders are welcome.
The entire outfit, purses and contents, was
worth bat a few dollars, and eighty cents
Of that came back with the first bait thrown
out
or the other five two were found by
women and three by representative men.
Two OF the men secured their prizes on
Market street within ten yards Of no Mar
ket street, and both returned them.
l diaed in a little chophouse south Of
Market street with the man who found the
last one and watched his varying express
sions as he dissected his prize.
The purses were OF that fiat variety nsu-
ally carried by women and worth about
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
HUNTING IN FRANCE.
A Very Peculiar Breed of Dogs Is Gem
orally Employed.

Sidhy LHIFiOySG.
New YORK Sun.
Ali OF the public forests Of France and
many OF those in private ownership are un-
der the care OF graduates OF the Eeole des
Faux ct Forets. This guardianship includes
not only care OF the trees. but also that of
the game. Through this intelligent super
vision the supply of the latter Is maintained
at maximum. The prejudice which exists
in this country against hunting deer with
dogs does not prevail in France There It
is universally practiced. Instead of the
leggy. speedy dogs which we employ,
the French make use OF hounds called
bassets, which. with their crooked legs
and In other ways resemble a larger sort of
dachshund They possess wonderful en-
durance, although slow, and exquisite
noses. These dogs are not expected to pull
down the quarry. They are trained merely
to keep 1t in motion until IL is brought with
in range of the hunters gun. From the
10th to the 10th of November inclusive, an
oppor unity will be offered on Long Island
to compare the French method of driving
deer with our own. The quality of dogs
employed on the island for this purpose it
is feared would excite the derison of Con-
tinental sport smen; none the less, these
CANNES are very effective. Deer on Long
Island promise 10 offer fine sport during the
brief open seassn of six days. Already one
or two have been captured while attempt
ing TO swim across the Great South Bay.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
WOman's Pluck.

FitIbDurg IImcS
The Gar has Withdrawn his consent 10
the leit-hand marriage of his nephew. the
Grand Duke Nicholas. TO the daughter OF
merchant. because she insists that she be
received at court Ind be given the title of
Grand Duchess. Good for that girl. who
could not have shown more spunk in de-
manding her rights If she had been an
American
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BORN.

BORN.
HARRIGAN-In this city. January i, 1893 to the
wife of T. +. Harrlgan son.
CoGHILL-1n this city, January 5. 1893, to the
wife OF w. IL. Coghili. a daughter.
CAVANAGH-In this city, January 7, 1898 to the
wife OF Hugh j. Cavanagh son.
BULEHnRT-in this city. December J. 1892 to
the wife OF A. Bulehort, a daughter
GOLF n this city. January 10, 1898. to the wife
OF Mark I. Cole, daughter.
aUENLEY--In this city. January 0, 1893 to the
wife of Edward Guenley, ason.
MlLLZNER-In this city. January 8, 1898 to the
wife of N ID Milzner. a daughter
ELKUS-In Seattle Wash, to the wife OF Phil Ell
kus, n
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
The Lane Lectures.

DR.. l.. c. Lane opens course of free
Lectures this evening at the Cooper Medical
College with an interesting and instructive
talk ON The Horse"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
AFTERNOON.
Lost His Whiskers
Boston Lonrnal

Bu5IUn journal.
1t was cold night and the wind whistled
through the streets. blowing dust and dirt
into the faces OF pedestrians. A group OF
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TX plethoric purses,
filled with glittering
nickels and dimes and a
choice assortment OF
pocket "Valuables,
were dropped on the
sidewalk at different
times Wednesday and
yesterday within a "a
dius Of two blocks Of
the corner of Market
and KearDy streets.
Each purse had pasted
on the inner side Of the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13
BIRTHS MARR!aGES-DEATHS.

Birth. marriage ana death notices sent by mall
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication offices and be Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
10 have the same published.
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TO BE LOCALIZED.
Interest i'm Each County
Exhibit.
GOOD plan FOR THE FAIR.
1t Will Leave a Definite Impress
sion.
A SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK.
In the Embarrassment of Wonders
the Only Hope IS to Spe-
CialiZe.
A SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK.

If you were looking for n needle in n
bundle of hay, you would feel under OBJ
legations to any one who would point ut
that needle, wouldn't you? So ont Mt the
Meehanics' Fair and Citrus Exhibition
the people wander ajmIessIy, deIie ed
At everything, but taking no stock OF
anything in particular. Most OF them
are looking for that proyerbIal 9 edo In
a bundle of hay.
I" The Call " proposes to point out the
special features of the great exhibit by
devoting space ench day To one partic nlar
county. AS will be seen below already
several counties have jnmped at the OPP
portunity of being singled out, and
have been awarded special days. Thus
there Will be a" Sonoma County Day."
Placer County Day" and so forth. On
these days the county In question Will
make special efforts In the hall to enter
tain and inform visitors.
In thus focalizing interest The Call "
believes IL can be OF greater service than
in any other way to both exhibitors and
the fair visitors. More space can be given
TO details In each COZ unity, aud visitors on
leaving the fair each night will be en-
abIed to take away some definite ideas
on a least one section of the State.
As the Mechanics Fair and Northern
Citrus Belt MidwIBter Exhibit proceeds Mt
the Mechan ics' Pavilion it attracts more
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The Columbian Stamp.

NtW TUTk TTeSS
There is nothing small about the new CO.
lumbar postage stamps. One of them
stuck on No. white envelope looks some
what like sarsaparilla advertisement
pasted on whitewashed fence.
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The Prussians were the first 10 divide
their pontons into compartments.
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Public School Buildings for Sale.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
W san Francisco Jan d, 1S93-SeaIed proposals
will be received by the Board OF Education, new
City Hal. IN open session, on "Wednesday. the 11th
Inst from to g $50 O'CLOCK NJ, Tor the purchase
of the school buildings, sreds and fences upon the
lot on Bartlett street, near Twenty third The
building Will be sold to the highest bidder for cash.
and must be removed within ten days from date OF
sale. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
check in the OF $3.50. made payable to the
order OF the secretary OF the Board of Education
conditioned that II the proposal be accepted. and
the bidder fail neglect 10 comply with the terms
of the same, then and in that case the SAID cheek
shall be forfeited TO the Board of Education. The
board the right TO reject any or all bids as
the public good may require
JAG I'd GEORGE BEANSTON, Secretary
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-13

As the Mechanics Fair and Northern
Citrus Belt Midwinter Exhibit proceeds at
the Mechan ics' Pavilion it attracts more
people.
They come in shoals. and the general ver-
dict appears 10 be that there is a more elab-
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In 1890, 1859 new books were printed in
tho United States.
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The Largest Retail Dry Goods Firm
on the Pacific Coast.
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II DR.. SchenGk's treatment and cure of Consump-
tion were something new and untred. people might
doubt; but what bRs proved itself th ou2h record
as old as our grand1athers. means just what IL Is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-09-02
HURRICANE REACHES NEW YORK.
shores of the Bay and Long Island sound
swept by Great fillows.


New YORK, Aug, 2"-The violent
storm which swept over the city and the
surrounding country from midnight till
o'clock 4 NJ, bore close resemblance
To the hurricane which worked such
havoc few davS ago. Like that
storm, tins one had lis origin in Il
cyclone that arose in tine West
Indies ami then swept along the NtIau-
tie coast in a northeasterly direction.
While the other, however, only HkIrtni
the coast along the Gulf Stream, scarce
IL penetrating inland, this one, since il
swept over Florida ON SUNDAY, had Is
storm center we'll inland and reached
out in every direction for a
distance of more than ,1UQ miles. ~
almost all tclcgraphjc connections are
broken, the signal bureau TINS morning
Was unable to give a rpmpIct" report oi
the storm : course or of it's exact dirry-
ton, but from the local observations it
was surmised that the cyclone had gone
westward and would probably make its
way out to sna through the It. Lawrence
Valley. The view of the bay from the
Battery early this morning was magu-
ticent, and crowds gathered 10 see IL.
old :uatmcu said II was most uucuu-
mon, if not unparalleled. in their eN-
porleuce. The tide was unusHlly high,
pIIed up 10y the south gale.
Vt ) o'clock it reached its highest
level and delayed travel considerably.
The water had that peculiarly forbid
ding and dangerous look usual when
there is violent storm at sea- E.g
waves eiu;rrCI GP l3v the wind, fhvi,
white crests falling over each other.
Passing vessels pitched and rolled
and scattered the water before
their bows ~ they plunged forward
The waves dashed against the Battery
sea wall with great roar. The tide
was up almost To- the top of the wall.
As each rolling sea came in It broke
against the granite abutmcut and
sprang high in the air. The
seas carried in debris and
going ont left it in Battery Park. som"
of the waves mounted a. high as fifteen
far back in the park. The high
seas hOmbardcd the long shed of
the barge office, flooding the ground
floor and rising nearly to the roof of the
outer wall. No boats could make a
landing there to-day.
The Bcdloe Island boat came over to
the Battery wharf at 5 O'Clock. When
near the dock Ticket Agent Meal !. iaf-
ierty saw the danger that the boat
would be dashed to pieces and
shouted to the pilot to keep
of, The boat put back to Bcdlor'1
Island, but could not make a landing
there either and went up the North
River. The Ellis Island fcrryhuJt
>hackamaxon failed to make its az
pearance up to 1880 4. VI. small
army of immigration officers ana
employees stood about the barge
office waiting for it. Commissioner Nj
Sweeney was imprisoned on Ellis Isl
land. When he heard thata storm was
coming yesterday he decided to remain
at the island all night with a number Of
the day force to protect the building.
There was no communication with the
island to-day.
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SCORE OF BUILDINGS BURNED
The Business Part Of D9asaH IS lad in

The Business Part Of D9i8g8H IS lad in
Ashes.
DELAvAN, Wis, Aug. 29.-The most
destructive confagration that ever
visited this city started last evening at
o'clock. The business part Of the vii
lage was wiped out, entailing a total loss
of 92S ,000. The fire originated in :. V.
Barlow's livery stable on Second Street.
The flames were famed by a brisk
northwest wind and swept into row of
wooden buildings adjoining and from
there into the main business block on
WalNorth Avenue. Scarcely any
thing could be done bv the
fire department toward check
ing the onward course of the
fire. Half an hour after the first alarm
had been turned in the Delavan House
wis ablaze and then commenced STAN
pedc to save the goods in the adjoining
buildings. The fire quickly communi-
: Gated to the J. {. Shulz brick building,
on the west side of the street, occupied
by the post-ottice and the large harness
establishment of the j. G. Shulz estate.
1t next spread to Iiollister d Calkins
street, occupied BY NJ ~ Burns,
harness. dealer; {. B. Sumner
and 4. <. Spooner, attorneys and
J. c. I.arnard. real estate and insurance.
Adjoining the Holister 4 Calkins
building were two frame structures Oc-
Cupled by bakery and barber shop.
These were also burned before the fire
could be gotten under control. The
property loss is the largest ever srIs-
tanned here. being aDpr0ximated about
as follows:
: < Ror1o,. li,or,.,,,o,, los. t. 600. no
Insurance
J. T. Thompson, wagonmakcr, loss $500,
insurance 500.
George II. Sturtevant, blacksmith, loss
$500; no insurance.
j. {. Shutz estate harness manufacturers,
l"II go" Insurance 2'','o =,
a., Iiou,e anu paflS, sId MFT f.. ",
s'%" INV, Iioi'''''o'' io>' f'0''o0' insurance
NJ II Williams ro-;torce and hor,
los II 20. no insurance. '''',' 90 =
Holli-ter & Calkins, livery, loss Sc 600;
insurance Il 1uD