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repeated, until one day he said to her that
she had better give him a mortgage on her
property for $1,000, and that then she
could draw such sums as she wished It'll
the amount was used up. This size did on
January !, 1889.
In June or July of the same year Price
presented an account of the moneys she
had drawn. He had two copies and gave
me one to read to Mrs. Hoffman, who was
too old to read well. 1t showed that she
had overdrawn her mortgage in six months
$40.
1.-THE second mortgage was executed
after left her house in August, 1889, so l
don't know whether or not she drew the
full amount of II before she died on No
vember IT, 1890.
''She died on Monday. and Frank
Green, who lived across the street, started
down to notify me. but on the way he met
Price, who told him that that was useless,
and, consequently. l did not know she was
dead until Friday, the day after her fu-
neral.
Mrs. Hoffman was never married to
George Wass. 1t was love affair that
too often happens. She regretted her act
all her life. and many times told me that
she was not married.
81 went to the house on Friday and
there / found George Wass In a back
room, dying. He died there few days
afterward.
II think IL was in June, 1889. that Mrs.
| Hoffman and l came downtown 10 see a
real estate man about leasing some land.
I'VE went over 10 the California Safe
Deposit vaults. On the way over Mrs.
Hoffman said to me: L have rented a
box In the vaults to put my bonds and
jewels in. 1t cost me SIS. but 1t is much
| safer
1--WE went into the vault and she took a
key from her pocket and pulled out a big
long tin box. Al she did this she said,
L will show you. Mrs. Kirsch. that have
not been a doctress all my life fol-
nothing This is the first l knew of her
having other than the Folsom-street prop
erty.
.'She took out plush case. and it was
| just full of diamond rings and bracelets.
"As nearly as / can remember she
showed me diamond cross, three dia-
mond rings, one solitaire diamond, one
| diamond band ring with three or four
large diamonds in cluster. gold watch
with diamond watchchain, pair of solid
gold bracelets the shape of sickle set
] with number Of diamonds, pair Of
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January II. 1894. in Judge

bv Price on January IL. 1894. in Judge
Levy's court.
Mrs. DIR. Hoffman's Will was peculiar
ms rument 1t went into no details as to
the value of her properly, which she had
bequeathed in all good faith to the son OF
her adoption. She trusted her friend
Price, and relied upon him TO see that the
boy should get his just dues.
The will is on file in the County Clerks
office, and sets forth the dead woman's
wishes as follows:
In the name OF God, amen: I. Amelia M.
Hoffman, wife OF george Wass, but with said
Wass never lived as his wife, of the city and
county OF San Francisco. State of California, OF
the age of rs years and being of sound and dis
posing mind and memory and not acting under
duress, menace. fraud or any undue influence
of any person whatever do make. publish and
declare this my last viii and testament In the
manner following, that is to say:
First, give and bequeath unto Frank of
man, my adoped son, aged years. now living
with me, aud who was born in my. house and
raised ana brought up by me. all my property
real and personal, situated IN the city ana
county of San Francisco, and any property
which may have elsewhere. which said prop
erty shall go 10 him and be received by MIN on
his arrival at The age of Fl years.
/ hereby make, constitute and appoint Will
liam Price OF the San Francisco police force
guardian of the person and estate OF my said
adopted son, Frank Hoffman. until lie becomes
of the age of 81 years. and in case OF the death
of said Price l desire and hereby appoint
Henry Sylvester of San Francisco guard
ian OF said Frank Hoffman; and In
case the guardian of the said Frank
Hoffman, when he arrives at the
age of 81 years. determines that he Is dissolute
or unfit 10 take care of his property, then said
guardian shall not let said Frank Hoffman have
possession OF or manage said property hereby
bequeathed until he shall have arrived at the
age OF % years.
In case of the death Of said Frank Hoffman
before he gets possession Of said property IN
der the provisions heretofore mentioned 10 this
my will his said guardian hereby appointed Is
to distribute the said property hereby left TO
my said adopted son among the poor and sick
and needy persons at his discretion.
Secondly, l give aud bequeath to my hus-
ba nd, George WasS, tie sum of 81.
/ hereby direct my executors. hereinafter
named, 10 pay all my honest debts, in case l
owe anything at the time Of my death, and pay
the EXPENSES of my last sickness, in case there
is any, and the funeral expenses. That l be
buried In suitable manner and that my said
executors purchase a suitable lot in some suit
able burying ground for my burial in a Roman
Catholic burying ground. That they erect over
my grave a suitable tombstone, to be sur
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ing years. until her death. was almos. her

ing years, until her death. was almost her
constant companion.
After reciting this she began her story
Il will begin at the beginning" she said.
II was present at the founding asylum on
the night of September 10. 1879, when a
pretty baby-faced Hebrew girl, not N ore
than is years of age. applied for admis-
sion.
''She had only been in the house short
time when she gave birth to a fine healthy
boy. That is the same child sitting there, I"
pointing to Frank T. Wass.
"She did not tell US much of her story.
1t seemed TO be sad one. and we did not
ask it. She told us that she did not love
the child and did not wish to care for it.
But she told us she was n Hebrew and
wanted her child confirmed in her faith.
Before she recovered her wishes were
compiled with.
Having seen this done she gave up all
claims upon the babe, and so far as / re-
member never saw him in the house again.
I'm few days she recovered and left
the asylum. after kissing her babe good by
forever.
Mrs. Hoffman then resolved to adopt
the child and on December 90 1888. he was
christeped in the Lutheran Church by
Pastor Buhlow.
1.-THE property then occupied by Mrs.
Hoffman and which she owned stood
where the California Medical College now
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Mrs. Montgomery's Allowance.

Probate Judge Coffey made an order
Yesterday allowing Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Montgomery $3.50 month family allow
ancs from the estate of her late husband.
Alexander MONTGOMERY. The estate 10
valued at 50, AIS, 172 80.
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A woman living on Long Island, n. j.,
is earning a comfortable living from the
culture Of violets. which she sells to New
York firm.
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Every penny tells.-sou can get Salvation Oil
or 90 cents. Best iiniment In the market
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MISCELLANEOUS.

YOU ALL THE CLOTHING YOU
WANT ? EVEN THOUGH
YOU CAN BUY FINE GOODS
FOR A NOMINAL SUM.
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THE KISS OF PEACE.

The Archbishop, in Giving It, Founa That .s It Was Extremely Costly.
 Land transfer has lost great deal of the simplicity which characterized the. operation in the olden time. The pleasantlandso Bosham, in Sussex, once belonged to thsaarchbishop of Canterbury, but was much coveted by Earl Goodwin, supporter of the last of |. the Saxon kings, whose treasury was unfortunately too empty to purchase 1t. He obtained the place by novel system of land transfer. His lordship attended great ceremony in the arch bishops cathedral, followed by his re- tainers, and, according to time-honored custom, said to his grace: "Da mini basium," meaning: "Give me the kiss of peace;" only, instead of saying "basium," he ingeniously substituted the provincial pronunciation of Bosh- am. The archbishop graciously re- piled: "Do tibi basium," which, being interpreted, is: II give thee the kiss" which he did. But Goodwin replied: "Thou hast given me Bosham," to which all his retainers cried: "Why, cert'nly;' and the whole crew at once rode off to take possession of the pleas ant Sussex territory. The archbishop could not help himself, and allowed the transfer to go The. law has greatly complicated matters since then.-Art .Journal U L.. :. d
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seems almost A. CONAN DOYLE. New Yorker as far as his constituency is concerned. The metropolitan ed itors pay him more than he gets at home. Several weeks ago. the buyer of a great syndicate-for literary firms have their buyers just like the dry goods houses-called upon the author with proposition to buy story.
 Conan Doyle declared that he could not fill the order. He was crowded with work-had orders ahead sufficient to keep him busy for two years to come. "I even get twenty ghineas thousand words" he said, land must refuse to write at that price."
 We'll" said the New Yorker, 1T will pay you thirty guineas thousand if you will write me story that can take home with me when Ireturn."
 The author said he would think it over, and bade the literary purchaser to return four days later. The latter, called at Doyle's house in the time specified, and the writer pulled man. uscript out of his desk.
 five written this since saw yon,r he said "There are five thousand words here." taa44 s4
 Without another word the New Yorker took one hundred and fifty guineas from his wallet and handed the money over. Doyle had worked very rapidly and been paid the highest price he ever received for manuscript
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This is 8 fact ADIPosE ROYALTY.
 which the loyalty of the British press does not dwell upon at length. It is even conjectured that should her males { ty ever die, and the prince of Wales Is l understood to have some doubts about { that, it will be fatty degeneration of [ the heart that carries her off.
 The duke of Cambridge, uncle to the , queen and commander-in-chief of the [ British army, is also fast becoming a 2 veritable elephant in point of size. It { seems that he weighs enormously and ! refuses to permit the publication of the figures, although that appears an ann pliAcation. The duchess of Tecl, moth CT of the bride of the duke of York, Is so fat as to be an object of wonder to all who behold her, as is also the Princess Beatrice.
 It is the crnel allusion of malicious New Workers which gives point to this adiposity. IL is asserted that Grover , Cleveland has grown terribly fat and wants another term.
 DAVID WEcHsLER.
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join quite as much as the men in the scramble for gold at the roulette and rouge ct noir tables. Here the club house is for men alone; women may and do sometimes bet too heavily on a favorite horse, and there are un- pleasant consequences if the favorite doesn't win; but the races do not last the season out. It's fortunate that they do not.
 By common consent Saratoga hasn't been so gay in number of years as it Is now My province is the philosophy of dress, and I will not add name to name unduly; but it Is evident that among such women as Mrs. Berry Wall, Mrs. Warren Ransom, Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. and Miss Linthicum, Mrs Edwin Moses Taylor, Mrs. Foulke and Mrs. Raymond, there will be lovely dresses to admire.
 It Is like game of poker. A wom- ans five big trunks are her "hand" She may make a superb bluff with one or two elegant gowns, but at the ''show down" there will be fours and full hands and royal flushes and all sorts of nice things, and 1t takes splendid hand to win.
 But this is shocking! am demoral- ized by the atmosphere of the place.
 I.think dressing is brighter and gay CT here than at most resorts, or per haps this is merely the effect of so
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much of life being lived in the open and pure and cool that it puts sparkle into the eyes and color into the cheeks.
 Certainly there are more ruffled skirts here than at Newport, more fluffy and fantastic sleeves and more effect of gracefulness and abandon, so that almost repent having prophesied awhile ago winter reign of simplic- ity. So much depends upon the point of view.
 There was, for instance, hotel hop the other day at which one of the pret- tiest dresses was undoubtedly Mrs. Berry Wallis lowered silk, the skirt whereof was cross barred with five rows of pale blue ribbon at the bottom and five more at the top, with little breathing space between. This ar engagement would seem a trifie over gay at Newport, but Mrs. Wall is as wise as she is beautiful and she knows her ground. For were there not upon the floor also Miss Wolfs white satin skirt? and had it not scarves of yellow chiffon falling from the waist at each side and caught midway with largo bow, the ends, like the bodice, being outlined with little blushing rosebudsf Was it not hutter of lace and shim- mer of silk and rosy blend of colors and the fluffy sleeves-were they not like wings for the upbearing of the angels of this earth? You almost looked to see these airy ballroom belles drifting away like thistle down when the breeze
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long in agreeing that he-was wonder as wooer, and the fact was too good to keep.
 It will interest Western people whom he has so harshly criticised to learn that the anglo-Indian has such very bad table manners that few Lendoners cared to invite him to dine. His repu- tation in this respect became so firmly established that bondon society posi- lively tabooed him altogether It Is not Q source of surprise to many in London that he likes to seclude him. self in Vermont with his wife. But since an American girl was kind where so many English were cruel, perhaps ] Kipling is justified in condemning the j taste of our women.
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came rustling down from the Adiron- dack foothills.
 A pretty girl from the west wore a gown somewhat similar in effect and cut. It was of cornflower blue satin, the skirt plain except panel of chif- ion at the left side. And the bodice was of chiffon, the yellow waistband fastened by a gsmmed buckle. Wasn't that neatP You should have seen the grill Then you would have added ''sweet" and other adjectives.
 There is much in gown. There is everything in its wearing.
 And there was a gown of white samite, mystic, wonderful"-no, of white moire in princess shape with such wilderness of lace at the cor sage that it looked just as hyaway as the more elaborate patterns, and just as pretty. And such diamondsl But everybody knows about the diamonds at Saratoga. They light the town by night.
 They used to wear great many dia- monds out of doors here, but better taste prevails nowadays and garish dis plays on street and sidewalk are rare.
 The very latest novelty is checked or plaided straw hat, to match checked or plaided gown. I do not know that I like it altogether. At first thought it seems unnatural to paint straw in big plaids, but aftey all, why Is it worse than coloring it blue or brown or black? We shall soon get used to the plaids if they in- crease and multiply.
 Brilliant is the parasoling of the sea- son. The parasol is sincere. That is, it must match or harmonize with shoes and hat and gown in color, and often in material. This makes the parasol bill alone quite an item in the expense account.
 All dress tends to become more and more expensive. Yet it is as true now as it ever was that pretty or we'll hammered girl gifted with good taste may come to any resort in America with an outfit of almost no cost at all and be just as successful as the most richly attired. Without taste rich dressing and simple dressing are alike futile.
 At the spring where flows gossip and carbonated water have seen the blase and infrequent young .man-two or three of him-clustering about girl not very pretty, but sweet and whole some looking, clad in plaid gingham with black collar and white embroid- cry edges, which she may possibly have made at home, and whose material could have cost but very little in any case. There is here, as in Newport and on the Jersey beaches, a large propor- tion of simply-dressed girls from quiet village homes who have little money to spend but are social faNorites In the gay summer life. The wives of dozens of American millionaires have been just such girls.
 Fairly simple are a couple of race, outdoor or carriage gowns-the girl
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other. They communicate by letter, and write each other frequently. Bar rie is known to write reams of let- ters to Stevenson in his far-away isle, and Stevenson returns the compliment, with interest. What they write in these lengthy epistles no one has yet found out, but should the correspond ence ever be published the Emerson Carlyle correspondence may have to take back seat.
 Barrie means to go out to Samoa one of these days to get glimpse of the
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who dresses upon little money usually has little use for carriage-which could be produced In almost any good material. One is an old-fashioned blue and white fine striped grenadine, with cream lace trimming, and patterns worked out with tiny blue steel sequins and gold beads. The revers are of cream moire covered with lace and a big picture hat of black tu1le is trimmed with feathers. The hat in such costume is most difficult; the general scheme of pale blue and cream could be much simplified.
 A boating dress of blue serge is use- full for any number of other purposes. The one of which speak was braided with openwork cream braid, and the blouse was also braided and the hat was trimmed with cream silk.
 There is great difference in men,. Some have very quick eye for cos tune. Others, and confess like them best, think every woman well clad who is neat and pleasant looking.
 Saratoga is famous for its races and for its politicians, its gowns and it's jewels. It is we'll balanced with inter- ests masculine and interests feminine. The women are better attended with cavaliers than in many resorts, and I haven't a doubt this has had something to do with the gayness> of the costum- ing and the happy aspect of the streets.i Life in Amazonia Is one-sided and dull, while an Eveless Eden Is bitterness in- dad Ls rnH n--SA--
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been lessened through the intervention of Daniel s. Lamont. The speech made by Hill upholding the president against the sugar senators had its effect in this direction, too Finally Tammany was made to feel the influence of MT. Cleve- land, and Gilroy's determination not to run second time is merely part of all this zeal Thus the situation has been cleared, so to speak.
 Now, the main object in this has been to circumvent those New York factions which, by combination of democrats and republicans, hope to elect New York's next mayor. Such proceeding is deemed a prelude to the wrecking of the local democratic party. For it is a great mistake to suppose, as so many do, that Tammany, qua Tammany, is distasteful to the administration. It is merely certain Tammany methods that are deprecated. And were the Tammanyites to be defeated by com bination of democrats and republicans that would be equivalent to reading the tiger out of the party. This the democratic administration has no wish to do-at any rate, just now.
 But there is another confusing ele- ment in the situation, the possibility of the nomination of Levi P. Nor ton by the republicans for the gov ernorship. Such course would seri- ously affect the fortunes of the local democratic ticket. Morton is a political anomaly. Rich, he is not popular among millionaires. A capitalist and banker, he has never aroused the hos tility of any labor organization through the enterprises in which he has been concerned. When vice presi- dent he received many congratulatory addresses from the, granger organiza- tions. The refusal ot a renomfnation by the last national convention turned out to be a. blessing in disguise. He has never sustained the humiliation of a defeat. He Is just the sort of candi- date to be what Is termed available" and the administration, through Mir. Lamont, is quoted as expressing fear of him. ORR; 4s 4s
 The truth of all the intriguing is that Grover Cleveland is directing the political situation here, that few, sus- pect the fact, and that he is earning for himself a reputation as the great est party tactician the country. has had since Tildei1.
 Literary GoseiD,
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ELLEN OsBORN's TALK.
Fresh Fashions in Saratoga at
 the Seasons Height.
The Sporting Atmosphere-How It Afects the Vocabulary of Dress Philoso- | pher-The Question of Simplicity
 Still Problem.
[copYRIeHT, lso4.l

{ If one has sporty inclination, it is not necessary to wait for the opening of the new Atalantis to indulge it. Sara toga is as near to an American Monaco as we are likely soon to get. The air is full of stories of gains and losses and high play. Gambling is openly
 carried on in John Morrissey's old ,"club house," and betting on the races
 has been lively. Yet, of course, there
 is difference. In Monaco, women
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Is shown by the interest taken in stories brought back by New
 Tor k c T 8 .c on- cerning the flesh o f tn e royal family. It seems that the queen h e rse l f h a s grown amazing ly stout, and can now move with great difficulty.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-12

RoBr' LOUIS STEVENSON. separation from i. him, and she herself is too aged for sea voyage. Were his mother dead Barrie would be off for Samoa to-mor- row.
 Speaking of the rapidity with which he manufactures literature, Barrie said to New Yorker not long ago:
 ''I can write as fast as any of the, boys. When was working for a Not1 tingham paper did good bit of edi-. torial writing, and in two weeks turned out a twenty thousand word story. Since then I've had that wart on my finger" And he held up his second digit to prove 1t.
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c e r n e d. Tse London authors write for tn is market as well as their own. What they do and say Is known in Gotham as s o on as 1t is across the wa ter.
 A.Conan Doyle, for in 8 t n ce,
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tional adminis- tration in New York's local poll itics should be so little under stood. The ex- t'r e'm'e tension between the two wings of t h e Empire state de-
 oH
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intimacy ofJ. M. !, Barrie and Rob- ert Louis Steven son These two . ia n e d authors 1, are the warmest
 fri c n d 8, and [ know all each others s e ere t 8 l and affairs, yet they have never
 EP on one An-
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m a n he ha s never seen. l t was perusal of e ach o tn e r. 2 books that ce- naented t h @ i r friendship. But Barrie Is devoted tc his mother
 and she cannot bear the idea of
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is busie s t. 1t Sc @ ms t h a t when in London he had a craze for m y in g. but not one girl would acce p t him, although he proposed to six in succession. When the girls got together and began compar-
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Barrie and Stevenson.

I But most interesting of all is the, story which has to do with the strangei
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Kiplins as a woosx.

But Rudyard Kipling is the man con- corning whom Gotham London gossip
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4 NOTED SPECIALIST.
Birmingham Age Herald.l

Among the physicians the city of Birmingham
  ce specially this city before others ability
  pleasant gentleman physan and