davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The morning call., 1894-12-14
A RUMOR HE DISAPPEARED.
Alexander Duncan WithdrawS
From His Bonds.
THE EX-CASHIER MAY BE JAILED
He Visited His Friend and Bonds
man, Harry Emeric, and Caused
Surprise by His Absence.

John w. Flood, the ex-bank cashier who
Is accused of embezzlng large sums OF
money from DonOhOe. Kelly & Co.. may
again have to spend some time in jail
while friends hunt for bondsman.
A rumor was circulated last Wednesday
that FLOOD had disappeared suddenly for
parts unknown ana his bondsmen would
have TO dance to the tune of $4,000. Not
urally, wherever this news received an
emphatic flavor it created no little excite
ment and surprise, for Flood was re-
garded az at least true TO his best friends.
who came to his assistance in time of
need. That the sedate ex-cashier could be
so ungrateful as onished those who knew
him best. Anyhow, the report spread
rapidly and soon reached the ears of
Alexander Duncan. the capitalist. who
went bail for Flood to the amount of
$4,000
Duncan had the peculiar experience of
feeling how il is to be deceived and to lose
fortune for friendships sake. Mrs. Dun
can had been urging him to withdraw from
Floods bonds for some time past, and he
had begun 10 waVer regarding what was
best.
When the capitalist Of Sonoma County
learned that his old friend had gone away
without the Formally of saying good-by
ne Iost DO TIME I'D lnStltutlng queries re-
garding his whereabouts. He was de-
lighted to discover that instead of leaving
the country Flood had gone on a fishing
trip TO San Pablo. Flood was enjoying a
little sport in that neighborhood with his
friend Henry F. Emeric, who is on his
bonds
But the fright was enough for Duncan,
who allowed himself to be governed by his
wife so far as the bond proposition was
concerned. He hardly thought twice upon
the matter when re began the necessary
steps TO withdraw from the bond. His mind
was made up, and the result is that Flood
finds himself with only one bondsman, as
Duncan Withdrew forthwith.
The fact OF his Withdrawal lent the color
Of truth TO the rumor that Flood had gone
beyond the jurisdiction of courts in Cali
fornia.
He may find considerable difficulty now
In finding some body to fill Duncan's place
The morning call., 1894-12-14
AFTER THE FAIR.
A Hotel and Boarding Bureau That
Didn't Paw,

Charles A. Sweetland brought suit in
the Justices Court yesterday against VIII
E. Fisher, Eugene G. Davis, Henry Wads-
worth and c. B. Knocker, stockholders If
Mid winter Fair Hotel and Boarding Bin.
reau. This corporation. it is alleged. in
duced Sweetland TO come out from Chi
caeo to take charge Of the business of the
company AS general manager, Offering him
a salary of 5000 montb from the beginning
Of until the close of the Midwin;er Ear
They paid him altogether S404 so. although
he performed the services through the six
months of the fair. leaving a balance dine
him Of S1195 so.
The concern owes Alice E. Keyser $40
for services as clerk, as also William T
Ramsdell S74 so. and their claims appear
/ SEPARATE action. The suit seeks 70 re-
cover 1882 G5 with interest and costs. etc.
from each OF the defendants.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
&c.

CUFFERERS FROM COUGHS AND ASTHMA
- will find sure relief from these distressing
complaints In Ha1e's Honey OF Horehound
and Tar, medicine widely known and estee med
for its valuable pulmonic qualities, being princi-
paly compounded from the syrup or honey pre-.
pared from the plant or Horehound. skilfully com
bined with I ar in such manner as to entirely
overcome the unpleasant taste OF the latter. thus
END ering this medicine extremely palatabIe while
ic as well as Ordinarg Colds and Coughs readily
yield to this fine medicine. Ask geug Dr,,oofst for
" Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, f,ull
nanie), and fake no substitute. Sold by druggists
PIXIES TOoTHACHE DROPS cure In one minute.
oc23u FrTu
The morning call., 1894-12-14
THE LABOR LYCEUM.
Bazaar and Entertainment to Be
Given for Its Benefit.

The Labor Lyceum, which was organized
for the purpose Of permanently lettering
the condition of wageworkers in this city,
has arranged to give fair. bazaar and en-
teItainment for the benefit of the organi-
Zatlon.
This entertainment will take place to-
night and Tomorrow night at the rooms
of the Labor Lyceum, in the Temple, 115
Turk street.
The entertainment opens at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, continuing until II mid
night. On Saturday the entertainment
will open at 10 p. NJ. and continue until
midnight. and will continue all day Sun
day.
Among those who are named in the pro-
gramme ara: Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Kel-
sey, mandolin quartet, Mrs. G. Hecht, Ii.
Sully, Henry Andrew. Mr.. Travers, Miss
S. Burlington. Philip Gordon. Robert Bon
ner, Mrs. Mckinley.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
TEN THOUSAND MORE.
Another Suit for Damages Brought
Against Sergeant (iiIIeu.

The Chinese evidently think that Police
Sergeant Gillen is wealthy bondholder.
Two suits, each for $4,000 damages. were
brough. against him by Chinese in the
United States Circuit Court Tuesday after
room. and third suit for the same amount
was commenced yesterday.
The latest claimant with designs upon
the policeman's assets is the firm of Woo
On Tong. 765 Clay street. Gillen turned
the Woo On Tong goods and chattels
upside down Wednesday night while
searching for lottery tickets, of which he
found none, and the firm decided to punish
him and hep the lottery companies by
bringing the suit. 1t is now understood
that when the Chinatown police search a
place for lottery tickets or gamblers and
are unsuccessful they will be prosecuted
for damages in the Federal court.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
Anger and Death.

The people of Alhol, Mass, are buslly dis
cussiDg what could have been the cause OF the
death OF Carrie Eddy. Is years old, which &C.
CURED on Sunday Ii was case that ba flied
The skill and care OF the towns best physicians.
The origin of the rouble seemed 10 be a hit of
'ill-tt mper caused by the refusal of her mother
10 grant her permission to attend an evenings
entertainment. The girl refused To SPEAK TO
her mother, and as time passed the power of
SD ech seemed TO leave her, and she COM
menced TO scream. and continued to DO so, in
spite OF heavy doses OF morphine aud the efforts
The morning call., 1894-12-14
Started Too soon.

The Market-street Railway Companv
confessed judgment yesterday in a suit
brought by Sophia Westfall for her son
John Weslfall. minor. claiming damages
to the limit of the justices courts inris-
diction, $299 50. On the 18th of November
mother and son were on the Oak-srreet
cars aud attempted, while the cars were at
q a. standsii!l, to get on at the corner OF
Tenth and Market. The cars started and
the boy was thrown to the ground. and
suffered concussion of the brain. and ia
still sick from the effects.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
Election of Officers.

AT the regular meeting of the Chevra-
Shaare-Shoiam on Sunday. December 9.
the following officers were elected: Presl-
dent, II. Bernard, reelected; vice-prpsi-
dent, II. Benjamin; secretary. j. Les,
reelected; treasurer. ID. Markowltz. re-
elected trustees-A. Davis. L. Casper, l..
Bakl and H. PoZnanski; messenger, S.
Cooper, reelected; physician. w. T. Bell ;
druggist, A. c. DrewitZ reelected.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
Shoot Folly as II Files

Says the bard. the dficuIty is that the folly o.,
some folks don't fly, It sticks. We cite, as a
forcibIe Illustration the folly OF people VINO keep
dosing themselves with Objectionable drugs
for disorders of the stomach. liver and bowels.
easily and pleasantly durable with Hostetter,s
Stomach Bitters, which lot only remedies these.
bat also vigor and ength. and banishe
malaria rheumatism and nervousness.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
NO FORESTALLING.
An instance in Which Straight Busi-
ness Did Not Win.

While he stood in doorway OIL Woodward
avenue glancing over the headings In his news.
paper as he waited Ior he car, man who
had been braced against the l mp.post for
the last half hour softly slid UP to him aud
queried:
ANY hing in the paper about the times grow.
ing better ?'
Eyes, few lines"
money easier pr
Yes"
Industrial enterprises starting up?"
Eyes"
Healthier tone to the real estate market,
and good stocks have an upward tendency?"
YES. that's about the way of IT,"
I'm fac," continued the interrogation, next
year will witness a complete revival in all lines
and nut u at the head aGain?"
II hope So"
$50 do 1. Wouldn't 1, be a good business
move on your part 10 I0restall affairs?"
How do you mean?"
"Why, gimme 10 cents now Instead of a
quarter next year"
Moo, don't like the PLAN" said the man
with the paper after moments thought. I've
got something better than hat"
what is IL ?'
Zen of - was the blunt reply, as he stepped
out aud swung aboard tn car.
81 don't like his business methods" said tho
f0restaller as he gaZed after the car. He's
OIL my ten is off and The deal is of. That
throws me off That's what Teller gifts fur
taking up straight business instead of sticking
TO the regular programme" = Detroit Free
Press
The morning call., 1894-12-14

so yesterday they booked WiIliamWhiting,
alias johnson, at The City Prison on the
charge of petty larceny second offense,
which makes it felony. He has pre-
vously served term for the same offensp
Whiting was caught stealing case of eggs
from u express wagon on Saturday by
Detectives Cody and ANTHONY
The morning call., 1894-12-14
WATCHING THE SAFE.
Newly Elected City Officials and
the Ballots.

Local aspirants for municipal patronage
are making life unpleasant for The officials
recently cleo ed. and are petitioning and
using every conceivable pull tn succeed.
The watchers are still keeping guard on
the Registrar safe where the ballots are
The morning call., 1894-12-14
Stealing From Wagons.

Detectives Sivey and Egan have as yet
been unable to find the rest of the gang
who have been systematically stealing
goods from express and delivery wagons,
The morning call., 1894-12-14

ton in the mirror and took in a reef. He looked
again and took III another reef.
Good SraciOusi" said Mr.. Wilson, "pm car.
rying too much SAIL" and he reefed again. Then
he hoped into ped. In the morning he was
late for breakfast, because during The night the
reefs were shaken out, ana 1t took him thirty
minutes 10 find where he was.-New York Mall
aud EXpreSs.
The morning call., 1894-12-14
Oakland Clerks Comino

The clerks in the Oakland Postoffice
intend to come in body to this city to-
morrow night to attend the ball TO he
given for the benefit of the Postoffice
Clerks Association, at Odd Fellows Hall
The morning call., 1894-12-14

of seyeraiphysicians. dose OF laudanum was |
finally administered and the girl sank into a |
stupor from which human power could !
arouse her.-Sprlngtield (NaSs.) Republican.
The morning call., 1894-12-14

Tarring and featherIng was once legal
punishment of theis. Il is tn be found in
the statutes Of both Epgland and France
about the time of the crusades.
The morning call., 1894-12-14

For welcome gifts in any home buy IN Orien.
tai rug from Benguiat, Croker buildins.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08

w. r. Chirdwick tells the follow
ing story: "Once travelling through
France reached Grenoblo, where |
found out | was almost penniless
managed to go up to Thonon, a few
miles from Geneva, and on my way
there thought O. great Zeal of how
to reach Geneva. | passed the night
at the Lion dor, and the next morn
ing when / woke up l called for the
garcon and asked him for my trou-
sers. 1t is the custom in French no.
tells, you know, to put outside of
your room your shoes and clothes,
so that the following day you find
everything clean. After some search
he told me he could not find them.
insisted, and had the landlord called
up. i am sorry he said, but
no one can tell whore your trousers
are Well l said, Il want pair
of trousers and a ticket to Geneva
had in my pocket The landlord
was at a loss He had the house
searched over and over again, but no
trousers. WELL said |, Il shall not
go out of here without my trousers
and my ticket Send for the chief OF
police Two hours later the land
lord entered my room, bringing a
new pair of trousers and q ticket,
apolog izing for all that trouble" Mr.
Chirdwick was asked where his
trousers were, to which he replied
81 had none. had pawned Thorn tc
pay my fare to Thonon. "-Argonaut
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
ODD WHIMS AND CUSTOMS.

In China all arrangements for
Wedding are made by go-between,
Who also does the counting and makes
;he proposal.
A couple of hundred years ago En-
ylish and German people, in order to
secure the greatest publicity, were
married in the church door.
A Seaville, N. j., woman uses a
:ooster instead of an alarm clock. AT
night, before retiring, the woman
brings the rooster indoors and places
It in her bedroom on the back of a
chair, and at the break of day he
crows Justify.
A former Delawarean, now living in
Chicago, wears q neckte made of
rattlesnake's skin. He slew the
reptile in Florida, just as it was about
20 spring from its coil and strike him.
A taxidermist cured it's skin in such a
fashion that it should serve for a tie,
and made up part of the rattles into a
scarf pin. This the owner wears as
IN ornament to his remarkable tie
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
Prncrass With His Writing.

The newspapers have been called
the wife's foe, because the husband,
while reading his daily journal, must
not be disturbed by conversation. A
certain worthy clergyman found it
the rival to the bible. He had taught
an old man in his parish to read, and
found him an apt pupil. After his
lessons were finished, he was not
able to call for some time, and when
he did, only found the wife at home.
"How is John?" said he GLOW
does he get on with his readingP"
"Oh, nicely, sir"
"Ah, l suppose he'll read his bible
very comfortably now"
"Biblc, sir! He was out of the
bible and into the newspapers long
ago!" This transition from the sole
and essential to the idle and super
fetal has many forms in the expert
ences of modern life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
BRAINS AND ERAWN.

The hotel keeping business has as
sumed enormous proportions in the
United States There are now over
$4,000 hotels, exclusive of inns and
taverns.
Amosaic portrait of President Cleve-
land is on exhibition in Yonkers, N.
Y. which contains 800, 200 pieces of
Italian marble of various colors and
weighs 800 pounds. 1t is the work of
Mariennc Gilbert, an artist at Rome
Jasper Van Nettc of Tiffin, has in
vented a sewing machine which bids
fair to revolutionize the manufacture
of that important article of household
economy. 1t dispenses with the shut
tie, the loop being taken from the
needle by means of a compound gyra-
tory lever, which spreads it in the
form of a triangle, thus allowing the
bobbin to pass through it without
friction, The complete device is very
simple.
The latest form Of. horsewhip is
constructed 50 as to give a slight
electric shock to the animal. The
handle, which is made of celluloid,
contains small induction coil and
battery, the circuit being closed by
means of spring push, The extrem-
ity of the whip consists of two small
copper plates insulated from each
other, each of which is provided with
tiny point. The plates are con-
nected to the induction coil by means
of a couple of fine insulated wises
Londoners are trying to show that
BENJAMIN Franklin was not the first
experimenter in atmospheric cleo
tricity or the inventor of the lightning
rod 1t is said that Catholic priest
named Procopius Diwisch, as early ~
June 10, 1854, hoticel that lightning
was an electric spark and worked on
complete theory of atmosphere
electricity, At this time he was liv
Ing Ia o small Bohemian village ans
be constructed q rod having ga neeal
points, connecting Che bottom Of II Il
lhs tafth Why he dIApt sdseftls
ths sest VI tue tlms il neb iasnhsned
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08

edly lost a case Tor o client Who was
justice OF the peace, and in his own
opinion a very learned one. The
judge was at loss how to explain
the cause satisfactorily to him when
they met, but he did it as follows:
Squire could not explain it exactly
to an ordinary man, but to an intelli-
gent man like you, who are so we'll
posted in law and law phrases, need
only say that the judge said that the
case was coram non judice." "Ahm
said the client, looking very wise
and drawing a long breath, ''if things
had got into that fix. Mr.. Lowry, i
think we did very well to get out of
it as easy as we did n-Argonaut
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
SHORT TALKS.

Old Lady - What's the matter
now? Steamboat Captain-We've
run on sandbar. Old Lady-Well,
why don't you go over it? What's
your wallzing-beam for. I'd like to
know?
Little Ethel-It's awful impolite to
ask for things. Little Johnny-Course
It is. What of it? Little Ethel
Nothing, only I'm getting hungry for
some candy I've got in my pocket, and
there isn't enough for two.
Fond Parent-Yes, Bobby, the
nigel of death passed over the houses
md smote the first born of each
Egyptian family. Bobby, after a
moments silence-Pop, what did
The angel do when it was twins?
A little girl says she is not going to
be an old maid, for, says she: when
nice little grown-up boy comes to
ask me to get married, I'll be so happy
won't wait to run downstairs to meet
aim; I'll just slide down the banisters. :"
at was so bad" she said to her
husband, as they left the theater,
"that that woman with the high hat
should have spoiled the performance
Tor you" eyes. l had some satisfac-
lion, though" "How?" "Watching the
man who sat behind you, dear?'
Now, DEAR" she said, as she stop
ped at the depot gate you will sec
that verything goes right about the
house, won't you?" Eyes, indeed"
he answered, "You will do every
thing just as if / were thcre?" 81
WILL" he replied earnestly. "Pll dis
charge the servant girl every morning
before ! go down town.
$50, Mr.. Hankinson, you are going
On tour OF the world?" Eyes, Miss
White" and you'll promise to write tc
mo from every country you might
yIsjt?' apromiseI All, you know MOI
how ! yalue the privilege And VII
| yca reaiiy cafs 10 hear from msf'
oyas am collecting tha pestRg,
ssshlbs d sll countries ="
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
CLEANLINESS RUN MAD.
Women Scrub tho Streets
-@Bs They Do Their Doorsteps.

Philadelphia Women Scrub tho Streets
us They Do Their Doorsteps.
j Up in tho Northwestern section OF.
the city, where the houses are all
new and many of the streets are
paved with vitrifed brick and
asphalt, one may witness on any
morning, excepting Sunday, before
10 O'Clock, the surprising spectacle
oil women out with mops and brooms
scrubbing the street The stranger,
on seeing the women at this work,
would take it for granted that the
city government had introduced the
innovation of employing women in
the street cleaning department, for
he would never dream that American
housewives would voluntarily go out
in the streets and scrub the paving
stones from the sheer love OF work
or of seeing the streets clean. Yet
such is the case. The women of
that section have become such fana-
tics on the subject of cleanliness
that they actually scrub the streets
with their own hands, and do
it, too, nearly every morning.
In the section bounded by
Diamond, Broad, Eighteenth and
Huntingdon streets q reporter for
the Press noticed that all the streets
with smooth surface paving were
Immediately clean, and he supposed
that the street cleaning contractor
was a man with highly developed
genius for his profession. This sup
position was not dispelled until the
reporter walking along Bancroft
Colorado, Gratz and other streets il
the vicinity of Cumberland, saw the
STRENGTHENING operation being Elk
ecuted by women, 1t was the same
in all the narrow streets. Down the
full length of thoroughfare coul(
be seen @ double line of womer
scrubblng away and dashing bucket
of water on the pavement to rinse OF
the soapsuds. The particular street
that the women make q practice o
scrubbing are required under tn
specifications of the contract wit
the city to be cleaned at least once
week whether they need cleaning o
, not 1t is asserted by many of tn
residents on some streets that the
are never cleaned by the contractor
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-02-08
CURSE OF OPIUM IN CHINA.
People who Become Confirmed Smokers
1.-Two Ten Years On an Average.

People Who Become Confirmed Smokers
1.-Two Ten Years On an Average.
Seven tenths Of the people of China
are opium smokers, and 1000, 900 Of
them die annually from its effects,
said Chinese missionary, recently,
who has spent twenty-five years OF his
life in the Flowery Kingdom.
"This habit is rapidly growing" he
went on. st is confined to no class
or sex, but men and women, officials
and coolies, use it alike, AS soon as
opium smoking becomes confirmed
habit with Chinese coolie he knows
that he has about ten years to live.
That seems to be the average. l con-
slider it easier to reform a sot in the
gutter, one of your lowest types of
drunkards, than an opium smoker.
Place them behind iron bars if you
like, and after being imprisoned a
short time they begin to beg and plead
for opium. They rave like maniacs,
and their sufferings are terrible to be-
hold, They act like wild men.
'The opium vice is running China.
The people know it and the govern
ment knows it, but they take no action,
In twenty-five years it has increased
80 per cent Fertile fields that were
once used in the cultivation of rice are
now growing the opium weed. The
provinces in Northern China where the
terrible famine occurred few years
ago, and where thousands persisted fol
want of food, had for years been given
over to the production of opium in
stead Of food grains. When food was
short the people learned they could
not live on opium, SO they starved tc
death.
"a parallel to the suffering during
that famine is hardly equaled by an!
event in the history of the world
Human beings died in the streets o
villages and on the roads. People
turned cannibals. Some dug up root
and others were found on the roadside
where they had died biting the bari
off the trees. The dead were not bur
led for the living had all they could d
to take care of themselves.
"Now, to-day rice is one-third high
er in price than it was score of year
ago, because the crop has fallen of
Opium shops are everywhere. 70
may be travelling along with your chat
coolie, when the first thing you kno'
he will put you down and leave 70
sitting in the streets while he goes
take smoke.