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BY THE THROAT.
A Crook Holds a Woman While His
Accomplish Runs Away.


George Thompson and Jacob Reynolds
were arrested last night by officers OF the
Southern police station for burglary.
Thompson entered the lodging house of
Mrs. Anna Morell. corner of Folsom and
Third streets. and began to pack up the
valuable contents of room on the second
floor, while Reynolds kept watch below.
The landlady heard the noise made by
Thompson while he was operating in the
room and entered the apartment.
He dashed out of the room as she en-
tered, leaving bundle con aiming wo fine
coats Oh the floor. H. fed down the stairs
and she,, closely following. fell into the
arms of his confederate. who held her un-
til his accomplice had escaped. Her
screams caused large crowd to gath err
around the house and many pursued the
fugitive, who was captured near the police
station on Folsom street. Reynolds was
captured few moments later. The men
were captured by Officers Davis and Cronin
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A Police Court Mystery.

Patrick Keogh was arraigned in Judge
Campbelps court yesterday for receiving
goods under false pretenses. During the
inquiry the fact was developed that the
prisoner. who was sentenced In Novem-
Der, 1892, to six months confinement in
the House of Correction, had served but
three months If his sentence. and the
Judge instructed Prosecutor Reed to ascer-
tain why Keogh's term of Imprisonment
lad been abridged
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The Bar Association.

The annual election of the San Fran
cisco Bar Association was held yesterday.
Edward r. Taylor was chosen president,
Robert Y. Hayne first vice. president, W.
H. Fified second vice-president and T.. B.
Holiday recording secretary
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Run Over hy a Wagon.

Erick Berg was run over by wagon on
Kearny street last night. He was taken
to the Receiving Hospital, where LAGER
ated wound IN his scalp was dressed. He
lives at 122 Davis street.
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The Bank of England, the first on the
modern plan, was instituted in 1896. Now
the banking capital of the world is a3. 1884,
000, 600.
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Coming to the Fair.

DENVER, Jan. I3.-Ths Iowa State
Band. forty-fve performers, arrived here
to-day, en- route to the Midwinter Fair.
They gave two concerts in this city.
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back and relay the curbing to its former
boundary line, ard If any attempt Is made
to again disturb it. arrests will follow.
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Also q complete line OF Household Goods OF
every description at proportionatey low prices.
Houses furnished complete all over the coast on
easy payments. Country orders promptly attended
TO. GOODS packed and shipped free TO Oakland.
Alameda and Berkeley. Inspection cordially iu-
vited and credit extended to all at
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SALE PEREMP TORY
To Close Up Estate in Probate Court.
Low PRICES FOR SEASONABLE
DRESS GOODS 5!


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MISCELLANEOUS,
FUR NITURE!!

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French Bevel- Plate Mirror. -.
First-class Upright Folding Bed
with Automatic Brake, which :
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Solid Oak, Elaborately Carved0
Parlor Set g pieces), uphol-
stored in fine Satin Tapestry }
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Finest quality OF Seamless japan !
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W eak Men and W omen

SHoULD USE DAMIASA BITTERS, THE
great Mexican Remedy; gives Health and
Strength to the Sexual organs. ia cod Il
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STORAGE

L'IRST-CLASS STORAGE; ADVANCES NJ r =
es2-6z4 Mission st CHAS. L. TAYLOR ia12 -
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Education First.

What would do with my money If
were q boy and had earned some? OF
course it would depend very much on
how much had, but think I would
buy good books, subscribe for good
papers, plan some littlo treats for the
rest of the family, get the skates or
whatever had long craved, but, in
the main, would put my money in the
bank until had enough to go off to
school, if this privilege were otherwise
denied me. BY this do not necessa-
rily mean would take a college
course, but, If were going to be q
farmer, would take the course in ag-
riculture offered by many of our
schools now; or, If a dairyman, attend
dairy school; If veterinarian, take q
course at veterinary college, and SO
On. l would know to do we'll whatever
undertook to do.-American Agri-
culturist.
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still standing. This fact had probably
saved us, for the whole damage was in
side, and only a few loose stones had
flown out Of the wi ndow holes Itwa
one of these that had hit me. Harold,
poor little chap, had both his legs bad
ly smashed, and 1t seems l had made
the fracture worse in carrying him, but
could not help it
When stood inside the building and
saw the whole of the wood and IRON
work in heap on the floor, felt rath-
er sick; there would not have been
much left - us if we had been under It..
l was strained and bruised all over,
and it was months before l got right
again. The strangest thing is that l
married the girl who had called me
brutal; she does not think me brutal
now. Harold showed his gratitude in
substantial way by getting me very
good berth as an agent, and relieving
me Of my one burden, for as 1t hap
pened he married my sister.
l and my wife have travelled half over
the world, and been in all sorts Of ou tot
the-way places, and have made up my
mind never to judge by appearances
again, for that little bit of porcelain
can stend the roughing every bit as
we'll as / can-and, what's more, she
enjoys it.-Black and White
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-Doctor-"You cough more easily
this morning9" Patient-"I ought to
I practiced all night. HALO.
81 should like to see any man try
to kiss me-" mo doubt but you
shouldn't admit it."-Pick- Me-Up.
The boy who fain would learn to swim
Can studiously promote his wishes
Iguarantee the ia ct to him
II he but join school OF fishes.
Mrs. Coffee-"Where did you learn
that new piece?" Daughter-"It isn't
a new piece. The piano has been
tuned. Town Topics.
Mr.. Gusher Ia self-satisfied bore)-
II can tell just what people are think.
ing of me-" Miss Pert-'Indeed How
very unpleasant it must be for you l''-
Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Winks-"Dame Fortune has
been smiling on Neighbor Hicks, |
hear" Mrs. Jinks-"Oh, the horrid
old wretch, and his poor, dear wife not
dead month. "-Inter-Ocean.
-Why?-Frank-"Beets are full OF
sugar, aren't they, mamma?' Mann
ma-"Yes, Frank" Frank-"Then,
mamma, why does the cook go and put
vinegar OH them?"-Harper's Bazaar.
-"Blykins is a very well-informed
man." 81 used to think So" "What
has happened to shake your faith?''
"Well, you see, he has qualified as a
juror in capital case. Washington
Star.
Mrs. Figg-"What is the reason !
never see you playing with JIMMY
Briggs any more?" Tommy-"He ain't
got no respect for the fashions. He
wants to be playin' marbles in top
spinnin' time. e."-Indianapolis Journal.
-Pegg-"Sometim the absolute
faith my boy has in my wisdom makes
me almost ashamed of myself" Potts
You need not worry. 1t will aver
age up all right. BY the time he is
twenty he will think you know moth.
ing at all. ."-Tit-Bits.
MY husband is dreadfully troubled
with insomnia, said Mrs. Bloobumper
He wakes up about two o'clock every
morning, and then he can't go to sleep
again. He tosses about until DAYLIGHT
and growls and fuses so that / can't
get any sleep myself" "My husband
used to be troubled that way" replied
Mrs Cawker; "but l discovered n
remedy which never fails" "Ob. do
tell me about it!' "Well, l noticed that
my husband alway slept the soundest
when 1t was time to get up. No mat
ter how wakeful he had been all night
just as soon as rising-time came he
Went ',, TO sleep and slept like a log"
That's just the way with Mr.. Bloo.
bumper, exactly. But tell me what
you did" "Well, when Mr.. Cawker
woke up IN the night and began to toss
ABOUT and say he couldn't get a wink of
sleep, simply went across the room
pretended to look at the clock and
SAID: oh, that's all right. You don,t
need to go to sleep again. It's time f,,r
you to get up That always put him
TO sleep In minute. ."-Harper's Bazar
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Personal AND LITERARY.

-Macaulay took his Sunday dinner
alone at a coffee house. After dinner
he would build pyramid OF wine
glasses, which usually toppled over.
He would pay for the broken glass ana
go. :,
After paradise Lost" was printed
1t was translated into French ana
this version falling into the hands OF
an innocent Englishman, he MADE a
prose translation back into English
and sent it to publisher. The manu-
script is in the British museum.
The titles of Jewish rabbinical
writings are often very fanciful. One
commentary is called "The Heart OF
Aaron" the Introduction to the Tai.
mud is the 'Bones of Joseph and
other treaties are termed "Garden OF
Nuts" and Golden Apples"
Mrs. Caroline II. Dali tells the
Springfield Republican that when she
first went to Washington. over forty
wears ago, Daniel Webster said to her;
Remember, you may have what po'
litical opinions you please, but the
woman who expresses them is damn
ed.
George Augusta Sala was recently
asked by a very corpulent lady how
she should dress in attending fancy
ball. "Well," replied Mr.. sala, as he
sized up the ample proportions OF the
lady, ''if were you would put frill
around my neck, don light red dress
and go as ham,"
The new British knight, Sir Thorn.
as salter Pyne, who is only 'thirty-two
wears of age, began life as mechanic
in the great Birmingham engineering
firm of Tangye. Then he went to India
as the foreman of factory, and soon
became superintendent of the arsenal
and public works of the ameer OF Al
ghanistan. He held this place for near.
ly ten years, until o short time ago he
was attached to the mission OF Sir
Thomas Durand.
Miss Olive Schreiner, the author OF
that strange book, "The Story Of an
African Farm" is engaged to be mar.
ried. Her betrothed, who is four cr
five years younger than the bride to
be, is Mr. Cron Wright, the son of a
well-known South African farmer and
member of the Cape parliament. He
is himself successful farmer and a
clever speaker, and it is supposed that
he will enter parliamentary life. 1t is
said, by the way, that more than 70, 900
copies of 1.-THE African Farm" have
been sold.
"A few days before Gounod's death
he told a Paris reporter how his family
first became convinced Of his musical
genius. He was twelve years old and
was getting general education at a
preparatory school. His mother con-
sented one evening to take him to hear
Mozart's don Juan" Gounod sat
with eyes and mouth open and did not
utter word until the overture was
half over. Then as the musicians
struck few mighty notes, the little
fellow screamed, trembled, threw him
self into his mothers arms and sobbed:
"Oh mamma! mamma! That, that is
music" He became so excited that his
mother dared not keep him in the thea
ter. She led him out before the begin
ming of the first act, convinced that she
must cease opposing his desire to make
music his profession.
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been blasting for several days; they
had blown away all the gearing, and
1t only remained to put charge In the
axle Of the wheel to set it free, when 1t
would go crashing down, carrying with
it all the building, and mosA likely
making the old stone walls collapse in.
ward with the pull. They put lot OF
dynamite in-fve or six Dances. Har-
old and I, and the two workmen pulled
It about and fixed 1t up The fuse they
were going to use gave us four minutes
to get away. lit it, and the first
match did not catch, though Harold
turned to bolt like rabbit when he
heard 1t strike. roared with laughter.
think he had been afraid OF my chaff
all through, or he would never have
been perched up where he was. The
next match caught the fuse, and went
Oft with grand "sizz."
Harold first, l next, and then the
two men tumblcd down pell-mell. We
had reached the second story, when a
great beam, loosened by previous ex-
plosions, and set off by the sudden
shaking OF our descent, fell, catching
Harold across the legs, and pinning him
to the ground like puppy in trap. /
believe he tainted straight away, for
he never made a sound. l could have
picked him up well enough II he had
been free. but doubted II could get
the beam off him, and overhead that
internal thing went on ssizzing' l
yelled at the men, but before l could
turn they were past me, and down the
second staircase and out
The beam was wedged across with its
upper end against the wall, raised four
or five feet from the floor, and the lower
end on the ground. OF course, 1t was
near the lower end that Harold was
pinned down. Everything was covered
with the white dust OF dried mortar,
which has always turned me sick ever
since. Well, now, my great strength
might be useful, and | felt kind OF
mad exultation that at last could use
| it to the uttermost of my power with
out shame.
crept under that beam on all fours,
for could get better leverage that
way, and l tried to raise 1t with my
back. strained myself until thought
something would crack, and then slow
ly, slowly. it moved on its low end like
a pivot Every second I expected the
explosion, and when l had let the end
rest again on pile of stones, and
raised myself, did not care what hap
pened, for I was blind and deaf with
the blood in my head. and l thought
my heart had burst
l picked up Harold, and staggered
down the stairway and across the
rough flooring. ! had hardly cleared
the door when there was q deafening
roar and hideous crash. Something
caught me on the back, and sent me
spinning, and believe lost conscious
ness.
1t was only few minutes after when
opened my eyes, for those runaway
fellows were trying to lift me, but l
raised myself, and saw to my amaze
ment that the rubbly old walls were
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were bitterly opposed to her doing SO.
but she oyercame their objections and
remained Ii. Paris to study for the
stage with Marchesi. At the end OF
ten months she went to BRUSSELS and
made her debut in Rigoletto; and 80
triumphant was her success that she
was soon In demand In oil the great
cities OF Europe.
Nine. Melba never received any
vocal instructions save during the ten
months she was with Marchesi. She
learns with ease whatever she under
takes, but will attempt nothing she
does not like. She was once persuaded
to undertake "Martha." but after
studying 1t few hours she tore up the
score and threw it in the corner OF the
room. Although born in Australia
she has Spanish ancestors. She has a
superb physique, lus trous dark eyes
black hair and an exquisite profile.
Her especial delight is a brilliantly
tinted Mexican bug which, like NOV
ing jewel, travels about over the front
of her dress to the length of its slender
gold chain. She laughingly says she
can afford to keep her pet, as he lives
on rotten wood. Nine. Melba is the
wife of Capt. Armstrong, and has a
littls son who is being educated in
London.
1t is common saying that great
singers cannot act, and that great
actresses do not sing. The exception
to this rule, If it be a rule, is Mile.
Calve, whose singing leaves absolute
ly nothing to desire and who is an ac-
complished actress AS the saying
gees, she is one who has discovered
herself. In other words, she is abso-
lutely mistress Of her. utmost powers,
which, truth to say, are a most ex'
traordinary combination.
Mile. Calve speaks scarcely q word
of English and understands no more
than she speaks, yet so impressive is
her every gesture, and so vitally Vivid
her expression, that words are scarce
ly necessary to make plain her mean
ing. In speaking Of her artistic CO.
reer, she says that when she saw Duse
a few years ago she suddenly, and for
the first time, realized how hollow and
meaningless were the styles she had
previously cultivated, and she at once
determined to study her parts with
out reference to traditions. In max.
ing her studies for Carmen she went to
Spain and lived with the people who
are represented in the opera. She
says that while she is singing Carmen
In French she always thinks it in
Spanish.
Mile. Calve is native of Aveyron In
southern France. Her mother is
French and her father, who has been
dead some years, was Spanish. She is
one Of six sisters, and in talking OF
them and her home, which she does
with great tenderness, she says:
"My sisters are very beautiful girls.
I am the homeliest Of the family" If
this is SO they must indeed be beauti-
full, for Mile. Calve is very handsome
and exquisitely graceful. Her hair is
black, and in her dark eyes there is
the suggestion of hidden fire, which is
particularly fascinating. Her music
and books are her special delight, and
her favorite author is Balzac. She
says of him that he has furnished more
original ideas than any writer Of the
present day, and that she scarcely
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COMRADES.
war amt over-not o bitl

War amt over-n0t biti
Every night 'at comes
Bill and me {been thar, you seeD
Jes' muster ali the drums
An while the sparks is hyin',
An the fret cracks away;
We fght an fight from left to right
The blue agin' the gray!
war amt over-bet yer lifeI
Bill was union; 10.
Lights his pipe, an then he's ripe
Fer argument you know.
Hwears he whipped us, fust an last
An might be at 1t still;
When ole Bull kun jines in the fun.
An L git one on BILL
We talk on talk. an have our say
Go over all the groun';
An Bill, he makes the war his way,
An then jes lays 1t down.
But keep clost up on his trail,
An keep on frin' till
He says, says he: Cant git 'roun' mel"
Then git one on Bill
But oil so friendly What's the use
In bein' otherwisof
Sence we've done turned the blame thing
loose,
The Lords sent brighter skies
An Bill on me (been thar you seel)
Jes' argy cos we Will:
An Bill gifts one on me-all fun
An l git one on Bill
IF. L. Stanton, In Atlanta Constitution.
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This description applied to me- had
not meant to overhear it, but II ladies
will come and sit behind pots OF ever
green at dance, and discuss their fel
low guests in clear tones, the chances
are about even that some friend of the
victim, II not the unhappy creature
himself, overhears them. The worst
OF 1t In this case was that l knew II
was true, every word of 1t. was an
unlocked cub, and heavens. how my
strength oppressed mel
l longed to be navy on railroad
pioneer in the far west; anything
but what was, subordinate in city
Office. l hated London. Sometimes
when walked up Piccadilly in cor.
rect hat and regulation coat, longed
to dance wildly into the roadway or
seize middle-aged gentleman round
the place where his waist should be
and hurl him across the street. Very
mad, wasn't it? But l was q young
giant In muscle and height, and had
no outlet for it. / had tried all sorts
OF dissipation, of course, but that did
not do any good, either; it was hard
work and healthy living wanted. II
had been alone in the world would
have been off somewhere long before
this, but had sister dependent on
me, and II turned myself into COL
onist, what could she do?
Brutal, was l? Cad, could be il
liked. was too big all over to remain
comfortably in the vanished suit OF
conventionality; burst it out at all the
seams. A spirit of mischief came over
me- knew the girl who had applied
that pleasing epithet to me; she was
Miss Russell, an heiress, so ] walked
quietly around the screen and asked
her to dance with me-
, do believe it was not humbug, she
was afraid Of me, in fact, too much
afraid to refuse. l did not wonder ut
1t when ! had her in my arms; she was
such . little bit of thing. could
have snapped both her wrists in one
hand. l felt as II I'd got piece OF
porcelain In my charge, so that had
to steer very carefully.
''Do you know, Mr.. Markham" she
said, as We sat out afterwards, "that l
am often half-frightened OF you; you
look so fierce"
Ilonged to ask: "And brutal?" but
was afraid Of frightening her, so only
said: well. am pretty strong, and
men aren't quite like women, you
know"
Aren't they?" she calculated, just
motioning with her fan toward Harold
Titmouse, who was passing, and
laughed, for I knew what she meant.
He was girl In mans clothes II ever
there was one "Im going to stay at
his place, Hereward, tomorrow"
said.
"Oh, I'm 30 sorry; didn't know he
was friend Of yours"
"Well, he isn't particularly, but he's
kind Of connection, and Hereward's
a splendid country place."
As ! bid her good night, felt my
hand tremble when / held hers. l
should not have minded putting the
years back bit, to those times when
the strongest man carried off the girl
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A Deed of Xainr.

eyes" said Cholly Lonsom, proudly,
as the group of listeners clustered
around him, "yes, l saved the lady's
life. She had fallen from the pier and
the watah was dashing awound her.
Powerless to help herslf, she was sink
ing for the third time, when ran to
the spot.
"Yes yes" said the breathless listen
ers. "What did you do?"
81 shwiel1ed for help, and 1t came"
Chicago Record.
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He Did Not I,OOk II Tin.

We sometimes laugh at little folks
for using big words of which they do
not know the meaning; but minister,
in England, recently prayed that God
would annihilate the queen and all the
royal family, and he was tremendously
shocked when he was told what annihi-
late meant, and responded that he
truly loved the queen and the royal
family, but annihilate was the longest
word he knew, and he thought he was
honoring them by using it-Outlools.
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Then and Now.

Boarder Higgins Ito the lafdlady)--
Can you tell, Mrs. Halfway, the diff
ference between martyrs of old and
your boarders?
Landlady (coloring up)-A good
deal, hope; but what is it?
'ofhe martyrs were brought to the
stake and burned, but now the steak is
brought burned to us. See?'-Tam.
MANY Times.
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HORSE NOTES.

DON'T give good horse q second.
class trainer
DE KIND to the colts and you will have
gentle horses.
a MARBLE shaft is to be erected over
the grave of Dictator.
rARis killed last year 1852 old
norses for roasts and soups.
STANDARDIZED trotters thai can't
.roe are poor property for any breeder
to stock up with. e'e'
oARE and feed are just as important
lactors as pedigree in raising trottinp
stock at a profit,
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I'm HALF FRIGHTENED OF you." +"

he wanted and kept her. l did not
like the way she smiled at Harold, for
! knew by experience how gold gilds
the Strengthened forehead OF the fool. :"
There were a lot Of us at Hereward
the next day, and we had rare sport.
On the following morning went up
with Harold to some pit out-buildings
from which they were getting the old
Iron. had never seen dynamite used
before, and was very much interest
led. wished to light the fuse, for
there was some excitement in running
away before the crash came The
great wheel was up three stories high.
1t was about twelve feet in diameter,
and filed the walls from side to side
As we stood beside it we could see
right down to the ground floor, for
there were gaps where planks were
missing. The staircases were merely
rlcIrety ladders, and a man had to look
where he was going if he did not want
TO sprain his ankle. The workmen had
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MILE, EMMA CALvE,

IFrom photograph by Morr1son, Chicago1
takes up book which does not bear
the impress Of his thought.
At present this great singer and
actress is expressly devoted to her
phonograph. She never wearies Of
listening to 1t, and is In the habit Of
talking into 1t and sending the cylin-
ders to her friends instead Of letter
Night and day she lives with her win
dows wide open. She declares that she
must have light, air and space, and
every day she walks from one mile to
five. Withal Mile. Calve Is sweet,
natural, most obliging, and lives the
religion she processes.
ANToINErrE Won HoEsEN.