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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

ssYou are all have in the world, padre
milo. and / cannot see you toll when gold
is so easily won. 1t costs money to go,
YOU say, but the 400 francs that my uncle
left for my dot, they will keep me on the
road"
If Bernadino had not been in his second
childhood, and Comma scarcely out of her
first childhood, wiser council would have
prevailed. But the neighbors were not
consulted when Comma stole away at sum
rise one November morning, her little bum
die over her arm, resolved to surprise and
feast them all at Christmas, when she re-
turned like a prince in fairy tale. You
see. she was only warm hearted little
peasant. full of the sturdy courage OF the
Alps, but with absolutely no knowledge OF
the world that lay outside her own valley.
Armed, however with innocence and dis
cretion-two greater safeguards than the
world generally imagines-GenRa found
her way to Genoa, and thence to America.
The people she met imagined she was going
to reioin friends, and size did not trouble
to undeceive them.
And on Christmas eve she has reached
her goal, and can pick upthe- gold. 1t is
bitterly cold, and her head reels from the
unaccustomed noise and confusion; but,
bah Bernadino will soon see her back, too
late for Christmas, but almost in time to
wish him happy New Year. The hand
some streets must be those paved with
gold, Comma decides, and she presses
onward to the wider thoroughfares, where
the magniicence of the stores and the
buildings takes her breath away. She does
not pause to admire, however, her errand
being paramount, so she continues her
vain search.
AS day wanes the cold increases and
snow begins to fall. Comma stoops once
or twice to scoop it aside, but there is
always the same hard cold stone beneath.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25

berry Hill. Objections enough may be
raised against the constructing of an arti-
flcial winding brook to delay the work for
some time, but there is no doubt in my
mind that it will be feature of our great
park before very long, because until it is
an accomplished fact one of natures most
pleasing effects will be lacking.
This rivnlet might terminate in crystal
lake varied with little islands and woody
projections, all heightened by the usual
accomplishments of animation, the singing
OF birds, the fragrance of wild flowers and
other features peculiar to such spot.
Other attractions, such as aquariums,
fountains, etc., will be added in time, all
OF which will make visit to the park
moro interesting and enjoyable. Very
truly yours.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
A Christmas Question.

CLINTON scoLLARD, IN CENTURY.
IL was after the maze and the mirth Of the dance,
Where spray OF green mistletoe swayed,
mat met-and / vow that the meeting was
chance -
With very adorable maid.
stood for moment in tremor of doubt,
Then kissed her, half looking for war:
But why did you wait, sr?" she said with a
pout,
"Pray, what is the mistletoe for?p
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
A PAIR OF DISSOLVING VIEWS.
Heavens, what does he see

Heavens, what does he seeY
At the window sits Luigi, drawing by
moonlight, and on the sill before him lies
the plaster cast of woman's hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
MRS. JOHN A. MACKAY.

MES did not cease to invent scandals
about her, and the death of her son was
made the subject of many miserable
stories. They accused her of making the
funeral social affair and of parading her
grief in the streets
Mrs. Mackay always has been a woman
Oh tremendous social ambition, and she
has done as much, if not more, than her
husband to make the bonanza name
known. But she is also an American
woman, and her love for her children has
overpowered and triumphed over all trivial
aspirations. Their happiness was her con-
slant desire. and the death of her son has
been, in fact, n hard knock of fate for her.
OF all the Mackay family troubles none
caused so much interest or was given such
publicity as the Mackay- Bonynge feud
For weeks after Mrs. Mackay went to
London and astonished the old town by
her lavish expenditures and magnificent
entertainments there were whisperings
that her family tree, even as the old world
regards such new world upshoots, was not
what it should be. First it was declared
that she had actually taken in washing in
early wild days in the west. Then the
gossips went further and said that her "a
Their was II San Francisco barber.
Mrs. Mackay is proud woman, and
She dist!ainfully ignored these cruel stories,
but when finally tho newspapers published
them she decided TO silence tho scandal
mongers for all time. Libel suits were
brought and were successful. Bonynge
was an Englishman who had e;nigratcd to
California and had acted rs John ". Mack
avs broker. He accumulated great deal
OF money and returned to London, where
he splurged about noisily.
The Mackays suspected that the b.
nyn2e family We're circulating scandals
concerning them, and for months II fierce
warfare was wagcd in the newspapers.
Agents, it is said, were employed in this
country by both families to keep the scan
dal moving, and it was finally settled BY
the sturdy John W. Mackay's fist. He
met his former broker in Nevada bank
and thrashcd him soundly.
Mrs. Mackay's London house, Carlton
terrace, is one of the most splendid houses
in the English capital.
Mr.. Mackay also bought fine house in
Rue dc .Tiisit, Paris, paying therefor
$3.50, 0O0, and gave his wife on the occa-
sion $4,000, 900 in government bonds.
His daughter Evelina married Ferdinand,
prince of Galateo, a scion Of the house of
ColOnna, on Feb. IL, 1885. 1t was an I'M
happy marriage, and the princess had
enough independence and spirit to leave
him and brave the talk it would make.
Thus Mrs Mackay. poor rich woman,
has had wearing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lions that not many of US would agree to
undergo for all her money and houses.
Her position now in London and Paris is
high and in degree enviablc, but it was
achieved through poignant sufferings
which few women less hardy and self con-
fident could have lived through. She has
never been anything but a good woman
who loved her home and family supremacy,
and the world should be gentle toward her
for that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
Names Of the Centiped.

"The word centiped in the mouth Of
the old sailor, as of the negro, becomes
'santipede' or 'santifee, but think Joe
Galbraith, q Hibernian ranchman of
New Mexico, should be credited with
giving it the most remarkable twist
from its dictionary pronunciation, said
the topogapher in a surveying party.
"Joe camped alongside US one night on
our way to Camp Grant. As two of our
men in the morning were shaking a
blanket which had been spread next
the ground centiped six inches long
ran out from the under side of the
blanket up the sleeve and face Of one of
the two men. The man s whiskers saved
his face from the needlelike feet, and he
brushed the reptile off to the ground
without sustaining injury. The cent?
ped was killed, and the party gathered
round to look at it, among them Joe,
eager to air his knowledge.
Don't you know what that is?' he
said wisely. It's Santa Fe. They say
they're pizener'n hell. New York
Sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
Tides and Storms.

When tempest is approaching OF
passing out on the ocean, the tides are
noticeably higher than usual, as if the
water had been driven in vast wave
before the storm. The influence extends
to great distance from tho cyclonic
storm center, SO that the possibility ex-
lists Of foretelling the approach of dan
gerous hurricane by means of indications
furnished by tide gauges situated far
away from the place then occupied by
the whirling winds.
The fact that the tidal wave outstrips
the advancing storm shows how extreme
II sensitive the surface Of the sea is to
the changes of pressure brought to bear
upon it by the never resting atmosphere.
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
CHAMPION CHICKEN THIEF.
Frank Pike Made a Business of It and
Stole Ten Thousand Fowls.

Frank Pike Made a Business of It and
Stolc Ten Thousand Fowls.
Prisoners in the county Jail at Cam
bridge, Mass, have one among them
whom they thoroughly despise. He is O
newcomer, chicken thief, halls from
Vermont, is not a negro, and for years has
adroitly piled his vocation in the country
towns handy to Boston with bounteous
returns. The other prisoners cluck at
him. In the evening, when all arc locked
in their cells, a barnyard chorus is started,
combining Il series of rlotherly chicken
calls, gladstone cackles, contented croons,
raspy squawks, wing 1appings and defiant
crOwings.
To this chaotic language Of tho barnyard
Frank Pike, the new prisoner, listens
withou. protest. He is 46 years old. in
vented his own line of work and has never
consorted with other thieves People
think he las stolen over 1000 chickens
in the two years he has been in the bust
ness 1t was his custom to take orders for
chickens among the Boston restaurants
and draw on the suburban barnyards for
his supplies. He claimed to have a chicken
farm in Vermont, and as he charged only
10 cents a pound for his fowls he did a
thriving business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
tOPS,OEO HENS,


How . Cape Elisabeth Man Produesd .
Breed Of Nonscratchers.
Speaking of hens reminds me of q
worthy townsman Of ours, ]. Fairfield
Tuttle, who had a small patch of straw
berries SO situated that only fence,
and a poor one at that, divided them
from q neighbours hepyard, and these
same hens bothered our friend very
much by getting through the fence and
scratching up the strawberry plants.
Our friend tried many ways to rid
himself of them, but failed until one
day he saw his neighbor in tho act of
setting another hen.
Now, it's necessary for you to know
that the hens above mentioned were of
what is known as the Shanghai breed
and had very long legs. 1t occurred to
our friend Tuttle that he saw way out
of the difficulty. So procuring half a
dozen bantam (short legs) eggs he stole
over during the night, took out six of
the eggs that were under the hen and
replaced them with the six bantam.
What was the result? When the chicks
were Matched, each one had one short
and one long leg, and when they would
stand ON the short leg and try to scratch
with the long one they would only sue
coed in throwing themselves over.
When they would stand ON the long leg,
the short one would not reach the
ground by several inches, and so in the
matter Of scratching they were not in it,
SO to speak.-Cape Elizabeth Sentinel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
The First Step to Prison.

once talked with a man, says q writer
In Hardware, who had served a term in
prison for embezzlement. He said that
the first step in his downfall was the stamp
drawer. The clerks in that store, as In
many, If not in most, stores helped them
selves to stamps from this drawer for their
private letter., using the firms stationery
also What more natural than that they
should take a few more stamps il they
were ordering some trifie by mail? Hav
ing made this start and seeing no trouble
therefrom, how easy it was to take a larger
amount when a more expensive article
was wanted! The step from the dollars
worth of stamps to the dollar itself was
not very long one, and then to larger
amounts, followed at length by discovery
and prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
unfortunate

Cod-liver oil suggests
consumption, which is al
most unfortunate.
Its best use is before you
fear consumption; when
you begin to get thin, weak,
run down then is the pru-
dent time to begin to take
care, and the best way to
take care is to supply the
system with needed fat and
strength. SC0tt's Emulsion
of cod-liver oil, with hypo-
phosphites, will bring back
plumpness to those who
have lost it, and make
strength where raw cod
liver oil would be a burden.
4 sn6sfante oni, INITIATES tie osixissi
SCOTT q BowxE, Chemists, New York SOC. and $r.oo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
THEY AREON HIS TRAIL
The New Burglar Must Look
Out For the New Women.
THREE HEROINES OF TODAY.

How . Chicago Schoolgirl Captured .
Thief-Mrs. Bonda OF Newark and Mrs.
Gamash Of Nashua Had Revolvers and
Knew How to Csc Them.
Recent events indicate that gentle
woman Is no longer the easy prey Of the
housebreake- and the tramp, and that
when the burglar goes a-burgling and the
sneak thief seeks &c sneak he must take
come more serious enemy than the ho-se
dog into his calculations. The new woman
is not to be intimidated by bruta; words and
savage looks, ani she does not quail, even
az the ,nuzzle Of cold and shining steel.
She not only deprives the burglar Of his
spoil, but often enough hands him over to
the custody Of the police.
That the thief catching proclivities Of
the new woman is not local issue is
shown by the recent exploits Of three
women in widely separated sections of the
country-Miss Victoria Hanson Of Chi
cago. Mrs. Maud Gamash OF Nashua. n.
H.. and Mrs. Annie Bonda Of Newark,
" J.
The youngest Of these heroines is Miss
Victoria Hanson of Chicago, who is but
16 years of age. Victoria goes to school,
and when she left home at l o'clock the
oehSA uoy shc cNcEy uooE All tho
house carefully, as her parents and brother
were away. When she returned, at AIS,
she was about to enter the front basement
door, when, to her alarm, it was opened,
and she noticed n figure of man dart
under the front steps.
II opened the door and saw o man
standing there, with a bundle of clothes
in his arms" she said. ''They were my
brothers, and asked him how he came
to have them. He replied that he had
come to see the man of the house, and that
the door had been unlocked, SO he had
gone in to find him. I knew better and
caught hold Of his coat. said, You are
burglar, and the door wasn't unlocked.
because locked it myself
"He jcrked away and ran down the
street with the clothes under his arm. I
ran out to the sidewalk and saw two other
tough looking men start to run down the
other side of the street, and SO ran to
Jim Caraher's grocery store and told Jim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
Bocklen's Arnica Salvo

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chapped
hands, chilblains. corns and all skin
eruptions. and positively cures
piles or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price IS cents per
box. For sale bv Hartz h Whenever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
fUlKI!l BATH l00n!

Baths of all kinds, including
Turkish, plain, shampoo. cleo
trio, electro-thermal. etc., may
be obtained 1t the Sanitarium
Bath Rooms, on the ilrst floor of
the Harper House.
ROOMS OPEN.
For Ladies-From 3 .. m. to
IL m. on week days For Gen.
tleneu-From : p. m. TO 10 pm.
on week days On Sundays the
rooms will be open from Z .. m.
to II .. m. for Gentlemen only.
Electric and Eectro-thermal
baehs may be obtained 1t any
time during business hours.
Gymnasium connected With bat;
rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
Seat to church d Punishmept.

A peculiar penalty was inflicted upon
three men at Norristown, Pa. John Jen-
kins, Mahlon Markley and James Dolan
were acquitted ON the charge Of assault
and battery on the promise that they
would accompany the prosecutor, J. B.
Fisher, to church ton the uext - SundaVu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09

DR.. j. c. Bishop, of Agnew, Mich,
says: II have used Foley's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases Of
pneumonia the past month. with
good results" For sale at NJ. f.
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
TROUBLES OF A WEALTHY WOMAN.

Mrs. Maekay's Social Pathway Has Not
Been Strewn with Flowers.
Few women have succeeded in holding
the public attention SO long and steadfast-
" as Mrs. John W. Mackay. Even the
Heath OF her son, John w. Mackay, Jr.,
which occurred recently in Paris, has aid
Ell her-in a cruel way, to be sure-in her
ambition to attract and hold the public.
In her bereavement her critics and enc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-09
Only 10 Cents
a WEEK.

If you aren't already enrolled, send your name
in at once and let people know you are posted
on the events of the day.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-04
GOLDsBORO G. THURSDAY, April. 4, 1895,

ton. Mortgages and liens had,
in the language of the boys,
"played out" were mo 60"
With such a law to rob the con-
fding and shelter rascals and
embarrass trade, it will be i'm
possible to carry on business in
the old kind way. The law will
do more to North Carolina, bring
more distress to the farmers
and others, and create more dis
appointment, veXation and
trouble than all the unwise, Stu
pid blundering legislation of the
Radicals co lbineG.
What is the remedy? Unless
the extra session is called the
law must remain and be enforced
with great hurt to the poorer
classes especially, and with in
jury to all classes and kinds Of
business. But it will never do
to call the Radicals together un-
less there is some very secure
way of limiting their legislation.
It is reported that the law will
be tested before the Supreme
court, in a case carried up by
agreement to the present term.
It may be that this court will de-
clare the law void.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-04
UNIVERSITY CENTENNIAL.
1000 Alumni to be Present on thi
Grand Occasion.

1000 Alumni to be Present on thi.
Grand Occasion.
The University of North Caro-
lima will celebrate the centennial
of it's opening on Wednesday,
June 5, 1895. In the morning
orations will be delivered by Hon.
A. M. Waddell, class of 1854,
on the ''Ante- bellum Univers-
ity," aud A. Fl. Eller, Esq, class
of 1885, on the "New University. "
A banquet will be given at 2 p.
M, at " hich the Alumni will sit
together by classes, and various
toasts will receive suitable re-
sponses.
At night, in Memorial Hall,
will be held a grand reunion of
all the classes. The roll will be
called, and each class will re-
spond by marching upon the
rostrum. Such classes as desire
will have ten minutes allotted for
special programmes.
It is expected that fully 1000
Alumni will be present at this,
the eliminating festival in the
life of the University. Let every
living alumnus Immediately send
his name and address to Presi-
dent Winston, Chapel Hill, N. c.,
and signify his purpose to at
tend.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-04
Public Roads in Wayne County.

There is nothing of more i'm
portance to our people than good
public roads; and few things that
receive so little attention. Good
roads make US live nearer to
market. What a saving of horse
power and vehicles as we'll as
the comfort of riding on level
road. But to the point; the Board
Of County Commissioners, two
years ago started out with a plan
and have tried to push it, that
would have been great bless
ing to Wayne county if it had
met with more encouragement
from the masses of the people
The object lesson was to com
mence at the County seat work
all roads for radius of 4 miles,
then extend each of these roads
to the county line until all lead
ing roads in the county were
widened. graded and placed in a
condition to be kept well drained.
It was intended that all section
road forces would not only con-
tinue to work their roads but
would after the roads were we'll
worked keep them in good con-
dition. In this we have been
mistaken. Instead of working
in conjunction with US, when we
placed a road in nice order, they
seemed to think the plan was to
keep it up by convict labor, con-
sequently when the roads needed
attention again, thosewhose place
it was to work called on the COM
missiones to have the work done
Appeals come from any quarters
that ''our roads need work" Now
the object of this article is just
this: unless the supervisors and
road overseers stand by US, it
will be absolutely necessary to
abandon the matter altogether
and ask the Judges of our Su-
periOr courts to sentence no
more convicts to work the public
roads. Much good and perma-
nent work has been done, but
the misconception of the work
has been done, has caused
harm to the system of public
road work in Wayne county.
Without a marked change in
this sentiment, it will be unwise
to continue longer on this line of
operation.
J, E. PETERSON.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-04
His Whereabouts a Mystery.

CoURTLAND, N. Y, March 20.
Fitz Boynton, of the
Second National Bank, of Court
land, who left home February g,
and mailed his resignation to the
board Of directors from Detroit,
Mich, has not since been heard
from and his whereabouts are a
mystery.
At the time of writing his let
ter of resignation he wrote a let
ter to his family as well-a COM
munication which caused serious
doubt as to his sanity, and it is
thought that he is either wan
dering about the country in an
irresponsible condition or pos
sibly has already lost his life.
Mr.. Boynton is a Knight Tenn
plar and a member of the Mystic
Shrine, and is widely known
among Masons as well as in bust
ness circles.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-04-04
DIR. William Hotchkiss,

ST. LOUIS, March 29.-Dr. Will
liam Hotchkiss, alleged to have
reached the age of 14O years, died
suddenly yesterday at his home
here of heart disease.
Deceased came to st. Louis
forty years ago, and has always
been known as the "Color doc
tor" In his peculiar practice of
medicine he termed his patients
members of his 'scircle," and
claimed to treat them by a mag-
netic process. DR.. J. A. Buck
says that his masonic record has
been traced back one hundred
years, showing conclusively that
he was at least 121 years old.
A letter received from his old
home in Dinwiddie county, Va.
over year ago, says he was born
there in 1855 and lived there for
a number of years, finally drifting
West.