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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
ATTACKED A MINK BOA,
Pussy MistOOk 1t for an Enemy and She
Made the Fur Fly.

Pussy Mistook 1t for an Enemy and She
Made the Fur Fly.
woman and man were sitting in the
waiting-room of the Staten Island ferry,
waiting for the gates to open to admit the
passengers for the next boat across. The
woman had taken mink boa from about
her neck and laid it carelessly down in
her lap. The snarling face of the stuffed
mink. with its vicious little glass eyes,
looked defiantly over the edge of her lap
into the room. At a little distance the
station cat was contentedly making her
toilet by alternately licking her paws and
giving her face a vigorous rubbing. So alb
sorbed was the cat in her additions that
she was not aware of a pair of bright
little yellow eyes fixed intently upon her.
After minute or two, however, Tabby
seemed satisfied that her appearance was as
1T should be. Then she deigned to take q
look around the roo n to see what was
going on. Suddenly her eyes ceased their
'almiess wandering and became riveted on
a spot IN the direction of the lady with
the boa. This was followed by nervous
There was evidently something interesting
there, and all indications pointed toward
trouble Of some kind.
The cat stared at the cleaning little
eyes, while her tail increased the violence
OF Its twitchings. The mink, when it came
to staring, was more than able to hold its
own against the cat. The latter seemed to
realize this. She slowly rose from her
Launches and began to steal out of the
line of vision of the little eyes, meanwhile
keeping her own fixed on the snarling face
IN the lap. The cat circled slowly out Of
the mlnk's range of view, quickened her
pace for a few yards and then suddenly
crouched down and began to creep along
the floor. The prospects of trouble were
ecoining promising.
Nearer and nearer crept the cat. She
was evidently going to attack the mink on
It's lett wing. The woman and man were
engaged In conversation, evidently un-
aware OF the designing cat. The woman
began tapping her foot on the floor, which
gave the mink's head bobbing motion.
This show of independence and bravado
seemed to aggravate the cat beyond feline
endurance.
There was sudden spring. and almost
simultaneously the cat landed a swift short
arm blow on the mink's left jaw. With a
little screech of terror the woman jumped
up, dropping the mink to the floor, where
the cat promptly seized it. For few Sec
onds there was an interesting informing
ing OF fur, and then the man succeeded in
resculng the boa. The cat strolled off with
the air OF one who had yindicated herself
and the trouble was over.-New York Sun.
Among the treasures of the Vatican
there is pearl valued at 100000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
HOW HERMANN TRAVELS.

The Magician Intends Henccforth to
Shorten His Journeys.
Hermann, the magician, travels with a
luxury which is almost as great as that
which magicians in the Arabian Nights
were able to conjure up with wave oil
their wonderful wand. A large part of his
life is spent on the road and the magician
has lavished fortune in fitting up and
decorating his private car, the "Addie
Hermann" named in honor of his wife.
Coupled to the coach is palace horse
coach in which Hermann carries his
own five horses, a four-in-hand drag,
an English tandem cart, steam
launch and other possessions. Speaking
of his travels yesterday Hermann said +:
81 am getting old and will not travel as
much as I have done. l have made
my season extend through forty weeks,
but after this year l shall travel only
thirty weeks each season. The rest OF the
time will be spent at my home on Long
Island Sound"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
He WORKED FOR COILS,
A Tipsy Young Man Creates a
Scene on a McAlliSter.
Street Car.
He Smashed a Thanksgiving Cake and
Then Was Thrown Off by
the Conductor.

He boarded the McAllister-street car
that left the ferry nine minutes to II
O'Clock yesterday, at Kearny street, being
escorted to the rear platform by man
who wore the Stanford color.
81 make it a rule never to carry tipsy
people," said Conductor Alexander Stew
art, because l remember the time during
the Midwinter Fair when an intoxicated
man made great nuisance of himself in
my car and spoiled handsomely dressed
woman's gown before he could reach the
door. But this young fellow looked so
very nice and neat and appeared to be a
gentleman, so l let him come aboard.
He wasn't so far gone but he could
walk and talk and know what he was
about. But he was very young, and per-
haps this was the first good time he had
ever enjoyed in that particular fashion.
After awhile noticed that he was try
ing to get up filtration with the lady who
sat next to him. She got up and took an
other seat.
"By and by he stuck out his silver
handled crook cane as one of the passen-
gers walked to the door, and the cane al
most threw the gentleman to the floor. I
spoke reprovingly to the young man and
he gave me an mpudent answer. And
the next time L came through the car he
reached out with his cane and tried to
trip me.
II told him then he would have to get
out and walk. He swore and used profane
language. | stopped the car and ordered
him out. He raised his cane threatenngly
and declared he would stay. took hold
OF him as gently as possible under the cir
cumstances and added physical force to
moral suasion.
"Gripman Bakerfeld saw what was up
and came in 10 help me. We tioored the
young man and took away his cane, but
not before he had done some damage with
it to the other passengers. One OF these
had been downtown after big Thanks
giving cake He was carrying it out 10
his home on Scott street and it lay on his
lap.
Smash went the cane into the cake, and
then there was no cake, only fragments of
one-and those rather scattered. Bakers
field caught the young man by the head
and took him by the feet, and thus we
carried him out and stood him on the
street near Larkin. As we carried him
out the man whose cake had been smashed
returned the blow with interest on the
skull of the culprit, but it didn't seem to
hurt him much, for as the car went on he
was standing in the street holding out a
nickel to me and crying aloud:
Here, give this other nickel to Uncle
Coils. l work for him. and 1 know he
wants it.
But, of course, 1 had taken his fare once
and did not want the nickel. / felt sorry
for the man with the broken Thanksgiving
cake but he didn't Seem tn oar -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Henry kohn, Chief Law ton, Oakland Fire De-
partment; Chief Krauth, Alameda Fire De-
payment: Captain J. II. Pharo, J; f. Brendal,
T. i. w. Scott, Henry Campo, John Fay, Charles
wilson, John Foley. Joe Disyes, ]. Surryhne,
ihomas Cunningham.
Among those present were seen:
Senator and Mrs j. H. Mahoney, Miss Marie
Mahoney, Mr.. and Mrs. William McMann,
Colonel ana Mrs. A. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs.
Konert Liddle. Mr.. and Mrs. F. a. viii, Mr..
Ala Al harris, p Conner, Miss Florence O. Conner,
Dr. and Mrs. c. c. ODonnel, J. Berolzhime,
Mr. ana Ms.l MIS- H. ". Tucker R Harold; Miss E.
May Harold ss james, mss Aitk ha1re and MISS MISS
J. c. Roberts. MI and Mrs. p Clan
mini. .; Meyer, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Henry,
MI; and Mrs d; J. Fleming, Will Fleming, Miss
Muller, James Pennycook, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
Fahrenkrug, Miss Bertha Fahrenkrug, Mr.. and
Mrs. MIS-; Charles Buck. Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
n; Barman, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sawyer.
Miss Sarah Kearny, Miss Mamie Sawyer,
M Mr.. ana Mrs. Stephen Bunner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. J. Jessup Mr.. and Mrs L. Rau-
blnger, MT. and Mrs. James Hannah, Mr.. and
Mrs N Joseph Henry, J. l. McKeown and Miss
Mar Mary Mckeown, George Carlisle and Mrs. E. o.
p a1dt an Mss Emily Putzman George Burk
h h1' the Misses Clara and Amelia Burkhardt,
Miss Margie Carter, John H. Wise, Miss
MaTgle kohn, Miss Nettie Kohn, Thomas Cor
n reil. MISS S =. mn, captain NJ Buiger, Charles
Curry, Fred Rothganger, ]. j. Skehn, Mr.. and
Mrs +. Terramose, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fox,
MISS Mary Mccarthy, Mrs. C w. Smith, Charles
Quinn, Miss H. Andrade, Miss Agnes La
Varre, MISS Julia Lavarre, w. A. Scolley,
Miss Monte Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs G. Spruce Miss
Bertha Fahrenkrug. Charles Wilson, NJ. Breen,
Mrs. John Roberts, Mrs. NJ. Dolan, Mr..
ana Mrs. L. Dunn, Mrs. L. Sleshenger, H. D.
goldman, Miss Lucy Pohlman, Miss Bertha
Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Terramose, Mr. and Mrs.
David Fleming, Miss Mamie Fleming, Mr.. and
Mrs. A; r. Cooney and Miss Cooney, Mr.. and
Others -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
THE VETERAN FIREMEN.
Reunion of the Men Who Ran With
the Old Machine.

III
the Old Machine.
The men who ran with the old machine,
the members of the Veteran Firemen's
Association of California, held their first
grand ball Wednesday evening in Odd
Fellows Hall. 1t was a pleasant event.
During the intermission G.. Pohlmann
sang when We Ran With the Old Ma
chine" and the entire assembly joined in
the chorus. The ball was arranged by the
following committees:
Committee of arrangements, H. Mahoney
(chairman), John B. Lauda, Stephen Bunner.
William Raubinger, Fred Kaufman, Richard
Harold, Fred A. Will, Thomas Cornell, Gus
Pohlmann secretary.
Floor manager, Ala Harris.
Floor committee-M. M. Baker, John Nc
Greevy, W. H. Miller, w. A. scoilay, J. Berolz-
hime, Lawrence Dunn, G. w. Bayrauther, W.
IL. Driscoll, +. Terremorse and J. +. Moran.
Reception committee-Miss Lille II. Colt
Miss Marie b. Mahopey, Judge r. Tobin,
Michael Sicily, Chief d. Sullivan, General
w. II. Dimond. Chief P. Crowley, Captain
Wy. Douglass w. Mccain, Captain NJ Bnlger
Colonel ID. NJ. Burns, Supervisor Chris bunker,
e. b. Vreeland, Hon. S. G. Hilborn, D. de
Bernardo, A. E. DAVIS, Colonel H. J. Burns ].
W Orndorff, Colonel A. a. Andrews, q. X. b.
Hayes, Captain John Short, George Burkhardt,
y. r. Wiley, T. Conner, Dr. G. G. O'Donnen,
Hon. T. j. Glynn, J. L. Plagemann, Albert
Hyer, A. J. Jessup, George r. Pidgeon,
w. S. Edwards, A. X. Cooney. p A. Gianinni,
Thomas Sawyer, lie Sellinger, Charles Kimball,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
THE CITY GUARD SHOOT,
Annual Thanksgiving Day Re-
union of Company B,
First Infantry.
Members Ate Turkey and Made Some
Good Scores at the Butts at
Shell Mound Park.

The annual Thanksgiving day reunion
and prize shoot of Company B, First
Infantry, N. G. c., was held yesterday at
Shell Mound Park, and Notwithstanding
the dismal weather the active as well as
large number of the ex-members of the
old City Guard spent joyous holiday.
The City Guard was organized in 1854,
and for years has observed Thanksgiving
day by holding a reunion and shooting for
prizes offered by the active and retired
members.
AS well disband as fail to meet in re-
union on Thanksgiving day. is the spirit
that dominates the festivities on these
occasions and every man in the company,
or who has ever been in it, strains an eff
fort to be present.
The company left the City for Shell
Mound ninety strong on the 8 clock ferry
yesterday morning, in command of Cap
tain George Filmer. Upon arriving at the
ranges the shoot commenced, and it lasted
until o'clock in the afternoon. Members
who could not devote the whole day to the
event managed to put in an appearance at
some time during the day.
The committee of arrangements, COM
posed of Lieutenant A.!F. Ramm, Sergeant
A. McCulloch, Corporal l.. r. Townsend
and Privates d. s. Briggs and A. C. Gehret,
had prepared an elaborate spread of tur-
key and other refreshments, upon which
the marksmen and their guests RECALLED
themselves between their turns at the
butts.
Among the ex-members present were
Colonel Chalmers Scott, Colonel George r.
Burdick, Colonel H. III. Thrall, Colonel s.
j. Taylor. Major l. B. Cook and Major
Paul Rupp.
The shooting was done at the 200-yard
at RI foV 10
score was made by F. Gehret, who scored
46 out of possible 80. Following are the
results of the days shoot:
Lieutenant-Colonel Burdick Al, T. Hammer
son 43, c. H. Gard 30, F. s. Taylor 33, r. Radke
10, ]. N. Wilson 80, r. E. Wilson H. Lieuten-
ant Lundqulst 49, Benjamin Burdick "a, Ser
geant McCulloch 80, Corporal O'Brien So
George Sullivan SO, George Hickman 40, ].
Hancock ID. Charles Sarcander 81, J. r. Wear
80, J. Gilkyson 35, Major Cook 81, Corporal l..
Townsend 80, g. P. Rupp AZ, Ii. B. Sui.
Ivan 80, Sergeant Kelly 80, F. Kelly SO,
w. Hayes IL, A. H. Clifford 80, ]. Miller "a, ].
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
FOR A MOTHERS MONEY,
What the Will Contest Over Mrs
Jane Duff'S Estate De-
veloped.
One Son Married Under Age and There
Was Perjury in Securing the
License.

The contest over the will of Mrs. Jane
Duff. who died recently at her home on
Fair Oaks street, gives promise already of
more than one interesting development.
In the complaint filed looking toward
breaking her will SO that the sons might
share some of thesarge fortune with their
sister, it was alleged that Mrs. Duff had
been incompetent, and that ner daughter,
Mrs. Mary Pfeiffer, had unduly influenced
her to cast the sons aside without cent
1t was furthermore alleged that the will
was not duly executed in accordance with
law; that when Mrs. Duff was younger she
was a really amiable woman, but as years
came on, so the sons set forth in their
complaint against their sister, the mother
changed altogether and became filled with
am billions for her children, particularly
George, whom she wished to marry an
heiress of some good family. BY reason of
such ambition for social position George
claimed his mother disowned him because
he married girl not quite up to the old
lady's high notions.
AS to the other sons, Thomas Edward
and John Francis, it was stated they were
away from home great deal of their time
which made the mother feel badly toward
them. On top of all this was the alleged
undue influence of Mrs. Pfeiffer who was
accused of making false statements about
her brothers, and by so doing had them
disinherited to have all the money for her
SELF
The answer which has been filed bv
O'Byrne, Romano & O'Byrne denies all
these allegations in full, and goes so far as
to claim that perjury will be exposed at
the hearing OF the case, which few DAYS
since was set for January 9 in the Superior
Court. The attorneys for the defense have
been working on the case since their an
swer was filed, and now say they have an
array of interesting facts regarding perjury
and other developments of the conflict.
The defendants attorneys claim that
Mrs. Duff was of sound mind up to the
time of her death, and that she was most
superior woman, very able in the admins
tration of affairs. AS to her son George.
he went directly contrary to his mothers
wishes. Before attaining the age of 81
years he married a Miss Buchanan. and
that incensed his mother. In order
to obtain Georges license for mar
rage an oath must have been taken that
he was past q years, and therefore perjury
was committed by somebody. Anyhow,
Mrs. Duff asserted that George brought
disgrace on her name by marrying before
reaching the legal age, and 1t was then she
declared She would leave him out of her
will and deny him any part of her estate.
The defense claims to have sufficient
evidence TO prove that the other sons were
guilty of disgraceful con1uct, riotous and
Incorporate living, and refused to recog-
nize her on the street. The will was made
by Colonel John O'Byrne, and the signing
by Mrs. Duff was witnessed by him and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
THEY'RE NEW WOMEN.
And the Mother Smiles Complacentl.
but the Fathe r GrOans.

anu th6 B1OtueT smiles OOmDlaC6nGly,
but the Father GrOans.
"If do say it, father, we've got three OF
the smartest girls in the country!"
AS she spoke Mrs. Oldkind' eyes beamed
with pride and pleasure behind her gold
trimmed glasses.
''They are smart, " her husband admitted
without any perceptible reluctance, "but
what put that idea into women, anyway ?''
"Mrs. Simpson was speaking about them
the other day. Why says she, Mrs.
Oldkind,' says she, your daughters are
those new women everybody's talking
about now. There's Mary studying to be
a doctor at medical college, and Martha
hard at work in a law school, and Abigail
prominent IN woman suffrage and temper
ance reform. Ii they aren't new women,
says she, I'D like to know who the new
women are, anyway"
Yes, they're new women, all right
enough" he said, refectively "By the
by, Mary wrote me to-day asking me for
$50 for special course in the something or
other with Latin name"
What student she is! But Pm afraid
she'll work too hard. She's SO ambitious pa
said the anxious mother.
'She wants to take everything in sight.
that's certain. Let me see. Martha's ex-
pense check is due tomorrow, isn't it? 1t
was 500 last time, and | don't suppose it
has fallen off any, has it?"
''It's only $100, father, because she won
that scholarship, you know, from all those
men. She's new woman, every inch of
her, is Martha"
81 received letter from Abigail to-
day, too" he continued. "She says she
will be up at the capital week longer on
that temperance legislative committee
and she thinks she can worry along on $25
if / send it,
'.She's doing wonderful work, Abigail
is" the mother said proudly. "They're
all doing wonderful work. They're all
new women through aud through, every
one of them. tell you, father, the men
OF the country must wake up or these new
women will be ahead of them in every
thing. Just think; there's Abigail up
there at the capital now introducing bills
Just think of Introducing bills !
There's a new woman for you-lntroduc-
ing bills in the Assembly n
Yes, mother" her husband said, with
sigh, as he added a little column of figures
he had iotted down before him, '.these
new women are wonderful creatures
They can introduce bills all right, but
when it comes to payin' 'em, there's moth
ing perceptibe the matter with. the old
man. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Superstition reigns tyrannically in many
rural districts in Italy. Lately fortune
teller prophesied to young farmer and
his sister, living near MOTTO, Sicily, that on
the evening before certain feast day both
would die a violent death. This so affected
the minds of the poor dupes that they be.
came insane and rushed shrieking through
the streets. A brother Of these unfortu-
mates then came somehow TO the conclu-
sion that the calamity was due to the
witchcraft of their stepmother, and in fit
of blind rage killed the poor woman with a
hoe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Two Arabs who were at the World s
Fair in Chicago have Just sailed from Bos-
ton. They were over six months walking
from Chicago to Boston. having lost. ali
their wealth before leaving the former
city. They departed from Boston in a
cattle-ship, and on their arrival in Liver
pool they will continue their journey on
foot for home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Thall 49, C. Perry 80, ]. Fowler 16, Poindexter
35, w. Flanagan 3S, Van Sieberst 20, w. "a.
Sieberst SO, William Osborn 80, Captain Eli
mer %, William O'Malley 40, F. Haskell 40,
G. Ungerman A. w. Overstreet 81. Cordell 81,
J. Morgan "a, Charles Bone 81, W.P. Filmer
81, D. S. Briggs 40, T. Monnahan IL, NJ. Claus
senius 20, Lieutenant Ramm 80. William
McKaig IL, G. Claussenius Al, II. Fresh AZ, A.
Gehret As, p. Bannan SO, r. L. Radke -, j.
Noonan SO, A. de Bonnet 80, Colonel ). J. Tay-
lor 80 Zimmerman AZ, E. l.. Filmer 80, Lang
Is. II. Taylor 35, Lieutenant Sturtevant 80, +.
Gehret 46. A. Fetz Al G. w. Adams 20.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the
British police force, is SO called from a
palace built for the reception of the Kings
OF Scotland when they visited Lon
don. 1t was originally given TO King
Edgar OF Kenneth, Prince of that country,
for the purpose of his coming to pay
annual homage, as Lord Paramount of
Scotland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

So much fruit has been raised in Cali
fornia this season that the local markets
have been glutted, and in San Francisco
tons of melons pears and plums have been
thrown into the sea.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

Among the treasures of the Vatican
there is pearl valued at 100000.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-09
Washington County Historical Society.

Washington County Historical Society.
Monday last, the anniversary Of the
Battle of Kings Mountain, was a rainy
day, but the gentlemen who assisted in
launching the Washington County His
torical Society, did the county an es-
sential service. 1t was public spirited
and patriotic; and when we become
Indifferent or cease to remember our
own history, we loose the hest part Of
our possessions. Every great people
preserve az of inestimsble value the
deeds and the.names of our illustrous
children.
Washington County once embraced
what is nov the entire State Of Tennes.
see. Many of her children left the old
mother to ascend the lofty heights Of
fame. Even their honored graves are
elsewhere, but they have left us their
names as an invaluable possession.
Mondays work indicates that the spirit
of the pioneers still lives in these blue
mountains and inhabit the air we
breathe. The expression of public
spirit and enterprise 10 always a public
b%enefaction.
A full account Of the proceedings Of
the Historical Society of Washington
County will appear in our next issue.
The remarks of Capt. Deaderick. Judge
Kirkpatrick, Rev. Mr.. Bigler and Judge
Hacker aregood reading.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-09
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-09
The County Farm,

Al its session held last Monday the
County Court ratified the action of the
committee which had been appointed
to purchase a farm for the county, to be
used for an inirmary. The committee
selected a PARTON of the DR.. Panhorst
farm about three miles south of town,
and now that the purchase is cofrmed
we suppose that necessary improve.
ments will be made, and as soon as
possible the inmates of the present ia.
Urinary will be moved. The selection
is a good one. The county farm is now
within easy reach of the county seat
and the business belonging to it can be
more closely watched and attended
to with more promptness than here
tofore.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-10-09

When a person begins to grow thin
there is something wrong. The waste
Is greater than the supply and it Is
only a question of time when the end
must come.
In nine cases out Of ten the trouble
is with the digestive organs. II you
can restore them to a healthy condition
you will stop the waste, put on new
flesh and cause them to feel better in
every way. The food they eat will be
digested and appropriated to the needs
OF the system, and a normal appetite
will appear.
Consumption frequently follows a
wasting of bodily tissue because nearly
all consumptives have indigestion. The
Shaker Digestive Cordial will restore
the stomach to q healthy condition in
a vast majority of cases. Get one of
their books from your druggist and
learn about this new and valuable
remedy.