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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17
5 ANaERo BUS TOYS.

osn Balloons and Bagpipes Tha4 Spread
Ess Loathsosne Diseases. 55F
There are few persons who walk along
the streets OF London whose attention
has mot been directed to the exceedingly
Ingenious toys which are sold BY the
itinerant vendors for the delectation Of
children. One Of these is 3 hollow tube
II paper, furnished with q short piece
sof bamboo at one end. mp TO which # 10
5ooiled BY the action q . very slight steel
spring. On blowing into the bamboo the
coil Ia unrolled and reaches forward
nearly : yard. The sudden extension Of
this coil produced BY blowing il II is 9
source Of great amusement Toy bag
pipes are also popular oontrivances.
These arc not blown in the usual way.
hut the breath Of the performer is made
10 initiate : small india rubber ball,
which, once blown into, supplies suf-
.floient air to play : few bars OF any
popular tune.
Our contemporary, The Lancet, has
called attention to the possible oonse-
qnenoes Of buying these toys, which. II
says. are presented to . child after hav-
ing been inflated by questionable breath,
and perhaps wet with the moisture
of the still more questionable lips Of the
vender. An infected mouthpiece, il
says, has not unfrequently been known
to be the origin Of grave constitutional
troubles. This is perfectly true. Persons
who would hesitate to drink out Of q
glass that has been used will buy and
present toys Of this kind to their chill
sdren, not knowing BY whom they have
been used or by what disease they may
be contaminated. Among the impover-
ished makers and vendors sore Threats,
.diphtheria and contagious fevers in ev-
cry stage may be raging, and children
may contract fatal diseases even Of q
worse character than any we have mem
toned BY blowing and using these ques.
.tionable toys. Surely it is only neces-
sary to call attention of persons to the
evil, for careful supervision would pre-
vent the dissemination of loathsome
disorders by these means. - 'ondon
Oueen rs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17
It W., 60 &C.

In Trieste an Englishman, Prot.
Jones, recently suffered severe Lon
through : strange mishsp. He WA
holding : lecture In the large hall
which contains his books, when . cat,
jumping upon the table covered with
papers, threw over the petroleum lamp,
and the efforts Of the professor and the
audience 70 extinguish the dre wess
Of no avail. All the valuable books
were destroyed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17
GENERAL MILES BoYHo oD.
Loved Fishing and Was the Leader q =
$ 5 saIndian' Band.

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s1ndian. Band.
When General Miles was boy, he
had few companions near his home, for
II was q farming region and sparsely
settled. His only brother, 10 years older
than himself. left home early, and his
two sisters being much older Nelson
was left much to himself.
On Saturdays and other holidays the
sohoolboys frequently met by appoint
ment at the home Of one Of their num-
ber. They formed themselves into bands
and clans and drilled or carried on min
iature warfare. They re-enacted scenes
Of the Indian and Revolutionary wars.
The leaders drew lots to settle who
should be 'the British, = the lnjins,'
81 the Z Mericans. = 4;
Nelson Miles frequently led one band.
They made expeditions through the open
wooded country. Sometimes imagining
themselves rowing Indians, they built
wigwams, and sometimes as pionee.
settlers they built log huts. They laid
am buscades, attacked strongholds, cap
tured parties and did many other adj
venturous things. Their costumes were
gathered from the farmhouse garreta
and consisted Of colonial, continental,
1912 and train band uniforms-forner-
y common in old New England fami-
lies and limitations Of the dress Of the
Narragansett and Iroquois Indians. The
weapons were old flint lock muskets,
shotguns, rusty swords, tomahawks md
bows and arrows. 5{| 353s
It is easy to infer that the Miles boy
had military aspirations, and that the
promise Of an appointment to West
Point when he should be Of the required
age would have been hailed by him
with delight. But q farmers boy with
ont relatives or friends with political
influence had no hope Of such an ap-
pointment in those days, when cadet
ships went by favor and not BY COM
petitive examination - NewY ork Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-17
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Policemen may bs a illiterats lot
but they Do every now and them COM
triys some method to ct shead of tic
ironclad rules which are popularly sup-
posed 81 the long suffering taxpayer q
least to govern their movements 9$3
There ID one particular bluecoat who
~ yirtue of his long service. carries
three faded stripes on his coat sleeve.
and :he honestly believes THAT he q en-
titled to some Incidental favors. Taken
altogether, he is Of such q naturally
grumpy disposition that he u far from
being popular among the police opera.
tora sss
Notwithstanding All this. MI. Brass
Buttons beat the combination and beat
II pretty thoroughly. He had BEEN rath-
q behind time in his hourly oommuni-
cations with headquarters, and his SUI
speriors determined to teach him les
son. Accordingly he was sent to travel
8 lonely, isolated post. which had q sol
itary patrol box situated just alongside
deserted hat that had once been util-
lied as Toulouse BY q railroad COR
poration. II didn't require many hours
presence on the part Of the disciplined
copper for him to discover that he had
been given the best Of the deal in this
particular transfer. and he Immediately
set about arranging q scheme whereby
he could benefit BY i, newly acquired
advantages. Nh. & VI
The much craved boon that he sought
was light maps He had long ago tried
the plan Of an alarm clock set to 60 off
3 few minutes before pulling time, but
tired nature had in each instance as
serted itself, and his station had failed
to hear from him. Now cond itions were
different, for he had found just what
he needed to carry out the cleyerruse he
had concocted. Running alongside the
deserted shanty were two electric light
wires fully charged with current Of
electricity, and to these the valiant
watchdog pinned his faith.
First he once more produced his long
ago discarded alarm clock after remov-
ing the gong from the top. Next he
broke away the glass face, and after
making snrs that the clock was on time
with his watch he made a connection
with the electric light wires by means
Of two small pieces Of copper wire. One
Of these he wound around the minute
hand Of the clock, and the other he firm
y fastened to the framework Of the
timepiece just over the figures that in
dictated his hour for pulling up Then
to one Of the wires he fastened two
more pieces Of copper, which he wound
about either Of his hands. This done,
the willy policeman stretched himself
ont on the floor and enjoyed the desired
nap, safe in the knowledge that at the
proper moment the meeting Of the two
wires on the clock would convey to him
q shock that was bound to waken him,
90 he could salute his station through
the patrol box. Chicago Times.
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gT1Hg eool To ttAacIesuA

Hoa never loved me. but you ~ r. -
u 1e6sctsd ~ tn towers Your own aoul 49,
ST yon aaWyour eyes In mime, and GO JON gW0Ee
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"a ss -. S3
you leaned your lower soft fsos toward ~
faco. as1 8S M NJ
"A waited. hsartslck, Tor tie browning hous.
IA You, looked md louged md loysd-notI -
Sgsi fair d0wef- s wi q
You loved the mirror of your own great gracs.
You leaned down With the lily that you wore.
Had but leaped to meet your kiss divine Il
You and your flower Of love had now b.
mine, s3s5 ss4 Il N n gss8
Drownsd n my love. 70 wairen nevsrmoss.
But q II is--ah. love, you know the resti
Robbed Of yonr image, how the pool seemed
q basel N $ts 5 u III N 5s as
You win dnd many . mirror for your face.
But no more flowers viii lean across my breastl
353 Is - theneum.
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\ osn balloons and Baspipes That Spread
WI III L0athsosn0 Oiseases. III sjES
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
LATE NEWS OF SAN JOSE,
Calvin Somers Asks for Com
pensation for Guardian
Services.
He Acted on Behalf of the Heirs
to the Well-KnoWn TreadWelI
Estate.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 3.-Calvin Som
ers, by Attorney II. V. Morehouse, to-
day filed a petition in the Superior
Court asking that E. W. Clayton, guardian
of the estate of James P. Treadwell, a
minor, George Y. Bollinger, guardian
of the person of James P. Treadwell;
Kenneth Melrose, guardian of the estate
and person of Ivan Treadwell, and Ivan
and James Treadwell, heirs of the late
James Treadwell, be cited to appear on
October 8, 1895, and show cause why he
should not be compensated for services
performed while guardian of James P. and
Ivan Treadwell.
The petition sets forth that Calvin Som
ers was appointed guardian of the
minors, James P. and Ivan TreadwelI, on
February IL, 1898, and that on April 81,
1898, he qualified as such guardian and re-
manned and acted as such guardian until
August Is, 1894, when he resigned. He
alleges that during the time he acted as
guardian he never received any compensa-
ton, and he believes he is entitled to q
reasonable sum.
He sets forth that on the death of Mabel
TreadwelI. the mother of the heirs the
estate was badly tangled up and that he
expended much time and energy in
Strengthening it out; that he defended the
heirs interests in the suits of Reay VS..
TreadwelI and George Hazelton VS.. The
Executors of Mabel Treadwelrs Estate,
and that he saved the heirs large sums of
money by dlsputing the claims of Eugene
Deuprey and George A. knight against
the estate.
Judge Lorigan made an order citing the
guardians and the heirs, James P. and
Ivan Treadwell, to appear in court on
October 8 and show cause why Calvin
Somers should not be granted reason
ahla sI1yn for hic sorvioao
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
CITIZENS WATER CoMPANY.
Contract Let for SIG, 600 North of Work
to Be Done.

Contract Let for SIG, 600 Worth of Work
to Be Done.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 3.-The Citizens
Water Company, which recently acquired
possession of lagoon and source of water
supply in the vicinity of the Twelve mile
House, has let contract to John Kelso to
excavate a trench ten feet wide and five
feet deep from their property along Coyote
Creek.
The contract specifies that the amount
of work to be done shall not exceed SIG 900,
but 1t provides for the further expenditure
of $1,000 for any extra work that may be
needed in the opinion of the supervising
engineer. 1t also provides that work shall
be commenced within five days after
awarding the contract. The price agreed
on is II cents cubic yard for excavating
earth. 3715 for loose rock and 80 cents for
solid rock per cubic yard.
The company was organized short
time ago for the purpose of utilizing the
immense water supply in the vicinity of
the Twelve-mile House for irrigation pur-
poses and for supplying this city with
water,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
ATTACKED BIZ INDIANS.
James ConH6 Cut With a Hatchet an.
May Die.

James ConU1 Cut With a Hatchet and
May Die.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Oct. 3-A free-tor-
all fight occurred between Indians and
whites at thelwinery of Phillip Glass. near
Trenton, early this morning. One white
man named James Conliff, former con-
ductor on a Clay-street car in San Fran
ciscs, was wounded on the head with
Ratchet and is now at the point of death.
and four others were seriously injured.
The Indians, numbering about twenty,
who were hoppickers at the yards of Peter
son & Farmer, were paid off yesterday,
and in the evening, after becoming intoxi-
Gated, began to amuse themselves in
game of cards near the winery building.
James Tinney, who lived in the neigh
borhood, came up and was attacked by the
Indians and badly beaten.
The white men, who were without arms,
were soon too bruised and weak to stand
out longer against the score of intoxicated
reds and fed, leaving the unconscious Con-
lift OH the roadside.
The Indians, with their guns and
hatchets, then stood over Conliff and kept
friends away. Two men brought the news
here and secured doctor, who said that
he will not live throughout the day.
The county Sheriff has arrested the
Indians and also Japanese named Nova
CASA, who is accused of dealing the death
blow to ConIiff. The Ratchet is identified
as his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
MAY SUE THE GRAND JURY
Sacramento Citizens Indig-
nant Over the Charges
Against Supervisors.
courages Threats Against
the Accusers.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Oct 3.-The re-
suit of yesterday trial of Supervisor Curtis
on charges of misrepresentation of county
funds brought by the late Grand Jury, in
which the petty jury was instructed by
Judge Catlin to bring in verdict in favor
of the accused, has raised perfect storm
of Indignation against the members of the
body preferring said charges, and they are
the recipients of adverse criticism on all
sides.
On the opening of Judge CatIin's court
this morning District Attorney Ryan re-
quested that all the charges against the
members of the Board of Supervisors,
amounting in all to thirty-twe accusations,
filed by the Grand Jury, le dismissed, and
IL was so ordered.
In the meantime the accused Super
visors are considering the advisability OF
commencing suit against the members
of the Grand Jury for damages on the
charge of defamation of character, and
should they arrive at decision to do SO it
will probably result in a severe legal battle
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expiring a few minutes after. A doctor
was sent for and he with the constable
went up. Wiley was arrested and brought
to Georgetown. Coroner Winchell, Dis
trict Attorney Carpenter and Sheriff Hill
bert arrived from Placerville yesterday
noon, and the inquest was held at Tuttle's
that evening.
A jury of Georgetown men brought in
verdict of iustiiable homicide and the
prisoner was discharged, but the case will
probably be brought before the Grand
Jury. Tuttle was AZ years old, was mar
ried in Canada to Mrs. Jane Wiley, who
was widow with two sons and daugh-
ter, the Oldest son being the one who
killed him.
Tuttle had no children. He came here
from Rocklin, Placer County, and lived
here three years, owning the property
where ne resided. His brothers, NJ. H.
and W. E. TuUtle, both engineers on the
Southern Pacific road, with homes at
Rocklin, came up last night to take
charge of the remains The burial took
place here to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
DOZEN OR MORE WELLS.
Further Details of Santa Rosa's Ne,c
Water Works.

Further Details of Santa Rosa's Ne.u
Water Works.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Oct. 3.-The con-
struction of new municipal water works
here will commence at once. Three hun
bred tons of cast iron water pipe will arrive
this week from Alabama. The contract
has been awarded to Paul B. Perkins of
San Francisco, who will be here Saturday
to look after the sinking of wells for the
water supply. The first water bonds issued
were declared illegal by the courts and a
new issue was made the 1st of September
The bonds were sold few days afterward
at par with interest. The contract for the
construction of the works was let to Rob-
ert Efey, Mayor of Santa Cruz, subse-
quently Effey sublet the contract to Mr..
Perkins.
The new water system will be con-
structed according to plans and specifca-
tons submitted by G.. Monjeau, which
have been accepted by the City Council.
The new system is to be a pumping system.
The source of supply will be a dozen or
more wells. These will be connected
pumped through mains and also into a
large reservoir, which will be used as a
reserve in case of big fire. The reservoir
will be located on an elevation sufficient to
give ample pressure and Obvlate the neces-
sity of a steam engine. The work will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
The Mayor and City Council have labored
long to get a new water supply, but they
have been hindered for nearly two years
by litigation on the part of many property
holders, who objected to the schemes on
the ground that new works were unneces-
sary and the old ones sufficient. Some of
the largest taxpayers are still opposed to
the undertaking and further suits and in
functions are apprehended. One suit vas
begun few days ago by the Santa Rosa
Water Works to have the Superior Court
restrain the City Council from entering
into competition with its own grantee on
the strength of previous contract.
The chief question involved is: Can the
city, having the right to fix rates. stand by,
and under a contract entered into in good
faith, see a company expend money to
reach a particular end, and after the end
has been reached, tax the company out of
existence to reach same end. The santa
Rosa water works are owned chiefly by
Captain James Mcdonald of San Francisco
and Colonel NJ. L. Mcdonald of Santa
Rosa. Bonfres are blazing and number
OF our citizens are holding a iubilation
over the news
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
October Fruit Bulletin.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct 2.-The October
bulletin of the Santa Clara Fruit Ex-
change, just issued, quotes the following
prices for dried fruit:
The opening price for prunes was AZ cents
Tor the four sizes, sixties to nineties. This AZ
cent base gives the following prices for the
cents; SO to so to the pound, So cents; so to
20 to the pound, 81 cents; 70 to so to the
pound; ~ cents; 80 to 80 to the pound, ~
cents 80 TO 100 to the pound, 33 cents.
fty and curing
. PeaS9c1hes-Unpeeled, to 61z cents; peeled, 8
to 81 cents; choice s to 10 cents: fancy. II to
IA cents, according as they are graded.
,Fesrs-Ihere are not enough in this part of
one state 10 be OF any account; price 5 to 8
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04

one OF the most remarkable cases in GRIM
lnal jurisprudence. owing to the tender
years OF the accused, although there was a
case on record where an Illinois court had
decided that child of years of age was
capable of committing a crime and the
culprit had been convicted.
In this case it became absolutely neces-
sary to contine the lad SO that he could not
further jeopardize the property of the resi-
dents OF Sacramento. as his parents seemed
committing incendiary attempts. 1t was
Impossible under the existing law to COM
NIT him direct to reform school, but he
thought that the lad could be convicted of
arson, sentenced to the State prison and
from that point be removed to a reform
institution
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
A San Francisco House
Run by San Francisco Boys.
PASADENA MISSIONARIES,
Annual Meeting of Southern
California Woman'S Asso-
citation.
Regular and District Officers Elected
and the Conference Ad-
journed.

PASADENA, CAL, Oct. 3.-The ninth
annual meeting of the Woman's Mission
airy Society of Southern California, which
has been in session here two days at the
NJ. E. church, closed a successful confer
ence yesterday, which was well attended
by delegates from the surrounding dis
tricts.
The two days. work consisted of reading
of reports, general statistics, addresses and
papers relative to various branches of the
work, which includes missionary work
among the Mormons in Utah, among In
dams and Mexicans of Arizona and New
Mexico, Chinese and Japanese on this
coast, immigrants at seaport towns, and
general work among the home poor and
Juveniles.
A resolution was passed pledging that
the society would raise $4,000 this year for
frontier work and $500 for Oriental work.
The conference closed with an election of
officers as follows:
President, Mrs. D. NJ. WEIGH; vice-presidents,
W. White, Los Angeles; Mrs H j. Crist, South
Pasadena; Mrs. o. H. Churchill, Los Angeles,
and Mrs w. Abernethy Los angeles
well Of Riverside; recording secretary,
treasurer, NJ. NJ. Hutton Of Los Angeles
y. VI
Angeles; secretary of queen esther circles
Mrs. L. T. Ross of Los Angeles; secretary of
juvenile work, Mrs. C. c. Mclean of Los An
geles; mite box secretary, Mrs. J. w. Sedgwick
literary supplies committee, Mrs. H. Hol-
brook; assistant, Mrs. E. R. Smith of Los
Angeles.
The following district officers were also
elected:
Los Angeles district-President, Mrs. B. F..
Crory; vice-president, Mrs. P. H. Bodkin; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. S. NJ. Smith of
Pasadena
San Diego district-President, Mrs E. NJ.
Webster; vice-president, Mrs. Can ard; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. E. o. McIntier.
Fresno district-President, Mrs j. w. Van
Cleve; vice-presldent, Mrs. D. H. Gillian; cor
responding secretaries, Mrs. T.. C. Miller and
Mrs. Alice Baker.
The Womans Missionary Union of the
Congregational church has also been in
session at the First Congregational Church
during the past two days and has been
largely attended by Los Angeles delegates,
many presenting able papers on mission
airy work, among which was one read by
Mrs. ID. 6. Otis upon Southern California,
the Outside and the Inside"
Death of a TRIAL Juror.
REDDING, CAL, Oct. 3.-Juror A. Tay-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
BONDS HAVE BEEN SOLD.
The Work of Sinking to Be
Started in Upon Right
Away.
MATERIAL NOW ON THE WAY.
The plant Decided Upon Is Pump
ing System of Late Pat
tern.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Oct. 3.-The big
rest sensation of the season was caused
here this afternoon when the Daily Repub-
Tcan said the water works bonds, voted by
the people here two years ago at $165, 900.
and over which there has been so much
litigation, had been sold.
The contract for the construction of the
new water works has been let, the works
TO begin in few days. Three train loads
of piping are on the way. The work of
sinking will begin on Saturday.
Owing to the fact that there has been so
much litigation brought by the old COM
pany, the friends of the old system be-
lieved the council had abandoned it's
plans. When the truth came out that the
new works was an assured fact, consider
able excitement was created. The new
plant will be pumping system.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
Closing In on co,snterfetters.

SEATTLE, WASH, Oct 3.-An organized
band of counterfeiters, with Whatcom,
this State, as their headquarters, is
about to be broken up by the Govern
ment authorities. Several arrests have
already been made. The combination is
believed to consist mainly of the members
of the family of one Burke. Bogus So gold
pieces of very clever make have been cir
culated all over the State and especially in
and around Yakima. Deputy United
States Marshal Brinker of this city, who
has been conducting the prosecution,
thinks he has the right party under sur
veiIlance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04
May Haye Been murder.

AUBURN, CAL, Oct. AT Rocklin,
September 49, between 9 and 10 o'clock
P. N, stranger named A. n. Witt was
found with his skull crushed. The Cor
oner held an inquest and the jury rem
dered verdict that the deceased met his
death through accident, the supposition
being that he was struck by an incoming
engine in the railroad yard. Now the Cor
oner finds woman from Sacramento who
accuses her husband, Mr.. White, of
killing Wilt. Both men worked together
with the railroad carpenter gang. The
Sheriff is investigating the matter and the
Coroner will hold another inquest at Au-
burn on Saturday.