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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-20

An old gray house. on an old-time farm
Twas onsa Christmas night ~
Thro chinks were streaming rays OF
/ charm -
= In yellow shafts Of light.
An old gray white and an old gray black
~ Were sitting by the blaze
That curled and played 'gainst the CHM
ney back
Sat thinking their own old ways.
Said the old black man to the old white
49, ''IItt's fawty yeahs tonight
Sense YOU gin to me this piece er Ian,
An tho l,ootyes' gal in sight,
You gin us. ersides. dem papahs, too.
Dat sot us bon ones free,
An Nan an me sung 'Hally, Hally Loo!
y LAX er song or jubilee
"Wen. what If I did?" said the old gray
white,
Didn't both belong to me?
and didn't have. by law, the right
TO set my niggahs free?
And. what is MORE" said the old white
man,
my farm was broad and long,
And didn't you. and your poor old Nan,
Find life asweeter song?'
lIawd bless you marster, blessin'S fell
AZ faS' as drops er rain:
Yes. every SCUM was silver bell,
Till God called Nan ergain.
But we wuz all de slaves you had
An sense you ben 50 po'
Use felt dat we wux actin.b
To wish for freedom so.''
mo more! no more"' said the old white
man; -. n &
"I'm richer than a king!
You give me blessings. all you can:
need not anything. " /"
And. more than all, am not blest,
While waiting for the call?
Igave you Freedom, Gods bequest,
Intended for US all."H
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-12-20

+ It was Christmas eve and the Do<l.
gets sat by the fire discussing the prob.
ability that they would receive pres:
Iscnts Of greater value than they had
fscnt To their poor relatives, and as
good. as they had sent to their rich
.Ugll, what = night it is = said Mrs.
I,otlgett, "but. It lis just Us well, for we
shall have no callers, and I'm really not
fit to be SEEM,
"iou certainly are not;" candidly
answered Mr.. Dodgett, Its a mystery
what you have done with all the money
you have gotten for dress. Now, I can
90 nowhere for lack of decent dress
suit
Instead of replying warmly, Mrs.
Dodgctt only smiled mysteriously. At
that moment the maid entered, saying:
"PIease, 1na'am, a tralnp's ut the back
door begging for Clothes
''rell him to go away and he quick
about it, said Mr.. Dodgett, who was
suffering from neuralgia and disap-
pointment that his wife would not
quarrel.
don't leave him alone in the kifch-
en-" said Mrs. Dodgett; "he is most like
ly sneak thief"
"Charitable, that remark" grunted
her husband.
"Ye-es," she replied, absently, 'by
the way, dear, Mr.. Blanque has given
his wife another sealskin. I shall have
to cut her, for I can't visit her any
longer in my old wrap. It's one COM
fort, though, that he selected it HIM
self; something is surely wrong with
it," Looking anxiously at her hus-
band, she saw half smile on his face.
Its cold night for that poor wretch
to he out half Clad" he said. "I'll see
if he is gone" she returned, and both
left the room by different doors.
Soon they were both back with half
pleased, half shame-faced looks.
Its Christmas eve, after all," said
he.
ayes, we should be charitable to-day
of all days."
"M'hm; I gave that poor wretch my
dress suit which was too shabby to
wear. 1 had to hunt for it, too; it
was"
"And I gave him your old overcoat;
it"
(Which overcoat?"
1.-THE black one; YOU"
'You did, Ell? Well, you were too
smart for once! In the pocket of that
coat was concealed the money had
saved to buy a sealskin for your
Christmas gift. Say, why did you hide
my dress suit in your wardrobe?''
Both had risen, looking very pale.
"You got that dress suit from my
wardrobe, did you? Well, it was new
one I had gotten for your Christmas
gift, Silas Dodgett!" /
Two minutes later Mrs. Dodgett was
in strong hysterics on the hearth rug,
while the maddest man in town was
,ainly searching for tramp with new
dress suit and an old overcoat.
His Name IL Legion.
For a Christmas present now
I am saving up:
That's why wrinkles line my brow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
FLYING HOM|NG BIRDS.
LeydeCker'S Carrier Pigeons
Break the Record on a
Long Flight.
A Race Arranged From Portland to
Alameda on the Fourth Of
July.

A great homing race has been arranged
for July between Alameda and Portland,
Or. T. w. Leydecker and another gentle
man named Koenig are now training their
pigeons, flying them from different points
in California to their lofts across the bay
Mr.. Leydecker is one of the greatest en-
thusiasts in the sport on the coast, and he
is very confident of winning the race
he has been speeding his birds all along
the Sacramento Valley, and on last Sunday
In fly from Sissons the carrier pigeons
broke the record. Nine birds were sent to
Sissons and were liberated by J. M.
Schiller at $3.50 on Sunday morning. Five
OF the pigeons reached the loft at 10:47
A. NJ, two got home at 2 :45 in the afternoon
and one reached the coop on Monday
morning with all his tail feathers gone.
and the last bird has not yet reached home
The time of the first lot of birds was
hours 81 minutes making an average of
2037 yards or / is miles a minute. The
distance from Sissons to San Francisco is
reckoned at 338 miles and Mr.. Leydecker
estimates it at $50 miles to Alameda.
"This is the best record ever made on
the coast, said Mr.. Leydecker yesterday.
"In fact, it is the best time ever made any
where to my knowledge. The distance
from Portland is 772 miles, and | have suf-
ficient faith in my birds to think that they
will break the record from that point.
Next Sunday | will fly the pigeons from
Ashland, Or, a distance of 431 miles. The
race on the 4th Of July will be unter the
rules of the Pacihc Homing Society"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

burglary for having stolen can of milk
1rom the Oakland Creamery at Seventeenth
street and Telegraph avenue. The propri-
etors or the place have been missing milk
Ior some time past and employed Special
othcer Baker to watch the place. Early
yesterday morning Baker saw Olsen enter
the place with an empty can and return a
moment later with one filled to the brim
ana placed him under arrest. The officer
says that he used key to enter the place.
Filed a Demurrer.
The defendants in the suit of Robert
Aughes and w. H. Miller against J. L..
DaVle, Arthur Wilson and J. K. Peirsol
nave entered demurrer to the complaint
on the ground that the allegations con-
tanned therein do not constitute sufficient
cause for action and asking that the case
be dismissed
The action was brought to GUST the de-
PENDANTS, the incumbents in the Board OF
Public Works, on the ground that their
election was illegal.
The Charity Benefit.
The advance sale of tickets for the trav-
esty on sRomeo and Juliet" which is to
be played at the Macdonough tonight and
tomorrow night for the benefit OF the
Ladies' Relief Society, has been so large
that standing room only" p!acard may
be suspended outside when the doors of
the theater are thrown open.
The cast is exceptionally strong for local
amateur talent and an enjoyable entertain
ment is anticipated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

MIME. NJ. YALE, Health and Beauty
specialist, Yale Temple of Beauty, 146
State street, Chicago.
REDINGTON Sc CO., Wholesale Drug
gists, San Francisco, are supplying tho
Pacific Coast with all my remedies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
SAM TAYLOR AS juliet.
From a photograph By Tdber.l

later. There must also be a good and SUI
ficient sewer and gas and water pipes must be
laid. There must also be cement or btu
minous sidewalks, properly constructed. The
Superintendent OF Streets 0nd the City Council
pass upon the question whether the condition
of the street meets the requirements. (Ordi-
nance No. 1211.)
The requirements in regard to macadam are
as follows: Two classes OF Macadam pavement
are recognized, but class would probably be
required on all the streets under present con-
sideration and this class alone will be consid-
cred. The pavement must be at least ten
inches in depth at the roadway and gradually
decreasing TO eight inches al the cutters. All
rock used must be OF hard blue or gray trap
rock, or basalt, of size 10 pass through ring
three inches in diameter. Your committee has
been unable to find street that meets the re-
uuirements of this specification. The top sur
face must be well covered, SO as to thorough ly
q II all the interstices with fine screenings of
hard rock or fine gravel, the whole to be well
watered and well rolled with roller OF ut least
ten tons in weight. Upon the completion of
the work the contractor is required to file with
the Superintendent of Streets a bond in a
sum to be determined by the Mayor, guaran-
teeing the work for one year from injury by
ordinary use. Ordinance No. 1909
1t will be seen from this statement of the re-
quirements regarding macadam that there is
not street in the city that can baaccepted by
placed in condition II is necessary that pro-
ceedings should be had under the State road
law, which requires the passage OF resolution
of intention to make the Improvement by the
Common Council and If no protest is made by
the adjoining property-owners, letting OF the
contract for the work TO the lowest bidder and
an assessment upon the adjoining property for
the payment of cost. protest by the owners
of p majority of the frontage viii constitute a
bar to the prosecution for six months. The
property-owners may thus, by filing protests,
defeat any attempt at improvement In this
direction. Under these circumstances, recourse
may be had to an ordinance which, we believe,
has never been enforced, or at least enforced
L., So. al ina No RI
vides as follows:
Whenever any portion of any street, i'm
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
ALAMEDA.

The changes in the municipal depart
ments resulting from the recent election
have all taken place save those of subor-
dinates under appointment by the Board
of Health and Free Library Trustees.
The new Board of Health will not organ
ize before the Sd of next month. Health
officer Mclean will be reappointed. The
appointment of veterinary and sanitary
inspectors have not been decided upon.
The Free Library matter is still in the
hands of the City Attorney for his opinion
whether the appointive power lies in the
City Trustees. A movement was begun
yesterday by those favorable to the reten-
ton of the old board. Three OF the City
Trustees are in favor of making the APP
pointments Monday evening next, at
which date the matter will in all proba-
bility be decided.
Charged With DEMONSTRATING.
John Dempsey and Thomas Dunton,
who were recently bound over to the
Superior Court upon charges of burglary,
were arraigned before Justice Morris yes
terday upon a charge of DEMONSTRATING
They are accused of having stolen horse
belonging to J. E. Taylor, who resides on
the San Leandro road. The horse dis
appeared at about the same time large
number of chickens were stolen il the
neighborhood, and evidence duplicates
Dempsey and Dunton. The matter was
taken under advisement until Monday
afternoon.
Proposed New Depot.
Otto Nobmann has until the first of next
month to raise the sum of $1,000 to be
added to the $4,000 contribution of the rail
road for the purchase of the lot on which ii
is proposed to build the new passenger and
freight depot at the junction of Railroad
and Lincoln avenues. The subscribers will
not be asked to pay until the depot has
been erected. The subscription Yesterday
amounted to $1,000. The proposed cost OF
the freight and passenger depot is esti-
mated at $500.
Funeral of G. H. Anderson.
The funeral of G. H. Anderson took
place yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of Alameda Parlor No. AZ, n. S.
g. W. Past President Tappan conducted
he burial services of the order. There
were many floral tributes. The pail
bearers were: Henry Reischrath, Henry
Tank, Louis Fischer, J. r. Hanson, Max
Gundlach and Louis SchOneau.
Fire in a Closet.
The Fire Department was called out at
1875 o'clock yesterday for fire in a
closet in the house at 2146 Encinal avenue
occupied by D. McColgan, marine en-
gineer. The supposition is that children
playing started the fire. The damage
was $50
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
BERKELEY.

The Board of Education has presented a
report for the year beginning May is, 1894,
and ending May 1, 1895, showing that the
total receipts for the year were S29, $40 So
and the disbursements $26, 143 s..
The amount received from town taxes
was $17,927 rs, from the State $7754 "a and
from the county S3755 o.. Other items,
consisting of tuition fees, laboratory taxes
and fines from the Justices Court, amounted
to $505 80.
An overdraft made in May, 1894, OF
$5Z22 AZ was paid off during the year, and
a balance of S5S05 6S is now on hand.
The report shows a decided improvement
over the one made in 1894 for the preceding
year.
Military Ball.
The military ball given in Harmon gym
nasium last night, under the direction o.
the officers of the university battalion, wa.
largely attended.
Several prominent officers and theil
wives from the Preside and Mare Island
were present. The officers appeared il
military suits and the others in evening
+dress.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
k1hAOb MANN
A Scientific Discovery by
a Woman to Cure
Women.
Women Of All Ages, Attention !

NINE. M. YALE, Queen of Beauty, who
has lectured in all of the prominent cities
has been pronounced by all newspapers to
be the most perfect woman in form and
feature now living, speaks to the women
of the world and confesses to them that
the secret of her beauty lies in perfect
health-and the secret of her health lies in
the use of her own remedies Among
em-Fruitcura--her great and wonder
building up the system. Fruitcura restores
all weak organs to perfect health. 1t cures
the many complaints of women that only
women know Of. 1t restores the vitality,
makes the eyes bright, the step elastic,
and brings the bloom of health to the
faded cheek 1t renews the nerve tone and
makes the flesh firm, hard and velvety.
In fact its use is the royal road to perfect
health and beautiful womanhood. 1t cures
their complaints and nervous troubles OF
any nature and revives the vitality which
is lacking in all such cases for women of
all ages. A discovery by woman to cure
women. Price, 81 per bottle; for SIS. At
druggists OF by mail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
SOCIETY AIDING CHARITY,
A Travesty on "Romeo and
Juliet" at the MaCdonough
Theater.
Prominent BohemIanS In the Cast.
Samuel J. Taylor as juliet,
the Maiden.

Bohemia and upper tendon have joined
hands and gone to the relief of Oakland's
oldest charitable organization-the Ladies'
Relief Society. The last Legislature took
from this charity the State aid for the
support of needy women, and this stroke
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

of adversely fell after fire had destroyed
property of the society valued at $4,000.
The organization was not crippled by its
misfortunes, but it felt the need OF help
ing hand.
The managers decided to give an enter
tainment at the Macdonough Theater,
and ask the public to patronize the per-
Torrance. Their appeal, the first made by
them in ten years, was signed by Mrs. f..
G. Williams, George G. Perkins, j. l.. M.
Shepard, A. J. Ralston, Robert Watt, 3.
+. Durham, William de Fre1nery. L. H..
Barker, Albert Miller and George z. Nor
row.
The entertainments for the benefit of the
society will be given at the Macdonough
Theater tonight and tomorrow night. 1T
will be travesty on Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet" and well-known
members of the Bohemian and University
clubs will appear in the cast.
Sam Taylor, who weighs 200 pounds and
is 6 feet tall, will take the part Of Juliet,
and the loveiorn Romeo will be Burbank
Somers, whose stature is feet inches.
Following is the cast:
Gapulet Harry melvin
romeo. burpank Somers
1uiee -, aylor
Tybalt ........................: Dr. Carlton
Mercuto. Harry Thomas
Peter Paul Miller
Apothecary Charles Dickman
Frar. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. b. Hopkins
Nurse Donald Campbell
Chorus from Berkeley and Reliance Glee clubs
and others.
A number of society ladies and gentle
men will go from this city to attend the
performances,
A well-known Milford (Ont.) merchant
has brought to light and circulated $50
which he had laid inside the family Bible
W nd
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
A.tocbed a Coal Comnanx

John Barton secured judgment against the
Alaska Coal Company of 21s Sacramento street,
and an attachment was levied by Sheriff Whe-
Ian Yesterday In that sum. Barton is owner of
the property occupied by the defendants and
desires 10 SECURE pOssession.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

A well-known Milford (Ont.) merchant
has brought to light and circulated $50
which he had laid inside the family Bible
some years ago and forgot
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
InsoIvent Pawnbrokers.

J. L. Solomon and Adolph Mendelsohn. doing
business as J. L. Solomon & Co., have filed
petition In insolvency. They were pawnbrok-
ers and attributed their failure TO depression
in trade. Their Liabilities are $34, SAT 70; no
assets
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25
Will Raise Spring Valley.
Arrested for Preaching.

Mrs J. r. Rice, wife of Justin Rice, the
cowboy" preacher, who was arrested on
Tuesday for violating the ordinance
against holding street meetings without a
permit, was taken into custody by officer
! scanlon on a similar charge. She was
preaching on the corner of Eighth and
Washington streets while her husband.
who had been released on bail, watched the
proceedings. Mrs. Rice was released on
depositing $25 for her appearance in the
Police Court, and announced that she and
her husband would test the ordinance I'M
der which they we're arrested
Plight of MiIkman.
F. Olsen, milkman, was locked up at
the police station yesterday on charge of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

Take Haight-st. cable to Ashbury and Haight,
then walk SOUTH or Metropolitan Electric to Clay.
ton and Waller and walk south. Joost Electric
(Elghteenth-st. branch) passes the lots.
Catalogues and Diagrams, with num-
Der and size of each lot, can be had at
office.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
sunday COnilagratiOn.

Baltimore. June 9.-One of the most
disastrous connagrations that ever visit
ed here occurred on East Monument
street to day One hundred persons were
rendered homeless and Sl25, 900 went up
in smoke. The fire broke out a little
before II O'Clock in the planning mill Of
a Storick Il Co. The flames spread to
the lumber ward adjoining and then to
several dwellings. Ten houses adjacent
on East Monument street and nine resi-
denceS on North Front street in the rear,
were gutted, the burned area covered
covered over 1000 square feet. The
planning mill, with its valuable maChin-
cry and thousands of dollars worth of
valuable material. and the yard which
contained over 100 600 thousand feet Of
lumber, were wiped away 10y the flames
There was but little Insurance on the
houses or their contents. Storick 4 Co.
were insured for 81, 600.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
Quarrel with GermaDy.

Bath, y. J., June 1O.-David Roths
child. leading business man OF Bath,
has received a letter from his brother.
Morris Rothschild, who went to Ger
many last month, stating that an at
tempt was made to force HIM INTO the
German army. He was put in prison,
his naturalization papers taken, and 1t
was decided he must serve in the army.
David Rothschild will put his case before
the state department. Herman Flick, of
Patterson, \. J a naturalized American
citizen. Is also in prison in Germany,
and must serve in the army.
Just before the illness began which
subsequently, caused his death, Secretary
Gresham received some startling lnfor
nation concerning the continued inn
prisonment OF American citizens IN Ger
many. and although his illness prevented
immediate action on the matter, the
department has now taken hold vlgor
OuSly.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
Terrible Loss.

Berlin, June 9-The Wurtemberg
Siaats AU=cigr, of Stuttgart, prints a
miuutcIy detailed account of the storms
which recently swept through Alsace,
Baden, Wurtemberg, southern Bavaria
and the territory along the Danube and
Rhine valleys. The hail which accom-
panied the storm entirely destroyed the
vines and crops and the immense dis
tric: IS submerged, presenting the APP
pearance of vast inland sea. The
bodies of thousands of animals are
strewn III every direction or are floating
about on the surface of the water. 1t is
yet impossible to estimate the extent OF
the damage done, but it Is enormous.
At Balngen, as the result of the over
flowing of the river, 112 persons are
known to have lost their lives. \ large
number of houses were destroyed and
thousands of people are homeless.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
Price of steel Rails.

PHILADELPHIA, June lO.-The Bulle-
tin of the American Iron and steel As
sOciation, the organ of the iron and steel
manufacturers OF this county, in Its Is
sue Of to-day says that an advance will
soon be mede in the price of steel rails.
Notwithstanding the fact that in 1894
there was a great decline in the price Of
all kinds of iron and steel, BesSemer
steel rails OF standard weight remaining
at S21 per ton the entire year. Besse-
mer pig IRON, steel bilIets, finished bars.
etc, fell in price during the present year
from 81 to S3 per ton, but steel rails re
manned at the same figure, regardless of
the declines in other prices.
In January OF the present year, the
price Of rails was reduced - per ton tu
SD, and the latter figure has ruled since
the first of the year. The old price OF
S24 will, however, in all probability, Toe
be restored at an early day.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
Quay County is Democratic.

Hazleton, Pa, June 9-One of the
curious things about the new QUAY
county is that it will be Democratic.
The Niikesbarre Republican leaders
concede that the Democrats will control
1t. This Is one of the things that the
Republicans elsewhere were not banking
upon. Last fall the towns and town
ships in the new county gave William
NJ. oingerly, for governor, about l,2UO
majority. There is now a proposition
to call It Coke county, after the late ex-
Senator Eckley b. Coke, the great coal
operator, of Drifton. He was a staunch
Democrat, and, as the people will decide
upon name, they will probably vote
IN favor of one borne 10y leading Dem
ocrat, rather than the astute head of the
Republican forces
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
whitney niII Not Rua.

Boston, June lu.-Ex-Secretary OF the
Navy W. {. Whitney WAS interviewed at
the home of his mother, at Brookilhe'
last night He said.
Il am not and will not be a presIden
tiaI candidate. If the silver men should
carry the next Democratic convention II
would split the party right in two. The
Democrats must stand orsound money
I think the people will eventually treat
this question the same as they dld
the greenback question. They want
sound money now Just as much as they
did then.
Mr.. Whitney intimated that an organ
iled sound money educational move
ment was necessary. 1t was suggested
that there would probably Toe hard work
for him to do in the next convention,
and Mr. Whitney smiled as he SAID
well, I shall be on hand IN the strug
Gle. if there Is an intellectual one. foi
sound money, you may be assured.