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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
Tennis tournament at De, Monte.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, July 21.-E. NJ.
Greenway, who has been at Del Monte for
the past week, announces that there will
be an invitation tennis tournament given
at Del Monte on the 9th and 10th of
August. There will be some lively times,
as the track has been completed. There
will also be pony races, hurdle races and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
PIGEONS FROM FRESNO.

they HjI Carry Messages to Their Otcner
at Berkeley.
FRESNO, CAL, July 21.-At 1880
tomorrow morning several homing
pigeons owned by A. Carlisle of Berkeley
will be liberated from the top of the
Courthouse dome in this city by William
J. Hutchinson. 1t is expected that they
will reach the bay in three and half
hours. They will carry messages from
this CITY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22

Jovial once meant the type of character
supposed to belong to all persons who were
born when the planet Jupiter, or Jove,
was in the ascendant. They were supposed
to possess more of the cheerful elements of
character than others, and hence to par
take of the benign qualities attributed to
the father of the gods.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
Taking a Look at a Whale.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, July 21.-To-day
witnessed big crowd here of fully 10000
people to see the whale washed ashore on
the beach.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22

Tabby, the name of a well-known spe-
cies OF cat, was formerly atabi, which was
term used to designate peculiar pat
tern in the silks manufactured in Persia.
The markings in the fur of the cat resem-
BILE the pattern in the silk, hence the
double application of the name.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22

Of the unskilled laborers of this country
nearly 100 per cent have less than $1,000
worth of property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22

! Jade originally signifed any rude person
without regard to sex.
Arizona republican., 1895-08-03

Fort Thomas and Globe Stage Line.
LAYTON BROS, Props

LA AHIVN bhVSs PrOpH. Runs both ways between Fort Thomas and Globe every day. Special rigs for drummers or families when desired.
Arizona republican., 1895-08-03
The Atlantic ( PaciicR. B.
The Great Middle Route Across the American Continent ill C0nnec- tiOn with the Railways of
 the Santa Fe R0ute."
LIBERAL MANAGEMENT,
 SUPERIOR FACILITIES,
 PICTURESQUE SCENERY, EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATIONS.

The Grand Canon ot the Colorado, the most sublime of Natures work on the Earth, irde- scribable, can easily be reached via Flagstaff, Williams or Peach Springs on this road. To the Natural Bridge Of Arizona and Montezuma's s well you can journey most directly by this line. Observe the Ancient Indian Civilization of La- guna, or of Acoma, ''The City of the Sky ,'' Visit the Petrihed Forest near Carrizo. See and hunting trip in the magnificent pine forests Of the San Francisco Mountains. Find interest in the ruins of the prehistoric Cave and Cliff Dwellers. View the longest Cantilever bridge in America across the Colorado River.
 JNo. J. BYRNE, General Passenger Agent, Los Angeles, Cal. c. H, STEERS, Asst. General Passen ger Agent, San Francisco, Cal. H. s.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
flNNneANls GRAVY MuLe.
lie Hsd Speed and a Habit of Not Turn
ing Out For Hacks.

ibid you ever hear OF Finnegan's mulef"
queried Charles Mann, doorkceper OF tho
press gallery OF tho house OF representa-
tiyes, 90 group of horsemen. "He was
probably the greatest mule ever foalcd.
Ho could trot mile in $40 II you could
control him, hut there was the rub. Ho
unqucstionahly carried, on the dams sidc,
race horse blood. When innocently pur-
chased him. about ten years ngn, know
nothing Of his past record. The truth Is
my father wanted mule 10 work In
treadmill, ind purchased him at an auc-
ton sale
lone day wanted to go to the Pimlico
races in company with friond OF mine,
and as no horse was ut hand we patched
up M old harness, borrowed an old, ram
shaoklc gig and started for tho track, Tho
mule drove quietly enough nnd seemed en-
tiroly devoid OF guile. Whom wo drove up
TO tho Pimlico gates, we found line of
hacks In front Of us. The driver Of one OF
T. rcnr hacks happened to look back as
we drove up, and after making careful
inspection Of tho mule suddenly shouted
to his companions In front Of him In a
loud voice, Say, boys, horo's Finnogan's
mulcP Then began the greatest stampede
you ever saw Of hacks. Why, they fairly
fell over ono another In getting away.
subsequently sscertalncd tho cause
Of tho stampede. II appears that tho mule
was well known In certain quarters In
Baltimore and was known IS Hinncgan's
crazy mule. He had habit. whom owned
by Flnncgnn OF jumping on any vehicle
In front of him aud destroying tho same.
No one had been able TO bold him when
excited by racing him on the rond or
track, so that for driving or racing pur-
poses ho Ind, In other hands, become prno.
tically worthless. When learned his his
tory, put n rubber bit on him instead Of
tho cruel bits with which no had formerly
been driven, and which liberated his
mouth to such an extent MS to mako him
uuoontrollable When got him In shape,
matched him against some OF tho fastest
trottors in Baltimore,
III he felt just right and did not get
mad, 1t took good trottcr to beat him u
milo For some reason or other, however,
he would not repeat heats. One mile was
MS much as he would stand, for when ho
wns brought out for tho second heat ho
would invariably bolt the track, and no
mnn was ever found strong enough to con.
troll him when In ono OF his crazy fits. My
self and friends won u pot Of money with
him in single heats. Ao bfd ms pretty
trutting action ns any ono cared TO SEQ,
splendid knee action, and how fast ho could
put en- In when ho wanted tot
ellis reputation extended to tho sur
rounding country md sold him TO some
sporting parties in Norfolk for 5000 IIo
subsequently won some races in fast tlm0
for mule and certainly was wonder
llo was thu only fast trotting mule that
We have any history Of. "-Washington
Nows.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

The modern astronomical principle on
which stars aro lnssifed--namuly, tho no.
semblance and difference between their
spootra-und tho revelations Misunderstanding
this remarkable phenomenon, hnvo led to
various attempts TO indicate tho stage of
advancement attained by each particular
orb In Its HES history or development.
Romarking upon tlils u recent writer cites
Dr. Sohcinor as putting, In his late work
on stellar spoctroscopy, those stars whose
spectra contain tho bright llnes OF helium
and hydrogen In the first subdivision OF
his first class In evolution, Beta Lyrm and
Gamma Cassiopm being two such stars.
Hc regards thom MS having atmosphcres
composed OF those gases, enormously OK.
tcnsivo as compared with those OF other
stars and possibly hotter than tho gaseous
envelopes of their older companions. On
tho basis OF this theory tho query Is con.
sidcred pertinent ms to how long 1t may DO
since our world was In tho condition OF
Beta Lyrr, whether nny hcllum now ilonts
In our outer atmosphere, how that partic,
ulnr portion which Is now embedded In
tho earth's crust got there, and other SINH.
lar questions. Now York Sun.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

Wo propose now repairing TO tho
shore, whero tho last great argosy,
Thomas Do Quincy, Hos half bodied
in mud-to pick up whatever OF noble
and raro, OF pure and permanent, wo
can lind floating around. We would
speak OF De oulnrey's history, OF his
faults, OF his genius OF his works aud
Of his future place In tho history OF litora-
turc Three Of his daughters,
amiAblc and cxoHllent persons, live In tho
sweet village Of basswade, in the noigh-
burhood Of Northumberland thoro he Is,
We believe, ut pres0nt-himsolf
From this very imperfect sketch OF Do
Quineey's history there rush Into our
minds some rather painful reflections, 1t
IL painful TO SEQ u "giaut mind broken by
sorrows unbroeon, md Woes" 1t is pain
full to 500 glorious being transilgured in.
to rolling thing before the whlrlwind
IL IL painful to 10 compelled TO lnscribo
upon such a shield the word "desdichndo;''
II Is painful to remember how much mis-.
cry must hayu passed through that heart
and how many sweat drops Of agony must
hnyo stood, In dcsolato state, upon TINT
brow, aud u Is most painful Of all to feel
TINT guilt as well US miscry has been horo,
and that tho sowing uf tho wind preceded
tho rcaping OF tho whlrlwlnd Eclectic
Review, 1850,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

Endure, my heart Not long shalt thou endure
The shame, the smart.
Tho good and III are done. The end Is sure.
Endure. my heart.
There stand two vesscs by the golden throne
OF Icus on high.
From these he scattcrs mirth and scatters
moan
To men that die.
And thou OF many Joys hast had thy share,
Thy perfect part
Battle and love and owl things and fair.
Endure, my heart.
Fight one last. greatest battle under shield.
Wage that war well.
Then seek thy follows in tho Shadowy Held
OF nsphodel
There Is the knlghtly Hector. there the men
Who fought for Troy.
Shall we not fight our battles DER asalni
wero that not Ioyf
Though no sun shincs beyond the dushy west,
Thy perfect part
There shalt thou have Of the unbroken rest.
Endure. my heart.
Andrew Lang in Worlds Desire,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
SHE WASN'T GREEN.
A ConhdipE Maiden Prom the Country
Who Knew u Thing or Two.

She was such pretty girl. Sweet IT,
Just budding Into fair womanhood, She
had boon rcarcd among the blue grass hills
OF old Kentucky, and this was her first
visit to the city. She was tho guest of the
mother of hur intended husband.
Everything had been dole to mako her
visit pleasant one, and the dear little
thing had been moving In perfect oily
SUM OF bliss. Charley, dear Charley, had
been her constant companion, and this
with tho wonderful sights TO DO seen in
greater Cincinnati, had caused the little
maidon's heart to overflow with Joy. One
night Charley suggested going to the
Grand Opera House. Tho simple village
maiden had never been to tho thentor, but
sho had hcard much Of II and determined
that she would DO as blaso as any OF tho
audience.
They reached the theater early. Very
few had arrived. The lights were low.
They sat and talked awhile Oh, she was
so happy. Just thon the electric lights
were turned on to their full power, and
she nniycly remarked TINT "she had seen
no one bring In more lights, but still she
WAS 40 happy.
Tho play began. She sat entranced. To
her poor Rip was tho dearest, sweetest,
goou iur nothing ola fellow III the world,
When the curtain arose on tho fourth act,
and Mr.. jefferson is discovered as old
Rip after his sleep OF 20 years, she turned
TO Charley and remnrked; "Why, Charley,
who Is that old mani l haven't seen him
before"
Charley replied; why, that's jefferson
as Rip. He Is supposed to have boon sleep
Ing for 90 years aud has grown very old "
Tho dear, sweet young thing cast II re-
prcachful look out Of her bcwltching eyes
upon her intended husband aud said: "Oh,
Charley. l know am from tho country.
l know that am what you city people
call very green; hut, really, l am not
that green. ! have watched Mr.. jefferson
carefully all the evening, and know that
old m~n thure ON tho stngo liz not he. oh,
no, I'm not that green"
Then the curtain fell and they went out.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

What We truly enjoy In each other Is
hkoness, not unlikoness Tint is what
makes the pleasure OF good society. There
Is no rest save on the common ground. II
meet q man OF dinernt tradition, differ
ent religion, different race, different Ian.
guaRc am pleased with him for a mo.
mcnt, as should bo with fniry or an
nniabio goblin, but he presently bores mo,
when tho surprise OF him Ia over. flnd
That ye have no common ground. The
perpetual ycarning OF our hearts is for In.
toillgent response, and this can como only
from our equals, from equality. From
Equality us the Basis OF Good Society"
by W. ID. Howalls, in Century.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

Another case is presented demonstrating
that death by electricity Is painless "
This time the victim is Nowsdoalor Joseph
Nnuert Of Snyyillc, who furnishes tho cvi.
donce himself from his personal export
enco. He declares that no has. IN % way,
been elcctrocuted twice, ond knows by
what authority no speaks. Having been
sentenced to die by tho electrical ohnir and
AZ ho was a firm believer that such death
WINS painless he submitted mAnfully TO his
fate, He was placed In the oxocutonor's
chair and the appliances adjusted TO his
person and the electrical current turned on
when he shot of Immediately into dream.
land. He says he could hear distinctly all
that was said about him, but experienced
no physical pain whatever After the
lapse OF 30 minutes he distinctly heard the
doctors pronounce him dead,
He was then taken to the disscoting IN.
bic, but when tho point Of tho surgeons
knife prickcd his breast no suddenly TO
vivod md put In protest against the
knife business until he was fully dead.
10 was thon snatohod back to tho clec.
trical chnir and was again sub eotcd to o
second shock, which he says reduced him
again to Inconsistencies, and he thinks
tho second trial would have been success
had not his wife Just then pol,cd him In
tho ribs and demanded that he should turn
over and stop waking up the whole house.
hold with his unearthly snoring,
iyn Times
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
Fac roclts On aaana,
An barren lgnis
Roep's free.
wocl DOT. weol In,
WI q gwcol nhut.


May, lsoa-I have celebrated my holt.
dny from "Samoa' 10y plunge at tho DO.
ginning OF Tho Young ChovnlIor nm
nfrnid my touch Is u little broad In love
story. / can't moan one thing and write
another. IA for women, am no moro In
any fonr OF them. can do sort NIL right.
Ago mnkos me loss afraid Of pottlcoat,
but l nm little in fear Of grossnuAs.
However, this David Bulfours love affair,
that's all rlght--might DO rund ont 10 n
mothers meeting or daughters meet
Ing, Tho dlilionlty In love yarn which
dwells ut all ON love Is tho dwelling on
ono string 1t Is manifold, grant, but tho
root hct IA there unchanged, and the sen.
timont, being very Intense and already very
much handled In letters, positively calls
for little paving and grAclng With a
writer OF my prosAlc litcralncss and portl.
noncy OF point OF view this all shoyos to-
ward positively even toward
tho far more damnublo oloseness. This has
kept mo OIL tho sentiment hitherto, and
now am To try, Lordl OF course More
dith can do II, and so could Shakespeare,
but with all my romance am realist
and prosnlst aud most fanatical lover
OF plain physical sensations plainly and
expressly rendered; hence my porils. Let.
ter From Robert Louis Stevenson To sid
noy Colvin, McClurS's Magazine.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

Frcnclmen, who, us Is well known, nro
particularly fond OF soup, arc disnlayed TO
find n popular writer, NJ, Funtleres, do.
olaring that that food or beverage Is tho
cause of all tho Ills TINT dyspeptlc naturo
Is heir to. Accord ng TO him, tho practice
OF beginning dinuor with soup causes n
distonsion Of tho stomach that is fatal to
the process Of dlgrstlng the solids whlcl,
follow. Moreover as n this were not bad
enough, tho Same writer declares that there
Is little ,r no nourishment In IL, and thai
as 10 Is usually eaten very hot, It Injuries
tho enamel OF the teeth. London News
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
palsoNERs ON IAela HONOR.
Easy to Get Along with II tho onicer Has
Their Good VIII.


Jasper Ramey, moonshiner, walked 20
miles to give himself up to tho revenue
officers, This Is not uncommon In the
mountain counties. A number of the dep
uties who make periodical, visits to tho
counties Of Pike, Letcher, Krott, Mhgofiin.
etc, have little trouble Ia arrcsting tho
mon they nro after, while other officers
have to fight for their lives. 1t is told OF
one Of the deputy mnrshals TINT Whenever
he wants man he simply writes letter
to him informing him that IN Indictment
has been returned against him md that
no wants him 10 meet him on u certain
day Mt nelghborlng town. Some OF the
lettors wind up like this. 81 also have
warrants for several OF tho other boys
(naming thcm), and wish you would SEQ
thom and tell thcm that will be In -
on - and for them to DO there" IL Is
said that many OF the men make their mp
poarnnce at tho place and time designated.
Several deputy marshals who 90 to tho
top Of the Cumberland for prisoners occa-
sionnlly lot tho men "tend their crops"
whilp they are under arrest. Tho officer
goes through tho country, meets tho man
md says:
"Tom, I've o warrant for your arrest"
"All right. I've been spoctin 1t.
81 know you've big crop. though, and
as court don't meet before October you
can tend your crop and come up to Louis
willie Just before court opens"
Then tho man would return to his
work, and at the appointed limo he would
DO In this city really TO answer to the
charge against him when his caso was
called
Several months ago one Of the oldest OF
hodeputy United Stntos mnrshals In Ken
tncky walked up TO the door Of tho county
Jail and asked for tho jailer. Ho was in.
iroduccd TO Mr. Watts and said;
~ have three sinners that / brought
from MnRoilln county. As w0 came on
the train, left my 'mltimuscs' In my
snddlobnPs, ind when wo came out OF tho
Coach / forgot my saddlobaFs want to
know II you Will let me put these prisoners
IN jail here without the papcrsy | will get
tho 'inltimuses' in u fow days, and ~ will
be- all right and proper"
Jnilcr Watts told tho man h1 would nc
comnlodhto him because OF his bad luck.
but whore arc the prisOnersy' said tho
jalUr.
"Oh, theml Well, They're out In town
some place, We cnmo In yesterday, aud
told them thOy might knock about tho
city until arranged it with you for them
70 20 IN hero. IN RD out aud look them
up and bring them in"
In about un hour no returned with three
typical mountainous, who said they had
enjoyed looking nj the sights OF tho city
very much. They had never been In Louis
villo before and thought It great treat to
bo able 10 "ridO thar FREQ, even though
thoy came as prisoners. Louisville Cou.
flor- journal
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
DANGER TO FICTION WRITERS.
How Great Popularity May Work Them
Great Harm.

Great Harm.
In tho present tremendous vogue OF NO.
tlon az u form OF literature and the conse.
qucnt demand for the work Of popular
story makers authors are exposed to a ogr-
tain danger We mean tho hot house fore
ing OF their work. Famous writer's Of
novels aud short tales arc besicgcd with
offers and orders on all Sides. Arrange
mcnts nre mnde for the serial use and book
publication OF story that isn't finished,
that Is but Just bcgun-nay, that exists
only on rough draft or even has not been
committed to paper by so much as sin.
Clio line, having quusillfo In the authors
Imagination alone. Ono hears OF writer
plcdsing his work years ahead to certain
editors and publishers just ns tho artist,
In his dubious days Of struggle, binds him
self 10 tho picture dealer for II torn OF
years ut so much tho year.
Tho moral of this hardly needs to DO
pointed. No writer can do his best, be his
best self, In such circumstances, lilo Is I'M
der bonds and must lose the sense of free
dom and tho feeling If spontnneity which
should DO behind truly happy md enjoy
Ablo work. Any author who, by strrss OF
urgcncc and because Of tho domand for his
output has thus placed himself In tho
not withstoud the temptation. For n
writer's truust good. moro moderate sue
cess might ho wished for Recognition
sufficient TO onRblo him TO mako u living
the FIRST duty with writer, us with ey-
cry unn--nnd to give him good cheer and
self respect In bis Labor but tho big popu
lar success with Its ldullzing and paragraph
pulling and fryerish demands for moro
worl; and Tor work yet unborn, IL IN expo
rlrnco fuw noyellsts come through without
injury, aud one that their well wishers
may honestly dread for them, fearing Its
effect both upon tho personal character and
what Is moro Ia tho readers self Interest
upon tho quality OF tho literary work
put forth by these uyordrlvcn servants Of
the public II may 10 set down ms pretty
good maxim that any author who sells
AN uuwritton stony Is mixing worry fool
ish deal IN futures lIo Is likoly to regret
1t and SO nru his patrons. -fxchange.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

In tho University club tho other night
some Brown men Of tho classes of 81 and
'bS got TO talking about tho famous sous
OF their alma mater. A OF man with u
hearty laugh cEolnimod'
81 don't belieycany of you old boys ever
heard Colonel John Hays bcst pun. lilo
made 1t nj ono OF the social evenings OF tho
Theta Delta CHI. Almost oil Of us had
hAd something to say, aud as no didn't
volunteer wo called ON him Tor II speech,
Hay was young md bashful In those days,
but he had n rcady tongue.
II 1 made the speech you want, no
said, you would have exhibited before you
that paradoxioai thlng-hny that is green
and dry, New York Herald.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29
A NoveLIsr,s eLuNpeR.
Forgot He Had Killed or Character and
Had to Resuscltate Him.


A gront mnstor of tho art OF throwing on
stories by daily instnllmcnts WINS Ponson
du Trrrnll When he was ut tho height OF
his vogue, bo kept three running ut tho
snmo time in different papers. His fcrtiln
imagination WIS mover at u loss, but his
memory frequently was. Hc was apt to
forget today what he did with hero or
heroine yesterday To help his memory he
mt first noted down briefly In copy books
what happened to his mon and women
but finding that often he could not read
his own wiring, ho Invented n now sys-
tenn. He procured little lcadcn figures on
which he gummed tho nnInUs OF his char
actors an thoy We're born Surprising there
were three stories running, there wero
three sets Of figures In different drawers
When character was settled of tho little
man or woman In lead was taken away
from its companions and laid aside
Ono dry when ponson du Turrail was
oil behind In his work, he set himself 60
his task without examining tho slnin. Hla
bad memory led him into terrible blum.
der He hud forgotten that no had killed.
RocambOle-the still famous Rocambole--.
In the previous fouilloton, and, to the
great surprise Of the rundor he made him
talk nRnin ma II nothing out Of the com.
mon had hciallcn him. ThiH resusoitntlon
nj Rooamholo Is ono Of tho most curious
things In the history Of tho romans FOUL.
Teton, Boston Transcript.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-29

a burglar shows his ignorance when no
cracks safo In this ago Business mou
no longer leave large amounts OF money
In their safes over night, hut use the safes
for tho safc keeping OF books and pnpors,
valuable only to tho owner A burglar
might crack q dozen safes aud not nnd
enough money to buy now suit OF
clothes. A good many merchants leave
their safes unlocked and keep u plncard
hung ON than stating this fact for tho
benent OF bnrglars. "A tehIson Globe.