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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

luck. 1t every such company could be in
duced to make show of pocket pieces
and frank avowal of superstitions lightly
held, but not quite disregarded, the show
ing would rather astonish folks that be-
l!eye this skeptical age. The late Eng
llsh hangman, Marwood, made a pretty
penny by selling bits OF rope with uncanny
histories.
The coral beads brought home from Eur
ope as presents to children are really de-
signed to keep off evil spirits. The
branches of the coral are supposed, like
the horns OF a horseshoe, to ward off i'll
| luck. Amber beads are worn by many
excellent tIS persons to keep off ervsipelas.
In here must be good many New Workers
carrying the rabbits s foot. A young woman
was seen not very long ago to stoop
down on wet and muddy day, pick up
horseshoe from the pavement of Fifth
avenue and tuck it away under her water
sail. from this port on Friday. The cres
cents OF gold and ivory worn on the watch
chaln Dy many persons are amulets to
keep Off evil spirits. Here again is the
horn or prong, as in the horseshoe. This
crescent is one of the commonest forms
Tor the so-called watch charms.
The old superstition that band about
the arm gives strength is still prevalent
among some New Workers. Rings made
OF several metals, and designed TO keep off
rheumatism, are sold by many New York
jewelers.. In spite of the fact that the
Thirteen Club has fourished for
many years. few hostesses in any part
OF the town would care to head table
or thirteen persons, for while the hostess
might be indifferent to the superstition, she
could be by no means sure that every one
of her guests would be as free from its
tyranny. Tenement-houses in all parts OF
the city where tenement-h houses are found
have horseshoes over their doors, and there
is an east side house where the door
knocker is made of two horseshoes, one
fixed to the door, the other hinged to the
first. Don't step over negro child lying
on the street unless you wish to brave the
rage Of it's mother.-New York Sun.
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GARR|TY WENT TO JAIL,
Refused to Pay a Fine for Con-
tempt in Judge Woods
Court.
Released on Habeas Corpus After an
Imprisonment of Two
Hours.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. !
sos Broadway. Feb. Il [

y
Attorney Tom Garrity, who was the
Democratic candidate for District Attor
ney at the last election, spent few hour!
| in jail this afternoon while his friend.
| drew UP writ of habeas corpus. AT his
own request he was placed in cell, whe re
he received his friends and ate his dinner
Judge Wood and Attorney Garrity gave
a matinee to-day for the benefit of the
lobby. The attorney was late and the
court reprimanded him. Then Mr.. Gar.
rity said he did not think the case that hao
| been commenced was set for that day
Then the following conversation took
place:
You continually keep this court wait.
ing, Mr.. Garrity," said Judge Wood.
II am always on time. If you say that
am not you say what is untrue" Garrity
replied.
"Mr. Garrity, you are not. We nearly
always have to wait for you"
tIf you say that you say what is no,
true"
"If you are not careful of your remarks
Mr.. Garrity, will adiudge you guilty O.
| contempt"
Mr.. Garrity then got up and seizing a
big dictionary threw it down on the table
with vigor, at the same time remarking,
II insist on what SAID"
"For your remarks, Mr.. Garrity, 1 now
! adjudge you guilty of contempt of court
and order you to appear at the conclusion
of this case for sentence"
After few minutes, during which some
| iurymen had been examined, the trouble
broke out again.
Judge Wood requested the attorney .c
proceed with the case in an orderly man.
ner.
~ always proceed orderly" replied
Garrity.
"You must have got out of bed the
wrong way this morning" said Judge
Wood.
II think you must have. 1 don't think
| that you got out at ALL" was Garrity's
reply.
II have already adiudged you guilty O.
contempt OF court MIR. Garrity, and want
You to be oruerly now"
II am orderly"
II want you TO proceed with the case"
81 want to find out why this case. has
been set for trial before jury"
| You can find that out afterward. L
! you DO not conduct yourself in an orderly
manner l will have you excluded from The
| courtroom
said nothing that is discourteous"
"The records show that you asked for &
| jury trial in this case on December 2S,' ,
added the clerk.
AT the conclusion of the case Judge
! Wood sentenced Attorney Garrity to paw
fine of S25 or spend twenty y-four hours in
| jail. Garrity went to Jail, and as soon "a:
possible writ of habeas corpus was pre
sented to Judge Ogden.
IL was made returnable for next Mon
day, and Attorney Garrity was released or
| $25 bail.
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Origin of the word "Canara. ,,

What is the origin Of the expression ia
canard" when d wonderful story that has
no foundation in fact is meant? Even
Frenchmen cannot say. 1t is now claimed
that the honor of the invention belongs to
M. Cornelissen, mem Der of the Academy
of Brussels. He had noticed some wonder,
frl yarns" in the daily paper to which he
subscribed. and in order to satirize the
writer's, he sent in one himself, as Joke.
1t was about pretended exper ment with
twenty-five ducks, and tended to show tb at
ducks are cannlbals. He had, he said
killed the ducks one by one and fed the
survivors exclusively on the body, and in
course of time there remained but one
duck OF the whole TWENTY-FIVE. This last
of the ducks was said to have had nost-
mortem examination made of its body
when it was found to be suffering from GER
tain internal injuries as the supposed con
sequence of its strange diet.
The paragraph, which the writer never
expected to see in print, was published and
sent the rounds. 1t got to America, whence
it was constantly coming back. and the
phrase ut is another canard, or duck, be-
came common in newspaper otfices.-Ion-
don Daily News.
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A. Schwarzmann, the Old.Time
Associate of Keppler, in
Town.
HE TELLS OF HIS STRUGGLES.
The Taste for Wit and Humor, He
Says, Is Growing in America
and England.

A. Schwarzmann of New York, proprie-
tor of Puck, is at the Occidental, accom-
panied by his family. He has been for
three or four weeks in Southern California.
Ii. G.. Bunner the editor of Puck, is at Los
Angeles now. He has been in a shaky
condition of health for some time and Mr..
Schwarzmann got him to come out with
him for a trip. Mr.. Bunner will probably
be here later.
Mr.. Schwarzmann told the interesting
incidents of his and the journals career
last night. He is a German, as his name
implies, and landed in America a small boy.
He was for fifteen years with Frank Leslie,
and then he and Joseph KeppIer started
Puck. That was just a little short of
twenty years ago. The San Francisco
Wasp, the first colored cartoon paper in
America, was started three or four months
before that.
Schwarzmann and Keppler made money
from the start, though they had to do
some close calculating for little while.
keppler did the art work, and Mr..
Schwarzmann put on his thinking cap to
help him out on the ideas. He also kept a
weather eye on the business end of things.
1t was success from the start.
When Keppler died, as Mr.. Schwarz-
mann said, other artists came to the
front. In 1885 Judge Arkeh and Mr.. Gill
liam, the noted artist recently deceased,
I bought Judge, the other New York col.
ored cartoon paper. 1t had then lost
$3.50, 900. The new purchasers put it on
paying basis. Keppler's son is an artist
and does considerable work for Puck
somewhat after the style affected by his
father.
"The strangest thing is" said Mr..
Schwarzman, that both journals have
gone right along making success. Our
circulation has steadily increased. 1t
shows that the taste for humor is growing.
zone of our brightest men is H, l.. Will
son, who used to live in San Francisco and
Los Angeles. He is associate editor now,
and is managing editor in the absence OF
Mr.. Bunner. He began contributing for
us, and his articles had SO much merit that
five years ago we sent for him to come on
and go on the paper. He never had any
newspaper experience till be began in the
desultory way. l believe he bad been a
typewriter here.
Probably not per cent of the matter
sent us is used. We get copy in immense
quantities from all over the country. Ger
tain portions of Puck, as we'll as of Judge
and Life, are reproduced in England stimuli
taneously with the publication of the same
matter here. The English people like the
matter. Their taste is growing for it.
Il counted up once the numb Der of funny
papers that had been started and died prior
TO Puck in this country. Ny recollection
is there were over $50. The trouble was
they were not funny enough"
/ Mr.. Schwarzmann will be here a week or
two, He will visit San Jose, Monterey
and other points hereabout. He has never
been in California before. He is a stout,
stockily built man of middle age, and
with slightly German accent.
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A Little Infant Carried to the
Humane Society in a
Basket.
BIG BRICK CoMPANY's DEBTS.
Coroner Baldwin Accepts the Verdict
of Suicide in the Case of
Trofelli.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcIscoiCALL,l
sos Broadway, Feb. Ia. 1896.

When Mrs. Lydia Prescott, the secretary
OF the California Children's Society, went
to her office this morning she found a
pretty little baby boy in basket on heI
desk. The little follow is just four months
old and seemed to be perfectly contented
IN his new quarters.
The lady who left the baby refused to
give her name, but told man in the office
that she had come from Alameda. She
said the baby was left on her doorsteps
several months ago and that she had taken
care OF 1t as long as she could.
Mrs. Prescott took the little boy to the
West Oakland Home, but she Goes not ex-
pect 1t TO be there long, es it is handsome
child and she feels certain that some one
will soon adopt it.
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COMMODORE BLOW DEAD.
While Visiting in Berkeley Last Night
He Was Stricken With Heart Disaasa

While Visiting in Berkeley Last Night
He Was Stricken With Heart Disease.
Commodore WV. Blow, the well-known
real estate man OF Oakland died sud
denly at II o clock last night in Berkeley.
He was paying a visit to DR.. Parker
when he was stricken down with a sudden
pa in In the heart. He was attended by
the doctor, but failed to recover from the
stroke, and in the course of q short time
was dead.
He was widely known, especially lin
yachting circles, and was the commodore
OF the Oakland Canoe Club. OF pener-
Gus, lively disposition, Commodore Blow
was general favorite on both sides of the
bay.
For years he had been a sufferer from
heart disease, but his death Gomez as a
great shock to his host OF friends and ac-
quaintances.
He had a real estate and notary public
Office at 1910 Broadway and lived at 755
Jackson street, Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

joys and the acid condition disappeared.
| have every reason to believe joys Vege-
table Sarsaparilia is good remedy. am
informed that this remedy contains no
mineral poisons.''
1t is made OF vegetable. 1t has no
lodide OF potassium, and of course, acts on
the blood. 1t produce no pimples.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
Parsing a Sentence.

According to an Ohio paper, this is how
a high senooi girl recently parsed the SEN
with fond lingering over the word fhatt
brought the crimson to- her cheeks. ..is a
pronoun, third person, singular number.
masculine gender, gentleman and pretty
well fixed universally considered a good
catch! Kissed is verb, transltiye. too
much so, regular every evening. Indicative
mood, indicating affection; first and third
circumstances Mech! we'll everv,
body knows me-" And she sat down.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

interviewed Henry Tiller of the Fifth
Artillery yesterday. l went Immediately
to the point. l asked him what he thought
of the Californian remedy, joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla. A smile illumined mis- face
as he said: Joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla
was recommended to me-for an acid con-
dition of the blood. I used two bottles of
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
HAD A CHAPERONE,
Mrs. AIbrecht Resents Statement
Made by Her Husband.

OAKLAND. CAL, Feb. 14-Mrs. Belle
Albrecht, who is suing her husband, Pro
fessor Gustav Albrecht, church organist,
for divorce on serious allegations, is
very much distressed over her husband S
statements that she was given to bicycle
riding with Adolph Grueb, San Fran
cisco optician. She says she went wheel
ing with him, but that a lady friend al
ways accom- panied them. She says that
she never rode with him, however, un til
after her return from Los Angeles some
months ago, where she went, according to
the professor, on an understood agree
ment.
Mrs. Albrecht has written to her attor-
ney, Harry Melvin, that her husband s
statements cast shadow over her and the
optician that is entirely unwarranted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

A pike weighing sixteen pounds is men,
toned as having been recently captured on
Potter Heigham Sound, near Great Yar-
mouth, England.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
Bridge-Builders Laid or.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE district
foreman of carpenters for the Southern
Pacific has called in all the bridge and
depot gangs and boardlng-car outfits and
suspended operations for the present. The
result is that about hundred men are laid
oil. How long this will last is not known,
but IL is not expected that any extensive
work will be done before next fall, as all
necessary small repairs can be done by the
section gangs during the spring and sum-
mer. l. Is usually about this time of the
year that the bridge department is the
busiest. as the swollen streams make 1t
necessary to have outfits scattered all over,
to be ready at a moments notice. So far
this year no great overfows have occurred d.
Refused to Show His Wounds.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 14-Notice has
been given by the railroad attorneys of in
tention to move that the complaint OF W.
H. Hutton for $40 900 damages be stricken
from the calendar. The reason for this is
that the plaintiff refused to comply with a
request OF counsel to allow his injuries to
be exposed while a deposition was being
taken. A similar point was raised in the
Wettstein suit, and Judge Ogden held that
the defendants could not compel a client
10 submit to an examination.
Gift of Thirteen Acres.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. A. Henry
Curtper of Warm Springs has donated a
tract of thirteen acres. with the building
known as Washington College, situated at
Irvington, TO the ladies OF the Christian
churches of the Pacific Coast, to be used as
a seminary Of learning for girls and young
women. The donor requires that an en-
dowment fund of $25, 900 be raised, the
interest of which shall be used Tor the
education OF deserving orphan aa3 half
orphan girls.
Settled Out of Court.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. I4.-The suit of
William kuenZel ana his wife Elizabeth
against the Alameda, Oakland and Pied
mont Electric Railroad Company for
$1,000 viii probably be compromised out
OF court. When the case was called before
Judge Ogden to-day the attorneys asked
Tor postponement, as it was very likely
that The case would be settled out of court.
Judge Ogden granted a continuance till
the 24th INST.
Abe Majors stepfather Arrested.
OAKLAND CAL, Feb 14.-James A.
Wagner, the stepfather OF Abe Majors, one
OF the boy burglars, was brought from San
Luis Obispo tonight by Captain Wilson.
wagner IS wanted as defaulfihg defend
ant, and also for being in contempt of
court. 1t IS thought that he may be able
TO throw some light on the acts OF the boys
Prlor TO their recent career of crime.
Patent in Dispute.
OAKLAND. CAL, Feb 1.-THE owner
% % patent on dredgers has notified the
BOARD Of Works that if they let the con-
tract Tor city dredging to the San Fran
CISCO Bridge Company he will at once
en!oln the city for infringement upon his
patent, which, he states, the bridge COM
pahy is nnIustly using.
Validity of Court.
OAhLAND CAL, Feb. 14-Attorneys
chapman & Bradley have decided to at
IacA tae vallolty OF the Whitney act, under
whlcn tie present police court OF Oakland
was created. The basis OF the test case is
Chinese habeas corpus case.
Says 1t Was Suicide.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 1.-THE Coroner
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

To-Day signed the minority verdict in the
case OF the death of Luigi Trofelli. This
verdict states that the deceased shot him.
sell while suffering from the results of a
Gebauch.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15

Billiards is very popular in the higher
circles OF French society with women, and
it is rapidly coming into favor at many
German courts. Princess Leopold OF
Austria, the daughter OF the Emperor
Francis Joseph, is graceful player. and
in their home at Munich she and her chill
dren have many interesting contests on
wet afternoons.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
sHREWDNESS IN CANINE HEADS,
An Interesting Test of the Man. Tracking
Qualities of BIoodhounds.

Qualities of BIoodhounds.
An interesting test of the skill of blood
hounds in man-tracking through the
streets of a populous city, over ice and
snow, was given in indianapolis in con-
nection with the pet stock show. Four
dogs were entered in the test-Brandy and
Countess, belonging to S. NJ. Miller of
Darlington; Prince, owned by Bowers &
Harris OF NoblesviIle, and Bright, who is
owned by w. 8. Fields of Wheaton.
Early in the morning DR.. Bell of Ko-
komo left Tomlinson Hall and passed out,
and after walking through alleys and
streets he put on a pair of arctic overshoes
and continued his walk through the parks
and on the streets frequented by pedes-
trians. On the line of march the doctor
saw runaway team and in connection
with the crowd assisted in catching the
horses.
He then returned to the hall where the
show was in progress. An hour later the
dogs were put on the trail and followed it
with comparative ease, except at the point
where the runaway was halted 'and at one
or two other places over which there had
had been considerable travel and around
which the crowd following the dogs surged
until it was almost impossible to break
through. With unerring instinct, how
ever, the dogs again found the trail, fol-
lowed it steadily over the entire line which
DR.. Bell had walked and back to Tomiin-
son Hall, where they picked him of
crowd OF several hundred people, going I'D
to him and indicating his identity by
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Enquirer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18

street, who were visiting the formers
parents at Peckville. have returned
home.
Miss Kate Sullivan. Of Forty Fort. is
visiting friends in town.
william Hathaway is Ill at his home
on Salem avenue.
The ladies Of the Welsh Methodist
church will give an "Old Country Tea"
this evening.
Alfred Lister, Of Scranton. is visiting
In this city.
Mrs. George Coke and child are the
guests of Mrs. Coxe's parents in Dun
daff.
Mrs. H. "A. Purple and son left yes
terday for a weeks stay at Crystal
Lake.
William Miller and wife. of North
Church street. left yesterday for their
summer home at Crystal Lake.
John Walsh. of Farview street, left
Tuesday for New York. Yesterday he
sailed Cor England and will be gone
several months.
Mrs. Mary L. Jones, of Eighth ave-
nue., has returned from a visit with
Mrs. William Jones. of Vandling.
Messrs. Samuel and John Lingfelter
are taking In the sights Of New York.
Norbert Coggins and Miss Maggie
Coggins. of upper Belmont street. are
in Wilkes Barre today to attend the
wedding of Miss Katie Gilgallon.
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Fetter. who
have been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. l.. Mcmillan, have returned home.
Cards are out announcing the COM
Ing marriage Of Miss Katie Devanney.
of Brooklyn street, and Mr.. Thomas
Duffy, of Archibald. The ceremony will
occur on Wednesday evening, June "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
TAYLOR.

The Reds defeated a picked club from
here on the School house grounds yes
terday afternoon by the score Of 9 to 2.
Peter Price, one of our popular young
men, has left for Easton with Bauer's
band to play at the exercises at Lafay-
cite college.
1t Is expected the work Of general re-
pairs at the Taylor mines which occu-
pied about six weeks will be completed
about the middle of July and the mines
will resume work.
Con Morrison, of West Lackawanna
avenue, made a business trip to this
place Saturday evening.
Mrs. William Evans, Of Academy
street, Scranton, was the guest Of Mrs.
James Morris, Jr., yesterday.
This evening the marriage of Miss
Della Caswell and Thomas Barless will
take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heck, of Baltimore, for.
merly pastor of the German Lutheran
church Of this place, are visiting at
the home Of Anton Shultise.
Messrs. Casper and Arnold OFT. who
have been spending the past month In
Switzerland, have returned home.
William Powell of Taylor street, is
suffering from rheumatism.
In the contest for the cake at the Car.
penters' union picnic, Miss Frances Wat
kins brought $3.50 and Miss Mary Ann
Nicholas $S.25.
The social last evening Of the Loyal
Crusaders was largely attended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
Personal AND OTHER ITEMS.

Mr.. ard Mrs. G. D. Tallman have
issued cards Of invitation to the mar
,iage of their daughter Myrtle Elouise
to Charles X. Sloats, Wednesday after
noon, June 30, at o'clock. A recep-
tlon will be held ut the home Of the
brides parents, l04 Brook avenue, otter
the ceremony.
Mrs. William Crago, of Scranton. is
the guest of her daughter. Mrs. John
Pethick, on Salem avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Day expect to
spend the Fourth of July as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Jaggar, of Port
Jervis.
Miss Maude Halter, who has been
visiting Miss Peck. of Darte avenue, is
now visiting relatives in Honesdale.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Duxbury have
returned from visit with friends in
Cambridge
Messrs. James and Joseph and Miss
Kathryn Boylan attended the funeral
Of Mrs. NJ. F. Gilroy, in Pittston, Tues
day.
W. L. Beers and Miss Adelaide West
colt. Of New York, are here to begin
the work Of rehearsing for the Comedy
Of Toys" which is to be given under
the auspices of the Young Ladies' Guild
of Trinity church, this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Day, of Laurel
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-18
MARKS Of VIOLENCE,
Found on the Body Of Patrick Brown,
Il Late Inmate of Danyille.

Unpleasant suspicious were aroused
when the body of Patrick Brown, who
died at Danville, was viewed by men,
bers Of the poor department The re-
mains We're brought to this city for
burial, and from certain marks which
have been found It looks as If violence
had been used.
There are several bad bruises about
the body and head One cut near the
right temple was over an inch long and
had been sewed w. There are other
marks on the head and face
The poor board will have the matter
thoroughly sifted and will insist that
the authorities Of Danville give a salts
factory explanation of the condition Of
the body. They have had the body ex-
amihed by doctors, who report the con-
dition could hardly arise from a fall
To strengthen their case they have had
photograph of the face of the dead
man. showing the cuts, taken by Pho
tographer Cramer.
Secretary Gilmartin of the board has
written to Danville for information and
a report Of the case will be made to the
state board of charities
a report Of the case will be made to the
excuse can be offered in that way. He
was nearly so years old and was partly
paralyzed.