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the case OF the latter. He is no* thought
to have been clerk named Ho Low, en-
ploved in Bo LENS drugstore.
The theory of suicide has been advanced
in this case, but owing to the circum-
stances this hypothesis is generally
secuted.
An autopsy performed on the body of
Chew Cling by Dr.. Morgan yesterday re-
vealed that he had been struck by four
bullets. One passed through the body
near the abdomen, another plowed its
way through the muscles of the right
thigh, third broke the right arm and the
last entered under the right arm and
passed from the body under the left
shoulder blade.
In the case of How Low it was found
that he had not been stabbed prior to
hanging, but shot. The ball entered un-
der the right ear, glanced on the Jaw bone
and was DETECTED from its course. 1t
lodged in the spinal column and must
have caused instant death.
Late last night Too King, All Soy and
Tom Fooey were arrested on suspicion of
being concerned in the murder.
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lent. The Sunday-school orchestra, COM
posed of forty-five pieces, played admira-
bly, under the direction of Otto Feissner.
to whose skill in that capacity it bore the
best kind of testimony.
I he whole OF the choral music. which
forms large portion of the cantata, was
very prettily rendered by the children,
who, attired in bright costumes, pre-
sented a charming appearance. Bert
Waterman and Fred L. Shaw, who imper-
sonated Long Ago and st. Nicholas re-
spectively, were cleverly made up and
acted well. The following soloists ac-
quilted themselves in highly satisfactory
manner: Miss Maud Purdy, Misses Jessie
and Daisy SIocombe. Miss Sophie Sievers,
Mr.. Nathan Frisbie, Miss Maud Gray. DR..
Gilbert Graham. Mrs. Don P. Riggs, Mrs.
Sedgley Reynolds, Earl Suthard, Helene
Blackwell, Willie Lorin, Messrs. Bert
Moore, Louis Darr, George Bell and Ed
Williams.
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charge is sparing no pains and expense
toward making the affair grand success,
and in order to make this memorable
occasion the storekeepers on Fourth street,
between Market and Folsom, are respect
fully requested to cooperate to the best of
their ability in the manner of decorating
their respective establishments with
Chinese lanterns, flags, etc. on Thursday
evening.
The executive committee. ]. P. Sullivan,
William King and Joseph Strauss, will
hold meeting tonight to complete addi-
tional details, such as securing additional
lights, bitum1nous pavements, etc.
The following merchants will distribute
the designated prizes free to the public:
j. T. Sullivan, 18 Fourth street, one pair
mems shoes and one pair ladies' sho es (;
California Hat Works, Ill Fourth street,
fine hat; Star Loan Office, 77-79 Fourth
street, alarm clock; Collins Bros, 115-117
Fourth street, So umbrella; Joseph Kohl
becher, 123 Fourth street, pair 81 so shoes !;
H. S. Jacobs, 100 Fourth street, pair S.
pants; King Bros, Fourth street, Dick
ems works; Kings bookstore, Is Fourth
street, books.
The above is only partial list of pres
ents to be given away.
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she known that her every movement was
watched by Harry Morse's detectives her
demeanor might have changed.
Although the detectives watched her
they did not notice any suspicious actions
on ner part until che reached the crockery-
room. Here, after glancing a bout her, she
endeavored to slip a china teatray into
her bag 1t caught at the opening and
she became hurried.
Before she could again assume her
usually calm demeanor the detectives
walked up and placed her under arrest
At this culm ination she lost her courage
and became hysterical. She begged and
implored to be released. II am respect
able woman and have two married
daughters in this City," she said between
her sobs. Her pleadings were useless, how
ever, and she was removed to the South
ern police station, where charge of shop
lifting was placed against her.
Mrs. Roue, 628 Geary street, she stated,
were her name and address, but 1t is not
known whether or not they are correct.
When the bag she carried wac searched
at the station bolt of lavender ribbon,
two small Bibles, one large book and
Christmas volume and small but valu-
able s:atuette were found.
This conclusively shows that at least
one article was taken from each depart
ment visited right from under the de-
rectives' eyes, and the woman escaped
detection until the large tray caught In
the bag opening.
Kleptomania, the detectives say, can
hardly be offered as an excuse for the pris-
oner's crime. She carried bag in which
to secrete her surreptitiously gotten goods,
and this fact, taken in connection with her
cleverness and systematic mode of pro-
cedure, gives the case professional as
pect. The accused woman was a frequent
visitor to the Emporium.
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Neither team is yet complete. though
eacn has consid era BILE material from
which to choose men for the places now
untitled. The men have begun practice
already.
The army and navy officers, who are to
play under the team name of Bohemians,
have the advantage in possessing some
football material of marked ability and
teams.
There is Ames, who was center on the
West Point team last season and who has
played center for the Oily mpics this season.
His admirers consider him the best center
on the coast and he is certainly only sur
passed by Williams, the all-round STAN
ford center.
And there is Nolan, who will captain
the team. He was end at West Point last
season and ranked as one of the best two
ends in the country in 1895. This season
his surprising work on the Oily mpic team
has easily marked him as the best end on
this coast. Mccormack, too, is o star.
He was captain and end at the Annapolis
Naval Academy last year, and this season
he has frequently shown his skill in games
here as end on the Olympic team, his
latest good work having been that against
Butte on Christmas. Cayanaugh and
Karns were mem bers of last seasons
Annapolis team. But the promising new
addition to the army and navy aggregation
is King, the West Point fuilback OF last
season, who is expected out here in time
for the game.
The University Club eleven will be
capIained by Fred McNear, who used to
be sub-haliback at Harvard several years
ago, and who, during the two seasons past,
played occasionally with the Olympic
team. Joe Tobin, who used TO be regular
standby until he got married, will play
fullback and do the kicking. And at that
he is good. Several years ago in a game
between Olympic and Stanford, Tobin
saved Olympic from a whitewash by
Leautiful field-goal kicked from the thirty
fve-yard line at a moment when several
Stanford rushers were all but upon him.
As cool as veteran, he adroitly stepped
to one side, dropped the ball, and just as
it rebounded caught it with his toe, send
ing it sailing high over the field and
exactly between the goal posts for five
points, and every one applauded.. That
field goal is the only one recorded in the
history of club and collegiate football
games on this coast
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
A BUTCHER WHO
INVITED A PENAL TY
Morris Scheuer Offered
Diseased Meat for
Sale.
Judge Low Inficts the Full
Penalty of Six Months
in jail.
Meat Inspector Davis Believes the
Action of the Judge Will Have
B nefcial Effect.

Judge Low showed worthy example
imposed the full penalty of six months in
the County Jail upon Morris Scheuer a
butcher, for offering for sale diseased
meat.
Scheuer's case was an aggravated one
and the evidence showed that he had been
guilty of gross violation OF the law.
On December 15 A. Pariez of the San
Pablo dairy. near Fifteenth avenue, killed
cow that was suffering from milk fever.
He gave the carcass to Scheuer to take to
the fertilizing works, but instead Scheuer
took it to J. S. James slaughter-house,
where it was skinned and hung up for
sale.
Meat Inspector Ben Davis discovered
meat, as it was diseased and unfit for
consumption, and he thought that would
put an end to the matter.
Next day Scheuer called upon Davis and
begged him not to condemn the meat as
it was ali right. He said he had paid $50
for the COW to Pariez, as 1t had broken its
leg and had to be slaughtered, and it
would be dead loss to him if the meat
was condemned. Davis told him that the
meat was diseased, and he did not care
whether Scheuer paid $50 or $1,000 for the
COW, it was not fit for use.
Davis drove to Pariez's ranch and ascer-
tanned that Pariez had killed the COW be-
cause it was diseased, and that Scheuer
did not give him a cent for the carcass
The cows leg was not broken, and it was
suspected that Scheuer had broken the leg
himself to avert suspicion from the real
cause of the cow being killed.
Pariez promised TO appear in court to
testify to these facts, ana Davis imme-
diately swore out q complaint against
Scheuer and arrested him for offering dis
eased meat for sale.
The evidence was so convincing that the
Judge intimated he would infilct the full
est penalty. Scheuer pleaded hard to be
allowed to pay fine, and brought every
possible influence to bear in his behalf,
but the Judge would not listen to the sug-
gestion of compromise and sentenced
him to six mon this in the County jail.
Scheuer gave notice of appeal and the
Judge fixed his bonds in $1,000.
II am glad that Judge Low inflicted
the severest penalty" sald Inspector
Davis, .and if the other Judges would fol-
low his examp pie instead of inflicting fine
of S5 or $40 would soon guarantee that
the citizens would be supplied with good
meat"
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TO WELCOME THE LIGHT.

Planning Big Celebration by the
Fourt th-Street Improvement Club.
The Fourth-street Improvement Club
will celebrate the electric lighting on that
thoroughfare New Years eve, on which
occasion the district lying between Market
and Folsom streets will be brightly illu-
minated with electric lights. The exer-
cises will consist of an elaborate display
of fireworks, and the services of numerous
bands have been engaged to assist in the
celebration, in which the public is earn
estly invited to participate.
The committee having the affair in
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CRUELTY TO a HORSE.
William Gavin, a PatroIWagon Driver,
Suspended.

Suspended.
William GAVIN, driver of the patrol
wagon at the North End police station,
was suspended from duty yesterday alter
noon by Captain Whitman, for cruelty to
one of the horses he was driving.
Sergeant Brown, who is in charge of the
station, noticed that one of the horses
had long welts along it's sides and hips.
He spoke to Gavin about it and Gavin said
the horse had bitten him and be had
lashed 1t with his whip. The treatment
was so brutal that the sergeant made
Gavin drive to the Central station and
Captain Whitman was notified. The cap
tain was so incensed when he saw the
condition of the animal that he promptly
suspended him and placed the team in
charge of one of the policemen.
A formal complaint against Gavin will
be made before the Board of Supervisors.
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The Letter-Box Thief.

Several weeks ago Simon Bendit was caught
stealing from the letter boxes of merchants
on Battery street, but the evidence was not
sufficient to convict him. He wGs re-arrested
for stealing package of gloves mailed from
the north to a dealer at Ia Sutter street.
Yesterday afternoon the Grand Jury took up
Bendits case and found an indictment ag gainst
him for stealing package from United
States letter-boX.
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Minor spalding Heirs.

In the estate of Lydia A. Spalding, deceased,
Meyer Jacobs has been appointed attorney to
represent the minor heirs. Lester o. Peck,
Hewitt Norton, John A. Phillips and Lydia
Phillips. The contest over the estate is spread
ing to all the relatives OF the testatrix, and
extan siYe filtration is to be expected.
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A CHRISTMAS OANTATA.

Played by Children of the First Pres
byteriau Sunday-schooI Last Night.
Ap audience of more than 500 assem- bled
in Union Square Hall last night to hear
the children and adult members of the
First Presbyterian Church Sunday-school
and choir produce Christmas cantata en-
titled "St Nicholas Visit to the School"
The performance, both from musical
and a histrionic point of view, was excel
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A WOMAN SHOPL|FTER
Mrs. Roue Arrested in the En-
porium by One of Morse's
Detectives.
In Vain She Begged aud Implored to
Be Released-Seemed More
Than Novice.

A stylishly dressed woman, OF refined
appearance, wearing on her face an ex-
preston that bespoke great self-esteem,
entered the Emporium yesterday after
noon, ostensibly to do little shopping.
On her arm she carried large siiken bag,
which she gracefully unfolded on reach
ing the dry-goods department..
She appeared perfectly at ease, but had
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g. at Central Park. The game will be for

8, at Central Park. The game VIII De lot
charity.
Com bining young and athletic army
and navy officers with young, athletic
and well-to-do alumni of many different
colleges, the contest will naturally be as
much of a society event as an exhibition
of football. The cause of charity and the
extensive social acquaintance OF the par
ticipants in the game will undoubtedly
result in fashionable assent blage among
the spectators.
Following are the officers and young
University clubmen that will play and
the positions they will occupy:
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Car Accidents.

P. A. Cadogan fell off a car at McAllister and
Fillmore streets last night aud had his face
and head bruised. d. S. Voorhies, an old man
living at 2S1 Minna street, stepped off Cas-
tro-street car last night at Market and Cough
streets, and was knocked down by car going
in the opposite direction. He escaped with
slight bruises.
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NEW TO-DAY.
An Authority Whom All
Will Delight to Honor
Golden Gate kindergarten Association,
MRS. SARAH 8. COOPER, PRESIDENT,
1909 VALLEJO STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca1 Feb 3, 1890
You ask me if l know anything about the ROYAL
BAKING POWDER, and if 1 consider it free from all
adulteration.
am glad to be able to assure you that l know,
both from experience and from chemical ANALYSIS,
that the RoYAI, BAKING POWDER is pure whole
some and dependable article.
Knowing the pernicious effects of deleterious in
gradients used in the preparation of food especially
IN that indispensable article to every fam1y-6,ead
4 have taken great pains to ascertain what could
safely use IN my own hone and recommend to the
many mothers with whom I constantly come in con-
tact in our work among the children I regard the
ROYAL BAKING POWDER as a boon to the household
and benediction to the race.
Very sincerely yours,
nazzM1zzzm
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SOCIETY MEN To
KICK FOR CHARITY
Army and Navy Officers
Against University
Clubmen.
A Football Game to Be Played
at Central Park
January g.
Some Star Players Amcng Young
Officers-Joe Tobin Will Do
Some Punting.

a picked eleven from the best football
players among the army and navy repre-
here will play team from the
Club OF this City on January
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Beth IsraeI's Mortgage.

The Congregation Beth Israel has az piled to
the Superior Court for permission to mortgage
its real estate to the HI bernia Bank for SIS,
600, in order to pay off the mortgage of like
sum TO the German Savings Bank on the 9Th
of next mon tn.
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DIAMONDS, Watches and Jewelry. One week
only. vacate Jan. 1st and Third street.
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HOLIDAY
GOODS!

We beg to inform our customers
that commencing Monday, December
18th, we will offer the following
SPECIAL VALUES.
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125 dozen LADIES' FANCY
LAWN APRONS. S....... &OS cav"

20 dozen EXTRA SIZE GRO Go
CHET SHAWLS. VA'ON
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rELEPHoNE GRANT 1s4.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

A LIST of the losses which the Royal
society has suffered by death during the
past year shows that the pursuit of SCI
ence is not unfavorable to longevity.
The list comprises nineteen fellows and
seven foreign members, and the average
lifetime of these twenty-six men was
fraction over seventy-slx years and a
half. The average age Of the seven
foreign members was seventy-nine years
five months, the oldest being Franz
Ernest Neuman, ninety-seven, and the
youngest, Henry Ernest Baillon, sixty
seven. The nineteen fellows had an
average lifetime of seveny-fve years
and seven months, the oldest being Bis
set Hawkins, ninety-eight, and the
Youngest George Edward Dobson, forty
seven. The fellows were not all scien-
tific men, one Of them being Lord Aber-
dare, eighty, and another. the Earl of
Selborne, eightythree; but statesman
ship and law also seem TO favor length
Of days.
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THE POET TO HIS CAT.

Tuck in thy toes, prick up thine cara
Assume listening attitude,
And will tell thee, happy cat,
The tale of thy beatitude,
And when I've told thee all the truth
Just rub my hand in gratitude.
What hast thou to be thankful for
Besides thy far famed fatitudep-
Thou roamest free. with ample, room,
Not housed in cramping latitude,
And thou hast beds luxurious
On couch and chair and matitude-
Beds which but for thy hairs would be
Adorned with neatest Multitude.
Thy days are passed in quietness,
Unteased by brawling Gratitude
Nor even are thy nerves OutWorn
By steady stream of Gratitude.
Simple thy clothing, happy cat
Unvexed by styles in latitude.
Well mayst thou pity other cats,
Harried and worn by scatitude,
For friendly hands are stroking thee
With touch of gentle patitude,
And never once has cruelty
Stirred thee to pitapatitude.
Noble cat pleasures fill thy life
And swell to high ecstatitude.
Thou meetest oft thy catfish kind
And join st in feline spatitude.
And when the felines go for thee
Thou giv'st them titfortatitude,
And in the house thou max st thy boast
Of cellars cleared Of ratitude.
Let other cats their homes desert
In folly blind as latitude.
Thou'lt never seek divorce from thine
On grounds of incompatitude.
Now, cat, I've told thee all thy lot
Of happy this and thatitude,
And / expect to see in thee
Appreciative catitude.
REV. W. N. Clarke in St. Nicholas.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

OF all the artels, or associations, the
beggars' are the most interesting
most immoral. In no European country
but Russia would such institutions meet
with liberation. But there begging is
recognized profession. In many viii
lagos, as soon as the harvest is in, the
whole population forms itself into a
huge artel, which is split up into a
number Of parties. The halt, blind,
MANNED, etc., are divided out equally
among the parties, so that each Of them
may have an equal claim on public
sympathy. They then start off on a
begging tour, in the course of which
they sometimes 60 200 or 800 miles away
from their homes. During the day they
go about in different directions, no two
parties being allowed to enter the same
village; but at night they all meet to.
gether, and then, if all tales be true,
they have "high iinks" They put
everything they receive into a common
stock; they eat the food and sell the
clothes, dividing the proceeds.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
PRIVATE TUCKER.

He was q plain man, with a plain
name. Before William Tucker, Esq,
became known to the world of men he
had been plain boy, very good, very
tender hearted and very much in earnest
about nothing in particular. Smaller
boys checked him with IMMUNITY and
made him fag for them; bigger boys
simply ignored him. Grown to man
hood, there was but little change in
him. His juniors snubbed him and vot-
ed him fool; his seniors for the most
part imposed upon him. He submitted
to it all with the best possible grace,
glad only to be taken notice of in any
way and apparently considering that it
was the only thing he could expect.
Then, as though life itself, as it stood,
did not hold sufficient bitterness for
him, he fell in love.
He must have known from the very
first that it was all hopeless and that it
could at the best only disturb his peace
of mind. But he went on nevertheless
in his own dull, stupid fashion, content
only to touch her hand occasionally, to
get sort of second rate smile from her.
It is probable that there was no thought
of any future in his mind.
He would turn up quite unexpectedly
at any place to which he knew she would
be going. He would linger about nerv
ously and unhappily in corners, so that
he might have the opportunity of look
ing at her. He seemed to ask for moth
ing more
He would carry parcels and run mes
sages for the pretty child-she was but
little more-and considered himself
well paid if he received only smile in
return.
Once she was i'll, and he scarcely left
the house in which she lay until she
was we'll again. He haunted it by day.
He fingered about aimlessly at night.
He ruined himself by his lavish pur-
chases of flowers and dollhouse fruit.
When at last one summer day he was
told that she was convalescent, and that
she would see him, he felt that heaven
was within sight.
He was shown out into a garden,
where she was seated in great chair,
With all her delicate beauty thrown into
stronger relief by the white bearskin rug
against which she leaned.
She looked so pale and weak that, if
anything could have increased his love
for her, her appearance alone would
have done it,
"You have been very kind, Mr.. Tuck
en-" she said in low voice, "and am
very grateful. You have done SO much