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a sursieal Note.
gre..ed .cne rule .. the place ana .re so.

creased .cme rule OF the place and are go.
ing 10 be thrown out bodily into the streei
| because the attendant vocifercates. DUMP
/ out de twol" II is merely an example OF
the walters dialect. the dump" being an
1 abbreviation Of dumping. while the two.
Ct course, shows tn rumber wanted.
| When some perspiring h-sh manipulation
| leans over the counter and runs his ear
| within an inch Of mans mouth. the bet
| ter 10 hear the words he speaks. aad then
| deliberately yells for q "Grunter In Te
brine" when the order was for pickled
pigs feet, the customer should not think
some Joke is about 20 be sprung on him.
as the waiter in his simplicity-to term Il
that for want OF betier-is doubtless 10
deadly earnest 10 SO ordering. but there
seems TO be some deformity Of the average
walters spes king apparatus which renders
IT easter foy him 20 say "grunter" than
PIG anyway the above Is a solution Of the
expression given by prominent lexico-
rrarAer after wears Of the closest study
and RESEARCH o. hts dialect. and it seems
% answer all requirements
4 critical analysis o. The idloma'ic draw
two" OF the lunch servers brings TO light
meaning quite diHeren. from what The
majority misht conjecture. Probably about
The frs, thlng the new customer would
imagine uI'on hearing COZ the FIRST time the
draw two" would be that he had 1iseoyc-
cred some new tangled gambling device
and that drawing WAS being held, but a
careful watch by an eminent authority on
waiter dialect brought out the fact that
command OF this kind invariably term
mated tn the production Of TWO cups OF
cofieo. whilc draw one" resulted IN a
single cGr - iha beverage
81 never means milk or tea. in fac, the
former goes 10 os call Of Cow on the (
extract" and the latter foats through the
air as a request for "Chink on the one
1r Chnk on the two" according as one
or Two cups are desired ching being the /
chimmlc Faiden for Chinaman and China ]
man being suggestive Of tea lat least. so
r has been deiucea by prominent stu I
dents Of the subject there being only Two ,
j .sseuicrs gentlemen from California who .
Thought mat tho recognized connection be /
tween Chinameu and laundrles would he !
moot iiRely 10 suggest starch pudding TO .
The active and distorilug minds Of city (
Walters
one might continue TO give examples o.
ms constantly changing dialect and never
ln SD Probably ty the tlme a man could
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IN THE SOUP.

Two Hearts Were Trun by One VINO
Saw Them ON the Stoop.
They stood on the stoop In the moonlight
soft. and their hearts were young and they
sighed full Oft, for the love that sang to
their souls atune was sweeter by far than
the golden moon, which smiled on the scene
from her bower aloft.
They stood on the stoop and they sobbed
and sighed. for that parting is painful was
necr denied. They stood on the stoop, and
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MAUD MULLER

| MAUD MULLER
Maud Muller on a summer, 4 .
mounted her wheel and fcds ~ / /
Beneath her blue hat r,ov.a
vi 'arse' rcd freck.es and hnt.skE
SINGING. she rode. ard hef ~ ~
frightened the sparrow ffoa N NJ I
But when she was several nm Y
town, "''" y
Upon the h'll-slope coast!ng down
The sweet song died and y,sv. s,,.,
Ana q sort Of terror filled hsf b,asi,-
\ fear that she hardly tlara "a A.,
For what II her wheel snclJd M
stonel '4A
The Judge scorched swiftly dsn /
Just then she heard hh tin erpssl
He carried his wheel Into Inc ,sxA
OF the apple trees to await Ia MIA
And he asked her II she would k;pily \
Her pump 20 HIN. as he'd lot ID III
She left her wheel With q ,phghsy i
And IN less than j.ffy prcduca
pump.
And she blushed as she gave H. WI
down
At her feet, once hid by usulns nj
Then said the Judge, as he pumri II
Ills very fine weather we're isx9l
day"
| He spoke of the grass and nssn {
OF twelty-mile runs and ceu.uha
And Maud forgot that no trailing ~
Was over her boomers hanging IN
Blu, the tire was fixed, alackaE
Ard the Judge rtniounted and NJ
Maud Muller looked and sighed v
That | the Judges bride m-ghh
My father should have bran 1ef y
or the costliest make and the anT q
and ia give one to ma Of The af'
sign. ID
So that she'd cease TO borrow ane
The Judge looked back as he flia~ !
And saw Maud Muller standing Ea
"A prett,cr face and form more III
I've seldom gazed al, ! dec'aip'
"Wcu,d she were mine, and 'mE
Could make her put these 'Ns
away"
But he thought Of his sister, p''"
And shuidered to think how tM u
scold.
If he should. ono OF those ai.,xr
Come home with a BRIDE 10 fsn'
lie married wife of rlohe1 WI Y. ~
Who had never succambeo "
cr's POWER;
Yet, Of. white watching
tIc ,r %,'st5i If tHa, srtcsisd tloofS
or the way she stood there $780, q "
White he was pumping oe''a' ~
She married a man who clerks 4 r \, !.
And many children played rouh' y
And lien her bloomars hrou g;a',,i 4 \,
Gu ~ II" II, ~, dawn for ltr oltas' ~
IN, ,fr of the Judge she oi!s, n \,
Ana s,ahed DER the l3ss 'nH
cts wrought.
Or wondered If wearing mem EN-, ave.
And ,hcn comics ed IL ms
h,o, for the Judge. Ala. " 2 e. X.
Dreams were their oniy ''
For OF all wise words o. y io ssw plns
The wscst are tnese'
men" a.
An. we'll FOR US ~ l'opsd ~ n, ~
For the boomer iiri f"D
brains. -,
Z l'u ~ aIlowed 10 block w ,nnts:t |
lie NOT al'o"s' buffalo Conn.,
raitb-ue told me I vas 80
md 20 beautiful. -. iii trust ~,
Aauue Ill. man who begn. NJ
.or Hts " '' ~, The oommsnssa
Our on s Sir Bosom Transcript ~
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Going to echool?

NO, sab. deNs my bruller's. Use :,
,rnNAht KIND cr Niger side him, boss.
,n, Yer jest oughter see dat Niger fcper,n'
I, Ion" gone an ciphered clean throussh
addition. PARTITION. subtraction Cis.ror'
ton, abomin ht!on, Justification. creation
ampulat!on and adoption"
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A smart DrOthcr.

a negro WINS discovered carrying a very
large armful or books. which brought
forth the inquiry.
"Goinu N ..hnol9 90
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NnLins 10 Irl.

write treatise on the subject the language
would have changed completely. 1t is a
subject requiring constant watchfulness
aud study IN order to lose track OF no
stage 81 the process Of evolution which the
English expressions undergo in running the
ganut of the restaurant
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But there is one solitary little article
that these parodsts have spared Dry
toast may be ordered and the words will
not be changed in transmission No reason
can be assigned for this. but it Is actually
fact. But be careful; for IL the request
Us butiercd toast or milk toast the heartless
waiter VIII pOunce upon a weakling phrase.
tear II squeeze It, change its shape and
coioring entirely and send 1t reVerberatng
down the long aisle OF counters clothed in
utter unlntelligibllity. but potont with cor
rect suggestion to INN OF heI for whom 1t
is intended
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His Fate.

squeeze n new coat, n hat and rair of
gloves out of that $40 you gave me-
Chicago Record.
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suppose you Will celebrate Thanks.
giving Day by going to church.
Well II depends on whether "a,
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rdith--He told me I vas 80
and o beautiful, ., iii trust yap,;
Naude-And yet you ~ hsGns isit',,>
for afe with . man VIII rv,snssneni o.
;o or shir--Bo2on Transef'p" u
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The Musical BicJc(e.
MADE IT A MILK STEW.

SUGGESTED BY TIL y AEOIIAN CRAZE
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workmen his doctrine Of self-govcrnment.
Fifteen years have suficed TO work out the
expected Industrial result. Last year the ON
ployees OF the FHmilistere Society received
their first cash payment of profits. the accumu-
lation of capital having ceased, and an ample
reserve fund having boon created besides.
status, II is shown that n workingman enter.
ing In 1870 as n participant and working his
way mp, to the highest grade in the way pro.
Vided. by the rules, receiving during this
period. the averages wages. of 1850 francs. has
had his income Increased each year from tho
original sum OF 1850 francs to l,s2D.07 francs
is .Shj.4, during whica time he Las also ac.
auired stock TO the value of !, 594. IF, and that
he starts upon what may be called the cash ro.
CINE with this amount of capital. and Al In
receipts as an owner of capital will figure TO
n constantly increasing extent. should he
choose to retro on the old-nge pension, which
Is his right. not n bounty, after. say. thirty.
five years OF service, he would enjoy a mlnl.
mum income of S30S.0 & from pension, with
S30s. oS, or more than thrco-fourths of his
working earnings,
NJ. Godinrs idea was TO make men hapny
under the plan we have described. He would
secure them against want aud tho dread of want
by guaranteeing to them a living WACO while
they worked, and pension in their old age.
Old or young, sick or we'll. n member of the
community should have tho right to be taken
care OF. and should know that It was His
right; This development of the %commuals-
tic idea was the end In view, and thus he
came to regard the tenement plan as essen tial
above ALL, rhe familistere typiied the com
mune MS he had 1t in mind. 1t was in order
earliest years TO fall In with this idea, rather
than because. of any lack of existing .educa-
tional facilities. that he insisted upon their
day they wero born. The nursery "assists''
the mother In the care of the Infant TIL 1t has
reached he age OF two years, when the first
kindergarten takes charge OF 1t, passing IL on
at four to The second kindergarten, where IL
plays and spells out its baby lessons until at
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q solidarity Of interest among the momberl ny
means OF the participation OF capital and labor
in the profits, and tine maintenance of common
institutions for the common good. Men and
women EMPLOYEES, upon. signing the c%onstitu-
tion and producing proof of ownership of one
or more shares of the society, (which sis
their wages, and so far were of the right kind,
had an equal Glance.
As already observed, NJ. Godin's scheme in
cluded no notion of m equal division of profits
as an abstract right, or of any equality what.
soever that was not based upon ascertainod
equal mort. y proposed to divide benefit in
Der, HE length Of service, skill, and thrift.
To this end tine. plan of government took the
form ola regular hierarchy, in which the
older and more competent should always rule.
II was within the reach OF any member to be-
come ohe of this class. Indeed, every induce
'ment was neld out for him to do so. 1t was
Three classes comprise the membership as
1t was and % to-day: Associ6s. societaires,
and participants. the length of service and the
extent to which the member was Interested
drawing the lines. To be an associ6 u person
muet be, 20 years old, an employee of the So
GSiety at least Ave years, live In one of the fami,
shares of the society's stock To tho value OF
Mt least 800 francs. A soci6taire must be 81
years Ears old, nave been ompIoySd iR the works
ticipant must be 81, and have served at least
one year. TIL two latter must be admitted
ss ans ,m nsnSTSIy cS %hicn !, the snS sss sSi.f . by the ne
authority. There are still two classes, callel
int6ressGs and auxiliaires, but these are not
n Ts s%9sFs; sSEs0 srs o spsH1akins' who 9t the Ssv soG aSm:
into possession of It's stock, and are entitled
to. the interest 1t earns. but who otherwise
who do not count in distributing profits:
1t is at this point that tho great difference
appears between the members proper. In
member OF. the first class. shares on the basis
of double the amount of his annua earnings;
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onAnaED M a COW MOOSE.
Now Anderson Disbeiieves Stories OF the
Power OF the Human Eye Over neasts,

Power of the Human Eye Over nensts.
1t is the belief OF George Anderson. n ,rapper
up in Maine, that all the stories hu has read
about how wild beasts have been cowed by the
steady, unvarying gaze of q man are nonsense.
This belief is n result of an experience he had
with a COW moose on the little branch of Rifle
Creek.
Anderson was looking after some traps no had
set for mink and marten. and his only weapon
was n 30 cRlibre rifle. He was walking along n
ridge beside the stream when about fifteen
yards away he saw what appeared to be n
rabbit. Drawing down on 1t with his rifle he
fired. whereupon n big, u~ngainly moose calf
jumped up from the brush and stood still bel
owing with pain and fear.
The trapper was 30 startled that he forgot to
work the little grip that throws new shells into
his rife. Five seconds after the shot n big COW
came through the woods on tho run and,
without stopping to lick the calf. ms n bear
for the man. She was too close to be esca ped by
trec climbing or running. Andcrson's mind
worked fast. and he decided at once that his
only hope was to tampede the COW by gazing at
her severely. He ga2cd all right, aud thinks
that he looked more severe than scared. but the
twinkling ana looking straight Mt him. Andcr-
aOn began to he worried by tho time she was ten
feet away. He realized that so far n stopping n
cow moose Is concerned the human
eye isn't what IL has been cracked up to be. The
man turned to jump and tho moose butied
three rods down tho back OF the ridge. landing
him out OF sight in the brush. Both moose
went away and Anderson limpcd homo and
sleeps ON his left side now.
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Kansas city. Giant Policemen.
From the Philadelphia Record.


TF"' VI TWItS'
Possibly there Is no other town OF its size in
the United Stplc7 that has as large pOlictmen
AS Kansas civ, kan. ljy request Of Chief Ser.
viss every OIL on the force was weighed aud
measured yesteraty IS, ana an average made that
comparisons COu,d be made with other cities.
The average weight of each policeman is
1885 pounds. The average height IL 5 feet lois
P~atT0lman Joe, Addison, who tips the beam ut
$50 pounds and measures q teet and 3 incheH In
height. The lightest officer ON the force weighs
l54 pounds. There are no pignles among tho
Kansas cry, Kan. policemen. Every man
Il large and sell butt and capable of fulfilling
are required. THIS average weight is greater
than that OF Denver, Omaha. or any other West
that Of Cincinnati, Louisville. Milwaukee. dc,
Moincs, N ,u9ehpoIis. or -. Paul. CHER Scr.
ylss anu ne hIa,n q, Loilce Commi 81 oners ~
tanning this force VI brawny policemen. Like
Peter the Great, they never mlss an opportunity
OF ~enlisting u heavy man in the ranks.
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LIKE 4 FOX AND LIKE 4 DOG.
Pennsylvania Woodsmen DisputinE Aboue
the Queer Beast Baxter Killed.

the Queer Brnst Baxter Killed.
Baxter Johns. u Pennsylvania woodsman liv-
Ing on Gallo Brook, near Little Flat settlement.
killed an animal while out fox hunting last
week, the like OF which none of his friends has
ever seen before. one Gays II is n fox. another
that II il n dog, but most OF them are OF tho
opinion that IL Is Il half breed. a cross between .
setter and "a fox.
Baxter got IL upon n knoll. while waiting for
his dog to fetch what he supposed to be II fox
that 1t had started in n rayine on u nearby
beech ridge. He heard tho dog coming and
cooked his gun ready to shoot. He saw some
thing in the brush aud then out jumped the
beast. The tail was Enthusiastically that of q
fox, in spite OF the beast = hanging ears, so the
man drew down on IT and sent II charge OF BIS
into Its body. The creature squealed like u
kicked puppy, staggered ahead "A few yards. and
then fell dead without II tiutter Of its legs,
Baxter ran M 10 1t aud WAS standing beside IL
when Al N"wward, = neighoor, came up.
Baxter, aud ut the beast again.
Ncwward.
Dog, nothln'." answered Baxter. Its a fox.
See that big bushy tai ~
faint no fox, ,oll so. IT'S a dog. Ever sec
II iok With happ.ns ears
Err ever sec u dog with n velvet paw ~ re-
tOrted the shpOtCr.
THIS beast Ind Dix teeth instead of keen. deli
fo1's. but i was longer and Of a somewhat dir
ferent color. Tho body was of the shape OF a
fox's, but rather larger and II little fuller at the
palnch, II WAS plainly a young animal.
The two men argued and then went down TO
the settlement, while the other men argued the
matter. The animal was skinned and the skin
wa, pat on IA stretCler and hung up in Bakers
wooush"l. The next night the house cat
climbed To the wooished rafters and got at the
SKIN aud made whlp cords OF IL. This tail alone
escaped, AID that Is all Baxter has left Of u
now.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11
Fierce Flames Engulf Three
Buildings and Leave Ruin
Behind.
RELIANCE WORKS ARE GuTTED
Brick Fire Walls Prevent a Serious
Confiagration in the Foundry
District.

The Vulcan Iron Works on Fremont
street, between Mission and Howard, were
destroyed by fire early yesterday morn
ing, and the Reliance Machine Works ad-
joining was partially ruined by fire and
water. Brick walls on three sides of the
fire prevented a disastrous confiagration.
AS it was damage to the extent of nearly
5000, 900 was done.
The watchman in the Vulcan works dis
covered flames near the boilers about 8
O'Clock in the morning. He sounded an
alarm from box 81 at Mission and Fre-
mont streets. Engine on Second street
was on the way at that time, its foreman
having seen the flames. Before water
could be got upon the building it was al
most completely enveloped in dense smoke
and blazes. A second alarm was promptly
given, but hardly had the support arrived
before third bell was sounded to call up
all the reserve strength of the Fire De-
partment. Casks of oil exploded and
added fresh fury to the flames and boiler
burst with tarrifc noise. The proximity
of the gas works made it dangerous for
the firemen, but they held their ground.
All efforts were bent upon confining the
fire with the walls surrounding the Vul-
can foundry. 1t happened, however, that
the brick wall dividing the Reliance works
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FIRED AT THE STEWARD.

A Row on Board the Ship Falls of Hal
ladale Ends In Gore.
A row on board the British ship Falls 4
Haliadale between Fred Brooks, the third
mate, ana the the ste ward, Herman de
Leur, resulted in the mate firing two shots
at his antagonist, but, fortunately, none
of them took effect. De Leur, in his haste
to escape from pending danger fell against
some sharp instrument which inflicted a
severe scalp wound on the back Of his
head, and possibly produced fracture of
the skull.
He was taken to the Receiving Hospital
by the police. where his injuries were at
tended to. He gave a disconnected ac-
count of the trouble by saying that the
Yankee mate who had shipped in this
port, had been guying him for the last two
weeks, and when he went to his cabin to
ask him If he wanted his tea he fired two
shots out of pistol at him, and in his
haste to escape he fell.
Here he declined to furnish any further
information for the "blawsted" news
papers,
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Professor watson to Lecture.

Professor John Watson, LID, professor OF
moral philosophy in the university of Queens
College, Kingston, Ont, author of ''Kant and
His English Critics" and more recently .sComte
Mill and Spencer" which latter work is used
as textbook in the University of California
will address the Presbyterian Ministerial
Union this morning at 1890 o'clock at the
Presbyterian Mission-H House, 920 Sacramento
ophy OF the University of California, will also
address the union. Professor Watson is me M
Der of the Presby terian church, and is here
al the university. Rev. +. r. Farrand, chair
man of the executive committee of the Presby-
terian Union, in behalf of the union extends q
cordial invitation to the ministers of other d e.
nominations to meet With the union and listen
to the distinguished visitors. Laymen are also
invited.
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to extend the National body in California
by inducing them to federate with it.
'sThat he will be entirely successful goes
without saving, since the local societies
are eager TO affiliate with the National
body" prominent Spiritualist remarked
yesterday. Indeed, the presidents OF our
societies conferred upon this subject and
agreed that an invitation be sent Mr.. Bar
rett to come out here for this very pur-
pose. Then we shall have a church and
spiritualism will BOOM
The National Convention is held annu-
ally in Washington, D. c. The first one
was held in Chicago during the Columbian
Exposition, about the time of the Parlia-
ment of Religions. On September 27 the
first convention sat. Delegates from
almost every State in the Union were
present, and permanent organization was
effected next day. at the same time
declaration of principles was adopted in
the form of resolution to the effect that
"on the facts underlying the philosophy
of spiritualism we ask each society to con-
struct code of ethics commensurate with
its intellectual requirements, and adopt
such forms and ceremonies as the circum-
stances and their needs require"
The convention by an almost unanimous
vote determined that spiritualism was to
spiritualists religion. The national asso-
citation was established, and II. D. Barrett
of New York elected president. He was
re- elected in 1894 and again in 1895 at
Washington.
The Banner of Light. an Eastern spirit
ualist paper says of him: ''The president,
H. d. Barrett, is a young man, but he has
been an earnest spiritualist for more than
fifteen years. He is native of Maine and
a graduate of the Unitarian Theological
School of Meadville, Pa. Although edu-
Gated for the ministry he did not forget
spiritualism, and finding that he was not
able to reconcile it and the tenets of the
Unitarian church he resumed his profess
sion OF teaching. President Barrett has a
worldwide reputation as the efficient
chairman of Cassadaga Camp, which posi-
tion he has filed for the past seven years,
and it was due to this fact that he was
elected chairman of the Chicago conven-
ton. AS writer he is we'll known, many
trenchant articles appearing from his pen
in the columns of the spiritualist papers.
AS speaker he is eloquent and possessed
OF wonderful power"
His visit here is hailed with delight by
local spiritualists, who are preparing to
gather round him in the movement for a
solid, united organization.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11

Samples Forwarded to Any Address.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11

THHEPHoNH MAIN s7zz.
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BLACK
FRENCH
DRESS
GOODS!
FIVE SPECIAL BARGAINS

ONE CASE
BLACK FRENCH ARMURES, 4S inches wide.
assorted patterns $l.25 Yard
ONE CASE
BLACK FRENCH M0HAIR and WOOL FAN.
ClES. 20 different designs .$l.OO Yard
ONE CASE
BLACK FRENCH WOOL FANCIES (eIegant
deSignS) 75c Yard
TWO CASES
BLACK FRENCH SERGE, 4S inches wide
5Oc Yard
TWO CASES
BLACK FRENCH DIAGONAL (Wide WaIe)
40 inches wide SOC Yard
We will also exhibit this week an eIe-
giant line of NEW BLACK FRENCH GRE.
PONS, prices S1.OO to $500 per yard.
Samples Forwarded to Any Address.