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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
Purchases an Orchcra.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 81. H. Henry
of this city has purchased lie acres of full
bearing orchard from W. Tyler, the price
paid for the property being $4,000. The
land is located between Ell Quito olive farm
and Campbell, this county.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
s.jo,a. Kelly. Body rnterred.

SAN JOSE. CAL. Dec. 9.-The inquest
to-day upon the body of John P. Kelly, who
attempted to Kill his wife and himself on
November %. and who died from his
wound Monday afternoon, developed
nothing new. A verdict of suicide was
rendered. Keliy's funeral took place this
afternoon, and was attended by only the
pail. bearers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
sat Aoainst the Murphv Kstate.

SAN JOSE CAL, Dec. 9.-The San Jose
Safe Deposit Bank of Savings has begun
suit in the Superior Court against the
estate of Daniel J. Murphy, deceased );
Kate Murphy, Katherine Murphy, Ann
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
m1sr3EArED os THE BEAn.
Nine of the Rererme Cutters CreIc Claim
Then We're 4bused

They We're abmsed
SEATTLE, WASH, Dec, 9.-Owing to
alleged mistreatment and cruelty on the
part of certain officers. especially when IN
northern waters, nine seamen OF the
United States revenue cutter Bear have
quit the vessel, all receiving their pay,
and eight of the number having honorable
discharges Others. it is claimed, will
also leave the service. The men make no
complaints against Captain futile, the
commander of the Bear, but say some of
the subordinate officers are extremely
overbearing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
A reduction of 40 per cent

Is made from the price they ordered at to sell
them quickly. Come at once, before the best are Sold
Business Suits in latest styles, all wool and finely
tailored made to order for $40, will sell for Sc.
Frock Suits in Al-Wool Clay Worsted, dressy and
uptodae elegant trimmings, made to order for $780,
will sell for Sl2.
Al-Wool Suits made to order for So, will sell for
1920 AllWoo Suits, made for $15 will sell for So.
Brown Clay Worsted Overcoats, for fine wear, made
for $3.50, will sell for $3.50.
Blue Cheviot Overcoat, carefully tailored and richly
trimmed, made for SIS, will sell for $50.
These, and many others, you will find in our i'm
mense stock. All garments guaranteed perfect, and
kept in repair free for one year
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
WHEN OTHERS FAIL CONSULT
DOCTOR SWEANY,
A physician whose reputation is established
by ten years of successful practice at 1877 Mar
ketstreet, San Francisco.
NERVOUS DEBILITY, s e. EoHss
DIRECTLY o

hidden vices or eXcesses, IS the curse OF Hu-
mainly, the unpardonable sin. 1t bights all
the pleasures of youth. 1t deadens the spirits
and weakens the BRAIN. Its train OF Ills and
evils tears down the strongest constitution
and completely wrecks the mental and physi-
cal man. Thousands OF young and middle
aged men through this scourge OF humanity
have found homes in insane asyiums or filed
suicides graves. 1t has broken up more
homes, caused more assertions and separ-
atoms than all other evils combined. Ii you
are sufferer from this monster OF all diseases
you should consult Doctor Sweany. He can
positively and permanently restore your wasted
and weakened powers, your health and yonr
strength
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02
III. r.rrai.. H.Ilr.

A certain parrot Is the property Of a
Tloga household. the head OF which Is
inordinately fond o; a quiet little game
OF poker For years Il has been his
custom 10 get three or four Of his
friends together az least twice a week
In his snug library and while away
four or Ave hours OF an evening BY
means Of scent ante with a quarter
limit. The parrots cage hangs in the
same library, except on state occa-
sions, when Il Is taken into the dining
room.
The mans wife IL as devoted TO her
church as be Il 10 his favorlte game
She never misses meeting. and as
often as the good man will come has
her pastor to her home for Sunday din.
ner. lie was there tive or three weeks
ago So were q number Of other friends
Of the family. The master OF the
household presided over the dinner and
the conversation was as lively aud Vi
vacious as the sanctity OF the day
would admit,
The clergyman was talking at the
table and all the others were interested
listeners. The subject was the morn.
ing service az his church, the attend
ance upon which had been very large.
yes" he said, Il couldn't help re-
marking to myself az entered the pull
pit, Well, this Is one time I've got a
FULL house"
That's pretty d. good" quickly
came from the parrots cage Take
the money, Philadelphia En-.
qulrcr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02
MISSIONS.

In Brazil. the largest country In
South America. with a population Of
i6.0OO,OOO, there Is said to be only one
missionary to every $4,000 souls.
The Income Of 1900, 600 church
members In the United States aud
Canada Is estimated to be S2.25O. 600, 900
pei year They give 81 out OF every
sl09 TO Missions.
Mr.. J. c. Lamphler 10 New York city.
founder OF the Fulton street daily noon
prayer meeting. Ia now 81 years OF age,
and IA yet vigorous and keenly inter.
esied In the progress of Chrlst's king.
dom.
The Presbyterians are conducting an
important mission to the Jews In New
York city, Of whom there are said TO
be $4,000 in the city. DR.. Herman p.
Faust, formerly a Jewish rabbi. 10 at
the head Of the mission.
General Booth has bought the Hall
Of Science in old Hall steect London,
and Il will be used by the salvation
Army. This hall wae the meeting
place Of the congregation OF athelsta.
OF which Charles iirallaugh, n r.. vas
ne leader.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02
,rwAnr or ,or cnnA,..
british Iasfftute Of Provocative ned
tciae says ~ L. Deadly.

british Iaatitutc of Preventive med
ieiae says ~ a. Deadly.
The British Institute of Preventive
Medicine has dealt a deadly hlow 10
lee cream. A very exhaustive inquiry
regarding the nature and authorizations
0f this io0thsome substance has just
been completed by Dr. Mae Fadyen
aud Mr.. Collyer, i. !. c. These gentle
men tell Us that Ice cream has only
900 per cent Of solids. the FIRST being
water; that the solids consist Of fats,
per cent; sugar. u per cent; starch.
o per cent: albumlnOlds. per cent;
and mineral matter. y per cent This
all sounds well enough, and wculd
lead the unwary reader 20 think that
Ice cream was all right. but the de-
uouement comes IN the results OF MI
croscopicai search. The microscope
shows the presence, In London Zee
cream NJ least. OF bcdbugs, bugs legs,
heas. straw. hair. coal dust, WOODEN
and linen fiber. tobacco. epithellal
scales and muscular tissue. Even the
mlcrOscopical examination. however
"a delectahle compared with the results
u meteorological studies These re-
veal la strcet-barrow lee cream, n
maximum number Of T.OO0UO MI
robes per cubic ccntlmeier. while the
ice cream Of the shops has only i.Oo,-
20 Der cubic ccntimetcr. The char
setter Of the micrO-organlsms n ex-
ircmely mixed. There are the hac'
terra coli commune. besides spirillae
nnd putrefactlve microbes OF various
Linds. We find no account Of a chem
lcal analysis. which would perhaps
Id the final touch 10 the pathological
picture Of the Ice cream Of the shops.
IN this country II Ia known that lee
rcams chemically contain a poison
known as tyrotoxlcon. But In London
Il seems. what with the bugs and the
microbes aud the iilth generally. there
u no particular need OF further re-.
'earch 20 prove that the Ice cram OF
he peddlers aud the streets are not
rood things 10 eat. II would be a man
Hest Injustice 10 the ice cram Indus
| Try. however. 20 suppose that the SUP
rly which Is furnished 10 the Ameri'
an public u at all comparable 20 that
which has bcpn investigated by the
.ngllsh authorities Medical Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02
WANTED PENSIONS.

Iis Had Two Bsys That We're OH
EaouEh 20 veta
| attended political meeting al
Boone n. C.. a mountain town In the
western part OF the state.
One OF the listeners was notlceabl,
for the intensoness with which he
caught every word any Of the speaker
uttered. After the speaklng was over,
he followed Mr. Mclaughlin. one OF the
legislative candidates to his hotel.
"Mr Mclaughlin" he said. Il warhi
the meetin'."
"Yes. I saw you there: glad TO see
you; hope you will vote right" said the
orator.
"Yaas. But listened TO every word
yo' uns all said. an none Of yo men.
TONED the pint want ter git at"
What was Il you wanted 10 know
Wal. OF course heerd bout m
tariff. an silver. an them things. but
30 dldn't none OF yo' say nothln' 'bouI
tensions"
well. am in favor OF liberal pen.
sions"
"Yaas. but I reckon 20 don't quite
catch thar pint yl,.'
"Woll. what Is ~"
"Yo' see. I sit a pension OF $ I
month from the government. an ~
helped me pow-ful I have two boys
ones % an tother Jess cum u.
writ ter IN pension agent bout Il
but never dld 81, no reply. How oil
90 them boys hev ter be bcfo' thel
draw penslons7 Be-ant they ole enough
now"
Mclaughlin explained matters. bu
he lost three votes by doing 50. Wash
ington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02


Some Prohibltionists are always nag.
Elng at organized labor. because they
believe that organized labor Is against
prohibition. These persons are In seri-
Gus error. by their presumption they
lniure the cause Of temperance. organ
lsed labor Is not against prohibition
There IA not an organization Of labor
In the country that admits heavy drink
ers. Saloonkeepcra and men engaged
IN liquor trafIc In any way are barred
from all organizations Il Ia from the
ranks Of unorganlzed labor that come
the enemies OF prohibition morgan
lHed labor II. as a general rule. slolhful
OF national honor as we'll as individual
integrity. The Roa-union man Is a self
worshlper. lie never troubles himself
about the welfare OF his neighbor, He
staryes his soul Of the spirit Of brother
" love and human fellowship. lie
starves bis body Of natural food that
Il may get unnatural food He has no
fixed principle In life, and as a gen
eral rule belongs to no church. he
looks upon the grave az his destiny,
and he usually makes a point TO get
there by the shortest route. OF course
there are exceptions. as for instance In
places where there are no labor organ.
lzationa Hut there are very few De.
cent men In the ranks OF labor who
will not Join a union when the oppor.
tunlty presents itself-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

One Day.
The disasters 70 aefonauts indicted
by a severe thunder storm IN Paris lnn,
sunday show how extensive the study
and practice OF aeronautlcs have b.
come IN France. No fewer than four
large balloons were caught BY the
storm near Paris and wrecked Three
Of the dozen or more occupants Of the
balloon cars were killed. The expert
cnee Of a party Of four Ia the BALBOA
Jupiter was a remarkable one. n.
BolteuK, a well known aeronaul. who
was In charge. thus describes q;
"When we had risen 70 the height q
coo feet We began 10 feel the Effects q
the storm. Not only were we ralng
rapidly, but we were being driven
along By the wind AZ the rate Of ninety
miles an hour. All az once ! found. 10
ms surprise. that We were if.Ou0 feet
above the earth. and that the cold was
becoming intense. the thermomeler
marking 10 degrees Fahrcnhelt. Tbs
inllOOn was covered with great iclciea.
which added considerably 70 lta
weight, and the blood commenced 70
Ooze from our noses and ears. I then
opened the air valve and the BALBOA
dropped downward almost IKE 4 stone,
is velocity Increasing a. We sank.
Round about as was a vast. drcafy
vold-nOthlng whatever visible. ! m
slructed I.Cgunde 70 Inform me az
aOOn a. the earth came IN sight again,
aud | had two bags Of ballast ready %
facilitate our descent Unfortunately
the storm hid everything from our
view, and hindercd us from choosing
safe place OF landing We finally
came down In the woods o. Miiry,
Then, for ten kllometers We were
dragged along az a rate which rendered
the anchor useless, and we were
knocked about. struck and bruised By
the branches Of the trees. and siupehod
by the wild clash Of the elements AZ
threw out the ballast was tilted over
the side Of the car. but I succceded IN
clutchlng and holding on 70 the edge.
where remained until we we're driven
out OF the wood, when a frsh shock
ierked me out and on 70 the ground.
My second In command, Legr6bde, fell
100 yards further Oh. while MA. Fou-
cart and Creplllon. unaecustomed %
maneuvering balloons. stayed In the
car"
The third man. Foucart, tried TO fol-
low the two who jumped His feet
caught In some ropes and be fell after
the balloon had risen again TO a con
siderable height. lie was killed IN
stantly. The fourth man lay half
/ frozen and helpless Ia the bottom Of
the car. The balloon caught In the
branches OF a high tree. A gentleman
climbed a pair Of ladders with great dr.
ficulty. aud succeeded In reaching the
.ce-covercd car. II was an hour before
he got the half-fruzen body 70 the
,round.-I.ondon Correspondents q
the New York Sun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02
WY MEN smOrLD M nAcnELOns.
An EnRiishmnR Wins n Prise for
Willing IRrlNr Gnnd llenanna.

An EnRlIshmnn Wins Prise for
Willing Twelve Coed Iteasoas
An English publication recently Of.
Tered a prize for twelve best reasons
why a man should rcnaln bachelor.
The prize was awarded 10 Mr. sam
ucl Bachelor. whose contribution Is
..ivcn below:
l. II a man Is naturally selfish. for
goodness sake let him always look
after No. 1.
. II his mother Is the hest cook In
The world. let him stop with her
3 n. whenever be OPENS lis mouth
he Is always patting his foot In H. be
had better never propose 10 n girl.
I. II hc a thorough mlser, Il wep
better for him 10 remain slngular-ly
miserable
.. II be- Is generally woman-hater.
1T him become n hermit Ia the Isle of
Man.
a. II hc dctests children and calls
them pests. he Is evidently unclvlllzed
NaAM MHMNAANN " AANNIAfAA WV AAANaA'
Il civilized community.
Z. II physically aud coEsiltuiionally
tuhtted for matrlmony. u Il nothing
.ss than criminal for him 60 marry.
y II man Is blessed with gOod
'stcr 60 whom be Is very unkind and
Zen cruel. he Is certainly unsuitabl,
Tor lai,nsr 20 any one Ulse's SISTER
.. IL man - earning less salary
han the woman whom ahc might can
10 marry Is earning. let lin not MARI,
her.
10 II n man would be likely 10 pre-
Tor after marriage the company ~ Glnl
ssoclates and the pleasures of
billiard table to the sweet cumpaI
,hip Of a wife and the hailowed
'css OF q home. let hlm refrain
thinking Of marrying.
II. II man VIII he unable 10 mai''.
tain a wife as comfortably as she lis
I cen used 10. aud unless be has some
0 ilng saved toward ifliurc unforeseen
ventualiiics. he had better remain q
bachelor. for when poverty comes IN
Lea the door love dies ou, az the win
dow.
Il. II he would bc unwilling q
frankly aud candldly tell before mar
ilagc everything % his past lie
which. In the event of his marrying
would. II found out. cause endless
trouble and lifelong unhapplness. lei
him by all means remain single.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

move the bark. Then fhty bdI1 oul
tie bore with red hot cr0ubaFs. O
pieces of iron pipe. aud this burning
Increases the toughness Of the wood.
While some OF the soldiers aru burn-
NJ out thc bore. others cut green OK
hide into a long strip By commencing
az the center aud cutting Ia spirala
toward the outer edge. just as "a -
pie Is peeled. one end Of the mwhlda
strip. which Is about three inches wide.
IS spiked to the breech OF the wooden
cannon ana a lever Is attached 10 the
other end
Two or three stout negroes grasp the
arms Of the lever and slowly turn the
wooden gun. The baud Of green hide
IS kept under a strain. and In this way
the cannon Is wrapped IN one OF the
toughest materials IN the world The
first layer % hide Il wound 10 the mua-
zlc Of the gun and then back 10 the
breech aud - on. back aud forth, until
number OF layers Of rawhlde are
wound on.
The gun with It's rawhlde wrapplng.
Is placed In a draught Of dry. hot air
and allowed TO harden. When khla
process Is completed the Cuhans have
cannon which can be dred 100 tlmes
lefore Il Is useless. The wooden can
non shoots scrap iron. round stones and
iire-hardencd clay balls. - Chlcage
Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

There Is a somewhat remarkable old
colder at Buda, and he Is probably the
last OF the old soldiers who had both
eyes shot out during the war, 10 sur
vlve. He Is Second Lieutenant 7. J.
Lockwood. Of Company c. Ninety
third Illinois Volunteer Infantry. and
he had both eyes shot out at the bat
tie Of Champion Hlil. May 10. 1858, the
bali entering at the left side. shatter-
ina the bone. throwing out the left eye
ball. passing through the bridge OF the
nose. and bursting the right eye
ball. He lay on the ground ten
days; was then two days making the
trip to the rear Of vickshurg IN an o.
TART with a rebel negro tor driver
Twelve wounded mea were IN the car
! uhn Il started. but, being aisgasles
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

with the driving and progress all
abandoned Il except Lieutenant Lock.
wood, who was perfectly helpless 70 do
90. He has a good war record. But
after all his hardships and experiences
he Is still much better than a dead man.
Of 60. being hale and hearty. weighing
rs pounda He Ia a prominent pro-
gressive. wealthy citizen. being fore
most In public works and enterprise.
He runs a clothing store and IN his
large brick block has an opera house.
He Is familiar with the town and goes
about unassisiod. He arranged for
the iirst reunion OF the Nlnety-third.
which wac held In Buda In 1855. he
secured subscriptions 70 defray ex-
penEes and helped superintend all the
arrangements. and has attended all re-
unions held since.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

Xoung Coiored Man'a Desperate HI
pedient 90 Avoid Marriage.
The case OF Peter Henderson the
negro who some time ago snatched q
pocketbook from lady on Grew street
and who was bound over 10 the supe-
rior court by Judge fouse. has proved
20 be one Of the most peculiar cases
ever heard OF.
Il seems that Henderson committed
The deed Tor the purpose Of getilng
arrested. la order that be might noe
have 10 marry. lie had been engaged
10 a young girl OF his Acquaintance Ger
some time, but on further c0naidera-
ton OF the matter decided that 4
would be better Tor him 20 lead q sin
Gle life. When be went 20 set q ncenae
he came back TO his bride without the
coveted article. and said that be had
been told L would b. ten days before
he could get one.
Ills fnithful bride believed the story.
and arrangements were made for the
wedding 10 take place on the last dax
OF the ten. When the ten daya had
I passed the bride drgased for the we'd
ding. aud when the time fog the bride
groom 20 put In his appearance came
she waited long and patiently foe him.
but that gentleman failed 10 turn up.
When the young bride saw that hes
wonld-be husband dld not intend "a
marry her she made up her mind d
have hlm arrested. when he heard q
this Il seems that he decided Il weak
b. better 20 b. arrested on some olhe
charge. lie told q friend 20 tea an.
one who might ask Tor him that \
had been arrested. That same afleI
noon be walked down Crew street a.
rohled a lady, committing one 81 u
holacsl acts Of tae klnd that ever -
place IN this city, From an ne fact
10 ~ learned Il weuIa seem lnai !
/. rreferred 70 stay h iail ana b. stag
: - pelnE fgga Ard laafIlaa AiiaB'
Consultation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

An ancient resident OF willowby,
whose conduct In one OF the battles Of
the civil war had brought him under
suspicion OF cowardiCe. was naturally
indisposed to admit that he had played
any but a manly part
Il didn't run away and stay TIL twas
al over, no such thing" he always az
Armed. Il rttrsaied In good order. that
wrs all. Twas a time for retreatlng
n ever there was one. and accordingly
/ used my judgment and retreated."
This statement was regarded az more
OF less satisfactory up 10 the day when
a military gentleman came TO visit q
cousin In wlllowby. and In the eous,
OF a conversation held al the village
store one evening heard the oft-repeat'
cd explanation.
"well, my friend" he said, looking
steadily at the hero Of the retreat, -yQg
say you retreated In good order.
should like TO ask one thing
how fast ala you go3"
Well" said the other man. SURF
into telling the unadorned truth
I'd been at home and going after tn
doctor reckon folks would hav,
thought somebody was pretty sick"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02
~rhat Remind. Me-

A deaconess remarked one evening.
eays the Deaeoness Advocate. that a wo-
man she had that day called upon told
her with a lugubrlous face, that her
nelghbor's child had died OF spinal
legitimate" Everybody laughed. and
enc eaid, THAT reminds me Of a wom-
an In my district who said that her hus-
band had an attack OF ammonia on the
lungs"
1T was a man who told me the other
day that he had been taking epidemic
Infections esid a third.
wonder II he found them helpful
as the cherry pictorial that a woman
tcld me she was giving her child for a
cough" said fourth.
Il guess I'll have to prescribe that
Tor my patient who insists that he has
on ulster In his throat" said another,
and then they decided that further rem.
inlsccnees we're not In order.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

One year ago. says c. c. Mccabc. ]
was sitting In a Kansan conference.
Tho bishop was calling the roll Of the
retired preachers chose not In active
ferylcel. He reached the name OF Al
len Buckner. The veteran stood up.
He made a brief address 10 the con-
ference. and closed by saying: i am
now a wounded soldier and a super
ennuated preacher" ! happened to
know his army record. and said. Dish
OF Mallalleu. that man led the assault
up Missionary Ridge thirty years ago"
did ho1" said the bishop. give
me your hand"
The whole conference arose. Tears
fell like rain. Somebody struck up.
MY country. lis Of thee.
Swee, land Of liberty"
The whole congregation prosecution
ward TO grasp the veteran officer BY
the hand, who. thirty years ago. amid
a rain OF bullets and the bursting OF
shell. far up among the rocks OF Mis-
slonary Ridge. had shouted 70 his sold
isrs: Come on. boysl Come on That
was the most desperate decd Of the war.
Grant. who was present, AMI looking
on, said 10 Sherman. did you order
that charge?" mo" said sheridan,
they are dong II themselves" There
are orders that 20 straight TO the
hearts Of men unheard by mortal cara
Some day. under Divine orders th'
church Of Jesus Christ viii move oul
TO take the weird. Get ready for ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-02

4 story Is told that an English lady
o. - \ who felt a deep interest In the
welfare Of all her dependents. had a
eoachnan who. Notwithstanding all her
efforts 10 reform him. would get in
toxlcated. She endeayored most earn
estly to convince him that In prayer
alone would he hnd strength TO over
come the habit that was running him
IN body aud soul,
Finding a, last her efforts we're un'
avalllng. she discharged him aud en-
gagged another servant After he had
been In his place q few days. the lady
went to speak with hlm, and among
her frst questions was, Are you a
Christian
20. yos. madam" he replied. thank
God, am. and you were the cause OF
my conversion"
"How can that be" she said, for |
DO not remember ever seeing your
was at work on The other side Of
Che wall and heard you talking 70 ne
pan whose pla, an, and what zou