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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-24

L. Waller OF Kansas, who as ex-Consul of
the United States at Tamatave, Madagas-
car, and subsequently an inmate OF
French prison, became a subject of inter-
national notoriety some months ago, is a
candidate for appointment as Recorder of
Deeds for the District of Columbia, an OF
flee which for some years past has been
filed by colored man.
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Ne,r Episcopal Bi.hop EntAroned.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Dec 23.-Bishop
William David Walker, the recently
elected Protestant Episcopal Bishop for
the Buffalo diocese. was enthroned in his
official position in st. Panps Cathedral at
III O'Clock this morning The ceremony
attending the enthroning was of English
origin. and was very interesting. being
marked with all the dignity and soIem-
niiy of the Episcopal services.
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lowed her to the door of the store after
she had told the salesman that she did
not see anything that she wanted.
Near the door stood man, richly
dressed, who looked as if he were bored to
death. The woman held out her hand to
the man in greeting. One of the detectives
caught hold of the hand ana the brooch
she had stolen fell to the floor.
The man and woman we're arrested.
A search of the ir rooms on Thirty-ninth
street revealed a small fortune IN jewels
and clothing.
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REFORMS IN MADAGASCAR.
Sldrery to Be Abolished aud All Inhab
fants to Be Declared Frea

tants to Be Declared FIRES.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 23.-Among
the earliest reforms of the French Govern
ment in Madagascar is decree abolishing
slavery. a copy of which mas reached the
State Department from Consul Wetter at
Tamatave- Ii declares all the inhabitants
free, forbids traffic in human beings, multi
fies every contract providing for the sale
OF persons ana imposes penalties for viola
tons OF the law. which are to be tripIed
IN case of second offense. Other features
OF the decree are that France promises not
to impose upon the people of Madagascar
any extraordinary war tax, and offers aid
TO dispossessed owners of slaves In the form
OF territorial possession. Another decree,
relating to schools, prohibits interference
by teachers in political affairs and urges
instruction in the French language
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Bath Robes, Gowls, House
Goats, Rugs, Travelling Shawls
the best stock, prices low.
Neckwear, Hosiery, Gloves,
Suspenders, Night Robes, etc.
Prices low.
Hats and Caps-latest blocks
for Men, Boys and Ladies, for
one-third the hatters' price.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-24

John L. Haiier's Political ambition.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 2a-John
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is A MOLE RANCHER,
Curious Industry OF a Californian That
Pays Well with No Trouble.


"No, boys, it amt money that makes
my pockets bulge out that way. but il
is the equivalent" remarked a gray.
haired, gray-bearded rancher from
Mendocino, as he took in the slack of
= hay rope that did service for belt.
ITO tell the truth, my breeches peck
ets and my coat pockets, too. are pretty
well lined with moleskins. Within
the last year l have developed into
mole hunter, and it pays. l have sey.
eral acres in strawberries at TIkiah.
and they need considerable water. !
used to put in a lot of time digging
little trenches an turning water this
way and that, but it was disappointing
To go out the next day and find that
had irrigated a mole hole. | set a
watch on the little pests and / soon
learned their habits. Since then it is
no trouble at all to get them.
I'm the first place found that a mole
never comes straight to the ton of
he ground. but always at a slant. and
you will see the ground agitated for
soA4t hillAE btlbit lie throws IN his hill
If you step within 20 feet of him when
he comes to the top. he viii instantly
stop work and run. It's no use 10 tr,
to catch him then.
but mole is the victim of habit
II he is disturbed at his work at two
o'clock to-day he will not come bacl
lntil exactly two o'clock tomorrow
lou can set watch by him and denepd
IN its being right. Well. watal,
around in my berry patch and take the
time whenever ! disturb Mr.. Mole. Tho
seNt day when it is time for him 10
come back l take my station near bis
mole. As soon as he throws nm bis
title mound ! plant my foot behind
him and close up ths.hole. Then ali
[ have to do is to scoop him out Of tho
iirt and throw him into my pocl.et
| kill him, stretch his skin on a shipols
and man here in the city paws one dol'
ar apiece for them TO make purses of -
San Francisco Post
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TIE eLuEFrsH BRIGADE
What Happens Ehez ate Bzzss Make a
Charge Up0n the Menhs9sa-

" ben meBhasaen Dr herring are s5rjv-
IN up ON the beach by bluef5ah. IA they
often are 10 that they can be carried
on BY the cart load. said fisherman.
there n very seldom found among
tsera one Of their pursuerxs and If one
il found III fs likely 10 be a fish that
i diseased or that has been hurt IN
some way. The bIuefsh follows 10
The very verge Of the water. but there
il stops. and it = &c powerful and alert
q swimmer that. cl0Ae as i ia. fl stlll
easily keeps clear Of the land. The
n1enhaden and herring are no mean
swimmers. they could come a. close
and keep off the slazsFe essas5s 81 IT.
hluefssh do, bot not when the blue
fab are after thern- Then they are like
tHen pursued to the edge of precipice:
il is almost certain death 10 jump. but
they must do that or turn and take
the chances of breaking through the
pursuing line.
when the bluefEsh-thera may b.
200 or 1000 Of them together-sighf
school Of nlenhaden they 90 for II
Ike brigade of heavy cavalry. cutting
and slashing. swapping and biting. right
and left. The Trenhaden are simply
ogerborue by superior weight. and
there is nothing for them TO do but fee
IL they are driven toward the shore, the
land is TO them what the precipice
would he 10 the man; they must take
# or they must tura and try to fight
their way through Many do turn
and try TO swim under or oyer OF
around the savage bluefiHh, ard some
escape in this way, and some ere
snapped up, and some are MANNED and
then cast ashore; and many Of them,
crOlgding together, are 70 closely
pressed that they are practically forced
ashore.
sometimes fish that are not cast W
rery far flop down into the water again;
q high wave may set some free. A fish
thus liberated may fud it's fins 80 dam
aged that it can't swim, and it is cast
up again; weakened by It's rough OK
Perieuce it may fall prey TO some of
the blucfish yet lingering off shorei it
may escape."-N. Y. Sun.
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HUMOROUS

-ffusband-~SstFznge bat NV via
always wants me TO remember he.
birthday. bat 10 forget her aeu.r-
Fliegende BIaetter-
a doctor may be able 10 speak bat
one language. bsst be is supposed 10
hare some knowledge Of an Tongues
Yonkers Statesman
-Ign0rance. bl5ss; knowledge. Bills.
-she-s'TF-hen yOa married M yo.
said Won were well off. He was:
btf I did not know 1t. ~-VanitF.
-Doetor- This bacon doesn't an
r,ear to me to be well cured; doesn't Il
TO voug" Lady Of the House-~Per-
hapa not. doctor. 1T "a probably like
some Of YOUR pafients-d0eterrd bus
NOT cured. -iisiirf1 frBynti Dispatch.
Proud Father---Yes. he's got his
mothers eyes and his mothers mouth.
but Tn afraid he's taken my wors.
feature Grandmauams ION the Hao,ii-
erss side9 Yes and unfortunately
he's put Il right IN the middle Of his
FACET Punch.
-Excusable skepticisE1. - This
weather" said the oldest inhabitant,
reminds ne u my boy hood DAYS
But they say IT'S the hottest 4 lrril ever
known" who says sOg'' The wealth
err officials well. rnebbe tbs, mebbe
it's" he grumbled. But If they don't
show that they know any more about
the weather we used - hare than they
do about The weather we're going 70
have, I'm biest if | wouldn't rather de-
pend On ny own recollection. T-Wash-
ingtOu Star.
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Measuring wind by sound

The means by ~ hich wind cun be meas
ured by it's sound ia a novelty in mod
ern scientific research 10 which the at
teniiOn Of the National Academy Of
Sciences has heen drawn by Prof
Barus. lie asserts that the whistling
u the wind as 3; erDsses wire varies
with the velocity, and that this can b.
computed from the pitch Of the note
observed In case Of a given diameter
u wire and for given air temperature.
A special micrometer attachment car
be made to convey the sound. isolated
from other noises, 10 the observer at
a distance. Thus, every gust and vari-
alton of the wind can be- studied In this
way and an idea Of the actual dircc.
lion o. the gust can be- had by means Of
the sounds obtained from three wires
placed a. right angles to one another.
-ChicsRo Chronicle.
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PROCESS OF PETRIFAcTIoR.
As the Animal Matter Decays the Fores
Til wste Lime.

In his second lecture Oh the ~.Xzehi-
lecture Of the Earth Crust" al tue Dos
ten SOcietyof Natural History FOuu5s re-
Gently. A. ". Graham accounted for the
petrifcation and preservation of miner
al. animal and vegetable matter. The
shells of animals now found al ghe sea-
shore will ultimately be buried in the
crust of the earth, which is formed
principally Of congiomerates. sand
stone and shells. All the fossil s8eils
that are SO common IN the cliffs sloHg
the seashore we're buried there before
the beginning Of the present geological
period. while the cliffs were a soft m1ss.
covered by water. During the process
Of petrificaiiOn of the sand the interior
of the shells vas dissolved, and there
remained an empty cavity: but .-radu-
ally rainwater penetrated fhr1rgh the
valves. carrying into the shell 3 soft
mud. which hardened and assured the
exact form of the interior Of tie she'll
Under some conditions the animal mat
ter which IS to be found N all natural
shells. decays. and gradually the pores
are filed with lime, and the shell be-
comes a true petriiicatiOn. Again. the
shell may decay entirely, bu; the inside
cast, formed by the mud. ca 1ust be
dissos ed, and a neW substance IS
formed around the cast b. the action
Of water. And as the mold fiar 50
is called the formation in thc cavity Oe-
easioned b. the dissolution ~ the ghell
has received the exact outside iIfrIes-
sion. there IS formed a true cop q the
original shell. Those counterfeit fos-
sis are usually formed BIZ quartz, a
mineral composed Of pure silica
The lecturer showed Specimens Of
pttrified shells. wood and vegetables,
some of which, he said. were thousands
of years old. While there ar .7ssils
that are generally accepted as p@;r.ied
wood, there is. in reality, no such thing,
for the woody matter IS decaye6. parti-
Gle by particle. and is replaced by
quartz. The process is so slow and del
icate that the character of the wood
may be noticed in the new formation
and one can tell what kind OF Mood it
was. Mr.. Graham showed pieces Of slate
which, as cOuld be distinctly seen. were
formed from ferns. 49, Boston Tran
script.
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A tourist going through southern
rural region went into little red brick
courthouse in town OF about 200 in
habitants. A case Of larceny was on
trial before a long, ysllow-bearded man
who was "the jedRe." One Of the wit
nesscs, a wild-eyed, long-haired, belii-
gerent looking man, became greatly -
cited while giving his testimony and be-
gan to use some extremely profane Ian
guage, wkercupon the ledge" brought
his fist down heavily on his pine table
desk and said: ''Haye kecr what
kind o laBRwidges you use in this here
court, Leon shanlls! You got to re-
speck the dignity o. this court or
blamed II / don't waltz We out behind
the courthouse when we adjourn an
lick little respeck INTO yetl"-Deiroit
Free Press
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II would seem like everybody got rat
led and went to pieces that night
everybody exceptin Bud Newton. The
family records sill show that Bod was
born IN The dead Of winter. Hewss born
cool. The higher the storm rises the
cooler you viii find Bud Newton. He
takes things a. they come and 10. and
sest naturally ''doa't give a durn.7
When 1t COME Buds time 10 give in HE
opinions IN regards 10 SHAT had come
10 pass ne lowed he didn't give durn."
lie didn't 20 oycr there that night 10
Sit married and be- never did mex Miss
Mandy 10 haze hun, but II the game
lad 10 stand where IL was and "ihe gal
was ssiiiin,v II didn't make con,ineu-
iiai dsirn hit Of difference with him.
The parson said he Was mighty sorry
that b. made the bad break. bat the
Knot was then tied hard and fast and
hotliin but death or thethanccry court
could cut "a ~ two. lie couldn't spile
out and start over, but be could proceed
with the preceedips. tie another knot
and make Bans shJ Miss Temple man
uud wife II they was still in the notion.
Naturally Of coufsc Rams and Mss
Temple was still ~ the notion. and the
larson then Pot IN aud spoke his little
ruf-and-dried piece TO them. which
made two souls happy and two hearts
glad.
By this time Miss Mandy she was
likewise also willin. She had wept and
went on at the thoughts Of gettln
iorhed up IN double harness with Bud
Newton when she want ioakin. % IL
were. but she couldn't help Il now and
well. sho was wi lin.
But the storm which n was high
i.-i1 furious at Rod Level that Friday
,5ght-blowed over. Two weddinE
rome 20 pass iasild % one-fouf PEG
pic got mated OF i1r life instid o. two.
Everything that goes up must come
down. The good old parson finally re-
covered. Ram aHl aiiss Temple come
ba across AZ last. Miss Mandy shc was
Him. Bud Newton he jet naturally
5ian'i ''ritc a darn lrd everybody
sent home happy. al. sun shine4. The
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Ma.N IN ta.enu DAYS ID saso eazuss 10
gssus,s-sfa .sse aarass saar q wssia afasr aisss
saarna al Eeed Level eAaar8h-tass sa.eg
had aa.e nsrsa rsssss1s7'ess wsr5sdHt z1sla4ss.
a9p afsd s,esas9ssIsaal,az sssr heard ts-S
If OF read ah.esgs- / do resit0el
The rsssvs had Ibe,ssi faaa aa,ossa for .
long afans to rae general esSaeuB that
linn Logan an9 Mzss Rsbrs siilnassr
N0'vid sd,sst ass aaelf riglss aanas and
Nasie cut al.le SUM paaseusIl4 gssE add gsH's
aagsasssr and is dom make hsur asa.t-
IL Beqesls IN general sla5@gas az aualzia
q AaeE - saseg 10 81 sssrses-af they
mpaad p@E up 4 large reward for rlhr
H s;ss ssss=as s5 tsis.z ls-Ss s5ae i.8r ! NoaisF
ea5er THaa Logan for frat msonsg AMI
land the pie Is saaaosh and ta.sg az
esstl5da 1T up fH fhe big Faad- Tim
STANDS siN aessr HaD Eaeiaes i'm bis s9eies
aasG pulls up a8e beam at $50 gaEasd.s-
aisEin weight Baa. al the s'sa.ze ffanss he
Is zaHsiehs and f0mad zaaG asas0.Ysh a.
the s4rS eus frozl a hickory tree gsis
ha6F IL black and e@gsqs hss Eyes are
dl@e and hrfghf and his skim az white
a aa5gs- To snqsaodg thst d@a's know
Tim Logan q i a tFoasand w'qNd.sFf
da3t be dsdn't 9fs married hing ago.
Es@G to tfern akat lcme@ him she n here
forces and tine % lheneeassa thereof sssads
0as as paaim a. a painted hofsefzek in
three acres Of barna woods He il tn
weakest and ap0sa seegrYe4t man have
eaer saw IN Regards to girls and aT0nnerl-
lie newer coal8 STAND the very saadoT
OF amp ElFaM fsEEsaas aWnnan thHng=
Prom eeneFsl sppesrraents and vqisst
gaaassle have picked up around aD0rlgas
the ne5ehfofs. it womld seern Like the
meddam match which had been worked
Up betmeea Tim Logan and Miss Babe
went on "a nice and smooth ait batter
cakes aud nuolassea up 70 The very iass
ganeh Of sfaas. ard shea bBess Eas
heavens If the naa5mess una. d9an't s0Fae
up faasains The news Nss FIRST Dfeng 70
me ON tfae lips Of white man by she
name Of lmeas-Andq Lsaea@-and eaa
Tell il 10 Fg@ al ii WAS give unto the.
what makes the sfazsEsHp 80 Internal
hard and h@Fa5m On me. you mnftefstsrsd
aafe.7 says andy. 4 had pqls my O@n
flHger right tOlefsble deep into the
wegadln pie. had wens in like the
blasted IDIOT which I am. and worked
things up to The sGsekan pint. az
Thought, between Tfm and Mfss Babe.
NOW a. yoa know. Rufe, whilst do
lowe 10 SEE the earth multiply and ~
plenfsh, for COMMON thing donst
blaw IN any precious time 10 speak Of
to bring 90 paeddiN matches for other
people. But I 1n0wed and everybody
llnOwed that Tim was dead gone. heels
over appetite in love with Mass Essbe.
Re neesr had told her 10. he never had
tod me no and b. never had told any
body 30. Hit MAS also plain as daylight
that Mias Babe had a0HDe tender spring
like feeIins for Tim. II Misc Mandy
Singleton Nas milaIn ever at Bed Level
The other nigAt, You understand. RUFF.
Miss Babe was mare than wilIin. 80 ]
went 10 work and got MP two Or three
pfckniex and moonlight parties and Iet
down the fences between Tim and Miss
Babe. az Il were. and then By d0ln .
whole LOT Of the eOurtin myself got
things to swipgin right
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r0l@1mss DRESS ~ dceLasD.
ras ANS i. zas. zaaa.srsta garl. ass Eazzss-
sass. = EA.zs easssrarT7

sdss. y Ez.ss Elas1srzrT-
The esaaz1ngza working <ssss8 % ahs
ItlsIaa.zist eoczsul- pri8ltngH dl.sEainssHa1sz
~ 10 ssa,sisaa srg.saaasg o. pstzahali s'aslssts
of an ead.ergsriasssisb ef N'sisnDsg- in ont
pierre esxusngatin#f frlsH- the shoulders to
tine hls,els. fa.aaesustx at zine as'sit win q
aada0a on clasp ufrlh geaa6s1sfus Ct
WHINE - aasss Nasfazssl~ and a 19EiE cap
hase top of maairin hsaax7 dspNa On aaiss
aide fns9 s.esTaszsrses IN 4 1s.sissa 81
Ema1.aqs snd Festival ass'tsssisazza taedf
dress II SINGULAR Thea bheT eatsars In
sd.aarhaa- ; hg,46re adg1 ts@ aT aare's
hams p,ssGaaaalas4 tslDfa -fts. and I'M
fruaa an aYruas h9Ed.srsad NHHh III
SERIAL fsseaalbElag black Felrss- which
IN 4 domestic azshefseBmrt- he pet
aaeasaaa ara sa.zferst't azanassslissaslF he
aeaah slae badi1s by 3 g5Hdls off ahaa
blaasl6 Hsgasa- eaabeaidsBssd and stladsissi4
with saeh SILVER - gilt ornaments AZ
sissg may HoaaesA-
TIE had5ee = aHssg osEssaasTrizs'd and
tsssen.sa5 IN trlgs1s with large clasps
generally gilt and rend.ered maare CON
syaeaanaas By be8ms fixed upon a baoaaa
BORDER Of ssasat velvet. h0Hna MHtl Bisgaz
Over HIAe bodies liz : Jacket called -ssre-
d. fta6n@ close to the shape and Hasadss
Of black wzdnueg or velvet The STOCK
amg8 ara of dark hBae or rad eaOrsHeds
and the sla0ess mafeh are Of seal shark
or shseHaBcda- are made 5drhs to- THE foot
and fastened abUms THE smelas and LIP.
ssepz with gesaia@f laees. gm aheHf fin
gers the moHBea generally have maamg
rings Of gold silver or brass. accord ing
10 their maeamss and. De 1T KNOWN. mo-
present as 50 acceptable 10 an Feelaad5e
girl as = ring. THE nnost singular and
at she Same thine the mlnsB desWaHfMl
part of she female Costume "a the head
dresa. called @faSdap,4 mhfeh Is Faade
Of white linen. stiaffg Etsreheds kept in
shape m-lEh an immense number of pins.
and from = TO - inches I'm height This
L. the holiday snd Sunday head corer-
ing.
When VOa visit a family I'm Iceland
Y0a E1ust kiss each nnenbeF. Ascending
10 their age Or rank beginning qaiaa the
highest and descending TO the lowest
not even excepting the SERVANTS ON
taking leave the order is FeFsfaepls 9Om
first kiss the servants. then the chill
dreut and lastly the master and mis-
fre4a. Both al meeting and parting
am affeetloaate hiss on the moath.
without distinction of rank age or sex.
- t4e only mode of saittati0n known in
feeland--Nz Y. Times.
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I'VE didn't go r. for no stavtn big
church weddin. with MUSIC and f@weFg
and fancy trimmlEs." Andy went On.
4 kn0sged blame well that Tim cOmldh'i
stand anything like that. and ! didn't
want him 10 pull on the bits right at
ne start. So we axed ii up TO nave
quiet little family weddin. with nobody
;bere bot me and the preacher and few
# the kinney on roth sides. AnG then
thinks TO myself If the han@tring
toIds and the trees don't break and
The breeebin don't fly up there will b.
Apply times and plenty Of good FicAin
over at The skinner place when that
weddin day comes.
80 after supper last night mounted
my horSc and rid on over TO the Skinner
place 10 shove up the chunks and see
the thing well dODe. Everything was
ready and waitin. Miss Babe she was
~ essed out Of sigh; and lookin 50 fresh
ind sweet til by gatlins 1t made my
mouth water TO look at her. Presently
The preacher rid up and come In. and
then everybody waz there but the main
81 man. Tim Logan come up missin.
We waited and waited till IL want no use
IN wait. Miss B.ibe she cried, the
preacher led IN prayer, and ] got 20
'oamin mad till went out on the back
porch and helt a private cussin match
sll alone with myself.
FINALLY al last conldn't stand i, nc
longer. | then got on my horse and
rid over across the creek 70 see " hat IN
the thundcrations had went with the
Inaincst man. felt 20 creese fallen
and furious I'll IL I had met Tim Logan
in tho road that night have no doubts
but what second-class funeral would
be goin on right now But when got
10 the Logan place and fiiamOunted and
went in Tim he was piled up In bed
shakin and tremblin from head TO foot.
with his eyes bulged out till dadburned
II sou couldn't of took o stick and
raked en- Of. Skeercd? Man, sir, he
as akecred In AN inch Of his lie, and
sweafin great drops Of cold perspira
ton aa big a. your fist.
Eat first ] put right in 20 give Tim
my private opinions in rale strong
United States language, but when J
spoke the words Miss Babe and wed
din" he jumped under the cover. and
blamed II II didn't look Ike he would
shake the house down and die with the
ai5a=Isss. 10 start with / lad Some
hopes that / niouRht maybe rally him
around the old flag oncat more, but II
was al pluperfect vanity. Rufe. He jest
naturally couldn't come 10 the scratch
Tim Logan never viii live 10 git mar
ried, and II be does IL will Kill him
A. 10 Aits Babe. I reckon the right man
VIII come along some Of these days
and ] do hope she viii be happy hence
forwards and forcvermorc. But in the
main time, RUFF, there Il one man in the
settlement that has forever retired
from the weddlH business. you under
stand, and his full name r. Andy Jack
son Lucas" RuFrs gASDKns.
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sses N ne g,spsr.s bit tassa = Ass
.-.vart. tie unasa Tonne s9w1a ami Hna1s-
rJ3 sasah our e,esaFae- ca G " hdlges
g4Ee saselsigfs i. assazsss 2 esslezse for gurus
st u1se.salzr. and Dr. Gambler. WHEN g.
l5asrarsg his beau q W. 81 sssis At Is dsaa-
qs.7sous sah5- ~1heTe Ia Asf Masrs a
The nam y no IN tlals seafish zgs has done
sa5is Hhfars Has s5s uaodeastg h1ddeH
ANN from thu Paqfalle Ezzef Coz scssi,
4aamd us and ges The people look upon
aesu and a,ss what lasrlns- q Ensn yea
a.ss-@
JUST 80 we woal5 say TO Mr. bouss'
sronae down here ard les The soaah see
aou face to- face Stand up DeaeFe "a
sIad let u# see What manner Of HazFa g91
are Thousands at H1aas5mg hearts, VIII
fsh.s The senf5HDe-n5 that has prompted
a.ssn sa sa5 aalas ta4a-s. ~ hast iass s'5ssfa
qa5gg have 4 Mecca to which her pilgrims
can 80 and feel that the cause Though
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Standing on the steps of the mosque
Abdul Harnid took a whisk broom
from an attendant and swept his eyes
ever the surging assembly. Fellow
citizens" he cried. lifting his voice
with hastily improvised derrick, 81
thank you for this mark of your es-
TEEN, coming as il does unsOught and
unexpected" Pausing a moment while
the audience pulled out the legs Of an
Armenian who had inadvertently
strayed off the reservation, the sultan
resumed: II read in your flashing eyes
and wide-open countenances a deter
mination to stand by the faith of your
ancestors. The powers, am tod.
would depose me as your ruler. Bat
would that answer? Would you have
any other master before me?" And in
one imprisoned roar, with unanimity
that was marvellous. burst from rocco
Threats the cry: "Never-by Allah,
neverl You are the Bosphorus!" With
a Turkish rug of his shoulders Abb
dull Hamid turned to the reporters.
let that he your answer" he said,
striding haughiily awav.-N. Y. World.