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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
remained for a moment in silent as

remained for a moment in silent as
constituent
Then it gradually dawned upon her that
the figure was probably not that OF q
person of real flesh and blood, but visitor
from the unseen world of life. She re-
membered having once, as child, seen q
similar figure under circumstances which
seemed to preclude the idea that IL was
any person still in the body, and In later
years, in revolving those circum stances,
she had rene IN bered how the apparition
had after little while faded away into
inyisibility. Concluding that this new
visitor also was not person OF flesh and
blood. she sat silently gazing at the silent
object, while the intruder, whoever or
whatever he was, sat also in silence stead
lily regarding her. Just how long this state
of things lasted, the lady did not accu-
rately know, but it was probably not very
long when he mysterious stranger began
to vanish into thinner and thinner per-
sonal presence, until in a moment or Two
he had vanished quite away.
1t was the lady's hour for her evening
bath, but she thought she would hrst let
out her two pet dogs from their contlne-
ing furiously and running directly toward
the bath room. There through the open
door, the lady was Mortified to see on the
floor monstrous cobra-the snake whose
bite is certain and speedy death. Spring
ing forward to save her dogs, she quickly
shut the door, but not so instantaneousiy
as to prevent her seeing the reptile turn
ing and escaping down through hole in
the floor, where the drain pipes OF bathtub
and washbowl went, hole which had
been carelessly left larger than was neces-
sary.
If she had gone directly to the bath
room, as she would have done but for the
Intervention of her mysterious visitant,
her life would undoubtedly have been
sacrificed in the act.-Hartford Times.
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BLACK IN JAIL
At SAN DIEGO
The Pursuer of Outlaw
Evans Accused of
Murder.
Charged With the Assassination
of John Patterson at
National City.
Said to Have Been Seen in the Or.
chard Where the Victim
Was on Watch.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. 25.-Sam Black,
the ex-detective, is behind the bars of the
County Jail. charged with the murder of
John Patterson, the Waterman at tue Ma
tlonal City orchard, on the evening of De-
cember %.
Patterson was guarding the orchard
against orange thieves and was shot in the
back. The thieves were driving team
owned by Sam Black. An hour later
Black appeared at his home, which is five
or six miles from the scene of the murder
He told his wife he had been out hunting
and that two men stole the rig from him
and got away. in broad daylight. He
hunted up an officer at once and spent the
greater part OF the night in a search for
the alleged thieves. Blacks story placed
the responsibility for the murder upon the
two mysterious men who stole his team
and wagon.
The officers, after thorough investiga-
ton, refused to believe Blacks story Of
the bold obbery, and are convinced that
Black himself was implicated in the MUIR
der. During the day a number of inter-
esting developments have occurred which
throw still stronger suspicion upon Black
DldCk sdlu 4o lelI LOW Ia dlOuc W ~ NUM-
ng, but number of witnesses are said to
have been found who saw another man
with him-a carpenter named John Nit
ten. Mitten was looking for gun to go
with Black, and afterward was met be-
tween here and National City in company
with Black. Soon after O'Clock a man
in Sweetwater Valley, not far from the
scene of the murder. walked behind
Blacks rig and talked with the two men.
One, he said, strongly resembled Black,
and the other was man whose descrip-
ton TALES with that of Mitten.
The strongest evidence against Black.
however, is said to have been CLEANED
from young woman who works in q
Chula Vista packing house. She is said
to have told the officers that she was near
the Land and Town Company's orchard
on the evening of the murder just before
dark and saw Sam Black in the orchard.
She knew the man, as he worked as car
penter in National City, and she positively
identified him.
Black is the man who was shot in the
hip by outlaw Chris Evans while pursu-
ing the bandit near Young's ca bin in the
mountains back of Fresno.
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MILLIONAIRE GROUSE BABY.
She's Nine Years Old Now and Spends
$500 Year.

She's Nine Years Old Now and Spends
$500 Year.
A report of George G. Austin as referee
has been filed in the SLrrogate's Court In
which he finds that $500 year should ne
devoted to the education and maintenance
of Dorothea Edgarita Grouse, 9 years oid,
and that to her mother, Eula ID. PotulcSa
or Kosteriitz or Grouse $32, $50, which she
has heretofore expended in behalf OF ner
young daughter should be repaid.
The father of the child is understood 10
have been David Edgar Grouse OF Syra-
cuse. who died on Novem Der 81. 1892, ieav-
ing an estate estimated at $5,0O0,000. His
relatives thought that he had died bache-
Tor, and were surprised when Euia n.
Potulicka appeared as his widow and Win
her the child, Dorothea, who she declared
was his daughter. 1t was shown that Inc
child had been born near Hastings, Eng,
September 26, 1887, and that Grouse ana
the mother had been abroad together Tor
long time.
While actions were pending to assert
the claims of the alleged wife and child
a compromise was reached by which GER
tain large sums were given to the daugh-
ter and her mother. The mother assigned
her claim to lawyer. She says that
$500, 900 was paid on her claim In settle
ment and that she received S125, 600. She
invested $4,000 of this sum and is draw
ing tie income The share of the daugh-
ter in the compromise is said to have been
more than 81, 000, 600. The New York Sc
curity and Trust Company was made
general guardian of the girl, and as such
it has already received of her share of the
estate S77O, O52 70 There is accumulated
income of ST. 343 70, and it is expected
that the income from the $770,052 81 will
be $23, 1888 for the coming year. aside from
what further sums may be received for the
girl from the estate.
The mother of the girl testified before
the referee that on the death OF Grouse she
had private estate of about $35, 900 which
she has expended for the maintenance
and education of her daughter. She was
able to prove the expenditure OF $50, $50,
for which, the referee finds, she should be
REIN bursed. The mother has been living
in boarding houses here and abroad with
her daughter, spending part OF the time at
the Swiss and italian lakes.
1t was shown that the daughter can
speak fuently English, French and Ger
man, and knows little Italian. She has
had lessons in music drawing, dancing
and gymnastics. She had horses and car
riages two coachmen maid, a governess,
a laundress and COOK. The mother said
that to maintain and educate the girl ac-
cording to her station in life would require
an allowance from her income of from
$4,000 to $4,000 year.
The referee said that $3.50 as an allow
ance to the mother for the support of the
child is not excessive, in view of the in
come of the girl and the manner of life in
which the mother is bringing her up
New York Sun.
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to,kton THIEF CAPTURED.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 25. - George
Towle was arrested here this morning on
charge of grand larceny by Constable
Carroll and Officer Walter Walker, after
being hunted three months by officers. A
young Stocktonian placed valuable gun
in a second hand store to be sold. Towle
walked into the store and stole the gun.
The owner brought suit sgainst the Sec
ond-hand man 10 recover its value. The
latter claimed the gun was stolen. Or
ficers found the gun, which bad been sold
by Towle to a doctor at Pennington.
They discovered the frearm. but the most
diligent efforts failed to lscate Towle
until to-day. He was on the way to San
Francisco when captured. He is now in
Jail here.
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WAS THERE TO GL0AT.
An Oversight by the Gas Company That
GIaddened His Heart.

An Oversight by the Gas Company That
Gladdened His Heart.
There was look of Joy about his face as
be went into the gas office that made the
man behind the counter glad in his soul.
1t was so different from the expressions
which visitors ordinarily wore. He walked
to one window and then to another and
stood around and smiled, relates the
Washington Star.
"Can we do anything for your" the
clerk inquired.
Nope. Go right ahead with your bus.
mess. Don't mind me-"
''If you came to get warm" the clerk
suggested, 1.-THE heater is over on that side
OF the ROOM"
81 didn't come to get warm. There's a
genial glow through me that makes exter-
nal heat entirely unnecessary. / had a
lew spare minutes, and | came here to
gloat."
"over whom ?" was the surprised query.
"Over the com any."
81 must say l don't quite understand
you"
II suppose I'd better explain it. It's
too good to keep. But / get so much en-
joyment out of it that you'll have to ex-
cuse me if tell it slow, so as to make it
last longer. You people are very partIcu-
lar ABOUT your meters.
''Of course. We have to be-"
You've got it down SO you can measure
the extra pressure that occurs all through
the city If one of the workmen happens
to cough in your gas factory"
I'VE haven't got it quite so close as that.
But we've done our best to protect our in
terests."
We'll, hao occasion to have a sanitary
plum Der in my house yesterday. He's the
man that made the discovery. He in
formed me that there was whole lot OF
sewer gas in my house that you never dis
covered. You didn't have any arrange
ments for measuring it in the meter, and
it got clear past you. Pm not naturally
vindictive, but couldn't resist the temp.
tation TO come around and tell you about
il and make YOU feel bad"
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DEATH OF MRS. RoBLEs.

She Vas Born Ia Santa Crus County
Eighty One Fears dgo.
SAN JOSE. CAL, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Marie
A. Robes. one of the earliest residents of
this county, died at her home near Noun
tain View Wednesday night after long
illness. She was born in Santa Cruz
County, and was 81 years of age She had
never been outside tie State. and her
memory was replese with "reminiscences
of early-day lie in California. The de-
ceased was the widow of the late s. Robes
and the mother of twenty-nine children.
Her funeral will take place from st.
Clalre's Church at Santa Clara tomorrow
morning.
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PAPER BOTTLES.
They Are Said to Be Alright, Water
tight aud Better Than Glass Ones

They Are Said to Be Alright, Water
tight aud Better Than Glass Ones
The days of the glass bottle are num-
bered. IL is announced that in the near
future bottles will be made of paper. a
company has been formed to manufacture
them.
The advantages claimed for the paper
bottles are many. A glass bottle is ex-
tremeIy likely to break, and, in the case
of old wine, the breakage Of bottle In a
bin causes serious loss. The paper bottle,
it is claimed, cannot be broken, unless
considerable force is used. Bottles have
been made of toughened glass, and jars
have been covered with wicker-work, but
still the breakages occur. 1t Is claimed
that unbreakable paper bottles will step
this.
Paper bottles can be, manufactured for
about half the cost of glass bottles, and
can be made water-tight as well as air.
tight. As brewers we'll know, it is no
easy matter to make glass bottle that is
alright when beer Is the liquor 1t con-
tains. All kinds of experiments have
been made to accomplish this result, but
none have succeeded. With the paper
bottles the matter will be comparatively
easy, as the paper will give when the cork
is driven into the neck OF the bottle and
will be sealed perfectly.
Glass bottles, too, will freeze, and their
contents spoil. In the paper bottles the
liquid can defy the efforts of the frost
kink. This will mean a saving in more
ways than one. There is no occasion for
the laborious packing in straw that has to
be done in the case of glass bottles. The
paper bottles being practically unbreak-
able there is no need for straw as safe
guard against rough treatment while in
transit, and as the papier- macne will keep
the contents warm there need be no pack
ing to keep the cold out
The paper bottles are an American idea,
hut the trade in them will be carried to all
parts of the world. No item of loss in
ocean traffic has been greater than that
caused by the breaking OF bottles during
the rolling of ship in rough weather.
On this account the paper bottles Will be
welcomed in every quarter of the globe
where liquor is shipped tor export-New
York Journal.
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ross 70 UND NOT GUILTY.
Jury Decides That He Shot to Protect Hi
Mother.

Jury Decides That He Shot to Protect His
Mother.
SAN DIEGO,CAL., Dec. 25 After being
out all yesterday afternoon and last night,
the jury in the case OF Albert ]. Fos>.
charged with the murder of Manuel Bell
ina, returned verdict of not guilty this
morning, and Foss walked out of court
with his wife and three little children.
The jury was very stubborn, and it was be-
lieved that it would have to be discharged
and a new trial ordered. Three men are
said to have held out for the conviction OF
the defendant.
Foss and his mother live on adjoining
places in San Luis Rey Valley. Beilina
lived some distance away. On the night
of September 10 Bellina called on Mrs.
Foss and left at 10 o'clock. Young Foss
had heard noise among his cattle, and,
taking his gun, had walked around the
place and down past his mothers house
He saw a man walking in the shadow,
and, being unaware that Bellina had
called at the house, he called out twice.
Bellina failed to answer, and Foss fired,
killing him instantly. .Foss testified that
he shot to kill, from the fact that two
years before his aged mother had been
attacked by an Indian. and the son did
not propose to have the occurrence re-
paa ed
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DRAWBACKS OF EDUCATION.
College Training Is Too Apt to Deaden
the Students Energy.

A second draw back of college educa-
ton is one which the public often realizes,
but seldom calls attention to, viz: the
training of the judgment of the student
az the expense OF his energy. The extent
of this draw back will seem to some great
and TO others slight. 1t cannot be doubted
that, if certain men had had the ad-
vantage of a training in weighing EVIL
dence and In seeing comprehensively-
qualities which the college especially dis
ciplines--they would have been saved from
mistakes many and momentous.
The Patent Office would not need so
large chambers for the stowage of useless
Inventions. But also find myself ask
ing: What would have been the effect OF
college training on some of the more en-
ergetic men of our time, who have been
the leaders in aggressive industrial move
ments or masters of large affairs? What
would have been its effect on the Older
generations OF that family which controls
certain railroads running between New
York and Chicago? Would the marvellous
and magnificent enterprises of Commo-
dore Vanderbilt have been rendered less
so by college education? Better judg-
ment about many things he would have
had; but would he not have had less en-
ergy7
Great as is the need OF good judgment in
the administration of affairs in the home,
the factory, the shop. the need of energy
is greater. Fewer men fail by reason OF a
lack OF acknowledgements as t csc men
are-than from lack of force. More men
are found sitting at the base of the noun
tain OF some great enterprise because they
are too indolent to climb than are there
through luck of wisdom how to make the
ascent. We Americans plume and pride
ourselves upon being the most energetic
OF nations; yet our energy lags behind our
Judgment. 1t is, therefore, serious mat
ter when the college causes her students
to run the risk OF losing energy in order to
increase the riches of judg Charles
f. Thwing, in the Forum.
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YIoLArED LAskA,s 1AK.
First ConrictfOn for selling Whisky in
the Territory.

First ConrictfOn for selling Whfsky in
the Territory.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Dec. 25.-
For the first time in the history of
Alaska has conviction been rendered
against q saloon-keeper for selling
whisky. Max Endlemau, formerly
deputy United States Marshal, was in
dicted, together with a score of others.
The trial jury disagreed and was roundly
scored by Judge Delaney. He Immediately
called another panel and assisted in the
introduction of testimony and the ex-
animation of witnesses and then de-
livered charge which admitted of but
one verdict, that of guilty, which was re-
turned. A fine of $50 was imposed. The
court added that future cow ctions would
be punished by the maximum penalty OF
law. He warned subordinate court
officials that he would hold them to a
strict accounting for the rigid enforce
ment of the laws and particularly the
enforcement of the statute regarding sale
of intoxicants in Alaska.
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ODD BREAKS OF SPEECH.
Some Mixed Metaphors and Weird Ar
rangements of Words.


rangements OF Words.
A Coroner's jury in Maine reported that
Deceased came to his death by excessive
drinking. producing apoplexy in the
minds of the jury"
An old French lawyer, writing of an
estate he had just bought, added, .sThere
chapel upon it in which my wife anu
wish to be buried, if God spares our
lives"
On tombstone in Indiana is the follow
ing inscription: This monument was
erected to the memory of John Jink:ns,
accidentally shot as mark of affection
by his brother"
A Michigan editor received some verses
not long ago with the following note of
explanation: "These lines were written
fifty years ago by one who has. for long
time, slept in his grave merely for pas
time"
A certain politician, lately condemping
the Government for its policy concerning
the income tax, is reported to have said !:
They'll keep cutting the wool off the
sheep that lays the golden eggs until they
pump it dry"
An orator at one of the university
unions bore off the palm when he declared
that 1.-THE British lion, whether it is roam
ing the deserts of India or climbing the
forests OF Canada, will not draw in its
horns nor retire into its she'll"
reporter in describing the murder of
a man named Jorkin, said: "Tne MUIR
derer was evidently in quest of money, but
luckily Mr.. Jorkin had deposited all his
funds in the bank the day before, so that
he lost nothing hut his life"
A merchant who died suddenly left in
his bureau letter to one of his correspon-
dents which lie had not sealed. His clerk,
seeing it necessary to send the letter,
wrote at the bottom: "Since writing the
above, have died."
An Oklahoma editor expresses his
thanks for basket OF oranges thus: eve
have received a basket of oranges from
our friend Gus Bradley. for which he will
please accept our compliments, some OF
which are nearly six inches in diameter"
The Morning Post in 1872 made the fol-
lowing statement: Nv congratulate our
selves most on having torn off rbett' 8
mask and revealed his cloven foot. It
was high time that the hydra head of fac
ton should be soundly wrapped over the
knuckies."
An English lecturer on chemistry said /:
Zone drop OF this poison placed on the
tongue of cat is sufficient to kill the
strongest man." and an English lieuten-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
SUICIDE Ar,Los ANGELES.
Pennftess aud out of Work, Kansas
Man Ends His Jjfs

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Dec. 25.-D. C.
Barriclow, telegraph operator from Cot
feyville, Kansas, took morphine tonight
and will die. The cause for the deed was
probably dependency due to lack of
funds and employment. Barriclow had
been in the city but a short time. He
borrowed 25 cents from operator Hadley
of the Western Union, an old acquaint-
ance from Kansas City, with which to buy
the poison. After taking the deadly
draught he sent his friend note inform
ing him of his intention. but by the time
aid reached him he was dying.
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Everett the county Seat.

SEATTLE, WASH. Dec. 25.-The State
Supreme Court has rendered decision IN
the famous Everett Snohomish county
seat fight, holding IN effect that in the
election two years ago to decide which
city would be the county seat of Snohomish
been fraudently cast and counted by
Snohomish City.
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Application was made at the New York
Postoffice the other day for mourning
stamps, and the applicant expressed great
disappointment when he was told that the
Government did not keep any in stock.
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Unexpected Answers.

A certain teacher in class in mission
Sunday-school has difficult task lmparl-
ing scraps of religious instruction to her
young charges. and often amusing an
swers are unconscioulv returned to Ques-
tons which she asks. On one occasion
she asked her pupils, what do the nigh
priests do?" and she received the repfy.
They burned insects before the people"
But one of the funniest experiences, which
well shows the queer ideas which the
children receive in their lessons, was given
when, after discussion of shipwreck
which followed lesson three or four
weeks previously on the well-known story
OF Jonah and the whale, she happened TO
ask, Suppose big storm arose at sea and
it looked as though you were going TO be
drowned, what would you do?n ..Iwould
throw = man overheard for the whale to
swallow" was the reply.-London Figaro.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

The Wends of Northeastern Germany
were branch OF the Slayonians. VINO set
tied along the sea in the sixth century.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

BRONCHITIS unchecked, almost invariably ter
inmates in Consumption: but Bronchitis is cura
bic with DR.. D. Jayne's Expes torant
For the Liver, use Jaynes Painless Sanatiys Pulls
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-01-02

The conscience and pride of good
citizenship of G, Green, of McCune,
Kan, got to working together re-
Gently and produced an odd situa-
ton. Mr.. Green got intoxicated
boisterous and disagreeable during
a visit to the neighboring town O.:
Pittsburg, and created considerable
disturbance on the streets. He was
not arrested. A few days later he
appeared before the county attorney
at Pittsburg and swore out a war
rant against himself for disturbing
the peace. He was arrested, arr
raigned, pleaded guilty, paid his
fine and went home with shriven
conscience.