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HIS HUMOR SAVED HIM.
A Charge of Petty Larceny Against
John Reid Dismissed.

A Charge of Petty Larceny Against
John Reid Dismissed.
John Reid is something of a humorist,
and that fact led Judge Joachimsen yester.
day to dismiss charge OF petty larceny
against him.
The complaining witness was Charles
Haape, 1910 Howard street, and he ac-
cused Reid of stealing a pair of trowsers
from him.
After hearing the evidence the Judge
asked Reid if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be pronounced
against him.
IF your Honor please" said Reid, 81
don't see how you can make this case
stick"
"Why?" asked the astonlshed Judge.
"You can't make a suit out OF a pair of
trowsers," replied Reid
"The point is well TAKEN" said the
judge. 1.-The case is dismissed, and you
can enjoy your Christmas at home"
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reading was given from the Coming Ma
ton by Secretary Theodore Lynch.
DR.. Scott reviewed the three basic prin-
cipes of socialism, which he claimed
form a base for the great social move
ment and upon which rest largely what
ever there is of human interest and at
traction for the great majority of man.
kind. Right economics, good order aris-
ing from good organization and govern
ment and good morals or ethics are
essentially necessary to form a compact,
harmonious base or foundation for society
to rest upon and are absolutely indispen-
sable TO the welfare of the commonwealth
as they are characterized by the funda-
mental principles of strength and excel
lence.
Continuing, the lecturer said: Liberty
as related to economics needs broader
definition than our statesmen are wont to
give it. Many men are inclined 10 regard
as heresy the doctrine of common owner
ship of land.' He pointed out the natu-
raj, humanitarian and altruistic features
OF the socialist movement and added: "a
divine law obliges man to love his neigh
Dor as himself, and this law the socialists
are trying to obey
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Wants to PLAY Berkeley.

Manager Mcmillan of the Butte team
telegraphed last night to the University
of California Varsity team in Los Angeles
to see if arrangements could not be made
for ButteCallfornia game at Santa
Monica or Los Angeles some day between
Christmas ana New Years.
The Berkeley eleven are to play the Los
Angeles Athletic Club in Los Angeles on
Christmas day, and the Butte manager
hopes a second game may be arranged so
that the Montana players can go south be-
fore the final game here with the Olym-
pics.
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ward Francis Gendar of 545 Stevenson
street last evening. The young couple
young and handsome still, in spite of the
long duration of welded bliss-called in q
few intimate friends and neighbors to
observe the auspicious and merry occa-
sion and feast on the good things that the
bride of long ago had prepared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gendar were married in
New York City, he at the age of 21 and
she at 16. and now 81 and " mark the
years of their life. Mr.. Gendar is de-
scendant of the French Huguenots, his
grandfather fighting in the American
army during the Revolutionary War, a
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24
A TARIFF CONFERENCE.
All the Industrial Bodies of the State
to Meet and Discuss Legislative
Needs,


a tariff conference has been called by the
Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco to
meet at the hall of the chamber Thursday,
January 7, 1897. This is at the suggestion
of the California delegation in Congress to
consider the tariff required by the various
industries, manufactures and commercial
interests of the State.
Invitations have been extended to all
the county Boards of Supervisors and all
industrial bodies to send personal repre-
sentatives or formulated statement of
what tariff is required to develop to a
greater extent the growing industries of
California. This consensus of public
opinion will be the basis of action for the
delegation in Congress in framing the new
bill.
1t is hoped there will be generous re-
sponse on the part of all commercial and
manufacturing bodies, and that there will
be an intelligent discussion of the matter.
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Montana Football Team
Ready for the Olympic
Match.
They Are Not Giants, but Have
a Fine Record of Big
Victories.
olympic Has Borrow From Other
Teams to Restrengthen Il
E.even.

The Butte football team of Montana ar
rived in this City shortly after noon yes
terday on the belated Oregon express and
went at once to the BALDWIN Hotel, where
the men will have rooms during their ten
days visit in this City. A party of Oiym-
pic clubmen met them at the Sixteenth
street station in Oakland and escorted
them to this side of the bay. No i'll feel
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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIALISM.
Rev. j. E. Scott Delivers an Interesting

Rev. j. Il. Scott Delivers an Interesting
Lecture Before Liberty Branch.
Liberty Branch of the Socialist Labor
party was addressed by the Rev. ]. E.
Scott in the Turk-street Temple last even
ing. DR.. Scott is the editor of the So
cialist.
The stage was tastefully decorated with
notices ana emhlems of the Socialist
party. The American and the Socialist
ensigns were displayed on each side of the
platform. The meeting opened with a
short introduction by Alfred Grimes. the
chairman, after which solo by Professor
Cheapuy followed. at the close OF which a
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PRESENTS FOR LEPERs.

The UnfOrtunates at the PesthOuse Will
Not Be Forgotten This Christmas.
The lepers at the Pesthouse will not be
without Christmas presents ithis year, for
a number of those who have previously
contributed to their comfort have already
begun sending them little tokens of SYM
pathy.
Mrs. Louisa Watkins of San Rafael for
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24
FOUR FALSE FIRE ALARMS.
A Man in Search of Amusement Risks
Prison Fare.

Man in Search of Amusement Risks
Prison Fare.
a witless practical joker turned in four
false alarms within an hour last evening.
The first box to call out the department
was 152, Brannan and Eighth streets, at
9:10 o'clock. Twenty minutes later box
1872 Sixth and Townsend streets, was
sounded. Box 1856, Fifth anu BRYANT
streets. rang in at $3.50 and fifteen min
utes later the department hurried, in
answer to call from box 365, to Division
and Alameda streets.
Not spark of fire could be found and
in consequence the department is con-
fident that some man in search of amuse-
ment proceeded TO have it and ran the
risk OF landing behind prison bars.
WATCHES, Diamonds, Jewelry, at greatly reduced
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The two teams will face each other on
Christmas afternoon as indicated in the
lineup given below. The stripped weights
of the Butte men are reliable and recent
The stripped weights OF the Olympic men
may IN some cases vary a couple of
pounds or so from these figures, but are
practically as here given. The Butte
team averages Ill pounds to the man
stripped, and the Olympic team averages
173 pounds stripped, difference of weight
too little to be considered, were it not that
OlymDic's greater averdupois is concen-
trated in the three centermen. The
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warded to Supervisor Benjamin yesterday
a package con tanning a nun Der of pres
ents, and Others have signified their inten-
tion of doing likewise.
The lepers have written to Mr.. Benja-
min asking him to convey their thanks to
Miss Isabella Henderson and Miss Nellie
Kelly for the money recently raised for
their benefit by these two young ladies.
COST HIGH, BUT IT'S GOOD.
AMERICAN BEST CHRISTMAS COFFEE.
TRY 1T.
MAKES YOU FEEL so GOOD.
GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA co.
STORES EVERYWHERE.
The tai silk hat first came into common
use in Paris in 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24

The first Anthropological Society, for
the study of mankind considered with
reference to the animal history of the
race, was founded in London in 1863.
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And this is the record of Olympic's
games this season In their order, the first
column of figures being Olympic's score
and showing two victories, two ties and
one defeat-and that by the team that
Stanford finally beat, 20 to O.
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Sub ubslitutes-Butte: Ed Derham, hnlf or end
100; Barring ton tackle. 14b: Slivers, quarter
lao. Olympic: FELTON, Taylor, full, 1855, Snow
den. half, 164; Thierkauf, end 160; Hoobs
guard, 203.
On this coast by reputation the Butte
team is an aggregation of star players, COL
lected from all over the country, primar-
lily to play football for the qualification of
a philanthropic enthusiast residing in
Butte. The Butte City Football Club is
an organization by itself. It's president,
G. w. Clark, is wealthy capitalist and
mine-owner, and is the good angel of the
club. When the team went behind on
expenses last season because of long tours,
he cheerfully made good the deficit out of
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ing whatever is entertained against the
Reliance Club, though Butte regrets it
could not once more try conclusions with
tie old rival.
The party consists OF fifteen player
one of whom, George Mcmillan, is man
ager, and special newspaper correspond
ent, B. st. Charles. representing the Ana
conda Standard and the Butte Miner, two
morning journals OF Butte City.
The regular captain, big, red-haired Jim
Hooper, the old Michigan guard, could
not come with the team because of an at
tack OF rheumatism. He delegated to
Percy Benson, the old California captain,
the important duty of directing the team.
If. however, he RECEIVERS in time he will
be here to play in the Christmas game
with the Olympics or in the second game,
to be played on New Years day.
De Gay Stivers, with all his medals and
trophies and insignia and decorations
pinned upon his coat and vest, came this
year as one of the players. II ANYTHING
should happen to Percy Benson, De Gay
Stivers will lays aside his medals and go
into the game himself as quarter.
De Gay is the man who made great
vow last year never to cut his long hair
until Butte should have defeated Reliance.
The maidens of Butte pleaded with De
Gay and his locks were sacrificed and his
VOW was broken.
Mrs. Mcmillan and Mrs. ellis came to
this City in advance of their athletic hus-
bands TO see them play for Butte.
Yesterday afternoon the Butte men put
on their suits at the Olympic Club and
practiced signals and lively movements
lor a half hour on the Central Park
grounds. where they will face Oily mpic at
2 o clock Christmas afternoon.
The Butte team is not a team of giants.
The men are lighter in weight than the
Olympics, but they have good record.
Here is the record OF Butte's games this
season in the order in which they were
played. all being overwhelming vic.
tories for the Montana team:
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MARRIED SIXTY
ONE YEARS AGO
The Gendars Celebrate
Their Wedding An
niversary.
They Are the Descendants of
Two Noted Revolutionary
Families.
A Hale and Hearty Old Couple Over
Whose Heads Time Has Passed
Lightly.

Not many people can celebrate sixty
one years of happy and almost unevent-
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24
STOCKTON OFFICE BUSY.

The Agent There Prepares for a
Rush of Business.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 23.-The local
office of the Valley road gave out Monday
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-24

WATCHES, Diamonds, Jewelry, at greatly reduced
prices; building to be removed. and Third st.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
Smallest Watch in the World.

81 believe have the smallest watch
in the world, md one of the most per-
feet timekeepers, said r. p. Holden
OF Chicago, at the Arlington. He held
out his hand rs he spoke, and on the
third finger was what looked ut first
like seal ring, but it was watch, the
tiny hands corresponding with those
of the clock in the Office. "rhat
watch was made in Switzer.
land" Mr.. Holden continued. at
was my privilege to assist travelling
companion in ascending the Matter.
horn, and he credited me with saving
his life. He was "a matchmaker in Zu-
rich, and seemed much troubled, when
in reply to his question as to whether
or not had watch, told him had
one would not part with. As / left
he insisted upon my giving him my
address, and in few months this ring
came. The little watch keeps perfect
time, ard l never look at my other
one, this being constantly in front OF
NV ewes"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05

Paradise. He had q lovely daughter,
Zuleika, who loved young man, At
sui by name. The chief did not favor
the match. for he was rich and the
Young man was poor. Well, the chief
was slain, and Afsul undertook to
avenge him. Now the beautiful Zu-
leika is his by conquest. Yonder AT.
sui rides, this is his bride, these are
the marriage gifts. They are going
Afsul's home in distant village"
l turned my horses head home
more or less coutented, though pom.
dered, too, over the strangeness OF
frontier customs.
That was the only excitement while
| was commaudant. Well, lads, that's
my yarn. Make the best of it. II
We don't turn in, it will be daylight be.
fore We get to bed. Good-night.-
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
Queer Facts About feace Bonds.

al have discovere,r that the laws
concerning giving bonds to keep the
peace constitute life Imprisonment. y
said G. L. McIlwaine, II prominent
lawyer of Nashville, at the Metropoli.
tan. "A man in my city was bound
over in small sum to keep the pence,
he having threatened to assault
neighbor. He could not give bond
and was sent to Jail. When in Jail the
only way to get ont wns to give bond,
which was AL absolute impossibiliiy.
1 went to the judge, but neither he
nor could find any law authorizing
the Judgment to be vacated, and no
one Ind power to release the prisoner.
He had already been in jail year,
which was certainly sufficient punish
ment for an idle threat to give II man
a beating. The on y recourse, how
ever, was pardon from the governor,
which we obtained. Had he actually
whipped the man he would only have
been imprisoned short time, but n
threat to do so brought what was
equivalent toa life sentence. '-WaSh.
ington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
A Towns Queer Name.

'sl think the name OF my town is
one of the most euphonious l ever
heard" said A. l.. Harding, OF Wanda
liza, ILL.,, at the Regent. ut was for
merly the State capital, and Abraham
Lincoln was, at one time, q frequent
visitor. 1t has many OF the best fam
lilies i'll Illinois as residents, but it is q
railroad center, and there have been
cases of trouble among the railroad
men that had given it rather hard
name, which reminds one of how it
came to get q name at all. The owner
of the land before the place was
laid out did not possess much learn
ing. but wanted to appear classical.
Hence, when he concluded to start
town he went to friend and asked
him to suggest name OF some famous
people or city of ancient times. Tie
friend was wag, and replied, well,
the vandals who helped conquer Rome
were noted people. Name it Van
dnlia, which means he home of the
Vandals. Hence, Vandalia it be.
came. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
Gamy Dervislles.

The dervishes have lost nothing OF
their old valor. They heed death rs
little as ever. saw them stand I'M
dismuyed in the open, says n cores
pondent of the London Times, and
fl hit with logged determination in
the face of our deadly volley fire ;they
fought on with rife and spear and
knife when charged by the cavalry;
each wounded dervish, as he lay
bleeding to death on the ground, was
dangerous and treacherous foe until
he had breathed his last; they even
did what some authorities denied that
any troops, however brave, would
ever do---they stood in groups firing
steadily into our ranks while our
Maxim guns poured their streams of
bullets on them, moving them down
like grass.
1 doubt whether any other man in
the world would have stood, as these
men stood, for nearly two hours,
against such fearful odds as were OPP
posed to them. But, if one may judge
from this fight, the dervishes have
changed their old tactics; they have
to IL great extent abandoned the reck-
less rush of spearmen which used to
distinguish Soudanese warfare, and
rely more on rifle fire, in which their
practice has considerably improved. If
trained and disciplined (but it is very
doubtful whether that savage beast of
prey, the Baggara, ever could be
tamed) these men would make mag
nificent infantry. They display now as
much amazing GOODNESS as ever they
Il
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
The Wrong Name.

confidence men have adopted new
tactics" said A. II. Henrickson, Of
New York, "and the old-time stories
of countrymen being accosted by
name have become obsolete, but there
WINS time when this trick was com.
mon. lived in New York, but was
running truck farm in Orange county,
and frequently came into the city in
my working garb. I had a good deal
of fun with the confidence men.
WIS uccosted several times, and each
time acknowledged to the name by
which WAS called, instend OF correct
ing them and telling my name. In
this way had no trouble getting rid
of the fellows. But one day l was
nsk ell if my name was not Warren.
replied that it was, aud was rather
startled by the questIoner Selling my
arm and saying: "You are under ar
rest" was taken to central station,
and it was several hours before could
prove / WAS not Warren. since which
time have never answered to any
name but my own. Washington
Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
A Lock Of NapOleOp's Hair.

A lock OF the hair of Napoleon |.
was sold in London few days since
for $3.50. 1t was sent by the Emperor
to Capel Loft as token OF gratitude
for his strong but unsuccessful en-
deavors to procure Napolron's release
while he was held prisoner on board
the Northumberland in Plymouth Har-
Dor. Capel l. fit, well-known English
scholar, but II lawyer by profession,
claimed that Napoleon's captivity was
illegal, as he had gone on board the
Bellerophon of his own Tree will. He
even summoned the Prime Minister
before the courts to answer for this
illegal detention; but he paid dearI y
for his advocacy of England's enemy,
and was subsequently subjected to SO
much persecution that he was obliged
to leave the country.-..Harper'a
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL,

London will soon substitute electri-
| city for steam in its underground rail.
ways.
Electric coal mining machinery is
cling rapidly introduced in Western
Pennsylvania.
The non-tidal part of the Thames is
1873 miles in length and drains an area
of 5000 square miles.
Seventy.two races inhabit the world
and use 1904 different tongues. There
are about 1000 religions.
The British admiralty is about to
take up the work of training carrier
pigeons for conveying messages at sea.
The annual number of births is esti.
mated Mt 36, 1872, 000-an average num-
Der of 1O0,sO a day, 1900 an hour
and seventy q minute.
The Thames scoops out OF its bank
about 10000 tons of matter in year.
The Mississippi is doing similar work,
but at the rate of 800, 900. 900 tons q
year.
According to the most careful com.
putation, only one person in 100, 900
of both sexes attain the age of 100
years, and six TO seven in 100 the age
of sixty.
The total population of the earth is
estimated at about 200. 900. 900 souls,
of whom 80, pa, 600 die annually An
average of 9S,S 4S day, 1920 an hour
and sixty'seven minute.
There are about 100 grains of iron
in the average human body, and yet
SO important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is attend.
ed with very serious results.
The number of men and women is
very nearly equal, the average long
evity of both sexes being only thirty
eight years. About one third of the
population dies before the age of
seventeen.
The Roentgen rays burn the skin
like sunlight is the latest information
from Berlin about the phenomenon.
Professors Grumbach and Dubois Ray.
monl have succeeded in rendering
visible some of the softer parts OF the
body, like the larynx and the dia.
phragm, by means of improved tubes.
Professor j. E. Todd, State Geolo,
gist of South Dakota, who is in charge
of geological surveying expedition
party in the Black Hill, discovered an
old volcano on Sand Creek. in the Bad
Lands, near Formosa. Near the jurc.
ton of Sand Creek and White River is
u hill eighty feet high. This hill vi
brates and groans with constancy. It's
tremblings have upset wagons and the
Indians are much in fear of it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
A Crack Shot. =

"Out our way we are apt to think
that an Eastern man cannot shoot a
pistol" said H. T. Jenkinson, of
Cheyenne, at the Metropolitan, "but
l had one experience at Laramie that
concinced me this idea is incorrect.
A finely dressed young man stepped
into SELDOM to get drink. where q
lot of cowboys were having o good
time. The sight of the 'tenderfoot'
was the signal fer some fun, and half
a-dozen pistols were drawn just to
scare the man from the States. The
stranger wore silk hat, and the cry
went up, shoe" the tile The man
turned with his glass at his lips and
without tremor drew q pistol from
his coat pocket. By the time the
drink was swallowed six pistols lay ON
the floor; he had shot every one of
them out of their owners hands. They
crowded around him, and the tender.
foot was not allowed to pay for any.
thing that night. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
Horned TOads Are Useful.

''The ugliest and yet most useful
things in California are horned toads, I"
said A. L. Mason, oil Los Angeles, at
the Shoreham. "They are by no
means pleasant to look at, and the In.
dams formerly held them in sacred
veneration. The people OF California
do not regard them very highly, and
they are killed whenever found by
many who imagine that they are ven.
omous, which is not tho case. The
Hawaiians, however, know their value,
and President Dole has written to diff.
ferent sections of California to arrange
for having several thousand sent to
Hawaii for the purpose of destroying
certain insects. Careful investigation
has shown that they are exceedinly
valuable for this purpose, and there is
now good deal of talk about preserv.
ing them more carefully in Californi A. I"
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-09-05
THE rRYsr,

At night beneath the silver stars,
The cleaning stars, the dreaming stars,
She waits beside the pasture bars
Till down the path pass, o;
And all the whispers Of the airs,
The shifting airs, the drifting airs.
Are freighted with the angels prayers
To guard my little lass, o.
Her eyes are like summer sea,
A heaving sea, q grieving sea.
And, ali, their light is all for me,
And all for me her love, o:
As waiting there amid the gloom,
The darkenin G gloom. the hearkening gloom
She breaths the evenings faint perfume
That broods the fields above, o.
Oh, Margery, my little love,
My nearest love, my dearest love,
soft-eyed and gentle as dove,
Across the fields she trips, O;
And, ali, the all-enthralling charm,
The captured charm, the raptured charm,
To feel her hand upon my arm
And touch her dewy lips, o.
Beside the bars with shining eyes,.
With youthful eyes, with truthful eyes,
The listening vastness OF the skies
Bends low to see us meet, O.;
Till up the lane she goes from me,
She starts from me, she parts from me,
And all the grasses bow to see
And kiss her passing feet, o.
Guy Wetmore Carryl, in Truth.