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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
FILLMORB-sTREET CLUB.

Some of the Things the Members Be-
lieve They VIII Accomplish.
The Fillmore-street improvement Club
was to have held meeting in lower
Franklin Hall last night, but probably
owing to some misunderstanding as to
date too few members appeared to consti-
tute quorum, consequently there was no
business transacted.
Since the celebration last Wednesday
night number of property-owners have
voluntarily joined the club and subscribed
to the electric-light fund.
The club now numbers 123 active mem.
bers and % associate members. At
the next meeting it will adopt con-
stitution and by-laws, and place itself
on solid working basis, with view 10
carrying out certain contemplated i'm
provements. which will result in the bet
terment of business on that street. 1t is
the intention to have the matter of side
walks looked after; to clean out an un-
improved lot near Sutter street, and TO in
fuse life in the storekeepers and induce
them to make efforts to reach out for the
trade west of the street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
THE HUDELSON LIBEL.
Another Afternoon AIKEN Up, With But
Little Progress MADE.

Another Afternoon AIKEN Up, With But
Little Progress MADE.
The preliminary examination of Ben ia
min f. Hudelsou, charged with libel by
Attorney D. B. Woodwork, was con-
tinued before Judge Campbell yesterday
afternoon.
The defendants cross-examinatiou by
Attorney Woodwork was resumed, but
very little progress was made. The Judge
got exasperated and characterized both
the defendant and complaining witness as
two of the most verbose men he had ever
encountered, and he i'm plored them both
to get down to the facts in the case.
The court did not adjourn till 5 O'Clock
and the whole time was occupied in en-
deavoring to find ont the person or per-
sons to whom the defendant showed the
statement dictated by Woodworth to Hud-
elson's stenographer as to the payment of
500. 600 In different amounts for the mine.
The hearing will be continued to-mor.
row afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Failure of a Grain Broker.

A. Waterman. grain broker doing bust ness
under the firm name of H. Waterman & Co.
has hled petition in insolvency. His liabili-
ties amount to $33, ,267. He owes $4,000 to d.
Van Ness, $1642 10 e. S. Laumeister, SIO5S to
H. Keiner, $9750 to the Anglo-California
E. Greenebaum, and $I162 to p Anspacher.
His assets consist of half interest in the
Phoenix silver mine in Inyo County, valued at
$4,000, and book accounts valued at $40, ,OOO
Mr.. Waterman says the general hard times
ca aused his failure
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
GETS NO ALIMoNY.

Else Billiards. Peculiar Ground of Ac-
tiOn Against Irving Il. Ballard,
Her Ex-Husband's Father.
Else Ballard, the divorced wife of Alfred
Il. Ballard, began a peculiar salt in the
Justice court yesterday. The defendant
is Irving T. Ballard, the father of her ex-
husband.
She alleges that she was divorced on
July 10 and granted $35 per month ali
mony and the custody of her minor child :;
that after the decree was granted the de-
1endant advised and assisted Alfred II,
Ballard to avoid payment OF the alimony,
and that she has received but $35.
She asks that lnasmuch as Irving T. Bal
lard was responsible for the nom payment
OF the balance, he be ordered to set
tie with her for $210, the sum due for six
months alimony.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
A Railroad sian Promoted.

J. NJ. Crowley, assistant freight and pas.
senger agent of the Southern Pacific Company
at Los Angeles, has resigned and will be sue
ceeded by A. D. Shepard, now local freight
agent of the company. The change will take
place on the 1st of January.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
william Shells, Estate.

An inventory of appraisement of the estate
of William Shiels deceased has been filed in
the County Clerks office, showing a valuation
of $621, ,821 80. The property is principailv
composed of inside real state in this City.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
The Swedes Won.

By an inadvertence it was stated in the
report of the tug-of-war at Sutro's paths on
Sunday that the Norwegian team had won
from the Swedish, when the contrary was the
case. The Swedish team has not yet been
defeated.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Lost a Horse by Runawav

span of horses owned by the willows Laun-
dry ran away on Market street yesterday.
They fell opposite the Phelan building and
one animal broke one of its legs. Later It was
killed at the Pound.
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duced for the edifcation and pleasure of
the members during the year of 1897"

Asthma cure guaranteed. DR.. Gordin's Chocolate
Emulson,22l Davis s. F. Cal. 81 bot g. $5. sam. &C
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
Beet sugar Industry In France.

There wasIone sharp pinch. Coffee
and sugare4re no longer luxuries, but
necessities, and through the CONT
mental embargo colonial wares had be-
come, and were likely to remain, very
dear and very scarce. Such substitutes
as ingenuity could devise were gradual
ly accepted for the former; to provide
the latter the b~eet-sugar industry was
fostered by every means. The emperor
kept a sample of sugar made from beets
en- his chimney-piece as An ornament,
and occasionally SEN gifts Of the pre-
cious coremodity to his fellow-sover-
eigns. The story is told that an official
who had been banished from favor re-
covered his standing entirely by plant
ing d whole estate with beets. Such
traits were considered evidence of
plain, homely common by the
people, who enjoyed the sensation that
their emperor participated in their feel
ings and daily shifts.-Prof. Sloane, in
Century.
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said. but you have raised my curl.
osity. What is it, Dorothy? Tell me
You won't betray me?' she asked
after a little hesitation.
Certainly not"
"Well; then, we girls had a maypole
dance in the training field just before
muster"
You danced! Oh, Dorothy"
Eyes. You needn't attempt to punish
me, for I am going to England, where
there are no Puritans to spoil my pleas
ure. My box is packed. l shall leave at
once" y
".And what is to become of me?'
asked Roger Winthrop, with a glance
that made Dorothy look at him in a
startled way, then cover her face will,
her hands.
Half an hour later, when everything
had been satisfactorily arranged, Dor
othy said, regretfully: Il suppose
must remain a Puritan after all. and
never dance again, since you disap-
prove of it SO. But with an arch
glance, Il have had one genuine cele-
bration, and J. shall never regret it,
Roger, whatever you may think"
II think / am the happiest man in the
world" soid the captain.
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When the girls had reduced to order
some anxiety.
II ara so sorry for it ALL Peace con-
fessed to Dorothy the next day. If we
are found out what do you think the
magistrates will do"
II neither know O care" answered
Dorothy, defiantly. Send us back to
England, 1 hope. l am going, anyway,
as soon as I can"
why, Dorothy"
II am" repeated Dorothy.
"a vessel leaves the day after to-mor-
row." suggested Peace. you can go in
that"
"I1l do it," said the girl.
She had suddenly became discon-
| tented with Boston and with Puritan
ways. She longed for England, for her
| grandfather's mouse, where she had
lived till her parents brought her to
! America.
Her plans for the journey were soon
made. The captain Of the vessel Was a
| friend of her father. Under his care
| she would sail directly for Southamp-
ton. She went to her room, and began
resolutely packing her box. While she
was mentally composing a note to be
left for her parents, who were away
/ from home, she heard a knock at the
front door. Peering out, with an ever
\ present fear of Indians, she saw Capt.
| Winthrop below.
perhaps he is coming to arrest me-
| she said to herself. But am not afraid
| of him. Poor fellow! / suppose h"
must obey ORDERS"
She went boldly down and opened the
door. Capt. Winthrop, tall, dignified.
with blue eyes and fair hair and beard,
bowed low on seeing her.
Twill you enter??" said Dorothy. brao-
ing herself for the interview.
Il called, Mistress P%enrhyn." began
Capt. Winthrop, evidently in some con
fusion, ''to see"
YES" interrupted Dorothy; 81
know. I was expecting you. What are
you going to do?"
II cannot tell yet" he answered. 81
must first consult
What an idiotic ~proceeding:." cried
Dorothy, with spirit. where was tn.
harm in it, after ALE"
Harm" repeated Capt. Winthrop,
in perpleNity.
Yes, harm" insisted Dorothy.
"We really must have some anuse-
ment, you know"
Il don't think l understand" said
Winthrop, with a puzzled look.
why, didn't you come to" She
paused, crimson with sudden shame.
Then 1 should not have spoken" she
added, trying to recover herself.
Il came TO see your father in regard
to strengthening u ~defenses," hs:
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
Esau Got His Dues.

On the last meetin day ut Bark Log
Deacon Joiner and two or three preach
crs come by and took dinner at our
house. In the general CONTEMPLATION
that followed right after dinner the
deacon took a rale bad case of runnii,
off at the mouth and had Il heap to say
ABOUT the Scriptures.
One of the preachers said he never
could see how it come to pass that 4
good woman like Rebecca fooled Isaac
when he was old and blind and sick
unto death and hornsnoggled him, as
it were, into layin his blessins on Jacol,
instid of Esau. It must of been right,
he went on to say, because Rebecca
was one OF the Lords chosen vessels,
but it never did look right to him.
ITO be certainly of course it wa
right put in Deacon Joiner in a low.
deep, solemcholy voice. Ind what is
more, brethren, Esau got his dues. AS
FIR me, I neysTi5uld feel sorry for Esau
any to sRsaf of when they pulled the
wool over old Isaac's eyes and got him
to put his dyin blessins on Jacobs head.
II was nothin more than ought to of
come to pass with Esau, or any othe.
man that would sell out his birth rights
for a mess of potatoes"
The deacon was in dead earnest and
plum honest when he said it, you I'M
derstand, but it was all the preachers
could do to hold in, and it took my level
blamdest to keep up my serious aI,-
pearments.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
A Drop of Water.

Water that is now in the ocean and in
the river has been many times in the
sky. The history of a single drop
taken out Of a glass of water is really
a romantic one. No traveller has ever
accomplished such distances in his life.
That particle may have reflected the
palm trees of coral islands and have
caught the suns rays in the arch that
spans a cloud clearing away from the
valleys of Cumberland or California.
1t may have been carried by the gulf
streams from the shores of Florida. or
of Cuba, to be turned into a crystal of
ice beside the precipices of Spitz-
bergen. 1t may have lowered over the
streets of London and have formed Il
part of murky fog and have glistened
OH the young grass blade of April in
Irish fields. 1t has been lifted up to
heaven and sailed in great wool-packed
clouds across the sky. forming part of
4 cloud mountain echoing with thun-
der. 1t has hung in a f1eecy veil many
miles above the earth at the close of
long seasons of still weather. 1t has
descended many times over in showers
to refresh the earth and has sparkled
and dubbed in messy fountains in
every country in Europe. And it has
returned to it's native skies, having ac-
complished it's purpose, to be stored
once again with electricity to give it
new life-producing qualities and equip
it as heavens messenger to earth once
more.-Charles S. Whiting. in Museum.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11

Hit was right soon after the commit
tee on foreign relations had wens
through the Bible and made various
u1"l sundry changes, and the deacon
he was monstrous glad they changed
the word hell into sheol. But Andy he
took the other side and maintained that
the committee was either drunk or
crazy when they wiped out that plain
old American word he'll. So him and
the deacon they had it up and down.
.Sheol amt the word for that place,
deacon" says Andy, land sheol Amino
name for it."
You are talk:n now Andy Lucas,
Jest simply because you have got some
thin to talk witn," says the deacon.
'lIcw come you to know anything
about it?"
II know the best word and the right
name for it. deacon, because l have
been where they raise it," says Andy.
With a sl~Ay wink.
And then the crowd give the deacon
the grand horse laugh.
RUFUS SANDERS.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
Holding Up the Amen Corner.


Whilst Deacon Joiner never has
started out to preachin, the cause has
been seriously threatened with more
than oncst. And when it comes to
holdin up the amer ~corner-weli, the
deacon he is right there and the main
est man in the meetin.
1 recollect oncst upon a time, when
the camp meetin was goin on over at
Spring Hill, how Elder Newton bruns
on a right smart confusionment. The
elder he was leadin in prayer, and a
powerful feelin, stirrin prayer it was
He prayed 80 loud and so long till be
jest naturally got to foamin at the
mouth. Torectly he had to spit, and
bless gracious he turned around and
spit right slap kerdab in Parson Jerni-
gan's hat.
But in the main time, you UNDER
stand, Deacon Joiner was holdin IN the
amen corner to the best of his ability,
and he couldn't keep up with what was
goin on between Elder Newton and
Parson Jernigan. He would put in a
long, strong amen every chance he
got, but he didn't know anything for
certain.
There now! Brother Jernigan, l
spit in your hat" said Elder Newton,
loud enough for everybody on the
grounds to hear him.
"Amen!" said Deacon Joiner, in q
loud voice.
And till this blessed day the deacon
don't know how clost he come to bust.
in up that camp meetin on the spot.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
LOST LITERATURE.
Fire and Water Have Destroyed Many
Precious Books.

Fire and Water Have Destroyed Many
Precious Books.
The fine literature absolutely lost IS
very considerable. OF classical litera-
ture alone, books could be filled with
the mere names of works, never to men
ton the mutilated state of many that
survive. The auas of loss are few.
Fire is the most common. Ben john
son, by the fire in his house, lost an en-
tire drama of the Life of Henry V. with
notes, and a number of other works.
The fire of London was responsible for
the loss of many valuable works OF the
EliZabethan period and of much early
English poetry. A severe blow to the
lovers of Anglo-SaXon literature was
the burning of the Cottonian library
in 1871, when a vast quantity Of old
manuscripts were destroyed. In 1852,
bv a fire in Lincoln's Inn Fields, a large
collection of manuscripts and pam
phlets. gathered with great labor by
Lord Chamberlain Somers, was lost.
About the same time Davies notes on
Cicero's DE Ofieilis" were lost by u
fire in Strand, London.
The second great cause of loss is the
ocean, whose greedy nav" swallows
all kinds of treasures SO remorselessly.
Early in the 18th century, Guarlno
Veronesc was returning to CONSTANT
nople with a ship load of classical manu-
scripts. The vessel was wrecked and
the treasures lost. a misfortune which
turned the scholars hair white in Ii
few hours. Our own Spenser suffered
serious loss by ~shipwreck of a servanN
crossing from Ireland. The last six
books of the "Faerie Queen and a num-
Der of translations and poems, includ.
ing "Dreams," The Court of Cupid"
and "The He'll of Lovers were thus
consigned to a watery grave. in 160G,
on the death Of Eincentio Pinelli, his,
library was packed in three vessels
bound for Naples. One was attacked
by pirates, who flung out the books and
papers into the sea and along the shore,
some of the latter being picked up by
the inhabitants AMI used to stuff Win
dows with. Toward the close of last
century a servant Of Warblrton came
across a Unique mass of manuscript
plays, whiih she used up in lighting
fires and milking pie crust frills. And
everybody remembers how a domestic
of John Stuart Mill consigned to the
flames a part of Carlyle's French Rev
%olution." he horror of Mill at the loss,
nna the agony" of Carlyle in rewriting
khc work. are now matters OF history.
] \ very curious loss was occasioned ill
Italy in the 14th century, when Raj
monde Soranzo loaned the manuscript
of CiCero's DE Gloria to a frient!,
who pawned it. and died before it's hid
ing place could be discovercd.-N. Y.
Dispatch.
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her delightful color and quick, airy
movements, the grim Puritans forgot
ten as she Joined in the gay pastime.
Suddenly came the sound of voices
and of approaching footsteps. Peace
was the first to hear them. The girls
ceased their dance in CONSERVATION.
Then Salome Endicottremembered that
this vas the day for the monthly muster
of soldiers under Capt. Roger Winthrop.
The jewellers fled precipitately. Doro-
thy fingered only to tear the linen
strips from the improvised maypolc,
then, trailing them after her, fastened
down the sloping field in pursuit of her
companions. She was not afraid of the
young captain. She had met him often;
but she had no wish to meet him under
present circumstances.
Behind an alder group they paused
for breath ana consultation.
ADo you think they saw us??' asked
Ruth Benning. Capt. Winthrop is yery
strict in his ideas, they say"
SaA0me Endicott was out of temper
from running. Most of the Others were
terrified by Ruth's words. Dorothy
alone showed ycxation at being inter
Eupted.
They might have waited till we fin
sshed." she said, in disgust. sit was too
bad to spoil our sport in that fashion"
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
Il" DIDN'T THINK"

II all the troubles in the world
Sere traced back to their start,
Wed find not one in ten begun
From want of willing heart.
But there's a sly woodworking elf
Who turks about youths brink,
And sure dismay he brings always
The elf Il didn't think
He seems so sorry when he's caught.
His mten is all contrtte.
He so regrets tho woe he's wrought.
n wants to make things right.
But wishes do not heal a wound,
Or weld a broken link,
The heart aches on. the link is gone
ALI through "I didn't think"
Ihalf believe that ugly sprite,
Bold, wicked Il don care"
In life's long run less harm has lone
Becase he is SO rare.
And one can be so stern with him,
Can make the monster shrink;
But lack-a-day. what can we say
To whining Didn't think?
This most unpleasant imp of strife
Pursues us everywhere.
There's scarcely one whole day Of life
He does not cause us care:
Email woes and great he brings the worlc
Strong ships are forced to sink,
And trains from iron tracks are hurled -
BY stupid Didn't think
When brain Is comrade to the heart,
And heart from soul draws grace.
u didn't think" will quick depart
For lacEof resting place.
If from that great unseliish stream,
The Golden Rule, we drink,
Wen keep God'Slaws and nave no cause
To say: Il didn't think"
ELL Wheeler Wilcox, in Youths Com
ramon.
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7 have seen q whole tremendous big
lot of fools-one kind and another
in this country. But / do believe that
Deacon Joiner is the biggest and most
all around fool l have eve scraped up
acquaintance with.
In a plain, humble, Christian way
the deacon is all sorts of a fool. Year
before last he took and rented a farm
from old man Bunk Weatherford for
three years hand runnin, and got it for
two bales of cotton n year. Along in the
Christmas aud New Year times this
year the old man Bunk o up a notion
that he wanted that farm to set out one
of his boys on, and he went over to see
the deacon and wanted to know OF him
what he would charge to give up the
place and move out. The deacon lowed
he had rented the place for three years
hand runnin and it belonged to him
for enc more year.
II will let you have it, Bunk, for eS-
actly what you let me have it, says
the deacon, land hat is two bales of
cotton. If it was worth that to you
it is worth that to me-
"But, Deacon" says Bunk, 1.-THE place
raley belongs to me. If you live here
this year you will owe me two bales Of
cotton, and if you don't live on the
place you won't W me nothin. But
l am willin to give you a little some
thin to pull out 10Y and quit ercn.'
But he couldn't make the deacon see
4 nat way. He helt out and stuck to
IT that the place belonged to him this
wear, and if it was worth two bales of
cotton to one man it was worth that
much to any other man that needed IT.
Consequentially old man Bunk had to
give up and quit, whilst the deacon
still lives n the same place.
Some ten or fifteen years ago the
deacon got tired farmin and took out
and quit. He put in and bought him
= big mule and a %one-horse wagon and
s..arted out to peddlin On TIN ware ana
crockery and chickens and eggs.
II can't make nothin at farInin,
Kufe,' says the deacon to me when
lie come along by IL house on his
i. st trip, 80 l come to the conclusion
that 1 mought maybe do better jest a
reddlin and pilferin around through
the country"
But the old man didn't stick to the
pcddlin business more than six months,
ard if he ever done anypilGerin to speak
Of it never did leak ont on him.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-11
"A Strange Pecurious WILL"

Three years ago last fall, to the best
Of my knowledge and belief, Col. Wasl,
Turner was gathered up to his fathers.
The day before he died he turned over
III his bed and called for a lead pencil
and wrote his last will. He wrote it on
the wall clost to his bed, which you can
read it for yourself if you ever go over
there to the old Turner place. And
this is what he wrote:
i leave everything 1 have got in this
world to my wife, Prudie Turner, so
long as she lives, and after hat to our
onlyest daughter, Bessie May ex-
cepting so acres of land and a pair of
mules for Dave Singleton. 1t is my
last dyin wish to be buried by the side
OF my dear departed friend, Bob Single
ton. WASH TURNER"
Some of the Turner kinnery tried
their level blamdest to make out like
Col. Wash was out Of his right mind, If
not plum crazy, when he wrote that
strange, pecurious will, so as they could
all have a finger in the dish. But no.
body else didn't believe that way. Col.
Wash Turner was buried accordin over
al old Mount Zion grave yard right by
the side of Bob Singleton. His will
stood fire and helt good, and all that he
had in the way of this worlds goods be-
longs to the Wilder Turner and Bessie
May and Dave Singleton.
Now since Dave and Hiss Bessie took
up q notion to mix clothes for life,
naturally of course them and the wild
der can go snooks and keep everything
In the family henceforwards and for
6 They are rale good people in
their way-the Turner'S and the Single.
tons are-and as to me I hope their
tribes will increase.
Such is life when we oncst get use to
it Time plays for rel and brings