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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
WAS IT ANDRES BALLOON?
A WANDERER OF THE SKIES CARRY
ING TWO MEN SEEN IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

About p. day between the 4th 7th of
office where I my wife, who Informed Mrs.
over the from Upon asking my wife if
she also had it she replied she had but while
walking in front Of the office Sullivan
(wfe of the companys bIacksmith) standing
of the tents occupied by the Sullivan family looking
in the sky in southerly direction, and noticed that
Mrs. Sullivan called her daughter, q young of
about is Of who her side and looked
in the direction indicated Both mother and daughter
peared watch the object for several minutes they having
turned their faces from southery direction
erly Mrs. Sullivan called later and asked Mrs Hob
if she had the balloon in the day called
Mrs. Sullivan and describe
had seen which she did follows:
" While looking the hydraulic bank (pointing
in southerly drecon) noticed round graylooking
object in the sky continued watch it appeared
get larger it descended. could objects
much smaller apparently suspended the larger
above 1t continued descend until could plainly
object a a large basket hanging
forth very direction (pointng
ery toward the Of Quesnee Lake, and began
ascend then called daughter, pointing
the balloon her watched it rapidly until
appeared in easterly direction
II asked Mrs Sullivan if she had a balloon
before, and she replied that she had small
Miss Sullivan corroborated her mothers statement
from the time her attention called the balloon until
it disappeared.
Both Mrs. Sullivan and her daughter intelligent
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only in things which are not of the
surface, but which belong to the inner.
more hidden life-the things that are
characteristic of the Jew, and differ
entiate him from his surroundings
where the difficulty exists, because
early Impressions inherited pretudices,
as well as church theories, have cast
their shadows over the Jew, and free
dom of mind to penetrate them is not
at the command of everybody.
Gadding about the Jewess should
not; but visiting the sick she ought to
as often as her time permits, and not
oftener than is good for the sick and
pleasing to his people. She knows from
her morning prayers that bikkur
kholim Visiting the sick) is counted
among those good works, which,
though not altogether unrewarded In
this present life, yet can receive their
full guerdon only in the life to come:
because 1T is of too spiritual a nature
for the gross senses in which the soul
is encased here. This service of love
the wealthieSt should receive and ac-
cept just like the poorest.
To the JeWess these and a vast store
of like rules are living truths. BY
their light she chooses her paths and
guides her steps; and in them she feels
the presence of God, the authority of
his law, and the sanction of the gener-
ations that have gone before her. They
are her support in the day of trial,
when she has to endure the chasten-
ings of the Lord.
She shares the weaknesses of female
nature, and has her own besides. Mar
row-mindedness superstition, fanatic
ism, quarrelsomeness, jealousy are
faults which are favored by her condi-
tions, but, to my mind, are not peculiar
to her, and as they are things which
are unpleasant to speak about 1 leave
them on one side.
Is this picture of the modern Jew
ess as we'll as of the old-fashioned? -?
Not altogether. Times change, and we
with them-this saying applies to the
Jewess also. What I have said of her
is true in every detail, but is to be
found in our day only where the tra-
dititional Judaism is still maintained
in all its ancient rigor, and the COM
parative seclusion of womankind to the
home and the immediate neighborhood
still continues.
RABBI GUSTAV GOTTHEfL.
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Rev. John Hall.

xE must, indeed, be a prejudiced or
n blinded investigator who is not
able to find innumerable and un-
deniable evidences of the steady
growth of the Christian religion and
the gradual surrender of the world
to the spirit and the standards of
Jesus Christ.
Our civilization advances as the
teaching of the once despised Naza-
rene is adopted as the basis of doctrine
and ethics. What has been accomplish
ed for Occidental nations during the
last 1900 years is now being repeated
among the Oriental peoples as they
accept the Gospel conception of right
and wrong. The words of Jesus are
the vital factors in human progress.
There is no doubt but that a virile
Christian civilization will be able to
train and control it's own giant prog
eny. The survival of the fittest and
the evolution of thergood are persist
emily and patiently Fastening the day
when every knee shall bow and every
tongue. confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord.
The glad song of the angels is echo
ing throughout the earth. 1t is like a
great orb whose burning brightness is
beating back the shadows of error and
tradition and paganism. In the radia-
tions of the Peace on earth, good will
toward men, the blossoms of the Cos
pei truth burst forth with exquisite
beauty and fragrance. Among truly
Christian nations the equality of men
is more and more acknowledged; the
imperial magnificence of intellect is
recognized; human life is more highly
valued; womanhood is gallantly hon
ored and protected; cruel and san
philanthropy carries forward it's bene-
ficent humanitarian enterprises; chill
cent humanitarian enterprises; chill
dren are educated and priced and ar
mics and bloodshed are surrendering
to arbitration and diplomacy, and the
day is rapidly advancing when
Peace. unweaponed. conquers
Every wrong
DIR. CHARLES E. LOCKE.
Central Methodist Church.
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ing round as cheap as dirt, and soap
and matches and kerosene could be
had almost for the asking. We used
to weigh in any copra that was
brought, no matter how green it was,
and at last things got SO bad that the
natives wouldn't even take the trouble
to dry their copra at all. And the
worst of it was that, seeing how
things was going, they took to compar
ing our scales, and neither of us dared
give less than the full weight for the
copra they brought.
How long this would have lasted I
don't know, but the merchants in Apia,
hearing what was going on, gave us a
pretty straight hint that we weren't
to play ducks and brakes with their
goods any more. Either we must CO.
operate or else clear out of the island
and make room for men who could
trade on more friendly terms.
$50 Jim and 1 had to shake hands
over 1t, and we then and there formed
a mutual combination against native
tricks and dodgery, which has endured
ever since, neither one of us trying to
get the better of the other.
soon after 1 settled here" Tom
went on, IAN old Dutchman came down
from Apia What the deuce he want
ed in these islands 1 cannot tell, for he
couldn't speak a word Of English. The
only thing he had with him was a
splendid tool chest, full of the most
beautiful tools l ever saw. He kept it
covered with green baize, too, and car
ried it about on his back just as I've
seen Italians do with their barrel or
gans when l was lad in the old coun-
try.
Nothing would induce him to part
from his treasured tools. 1 kept him
at my place for few days, trying to
get some sense out of him, but it was
no use. Then he strapped his. chest on
his back and started out to walk
across the island. Our roads are
pretty rough about here, and the same
afternoon some natives came in with
a long story about a strange white
man who was lying on his back a few
miles off, cursing to himself and ges-
ticulating in the most violent manner.
The Samoans, being gentle in their
ways, were afraid to go near the fell
low, SO they came to me for help.
Just where the road crosses a high
stone wall 1 found my Dutchman on
his back, reclining on his precious tool
chest. His face was purple with rage,
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tabled golden looking
battlehags
OF lie word
civilization Christian science
diffusion Christ created and sanctfed philanthropy He
He
shall people" FATHER McGLYNN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Rev. William Roder.

n LORIA in Excelsis is the title OF
Ez what was, in early centuries of the
" Christian church, morning hymn,
and which has since been used in the
Greek, Latin and other churches. II
had its origin in the song OF the angels
on the birth of the Redeemer, an
nounced by them to the shepherds of
Bethlehem. Fallen angels tempt by
falsifying. But these were of the heav-
enly host, and they made a statement
which the shepherds verified, and an
nounced, and for which they glorified
God. The Messiah they could pro-
nounce to have been born. Some make
the words expressive of three ideas
glory to'Deity, peace on earth and good
will to men. Others, with some show
of evidence, reduce the phrases to two
ideas, namely: Glory to God, and on
earth peace to men of His good will.
The practical truths contained in the
words are not much affected by the
difference in rendering, and they are
comforting and glorious. Let us rever-
emily study their meaning.
Sin made the race on earth the enc
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you and you've got a boat to build,
Iii sell it for $45, cash down. Mind
you, L cont guarantee any of the
tools "
oh, know what they are replied
Jim. I've seen them often enough
HE was too pleased with his bargain
to think of looking in the chest again,
and he rolled home. chuckling to him
self. He sent the money right away,
and his boys hung the heavy chest on
a pole and carried it to his house.
II knew there would be trouble soon,
but 1 was prepared for it. Jim took all
the afternoon to sleep off his liquor,
but next morning came over In a furi-
Gus rage.
I" Where's those TOOLS he shouted,
you old scoundrel?'
Didn't you get the chest I asked,
quite calmly.
"'of course 1 did, but where's the
tools?'
oh, the TOOLS I answered; they
were in it. L told you 1 wouldn't guar
antee them. by the by how old did
you say that port of yours WASP
" Not old enough for you, you thief.
Wait until next year and I'll get even
with you!'
But he didn't" concluded Tom,
chuckling. I'VE made it up soon
after" Then a melancholy look over
shadowed his face. New Years was
soothing in those days." he added,
with a sigh. I'VE had something with
a feel in it to drink And now He
turned the oocoanut shell out of which
he had been drinking kava upside down
and glanced at the bowl in which this
delectable beverage was brewed, with a
look of supreme contempt.
J. F. ROSE-SOLEY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

- HE Geographical Society of the Pacific watching
for any cews which may lead to the finding
fessor Andree, off for the pole July
Last a report reached society that
balloon had been Quesnelle Lake, Cariboo
district, B. August Letters of inquiry
this point the mails irregular up during
winter, 10 reply arrived till yesterday.
Professor Davidson Mr.. Lund. the Consul for
Sweden Norway think the story very
eral reasons.
Six months ago the society UP Bering and
Arctic large number Of wood balloon
tribution the whalers and sealing
had on the reverse side in English brief
Andrees objects and give him such assistance
he might wish 1t thought that balloon might
drift Alaskan But few hazarded supposi-
ton that it could far south the Frazer
country
The first report to the society stated that
scendng when the observers object they
not tell what thrown from began ascend
hoated off northeastward.
This would take it toward the Hudsons Bay region,
where the only habations widely separated posts
of the Hudsons Bay Company.
Following is the reply to the socety's inquiry:
"CARIBOO HYDRAULIC MINING COMPANY G4imited)
QUESNELLE FORKS, b. c., Dec T. 1897
"T F. Trenar Esq. Assistant Secretary of the
Geographical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco
Cal. = Dear Sir: Yours the 22d inst referring
to the balloon claimed seen in the
air at the Horsey hydraulic mine in British by
Mrs Sullivan and her daughter noted. In re-
ply will state that my information is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
ALEARNED BARBER.

We have a barber in San Francisco
that, in his own estimation at least,
is superior to his profession. The dis
coyery of a sure dandruff eradicator
gained him the title of Doctor" and
as such he is always addressed and is
generally known. This barber claims
TO be much better educated than most
of those who follow the trade, and it
is the delight of his friends to spring
unon him some multipolysyllabic
word.
Some idea Of the Doctors superior
Qualifications can be gathered from
the reply he made to a customer who
asked him once "Well, Doctor, has
your brother returned from Sacra-
mento YETI"
NO" was the reply, "he don't
went
A customer the other day found the
Doctor in an unusually depressed
condition of mind. Everything had
gone wrong with him and ne was
loudly complaining of his untoWard
fate. Doctor" exclaimed the Gus
toner, ''you are pessimistic to-day.
mo, I amt. either" protested the
Doctor, ''I amt had a sick day for
four years"
Once, when discussing some ques-
ton of law or morals with the Doctor,
customer, upon malice intent, sud-
denly rose in his chair and exclaimed:
Doctor you sare a transubstan-
nationalist. and don't you deny it."
Standing first upon one foot and
then upon the other, the Doctor puzl
zled his brains for awhile and at last
s11ccumbed. Brown" he sighed,
that gets me-"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Fother McGlynn

HERE is more peace and less war
In the world now than formerly.
The doctrine Of brotherhood is the
most popular doctrine in civics and re-
hgion. It is expressed in a deeper So
claI consciousness, in greater passion
for humanity, missionary enterprises,
socialism and charities. It's most no
table political manifestation has been
in the recent efforts toward interna-
tional arbitration between England
and America and the desire in our own
country for the amicable adjustment
of labor difficulties.
The peace congresses and public sen
timent, both in England and America,
the apparent trend of thought in all
the great journals of the world, and
as seen in the public utteranees Of rep
resentative men, all point to the real
ization of Tennyson's divine dream.
When the war drums throb no longer,
And the battle flags are furled
In the Parliament of man
The federation of the world
I do not believe the world is growing
worse. The path of progress however,
has not been straight as an arrow flies,
but zigzag as a ship sails. Sometimes
the direction is contrary, but on the
whole the world has made progress in
the direction of the greater ideas.
The revolutionary ideas struck out
BY Christ are lodging in the worlds
heart. Chief among these is peace.
Conquest by force is growing more
and more to be recognized as bar
barrie.
Christmas is a prophecy. It predicts
the reign of Christ in the world. The
overture of angels was the heavenly
assurance of the reign Of the universal
love. Every social problem is solved
in the realization of the Christmas
doctrine of peace. We are in unrest.
1 do not believe the vast majority of
people are happy. The battle for bread
and struggle for place, the restless
hurrying to and fro, the destructive
power of poverty and disease and
death all contribute to the worlds wor-
ries, but I do believe that there is be-
ing wrought out for US a greater
glory.
1 do not believe the trend is away
from the theology of Christmas. On
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
THE JEWESS OF TO-DAY.

1t is difficult for the Christian to
understand the Jew; it is more diff
cult still for him to understand the
Jewess. Men, being more largely in
the same fields of practical pursuits,
naturally find many points of contact.
There being but one commerce for all
merchants, one practice for all law
yers, one science for all students, those
who engage in any of these vocations
are rubbed, sometimes beaten. into
some sort of similitude, and they know
beforehand just what they have to ex-
pect under given circumstances. It is
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and to be positive that the object they OBJ
served moving rapidly through the sky balloon
and while disposed to believe their statement 1
that there other in the vicinity who
the balloon its appearance in the region could be
confirmed beyond reasonable doubt. made inquiries of
number Of Harpers about four miles south
Of Horsefy, if they had either heard of balloon
being seen but had either heard of it.
MIR. Newson may be able to give you the
the balloon noticed.
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"I inclose you photograph Of the Horsefy Mining
Company's camp The marks approximately the
position of Sullivan and daughter when the
balloon observed and the dotted lines in the sky the
balloon, described Mrs Sullivan
it descended and ascended it passed east.
THE geographical position of the Horsefy Hydraulic
Mining >ompanys the side of the Horsefy
River about four miles north of the confluence Of the
Little Horsehy River and miles above Quesnele
Lake, latitude 20 longitude 30 Cariboo dis
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trict, British Columbia. See official
map of B. c., 1893.
"The blacksmith, NJ. Sullivan, and
family have removed to the Fifty nine
mile House. Should you desire to COM
nlunicate directly with them their ad-
dress would be Clinton, 3. =. Very
truly yours,
~. B. HOBsON.. Manager"
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

The odium attached to the sobriquet
of blue stocking as applied to learned
women's attire is a thing Of the past, a
fact which the skeDtical can easily
verify by attending any of the various
public women's meetings and noting
For himself how charmingly and be
comingly the executive officers as a
rule are coiffed and gowned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

BY the aid of old manuscripts at
Paris, Vienna, Venice and Nunich, NJ.
Berthelot maintains that the invention
of gunboats and armor- protected guns
is as old as the fifteenth century
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-02
TACK SOATTBRER CAUGHT.
Wheelmen Give thu Miscreant
Sound ThraAhing.

For the past two or three days wheel
men have been trouble with punctured
tires on the Boulevard, caused by tacks
which are scattered over the road. Orient
avenue seems to be the worst spot of
any for over a thousand tackc were
found scattered across the road from
curb to curb last Tuesday evening. The
road was very dark that night, because
the electric lamps failed to work, and
more than a dozen punctures resulted.
The police have been told about it, and
are keeping a sharp lookout for any per-
so so maliciously inclined as to throw
lacks on the road The wheelmen, too,
were keeping a sharp eye for any such
rascal and last night they were fortunate
enough as to catch a young fellow DELHI
erately dumping boxes of tacks out on the
roadway. Several wheelmen jumped off
their wheels and chased the fellow up
Boyd avenue to Bergen, to catch him and
give him a good thrashing. They would
have taken him 70 the station house but
they were afraid that some ore would
steal their wheels. Whether the fellow
is employed by some proprietor of a re-
pair shop is not exactly known, but 1t
looks very much that way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-02
STOLE HER OWN CHILD.
The Ex-Mrs. GannOn Takes Hel
Daughter from Her Husbands HOms

1ho EX-NUrSs GaARuOH AaAcs "Oa
Daughter from Her Husbands HOms
Two months ago Counselor John F
Marion procured for James j. Cannon, q
clerk in the New York Postofice, who
resided at No. 27 Bay street, this city
an absolute divorce from his wife Kate
on the grounds of unfaithfulness. In the
decree Cannon was given the custody OF
his six-year-old daughter Katie. Gan
non made frequent demands upon his for.
mer wife for the child, but she stoutly re-
fused to surrender it.
Last night cannon, accompanied by Con-
stable Hogan, went to Mrs. Gannon's
house and took the child by force. The
mother became hysterical and made q
big fuss. She screamed, attempted te
hug her husband, implored him not te
many things that had no effect whatever
upon Cannon. The child was taken to
G~annon's house at Jersey avenue ano
Eighth street, and given in charge of his
housekeeper.
to business his divorced wife appeared al
the house and begged the housekeeper te
let her see her child. The h~ousekeepei
refused for a time but finally gave IN and
returned mother and daughter mad disap-
peared. Mrs. Cannon was last seen go
ing in the direction of the Erie ferry at
the foot of Pavoni avenue.
The police were notified but Mrs. can
non had escaped to New York with the
child.
Cannon was notified, and he requested
the New York police to arrest MRS Can
non at once. The mother is supposed to
have gone to the home of relatives in the
lower section of New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-02
CLOUDS BREAKING AWAY.
Prospects That Zion Evangelical
Chureh,s Trouble VIII he Settled.

It looks at the present time as though
the trouble between Pastor William
Sanft of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, in Greenville, n Mrs. Lamcken
and her daughter would be shortly set
tied, as neither of the parties concerned
will say anything more concerning the
matter. Mrs. Lamcken, when seen, last
evening, refused to say anything further
than that it was all over, as far as she
was concerned, and that she was going
to let the matter drop. This is regarded
by some as the termination of the trouble,
but whether it is or not will be definitely
settled when the Board of Directors of
the church meet shortly. It is thought
that the matter will be brought up and
caused trouble enough among the con-
gregation.
So far no more designations have been
sent In as was threatened a day or so
ago. The pastor Of the church says he
has nothing more to say in the matter;
but one who was a member of the church
and who was among the first to resign
when the difference arose. said:-"Pastor
Sanft is wrong in this matter, and be-
fore he went to see Mrs. Lamcken he
had conferred with the majority of the
Board of Directors. 1t will be remem-
bered thai after Pastor Sanft a been
to see Mrs. Lamcken the Board of Dr.
rectors passed a resolution requiring Mrs.
Lamcken to apologize to Pastor Sanft or
have her name stricken from the roll.
Another peculiar feature of the matter
is tina one of the Board of Directors, a
relative of one of the young men who
went OF the trip to Lake HOpateong, on
July 8 last, voted against his relative and
Miss Lamcken and sustained the pastor"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-02
AN ENJOYABLE OLAMBAKE
M. #. Glankmeyer Association Eats
Coed Things at Armbrusterss.

~ A14Se
Coed Things at Armbrusterss.
The M E. Blankmeyer Association of
New York visited Armbruster's Green
vile Schuetzen Park, yesterday after
noon, and partook of a genuine Rhode
Island clambake. They were about one
hundred and fifty in number, n the
way in which the good things disappear
ed was a caution.
The preparation Of g clambake is very
interesting. First about thirty stones,
which are called niggerheads, are placed
on the ground in an oval shape, and then
a pile of wood about ten feet high is
placed on top of the stones and set on
fire. After the wood has burned for
about an hour, 1t is scattered and raked
away from the stones, which have be-
come almost red hot. On top of these
stones the clans, crabs, mussAs, lob
sters, potatoes and almost all the other
edibles are placed in separate cheese
cloth bags. Then comes a layer Of sea
grass on top of the bags; then a large
canvas covering is placed over he lot,
and on top of the canvas another layer
of sea grass is placed. After this is done
the edibles are allowed to steam for about
two hours, when they are carefully re-
moved from the bags and placed on the
tables. The clambake yesterday was a
very successful one in every respect.
After eating, the members INDUCED In
shooting and bowling, for which prizes
geometry street, made a remarkable record
at the park the day before, on a six
hundred foot range. He placed twenty
each other and not one failed to hit the
bullSeye.