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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

Bat where Is the man that can live with
out dining?
II there Is any one thing or collection Of
things Of material nature that our ati-
thor excels in describing It is good things
to eat-especialiy at Christmas time.
80 graphic. indeed. are some oe his gas
Economical or epicITean pictures that 20
the Imagination of a hungry man his sail
vary glands are sympataetically slim
uiated and. 20 use familiar phrase. the
mouth actually waters at tae mere descrlp-
ton
As an Illustration oc this witness the
Christmas dinner at Bob Cratchct's, where
the principal items III the menu are roast
goose ana plum padding for dessert
As "a contrast 10 this note the sumptuous
Christmas banquet at old Farmer War
det's where the immorta! pickwick
shines forth In all his glory~his blue eyts
beamlug through his spectac.es with kind
ness ana beDeV0!enCc on the whole human
race. The menu on this occasion might
Re extracted from the hill az fare az the
god az plenty IN the Christmas Carol"
"Hcapc1 on the floor n form q kind ~
taTone were turkeys. gees. yenison. game,
poultry. Drawn. great joints Of beef NUT
ton. sucking pigs. great links Of sausagos.
m!nce pies. plum pEd6inSs barrels Of oy-
sters, immense twelfth cakes. roSy-Chceksd
apples. luscious oranges cherry bounce.
Hip aud seething bowls of punch that male
tho chamber aim With its delicious steam.
On this IN easy state sat jol,y giant
glorious 20 see. who bore a torch not
unlike Plenty's horn ana held Il up high
% shed its Eeht on Scro0ge 80 he came
CroWhinS and creeping round the door"
What human heipg could have the capa-
city - enjoy all thls2 In striking con-
trast witness the following exquisite 81
sCrfption cf a poor mans dinner o. single
dish, showing how much more the poor
appreciate and enjoy their IittIe than the
rtea their plenty ana abundance.
In the Christmas story of ''I-he Chlmes."
that god daughter Meg brings - Der az
his dinner or ioaoh in basket.
Why. you DONE mean 10 say saia
Toby. looking curi0us.x AT the covered
tasket-'that Won
" 'Sfucu H. father dear. only smeU IL
Toby Was eo!ug = 49, Uu the eav.-
az oace BE "a great hurry. waeu II gaEly
'uterpo-ed her hana.
" No. no sall Meg Nth tae ets og q
chNt 'IerSthcn il u.st "A i'fe LIT Y1e
jus; itt 70 the Cn.rag-raT WHAT'S taat 90
'~I'~at.y took tae shortest possible SNIFF
~ see basket. and cr3eI out n rapt47e-
.Nhy. is hot"
'-l,s pa~u,nE hit. father: ia. rs: Is'~
s.at&..E Hot. Fut what 81 IL, fat1r~E
Come yon haven't F2se~se1 - At . .s ara
i ,ao-i o. .ok ut takIaE - o"t tt3 yat3 Dr.,
% War q. t.- 81 utCe ulo-e * t.e Govern.
use E-essr
.. Nre ~as ia perfect easas lbs. lie
.sst guess risst too sron.
NJ -anN1B}r TeHt. YGtrtnc a hand on
ea-s kr-e ara }--alsrx down * "a .ote
valT az taa basket. ts~ S-.0 or h.s
Wirh.~e5 f1~e expanding 4s u Ae el.e,&
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
b(gEAS' WORK FOR CHRISTMAS.
Kucb Of Our OGDEN appreciation OF the Worlds
Greatest Festal Day We Owe to the Great
Novelist; His Christmas Stories.

tae Kettle on the hob. playing a happy
cHef, as moral and enseH0ratlng agents IN
promoting the happiness % home. he
weaves & delightful romance Of love
hearth and home
It is not alone in the ideal that Dick
ems excels. bat ne has a pretty consider
able grip upon the solid ana substantial
things % hfe. and among these is & llYe.y
and highly appreciative estimate Of that
social. necessary and ever recurring ftluc-
ton happily described by owen Mere
dith:
We may live without books-what Is
knowledge but grievingH
We may live without hope-what "a hope
but ceceiying?
We may live without Ioye-what Is passion
but pinlngg
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
The Archbishop Got the Lady In.


We all know ths Archbishop or Canter-
bury as the strong man whose VIII IS Ike
iron. and M. A. p" tells a capital story
this week concerning this aspect OF Or.
Temples character. Some years ago he
was due 20 preach at a fashionable church
in Regent street. when, On arriving a. the
door OF the building. he was astonished 20
find Mrs A.. an intimate friend, n the act
Of returning TO her carriage.
What" asked DR.. Temple, '.golng
away" Only because 1 cannot obtain
admittance; this place IS go fun do you
really wish TO stay" Il came on pur-
said. and pressing through the crowd, the
strong figure OF the future archbishop was
soon before the headIe at the door. In the
blandest manner Dr. Temple said to that
functionary, who evidently did not know
him. You viii be so good as 70 give this
lady the best seat In the church." I'M
possible, SIR said the surprised beadle.
the church IS quite full" Dr. Temple
merely repeated his request. only more en-
phaticaly. Utterly impossible, SIR" re-
piled the guardian OF the door. 'T tell you
the church is quite fun" "Oh, but" was
the crushing rejoinder. II won't preach il
you don'tr' This threat q, once showed
the beadle how the land lay, and his man.
ner at once changed. "Oh! I beg vour
pardon, my lord" ne said This way.
ma am" and Mrs. \. secured a sea, in
the Churchwarden's luxurious empty pew.
while DR.. Temple preached one OF the best
sermons of his life.-St. James's Gazette.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
What Is a ignaturS.

When Constable was requested to put
his signature to one OF his pictures. he
answered: why. my dear Sir. ii IS signed
all over" Let the preacher preserve his
personality and his sermon also will be
signed all over" \ number Of Thack-
eray's pen-and-ink sketches were sold not
long since in London, and although they
bore no monogram or signature. no one
disputed their genuineness. y true preach
err also cannot be hid.
That which john had seen and with his
own hands handled OF tho Word Of Life
could never be TO any other person just
what il was TO him. a preacher who puts
himself into his sermon is as readily de-
tected In his sermon as anywhere else
Even his apprehension Of truth. his way OF
looking at 1t, his fashion Of delivering II.
is all his own. Let us repeat ii: his ser
mon will be signed al oyer."-Homiletic
Review.
No Lack of Admirers
New York Mall.
The Carolines are no wallfowers. those
d2skv bellies have several suitorS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
Lullaby.

'Hush-a-hy, baby. mamma Is nearl"
Wrote the poe,ess, lovely lines. telling
The motherly thoughts, tho beautiful
thoughts.
Which UP from her fond heart were
yelling
While two-foliar nurse. with bottles ana
things.
Was keeping her offspring from yellin0
Detroit Journal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

superduity comes soonest 10y white hairs
but competency lives longer.
But really. AS far as true happiness is
concerned. there is not 50 much DISPARITY
in human conditions as might be sup
posed IS the poet Pope says.
Condition. circumstance is not the thing,
hiss Is the same in subject as In king
Il may he said also that there is a law
OF compensation perva1lGg the vast realm
Of GODS providence IN which happiness Is
pretty equally melted out 10 the children
OF men. as they deserve.
This might be happily illustrated IN that
charming child character. poor cripp,e3
Industrious yet cheerful little Jenny Wren
the dolls dressmaker. II the following
BRIEF quotations il may be seen how
beautifully ard poetica.ly the author has
wrought cat for her a divine compohsa-
ton IN her Ideal children. birds and low
ers:
''I wonder how it happens that when
am at work sitting here through the long
summer hours alone. smell fiower4 |
smell roses TIL / think / see the rose
leaves lying in heaps-bushels on the
ground. I smell the white and pink May
in The hedges, ana all sorts of flowers
never was among. For ! have seen very
fcw flowers indeed in my life. And the
birds i hear All cried the little crea-
tu*e holding pp her hands ana looking
upward, how they sing Thor" was Some
thing In she face and action fs- the mo-
ment quite inspired and beautiful. >
'Arl the children ! uset1 to see very carly
IN the morning were @ tie IfGvrent from
any others 1 ever saW. They were like
ne-chiled anxious. beaten. anI they
were never ~ rain. Neither were
they Ike the children % thc ncighbarhooa
ThtE never made me tremh.e ~ setting
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

deception. II such IL can Be- cane!, ought
nor 10 Re kept Up after the children are
cd enough to coah, the existence Of the
ny hical oil Santa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

e-ta. by. sir" said the major. that
a-ss axe in history; that boy. sir is
~snr.aa production. '-Lom5Sy 81
So AS
.a.Ig leaves ~ purest green.
- fqa~ssr-44s feast IS bEavely ST.,
49, = INC earth ! %eeU
- countless Christmas guess are met.
= ssHhfs. voice of little Nell,
r ~. Thought az little Tin.
Rs eser n NE cl'iat1aaz bell
frs1.a the universal nysan.
- sgzsow - . great pane lies
as peus.e oFo"a. ~ thoughtful eyes;
e. nera5fy of a. great heart sw.ils
= aSsSgn where lis image dwel.s
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18

MUST SANTA CLAUS Go:

IRA GALE TOMPKINS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Great Cycling Contest.

OAKLAND, March 12.-The series of three team races between the Acme and Reliance club wheelmen, the first of which takes place at the Elmhurst Recreation Park next Sunday, the 18th inst, promises to be one of the greatest events in cycling this year.
 The fact that both the Acme and Re- lance clubs are among the foremost upon track and road and, therefore capable of putting up grand contest, will doubtless have a great deal to do with making this event popular one.
 The balance of the programme will be a ball game between the Elmhurst and Alameda city officials teams which should be a crackerjack. Tn their game with Piedmont Parlor last Sunday the Elmhurst nine showed conclusively what they are capable of, when, in the eighth inning, they won game that seemed lost beyond recall. Some old time fans who were present pro- nounced it one of the best games they had seen in years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
WILL TAKE OFFICE MONDAY.
The Incoming and Outgoing Farbor Commissioners

ment, one side of the thoroughfare from the foot of Clay street to Vallejo street was planted with trees. They have all f1ourished, and now in the spring and summer that section of street is the most pleasant spot on the front.
 Colonel Chadbourne was appointed by Governor Markham March 13, 1894, at which time c. F. Bassett was president of the board, and Daniel T. Cole the other commissioner. MT. Bassett was succeeded by E. T. Colnon of Stock ton as presiding officer. and year ago Major Harney took the seat vacated by MT. Cole. President Colnon was the first Democrat to assume control of af- fairs on the front under the Budd re- gime, and the appointment of MT. Her old makes the entire board Democratic.
 The commissioners will meet again Monday next, when Colonel Chad bourne will turn his seat over to MT. Herold, after which the business of the State will go on as though nothing had happened.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
Joint Committee of Arrangements
 Will Meet To-Day for Business.

OAKLAND, March 1.-The joint com mttees of the various organizations in terested in Memorial Day will meet to- morrow evening at Loring Hall; The or ganizations represented and their dele gates are as follows:
 Lyon Post No. S. c. A. R.-John c; Me Mullen, John A. Robinson and Calvin B.
 Appomattox Post No. 50, G. A R. Samuel F. Knight, H. Ham, William Err win, Charles Wilkins and Thomas Wool win.
 Porter Post No. -, G. A. R.-Frank w. Cushing.
 Mrs hy0f Louis shf5 FarTish TRipS Mrs. Mary E. Cole man and Mrs. Remillard
 Appomattox Relief Corps, Nc. 5, " E. Ellington and Mrs. I. E. Gibson.
 Phil Sheridan Circle No. 5, Ladies of the c. A. R.-Mrs. E: L. Wilson Mrs. M. the G. A. R.MMrs. Venice NJ. Gushing, Mrs Eliza A. Hull and Mrs. Hattie A. Shorkley.
 The New Ball League.
 OAKLAND, March 1.-The California Baseball League met tonight at the Re- liance Club. Representative Rucker of San Jose, Corcoran of Stockton, Donahoo of Fresno Martin of Sacramento, Ewing of Oakland and Bunker of San Francisco were present It was decided that games will be played at Elmhurst on Sunday mornings The California Market team will be in the league under the name of San Francisco. The Reliance team of last wear will be in under the name of Oak Iand. All the grounds of the above named towns have been assigned to the California League. The representatives appointed schedule committee and ad- journed. u,
 OAKLAND, March 1.-The evidence for inc prosecution was practically taken tbis morning in the Police Court in the case of c. NJ McHale, charged with vio- Iatine the Dool-selling ordinance, and the nase continued until the 18th for compe- ton. The postponement was due to the illness of McHale. The evidence. was con elusive that he had taken money on the Emeryville races and paid the bets on the odds the same as in other poolrooms, ex- cept that no tickets were issued
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
MRS. MILLER
 TOOK POISON Eugene Deuprey Refuses to Pay for the
 Doctor.
Details Were Demanded and Were Very Readily
 furnished.
The Lady Also Succeeded in Ests blishing a Scientific
 Record.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

90S Broadway, March II.
 The details of the suit brought against Eugene Deuprey by pr. F. E. Mccullough were made known to-day by the filing of an amended complaint in the Superior Court.
 pr. Mccullough says he would not have gone into details had the original complaint not been demurred to, but when particulars were asked they were forthcoming.
 The suit sets forth that several months ago pr. Mccullough was sum- moned personally by Eugene Deuprey to attend a lady, now known as Mrs. Mary Miller, who lived on Prospect ave nue. and who had taken poison. The case was a serious one and the doctor and the attorney watched over the lady for several hours. and when the incl dent was passed the doctor was re- ouested to keep the matter quiet, so he says.
 pr. Mccullough then presented his bill for s75, which, he says, is a very reasonable figure for the work per- formed and the successful result. Mrs. Miller had taken half an ounce of chlor- oform, according to the story told the doctor when he was engaged, but he now says that the result proved that she had swallowed a quarter of a pound of the drug. Dr. Mccullough says this is, he believes, a fact of scientific value for he does not know of any case on record In which such a large quantity was taken and the patient restored, and says that Mrs. Miller's life was only saved because of the large amount of food in the sto- mach.
 All these details would not have been known had Attorney Deuprey paid the bill, but he declined to do so, and suit was brought. and now the little mys- tery has all been cleared up.
 May Require New Jury.
 OAKLAND, March 11.-There is a pos sibility that the jury empaneled to try Supervisor Charles, Roeth, for, miscon- duct in office will be discharged and an- other one drawn. Juror Steinmetz of Alameda is in such condition that it may be a month or more before he can return. His wife Is also very ill To-day when the case was called by Judge Og- den for Judge Ellsworth, it was con- tinued until Tuesday, when the matter of discharging the jury will be settled.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12

Rudolph Herold Jr., who was ap
 pointed by Governor Budd at the last session of the Legislature a Harbor Commissioner, and which appointment
 was ratified by the Senate, received from Governor Budd yesterday his cer- tificate of office, and he will on Monday next take the seat vacated by Colonel Chadbourne, whose term expires on that day.
 Justice Henshaw of the Supreme Court. hearing that his friend had re- ceived his credentials, visited MT. Her. old, and honored him by administering the oath of office. The ceremony was witnessed by friends of the new Harbor Commissioner, and at it's conclusion he invited them to the San Francisco Club where they sat down to an informal lunch. Seated at the table were Gov ernor James H. Budd, w. w. Foote, H. F. Fortman, Major Mclaughlin and J. D. Spreckels.
 The health of the new Harbor Com- missioner was toasted with bumpers of
 wine and best wishes for his success in his new office were offered.
 Colonel Forrest s. Chadbourne is one of the best commissioners that ever looked after the interests of San Fran cisco,s water front. He has attended to his duties in season and out of season. and it is due to him that a start has
 been made in the improving of the ap- pearance of East street. AS an experi-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Golden Jubilee of Missions.

OAKLAND. March 11.-Rev s. l.. Bald win, D. D.. and his wife returned rom in attendance upon the Golden Jubilee Of the Methodist missions in that country. For twenty years this couple labored Tn twenty years they have been at home owing to i'll health. Sunday evening Pr
 First Methodist Episcopal Church. and his wife that of the Eighth Avenue Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Both are pleas ing speakers with fund of valuable in- formation, that will be as entertaining as instructive.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12

office. where complete sets of charts ana sail ing directions of the world kept hand for comparison and reference and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to o,t commerce.
 The time ball on top of the building on Teie- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal
 A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time giving the error. # any Ia published the same day by the afternoon papers. and by the morning papers the foEo 2 ing day. W. s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant IT S N in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Intercollegiate Basketball.

BERKELEY, March 1L.-Negotiations for an intercollegiate basket ball contest between co-eds of Berkeley and Stanford are still pending. The team managers could not agree last Saturday on wher9 girls warting to play in an open field while the Berkeley co-eds insisted in playing in building and before fenl;- nine audience only One of the varsity nine declared to-day, however, that in all probability Stanford will give in and that an indoor contest between the two teams will take place in the near future.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Driven to Crime bv Poverty.

OAKLAND, March 11-Albert Luck hardt, a married man with two young children, was arrested to-day by Detect graphic supply stores of B. Y. Morris and Francis & Leet. He is a sufferer from consumption: 33 years of age, and de en, dL tered Morris place and took goods whch he sold to Francis & Leet. He then en- tered the iatter's stsre and stole from them. He confessed his guilt to-day, stating that poverty drove him to IL.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
SAVING THE RECORD.
Major Woodward Starts Out to Fill
 Scrap-Book.

OAKLAND, March 11.-Major Wood ward says that the Grand Jury is now through with him. He is not altogether displeased with his recent experience. ana says he has learned much that will be or value to him in the future.
 The major has been the subject or so much notoriety in the press lately that he is anxious to preserve it. and to this end he has obtained a large scrapbook and has pasted in it all the clippings and H. lustrations relating to the recent incl- dents in connection with fixing water rates The new Councilman is also study ing water rates from all points of view, as any man in the United States when he votes next February on water rates for the last time.
 Next tuesday some more members or the solid six will be given an opportunity to talk to the Grand Jury.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Sounds the Alarm.

Snow has prepared a statement for the Council in which he shows that if the Council does not make some change in proposed plans there will be deficit of $l5 ,6O0 at the end of the fiscal year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
Rodgers Secures an Attorney.

OAKLAND, March n.-W. F. Rodgers, who was locked up week ago for having used knife on his brother-in-law, w. H, Weeks, on the train while returning from the funeral of his sister, Mrs. W. H. Weeks, has retained an attorney and will be represented in the probate of Mrs Weeks will in San Francisco. The eS- according to the will. Rodgers is to have half. Rodgers wife is dangerously III and he is trying hard to get out on bail.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-12
FALLS BACK
 ON WOOLSEY Dr. Cham berlain Talks Plainly on Water
 Matters.
Saws He Cannot Understand the Appointees of the
 Mayor.
uis Iarouaoe Provokes a Warm Discussion in the Health
 Board.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 sos Broadway, March Il.

sos Broadway, March Il.
 Water and politics were curiously mixed at the meeting of the Board Of Health this evening. At the previous two meetings there was some warm discussion over the position of the board in regard to the rival water con- panies. and Dr. Chamberlain intimated that the reports condemning one of the systems were not put forth disin- terestedly by the other members of the board. The inference of Dr. Chamber lain was that the Oakland Water Com- pany was altogether too much in favor with the board, and that facts did not justify the report.
 pr. Chamberlain was scored by the board, and tonight he went to the meeting prepared with few facts that he claimed justified his contention that the members appointed by Mayor Thomas had been doing politics rather than hygienics.
 Dr. Chamberlain is the only member of the five that does not owe his posi- tion to Mayor Thomas. He read the following explanation to the board: