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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

It a @ @ H0 paid attention to M Tee first thng y for pd bis 4esd m S @ he I as that ey na ay the on % the
 Men bafs 1g the ba9bsed a
 no M for fs f o the hGHeEsa Baetn 'Re s's hummed like a hive with
 pTss P s bsle s % Rico and twG at o1s perhaps RPS air was electric With presage of disaster Gaylord ate not thgg h had not done since returned PoH5 oP itself f his diae with of the ood So & they I the of the S sheriG~ho drank as anybody Tdesdsn g0bt @ Wsted gas2 in and liquid to him. while he came in from anteroom to One dinner was given Rico which PenniIsss to be such the week before The food they ate was 4o o
 The days @ Mr ae a aea a the PS guaranteed the purchase of siver aboat aGTd hs ea to s'u00s with the 0o sns
 I'm done for" he said, cleaned out. subbs But 0d ee t9 oa If 5 m fngy gG @ @ se 6roqght here and share m. fortunes t6ey'n be misfortunes from this time on for while; don 0qSno Whse s' WY ss' how pSasfns ahS % @ Now, what will you do? I'm with you, Stubbs Say your sayn .o,o, , It, .,o.o
 isortunes there's respectable place in bar ber's shop that will be and I'll be better there I'd be burden to you. sir but I'll be we'll pro to hGg at Se
 The tears in Gaylords eyes in second
 ''No Stubbs, shan't need assistance, hope But if do I'll ask for 1t and be proud toand there there many reasons why the sooner get from
 That night Thaddeus Gaylord left Denver. stubbs his masters old apartments at the Brown when little knock at the door He opened it to the lady of the miniature really gone?" She in her hand which stubbs was in his departed patrons handwriting
 'sHe gone, madam said Stubbs lowing profoundly
 She walked and forth in the room in apparent
 You are his man?" she asked at length, stopping and facing Stubbs.
 q am, I be of service to let m know, ma'am. I'm sure Mr. Gaylord would wish me to dc anything in my powernSr-or his fana has just when I needed him most. l do not know what do-what to. do-what to do!" She
 Wont you tell what can do for you, ma am. There certainly somethingrsS
 Lsten! she said drawing the valet and looking at him eyes. I have terrible to say that you will hardly believe me! No knows yet-not a soul. As found it out locked the door and came here. ran all the way knew the number his room and I right here-and he is gone had note saying he was going but thought might get here time Do know what has happened? for human sympathy-'my poor father has killed him. self!'
 the proper and send for her carriage her safe home. He teegrams after the departing train which his patron had gone but no
 The death of George bowman attracted but little at-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

~ OMB on. Bingo- that's good
 fellow. Step out lively, now
 Oh. confound it all! Why can't
 /you keep those legs of yours
 where they belong? Mules ain't In 1t with dogs for all-around obstinacy and chuckle- headedness."
 The gate was ajar and I pushed it a trifie wider open and looked in. be- held a rather large inclosure, bounded on one side by a low shed, divided into small stalls, with a paSsageWay at one end of the structure which led into a smaller yard, the back yard Of the building and stable situated on the cor ner of the avenue.
 Just across from me there were tWo men and a half-groWn boy, long, low sled. laden with a miscellaneous col lection of old junk, and Very-mucn- ashamed of f-himself-lOoking dog, appa- rently inextricably tangled up in lot of canvas straps. The dog looked en- barrassed and apologetic; his wet plIik tongue hung Imply from his 1nanely prinning jaws. and the end of his bushy tail wagged feebly in would-pe propitiation, but he did not appear either conscience stricken or alarmed Evidently the accident which had nap pened to him was one which mlght happen to any other fellow under sim
  would rather 1t had not occurred, as IL was unpIeasing to be placed in rid iculouS position, even temporarily, ne did not feel that it was at all serious or that it would entail any dlsagreeaDle consequences to himself.
 l glanced at the sign on the gate "Klondike dogs for sale" and under stood the matter at once. This was a training school for canine burden bear CTS preparatory to their departure for Alaskan service, and Bingo, the am1a- bIe but awkward, was taking les son in the art of wearing harness and dragging sledges.
 Some of the dogs, of which at least 2 dozen were sitting or lying in the stalls sleepily blinking in the sunshine or watching Bingo's misadventures with an overdone affectation of lack of personal interest therein, gave tongue at sight of me and forced me into sudden prominence. I introduced myself and was made welcome, the overgrown boy, however, bashfully disappearing as I entered.
 "It may be fun to see folks train dogs" said the man who from his srfny and perspiring appearance was evidently the Rarey of the occasion, "but 1t ain't fun to do it. Look at me now''-he was dusty from head to foot-''that there dog" indicating Bingo who had taken his tongue in in honor of my advent and accepted a pat on his rough head graciously, dragged me straight round the yard at the end of his rope like a feather when l first took him out just because he felt fresh and lively, and now he can't go six steps in harness without trying to turn round and go backward for a change. He'd ought to have a good wallOping, that's what he had,'
 The other man, the ringmaster, as it were, good-looking young fellow in a business suit and an apparently ever blooming smile, laughed pleasantly. You'd be the last one to give 1t to him, Jim," he said, flor you know too much to ruin invested capital in any such way. Do you know''-this to me that the man who tries to train dog
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H
 respect in which he resembled Lochinvar. h. TE deed, the points of dissmiarity noticeable. He had no fair Ellen; his steed, a l1nctty little A X mountain animal, far being the
 all the wide border, and, naturally, he did not bring it with him to Chicago
 What he did bring was bulging pocketbook Not knowing exactly what do with the he bought astonishing of gay linen and scandal ized discreet neghborhood by sending quantities American beauties Haddon Worcester, whom he had Denver whose husband had interests Identical with his own in certain mining ventures Worcester somewhat annoyed by these attentions but understanding that they only part of the habtual exuberance by which Thaddeus Gaylord dis tinguished, she accepted them with patience
 He insisted that she should lunch with him at his hotel and she consented but just she leaving her house to keep this appointment woman alighted from ca satchel and guitar case in hand and presented herself at Mrs. Worcester's door,
 the quiet little face of the girl T thought you were due for week yet Surely said commencement day 1 tired to wait for comnencement said the 7Sss 5Hst like your m0thsfwheh makes you even more
 But I must tell you why have hat on I'm in from from DenveG @ 6 Th8 friend of of M ste My My an hour later Thaddeus Gaylord took her pable little
 I fa 5 snd Mrs aq he M honored He led the way to the dining room
 5 6 1nd % oa His He to be and ntTactabe blue and full of frankness sTsy TssRsss ss prouberances on them, which indicated tlfa he knew h the aS aRe s no s t miner and sensitive. bore marks of exposure
 tery the conversation interesting that mum se e qf eer as ae of o5 over their d
 After luncheon Gaylord called for the best rig in the t than his jocund spirit appeared to undergo some trans
 That hearse. said he to the attendant '1s intended .'Yes sir. | quite the thing have
 Mr Reynolds said Gaylord to the clerk q asked for rig to take two ladies riding didn't ask
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Months Spent in Coaxing Them to Pull a Sled, Eat One Scant Meal a Day and
 Wear Pads on Their Feet

for either tricks or work makes a fool of himself and spells his pupil com pletely. if he strikes him blow? Dogs simply won't learn that way.
 I looked at Bingo and his companions in captivity with new interest and admiration. In these days of driving and being driven it Is pleasing thing to find something that is not amenable to the usual law of painful compuislon, even if the exception to the rule be but mongrel dog.
 How do you manage them, then? I asked, and Jim, busy, with the snarl of straps and buckles and dogs legs, came into the conversation with a wrathful snort.
 You have to have the patience of a dozen Jobs,' he said, and you take your temper out in swearing. If you hit 'em a lick they'll lie right down in the harness and stay there; you can't get 'em on their feet again to do any good that trip. And the worst of it is that they put the hurt and the new ex- pertinent together in their minds, and they'll always hate the harness after ward and act like sin in it"
 We've trained eighty-fve dogs so far" said the smiling boss and we haven't turned out a balky one in the whole lot, but it has turned Jim gray headed to wrestle with them. Mongrels the long haired ones are the best for the business, for they are always stronger and healthier than pure blooded close bred dogs, but there's all kinds of dispositions among them, and what goes with one don't go with the next one. In the first place you've got to make them understand clearly just what you want of them, and some are xrarIy 6I1ll Of 0oronrphanCiOT1 Worry got to make it perfectly plain to them, and show them over and over; coax them a little at first, and praise them when they do the right thing.
 First we get them so that they will wear a harness peaceably, without. try ing to turn somersaultS or chew the whole business into ShoeStrings. Then we hitch a plank or piece of wood to the traces, and then the fun begins. Some of them seem to think that they've got a tin can or something of the kind tied to their tails, and they simply go crazy, but others are more sensible. We have a rope or chain around their necks, you see," waving an illustrative hand to- ward Bingo, who was by this time trOt- ting pleasantly along beside the per spring Jim, and we walk along with them. Sometimes we have to pull them a bit, and sometimes we hold piece of meat in front of their noses. Some way or other we get 1t into their heads that we want them to go along and drag things afterthem, and it isn't very long before they do it all right"
 "But they are whipped up in Alaska, '' said I, remembering some of the grue- some stories of cruelty which have thawed out and fioated down to us, and the smiling young man shrugged his shoulders deprecatingly
 There are brutes and fools every where" quoth he, oracularly. "I have known of men beating horses to death right here in San Francisco, but all the same that isn't the best way to get good work out of them"
 And then, being a person of tact, he turned my attention to more agreeable things. He personally conducted me
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
THE STEP JHA]
 MADE JIM A HERMIT.

with bread and butter; at another something to put in his sack; and by the time his last visit is made his full sack contains enough in quality and variety to keep him through the week.
 One would think this o4d man lone some. Not so, for although he seldom speaks to any one except on his regu- lar visits he finds much to occupy his mind His dog, which guards the hut day and night, and his books are his daily companions.
 'I have no name now," he said in an- swer to a question. II am unknown to the world, and so let me remain. Call me the Hermit, or what you will, but the name I had in the world of activity has long ago died"
 How long have you been in San Francisco?" I asked.
 Ever since the early part of the sos I was well known then, and some of the prominent men engaged in busi- ness with me in those days are still living. An! those were happy days for me! Why did I give up that life? l was here just fifteen years when mar ried one of the best girls in San Fran cisco. After a few years of welded bliss she died, leaving three-year-old
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
DESERTIONS ARE NOT COMMON

The recent arrest in Jamaica of an al- legged deserter from warship in the Brooklyn Navy Yard was rather an un- usual event in this neighborhoOd. Sometimes soldiers stray from Willets Point or sailors from the navy yard get drunk and overstay their time, but that is an offense hardly to be called deser- ton.
 The service of Uncle Sam has become much more attractive of recent years than it was in the past. Barring the chance of getting into the command of a brutal officer, the wearer of the blue has a pretty good opportunity to profit by his enlistment. Of course the pay
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

daughter. kept my home for this lit tie girl, who had all the advantages of a good education, music and language included. One day l returned from my office and found my daughter gone. Af- ter diligent search she was located in a place where good girls should not be. I kept my home, with the vain hope that she would some day return, until I heard of her miserable death. Broken hearted I sold every thing and fled to the hills to find peace and comfort in the quietness of nature, and here l still am."
 Do you not sometimes wish yourself back in the city?"
 Sometimes I do, and regret the hasty and foolish step l took; but l have become accustome>- to my sur roundings and expect to remain here till die''
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is small, but the soldier or sailor IS found and has little need of spend ing money. The service is excellent for the health, especially in the case of men who have suffered from too much whis- ky.
 The establishment of post schools, where enlisted men may repair the de- fects of their early education, is a good thing for the Tommies and Jackies. It is quite possible for an ignorant, stoop- shouldered and consumptive young fel- low, scarcely knowing his A B C's to be turned out at the end of term Of enlistment in the army taller, bigger, handsomer man, with a full chest, a good education. the habit of command as a petty officer and enough money saved to embark in some small business for himself
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

\ T the side of a hill near the Aims
 n house is a hut, the front of which "A has a door and one window. The 1 A back Is built into the hill. Only
 short piece of pipe peeps through the roof, giving the outside world the knowledge of a stove. The one room-which serves as a kitchen, sitting room and bedroom-is extremely neat. A bookcase is the only luxury outside of the necessary furniture
 And its occupant? An old man, with beard and hair white as the drifting snow and eyes that retain wonderful brightness. He is tall, although his shoulders are stopped with the weight of many years. His voice is gentle and kind, bespeaking a true gentleman.
 Every morning he starts off for a long walk. About once or twice a week he takes sack under his arm and with the aid of his cane finds his way up and down the hills into the midst of ciVili- zation. There are several families whom he visits, and at the first place he usually gets a cup of hot coffee,
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

Great Explorers Friend Gas the lat ter is about to start)-Well, professor. you've arranged for your lectures and book when you come back, haven't you?
 Great Explorer-Yes; also my testi- monials are written for the canned goods, the clothing, the boats and the cooking utensils. All I have to do now is to get lost, and my fortune is made. Boston Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

Wife-Really, Fred, I must say I think you are the worst-dressed man in the town.
 Hubby-And you, my dear, are the addressed woman, which accounts for it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
IRAINNG-- DoGs I'M IANpEM FOR SLED USE I'M ALASKA.

raining Establishment in San Francisco.
 forebodings of the cruel hardships com ing daily nearer, and feeling Bingo's friendly, cold nose push against my hand as I passed him on my way out, felt that I, worth while though it
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

might be- should be an utter failure a Klondike dog merchant for the reas son that I should never have the heart to ship single one of them to his doom.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

From a Photograph Taken at a Big Dog You've got to hold onto yourself to get along with 'em at all-but there's money in it, so it's worth while.'
 But I, looking pitifully at the big shaggy heads in which there was nc
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

Y D came of the West-but that was the only \ respect in which he resembled Lochinvar. h. deed, the points of dissimIarity were noticeable.
 E He had no fair Ellen; his steed, knctty little A mountain animal, far from being the best
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~ OME on. Bingo- that's a good fellow. Step out lively, now Oh. confound it all. Why can't /vou keep those legs of yours
 >T .1,o,- haIop09 MuIeS ain't
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

had yet been displayed. The dapper little
fighter said that he was no stranger in
South Carolina, and always felt at home
with South Caroljniaus. He was born on
the banks of the beautiful stream which
separates South Carolina from Georgia
From his earliest youth he had been
taught to reverence and to admire and to
applaud our great Marion, TO reverence
our Palmetto Regiment, which won re-
nown before the walls of the City of
Mexico; to reverence our great Calhoun.
He was glad of this occasion TO speak to
the people of Columbia.
The other speakers were Secretary Gage,
who referred TO the need of a good treas
ury; Postmaster General Smith, who re-
ferred in fine style to the new loyalty and
patriotism; and Secretary Alger who re-
ferred TO the many evidences that this was
one country with common cause. As the
train pulled out the President and Gen.
Wheeler, the one from the North the other
from the South, grasped the hands of hun
6rpdS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
AFTER AN EIGHr-HoUR DAY.
Struggle For II VIII BE Brought TO a
Climax in 1900.

Kansas City Mo, Dec. 1e.-It was decided
in the national convention Of the American
Federation of Labor to bring the struggle
OF an eight-hour work day TO climax in
the year 1900.
James Duncan, the delegate to the con-
vention from the Granite Workers Of
America, announced on the floor Of the
convention this evening their decision 10
inaugurate the struggle on May /, 1900.
and asked The support Of the federation
He said the Granite workers had commit
ted themselves 10 the Introduction Of an
eight-hour day by inserting q provision 20
that end In their constitution.
Following Delegate Dunoan's statement.
the convention adopted unanimously a re-
port submitted by the committee on On
eIght-hOur work day pledging 10 ihe
granite cutters ln the coming struggle the
moral and material support 0f an AFFILIATED
organizations Of The American Federation
Of Labor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20

them behind the others. "In start this on
IS 900, he said. Welch booked at his hand
again. and took the bet. He went $1,000
more. The colonel raised another 5000
WEIGH saw it, and raised another, and the
colonel raised stan another 5000
'"Well I've just got $4,000 here you can
have If you can get it, said Welch. and
he tossed in the chips. The colonel studied
his hand. I've got only 5000 he said,
and | think you've got me, even IL II is
a bad thing to say
"With that Wallace tossed the cards
on the table and Welch took the pot. 1t
was a clean case of blum on Fetes part,
as the cards subsequently showed.
The colonel had held up a pair of jacks,
his openers, and an ace on the draw he
caught an ace and seven of diamonds.
WEIGH had only pair of fives TO start
with, and he kept them with the rest OF
the hand Wallace thought he was biuting
but lost his nerve at the wrong moment.
When The game ended the colonel had
barely $4,000. He bought back two of his
slaves that were lost. and the twenty two
went to WEIGH. They were sold in the
town a month later"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
Knocked an Omcer Down.

Pembroke, Ga, Dec. 10. (SpeciaD.-A
few days ago Glenn Hall was deputized
by Justice of Peace N. B. Bacon 10 ar
rest a negro that had stolen Berry Floyd s
turkeys. Hall went to Newmans still
quarters and arrested the negro, and went
over to Ben Floyd's, a short distance from
the still. Hall and the prisoner were in
Floyd's house a short while, when Zenith
Warneu woodsman for Newman, came
up with crowd of negroes and raised
row with the officer. Warnell had his
knife with him and knocked Hale down
with it, He then took the prisoner away
and went off The prisoner has escaped.
WarneI and all the negroes participating
in the row are likely to be severely dealt
with if arrested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-20
JOHN BRADFORD DEAD.
One of Leon COunty's oldest and
Most Prominent Citizens.

One of Leon COunty's oldest and
Most Prominent Citizens.
Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. l9.-(speciaD.-
Col. John Bradford of Bradfordville, an
old highly-esteemed citizen of Leon coun-
ty, died at his home last night of con-
sumption, aged 81 years.
He was a native of North Carolina, but
had resided here since 1884. He grad
uated at the head of his class in the Geor-
gia Military Institute, at Marietta, in
1855, and was offered professorship in
the school, which he declined. When the
civil war came on he entered the Confed-
crate service, and was assigned to duty
on the staff of Gen. Daniel Donaldson, in
the Department of Tennessee. Later he
was promoted to captain of engineers and
transferred to Virginia. where he remain
ed until the close of the war.
Returning to Florida he was made a col
onel of the state militia, and afterwerd APP
pointed state engineer. He surveyed the
line of railroad now operated by the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular system, be-
tween Fernandina and Cedar Key. No man
stood higher in the estimation of the peo-
pie of Leon county, and his demise is uni
Versally regretted.
Gov. Bloxham has offered a reward OF
$500 for the apprehension and conviction OF
the parties who. on the night of Dec. L
feloniously destroyed the dam across the
Hillsboro river, near Tampa.
Letters patent were issued by the SecTe-
tary of State to-day Incorporating the
Florida District Messenger Company OF
Jacksonville with a capital of $40 900. The
company will do a general delivery bust
ness. The stockholders are B. f. Dillon
j. E. Peacock and Paul R. Wigs.
The dedicatory services of the new Cath
Ollie Church were largely attended on Sun
day. A class of six was confirmed al
the afternoon service.
Lieut.. Duff Post of the Second Division
Naval Militia, at Port Tampa, has beer
granted leave of absence for sixty days
with permission to visit Cuba. Lieut.. Sam
A Rawls will assume command of the d.
vision during mis- absence.