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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
Druids, Picnic.

The Druids of this city and those across the bay will join in picnic to be gwen -. .l1 SoL,,a+zen Park OF Sunday next. The ,n.o1,nTSittee ,.1 that has had the arrange n,ent of this affair has secured a large Timber of prizes that are to De dlstrlp1 also be gate prizes for ladies.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
Eo;1ed for Small Amounts.

Fred P. Cook, who has been engaged in the leather belting puslhess, mas peti- 4to,,ad to ha declared an inSolvent debtor He owes SIG, 300 4s and values his assets at sSl Nancy Jane Davis has filed lied a petition of insolvency. She owes sSos oo ana mas no assets.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
Jananese stowaways Caught.

Two Japanese stowaways who arrived on the City of Picking were refused a landing by Commissioner North of the Immigration Department yesterday. They said that they were working on the steamer at Yokohama as longshoremen awoke they were on the high seas.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
Matron Walsh Reinstated.

Supervisors yesterday voted to reconl- mend the reinstatement of Mrs. Walsh as matron of the City Prison, who has been under suspension for being absent from duty without permission
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
Attracted by Posters.

The poster exhibition given by num- Der of the prominent society ladies and
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
sLEDS. BOATS. ETC.

ARCTIC sleds : rctic dogs, Yukon boats. ntlot maps to the Klondike. Alaska outrtss Steam launches and stern-wheel steamers. with Boilers suitable to burn wood: 50 boats can be seen at salesroom. G. w. KNEASSs JD Thiro st Phone Red 2se1
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14
GAS ENGINES.
GAS ENGINES. UNION GAS ENGINE 60. 33o HOWARD STREET. GASOLINE ENGINES and LAUNCHES
p. & B. PRODUCTS.

P. & B. BUILDING PAPER and P. & B. REApY ROOFING. sold by all frst-class deai- srs are clean odorless, of great strength, req sonabIe in price and easy to transport They keen heat cold. dampness and dust out O. b1iidfngs: are particularly adapted to Alaskan trade PARAFFINE PAINT CO. 11s Battery st Tel No. Main 17ss
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
The Preacher Was Late.

The Cherry Street Baptist church
has one OF the SWEETEST colored con.
gregations in the city. a great gath
erlng Of the church members and many
more outsiders no less fashionable than
they assembled at the church 10 wit
ness a very select wedding. Joseph
Meredith Bradford had come all the
way from Washington, d. c., 10 carry
on ar his bride Miss Marie Louise Fon-
tain, OF No 1914 Pine street. Promptly
at noon, the hour set, the bride and
groom appeared at the altar. A ripple
OF admiration following the advent OF
the bride was succeeded by an embar-
RAISING silence. The minister Rev.
W. a. Credit, was not on hand. The
groom hdgetod neryously, and the
bride, growing as pale az possible.
showed a disposition 10 faint Muir
murs Of dlsmay began 20 buzz through
the church, Ten, twenty. thirty min
utcs the anxious couple waited Then
they determined 10 90 elsewhere. They
we're leaving the church when sud
denly the minister appeared and the
wedding went on.-Phlladelphla Rec
ord.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
FLYING SQUADRON.
WONDERFUL FLEET UNDER
COMMODORE scHLEY.
ceuia Give Battle 70 Any Earopsan Ma
tisn and Come Out with colors Fly
ins-rwo Hundred and Forty -Four
Guns In All.

The function TO be performed by
Commodore schley and his flying
squadron at Hampton Roads In the
naval campaign TO be waged by Uncle
Sam against Spain as planned BY the
strategic board Of the navy depart
ment at Washington In a very impor-
tant one The commodore has at his
command the cream Of Americas
hghting ships. says the Philadelphia
Times Of May I. With them he could
at short notice strike 4 blow at any
OF SPANS Atlantic possessions which
would be paralyIing in It's force. He
could as well concentrate his feet at
any point along the Atlantic coast that
might be threatened by Spanish bonn
bardment and invasion. He could II
necessary hurry 10 the assistance OF
Admiral Sampson before Havana and
reinforce the blockAding squadron be-
fore any attack could be made upon Il
by any considerable Spanish feet. lie
In short, occupies with his ships the
central position In the Atlantic field
Of action and Ia bound TO be called
upon 20 engage In the first battle OF
Importance that is fought here. On
him, therefore, the attention OF the
American people will be centered. His
action will indicate more truly than
any other symptoms the approach OF
a crisis.
In his present position he stands
really as the defender OF the Atlantic
coast line. His two scout ships. the
Minneapolis and the Columbia. have
been engaged on New England in pat
rolling the course OF the Paris. They
have not lost sight OF their primal
duty In this particular assignment.
Had the Paris not been expected to ar
rive they would still have spent the
past week engaged in some such work.
They will continue in the next fort
night unless some more active duty
presents on the same line and will
sound the warning 10 their fellows In
the Chesapeake Of the approach OF any
Spanish force upon any portion OF the
American coast.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
SCHOOLS OF JOURNALISM.
Profession That Cannot He Acquired as
q College Specially.

toileEe Specially,
The idea Of setting up chairs and
schools Of journalism In colleges IL no,
extinct yet. says the New York Ad-
yer,lser The siissouri state uniyerh-
~. whatever that may be. Ia the latest
Institution 10 set up such a chair. Now
no college or professional school ever
teaches anything that does not enter
Int the newspaper mans equipment.
When Bacon said that all knowledge
was his province he was predicting the
nineteenth cesiry newspaper man.
The trouble with treating Journalism
AZ a speciality Il that q Il a profession
into which all the knowledge. all the
general intelligence and all the intel
lectual equipment a man can gather
enter as elements. and there IL no elas-
styling them.
knowledge Of the history OF ones
country makes a New York newspaper
man more useful. and 10 does familiar
ity with lie and manners In Yokoha-
ma. Mastery Of Russian. Spanish and
other out Of the way languages IA Ger.
tain to benefit a newspaper man when
he least expected a. II he happens 10
have acquired a legal training before
beginning newspaper work. the Jour.
nallst finds that constantly useful
Anything that any one knows about hla
profession or his work "a likely TO be
useful for the newspaper man 70 know
In bis work. Consequently Journalism
Is speciality that includes all other
specialties.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
THE FLYING SQUADRON AND ITS
COMMANDERS.

Meanwhile the four big lighting en-
gines. the Brooklyn. the Texas. the
Massachusetts,, and the Kstahdin,
have nothing TO do but walt develop
ments. This condition will continue
until the new feet being organized for
Commodore Howell IL ready 10 relieve
the flying squadron Of the task OF
coast defense. Commodore Howell IL
ready 20 relieve the flying squadron
will never be withdrawn a consider
able distance. Their operation may
include some work at Havana. but as
long as there Ia the possibility Of
Spanish attack they will not cross the
Atlantic to engage In any aggressive
campaign.
The action OF the Spanish forces will
undoubtedly depend on the state Of
Blanco In Havana. Spain will certain
~ not abandon Cuba without a severe
struggle. Her only chance Of holding
Il Is 10 defeat the American forces In
Cuban waters. Unless the United
States preclpitates Cuban crisis by
invasion and occupation her action
will be delayed as long as possible.
When the time comes for the United
States 10 strike such a blow SPANS
first idea will be 10 divert our naval
forces 30 that cooperation will be
impossible Gaining this end the ma
val and military forces would clash
separately, but falling. Cuban waters
would still see the FIRST naval engage
ment Of consequence.
In such an engagement Commodore
schley would figure prominently The
armament which hin fleet carries ls the
most formidable OF any six vessels In
the American navy. The Brooklyn
stands FIRST in the list OF American
vessels, carrying twenty guns In her
main batteries alone. while the Massa-
chusetts follows closely on her heels.
Even the Minneapolis and the Column
bla have eleven guns In their main
batteries and compare very favorably
with the other irst-class American
ships. The Katahdln, OF course, Is not
measured in strength by her arma-
ment She Is still acknowledged 70 be
one OF the most terrible engines OF de-
siruction which modern naval con-
struotlon has evolved Her turtle
back ram could do a marvellous work
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Several weeks ago a stray dog fol-
lowed the children into a public school
In Camden. The teacher picked the
animal up by the neck and dropped
II out OF the second-story window.
Last week her class, consisting Of chill
dren averaging II years OF age. was
being drilled In extempore story tell
Ing, each pupil being given a word
upon which to base n story. The word
given TO Master Dun Low was "cru-
city" The lad arose 20 his feet and
said. zone day a poor little dog en-
tered a house. when the woman picked
II up by the neck and dropped Il out
OF the second-story window on TO the
hard pavement, which was cruel
thing 20 do" From the actions Of the
teacher toward the boy since then the
story has evidently made a strong i'm
preston on her mind.-Phlladelphia
Record.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
ALAsxAN INDIAN WOMEN.
Thss Havs Artl.sis Ability Despite Thsls
Toiisose Live<

The huge. expressionless face OF an
Alaska Indian woman shows but little
evidence Of any ambition or ability to
perform even the simplest features OF
domestic art. and yet the skillful and
artistic results Of the handiwork OF
these untutored aborigines Is much
sought after by the tourists who visit
their villages during the summer.
Moreover. though the women are all
fat and lazy-looking. their lives are
not uninterrupted ease. notSithstand-
ing that their needs are few. Abund-
ance Of fuel IA all about them, and
food. which with them Ia Synonymous
with hsh. swims almost TO their doors.
But the procuring as well as the pre-
pairing Of this food Is all accomplished
they leave the villages and towns for
the islands In less frequeuted waters.
where they camp for weeks al n time,
catching and curing the FISH for winter
use. while the men iazily watch them
or paddle and canoe, or otherwise
amuse themselves.
II an Indians wife n IN III health
or too old 10 work he marries another
younger wife. usually a.sslative OF the
first one. who il expected to provide
the food, while the FIRST wife cares for
the house and children. Fish and ber-
ries furnishing almost the only food Of
these people. the women have little
scope OF ambition for developing culin-
airy art, but in matters Of personal
adornment they take keen delight. Dur
ing the long. dark winter they weave
beautiful blankets and baskets for
their own use and 10 sell. The blank
cts are made from the strong rough
wool Of the wild mountain sheep. Yet
some OF these are as soft a. silk. and
in beauty Of eoloring and intrleacy OF
design rival the oriental rugs and
hanglngs. II usually takes a woman
six months 10 complete one blanket,
but many OF them sell for prices rang
ing from $50 10 5000. The much
sought-after. genuine Chllket blanket
il about four feet long and two and
one-half feet wide at each end. but as
one side IL pointed. the center Is a foot
wider than the ends, and on this side Is
ornamented with i0-lnch fringe.
These are worn In the dance. thrown
around the shoulders. with the pointed
fringed side hanging down. The de-
sign Is grotesque. consisting Of conyen-
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
PEN POINTS.

The odes Of some poets are rather
odlous.
The wedding tour Is often the cain
before the storm.
People who have advice 10 give are
never stingy with Il.
Popular songs are often 80 popular
that they become unpopular
When II comes to Jealousy and crow
inE a man IL superior to a rooster
A war artist is always successful.
even though his battles are drawn.
A jolly good fellow Is hardly ever
synonymous with hrsi-ciass hnan'
cler.
when a man boasts Of having money
to burn he will soon have ashes to
throw away.
Only small portion Of the world
loves a lover; the rest OF Il considers
him a chump.
A bachelor as a rule IL the acme OF
selflshness. and happy Is the woman
that falls TO get him.
Every man intends TO have HIS own
way after marriage. but sometimes his
wife relieves him Of false impression.
Chicago News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

tionalized faces OF men and animals In
pale green outlined with black on
white ground. Sometimes dull blue
takes the place Of the pale green. 4 pc
culiarity which stamps their genuine
ness Is a fine thread or shaving Of deer
skin In the center Of each hard twisted
strand Of Wild Sleeps wool yarn. Of
which they are made. rendering them
almost lndestructible. -woman's Homo
Companion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
DOCTOR SAVED urs OWN trpr.
ne Teok m Overdose % Cocaine. The.
the Antidotsa

the Antidots.
Moved 20 unusual mental alertness
BY q self-administered dose OF cocaine.
from which he was about to die. says
the New York Press, and being aware
OF his condition. a physician walked
into a drug store the other day, order
ed the clerk TO prepare antidoirs for
him. which he swallowed. then gave d.
rectlons as TO what should be done for
him when he became unconscious, ana
thus saved his life The physician Is
DIR. G. G. Jolliffe. Of 4ii Lexington ave-
nue.. For some time past be has been
a sufferer from rheumatism and neur-
algla and his pain has at times been
so great that he reaorted 10 cocaine
for relief. lie was suffering keenly the
other day and went into a drug store
In upper Broadway. where be prescrib-
ed the cocaine for himself lie imme-
diately felt relieved and went 10 visit
a patient in Madison avenue. While
leaving the patients house he realized
that he had taken an overdose Of the
drug. lie was familiar with the symp-
tor hurried to the drug store at Park
avenue and i2d street. On entering
he said TO the clerk: Il have taken
an overdose Of cocaine which will kill
me II you don't act promptly In doing
what say and without questions" DR..
Jolllffe then prescribed several anti
dotes for cocaine poisoning. The clerk
looked at the doctor. not knowing him.
In amaEement. thinking he had an in
sane man to deal with. Wont you
please hurry" pleaded the doctor.
I'm a physician. ! know what | am
talking about You will be responsible
for my death n you don't hurry" The
doctor spoke calmly. bu, ARMY, and
the clerk. convinced. prepared the anti
dote which doctor swallowed. A
newsboy came in and the doctor sent
him for a policeman. Patrolman Glenn
arrived. and on learning the facts call
ed for IN ambulance from the Flower
station. Then DR. Jolllne. sitting In
a chair. said to the clerk: Il Prob
ably shall become unconscious before
the ambulance kets here. You tell the
surgeon what poison took. and the
antldoies for II which I have taken"
After giving instructions a. TO how
he should be treated by the ambulance
surgeon. the physicians head fell for
ward on his chest. lie was uneon-
scious. In few moments the ambu-
lance arrived and the man was taken
10 the hospital. lie was treated Ae-
cordlng 10 the instructions which he
left with the drug clerk. and three
hours after he had taken the poison
he walked out Of the hospital In his
normal health.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

A gentleman received a letter In
which were these words: mot find
ing Brown at HON delivered your
meseg 20 his "" The gentleman fnd-
Ing II bad spelling. and. therefore. not
very ineligible. called his lady TO
help him read II. Between them they
picked out the meaning OF all but the
", which they could not understand
The lady proposed calling her cham
bermald, because Betty" says she
has the best knack OF reading bad
spelling OF any one I know" Betty
came, and was surprised that neither
Sir nor Madam could tell what VI was
why" says she. "yf spells wife: what
else can It spell? And, indeed. II Is
n much shorter method Of spelling
wife than double you e. which. in
reality. spell doubleyfey."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
DON'T

Don't envy the alligator his great
snap.
Don't Judge the sheriff by the com.
pany he keeps,
Don't expect man on HIS uppers to
be whole-soled fellow
Don't think the experience OF others
often influences mans actions.
Don't think that conscience prevents
many men from posing as heroes.
Don't worry about things that can't
be remedled. Make the best Of fAem.
Don't tell a woman that you take
her to be an artist, Judging by her face,
unless you are looking for trouble
Chicago Daily News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

In . battle where the larger ships
would be po=srisss. She completes
m0st remarkable squad.
Outside Of a battle In the vicinity
Of Havana the squadron doss not look
for any severe actionseC ne near fu-
ture. A bombardv,'f Ir'any Of the
northern pOrtHfe ihe hAttemp,ed II
At all by TVmparatfvel, small num-
Der Of Spanish ships The approach OF
the American feet would doubtless
drive them on In speedy retreat.
The possibility Of an attack on Span
iss possessions Is the only other likely.
Porto Rico might become the object
OF attack and attention might even
be distracted 10 the Canaries. Neither
seems to be more than remotely pos
sible. This work will devolve. should
Il be decided upon. on sehley's feet.
and an attack on Spain itself would be
led by them.
The new squadron under Cenmo-
dore Howell. which will relieve Sehley
OF the work OF defending the coast. Is
also a strong feet. Its duty will be,
In addition to defense Of the coast. the
destruction OF Spanish commerce on
the high seas The San Francisco and
the New Orleans will be the main
hghtins ships In the squadron. while
the Oregon and Topeka will doubtless
be added to II when they are home
ready for service. The llners-the st.
Paul. the st. Louis. the Harvard ard
the Ysle-are four more OF Howell's
boats. while the Panther. the Badger.
the Yankee. the Dixie. the Yosemite
and the Prairie complete the list.
The new ships Of this auxiliary feet
are most interesting. The New Or
leans was the former Brazilian war
ship. the Amazonas. while the Topeka
was formerly the Diogenes. The others
were all transatlantic liners.
The following list % the feet will
be most interesting.
Ship. Former Name. Glass. Guns
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

He-When a man begins to get alb
sent-minded you may know that he
Is succeeding In business. or, at least.
that he Is deyoting all his energies
to II. which. in the end. must bring
success. she-oh. James. I'm 30 glad
TO hear you say that. Now ! begin
to believe that the future holds some
thing In store for M. You kissed mo
this morning when you went away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Wandering Wiu.e-Grsat Scott.
pard y look 400 broke up. what's the
matter? Thirsty Theodore drawing a
deep sighl-l went inter that there
blamed drug store and when The clerk
wasn't lookln' ! drank lot Of stun
/ thought was whisky. an den seen
by the label that Il VIVA blchlorldo OF
gold. Wandering pshaw' Dat
won't kin yer. Thirsty Theodore
know dat, but s'poso | shouldn't want
ter drink any Harlem Life.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Squirrels have been observed cross
ing large pieces OF water on chips.
which they navigate by spreading out
their long, bushy tails for sails. These
cunning animals must, OF course. have
watched until the wind blew from a
point favorable for their enterprise
as swallows and some other birds are
known to do when about 10 take their
migratory fights.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

A Glasgow paper thus analyses tho
music Of the bagpIpoE big flies on
window 12 per cent; cats on midnight
tiles, liz per cent: voices OF infant
puppies, per cent; gruntlng hungry
pigs In the morning. 5h per cent;
steam whistles, 3 per cent; chant OF
cricket, 2 per cent"-Now York Trlb.
uuc.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Newton discovered the law OF CRAWL
iatlon By noticing an apple fall from n
tree, didn't hep Eyes. II he hadn't
been so previous somebody might have
discovered It by seeing a beginner fall
from his bicycle"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Edltor-"one Of my fair subscribers
wants to know how to change the col
or OF her hair" Caller-"what would
you say2" Editor should advise
her to marry some nice young man TO
reform him. Puck.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Pat-"An' PLAT will yea do with yer
money al yer dlth7 Miko-"oiIl lave
II to me children" Pat-"But sun
posin' yez nlyer hey iny7" Mike
Thin itll 20 to me grandchildren. -
Tit-Dlts.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29
ono Of Jaw. Mnndrr..

One Of the greatest wonders Of Java,
the "Gre island" Is a large lake Of
boiling mud. II 10 nearly two miles
in circumference, aud In the center Inn
mense columns Of soft, hot mud mar
be seen continually rising and falling
like great black timbers thrust forth
and then suddenly withdrawn by n
giants hand. Besides the phenomena
Of the columns there are two gigantic
bubbles near the western edge, which
illl up like huge balloons and explode
on an average three times per min
ute.
A newly married man looks about
like a new suit OF clothes feels.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Hester was sitting at the
writing table In her small
study in R. street; she balanced a
pen between her fingers while abe lis
tened to Frank. who walked impatient
" up and down the loom. He was
uell-built man OF the fiashy type one
20 often sees wophiped by women.
1T Is not an kom Of good my stay
ing IN England. Hester; we cannot pos
sibly marry. even with the help Of the
two or three hundred a year you make
By your work. ] shall exchange. and
80 to India, and In few years you will
have put by 4 certain amount. and l
shall then be able 10 come home and
marry you"
He paused and looked down at her.
She laid aside her pen. and elasned
her hands on her lap; the corners OF
her mouth twitehed.
IF you think II better. Frank-if II
win In any way advance you In your
profession. go. but"-and then the
woman In her came uppermost-'it Is
% very, very far away"
He laughed and touched her hair
lightly.
"0f course II IA. but there are the
mails very week-and one can get
home easily enough nowadays."
VERY well. dear. then you must go.
and shall write pages every mail and
expect you TO do the same"
She smiled into his eyes bravely--
bis face frightened.
Il thought you would see Il. Hester.
when I put II clearly before you. You
always do regard things In a sensible
Hight. and Il gives q man a feeling OF
reliance. Well. shall 20 to the war
once now" be continued. selzing his
hat. Il will look In this evening again.
No. ! can't. by the way. am dining
OUTPUT tomorrow morning"
He kissed her quickly. and then the
door banged. The woman leant up
against the ehimneypiece. and laid her
head on her hands. She worshiped
him 90: she had know and loved him
all her life; she had worked and
shaved for him: she knew all his weak
all his strong polnts-now he was 60
Ing from her to a strange land-and-
--and-he would slip out Of her life
perhaps.
The door opened and a girl entered
the room.
"Hester-why. what's the matter7"
Hester lifted her head from the chin
neyplece. her face was white and
and drawn, and her fine gray eyes hac
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-29

Amateur Actor hut. deah boy. do
you think the villains part suited to
me? The Manager Capltallyl II won't
matter when you're hissed.-New York
Evening Journal.