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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
ATS NOT MY t.Af."
tIt's not my way"

"It's not my way.
How often Is this heard.
at s not my way, to s.eaS the kindly word
l feel enough, but It's not well to =, e2'I,
To tell my loving out it seems so weak
"It's not my way
How often hearts have broken
Because the loving word has hccn unspoken,
Because the smile we lu0EC-, for was n frown,
The hand that should upIi1t, but held Us down
"It's not my way
To speak the word that craving love requires,
To voice approval, foster vain desires. "
Hearts often faint and fal! ont by the way.
Because to speak is not your way.
'It's not my way"
An, well, when death shall come
And touch the best loved lips and mako them
dumb
Sad will it be for you If grim regret
And stern remoTse upon your heartstrings set
Their fingers firm, ID -.a - "a.
Becanseit istheir way TO texture and TO wiring.
Then you'll II r-Tr-e,,4aLss = ira shii,a-
The smile you did not giva, the word unspoken
Which might have gilded life and kept heart
unbroken
Aye, then you will remcmberl
And in blood sweat and agony will say,
Would it had been my way
To love, approve and tell 1t out, so meet,
For it was you that made my life complete
Rose Seelye miller in Observer
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
You Can't Hear 1t.

There are many sounds animals can
hear which are inaudible 70 man. Mr.
Galton, the famous authropologist, has
invented little whistle with an ad,
Unstable plug, by which it can be render
ed more and more shrill till it ceases to
give any note 10 our ears, yet dog will
hear it as whistle still and answer
readily its call
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
Al the Rarrncl-A.

The bugIe's strains hoated in through
tire open window.
"That is taps, is it not, Miss Mar
shall" he asked of the generals fair
daughter, land signifies lights out?' "
YES" she answered YEARLY, "or
light cut.
He lit. A. W. Bulletin.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
Running the Scale.

"HuhW - fled the flute, with q note
of disdain in its voice. "You have no
ear for musicW
"No, but | am an ear for music"
replied the green corn. Just lots of
people eat me like they were playing on
a harmonicon P'-New York journal.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
free MGGdIc0I
Advice

Do you understand just what DR.. J. C.
Ayers medicines will do for you? Are
they helping you as fast as you think they
ought? Write to our doctor. He will
answer all questions, and give you tie
best medical advice, absolutely free.
Address the ]. C. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29

"Who is the lady that has been owing
you for such long timer" asked the
dressmaker of her friend the milliner
1.-The wife Of old Greeley, the cash
arocer,' >" answered the milliner.-
Brooklyn Life.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29

TSle Club " an tslIs an amusing
storl (of gar t7-o'ne- WIS recently
visited Pixies X 81 1outh. i'll in
knee brsscbe alt e 4 .ie wore a col
lar of exfSP i.Ha q ht an, stiff
-ss .ha = 1t he nouI-
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
the top, E8 called out:

"On the right is the Liou's Mouth"
"Why is it called the Lions McCth?"
asked skeptical lady who had pestered
him with hys" all the way.
Jaw, dunno" said the lad, tired
of being asked for information. ~ was
told to ho!lcr these names. | dunno
why rothin. It's Iny job to holler, aud
so boiler"
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29
Our Cats anu Otn-I-.

'How do you feed cats:"
"Do you mean feed them to keep
them or to drive them away?"-Uhi-
Cago Record.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1898-12-29

cusU OF the po.nIs OF interest appeared
to lie slight.
Every few minutes he stood up and
shouted tho names of certain powders
zundlrstxeanAsE~-ES Aesa swa<svsre nearly at
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
REV. EDWARDS DAVIS MAY BE
 EXPELLED
Prominent Members of His Church Disguised at His
 Conduct.

OAKLAND, Jan. 7.-The actions of Rev. C. Edwards Davis, at San Quen- tin, have aroused the greatest indigna- tion among the officers and members of the Central Christian Church, of which he is pastor. It is asserted with authority that he may not be permit ted to preach on Sunday, and that his conduct or misconduct is an outrage on the church.
 P. Perrine of 213S Alameda avenue, Alameda, is one of the elders of Rev. Davis church, and was the man who caused the minister to withdraw when he had bargained to marry a couple in the lions den at the ChuteS on a re- cent Sunday. He was greatly surpris- ed at the published statements affect ing his pastor, and felt keenly the cloud resting on the church as a result of this episode.
 "You may say" said he, that this matter will be thoroughly investigated immediately. If the statements of the press are correct it is time the young man is out of the pulpit. He has been as sensational as there was need of, but this IS a step too far. He had no business going over there yesterday, but I presume he thought to do some good. If the papers in the morning sustain the statements of the evening papers I will oppose his appearance in the pulpit until such time as he may be able to clear himself of the charges before the officers of the church. No one would listen to a man thus queS- toned who profesSes to be Christian. It is entirely too serious a matter to be overlooked. I shall make it my duty to look carefully into the affair to-mor- row."
 Professor John w. Metcalf, another officer of the church, expressed sur prise that their minister should act in manner unbecoming to his position. "All can say" said he, lis that if the latest reports are true the members of the congregation will never put up with him as minister. I presume the mat ter will come officially before the off, cerS and some action be taken. Of course 1t is impossible to say what it
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
THE BULLETIN BEATS TIE
 HANGMAN.
Anotber WoDderful Stroke of EDterprisiDg EveniDg
 Journalism.

The Bulletin is enterprising-in the bunko line.
 The pea and shell'' game workers and gold brick" swindlers now admit that they are in the amateur class when 1t comes down to matter of swindling. They award the palm to the Bulletin, and intend seeking other fields if that paper continues it's present policy
 Having reaped golden harvest from the business men with it's ''Illus- trated Industrial edition," the Bulle- tin sought a new field for operation. In the hanging of Durrant the mana gers saw an opportunity to swindle the public in general. The cards admit ting those who were to be present at the hanging of the "fiend of the bel fry" announced that the execution would take place at 10:30 o'clock yes terday morning. An account of the hanging was written Thursday night and set up so that everything would be in readiness to launch the Bulletin on a confiding public at the hour set for the execution. Promptly at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning the extra" was sent out from the Bulletin press rooms, announcing that the trap had been sprung at 10:30 o'clock and that Durrant had expiated his crime Un-
 
 Bulletin, Durrant was talking from the scaffold at the very time the paper was on the streets announcing to an awaiting public that he was dead.
 The swindle did not reap for the perpetrators the shower of nickels ex- pected. The intention of the Bulletin to be "enterprising" was offset by the jail people unknowingly. It was not until five minutes after the Bulletin appeared that Durrant was launched into eternity.
 The people, profiting by the experi- ence of the local merchants who were caught in the advertising swindle, awaited to get the news from the bull letin boards of the morning papers. Having been caught once in the bunko game, the Bulletin was not to be trust ed The ''extra" edition, containing a full account of the execution, will be useful, however, to the laundries buy ing old papers.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
WHAT THE MOOSE SAID TO DURRANT.

waited fo No in aspfto of fmalcio exulta of O
  tired playing of
 
  mouhs Through disgrace  caused The 
 
  peace, e,surcease f of
  dlesseny ragony. T. of fife wha s the orlds estm nd for thosef few all.  to its aw
  in
  Knowing
  thenn,as to you, m brings Come
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
FIRE LADDIES MAY BE OUSTED Threatened Wrecking of Fresno's Volunteer
 Department.
Democratic City Trustees Would Substitute Another in It's
 Stead.
Seek to Turn It over to an Aggregation of Members of Their
 Party.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRESNO, Jan. 7.-The Democratic majority of the Board of City Trustees is about reaching a crisis in it's efforts to break up the Fresno volunteer fire department, which is recognized as one of the best fire-fghting organizations in the State. It is ranked high by the insurance men, and if it is disturbed the rates of risks will go up at once.
 The trouble between the Democratic trustees and the firemen has been brewing for a long time, and on one occasion Trustee Joe Spinney was giv- en thrashing by one of the laddies whom he was accused of having insult ed.
 The trustees have got together an az gregation of men who have organized themselves into a department, ana have petitioned the board to be recog- niZed as the municipal organization. The Democrats want to oust the pres ent department, which is efficient and has the support of all business men and property owners in this city. The off, cers of the new organization are as follows: Chief, Timothy Walton; first assistant, J. D. Morgan; second assist ant, J. D. Jones; treasurer, George Duncan; secretary, c. J. Overshiner.
 The new department is in fact a Democratic club. If placed in power 1t will be used as a political machine, and the people of Fresno will have to go through another era of dirty politics. This is the first important move that the Democratic manipulators nave made toward carrying the county next fall, but it will avail them nothing, for if they succeed in breaking up the reg ular fire department they will alienate a large number of the most substantial Democrats of the city.
 The municipal board will meet to- morrow night to act on the petition of the new department The old organiza- tion has elected County Clerk Truman G. Hart it's chief and the ratification of his election will also come up. A warm time is expected.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
YELLOW
 JOURNALISM
 DEFEATED
How the Saffron Screecber Was Tougbt q LessoD in
 NeWsootberiDg.

The bulletin service of The Call was the reportorial achievement of the day. The great exponent of yellow journalism on the coast, when it came to this fair test of newsgathering en- terprise-where news was neither to be forged nor stolen-made a failure which should distinguish it for feeble mindedness and utter want of execu- tive ability
 Its management had conceived a master stroke. The means of its ac- complishment was to be through a private wire laid from San Quentin to a connection with a telephone wire at San Rafael, the latter connected with the Postal Telegraph office in San Francisco. Between its headquarters. about 2000 yards from the prison, and the outer prison. was a bicycle relay.
 Within the prison, betwsan the ex- cutive chamber and the outer door was a special messenger service, per- formed by reporters. They took the bulletins of the events in the execu- tive chamber to the bicycle riders, who in turn bore them to the private telegraph key.
 This was a glorifying bit of general ship. Probably in all the history of American journalism nothing quite so alarmingly imbued with the genius of strengthening can be recalled.
 To execute this marvel of transmits sion a staff of men large enough nu- merically to equip any sane modern newspaper was employed, and as a most touching feature of the affair every one of them thought the yellow screecher had the world on a downhill pull.
 Mark how simple a matter it Is to do things swiftly without buster
 The Call had a different idea as to how the news of the execution should be flashed throughout the State and country. To understand the efficacy of the method employed it may be well to describe the same.
 The execution chamber is one of four top-story divisions in what is known as the furniture building of the group composing the prison. In one end is the room containing the con- demned cell. Adjoining it is the execu- tion room. Then comes a large unused room, partitioned from a fourth in which is the elevator. The actions of a person standing at the second win | dow of the third roon--scr properly the | antechamber of the scaffold room may be seen with a field glass by an- other person standing on the hill occu- pied by the Warden's house. Again, the actions of a person standing in | front of the Warden's house may be noted at the window of the Western Union telegraph office in the flat be- l low.
 The Call had signal code It was composed of numbers. Beginning with the entrance of Durrant and ending with the cutting down of the body every probable event was represented by number. For example: Q) Dur rant is ascending the gallows;" (2) "He is making an address, protestins his innocence;" (S) "The hangmar places the black cap, the trap falls (12) 'The body was pronounced dead 1 (blanlO minutes after the trap falls and so forth through the line of possi- bilities in cases of execution.
 A copy of the code was in the pos session of the local managers of the Western Union service. the member ot 1 the Signal Corps on the hill, The Cal
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08

will be until we learn of the true facts in the matter"
 Another officer of the church, who Is known as an intimate friend of the minister, but desired his name with held for obvious reasons, said: II am surprised at Mir. Davis. He left here without informing any one as to his intentions. He should have known bet ter than to have gone to San Quentin at this time. All of the newspapers have treated him in a most friendly manner, and for him to favor one against all of the others, under the guise of his ministerial cloak, was, to say the least, questionable. His al- legged conduct will be the subject of doubtful if he is allowed to occupy his pulpit until after such an investigation is held.
 Treasurer H. E. Magill of the church was seen tonight, and positively re- fused to make any statement or discuss the matter in any manner.
 Rev Mir. Davis returned to his home tonight for a short time, but left hur- riedly for San Francisco. Before going he made the following statement: 1T went to San Quentin yesterday to see w. R. Gay, who is serving time for big amy. I knew that Chaplain Drahms and Durrant were at outs, and thought tHdl pOSSlDly l tIllSAl Oc OI SOll1C uoc On the way over on the boat I fell in with Mir and Mrs. Durrant, when I offered my sympathies and any serv- ices they might need. They were very gracious to me and asked me to go in and see Theodore. This I did, and, when I came out, all of the newspaper boys jumped on to me to get an inter view
 T was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Durrant, who are retained by the Ex- aminer, and as they gave me the inter view l was under obligations to the Examiner. I told the boys I would give them all a fair show if they called at the hotel later. I was nearly pulled to pieces, but was finally thrown into the carriage when was driven off with an Examiner reporter. l was not paid by them, nor did I go in their interest, but among their own people I was compel led to show them the courtesy due as entertainers. The published reports are libelOus and 1 have secured suffi- clent evidence to protect myself It is 1ntimated that l was under the inf1u- ence Of liquor 1 can prove by ten men, of such standing as Judge Law Tor, that l drank nothing stronger than ginger ale, all that evening. That I had to be kept in a room all night is all bosh l did nothing that could in any way be twisted into a reproach upon the church. I have acted every inch a man."
 Davis left for the Examiner office on the s: 30 train
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08

office, and the Western Union office at San Francisco
 The San Francisco Call office had bulletins describing all the signals in readiness to post. The Central West ern Union office took off the code num- bers in transit to the Call office and flashed to the Call agencies through out the State and East the bulletins indicated by each number.
 At the telegraph key in San Quentin an operator sent the numbers as Man ager McCormick, standing at the win dow, announced them
 Manager Mccormick spoke the num- bers as they were signaled to him from the hill The signals were given with two nag colors, one white, the other red. Beside the operator of the flags stood an observer with a field glass held in the second window of the third room in the furniture building. At thlS window stood another member or the signal corps with red and white nag, and within his view at the open doorway to the execution room was posted a fourth.
 Here is the way this very simple plan worked: The door of the death cham Der opened and Durrant entered with the hangman and the other attendants. The first member of the corps indicat- ed one with his index finger; the sec onu al the window raised a req nag : the third, with the field glass, said one; the fourth raised red flag; Manager Mccormick exclaimed "one;" the telegraph operator ticked off "one; the receiver in the Call office echo ing 'one" bulletin announcing the fact as described was posted; and the Central Western Union operators si- multaneously sped the news over the State and continent
 Thus 1t went through the code, ev- erything working as though 1t had been greased fer the occasion, and not with bicycle grease either The time elapsing between the falling of the trap and the cutting down of the body was told of by Manager Mccormick, who held stop watch on the interim be- tween the signals covering these two events in the code, and this bulletin was perfected by the simple message giving the minutes.
 The moment the trap fell Call witness of the execution sped to the telegraph office. and followed the code with bulletin giving the fullest details
 The result of this quietly arrane ed and modestly executed plan was the defeat of the yellow journalism bicy- cle transmission by precisely fourteen minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
SUCCESS OF THE CALL
 BULLETINS
How Tbey Were Received and Reod Throughout
 the State.

WOODLAND, Jan. 7.-The bulletins of the Durrant execution were posted in this city to-day at the local agency of the San Francisco Call on Main street. An immense throng gathered early this morning and remained until an hour after the execution. The bull letins were very full and complete. and were a satisfaction to read. The serv- ice of the Western Union Telegraph Company was perfect. Within half minute from the time the death trap was sprung the news was flashed to this city, reaching here at 1O:34 1-2 a. m. The enterprise of The Call dis played in various ways in this city lately has been the talk of the town. The other great dailies failed to recog- nize Woodland in sending out their bull letins.
 EVANSVILLE, Jan. 7.-Thanks to the enterprise of the San Francisco Call, Marysville was early in receipt of all details surrppnding the execu- tion of Theodore Dut1ant at San Quen- tin Prison. It was through bulletin from The Call received this morn ing fully five minutes ahead of any ether like message that the nervous suspense under which the people have fingered weeks and weeks was relieved. There was a sigh of relief mingled with satisfaction when The Call telegram announcing that the hangman had sprung the trap, and the doctors had declared the criminal of the century no mere, was read at The Call head quarters.
 SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7.-Hundreds of people thronged about The Call head quarters to-day reading the bulletins which promptly gave all the proceed ings at San Quentin during the last hours of Durrant. No such service was ever given to the people of Sacramen- to before, and their expressions of ap- preciation were strong and numerous. The entire street and sidewalk in front of The Call office were packed with pedestrians, who halted for a moment to read the latest account of one of the most famous executions ever chroni- cled in the criminal annals of Califor- nia- Ever since The Call has main tained its large bulletin board on the most prominent business corner in the city the people have become accustom- ed to the excellent service provided, and on all occasions when great events are presented ahead of the daily issue Of The Call they congregate in great numbers at The Call headquarters where they receive the most prompt complete and correct returns.
 SAN JOSE, Jan. 7.-The posting of the bulletins announcing the execution attracted large crowds in front of The Call agency. Lcng before the hour set for the execution many inquiries were made at the office as to whether bulletins would be received, and from the time the first dispatch was posted until the full news Of the hanging was given the sidewalk was impossible ThrongS stood about reading the news and discussing the murder. The peo- pie have learned to look to The Cal for the first news, and at the first ru- nor of any important event they gc around to scan The Call bulletin board. The Examiner exhibited few dispatches at their agency, but at nc time was there more than dozen peo- pie about the bulletin. The Calls bulletins were the best and most com
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
BOARDMAN
 MAKES THE
 LAST FIGHT.
His Petition Denied by. the UDuniDous Decision of
 tbe Court.
Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, Jan.

Early this morning Louis P. Board man, of counsel for Durrant, was astir, although he did not retire until late in the night after interviewing Justices Brewer and Harlan He visited Jus tice Shiras at his residence early this morning, but the result was the same as his interview with Brewer and liar Ian. All of them decided not to act in an individual capacity. There was only one thing to be done, and that was to wait until the court met at noon. and attempt to bring the matter before the full bench. This was a desperate chance at the best.
 At five minutes to 12 Chief Justice Fuller entered the Capitol building. MT. Boardman had been waiting for him. After Q few hurried words the two men retired to the clerks room. Boardman made an earnest plea for his client. In a few words rapidly de- livered he beseeched the Chief Justice to grant his request for a hearing be- fore the court. A mans life was at stake. He had less than an hour and a half to live unless the Chief Justice granted the request.
 MT. Boardman thanked him and en- tered the courtroom, which was then packed to it's utmost limit. Women preponderated. They were attracted by morbid curiosity, but there were many men, too, prominent in official life. There were a number of Senators and Representatives in Congress pres ent. Senator White was there
 Outside in the corridor was a great crowd of people hustling each other for vantage point, and the Capitol police had to drive them away from the door leading into the Supreme Court chamber.
 Justices filed solemnly into the cham Der; the only absentees were Justices Brewer and Field (retired). As soon as one or two attorneys had been ad- mitted to practice before the court the Chief Justice nodded to MT. Boardman and Durrant's counsel arose.
 Every eye in the courtroom was fixed upon him. A young man of command. ing presence, with strong intellectua countenance, he spoke calmly and de. Hberately, every word being heard IT the courtroom. The silence was i'm pressive. Mr. Boardman made a most favorable impression. He said:
 If your honor please, desire to pre- sent a petition for writ of habeas cor pus on behalf of William Henry Theo. dore Durrant, who is now in States Prison of California at San Quentir under sentence of death. l respectfully request the immediate consideration o1 the application for a writ of habeas corpus for the reason that the judg- Igent of death is directed to be exc.