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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
POLITICAL FAKES.
Dr. Wiley Shows Some Figures at the Turk-Street
 Temple.

Dr. W. M. Willey's lecture on"Political Fakes and Takers was the attraction which drew large audience to the Turk street Temple last night. The speaker illustrated his lecture with two charts the one showing what parties had held sway and the platforms on which the various Presidents were elected since 1850, and the other showing the wealth of the country at various stages during the last half-century; what percentage of it has been held by the capitalists and what percentage was paid to labor.
 According to Dr. Willey's charts, in 1850 of the wealth distributed in this coun- try capital received 37% per cent and labor 6212 per cent. During the succeeding years the wealth gradually increases, capitals share also increasing, while labor's percentage gradually goes down, until in 1890 the capitalists got S3 per cent of it and the laborers but IT.
 The object of the lecture was to prove that the various platforms of free silver, protection, free trade, etc., which have issues have been but tricks of the politi- clans to keep the minds of the people away from the real question of the day. as during the past fifty years all these remedies for the Social condition have been tried at some time, and the condi- tion of the laboring man has gradually been growing worse and worse. He at tributes great deal of this to the rapid strides made in the way of labor saving machinery, and suggests the doctrine of the Socialist Labor party as the true solution of the problem of the working man.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20

that does not allow salary to absent employees. If a deputy is prevented by sickness or. other Ncauses from attend ing to his duties in the office of the County Clerk. Sheriff or Collector. there IS no deduction made from his salary. NOW we teachers are not allowed for the days we are absent and our sub- stltues only receive one-half of our pay. We believed that no objection could be possibly raised to the creation or an annuity fund by diverting one halt or what the municipality gained by the absence of regular teachers, to fund to assist those who by long years of service had worn themselves out The city Is gaining by the law. !eachers who are unable to fulfill the duties expected of them have taken ad- vantage Of the law and retired. mak- ing room for younger and possibly brighter educators. It remained for Auditor Frederick, however. to dis cover that the law was unconstitu- tional
 Before the fight Is over I predict that he will find that the law is con- sututional and that he is unpopular in the department. Speaking for my self, l can say that I am sorry that Broderick gained assistance to office by my vote or support. I am of an ap- posite political faith from the Auditor but voted for him at the last election, believing that he would not prove a stumbling block in the way of the School Department. You can now quote me as saying that the interest took In his election will be turned the next time he runs for office to secure his defeat. You can also state through the medium of The Call that the teach CTS are sorry to see that the Auditor is acting also as Judge. The State made the laws under which the an nulty fund was created, and up to the present time I believed the State was sovereign. It appears now that one William Frederick Auditor of the city and county of San Francisco, by grace or the people. Is superior to the State at least he thinks he Is. It is no part of the duties of the Auditor to construe laws. He seems, however, to think his Judgment better than that of the Board of Education and the Su- perintendent of Schools. The demands he has refused to audit have been signed by the School Directors and the School Superintendent, and think that they are as responsible to the people as the Auditor. Mir. Frederick has set himself up as a judicial as we'll as an executive officer. When the manda- mus proceedings we intend bringing against the Auditor are heard in court l feel satisfied that the decision will be that he had better leave the judi cial part of the municipality's govern ment alone"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
NEW TO-DAY.
GEO. w. DUDLEY.
A Prominent St. Louis Business Man Cured of Asthma, Case of Ten Years Standing, by pr. Char
 cots kOia Nervine Tablets.
St I.onis Mo Anr

St. Louis. Mo, April 13 1897. To whom 1t may concern.-I am pleased to add my testimonial to the worth of Dr. Charcots kola Nervine Tablets, I having been afflicted with asthma for about ten years. have found great relief from the use of these Tablets, for after having used one of the large boxes the symptoms were nearly effaced.
 Hoping that others thus afflicted will benefit from my experience, I am,
 NBIMy Irn.y yours yours, w 1 Gee. W: Dudley 9i the above letter is president of The Dud- ley Machinery Co, St.Louis, Mo, and one Of the best known civil and construc tns engineers in the West and South West. He has recently gained national proml- hence as one of the inventors and owners of the celebrated dynamite gun now being used with such deadly effect by the Cuban Insurgents in their struggle for liberty Dr. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets never fail in nervous diseases of any kind FlIty cents and s100 at all druggists. See pIi Charcot's name on label. Eureka CheIl4c~' & Mfg. Co.,, La Crosse. Wis.
 Redingtoa & Co.,, general distributors
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
SHE IS NOW 4 WIFE.
Grace Skelly TokeD From the City
 Prison to Be Married.

Grace Skelly. a pretty girl IS years of age, was arrested yesterday morning at 11S Grant avenue by Policeman T. J. Coleman and taken to the City Prison, where she was booked for a public in- stitution.
 The girl was in trouble and learning from her who had been keeping company with her Coleman went to the young man and he agreed to marry her rather than see her sent to the Magdalen Asylum. His name is John Becher the driver of a soda water wagon, and he lives on Lexington avenue. Bechler accompanied Coleman to Cupid Danforths office and procured the necessary license Then and readily consented to perform the ceremony.
 Grace was escorted from the prison by Coleman and her lover and in a few minutes the Justice had tied the knot and Grace was saved from being sent to the Magdalen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20

Stop that cough with Lows Horehound Cough Syrup; price 10c. AT Sansome st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
zREE zRE 5BARG ANS

These 5 bargains are this weeks hints for careful buy- CTS. We have two stores full of good things at low prices that's why we invite your trade.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20

TT UGH LUND. proprietor of the Pearl Fl lodging house. Ninth and Mission
 | streets, fell or jumped from the
 roof of the. building. which Is four
 stories high, yesterday morning and sustained injuries that resulted in his death about an hour later The dis tance from the roof to the yard in the rear where he fell is estimated at between siXty-dve and seventy feet.
 About three months ago Lund, while returning home from the Grand Opera House, fell from an electric car and was badly injured about the shoulders and head. Since then he had been Ill and de- spondent and had to be watched. Short ly before o'clock yesterday morning his wife noticed that he had left his bed- room and she told the Japanese servant to see Ii he was taking his usual walk around the corridors. The Japanese could not find him, and on going to the top flat he saw the small door leading to the roof open. He ran downstairs to the rear and saw Lund huddled up on the ground
 He immediately notified Mrs Lund and the dying man was taken to the Re- ceiVing Hospital. pr. Thompson found that his ribs on both sides were frac- tured- There were several wounds fin his scalp and his skull was fractured He died in about an hour and his pooy was removed to the Morgue. Mrs Lund says that her husband was in the habit of taking exercise on the roof ano she supposes he went too near the edge and becoming dizzy fell. Beyond his ill. ness there was nothing to worry him. al he was in comfortable circumstances She and other friends scout the idea ot suicide. The deceased was a native o1 Maseacnusetts and was eS years of ago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
Geographical Society of the PocIfle.

At the annual election held Tuesday fin the rooms of this society. in the Merchants Exchange Building. California street the following members were elected to serve during the current year: Directors-Pro- lessor George Davidson. Charles l.. Tay- Tor, John Dolbeer, Edgar J. Bowen, Louis l.. Nelson, H. Durbrow and Holm Part ridge. Councilors-Ralph c. Harrison Mark Sheldon. William Hood. Charles Soodall, James G. Houghton, Gustave Nlebaum, Senator George C. Perkins. Henry Lund, Irving NJ Scott, Jeremiah h Lynch Adolph Sutro and F. s. Cook.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20


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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
Failure to Provide.

Jerome Schroeder, 54S Folsom street, swore to a complaint in Judge Conlan's court yesterday for the arrest of his brother-in-law, Dennis Kelleher. on a charge of failing to provide for his child. Kelleher deserted his young wife about eighteen months ago to live with another woman and the child was born after the desertion The wife has had to support herself and child and now wants the father to help a little. Kelleher was ar rested yesterday afternoon.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-12-29
=. Pithy RetOrts.

"Oh, don't that hay smell delightful.
ly!" exclaimed the summer boarder
somewhat ungrammatically. as the
New Hampshire farmer drove her near
a field of mown grass. -''Hugh!" re
torted the farmer, lit smells of hard
work. The answer illustrates the grim
humor. of the, New: England farmer OF
the olden time, whose hereditary SEN
tentiousness restricted him to brief but
strong expressions. Another illustra-
ton of this grim, pithy humor is given
in the history of the Massachusetts,
town of Pelham. John Hardness. a
farmer of that town. while blowing Il
gravelly knoll, one autumn day, had
halted the oxen to rest. just as a gentle
man, driving pair Of horses, passed up
the high hill road near by. The gentle
man, stopping his turnout. babe the
farmer good morning. and added:
MAY ask you one question:. What
is it % answered the farmer. What will
such land as you are blowing bear?"
ut will bear manure, sir answered the
farmer; and laying hold of the pillow
handles, he started up his CATTLE:
Youths Companion. .....>.1.
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A Divided Answer,

An old fisherman sat by the sea wall.
skinning cells, which were that fore
noon to be packed in ice and sent to a
city market. A young woman, visitor
in town. stood by watching the unusual
occupation, and quite fascinated by the
ease and dexterity with which it was
carried on: At length she felt the
necessity Of making talk" What do
you get for cells 2" She asked. s.Noth-
i'm" returned the old man. emphatical-
ly, stripping off skin. Then with the
same precision and .-lightning-like
haste. be ''''peeled" another and another,
leaving his visitor to wonder at the
eccentricity which prompted him to
take so much trouble unrewarded. 1t
was only after she had given up the
question as a bad job that he calmly
finished his sentence, TO what I'd
ought to!''-Yo uth' S Companion.
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woman was busy getting out bowl
and cover and finding :. clean napkin.

woman was busy getting out bowl
and cover and finding clean napkin.
"Here!" she said, and she poured
some of the s.steaming broth into a
small cup. See if that amt good! I
guess likely ,'tis,,Fs'
81 The tramp glowered at her, but
drank the broth and said it was good.
""Then you: take this!" said the little
woman. Go round the corner to the
fourth white house and say it's for
Tommy What we .waitin' for?" ~--.-. 49,.
II didn't come here to do errands!"
said the tramp. "a &C., .,s, !
Eyes, you did" said the little woman,
sharply. "That's just what you com :
for. I've been waitin' the past half hour
for the Lord to send some, one-I can't
go out at night myself, fear of thu
asthmy-and He's sent you. Reckon.
He knows what He's about!" s. s
She pushed the tramp out gently but
decidedly and shut the door on him.
swell, I swami, said the tramp.
He carried the bowl safely to the
fourth white house from the corner.
Once, indeed, he stopped on the way
and muttered to himself.
's*Tommy!" he said, and his tone ex-
pressed deep injury. you'd think
they might have. called him William, or
something else. There's names enough,
you'd think, without hittin' on Tommy
But that's the way! A man don't have
DO chance!" e -
"A horse. and buggy stood before the
white house, and when he knocked the
door was opened by short, square man
with doctor" written all over him.
"What's this ?" asked the doctor.
'"Soup!" said the tramp, j"for Tom
1ny!", j#.@& a4s>ss 49, ~ Ea T. 81
"Who sent you?" asked the doctor
"Old woma n, brown house round the,
corner? All right! If she sent you 1
suppose you are respectable fellow.
Just jump into my buggy and drive to
40 Gage street! Give this note to my
wife-Mrs. Jones-and bring back the
medicine she will give you. Hurry,
now! I can't leave this boy, and I've
been waiting half an hour for some
body to come along 6.& = >&5@G-5
He nodded, and shut the door.
swell, I swami" said the tramp again.
He pocketed the note and drove rap
idly away. He did not know where
Gage street was, but a few questions
put him on the right track, and after
drive of some minutes he drew up be-
fore a neat white villa standing back
among strawberries. =, s.,1,tE -, e..
A lady answered his ring. She began
to speak before she saw him. "Why,
Iohn!" she cried. did you forget your
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SAY IT'S FOR TOMMY"

key? I heard the buggy wheels - O.,
mercy! Who is this?"
The tramp gave her the note, which
she read quickly. ....et
eyes," she said, 20, certainly! I will
get them at once. And while you are
waiting"-she looked at the tramp,
doubtfully. The doctor sent you-it
must be ALL wonder if you would be
so very obliging as to look at the fur
mace for me? Our man is gone off;
don't know where he can be, and I am
sure there is something wrong. The
house is cold as barn, and can't leave
the baby, more than moment, and my
girl is sick. If you would be so kind!"
She showed him the cellar door and
ran to get the medicine. ..-
The tramp stumped down the cellar
stairs. shook the furnace thoroughly,
put coal on and shutitup
When he went up the fire was burn
ing well, and the doctors wife was
waiting for him with packet and a
cup of hot coffee.
'sYou must be cold" she said. "'AndI
am so much obliged. cannot imagine
where Thomas can be-
You're lady, num-" said the
tramp. &
On the way back he was hailed by a
woman who came to her gate with a
shawl over her head. Is s#
"Say, mister, was you goin's any
where's nearsthe post office % u
7 Most probably I was" said the
tramp. Tn in the delivery business to-
light 4as7'as 8
l.'Then ifyou'd post this letter for me
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NIiSlemeanO in Texas.

@ A justice of the peace in Texas, on IN"
fourth trial of a petty but tenaciousiy
fought case in which no appeal could
be had. allowed the witnesses on cross
examination to suit themselves sabou!
answering questions. A witness would
say: Il won't answer no such fool
questions as that" and the justice. with
similar emphasis. would say: 'That'S
right. There was fight between the
attorneys because one Of them tried -
stem the rushing, roaring tide of the
others eloquence to the jury by calling
him a liar. These amenities were APP
parently regarded as proper incident:
of the trial. but on complaint made
against the orator for using loud and
vociferous language in a public place
to-wit. the courthouse" he was CON
victed by the justice and fined SIS. The
justice seems to have a new version of
Dr. Watts. which. says: LET lawyers
delight to scrap and fight. for tits their
nature to; but to yell like fury when
addressing the jury, only imps of Satan
will do.'-Case and Comment. 5]stE
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Hoods Pills cure sick headache Is cents.
Divers Do:nsts.

Don't expect to shine in society if your
clothes do. e
Don't, strain your, eyes looking for faults
in your neighbor.~< :
: Don't get into the.habit of Judging book
by the criticisms.
z Don't forget that you iniure your own
character; when you attack that of another.
Don't carry barrel of -four on your head
ia erder-to acquire graceful carriage.
Don't forget that it is wicked to bet and
lose; no man has the moral fright to be
wrong. y -: .-~=.'
Don't scold your wife in the presence of
Others. they may think you are: afraid to do
it when alone with her:-Chieago Evening
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I'd be thousand times obliged to you.

"a De thousand times obliged to you.
Its to my son. and he'll fret~if he don't
bear: I, from me New Years day. Thank
|. YOU, sir!!ys Fhope your mother feels COM
forta pie abeuteyou this cold night
The tramp WINGED at this. He said
nothing, but took the letter and went.
AS he drove by a street lamp rough
voice called to him TO stop. He checked
| the horse, and was aware Of the burglar
| with whom he had walked and talked a
! few hours before. +~a-s-~--...--..--,, .~..
Hello, pail" said the burglar.
''You're in luck! Seems to me YOU was
the Teller that was goin' to stay an hon.
est man, was you? And got team
a'ready! That's smart business. Gim-
! me ift!'' e..: - s.ssazszsa
The tramp grunted and shook his
head. sSSsx -.
/ I'm on = an Grand" he said, for a
sick child..' aa W :
"Sick granny" said the burglar.
You go shares or I'll give you up
He grasped the horses bride as he
spoke, and his looks were ugly enough.
"All right" said the tramp. Jump
in - S&~
He threw back the robes and Held out
his hand. The burglar left tht1horse's
head and was in the act of springng
into the buggy when a well-planted
blow sent him :sprawling on his back
in the road. ! ). ~. *ss =:
The tramp drove on rapidly. ..Some
folks:ain't no sense Of what's right and
fittin','' he muttered. Theresa time
for everything. That's Scripture"
He found thetdoctor waiting, at the
door of the white cottage. #,
"Sharps the world" said the doctor
Il was getting I'm easy my man.:
. $50 was L. said the tramp. He ex-
planned that the hired man was gone
and the lady had asked him to- see to
- '"Gone, has he?'' said the doctor, and
his face darkened.- "Then that's the
last time. He needn't come back, the
tipsy rascal" r @s*
Again he. looked keenly at the tramp,
who was shifting buckle of the har-
ness in avery knowing way. Il:
Know anything about shorses?" he
asked. - .oEA .,s.z. u r..
Reckon" said the tramp. =:
"Who are you; anyhow?"' asked the
doctor. g. d ri .|s%4<& =.
"Well, I was wonderful" said the
tramp. II took care O. horses five years.
1 been sick, and since then / been
trampin a spell. Tonight started
out to be burglar. but amt had no
chance. I might as well go back to
work again and done with it," ~:
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slipped noiselessly into the low room.
Tommy" he said, softly. ,''how's
things?"
The sick boy started up on his :ei:
bow with a cry. looked. then fell back
on his pillow laughingssand crying!
IFS all right!'' hessaid. Mother, it's
all right! I'll get now! Brother
m'sfcomeis', - - -
RECKON" said the tramp.-Laura E;
Richards, in Congregationalist.
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Il think you might" said the doc
tor. Come in and help me with. this
boy. He's pretty sick. and his mothers
not much better..' Il. 3#7@-.
We'll, it's all in the nights work. .
said the tramp. ''I'll be dressmakin'
before get through with this" r.. -ss'.r
He stepped inside, but stopped short
at the bedroom door with white face.
A childs voice was heard within, ask
ing for water. .
who's that?'' asked the tramp, star
ing at the doctor. "Whose voice is
that?"$
"Tommy's," said the doctor. tom
my Trent
20, my Lord!" said the tramp. How
did he come here?''
His mother came some weeks ago, =
said the doctor. ito get work in the
mill. Good, steady woman. She was
doing well till she fell sick, and then
Tommy took this fever. Nice boy,
Tommy. Do you know anything about
them? They seem to be quite alone.
There was an older son, believe, but
he seems to have got into bad ways
and gone off. Do you know anything
about Mrs Trent? p
Reckon" said the tramp. He hid
his face against the wall for moment;
then he turned upon the doctor with
flaming eyes. Something's ben after
me tonight he said, fercely. Things
isgall OF piece! Idon't.say what it is.
You may call it the Lord if you re a
mind TO- shan't say not hin l1 tell
you. | ain't had no chance he put
the doctor aside with one hand and
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day and had not been well treated. AT
many houses he had been turned away
without ceremony; at others work had
been offered. Only one woman had
taken him in and fed him for nothing,
and she had given him soda bread
which always disagreed with him, and
cold tea. The profession was not what
it had been cracked up to be, thought
the tramp, and he began to think that
the burglar had the best of it after all.
He had always called himself an honest
man, and he now and then split wood,
when he could not get food without,
but, after all, was honesty the best pol
icy? He knew burglars who had their
little houses as neat and pretty as any
one would ask to see. Texts round the
walls, too, God bless our Home" and
all that. The tramp liked pretty text
This very afternoon he had been walk
ing with a burglar-they separated
when they came to the village in mu-
tual though friendly distrust-who was
going home with New Years present
for his little boy-a gold watch it was.
He had taken it. from an old cur
VIII hCpI ~ lOChCu Ill q UeN
doing no good to anybody. That bur-
glar was going home to have coy
time with his wife and child, and here
was he, , tramp. an honest man, and not
able to get bite of supper. Decidedly,
tramping was not what he had been led
to believe it. He thought he should try
stealing, after all; he stopped, full Of
thought. and looked around him.
A bright light shone from the win
dow of cottage hard by; the blind was
up; the tramp stepped to the window
and looked in. A neat, bright, cozy
kitchen, a little old woman busy owe:
the stove. No sign of masculine pres
ence anywhere. r..
''Ill try here!" said The tramp.
He opened the door without knock
ing and went in. The, little woman
looked up. "Good evenin'!" she said.
81 didn't hear We knock. What can q.
for yep
81 want some money" said the tramp
hoarsely. for he had made up his mind
now.
''Well,.I haven't got a cent..'tsaid the
little woman, "and if had wouldn't
be fool enough to give it to YOU. So
there it is, you see! But you can dc
something for mel" she added. bright
ly. you've come just in the nick Of
time. Iswant this soup taken tosa sick
boy round in the next street. His
mother is sick, too, and can't COOK
things nice as he ought to have 'em;
hasn't means to get 'em, neither ] ex-
pect: and set out that he should have.
something good and hot to go to sleep
on and begin the new year with nour-
ishment inside him.
All the time she was talking the little