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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
Election incidents.

Michael William Driscoll, who gives his occupation as a farmer, was arrested yes terday morning in the First Precinct of the Twenty eighth District on a charge of perjury in falsely swearing In his vote. The complaining witness Is Registrar Biggy, who says the charge will be changed to illegal voting in the morning Driscoll called at the Registrars office in the morning. He said he formerly lived at 547 Howard street, but for the past nine months he had been living at 200 Mission street His answers to questions aroused the suspicious of the Registrar, and he was warned to be careful. h. quiry was made at the lodging house, 200 Mission street, and 1t was found that Driscoll had not lived there for the past nine months. but had been in Los An geles. The Registrar sent a deputy to the polling booth and when Driscoll ten- dered his vote he was placed under ar rest. His friends endeavored to get Judge Low to release him on his own recogni- zance, but the Judge refused. The Regis trar Is determined to make an example of him.
 Herman Schultz bartender in a saloon on Ninth street. near Mission, was ar rested yesterday morning for selling liquor on election day. He was released on $50 cash bail. This was the only ar rest of the kind made.
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EMPIRES AND oLYMPICs.
Popular Gun Clubs Have Agreed to Meet st the Traps in the
 Near Future

The Olympic Gun Club has at last ac- cepted challenge which 1t received some weeks ago from the Empire Gun Club to shoot a team match best two in three events for a financial consideration, the value of which win be determined upon by committee of three men select ed from each team.
 The teams will be composed of twelve men from each club and each man will deposit either $2 50 or $5, the sum total going to make up the pot.
 According to the conditions agreed upon one of the shoots will be held at Ingle- side and the other at the Empire Gun Club grounds in Oakland; toss of a coin will decide where the final shoot will be held.
 It will be some time before the Olympic Gun Club will announce its team, but the Empires are certain to select their clay smashers from the following men: King, McCutchon, Klevesahl, Andrus, Sears, Ricklefson, Kerrison, Fisher. Debenham, Shaw, Zeiner, Mitchell, Betten, McCrae.
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except two. Messengers were dis patched to hurry up the officers and at 10 o'clock complete returns were in. It took the clerks but a few minutes to foot up the totals, and at 10:15 the work of tabulating was completed.
 The main office of the Registrar was crowded by interested citizens early in the evening, but they left soon after the first returns came in showing beyond doubt that the friends of the charter had carried the day. Colonel W. r. Sullivan, Gavin McNab and Max Pop per were particularly pleased with the result. and the usual number CT Didn't tell you SOP" stories were re- counted
 The official canvass of the tally-sheets may show some slight errors, but the totals will not be changed fifty votes either way.
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WEST BOUND
 FREIGHT RATES
ADVANCES WILL BENEFIT
 COAST MERCHANTS.
Freight Traffic Manager William Sproule Speaks of the Trans
 continental Meeting.

William Sproule, freight traffic man. ager of the Southern Pacific Company returned last night from Milwaukee, where he had gone to attend the meet ing of the Transcontinental Freight Blu reau Association, and when seen at his office to-day, said: 'The results at the Milwaukee meeting have been entirely sat isfactory to the Pacific Coast merchants in the adjustment of freight rates, and will prove of incaleulable benefit to them. The changes made were in the nature of an equalization so as to bring about a reasonable difference between carloads and less than carload rates, westbound. Heretofore the local merchants have en- deavored to bring about an increase of freight rates from Eastern points, but 1t has been rather by antagonism to than cooperation with the railroad companies
 that they have sought to bring about the desired result. When the transconti- mental meeting transferred its base of operations from Monterey to Milwaukee
 a howl went up immediately that 1t was done with the intention of keeping our merchants away on account Of the dis tance But the very distance caused them to take heroic measures and send repre- sentatives, who were well received by the bureau, and were treated in every in- stance with favorable consideration. By using proper tactics the merchants have gained all material points. Among the gentlemen who appeared at the meet ing were such prominent citizens as MT
 Guggenheim, of Mack & Co, Arthur Towne and MT. Loveland, of the Associ- ated Groceries; George H. Fay, MT. Rulof- son, of Baker & Hamilton Mir. Wheeler, the executive head of HolbroOk, Merrill & Stetson; MT Scott, of Miller, Sloss & Scott, besides Mir. Hart of Portland, MT. Reynolds of Los Angeles, and MT. Brace Hayden, of Durham, Carrigan & Hayden
 When these gentlemen asked for hear ing they were given an afternoon to state their grievances There were seventeen altogether from this coast, representing all lines of trade The delegates from Eastern jobbing houses were represented by a delegation not quite so numerous, consisting of the president of the Mill
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ADVERTISEMENTS

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 The best of all health-restorers and health preservers is Dr. Pierce's Colder Medical Discovery. It cures oS per cent of all cases of consumption. It wards of nervous troubles and wasting diseases. It corrects all disorders of the digestion
 nvigorates the liver and restores the appetite It fills the arteries with tine pure, rich, red blood of health. It tears down, and carries off old, inert and half-dead tissues and replaces them by new. It builds firm, healthy flesh. It makes the muscles strong and elastic and steadies and tones the nerves. It cures debility and weakness of every descnp- ton. It is the product of the lifetime experience and study of an eminent and ski1lful specialist, Dr. R. V. Pierce, for thirty years chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N Y. Thousands of men and women have testified to its virtues. Druggists sell 1t.
 There is nothing in the world just as good" although avaricious druggists will sometimes say so for the sake of the greater profit to be made upon the in- ferior aItlclc
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
A QUIET ELECTION.
A Light Vote Polled, and Little Enthusiasm Shown at
 the Booths

The election passed off quietly in the Western Addition. Not an incident of any note happened and except for the small crowds that gathered around the booths stranger would not have known that an election was in progress. Very few chal- lenges were interposed, and then only under what might be termed facetious cir cumStanceS.
 At the polling places on Polk street. near Hayes, an old man entered the booth
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
RED CROSS DAY AT
 OAKLAND RACE TRACK
A HEAVILY FILLED CARD OF
 MIXED RUNNING EVENTS.
The Poolrooms Will Close for the Occasion-Ten Bookmaking Firms Will Lay
 Odds,

The benefit rendered to the Red Cross Society and Sanitary Commission of Cali fornia, under the auspices of the Cali fornia and Pacific Coast Jockey Clubs combined, at Oakland racetrack this af- ternoon, has attracted a great lot of en- tries. The different events filled beyond all expectations. and Dick Havey, the favorite California starter, will have his hands full at the post.
 Five races will be decided. The pool rooms at both Sausalito and Ocean View will close for the occasion, and the ''regu- ials" will attend in force Neither will there be a dearth of the bookmaking fra ternity, for the following well-known firms have signifed an intention of chalk ing Ap prices: Max Blumenthal, Ed Wal lace. Harlan & Co.,, Humphrey & Corbett, Rose will probably have at least two books on.
 Ihe entries are as follows
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SELECTIONS.

First Race-Major Cook, Santa Paula, Fig Leaf.
 Second Race-The F'retter. Key Hooker. Sir Urian.
 Third Race-Imp. Missioner. Formella, Sati- coy.
 Fourth Race-Los Prietos Key del Tierra. Rosormonde
 Fifth Race-Sly San Mateo Polish.
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to which he lays no further claim are A. J. Pfllsbury of Tulare and Captain M. J. Daniels of Riverside. Scipio Craig, editor of the Redlands Citro graph, is also mentioned as a possible candidate
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
CpOSSDan'S Specific MiXtUrR

With this remedy persons can cure them- selves without the least exposure change ot diet or change In application to business, Ths medicine contains nothing of the least injury Price. S1 & bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27
Wrirht's Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands of persons who have used them for over forty years to cure TON, Torpid Liver, Weak Stomach Pimples and purify the blood.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27

Life of the Rough Riders in camp in Tampa, Fla, described in next Sundays Call,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27

Read Bret Harte's great story, Sal omy Jane's Kiss, In next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-27

Read stHow to Make a Fortune,' ,'' by twelve millionaires, in next Sun- days Call.
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07
THE EGol8T.

lam the woathercockl Listen, good people,
listen to mel
Proudly ye placed me here high ON my stecple,
King ot the air and prince uf the seal
/ am the lord of the winds that blow
Round tho compass and high and lowl
When l swing To tho east, 1t blows from the
east
/ call and call
TIL the storm racl, drives o'or the moaning
sand.
And the rain lash seourges the shiyertng land
And tho good mast splits in the shrioking
squull.
And did it ALL did it all
When l swing to the north, it blows from the
nerth.
call and call
TIL II blearS the lake with film Of lee
And whitens your autumn paradise,
And you trudgo to church To your knees in
snow,
Poor little people that flock below
To worship mo ON my steeple tall
For did 1t all did 1t all
When swing to the west. 1t blows from tho
west,
Hurrah for my westing wind
There is health and life for the world and his
wifo
When feel In rollcking mind.
Oh, the steer IS glad as he grides the earth
With the share Of the wallowing plow.
And tho pluwman dreams of the husSing \
mirth
The she, and the bursting mowl
oh, the wind is true TO it's masters call.
For did it all / did It all
When swing to the south, it blows from tho
south.
And Tom stole kiss from Prue
And Bob bussed kato ON her red, red mouth
Because the south wind blew
oh, hearts grew kind In the warm south wind
With tho boys and the girls ut play
And manys the Wedding that would not have
been
Had tho wind blown a different way
Thus 1 hold the world in my gracious thrull
For did it ull-T did 1T nllI
John Mowutt in New York Times
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07
Deaths BetrotliaI.

A few years ago a New York newspaper
conducted an open discussion upon the
topic Is Marriage a Failure The
answer is easy and upon the surface. Where
there is mutual love and respect, If there Is
also health, marriage is "A success When
health is left out, even the most ardent love
does not count. and marriage Is invariably
a failure
Modern science has cried the warning
so often that all should realize the dangers
of wedlock to people in ill-health In
case of this kind death turks on every side
i'm the kiss of betrothal and the caress of
the hone ymoon. The man who is suffering
from i'll health il a physical bankrupt and
has no right to condemn woman to be his
nurse for life and the mother of babes that
inherit his physical weakness. Dr.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery acts directly on
the digestive organism. II makes il strong
and its action perfect. When mans di-
gestion is all right his blood will be pure;
when his blood is pure his nervous system
will be strong and his health vigorous.
A woman who suffers from weakness and
disease of the delicate organism Of her sex
is certain to suffer from general ill-health,
and to be an unhappy helpless Invalid and
a disappointment as wife. Her ehiidfen
will be weak, puuy and peevish. A happy
home is an impossibility for her until her
health is restored. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription cures all troubles OF the dis
tinctly feminine organism. II cures them
speedily, completely and permanently. II
fits for wifehood and motherhood both
medicines are sold by all good dealers
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07

A milliner happened to como to Paris
about n lawsuit She was successful
and invested tho proceeds in specula-
tion, and she amassed in II few months
u sum which converted into our cur.
roncy represents nearly Go, 600, 900. No
class Of tho community escaped the in
fection. Two of the ablcst scholars Of
France aro reported to have deplored
tho madness Of tho times at 0ne inter
view, only to find themselves at their
next meeting bidding for shares with
tho greatest excitement. Tho scene of
operations was IL narrow street called
Quincamppix, and tho demand for ae-
commodation may be judged from tho
fact that house which before yielded
about $40 year now brought in mOr1
than 600 month. A cobbler made
about El0 a day by letting out u few
chairs in his stall, and hunohback.
who is celebrated in the prints Of the
time, acquired in "A few days moro than
81, 900 by letting out his hump to the
street brokers as writing desk,-l'ro-
fossor Nicholson's money and None
tary Problems
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07
TWO HUMOROUS BROTHERS.
They Won Wagsrs on the strength Of
Their Own IiomeIiness.

They Non Wagsrs the Strength OF
Their own HomeIiness.
Many years ago there were two broth
ers. named joel and Jonathan, who
wero famous throughout Wayne county,
Ind. because they We're both such
frights Ono day they We're on their
way to Cincinnati by wagon i'll tho
days of the old canal. Tho wagon was
of tho covered variety, and only Joel
was visible to tho natural oyo as tho
vehicle plunged into and out of tho
chuck holes that infested the way. Joel
was snid to be tho next To the ugliest
man in all the country round. and his
brotheritook precedence.
Tho two brothers met stranger. who.
attracted by tho supremely homoly face
Of Joel, stopped his horse and said;
rExouso me, my friend, but would
you mind tellin mo ur nnme?n
III sepulchral tone that fitted we'll
the hideous face .loel replied:
"Well, | guess | hain't never done
nothin that would make mo ashamed
to toll my namo. My name is Joel'--
Where do you live, If it is Il fair
question:
II live in Wayne county. lndianny."
"Wo1, stranger, Ivo seen much Of
Indianny, but III bet you $l0 that
YOU the ugllost man in the state "
"Well, | huin't no gamblin man, "
replied Joel, "but hain't never seen
nothin In the Scriptur' Az in bottin on q
sure thing. an I'll jest take that bet. "
Turning to the wagon cover and peer
ing into its depths he called:
Jonathan. stick your head out hyer. "
Jonathan did as he was requested.
Tho stranger paid the money without
IA word Of complaint, New York Mail
and Express.
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07

Tho custom of having warships sail
"undor sealed ordcrs' has arisen from
tho desire Of maritime powers to pre-.
vent their plans from becoming known
To tho enemy.
In tho American navy such orders
come from the president and ARE deliv
cred to "a commander of II ship or squad.
ron by II confidential messenger, who
knows nothing of their contents
Sometimes they arc in cipher. but
they arc always sealed with tho official
seal of the navy department, and the
package cannot be opened until the timo
marked on it, which Is usually several
hours after the hour of leaving port
BY this precaution tho newspapers
arc prevented from disclosing prema-
turcly tho movements which may be of
the greatest importance and the spies of
tho eneny are rendered useless SO iar as
their ability to discover tho secret Of
such movements IL concerned.
Sailing under sealed orders Is now
tho common naval practice i'll time Of
war.
These instructions are found in tho
packet of "sealed orders, " which in
opened when well out to sea.
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07
A Pictorial Illusion.

Philip H. Calderon was elected A.
r. A. in 1SGl--the same year and at
the same time as Frederick Leighton
Nor has the Royal academy ever elected
two men who have been moro devoted
to its service. Those student days in
Paris with his friend Marco, when they
had rather To rough it-thoso doleful
days of doubt when he feared no would
have to give up all thoughts of art were
all past He was in n pleasant and lofty
studio in Marlborough place, built at
his own expense, and there were pic
lures ON the easel that commanded four
figures. His painting partooll Of tho
happy times. Ills touch WAS firm and
confident, his color joyous. and lie
showed that in dexterity at least he was
not to bo uutdone
Among other things he painted,
chiefly for amusement or as fetch, "
as we used to call it, u portrait of his
wife, life size, standing in IA doorway
with her hand on the door handle and
her foot on tho step, looking back over
her shoulder, as though sho were quit
ting the room. The picture was placed
against the paneled wall of the studio
and was such II perfect illuison that it
looked, not like II picture, but reality
SO much SO that genial Tom Landseor,
the cngiaver, who called one day made
Il most profound bow to it and. address,
ing tho eiligy said, Pray, do not leave
us, madam. &c. a Storey. A. Il A..
in Magazine Of Art
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07
No Law For Fools.

Tho common belief that the law will
cast special protection around tho
weak and feeble gets rudely shattered
by decision in United Statos versus
Fay (S3 Fed Rep. S39) which holds
that only persons Of ordinary prudence
are within the protection Of United
States revenue statutes, section 5 ,4S0,
against schemes TO defraud by use of
the mails. The court held that u scheme
by which man was led to pay $40 for
the uso of an alleged superhuman power
to discover u treasure hid in his field
was not Il "scheme TO defraud' because
it was 'tnot reasonably adapted to de-
ceiyo persons of ordinary prudence. -
This decision, says Case and Comment,
would allow the safe uso of tho mails
by all sharks looking for PudGeons 1t
seems not only against reason, but
against tha authority Of United States
versus Reed az Fed Rep l31J, III
which the court condemned IL similar
scheme to get money by processing to
exercise mysterious power to answer
sealed letters addressed to spirits. Those
who do not have ordinary prudence arc
tho people for whom tho statute is
needed
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lie Got lila Leave.

The Rev Robert Nourso relates this
story i'll Tho ConRrcgationalist;
On certain Sunday morning the or
dorly of the colonel of the Eighth Ohio
presented himself before that officer
Everything all right, eolunely' he
asked. After looking around and find
ing that tho tent had been put i'll order
and his boots blacbod he replied in the
Affirmative. IL have favor to ask,
said the orderly. Estate it, - said the
colonel. Il beg that may 30 of today,
colonel, and go IA little earlier and re
main little later. For what rea-
sonsy" demanded tho colonel. The or.
derly produced letter and said. Sir,
/ havo received this from the president.
and he invites me to dine at the White
House. i"
Tho pres ident of the United States is
in every way to bo ranked among tho
great rulers of tho world. But the gen
uino and unaffected democracy OF tho
man who now holds that exalted office
Is shown i'll this incident, which could
not be paralleled III amy other country
In the world.
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07

Santiago do Cuba has an ecolesias-
tical distinction, and that is that il is
the oldest bishopric III tho western
world. When all Pennsylvania was a
traceles5 waste, an archbishop ruled a
sec of no mean proportions from that
city and under that title. From the
city Of Santiago also went out the two
great missionaries 10 tho Indians and
negroes, the first, Las Casas, who
evangelical nearly all Central America.
and the second. st. Peter Clayer, who
worked among the negroes of Brazil
Philadelphia Call.
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07

At this juncturo Richard, who had
been looking at Dorothy 5 picture spoke
rather hesitatingly:
"Well, old fellow, since you are i'll
such n tight place, I'll help you out
will act as best man. -
Will stared with nmazement at this
unexpected offer, but slapped Richard
heartily ON tho back
'Will you really, though? You re an
old brickv'
wonder why men always uso tho
word "old" as term of endearment
with each other? suppose it is sub.
stltuto for dear" and darling" and
all the tender terms of woman s vo.
eabulary
Richard seemed embarrassed Mt Wills
gratitude, and added somewhat apollo.
getieally:
If l can accommodate friend,
want to. That's about the only thing
i'll the way Of pleasure can ever hope
to have. "
Dorothy arrived day on two before
the wedding We found her even moro
charming than her picture. and we
were all delighted with her
| WAS almost too busy to breathe in
these last few days hut everything was
over at last. The rehearsal passed eff
satisfactorily, and So my friends assur
ed me, did tho wedding am not au-
thority ON that subject but at any rate
everything went oil according to pro-
grammc. Then VIII and started away
for six weeks trip
After travelling about for fortnight
we settled down i'll spot which WAS
most rostiul and delightful There was
nothing III the way of excitement, but
we thoroughly enjoyed the primitive
and idyllio life of the little town
Toward the close of our month there.
however, we were glad to receive let
ters from our home friends. We had
not encouraged them TO writo us earlier
ill our stay, and we had heard almost
nothing from home
We were not getting dull. Of course.
but when said one day that should
like n long, ncwsy letter from ono of
the girls Will echoed my wish heartily.
That afternoon came Il letter, not from
ono Of the girls and not long, but do.
cidedly "newsy, " SO much so that it
fairly took away my breath. 1t ran as
follows:
DEAR WILLIE Congratulate mol am tho
happest man alive. Your sister Dorothy. tho
dearest grl In the world. has promised Ia
mnfrY me.
M time to write mure nov Your friend
and brother to be, RICHARD pEERIEa#
J.. S.-Perhaps il would ba just as we'll not
ta mention that little affair of last winter 10
Dorothy. She might not understand IL In
fact, don't understand 1t myself nov Il
1t was long before Will spoke When
he did, it was to say
And he calls 1t that littlo affair, >
after all tho slecp lost for tho rascal.
'That little affair indeed "A j.
johnson i'll Waverly Magazine
The Lambertville record., 1898-09-07

IL was in the army The boys had a
meal Of beef that Lad been corned by
bath in a salt horse barrel. II wasqute
treat They al thought 20 until one
Of tho party remarked, "a Nttlo mus
tard wouldn't go bad -
"That reminds me, said another
You just wait few minutes. ;" A
quarter Of AN hour later ho returned
aud, producing a screw Of paper, he
said: "Oh. yes. Here's that mustard. "
"Whore did you get itl' said the
others in chorus.
tUp at the surgeons. The sick call,
you remember sounded as wo were
talking about the mustard. It occurred
to me that a little mustard for my lame
back would be just tho thing
But you haven't got any lame
back. "
"But | have got tho mustard -
Philadelphia Press.