The herald., 1898-12-09
DOWN The LINE
Colonel Dan Freeman came in yesterday
IN the Santa Fe overland from Colorado

Colonel Dan Freeman came in yesterday
on the Santa Fe overland from Colorado.
He will stay here over
Fortunatus the Sunset Clubs
Freeman Christmas Jnks, ana
then strike out again
in search of big game or foreign travel. II
am Just in from Idaho Springs in Colorado,
where went to find some bear, he said.
II found one and another found me. How
ever, got them both. Silver tipped bear
they are, and l never had better sport in my
life than in this trip. | thought l would
come back and bring some rain. Yes, 1t was
not enough, but there is plenty more com
ing; you need not be alarmed at all about
that, for this is to be one of the best years
we have ever known. Yes, will stay a
few weeks, long enough to enjoy the Sun
set Clubs links on Christmas-couldn't at
ford to lose that, you know. Ia, ia, and
he passed down Spring street, shedding an
opaline luster from his joyous smile as he
strobe along, the personifcation of happr-
ness in good fellow.
O O O
"Blinker" Murphy made his appearance
suddenly in the city yesterday afternoon,
having come down
Blinker to from San Francisco
Vegetate on two weeks va
cation from the Ex
aminer, to train for the session of the leg
stature. He has been sadly overworked
during the state campaign, and shows 1t IN
a weary look on his good-natured, alert lace.
Mr.. Murphy is accompanied by Senator Sig
Bettman of San Francisco, and both Will
spend most of their time down here on
Catalina island. where kilograms and or
ders will have difficulty in reaching them.
Mr.. Murphy was too tired to talk politics
and would throw no light on the question
of who will be the next senator. though
probably he knows more about that than
any other man in the state. 1t is to be
hoped that as a result of his isolation at
the island he will produce a Binker paper
On politics as seen from the top of Sugar
Loaf Johnny Gaffey at once took the two
travellers under his broad wing, so there can
be no question that they will be well enter
tained and made comfortable.
o o o
1t is now said that Judge Clark has
joined the ranks of those unfortunates
who are worried
Superior about their hair get
Capillary ting thin on top OF
their heads. A friend
Of his yesterday told me that the judge goes
to celebrated specialist for medical treat
ment of such locks as he still can boast. but
that he modestly denies that ne hopes for
INV results in the way Of added chevelure.
He simply 'hkes the physical comfort that
comes from the treatment The judge
Il L,,o &c ha
rience OF the rest of us who have unduly
high foreheads, and who have spent many
good dollars in the vain attempt OF pro-
ducing three spears of hair where only one
grew before. As long as what is inside of
the head is all right, as in Judge Clark :
case, he need not worry about his growing
dome.
Rain prophets are becoming more numer-
Gus since some encouragement has been
given to their prog
The Prophets nostications. 81 met
Prevaricate one of the wisest OF
the old timers" said
Z. S. Marshal Osborne yesterday, to-day,
and he assured me that we would have a
good. hard rain on the 18th or thereabouts,
and another before the end OF the month.
] also saw Dan kevane again yesterday and
found him a little shy about any further
prophecies, as his Thanksgiving storm went
astray, but he was still, as always, cheerful,
and was of the opinion that he would be
vndicated by events, though little late.
In the meantime many of the oldest resi-
dents declare that we won't get any rain
till February, and that this would be plenty
soon enough, if it were not for the droop-
ing spirits of the fainthearted who want to
see confidence restored"
THE GOSSIPER.