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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
SHE CHARGES
A SOh-IN-LAW
WITH PERJURY
Serious Sequel Of a
Recent Elopement.
Oakland O5ics san Francisco Call
As Br1arNav. Dec. 1

Oakland O15cs san Francisco Call
SIS Br1a1way. Dec
Ire threatened ssG-f of the ssnsa-
rio1zI eIcPemsur ot Matthew Cushsn- sec
out engineer aboard the transport Shsr-
mar. and Mss Maud Garcia. abcur zen
weeks ago has developed IL Justice
C-tun's court. ard the young groom WHO
=, cIsvsrIy 1utEi--sd lis rival II EtnnLrs 2
the heart and hand oc The pretty L--le
brunette vii ro-uorrcE appear bst1rz
Justice Quinn % answer o 4 charge o.
perjury. pretsrred - rs rate 1cthsr-
i1-IaE.
Nrz- Garcia apparently objects ssrt-
0usly % recognizing Engineer Cushen as
her so1-ir-LaW, and has refused % be
sr0T her maternal blessing upon the
young couple Cruel tongues have z0s-
siped that Mrs Garcia vas once IL love
with the young engineer Lerselr, r1lr sl=
looked hopefully 60 a rsallzz non Or max
l-g hlm her daughters zrep-aLhzr- In
tending OF the other Eaut. that her
pretty Maud should become the bride q
q young TeL-r1--o Aiz-zdzn- W1c 1al
been .avlshlnz ar-snricus upgu the 11ls1-
Ter However II suc1 T1s Mrs tTzrclz g
happy dream. u vas al cispeIIzc &C SEP
temher = last
on rEe afternoon q The latter date Mss
Maud Garcia EFF her home az lf L-ztzT-
visit the large stores in TIE metropolis
On the mission g selecting -6z -1ruf -Ure
and household goods % E1oru t1s Interior
q q cozy little cottage Which her srzr-
While sutr1r sCr 1er hand had tuL- II r1e
Encfral City. Bu- not So instead. r-e
ccGusr-Lsh miss net Matthew CCslsl A.
az appointed tine and place To h-u shs
promptly confessed thar her mother rad
promised her a. bride % -Ee Azzs-
dan. and that The wedding would be cel=-
trzrst 4 Few days later. Lu1-zc WIKI
Tire spirit q z cavalier ard a soldier
Cushen az cEcz proposed % lls sweet
heart. "a A means % 1rus-rzte the Ala
usGan's uarrtcCct1l schsue that she
BE his bride Re was accerE=t- ard to-
zether the couple hurried across the bay
and securing 4 marriage License lost liz
tl= tine In being united. ard al before
the girls DCr1e- could L1-erpcse Cb!ec-
-tcus.
Mrs. Garcia. however. threatened YER
Eearce- and she has kept ns- promise A
few days ago SIZE called az the District
Attorneys Cf5cs and or the strength 1f
her statement thar Cusheu had sE1-u
falsely a % the ags q her daughter
Whs- he applied tCr The marriage license
before Deputy County ClsrS :. 3 Dean.
q complaint vas iss-st Fl which The
wt-h perjury Mrs Garcia. UE1 L. EzII
known - The authorities IN san Frar-
cisco. claims that her daughter vas 1c-
cr legal aEs whs1 the license vas taken
out and that CUsEer made oath she vas
= years o. age
TIE chaErirsd 0ou was arrafEued BE-
fore Justice Quinn to-day ard on the zt-
vice % the District Attorney hs Was
promptly released On his gEu rec0E-
EiLance- Eis examination - set tJr To-
morrow morning ar ~ C-c.cck
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

Oakland Ohce Sau Francisco Gail.
q.

+e Broadway. Dec J.
The ROOMS q the Eoeu Society were
crowded with hrrle people this afternoon
% enjoy an entertainment given BY the
uuufIs os Mrs.. Carrie Fross Snyder. The
affair was a compliment % the boys and
girls who have cone forward With their
contrib buttons % the library size fund
Ire programme opened wiki 4 rectra-
riou. -Sesin Things, by Mss Pauline
Smith. Master Kenneth Hobart followed
with a humorous piece, The Thankful
Mouse vocal duet By Masters Hzr
old ard Frank Baxter was greatly en-
loved. and there was clever little read
- - VTszs f.a-zv4a,-z N4rfouaIf Orna-
rCr1bers were By Miss EEha Musser.
Miss olive Cutter. Master Lawrence Mar
shall. Miss Gladys CQurrtau and Mss
Edna SNYDER vocal SOLO oy Master
Harold Baxter was ercOred
As 4 finale 20 the pleasant afternoon 4
little pIav entitled The Magic Sword
was presented. Lack q scenery and foot
lights did not caunt the payers. who
were cast as follows R1salIne. q doll
Mss Iulfz Mead. Jumping JACK. Master
Henry Brant-. Fairy Prince. Master Ton
NarceLla SDeu-ser-
The fund FOR the library site climbed
% s1420o to-day and things Look or1gnc
FOR the S5 700 mark That rzs to-1-r-rSW
evening As the time limit Tomorrow
viii Ee an interesting day, lnerercre. since
the ladies' q t-e EbeA society ant al
>
CoruinE Contribution eagerly OF -he
larger contributors to-day TAFT * Per-
royef led the list with A crlecz r0c fllt.
A pleasant letter from W r Kelley %
rhs. % <Iard Transit Company Was sc-
cuupanied By a Thanksgiving Offering Of
Sl5 Another pleasant letter and s. came
from Rev. Dwight Z Potter q the Union
Street Presbyterian Church- i traLerual
order fell into Hne with Sl5- This was
oakland Tent No II. Knights 0t the Mac
cahees ard It's best wishes were sent
With the contrfburton 6y Record Keeper
7 L Fine And W ? boardE-an. the
weII-known civil engineer sem S-5 N =
= rurber OF the residents oc Piedmont
rave each contributed 20 TIE ru1G- 50 that
corr bfued the sums amount . 81. These
ro1rriburo-s are Mrs J. B Richardson.
NJ Sharou Mrs MEgarr, Mrs. Frank
E0za Mr BarracIough. Mrs. George
Srs-ffne Mr. RockI1s, Cnrls lessen. Mrs
Vy-fnz Mrs. Lamb, Mrs House and Cap
STjs- Ma Babson. who has been Z
g,Irbgt1T pafn=ra king and unrirtng treas
u-er for the fund, = % ne ASSISTED here
sFrar by Mss Jennie Hun o. san Lean
- This il because % Mss Babs0n' =
t--,sfs-o-sirfou the past few days She ex-
nscrs 20 BE- back At her station again next
To-day,s cash receipts were Mss 3 W
-sarEsrs % Bav School. s. 80. W J. EeI-
lev Sa5. Mrs George A Carter %. T. r
c'srusrrsr. 81. Fred J. kennisun. s.. Mrs.
j VI. DrfzcoII. Sd, Dr. Wilcox. s.; Mrs
Eoupsr. So Mrs L GhirardeIu. s.: Dr.
n z Mueller &c. Mrs N W Backus
81. Al BurEeLin- 8. Dr. W II. Maxscu S5.
c. L Diesrr, 81: Mss n NIi-ers 81: Taft
Ms. BovfeII s. Dr. Susan J. Fentou. IS.
Nrs ? H Barnes. 81, Layuznce Real
Estate Company. SO. Collins Bros 81 So
Mrs 2. W Morse. S5s Rodolph Quad. s..
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
REV. IEE GAM RAISED
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Successful Eastern Trip q the Oak
land Court Inrsrpreter-E-orrs
sc- rhs Chirsss Misston-

OAKLAND Dec. lee Gan ths OF
-tsI trreru-etsr q The Oakland P1lce
Court ard c regularly o-raln5t u1ll-7--s
q ne -usps- of ths Congregational c.
----t-a-t7- returned today from A.
Eastern Trip. or which he raised S5ool t1-
as Szr Francisco Chinese mission Lns-e
= an Indebtedness q $3.50 CT nis MS
sf-1 ars ice Can has been rrFt1g % pay
his OF Jse Gam vas elected delegate
% -hs arnlaI meeting = rhe American
lIlssicuarv Society. watch usr II Bin--
-a--71- y = Later h attended the
International CouTeEari1uaL Council 10
Boston ard rneu The American Board -
-crefr- Missions az Providence, 2 I. %
a 81 which he was an accredited -els-
EFs r-sf- object was the raising Z
n1-zv FOR his mission ard ne spoke II
uarv prominent churches win rhz- o.
fa,.- "a spoke from the pulpit 1t The
fa-s Henry Ward Beec1er z1,L raised -
there He spoke - most q Ire OK
-----rhzs II the East ard raised Sltu, q
which $3.50 came froE lis cT1 race
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

many thousands ot dollars oc outside
money. and TeIIoTrzI Is Tow held %
he worth the very large sun @
IS. lG0-
While The TeIIoEIan excitement -
OF IN Oakland the story OF how the
famous horse nearly passed into the
hands cc Richard Croker. the zrear
CHIEF of Tauuany Hail. New YORK.
and oc how Dewey unWfrringiy pre-
vented the transfer l. being told
When PIunger Howard and ais part
ner Foster. had their trouble over
TeloTrzl The Hacketrs CT OakIart
supported Foster financially. and 80
Te1o~IaH passed into their control
While IN New YORK Croker saw Tel-
loTral and became interested and a.
tsrsd $1,000 tor the horse He set a
day rCr the payuecr OF the uocey.
the day before Admiral Dewey was o
arrive OF The Olympia But Dewey
arrived oEe day zhezd ot time ard
Lhar spoiled the sale OF Feiio VITAL for
Croker sent word that IL would have
% postpone the purchase % the horse
a. he was ore q the Dewey reception
committee, and before he could cou1-
plere the purchase he changed his
mind and the sale fell through Since
then. however TelIcW-ztI hzs won
many 4 race and the horse Is reckuu-d
zz having doubled Z value
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
They KEPT THEIR
MARRIAGE A SECRET

ALAMEDA Dec Il Although the
t-er5s q Arwel WEBB were aware thar
he secured marriage license during the
.ar-e- rarr Il last week they lizzie sus-
recre6 r1ar he has been 4 benedict FOR
nearly a week He vas married GO Mss
Jessie Hunt last Sunday evening The
welding -ock place AZ ths residence q
-hs brides parents IsIs Lafayette street
The bride = the 6aUEr-sr = Captain
Frederick Hunt The wzL-zlCEr master
mariner. NJ Webb Is 4 popular u=zber
q -1s Alameda Beating club. ard - one
= -hz cars-e1 II the famous barge
crew E-cwz a. -he "SriEers = vel
80 The ycE1E ccEPls ard -hsi- parents
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
HOOKS READY CLUB
The Eagles Take Action Against HIS
Beating o. James O-Brisu-

Police Odhcer Hook % the Central sta
ton VIII In all probability have % answer
% the Police Commissioners for b-utaIly
clubbing James II Brisu AZ the mas
alerade baH given 81 the Eagles or
-ltiL- - - eve = L1-I-- N11 2 L1E---
ber oi the floor committee and seeing 4
scrap between CT0 men he started TO
separate the cCubatants.
Hook. who was on duty az the tine
evidently ttspIeased az The interference
0t o Brtsl- rushed up 70 him and deaI-
him a blow over the head with his club
cutting his scalp % Brteu was taken %
The Receiving Hospital. where the wound
was dressed
Last night the Eagles held 4 r1eetfrZ ?
20 discuss the assault on o Brisu- Many
Of the members claimed that the club
oirE was EDWarr. .nrad. and demanded
rhat the organization take action against
~he C1eudilE policeman
After considerable discussion Il WIS 1e-
cidzG 70 prosecute Hook ard Z CONN rrrze
q SIX vas appointed % prefer charges
against ain With the Police Cu1Ir-is-
stQEErS-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
URGES ONE LAST
SUPREME EFFORT
FOR THE MONEY
Mrs. Gleason Writes
to the Ladies.
MRS. GLEASON'S LETTER

Mrs. P ? Gieasol- president %
the EbsI Society. writes let
Ter % TIE ladies' urging OF the
work q collection:
Tie work that rhts society nzs
undertaken. namely. % raise Sn,-
eco .or 4 library site FOR th= Ca--
negte Library. and hy doing -
save one % OakIznd's few small
parks Is vel on i-s waT toward
completion. but there = srtII $500
% o. raised and the opCou on t1=
lot which We have taken AZ rrs
corner ot Fourteenth ard grove
streets expires December Il Thsre
are mary people II Oakland MO
ara Interested IL our work aut
wiling 20 subscribe % II Eho ara
only Eaiting CO be asked VII C1g
each ere q you make Lr your -
pecilI care % f1d such people ard
ask rEcE % z-c - II r1ls as So
prsus effort and DO Il IS s0on "a
pcsst5ie1 There Is a. the rco-s Al
Alphabetical us- for reference ct
al who have already subscribed
Every ons e requested % maze
returns OF Friday. December l. AZ
% o clock. and report rhe part q
the city they have already car
vassed-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
SCoTCEMEN MAKE MERRY.
St Andrews Day FittingIy Reueu-
bersd by His LoTzl Sons

ST Andrews Society leId - thirty
seventh annual celebration IN the maple
room 0f the Palace Hotel last night. The
festivities took the form 0t 4 barquer
which was followed BY 4 dance Both
The dance and the banquet were sucess
fuI IL every particular. and il was far
into the morning before the last guest
weary with gayery and fsasrfug took hfs
departure for home
Thsre had teeu 800 Invitations lssued s1r
the dinner. and when the APPOINTED hour
arrived not a seat at the long array q
tables remained unCcCgpied. Amid The
flowers and ferns with which -he board
was decorated shone the gay dresses OF
W1men ard the shaded HZhts had their
soft beans reflected and intensified bv The
Jewels thar shCne on The white recks of
the daughters 0f the heather who rad
gathered % Do h0n0r by their preseuce
% the patron saint 0f their tarheriaud
Is soon "a The dinner had progressed 10
the proper sage Tcastmzsrer BaInavss
arose and. Signaling for the 5agpi1es 10
cease their Wild music. sailed FOR roa=rs
ard songs from different gentlemen pres
sur. each ct whom arose and said some
thing Appropriate % the subject that had
been allotted hiE-
The programme was "a follows.
'arha Queen music God save the Queen %
orchestra and company. IRE President ot the
United States. 11sic 'CuIuuhia. The Cen cf
the Ocean orchestra auf cor-pany. st Al
trsw's Day, zusic In the Cart of Ot1
GauI. orchestra response W Clayton
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

Mr. Mis- and 7 have 70 disposition O.
ll--e g engage IN controversy with those
no Go not CT ca1csr apPreciarE ny d.
sire and eE1rr
I have a great positive uessags ard
an delivering O. 90 the people When 7
-e- greater ore 7 VII tel r. I have
never tried 90 make reply % Dr. Dille-
I believe D.. DiLie ard Dr. Buckley ara
hCres- n their convictions ard beliefs,
and y they feel about C-e a. they express
ler -hsu z ahead y they want cor
rr1versv Al right. 7 want something
better = rhev rhink 7 an immoral ard
have 70 intellect let them think So I
have 10 further controversy 20 0csr-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

Fi-ks-sKtu z u Consul Genera. s1-E
Scots VIA Fac" Roter- Bar. The Lad
CAKES. music The Ea-a1r-z- C- E1llt
Sc1tla1e.~ 1rch=stra- -espcr=-. I1hn . Mc-
CfllvrzF, scrE. Scotland Tz- H-cs-- :
uu1cau. TIE Land We Live T.. -.usi.
America cr-hesr-a ard cr1sa1T- response.
F'r1rls--l 4 Lare- suuz- -SCa- ScacEIa. Bar
1er- c. Hughes The LAzsiss music
Greer Grow the E-as-ss n. or-1esrra- re-
srcnse. FrzuzLiu n Day song "Cfas Brl-r 2
rae " q Ptrr VIZ -ran-Ea s. I E-z---
-ers OU- Sister Sosieri@s.-- music We r.
a-Nccc-1 orchestra response Hrr VII
Ian 2 LaTi1r- The Press music sArs
A. Ee sure -he News = -ruar-' crrhas-ru. -s-
sDouse. (. = Ea-i--c1
A. the conclusion q t1e dinner ever ore
adjourned 20 the dance. where a rfEh-
royal time was had WIKI resls and hgrr-
PtDes. rn1r were helped along by -hs uu-
SIC or the pipes played by Z reaL High
plaid and tartan
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
CASTRO'S TROOPS ARE
PURSUING The REBELS
General Yaguzracurtc. the Govern
srnnsnt Chief, Reported EiIlsd
During 4 Running Fight.

NEW YORK. Dec IA sun special
FROM Caracas. Venezuel1- says During
a running hghr between the Government
troops and The rebels General Eaguzra.
Quito, The Government chief. was killed
The forces q Gensral Castro are pur-
suing the rebels. Fresh supplies of arms
and auuUriric1 are being sent % Va
Iencia- va Ia G1ayrz
Tie Fe1ez.ela Commission 20 lay oct
the Colon mbiau-VenezuelA frontier VIII
Start promptly 20 comply with the Span
is5 eec1sic1 against EscszEslz
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
ohtatnsd Marriags Licsnsss.

OAKLAND. Dec County clerk
Toriau today .ssued marriage licenses "a
Daniel z Sylvester. aged . ysars. -ssit-
ing AZ GsTserviIIs. ard Annie X King
don. . years q Berkeley also % Iar-zs
\ Kane p years. EI-hursr ard Csc
Duggan. g years. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
Fas . Suicidal Nanfa.

OAKLAND. Dec MRS. BrIslla al IN
mate AT the County I1druary. who nas
developed tendency 20 Jump OUT q wiz
dows. was removed % The Receiving E1-s-
rtraI today. where she VIII BE- exam ID
for insanity to-uorroW. she Is native
o. Spain. aged : years
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
OFFICIAL VISITS
Grand Officers q rhe Foresrsrs o.
America Who Are &C Inspect
- Subordinate Courts

The 1~Hcsrs q rhs Grand Court q the
Fc-esrers q America are preparing FOR
oelciaT visits for rEe tern Grand Ee-
-~-4f-z Secretary P : Bevan q afzry=-
--fIrz VII vi=i- "a follows Court Red Bur
AZ Red BIuS. December g. Court Pride -
G-ass valley q Grass valley. December
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

keep thsir secret that not even their most
Intimate friends became aware q The
cacr - their marriage Until to-day. Nr
and Mrs webb have taken D rheir rest
ceEce ~ Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

IN nine cases out 1c ten rhe mar zh1
trculzes N Champagne AZ rignr has %
tolerate a real pain The next rorrf1r
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02
Oakland OE7cs san Francisco Cal.
p -l----- H.

:
E8 Br-a1wzT. Dec T.
There vas great agitation t- -Ea rarks
az The Ebeli S0ciz-V to-day wEsu every
one -t the Af r-aru re-s % --1- society rs-
-sivzt a circular .e--er from Cr-rcl nan
Louis Sc-aEer % the -L-- ward T-ls
letter attacks r-= arrr- " --e ladies' .-
-rvtlE % raise 1900 Tor a L1rary sira
t1r the Carueg-= -t-- l-r4ry. ard cor
-alrs some aHrIs.Irs 90 --= amount sub
scrtced tv -1e Ilflzs themselves
The letter that Eas caused sl u-ct zL-
ci-euz1- a1CrE -Ee lzttes reads
rlr-rs --rf .-EEH -N -Er srrr
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Tho Possibilities Of Peace.

Three powers stand but pre-eminent-
ly in the world as being strong at the
present time, and as having great pos
sibilities of development before them
England, with her dominion or the
shores of every sea; Russia, with her
vast empire in the old world; and
America. with her magnificent union Of
states in the new. Each OF these pow
ers is aiming at peace, though by diff
ferent methods. Russia proposes a
s%elf-denying ordinance Of disarmament,
America proclaims the suficiency Of
arbitration, but neither OF these coun-
tries has as yet abandoned the effort
to secure exclusive advantage for in
dustrial and commercial development,
and the possible clash Of national in
terests still looms in the future for
each; the thunderclouds have not dis
persed. But there is a better method
OF pursuing the same end; II we can
prevent strife from arising, we need
not concern ourselves about methods
for keeping 1t within bounds or allay-
ing It. England alone has entered up-
ON a line Of policy by which the old
occasions Of hostility : laid aside;
with all her national pride. she shows
q genuine unwillingness to take Of.
tense. Perhaps this is the more excel.
lent way.-William Cunningham in At.
lantic Monthly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
A OATH.
The Celestial Was Particular and Caused
the Court Lots Of Trouble.

The Celestial Was Particular and Caused
tho Court Lots of Trouble.
The various forms of oath-making,
even in this country, are Of consider
able interest. 1t would not, however,
be easy to find an instance in which
anything like so queer a medium OF
attestation was employed as a gull
lotined black cockatoo. But no less an
extraordinary medium than that was
what the police of a country district In
New South Wales had to provide the
other day for a finical Chinaman, whc
declined to swear on anything else.
Headless fowls were brought, but In
vain, and as the matter was impor-
tant, even a black swan, a luxury
surely for a Chinese witness, was sug-
gested, only to be Immediately refused.
After some time had elapsed, and
when the representatives of the law
seemed quite at their wits end, a dead
cockatoo of the required hue was
strangely discovered in a hut of M
Of the other celestials, who mulcted the
anxious officials in $3.50 for the bird.
Then the solemn and peculiar oath was
duly administered, on which the diff
cult witness with a bland and childlike
expression, declared he knew nothing
about the case and sat down smiling!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
United States Pension Roll.

On June 80. 1898, the pension rolls
Of the United States contained 993, ia
names. Forty-three thousand were
dropped during the fiscal year-34,345
because of death and 8,841 because OF
remarriage. On the other hand, 40,99l
new claims were allowed, SO that the
number of pensions stood on June 30
last at 991,519. The decrease in ex-
penditure during the year was much
more marked, the total falling from
$144, 651, 900 in 1898 to $13S, 253, 900 in
1898-99. This last is the smallest sum
disbursed since the new conditions
created by the dependent act have had
to be faced, and reasonable assurance
of a further natural shrinkage in the
annual expenditures is to be found In
the fact that $3,0oo,0O less were paid
out last year than three years ago.
when, the. list. of. pensioners was fully
21, 900 shorter than it is today. How
slight an addition to pension burdens
the war with Spain will make may be
guessed from the statement that, al
though 1896 claims have been filed
for disabilities incurred in that brief
contest, only 295 have SO far been
passed on favorably. Altogether, the
outlook for a diminished pension ac-
count has greatly improved.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
81 IN CHINA.
A Story of Ii II ing Chang and Would
lie Prisoners.

A Story of Ii II ing Chang and Would.
he Prisoner
OF Ii Hung Chang nuEaberless sto-
ries are tod in Chinese society. Now
and then n reaches this country
through our 'consuls in China. On one
occasion when the premier was having
a bitter fight with some OF the more
conservative members Of the tsung-l1-
yamen he received as a present a mag
niicent cake, which he had reason to
suspect contained poison. He put the
cake aside and set all his powerful
machinery to work to find out who
was at the bottom. of the plot. The
investigation was partly successful, the
crime being traced to three men, OF
whom one, at least, was absolutely
guilty. Ii had the trio arrested n
brought to his yamen. When they ar
rived they were ushered into his pres
ence and were received in his courtli-
est manner. The cake was produced,
with the remark that "politeness for
babe his tasting it until the three
generous donors had had an opportun-
ity to enjoy it's excellence" Ii cut
the cake and one of his servitors
handed it to the unwilling guests.
Each took a piece and ate, or pre-
tended to eat it. One crumbled the
pieces ard let them fall upon the floor,
but the other two ate calmly, without
manifesting any emotion. Ten !minu-
utes and the two men began to show
symptoms of suffering. Ii smiled be-
nignantly and said to the man who
had not eaten: "Your wisdom is SO
great that l am compelled to pre-
serve your head as a souvenir &c
| transcendent genius" The man was
removed and promptly decapitated. 10
the other two the premier remarked:
"The cake that you are eating is not
the one you sent me, but n which
had my cooA% initiate. The poison
from which you are suffering exists
! only in your imagination. l know OF
no way to cure your present pain ex-
cept by letting you share the same
fate as your friend who has just lett
the ROOM" AS they were led away
the statesman said to his retinue: 1T
is a pity that a man who can eat a
| deadly corrosive poison with an un-
moved countenance- should so misapply
the talent wherewith heaven has en-
dowed him." -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-16
Specialized. Animals.

Birds are furnished with a peculiar
membrane, which in a state of repose
lies in the inner angle Of the eye, but
is movable by two distinct muscles,
which draw it over the cornea. It is
to a certain extent,transparent, for ac-
cording to Culver, birds can look
through it, as the eagle does when
looking at the u n This membrane
forms a pair Of spectacles, or, at least.
answers the same purpose. This mem
brane is called the third eyelid. One
OF the most comical and grotesque an
imals is the specialized bear" (Ursus
ornatus), which derives its chief at
traction from. the light-colored rings
around its eyes. These-the greater
part of the. face being. like the body,
iblack-have exactly the appearance Of
q pair Of common "gosgles," through
which the beast seems to look with. an
air Of mingled wisdom and imbecility.
The specialized bear IL only found In
the mountainous regions Of Chill.
South America.