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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
A Touching Sight.

A touching sight was that witnessed
in Burlington, N. j., when six young
girls clad in spotless white walked
slowly through the streets to the GEM
etery, bearing upon their shoulders a
coffin, covered with pail of flowers
In the coffin rested the body of young
girl, a Sunday-school classmate of the
bearers. The procession moved through
the middle of the street with the min
listers who had conducted the funeral
service Immediately behind the coffin.
1t was not long march, and the girls
moved steadily with their burden, but
there were tears on their faces and on
those of the spectators who lined the
way. The dead girl was burned to
death few days before while throw
ing waste paper on a bonfire in her
fathers yard, and l. was one Of her
last requests that her classmates, Of
whom she was extremely fond, should
carry her to her grave.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
Not Frightened.

A little girl sat gazing fixedly
at the new bonnets of one of her
mothers visitors until the caller
smilingly asked
IDo you like it, my dear?"
l'he child innocently replied:
'IYes, l do. Mamma and Aunt
Milly said it was perfect fright,
but it doesn't brighten me bit.'
init Bits.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

A well known NJ. p, addressing a,
political meeting some time ago, hop
ing thereby to create a little enthusi-
assn among the workingmen,excai
when the polling day comes you
good fellows must stick to me like
bricks" A hardy son of toll who
knew from experience that bricks mad
no adhesive property, rose in the mid
die of the hall and said, you mean
like mortar don't you, sirY' RoarS
of laughter greeted this correction Of
the ignorance of the candidate
Cornhill Magazine.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

A historic tableau is being prepared
which is likely to cause a sensation at
the Paris exhibition. This lis no other
than faithful reproduction of the
Malmaison Saloon on the evening of
grand reception in the year 1900.
More than fifty figures will appear in
this scene, besides Napoleon and Jose
phine. The furniture. which will con-
sist almost entirely of authentic pieces
of the period, promises to be yeri-
table curiosity i'm itself.-Birmingham
Globe.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
He Wanted 1t Tested.

A Scotchman went to London
for a holiday. Walking along one
of the streets, he noticed a bald
headed chemist standing at his
shop door, and inquired if he had
any hair restorcr.
Eyes, sir" said the chemist;
"step inside, please. There's an
article 1 can recommend. Test
monials from great men who have
used it. 1t makes the hair grow
in twenty.four hours
"Aweel," said the Scot, Eye can
gle the top O. yer held a bit rub
wit, and I'll look back the morn
and see if ye're tellin' the truth"
The chemist returned the bot
tie to the shelf, and kicked the err
rand boy for laughing.-London
Tit Bits.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

Utalizing a cathedral spire for the
purposes of meteorological oDserva-
rory is a new idea, but this is what the
city councillors of Ulm have resolved
to do with the spire of their magnih-
cent cathedral. Next to THE EitfeI
Tower in Paris, the cathedral spire Of
ulm will be the highest post Of meteor
illogical observation in the world
erected by human hands. - British
Architect.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
A paipabie Defect.

= Uncle Silas-'I tell you, we've got
the grandest and most glorious govern
ment on the face of the earth. You
can rail against it purity easy, but 1
defy you to produce a single defect in
the hull system" Uncle Hiram
Look here, 81, we've got twenty office
hunters for every office, an the popu-
lation CROWN at fearful rate!"-New
York Sun.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
Soyereign's TIPS.

The Gar Nicholas Ii. has the
reputation of being the most lib
eral of soyereigus, particularly in
regard to tips, and it is stat . i
that when on a visit his smallest
"pourPoiro" to the domestic y
never less than % francs, even to
servants who have but rendered
him the slightest of services,
while to the coachmen and ser
wants in attendance upon his roy
al person the tip often exceeds
200 francs. The German kaiser is
just the opposite of this and al
though he travels perhaps more
than any other sovereign he is
very careful with his gratitudes,
which seldom exceed two or three
marks. President Mckinley, de-
spite the comparative smallness
of his emolumehts, has the repu-
tation of being very liberal in the
way of BRUSSELS LIE Petit
Bleu.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
About Hobson's Choice.

About HObsOn's ChO1ce.
In France there are many OPP
portunities for kissing. Brothers
kiss sisters, husbands wives,
friends each other. 1t would even
be thought prudish should a
young lady refuse to offer her
cheek for kiss to friend of the
family on his departure or return
after long absence. In England
kissing among members of fam
lily is less common. Men never
KISS one another. Still more re-
strained are they in Scotland,
where woman would consider
it beneath her dignity if she kiss
ed her grown-up son, and moth
ers are sparing of caresses even
for their little boys. A German
publication states that in north
ern lands the kiss is reserved ex-
clusively for love, probably for
the reason that people there al
ways kiss the mouth. 1t is compre-
hensible under such circumstan-
ces that young girls should brave
ly defend their rosy lips against
the attacks of bold cousins, and
the stealing of a kiss should be
looked upon by the law as pun
ishable offense, for which a fine
is imposed. The definition of q
kiss by Chinese is suggestive.
A mandarin who travelled in the
west for the purpose of learning
European customs was greatly
perplexed trying to explain kiss
"a thing unknown in his coun-
try. "The kiss" he writes, "is an
act of courtesy, consisting in
bringing the lips of one person
into contact with the chin of an
other, whereby sound is produc-
ed" Kissing, however, is not
privilege reserved exclusively to
love. There are occasions when
it is prescribed by court etiquette.
On the occasion of the crown
prince of Greece's wedding the
bride, Princess Sophie of Prussia,
the kaiser's sister, was obliged to
hestew no less shan a hundred
and more kisses. The King of
Greece received three kisses, so
did the queen, so did the Empress
Frederick and the King and
Queen of Denmark and Kaiser
Wilhelm and the empress, while
all the princes and princesses
present received one kiss apiece.
Kisses have played a part in poll
tics as we'll, for the Duchess of
Devonshire bought votes with
them, and the Gordon Highland
ers were recruited by Duchess
of Gordon, who offered a kiss to
the men who would not take the
kings shilling.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

"All the worlds a stage" remarked
the citizen with mania for old say
ings. Yes" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, "and England's quiet influence
is calculated to maks us have more re-
spect than we used to for the actor
who stands around and doesn't say
much. Washing Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

Boy Ito sea captain who has a repu-
,tation to maintain) Did you ever get
your leg bit off by shark? Captain
Did l, sonny? Did I? Well. rather.
Dozens of times"-Tlt-Bits
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
Amerlcan Glrls AbrOad.

American girls who are think
ing Of going to Paris to study, and
intend to dispense with the pres
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18
Picks prtugal.

Next ta.2sl ltapan sends
the greatest SUD of toothpicks
to the United lIltes. These are
made by hand from fine reeds.
They, too, are scld in. close compe-
tition with the American product.
owing to the cheaper labor in
Japan. The CAKES in which the
japanese picks are inclosed are
fine specimens of skill with the
jackknife. They are of wood. cut
into strips as thin and delicate
as tissue paper, but very strong.
The cases are ornamented with
haNd-painted Japanese scenes and
are of a size convenient to be car
ried in the vest pocket. The COM
petition between the Japanese
and Portuguese makers on the
one side and American manufact-
urerS ON the other has become
very keen. An importer of tooth
picks said recently that the Jap
anese picks can be made and sold
in the American markets, cases
and all, for less than the cost of
the paper boxes that contain the
domestic picks. - Philadelphia
Times.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

listers and roll-up desks hide great
many things from the public
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

ence of a chaperon, cannot do bet
ter than keep on thinking about
it yet a little longer before they
take the plunge. A sensible arti-
Gle on the life of American girl
students in Paris appeared re-
Gently in the New York Sun. 1t
did not tell the whole truth, per
haps, because the whole truth
would be better untold. But it.
did tell part of the truth, for it
said that many of the girls waste
their time, injlre their health,
grow lax in their moral views, get
into slatternly habits, and come
back untitled for home and So
ciety, and not fitted for anything
else. There is much that is de-
lightful and fascinating about the
life, and if one could be absolute
ly sure of girls physical and
moral strength as well as the
soundness of her common sense,
then every woman who has lived
in and loved Paris would say:
$50 on, my dearyou'll have some
of the happiest days of your life
over there" AS it is, however, it
will be hard to find a thoughtful
woman, who has known thor
oughly the lifejof the American
girl colony in Paris, who will say
that she would Willingly send her
own daughter to face the same
trials and temptations. Raptur-
Gus letters from that colony come
home by everI steamer. And
most of them AID sincere. But the
American girl has an enormous
adaptability, and she is quite ca
pable of changing her mental and
moral point of view without even
realizing that she has done so.
Environment is q force as power
full as it is subtle, and the girl
who contemplates an encounter
with the atmosphere of the Latin
quarter will do well to provide
herself with eyely bit of available
armor.-HarpeR Bazaar.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-01-18

c. HABERMAd HER, Editor and Pub,
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
One Bandit Killed and An
other Wounded by Ari-
IONA Officers.
BAND BEING PURSUED
Had Murdered an American and
Raided Ranches in the Pata-
gOnia Mountains.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NOGALES. Ariz., Oct. 17.-Word was
received yesterday at the Sheriffs office
from Harshaw this county, that a party
of bandits camped in the Patagonia
Mountains had for some days been rob
bing and plundering farms and ranches
in the vicinity A traveller who had been
apprehended by the robbers came into
town and reported having seen fifty gal
Ions of contraband mescal in the noun
tains near the camp Of the bandits. A re-
port was received yesterday that an
American had been shot by the robbers.
The Sheriff organized a posse and left
last night calculating to arrive at Har-
shaw about daylight. This forenoon a
telegram from Flewelling brought the
news of a fight between the posse and
the bandits at daylight this morning. one
of the bandits was killed and another
wounded. None Of the posse was in
jured.
The robbers took flight toward the in
ternational boundary line.
In response to a telegram another posse
was organized and left at noon to-day,
with the hope of intercepting the robbers.
The horses of the F1ewelling posse gave
out and the men were consequently un-
able to follow the trail. A posse will also
80 out from Nogales, Sonora, to take the
trail If the robbers succeed in escaping
across the line.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
WAN IT'S CHURCH TO
Be INDEPENDENT 7
Address of Bishop More
land at Sacramento.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1.-THE twenty
first annual convocaton of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church of Northern
California opened at St. PauTs Church
in this city this morning Bishop Will
liam Hall Moreland officiated at holy
communion and afterward delivered an
address in which he reviewed the work
OF the Episcopal church in his newly
formed diocese during the past year and
spoke of the plans for the future
The Bishop refused the tender of the
clergy and laity made at the conference
held in this city a year ago, Offering to
raise the sum Of $1,000 to aid the BishoD
in establishing himself here The Bishop
stated his belief that the district was
not in position to warrant such effort
In the course of his address the Bishon
said that his people must be taught that
there is no more charity in paying pew
rents or monthly pledges than in pay
ing house rent or taxes or gas or gro
Gerry bills. Bishop Moreland submitted
for the consideration of the conference A
come independent and self-supporting
by the year 1904, the Bishop remarking
For twenty-five years Northern Calf
fornia has been dependence upon the
this district received from the board of
missions the sum of $S2,500 for the Cup
port of the Episcopal churches alone
and S37,5O0 additional for the building
up of its missionary work.
"Self-respect compels us to consider how
soon we may bring this condition to an
end. Loyalty to the church demands that
we lay our plans to release the board as
soon as possible from this large expense
Love of our brethren constrains us to
take action in order that the loving, nur-
turing care of our great church. so long
given to us, may be transferred to weaker
and less favored fields'
The remainder of-the session to-day was
consumed in the consideration of routine
matters.
Tonight a reception was rendered to
Bishop and Mrs. Moreland in the parlors
of the Golden Eagle Hotel, and 1t proved
a very attractive social event several
hundred well-known Sacramentans their
wives and daughters calling to pay their
respects TO Bishop and Mrs. Moreland.
who are shortly to establish their home
here Mrs. Moreland was assisted in re-
ceiving by Mesdames Theodore Deming,
G. n. Post, Frank Gray, ]. b. Cunning
ham, w. II. Wright. w. d. Lawton, Jo-
seph Talbot, M. J. Dillman, C. c. Bonte
A. L. Smith, e. III. Mckee and Leroy
Crane
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
NJ 'KINLEYS PARTY
VISITS MICHIGAN
President Delivers Brief
Addresses.
Special Dispatch to The Gail.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE train bearing
the Presidential party from the North
slipped into Chicago at 2:40 o'clock this
afternoon, was transferred to the Michi-
gan Central tracks and left for Michigan
points almost Immediately. AS the train
passed through Lake Forest the golf links
We're deserted and the players surrounded
the station, cheering Justify. A short stop
was made and President Mckinley bowed
to the throng, but there was no speech
making.
When the train arrived at the North
western station here a guard of policemen
was stationed alongside the cars There
was not large gathering of people, as
few knew that the President was to ar
rive. Most of the people who crowded
around the rear car containing the Presi-
dent were passengers awaiting trains
President Mckinley did not appear and
no speeches were made. A few friends
entered the Presidents car and greeted
him.
This evening the President delivered
brief addresses at Michigan City and
Three Oaks, Mich
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18

A DEWEY CELEBRATION.

Preparations are underway to hold a
celebration on the evening of November 4
in honor of Admiral Dewey's return to the
United States. The committee having the
affair in hand met last evening at 405
Montgomery street and held an interest
ing session. l. ]. Truman was elected
treasurer and the following gentlemen
were appointed on the finance committee:
samuel Seymour, l. Freeman, DR.. F. c.
Newton, Louis Proll, j. w. Grant. H. L.
Naughton. J. Manesses, c. r Horgen, DR..
|; L. Mansfield. r. NJ. Calvin. Frederick
b. Gee and S. b. Elliot
An invitation will be extended to Hon.
irving NJ. Scott to act as orator of the
evening at the literary exercises in the
Mechanics Pavilion on the night of the
celebration. The subcommittee on pa
rade reported that it had arranged for
floats for the street parade. representing
Dewey and Columbia" The Chairman
also stated that invitations had been ex-
tended a number of military organizations
to participate in the parade.
A number of prominent women were
elected honorary members.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
CORPORATIONS FIGHT
FOR WATER RIGHTS
Case Involving the Water Rights of
Kern River Opened at
Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD. Oct. 1.-THE Kern
County Land Company and Miller &, Lux
are in a great battle over the water sup
ply Of Kern River. The fight began this
morning when the case of the Farmers
Canal Company vs.. J. r. Simmons ct
al. went to trial. The land company's
forces are behind the canal company and
the Miller d Lux people behind Simmons
ct al. The case involves the rights Of
Panama Slough. which is the same as
the Farmers Canal. Z. J. McCutcheon
Of San Francisco and Paul Bennett of
the local bar represent the land company
and HOughtOn & HOughton and Joseph
Campbell are for Miller & Lux. Judge
Lucien Shaw Of Los Angeles is hearing
the case. 1t is estimated that the trial
will occupy the attention OF the court
continuously for two months. An army
of witnesses has been summoned.
The Farmers Canal Company OrganiZ-
ed in the early seventies and in cOnse-
quenCe all the Old-timers living that know
anything about the canal are gathered
to testify. The water interests of the
big concerns are SO closely and critically
fight Will involve the whole water rights
of Kern River before it is concluded a
repetition of the great contest of 1881,
when the county was shaken with a
fervor of excitement by the two factions.
This time the people are looking on with
complacency, as they have nothing to
lose either way. Kern River is now
owned, bottom and bank, by the two
corporations, and if one of them sheuld
own 1t no change would be felt from the
present condition.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18

It seems only yesterday that all Europe
was first ringing the name of Arton. He
was the missing link of the chain of
Panama rascality. He was the inter
mediary between Baron de Reinach and
the incriminated Deputies; that is, be-
tween the briber and bribed. He wrote
the checks. He had the checkbook on
whose stubs was recorded damnation for
a hundred and forty, more or less, emf
nent politicians. He alone possessed the
alone, at any rate, after Reinach put
himself out of the way. He is described
by those who knew him as having been
just the man for the Panama business.
He had all the tact and cunning for
success in his mission of bribery and cor
ruption. He was in the prime of life,
active and energetic. with not an a atom ton
manners, he spoke several Languages,
which enabled him to move about in diff
ferent countries without suspicion. AT
one time or another he appeared in all
the capitals of Europe AS assistant to
Reinach he was invaluable, and the way
in which he got into relations with mem
bers of both Chambers and persuaded
some of them to vote for the Panama lot
terry loan was most skillful. Armed with
his checkbook, he frequented the Palais
that was going on, whether before or be-
hind the scenes. He knew everybody
and everybody knew him, and he
scattered his bribes in ,;t all 81,
also lived without limit to his luxuries.
He had a splendid mansion in Paris In
the Rue Rouget de rIsle, and villa at
Bougival both of which were popular
resorts for members of the gay world.
A beautiful Austrian actress, once
celebrity on the stage, was his most con-
slant companion. though she was by
no means alone in enjoying his ''protec-
ton" He was the boss" of the stock
exchange, and the hacker and manager
The crash came in 1892 On July 10 in
that year a warrant for his arrest was
issued But when they sought to So We
it he was gone He had been associated
with a certain NJ. Gilbert LIE Quay as
director of the Societe Francaise de Dy-
Mantle M. LIE Quay, who appears to
have been an honest man, but of weak
character. allowed himself to fall under
the influence of Arton to such an extent
that the latter was enabled to appropri
ate to his own use as much as $40 900 of
the company's funds. Arton fed just in
time to avoid arrest when the authorities
made a descent upon his lodgings in the
Rue Rouget de fIsle. But the unfortun-
ate NJ. lie Quay, who is said to have been
his dupe, was tried and condemned, on
February Is, 1893, to five years imprison-
ment and fine of $500. Meanwhile the
agents of the French police were, to all
appearances, doing their best to track
the fugitive, but in vain Then came the
Panama scandal. Arton was, in his alb
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18
WILL BUILD A RAILROAD.
Sacramento and San Joaquin Railroad
COMPANY Incorporated.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7.-Articles for
the incorporation of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin Valley Railroad were filed
with the County Clerk this morning
1t is intended that the main line of the
railroad shall run from the city of Sacra-
mento in southerly direction along a line
extending through a territory bounded
westerly by the Sacramento and San Joa-
quin rivers and easterly by the Southern
Pacific Railroad to the city of Stockton
with branches extending from Georgetown
and New Hope respectively to the Sacra-
mento River. The estimated length of
said road is siXty-five miles, including
such branches as the business of said rail-
road may require. The capital stock is
$500 ,OO0 divided into 500 shares. The capi-
tai actually subscribed is S65, ,000
The stock is subscribed as follows: John
Cross, $l6 ,15O; Arthur G. Newton, $975O;
Aaron Gillen. S12, 900; A. P. Cross, S19 900; J.
S. Hanford, So 900; Arthur Thornton, $iOO:
]. E. Loomis. S100; n. P. Conrey, 800;
John A. Payne, $780, The same men are
the directors, and John Cross has been
elected treasurer,
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-18

3. The conference may declare its intention
TO oppose the reelection of any member OF
men money for the prosecution of the war
on these points there should be no compromise,
no concessions.
At present we are not in cooperation with
any political party Let us reserve and pre-
serve our right OF action and our freedom of
action in the Presidential election of 1900, until
that contest has been organized, coupled with
the understanding that it is our purpose to con-
tribute TO the defeat of any party that de-
mands the subjugation of the Philippines.
Professor Albert H Tolman of the
Chicago University said:
Just one important official message was sent
to the Filipinos by this Government previous to
the outbreak of hostilities at Manila. This
was the proclamation Of President Mckinley,
dated December p, 1898. and made public in
this country on January s. 1899.
There is one adjective that will describe
this document fully and fairly. 1t is a
Spanish proclamation-iust such one as the
Filipinos had many times listened to- There
is the same parade of benevolent purposes and
the same tyrannical substance. The natives
recognized the document of the kind
to which they were accustomed.
Not only the most un-American things
present in this proclamation. but the most i'm
portant things that have been stated are here
omitted. 1t has been well said that this docu-
ment takes not the slightest notice of any
rights on the part of the people of these
islands except what we are gracously pleased
to grant them: Il contains recognition OF
their long struggle against Spain. their ardu-
struggle for liberty, no recognition of
their long sufferings under her rule no ac-
Acknowledgement of their fitness for seIf-gover1l-
our willingness that they should govern them
selves. Mr.. Mckinley simply promised the
Filipinos protection in their personal and re-
viduaI rights and liberties
This proclamation was In reality a declara-
tion of war, made not by Congress- as the
constitution requires. but by the arbitrary act
Of the executive. 1t is Mr. McKinIey's per
sonal declaration Of war Because of this per-