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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. H.-Weather fine;
track muddy. Results:
First race, six and one-half furlongs-Belle
of Memphis won, Danish second, Mizpah
third. Time, 1924.
Second race, seven furlongs. handicap-Hardy
Pardee won, Sir Blaze second, Beckon third.
Time, 1914.
Third race. six furlongs, selling-Dorah
Wood won, Watercrest second, Miss Lizzie
third. Time 1:16s4.
Fourth race, handicap one and one-sixteenth
miles-Moroni won, Molo second. Mr.. Johnson
third. Time, 1:521s.
Fifth race, selling. mile and twenty
yards-Flop won, Lafayette second Kitty Re-
gent third. Time 1:45.
Sixth race one mile. sellng-Sea Robber
won. Wilson second, Ennomia third. Time,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
Sale of Copper Mines.

REDDING, Jan. 17.-Articles Of agree
ment have been filed with the County Re-
corder whereby the ownership of two
groups of copper mines on Backbone
Creek will pass into the hands of a New
York syndicate upon the payment of $780,
600 for one group and $50 900 for. the other.
The deeds. have been placed in escrow in
the Bank of Northern California The
owners of the most extensive group are
B. Golinsky, Fritz Weischmann and Mat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

he will spend every cent he possesses
before he will go to jail.
The citizens of Tiburon held a mass
meeting, presided over by John Bonner,
a railroad yard foreman, on Saturday
evening to consider the proposition to
establish a fire department and pur>
chase the necessary apparatus. A large
quantity of pipe was purchased in San
Francisco yesterday. Should any fire
ever gain the least Roadway at
the present time the defenseless town
would be doomed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
TRIES TO IMPEACH ASHE.
One Of Dennery's Henchmen Testifies
to Intimidation on the Part
of the Opposition.

The Dennery-Ashe Senatorial contest
was on the boards In Justice Groezin-
gers courtroom for a short time yester-
day morning.
Mike Dunn was placed on the stand TO
impeach CASTOR Ashe. He testified that
trict was done by CASTOR Ashe and At
torney McPike, and not by the plug-uglies
and shoulder-strikers who had been MAX
ing Dennery's fight throughout election
day.
When Mr.. Ashe was on the stand he tes-
titled that 1t was as much as a mans life
was worth to remain in a booth where
Dennery's followers were massed, as they
would not hesitate to resort to force.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
In the Divorce Courts.

Annie Murphy has been granted d.
vorce from Nicholas Murphy on the
ground of failure to provide. Debora
Meegan was granted a divorce yesterday
from Henry Meegan on the ground of
willful neglect. Suits for divorce have
been filed by M. McSherry against Lii
liam McSherry for desertion, and RATHER
inc Cox against Oliver f. Cox for cruelty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

sold for $50 900 are Eugenia J. Goss of San
Francisco, c. G. Ferguson and James
Fraser of this county. The intermediary
is ]. Park Charming of New York. A
force of men will be put at work at once
on both properties. 1t is believed that
this is the forerunner of another great
smelling plant for Shasta County.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
Relative Rations.

Stranger say my friend. have you
seen little dog around here with a tail
about an inch or an inch and half or
two inches long?
Resident-No, ] haven't; but I saw a
white dog yesterday with black spot on
and half or two dollars.-Judge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18

were all closed on December 16 for lack
of funds. School will open on February
l in the McGrew, Peabody, Cooper and
Quincy Shaw buildings. There will be
two teachers and a janitor in each. The
pay of principals was reduced from SIS
to s65 and Of teachers from s55 to $45.'
Janitors will get 500 instead of SIS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
Held un a Policeman.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Three highwaymen
chose policeman in full uniform for a
victim to-day, and held him up at the
point of revolvers. They robbed him Of
his own weapon, after making a vain
search for money and then ordered him to
hurry on and notify his police station.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
DEATH IN A BURNING HOUSE.
Fate of Couple Who Gained Notori-
ETY. in San Francisco

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. H.-While
trying to escape from a burning house
Mrs. F. W. Tisdell was killed and her
husband fatally injured. The couple
gained notoriety in San Francisco during
the Midwnter Fair by abandoning their
baby In the nurses room.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-18
Kindergartens to Reopen.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 1.-THE city Board
of Education this evening decided to
open four of the kindergartens, which
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

Dean Monahan relates an incident
which illustrates the absence of small
change in the early days of Kansas. In
1868 he went into the postoffice at Hays
City, threw down quarter and asked
for a postage stamp. "Want only onef"
queried the postmaster. "Only one, y re-
piled the novelist, whereupon the post
master handed him stamp and raked
in the quarter Don't l get any
changer" demanded Monahan. "Change,
h-l!' replied the government official.
1--WE have no change In these parts
smaller than quarter ~
And this was strictly true. In Hays
City the smallest coin known was the
% cent piece a glass of beer sold for a
quarter, and the same charge was made
for a pound Of crackers or cigar. 1t is
related i'll the early annals of the town
how the sal III and dance hall keepers
held an ind nation meeting to take ac-
ton in the 4se of a new man who adj
vertised to II two glasses of beer for a
quarter. 7 meeting resulted III the de-
parture of the innovator for pastures
new. AS IL e as 1872 there was a store
in Hays City which never gave any
change smaller than the p cent piece.
If the customer had, say 10 cents COM
ing, he was at liberty to help himself to
a glass of whisky from barrel which
stood in the corner, but he need not ex-
pect his dues in money.-kansas City
Inurnal
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Cause For BIueness.

The clubman was locking particular
ly blue, and when asked by his cluu
mates for the cause, he said.
This evening, just after dark, as ]
was coming down to the club, walking
along, thinking of nothing in particular,
| was hit i'll the back by what seemed
to be locomotive and knocked sprawl
ing into the gutter. 1t was muddy there,
and when | had collected my scattered
senses | was all covered with dirt and
also very mad | looked around to see
what hit me and found young man
and safety bicycle on the pavement,
all tangled up. l was mad, as l said be-
fore, and, without stopping to think
what did, / took that young man by
the coat collar and kicked him off tie
pavement. Then jumped on the bioy-
Gle, smashed all the spokes out of the
wheels and generally disfgured it. y
Here the gentleman stopped, and one
of his audience said.
"Well, why should that make you
feel as you do: You did just the right
thing"
81 suppose hadn' t ought to feel so, "
said the spe ker; but, you see, it was
my boy ana my bicycle. Pearson
Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

After the new servant had been in
stalled in the home of a New Jersey
housewife the day finally came when
the privilege Of going ont" had to be
decided on. This fell on Thursday, to
which the mistress assented.
"You may go today, Bridget, " she
said, land every other Thursday.
"All right ma am, replied Bridget.
The next week on Thursday surprise
was great at Bridget's coming from her
room all logged out for another after
noon out. The mistress rebelled and
asked her if she remem bered that she
was to go out only every other Thurs
day,
Certainly | do, ma am, certainly
Didn't you say | could go out that
Thursday and every other Thursday -
that Thursday and every Thursday aft
erward?''
"No, nor replied the mistress. THAT
Thursday and every second Thursday
thereafter "
Sure you didn't say Eo You posi-
lively told mo that Thursday and every
other Thursday OF course that means
every Thursday"
Bridget won.-New York Sun.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Mercer.

Oliver Cromwell, one of our elderly
citizens, (his age being over eighty was
buried Tuesday, Jan. Sd. He has been
resident of Mercer for long time, hav-
ing been post master at East Mercer for
over 80 years, always faithful to his
trust. He leaves wife and an adopted
son, Levi Ham, with other more distant
relatives, beside large circle of friends
to mourn his loss, his wife especially has
our heartfelt sympathy as she is in poor
health and his absence will be deeply
felt by her.
Mrs. William Harlow, also of East
Mercer, was buried Wednesday, the
fourth, Rev. j. A. Jones conducting the
services. She was lady highly esteem
ed in the community where she lived.
She leaves a husband and two daughters,
Mrs. Levi Ham and Mrs. Edwin Lowe to
mourn the loss of good mother and
wife.
The Golden Cross organized the fol
lowing officers Tuesday evening: Past
noble, Will Niles; noble commander,
Edwin Lowe; keeper of records, Emma
Frizzell; financial keeper of records, Mrs.
H. George; treasurer, Ella Chapman
herald, <. N. True; pellet, Mrs. f. N
True; warden of inside gate, Mr.
Rogers; warden of outside gate, Roy
Stevens; vice noble CON-, Winnie
Stevens.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

1t is said that certain tribe of In
dams have a useful divinity which they
call swearing god. 1t is very small,
equally ugly and even more convenient.
1t generally stands on pedestal or is
nailed to the wall of the living room,
and the use Of the picturesque language
in its presence is accounted not sin,
but pious duty.
Thus if an Indian bruises his finger,
or his cayuse steps into prairie dog E
hole and wiokedly breaks his leg, ne
confines himself to general remarks IN
the weather until he reaches home aud
sees again the comforting face of the
grinning devil. Then he becomes sud
denly possessed of the eloquence of q
mule driver, and the things that he says
would make any ordinary effigy shrivel
up with horror, but the swearing god il
used to it,
After all. so called civilized beings are
not so far beyond the Indian. When we
get angry at man We burn him in eff
fgy, or hang up doll whose distorted
features convey our impressions of hi'
unworth. and throw stones at it.-New
York World.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

A herd of wild Asian buifaloes will
charge any foe, even tiger, to save the
life Of one of their number who has
been wounded. Elephants, balloons and
other animals will do the same thing in
wild state.
On the other hand, monkeys have
been known TO fall upon one of their
number who is i'll and drown him, pos.
sibly as an act of mercy. Similarly
wolves destroy one of the pack which
becomes helpless.
If an otter is trapped, his brother OF
ter will run around him all night, show
ing the utmost concern.
A writer in The Spectator states that
lie has seen sparrows in groups discuss
ing and lamenting when one of their
number had fallen into trap. Next day,
when robin was caught, the sparrows
paid no attention.
He adds that he had seen big pig
try to help smaller one through hole
in the fence paling by pulling at its
head.
St. John tells Of highland shepherd
whose cat brought him some edible bird
nearly every day in the year.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Negro DeveIopm ent.

Medical researches show that in a
general way white children exhibit
more diversity in their measurements
and the negro more uniformity, this be-
coming even more marked with age.
Thus, the negro children are taller at
the same age than the whites. but there
are no marked differences up to the age
of about ID. The size of the head il
somewhat smaller in the negro teeth
are stronger and healthier and more
regular, and the cutting period more
strongly defined There is decided
negro ear, which is smaller and has g
dropping upper lobe, often with an an
gle. The negro body is less fat and has
relatively more muscular development
in both sexes Tho arm spread is greater
and hands and feet both average longer.
The thighs are more prominent III the
middle, and the legs are smaller New
York Tribune.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
North Arson.

The grammar, intermediate and prl-
mary schools finish this week.
Arthur Dinsmore of bingham, Calvin
SAWYER OF Madison, and Fred coolidge
of Scion, were in town Wednesday.
The Silence Howard Hayden chapter
d. A. r of Waterville, met with AIRS.
q w. Hutchins recently and Mrs. W.
| &. Robinson OF this village was chosen
delegate to attend the meeting in
Washington, d. C., in February.
Luther Temple, living on the Embden
road about there miles from this village,
met with painful accident tuesday,
Jan 8. He was hauling wood and after
loading he stepped to get his goad stick
which stood in the snow when his foot
tripped on the underbrush and falling
the stick went into his right eye. DR..
" ing was summoned and upon exami-
nation found the eye was destroyed and
Wednesday morning the doctor removed
it. Mr.. Temple is getting along we'll.
Hazel Davis, who has been suffering
from pneumonia for several weeks, is
improving.
Word has been received of the death
of WILDER Savage of Madison, who was
a member of the LIST Maine battery.
r II. Spaulding arrived home Wed
nesday from two weeks visit with his
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Foster at Bayonne,
N. j.
There will be public installation of
| the recently elected officers of Northern
| Star lodge Of Masons in their hall jam
| uary Is.
The Methodist Quarterly conference
will be held here Saturday and sunday.
Rev. A. 5. Laid will preach at p. m.
Saturday.
Mrs Samuel Bunker received tele
gram, Friday, announcing that her
| brother, the Hon. Frank j. French of
| San Francisco, Cal was dead. More
particulars of his death next week.
Carl Estes of Palmyra, was carried
through this village, Saturday, with a
broken leg. He was employed in the
| woods at Redington for Frank Estes of
Skowhegan.
At the annual meeting of the Patter-
son Bridge Company held Saturday
afternoon, the following were elected /:
| r. b. Patterson, T. M. Steward, j. A.
Fletcher, G. A. Steward, G. Marshall,
directors; f. S. Parsons, clerk and treas
urer; Z. b. Patterson, president and
agent.
The annual installation of Table Rock
lodge of Odd Fellows was held last
Thursday evening and the following
officers were installed into their respec
tive chairs by ID. d. G. M, A. G. Dins-
more of Mt. Moxie lodge, assisted by p.
g., W. C. Emery, acting as Grand Mar
shall: II. B. Merry, N. e.; Z. G..
Mitchell, V. g.; w. II. Moore, r. Sec. ;
Ostie Allen, F. Sec; f. K. Sawyer, T. ;
Clarence Witham, W.; j. Arson Hilton,
c.; r. d. Salley, Chap; II. F. Danforth,
R. 5. N. g.; W. G. Robinson, L. S. N.
g.; George Roberts, r. S. V. g.; Will
Benjamin, L. S. V. e.; Harry Spauldng,
r. S. s.; w. X. Gilmore, L. s. s.; Frank
Pierce, l. g.; Charles Crymble, o. G..
The lodge is in a very prosperous con-
dition, quite a number of new members
have united themselves with the order
during the past year. There is talk of
putting up building of their own in
the near future.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
when Men Buy Plumes.

sat behind two women in Four
teenth street car when funeral process
sion, made up of members of some Sc
cret society in full regalia passed up the
street. The sight of the plumed hats dis
pleased one of the women in front of
me.
Ibid you ever see anything sillier than
that?" she shifted. Look at those men
dressed up in all those gewgaws just
to let folks know they've got a secret.
Where would you find women willing
to parade around the streets logged out
like stage soldiersf Who ever heard of
women doing it? Imagine the Daughters
Of the American Revolution ridil :
around in cooked hats, or the Women 8
Christian Temperance union with gold
laced aprons. Women have more sense
They wouldn't deliberately make them.
selves ridiculous that way.
Look at those sashes and look at
those awful hats and those NANCY
plumes My husband 8 got them all. He
paid $50 for his outfit. He paid $l5 for
a stringy ostrich plume for his hat, and
then here the true inwardness OF her
contempt for secret society regalias came
out-"after paying all that for plume
he doesn wear once in six months, he
almost dropped dead because paid IS
for feather I've worn every day for a
year. mans just a natural born
well, l won t say 1t. .
But you could see that she thought it,
Just the same. - Washington Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
WIN The light Went Ont.

In front of the high altar in the
cathedral at Salzburg there is great
lamp that is supposed to burn "forever
and day" One morning, years ago,
worshipers were surprised to see it 60
out, and this was repeated morning
after morning, always about the same
time. 1t was thought the attendant had
neglected to give it sufficient oil, and
though he declared his innocence ia
was told that he would be discharged if
the oversight were repeated. Unwilling
to deal unjustly with the man, the dean
of the cathedral hid himself one night
to see if he could solve the mystery.
He had not long to wait. About 10
o'clock big rat was seen descendi
the rope by which the lamp was sus-
pended. Having reached the oil, it d
freely, and then went away by the way
it came. Needless is it to say that the
attendant held his place.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

The Use of Hot Drlnka.
Hot drinks have come into wide use
during late wears among persons aff1ict-


during late years among persons afflict-
ed with indigestion. 4 tepid fluid ex-
erts marked sedative influence on the
gastric mucous membrane and often re
lieves the painful sensations following
the meals of a chronic dyspeptic.
Less recognized perhaps is the in.
fluence of hot drinks on the motor
functions of the stomach. In the or
binary course of events nothing remains
in the stomach six hours after meal,
and the presence of alimenrary debris
after that period indicates the presence
of some degree of muscular paresis,
This condition of things may be greatly
benefited by the Use of hot water with
or Immediately after meals, but III
chronic Gases permanent benefit can only
be obtained by perseverance, the treat
ment being methodically carried out for
some months.
AS might be anticipated, the hot wa
ter treatment does not ameliorate the
secretory defects in the same degree ny
the muscular weakness but by main.
tanning the stomach in a hygienic con
dition we may, at any rate, hope -
check further degradation of the peptia
glands The perature of hot drinks
should be from l05 to ITO degrees f. -
ST. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
North Arson TrOtting
Association.

At the annual meeting of the Trotting
Association held Saturday evening, the
following officers we're elected: Fl. B.
Merry, president; w. F. French, secre-
tary; G. A. Porter, treasurer. 1t was
voted for the president TO appoint five
members to act with him as trustees,
and that the management of the track
be left with the trustees. They are G.
H. Clarke, F. s. Parsons, Wallace Emery,
II. E. Skidmore and j. F. Caswell.
George Flint and r. Fairbrother were APP
pointed trustees of the agricultural de-
partment. The association voted that
the gates of the grounds should be kept
closed Sundays the coming summer-no
driving being allowed there. The
trustees will announce the dates of the
seasons races later and every effort will
be made to make these meetings the
best ones ever held on this track.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12

Rear Admiral Dewey as a young Off
Ger impressed one as self contained
man with powerful native force. l often
think of the remark made by Admiral
Goldsborough to Farragut on the occa-
sion of the visit of the latter to our ship.
The two admirals were standing
within few feet of my table, and
Dewey had stepped back to give an or
der to the orderly.
"Farragut, said Goldsborough,
dewey will make his mark in the
world if he ever gets an opportunity.
Aye" answered Farragut, with the
pleasant smile so becoming to his home
ly face, "and he will make the oppor-
tunity."
And Farragut was true prophet. -
Harper S Round Table.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
CORRESPONDENCE
Snitllfield.
Had quite a snow storm. Friday

Had quite snow storm. Friday.
Mrs Atwood Marston is falling, Mrs.
Lutte Marston and Miss Maude Harlow
are caring for her.
T. }. Cole of Bangor spent few days
last week at his brothers.. A. b. Coles.
Herman Stevens is very sick with
inflammation of the bowels.
Herbert Stevens is also on the sick list.
A. B. Cole was in Sidney, visiting, one
day last week.
Mrs William Harlow died last Tues
day. after long, lingering illness. She
was great sufferer during the last of her
sickness, and she was all ready and long
ing for the time to come when she could
leave this for better world She leaves
husband and two daughters, Mrs Katie
Ham and Mrs. Alma Lowe. Funeral
services, Thursday, conducted by Rev.
]. A. Jones.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
Bingham.

Bert Poland came out of the woods,
Friday, with broken leg. He was
taken to his home in Athens before the
fracture was reduced.
Daniel Patience, proprietor of The
Forks hotel, was in town, Friday night
Machinery has come for the power
house at the peg mill. 1t will not be
long before we shall hear the buzz OF
the saws.
Henry Washburn made a business
trip to Gardiner, Monday.
Ben Steward, mail clerk between
Bingham and Portland, was called upon,
Wednesday, to take charge of the post
office, as Miss Clark and her clerk, Miss
Owens, were both sick with the grip.
Sam Foster returned from the M. C.
l., Pittsfeld, Monday, with the grip.
He is improving.
Mrs. Mark Savage went to Pittsfield,
Tuesday morning.
The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-12
East Madison.

Several cases Of grippe are reported.
No services at the church last Sabbath.
So many of the primary scholars were
out sick last week. that the teacher
closed school for few days.
w. F. hatcher has gone to Bingham,
to haul birch lumber.
Several young men from here have
gone to Gardiner, to work on the ice.
Mr.. Jack Wilkinson and Miss Esther
Bosworth were married Christmas.
They gave their friends complimentary
dance last Saturday night.
Mr.. Bean of Concord, has made a few
shovel handles in town, over fifteen
hundred dozen.
The young people of the e. NJ. o. Club
had watch party at the Pugh Corner
school house, Saturday evening, Dec. 81.
Mr.. Emery of Arson, was in town
looking after coon cats, one day last
week. One little girl sold her "Dewey"
for dollar and half.