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The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
WILL NOW BE A
DOUBLE FUNERAL
Albert Anderson Killed
While His Sister
Lay Dead.

OAKLAND, June 17.-Life's bitter
cup Is overfiowing tonight with
tears of deepest grief at the little
cottage Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Anderson at 2013 Linden street.
In to-day's Call was published the
story Of the death of their 14-year-old
daughter. Lorine. from lockiaw caused
by splinter penetrating her foot. To-
night her 7-year-old brother, Albert
John Anderson. Joined her beyond the
grave. Lorine's funeral has been post
poned. that they may both be laid
away together.
Albert Anderson, while playing with
several companions In the torn-up
roadway of San Pablo avenue at Thir-
tieth street was run over by a heavy
dray this evening and almost instantly
killed The children were playing on
and about the materials to be used in
the construction of the new electric
railway on the avenue. and the Ander-
son boy stood on a small pile of broken
rock as the dray. belonging to j. c,
Westphal e Sons and driven by John
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The boys father mnedate no1ed ana
The his death staggered him that he fe IN nt at @
change the death notice OF his
ones time
booked for mansaugh at the City
He was
do blow said the
twill
the curb
he
all of
though she called i'm o he
she the
of
girls a
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-22

hasn't had time . sprout any howeF4'
% these win do this year." said Willie
Lee amply. He looked from the sign
to Miss Wick. supposinS. since she
had no snowballs to spare them. che
had other. better uses for them.
"They won't d." said Miss Wick.
with lump in her throat. There's
my snowball-bush. Come in. all OF
you, and pick big punches for Uncle
Gordon. I'll put ON my bonnet and
go up with you myself"
Gently, although quickly. the chill
dren picked every blossom. for they
appreciated the kindness that allowed
them all that beauty. and showed it
by not marring the bush whose snowy
punches they hoped would be given to
them every year.
When their hands were filled, there
stood Miss Wick. She had small silk
flag in her hand. the only thing wanted
to complete their decoration.
As the sun set that night, on Uncle
Gordon's grave lay a thick. deep COW
erlet of snowy bloom. and over it
foated the American flag. Miss Wick
had invited company to tea, FIVE lively
boys, and Bobby Sweet chopped up the
signboard to help boil the kettle for
their supper.
LILLIAN L. PRICE.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-22

Why are the grave little pansy faces
In long procession assembled here?
And the violets' eyes bear dewy traces.
In their sweet blue depths of .
pearly tear?
Why, in the happy. bright May
weather,
Have the lovely flowers all met to-
gether.
From the forest hooks anu the Wild
wood places,
And the spicy gardens far and near?
The little children have borne them
hither.
The tender blue and the white and
red.
Into the quiet cnurchyard. whittier
They come to honor the nations
dead.
The fair nower-army without number
Gather to guard the soldiers SUM
Der.
Brightly 10 bloom and sweetly to
wither
Over the soldier-boy's grassy bed.
e. HIT.
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Oldest Rose Tree.

In the crypt of the cathedral Of
Hildesheim grows a wild rose tree
said to be 1000 years old; whereas it
Is the root only, not the stem which is
eight centuries old, according to accu-
rate information derived from original
documents. A legend connects this
rose tree with VOW made by the
founder Of the cathedral, Ludwig the
Pious. and a document of the eleventh
century states that when Bishop Hello
rebuilt the cathedral, which had been
burned down, he inclosed the roots of
the rose tree within a vault, which still
exists, raised upon this vault the crypt,
and spread out the branches of the rose
tree upon the walls. The stem was in
1849 twenty-six and a half feet high,
and the branches covered about thirty
two feet Of the external crypt wall.
This is said to be the oldest rose tree
in the world.
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WON'T EVEN BE KING.

Queen Wilhelmina's Husband Will Only
BE One of Her Subjects.
The gOssips of Europe are buster
than ever with the matrimonial affairs
OF the pretty young queen of Holland.
Either Prince Alexander of Teck or
Prince William of Wied is supposed to
be the lucky man. Whomsoever Will
helmina may choose, there is little
danger that she will have any trouble
In making him behave himself. 1t is
not thought that he will be allowed to
call himself king, or even prince con-
sort. The best he can do is to bear
the title of queens husband. As such
he would be simply one of his wife's
subjects, and would be amenable to
all the laws exactly like a commoner.
For instance, if the prince should find
the buckwheat cakes heavy some
morning and should say something de-
rogatOry to Wilhelmina's skill as a
housekeeper he might be at once ar
rested for ''lese majestic" or if he
gave an admiring glance at one OF the
court danes a charge of high treason
might be preferred against him.
Queen Wilhelmina takes serious ex-
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Miss Wick had snowball-bush
whose blossoms always came to the
point of perfection upon Memorial day.
From early morning until twilight,
when the snowballs were in bloom.
wear after year. Miss Wick had been
bothered with train Of children walk
ing I'D her front path and asking for
the flowers. She had usually given
them because she thought she ought,
but it had been sparingly and not too
willingly, for that SNOWFALL in
bloom was the apple Of her eye. This
wear. however, she decided not to dis
tribute her flowers So she painted a
hoard and hung it on her front gate
post:
mo snowbalis TO spare"
Then she settled down to undis-
turbed possession.
The morning Of Memorial day passed
by. the afternoon set in. AID Miss
wick began to feel restless for some
ere to ask her fer SNOWFALL. 1t was
then that Bobby Sweet poked his rosy
face in at her frcnt door and said:
Miss Wick. we've only got dandelions
and violets for Uncle GoTdon's grave,
cause you can't spare US any snow
balls. but we've got lot. Don't you
want to come out and see them?"
Miss Wick looked at him sharply,
hut there was no guile in his good.
SUNNY little face Uncle Gordon was
an old soldier who had died in the
village during the winter. beloved Of
every child in il: Miss Wick came out
To the gate and looked at the sorry
collection Of dropping wild flowers the
LOVING. childish hands had gathered.
..Tho cod on Uncle Go-don's grave
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Some time ago the faculty Of theo-
logical seminary received q request for
q minister. from little Western par
ish. The salary offered was so meager
and the virtues demanded were 50
many. that the heads Of the theological
professors shook with perplexity.
One Of them suggested writing that
the only man they had ever known
who might have filed the requirements
of the parish was a late .lamented
clergyman who had accustomed him
self to living almost entirely upon
spiritual food in one poor, stony par
ish-but this suggestion was discarded
At last the most energetic member Of
the faculty composed a letter which
he was deputized to copy and send on.
He wrote as follows:
While we FULL understand that the
lack of money in a parish does not
lessen its desire to have fine preacher
and devoted pastor. We are compelled
to say that We know of no man who
can fill your requirements. Were we
living in the days Of the Apostle Paul.
he would doubtless have preached for
you-but we ask you to bear in mind
that he could have resorted to sail
making on week days in case Of neces-
sity."
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Flora's Decoration Day.

Everybody is carrying flowers to
the soldiers graves" said Flora. Mrs.
Ware has broken off most all the lilacs
on her big bush. Mr.. Peters has his
ladder out under the tall, white lilac
tree. and he's picking the flowers as
last as he can. Mrs. Peters wouldn't
let one of them be picked till Decora-
ton day. The Willard boys went by
just now with their arms full Of apple
blooms. and mamma has given away
al our daffodils and tulips. I've got
basketful Of violets, and l mean to
carry them down to old Mrs. Haw-
thorne. She is always lonesome. she
says, on Decoration day. Last year
mother sent me down there with .
nice dinner for her. She sat in her
rocking chair by the window. so that
she could get good view Of the pro-
cession. 1t always passes by there,
you know.
Her soldiers sword was on the
table close by her, and his picture
hung on the wall rigIt where she
could see it plain. I'm going to deco
rate the sword and picture. because
Mrs. Hawthorne's soldiers grave Is
way down in Tennessee, and she can't
ever 60 to it,
So Flora took her basket Of violets
and ran down the street to the big,
dilapidated old house where the SOL
dier's widow lived.
I've come to decorate your soldiers
picture and sword" she said. See,
and she held out the lovely violets.
BLESS your heart" replied Mrs.
Hawthorne How did you ever think
Of that"
well, thought about him." point
ing to the picture, and about you.
because you can't carry flowers to his
grave. And there's so many to deco
rate our soldiers graves. and only me
to bring you violets."
While they talked, the violet wreath
for the picture grew very fast. Soon
it was done and hung in lovely loop
ings around the brave. noble face.
Then another wreath was woven and
wound around the sword.
Tell me again about your soldier"
pleaded Folra, when the decorations
were finished.
There isn't much to tell" said the
lady. "only that he" and she looked at
the picture, couldn't stay at home
when Mr.. Lincoln kept calling for
men. And l told him we would try
to get along without him for a little
while. And he kissed me and the chill
dren and went away, and
Never came back murmured Flo
"a. But, dear Mrs. Hawthorne, /
think you ought to be decorated be-
cause you told him you would get
along without him, ami encouraged
him, you know"
Then Flora made little knots Of the
dear blue blossoms and pinned them
on Mrs. Hawthorne's gown.
BLESS you for dear, sweet, COM
forting darling" said the soldiers
widow, clasping the child in her arms
and kissing her. You have done me
q world CT good
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You take a man that's got real
gumption. and it'll come to the front.
no matter what he's undergoing" 70
marked John Low. of the Hubby Fire
company, as he unwound a muffler
from his neck and prepared for a b.
lated breakfast.
Nov there's Ned Stone" he went
on hurriedly. waving his hand to dep
recate any possible interruption from
his helpmate. Il went over there this
morning just to see how the ruins
were. and l declare. they're completed
Job Saunders was there, and wo
walked around. seeing how complete
they are.
when you think that even all tho
clothes that Myra had put out on the
line yesterday went. and that within
two hours time there wasn't so much
as a spool Of thread left In the Stone
family. 1t seems as II Ned had reason
to feel discouraged.
They'd laid in a good stock of pork
and beef and SO on. but every mite OF
1t was spoiled. / said to Job that
for all Ned's thrifty ways. l guessed
when he came home from Renting
last night and found he hadn't any,
home, he saw there was no use trying,
to make the best Of such a job.
Il hadn't more than got the words,
out Of my mouth before I saw Ned
coming across the meadow with a big
hauling-ho on Greenough's Wheel
barrow. He smiled at US just as cheer
full. and said he:
Glad to see you. boys! Last night
couldn't seem to sense anything. but
said to Myra this morning that as the
stuff in the cellar would make excel
lent grease when twas tried out, T
might as we'll come over and hook mp
some Of the pork to give me kind Of
an appetite for breakfast
Job and I left him standing there,
hooking up pork and SO on out of the
barrels, apparently just as easy in his
mind as he was yesterday morning.
And I reckon II there's anybody in the
neighborhood runs out of frying stuff
within the next six months. Myra
Stone will be able to supply 'em-at
ire-proof rates."
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BLOW. Blow, Thou Winter Wind

BLOW, Blow, Thou Winter Wind.
Blow. blow, thou winter Wind
Thou are not so unkind
AS mans ingratitude:
Thy tooth IS not so keen,
Because thou are not seen.
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh no. sing heigh no. unto the green
holly;
Most friendship is feigring. most loving
mere folly:
Then. heigh no. the holly!
This life is most jolly. !.
Freeze. freeze. thou bitter sky
Thou dost not bite so high
AS benefits forgot;
Though thou the waters warp.
Thy sting is not SO sharp
AS friend remembered not.
Heigh no. sing heigh no. unto the green
holly;
Most friendship is feigning. most loving
mere folly;
Then heigh no! the holly,
This life is most jolly!
Shakespeare.
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taken seriously, as the same authority
quotes 4 shillings per egg as the price
current in London, asserting, moreover.
that as much as f3 was bid for cou-
pie of specimens last month. On the
continent the eggs of the plover are
not by any means so highly appreciated
as with us. The late Prince Bismarck.
however, was passionately fond OF
them, and his admirers used to send
them to him by the thousand from the
plains of North Germany.
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ceptions to being mentioned in foreign
papers as ''the little queen" though
she rather likes "the young queen"
She takes any reference to size as an
aspersion on the importance of her
kingdom, "for," she has remarked, "it
can not justly apply to my stature"
And she is right. for the queen, who
measures 5 feet 51s inches. is the tall
Spain is only 5 feet 5 rs inches, the
empress of Russia feet ~ inches.
the empress of Germany and Queen
Victoria still sma@ler.-Boston Journal.
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"A UOOO W ora 1Of S8t8n.
An old Scotch woman was famous
for speaking kindly. No sheep was so
dark but she could discover some white
spot to point out to those who could
see only its blackness. One day a Cos
siping neighbor lost patience with her
and said angrily: "Wumman, yell haze
a guild word to say for the deevil him.
self" Instantly came the reply:
"Weel. he's a vera INDUSTRIOUS bodyi"
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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS.

R1ora's Decoration Day. . Pretty Story
That Has . Mo-2l-Tne Blossom Army
Ssng- Miss Wick's SNOWFALL Bush
Anecdotes and Incidents.
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There Is no sin whatever which will
not, II persisted in. be rock Of ship
wreck to our faith aud hopes.-Bishon
Bloomfield.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-22

Nearly 10000 pounds OF bread are
daily eaten in the sultan of Turkeys
household
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Expensive Plovers' Eggs.

Expensive PlOveFs' Eggs.
A French contemporary, says the
London Chronicle, grumbles because,
owing to the greediness of the English,
plOvers' eggs cost 21k francs apiece in
Paris. But the complaint need not be
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-22

Chapel Built on y Historic Spot.
A Catholic chapel has been built on
the spot where Macmillan. Miramon
and Mejia were executed at Quere-
tarO
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-22

Hix-I wonder. why a doctor never
prescribes for himself when he is i'll?
Dix-Don't know, unless it's because
he can't send himself a bill.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-22
Small. hut Active.

Given a man and woman Of equal
size and weight, then the tongue of
the woman is smaller than that Of the
man.
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What He Saved.

LILLIAN L. PRICE.
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Nothing Like it Known for Years---Heavy
Damages to Bridges, Fences, Crops
and Land.
FORTY FOOT RISE ON BRAZOS.
All Other Water Courses on Rampage
Trains Tied Up by Washouts and
Business Suspended.

cars Of crushed rock, picked up at
where the remainder oil
the taain was left. This crew re-
paired the track between here and
Millioan as they came up, and
brought the crushed rock for use in
the work above
Operator Harris was the busiest
man in town yesterday. His office
was flooded with messages both
ways and he had only one wire
WORKING line 10 Houston-but
he managed to hold the job down
and was courteous and afTable
through it all in spite of the trying
circumstances. He got orders ear
ly to stop and bold all trains from
the south at this point.
Reports from streams through.
out the surrounding country show
ed them all 10 be on a rampage. 1t
was learned before noon that the
iron bridge across Carter's creek,
three miles from Bryan on the
Boonville road had washed away.
This bridge cost the county abont
$1,000 and was a very important
one. Deputy Marshall r. II. Smith
went out and looked at this bridge
which was hung up in the stream
below the road. Water was all
over the cornfeld in the bottom
adjoining
The Whites creek bridge, eight
miles southwest Of town, is report
ed washed away, and the Thomp-
sons creek bridge, west Of town
Was damaged and impossible yes
terday afternoon. Lower down on
Thompson creek Lafe Loughridge,
colored, reports his place under
water and states a horse he had
staked out in the bottom was
drowned by the flood. Crops and
fences have been badly damaged
and in many places the lanG is
badly washed.
Reports began coming in early
from the BraEos river. A telegram
early yesterday morning reported
a 25 foot rise at Waco, with the
water rising two feet an hour. By
II O'Clock the river was reported
out Of banks at Koppe's place, and
several left town on horseback in
the hope Of getting to the river for
a sight Of the big rise. The ferry
boat cables at Koppe's and Bates
places each broke loose at one end,
but the boats were saved.
Reports from the Brazos late
yesterday afternoon indicate a rise
of forty or forty.fye feet and the
water was still raising and spread
ing over the bottom. All the land
susceptible TO overflow is no doubt
submerged this morning. 1t is
thought the plantation managers
got their stock out. Reports from
above indicate that the little Bra
zos is also on a terrible rise, and
one report says the II. x b, V. is
overnowed.
None ofthe parties who attempt
ell to go to the Brazos succeeded in
passing Thompson's creek. DR.. j.
l.. Fountain, who was in one par
ty, told the reporter tina, Still
creek and Thompson's creek met
in the road west Of town. r. J,
Astin had lively experience with
a pitching horse in the water AT
this point, but came out all right
Prof. J. c. Nagle was one Of tn,
passengers on the train laid out a
! Benchley by the food, he being er
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route home from Wichita Falls.
lie made il to Bryan late yesterday
afternoon and told the reporter
there were about twenty passen-
gers on the Benchley train which
has only about a mile and a half
of open track 10 its credit, the
Campbell's creek bridge being
washed out above il and the Still
creek bridgi below, as well as the
wash above mentioned in the dump
north of town. This latter is be-
ing repaired by cribbing under
the rails with ties and had not
been finished when last heard
from.
No train were sent out yesterday
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The unprecedented rain fall Of
Tuesday night. Wednesday, and
especially Of Wednesday night, con-
tinuing in torrents until late in the
morning yesterday has produced
varietable food in this section.
For hours the precipitation was
something terrific and the face Of
the whole earth was covered, the
water courses being flooded beyond
their capacity and inadequate to
carry off the water as fast as il
fell. Houses heretofore considered
impervious leaked in many places
like selves and in some instances
household effects and goods were
damaged. The man who did not
have leak yesterday from roof or
ilues was lucky indeed.
Railroad property was also dam.
aged and traffic suspended North
bound passenger train No. 3, due
here at 2:07 yesterday morning,
reached the city about 3 o'clock af.
ter great difficulty on account OF
damage 10 the track from the food
between here and Wellborn. Very
slow and careful running over dan.
gerous places was all that enabled
the engineer to get this far, and the
train was laid out here all day yes
terday and last night.
Conductor Lasher is in charge
Of the train with Engineer Brown
at the throttle, and W. P. Rhodes.
formerly Of this city, in charge Of
the mail car. There are two day
coaches and three sleepers in the
train, with about thirty passengers.
OF these ten are in the fine new
Denver sleeper, Cardinal" and
seven in the Denison sleeper, dur.
ham" The st. Louis sleeper,
suffolk" is empty. Most Of the
passengers stopped at the Ex-
change hotel and whiled away the
tedious hours as best they could,
being afraid to leave the train on
account Of the uncertainty Of leav.
ing time. A brideand groom from
Houston enroute to Ft. Worth are
among the number. +. r. Nash
of Waco, formerly of Bryan, and
viii NJ. Waters, the well known
Equitable Life iusurnce man from
Dallas, are among the passengers.
The Southbound passenger train
No. 4, due here at las yesterday
morning had to stop at Benchley.
The most serious damage to the
railroad in this vicinity was a 20
foot wash out in the dump about
two miles north Of Bryan and the
injury Of the bridge across Camp
BELLS creek near Benchley, it being
described as "cooped" by the flood
and regarded as unsafe until re-
paired. The section men came to
town early yesterday moruing and
reported that a pile driver would
be necessary for the work.
The construction train and crew
went north about 8 o'clock yester.
day afternoon to repair the dam
age above.
A 20 foot washout was reported
from the vicinity of Waller, anC
another washoGt near Groesbeeck
Other damage occurred at differ
ent points along the line, and Will,
at no point was it very serious, tn,
whole together makes the repail
work difficult.
A freight crew came in yesterda!
morning from the south with al
engine and caboose and seyera
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point to be considered.
A whole business day saved is
one argument. A maximum OF
comfort by reason Of through SER
vice, modern equipment; rock bal.
last; in short, an up-to.date rail
way, arc several other arguments
TO assist you in deciding how and
VIA what route to purchase tickets.
The new schedule is as follows.
Leave Fort Worth. S;25 a. NJ: ar.
rive Lincoln, 7:l0 a. m; arrive
Omaha, 8. a. m, connecting at lat.
ter point with train through Iowa;
arriving Des Moines; 4;39 p. m.
CHAS. b. SLOAT,
G.P. A., c, r. /. & T. Ry.,
Fort Worth, Tex.
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via the Great Rock
lsla Route.
while not the short
line everywhere.
we get there. "
which Is the main
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Bryan Water, Ice, Light and
POWER COMPANY.
TIME Is MONEY"
"The Longest Way Round Is
Sometimes The Quickest
Way Home"

These wise old saws apply to the
new fast train service now in effect
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