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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Sues Breweries for DAMAGES.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 21.-Bartholomew Je-
ziorski, a former employe of the Fred
ericksburg Brewery of this city, to-day
brought suit against the San Francisco
Breweries, Limited, for $46155 damages
sustained while in the employ of the COM
pany. On October 8, 1901, Jeziorski and
another workman were at work in the
cooling-hOuse, to which additions were be-
ing made, when the structure collapsed
and both men were buried in the ruins.
The plaintiff was badly injured, and since
then his limbs have become paralyzed
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
THE DAYS DEAD.
John C. Noble.

PADUCAH, Ky, Dec 21.-Colonel John
G. Noble, known as the Nestor of Ken
lucky journalism, died to-day from old
age. He celebrated his eighty-fourth
birthday December 2 and the sixty-second
anniversary of his marriage the Sd of
this month. He served in the Mexican
and civil wars and published the Paducah
Herald, one of the first papers here, half
a century ago.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Protest Against London Vice.

LONDON, Dec. 22.-The hopeless an
swer of Home Secretary Ritchie to the
deputation from the Westminster Council
protesting against the fragrant immortality
witnessed in the streets of London has
given zest to the press and religious cam
paign having for it's object the remedying
Of the present conditions. 1t is maintained
that the scenes witnessed in Piccadilly
and other we'll known streets are worse
now than at any time in the history of
the metropolis.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
For Selling Official Seals.

BERLIN, Dec IA former Govern
rnent employe named Voight was SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment to-
day for selling Official seals to a journal
ist. DR.. Hamburger. Voight admitted
his guilt. He had previously been arrest
ed in connection with the premature dis
closure of the text of the tariff bill, but
the prosecution in that case broke down.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Senator Sewell Improving.

CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. A-At u:So to-
night Senator Sewell was resting easily.
There was no perceptible change in his
condition since early in the day. His ply
sicians say there is no cause for alarm
unless the Senator should be attacked by
another sinking spell such as came over
him Thursday night.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Kills a Japanese.

ROSEBURG, Or. Dec. 21-Alfred H.
Hart last night shot and killed a japan
ese named TapD, who was boss of a
Southern Pacific section crew in Wilbur
Hart was in Tapp's house when the latter
came home and ordered him to leave. It is
said that Tapp followed Hart home and
attempted TO break into his house, and
Hart shot and killed him. Hart is under
arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Evans to Assume Command.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. I-Rear
Admiral Evans, who has just returned
from Tutuila, Samoa made short visit
to the Navy Department to-day. He ex-
pects to remain in this city until the end
of February, when he will go to the East
TO assume command of a division Of the
Asiatic squadron. t
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Handles an E.Unloaded'' Pistol.

MODESTO, Dec 21-J. H. Eslick acci-
dentally and fatally wounded Bert Balch
last night. Eslick was explaining the
workings of a pistol which was believed
to be unloaded- 1t was discharged The
bullet grazed Eslick's hand and entered
the abdomen of Balch He died tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Colonel Josiah Hinton.

LONDON, Dec.t t21.-Colonel Josiah Hin
ton, the well-known co-worker with John
Brown, who served in the Union army
1876, and later edited various news
papers in Washington, New York and San
Francisco, died in London Friday He was
born in London in 1880.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

FRIEND. Neb.. Dec. 21-Miss VILLA Bur
ger, teacher In the public schools was seri-
ously burned here as q result OF a celluloid
side comb In her hair igniting. The young
woman was standing near a red-hot stove
Nearly all the hair was burned from her head
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
Francis S. Brown.

FORT MONROE, Va, Dec 21.-Captain
Francis S. Brown, U. S. N, retired died
Friday night of apoplexy. He was 60
wears old.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-Papers Incorporating
the American Lumber Company, capital S.,
600 600 were filed to-day with the County
Clerk Of Essex County, New Jersey.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

Our German -Americans--See their pictures
In Christmas Wasp. Cosmopolitan California
illustrated. Send to foreign friends. 25c
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14
A Witcly Hint

There 10 young commission mer.
chant who resides near Darby and VINO
is the happy father OF two children, tie
Is, like many other husbands how
ever possessed Of a memory which 0c-
casiOnally proves severe trial to the
patience of his wife, Recently she
had asked him on several occasions
to send home a bag Of potatoes with
the usual results apologies and eN-
cuses on his return homo for his for
getfulness The other morning. before
he left home, Mrs, NJ, save aim a sealed
letter with the request that ne should
promise not TO open II TN he had reach.
ed his place Of business Her husband
wondered at this but IN answer to all
his inquiries she repeated the request
80 earnestly that at last ho consented
MI the way In on the car he thought OF
his Wife's strange request and he had
hardly entered his place Of business
when he tore open the letter This is
what he read
Dear J0hn-For some time past |
have thought long and earnestly on
what | have o. ro' ~ ''ou and have
led that this was the best method
TO communal ir ! have heIstated
'everal times about writing TO you IN
this way, but I find that / cannot cot
ceal my Thoughts longer. I must and
VIII tell YOU all here he turned over
he page, his ha r rising slowly on end
the potatoes have been out for Il
week past. Plea Sc send home a bag
thought by this method you would not
We likely 10 forget" And he didn't
Los Angeles Times
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Married by NeRaphOnc.

Love laughed at smallpox IN Peoria,
iowa, and a bissful HONEYMOON Is be-
Ing spent IN hotel filed with small
poX patients
Miss Pearl Hutchins and Ward Me-
Nullough were among the boarders at
he Murray house VINO We're quarau-
'nod yesterday when smallpox was
discovered I'm the hotel. They were to
'ave been married at Christmas time
wi when they found that they would
q nris0nere together for q month they
lecIded 10 be married AT once
Through q meganhouc sunrllod for
he use Of the prisoners McCulou2h
0ked The guards 10 summon some "
'is friends and had them secure a H.
ense. Mavor Frank was asked to per-
FORM the ceremony
The bride and GROOM stood IN an
"uen window Of the hotel while the ex-
0cuiive etood safe distance and pro.
'ounced the words which made them
"on and wife
"Tll have IN fore@o the Measure OF
''ssing tho hr'do Mavor Frank shout
\ when he had finished.
\ large crowd witnessed the core.
nonv at lone rance and shouted their
'Nnorotu'atQns .--Philadelphia North
ironricAn v-
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SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES


firmly dissuaded his visitor from his
proposed crime, rather than facilitate
ing the others scheme 10 escape by his
aid the penalty II detected The man
left not so much discouraged as Mr.
Hogg thought he ought to be, while
Hoge himself FASTENED to his boarding
house joyously to llquidate his board
bill
Ills surprise and disappointment
when he aid not find the aforesaid $50
I'm his pocket where he hnl placed Il
when he received II from his client MAJ
he imagined II cannot well be de-
scnhod A thorough search Of Mn
clothes, his Office and the route be- Ma
taken did not discover the miss1g
treasury note lie fancied at the time
that his lundlady ala not believe lle
story but learned dttorW0rd that ~
this he did her an injustice, as she wac
convinced by his sincerity Returning
70 his office later he found under his
door a scrawl on a bit Of pauer TO the
effect that the party ala not consider
the advice given worth the sum
charged, and that before leaving he
had therefore stolen the bin from hi
pocket, Don't talk to me- the gov
ernor eXclaims In concluding his story
"of honor among thieves. New York
Times
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pEsERET EVENING NEws TUESDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1901
cuLLED
FROM EXCHANGES.

beers OF the navy IN the department
The wife Of this officer got fancy she
would like t. have one OF these beauli-
ful little boats bear her name There
q a prejudice In The navy against giy-
rs a Noman's name to q war vessel
OF any type, II is believed to bc un.
lucky Hut the officer who found Ii
easier TO face official prejudice than to
resist the impm ,uuities Of his better
NAH, made the request Of Mr. Roosc-
Volt
The assistant secretary OF the navy
hesltltpd
~ won't DO. he said u would HE
to CRAFTY your wife, but a womans
namo Won't do
rhen thought occurred 20 him, and
lee iclrnlod. ~ win Xix IT, ho sad.
Tell your wife IT VIII lc all right
The next day the boat was named
The NiAen'
81 am going 10 put you IN command
OF her. spid Mr. Roosevelt when hn
announced tho baltimore sun.
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|E;FHAR'S|
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THE PRIDE
OF THE ROAD.

Every railroad mas It's pet" train
The Burllngton's pet Is the Chicago
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"Honor Among Thieves"

Ex-Governor Jim" Hogg OF Texas Is
In town on his annual fall visit 10 the
city The governor has been successful
in business the past year. but never
misses the opportunity 10 tell one OF
those hard luck stories Of his early ca
reer. which, given with such genuine
feeling, always deeply impresses his au-
ditors His latest Is that OF the early
days when Mr.. Hogg had commenced
The practice OF law In his Texan home
He was decidedly hard up For a board
bill amounting TO $50, and was on the
limits OF landlady lenency. Sitting in
his office one day wondering how he
could raise the needed sum, n man en-
tered and informed him he wished legal
advice,
Fifty dollars sir" exclaimed Mr.
Hogg almost involuntariy as he saw
visions OF a financial windfall.
"Oh, YOU want your fee in advance?
All right, sir" and the client took a
roll Of bills from his pocket and handed
him $50 bill.
The visitor then announced that he
contemplated some CROOKED work.
nothing short Of the robbIng o. a pri-
vate banking house
Mr.. Hoee. while considering his duty
10 his client. also was mindful OF that
10 Q good citizen, and gently but
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14
One on Ingers0ll.

Senator Mark Hanna, when Il came
his turn for story not long ago In the
Waldorf Astor, told the followlng
when Robert G. Ingersoll came
20 Washington from the West, his head
filled with legal lore and inhdelity, or
II would be better TO call Il agnOsticlsn,,
he encountered In one OF the corridors
of the capitol an old negro woman Wig
orously scrubbing the floor, when she
heard anyone coming and, when the
Footsteps died away, busily reading the
Bible.
He slipped up on her very quietly
one morning and, taking her by sur
prise with her precious book. said
Mary, do you believe all you read
there?'
81 sutanly do she replied, ebery
word, Colonel Ingersoll.
"'Do you believe that God made man
but Of dust2'
"'In coase ] does
"'Say, 1t happened to rain hard about
that time and the dust was gone and
there was nothing but mud?
"'Den de good Lawd knowed enough
10 know dat II was time TO make dem
lawyers and infdels, Colonel Inger-
soil. New York Times.
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lie Was Not Popular.

An officer IN one Of the Englishvolun-
teer regiments who had made himself
exceedingly unpopular with the men.
vas coming home one evening when he
slipped and fell INTO deep water. lie
was rescued with great difficulty by d
private in his own regiment
The officer was profuse In his express
siOns Of gratitude and asked his pre-
server how he could reward him.
The best way" said the solder, is
TO say nothing about IT,"
But Why" asked the officer in
anaZement.
Because was The blunt reply. ~
the other fellows knew ia pulled you
out they'd chuck me in."--Youth's Com
paniOn.
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Sentiment and Thrift.

Tx-Congre5sman Gable OF Illinois has
n charming young daughter, who Is re-
celvlng her education in France. When
she was several years younger than she
is now her father took her on his knee
one day and said to herr
"roday a man asked me II ! would
not sell little brother, He said he would
give me whole room full of gold.
Shall / let him have little brother"
The child shook her head
But" persisted her father, think
how much money this room fun Of gold
would be. Think how many things you
could buy with II. Don't you think Ia
better let the man have little BROTH
err
mo" said the daughter; let's keep
him TN he's older, Hen be worth more
then. New York Times,
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Had No Use for Arr.

The bridge builder with stonewall
Jackson's army was a rare character,
# the following story be true
The Union soldiers, retreatlng from
the valley Of Virginia, burned bridge
over the Shenandoah,
Jackson, who wanted to pursue, sent
for his old bridge builder. Sir" he
said you must keep men at work all
day and all night, and finish that bridge
by tomorrow morning. My engineer
shall give you a PLAN
Old Miles saluted and withdrew.
Early the next morning the general
sent for Miles again. well, SIR" said
jackson, did the engineer give you
the plan for the bridge?'
General" said the old man, slowly,
"the bridge Is done; | don't know
whether the picture Is or not"
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How He Did II.

President Roosevelt possesses a char
acterlstic sense Of humor
When he was assistant secretary OF
the navy during the preparation for the
Spanish war the government was buy
ing q number Of yachts to be converted
INTO torpedo boats. dispatch boats,
scouts, etc. Considerable intimacy ex-
listed between the family OF President
Roosevelt and that OF one Of the Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

Sam Jones, in one Of his sermons,
took women TO task for spending more
time in prinking than In praying. III
there's woman here he screamed
inally who prays more than she
prnks, let her stand up
One poor old fdded specimen of fem
ininlty, In the sorriest, shabbiest oil
clothes, arose.
You spend more time praying than
prinkng'" asked the preacher, taklns
her all In.
The poor old creature said she did
prayed all the time prlnked not at all.
you 90 straight home, admonished
Jones, and put little time IN on
prinkinr."
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14
Dog That Licked Lazarus,

The other day, when Counsellor Ed.
Hassett, one of the sons OF Steuben
county met Jack Swltzer. Of Bath,
father Of the American champagne in
dustry, at the Fifth Avenue hotel, he
told him that friend Of his had a new
dog, ITS o fighting dog !" added the
counsellor, land he wants an appro-
pirate name for It,
"Tell him to call II Moreover" said
JaCk.
Moreover" exclaimed the counsellor,
perppXed
"Yrs," replied swit2er, Moreover af-
ter the first fighting dog on record
Never heard Of him." declared the
counsellor
eco read your bible, then" said
Switzer land see where II says that
Moreover the dog came and licked
lazarus | don't know what breed
Moreover was, but he must have been
n fighting dog or he wouldn't have
licked Lazarus, New York Tribune.
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German in New York.

Tx-Unlted states Senator Arthur Poe
German, Of Maryland, was IN the corri-
dor Of the Fifth avenue hotel after
breakfast the other morning when a
street gamin came mp TO him and said
Say bokey, change a quarter for
me, win you? Dem guys at the desk Is
TOO stuck up TO do business wild me-
The senator looked nonplussed az
frst but gave the lad the change, TO u
friend standing with him he said
"What q shocking place 70 live In
New York must be 20 a man OF extreme
egotlsm New York Times.
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In a Prohibition state Too,

Here Is drouth story told by
travelling man
was driving across the country to a
little town in western Kansas the other
dav when | met farmer hauling a
wagon load Of water
where do you get water?' said l.
Cup the road about seven miles he
replied,
"And you haul water seven miles for
your family and stock?"
yep"
"Why In the name OF sense don't you
dlg well?"
Because it's Jest as far one way as
the other, stranger. Chicago Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

Tired of being Obliged to stand daily
in the crowded trolleys, a business man
called at the office of the company one
day and expressed his sentiments IN
plain and vigorous terms.
"Who are you, that you come here
and talk to us like that" asked one Of
the officers Of the corporations Are
you u stockholderY'
mo, slr!" he Numbered I'm one Of
the strapholders!"- Compan-
ion
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

Gen. BallIngton Booth Of the Volun-
teers of America told story at the an
nual meeting of his organization last
week Of Methodist prayer meeting heli
on the East Side during the mayoralty
campaign. In the midst Of a prayer
he related one pious brother said;
ooh, Lord we pray Thee that the
Democratic party may hang together in
the coming election
Amen, answer prayer, Lord" put In
q Republican who was near
'But do not mean II as the Repub-
lican brother means II. Lord, pray
that we may hang together in concord
and accord" continued the Democrat
Amen, Lord, again said the Repub-
lican, ANY cord. so long as they
hang. New York Times,
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lprni AnnChnlc.

a lawyer Of some distinction who be-
gan practice In a small New England
town, says his first client required q
deed covering certain larCels OF land
sold TO a nelghhor The deed was
drawn I'm due form and after It's exc
cutlon the client demanded his bill Il
was 81. This amount was objected 10
as most eXorbltant sum for the SER
vice rendered.
81 told him" says the lawyer. that
to enable me 10 draw the deed | stud
led two years In Lancaster academy.
and this cost me $500; then spent four
years in Dartmouth college. which cost
me $3.50 a year more. aud then / went
to the Harvard law school for another
year at a cost Of $500
SO you see, Mr.. Hines, that to get
Tho necessary eduoa ION 70 do this work
] had TO pc" -"t 80 roo c~a ve. won
ny charge Of 81 Is large one.
"The man ~ .no..,nt
IN amazement and then exclaimed. Gosh
what darned fool you must have
been before they begun on you.
From the same source comes the
story OF a lawyer who was said In his
day to have drawn more wills than any
one else In his county Upon the death
OF respected citizen there was much
speculation rs to the value Of his pro
merry The village gossip undertook to
find out the facts, Calling upon Mr..
Haywood the lawyer referred 10, he re-
marked:
Well | suppose you made Mr..
Blanks VIM"
Yes. was the answer
well, then" continued the gossip.
you probably know about how much
he left' Would you mind telling MOI"
on no, said Mr. Haywood, In his
SLOW way He loft every cent that
he had New York Times