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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-10

We take this opportunity to express our
thanks to those who so freely gave assist
anee at the ire in helping rescue the body
of Mrs. Helen Abbott and also those who
were present at the funeral for their help,
kindness and sympathy.
/. n. ABBOTT AND FAMILY.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-10

A household necessity-Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds
of any sort; cures sore throat, Group,
catarrh, asthma; never fails.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-10

n. i owe my whole life to Burdock Blood
nllters. Scrofulous sores covered my
p9oay. ! seemed beyond cure. B. B. b.
R vs. made me perfectly we'll woman"
mrs, Chas. Hutton. Beryille Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

various ways will eXemplify the order
of Odd Fellows and the charitable work
in which it is engaged. The parade
will be on Friday. the 23d inst, and it
will be the aim of the committee to
make it the most notable in the history
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. The
procession will start at 10 o'clock in
the morning and will move up Market
street to Van Ness avenue, out the
avenue to California street and
ccuntermarch on the avenue, where the
organizations will be reviewed.
The grand marshal has appointed
the following named as commanders
of the first twelve divisions: w. NJ.
Simpson, Charles A. Bliss. Victor Ba-
l.. Perham, Henry D. Saville, Eugene
L. Marshall. Louis Kragen, w. H.
Sharpe, Charles Stallman, Frank L.
Glass. George Rule. Commanders for
the thirteenth and fourteenth divi-
sions are yet to be named. Captain J..
K. Ritter has been selected chief aid.
PARADE IN OPEN ORDER.
All formations except the Patri-
archs Militant will march in open or
der, in columns of four. eight feet
apart and organizations will be TWEEN
ty feet apart. The distance between
divisions will be twenty yards. From
the ngureS tnat nave Deen received at
headquarters it is asserted that there
will be 1900 people in the parade,
including the Rebekahs, who will take
an active part.
On Rebekah day during Grand
Grand Lodge week there will be a
programme of music and song in the
afternoon at the Pavilion and in the
evening Mrs. Dora L. Gardner, presi-
dent of the California Assembly, will
deliver an address of welcome to the
visitors, which will be responded to
by ]. B. Goodwin, the sovereign grand
master. Past President Mrs Caro-
line A. Hoxett will read an original
poem, and Grand Master j. w. Lins-
colt will deliver an address. Others
that will take part in the programme
are Grace McPhail, Jennie Katzen-
stein, Miss j.. Grazer, the Knicker-
booker quartet and a chorus of 200
voices. There will also be an exhibit
ton drill by the San Francisco Re-
bekah drill corps No. 2, Captain Allie
Parker commanding, after which
there will be a grand ball.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

Activity in the ranks of the Odd Eel
lows indicates the early coming of the
hosts that will deliberate at the annual
session Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
The great Odd Fellows building at
Market and Seventh streets presented
busy scene last evening. The executive
committee that is completing the ar
rangements for the event and the sew
eral committees of Rebekahs that VIII
entertain the visitors were in session
and il was near midnight when the
conferences adjourned.
A matter of special qualification to
the executive committee was the tender
of the services of the Citizens Commit
tee, Mayor Schmitz chairman, which
did such effective work prior to and
during the knights Templar Conclave
W. de st. Paul Seitz, secretary of the
committee, appeared before the execu-
tive committee of the Odd Fellows and
on behalf Of the Citizens Committee
rendered its services and stated that
it would be glad to confer with the Odd
Fellows in an effort to further the in
terests of the order. the city and the
State. The tender was accepted with
thanks and tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock at the Mayors office in the
City Hall the Citizens Committee will
confer with a committee of Odd Eel
lows lHdI VIII De dppOlHlSu lOI the
purpose.
At the meeting last evening it was
stated that the session of the Sover-
eign Grand Lodge will bring not less
than $4,000 strangers to the city. OF
Odd Fellows there will be about 10000.
The appointment of committees TO re-
ceive the incoming visitors and assign
them to their headquarters is proceed
ing. But a few days remain in which
TO complete the preparations, but the
executive committee is confident that
all will be in readiness when the first
delegation arrives in the city.
ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED.
Among those that are active in pre-
pairing for the reception of the oncom-
ing Odd Fellows are Mrs. Nellie Stick
ney, a member of the committee on
Rebekah day; c. w. Savage, a member
of the Santa Rosa lodge; Captain J. F.
Chappell, aide-de-camp of the depart
ment staff; H. A. Towle, lieutenant COL
onel cf the Second Regiment Patriarch
Militant: Major F. P. Hoy of the First
Battalion. Third Regiment, and Major
A n. Judd of the Third, Battalion. Sec
ond Regiment.
The decoration committee has decided
that the installed electrical display of
the knights Templar conclave on Mar
ket and Larkin streets and in the Me-
chanics' Pavilion are to remain, but
there will be alterations to meet the
new conditions that are to prevail dur
ing Odd Fellows week. The large circle
that surmounts the great electric bell
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
Uses Charity to swindle Public.

IAN unknown woman, representing
.crself as being connected with st.
Johns or ST. Luke's Episcopal Church,
has been duping the public by selling
tickets for raffes of needlework and
other articles. She claims that the
money Is to be used for a charitable
purpose. Different drugstores were
given as places where the rattle was
to be held, the woman saying that If a
purchaser of a ticket did not attend
the raffieahe could learn the name OF
the winner by consulting The Call the
next. day. Officers of these churches
declare that the woman has no au-
thority to sell tickets for them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
Are Admitted to Practice.

The following applicants out Of a
class of thirty-six have passed the Su-
preme Courts examinations for ad-
mission to the bar: z. w. Roland, H
w. Ballantine, w. H. Dorm, T. ]. Ba-
cigaIupi, H. L. Horn. E. F. Moran, F..
A. Costello, Frank Thunnen, Lester
Perry, Milton Newmark, ]. r. Robin
son Jr., H. S. Shaffer. F. L. Griffith.
F. A. Leib. j. ]. Webb, l. s. 'Acker-
man. C. de Y. Elkus, F. B. Worley, G..
r. Newlin, c. G. Dali. D. E. Bashore,
c. A. Strong Jr., J. G. Thompson. w.
N. Hohfeld. W. J. Burpee. NJ. N. Far
rar. The following were admitted on
motion: G.. W. Cunningham. A. P.
de Witt Stiefvater, r. B. Bell, d. H.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
ACCUSES AGENT
OF ROBBINC Her
Mrs. Alice McNemer Charges
Charles Powell With Crime
of Taking Her Last Money
ANSWERS MARRIAGE AID
Woman Leaves Home to Wed
Local Real Estate Man and
Comes to Grief in City

Mrs. Alice McNemer, a married
woman Of Lincoln, a small burg near
Sacramento, called at the Hall Of JUS
tice last night TO secure a warrant for
the arrest Of Charles Z. Powell, an Of
ficial Of the National Realty and In
surance Company. She alleges that
Powell robbed her under rather re-
markable circumstances, and then
turned her out without a cent.
Mrs. McNemer came to this city on
Monday in answer to a matrimonial
advertisement in San Francisco
paper. She left her husband in
Lincoln. and. bringing her little boy
with her. went TO the address given in
the advertisement. She says she saw
Powell at room No. 424 Callaghan
building, and, after a conference that
seemed satisfactory, gave him her
purse from which he took all the
money. He then invited her to dinner
and afterward made her his guest for
two days, after which he turned her
out and told her 10 go home.
The woman was penniless, and called
at the Hall Of Justice to get a warrant
for Powells arrest. Bond and War
rant Clerk Kennedy sent a note to
Powell by Detective Anthony asking
him 10 come 10 the Hall Of Justice.
Powell at first denied everything to
Anthony, then admitted that the
woman's story was in the main the
truth. He gave no reason for his ac-
tions, and denied that he had robbed
Mrs. McNemer but stated that If she
said he had, he would return any
amount that she named. He seemed
thoroughly frightened and Bond Clerk
Kennedy told the woman 10 wait until
this morning to see if Powell would
make a settlement and send her home.
Mrs. McNemer was provided a place TO
sleep last night and her case will be
disposed Of to-day
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
GEORGE A. NEWHALLS FORMER
HOME is DAMAGED BY FIRE
Flames Caused by Painters Destroy
Some Valuable Statuary In
4ta 0oSfIonNa

Flames started by painters wbile
they we're burning off the old paint
yesterday partly destroyed the former
residence of George A. Newhall, a
three-story frame structure at Pacif1c
av enue and Webster street. From the
effects of smoke and water some valu-
able paintings, statuary and brlc-a-
brac stored inside of the building were
damaged.
The painters were burning on the
paint on the west side Of the building
when a streak of flame from scorch-
ing machine entered through crack
and ignited the inside Of the walls.
An alarm of fire was Immediately
turned in. The fire engines arrived
before the fire had gained any head
way. The firemen were notified not
to use too much water, as the fire
could be easily subdued without 1t and
many valuables thus saved.
The building was occupied as the
residence of Newhall when 1t stood
at the corner. of Sutter. street and Van
Ness avenue. He vacated 1t some time
ago and it was. moved to its present
location.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
WAITER DAVIS Is ON
TRIAL FOR ASSAULT
New Indictment Will Enable TIE jury
to Save His Life Should Ihey
Feel So Disposed.


Feel So Disposed.
Tinted States District Judge de
Haven sat yesterday as a United states
Circuit Judge to try Thomas Davis Tor
a felonious assault alleged to nave
been committed upon the person OF
Mrs. Emma Ames on board the
steamer Alliance on October 10 OF
last wear while she was on her way
from San Francisco to her home IN
Marshfeld. Or. At the time OF tne
alleged outrage she was seasick IN
her stateroom with her two chlldren'
six and four years of age, respectively:
Davis left the vessel at Seattle ana
was arrested two months later IN TINS
CITY by United States Secret service
Agent George w. Hazen.
Horace Laws, night watchman on
board of the Alliance, test1fied tnaC
Waiter Davis had confessed TO MIN
that he had assaulted Mrs Ames. Mr..
Ames was on the stand when an ao-
iournment was taken until to-day.
This is the second trial, the jury
having disagreed on the first A con-
viction would have called for DEAN
sentence or Imprisonment for li1e.
since then a new indictment has oeen
presented containing a count charging
attempted assault, the punishment lot
which is three years imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
State Veterinarians Meet.

over forty of the leading vet
erinarians Of the State attended the
regular quarterly meeting of tlse Cali
fornia Veterinary Medical Association
yesterday in the lecture-room of the
San Francisco Veterinary College. A
clinic occupied the afternoon session
and several interesting operations
were performed. A dinner was held
last night at a downtown restaurant.
Several interesting papers were read
by Drs. Dawdy. Faulkner, Locke.
Donnelly. Welsh. Jackson and H. F..
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
DEFAULTING PAY CLERK
PLACED UNDER ARREST
G. II. Lanier Wanted i'm Atlanta, Ga,
Is Found on United States
Cruiser Boston.

OTulSer bOSIOn-
G. II. Lanier was arrested on board
the United States cruiser Boston by
Detectives Freel and Bunner yester-
day and taken to the City Prison. He
is wanted in Atlanta, Ga, on a charge
Of felony embezzlement and will be
taken there by w. w. Champion, a
detective who has been here in search
of him.
Lanier is % years of age and we'll
educated. He was employed as pay
clerk for a railroad contractor at At
lanta and last December disappeared.
taking with him the money that
should have been paid to the men.
He enlisted in the navy at Mare ISL
and and was assigned to the Boston.
Through his intelligence and attention
to duty he was soon promoted to the
position of clerk TO the captain of the
cruiser and was acting in that capa-
city when arrested. He was consider
ably surprised when the officers took
him into custody.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

Spencer. Following the dinner Of
ffcers were nominated for the ensuing
term. The officers of the association
are: Charles H. Blemer. president;
r. A. Archibald. vice president; P. H.
Browning. secretary; w. F. Eagan,
treasurer.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
A New Art Gallery.

Visitors to our city. and then public
generally, are cordially invited to visit
our. newly fitted art rooms New collec-
tions of the very latest things in pic
lures and frames Sanborn, Vail & Co.
TAI Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

way in which to move out his shakes
except across the park. The objection
of the commissioners is based on tne
danger 10 the park that would result
from Harringtons operations.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

SUES FOR DAMAGES.-F. Elizabeth Pr,n-
die, who seriously injured through the
overturning of a coach of the Yosemite Trans
portation Company on April 2S 1903 sued
the company. yesterdayffor $1,000 damages and
S101 so expended for medical attendance
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

Gilt-edge deal for wise dealer-deal in GIL,
Edge Whiskey. wichman. Lutgen & Co., 2e-5l
Battery ST., San Francisco. =
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
Art Denim, lie

It's fgMred;; regularly I5c.
It's a special lot that will make
special selling to-day.
It's in pretty blue. red, green and
brown colorings, new patterns, for
couch or box coverings or curtains for
clothes closets. lie yd. to-day. Sec
ond floor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

MiIligan, ]. E. Harper. F. H. Murray.
E. G.. Heney. Olin c. Wilson.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

at Kearny and Market streets will be
lights and the three links, representing
friendship, love and truth, will be
added, a set of links to face east and
one to face west. The many. Knights
Templar emblems now pendent from
the large ring at the base of the bell
will be replaced by emblems of Odd
Fellowship, such as the clasped hands,
heart and band, the universe, the bee
hive and the all-seeing eye.
At the court on Market street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets there
also will be a change. In lieu of the
Templar cross there will be the all
seeing eye and the smaller emblems of
Templarism will be supplanted by en-
blems of the Odd Fellows.
CHANGE AT PAVILION.
At Mechanics Pavilion the great
Templar cross and crown will be re-
placed by the three links in colored
electric lights, the links covering a span
of fifty feet. The internal decorations
of the pavilion will also be altered to
suit the new conditions. The Harbor
Commission has also generously con-
sented to change the illuminations on
the ferry building. the maltese cross to
be replaced by tent, the emblem of
the encamDment. The grand stand in
front of the City Hall will be allowed
to remain and will be in charge Of
Louis Kragen, who will reserve the
seats for members of the order only.
The parade committee, with Grand
Marshal General E. H. Black, has ar
ranged a procession of fourteen divis-
ions. In the parade there will be from
twenty-five to thirty floats, which in
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

ASKS TO BE DISSOLvED.-The Knights
81 Fytnias Burial Association filed a petition
for the dissolution Of the corporatior vester-
day ne petition was filed upon recommended
ton of more than two-thirds OF the members OF
the association.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

Have Edward Knowles Co. print that book
let. "a Second st. Telephone Main SOS.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15

Fall hats, 1904. just arrived. nobbier
than ever. Tom Dillon & Co.. opp. Palace. /.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-15
YOSEMITE VALLEY.
Reduced Rates by Santa Fe

Until October IA the Santa Fe will sell
round-trip tickets TO Yosemite Valley
from San Francisco forsS25 90 to holders
of Eastern round-trip tickets and friends
accompanying. The trip is made entire
~ IN day time and includes a ride
through the Merced Grove and the Tuol-
umne Grove (rhe greatest of the Califor-
MIA Big Trees). Meals and lodgings are
the best The route is through the Mer-
ceo Canyon and passes the Cascade Falls.
Bridal Vel and Yosemite Falls. Cathe-
drsl Rock. the Sentinel Glacier Point.
Three Brothers. FL Captain and New In
GpiratiOn Point Additional stay in Yo-
semitic may be had at from 50 90 to 81 90
q DAY. This is a grand chance to see the
most beautiful spot on earth. Ask about
II AZ Santa Fe Office. No. 641 Market st =
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

third and fourth acts l had many COM
ments on it-numerous expressions of
astonishment that Emma Abbott, of
all persons, should do such thing.
In The Courier Journal" the next
morning. 10 and behold! there was a
long editorial, penned by Col. Waiter
son himself. as l afterward learned,
on that kiss Was it right? Was it
proper: What was Emma Abbott.
who stood for the best on the stage,
thinking of: Other newspapers. some
gravely and some facetiously, took
up the problem of the kiss. 1t was
all well enough to defend the scene in
the name of art, the solemn ones con-
tended; but what possessed Emma Alb
bott to stretch hor art so far?
She herself, dismayed and surprised
at all this talk, wanted to leave out the
kiss, but i took stand against any
such concession to the over-responsive
sensibility of the public.
You know it's all right, and we know
it's all right" l said. Evil to them
who evil think Let them argue it out
among themselves.
Emma's husband, who happened to
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

be with the company at the time, in
dorsed my views, SO the scene was kept
as it was. Just before the climax of the
third act there would be a tluttcr of
anticipation in the house-a leaning
forward, an added intensity of attention,
while from almost every seat opera
glasses would be leveled at the lovers.
1t must be confessed that it seemed like
a real kiss, even under the closest scrutiny
with the glasses. Nearly everybody
thought it was, and | never took the
trouble to disabuse them OF this idea
Never until now have | explained the
true inwardness of that oscillation.
The truth is that i, was the merest
imitation of kisS. We arranged all
that at the rehearsals. None Of us thought
of expecting Emma Abbott tc really
kiss the tenor We were in something
of a quandary as to how to get the most
out of the scene. until we noticed the
dimple on his chin. Emma simply
pressed her lips on the dimple. This
was all there was to the famous Abbott
kiss.
Icopyrigh, 1904. by James W. Monisseyl
tContinnedin Tie Sunday Magazine of January u
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

Mrs. Sheridan reluctantly gave her
consent. / forgot to mention it to the
General, and am afraid that it was not
far from the time when Romeo would
have said: Nights candles are burnt
out, when the General went upstairs
to bed.
In my chronicles OF Emma Abbott
it would never do to omit a delicate
subject which aroused widespread curl
osity and controversy: namely, the
Abbott kiss
At the climax OF the third act of the
opera. Paul and Virginia, Virginia
flies to Paul's arms, it will be remembered,
and kisses him with great fervor. This
episode is absolutely necessary 10 the
effectiveness % the scene There is
nothing vulgar about it. What is more
natural than that two young people who
are fond OF each other should. after a
clearing away OF the clouds of misunder-
standing. celebrate the return of the
sunshine of love with fervent kiss.
We first put the opera on in Louis
vile. and when the kiss came the good
people OF the Kentucky city held their
breath. In the interval between the
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11

"How-how soon could l get away,
Morrissey2" he inquired earnestly.
As soon as you like" l replied.
AT about two O'Clock in the morning.
Just when the General was in the midst
of one OF his best stories, and our guests.
bursting with laughter. were hanging
on his words, a waiter touched me on
the shoulder and handed me a visiting
card. On it | read: Mrs. Philip Sheri-
dan "
A little question of business-l1l
be back in minute" | exclaimed as
cheertullv as possible. as hastily
rose. | smoothed down my vest and
braced myself as | passed through the
door. Mrs Sheridan was waiting for
me. | usually talk fast, but 1 think
/ outdid myself on that occasion.
II took the General in fer only a
moment. Mrs Sheridan He said he
couldn't possibly stay for more than a
moment, but once there they simply
wouldn't let him get away. He tried
hard enough, / assure you. Miss Alb
bott and the Others are delighted with
him. Can't you let him stay for just
an hour longer:"
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-11
nj / r / A nj

I DON'T care if it is unmaidenlv. I'm
going to do it. | know the man
loves me. and what is leap-year for
if it isn't to give girls an opportunity
to help out those of the other sex who
don't know how to help themselves?
So here goesl He can't more than re-
fuse. and he won't do that; but what
ever the verdict, | know that he is too
honorable ever to breathe a word of the
affair -
When Miriam Leslie had concluded
the delivery Of this speech. which had
only Miriam for an attentive audience.
she sat down at her desk at once and
began to write the letter which she had
planned the night before, after Frank
Webster had left the house. She had
parted from him with a smile on her
lips, but the smile had lasted only
long enough for the door TO close upon
him, and as Miriam had entered
her room she had looked far from
happy.
She had enioved Frank call but it had
ended as unsatisfactory as had all tie
others, in that words which would
have made her happy, and which she
believed had been almost upon his
lips many times, had again remained
unspoken If the man she loved wouldn't
take hint, he must be given something
broader than hint, and when Miriam
went to sleep it was with the determine
ton TO write a letter on the morrow
that even a stupid man might under
stand. Strangely enough, as she ad-
mitted to herself, the morning found
her mind unchanged. with determination
fixed to take advantage of her leap-year
prcrogatives
The writer of the letter had gone
over in her mind its prospective contents
number of times. and as a result her
editorial revision had boiled it down"
until 1t was brief and to the point 1t
ran as follows:
Dear Frank-You have been coming
TO see me for several wears, and the
evenings spent together have made
nae think how pleasant it would be if
we could go on spending them together
the rest of our lives. Has the idea ever
occurred to you, MIRIAM"
Miss Leslie heard her brother pass
her door, preparatory TO starting for
business, and she no longer waited for
the ink to dry, but grabbed piece of
hlotting-paper, and the letter was soon
in the hands of her brother, who Was
told that it was important and that it
must be mailed by him when on the
way to his office The brothers de-
parture was timely, as Miriam had
begun to weaken in her determination.
and as she gave him the letter she said
to herself: Here's where | don't get
a chance to change nv mind -" She
did, however, have many changes of
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