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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-12
the means BY which she might have
kept It had come.
Mothers Sad Story

seA0 Ao1NS ny W0lC0 6no mI&0C nave
kept It had come.
Mothers Sad Story
Six months ago Mrs. Leven was de-
serted by her husband-just when the
little one came Into the world-for the
husband had fought losing tight to
support his family and he gave It up
and started out to shift alone.
Arising from sick bed she had be-
gun the battle to get bread and shelter
Tor herself and the child, but little by
little the world pressed her down, the
doors whore she hxd V6t halD BEGAN to
;;nrse upon her,s the plAnp6 where she
VI ,cssnd lodging had other occu.
ssuld PAY tor the privilege
-and ~ adtift Id We witty. penni-
less and stArvinE for eood % they
wandered through tho streets-she
hRd listened to the magic lure Of, that
ten dollars Of clinlking money and the
prospect Of homo for the baby
and she sold Il.
Money Not Object
1t was the terrible cold that made
me give up" she weepingly said this
morning. II would have my baby now
but for the terrible cold"
She could endure the bitter cold
herself, but when her baby, weak
for lack of nourishment, protested
with his feeble cries, the woman
sought q, homo for him. Turned away
from every chance Of employment be-
cause she carried her infant In her
arms, the woman finally sought shell
ter In the Wsyfarers Lodge at 1870
Lombard street. "a
She was we'll received by those in
charge Of the place, but the very at
mosphere showed her the hopelessness
OF her struggle to rear her baby. The
lodge gives Asleeping room aud good
breakfast to men who will saw enough
wood to show that they are unfortu-
mates and not 'bumS. Some one
spoke to her about a man and his wife
who were childless and who wanted
to adopt baby. It had to be q baby.
she was told, because the pair wanted
the child to believe that ther were the
parents.'
A Struggle Of Affection
Then came the struggle IN the wom-
ans heart. She left the lodge In
panic In order to run away from the
temptation to give up her baby to
denied to her. Il was cold I n ths :,
streets. and again her wearv nna.+ ~
employment was In vain sha rs- ~
turned to the lodge and as,sad tha
names Of the hushand and ~ wisa who %
wanted to adopt a hahv > ~
She was sent IN the K.v,r h.,,.
The wife, who opened the door nrass. -
ed the little haha - h.r % ahigasas. HHs
heart, and when her husband came
home told him she wanted The hahr
He consented. but told the mother s
brankly that I, ha wsrs ~ - edant 'nes tsa
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-12
HENEY TO LECTURE
Will Be Able to Speak Before Reforr
Clubs In East,

Washington, Dec. 12.-President
Roosevelt has received word that
Francis ]. Heney.. the San Francisco
graft prosecutor, will be able to
come east in January and keep en-
gagements to make speeches before
reform clubs in large number of
cities between San Francisco and
New York.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

strutting to and fro. fmpudentIy turn
ing his back on his antagonist and
taking pains to evince his contempt
generally Then suddenly rushing TO
the attack, he treated the poor culver
ing body TO 2 series of sharp pecl<fnz
bites Even a skinless bird has limits
to its endurance. The strangers eve
lightened. He seemed to realize that
something was going on-that he was
heing purposely msltreated. or worse
publicly insulted. From underneath
that formless mass a great claw pro
truded menacinEly. and as Disblo
rashly swooped down a third time tha
claw caught him by the neck and held
him as in wise.
There was a howl OF excitement
from the Mexicans. and one who was
watching them might have noticed the
corners Of the mouth OF every sailor
drawing down In a suppressed smile
OF amusement and anticipation Down
went the great heak. and before any,
one could realize IL Diablo's head part
cd with snap from his body. ana
D1ablo himself rolled over hleading
and nuttering in the agonies OF deathf
At the same moment the strange bird
rose. and there before us tailless and
disreputable, it's artificial comb wob-
ping foolishly on its poor bare head
giaring round the assembly with war
hald headed eagle ever seen or a Now
$50 gold piece-none other in fact
than the plucked bird of freedom thar
had served as maseet for the lower
deck of the C"
What followed was comparatively
tame-nothing more than a bunch of so
Yankee tars. dead sober and fully pre-
pared for any emergency. smiling Inn
perturoably and starding or the whole
town OF san Luis as they retreated de-
Gently and in order To their guarded
ouckboards. And not till the last low
ADOBE or san Luis was left behind and
the gauopirg horses were kicking up
the dust Of the alkali plains that slope
down 10 the Pacific did the pentup en-
thus1asm break forth in raucous vol
leys OF the dry throated cheers. This
= believed TO be the only case ON rec
ora OF so largeNa body of tars OF the
Anerican-or any other-navys endur-
ING so long shore leave without
drink, and 1t is certainly a fine instance
OF the stern repression and seIf-denIai
our sailors are capable OF when out fo,.
really serious business in the enenv.s
country. LEWIS r. FREEwAN
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cotton undershirt; bring on your bird,
you lubbers.
For answer there was a mysterious
shufflinS in the darkness OF the seats
beneath me and an oath from some one
hurt apparently. A second bag was
placed on the floor. and out waddIed one
Of the strangest creatures ina ginable.
Its form was that of monstrous fowl.
but there was not a solitary feather on
its body. All one could see was a
white swollen bag of flesh that quivered
and shiversd and heaved and sank
move. On its head-or the portion of
its body where the head might have
been-some one had. fixed with glue
a scarlet flannel rag. similar to a cook s
comb and round its neck were more
frill and furbelows of some pink sub
stance. There was howl Of derisiOn
and excitement from the townspeople.
and stares of stolid indifference from
the sailors
lit around and let's havesa look at it
Then the voice of the presidente shout
ing. Order gentlemen - order-r-r,
please
What the bird actually was it was
impossible to see. However. here IT
vas. and Diab1o was going to fight it.
Any objection which the latter's owner
might nave experienced In allowing his
bird TO tackle stranger of doubtful
parentsge was silenced by the mescaI
he had drunk and by the curiosity OF
the rest of the Mexicans. Go it. old
boy. he shouted. waving his cigarfIlo.
"Diablo clucked encoura gingly. He
saw the white lump of flesh, the beak,
and the wobbling red comb He pro-
truded his head twice inquirinxIy.
rustled his auills in warlike fashion,
crowed-then seeing his antagonist
showed no signs OF life, advanced with
rush and pecked the flabby stranger
smartly in the side
The mysterious one made no move
ment. Perhaps the loss of its feathers
had taken the spirit out CT it, 1t still
lay quietly on the floor. its poor head
with the dangling strips OF. red flannel
turning moodily from side to side as
though trying to fathom why 1t was
brought there, and with what object il
was being tortured There were cries
of Shame" crash of glass from the
bar. and burst of laughter
The noise reused Diablos spark of
ambition. He commenced dancing about
like an indiarubber ball, swelling and
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Continued From First p3ge

continued FROM r irSl 1IRe-
and break forth with. Looking for
hattleships he ID. You mutton
headed sea pigs viii he saving he's
looking for feet Of submarines next
II one Of YOU had anything but kelp
in your brain boxes you'd see BY the
way his nose is cooked UP that he
couldn't be looking for anything cruis-
ing lower than feet Of airships
The Indians or this district are Of a
physique considerably superior to those
Of the mainland Of Mexico and the col-
orado river delta country. but still far
inferior TO the ma sgnihcent Seri OF
Tiburon island. whom they resemble
slightly. Unlike most OF their brethren
of Lower California they live largely
by hunting and fishing and pay little
attention to agricultural pursuits.
Their original weapon was the bow,
which they still handle with great pro-
nciency. but in the last decade or two
a number Of old rifles have fallen into
their hands. and upon these they now
place most Of their dependence in
hunting They are poor shots. but won
derful staIkers. and an Indian with am
nunitson never goes hungry. The main
backbone range OF the peninsula. the
Sierra del Gigante. is not far from
the coast AT this latitude. and noun
tain sheep OF splendid size are plentiful.
though characterisficalIy wild and dim
cult of approach. Several hunts have
bern organized by officers Of ships Wis
fting the bay. but SO far as can be
learned no sheep have been killed.
Deer and wild pigs are fairly numerous
in the mesquite forests OF the valleys,
and the flesh OF both appears pretty
regular on board ship, sffording vel
come relief from the monotony Of sea
fare.
The Indians fsh with gaffs. harpoons
and hooks OF bone and steel usually
meeting with good success. but the real
nshermen OF the Lower California coast
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

HE ce5To or hill of Santa Lucia
is located in the center of the
city of Santiago. the capital of
Chile 1t rises to the height Of
200 feet and is surrounded by the
fourth largest city in the world in
area. The population of Santiago is
about 100000.
It was at the foot of this hill that
the city was founded February IL, 1871,
by Pedro valdivia. Spanish captain,
who had fought under Pizarro in Peru.
He was accompanied by the charming
Dona Inez de susrez. to whom histori-
ans give the credit of saving the lives
of the little garrison of so men by her
valcr and strategem. Believing an at
tack to have .heen made by th.s Indians
to rescue their prisoners. she ordered
the prisoners to be executed and their
heads thrown into the midst of the at
tackine savages. Dona Inez proved to
be the Inspiration of the conquest. She,
like the conqueror and the little band,
was devoted to her religion.
Santiago at this time consisted of a
Few mud huts thatched with straw.
One of the first considerations in the
building of this new city was the con-
struction of churches and converts. On
the top of the cerro, which the Indians
had called e'Huelenn meaning distress
or grief, a shrine was dedicated to
Santa Lucia In time this name was
applied to the hill.
The SpaniardS made many attempts
TO capture the hill before they came
in possession of it. 1t was the strong
hold of the Indians. The rugged GER
70 was provided with stRrp cliffs and
steep slopes, forbidding access except
to the determined, From the summit.
the point of vantage. the great chief
Huelen Huala issued his decrees to his
tribe. These Indians belonged to the
Patagonians and were magnificent
race of people. Their physique was
strong and vigorous. In spirit they
were bold daring and violent. 1t
required many decades to conquer these
brave people.
IN 1919 an American astronomical OBJ
servatory was established on the hill
II was later bought by the Chilean gov
erument. The variety of uses to which
santa Lucia has been subjected re-
minds a California pioneer of the util-
ity or Telegraph hill
The present state of Santa Lucia
sdates from 1872 The stupendous. un-
slightly rock detracted from the beauty
~ tfc capital in the Andes and it was
changed TO the most charming faseo.
II is now a magnificent park. having
a colossal entrance. The promenades
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

and driveways are bordered by treeA
and shrubs. Vines hang from the tall
eucalyptus or high rocks. Artistic
flower beds and foun tains beautify the
terraces. Restaurants, a theater and
winding. shaded walks high above the
city make the cerro favorite resort.
Rustic seats, picturesque hooks apd
balconies are enjoyed by the pleasure
loving people. 1t is a truly delight
full retreat. Winding steps cut in the
solid rock lead to the observatory on
the summit.
From ibis point can be seen the pan
Drama of the whole of Santiago. with
the cordileros as a background. In
the late afternoon the warm glow Of
5hc rosy sunset In the west is a glory
of one kind. while the new moon creep
ing above the snow capped mountains
through purple pink haze is a glory
of another. kind.
Santa Lucia is unique in the land
scape of cities and has made the
Chilean capital famous. Here are great
rocks. rambling vines, moss covered
grottoes and prolific ferns. The grace
full pepper tree, the palm. the oak, the
poplar, the bay and the acacia are all
rooted here and overhanging the ave-
nues provided for the eauipa ges. In
making the excavations necessary for
the transformation of the hill many
skeletons of foreigners that had been
buried on this hill were uncovered. In
Catholic countries the burial of Pro-
testants was problem. for they were
not permitted TO be inferred in the
cemeteries.
Don Benjamin Vicuna MacKenna or
dered all these skeletons TO be put in
one place, over which marble slab
was erected
Al La Memoria
De Las
Expatriados del Cielo de la Terra
Que en- este sito
Jacieron Sepultados
Durante Medic Siglo.
1S20-tS72.
September de 1874.
b. V. NJ.
Translated: To the memory of the
expatriated from heaven and earth who
in this place have lain buried during
half = century, 1920 to 1872. This in
teresting marble slab is the only sug
gestion of burial ground.
1t was to the energy, patriotism and
love of the beautiful of Senior Mac
Kenna that the unsightly mass of rock
and earth was in two years trans
formed into an artistic and useful park
He devoted his time and fortune to the
enterprise.
The hill. which was first fortress
and then cemetery, is now the pride
of the capital. What a glorious sight
would such hill be to those who en-
tered the Golden gate We have the
sraw material, but have we an apprecia-
tion of the possibilities of the beautyl
and use to which these hills can be
subjected?
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arriving there. sore but happy. miles
ahead Of the slow moving coaches.
Not Versed in Etiquette
Now it CHANGED that the good Don
Alberto. having spent all his life on
his cattle ranch, knew nothing of the
nice distinctions which differentiate the
various grades Of officers from each
other. and all officers from the COM
mon sailor. Hence 1t was that when
the rollicking tars, revived in spirit II
not in body from round of the San
Luis ''posadas," followed their horses
leads up to the stately portal of the
x hacienda, It's lord received them
with open arms. The rest of the Ca
balleros" were coming in the coaches.
explained the vaoueros; but they were
"triste" fellows and not worthy to be
mentioned In the same breath with the
muchachos alegrcs" who had come on
horseback. "Hooroar for Mexico.
broke In the tars: and Viva los Es-
tados Unidos-Tengo mucho gusto de
eouocerles. caballeros." echoed Don Al
berto as he gave each of the sailors q
hearty Mexican embrace and passed him
on to the waiting guests
And thus 1t was that the real Off
GERS. arriving travel stained and weary
A couple of hours later. threw UP their
hands in holy horror to see Bill the
Bosun.r his stubby digits every now
and then brushing against the taper
fingers of his pupil. teaching the
dimpling Senorita k to weave a
cats cradle; and Jack Rackstraw,
A. B., Illustrating to a big bevy of San
Luis bellies with a sofa cushion how
turtles were caught: and the rest of
the happy tars. reclining in luxurious
attitudes in "sala" and patio, smok-
ing perfectos, slipping "mescal' and
'.bocanero.' and telling in animated
finger language the story of their lives
to little peripheries of rapt listeners.
There are several versions Of what fol-
lowed. but the most credible one has
it that the officers swallowed, their
pride. entered into the spirit of the
fun like the gentlemen they were, and
saved the feelings of. good old Don
Alberto.
Sports of San Luis
San Luis has the reputation of be-
Ing the greatest dog and cock fight
ing town in Mexico, if not in the
world. and as such has furnished a
good deal of entertainment for the
mare spnrtitv juc1tn ed among the visit
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

are the Cinnamon or the half or quar-
Ter caste descendants OF Chinese. In
dams and Mexieans. These latter are
true beach con1bers. and make their
living by smuggling. piracy or robbery
if opportunity OFFERS. and by fishing
gathering abalone and pearling when
business along their favorite line is
slack. Before the cedinE Of Magdalena
bay to the United sta,es for target
practice. that point was fayorite
rendezvous for the worst characters Of
this class along the Lower California
coast; since that time they have grad
ually shifted to points north or south.
where their doings will be subject to
less rigorous espionage
Their Boats
The boats Of fishermen are compro-
mise between Chinese junk and a
whaleboat They are OF fairly deep
craft. but having no keels are not
usually able to sail much closer than
six points-ahout s5 degrees-to the
wind. With breeze from anywhere
sbaft the beam, however. they are very
fast often reeling off il and Il knots
an hour under their big lateens.
The boat most used by the Indians of
this section is the "balss," a long. slen-
der canoe made OF reeds. The reeds are
bound closely together in such man
ner as TO leave a hollow space in the
middle Of 90 foot length of them for
the canoeist, both ends being tspered
of to fine points with considerable
overhang. The reeds are pressed firmly
together by means OF a rope which Ia
knotted over successive sections OF
them and drawn tight by three or four
men pulling in opposite directions on it
from each end. Although the inside Of
new "balsa" is fsirly dry. its buoy
sncy depends rather upon the alright
chambers in the reeds than upon the
hoilowness of the canoe itself The
craft is propelled by alternate strokes
Of the paddle on one side and then on
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ing sailors. There appear to be no
legal restrictions whatever on the
holding of these contests and they may
be pulled off on the street. in a back
lot or in one of the regular arenas. All
classes and all ages seem to counte
nance and patronize the fights and even
the children of both sexes go
1t may be we'll to explain first that
the sailors of the c. on a previous
Visit TO the bay brought with them
brace of expensive fighting cocks from
Panama. with which long priced birds
they had confidently expected to make
a record breaking cleanup among the
sporting fraternity of San Luis. The
shoe was, all on the other foot. how
ever. for both imported birds had the
life ANONYMOUSLY gaffed out of them
by a whirlwind of a San Luis cock
called 'Diablo" a fowl of such amaz-
ing fighting qualities that he had al
ready summarily disposed of every
thing that had been sent against him
from Ensenada on the north to Mazat-
Ian on the south. The American sail
ors left San Luis with empty pockets
and sad hearts. to wait patiently eigar
months for their revenge | take up
my friends account at the psychologist
moment of the appearance of the punt
tive expedition from the c. in the
"Coliseo Central.
Story of the Fight
1T was a large amphitheater. open
TO the sky. with IL foot sawdust ring
in the middle In solid wedge on one
side of the ring, sitting punched to-
gether and .soberly putting their stubby
pipes, were 10 or 50 sailors from the
ship. while the rest of the tiers were
packed with townspeople of all sorts
and conditions. Under the seats a
majordomo was dispensing drinks 1t
was the most genial gathering 1 ever
saw in Mexico.
Some one called Time, upon which
there were cheers and hand clappings
from the multitude. but only dignified
silence from the sailors. the latter
sure sign to one who. knew the men
that there was something in the wind
A canvas bag was produced, and out
stepped the redoubtable champion
Diab1o.' He strutted pompously to the
center of the ring, pecked meditatively
at a fragment of banana peel, tapped
his ragged wings, and uttered defiant
crow
He's. all right chuckled the presi-
dente, bilious looking Mexican in a
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
As a Social Center

AS Social Center
port for warships-even a target
practice station on a desert coast
the ofTicers is thing inconceivable,
and 1t is not for Magdalena bay to
prove the exception, The social CEN
ter" of Magdalena bay district is San
Luis, rich and gay Mexican pobla-
cion'' so miles inland Here number
of thoroughly ENJOYABLE balls. picnics
and dinners have been given for such
Of the officers of the visiting ships as
have been possessed of suficient hardi-
hood to take the long, dusty ride on
horseback or brave it out in a spring
less blackboard. A year so ago.
when San Luis was giving the first
tentative hutters of its social wings.
the haut ton of the town was not
versed in the etiquette incident to
naval gradstion. and as a result the
opening affair was brought off under
rather unusual circumstances. It ap-
pears that the hospitable Don Alberto
x. the cattle king of San Luis, on
the occasion of the visit of the first
warships to Magdalena bay sent over
a half dozen "coches'' and a troop of
saddle horses to bring such guests as
could be rounded up back to q big
bale" which he was arranging at his
hacienda. II otlanced that only about
dozen officers were able to get shore
leave at the time, and as all OF these
elected to go by coach, the good ma
tured vaqueros who had the bunch of
saddle horses in charge turned the use
of the animals over to lot of COM
mon sailors who had just come ashore
on overnight leave to catch turtles.
Finding themselves thus unexpectedly
provided with transportation facilities,
the jolly tars promptly called OF the
turtle hunt and let the fiery little mus
taugs have their heads for San Luis,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
Sports of San Luis

San Luis has the reputation of be-
ing the greatest dog and cock f1ght-
ing town in Mexico, If not in the
world. and as such has furnished a
good deal of entertainment for the
more sportily Inclined among the visit
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01

the other. The paddle employed is rather
narrower than the average used in the
Emitted states. and has only one blade.
no "outrigger. WILL in the language of
an officer who tried to navigate one of
them have list if your hair is not
parted IN the middle and upset if you
are crosy eyed
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arriving there. sore but hai
ahead OF the slow moving &C
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-03-05
CHANGE OCCURS
At DRUG STORE

Elsewhere in this issue VIII be
found an advertisement from Roses
Drug store, successors to the old bus
mess OF Smiths Pharmacy. AS was
announced in these columns several
days ago, his business wls purchased
by DR.. j. H. Rose formerly OF East
man and One OF the leading business
men of tnat section of the state. DR..
Rose IS an old drug man having con
ducted drug establishments in both
Macon and Eastman and he will
prove a valuable acquisition to both
the professional and social circles OF
the city as ne Is TO remove his FAM
lily to Brunswick. Dr. Rose is max
ing some extensive improvements in
the store at the corner of Newcastle
and Monk streets and among other
things he vii use the entire build
ing extending back to Grant street
which win give him spacious quar-
ters. To these improvements win be
added many others and when com
pleted, the Rose Drug store will be
one Of the hand5omest in the state
DR.. j. P. Cross Of Atlanta, win be
new addition to the drug depart
ment Of the business and full and
competent force of other assistants
viii be supplied.
DR.. stovall Smith, than whom there
Is no more popular man in Brunswick
is to leave Brunswick for his home
! in Atlanta and he will carry vita
him the very best wishes Of thou
sands Of friends in this city.