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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
GREATER OAKLAND
OBSERVES HOLIDAY
Many Family Reunions Mark
Day and Poor Are Well
Remembered

OAKLAND. Dec. 25.-The first
Christmas in greater Oakland was
well observed. Family reunions in
great numbers marked the day. The
needy were remembered with liber-
ality that has never before been
equaled, several thousand Christmas
dinners being distributed, and much
joy brought to the hearts Of the chill
dren OF. the poor by Christmas gifts.
Most of the Christmas baskets, con-
tanning food and presents, were dis
tributed yesterday. Today, at several
of the missions in the heart of the city
feaSts were spread out for those who
called to eat there. At the orphanages
and hospitals the day was well re-
membered.
After the church going was over, in
the morning, the crowds disappeared,
showing that home celebrations were
the rule. At the churches many beau
tiful special services were rendered.
At St Mary's church. high mass was
celebrated at IL o'clock. The choir of
the Oakland conservatory of music
under the direction of Professor
Adolph Gregory, rendered a specially
selected musical program. In the
evening vespers and benediction of the
most blessed sacrament were solem-
nized. Among other numbers the choir
sang Gounod's Nazareth.
AT ST. ANTHoNY's CHURCH
At st. Anthony's church six masses
were celebrated, beginning at
o'clock in the morning. The music
was in charge of Miss Loza Covington
White Rev. Father Doyle preached
the sermon at the high mass.
High mass was celebrated at St
Francis de Sales church at 1880
o'clock. Rev. Father O'Connor acted
as celebrant, Father Baseball as dea-
con, and Father Cantwell as subdea
con.
Ten masses were celebrated at St
Patrick's church commencing with the
first at o'clock this morning. High
mass was celebrated at 1890 by Rev.
Father Collins, with Father Maher as
deacon and Father Gattin as subdea-
con.
Rev. Father Palozi acted as cele-
brant at high mass at the. church of
the Sacred Heart. The pastor, Father
Serda, acted as deacon, and Father
Long as subdeacon. Haydn's mass
was sung by a specially selected choir
under the direction of Professor S.
Arrillaga.
Music at st. Andrews church was
rendered by a choir of 80 voices. High
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father
Cleary, Father Nolan acting as deacon
and Father McGear as subdeacon.
AT ST. PAUL's
The services of today at st. Paul's
Episcopal church will be repeated to-
morrow. The vested choir of 40
voices. under the direction of Edwin
Dunbar Crandall, sang Gade's beauti-
ful cantata, Christmas Eve at the
evening service.
A special program of music was rem
dered at st. Johns Episcopal church.
The services were conducted by Rev.
f. f. Gee, rector of the church
A great Christmas celebration was
held tonight at Salvation Army hall
Nearly 1000 poor children were pres
ent and received gifts. The Helping
Hand mission fed nearly 400 and made
a great number of donations of cloth
ing during the day The jails were no
exception. Sheriff Barnet provided a
special feast for his prisoners, and the
same was done at the city prison by
the Oakland police department The
trimmings of the day were added to
the usual prison fare.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
SIR WALTER SCOTTyS
EXPERIENCE AS TROOPER

Lord Cockburn, in the Memorials of
His Time draws rather amusing
picture of Sir Walter Scott as a vol
unteer, says the Westminster Gazette.
He was the soul of the Edinburgh
troop of Midlothian yeomanry cavalry.
and his troop used to practice indi-
vidually with the saber at turnip.
which was stuck on the top of a STAFF
to represent a Frenchman in front of
the line.
Every other trooper. when he set
forward in his turn, was, Lord Cock
burn says, far less concerned about
the success of his aim at the turnip
than about how he was to tumble.
But Sir Walter pricked forward gal
lantly saying to himself. Cut them
down, the villains, cut them DOWN.
and made his blow, which, from his
lameness was often an awkward one.
cordially muttering curses all the
while at the detested enemy.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
CHRISTMAS CALLER
MEETS WITH MISHAP
Tries to Enter Wrong House
and Woman Batters Him ,
With Potato Masher

OAKLAND. Dec. 25.-Going to the
wrong house when he went to make
ed in a beating for Joseph Rodrigues-
He meant to call on his sweetheart.
but having partaken too much OF hol-
iday cheer, rang the bell of the home
of Mrs. Caroline Ramas, of 1912 Fifth
street. who lives next door.
When Mrs. Ramas opened the door
he tried to go in. and when she OBJ
Jected because he was a stranger, he
tried to force his way.
Mrs. Ramas siezed potato masher
and struck him over the head. He
fell unconscious to the ground. Then
she dragged him out of the house and
rang for the police. His head was
sewed up al the Receiving hospital
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
Suburban Brevities

MAIL CARRIER INJURED-Alameda. Dec. 25.
w r. Prifchsrd. y mail carrier. was Sc
rIouslr injured last evening when his delivery
cart was struck By electric car IN Senfs
Clara avenue near Benton street Pritchard
v-ss rendered unconscious in the collision and
NAV lose the sight Of his right eye.
Union PICKETS ARREsTED-OaklaDd, Dee.
25-Cora BrOWnless and Lillian Hanks. mem
hers of the cooks and walters union have
1con arrested on charges Of disturbing the
peaco preferred by &. Hubert. proprietor ~
the Royal restaurant, IWeiItn ano FRANKLIN
streets The women doing picker duty
at the place. They were released on bail Of
f25 each and viii be represented in the police
court by II. B. Lister attorney for the union.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

The new Chinese government arsenal
at Canton now turns out rifles and
quick firing guns according to the lat
est patterns, which are almost as good
as those imported from foreign coun-
tries with regard to make and finish
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

When Mile Helen Miropolofsky made
her debut as a member of the Paris
bar recently she was attired in a sim
pie black gown, relieved by the con-
ventional white barrister's bib
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

There is nothing to substantiate, the
contention that the human body emits
radiations which affect the photo
graphic plate. The French Academy of
Science has investigated the matter..
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Los Angeles county has estab-
lished q divorce record for the first
five months in 1909. The figures indi-
cate that one divorce has been granted
since January ] for every four mar
riages celebrated.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Use Call Want Ads to rent your
rooms. Drop a postal to sThe Call Ad-
vertising Department and a man will
call for your ad
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

Some OF these words are rightly de-
scribed by our contemporary as "hor-
rible atrocities" and none of them Is
regarded as an Improvement on
aviation" Consequently. the prize
was not awarded The Post itself
favors the simple word flight"
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
NO SATISFACTORY WORD
TO REPLACE AVIATION
Liverpool Post Unable to Award
Prize in Contest

The Liverpool Post recently offered
a prize for word to take the place Of
aviation" Some wonderful sugges-
lions were made, among them being
49, fo1loWfuE-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26

the following;
Aerstion tloioring
Aerosrt Flrtation
Aerodfghtry Flyfovman flight Of
Aerogstion mani
keris.afion Homohife.
keroiSu Iiotnosoarafi0n
aeronavis MANIPULATION
Aeropulsion Manairism
"A Aerosfstion iNavssero
Aerotrip Navisalr
Aerovias Trippinsir
Aer0waFs Noufugation
AiroRrspbg NiriFplation
AiroiogY Voltage
Artrlp Violation
Andropetstion KOld0m lvOl dhOmme
Arielism flight Of many
Aufoplaning Violation
Filghtry IWingafion
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him up about dusk not far from the
Black Rocks, and ran him down in your
garden here. He's got a bit of a crack
and a cut through making a fight for it
at the last Wen come in and put him
to rights bit by your leave"
They came trooping in, filling the mar
swaying, almost dropping as they held
him. Stuart took Verona's hand, led her
into the sitting room, and shut the door
upon her
She sat there and did not stir. There
were sounds of voices and moving TO and
fro, the clink of crockery and the swish
of water. From scraps of talk which
floated to her in the chief warder's voice
she gathered that they would take their
visitor to the nearest house-Halstead
farmland there procure a vehicle in
which to drive him back to the prison.
1t was perhaps half an hour before she
heard them file out and the sound of
their heavy regular tread down the gar
den path When a moment later, Stuart
came in, she was standing by the table,
ghostly white.
They have gone" he said. 81 am
glad | was here, though you won't thank
me for saying so, | dare say He
paused Il can't help feeling sorry for
the poor wretch, though no doubt he de-
serves his fate-they mostly do. He has
been wandering on the moor for three
days and nights, it seems. l am sorry
you We're alarmed, but / was obliged to
open the door They have right to de-
mand such help as they want in the exc
cution of their duty. You understands"
yes" she answered. do your
do % He looked at her, read her
face, and started back Good heaven!"
he cried Did you think it was l? 7"
"Yes. They told me of the escape this
afternoon. 1t was ON the day you came
here that it was DONE The man was
said to be disguised-your clothes were
like disguise; l told you so. He was
supposed to have been seen going to-
wards the Black Rocks-you fell from
the Black Rocks. He was tried and SEN
fenced in the name of Stuart-your
name is Stuart. That is what l meant
when | told you that | knew"
He still stared at her She suddenly
dropped into chair, hiding her face in
her arms
go away!" she said in hoarse, suf-
located voice. "Oh, go away 1t is the
only kindness, the only mercy, that you
can show me now"
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CHAPTER Y.

"You look awfuliy nice, Verona Those
sleeves aren't bit the latest thing, but
you aren't frivolous enough to care about
that, are your That simple picturesque
sort of style suits you beautifully, but
should look freak if l tried it," Laura
Hesserigge declared.
you and I are so different, dear"
Verona said.
well, so we are" Miss Hesslerigge
assented with a satisfied air. Her china
blue eyes rested upon the others face
with more than usual attention. do
you know, you don't look well, Verona,
although you look nice. You're quite
pale"
cam II"
you've such a glorious color generally
that it seems odd to see you without it.
Eve often envied it, although of course
it would be absurd with my colored hair.
And your eyes look heavy, as though
your head ached."
at does a little. did not sleep last
night
what a nuisancel I suppose that was
why you sent over to say you wouldn't
come tonight"
Partly. l hardly felt equal to coming.
hoped you would excuse me, Laura"
"But / didn't choose to excuse you.
And as for not feeling up to it, I believe
| it is change you want to cheer you up
little" the millionaire's daughter de-
clared decisively. That's why l drove
over and fetched you back" She
laughed. "There's dad looking at his
watch again. He hates to be kept wait
ing for dinner if it is by real live Wis
count"
''Viscount ?" Verona echoed Fl thought
you told me Lord Martingale was
awayf"
so l did, dear, and so he was. But
he came back couple of hours ago.
suppose his business in Exeter didn't
prove so very important after all. l
didn't tell you, because / fancied-you
do shut yourself up so, you know-that
pou might perhaps be a wee bit shy Of
meeting him. Perhaps if / had said he
was here you would have said you
wouldn't come down to dinner after all"
Verona did not answer. Her eyes
strayed absently across the great draw
| ing room. Mr.. Hesslerigge, bald and
portly, astride on the rug, was returning
his watch to his pocket with an elabo-
rately patient air.
ITO Be Continued
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CHAPTER ".

Verona stood for minute in the
porch, shivering and very white. There
had been a moment-the moment of
TeaIization-when the earth had APP
peared to rock under her feet, and the
WIDE prospect of moor and sky had
seemed to rush together But everything
was clear and steady now. She could
hear Stuart moving in the sitting room.
The thought came upon her with terror
that he might come out while the dog
cart was still in sight.
She shut the door and went in A fire
had been lighted against the chilly damp
ness which had succeeded yesterdays
fog, and he sat by it stroking the mas
tltf's great head as it lay on his knee.
She had left him when she had hurried
out ten minutes before at the sight of
her visitors outside the garden wall. He
rose quickly, pulling closer to the hearth
the chair which she had occupied.
You must be chilled standing bare
headed in that wind he said His re-
buking voice had a sort of angry tender
ness in it. 81 would have brought out
your cloak, but not knowing who your
friend might be I wondered whether you
would like it. 1t doesn't say much for
ms common sense to keep you freezing
there"
You wondered ?" Verona repeated.
She herself wondered that she could
say It so steadily. He laughed; it seemed
That he had not noticed her face; indeed
she had kept it turned away.
Wondered, / mean, whether you had
CHANGED to mention my being here. This
Seeapng dark gives one an abominaby
guilty sort OF feeling, do you know? l
,aiher hoped you would call me out or
oF'ng your visitors in. If it were to
continue for long / should begin to fancy
mat l had committed some appalling
snd-p
Don't 60 on 1 can't bear it," she
yIIed hoarsely. 'You madden me. /
know"
She turned upon him with the sudden
outbreak, feeling the blood rush hot to
ueI White face. 1t left his as he fell back
You know?'' he echoed.
=, IS, my friends told me just now. I
"nG" who you are"
wish your friends had held their
,Io'2ues,' he said. "You must have
Ne"n soon enough. I would rather it
LAC not been in that way" He paused
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-11
WEIGHT OF THE BRAIN.
Difference Between Savages and Races
Long Civilized


Prof. Frederick w Mott. lecturing be-
fore the Royal Institution of Great Brit
ain on 1.-THE Brain" said that although
in So per cent. of the cases in which the
brains of great men had been weighed
the weight was above the average,
brain weight itself did not always mean
brain quality.
When there was lack Of the function
ating tissue, the lecturer explained, the
structural material might receive more
than its normal share of nourishment
and the extra weight be due TO over
growth of brain scaffolding." This &c
counted for the very large and heavy
brains sometimes found in congenital
idiots. Pointing out that the brain weight
Of a race long civilized surpassed that Of
aborigines, the lecturer stated that
whereas the ordinary European hospital
patient had a heavier brain than a saw
age. the Chinese coolie laborer's brain.
developed by centuries of use, weighed
III ounces more than that Of the Euro
pean hospital patient.
Referring TO the relative brain weights
of Caucasian men and women, Prof.
Mott said that the female brain had a
good start, weighing nearly IL ounces
more than the male brain at 5irth. In
adult life, however. the average mans
brain weighed about 51a ounces more
than the woman's.
The average weight of the European
male brain was 2 pounds 10 ounces 8
drains to pounds 10 ounces 8 drains
and Of the female brain 2 pounds 10
ounces II drains to pounds 10 ounces
If drains. Among savages there was
not this difference since in the struggle
for existence the female had to apply
her brain as fully as the male, hence il
has developed at practically the same
rate.-LOndOn Globe.
-Ona Amsterdam fac4nrr nfnr,n cr,.a
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told him that had made her under
stand that there was no pain; only
great exhaustion and heaviness.
81 should think there would be"
heard him mutter, with an ounce ball
in his chest"
He found that was kept alive by
some simple nourishment and directed
1t to be continued
1T is all anybody can do for him"
he said
Well, not to make my story too
long, / remained at the Winchester
hospital till spring. I ought to have
died as they expected, and predicted
that l would, but l did not 1t would
be hardly true 10 say that l got much
better BY slow degrees l was able
to sit up, stand. and then hobble with
crutches. But my strength was all
gone; to myself seemed about as
much dead as alive.
Along in May was discharged, and
went home. Everybody was glad to
see me, but all regarded me as a dying
man. just on my looks. The local doc
| tors heard my story of the case looked
at the wound. which was now pretty
we'll healed and said that, while 1t was
most extraordinary case, they
thought that because l had lived so
long with the bullet in my body, there
was hope that ] might live longer. l
thanked them kindly, and told them
| that l had come to that conclusion
myself before talking with them
Time went on; years passed. l was
still weak, but seemed to be improv-
Ing. | could walk around and do
some light work. But l was a marvel
to every doctor who heard of or saw
me-
One day In the spring of 1873 / dis
| covered hard lump over my left hip,
accompanied with pain and tenderness
to the touch. went straight to the
village doctor and showed 1t TO him
What do you think of it?" / asked
him
| He put on his glasses, felt of the
lump and said that 1t was "a simple
tumefaction, caused by some external
| violence"
NO" l said, Its that bullet"
He laughed at me. insisted. AT
first he positively declined to use a
knife on 1t; but when / told him that
II he did not some other doctor would
he went at 1t, and out came the bullet
just as you see 1t now.
Well, the doctor couldn't tell--no
doctor could tell-anything about the
wanderings Of that ragged chunk OF
lead around in my body. Here 1t Is,
and ] would not exchange it for its
weight in gold Why 1t did not kill
me, how 1t could gravitate from my
chest down to my hip, are things that
mo fellow can find out" not even the
| doctors.
OF course, such wound as that
will shorten my lie, No man ever
| completely RECEIVERS from the effects
of a bullet through his body But
have been wonderfully spared, ant
hope to last some years yet.-Jame'
Franklin Fits
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Comrades, Halt, About Facet

/
Richard Boylston Hall, member of
U. S. Grant Post, rs, Chicago. writes
the Chicago Inter Ocean as follows
To the Editor-Yes, it seems about
| time to call a halt about face, and
make an orderly retreat. We of the
| lowed sentiment to run away with
| Judgment. We have been extending
the hand of good fellowship and broth
erly love to the "rebs" We have made
strenuous efforts to put aside all preju-
| dices and create a bond of union be-
tween those who wore the gray and
| those who wore the blue.
Just at this time our G. A. r. posts
are completing their arrangements for
| the annual ceremony of decorating the
graves of our fallen comrades. Many
| Of our posts have arranged to also dec
| crate the graves of those that passed
away in the great struggle" wearing
the gray. Now behold the gratitude
shown, the appreciation of our untiring
and unselfish activities.
The women OF the South, In the
! State of Georgia, last week unveiled
a monument to honor the memory Of
one Of the most heartless, wicked and
| diabollcaI wretches" that ever lived, a
villain that was tried, convicted OF
murder, and hanged by order OF mill
tary commission, the proceedings of
| which were approved by the President
of the United States.
This wretch had command OF the
rebel prison at Andersonville, and IT
was his proud boast: u am killing
more Yankees than Lee at the front
| This wretch was not Georgian; he
was not even a Southerner. Yet these
women OF the South proclaim the mar
! tyrdom OF this murderer and unveil.
with much ceremony and oratory, a
monument to his memory.
Could they have offered to us sur
vivors Of the Union Army greater
| insult? Am | not correct in calling a
! halt and about face? Is II not plain.
/ when such an organization as the
! Georgia Division. United Daughters of
the Confederacy, offers us such an in,
! suit as this. that the South is not in
| sympathy with our movement to unite
the boys that wore the gray with the
! boys that wore the blue? II the ac,
I lions Of these women are a fair test OF
/ tn. feelings at the Southland presum.
| ably they are-we shall next be made
aware Of their approval OF the brutal.
/ ity shown our boys" at Libby prison
Belle Isle. Camp Ford, etc
No. comrades, let's quit stopping
over" Such actions as here described
should convince us that our efforts al
unity Of the wearers Of the gray and
the wearers OF the blue do not strike a
responsive chord in the heads or hearts
Of those OF the South. Comrades, halt
About facet
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-11

Am About a bullet.

The comrade who related this expe-
rience first took from his vest pocket
a small round piece of lead, bearing a
general resemblance to a saucer. 1t
was almost uniformly rounded up at
the sides, as we'll as fiattened on the
bottom and no man but a soldier with
a soldiers experience with wounds
could have supposed that this curious
ly shaped object was once an ounce
globe Of lead, and that it had received
its present shape by impact with a
human body But soldiers know that
such things did very often occur The
resisting power of flesh must be great,
when it can thus change the shape of
leaden ball driven by stout charge
of powder from rifled gun-barrel, but
so it is. Bullets would sometimes fol
low the course of a rib or a muscle,
sometimes glance from bone, and
even by resistance of the body be de-
flected from a vital spot The latter
was the case with the comrade in
question. Here is his own account of
tia curious, interesting one.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-11

Ihe Turks are manifesting great de.
light IN automobiles, but their poor
roads make it difficult to use them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-11

One Amsterdam factory alone cuts
4 100000 diamonds every year
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one of the half-inch boards of the fence
before striking me.
The poor chap is goner," one Of
them said
Il don't know about that; wait a
minute" said the other
He put his ear down to my mouth
and nose, and detected faint breath
ing. They put me III the ambulance,
and ! was taken along in the rear Of
the army
A surgeon examined rae that night,
probed the wound, but could not find
the ball; saw that | was very weak
and still unconscious, and said that /
would die before morning.
When morning came was still
alive A train was to be sent back for
supplies, and / was put into one of the
wagons. All the long journey to Win
chester / was not conscious enough to
know what had happened to me; but
there is a recollection lingering in my
mind of hard bumps and thumps as
the springless wagon rolled over the
stone road
At Winchester vas put into the
general hospital There, as was told,
| was carefully examined, the wound
probed again without any discovery OF
the ball. and the surgeon said to the
attendants
There is no hope for him, as some
Of the vital organs must have been
pierced. Make him as comfortable az
possible; he won't trouble you long.
1t Is one OF those cases where very
strong vitality resists and struggles
against mortal wound; but the strug-
gle won't be long in this case"
That the good doctor was wrong is
proved by my attendance tonight al
this campfire week after passing
his opinion on me, he was visiting the
ward where / lay and stopped at my
cot. / was conscious, but so weak that
could hardly keep my eyes open.
Wen, declare" he exclaimed.
You alive yet? You are a most aston.
ishing man. DO you feel pain?"
was unable to speak, but the nurse