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deny her anything. so II ended by their
going.
I never want to see anything sweeter
or daintier than little Bessie A.
was that night before she put her domi-
no on. She looked about 20 in her
short skirts and Dresden shepherdess
costume as she kissed the children
goodnight and skipped around the
house like bird.
Mrs. A. begged her, as L put
her into her cloak, please don't touch
anything tonight"
"Oh NOrah,' she laughed. .as if ever
would
They hushed it up pretty well at the
ball that night and brought her home
at about midnight. A good many peO-
pie knew she was taken Sick but
good many people. mostly ladies, too
were taken sick in the same way
that night and had to be taken homo
before it was over. That was one Of
the maddest Carnivals san Francisco
has ever witnessed and it was the last
of my poor Mrs. A.
1t was no use after that Weeks
and weeks she went on and we couldn't
stop the drink for fear of killing her
Mr. A. and even the children knew
all about it now and MIR A. blamed
me for not having told him before
"But. oh NOrah, Norah, you can't leave
me" the poor thing always begged
when Mr.. A. would get so wrathful
about IL he would send me away. And
l would always say. "As long as I can
help you I'll stay for she had been the
best friend I ever had in my life
Mr.. A. was good enough man
and 1 suppose he thought he had borne
with her long enough and then, of
course. he had to consider the children.
But the way he cast her off showed
there was not a trace of forgiveness IN
his soul When he was thoroughly
aroused to the situation he knew no
pity and his whole nature seemed 10
harden toward that poor little unfOr-
tunate thing. He didn't send her off to
a sanatOrium. as I thought of course he
would. He just moved her room up TO
the top floor. where she would be out
of the way of everybody, and gave her
all the whisky she wanted His idea
was to let her go and get it over as
soon as possible. 1t was a terrible
sight to see her after that. She lost
all resemblance to the dainty little
woman had first known, but she never
got coarse nor cross and never gave me
an unpleasant word the whole time.
When she died nobody was with her.
I found her on the floor when I went 20
her room one morning and there was
not tear shed for her by the family.
1t was given out to everybody that
she died of tuberculosis of the intes-
tines and short time after Mr.. A.
sold out and went east and I do not
know what became Of them. And that
is how l lost my place.
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Social Of San Francisco as Seen by Intelligent Educated
Woman Who Served for ears in Many Of Our Best Families

Mr.. A. was a lawyer, and very
good one, but he was as blind as a bat
when it came to questioning anything
told him by his wife 1t was not so
easy to keep the friends of Mrs. A.
in the dark. All her friends loved her
so they would come to the house and
not be satisfied with knowing that she
could not see them on. account of
headache or stomach rash and would
insist upon being allowed to go up and
visit a minute One day Mrs. B
came to see her and would not go
away. Mrs. A. happened to be all
right that day except that her face was
50 blotchy and red.
I'm going to tell her it's poison oak.
for change" she whispered as she
started downstairs.
But my dear. where have you been
to get poison oak? You haven't been
out of the house all these weeks?
Mrs. B said
This woman had large family and
was now the mother in law of half the
town. and as such to be feared
I heard poor Mrs. A. foundering
about for an excuse, she was so honest
and sincere she hated to lie. and
through the curtain I saw the woman
coming closer to look at her face in
the light. I gave lunge and 1cll
across the rug. she had gotten Mrs
As breath and would have scan
dalous tale to tell. so / said; Il ain
very drunk, mum, an it don't happen
often" so she would think she knew
where the whisky breath came FROM
But Mrs. A. stood there like stone
and wouldn't take it up notwithstand-
ing all my dumb show behind the call
er's back Il wouldn't spoil your repu-
tation to save such as mine, Norah.
she told me afterward. "A working
woman's reputation is her fortune.
After this things went on beautifully
for weeks and the family all got cheer-
full again thinking Mrs As health
was going to be better, and she had
such a sweet, bright way about her
she made everybody feel better when
she came their way.
'Norah," she said to me one day. Il
feel 1 am safe now and I am never
going to lose the love and respect of my
family" I said, and l meant IT, Il
know you are, Mrs. A.. and nobody
will ever suspect you have ever had
any Trouble of this sort"
Six months went by and the A.
household was one of the happiest in
the city Mrs A. got her beauty
back and her complexion cleared. She
looked so sweet and pretty nobody
would have believed she had ever taken
drop too much in her life. Her friends
were coming to the house all the time
and she was going out to all sorts
of entertainments, and kept straight
by saying she was on a diet and could
not take any refreshments.
To wind up her happy season Mr.. and
Mrs. A. went to the Mardi Gras ball.
Mr.. A. did not want to go and did
not seem to want her to go. but when
it came down to cases he could never
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A. began TO cry. "Oh, don't let him
come in, NOrah.' she said.
Mrs. A. has a touch of lumbago," ."
told Mr.. A. and has been pretty
bad all the afternoon, but she has just
fallen asleep"
Mr.. A. looked disappointed. He
was a good deal older than she and had
been married twice, and the children
seemed to make him nervous when she
was not there to quiet them. At the
table they got to cutting Up. naturally,
because their mother was not present
and after Mr.. A. had stood IT as long
as he could he got up and went out
somewhere.
About II O'Clock. when he came home.
he stopped at his wifes door TO look in,
but I was there quick and said
"S-h-h-h. she is suffering good deal
in her sleep" so he tiptoed down the
han.
the house was quiet again, Il think I
could get a little sleep II you will run
out TO the drug store and get me that
tonic"
''Oh. Mrs A." / said. you will
sleep a great deal better without it. and
what's more. you'll feel so much better
In the morning"
You don't know what you're saying"
she said, you don't know what the
craving is like. I've got 10 have it, I've
got to have 1t.
somehow ] felt almost a motherIy
interest in this frail little thing and I
was determined to help her all I could.
I'm going to stay right with you,''
I told her, "all night II necessary, and
well fight it out together" I had seen
my father make the struggle and go
down before il when ] was too young
TO do anything but cry. Because was
strong and hard headed and not a bit
nervous she seemed to get a little cour-
age from my being with her. Don't
you leave me, then" she said, don't
leave me a minute, Norah."
with that the tables were turned
] was at the head and she was relying
on me. She wouldn't go to bed. she was
too nervous and twitchy so we sat ur
and heard the clocks striking one, two
and three, and whenever she would
hear or imagine an unusual sound she
woule start up crying for her tonic
I knew II would be all right with hei
II I talked to her straight and serious
II was just what she NEEDED and she
was too much a thorough bred to have
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door Jsrso, or Uhrk his shins, and, if it
were not too heavy casting, manage
to drop 1t on his toes, but nary cuss
word out of the deacon, neither VOW
nor a yum. nor a 'durn' nor by gosh
even. He was profanity proof.
"A new we'll near the shop was or
dered dug, and the we'll digger came
and another boy and myself were to
turn the windlass, hoist and empty and
lower the bucket for the well digger
below All went well. Every morning,
just before the whistle blew, the dea-
con would come to inspect and we
would lower him in the bucket, and
haul him up at the word of command
after his inspection was over. When
the well was down 20 feet or so 1 no.
ticed one morning, when looking down
after pushing a board aside, that some
how or other an. animal had fallen in
&Alittle, furry animal, about AS large as
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a Wen grown hou7e cat with busny
tail and a stripe lengthwise on Its
back an animal that used to steal
chickens and whose oil was good for
rheumatism. l think the real, scien-
tific, high toned name for 1T was Me-
phitis mephitica
We'll, fancy name or not. he was
there with both feet, yes. four feet, at
the bottom of the clayey hole | has
tily pushed the board back into place
so no one might detect the presence OF
a previous visitor to the we'll Then
came my mate and then the deacon. he
got into the tub the boards were SHIFT
ed and he yelled Lower away, boyst'
and we lowered
80, when the deacon and the tub
were within about three feet OF the
bottom my winch handle slipped l
never knew just how--at least, that Is
what I said when / was collared lew
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life. one Of the kindest hearted
and most highly bred ladies
San Francisco ever knew. and sober or
not sober she never gave me an un-
pleasant word. hadn't been IN her
house more than few days when she
said TO me. 'Norah. I'm not feeling very
wei today and I'm going TO send you
out to get me a little tonic"
And you don't look very We'll
either" ] couldn't help saying TO her;
your eyes look sort Of blOodshot'
'Oh. my goodness she spoke up
quickly, "is it as bad as that2 Hand
me @ mirror
Mrs A. was pretty little woman
hardly past being young herself,
but when I looked at her in the light
I saw what was the matter with her
suppose vou just stay Ia bed the rest
Of the day" I suggested. and maybe
you won't need tonic
She looked at me kind of scared, see
ing I had discovered her falling so
easily. but 7 returned her gaze and said,
-Ill be glad TO bring your dinner Up to
you and I'll tell Mr.. A. YOU have a
headache"
She seemed to feel at once that
could help her and seeing how she was
in need Of a friend. and having had
troubles CT nay own I was ready to do
all I could lor her.
No. dont tell Mr. A. I have a
heodache.7 she laughed short and hard.
Il have told him that sunday Tuesday
and "Wednesday and this is only Friday.
Tell him have an attack OF lUmbagO
and cant sand up"
Mr.. A. came home at s and called
Bessie" from the landing. Poor Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
DEAFNESS CURED
By New Discovery
''I have de-
mOnstrate d
tn at deaf
ness can be
cured. DIR.
Guy Clifford
Powell.

The secret Of how to use the mysterious and
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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23

couldn't find her. Mrs. A. said to
Mr.. A.. I'm so uneasy about Marie;
l wish you and Norah would start out
and look for her,
Mr. A. said. Nonsense, trust a
good looking French woman to have a
good time and look out for herself"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-10-11
TO the PUBLIC.

Tho weekly issue OF the''FREIE
FRHsss rJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
81 all German papers published
d the State Of Texas. 1t is
mailed to $50 post-ofices. and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico in the Indian Territory,
and III Oklahoma.
1t circulates from Galveston
q Denison. from Marshall to FL
Raso and Of course mainly IN
the thickly populated central
I'd southwestern parts OF the
a&nte. as also in Mexico.
Two tlavellng men and our
yery active local agents are con
Hnuously adding new sub
6cribers to the LISTS.
In consideration Of these facts
The FINN PREssE FUER TEXAS"
claims to be the best adver-
tising medium In the State of
Texas. when it is the object to
reach the German reading pc
p~ulation.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-10-11

NaummpQe.

San amtomto, EeI., 10. CIT. = Grs
oi11arp 9h Cts; @oob Scbiaarg
~ ZIG Gts.; o2n 0eibbliuJ 10 9/16
gts.; MiooIing IS 9/17 Cts; @oob
Wtinoling 1884 Gents.
@alpeiton, Seq, ~. Oft. - Orbiz
narb II 7/16 Gts.; Qnp Miobling
IS 11/16 gts.; @:bbIins IA $40 gts.
5000 geioolins IA 9I16 gts.: Wiob,
ling Sair IA 1871 Gents.
waamiuoaiameu nnb befen Yrseatte.
Erima BaumipouiamensM ebl per 3on.
ne $3.50 unb $4,000.
8aumtpouiamensSeI rob, $3.50.
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WerIanet

NetIangt
cine 05Htn IN elnem 4oilsbaIt bon
0rei 4trfonen. Gutter Coin. MoG5u.
fraeer 1t Der Office Der rGrefen
8reiie-.
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0efmht

tDtrb Elm iu1tger, tiibtiger ullo 5mper-
lagiaer Mann nebit Grau. nm bic
Dearbeitung elmer Garm ii Neiugio
60. gu ubernebmen. Deutl1 .Teya-
ner, Der nit ben gerb1ltni{ien per-
traut III, noree5oeen. Wnhjufraaea
Sci 6. Mnen3entcraer,
@enernIngent Der merifaniiden
MdtiondI-8 abnen. 22A Di-Sou-
ton Ctr, Gan MntoHip geras.
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Ndtnng,

Mebr Dedfraft, mebr &oltbarfeii
uno beiferes @usieben ipie irgen6 Elm
an6eres Gabrifat, baben befanntlih
Die 6arben
oie bon 6. s. Mhueder bier in San
antonio fobriaiert neroen. seIbige
weroen i'm groBen ME i'm fleiren au
ben biligiten Hreiien ~berfauft.
6. $. Mmeller's Tarbeu.Tabrif,
905-12 @nroer GtraBe
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\ Herlanst - CUTE 6entihe aodi1t
unb 6inoerm6ohen. 2Iei1e UamiIie.
l@sstet 2obn. @m. Sn8rnu, 1928
MntH ase. Mites 9elepbon 4b4.
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Der SdIafeI .8ur geiunsbeit
iieot II ben Nieren ur6 Der lebcr.
&nItet bieie Drenrle tdtig unb es
foIet Wefunobeit, araft uuo 3nper.
fitt. HrifID Mfb 9itters
1T Elm 9tinuIort fir Wierei,. es re-.
auliert 2eber, Maeen uno Eingcpei-
be. Gin gpIbenes 9oitsmittei.
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Semitic.

WeMMle.
adrtoffeIu, Cal, ,,eue grute. 50 u.
$2.15.
8tpiebeln, California, 1925 Ii. So so.
Somaten, 8eyas. 4 8astets. $500.
@o1I, 1926.
@nrfen. Gegas., 9oe II. $500 fir elm
~ 8ufbel.
8obnen. Mrfanfas, runbe, sriiue 81.
@riiner Sfeffer, 60e per / 3urbs
grate.
Rnoblaud, Sc unb Zoe per Bfunb.
Miiben, 90 II. 25c per 9ubenb Sunbef.
Gantaloupes, $3.50 II. $3.50 per Vn.
Sube &artoffeln, $1.75 Ino $2.2h
per 100 Hfunb.
Seaerie. Csc unb Toe per Dnsero.
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Gute @etrdnfe mn6 fomoier
earu9 itete In 0nreitaGer'S Safusn
aab @eaanrant, WiIita Strnbe ne
I'm Der Sole be- permnnnsi0bne
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\ @eeeu 9ads, Gabs u. Buggies
teItbboniert 500 Talaee 9iuerh Sta.
tlfs. SdneIer u. sliberI6iiiger Gienft.
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&erlanst - cine Grou Die toden
uu1 i'm &ousboIt mitbelfeh fam.
Ro6Sufragesl coz Mbenme ..
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Ssts $. Bolton, SffentIider Rc.
tar. @runoeigeutim. afgeii fin
Een6onsdnlpriide. 8tnuller 9. ct.
SGleS 8oteI, Dft-&ouftsn etroBe.
Delbe Telephone $50.
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Wie6.Warft.

San Wnfonio, 5. at = 1910
Ddfen $2.75 Bis $3.50 per 100 gfb.
&I6e $3.50 Biz 1925.
Bulen $2.65 Bis 50 rs.
nStags" $3.50 Biz $500.
Sdbrlinge $2.75 Biz 1925.
@dlber 1925 Bis $500.
6dnfe $500 Biz $3.50.
3iegen 1925 Biz $3.50.
Sdtpeine $3.50 Biz 1926.
ct. Qouis, st Oh. 1910. - Minhs
bieb, Segns=0ieb, $40 Bis $4.50.
S6tpeine $685. biz 1918.
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q. 4Srbmsan, 400 @oIiob 5trobe,
bei6e xeIepbone, lit Der einsige pia-
Ro-6obrtfont, Der bette GtinInler uno
@eSarierer. Sett 1T Die Set Die
Wt41os mdbren6 oes Gorntners q,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26
PERFORATED A JOKE
ON AUDITOR JONES
jolly Newspaper Banqueters Startle
Their Guest With Fake
Telegram.

"Reminiscences of interesting personal
incidents happening at the last national
political conventions at Chicago and Den
yer were related last evening at a ban
quet al the National Press Club. given
in honor of Joseph J. Jones' auditor of
the Chicago Office of the Associated Press
by score of his colleagues on the staff
of the Washington bureau of that or
ganization. Mr.. Jones is here on a visit,
and the newspaper men for whom he fur
nished the financial support at the big
conventions took this meanS~Of showing
their appreciation Of his liberality toward
them in the way of expense accounts in
connection with the two big conventions.
The climax of the evening came when
Mr.. Jones was called upon by the Wash
ington correspondent of one of the big
Chicago newspapers, who showed him a
fake message from his managing editor
in Chicago stating that Associated Press
ing for week. He had gone to New
York and had left there presumably for
Washington. The message inferred that
gross irregularities had been found in
Mr.. Jones accounts.
When confronted by this startling news
Mr.. Jones promptly informed the corre-
spondent that there was some mistake
and to wire his paper to that effect saw
ing he would be In Chicago Sunday to
face any charges that might be brought
against him.
The affair somewhat dampened Mr.,
Jones' spirits until the banqueters in
formed him that 1t was all a Joke thew
had perpetrated on him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26
TO FILL VACANT PLACE
ON ASSESSMENT BOARD
Appointment to Be Made March 90.
Several Candidates Aspire
to Appointment.

Commissioner Rudolph announced this
morning that the successor to the position
on the board of assistant assessors made
vacant by the death of E. G. Davis would
be appointed Tuesday, March %. 1t was
decided yesterday after Assessor Richards
had held a conference with Commissioner
Rudolph that it would be necessary to
take time in selecting the man for the
position. <and it was then decided to let
the matter rest until next week.
Meantime every one interested in the
matter has busted himself with looking
into the qualifications and ability and rec
ord Of each candidate for the place. Com
missioner Rudolph said today that the
appointment would be made after the best
man for the position had been. found.
The candidates before the Commission
ers are Edward Stevens, Samuel c. Hill,
Robert J. Jones, B. F. Adams, II. l..
Karpeles, H. c. Mclean, Allen w. Nal
lery, David Moore, w. NJ. Shuster. Z. M.
Talcott and William Towers. These can
didates have filed formal applications.
James l.. Feeney and j. Fred Kelly have
been spoken of as applicants for the posi-
ton.
District Commissioners Rudolph, Judson
and Johnston called at the White House
shortly after o'clock this morning and
saw secretary Carpenter. The object Of
their visit was not disclosed. 1t is said,
however, to have related, at least in part,
to the present vacancy on the board of
assessors Of the District Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26
BRUIN LOOSE AMONG POULTRY
IN BUTCHERS BASEMENT.
Gave Squad Of Policemen Plenty Of
Excitement Until Felled
by Lucky Shot.

CHICAGO, H.. March 26.-Sergt. John
Duffy of the Harrison street station, one
of the crack shots of the police depart
ment, shot and killed a brown bear in
the basement of Irwin Bros butcher
shop, on State street, yesterday.
The bear had been shipped from the
Rocky mountains in crate, but short
time after its arrival it broke out and
roamed for two hours in the basement,
where it created slaughter among hun
dreds of chickens, geese and ducks. An
employee, hearing the cackling of fright
ened chickens, went down stairs to in
vestgate and was quickly driven back
by Bruin, (which advanced to make an
attack after warning growl.
The police of the Harrison street sta
ton were notified by telephone and six
officers proceeded to the place and fired
several shots at the bear. but. owing to
the bad light in the basement, they did
not take effect.
Sergt John Duffy, hearing the shots
from the outside as he was passing, ran
inside to learn the cause, and soon
joined the bear hunters" He advanced
on the growing bear, which made
lunge at him out of dark corner. At
close range he shot the animal through
the head, killing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26
The Massachusetts, Election

To the Editor Of The Star:
ask for few lines Of space to state
the other side" of the case concerning
the election of Mr.. Foss to the House of
Representatives from Massachusetts,. So
much has been said about this alleged
great democratic victory that the public
is apt to be misled. The Boston Tran
script, which is on the Foss side of the
tariff question, says that it was not the
result of a change of opinion on the part
of the voters concerning the tariff Or
other party questions.
Mr. Buchanan the republican candidate
was until recently democrat. He sup
ported and managed the successful can
didacy OF Mr.. Douglas for governor OF
Massachusetts. became his secretary and
shared Mr.. Douglas views in opposition
to the tariff. All Of that time Mr. Foss
was a republican opposing the Douglas
Buchanan democratic contentious. Blu
chanan was nominated by methods that
created great dissatisfaction and greatly
offended many republicans, who asserted
with apparent reason that Foss was a
better republican than Buchanan
Foss is rich and had plenty of money
with which to carry on his canvass while
Buchanan did not have sufficient means
and could not get help from the repub-
lican business men against whom he had
long fought. Naturally Buchanan lost
thousands of republican votes. and got
none from the democratic side. AS the
Boston Transcript says. it was a result
of personal dissatisfaction with the re-
publican candidate, and gives no fair in
dication of the sentiment of the voters in
that district on party questions. Besides.
Mr.. Foss declared that he would not be
a candidate for reelection. which helped
him with many republicans. who did not
want its district misrepresented by Blu
chanan. e. j. GIBSON.