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Sf SAtf FBA3TGISC0 CHRONICLE ffHUBSBAt JTHEB 23 1895 OAKLAND IE The Escapade of a Letter Writer He Is Badly Worsted by His Victim A Constables Hunt for Robbers Irincipal Bomans Libel Suit Henry Scliwarti afld hi colleagues proprietors of tbe poolrooms have been fighting mad for several days past on account of certain communications they bare ea receiving through the mail it fit the letters and postals wera nn uw IVMU BUM 1UVIVU i gned bat the writer soon became bolder into the Sheik residence oa San Antonio dpal or the West End School will to paid Tu0 and the principal of the Everett bebool 1100 for the tame period II Hyne has rented a house at 1337 Broadway where be will move from San Francisco to ap nd the summer Mrs Frank Bond and Mrs Roden beck departed yesterday for a visit at fikaegs Soring Deietrlve Ten Harris rill ufferlng from the effects oi the robbers bullet which remains in his neck He baa jusf letumcu irom araao liooies wneru ne soughs relief for a couple of weeks unimproved His shoulder and arm causes him great pain and the feeling at the tips of his fingers being as if they were crushed He is able to walk about with ease with his arm in Baling and bears up nobly for a person constantly atrfienne Herman Krns his been grantei a franchise by the Board of Snprvisora to con siru a steam railroad along the line on this side of thedidal canal and has filed bonds in tbe sum 01 2100 The handsome new residence of A Brooks on San Jose avenue near Lafayette street is completed and his family has moved in Fur some time the City Recorder has ben mising valuable pipers from ms office on Fork street It is believed that some one enters the room by picking the lock On the door lingo Frear has rented and moved AN AMERICAN AKT1ST Hilliards Mission In California To Paint a Picture for the Worlds Fair Characteristic Scene to Chosen Beautiful Work Assured Be end signed Finally it came to pass that be signed his name Cooper gebwartz kept recemngthese letters until he los pitieice One that was sent to aa reads fellows ffoiry cfJMrtt and gang Oakland poolroom Wei lie ir a boy as I have a lew moments to icsre I ihouuht 1 would let you ambler fi 1 o5 know that I am still alive and i eking Kicking is my strong point I never was so aroused to vigorous kicking In all my days ai I have been by your dirty thievi horse gsmb ing business Ive kicked out sviral fs i of shoes since I started in on tou frliows sin eking jet We oi the press boosted you of tbe poolrooms out of 3D Francisco and we intend that you thai not return tbe press drove the rotten Connctlmen Oakland the point of driving you out ot tneir city and we will drive them still further at election tiies Rotten City Dads would like to take your oes and let you gamble whero you cboose li me press would keep still about it We are tlur ibem day and nigbt and will We tnem no rest to losj as you conduct your pool room swindle anywhere in California cooraa Mr Schwarti got weary of receiving three epistles fit home at his business and everywhere he went in fact He discovered txtoper in his poolrooms and how he Old scorch him I Cooper got saucy and Schwartz gave him aright harder in the law and the fellow ran away before the bookmaker could repeat the dosa Cooper cla ms to connected with a weekly publication San Francisco Schwar says tbat Cooper had an object in view writ lag the letters After tbe Robber Deputy Sherff Frost of Sarta Clara county it 11 in pursuit of lh judson robberv He keeps in communication with Chief Tompkins that the latter may know in which rection ne is moving ircst has some novel theor es of his own ich be is trying to work out Alter te rciirg the vermore valley in vain he ick uown into Sa i Jjaquin snty a hun puhed hu way into lu1 re county He aims to De on the trail ot the robbers an 1 is making a hard search nvate Detecuva Harry Morse is qu etlv working on the ise and lits ol lend i rewar 1 of ii00 fir the capture of the robbers a id the moev Tl po ce have not discover 1 any nw clew urma ne few davs and tha detectives a i working in drk avenue with his familv Tire We 1 Fargo Co express office in this city has made arrangements to have 2Jl express matter from the North and East come direct to Alameda instead or going to San Frmctsco before reaching its destination as formerly BEltK LET Some of the students of the University are a little anxious about a rumor to tbe effect that Heagerty has announced that all accounti must be paid up at once else he will publish the names of the de li qant students As some of the boys purchased liquor at the phce they do not des re to have their names publisael Heagerty is making arruigements to get out of town aa soon us ros iible Lieutenant Co nei Barton inspector general ot the United States srmv has made a pleasing report to the Secretary War about the University battalion lie sijs that it mar have strong claims to rst rlace imong tho ittalions under the charge oi United States officers lhe vacation at tbe University has now fairly commenced All the examinat ons ciosed yesterday and minyof Uie students have gone to thtir homes The seniors a a a few interested stuieats rem un lor commencement exercies Tha college win reopen on Angus lath At the next meeting of the Trustees a proios tion will be discussri to put in pipes to carry sa water for street sprink Img purposes Tbe water can easilv oe secured om the bay It is estimate I lat the cost tl plant md the will be abo it 125 000 In order to raise the money it will be necessan to band the town Principal Uomtii Complaint Paul Bowman rr lcipal ol the West bcbool in Alamda has sad tbe Jnbune Publishing company to recover 2u XU It alleged hbeL A short time ago charges were made against Bonisn for beat lg an ght vear old tx naiiel Egbert Bird It was claimed that he gave lad ne ty ushes on i is bai fc witn a strip He i riied on a charge ol bat ery and ws tnel before a jury and ecqu tted Sadden Doath of tV EL BarralL il II Burrail an old res dent ol Oik kind died suddenly at his home yesterda from neu Igia of tbe beart ri bid teen 1 a couple ol davs Mr Burra1 eni ged i renl estate bus i au i io ma ve irs Ho leaves a eu lour iaUghien Fi ayor lniltoi Potltlon I I Maj or Audrui On beeu appo nted flue ol the ma lake sewe superintendent Streets lhl A lewysirs tfo he wis ricfeen bn and rof he ti te led aoujt lhe streets oy a bo Mr Ai drill is a Democrat and ap in naeut give sat sfacnon to tne mm of li pwty He Tia an hoi abie rec crd wniie servin lbs citv as Ma i A latiScition Meeting The rst ward IX publ cans held an en thu3 asm raun tun iuceun at Haa se Hull last night Hanford acted as churm of the meeting nd made a rued address The Lonuressional cat tes made speeches wbicn were lis rd i with nucn interesi There as a ia se attend tnco at ie meeting Uavlen Answer I Davie hai ed nn answer In tbe ojbt by Taj lor acai st rt ci aL to recover posesion of For tin tort and lor 1U00 mage Davie dei es tbat he assisiod in jumping the Ian 1 ai holding ossession by means of Shotguns Ho says tnat he is not respon scle for dJmir Stevens VV111 Snrreoder fcievens tl ex ieputy of the Humane boa ely will surrender himself into cus 1 to day on tb advice of 8 counsel II is accued ot embezzling toe funds tno society while he was co1 lector becretary Theobald against whom 6ietni made marges will see that the latter prosecu ed Freparlng for Slilla The ministers in kland are making extensne preparnuons for the lav il lis revival whiib will commence on Ju bib The oig tabernacle is nearly con pteted The executive committee noui cs ihat 1000 more is needed to de Irsy tbe expenses ALAHKDA The assessment has just been issued amounting to 1172 69 for the grsding and curbing of Oak street between Railroad and Clement avenues and from Clinton avenue south The frontage rate is 27 cents per front foot At the last meeting of the Alameda Letter earners Association Al Hugnes was elected present Will Probst ice pjesdent Harama sergeant at arms A Marsh and IienneL members oi the ho rd ol delegates Betis with his family from New York has rented a place oc Ban Antonio avenue and Chestnut street Brown Lubben the wood and grain dealers on Webster street have dissolved partnership Lubbea succeeding to the basiies Mrs Foster and family of McPherson street leave to day for Anderson Springs where ihev 11 remain lor one mo i Mrs Al ce Coole of San Francisco has purchased of Casper Cohen a housa on Railroad avenue ner Willow street Tbe baseball clubs ot the Leonards of this city and tbe Folgers of San Francisco have in past contests shown themselves to be pretty rrrnly matched Sen Bun day they hart agreed to mevt at the new grounds at Htcbburg Tbe Board Education at Its meeting Tuesday evening fixed the salaries of all employes of the bciiool Department for the year commencing with the next term wbicn opens iu July The icinal Porter Wilson and Haight School principals iil receive 123 a month while the prtn CLAItA LELLES JEWELS Judge VTallaoe Orders Them Sold for the Benefit of Creditor The jewelry wh ch Clira BJla McDonald gaye to Seneca Sw lm and on account of which he was convicted of grind lar ce were de ided by Judge V4llace etrday to be the community proper 01 Mr ilcDoml 1 and her oivorced hus band McDonald Jr Tha jewels iae been in the po eS on of tbe bhenff mce October Zx 1891 and thai offluai or ju gtit suit to dc 1 rmine tbeiwneraupof tie rry as between nous crcd tors of tue McOon tids Jui eW llaceorierei the bher If to sell the ro erty accor iin to 1 iw and oat of the oceeds to settlethe clai us Lj man et wba lexied tie first ttahinent Gren is lhe nssig lee of the r1 1 he Bank mil Smiuel wao are entitled rec 14 Su4 14 tb nereit since ive oar bT The prop cost on Wa sj hat nothing a eielttotho her creditors first among is Raphal Weill of the While House The articles to be sold ale One go ceck1 ce coiianin ix three dia mondsi twofold aceleta ench containing twnt two diamonds one gold crescent Dn ontuin ng tweii tour diamoid vo gold eardrops eich co na niog twe ve il funds ein 1 oe i re hne gold sh rt st ids each coita ing one diamond one gold opal pin a spide with gold legs set with diamond one bracelet with lb es arnonds a 1 i emeralds The Camera Cina The Cshiornii era Club held its regular jj ta at tae club ap rtments i tbe Acidemy Ot bciences building lust nic it La ee gave a demonstration on tli mikm of lantern allien a so on dee jf ed lidei made bv retuctiui and oiiac After the demonstration the slides were bron screen an 1 tested fir ethji 1 rk and artistic compoI ti Hereifter ides wih be tested evers Wednesday night 1 ne club is mnki ie eiiemivo prep rations for its annuai pay extiibiti The Improvement Clobs The Ffderrtion oi I nprovement Clnbs me at 11 il li nd ill ast evening It waj 1 etided to urge upon the Boarl Of iperv sars the 1 eei if better police and tire proiec on in the suburbs fceveral niambe spoke forcibly on the matter and 11 was decid 1 to cil upon the board at ojee for relief in that respect A lesoiuUon was passed condemning the location of the pesthouse on Shag rock A Tough Character Arrested James Flanagan was arrested for vagrancy yesterday oa oe street near where his family resides He earned a slu ig hot in one of his pockets when arres ed and lue additional cnarge of carrying a conre led we pon put aeainst him Eiwird riling lttnerof tbe vagrant abused lhe arre tmgoffirer Shanaban ami wai himself taken to the Seventeen 3 reet station ou a charge of vulgar langai A Ilrunltn Man Injured While Officer jreenau was patrolling his boat ndar Wrooiward Gardens last evening be came across the body of a ma 1 in the reet It proved to be John Ahern a laborer who had fallen while in lux cated and his head ha 1 struck against the curbstone A scaip wound md temper ry unconsciousness were thi result of bis fid He was taken to tbe County Hospital for treatment A funclau Family TV Harvey was arrested by Officer John Marshall last evening fir beating bs wife Mary Harvey who kee pr a grocery store near the corner of Mission rst streets A son of tbe two came home soon after the arrest tnd tried to find tbe father threatening to give tbe od gentleman a better whipping than he had ever received from him wnile ounger Ills Leg Amputated Captain Brant tormerly of the steamer Humboldt who accidentally fell ana broke his leg oa a trip down from Eureka several montns azo had the injured member amputated yesterlay at the German Hospital The bones failed to knit when set and mortification set in New Coverings for Sefa Pillows Sofa cushions a full yard square when fin shed are much covered this spring with gingham and fcjy floweTe i lawns A wid athered InlJ hemmed edges them The summer cushion is subjected to rery hard usage It is tossed about piazzas crumpled in hammocks taken to the litvn sea and often tett there for a summer nights ram it ia qui wise to see that it as clothed waube coders A voang matron who is tiitiug up her rustic wood cottage in the Catskills has made dorsns of cushion covers of plain turkey red of firm good quality They are many of them haishe 1 with a frdl others hTe a full rosette in the corner made of 0 double bias of tbe material and their effect on the gnarled and twisted chairs and divans of gray wood her wide piaua looking off into the riew will be eicetdwjiytnlirening Chicago Irtiuns Conspicuous among the gussts at the Palace Hotel during tbe past few days has been a tall broad shouldered man whose appearance hss frequently called forth a query aa to his identity On the hotel register he has writ ten his same as IL iliilhrd of New York Tbe name spelled out has been read in many differ ent parts of the world and is not without honor in other countries besides his own William Henry Hilliari is an American artist in every sense of the word and his present a MUtard visit to the Pacific coast is In pursuance oi an object which appeals to all lovers of art In the land At the suggestion of certain wealthy residents of New York city Californians bv birth or early residence sir Hilliird is here to select a subject for a picture to be exhibited at tbe Worlds Fair in Chicago It is tbe desire of these gentlemen to hare placed on exhibition there al least one Urge picture painted specially with that intent and representing some characteristic feature of California life or scenery Mr Hiltiard is to select his own subject and will devote the next month or two to visiting parts of tbe State where he is sure to find an abundance of material Mr Billiards ability to execute such a commission is unquestionable The artist wnose works have been hnng upon the une in the Pans Salon and the London Academy as often ss his have been needs no urther icomiara but his especial fit nesi for this work lies in the fact of his thorough Americanism At Bar Harbor several years slO Mr Hilliard executed some striking studies of the rugged coast scenerv of Mount Desert One of these pictures is now in tbe possession of Mr Blaine A work ot his which is still better known however is his painting of the Tunisian tomb of John Howarl Payne which by the way is the picture that firs called the attention of the late Corcoran to tbe fact that the author of II me bweet Home was buried la a fircign land and led to tbat gentleman having the remains removed to Washington This picture is now the property General Ihomn Palmer president of lie Nationit Worlds Fair Commission from whom the suggestion originally came that Mr Htliurd should paint something for peci I exhibition at Chicago Mr H1II1 ir I has been fortunate enough to enjo two or three perfectly clear days alon the cliffs outside the Golden te dur ng his stay here He is enthusiastic over the ocd atmospheric effects and lioces to be able not only to sketch but to omulete his furthcoming picture out of doors REAliDJLYS WILL HE iEAVLS A SM4LL ESTATE TO HIS WIDOW The Testament Was Written From Dictation Just Before Death The will of the late Rearden is in the possion of the attorney tor the ex ecuto and will be filed with a few lays It will be accompanied by a petition asking that tbe entire estate shall be set aside to his widow who is the sole legatee Tbe onlv Hems of property are the books of th decedent and tbe furniture in hs home Judge Rearden dictated the will 10 his niedicil alviser Dr David Woos er just a few minutes before bs death on Mar lOlh It was written in lead pencil on an ordinary piece of letter tper and was witnessed by Drs Henry turns and Alfred Perry Tbe testator signed his name in pencil just an instant before death and although the signature is legible it would scarcely be rea gn sed even oy those most familiar with ordinary handwriting The will reads as follows My Will I am so financially involved it mar seem Idle to make a will but I bequeath and give all my estate to ray wife Anita knowing that she will too after our daughter Nanna aid I appoint Anita my wie and Dr lald Wooster my tteiutors without bqmdn and with power to sell and I recommend Mr Lvoo at legal advis and trust tbat he will accept the Burden to placed upon nun A SAVAUK BLOW Barbetta Ireaks Johnsons Jaw In Three Places Joseph Barbetta of 103 Valleto street who drives a market wagon for a living was arestcd last night by Detective Rogers and charged with an assanlt to do great bodily harm It is not at all un liaey that he will have to tace a more serious charge before he is through with the cuse Three weeks ago Barbetta attended a Sunday picnic at Harbor View While there be ssw Charles Johnson wbo lives at Z2Q Pine street talking to two young Kins Barbetta knew tbe girls and was offended thst Johnson should speak to them He approached the trio and without a word of warning dealt Johnson a savage blqw in the middle of the chin Johnson fell insensible and bieeding It was a long time before he recovered sufficient I 10 be removed to hit home A doctor was oalled and it was toun 1 that the bone In Johnsons chin was split wide open and that tbe blow had dislocated and fractured the jaw bone on botn sides The doctor leap that blood poison may set in which caso Job isons chances of recovery will be poor Harbetta has nothing to say about the case other than ne and Johnson nad a fight TUEATltlOAL MOTJEB What May Be Seen at Present sad la the future The first week of Francis Wilson and his company in the Lion Tamer at the Baldwin has been thus Tir a successful one and tbe play bids fair to continue attractive for tbe rest of the titt for which it will played Natural Gas at the California is doing a very good business Donnelly will keep up his part of tbe performance better when his voice has fnliy recovered from the fog in which it ha been enveloped The inn in Natural Gas ts not particniarlr refined bnt there is ha suspicion of broadness in it ia the ordinary sense of the word It Is clean eaoagu if it somtwnai Boisterous Dr Caryer and Tbe Scout hare been filling the Grand Opera honselhe intense realism of the drama seeming to be Terr attractive It seems strange to think of people being turned away from a theater aa large as the Opera house but such has been the esse this week Loch na Gsrron at tha Aleaxar shows Ho sums ot any diminution of interest Charles Erin Vsrner an excellent Irish comedUu end he is ably supported by George Osbourns aal the Alcazar company TheTolice Yatrol still draws at the Bush and will run through the week when it wil be succeeded by McCarthys MUhaps as exemplified by Barney Fr KUSOU The TiTOli Is doing extremely well with La Fille de Madam Angot Balle Thome his lost none of her former popularity and Gracta Plaisted is suited admirably to the title role Owing to the non arriralof the stesmer Newbern the Spanish opera company that was to hare opened last evening at tbe Oroheum did not auuear Tickets snd for the first performance will be honored tats evening Ane company opens tue Crown Dismonds Tha auction sde of seats for the opening performance of Stockwelfs new theater will begin on Thursday June SOth at 11130 a at tbe Grand Oner house The tbester will be opeaod on air 7th by Augustiu Dalys company in As You Like IL The entertainment for the benefit of the Womens Home which was given last evening at the Bijou Theater drew a fairly large audience Tbe progrimme was carried out In a manner that reflected credit on tbe management OO TO TUB ANT THOU SLUGGARD They Own Blaves and Hake Use of Umbrellas Arecent lecturer on ants and their ways described those of South America which build immense strm lures and provide sp cs for the storage of grain Wood ants inhabiting hardwood trees dittae their bouse into forty compartments Noticing the mining ants the lecturer said much mignt be learned from their cleanly hauts and their wonderful nttary arrangements Some kinds of ants do not Keep cows but live entirely on graia Mr Plunket give some facts about treir interesting barrestmg operations stating that they planted and cultivated a kind of grass called ant rice and were so advanced in civilization that malting was understood by them Then there are mushroommushroom growing ants wbo cultivate fungus ana others again woo use umbrellas Several species make nid on tbe bhek ants ob them of their larvse end compel the poor black ants to be their slaves In the burvinz of their dead ants show won derful intelligence having cemeienes and even bury their slaves in a nrent place from their masters and are quite up 111 funeral pageantry In conclasoa the lee tarer said that rruh could be learned ir ant lite in their wonderful govern ru ent sanitary arrangement common brotherhood nursing and care of tbe young temperance and love of fresh air Leischtiig writing in the new number of tbe Selborne Societys maga 1 ne on ants in Cey on says he saw one day a string of ants streaming forth er dently In search of pastures new He nicked away the learer and wa ted see the result An immediate halt made by the foremott ants and a scene of tne utmost contusion ensued The anis from behind kept arriving at tbe scene of the catastrophe and ttiere was soon a black crowd of ants budd ing md ing one another Somedetache themselves Irom the mam grouo nd took a turn around trying find traces of their leader At last tbe tail en 1 ot the trie arr ved and after brief consultation the all starlet 1 il ag and a line soon begin tunr ve itself from the tangled mass moving bick to the hole from wbich tne wbole company had so lately started on pleasure boun 1 or labor all intent Cxncinnah Commercj jt Gazette OCR MANY ACHT3 The Majority Are Small Ones Managed by Their Owners It is sate estimate tbnt here Is at least one yacht to every 10000 fople in the land and tbatau average yichl wiii carry at least ten persons This means that 1 here are at least 6000 ya 111 ow leri in tbe country and tha 60 000 people ma participate in pleasure sailing A large number surelv to be devoted to a sport which is necessarny confined to local es near the water and which is an expfii ve pastime lhe public hear much of vessels of the Volunteer and Grivlmg types champions of tbe bi boai classes but the real vacbters of the la ia are tne owners of small boats in tatt the boat owrer generally Keeps a small yuthl which to enjoy himselt when he feels like being master of nis own era A fen slat sties will render this ite sin JVifures thai ne somewuat lncoTipl te show that there are over 20X1 organise i yacht ubs in tbe United Si ues wbich enroll nearly wj vucnis ut tnes lesi than one thirteenth are steam vee launches etc and not silling boats at all One eleventh are classed as lnrg yachts including my steam and sail vessels big schooners end sloop all ol more than forty teet waie una measare ment That is to sy of 4900 record I yachts five six hs are sailing vessels ider forty feet Aim shows conclusively that the mi Toland College Juniors Speak Out Graduate Seymour Has Many Followers The Class or 93 nouaeta the GIt ins of Bewards Peti in the Cold joricy of AmericaD yachts are anil boats that are man ged by their ow ir I sate to assert that there are at leas 20 more small vachts which are not entered in clubs and of whicn no exact record can be given Owtury 8UIKiNDKrED TO HULL A Single Boldler Captures an Armed Squad The falling of tea chests in Boston hftrbor earned a ripple that was elt io the farthest chores of the thirteen colonies nnd on July 4 1766 the vibrant run of Liberty Bell st in motion those waves of round that called every man wuose heart yearned for freedom to fall i to line Joseph Hull was among tho firsi to respond and entered tbe army as lieuten nt ot artillery He was soon taken prisoner and for two years endured mu suffering Then obtaining rele se he again at his country a service an 1 remained through the entire war His re mtrkable outness under danger bis tear lessness and great strategic ability nro verified by many traditions Atone time riding from Derby to1 New Haven as he reached the brow of a ll he saw a number ol British soldiers coming vow rd him He was alone and unarmed he itoppel bis horss for an Instant turnei an beckoned ns if signali a force to follow him then rid in torw rd demanded the iwor is of the soldiers which as they expected tpe immediate arrival ol his re onlorce ment were at once sarren lerel in de Furtii Skelton in liarpert itigasvie A BUSmtl Of SWALLOWS Old Chlm They Aro Suffocated In an ney Konnel Shear of Lisbon Center built a fire in tne wash room of his bouse the other dsy and immediately there was erett commotion in the chimney He put the fire out and took the funnel down to Investig ile and lound tbe chimney chokad with swallows After an hours work the astonished househoder succeeded in clearing the chimner nd then he had 32G blackenel and luflocited swallows in i neap on the wash room floor The birds came the day before and finding the large chimneys where they had previously nested closed bv netting made their home in the etl chimney with tha repote uisistrous result New York San pi Among the peculhr octnfrations for women which Mrs Virginia Perrv numerates are the following In Buffalo woman runs a street cleaning buraau in Kansas City a worn in is in the Fire De partraent at Vsar a young womia combs bair at 25 cents a head a Louisville woman makes special sb mping trips to Paris another in Nw York makes fiat furnishing a business stilt another in Kew Hampshire Is president or a street railway company wnile Chicago has a woman embatraer Hermann 0 verb set was arretted on Fourth street last evening on the ground ot insanity Oytrbtck Inujliiei that fct js most polHo man lathe world There it great excitement and torn bard feeling between one department ot tbe Toland Medical College and the class of 93 of that institution and all on account ol a time honored custom among tbe universities and colleges in many of tbe States of the Union The giving of prizes for high averages In particulir branches has caused the trouble and the class of 93 1st Tuesday svening expressed its disapprobation in unmistakable language of this custom and thereby ratified In spirit the action of Beymour wbo graduated last year from the State Uaversity end declined with thanks medal awarded to him for the highest average in sll his studies The bo ginning of ihe sory dates several years back when Shiels was appointed lecturer on hygiene and medical jurisprudence Upon assuming control of that branch of college instruction the doctor instituted in tbe college tbe custom of granting prises for special excellence members of the janior class No class np to the present time has seen fit to resist being presented with anything of value which could bv any twist of tbe imagination oe consdared appropriate When however Seymour the graduate stood out last year against the lrowns of pro Usora the ctas of 93 of Toland Medical College made un its mind to assert its independence of kindergarten rewards as they terra them When the class was called to order last Tuesdiy evening by President A Cothrau there was subdued excitement visible ia the faces of tbe thirty six juniors as the president announced that the mneting was a special session to consider tde question ol prizes or no prises so as tne class of 93 was concerned Then one of tbe boldest spiriu of tbe enterprise arose and read a type written resolution which fairlv took the breath from live or six of the members who have in some man if known only to tbe class acquired the nickname pets This reso ut on fter reciting the custom of granting jrzes proceeds to state amona many other things that the members of the class of 93 of the dieal dspartme it of the University of Call for ua vo knowledge in itself a Sufficient reward for its acoai ttion and that its value lanaot be enaaucid br the acquirement of a paury pria nuiu is iiao mucuo tuo vanity and deurade th intellect of the reidpi cnt anl bith tieriore engeadirs biter st lie and personal anlmosit ea among the omoelttorj ani that deprecrat the offir intr of pr zs and regard tne practice in uni versilies as obsolete perniaiou and bad and rut alapted aa a prop sdmalus to tbe attainment of ths highest gree in learning Still timber along the resolution provides We as men and women seeking truth and know led are actuated by a love fur the pro ston and a desire to show our appreciation of the uas lflsh efforts of our teachers and taat we apbrova and regsrd worthy of emul i tiou tne huh example set last jear by ths lemdlng eriduate rt Berkeley lu rclusltig the pr se offrroa to bim and thus an rting hts ma mool independence and freedom of taouht When the vote was taken the resolution was aiopied without a dissenting voice and four or five pets laded into the daraness uf the night before the vote inst the resolutioj was called for The prizes given last rear were two an expensive case of surgical instruments and a set medic treatises As however Dr Shieis has been served with a ci py of tne resolution adopted by the junors and aasured by be officers of the cUm mat it ma ns what it says there 1 in all probability be no prises this year A UUH blAMvED Be Pld Wrong and Was Unwillingly Funlahed The narration a lew weeks ago in the Companion of a piece of impertinence by the Duke of Edinburgh at a time when be was a very young othcerofthe royal nvr has suggested to a correspondent another occurrence in wulch also his roval highness bcre one of tbe chief psrts Although the English people are fully nware that a prince of the blood at sea as a mid ly is treated precisely like any other midshipman there are obvious res sons why English papers have never told tbn story ie night a fellow middy who bad just fiuianed his watch went below to tarn in and noticed that the Prince bad not turned out us he should have done for his own wateh Accordingly be tried to arouse tbe royal highness woo after receiving two or three shakings suddenly opened his eyes swore a big itti and let drive his fist at his fellow middys right ey I said nothing so the naval 6 nicer to the story many years later to our correspondent bat returned to my post resumed my wach and thus did tbe Princes duty lor him But the next ruing I stated rov case and showed my eye My comrades hld a drum he court martial found my assailant guilty an 1 sentenced him to be spanked uy me The roval culprit was seized by lour stout lellows and held face downward on a tabie and I with ray sleeves rolled np to the elbow carried out the sentence of the middys court irat 1 my own hand smarted Then be was rtleised furious tb rge and threatening vengeance Bat in a day or two he thought better of it and came to me ilka a man and begfed my pardon for the blow he had given me 1 acconted his apology and tendered mv own ia turn It was a good thing for nim after alt for during tbe rest of the cruise be pat on no aire but was as agreeable as young leilow could os I doubt if tha Prince ever complained of his treatment Ip the ofilers of the ship Whether he did or not nothing came of it Tbe officers probably heard of tbe flair but deemed it the best course to let the matter drop But venture to think the Prince bss never forgotten that spanking 1 have not Youth Companion traordinary summer rlSlS According to the best records January and February wera warm and spring like ifarch was cold and stormy Vegetation bad gotten well alonjrjtj April when real printer set in 81eet and snow fell on seventeen dlf terent dan in Mav Ia June there was either frost osnpwevery night but three I lha innv was ax menea omd lor sev eral days in succession In the Interior oi Hew Your and irom ten menea to three feet in Vermont and Maine July was cold andfrostv Tea farmed as thick as window panes in every one of the New England States August was stilt worse Ice formed nearly an inch In thickness and Killed nearly every green tningin me United etiiea and in Europe In Ibe sprinC Of 1S17 6oru which had been kent over from tne crop ot iota soiaior irom to 10 a bushel tbe buyers purchasing for seed II lOt ISM snow felt to tne depth of a foot in Jamestown Va and was oiled nn hi hne a drifts in moat of tha Northern 6taes There was enow la many part wf Iowa and Illinois May 11 ARTS and again as late as Msy 23 ISS2 SE Lovit Be pullie SENSE AUD NONSENSE An Explanation How do yon come to sell yonr red wine cheaper lata jour white wine asked a customer of tha new waiter at a Broadway restaurant Just loo tat that color Do you suppose we get that for nothing Do you think chemicals and logwood and such dont coat money replied the waiter Taat Siftuigu A Change of Karnes What did you name your babyf Well at first sh was as good as gold never whimpered hair all worn off the back of her head with lying on it and we called her Serena WellT Well since she began crying all night with teething we changed bere name to Tuscarora Chicago Tribune Caused oy a Comma She loved him she said He believed But theyll never wed Tho she loved him she said For he was misled Punctuation deceived She loved bim she said believed Dearer Kev MISCELLANEOUS TIBS BLAVBt A WEAL jj i RAVE PERkfA um iMAbMf a4Km 70S SAarlret street etsraes CA rRltrf PISEAI of tbe KYIS KAH kOIBVraaiJATand LUHGS CHm3I0 AJlstAmv ai yen iav ojh symptom sheet WBoe hoars to ll3tr aol 1 1 4r it and 7 to 8rit ieuadtrs 9to41 4JAit iaatoarsr THE STATEMENTS Pnblishe4 by Drs Blair 5eal Should Be Investltrated The General Verdict Is Words Can not Express the Gratltod Heel to Dra Blair ftTteal for Jl Restored Health Hi John Woods Is a shipbuilder at present employed upon the Pacldo IfaU Company new steamship Pern which was launched oa the 11th day of tbe pressut month and which is now being completed at th Union Iron Works shipyards Mr Woods lire at 31S Stevenson street Ban Francisco Bis many friends will at once recotnUe his familiar features reproduced lathe accompanying cut In a recent Interview with the writer Mr Woods said i To twelve rears 1 have anffered with a I trouble with my head It started with a cold and grew gradually worse until I had a very bad case of chrohte catarrh it nose would stop a first on on side then on the other There was a feeling ol fullness over ay eves end feeling oftight ness across lhe bridge of my nose I was com pell to breath through my mouth most of the time and it would become as dry as a chip After a time I noticed that my breath imelled bait and what was worse mr friends noticed It too It seemed though tbe delicate membrane ot the nose was rotting away and when I would hiiw my noss large Cloddy scabs would corns outol it When Bis Back Was Turned Head of House I believe Miss Keyes is getting deal she baa let out part or sen tences in this letter ana nuea in in gap with stars Office Boy Please sir probably thems the times 1 hare seen Mr Bokeep kissln her Truth Costly Politeness Mamma referring lo old maid In street car Why dont you offer your seat to that lady Littl Boy hitching uneasily Im fraid shell tike me on er lap Afreet SmitkM Good News Takes Km Botn In Teacher Bobby bow can we reconcile tbe fact that there have been many many Wicked rulers in the Europe in countries Bobbv Well the reign fslls upon the unjust as well as the just doesnt ill Judge A Discovery Wife Did you expect to marry an angel when you marr met Husbtnd I did Wife Well 1 knew I wasnt one Husbsnd Yes but I didnt A 7 Brest Had at the Reverend Saidso What has Enpeo cot against Dr TmrdlyT 1 rieraso nen tney were marnea taa doctor got rattled end Eonec was mad to promise to love honor and obey ai York Herald A Question of Finance Jack Im thirsty Come in her and Ill orier bottle of champagne George Id rather have beer Jack 3 1 would I but I havent cent Its easier to get trus ed for champagne than beer aVew rort Weekly A Free Live My misguided friend have you any idea what you are living for asked the phil ntbrooist Nothm of course answerei Mr Hnngrv Higgins I lives tree Jndfait apolu Journal Itldlng and Driving Mr Englished Your mother has gon out for a drive I presume Little Oirl No rp iam shes gone out for it ride We have a man to do the iTving Street SmilVi Good Newt Wanted Further Particular Van Brush How do you like my Portrait of a Lady iggs First rate But you dont say whether she is at a fnil dress ball or taking a bath Ctoak Review At the Convention There is one phrasa where doubting stops From many lips it felt Yet how retnetttntty tt OPS That sad I cannot till Wtuktajton JXenlna Star Tired or Her Lot Effie who cant mate her sum come right Ob I do wish I was a rabbit sol Mind What for doling jsme rapt snys tney multiply so quiekly London Punch Comparisons Are Odious Judge You cant complain sir you have been convicted by a jury of your peers Prisoner It is bsd enough to be punished without being insulted Truth Secret of Happiness Winks Yonr UttlVwife is a vents bie ray ot sunshine Minks Indeed sh la She believes everything 1 tell her iVeui IV Weekly A tireat Co How does your new errand boy go 4 jonnsonr The long way apparently every time Truth rroof Conclusive Brljet Da you think that Robinson loves her Griggs lie went shopping with her Clonk PetCiw rWIs i tt Ma Jobs Woods Then I could feel ths mucus dropping back into my throat from behind my soft palate This produced a tickling sensation in my throat and caused me to cough hawk and spit until I almost choked Irom the exertion of trying to dislodge It ill in utvtluiiSAMnj ci iiiivhj Irsbl because I eoald not sleep during th uisnt Ajeit so vrea tost it was a great exertion to get up Hy month bad a bad taste and my tongue and teeth wera coated with a Sticky whit slims sf veyve Would water easily and I noticed that they were growing weak They would hurt roeil reao to any length oi time My ears to seemed filled with load noises and I noticed when any oa spoke to me I could net dlstloeuiJh what they said My appetite became poor and what I ate did notrdigest but lay like a load on my stomach My sense of smell and teits were beginning to leave me and mr voice took on a proaouneed natal twang and I seemed to be talking throagh my nose I was always tiredr never seemed to est rested 1 lost all ambition and was fast be coming a tout wrecx a neq irieo aoctors ana re medics for my trouble without success wben I read the statement of Benjamin Brown a marine mschlnit employed at the Onion Iron Worts wbo bad been cured at the office ot Pts Blair A Nsak I was treated thsre too andl cannot say cnoueh in praise of Drs Blair A Neat I firmly fcslieve that they saved my life daat suffer from those symptoms now I feel splendid that is ths only wr I can express It 1 owe It all to Drs Blair If ai Tnls stat nieot st well au statements published bv Drs Blair head sis genuine and should be investigated by those Interested 5 PER MONTH Tbe methods used tiy Drs Blair A Nasi for tbe treatment of catarrh and kindred diseases hare boep enoceuf Oily oaed by over 100000 patients daring the past twelve years The omy charge made by Drs Blair 4 Keal for treatment ot alt catarrbal diseases is per month All medlctaes famished free 25000 FOR RETAIL GROCERY CLERKS IN OASH Save yon entered your name aa a contestant far anv 6a of th Cash frlxes offered I If yon are ait acinar GOWDREYS rOK KllLlcvriCB ONLY A Colony of Them to Be established In England A propo al has been made ia England to found a kind of colony for tha purpose of employing in tne farming and market gardening InJustries men and women suffering front epilepsy It is felt thst Jy this means a considerable number of persons who ere deserving of help and sympathy might put in th way of having at an events tnsir euaerings ameliorated and at th same time made more or less usefm in earning their living Tho idea is not a new one fdr it has been tried at Bielelield Qetmany with Very considerable success A provisional com miitee of which Miss Bunion Sanderson is the houorary secretary has been formed and it has been decided to make an appeal to the English public in support i of what appears to a very praise wormy eQori itev iorn attn A 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