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2 was a little dirty money in it, have had the management of affairs. They have had two chances to foul their own nests, and they have accepted them. The legitimate profits of the Corbett-Sharkey tness were enormous, but they were not sufficient. The temptation to cheat a party of strangers was too great. They loathed the idea of letting that $10,000 purse get out of the State, and, worse than that, the thought of giving Grannan and other big bet tors from the Ea.it an honest ruu for their money could not be entertained for a moment. With them a crooked dollar iv hand is worth five straight dollars in prospect. Well, they now have the crooked dollar, and much good may it do them. "I have a passing acquaintance with Wyatt Earp, the man who refereed the fight, and sDeaks so toplofticatly about his honor in the dispatch which follows this. I never dreemt | of him in connection with refereeing a fist fight upon which a championship possibly depended, altnough he might be qualified to adjudicate upon the fine points arising in a bowie-knife duel. He comes of a family who kill and was until he got civilization, so to speak, by the San Francisco route, a more or less picturesque border character, with a reputation of a killer. He gunned his way into notoriety in Indian Territory and Arizona bjfore he went to San Francisco with a halo ol blue smoke about his head. With all its boasted progress San Francisco worships a gun tighter as devotedly now as it did in '49. If Earp has the reputation for squareness that he boasts about I presume he acquired it in the same way Alkali Ikes and Rattlesnake Jims acquired theirs — by boring holes in persons who had made assertions to the contrary. If one man accuses another of being h horse thief the accuser may fully vindicate htmsell and Etand before the world as an honest man by simply blowing the brains out of his accuser according to the ethics of the society in which Wyatt Earp has mingled. We look at thiugrs differently on this side of the divide. Here we do not necessarily hold a man guilt less of horse-stealing because he has killed his man. Earp is regarded as a 'square man' in San Francisco because he has several notches on his stick and is still quick on the draw. "His knowledge of boxing must be limited. In his heart he must despise a man who de per.ds upon nature's weapons to "defend him self. He has the reputation of being game, but the chances are that if you unstrapped the stock of blue hardware from his hips 'One eyed' Connolly could make him jump out of a window." TWO VIEWS OF WYATT EARP FROM MR. HEARST'S NEWSPAPERS The Kind of Man Whom Long Green Andy Lawrence of the Examiner Thought Good Enough to Referee the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey Fight. Wyatt Earp must now be 45 years old. He is grim, game and deadly. He n»ver took water. But he doesn't kill as he used to. Age has cooled his blood, many wounds have brought caution. Moreover, the communities he honors witn his presence won't siand those gayeties which marked Wyatt Earp's earlier career. And Wyatt has grown to like a quiet life. As a result, he has not taken a scalp for year 3. His business just now should be that of a blackleg gambler — crooked as a dog's hind le,;. If there are any honest hairs in his Head they have grown since he left Arizona. He is exactly the sort of man to referee a prize-fight if a steal is meditated and a job put up to make the wrong man win. Wyatt Earp has all of the nerve and dishonesty needed to turn the triqk. The mere name of Wyatt Earp as refeiee shows that Fitzsinimons was against a hard game. — Alfred Lewis in Mr. Hearst's New York Journal. [Of Lewis the San Francisco Examiner of July 5 says under the head, Alfred H. Lewis, Who Knows All Mcx: 'Wideawake and breezy, yet keen and cutting as any modern Junius', are the com ments of Alfred Henry Lpwis. Iv the course of long service as correspondent be came to know men as few men know them, and he has all the faculties necessary to make good uae of the knowledge for the instruction of others."] BOTH DEAD, AND BY THE DAUGHTER'S HAND [ Continued from First Page. J sense that her mother was. She was practical in all things, and attended to the practical side of their lives. Her be liefs, however, were the same as her mother's." A LOVER OF INGERSOLL. The Dead Girl Read Her Relative's Book*. Those Jwho knew Miss Harriet Cooper best say she was not a religious woman in the sense that her mother was. The mother was a cousin of Coionel Robert G. Ingersoll, whose works were read by the daughter. One of the books she was fond of was "Is Suicide a SinT" passages from which, it is said, made a deep impression on her mind. The book is a somewhat morbid plea for suicide in certain cases. The following pa-sages from the work probably appealed to the girl : In the room of the busy world the cry of the despondent Is not heard. Death becomes his only friend. Death promises release from want, ironi hunger and pain, and so tne poor wretch lays down his burden, dashes it from his shoulders and falls asleep. To tne this all seems very natural. Tne wonder is that so many endure and suffer to the natural end; thiit so many nurse the spark of Hie in hut* and prisons, keep it and gu>>.r<l it through years oi misery and want, support it by beg gary, by eating the crust found in the gutter, and to whom it only gives days ot weariness and nights of fear and dread; why should the man, sitting amid the wreck of all he had, the loved ones dead, friends lost, seek to lengthen, to preserve his life? What can the iuture have for him? Under many circumstances a maji has a right to kill himseli. When life is of no value to him, when he cun be ot no real assistance to others, why should a man oontinue? When he is of no benefit, when he ts a burden to those he loves, why should he remain ? In many passages of the fatuous work of Insersoll such expressions as these occur; "A little morphine would eive the sufferer sleep — the agony would be forgot ten and he would pass unconsciously from happy dreams to painless death." HER DAUGHTER'S MIND. Two Weeks A«o Mrs. Cooper Said It Was Sound. The rumor that Miss Hattie Cooper had gone insane was first circulated about the time that Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper wrote from a sanitarium at St. Helena to the ladies in charge of the suffrace campaign, statins that in consequence of her daugh ter's state of health she was unable to be present in San Francisco during the elec tion. By the time, about two weeks ago, that the mother and daughter returned to what Mrs. Cooper loved to call her "vine embowered home on Vallejo street" the rumor of Miss Cooper't unfortunate con dition bad gained such widespread cred ence among Mrs. Cooper's friends that she was asked by a representative of The Call whether Miss Cooper's state of heaith was so serious as it was reported 10 be. The great kindergartener was in her library adjoining her daughter's room at the time. She looked pule and worn out, as if from overmuch watchintr, but she was continuing ncr correspondence as Usual. "My daughter's mind has never suffered in ihe least during her illness," said Mrs. Cooper, who seemed pained and intensely surprised that there :■ hould be any ques tion of Miss Cooper's nervous prostration having affected her mentally. "Hattie has been working very hard," continued Mr-. Cooper. 'Not only has she had her own kindergarten work to attend to, but she has done a great deal of work in connection with the suffrage campaign. She toured part of the State with Miss Anna B. Shaw, and undertook the ardu ous trip to Eureka, but as for her mind being affected that is absurd. She is ready and anxious to continue her kinder: The following is from a gentleman in terested in sporting matters: To the Sporting Editor of The Call : Pugilistic ally speaking the evidence regarding the Fitz- Eim-mons-Sharkey fiasco is becoming decidedly pointed and interesting, but it may be as well to suspend judgment lor a while, as, although lots of us know Sharkey only by repuiation, yet we consider him too brave a man to stoop to anything so low as becoming one of a band of vile conspirators to defraud beforehand a manly opponent of the laurels of victory and reward of his skill. Still, if there has been anything really 'crooked," it is to be hoped, in the interests of decency and fair play, mat it be sifted to the botiom and the guilty, who ever they be, held up to the contempt of every decent admirer of boxing, even though the re sult wipe the manly art off this City's list of sporting attractions completely and forever. The writer's opportunities lor observing this contest were as good perhaps as those of any one, his seat being selected immediately they were placed on sale and the one chosen being a gallery "reserve," directly over the ring. Both men were watched as closely as one pair of perfect eyes could do so; and although personally desiring to see Sharkey win, there were two distinct occasions during that mem orable contest when every snred of hope on that score was entire; y abandoned; and then 1 when the eventful eighth occurred, and Fitr simmons stalked over toward the clock, and directly faciDg the writer, with his long arms dangling at his sides and wearing that "what did-I-tell-you" smile of iiis, I mentally ejacu lated, "Yes, you got him, didn't you," anal am positive Fiiz felt he had won. But then, when the knowledge dawned upon him that he had lost on a foul, the transformation scene that swept over the Australian's face was pos itively painful to a conscientious onlooker to witness; and 1 telt convinced, then and there, that if Fitzsimmons had fouled Sharkey, It was so far unintentional that he (Fitz) was una'wareof it. I certainly detected none, but it doesn't follow there wasn't any. Apropos of Sharkey's idea published so prominently in one of the yesterday morning papers, that Fitz would be comparatively easy game for Corbett, Sharkey surely must have been joking, there beiu* little real doubt but that after Fltz's disposal of Sharkey the other evening-, he was stiil in a condition to have given Pompadour Jim the fight of bis life, without any interlude or intermission what ever before proceeding about it. J. G. B. San Francisco, December 10, 1896. garten work as soon as she is stronger. Her chief trouble is insomnia, which tires her, but has never affected her mind." In order to show how sane her daughter was Mrs. Cooper led the way to Hattie's room. The invalid was lying 04 her bed, propped up with pillows, but she seemed bright and cheerful and conversed readily about her regret at not being in town dur ing the election. Durinjj the course of con versation Mrs. Cooper showed a letter which she had recently received from St. Louis, from a lady signing herself Bessie L. Robinson. "She refers to a lecture 1 gave two years ago in St. Louis, and asks for some of the statistics I gave then about Kindergarten work," said Mrs. Cooper, and she added : "It is always sue 1 a pleasure to receive these letters, snowing the in terest that people feel in the work. If you think that this one will be ot any use for publication 1 will lend it to you." "Mother, before letting it go see that you have the right address, because it must be arswered and the reporter might forget to return it," said Miss Hattie Cooper in such a thoroughly practical and matter-of-faci way that it was difficult to imagine that she had any mental afflic tion. "You see," said Mrs. Cooper, after leav ing her daughter's room, "how utterly baseless is any rumor that Hattie is in sane. She is not strong enough to see visitors, but I let you see her because I was anxious to show that she is as sane as any of us. Hattie is simply run down with overwork, but I hope and pray she will soon be strong and well again, and in the meantime I do not consider it my duty to take uny part in public life while my child needs nursing at home; but Hattie is as sane as I am." THE SHADOW OF DOOM. Mrs. Cooper's Last Kind Thought of a Sister's Need. A tender little story cam? to me to-day that told of the kind heart of the woman that passed away leaving no word or line to tell the story of her death. Her sudden departure has been a great snock to those wno knew and loved her, It has been a greater one, perhaps, to those who have been benefited by the kind and charitable deeds that have identified her throughout her bu'-y life. Three weens ago a young girl who was greatly iv need of help went to Mrs. Coop er's home on Vallejo street and asked to see her. She came down to the parlor where the girl was waiting. The motherly face, framed in gray hair, touched the homesick heart of the girl and she con tided to Mrs. Cooper her whole story. She told of her long weeks of hopeless seeking for work and oi the many discouraging failures, of wanl and of longing for home. "What can I do for you, dear?" asked Mrs. Cooper kindly. "I want work, Mrs. Cooper," answered the gin. "What can you do?" "Well," said the girl, "I have never gone out to .-ervice; I shouldn't like to do that; but I though c you might hear of some one who would like a companion. I have been so discouraged that I have even thought of suicide." Mrs. Cooper walked over and sat down beside the girl and took her hands. "Not that, not that," she said. "You must not. give up. When once we give up, you Know, then all is lost. You must try to be brave. A young woman has a bar i time of it alone in the City.'' For an hour they chatted, in the dusk of tbe evening, the young woman A'ho had thought of suicide and the older one who had infinite pity for her. Mrs. Cooper explained during their conversa tion that her daughter's health would not permit of her leaving her for any length of time, but she agreed to do all that lay in her power for the girl. She took the girl's card and wrote a few explanatory words below tbe name. Then the girl left, followed by the mem ory of a sweet, kind face. Two weeks passed and the girl alone and without work had begun to despair of ever hear ing from Mrs. Cooper, when one day she received a note. "My dear girl," it ran, "I have found a place for you. I am afraid that you have feit forgotten, but I have been very busy. Will you call?" Buoyed up again by nope the girl went yesterday morning to Mrs. Cooper's home. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1896. It was only then that she heard of the terrible tragedy. When a prominent person dies little episodes or reminiscences connected with his or her life that never otherwise would receive attention are brought to light. This story told me by the girl herself seems worthy of commemoration. "The evil that men do lives after them; the good is often interred with their bones," says Shakespeare, but it does not always follow. Mac Gates. THE FATHER'S DEATH. Halsey F. Cooper* Tragic Suicide Ascribed to Impulsive Insanity. The suicide of Halsey F. Cooper, hus band of Sarah B. Cooper, which occurred! on December 6, 1885, in its incidents sug gests strongly the same condition of mind which must have been tbe unhappy heir loom of his daughter during the months that she sought the life of herself and her mother. In the case of the father, how ever, there were well-defined reasons for his discontent and discouragement. Mr. Cooper bad for a great many years been Deputy Surveyor of the Port— so The Chamber in which Mrs* Sarah B. Cooper and Her Daughter Harriet Were Found Dead Yesterday Morning. long that he and bis family bad come to look upon the situation as a settled source of income for life. In 1884 came the change in administration and soon after Cleveland's inauguration Cooper was let out. He was 58 years of age. All the years of his maturity had been spent in public ser vice and he felt that ho was unfitted for anything else. To ndd to iiis embarrass ment there was a 14000 mortgage upon his property at 1902 Vallejo street. A flooded sewer inflicted damage to his property which demanded an immediate outlay of cash and he had nothing with which to meet the demand. His friends, and they were many, per ceiving the magnitude of his cures, de cided to testify their appreciation of the many exemplary qualities of himself and wife, and commenced a subscription to pay off tne mortgage. They were par tially successful, but the relief came too late. It was Sunday and the husband excused his non-attendance at church by pleading the prevalence of burglaries in the neigh borhood. He escorted his wife and daughter to the car ami himself returned to the house. Wtien the ladies returned from Sunday-School, whicn followed the morn ing service, tney found Cooper appar ently asleep on a sota. They strove to wake him. He was dead. Investigation showed he bad taken the contents of a four-ounce bottle of carbolic acid. He left a note to his wife and daughter which was affectionate in the extreme. He recounted their love, truth and fidelity to i.im, but stated they would be better off without him. "Softening of the brain, old age creeping on and pauper ism is more than lean endure," he wrote. "Your lives, so useful and so noble, should not be burdened by one who de votedly loves you but who has failed to provide." THE "BAD MAN" REFEREE. [Reproduced from the Hew York Herald.] The subscription to lift the mortgage was raised one week after. Mrs. Cooper died in the same bouse which had been the death scene of her husband. Friends who remember Mr. Cooper well say that his daughter was like him in action, temperament and feature. At the time of his death nothing was known of his hereditary taint, but a Coroner's jury brought in a verdict of "impulsive insan ity." The softening of the brain to which he referred was imaginary. MRS. COOPER'S CAREER. Known Everywhere as a Brave and Ambltlou9 Leader. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper was known throughout the civilized world as a woman of great energy and ambition in educa tional and religious matters. She was pre-eminently the mostdistinpuished Cali fornia woman in the line of charitits and the peculiar phases of educational work embraced in kindergarten efforts. At every woman's congress she was the most honored of guests, being a woman of fine address, wide culture ana admirable at tainments. Her unfortunately afflicted daughter was her constant companion and aman uensis, and was almost as widely known as the mother, whose death was the result of her insanity. Sarali B. Cooper was born in Cazenovia, N. V., in 1834. bhe was given a good education, anrt was trained in th* faith of the Presbyterian church. After her mar riage, which was at the age of 20, she went to Tennessee witn herhusoand, Halsev F. Cooper, where she was deeply interested in the slavery question, and devoted a great deal oi h»i energy to trying to ac complish the abolition of the institution. Her daughter. Hattie, was born at Mom phis in 1856, and .was consequently 40 years of age. When Mrs. Cooper married Halsey Fen nimore Cooper he was a professor in the seminary of Cazenovia. They lived hap pily until ten years ago, when he com mitted suicide- while suffering from im pulsive insanity. The following extracts from an account of the dead woman's iife work was pre pared by one who knew ncr well and was intimately acquainted with her life-work: Her energies were mainly devoted to kinder garten work. The Pioneer Kindergarten in this City was founded by her. Mrs. Leland Stanford and other wealthy* women were ncr patronesses Mid such wns their confidence In her that she could always command their finrtiic.ul aid when she hud a good work to carry through. After the Pioneer Kindergar ten had been established Mrs. Cooper founded others. Six months ngo she staled that she was an officer oi nineteen societies for the prosecution of charitable work. Generally she was the president, sometimes vice-president or secretary, butulwaysshe was the moving spirit of ihe undertaking whatever it was. In this work Bhe was ably assisted by her daughter, Harriet. Miss Cooper was her mother's mainstay. She wa« beloved with an undivided affection, which never failed to be the subject oJ remark by all who observed the two together. Miss Harriet was her mother's secretary, her child, her companion and her shadow. When the mother retired at night the dn lighter retired also; when she arose Miss Cooper arose. The dey was passed together. Their devo tion to each othpr was something more than the love of the ordinary mother and daughter. It was engrossing and imssionate. It was especially tried when Mrs. Cooper found herself face to face with a repugnant duty in connection with her church. She was a leading member of the First Congregational Church, and one of the first of the congrega tion to be made aware of the unworthlness of the pastor, the Rev. Charles O. Brown. Peo ple who regarded her as a mentor, told her of the preacher's unritnoss to fill the pulpit, and she conceived it to be her duty to act for the right, whatever might ensue. When the great church scandal broke out and the City was rent with animosities growing out of the fight of the factions, Mrs. Cooper took a firm stand and remained steadfast to the last. She be lieved Dr. Brown guilty, and not all the male dictions, the threats and the malevolent gos sip of liis partisans could prevent her from as serting thai he was not worthy to guide the flock of which he was the chosen leader. In this controversy Miss Cooper was as sailed, and her mother flew to her defense. The assaults made upon the mother were likewise warded off by the daughter. It was a trying ordeal for them, but it told more on the younger than the elder. Mrs. Cooper's serene faith in tne justice of the divine mas ter wax an armor oi steel against the slings and arrows of her enemies. Miss Cooper, though sharing her mother's pious nature, was not proof against them. They wounded her and had a perceptible effect on her subse quent life. She became nervous, deeply irri tated and despondent It is believed that she had inherited from her tuther a suicidni ten dency, for she often spoke of death and wished for it". Friends of the Coopers assert that they have ever dreaded some such termination of their lives as that whinn has shocked the City to day. Mrs. Cooper was more content to live out her allotted span of lite. She knew of her daughter's desire tor death and deprecated it, but she herself was always ready lor the end. She held heiself amenable to the will of the Creator, but she would not presume to hasten her tubing of. In their home life the Coopers were a re markable couple. They had made themselves one of the coziest and interesting domiciles to be found anywhere. It was a charming spot and reflected tbe character of its occupant!. Mrs. Cooper and Colonel Robert G» Ingersoll were cousins and warm personal friends, in spite of their opposing religious views. Colonel Ingersoll presented Mrs. Cooper with a volume of his lectures a few years ago, with the inscription: "To Get Most for your money and nave needless ex- penses now. It Is true economy to build up your system and prevent sickness, by taking Hood's Sarsapariila The best— in fact tbe One True Blood Purifier. HnnH'c Pi Ilc ftre Prompt, efficient and IIUUU 5 fIUS easyiuefiect. 25 cents. my own cousin, Sarah, of whom I will say if all Christians were like her thie book would never have been written." Probably 120 kindergartens have grown out of the Goiden Gate Kindergarten, formed by Mrs. Cooper. To her more than to any one person the people may be thankful for that modification of the edu cational system that makes it conform to day to tbe teachings of the immortal Froebel. Mrs. Cooper's well-known Bible cla?s was organized hi 1880, in the Calvary Pres byterian Church. In five or six years it became one of the famous institutions of the City. Finally she " taught doctrines that were challenged as heresy by Deacon Robertson. The trial was a noted one, and Mrs. Cooper defended herself so ably as to attract wide attention The church de cided against her and she withdrew to the First Congregational Church, where her Bible class again became a great factor and remained such until the outcome of the famous trial of Key. C. O. Brown. In the Brown trial Mrs. Cooper was an important factor. At first a friend of Dr. Brown she be came convinced he was wrong, and was one of the urgent enemies who?e efforts finally resulted in his downfall. It was to Mrs. Cooper that Mrs. Stockton made the confession that was so latal to Dr. Brown. Mrs. Cooper was president of the Woman's Congress, and was a leading spirit in the Pacific Coast Woman's Press Association. Her correspondence through out the world was voluminous, and her death will be felt as a public loss wherever p ople cherish the name of those who devote their lives to religion and educa tion. GRIEF IN LOS ANGELES. Mrs. Cooper Highly Commended for Her Noble Qualities. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 11.— Few instances of death in this State can be recalled in Los Angeles to-night which have occasioned such universal expressions of regret as that of the untimely taking off of Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper. This pure, Christian woman had scores of dear and loyal friends in this city who stood by her like a wall of adamant in her late controversy with Rev. C. O. Brown. Her friends are among this city's noblest womanhood, all of whom are deeply grieved over her death. Sue has been pro nounced over and over again the noblest of women and the most unselfish of phil antrophists. Many of these friends knew of the sad and melancholy state of Hattie Cooper's mind and insist that Mrs. Cooper never committed suicide. The deceased is commended very highly for her noble, generous womanhood, but most of all for her indomitable courage in taking a firm stand for right, honor, de cency and the cause of Christianity against her own pastor in the First Church scandal. THE HAND OF FELLOWSHIP. Exteuded to Dr. Ailhuin of the First Congregational Church. The new incumbent of the First Congre gational Church, Rev. Dr. Adams, was ten dered a highly flattering reception Thurs day night by the representatives of almost every religious denomination in San Fran cisco. Di. H. L. Hallock of Mills College, himself a Congregational divine, occupied the chair, nnd the remaining seats upon the platform were shared among the fol lowing: Right Rev. Bishop Nichols, Dr. J. Hemphiil of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. W. Cnseo* Howard-street Methodist Church. Rev. Dr. Stebbins of the Unitarian body. Dr. Boynton of the Baptists, Dr. W. D.Williams of the Ply mouth Congregational Church, and finally the gentleman in whose honor the pro ceedings were held, Rev. Dr. Adams. The chairman later took occasion to ex press regret, on behalf of himself, his col leagues and the congregation, that illness should have prevented Dr. Voorsanzer from voicing the sentiment o> the Jewish community, as had been anticipated. The commodious interior of the church was well filled when, at S o'clock. Dr. J. H. Warren introduced Dr. Hallock as the chairman of the evening. He spoice a few words of welcome. Right Rev. Bishop Nichols then ad dressed the congregation on behalf of the Angli-an communion. Dr. Hemphill extended a Presbyterian welcome to the new pastor in a char acteristically humorous address, and Rev. Dr. Case spoke of the need of strong con victions in a place like San Francisco, and welcomed Dr. Adams as a man of that caJibtr. Dr. Stebbins on behalf of »he Unitarians responded in a thoughtful ana philosophical speech to the invitation of the chairman and invoked a blessing on Dr. Adams' ministry. Dr. Boynton, representing the Baptists, described San Francisco as one of the brightest missionary fields in the world, and warmly welcomed Dr. Adams thereto, and Dr. Williams of the Plymouth Con gregational Ctiurcu spoKe for the Congre gational community. Dr. Adams briefly acknowledged the good fellowship of his brother pastors. The balance of the evening's programme was composed of choral and >010 selec tions by the choir. The speeches all con cluded, the congregation adjourned to the lecture-room of the church, where an hour was passed in social intercourse. Dr. Adams' installation will take place next Tuesday. NEW TO-DAY. S^V Useful / . Holiday ■^ Presents Men's Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters— every style, size and color imaginable— BlO. Boys' Suits, Overcoats and Ulsters, ages 12 to 19. Desirable styles, perfect-fitting garments. Oar price, $7.ftO. Boys' Knee Pants Suits and Overcoats in dark and medium excellent value, $2. 50. Gents' Full Dress Suit?; Gents' Tuxedo ' Coats and Vests— our styles are superb and exclusive. The Inverness Overcoat— the proper thing for full dress. Neckwear, Mufflers, Night Robes, Pajamas, Gloves. Hats, Caps, etc. For Home Comfort— House Coats, Gowns, Lounging Robes, Bath Robes; also ! Traveling Rugs and Shawls. Direct Importation— Most complete stock west of the Rockies. Call early, before Christmas rush depletes the stock. Christmas shopping by mail a great suc- cess at our store. HIS NEW LARIAT. A Cowboy Makes Thing* Hum and Hies Him Hence. BACK TO TEE PLAINS. Four Months in San Francisco Enough for Him — Why It Was. Crossing on the broai-cauge ferry the other day was a decidedly good-looking cowboy, attired as they love to be, and carrying a bran new lariat. Of that he s-etned to be particularly proud. He han dled it and fondled it ; he toy . d with it and played with it; after gazing at it as a mother would at her new-born babe he hit his leg very viciously with it. The cowboy was evidently in love with hU lariat, and himself, too. Cowboys like to talk to "you fellows," as they somewi.at irreverently call the newspaper men, and this cattle Kins in embryo was no exception to the rule. "Going? Where am I going? Back home, I reckon. Look like it, don't 1?" he replied to a leading question. "Had a good time in the City?" came next. I "Bit different to when I was down !vwr or hve years ago," was the laconic an»ve«. "Whoopea it higher than ever beforejl suppos?," ventured the inquirer. "No; want to hear the story?" . "Why, surely." ; "This is, I'll bet,"he began, "the first time you run up against a jrame of this sort. Yon see, when I came down in '91 I had a handsome roll — one of the largest piles of greenbacks that left the prairies that year, and I started in to do things up in pretty lively shape. It took me about six months to get about all I wanted, but in that time I got a whole 'skinful.' I starts off home one day, feeling as if I had been run through several mills (home is the prairie, it doesn't matter much where, either) and after I found one or two of my running mates, I started to herd ride again. Bat just here is where th« tale begins. That six months down here in^Frisco was too much for me I guess, for I tumbled to it that I had about lost my j:rip. Why, any ordinary pony could 'make a monkey' out of me, anil as for my 'riata.' I had mighty little use for it. 'Twasn't so bad at first, but inside of a year I was as good as laid off, and all because/I was 'fading away,' as they say." "What ob earth is 'fading' away?" asked his interviewer. "Don't you know? — why, you feel that you are too tired to live; that you don't want to see any bands of cattle; you sweat nights, and cold at that, too, and then your face gets like a corpse that's been dead for a week of Sundays. You can't see your cattle, to say nothing about rop- ■ ing 'em. In fact you are 'no good.' . You fellows— some ot you must get that way. Well, I give up, ana off to Denver to see a doctor. No good. Back 'home.' No good. Off again to Cheyenne. No good. Then I was broke, and all the time getting worse. About seven months ago tie boys got to reading something about some place in Frisco, and . they . all . chips in ; stakes me good to try it as a final show not to have to 'cash in,' and I came down.". Then he drew a big sigh of relief, and added as a sort of "postscript,' "and I'm feeling bully too. you bet." "What did you do down here that , brought about this great change in yc^^g for you are surely strong and well enou,^^^ now?'' was asked. \ T "Nothing at all. That is, I did go up to wheie they said I was to go — to t«e Hudson Medical Institute, you know — that great while building at the corner of Stockton, Market and Ellis streets— and when I told the doctors there just how I was fixed I just let them run me. They gave me what they all call the "Great Hud yan" and told me how to take it and when to take it, how to carry myself and what to eat and drink and what time to turn in. That's all I done. They looked after the rest." • = , , ; "But how aid you come to hear of that great institute?" he was asked. "Oh, I heard of it everywhere; but, you see, some of the boys got hold of some of the testimonials that they sent out about ♦his "Hudyan" and we wrote for more and got 'em all free, and when we reads what it does for others I try it. It cures me too, don't it?' It was evident that it had. And ■be was off back for "home" again. . '." ; : ..': > ; - Auction Sale op Turkish Rugs i AT ' NATIVE SONS' HALL, i On Mason Street, TO=DAY. _ A xd Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12, 14 and 15, At 11 a. x, 2:30 and Bp. M. . This Is Boghosran Bros.* . -Collection for absolute sale. 45 Bales of the finest Rug's ever offered to the public. FRAiR W. BITT£PiFIELD, Auctioneer for A. M. speck <fc Co., • 602 Market street. EXiECTRIC lOjEIIjTjS ■ -»..>//.> *•"<£. 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