.Wrecks a Derrick.-The derrick -erected on^ Seventh and

Berrvv streets by tho Southern ¦•I'acliic

st' J.-jjAV,'Griffiths;and {wife<have', returned

'from Europe after aiseven "months' tourof the v.Continent. '.'.#, j

Fire [Chief ." Sullivan Out:Again.t•„-¦Chief;Sullivan of the Fire;Department.was able to be but yesterdayjfor^ the* first• time •sine* ¦;he was • attacked \by',pneu-monia.' « The Chief expects to "".bo able 'toresume active work lira' day or -two.

**

A grand ;ball will5 bo?"given? next <Sat-'¦urday" evening;: by *the ,AncientIOrder 'of;Hlbernlahs," Division"17.'^ The Vdaricei will, tako <'place ->at :^Oper"a'.Hall, 2131;Mission *.street "bf-twe^niSeven teenthf andEighteenth; ,. A:. large ¦ number ;of,Invita-'

, tlons have .been issued for the affair.

Hibernians . to Give a*Dance. "The Columbia^ Social ;Club/icomposed 1ofmembers of Court" Columbia^ Foresters *ofAmericaJ'i.wiU'give; its fifth,annual\ball inUnion"Square-Hairon New" Year'B eve,' ',I

Columbia Social? Club.

The Challenge ',Is \Out.. "Wednesday^ 'January .the :3d.:the ;greatchallenge will;take place^ln ,thfs

'

cit'y.7 • *

'¦.."¦.William':and Fred:Horstmeyer, sons*of

the*late^IWilliam:Horstmejcer. ;have tbeen

cited s to';appear ibefore 'Judge '* Coftey'for

examination as toUhelr knowledge of, thewhereabouts :of ? certain effects belongingto; decedent's •estate. * Marie Horstmeyer,decedent's ;widow.vsuspects the respond-ents :of/:having concealed money,

-goods

nnd securities, and It.was at her instancethat the cltatiqn.was issued.

Claims ,Money Is;Concealed.

-Judge;; Cabaniss .yesterday ? signed \nstatement exonerating Abe Isaacs, a jew-eler of 343 Kearny street,; from the chancebrought against him on-November 23 byManuel %Souza.1; who .» alleged ', that1;Isaacshad sold • hlmga*"silverineV swatch- as aBilver.one. Isaacs was;tried <a week agoand -was discharged .by the Police -Judge:

Jeweler Isaacs Is >Exonerated.

.Valley;Lodge,' Ancient \Order of UnitedWorkmen, the banner, lodge* of the 'ordernumerically, after . having v occupied onehall in'the Shlela building for: twenty-twoyears, decided last;night < to move into'an<;w \_frater 0al~horne - -

Itsinext meetingwillbe In the Pioneer. building on Fourthstreet. ............ ... .,... .

Tu;Change Its Home.

The •Board of;Public Works yesterdayawarded tathe, contract (for building,"thebunkerg" for street* sweepings at the cor-ner of.'Eleventh »and *;Bryant * streete '- toNewsome,. McNelU & Co. for $4967. *$ ThaOther •bidders were

--the » Dundon Bridge

Company, $6237; Atlantic,"Gulf .and -Pa-

cific Company, $6144: City Street Improve-ment Company,* $5333.-%|&bg&2S£K

l3e^8S&!Pl

Bunkers for Street Sweepings.Come Along.

Do not delay:,This week the greatestshoe bargains inthe world.'- You can weargood :and istylish:shoes ¦by,' buying•themright in.therfght place. $3 shoes for menand women to-morrow, for ?1 85 a pair, atthe assignee shoe sain of the Boston,' 773Market street." near Fourth. —-.' . ••¦

.William O. Badger, James H. Barry,' ThomasMorton. Joseph Gordon, Ed P. Danforth.' Tim-othy P.~

Rlordtn.-

Julius ¦ Platshek. P. O-

Aherne, Lowell Howe. B. A;Bchmitte, ¦ WilliamE.*.Lutz, John Elliott, Horace D.Dunn,' RobertR. Vail. Christopher Dunker, Harry M. Kelly,C»rl Henry.' H. H. Young and Harry •Kama-tell.'/4ffifeBnVBa9A89(B|gBH

Christopher Dunker was appointed fore-man by the court and the Grand Juryappointed; Ed. P.. Danforth to the officeof.secretary.

Anew Grand Jury was drawn yesterdayby Chief Deputy County \ Clerk Joseph*Goddard before Judge :Bahrs. Followingare the names of •those drawn and whonow constitute the' local .Inquisitorialbody: ¦•¦¦..» HAbBMMM

NEW GRAND JUBY, DRAWNIN JUDGE BAHRS' COURT

Nineteen Citizens Take NecessaryOath and ,Axe Beady for ;In-. quisitorial Labors.

The cases of Zick 'Abrams, Joseph Peck-erman, AlL«vy;and Joseph Mohan, whowere arrested on a charge 7of? vagrancy,were '¦ dismissed by ;Judge Cabanlss

"yes-

terday on the ground that' the evidencewas insufficient. The police alleged thatthe 1defendants Ihad Ibeen |selling pools onraces with hand books,' and 'as they couldnot be convicted for selling pools It wasdecided, to arrest. them for vagrancy. .

Poolmen Are iNot Vagrants.

Elizabeth ;S. fDobson has been granteddivorce

'f from ,David A.'.. Dobson on the

ground of desertion.. Suits .*for v divorcewere filed yesterday by Luella St. J. Y.Faudre, against Crockett L. Faudre fordesertion.., May Gelnghry

'against James

O. Geinghry'for desertion, Frances Seid-enburg against :Richard Seidenburg • forcruelty- and \ Jessie E.-Avery againstFrank M. Avery for failure to provide.

In the Divorce Court.

Henry McCuen has filed suit to havo an-nulled his marriage to Hattle McCuen,¦which was ¦ solemnized September 23 lastat Big Canyon, El Dorado County, Cal.J

McCuen alleges that he married the de-fendant at the earnest solicitation jof herbrother;. Albert C. Wilson,

-and her broth-er-in-law/ Anson Davis,-, who backed their

solicitations "with.deadly weapons *onthem and threats to shoot, malm and killthe plaintiffunless he married the defend-ant.''«aMBirtatai»J9|WHH|*'N' ¦

' - .- .- ¦.,-,.- McCuen says he was falsely accused ofbeing the father of his wife s child/ andnow, after *righting •a 'wrong ,he alleges

he never committed, he seeks relief asstated. .¦-•,' . . -. :

- . ;.;.-.

Made Husband.

FIREARMS NOT LOVECAUSE HIS MARRIAGE

El Dorado County Methods ObjectedTo by HenryjMcCuen, a Recently

J. Laumeister, 621 Andover street, Ber-nal Heights, swore to complaints in JudgeCabanlss' court yesterday for the arrestof four members of the Spade family, whoare his neighbors, on various ¦ charges.George and James Spade are charged withbattery, William with malicious mischiefand John, the father, with disturbing thepeace. . ,

Shortly after midnight the three sonswent to Laumelster*s residence and raiseda disturbance. He says they broke allthe panes in one of the windows. and thenwent away, but returned two or threetimes, renewing the disturbance. At 4o'clock yesterday morning, he says, Wil-liam Spade got a heavy, niece or timberand battered in the front door.

Laumelster finally attacked the . triowith such effect that they fled. About 9o'clock the father of the young Spadeswent to Laumeister'B house and abused

'Mrs. Laumeister because her husband had'thrashed his sons.

Father and Three Sons to Be Arrestedon Complaint of a

Neighbor.

WANTS FOUR SPADESPLACED BEHIND BARS

Fire a Shot 20 Miles.The United States wJU flre a thousand-pound

shot twenty mlle«>» which will be a record-breaker for the distance. The gun from whichIt Is to c* fired will be a model of AmericanIngenuity and workmanship. Another marre!of American Ingenuity is Hostettei** StomachBitters. For fifty years It has been the onlymedicine to cure constipation, indigestion, dys-pepsia, biliousness, and by its direct action onthe kidneys prevents rheumatism.

The collision between the Californiastreet cars on Tuesday night, wherebyseveral people were Beverely shaken •up,was due to a defective brake on one ofthe cars. Aline of hose had been stretchedacross tfie track by,the firemen who werefighting the flames ¦,In Ladd's gunstore.and the first car down stopped a few feetaway. Th© second car was not far behindand, owing to the dense smoke, the grip-man could not:see that the car in frontwas stopped until within a few yards ofit. He tried to set' the brakes, but theyrefused to

-work, and the ,collision fol-

lowed. A'Mrs.;Campbell of Oakland wasthrown to the. floor of the "car;and hadher hip badly wrenched. The other pas-sengers escaped with a few bruises.

Hurt in Car Collision.

The branch of the W. C. T. U. In chargeof the work among soldiers and sailorson this coast helped to make Christmas aday to be remembered by five

'hundred

soldifrs in the hospitals and barracks ofthe Presidio. Ithas been the custom forsome time for the ladles to 'write lettersto soldiers and sailors

—letters of hope and

comfort and advice—

and for the purposesof Christmas members of the union allover the State were asked to write, andforward letters to the headquarters Inthis city. Five hundred, letters came in,and into each envelope with the letter wasput a handkerchief and a Christmas card,and these 'each -with a little bunch offlowers were taken out to the Presidioby several of the ladies of the union and?:rre distributed.

Letters for Soldiers

Brown went Into the grocery on thecorner and told of his experience. A few.minutes, later Policeman Roedlger, wholives in the neighborhood, entered thegrocery and the robbery was reported tohim. "Roediger notified police headquar-ters and yesterday '.Detective Bailey

-was

detailed on the case.- He saw Brown, whowas unable to give an accurate descrip-tion of the robber, but handed the detect-ive the revolver as a possible clew.

Brown said his watch was a valuableone and he Is anxlousto get Itback," butthe chances are^ agalnst.lt.

There has been a lull in the depreda-tions by footpads for some days and itwas thought that fear of detection hadmade them seek other fields, but' another

Tase, was reported to the police yesterdaymorning in which a lone footpad operated.

The victim was C. Brown,-

423 Turkstreet, who is employed in the wholesalewarehouse of Murphy, Grant &,Co. Hereturned home shortly before 1 o'clockyesterday morning and as he was-jjhoutto step Into his doorway.he was confront-ed, by,a man who pointed a revolver athis head and ordered him' to throw up hishands.

"Now give me your watch and money,"¦ said the robber. ". •. ,

"Ypu had better take them," repliedBrown.. The robber took possession of Brown'sgold watch and chain and' proceeded togo through his pockets for money.

Brown watched his chance, and whenthe robber was off hi« guard for an in-stilnt, dexterously relieved him of his re-volver. The robber fled and ;Brown flrcdfour shots at him in rapid succession, butnone seemed to take effect.

TURNS TABLESON THE FOOTPAD

C. Brown Grabs a Robber'sRevolver, but the Lat-

ter Escapes. """

The Bay City Wheelmen held theirChristmas tree last evening at the club-house on Golden Gate avenue. The roomswere crowded' early in the evening,' anduntil late last night members kept comingand going,. getting :¦a present from thetree, a bumper of punch from the diningroom and then joining the chorus besidethe piano.

George B. Stangenberger dealt out thepresents. They were trinkets suggestiveof some personal "peculiarity, some eventor some deed .of Interest or amusementconnected with the member honored. Thenfollowed a~ programme of entertainmentin which Austin Kanzie, A. Fisher, BenRenard/ Henry L. Day, Frank Smith, Ar-chie Reid and others took part. The clos-ing of the programme did not by anymean3 end the evening, however, for whenthe list had been run through, the mem-bers Improvised more and more, and untilfar Into the night the clubhouse rang withthe laughter and the merry choruses thatshook the ceilings.

CHRISTMAS TREE FOR *BAY CITY WHEELMEN

Annual Holiday Festivities at theGolden, Gate Avenue Club- .

house.

A committee has issued a call for thefirst convention. The members are H. F.Lyon, Alameda; J. H. Severin, Modesto;George E. Newman, Lompoc; E. H. Zim-merman, Watsonville, and William H.Roussell, San Francisco. The purposes ofth,e organization are set forth by.the com-mittee as being the elevation of the but-termen's industry, to conduct a buttermakers' employment bureau, to hold con-ventions for the exchange of ideas andmethods, to conduct exhibitions of butter,to act in union In the butter-maker's wel-fare and to secure better compensationfor services. William H. Baylor, at 114California street, is one of the prominentmovers for organization.

The first convention willbe without pro-gramme for the reason that all the timewill be taken up in perfecting the organ-ization and outlining its future policy andwork.

The first association of .creamery mento be organized west of the,Mlasouri Riverwill be formed next Wednesday at ameeting to be held Inthis city. Fifty menInterested In this industry have signifiedtheir intention to Join. There areprobably 200 in the State who areeligible. They are the expert menat the head of large concerns thatturn out butter by the .ton. In theEast there are such associations that holdexhibitions of dairy products and awardmedals and prizes.

Scientific Manipulators ofCream Plan for Mutual

Benefit.

AREPREPARINGFOR A CONVENTION

THEpatrons of the Tivoli will no

longer hear the dulcet voice orgaze upon the perfect figure ofFannie Birch, one of the pret-

, tiest and cleverest members ofthe chorus disporting on Its boards. Theyoung lady is now Mrs. George A. Smith,and has settled down to' domestic life.

The news of the wedding became knownyesterday, when the bride visited the Tlv-oll to call upon her former associates an<Jincidentally displayed on her left hand adiamond ring and the plain golden bandwhich proclaims the wearer is a weddedwife.

Early in the past week Manager Leahy,

of the Tlvoll. was asked by Miss Birchfor a week's vacation. On the 18th of themonth a quiet wedding ceremony wasperformed at the home of the bride's parrents, and a short honeymoon trip to LosAngeles and the Southland followed.• The Tivolimanagement received word ofthe marriage a few days ago, and also therequest of the bride that a life-long en-gagement prevented the carrying out ofher engagement at the theater.

The happy groom who has distanced allcompetitors ,for the hand of fhe prettyactress is connected with the businessstaff of a morning paper, and it will benews to his many friends to learn that heIs a benedict. The young couple are nowlivingin a cosily fitted flat on Stanyanstreet. %¦';¦ ¦--.v-t.;-fe;^>K;-^i

MR. ANDMRS. GEORGE A. SMITH, WHOSE RECENT MARRIAGE HASBESULTED IN THE TIVOLIBEING DEPRIVED OF THE SERVICESOF ONE OF ITS BEVY OF SINGERS.

HOME COMING OFTOURIST BUNKER

Travels by Rail^ Riyer andPost Road From

divostok to Mosoow.v

Specimens ofJBuilding Material FromAncient Edifices Collected and

Shipped to Universityof California.—

r : ."William |M. Bunker and wife have re-

lumed from a journey around the'world.They left San

-Francisco twenty-two

months ago, and, during "their:absence•triivoled .. ih!ny-fivfc":tliuiisand miles,lietilth attended them en an theii J-}ur-neys by land and sea.j-Mr. Bunker having adjusted his. busi-ness aftairs :for a', long trip, started outto see the world, and especially tne.worldof the Orient. Accompanied 'by ms wife,he Journeyed

'by rail trom

~\iadivostoK

eix uundrtd miles northerly, to tne AmoorKiver.

''mence t>y steamer up the Amoor

and a tnoutary stream fie traveled six-teen huncirea iiiilts.:ne traveled six daysana nignts m btbena on the post roadin a verucle'diawn uy horses, .arrivingat irkutsAhi nne torm. Tne rest ofthe -journey .oy run 10 'Moscow and St.Petersburg was interesting, but not ex-citing.In nis travels in Asiatic regions tribu-

tary to the Pacific Mr. BunKer studiedthe currents of commerce and the proba-ble btnetlts to loan Franclaeoy springingfrom the growth and development of Rus-sia in Asia..He saw many 'things to ex-cite his wonder and surprise. When thetime comes he, will report*his observationsto the fcan Francisco Chamcer of Com-merce.

-•\-

-bpeuking of trade expansion, he says:

"Iam in favor of subsidies for buildingships and establishing steamship lines. 1care not who makes the money, so ¦ longas we get. the commercial advantageswithin our reach. The Spanish war wasin one sense a great business investment.European nations had no adequate notionof the strength and vigor of the UnitedStates until the operations of the cam-paign opened thelreyes. An Englishmanremarked to me: 'xour President wentto wur In a business way that we cannotunderstand. He ordered. the army andnavy to deliver so many victories andthey were delivered promptly.'

" . ' - .Mr. Bunker loitered in London for eight

months and made no haste In his travelthrough Continental Europe. He collectedfragments of building material from an-cient edifices and had the specimens socollected shipped to the University of Cal-ifornia, where the study of the chemistryof structural, material may be leisurelypursued* Mr. Bunker paid for the pack-ing and also the freight charges to Liv-erpool. One of the ships belonging toJohn D. Spreckels Bros. &Co. is convey-ing the specimens free of cost to the uni-versity from Liverpool-to San Francisco.

Mr. Bunker was the founder of the SanFrancisco Dally Report. He learned ofthe paper's demise before he returned tothe city. He is convinced that the pennyproposition as applied to journalism willnot succeed In San Francisco until thecity has direct connection with the Eastby four 1 or five railway lines. When hesold the Report to the Scripps

'League

he expressed doubt as to the ability of thenew management to achieve success onthe penny, basis. -: >'.,-. .

Burglars Tuesday night broke' into thestore of Molinari & Carina at 432 Broad-way and, opening the ;<afe, got away with

5375. An entrance, was effected by pry-ing open the rear door with a "Jimmy."Molinarl- lives In the ,flat over the store.He was eating dinner - with his familywhen the burglary, was committed. ¦

: "I•>leftrthe >store shortly • before 9o'clock,'-' :he ;said when. tellingof his I033."and 'went f upstairs 10 have -Christmasdinner with myIfamily. Before leavingIopened the safe and counted the con-tents of the cash 'drawer. As Iexpectedto return in a short timeIdid not lockthe safe, but left the lights burning as aprecautionary measure against a visit byburglars.*'! returned" to my place of busi-rless shortly before '10. o'clock, and wassurprised to find tha door of the sateopen. .Hurriedly pulling out the cashdrawer Idiscovered . that the gold,amounting to $375. was gone.- "Iam satisfied that the work was doneby somebody who was familiar with thepremises and who was • aware that thsreceipts of the business were in the safe."

Yesterday morning, the police were noti-fied of'the burglary, but thus far theyhave been unable to get a clew 1 to theperpetrators of the crime.

Another daring burglary was committedthe same night in a,.grocery store keptby'J. G. Druhe at Greenwich and Ehipoutstreets. Some time atter 10 o'clock bur-glars gained an entrance to the storaby boring a hole in the rear - door > andthen pushing -back the bolt. When onceinside they; made a thorough -search -formoney/' -but found only: $1 85. They, alsohelped *themselves to several boxes ofcigara,*: two.bottles of whisky'and ,a half,dozen'»baes of 'tobacco. Yesterday thedetectives who were detailed -to run downtheiburglars ,learned that

'prior to break-Ing into'the ¦grocery ./tore the criminalsentered -the blacksmith- shop of J. Murl-ana at; 610.* Greenwich street and 'stole -abrace and a bit, which they used in borin,?the hole' in;the door in Druhe' s place "ofibusiness. ..-'. •'--',. ".¦'

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BREAK A SAFEAND STEAL GOLD

Daring Crime Committed in'Merchandise Store

on

He fairly revels in appreciation of thepathos of his fall; he compares his pastcareer to that of glistering Phaeton, andannounces that he is ready to exchange

Hla subjects for a pair of carved saints.And his large kingdom for a little gtave.

He plays his part Inthe great abdicationscene with perfect, grace, and retires toprison, hugging his sorrow as the dearestpossession left him. But even yet he hasnot learned the stern lesson of life. He isno Henry VI, to live content within acage; he broods over his wasted life,curssa Bolingbroke, strikes his keeper, anddies in a fierce outburst of useless courageagainst his murderers.

Henry IV,Is the very opposite of Rich-ard. He has no claim upon the throne ex-cept the claim of a strong man in a weakland. He is essentially a man of deeds,not words, though he knows when andhow to speak. From the beginning hishopes are fixed upon the throne, not fromary merely selfish - ambition, but withsomething of the skillful pilot's eagernessto seize the helm from the hand of themadman who is driving the ship upon therocks. Each act is calculated with refer-ence to this end steadily held before him.He wins the hearts of the Commons byJudicious mingling of courtesy "and re-serve,: 'he gains the affections qf the no-bles by appearing as their

*champion

against Mowbray, the King's instrumentin the murder of the Duke of Gloster.When he invades England at the head ofan armed force he Is careful to explainthat he comes only to claim his rights,and it is not* till the general voice of thenation summons him to the throne thathe reveals his - long-hidden ambitions.There Is much to admire in Henry's char-acter, and perhaps his finest quality ishis care for his kingdom. He crushes hisold limbs once more into armor to stampout a rebellion of unruly Lords, he par-dons and. condemns, not out of personalmRlice, but in accordance with a wisepolicy that makes for peace, and the onefear of hla old age Is that under the wildrule of his headstrong son his poor king-dom will turn a wilderness again. Butafter all he is not Shakespeare's model ofthe perfect king. There is too much ofthe leaven of selfish ambition in him. toogreat a partiality in his policy for by-

Richard III,with all his astonishingpowers, 'is. a comparatively simple char-acter. Shakespeare next turned to theportrayal 'of the. far more complex natureof Richard II.and here we find him work-Ing, .not. In the broad manner that he¦learned . from 'Marlowe, but slowly, touchby touch, with infinite delicacy. The de-lineation of this character must have beento. him a ;labor of lo\-e, for Richard II,like Shakespeare himself, was a poet. Hehas all a poet's, love of lovely ;words, ap-preciation of splendid or pathetic scenes,and distaste for the harsh realities of life.When he is forced to act he does so has-tily and rashly, as though eager to getthe tiresome business oil hi3 hands, reck-less of consequences ifonly he may dropback into esthetic appreciation .of thepart he plays, for Richard II.unlikeHenry VI, enjoys his kingly place. Noother of Shakespeare's klng3 has so finea feeling for royalty or such fine wordsto voice his feeling In. Unlike the kingswe have hitherto mentioned, Richardrules by divine right and undisputed suc-cession, for he is direct inheritor of theeacred blood of Edward III. From hisboyhood he has been surrounded with flat-terers, wno tilled his ears with praise?of his state. Even Jonn of Gaunt, therelic of a more heroic age. speaks of himas God's substitute, his deputy, anointedin his sight. But it was this very confi-dence in his unchallenged authority thatproved the ruin of Ricnard. He was notnaturally cruel or tyrannical, but he for-got the duties of royalty in dwellingover-much upon its outer forms. He kept toogreat a court and gave too liberal largess,and when his cotters were drained hepulled the Commons with grievous taxes

nnd laid heavy fines upon the nobles. Hestopped his ears to counsel 'and grew fu-rious when It was thrust upon him. Andso. when the storm broke, he had nothingbut words to meet It with. He threatensBollngbroke with God's vengeance onusurpers and proclaims with lofty confi-dence that

Not all the water In the rough, rude seaCan wash the balm from an anointed king.

But at the first news of his enemies' suc-cesses he cries to his friends:

For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground.And tell sad stories of the death of kings;How some have been deposed, some slain in> war.

XIX.'

(Concluded.)

Company to handle heavy weights thatcome in on the cars or are received forshipment was wrecked by the fall of aneighteen ton gun carriage that broke itstackle yesterday morning. The gun -car-riage was for one of the new disappear-ing guns in the Presidio batteries. Ithad been lifted from the car and wasbeing swung over the truck that was totake it out to the Presidio when the hoist-ing chain broke and the" carriage camedown on the truck, smashing the latterto- pieces, and then rolled, over againstthe> derrick and wrecked It. There werefive men working around the derrick atthe time, Jwt with the exception of onethey escaped without injury. The fifthman was struck on the elbow by a pieceof the derrick- and the small bone of thejoint was fractured.

paths and crooked ways. And Shake-pea re was too much a man of his timeto pay whole-hearted homage even to sogreat a usurper as Henry IV.¦~ Henry V closes the trreat series ofhistories, and !n the figure of the heroof Apincourt Shakespeare at last realizeshis ideal of kingliness. For this he pre-pares ua by the most careful developmentor Henry s character as a Prince. Wehear of him before we meet him. and wehear of him at his worst—a reveler in theLondon taverns, a companion of a disso-lute crew, reckless In word and deed,

we first meet him. he Is movfef Inthe fellowship of Sir John Falstaff/lanr-est and most genial of loose livera and•lawbreakers, surely the most dangerousof intimates for a gay young Prince. ButHenry knows himself and knows hiscompany. He has no mind for the stiffceremonial of his father's court, and he-has the English love, testified In manyan old sotg and story, for jolly companyand, rough fun. Ifhe takes part in ahighway robbery It is only for the sakeof a jest upon Sir John, and he scrupu-lously makes good the stolen money. Heanswers his father's rebukes gravely andreverently and promises to redeem hisfaults on the heads of his father's ene-mies. He keeps his vow. and the battleof Shrewsbury is the turning point of hiscareer.In the second part of "KingHenry IVwe find him but once in PalstafTs com-pany, and then under circumstances sooverwhelmingly 'amusing as to excuse

him utterly. And this.is his last freak ofyouth, \rhen we see him next it is byhis father's deathbed. He does not lookforward to the crown with joy or pride,but assumes it gravely as his due with,the solemn resolve toguard itagainst thiworld and to transmit it to his son un-impaired.

So before he ascends the throne thecharacter of Henry has been molded bymingling with the world, and learningat first hand the realities of life. In thoPlay that bears his name there is littleor_no evolution of character, but on theother hand there is a very elaborate por-trayal of4»ls kinglyqualities. Almost ev-ery virtue is ascribed to him. yet he isno impossible hero, but a very humanman and Englishman. In the first placehe is possessed of a quick Intelligence,and has the faculty of mastering what-ever subject comes before him. Bishopswonder at his discourse In divinity, andhe unties the gordian knots of statecraftas easily as his garter. He has a keeninsight into the hearts of, men and knownhow to choose a servant; the uprightJudge who had sent him to prison in hiswild-oats days Is retained near his per-son when Kalstaff is banished ten milesfrom the court. He ts deliberate and pru-dent in counsels and swift as lightningin their execution. His will is dauntless,but his temper Is sunny and serene. Thewild gayety of his early years has soft-ened Into a genial humor that wins himall hearts, and below his humor lies adeep religious feeling,not the other-world-liness of- the.mystic but the simple pietyof the soldier who prays to the god ofbattles for success and ascribes his vic-tory to God's hand. Around Henry rallythe representatives of the British king-doms— Jamy the Scotchman, MacMorristhe Irish engineer and Fluellen the hot-headed "Welshman. The greatest noblesof England accompany him to France,and York, who had years before plottedtreason against Henry's father, falls inthe forefront of £he battle at Agincourt.Henry Is the Idol of his people. Onlyonce does treason raise its head againsthim. and this one attempt he crushes in-stantly with such an awful mingling ofwrath and sorrow that the traitors breakdown before him and go repentant totheir doom. Henry seeks no revenge forthe attempt on his person, but—and tbtoa characteristically Elizabethan touch-treason toward .the sovereign is consid-ered as an attack on the nation, princes,peers and subjects. And those who havesought the ruin of the realm are deliv-ered up to suffer the penalty of her laws.Ithas been pointed out with truth that

Henry V is a limited and finite hero. Hehas not Hamlet's capacity for thoughtsthat wander .through eternity, nor Othel-lo's seallke ebb and flow of passion. ¦ Butas a master of life he is infinitelybeyondeither Hamlet or Othello, and it is as amaster of life that Shakespeare shows usthe perfect king. Not of. his own lifeonly,but of the life of thousands wh6sewellbeing depends on his right action.The great scenes on the eve of Agin-court should be read and reread, and stu-died line by line by every one who wouldgrasp Shakespeare's conception of theborn leader of men— the king who Is atonce the heart and head of the nation herules, leads, inspires and represents.

T. M. PARROTT.Princeton University.

SHAKESPEARE'S ENGLISH KINGS.Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton.

THIRTY SHAKESPEARE EVENINGS1

-m

Unable to bear the thought of impend-, fug disgrace Miss llaryCochran. a pretty

inlp.<>teen-yoar-oM girl residing at 943 Fol-;pom strcot. swallowed a Ao*r of carbolicacid at about 8 o'clock last night. A fewminutes after making the attempt to end jbet life she v.as discovered by her parentsand the was hurried to the ReceivingHospital. Dr. Robinson treated her andfoon had her free from danger and able

jto ta!k.She raid she loved a certain young man

and because he would not marry her shehad no further interest in life. The dis-Krace wa? more than she could bear, soshe procured a bottle of the powerful acidand swallowed its contents."Ilove him." sakl the girl, "and ifhe

will only marry :nc Iwill be ever sohappy."

Ata late hour last night Mary was con-sidered out of danger and was occupyinga cot in the hospital discussing with herparents her failure to end her unhappylife.

Burning Fluid Fails in Its Missionand She Still Lives in Hope

of Future Hap-

piness.

Mary Cochrau, Deceived bythe Man She Loves,

Takes Poison.

YOUNG GIRL WHOIS WEARY OF LIFE

Fannie Birch of TivoliCompany Takesa Vacation and Gets Married.

chorus girl forsakenstage for a Husband

TMJB \SA3T. ITKAyClSCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27y 1900.7

THE CALL'SHOME STUDY CIRCLE

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PRIMROSE andDOCKSTADERMINSTRELS.

*tCtst Week— 7 NirhU,

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SUCH IS THE GENERAL VERDICT OF

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MATINEES SATURDAT ANDSUNDAY.Dcvid Belasco's I^ondon and New Tork Success.

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LAST FOUR NIGHTS.The Famous Enslish MilitaryDrama,

AN OFFICER OFTHE SECOND.

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IN

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MATINEE EVERY SUNDAY. 3AMATEUR NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY.

MECHANICS^PAVILION. ,New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1900,

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MARDI GRAS |Fancy Masquerade Ball. \

YALE 6LEE AND BANJO CLUBS, ,42 SINGERS EN ROUTE FROM YALE UNI- I-

VERSITT. rMETROPOLITAN TEMPLE THURSDAY•

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