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The morning call., 1890-12-21
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How many people are there In the world who have
narrow escapes and never realize It? They never
stop to think Of until and then they make
use Of the expression: III 1 had only thought"
The child once burnt does not care to play with the
fire. The man whose life has been saved takes more
care OF 1t in the future. MR.. A. ASTORG who
resides in Marin County, short distance from San
Rafael values his life He is tho father OF the fam
lily, and when he came TO the Cosmopolitan Dis
pensary walked crutches. He suffered from
sciatie Rheumatism, and for six mouths had been
"doctored" by different San Francisco physicians
He called at the Dispensary, and while waiting to
one OF the physicians wrote the following: "a.
ASToRG testifes that he has been under treatment
for six months by different physicians for scatic
rheumatism. without finding any relief. walked
on crutches for that times came to the Cosmopoi-
tan Dispensary with them and was helped upstairs
After two weeks treatment have thrown away my
them. (Sgned) "A ASTORG."
FREDERICK BROWN is another who values life
and health. He writes: This is to certify that
have been under treatment at the Cosmopolitan
Dispensary for the past eight days. and have been
cured Of malaria from which have suffered for the
past twelve months. During that time have been
under treatment with various physicians, none OF
whom have done DerfQaIIent good.
The morning call., 1890-12-21
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'' ~ e''' T0' e'''Ve'' !" tut Teu ce''to''
The yellow petals of the sunflower come
next Cut six petals for each flower, aud
four or five for each bnd, of 9-nch squares
of paper. Separate the squares, fold each
once about half the depth of the folds, and
crease each Of the eight petals two or three
times. Slip these petal-pieces on the wire,
and next them six green calyx-pieces; the
three first seven inches across. cut and
creased like the above; the fourth and fifth
cut in circles, with rounded petals, and
creased like the central fringe; and the
leaves of the last calyx-piece, three and a
half inches in size, are again cut pointed and
creased. Before slipping this last one on,
the 1ower-stalk is strengthened with a heavy
piece OF wire. and afterward bit of green
flower. For the bud the wire is bound
around the petals. holding them closely. as
in the illustra ton
The morning call., 1890-12-21
OUR EMBLEM.

Look! far up In the azure sky
Appears speck, oh, so high.
Slowly circiing round and round,
Slowly. slowly coming down,
As II uncertain where To land,
Till We see, from where we stand,
That the speck that 'peared SO high
Far. far up in the azure sky
Is an American eagle grand,
The proud emblem OF our land
Bold, brave bird who knows no fear,
A fitting emblem for our country dear.
an Jose, Dec. IL, 1900 CT
The morning call., 1890-12-21
Revival Of q Popular and Inex.
pensive Means of Home
Decoration.
PRETTY SPRAYS AND CLUSTERS.
SnowbaIIs, Poppies, Roses, Sunfiow-
ers and LiIacs That Can Be
Made Out of Tissue Paper, and
Used Instead of the Real Arti-
Gle" From FIora's Garden-De-
tails of the Work.
N attempt is being made to re-

q n attempt is being made to re-
!, yive the once popular fad Of
(N making paper flowers. 1t is
~ one of those fads which may
W be taken up at any time, and
q CSthe result-the work produced
by the fair ones during their leisure mo-
ments-is pretty adornment for the vase
or for decoration. In recent issue the
Globe-Democrat of st. Louis says:
The longing to make home beautiful Is
met everywhere. Happily there is tend
ency at this times for decorations that are
easily and quickly made and are inexpen-
sive. Paper flowers are among them, and
they are both popular and fashionable. Sur
prisingly coed limitations of natural bios
SONS can be made with tissue paper, and
The morning call., 1890-12-21

Roses for decoration can be made rapidly
by cutting strips of tissue paper of any de-
sired color out of the whole width of the
folded sheet. and about 215 inches wide.
Fold in 2-inch folds, and cut down on each
side about X inches. For white rose snip
the upper corners of each leaf; for a deep
red or Jacqueminot, round out the top of the
The morning call., 1890-12-21


the poppy, can be made of soft green wax,
busted with green powder, and the wire
stems wound with strips of green paper.
Use leaves of old artificial flowers, or cut
them ont of green paper or new leaves can
be bought by the dozen. The spray of pop
pies. for a ball-dress or other decoration, is
mounted with rubber tubipgS and long
grasses, which can be cut of silk or oiled
paper, or bought of dealers in artificial
flowers.
The sunflower for the frame decoration is
made as follows: For the seed center cut a
round of cardboard two inches in diameter
and bore two holes in it near the center for
wire stem TO run through twist the two
ends of the wire together as shown in the
Illustration of foundation for the sunfower.
Cut a circle of brown tissue aper 311a inches
in diameter and work a pattern ON it by
crossing with black wool and fastening the
corners of each little square with yellow
silk, as shown in the illustration. The
cover is then sewed over the cardboard
foundation, with a little wadding between,
and fringe Of brown petals arranged
around it. For this fringe take a seven-inch
square of brown paper and fold it sixteen
times to a pointed place; cut the poiut
little rounding, unfold and crimp by folding
each petal over a knitting needle and creas-
ing 1t through the center by pushing the
fold together, as shown in the illustration;
then slip in on the wire under the seed-cen-
ter. as shown in the illustration of mounting
leaf on completed center.
The morning call., 1890-12-21
Odor and Picture.

You close your eyes; wandering breeze
Comes from the distant shore,
1t brings to view a ship-a face,
A reef where breakers roar.
You close your eyes again. The winds
From full ten leagues away
A zephyr wait which brings to view
woodland scene of May.
The 0dor sweet Of SOZODONT
Brings pearly teeth to mind
Pink gums, and breath like lly.dew,
Although your eyes are blind.
Breezes in the Spice Islands
Are not laden with mora fragrance tn an breath
rendered pure and aromatic with SOZODONT,
which restores wilderness to yellow teeth and
soundness to detective ones. Neither man nor
woman can hope to carry any point by the force
Of persuasion, with a mouthful Of unclean dis.
colored teeth and an unpleasant breath. SOLO,
DON'T remedies both those repulsive physical
traits. and Is preemlnently healthful a. well 40
elective
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"Then went to physician, but he did me no
good; so went TO another. doctored with him
for two months, and was then so bad chat had to
give up work read of the Cosmopolitan Dispen-
sary and decided to give them trial After doc
toring with them for two weeks able begin
work again. That four weeks ago. To-day
am as strong and healthy as ever was In my life.
write this at the request of my mother, who holds
1t is duty to let the public know of the benefits
l have derived at the Cosmopolitan Dispensary,
(Sisned) WILLIAM GARDNER"
MR.. GARDNER resides on Grey ave-, near Thir-
teenth St. Oakland, and is weli-knowa.
Do you want any more conclusive evidence Of
their ability to conquer disease? William p Kane,
1713 Post ST.: Mr.. aud Mrs s. G. Smith, l7O5 Mar.
ket St: Mrs NJ. j. McManus, S14 Jessie ST.: Alex
ander Wood, sos Seventh ST.: J. NJ. d. Wright, 1924
Florida St Andrew NJ. Martin. AZ Ridley st. They
and many others have been cured Remember. a
specially Is mems diseases Young, middie-aged or
OLD suffering from the effects OF foilies and ex-
cesses restored to perfect health manhood and
ygor. If you out of the city explain your case
by letter. Communications sacredly confidential.
Consultation, examination and advice free to
patients There is but one Cosmopolitan Dispeusary
in Calf ornia and it is located Market Stockton
and Ellis sts., San Francisco. Any other is fraud.
Thousands OF testimonials. Call address the
COSMOPOLITAN DISPENSARY Market. Stock
ton and Ellis sts San Francisco. delS 81 1t
The morning call., 1890-12-21

The Calling gun is the invention of q
Hartford Yankee. and is in use by all the
armies and nayies of the world to-day.
The morning call., 1890-12-21
MISSION DOLORES.

San Francisco, December 18Th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-16
How They Dance on Tiptoe.

There is a popular impression that
ballet dancers have the soles of their
shoes made stiff, so as to enable them
to dance about on their toes.
"That is nonsense" and Miss Qualitz
Ga premiere danseuse) exhibited pair
OF her dancing-shoes to illustrate.
you can't stand up this way with
your ordinary shoes on" and the pre-
miere gracefully mounted her toes and
viewed the reporters three-dollar foot
wear with extreme disgust.
"A stiff sole in a shoe would not
help, but absolutely prevent, dancing.
And, besides, the strain is not on the
toe, but it comes on the rear of the an
kle. I believe that's what you Ameri-
cans call it. But by keeping the body
in the proper position much of the
strain is relieved, and the dancer sp-
pears much more graceful to those who
understand what correct ballet dancing
is. Washington Post.
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BELL-BOY BURNED.
A Famous Trotting Stallion Destroyed
by Fire at Versailles, Ky.

Versailles (Ky.) dispatch: The stables
belonging to Macy Brothers burned
Saturday morning at o'clock, destroy
ing thirty-fve out of thirty-eight
horses. Among those burned was the
horse Bell-Boy, who had q record of
2:19A as a 3-year-old, and was sold here
at auction by Jefferson & Seaman to j.
Clarke for $51, ZOO. 1t is said that
Clarke has refused 500, 600 for the horse
Bell-Boy was brown stallion, foaled
in 1895, and was a son of Electioneer,
his dam being Beautiful Bells, mare
that also produced Kinda Rose, record
2:19I as a 3-year-old, Palo Alto Belle,
2:22M at 3 years; st. Bel, 2:23A at 4
years, and Chimes, 1909 at years.
Her colts have brought enormous prices.
BelI-Boy was purchased from Senator
Stanford by S. A. Brown & Co., of Kali
amazoo, Mich, when yearling, the
amount paid being $1,000. He was
brought East, and as a 2-year-old won
all the races in which he started, closing
the season with a record of 2:26, at that
time. the best for 2-year-old stallion.
He did not do we'll as 3-year-old, but
late in the season was taken to Califor-
MIA again, where he trotted in 2:194,
being subsequently sold at auction for
$51, 900. His purchaser at this sale was
Judson Ell. Clarke of Elmira, n. Y, who
left the stallion in Kentucky.
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Earnest, who could control his Curl
osity no longer, cried through the
gloom that divided them from their
guide:
care you spirit or flesh? For Gods
SAX, speak, / entreat you'll"
A low, si1very laugh answered him.
A specter Taught Oh, horrible!
Draw nearer, and I shall answer
you," the sweet voice said. The young
men did as requested. They leaned
on their guns and awaited the informa-
ton almost breathlessly.
"The superstitious Indians and min
ers about this gulch call me,the 'Specter
Maiden of the Cliffs, the spirit of an
emigrant's daughter murdered here
several years ago by party of Nor
mon Danites disguised as Indians"
The young men felt thrill of hor-
ror run through them.
She went on:
"Such dark deed really did occur
years ago in this very gorge. Taking
advantage. of that fact and the super
stition of the natives, my captors have
made me play specter on the cliffs
around this crag."
An exclamation of surprise burst
from the listeners and Earnest asked :
"Your captors? Who are they
Tell us and we will gladly rescue you.
Listen. My father and I were en-
camped near here nearly two years
ago. One dark night band of men
dressed as Utes attacked us. They
robbed us of everything, sparing our
lives only on our promise to go quietly
with them to their mountain Businesses.
Life was dearer than death, SO we &C
cepted the chiefs terms. Our captors
proved to be band of robbers, white
outlaws and half breed fends. Most
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
General Review of the Situation, as Re-
ported to ..Bradstreets."


ported to ..Bradstreet's.'
Bradstreet's estate of Trade" says:
Special kilograms note the appearance OF
colder weather, followed at important
Western cities, particularly Chicago, ST.
Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City,
and ST. Louis, by moderately improved
distribution of clothing, boots and shoes
and grocery staples. Reports of gross
earnings of ninety-two railroad compa-
mics for 1889 aggregate 1927, $50, $50, an
increase over 1888 of per cent. The
demand for flour and wheat has been
dull, both at home and abroad. Stocks
of wheat in the United States, both
coasts, and Canada out of the farmers
hands, with like stocks in Australia, in
Europe, and afoat from countries for
Europe, aggregated 115, 800, 900 bushels
on Jan. 1, 1890, against 133,S00, 900
bushels on Jan. 1, 1889, a decline of 49,
900, 900 bushels, or 1917 per cent. Elk
ports of wheat land flour as wheat) from
both coasts, United States and Canada,
this week aggregate 2,317, 221 bushels,
against /, $685. 54 bushels last week and
1852, 8S5 bushels in the like week of
1889. The total of wheat land
flour as wheat) exported from July 1,
1889, to date is 56,662, 531 bushels,
against 52,9S2, 900 bushels in the
like portion of 1888 to 1889. The
spring trade in cotton goo opens en-
couragingly. Print cloths are only mod
erately active, wooden goods quiet. De-
liveries by agents of spring goods on
orders are large. Raw wool is steady,
but in moderate demand. Prices are
firm. A light crop movement and i'm
proved speculative demand have adj
vanced cotton prices Is to sic cent.
The business failures reported number
354 in the United States, against $40 the
previous week and 337 this week last
year. The total failures in the United
States from Jan. to date is 663, against
623 in 1889.
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DEMAND A NEW TRIAL.
A MOTION ON BEHALF OF THE Gro
MN PRISONERS.

Forty three Reasons Urged Why Cough
lin, O'Sullivan, Burke, and Kunze
should Have Their Case Again Brought
Before a Jury of Their Peers.
A Chicago dispatch says: The motion
for new trial in the Cronin case has been
filed with the clerk of the criminal court
by Danial Donahoe. Forty-three rea-
sons why new trial should be granted
are assigned in the motion. The argu-
ment on the motion is is set for Monday
before Judge Mcconnell. Among the
more important reasons adduced by
Attorneys Wing, DonahOe and Forrest,
who sign the motion, are errors of the
court in the following particulars:
In refusing separate trial to each
of defendants; in overruling challenges
against certain Veniremen; in allowing
witnesses in the court room previous to
their examination; in allowing the
blood-stained clothing, alleged to be that
of DR.. Cronin, to be introduced in evil
dence; in allowing the introduction in
evidence of locks of hair, the frame of a
sachel, medical instruments, sachel, a
trunk, lock and key, a plate of false
teeth, portions of the cottage, and many
other physical things; in permitting the
prosecution, after it had introduced it's
evidence in chief and in surrebuttal, and
after the defense had introduced it's evil
dence, both in chief and rebuttal, against
the objection of defendants, to introduce
other and additional evidence against the
defendant Daniel Coughlin; in impro-
perly instructing the jury upon the law
of the case, against the objections of de-
PENDANTS and each of them.
The motion uru er assets that each
and every instruction given by the court
to the jury was erroneous; that the ver-
dict is contrary to the law; that the YER
dict is contrary to the evidence. e., is
not warranted by the evidence, and is
the result of passion and prejudice on
the part of the jury; that the evidence is
totally insufficient to justify the verdict
The defendants, and each of them, I'M
der the law, should have been acquitted,
and that the defendants, and each of
them, have discovered evidence which
entities them to new trial.
Arguments in favor of the motion be-
gan on the 18th inst.
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forth at rapid gait. following closely
in the rear of the specter of the cliffs.
Dimly through the gloom of the
gorge they followed their odd guide.
From what danger unseen was she con
Quoting them? They never stopped to
ask themselves, but kept on.
She might be leading them into a
trap. So intent were they on solving
the mystery they never gave that fear
a thought.
On and on she led them. Over hard,
uneven, rocky paths, over dangerous
chasms where single misstep would
have proved certain death, and on into
the dark mountains they went.
At last the ghostly guide stopped
under large, shelving crag that iutted
out over considerable space of the
gorge below. The pine trees of funerea1
darkness sighed and moaned, like lost
spirits, in the mountain wind. Wild,
dreary and lonesome the spot was.
Earnest and Willard came also to halt.
The split maiden again spoke !:
Here you are safe
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father rescued and be on our way to
join the officers"
1t was decided to follow Olives plan
So, following her down the gorge. they
entered rough, steep path ascending
the mountain. The girl had thrown a
dark cloak about her, concealing her
ghostly attire.
Under cover of the night and the
solemn, brooding cedars, they drew
near the cave. Dimly, as they peered
from behind large rock, they could
make out solitary man sitting on a
fat stone by the mouth. Creeping
softly, slyly toward him, Olive ellis
son flung her cloak over the head of
the unsuspecting guard. He attempt
ed to cry out, but her able assistants
were too quick for him and had him
gagged and bound before he had ut
tered a syllable Then Abner Glis-
some, pale and thin from long confine-
ment, was released. He was surprised
and delighted beyond measure to learn
that one of his rescuers was the son of
the sister from whom he had long suf-
fered arrangement.
They found the officers easily and
sent them on the robbers trail. The
chief was captured, with some of his
most notorious allies, and the noun
tain gang was broken up.
Our friends reached New York safely,
and then happy reunion took place.
There followed double wedding at
Christmas time, when peace on earth"
found a true echo in each heart.
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sion. [ never see anything mysterious
but try to ascertain it's real nature.
Now lead on"
Earnest started to do so. But when
he gained the door of the tent he be-
came rooted to the spot. There, gid
ing swiftly over the fower-gemmed
valley, in the starlight, brighter here,
and approaching the tent, was the
lovely specter of the cliffs. She was
clad in her white robes, but the strange
light that had surrounded her had van
ished. The young men watched her
approach with strange, spell-bound
wonder in their gaze.
What could it mean? She seemed
to float toward them instead of walk
ing. The pleasant campfire threw
out crimson reflection across the lit
tie space before the tent and illumined
the white lady as she came on. Breath
lessly Earnest and Willard awaited
her approach. She drew near and
halted few feet from them. Making
a motion to secure their silence by
placing the Lily fingers of her shapely
hand over her lips, she spoke:
"Not word-not question. If
you would save your lives, follow me. .
Not like ghosts sepulchral voice,
but like the dulcet ripples of a gentle
cascade among mountain Businesses,
came those words of peculiar import.
Follow me- repeated the voice.
"You will soon be in peril. I will
lead you to a place of safety"
Should they heed the voice? The
strange vision, or whatever it was,
started away across the valley, beck
oning them to follow. It was too much
for Earnest Tune and Willard Roller
ton, in the flush and wonder of their
adventurous young manhood, to resist.
They never paused to question the
plausibility of the sudden warning.
They shouldered their guns and set
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swered laughine1y: "I find no silver
threads among the gold. But what
mystery have you to unfold? | know
from your manner you have met with
some adventure. Come, let us eat,
and as we do so, you can recount any
thrilling Ute encounter or spectral
vision that you may have been favored
with"
And Earnest obeyed As they ate
their supper of delicious, fresh wild
game, he told Willard all that we have
told the reader with regard to the
specter of the cliffs. Willard listened
with strange interest as his friend de-
scribed the lonely vision. What could
it be? He agreed at once to assist
Earnest in Investigating the mystery.
"How far are the cliffs from here?"
"Not more than two miles," Earnest
Tune replied.
"Then, as it is early, let us go this
very night. Come, let us load our
guns and be equipped should any dan
ger menace u.s.. Willard said In a
cautious way, as they finished hasty
meal.
Theywe soon capped and equipped
for their adventure.
"Now lead the way, Earnest. I never
saw ghost in my life, and I am all
impatient to see one"
perhaps the visionary maiden will
not appear again tonight. But I hope
she may. Willard, suddenly chang
ing his tone, chow does it happen that
you never thought to doubt my strange
story? Perhaps I imagined it all.
"Your looks and manner convinced
me at once that something unusual had
happened to you. / do not doubt that
you saw what you have related. But
to discover what it really is, is my mis-