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The Press., 1890-12-04
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Springneld, December, 1890.

Springfield, December, ls9O
 This week we wake up to the fact that Christmas is coming. A part of the store has come to be known as the Gift Quartet, because of the glitter of gifts there. Its not quite ready yet, but when it is (probably Satur- day of this week) we promise a lively entertainment. It will be full of the light of silver and gold, and brass and bronze, and spelter and glass, made even more brilliant with leather and plush and wood. Tell your neighbors about it.
 What shall the present be?
 "YouI' don't know1 what fI'll get for Charles" He doesn't know what he'll get for you Nobody does. You'll see what our catalogue says first. Ready next week. Write for it.
 All our High-Class Pari: Robes are marked down from $2o, $25 and $50 to SIS each
 The assortment represent: the latest conceits in elegan rough fabrics. Every one O this seasons make, and pre- cisely the designs and combina' tions that are now worn in the fashion centers of Europe. Left aisle, southwest of center.
 The biggest thing in Portiere' ever shown in this state-ne question about it-not a bit All-chenile, fringed both ends lowered dado and frieze, $5 pair. All-chenile, fringed botl ends, without dado, $4.5o pair. Eight warm, handsom' tints in each lot.
 Up the office stairs, over Vern on street door. Nobody has enough of thu hard-to-get Fur Trimmed Jack cts, Everybody seems to b. wanting one. The burden o supplying everybody seems t fall on us.
 Do yourself and us the favor to notic the Reefers with wide shawl collars an lapels of
 real astrakhan fur at $12.50
 astrakhan cloth at $10
 wool seal at $17.50
 We'd like you to see how much bette they are than any you ever saw for tn money.
 Second floor; take Car No. 2.
 ~ FORBES & WALLACE.
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Paragrapher-Just look over that column
 of stuff. The paper is making speciality of
 small reading advertisements interspersed with
 my jokes.
 Friend-Ah, yes, which are the advertise
 ments and which are the jokes ?-America.s <. A Useful Present in every package SAvENA. the best Washing powder. Sold by grocers -7y1 j1y
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What fools, indeed, these mortals be! And foremost in this land Of many million mortal fools,
 The foolish lovers stand. Each thinks that with his own fair maid None other can compare; Poor things! they do not see that mine Is twenty times as fair
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 Whatever may be tue views of London critics. as to Mas. Langtry's Cleopatra, shero is but one opinion SO far as her dTesees arc concerned. A local expert fur ni8hes ia dBcriptiyn of the costumes in the first scene, MlIere lslae fstHpe. from her pie tureaqu6 bark ion tOaal carpet strewn with roses, and where later lshA Eeposes baneath la canopy of roses and Nile rushes, Cleo spatra wears flowing dress of gauzy white material. She seeDs on fire with pointed EcrJstals which, gleaming and changing from crimson to green and silver, border her dress and beautiful wing sleeves, and Bash in the high cofonet which rests on the flowing red brown hair. One tress of her hair is braided with rope of peals, and splendid stones flash on the arms and week and in the girdle which hangs in long bands from the waist.
 A household without the economical Brus- sels soap is as incomplete as bell without . olapper or young lady without beau.
 The price of tin plate was lower last week than it has been before for six months, and the new tariff does not affect the article till next April. And yet the Chicago and Kansas City meat packers have advanced canned meats one.quarter of cent a pound on the pretext of cover ing the advanced cost of tin, under the new tariff schedule. The swindle is very palpable.
 The children's health must not be neglect ed. Colds in the head and antilles bring on
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[ Surveyors. are working at the route of the proposed Westerly, R. l., and Jewett City railroad. The building of the railroad will cost $2OO, 900, and Vest erly and Jewett City capitalists are to pay for it. Westerly is on the shore of the ocean and the New York, Providence and Stonington railroad. and Jewett City on the Norwich and Worcester division of the New York and New England railroad. The road is to run along the border of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Half way between Westerly and Jewett City is Vol untown, large manufacturing village.
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During the journey by express from Cracow to Warsaw the other day the train was stopped at small station where the express ought not to have stopped at all The passengers were asked to got ont, and. after being placed in pent house, were surrounded Dy Cossacks and told to wait. no reason being given. After an hour or two they were asked to leave the shelter and were taken to an open field in pour ing rain. Here they were again snrround- ed by Cossacks and made to wait three hours. During this time two regiments of infantry marched up and formed double double lines on both aides of the rails. Shortly afterward train flew by as . ter rible speed. The passengers of the ex- press were then informed that the czar had passed and were showed to move about They had been delayed seven honrs
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"At last can eat good squre meal with. out its distressing mel" was the grateful ex. clamation of one whose appetite had been re stored by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla, aftsl years of dyspeptic misery. A teaspoonful oi appetite.
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CoLBURN's PHILADELPHIA MUSTARD Aids digestion, stimulates appetite. Excellent,
 pungent, reliable. The best for all uses. In l and lb. tins.
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We can sympathize with 8 man who falls down stairs also with the woman who does not use the economical Brussels soap.
 Exchange: A young woman sent to 8 newspaper poem entitled s'I Cannot Make Him Smile" The editor ventured to express an opinion that she would have succeeded had she shown him the poem. WONDER WoRKER.-Mr. Frank Huffman, 6 young man of Burlington, Ohio, states that he had been under the care of two prominent physicians and used their treatment until he not able to gel arouni. They pronounced his case to be consump tion and incurable. He was persuaded to try Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds and at that tune not able to walk across the street without resting He found, before he had used half of dollar bottle, that he was much better he continued to use it and is to-day enjoying gooe health If you have any throat lung chest troubl' try it. We guarantee satisfaction Trial bottle fret at E. K. Taft's drug store.
 "Did the plumber come down to inspec the pipes this morning?" Yes"
 "What did he say?'
 "He said there was nothing the matter but he could very soon remedy that" #5
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The Voice

Is easily injured-the slightest irritation of the throat or larynx at once affecting its tone, flexibility, or power. All efforts to sing or speak in public, under such condi- tions, become not only painful but danger Dus, and should be strictly avoided until every symptom is removed. To eifect speedy cure no other medicine is equal to
The Press., 1890-12-04

It is dangerous to tamper with irritating liquids and exciting snuffs. Use Ely's Cream
 Balm, which is safe and pleasant, and is easily
 applied. It cures the worst cases of cataErh,
 cold in the head and hay fever, giving relief from the first application, Price 50 cents,
The Press., 1890-12-04

MILES NERVE S LIVER PILLs.-An important dis
 covery. They act on the liver, stomach and bowell through the nerves A new principle. They speed.
 v cure hiliousncss, bad taste torpid hver piles and dren. Smallest miidest surest 90 doses for 9s cts
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THE CHAS. s. SAXTON co.
 WATCHES.
 The best, lowest priced and handsomsst Ladies, watch for $26. We carry large line fancy engraved 'ewelled and inlaid cases from ss5 to $loo Small size open-faced Solid Silver Chata,a,pe watches from $5 to $l0. Boys' Solid Silver Watches s to slo. Cents IA kt. Filled Gold Watches. opep face stem winder full IS jeweled Elgin or altham works tor S2S. F. s. Bartlett TT O. M Wheeler worhs They are the best, and only s25. Solid Gold Watches $40 to Saoo
 PLATED SILVER WARE. We handle only the best quadruple plated ware. which we offer at 4o per cent from price list. Be sure and zee onr $2s Tea Set our Sugar Creamer and Spoon Holder, hand engraved, for sisss.
 CLOCKS.
 French and American Clocks $ to SIS, ca>ed in In white onyx, black marble iron and wood.
 SOLID SILVER WARE rsissn nice and useful thing. in plush
 RINGS.
 Largest assortment of'Stone Rings in the city. ss.Se to $9oo, Moonstone, Pearls, opals Turouose. AAimetnyst Garnets, Jacinths. Emeralds, Rubes and Plain Rings, all sizes from ssso to s;s. in 10 A ana 10 k". Special Single Stone Diamond Rings Sss s also Diamond Ear-Rings and Fancy Diamond Cssh Paid for Osd Gold and Silver. 5ewelry Jobbing. ""0
 ALL WORK WARRANTED
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The children,s health must not be neglect ed. Colds in the head and snuffies bring on
 catarEh and lung affections. Ely's Cream
 Balm cures at once. It is perfectly safe and | is easily applied into the nostrils. It also
 cures catarrh, the worst cases yielding to it.
The morning call., 1890-05-20
COME HIGH.

The New York Tribune says Democratic
Legislatures come high. The last Demo-
cratic Legislature of that State raised the
tax rate and in so doing followed presidents
set when Democratic Legislatures were
more frequent than for the past ten years.
As an Illustration of what Republicans can
do in the way of retrenchment it gives the
State tax rate for this and next year as fol-
lows:
State tax for this year, 3 52-1oo mills.
State tax for next year. 2 34100 mills.
Reduction. SO $40 per cent.
Legislative appropriations, 1889, SIP 557 ,352.
Legislative appropriations, 1890, 1911, 648
Reduction, $685. 04.
New York has more than five times the
population of California and an even great
er proportion Of wealth. Yet the last
Democratic Legislature in this State ap-
propriated about the same amount as the
Republican Legislature of New York for
State five times as populous. The con-
trast should awaken the people to the
enormity of the robbery effected by the
last Legislature. There is no parallel for
its extravaganza in any of the Eastern
States. 1t is true that our people earn
more man for man than the people Of
any other State, but it does not follow that
they should allow the excess to be taken
from them in the form of taxation.
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BETWEEN THE LINES.

If read between the lines the dispatch in
Mondays CALL relative to Mr.. Blaine may
be construed as an announcement of his
willingness to be considered a candidate
1t is true lie is represented as having said
to friend that he would not be candidate,
but be does not hesitate TO declare that if
his health had been as good four years ago
as 1t is now he would not have sent the
cablegram which withdrew him from before
the Chicago Convention. 1tis also reported
that Mr.. Blaine does not expect either Mr..
Cleveland or President Harrison to be NOM
mated. He thinks Hill will be the next
Democratic nominee, and regards him as a
hard man to beat. But Mr.. Blaine does not
Indicate what Republican he thinks may
possibly beat him. The Republicans are
getting in good trim for the next election.
ii they pass the tariff bill and good silver
bill this session the effect upon the business
OF the country TWO years hence will be per-
ceptible. In two years the discomfort of
party leaders arising from Mr.. Harrison's
easy way Of displaciDg Democrats viii have
disappeared. The party in power will get
about all the offices in the course of the four
year term, and at the end it will be as we'll
satisfied as if all had come the first year.
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SILVER SPECULATION

The Portland Oregonian perceives that
the Democrats and free-coinage Republ-
cans are drawing closer in their views, and
concludes that the best thing that could
happen for the country would be their
union in the passage of a free coinage bill
over the heads of majority of Republicans,
which the President would veto, and thus
settle the silver question for this session.
From the Democratic standpoint the advice
is good. The failure of the present Con-
gress to pass some kind Of silver measure
which the President will sign would almost
certainly give the Democrats the next
House. The principal hope of the Repub-
licans is that when Congress adjourns it
will have accomplished something upon
which successful appeal TO the country
may be made. The two measures upon
which these hopes rest are tariff law which
puts certain raw materials we cannot pro-
duce on the free list and imposes effective
duties on articles which we can produce in
this country, and silver bill which puts
silver in the way to complete restoration to
IT'S former rank of equality with gold in
forming the volume of money in the country
Ii either of these measures fail the seats of
score or more Of Republicans in the pres
ent House will be lmperiled
The morning call., 1890-05-20
DEMOCRATIC FOG.

The Democratic candidate for Governor
of Oregon is distributing misnformation
among the voters of that State with consid-
cradle industry. In a recent speech he al
luded to the launching of the Great Repub-
lie thirty-seven years ago. Atthat time the
United States was the greatest ship-build-
| ing country in the world. Its merchant
marine carried the ensign of the republic
upon every sea and in every zone. We had
| then 20 per cent revenue tariff. We have
now a. per cent protective tariff and un-
der 1t the Ship-building industry has de-
| cllned. 1t is not nearly a lost art as Mr..
PeDnoyer intimates, but it has not contin-
ued to be as Profitable relative to other in
dustries as 1t was. Let rs see why. The
protective tariff is, we admit, partially re-
sponSlble. 1t has ended so many industries
in the country that occupation more profit
able than p-building has been found for
our people. Wages when the Great Repub-
lie was launched ranged about 81 a day.
| On farms men worked eight months in the
year for So month and were glad to get
! from SIS to $40 for the other four months.
No mechanic in those days dreamed of earn
ing So and 81 day as many now do. At
| 81 day ships could be built in competition
with the ship-buiders of Europe. The pro-
tectlve tariff has caused such general rise
in wages that Europe, which has lost to us
some Of her best industries, can build ships
cheaper than US. All these facts Governor
Pennoyer knows perfectly well, but he pre-
fers to envelOp himself in Democratic
| fog A second and minor reason why En-
| gland has succeeded US In building cheaper
| ships than we is the substitution of iron and
| steel for wood. For the modern merchant
! ship England has an abundance Of raw ma
| terial. When the world built ships of wood
she had to import her raw material. She
found the material in Northern Europe and
in America and it cost her a little more
than like material cost the American ship
builders. This difference helped to give the
Americans the supremacy they are rep
resented as possessing. We do not expect
that Governor Pennoyer will cease to dis
seminate misinformation upon this subject
His election depends upon his success in
keeping the voters in his State enveloped
in fog
The morning call., 1890-05-20
VESSELS OF -FOUR CLASSES.

Looking over the Navy Register the aver
age reader is puzzled to understand upon
what rule vessels are rated. 1t does not
seem to be weight, power OF speed that de-
termines the rank of vessel, The ironclad
Maine of 664S tons displacement is classed
as second rate, while the San Francisco,
of 40SS, is first rate. The Amphitrite of 1915
tons is third rate, and in the same class is
the Tintic of only 800 tons. The Puritan of
COCO tons is third rate, the Omaha Of 2400
second rate, and the Chicago of $500 first
rate. The explanation is that under the
present statutes ironclads are rated accord
ing to their tonnage measurement and other
vessels according to their tonnage displace-
ment, which IS always much greater. The
Senate bill abOlishes the distinction between
lroncladS and other vessels, rating all ac-
cording to tonnage displacement. The first
rates Will be 5000 tons and over, the second
rates between 1900 and 5000. the third rates
between 1000 and 5000 and the fourth rates
under 1000. The Senate has passed a bill
making this change, but the bill fails to
harmonic the system of naming vessels
with the new rules of rating. 1t named
battleshlps after States, cruisers after cities,
unarmored coast-defense vessels after riv-
ers and aTmored coast-defense vessels after
historical events, without regard to tonnage
displacement The House Naval Committee
has amended the Senate bill so as to name
first rates after States, second rates after
cities, third rates after events and names in
naval history and fourth rates after lakes
and rivers Under this new ruling the Maine
and Texas will be first rates, the Charleston,
San Francisco, Chicago and other cruisers
second rates, with the Yorktown, Benning-
ton, Concord and others of that description
as third rates, Vessels which have borne
such names as the Petrol, Ajax and Jason
will have to take names according to the
class their tonnage displacement puts them
in. Under the Senate bill as amended in
the House there will at least be some rule to
go by. The tonnage displacement of YES
sci will determine its class, and the name
will show to which class it belongs.
The morning call., 1890-05-20
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.
The Spring Exhibition of the Floral
ciety Opens To-Day.

The Spring Exhibition of the Floral So
ciery Opens To-Day.
The exhibition of the State Floral So
ciety, which opens at noon to-day at Irving
Hall, promises to far excel the previous
floral fairs of that society. Roses will orm
the leading feature of the show, contribu-
tions of which will be seen from Menlo
Park, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Niles, Ven
tura County, Santa Barbara, Petaluma. Ala
media, Oakland. Fruitvale, Hotel del Monte
and Raymond Hotel There will be 100 va
rieties from amateurs, and probably $50
in all.
f. A. Miller. the manager, has secured
wonderful collection of California wild
flowers from Marin, Mendocino and Contra
Costa counties, the finest yet seen. These
will be fully labeled and arranged by a COM
petent gentleman engaged for that purpose
The best tIue to see the flowers in their
glory will be this first evening.
A good concert each evening will form an
additional attraction of the fair.
The morning call., 1890-05-20
ONE MAYOR ENOUGH.

A bill has been presented to the Massa-
chusetts Legislature which creates Board
Of Public Works to perform the duties now
performed by the several departments of
the city Government, but which leaves all
the present departments In existence and
under salaries. The Globe says it in effect
gives Boston two Mayors instead of one,
and thinks one sufficient. One Mayor is to
be elected by the people and the one so
elected will have the appointment of the
other One will perform the duties OF Mayor
and the other will see that he does perform
them. Both. of course, win draw salaries
There is also to be created new official, to
be known as Commissioner OF Highways.
with salary of $4,000 year. in whom will
be combined the power now vested in the
street, paving, sewer, water. health and
lamp departments. But there is no intima-
The morning call., 1890-05-20

ton that the services of the heads of any of
these departments will be dispensed with.
New officials are created, but none are ami
hilated. There are to be more men to do
the same work AMI more salaries for doing
it. Boston has several able newspapers
which are not under the control of any polit-
ical boss. These journals will doubtless
take care that the bill is considered on its
merits or dement's. We refer to it only as
Illustrating the tendency of municipal gov
ernments to create Offices. multiply salaries
and in other ways add to the necessary ex-
penses of government.
The morning call., 1890-05-20
MEETING Nor1cEs-coNr1NrIrn


~ San Francisco CaIedonian y ON
w. Club--Grand gathering of the n, AS1
Cla MS in the "Garb OF Aud Gael'' on &>TVS
SATURDAY, May 81, 1890. Shell Mound &9S$
Park Berkeley. The club is determined to make
this the twenty-fourth annual gathering and games
the grandest ana most enjoyable event of the sea-
son. New games will be introduced never before
seen in America. A large list of exciting club
events is open to members of clubs from All parts
of the world who Will receive over $500 in cash
and other prizes, including two handsome gold
medals. value 5000 each, for long-distance races
Scottish national dances by expert clansmen and
games open to all Corners for which there are large
cash, as well as other valuable prizes Delegations
from all parts of the United States and Canada will
be present TO take part in the grand Flourish of
Trumpets. The usual Highland hospitality is e1-
tended to ALL Dancing from IL o'clock A. NJ In two
payiiions to the music of the celebrated Second
Regiment Band. There will be full corps of High
land PtperS in costume. Games commence at @ 20
O'Clock sharp and Gloss at 8 P. NJ No intermfssion
Trains connect with Oakland ferry-boats every
half hour. Admission soc, children 25e Be sure
and buy your tickets for Shell Mound Park
w. {. BURNETT. Chief.
THOMAS WILSON Secratarv
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SIGNAL SERVICE. I. S. ARMY

SIGNAL SERVICE, L. S. ARMY
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC, :
SAN Francisco May 10, 1905 p. NJ.
Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours.
The barometer is highest of the coast OF Oregon
and is lowest in Nevada; the temperature has fallen
In Oregon and Washington and remained nearly
stationary in California; rain has fallen in Oregon
and Washington; elsewhere the weather has been
fair.
Forecast Till Z. NJ. Tuesday.
For MISUNDERSTANDING; fair weather; north
westerly winds.
For oregon and Washington Warmer; fair
weather; northwesterly winds
J. L MAxFIELD.
The morning call., 1890-05-20

Judge Hoge granted divorce to johanna
Ii alseth from John NJ. Halseth, for failure
to provide, ana also awarded the custody
of the minor child to her.
a divorce has been granted by Judge
LAWYER TO George 5. Mariner from Barnett
NJ. Mariner, for desertion and failure to
provide.
The morning call., 1890-05-20
EDITOKIAL NnTER

1t is now proposed to take the warship
Hartford, now at Mare Island, TO the Wash
lDgton Navy-yard, and convert her into
nautical school ship. II this is done the
historic vessel will be saved from destruc-
ton by neglect.
The people of Washington have become
disguised with slogging matches and thew
have announced that publicly advertised
matches will be prohibited. The Sheriff of
Pierce County says fights shall not take
place and Judge Allynn of the Superior
Court says he will do all in his power to
suppress them.
The school census, so far as taken, showed
such remarkable decrease in the number
of school children in certain blocks at the
Mission and around Rincon Hill that ex-
pert eensus-takers were sent to verify the
figures. They failed to discover any change
OF any moment and now the authorities are
anxious to know what is the cause of this
decrease
The morning call., 1890-05-20

rps Montgomery street, near Clay, open until IL
O'Clock p N. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street, near Kearny, open until IL O'Clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street, open until $50 o'clock COB
larkin street, open until $3.50 oloek, and 2ols
Mission street, open until O'Clock P. NJ