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The morning call., 1891-01-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAN fRAEciSco. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, xy. NV YORK, N.Y.
tse2 ThSaTutf TIL.
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OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
lGMPBGNIE GENERALE

lUWiPHiiiiE GEKEhHLE
IlsAN SATLAN THOU Z.
French Line TO Bavre.
COMPANY'S PIER (NEW), AZ NORTH >Gssl
Y River, foot of Morton ST. Travellers by 1922
this line avoid both transit by English railway aud
the discomfort OF crossing the Channel IN small
boat
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LA CHAMPAGNE. Traub.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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LA NORMANDIE, De kersabiec.. ................
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E9-For freight passage apply to
A. FORGET, Agent,
No. Bowling Green. New YORK.
.. +. FUGAZI d Co.. Agents. Montgomery ava.
San Francisco. fnr2JIt
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Native Sons 80 Tho co,a., w..

w. W. Greer, G. L.. visited the following
parlors lately: Lompoc ON the oath inst,
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NO ASSESSMENT.
There will be no assessment for January In
the l. o. B. b.. Young Mems Institute and
Young Ladies Institute.
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Official Assessor en-. Table
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A HUNGRY FISH.

A Bass That Eats Everything That Is
Given Him.
In water-trough in front of Sullivan S
Hotel on Cheltun avenue, Germantown,
there is black bass that has attracted the
attention of hundreds of people because of
his peculiarities and the degree Of intelli-
gence exhibited on many occasions. The
fish is the only inmate of the trough, aud
has occupied it for two years, to the exclu-
sion OF 200 others which had been put in il
for propagation purposes, but the bass
killed them one by Que unit! the entire num-
Der had fallen victims to his voracity lie
not only killed the fish. but ate them He
swallows flies by the dozen, which the boys
OF the neighborhOod gather for him, ana the
more they give him the better he appreciates
them. He is fed almost daily on cheese,
loDsterS and choice beefSteaR, amt after he
receives his morning complement of the
latter he rises TO the surface and SplaShes
the water iuriously with his tail. This is
presumed TO be his method Of returning
thanks
He also eats mice, and several times during
the past week John Leithead of Engine 10,
| provided him with this quality of bait, only
| to be swallowed without any ceremony. He
| likewise eats birds and hardly day passes
| that he does not dispose of at least two spar
rows and two chipples. The fact that the
| feathers are upon the bodies of the birds
makes little difference to him, and 1t is only
| when the legs have not been removed that be
| refuses to touch them. Otherwise he gulps
them down with great rapidity. Although he
! measures eighteen inches in length and
weighs about five pounds lie causes no
| trouble to horses ac the trough, and never
! has been known to modest one of them, ex-
cept Joe Ladley's gray mare, and several
| times he has risen out of the water and
snapped 1t her while she was drinking
| Pnllnnelnhia dimes.
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AYERTING A TRAGEDY.
Be Sure That You Are Right Before Yo
Co Ahead

Be Sure That You Are Right Before You
Go Ahead.
SO far as casual observer could see, the
crowd coming over on Hoboken ferry-boat
the other afternoon was sober and good
natured. and many were therefore surprised
to hear a man suddenly call out:
''Sir, you have insulted me, and I'll knock
your head off
The speaker was big man, with bushy
hair and fat face, and he had a cataract in
is left eye. The man shouted at was
rather understood and humble looking.
"Yes. sir-Tll knuck your head off" con-
tinued the big man. as he flourished his fists
about
'How did l insult you?" demanded the
other.
"You have kept your eyes on me ever
since got on the bpatl It's my misfortune
to have bad eye, but don't want TO be
stared at as if were gorilla"
who stared at your"
'You have, and if it wasn't for raising q
row in public, I'd make your heels crack y
81 never even saw you'll" retorted the lit
tie man, growing very spunky all at once.
What! Wasn't L sitting right II ere, and
You over there and didn't you have your
eyes on me all the time?"
mo, sirI l was reading that sign to the
left of your head
Don't talk So"
Hold oni' interrupted passenger who
had pushed himself forward. ITS just as
the little man says, and there's no occasion
| for hard feelings. Gentlemen. the little
| man.is crUss-eyed. Between the big man
| being blind in one eye and tine little man
| being cross-eyed they got things mixed. and
ought to shake hands and be friends
"If I'm wrong, beg your pardon" said
| the big man.
You jumped on me with both feet, but it
was through mistake, and l don't hold no
| grndge," replied tho little man.
Then they shook hands and the crowd
| gave them n cheer and everybody said it
| was always the best way to be sure your
right before going abead.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ANIMALS IN WATER.
Where the Millions of Creatures in Drink
ing Water Come From and How They
Should be Disposed of.

~ cannot understand the carlessness of people,"
This remark was made by leading New York
chemist who just making analysis for the
Board OF Health.
Take the subject of drinking water for instance.
What sensible man woman who ever held glass
OF water up to the light felt that 1t pure Even
anearsighted person that 1t is fun OF vege-
table and animal matter. In the city. where water
Is allowed TO accumulate in tanks the top of the
roofs, naturally the bottom Of the tank becomes
covered with black mud. In the country. wells are
simply DRAWINGS from the surface water outhouses,
often from barns and stables. Is 1t any wonder that
1t is inquirer Is 1t any won der that people get sick
from drinking ita Some people boil the water. and
while this may kill the live germs it does not re-
move them nor remove the vegetable matter which
may be in the water and which is often poisonous.
The safest way for any to do is TO mix little
pure whiskey with the water and thus wholly coun
teract all evil effects which may be in any water
however impure Doctors advise this and science
confirms it, But, only the purest whlskey should
be used and Duffy's Pure Malt is admitted both by
doctors and scientists to be the purest OF all mod
ern WHISTLES. Besides terrifying the system against
disease it also tones up. makes the sluggish blood
circulate and replaces weakness by strength"
ne
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WONDERFUL BEAD WORK.
The Gift of Signora Angeiinj to the Fran
ciscans at JerusaIem.

The Gift of Signora Angeiinj to the Fran
ciscans at JerusaIem.
The piece of Venetian glass bead work.
shown only TO the favored few who enjoy
the friendship and confidence of the rever-
end commissary of the Holy Land. is the
work of Venetian lady of rank, the Sig
nora Catarina Angelina, who sent it as
present to the Franciscaus at Jerusalem.
From thence 1t was sent TO the Very Rev.
Charles Nissani, cOmmiSsary of the Holy
Land, residing in New York. 1t is 6X7 feet
in size, and some idea of the work as a spec
linen of feminine industry may be cleaned
from the fact that there are in it 1.600,-
coo fine glass beads. That means there
we're 100000 stitches taken TO make the
piece. 1t took the signora and two other
ladies, necessarily working on ii, two WIN
tiers and one summer to accomplish the
task. The beads are of the kind called
"Margueritine, of that fine glass made in
the manufactures of Murano, an island of
Venice, to which the glass-makers were
really confined. under pretext of protec-
ton, in the centuries when Neniee had the
monopoly of the glass industry OF the world.
Then the glass blower who revealed the Sc
prets of his arts was liable to have his
property confscated, with, perhaps, bansh-
ment added. And the dreaded Council of
Ten. If it saw lit, might even condemn him
to death.
The ground of the glittering parallelo-
gram is pure white. Crystalline, peariy and
Opaline CLEANS of light flash from this
field of white, on which are thrown, as it
were five wreaths of exQuisitely shaded
roses-red, pink and white-their rich color
enhanced by the green of their foliage and
few other flowers, daisies, blue corn6ow-
ers and feathery sprays of mimosa. The
largest wreath, in which are the largest
| flowers, is in the center Of the piece. The
| four other wreaths are in the corners. a
| border of turquoise blue, headed by gar
| land of roses, lilies and other flowers sur
rounds the piece. A delicate fringe of blue
| and white beads edges the border.
Given fringe and tassels OF rcd beads it
| might serve as a baldachino over the thro ne
| of an American cardinal In cathedral as
| grand in its proportions as st, Patrck's in
| this city or the Cathedral of st. James in
| Montreal. When we know that our grand
mothers bead bags cost from So to SIS we
may begin to estimate it probable value
N Y Herald
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which they could raise money enough to cell
citrate the Fourth in manner fitting to res
idents Of Harlem. However that may have
been. as Park Policeman Sweeny was stroll
ing home in citizens clothes, accompanied
by Park Policeman Williams in uniform,
they were surprised to see very small boy
holding up very big man by pointing a
large revolver at his head. In the deep shade
the small boy did not look nearly as diminu-
tive as he really was. The small boy with
the big gun was Russell and the man who
stood in front of him, wondering if he had
struck new race OF warlike dwarfs, was
Edward Kelly. The policemen interfered at
this point and took RusselPs game away
from him. His old revolver was also con-
fiscated. When the policemen got under
way again with their prisoner and his vic
tim they headed for the police station.
They had gone but few rods when on
turning into another path they were sur
prised to find a second infant highwayman
also in the act of holding up man. 1t was
Byas, Russell's chum, and his intended vic
tim was Joseph Cowles. Highwaymap Byas
was taken along with Russell and they were
both locked up in the One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth-street Station.-N. Y special
to the Globe Democrat.
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WANTED TO MAKE A SNUG THING.
Tale OF a Man, an Alarm Clock and an
Irate Neighbor Who Hated Both.

Tale OF Man, an Alarm Clock and an
Irate Neighbor Who Hated Both.
1t happened about o'clo ok one morning.
A man with flushed face and attirrd in
a white robe stuck his head out of a bay
window and yelled:
=" Is that your alarm clock?"
snore was waited through the window
of the next house and that was the only
answer
81 say" yelled the man again, sis that
your alarm clock %
"Huh2" came muttered response.
us it your clock that's waking the entire
neighborho0d ?" shouted the man.
My clock ?" came the voice again. Then
after pause: Hold on minute and I'll
see''
Then draped figure carrying clock ap-
peared at the window of the next house.
by George! 1t was MY clock, it said
1t never seems to wake me-"
We'll, it wakes mep roared the first
man.
"And then you get up and wake me. F."
returned the other. That's kind Of you"
Yes, get up and wake you, and some
time I'll throw brick through that win
dow"
''No necessity for that You Just swear
at me and it'll rouse me all right. Suppose
leave this other window open, toe. That
would make 1t Surer, you know, and | must
get up at O'clock. If you 90 away from
home you just let me know and I'll put the
clock where it catch the man in the house
on the other side, so that he can veil at me.
j want to make sure thing of il with one
OF you, for L never hear the clock"
Then he pulled in his head and a bootjac k
whiZZeu by and shattered Il lamp-pos. OIL
the corner.-St. Louis Star Sayings.
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HIS FIRST ICE-CREAM.
He Thought the Pudding Was Real
Touched With Frost.

He Thought the Pudding Was Really
Touched With Frost.
Abner Duagrass, from away up beyond
the White Mountains had penetrated TO the
Hub. II was Abner's first visit to the city
in fact, his first trip away from home
A relative doing business in the metropo-
lis had spent the previous summer with Alb
ner's parents, and in return for many kind
nesses lie had invited his friends of the
country farm TO visit him in his city home.
And thus Abner CHANGED to be in Boston
and as now dining al hotel with his host
AT first our countryman hardly knew
what to do with himself at the Wondrously
laden table. His relative observing his hest
tatinn whispered to him.
Don't be backward, Abner; help your
self TO just what you like"
By aud by a gentleman sitting opposite
directed waiter to bring him plate of
ice-cream.
The cream was brought and the gentle
man set it down before him while lie finished
a dish of scailOps. Abner looked up and
saw the delicate looking mass in the plate
not far away. Ii was tempting and he
reached forth and took il. He had put
spoonful of the frozen mixture into his
mouth and was hesitating between surprise
and delight when the gentleman opposite
rather abruptly and not very pleasantly
spoke:
We'll. my friend, that's what 1 should
call decidedly COOL"
Vans" responded Abner, innocently,
when he had swallowed frigd morsel
Its about the coolest pudd'n ever tasted.
| swan TO mani eff | don't believe it's really
teched with frost! N. Y. Ledger.
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all the neighbors'" al suppose he gave up
liquor them" said the young woman, cheer
fully.
The married woman of twenty years did
not answer directly. After you've been
married ten years." she said, "you try TO
break your husband of something. How
ever, nothing so irretrievably destroys the
romance with which every bride regards the
man of her choice as the recognition OF the
fact that he is the slave of habits which rem
der his presence unpleasant in the extreme.
Such man wouldn't think it strange if his
wife should object to his constant appear
ance in dirt and rags. and yet in the matter
of household happiness and content the
sense of smell is about as important factor
to woman as that of sight-Chicago
Harold
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cars to be made OF pressed steel, locomo-
tives of malleable iron, and TO be fac
SMILES of the passenger equipment of the
New York Central, with the name of the
road on each cor and locomotive, the whole
train to be fOrty-five inches long, Mr.. Dam
iels' idea is. that if you impress upon the
minds of the children the superior facilities
offered by Americas Greatest Railroad"
they will patronize the New York Central
when they make their wedding tours. The
private compartment cars of the CentraPs
Chicago Limited" give each couple a per
feet boudoir, and so popular are they that
it Is said there is scarcely day in the year
that the train does not carry one or more
bridal nartieS,-AlhanY Press.
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John Million, a laborer, was literally
boiled TO death IN East St. Louis. He fell
into vat of boiling meat at the National
Stock-yards Beef Cannery and was scalded
so that he died during the night Million
was employed to watch and stir vat at the
cannery in which huge chunks of meat are
boiled 10 separate the flesh from the BONE
While stirring the contents of.the vat he
slipped and fell into it. Other workmen
saw him fall in and FASTENED to pull him
out. He was in the vat only few moments,
but the water was boiling hot, and in an in
slant he was literally parboiled from the top
of his head to the soles of his feet. : His
fellow-workmen pulled him out alive. bnt
his sufferings were only prolonged thereby.
He was removed to St. Mary's Hospital,
where he died at midnight, after suffering
terrible agony for hours.-St. Louis Post
fob
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YOUTHFUL FOOTBALLS.
Emulators of Jack Sheppard Gathered in
by the Police

ci c"eh ShtPEdTu OdAheTeu III
by the Police.
A couple of juvenile emulators of Jack
Sheppard turne up in Harlem last night
and piled their bold traffic in the darkest
spots of Central Park. Neither of the high
waymen were Of very fierce appearance,
and as each was only 10 years Of age it
seems incredible that they should have been
darl ng en- ough to mold up" two grown men
at the revolver point. Still, the spot chosen
for their work was near the Ftfth-avenue
wall at One Hundred and Sixth street, where
the adjacent paths are darker than almost
anywhere else in the park. barring few
well-known lovers lanes, which are so
much frequcnted that highwaymen with re-
volYers would have no show against Cupid
and his arrows. The youthful highwaymen
are James Russell and James Byas. As the
hour when graveyards yawn drew nigh it
found young Russell and Byas well armed
and concealed behind bush in a by-path
near the darkest part of the wall mentioned.
Russell had big, old-fashioned revolver of
3S-caliber and the doughty Byas was armed
with seven-shooter OF the latest pattern
and Of an equally heavy caliber.
From what followed il is fair to suppose
that the two kindergarten highwaymen had
put their heads together and exchanged
IDEAS as 10 what would be the best plan by
The morning call., 1891-07-13

A prominent and well-kpown young So
ciety lady recently met with a peculiar
accident that might have resulted fatally
During the evening the daughters OF Mr.
William A. Neil were entertaining some
friends. servant served ice-cream which
had been made in the house, and while eat
ing it Miss Marion Neil bit upon hard SUBJ
stance, which was discovered to be q piece
Of glass. She Immediately after began to
cough, and it was then found that piece
Of glass had lodged in her throat The
coughing, which was very violent. loosened'
the glass and IL came up. Miss Neil suf-
fered great pain. but is now thought to be
out of danger. A gentleman who was
guest also got some of the glass in his
mouth. but escaped anything more serious.
The seryant-girl admitted that while sery-
ing tile cream she broke glass vessel near
it, but thought she had picked out all the
rieces.-COlumbus (OEio) special to Gin
ciDuati Euuuirer
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TRAVELLING CUSHIONS.
Some That Are Constructed With All tn
Modern ConyeDiences.


Modern ConyeDiences.
Women do not have pockets in their
dresses. but they must appreciate pockets,
for they put them into their travelling
cushions. Moreover, women are known to
like closets, and what is a closet but the
pocket of house?
The new Gu shions for summer jourDeyng
are made in various shapes-some round,
some square and some 0blong-sGme are
made in shape of hearts and some are
CHARTERED like melons, but all are of small
size. They are useful to fill up spaces and
corners in the backs or arms of uncom-
Portable chairs and benches, or to put under
the head when a rest is needed. They are
stuffed with the finest down. which makes
them very light, and covered with almost
any material which suits the fancy. Those
which have silk or embroidered covers are
usually protected from dust by an outer
covering of linen in white or colors, plainly
made.
A loop is always attached to one corner
for ease Of carriage, and the pockets alluded
to are made, with buttoned flap in one
corner, to hold the handkerchief, salts or
any article that would go into the dress
pocket if dresS-pockets existed.-N. Y. Re-
cOrder.
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whats the matter with the lady2' in
CURED reporter Of physician who was
working with woman at the Union Depot
yesterday. She was lying OH one of the
benches, and apparently mad had a fainting
SPELL
''Oh, she has had a hysterical fit,' he re-
piled carelessly. 'She is all right, and no.
body need be worried about her. This
woman may be all right, but l have my
doubts about it, / had hard work trying to
open her eyelids, and she evidently held
them. 1t is an old gag, you know, of some
women TO faint in public places, where they
can excite sympathy and have collection
taken. | know of one who used to have
historical spells with great regularity at
hotels and depots. Invariably money was
collected for her benefit, and she walked off
with the stuff, only to faint away again in
another public place. She always had
pathetic tale to tell. and it took the police a
good while before they tunbled TO her
swindling game. 1t is an easy matter for a
woman to become hysterical, ana they can
bring, on the fit when they feel like it."
PittSburp Disnatrb
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A Ghost Story Wins a Case.

In case tried before Judge Tuthill
ghost story figured as evidence. Landlord
Downey owns property at Harrison and
Gold streets. Erwin Hopkins lives near,
and Mr.. Downey says his neighbor keeps
dirty alley. and the nuisance damages his
property by driving away tenants hence he
sued Hopkins for $4,000; but Hopkins in
defense said that a ghost had driven away
Downey's tenants. A murder was COM
mitted in the house in 1884, and Hopkins
testified that since that time ghostly vista
tions have enlivened the place. Hopkins
told a few ghost stories, and then intro
duced several former tenants of the Dow
ney house to corroborate them. They all
admitted acquaintance with the ghost, and
the jury brought in verdict for the de-
fendant.-Chicago Herald
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Father of eleven daughters prowling
the girls that hasn't come in yet. Mother
of same-I think you are mistaken, Will
lam. They're all upstairs :" j know what
I'm talking about. Elizabeth. TIL ere's only
ten wads of gum on tue back of this
bureau." Chicago Tribune.
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M. J. SIMMONS, AUGTIOaEER,
WILL SELL ro-MoRRow,

WILL SELL TOMORROW,
Iuesuays...'.. IA. 1891
At II O'Clock a. NJ. at the residence.
1926 O'FARRELL ST., NEAR FILLMORE,
All of the Superior Parlor, Bed and Dining
Room Furniture, Fine Upholstery; Marble Clocks
and Ornaments; Handsome Steel Line Engray-
ings; Body Brussels Carpets and Rugs; Elegant
Lace Curtains and other Parlor Decorations !;
China, Glass and Silyerware,
-. .ooaPRIsISe IN PART.
Very Elegant Parlor Set in hanstcarve cherry
frames and satin brocatelle: Easy Chairs, Diyans.
patent rockers, ETC.: Very Elegant ParIor Lamp:
Onyx and Cherry Center aud Bouquet Tables; Mar
BILE Clocks; Fine Bisqus and other ornaments
Costly French and English Line EngraylngS: kle-
CANT Lace Curtains. nearly new; Extra Fine Body
Brussels Carpets and Rugs; Walnut Bedroom Sets
with French Plate Mirrors: White Hair Mattresses:
Down Feather Pillows; Fine Blankets and ether
bedding; Easy and Reclining ChairS, Lounges, Rock
ers, etc.; Elegant Walnut Marbe-top Sideboari;
Pedestal Extension Table aud Chairs; Lsrge wsIuuE
Hall Stand; Fine China Glass and Silverware; Fine
winthrop Range; Hall and stair Carpets. etc.
iyl3 2t NJ. }. SIMMONS, Auctioneer.
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The tower on New York's Madison-square
$50 feet from the level of the observatory 10
the ground, and more than 400 feet from
the top of the flagstaff. Owing to the fact
that the garden is located on high ground
this will be tue highest struetion on MAN.
haitian Island.
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Not Her Fault Mary" said her mother,
earlier" Its not my fault, mamma"
mot your fault! Didn't ! hear you last
night at the front door say, Stop, Edward,
half a dozen times? II he wanted to go.
why did you want to stop him ?"-Philadel-
phia Times.