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The morning call., 1893-05-28
CHICAGO CLOCK COMPANY.
Selling Goods on the InstaIlment
Plan

The Chicago ClGck Company, now occupy ing
Its spacious new quarters at ] 622-1626 Market
street. Is an instance OF rapid growth hat has
but few parallels even In this wonde full city. 1t
began business In an experimental way only
principle Of selling goods on the insta ilment
plan has proved itself so incontestably that the
trans ctions steadily ana rapidly incrtas d and
assumed PROPORTIONS which are unsXpect edlY
great and demanded the additional accnmmo-
datOns which have been provided in the ne w
store.
Nothing can be more mistaken idea than
fhati in purchasing on the installment plan one Is
paying eXorbitant prices. The Chicago Clock
Company challenge comparison In prices with
those firms who claim to sell exclusively for
cash" DO not be deceived by the false state
inentS OF parties whose claims of cheapness
have been shown 10 be prenoSterouSly eXag-
gerated time and TIM again Just think, IL ,000
families who have been supplied with home
Inside nf The last five years. Is II credible that
these 1900 people could have been so grossly
deceived To prices? 1t is not possible.
Stop moment and think Of how many people
who could not have furnished their new homes
without the privilege of paying a portion at
lime. The Chicago Clock Company are not
exacting. They aim 10 get the market prcA for
privilege OF making payments by lie week
month according To his resources, and Before
he knows 1t almost the furniture is his own.
The Chicago Clock Company is the largest
concern OF The kind in the West. 1t sells more
and better goods and on better credit terms
than All similar establiShm mt on the coast.
DO you want to De convinced that this state
ment is fact and net false? Then call aud
see. You are sure OF courteous treatment, aud
every want can be well Suppiisi.
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culties and annoyance. 1t is needless to re-
cap!iuatr what these consist Of, for every lady
knows TOO well the anxiety and care which are
attendant upon formal reception at her own
house, no matter how liberal are her facilities.
but AT reception In maple hall In the Palace
every dlfncnlly Is surm0unted. The hall its II
Is OF only moderate size and can De fllied with
palms or flowers and made to resemble bower
III beauty. III more room is needed marble
hall can be connected. and II these two are not
enough the ladies' reception-room can be
addrG, forming three magnifcently furnished
parors adequate for an unlimited number of
guests. For dinlng-room the ''annsx" TO
maple hall affords every needed requirement..
and up grand staircase all the dressing-r ooms
can be appropriated that may be necessary.
AT a reception this part or the hotel Is eX-
cuded and the utmost privacy Is MAINTAINED.
An especial advantage IN giving reception at
maple hall is tnat the perfect menu OF the
Palace Is at the disposal OF the most and the
well-driled service at his command. How in
fnitelv preferable such a reception can be
made than In a private house.
One is seldom permitted an invasion OF the
lItchen of the Palace, but The writer was one
Of The favored few. 1t was 10 have been sup
posed that the utmost cleanliness and order
would he observed, but the actual was far be-
yond the most vivid antlcipat0ns OF the oh
server. The kitchen fairly shnns and reflected
the light OF the sun upon the welI-bufnished
utensils. The appetite was stimulated by the
sight.
Two especially new features have been added
to the Palace which emphasize the determina-
tion 10 keep abreast of all the Improvements of
The lines. Both are designed 10 Increase the
prOmptness OF service in whIcl complaints are
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boast of. Certainly no business that can be
engaged In presents so many difficulties unless
Il man is especially gifted. Therefore, the eX-
crptional success which las attended Charles
Mnntg0meFy's efforts in the line OF hotel
keeping deservedly marks him a man OF
affairs and of :particular distinction. Though
not confined to the business of managing hotels,
MIR. Montgomery is, perhaps, best known as
the 'hoIel" man. Though prominently con-
nected with other houses that have become
noted through his connection with them, he
now gives his special attention TO The great
hotel on Bush street, near Sansome, known
the BROOKLYN, whose management he assumed
not many months ago. but since has thoroughly
RETIRED, rcfurnished ana renovated until IL has
become not only one OF the most accessible of
the downtown hotels, hut also one OF the best
furnished and managed hotels In the city. so
FAR as price Is concerned the Brooklyn has no
rival In the city.
AS manager Of the hotel the name Of Charles
Montgomery is Of itself complete assurance
10 all persons TO whom the consideration of re.
specta bliiy and quietn IS is an essential. The
same privacy Is possible as In ones own home.
and wh-n 10 these advantages is added that OF
moderate charges the reason for the vast popu-
ltrty OF the Brooklyn amoag people OF refins
ment and position is readily exrlained. An
evidence Of its nigh standing tmong the citi-
Zens OF San Francisco Ia found In The large
number OF permanent guests who patr0niZe its
accommodations from mouth to month and
from year TO year.
Located near the business center but close
TO all laees OF amusement, the Brooklyn is
especially popular with business men, for
whose comfort and convenience a business
lunch has been made an especial feature. For
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anpellatton Of magnificent" which Is always
Ihe expression OF one who beholds IL for the
first time.
The pavilion in The court is also notable i'm
psCyemenr. and the 'g Ill" room oI ening from
Market street and he court is an instance OF
oInatr characterization and convenience that Is
delightful TO tie senses and adds renewed Zest
10 tie appetit Of the man who lunches there !;
and apTopOs the ''gIilf' room Is an innovation
IN hotels which was first adontci in
America at The Palace. Its particular
convenience is 10 business men who have less
lime to indulge in a meal than could be given
In the Ieeular dining-room. but who ar- fastid-
iUuS rs 10 the style and quality OF the food
which they consume. Tie same excellence of
food, with a menu quite Identical with that of
the dining-roOm, is accessible TO the guest
whose time may be limited. On the marble
counters OF The grillroom are displayed The
meats from which the guest chooses. He can
make his own selection and eivr directions as
10 his preferred method of cooking and serving
and tLeu sealing himself and walled upOn bv
polite and wtll-Irained servants lie can fully
enjoy lie delight of an appetiZng meal, sur
rounded by all that can attract the eve Or sat
isfy the senses.
10 a connoisseurin meats il NAV not be nee
eSsaiy 10 remark upon lie immense satisfac-
tion which fresh meats props rly cured IN cold
sl0ra"e tefriGeraiors give over meats that are
consumed Immediately after being bachered
At the Palace Il Stock of fresh meats sufficient
for 4 two weeks consumption is always Kept
ahead in the cold storage chamber al tenn
peIalure below the freezing point. This is the
secret OF The magnificent reputation which the
GTilir0om aud the hotel has gained for the ex-
cellence of lis meats A steak al the grin is d
revelation.
The maple room and annex. before referred
10, Is feature which has been added Il the
Palace during The past year with the especial
object OF affordiug accommodations for social
abd o her meetings OF an arIsio iocratlc charac-
Ter. The room Is IN increasing demand by
those 10 whom a fashionable reception al their
own homes offers almost lnsurnountable diff.
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Sansome street, corner of Clay, and evTn the
casual passer by VIII recognize lhe corner as a
busy center of trade. Doiaole coiIectIoh OF
rains. towering anu FeSet"oiC P'"hto ID dioO
kepi on display. ,
many advantages. not the least OF which IS
large fertile tract of land 1T Menlo Park, To-
c,lily famous for the mlldDess OF ! climate,
the health and vigor OF its vegetation.
Even the more delicate flowers with Few
exceptions are grown In the open ground, ana
Il strength and vlgor developed whicn puts 10
shame the usual greenhouse weaKliDes;
These now famous nurseries are #eil worthy
visit, In season There can DC seen acres Oh
roses and acres of chrysan hemums IN bloom;
the largest violet and sweet-pea helos IN me
United States. TO say nothing OF tue many
acres OF carnations, verbena. panSleS SiHcks,
fuchSias aud other Towering plants. Large
tracts are devoted to shade trees, hardy shrub
berry palms. climbing plants, bulbs, etc:
In addition they hay the largest anu oest-ap-
pointed greenhouse plant in the West, tne
houses being stocked with everything 10 be
found In the largest Eastern establishments.
Novelties in plants and seeds are being con-
Stantly collected from every Guarier ana their
value in California determined before Offering
them 10 the pnblic. In fact, everything Is being
done that can be doGe TO elevate tals rejected
branch Of Industry 10 California. 1t being
recognized fact that advertising is one of The
greatest levers OF modern commercial success.
The Sherwood Hall Nursery Company has ad-
yertised literally through nearly every legti-
male means, and bulky mail bags. loaded eX-
press-waeons and ireiehtcars indicate that they
have mol advertised In vain.
The legend, "A garden for dCllar" which
has becUme a household word on the Pacific
Coast, is one OF the remarkable offers made by
this company 10 popuIarze the growing of su-
perlor vegetables and The most beautiful flow
eIs. 1t means that they VIII send, postage
free, twenty-five packets OF vegetable seeds for
81, or twenty five packets Of flower seeds for
81. in plants. twelve beautiful named varie-
lies of either roses, chrysauIhemums, fuchsias,
etc, etc., will be sent for The same small amount.
These seeds and plants. like all OF those sent
out by them, are of the most absolute freshness,
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imagined than described. but the exquisite
blending of cOOrs and rare fragrance will live
III thousands of hearts when the roar of The
pom 1erouS machinery has died away.
For nearly fifty years, since the Golfers OF
gold were opened California has been Mecca
toward which longing eyes and hearts in every
land We turned. Broad fields of wheat and
acres of vineyards and orchards in turn have
crowned the western shore with prosperity
which the world recognizes in no un certain
sound.
Califoruia's vegetables and flowers as well
have pleased and capIlvated by their crispnesS
and beauty. but was not unN the organiZa-
tion of the Sherwood Hall Nursery Company
that they were raised 20 their true dignity in The
States economy and their iimitable possibill-
ties became known. While California has the
most favorable conditions OF climate and SOIL to
be found in he world for the production of vege-
table and flower seeds, bulbs and ornamental
plants, 1t has been for years standing re-
prOach that both our professional and amateur
gard ners had to send East TO procure their
garden supplies. Thanks TO the enterprise of
the Sherwood hall Nursery Company this re-
proach no longer exists, and better plants
seeds and bulbs, home grown, can BE- delivered
at every door nf finer quality and for less money
than II ordered f,oin fash Eastern catalogues
The salesroomS and warehouses OF the Sher-
wood Hall Nursery Company are located on
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about the same time as nearly as can be
reckoned. According to tradition only the
captain and his sister were saved. The
natives received them kindly, and gave
them food. They intermarried with the
Hawaiians, and became the progen-
itOrs of certain well-known families
of chiefs. In early times the control
of land on ths Hawaiian Islam ds
was held by the ruling chiefs, WHO re-
served v hat portion they pleased for their
own use. and divided the rest among The
leading men subject to them. The position of
the latter was analogous TO that of the
barons Of European feudalism. They fur
nshed supplies 10 their sovereign and in
case OF war was expected TO take the fie Id
with what fighting men rheir estates could
furnish. These bsrons held almost depotic
swav over their domains, appOriiOning the
territory which they controlled among the
followers according to the whim of the
moment OF the demand Of policy. Every
time new chief came into power there
was fresh distribution of lands. Thus
the country was always full of people who
were dispossessed and homeless. Kane
hameha III overturned this system by
granting to his people a bill OF rights
which made their tenure of the soil perma-
m
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purity. vigor and healthfulness. Surely this
offer leaves no excuse for not having an abun-
dance of vegetables and flowers.
The hnmely truth, ITS just as easy to grow
choice flowers as it is to grow common ones"
Is applicable. when 1t is stated that a selection
of choice chrysaDthemums from the magnifi-
cent collection of The Sherwood Halt Nursery
Company If planted now will yieI1 wealth OF
lovely flowers throughout The fan and early
winter months. aud VIII require no more atten-
tl0n han would as many of the old and less
beautiful varieties. The more assiduously the
blossoms are plncked the more freely tho vine.
viii bloom. Sweet peas have Justly become
very fashionable in the last three years. 80
great has been The advance In this splendid
flower tha, the old-time sweet pea is now only
recognized as a poor relative" and Is alto
eether out OF place beside it, robust, eorceously
arrayed cousin. The Timothy VI opkins collec-
ton OF twenty-one varieties, lal California
grown seed, stands at the head of the lis and
the small sum OF 81 so will purchase the collec-
iion-one package OF each variAty-trkeAthis
modern seed and floral emporium
III plant Is 10 be donr=this season DOUBT de-
Law, Tor the dry season Will soon be h re.
The Sherwood Han Nursery Compahy has
particularly done much to put California on a
footing with, and even ahead, OF some of the
leading Eastern States. as crisuvegel ables upon
our tables and blooming flowers IN thousands
OF doorways will testify loudrf than words.
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THE OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
A Renowned institution of the City
of san Eranciscn

Few hotels In any part OF the world have en-.
joyed prestige for so long time or of being
so supeIexcellens as the Occidental Hotel under
The management OF the almost as well-known
Major w. B. Hooper. 1t has always been the
temporary home of a refined class of people,
and has numbered among Its guests Ihe names
of The most distinguished throughout the
civilized world. or magnitude surpassed by
few hoeis in the world 1t combines so many
and varied excelences as TO make 1t prlm e
favorite among The most fastidiuus people y
Wide discrimination has always been eXer-
cised by the manager in excluding people who
from one cause or another, might disturb the
sensibllites OF lie guests. the desire Deiug to
make the hotel as ne # like a home as It is nos
slble 10 make a pubic Institution OF this char
acTer.
1t has ALWAYS been a matter of common no.
torety that the table of the Occidental has
never been excelied If eQualed in California.
Tie same standard is now maintained aud
every luxury afforded By the prolific markets
of the Stale Is supplied Win penteous profu-
sion on its liable. In the matter of service the
0ccidental i equally famous. Year after year
HE same old laces aIe to be observed aud Il
guest al one lime ACQUIRES a honielike feeling,
which grows with each successive visit.
For solid comfort and luxury, for refine q
surroundings and The never failing courtesy eX-
tended 10 guests the Decide ntal has never been
surpassed.
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WONDRoUS THOUGH LITTLE.
A Microscopic Landscape on a Grain
of Wheat Is Among the Number.
st. Louis Republican.

ST. Louis Republican.
1t is not always the things of gigantic
proportions that excite the greatest curl
osity.
MaStodons, elephants, whales and other
creatures of monstrous size are and have
been wonders indeed; SO, too. are the py-
ramids, the great cathedrals. towers, monu-
ments. etc.; the great Corliss engines. the
16.drive wheel locomotive and other tri-
umphs OF mechanical skill.
But, while this is true beyond questio n.
how about the wonders revealed BY the
microscope and the work Of the deft-
fingered artist. ID. A. Vr. Nicer. who painted
landscape on the side OF grain Of wheat !?
BY the use OF strong miscr0cooe only
could the wonders of this minute painting
be distinguished.
Yet when a good glass was brought to
bear upon what appeared to be spot of
varlegated paint unon the side of the wheat
grain all was changed into beautiful
landscapes a forest, a mill at the side of a
river, miller climbing an outside stairway
win sack pf grain upon his back; tall
cilli at the sid" of the mill and a winding
road along which snme peasants are trying
to drive refractory pig!
III the inventor and builder of the great
CnrliSS engine that furnished power to turn
all the machinery at the Centennial Expo
sition of 1876 deserves great praise. what
shall we say for the skilllul English
matchmaker who exhibits an engine of 10
distinct pieces (not including thirty-tlree
bolts and screws which could all be hidden
in lady's No. thimble,
In the milt of Goldfish, or in water
in which decaying vegetables have been
infused. the microscope discovers AMI
malcnie clitue animals'') SD minute that
10000 Of them would not exceed in bulk a
single grain of mustard.
Yet. strange to say. these infinitesimal
creatures are suppl ell with organs as com
plete and rs complicated as those of the
whale, the elephant or the mastodon!
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A NEW OCEAN.
The Pacific Regarded as Lake Until
About a Century Ago.
W Nashineuon Star.

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Washington Star.
1t seems rather curious to recall the fact
that very little more than 100 years ago the
Pacific was regarded as Spanish lake.
That nation claimed it on the strength OF
Balboa's discovery in 1913. and insisted
that it should be regarded as a mare
clausun. When Sir Francis Drake circum-
navigated the globe his sailing across these
waters was seriously resented by Spain,
which demanded restitution to her of the
plunder he took. bat Queen Elizabeth made
a naughty reply. Not long before the
close Of the last century the Spanish
crown again began to make fuss because
its monopoly of the Pacific was infringed
on. It ordered the eomapdants OF San
Francisco to seize the Columbia. the first
vessel that carried the American FLAG
around Cape Horn.
In 1889 two Spanish men-of-war seized
several English fur traders on the north
west coast, and war was very nearly the
result. 1t is odd that the Spaniards.
though discoverers of rev lands and
waters. were among the poorest navigatnrs
Of their time. After coming upon the
Solomon Islands they could not find them
again, and they were lost for 150 years. The
water supply OF their galieoRs was not kept
in ca SKIS, but in big earthern Jars. As 1t
was impossible TO provide a sufficient sup
plg for six months voyage on board of a.
shin carrying 400 or SEQ people, they al
ways took to sea great numbers of mats.
Whenever 1t rained the mats were spread
to catch the drops. which were drained off
into jars through split bamboos The NOR
talIty from scurvy on long trips was
frightful.
Cortes, after the conquest of Mexico,
fitted out three small ships to sail to the
Moluccas and re-enforce the Spaniards
there. They were scattered by tempest,
and two of them wera lost One of these is
imagined 20 have been the strange vessel
which was wrecked on the rocks Of Hawaii
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census can only be conjeeiured. That If will
n@ pevond All question the second city of the
5 ate III Population and wealth Is not 10 he
donDied. is unexceiled location and splendid
climate attract more ana moie a desirable
class or people whose first ambition il is sto
have u home"
IL Is not questioned by any one that much 0f
the splendid prosperity winch Oakirnd Is now
enjoying received Its impetus from far-seemg
real estate men VINO realized Oakland's natural
advantages and knew that il The opportunity
were given the people would eagerly flock to de-
velop them.
Among this class OF real estate dealers the
nrm of NJ }. Laymance & Co., consisting of NJ.
D. ana J.W Laymance has been especially dis
tlnguished. Energetic, of high commercial
SANDING and ability ana win presclence
which enabled them 10 judge rightly OF The
future, they entered into The real esiatr bust
ness aud have 10 comparatlvely few
years Dult up volume OF transactions
greater than that OF any other dealer in ihe city.
Bofh men are young. both We lhe confidence
porn OF success ana both have shown ca
pacity Tor large transactions. which Is IN indl-
cation OF their high ability and the almost per-
fec infallibility of their judgment. Hundreds
who nave purchased on their advice have rca-
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GARDEN AND FIELD
The Rapid Development of
a Valuable Industry.
ENTERPRISE, ENERGY, PUSH.
The Sherwood Hall Nursery Con,-
pany and Its Wonderful Nurseries
at MEMO Park.

When the gates Of the great White City were
thrown open there WAS but one oasis In the
desert of confusion. II was the department of
Horticulture, which, under the skilful hand of
Uncle John Thorp, had been made ready as an
optical feast for The thronglng thousands.
whose words of praise are unsiinted.
Californlans are specially grateful at the sue
cess of THIS department Of The Worlds Fair, for
one of its nretticst features is the Gordon OF
sweet peas which encircle the famous rose gar
den on The Wooded Island, and the sweet peas
came f. ON California.
When few mouths ago the sweet peas of the
world were summoned 10 the bar OF the author
tiles TO be adjudged as to their beauty aud
sweetness the Timothy Hopkins collection, en-
bracing more than score Of varloies, was
unanimously chosen as the most fitting TO grace
the unequaled wooded Isle.
The resulting triumph for California Is better
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Grace Was Too Long.

There is little chap up on Price Hill
who Will make trouble in religious circles
some OF these days if he is not systematic
ally trained In ''the way he should &C"
Hc was over at mis- grandfatner's for
dinner Yesterday, and sat buckled In the
old high chair ready for the onslaught.
His grandfather, a reverend old gentle
man.. and ono Of the wOrthie.t of the
world, bent his snowy head and began his
usual lengthy grace. Sammy never rel
ishes ihose famous graces at best, and
when, just in the middle of this extra long
one for company, the old gentleman
yawned several tedious tunes, the infant
could stand 1t no longer. Leaning over,
he tapped him on the arm with his big
spoon ana whispered encrgetically:
''Det a move, dranpa-det a move, for
dracious sake-Ps hungry as bearv'
Grandpa got move"
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The TerrniraI Comcanv.
Mayor Thomas E. Rowan.

One OF those enci geiic man who have watched
aud assisted the development OF Los Angeles
from little town TO the second city in the
State is Mayor Thomas E. Rowan. For over
Thirty years lie has resided In the land OF fruit
aud flowers and has reared large family.
Tom" he Is styled by his most Intimate
friends, but thl's becarSr they have known
him from boybood and Eial'y ram with him dur
ing The carly days OF the Los Angeles Volun-
icer Fir Department. In fact he was one OF
the organizers Of the volunteers and ran with
the ''Od machine" for years.
While still Il young man he was tlected
member of the County Board OF Supervisors.
Q her political hou0rs we're conferred upon
him for many succeeding years. For several
terms he was elected County Treasurer and
last fall he was chosen Mayer, Witch position
he holds with honor 10 himself and the city.
Mayor Rowan has three gr0wn-up children;
the eldest, V. j. Rowan. Is the leading surveyor
Of Los Angeles. In mercantile pursuits Mayor
Rowan was also successful. For many years
he was ia the banking business ana rrospered.
hen he was equally successful In The real
estate business. Owing 10 his Inc eased duties
as chief magistrate OF the city he was compe lled
to retire from active business cares at the be-
ginning of the year.