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The morning call., 1893-08-27
The Fresh Erauranca

OF SOZODoNr renders it the most agreeable artI-
Gle ever used as a tooth wash. It has mono of the
acrld properties OF the astringent tooth powders,
and instead of contracting the gums, it renders
them firm and elastic
The morning call., 1893-08-27
Another Victim,

'I suppose the panic hasn't struck you
yet, Mr.. Gotrox?" 1T hasn't. eh2 Here
I've got more'n $4,000 that can't get peo-
pie TO borrow at all; they're all afraid to
go into the business any deeper. If these
things keep up a little longer I'll land in
the poorhouse in six months.
oils Journal.
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He Faded AWAY.

Gussie oftleigh-Weally, [ cawn't
imagine anything more howwible than
being boahed to death bv a h0wwid cow,
Gavin you, Miss Bluntley?
Miss Bluntley-No Mr.. Softleigh, I'M
less il is to meet the same fate by calf.
Then she drove the remark into his
head with a yawn, and he faded away
Buffalo Courier.
The morning call., 1893-08-27
A Long Call.

He (nervously): Can that be your
father trying to get In at the gate?" She:
Yes" He: II thought you told me
when first came that he had gone out Of
town for the night" She: II did. but that
was yesterday.-Vogue.
The morning call., 1893-08-27
Faith i'm George.

George Washington" said Tommy, in
the course of his regular Friday compost
tim" was a man who. if he pointed gun
at a man and told the man it wasn't
loaded. the man would not get bit
scared"
The morning call., 1893-08-27
Not Inconsistent.

Employer (sternly)-You told me yester.
day that you wished day off because
youy mother-in-law was dead. yet | find
that you attended the ball game! En-
ploye (sturdily)-Beg pardon. sir, but 1
don't see how that proves anything
Truth.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

U. S. MAIL-W. T. F.. City. a. Ships
built in foreign ports may carry United
States mails. ~ Yes; the China and the
Gaelic both do.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

THE FIRST MILL-As nearly as we can
ascertain the "old mill" was a sawmill
and was built by one John Read, an Irish
deserter from an old English ship in 1880
subsequently married to Spanish woman,
the children and grandchildren of whom
are residents here now-in 1910. The
power was water through an understood
wheel. 1t is the oldest mill of its kind in
the State. Some cutting was done on it,
but it soon was abandoned, as it was
found not to pay.
The morning call., 1893-08-27
INVITATIONS TO SMILE.
Can't Do ImpossibiIities.

''How do Won know he married her for
her money!" 1--WE seen er."-Life.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

1886 = 81. P. NJ. MERGED, Cal. July II.
1886. came on Sunday. 1t was ''leap
year."
The morning call., 1893-08-27
A Family Affair.

Husband (after quarrel-You may buy
the dress If you wish. but / shan't pay
for it.
Wife-Then they'll sue you for the
amount.
Husband-So much the better. In that
case I'll pawn the piano for the money
Hum oristische Batter.
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silver question. refer to the ratio of value
between an ounce Of silver and an ounce
of gold.
The morning call., 1893-08-27
He Thought So.

Polite Tramp-Madam. may l inquire
what variety of fowl this is?
Lady of the House-That is Plymouth
Rock.
Polite Tramp-Er-I thought so. Have
you any stnne-crusher on the premises p
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Very Lively.

you have a Lively set of clerks" he
said to the proprietor of the establis h.
ment. 1T must be pleasant and profitable
to have employees so full of energy and
enthusiasm"
Yes" responded the proprietor; I'VE
close early to-day and they are getting
ready TO go home."-Tid Bits.
The morning call., 1893-08-27
LAST WEEK OF CLEARAuCEI

Our Annual Fall Opening is at hand, and
the necessity of clearing all broken lines before
begins is imperative, that INTRINSIC VALUES
HAVE BEEN TOTALLY DISREGARDED in the cuts
made THIS WEEK
To Force Out Everything Without Fail!
The morning call., 1893-08-27

minutes, the latter in days 81 hours and
10 minutes. The Campania and Majestic
have also beaten six days. the former hav-
ing even beaten by little the time of the
City of Paris
The morning call., 1893-08-27

THROUGH GOLDEN GATE-W. B. w.,
City. England nor any other nation has a
warship or cruiser too large, or of too
great draught 10 enter the Golden Gate
The Great Eastern could have come
through with NO trouble.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

WHAT THEY MEAN. T., City. The
figures 16-1. 20-1, used by writers on the
The morning call., 1893-08-27

UNITED STATES WARsHIPs-G. E. D.,
City. a. There are no first-class warships
In the United States navy, unless the coast
defense vessels may be termed such, which
is doubtful, as they cannot go to sea- (2)
First-class ships, when we have such, will
be named after States. 81 Second-class
ships are named after cities. though there
are few exceptions. az Third-c class ships
follow no rule of nomenclature
The morning call., 1893-08-27

EXCHANGE BANK OF VIRGINIA-A. L.,
City. There does not appear to be any
such institution as the Exchange Bank of
Virginia at Norfolk. There is a concern
called the Exchange and Deposit Bank at
Abingdon, Va.
The morning call., 1893-08-27
WASH GOODS AND DOMESTICS.

GENUINE INDIGO PERCALES. wide width |
splendid STYLES.
~"c~~~c~~~~o-~c
1000 pieces FINE-GRADE SEERSUCKERS, plaids /
stripes and solid coors
600 pieces STANDARD LLAMA CLOTHS, wool
finish. soft twilled effects dark colOrfngs.
SOFT-FINISH BLEACHED MUSLIN, fully sc
inches wide.
BLEACHED PILLOW MUSLIN, 40 inches wide,
undressed.
HEAVY DOUBLE BED SREETING, bleached
so inches.
cases VERY HEAVY CANTON FLANNEL,
Bleached or Unbeached.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

WHEN you visit the Worlds Fair, Just notice
the numberot Whites Yucstan wrappers you will
see lying around. Rereon hangs a tale.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

QUAIL LAW. ALAMEDA CoUNTY-G.
NJ. Mission San Jose. Game laws are not
made by the Supervisors. The State law
makes the killing of quail in Alameda
County, between the 18th day of March
and the 18th day of September of the same
wear, q miSdemeanor.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

EMPIRE STATE EXPREss-L. Bros. and
w. E L., Lodi, Cal. ~ The best hours
run ever made on the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad was 1872
miles, between East Buffalo and Rocbes-
ter. (2l Tho regular running time of the
Empire State Expres' tween New York
minutes.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

Decentralization OF SILVER-T. F. L.,
Lakeport, Cal. This phrase means the
disuse of silver as a part of the worlds
stock of money which determines the
value of commodities. Prior to 1873 the
money basis in this country was gold and
silver. The law OF 1873 declared gold to
be the unit of value, thus demonetZing
silver-that is. divesiing it Of Its standard
The morning call., 1893-08-27

73ac a Yard. |
755c a Yard.
755c a Yard.
&c a Yard.
Toe a Yard
-~~4~-o-~s~-~~~--~---~~-c.N.
zoe a Yard.
--~-~~---~~0s~-~-~~---~-~~
1Oc a Yard |
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TINE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC - Sub
scriber. City. The City of Paris and the
City of New York have both crossed the
Atlantic in less than six days. the former
making the trip between Queenstown and
The morning call., 1893-08-27

DECISIONS IN FAVOR OF S. P. r. R.
w. A. R.. City. In order to get the names
of ranchers near Fresno whose titles to
land are involved in the recent decisions
in favor of the Southern Pacific you will
have to write TO the clerk of the Circuit
Court at Los Angeles for the names of de-
PENDANTS in the suit referred to-
The morning call., 1893-08-27

CHARGES TO EXHIBITORS - Manufac-
turer, San Francisco. No rates were
charged exhibitors at Philadelphia. and
none are charged at Chicago. The Warden
Of San Quentin writes that after a careful
examination OF the prison records be does
not find the name of Jack Coyle. There
are several of the name of COyle. but none
with the surname Jack.
The morning call., 1893-08-27

UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME-R. T. S.,
City. A man may buy land under an as
sumed name. and after paying the price
and obtaining his deed can make a legal
sale under the same name; circumstances
might arise that would occasion more or
less bother. but the fact of the assumed
name would not invalidate title. You can
only change your name by an act of Legis-
lature.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
cau.l.,.r,,,ou g. /. s,,y.r ,s,,..

1T IL very astonishing" said gentle
man whose business frequently requiree
long Journeys into the interior Of the
country. chow many examples OF innate
refinement Of feeling one comes across
among the toughest OF men. A year or
two ago had survey TO make Of some
land belonging TO one Of the largest sill
yer mines IN --- territory. ! bad taken
my wife with me. and Mr.. 49,. the SUI
pcrintendent, was most kind in showing
and explaining everything 10 her. One
morning we were all standing near
shaft. listening with great interest TO
his explanations concerning prospects,
veins Of ore. values and estimates. when
suddenly we heard some confused sounds
of falling. followed by various excIama-
tions and. we thought. groans.
"'W hat Is the natter exclaimed my
wife as the cage came up and big,
sturdy fellow stepped out. Nothing
much. lady, he answered, and he whis
pered something to the superintendent,
who turned to as with an expression Of
great concern on his face. One Of tho
men who is working below has Ind q
bad fall he said. his shoulder In dis
located and they fear bis leg il broken.
Why do they not bring him mp at onceY
he continued, addressing the great,
brawny, red shirted miner who had
brought the news.
Tom was afraid of frightening tho
lady. and wanted me to come first. he
answered. New York Tribune
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
whats In n Manner

from the extraordinary inscriptions
over the doorways and ON the vestibule
glass Of the apartment houses in the up
per sections Of the city 1t would appear
that the owners and builders of these are
driven TO their wits end TO provide strik-
ing names for their houses. hev re-
mind one OF the endless rows Of VILLAS
with romantic names one sees in the SUI
burbs of London. Only the London af-
fair consists chiefly of name and Is usu-
ally proportionately significant inversely
with the grandeur of its appellation.
Here II may be u FIRST class apartment
house at expensive rentals. mere fiat
house for people in ordinary circum.
stances or tenement for poor laboring
families.
Tho most fantastic. poetical, histor-
ical. geographical. photographed and
even musical and scientific names are
adopted. but you'll find when you come
TO fiat hunting that there Is nothing in O
name. In some instances the builder
has vaingloriously given the building his
own naico aud left il to serve as a prac.
teal tombstone to register an existence
on earth. But experience has demon.
strated that The Crowley or 1.-THE
lockwood" and that ilk do not draw like
Tho Moselle." or Tho Amsterdam,
or THE Paderewski" and SO on. Senti
mental people viii demand something
for their inoney.-New York Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
rr.... :, c,obo r,rh,nlnr.

A very singular story Is told concern
ing the vagaries of ono mass OF globe
lightning. a tailor in the Rue st. JAG.
cues. in tho neighborhood OF the Val
de Grace. was getting his dinner one day
during a thunderstorm. when no heard
q lend clap. and soon the chimney board
fell down. and globe Of fire as big as
child.s head came ont quietly and moved
slowly about tho room at small height
above tho floor. The spectator. in con-
yersation aftcrward with NJ. Rabbinet,
OF tho Academic des Sciences, said 1t
looked like good sized kitten rolled up
into ball and moving without showing
its paws. Ii WAS bright and shining. yet
he felt no sensation Of heat The globe
came near his feet. but by moving them
aside no avoided the contact.
After trying several excursions in diff
ferent directions 1t rose vertically to the
height OF his head-which he threw back
to prevent it touching hiin-steered to-
ward hole in tho chimney above the
mantelpieco and made its way into the
fue. Shortly afterward-"when sup
posed 1t had had time to reach the top,
the tailor said--therc was a terrible ex-
plosion. which destroyed the upper part
OF the chimney and threw the fragments
onto the roofs OF some adjoining build
ings. which they broko through. Cham.
bers' Journal.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16

To European eye the good looks. II
they anywhere exist. Of both men and
women in Siam are irremedially de-
stroyed by the universal use OF the betel.
which blackens and corrodes the teeth
and causes them to protrude. which rem
,icrs the spittoon an Indispensable arti-
Gle OF furniture and Is responsible for
tho great splashes of red saliva that may
DO seen everywhere adjoining the ground
as they have been elected from tae
mouths of passershy.
Like their fellows In Annm, the ST.
amese women enjoy great freedom and
influence Being Of most mercantile
and managing temperament. they be-
come the self constituted stewardesses,
t-easurers and hucksters Of the home or
shop or store, They may be seen by the
hundred going to market, each seated
alone in her own canoe. with her wares
spread ont before her.
Tho last king kept . bodyguard of
amazons, with red coats and trousers
and small carbines. but the present
sovereign has converted them into q
species of interior palace police. The
national character Is docile. indolent.
light hearted, gay.-Fortnightly Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
ula first Tkought.

Fewlins il now very little practiced in
tho Shetland islands. although many
eggs nre secured annually. Many thrill
ing stories OF fowliny adventure are told
by tho Shetlanders. A man who had IN
dertalsen to climb a certain steep cliif
was neither very experienced nor very
brave. although he boasted of being
both. lie pushed upward. however.
briskly without looking behind until he
had got up about $50 feet. when he
stopped to breathe. The pause was fatal
to his self possession, and he called ont
in tones Of terror, Men. men. am go
ing--I am going" But he still held on
for o little. and II was not till he had
shrieked many times Il am going" that
he did fall headlong.
His comrades, having thus been warn
ed. moved tho boat out of the way, SO
that the poor fellow came sheer down
into the deep water. Mighty was the
plange. but ut length he rose to the sur.
face. when of course he was instantly
caught hold Of and dragged into the
boat. After many gasps and much splut.
tering of sen water from his mouth, his
only remark was, Eth. men. this is a sad
story - have lost my snuffbox.r =
Sketches and Tales of Shetland"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
A Fool Klng.l.,,er.

One day, rs | was walking across the
river bridge with two friends and happened
To look down In the water (which by the
way, IL about 30 feet distant from the
bridgel. saw pickerel about feet long
lying there in the clear water near ise
shore. told my friends TO stay there ard
would get my rod and line and a live
minnow and catch the fish. did 90 aud
put nice little sinner nm the hook Ind
an automatic reel with % feet of line on IL
let the minuow down In the water, and ID
hardly reached there before n kinxiisher
came down from under the bridge. seized
my mianow aud started down the river,
When lac got the line Strengthened Ont. BIO
lei the minnow drop. and supposed ho
went on down the river. 40 started once
more TO catch the pickerei. but had hardly
got my line In shape again when down
came Mr.. kingfisher and took the minnow
again.
This time. however, he went back under
the bridge. and after moment or two lrt
the minnow fall back In the river, and
then went after the pickerel agnin, and for
The third time down cainc mir. kiugilsher.
but he got the hook along with tine min
now, and ! had him fast. lie few right
straight up in the air. and let him have
the whole 20 feet Of line. Then reeled hin,
10 from the sky, and you never heard such
noise a. he made, but | landed lie al
right then took him and showed him 10
all the fishermen In town and then let him
so, and he went back 10 the bridge. -Amsr-
lean Angler.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16

Bishop Utterton's mother was q re-
narkablo woman and inherited much Of
the vivacity OF her father. When she
and her husband wero nj Gibraltar dur
ing the peninsular war, the latter was
known to DO particular about his shaw
ing water. From his friend. the Spanish
governor Of Algeciras, he received the
sympathetic present OF some dozens OF
rainwater in bottles. which the butler.
thinking II to be wine, duly took charge
of.
Some time afterward the colonel gave
dinner party. but at the last moment
was called of by official duty. and q
brother officer was asked 10 take his
place ut the table. In due course the
hook was handed round, but II was OBJ
served that the guests were singularly
abstemious in regard to 1t. The explana-
ton was discovered when they had do.
parted. The well stored and savory
shaving water had been supplied for
hockl-Notes and Queries
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16

In Illinois there Is IN old law on the
statute books TO tho effect that in crimi-
nal cases tho jury Is Judge of the law
us well NJ tho facts" Though not often
quoted. once In awhile o lawyer with
q desperate case innkeseso of it. In one
cage tho judge instructed tho jury that
II wrs to judge tho law es well as the
facts. but added that it wac not to judge
OF tho law unless 1t was fully satisfied
that it knew moro law than tho judge.
An outrageous verdict was brought in.
contrary TO al instructions of tho court,
who felt called upon to rcbuke the jury.
At last ono old farmer arose.
.Jedge." said lie. weren't we to jcdge
the law "a well ns tho factsw
Certainly" was tic response. ''but
told you not TO judge tho law unless you
were clearly satisfied that you knew the
law better than did"
We'll. jedgc." answered the farmer
rs ho shifted his quid. "wo considered
that pint. San Francisco Argonaut.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16

~ -. cut ID = dance recsntly," said
an acouasntencs TO me. land funny
thing happened. It was mol % s ~.
funny either. but II made me iAusn Aaass
Il was over. You see. u was 10 nos -
hake oven and the room was crowaeu ~
sntfocation. had girl. and we were
vaItz;nr around as best we could when
suddenly the girl gasped. turned pare
and said. Oct me ont to the air. :
stopped and released her and offered neI
INV arm, when humpl down she Went gu
the floor in heap. Painted away, see
Dead IA a herring. What did dos
Why. / tried to pick her up and coulans
do ii, for she was a heavyweight: ihsn
succeeded, with the aid OF others ~
pettinr her to the porch, but she
wouldn't revive. Then ran into the TO
freshment room for water. but the tans
was empty. and the only thing they mao
was lemonade.
e.Sornething had TO be done. and got
two glasses. ran back and empned their
contents into her face-not exactly IN,
To- but onto After using 10 cents
worth of nice. sweet lemonade she came
to. Wen, say. You would have aieo
to see her hair. Sticky? Why bando-
line. ounce seed. gum arabic and KIN
dred connections were not in 1t. Lemon
ade beats them all. Was she mad' Wen.
/ guessyes. She said was intoxicated
and a natural born fool. Some one else
took her home. didn't."-Youngstown
tO.) Telegram.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16

The s.speeter Of the Broken" belongs "
a class OF beautiful and deceptive atmos-
pheric phenomena known as smiragex,"
The particular mirage referred to In TO he
seen nc only one known place on the earth's
surface-on top OF the Broken, the highest
summit OF the Harz mountains In Hun
cary. In the Hungarian language II Il re-
ferrcd to as the ''i3rockengespenst" tmean-
ing '.Brocken ghost or ghost OF the
Brocken''l. and those who hnve been for
tunate enough TO get n good view OF II Dc
S,are that the apparition Is very specter
IKE Indeed.
There IL an observatory near the point
where the sspecter" IL 20 be seen to the
best advantage. and you no sooner step out
upon the little platform to the south OF the
tower than your shadow, grim and gigan.
tic. In projected out against the eastern sky,
where with unlimited space for a play
grouad II Gits swiftly from place to place
accurately foil wing your every motion.
IL Ii only IN the evening just before sun
set that the phenomenon may he seen at
all This being the case. the shadow IL
doubly exargcrated--first. by the distance
and level OF the sun, and, secondly, by the
remoteness OF the back ground upon which
the shadow IL projected.
The explanation Of this extraordinary at
mospheric curiosity Is very simple To the
east Of the Harz mountains there In al
ways very dense and haxy atmosphere
so dense, in fact, TINT il presents a surface
capable OF receiving the impression OF an
object and rejecting its shadow Just ms
wall does. When, therefore, the sun gets
around to the west. the shadows of nil OBJ
jects which are near enough to the wall OF
atmospheric particles are projected upon it.
st Louis Republic
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-12-16
A nfnrrinrn In f.airn.

There was a young girl married while
was In Cairo. The streets around the pal.
ace Of her father were hung with flags for
a week The garden about his house was
inclosed with tent, which was worth In
money So. 900 and which was aS beautiful
to the eye rs the interior OF "A mosque. For
q week the sheiks who rented the estates
OF the high contracting parties were fel ut
their expense. For a week men sang. ard
bands played. and the whole neighhorhood
Toasted, and ON the last night everybody
went TO the wedding and drank coffee and
smoked cigarettes and listened to a young
man singing Arabian love scags.
! naturally did not see the bride The
women who did see her described her as
very beautiful, barely 10 years old and
covered with pearls and diamonds. She
was weeping bitterly. Her mother, 1t mp
pearetl, had arranged the match. | did NOT
see her, but saw the bridegroom. He was
fat and stupid and over 20, and be had
white hair and white beard. A priest re
cited the Koran before him at the door OF
the house, and a band played. and the peo
pie cheered the kkedise three times, and
then the crowd parted. and the bridegroom
was marched TO the door which led to the
stairs, ut the top Of which the girl awaited
him. Two grinning euunchs crouched on
this dark staircase with lamps held high
above their heads and closed the door be-
hind him.
Ills l6-year-old bride has him TO herself
now--him and his eunuchs--untii be or she
dies We could show similituties between
this wedding aad some others In civilized
lands, but II IL much too serious a matter
TO DO cynical about.-liarpcr's Weakly
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Snnre aIoi,,cnfs.

Work Is good. Eoono seriously doubts
thts truth. But work isnot the only COOL
thing Ia this world. 1t IL not fetch TO
30 aiored. neither Is it TO be judged.
liko q sum In addition. by its outward
and immediate results DIR. johnson Ind
scant sympathy with inconsistent and
arrogant industry. No man. sir. Is
Obliged TO do Is much as le can. A man
should have part of his life TO himself. :
Leisure has Il value Of its own. Ii isnot
a mere handmade Of labor. II Is some.
thing we should know how 10 cultivate.
to usc and 10 enjoy. II has distinct
and honorable place wherever nations
are released from their first rude needs.
their first hofnely toll and rise to hap
pier levels CT grace and intellectual 70
pose. 1.-THE success OF any society worth
considering is to be estimated largely By
the use to which It's fortunate put their
spare moments. Agnes Repplier n
Scribaer's.