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THE SCHOOL SCANDAL.

1t is quite likely that the school scandal
is not so bad as it has been described. 1t is
bad enough, however, to set people to think
ing that the methods of eleciing and pro-
noting teachers should be so changed that
the class of politicians who have held the
hopes OF an a plicant IN their hand could
not fix price upon their services. II was
openly charged in the last campaign that
a certain number of places had been
awarded to the political firm of Kelly
and Crimmins. In this respect, as in
others, the Kelly Crimmins firm were
the successors of Buckley. That posi-
tons in the School Department were sold
by the bosses of both parties is as well
known as any transaction which is not put
on record. 1t does not follow that in any
case the teacher who had been elected
under such conditions had any knowledge
Of the Influences by which her position was
secured. Men do not usually place such
information in the hands OF women. II a
father or a brother wants TO make a daugh-
ter OF sister sell-supp0rting be might go to
boss and buy an appointment. either with
hard coin or political influence, and tell
the daughter or sister nothing about it.
The fact Of her election would be
all she would care to know, and
women are naturally inclined to exaggerate
the influence of their male friends. So a
promotion which might seem to the young
lady applicant the most natural thing in the
world may have been secured by the vulgar
use of money. But while our teachers may
thus be innocent of any wrong the fact re-
mains that the machinery which grinds out
such results should be cast aside. An unpaid
Board of School Directors nominated by
political conventions to hold Office if elected
for two years is in itself premium on cor
rupion. There is some cost in getting
elected and there is deal of hard work to
do if elected. There are occasionally men
who will incur the expense and serve the
public honestly, but there are others who
will seek the place for what can be made
out of it. The natural remedy is to abolish
the board and devolye its duties upon a
board of salaried commissioners. The city
would profit permanently by the change
There are about fifty more teachers in the
department than are needed. In some
cases the bosses enforced the election of
their favorites and in others Directors have
yielded to opportunities of applicants and
their friends. A board OF sslarled commits
sioners could be held to a siricter RESPONSE
blity.
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THE LONDON ZOO.
How the Female Tiger SaEutes the
Happy Morn.

London Spectator.
In the early morning hours, when their
'sitting-rooms" have been duly swept and
strewn with fresh sawdust, and their toilet
which is always completed in their Sleep
ing cham bers-iS finished, the iron doors are
opened, and the owners of the different
cages come leisurely out to greet the day,
each IN Its humOr as the nights sleep or
natural temper dictates. On the last occa-
sion on which the writer waited on the
tigers levee it was evident that some
disagreement had marked the morning
hours. The tigress from Hyderabad
came out with rush and greeted the
world with most forbidding grOwl. She
then stood erect, like disturbed cat,
switching her tail 10 and flo, and after eX-
aminlng every corner of the cage sum-
moned her mate with discontinued roar.
The tiger then stalked ont and endeavored
to sOOthe his partner with some common
place caress, which apparently sOOthed her
rutfled nerves, for after sharpening her
claws upon the floor she lay down, and roll
ing over on her back. with paws folded on
her breast and mouth haif-Open. went most
eontentedly to sleep. The pair of tiger cubs
In the next cage were still sleeping the long
sleep OF youth. one making pillow of the
others shoulder. Tigers, it may be OBJ
served, do not sleep like cats, but resemble
III all their attitudes of repose the luxu-
riuus languor of some petted house-doF.
constantly rolling over on their backs and
sticking up their paws, with heads upon
one side and eyes half-Opened.
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NUMIsMATICS IN CHINA.
Collection of Celestial Coins Which
Date Back 400 Years.
PhilnneInhla RnlIarIn

Philadelphia Bulletin.
China is the paradise of the numismatist.
The collections of cash, according to Consul
Edward Bedloe's report 10 thsS State Depart
ment are something marvellous. They are
small coins of bronze, brass, copper or sill
yer, ranging in intrinsic value from one
twentieth of a cent to twenty-five cents.
The oldest of these coins on record ap-
peared about $500 b. c. Over $50, 600 differ
ent kinds IF cash are preserved in collec-
tions.
Some are wonderful examples OF coinage,
but most of them ara clumsy and course.
The numismatiss can work all his life,
spend very little money and leave to pos
terity thousands of coins. All he needs to
do is TO coDfine his work to the collection of
cash, the small coins in brass and bronze,
whose value ranges from one-tenth to one
fourteenth of a cent. Their workmanship
varies. but it is usually very good.
Their shape to-day is like that of Euro
pean coins, with the exception that through
the center Is square hole through which
the coins are strung together like beads. In
the past however. other forms were en-
plOyed, including the square, triangle, heart,
eclipse, shield, key, sword and spear. The
number of kinds Is simply immense. They
are referred TO in the literature as far back
as go b. c. The earliest that have heard
of, said Consul Bedloe, dates from the
Ts'ln dynasty. which ruled from 255 to
POI o. c.
From that time until to-day these useful
little coins have been used by every mon
arch, no matter whether he was an Emperor
OF the entire country or King of one of the
petty municipalities into which, from time
to time, the Chinese Empire was broken.
There lave been over 1900 occupants Of the
various thrones, royal and imperial. In ad-
ditoH TO these regular issues, IL such they
may be called, there have been special
issues from time to time and also special
local issues. a wealthy Mandarin in Can
ton is said TO have the finest collection ex-
tant, containing $4,000 specimens of differ
ent kinds"
The cost increases as you 90 backward in
time. The cash of this century can be
secured at their nominal face value. Those
Of the eighteenth and seventeenth centuries
bring from one cent to ten cents each.
Those of the Han dynastieS, from 2O6 to
100 A. D., bringing 500 each when in fine
state of preservation.
These true antiques are found in ancient
t0mbs and ruins. Several hundred were
discovered in Annoy this year in digging a
grave. when the labOrers broke into an old
tomb several feet below the surface of
the soil.
The coins lay in pretty earthenware jar
and were encruSted with n thin layer of
malachite that here and there had been
changed by moisture into azurite. The
coins were sold by the lucky coolies in the
next twentv-four hours, and are said to
have brought 81 apiece. an immense sum to
men working for twelve cents day.
To succeed in collecting cash a person
must be fine Chinese scholar. The labor
thereby involved is so severe as to preclude
most collectors from indulginE in the
pleasure to any great extent.
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of planning a block so feet long. IL feet wide
and 10 feet high over five Of its sides at one
setting 1t planes the top and sides sinful
taneously with four cutting tools, two being
carried by tool-boXes on the cross slides
and one on each side in boxes working YER
tically. These three faces are therefore
dressed IL the usual manner by the lODgi-
tudinal motion of the table and the travers-
ing of the tool-boxes. For planning the ends
of the block lateral motion can be given
to one of the tool blocks on the cross slide.
The capacity of this machine is as great as
the English railways will permit, since
they will not carry block more than 10
feet wide or 9 feet high. In such ma
chine, where the table itself weighs thirty
tons and casting of twenty tons may be
5olted to il. it would obviously be great
waste OF power to move this filty-ton mass
without taking cut and to start and stop
1t with a quick motion would be pretty
serious matter. Therefore the machine is
arranged for cutting OH both strokes. the
mechanism for this purpose being aeknowl-
edged to be largely designed from smaller
American planners.
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cold enough to suggest the snow level.
Hence this abandoned hostelry is still OF
service 10 those who want a few hours
sleep before ascending the last stage of the
peak at sunrise. It IS strange that Diablo
has not risen in fame as the king mountain
from which magnificent views OF the Sacra-
mento and san Joaquin valleys and tile
Sierra can be obtained. The panorama is
not surpassed in the State.
The Keweenaw is giving San Francisco
merchants the benefit of freight competi-
tlon to Los Angeles. just as soon as this
announcement was made merchants were
engaging space. This step affects the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The
Pacific Mail is now forcing the Central
American trade at cut rates. which il
would have scGrned to look az when it was
master OF the situation. Merchants are not
blind TO the fact that this concession has
come abont through competition and not
from positive pleasure at the opportunity to
serve their interests. From a recent ex-
perience they comprehend perfectly how
rates would again jump To an exOrbitant
extreme once the North American Navi-
CATION CompanY's vessels were out of the
way. Los Angeles VIII doubtless give
prompt attention to the new business
facilities which give sea transportation to
New York as well as Central American
ports.
The adage nothing like leather is apt
to receive fresh illustration when Armour,
Swift and Morris of Chicago club together
for tanneries, with a view to handling, ii is
said. so per cent of the hides in the country
They would no doubt handle the remaining
10 per cent, but that seems to be mercifully
excluded for the benefit of competition. The
triumVirate intend not only TO tan. but to
convert the leather into boots and shoes,
harness and other manufactures. There is
just one chance for the nenaced public.
Tie irons in the fire are too numerous even
for a ttiumvirate in the packing business.
Enough OF ground has, however, been Sc
lected for operations. If 1900 acres should
unEappiy not suffice there is more In
Indiana
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CHURCHES AND BUSINESS.
Strange Uses to Which Houses of
Worship Have Been Devoted.

Our ancestors transacted n good deal of
business of one kind and another in and
about their churches To begin with the
churches Of old England in turbulent times
we're regarded as places OF safe custody for
public and private property. In the border
land of England and Scotland the idea was
carried out still more completely. and
churches, or at least their towers, became
regular fOrtresses. and not infreuuently
were objects of otfense and defense We
may note in rural England that in the cases
of ancient churches the towers are often
not merely dlsprOpoitionate in sze to the
rest OF the church, but are carefully and
strongly buIlt. evidently with an object.
Even in peaceful Surrey and Sussex the
beifries are yeritable strong rooms with
barred windows and massive doors. and
often cantain an ancient treasure chest
Hi her, at the first alarm. money and valu-
ables were hurried, for, beyond the security
of thick walls and bars and bolts, there was
an egs of sanctity which in a superstitious
age protected the building from the most
ruthless of foes. The fortress-llke con-
struciion of many Of the border land
churches is an interesting study TO anti
quaries. In more than one welI-kno wn case
the holy edifee consists merely of barn
attached to but walled off from regular
Pele tower Even in Southern England a
semi-mlitary character is given sometimes
10 church tower by the cresset, where
from, In cases OF general danger, such for
instance as the Spanish armada or the
French ineursiOns Of later period, the bea-
con fire spread the news from town to town
and from village to village.
In lone districts, such as the marshIand
of Kent and the Fen country of Lincoln
shire, the tall church-towers which are such
prominent features in the landscape served
very important purpose, inasmuch as they
were landmarks for travellers, and even to-
day the pedestrian has reason to be thank
full for the guiding presence of Boston
stump" or Lydd tower at the close of a
hard days walking. In o later age than
that OF civil war the vaults OF coast churches
played very important part in what was
an important branch of business. When
new rector was appointed TO a church in
the wealds OF Kent or Sussex it was usual
for him TO receive a contribution to his
wine-cellar, accompanied by a concise init
nation that outof regard for the future peace
and happiness, and, perhaps safety, he
wonld do well not to inquire too closely into
the uses 10 which the vaults beneath his
church were put.
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What Ouicksand Is.

The reason a person sinks in Quicksand is
because the latter is composed chiefly OF
small particles of mica mixed largely with
water. The mica is so smooth that the
fragments slip upon each other with the
greatest facility, so that any heavy body
which displace5 them will sink and Ontinue
to sink until a solid bottom is reached When
particles of sand are ragged and angular
any weight pressed on them Will crowd
them together until they are compacted
into a solid mass. A sand composed of
mica or soapstone when mixed with SUI
ficient water seems incapable of such con-
solidatiOn.
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lie. Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Ham

castle. Liverpool, Birmingham. Leeds, Ham,
burg. Bremen. Cologne. Amsterdam, Berlin
and Vienna? There are scores of other
European cities which are not as bright and
clean as a New England kitchen. and as
rule the older The town the viler the slums.
But making all allowances for comparisons
which DO not dovetail there is undOubt-
edy much room for Improvement in Amer
lean cities in paving, seavenging and
methods of disposing Of rubbish. Only
don't be too hard on our shortcomings.
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525 Montgomery street. near Clay, open until IL
O'Clock BRANCH OFFICES: 7iO Market
street near Rearny, open until O'Clock midnight;
80 Hayes street, open until $50 o'clock; 603
lsIkin sueet, open until $50 o'clock; sw. corner
S&oenth ard Mission streets, open until O'Clock;
IBIS Mission street. open until o'clock P. N. aud
lI0 Ninth street. orcn until g 80 p. ".
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES.

DAILY CALL CncludIng Sundays, So peryearby
D 81 postpaid: Is cents per week. 90 cents per
Calordar month through carriers. DAILY Calf
fNtooples three months SO 25. SUNDAY CALL
(siSteen pages), 81 SO per year postpaid SUNDAY
CAILaHd W EEKLY CALL, 81 50 per year postpaid
y EEnLI CALL IS pasesl 81 per year, postpaid.
1HE CALI cannot return rejected manuscripts
rn VIII the editor enter into correspondence 70.
Atttlne them
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THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL,
:,Fotter building, New York City, isprovided with
fINd California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
StlLtlI tl5tts aud sample copies furnished.
r X. MlSCH Manager
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
APRIL. 1893.
NOTICED

Am Of our patrons lgho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale 5u train-boys
Hf''cOI0er a fauor By notifying this office OF
HtJact. naming the date and train.
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THE ESTATE OF SELpEN S. WRIGHT.-The
will Of ex-Judge Selden S. Wright has been flied
Tor probate. By II his entire property, valued
at Sl7 800. is left 10 his wife, Joanna NJ Wright,
In trust for herself and children. By a codicil
decedenps interest in the business OF the law
firm OF Seden 5. 81 George T. Wright is be-
queathed 10 his son, Stuart 5. Wright.
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THE DAILY 1oRNING CALL

FOX NALL \
NV York. .BREN rANo BROS. Union Square
Chicago. News Stand Palmer House
NtR orleans u ALLUT q JOUBERT
l15l, at
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A FETE PosTPoNED.-The children's fete IN
aid OF the Armage Orphanage which was TO
have been given al the residence OF Mrs James
Cunningham has. on account Of the death OF
Bishop Kip. been postponed until the 18Th inst.
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MORE CONDENSED MILK. Tine American
Condensed MIX Company has Incorporated with
a capital of $4,000. The company viii deal In
all kinds OF dainty products. as well IS in con-
denSed aud evdrOrated milk.
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wEII-KSowN Boston lady says: Every spring
l take Hoods Sarsaparilla and know nothing OF
that terrible tired feeling prevalent at that
season OF the year" Give this medicine a trial.
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IMPORTANT - $50 Marker, finest eye-glass
specs ! sc up. Sundays 726 Market celebrated
dIygoOds Store. NUte numbers, 900 and 726
Market street.
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WEATHER Predictions.

Chcial Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Binding Midnight Saturday.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcuLrcRE.
WEATHER fUREAU.
SAN FRANCISCO April Z, 1898.
san Francisco and viciufty-Cioudy weather with
occasional light rain; clearing Saturday; station
AIRY temperature.
p. 7. JENKrNs, Local Forecast omcial
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EASTERN tourists-DIscount on large quanti-
ties California glaee fruits. Jownsend's.
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A Big Planning Machine.

st. Louis Globe-Demoerat
An enormous planing-machine has re.
Gently been completed in England, capaDis
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CALIFORNIA glace fruits. soc ID. TOwnsenfs..

"sPERRY's BEST FAMILY FLOUR" is ahead of
them all
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THE MORNING CALL
PUBLICATION OFFICE:

Has larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco.
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ALL lovers Of the delcacIes of the table use Angos-
tura Btters to secure good digestion, but the
genuine only, manufactured by DR.. SIegert & Sons.
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AUCTION SALES TODAY.
FURSITURE.-By F. S. spear q Co., at 81 and SO
suffer ST., at 10 O'Clock.
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CHURCH NOTICES


EXTRA Mince Pies. swA1s's, 2Is SITTER street.
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THE piainest face becomes pleasing when graced
with beautiful hair, and PARKER's HAIR BALsAM
greatly excels In producing it
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HorsES MANrED.
PERSONALS.

~ ANTED-FURNISHED HOUSE OR COTTAGE
W by responsible party; willing 10 pay small rent
b. w, box 8. this ONCE. aPS 3t%
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DUY YOUR RUBBER HOSE FOR NEXT SUM-
ID mer from FRANK MCALLIS TER. "a Beale.S Ian
A DVANCED-SUGAR Is 10 CENT HIGHER;
~ stu sell pest gran ulated in bags b1rrels-
519c: full list in Home Circle. add Zee to April
] quotations; good California syrup in Jl-galiOa
barrel lie; original candy drips cheaper than
ever: take limitations, but ask for SMIfHS,
4l6-4lS Front ST. ap1 B.
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HOTEL, BOARDING-HUUSE. RESTAURANT
IL Wanted, to contract for the swtlL Address s..
box l4U. Call Branch. apt Ste
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

ESSS California Rebekah Do s,Sye,ggzs
3>C gree Lodge. No. J. l. q. q. F. Ss<3t%SA
The lodge meets every SATURDAY 3<SSs>9e-
EVENING in Welcome Hall. New Odd I>%1HSS>~'
Fellows Building, corner Market and Seventh st.
Ofhcersand members are requested TO attend All
members OF the degree are cordially invited.
NINA DALLMAN, Noble GRIND
MISS SOPHIE KAHN. Rec Sec fao1 y. a.
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FEMALE HELP WANTED.


EooK. BoARDING.HoUsE. COUNTRY, 1875.
" assistant matron for school S25: waitress coun-
try, SO. and girls for houseworE. r +. MARD a
CO., 6lO CLAY 81.
AZ ANTED-LAkGE NUMBER OF GIRLS 10
w MI situations OF all kinds at the best OF wages
Tor city aud country; plenty of work for al eonpe.
tent help. j. r. CkoSEff a Co. 312 Suffer 81. l
pRoTEsrANr SECOND GfkL, SAN MATF0
Il $50 chambermRii aud plain washing $40 to
$40 German cook. no washing. $50: French nurse
aud seamstreSS, grown children. $50: COOK Ala
media, $50; 6ermRn Swedish cook and second
girl, same house, $50 and 500; mother and daush-
ter country hotel, as cook aud waitress st6.
nurse Berkeiey. $40; swedish cook no wash S25
toS5O housework girls city. $40, S25 ana $40
ABBY MISS CULLEN. los stockton st room 2 /
( IRL OR WOMAN. LIGHT HOUsEWoRK. MFR
eed county, fi5 iaro paid, light place; house.
work girl. berkeley In family, SO Appiy MISS
CULLEN. lob Stockton St, room :.
RESTAURANT WAITRESS FOR ALAMFDA
~ $50: giri for general housework Grangeyilie
$40; middle-aeed woman for housework Berke.
ley. see party here, $50; ranch cook S26; working
nousek eeper $50: nursegiri, $40; German coof
and second girl S25. $50; restaurant waitPesses
90. no SUNDAY work: girls for general houseworE
ITO Geary s. Y"
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MR.. AND MRS DREw'S BONBON SOCIAL
wi next Saturday eve. 12I New Monigomery.6 Sc
MISS MAGGIE Observation-Disclosures MOURN
VI ing goods constantly on hand. llS sixth I'm
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YOU CAN BUY AT CASH PRICES, ON EASY
] instalIments, at NJ. FRIEDMAN q CO.'S. 22I,
22S 230 and 800 Stockton ST. and 237 POST St. fur
niture, carpets, rugs, lace curtains blankets.
spreads pictures mirrors, stoves, etc. also uli
line OF dress goods, silks cloass, etc. fUldiDgbeds
a speciality; the largest and most complete Install
ment house the coast; open evenings. apl II
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NY Templar Eebekah Lodge ,SNxgEl>
Es~0 No. 10, 1 o. o. f.. meets THIS sSSp(eSS.
SATURDAY EVENING. In Memorial =SSssSss>St=
Hail, ]. q. o. f building Ali members ~%sIaSSS-
OF the degree cordially welcomed Degree work
second and fourth Saturdays
MAGGIE HOvEY, Noble Grand
ROSE w. DE WINToN Rec Sec deX n "a
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~ Annual Meeting-Notice is hereby
H-c given that the sixth annual meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Italian-Swiss Mutual Loan As
soeiatlon viii be held at the once OF the corpora
ZION, o24 Montgomery St. on WEDNESDAY April
IL. 1898. Mt 1850 O'Clock r. NJ for the purpose Of
erecting directors Tor the ensuing year. presents
ton OF the sixth annual report and for the trausae
ton of such other business aSInay come before the
meeting. Books for a limited number OF shares of
the seventh series are now open tue ONCE Of the
secretary. BY order OF the Hoard OF Djroctors.
A. SBARBoRo. Secretary.
San Francisco. April 0. 1898. apS Ia
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No LEASE-FoR A TERM OF YEARS: LOT OS
east line OF Sansome ST.. bet Val eto and ereeu:
';Sxl37;5. French Bank. 534 California 81 al 81
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I OVE-MAKING SECRET-YOU CAN WIN AS
l. many lovers You want II you use this secret:
81 bottle. Sold by ]. L. MCTIER, 246 third st
San Francisco. Cal. ap4 IN
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EC55 Central Methodist Episcopal Church,
+~S Mission St. bet Sixth aud Seventh-rhe pas
tor, Rev. DR.. Ollie, Will give 4 communion address
at II NJ and IN the evening ut 7:f6 Will give the
Turning Points in Life" subject, THE Supreme
Crisis'). Communion at morning service, Sunday
school at l p. NJ. William Abbott superintendent
Young peoples meetings at $3.50 p. n Prayer
meeting and peoples service Wednesday evening
The pastor Will give illustrated lecture FRIDAY
evening on Lincoln and His Time" Pastors res
idancn- l2ln MiSsInn s
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CLAIRVOYANTs.

CLkIRVOYANT: LADIES ONLY. Fist, - ii
" Silver ST., near second ans So
NINE DIR, BERGER. CLArRVOYANTAND FoR-
W tune-teller OF notable abil ~ having lately
tNeu RON France, IS prepared receive VISITORS
AZ her residence l2S Perry ST., between Thirl and
Fourth; honrS 10 20 O. APPS -
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MALE HFLP WANTEn.

d EsTAUFAST COOK, CIiTSTKY ss5. -1-v
II tel cooks, $40 and 500 . hotel waitvf5. $50:
head walter. S4D, and walters for sam place. S25,
country; porter, $50, city hotel. r. 4. WARD q
CO., sos aud $40 Clay St