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The morning call., 1893-12-10
The Body Identified.

The body of the man found floating in
the bay near the sugar refinery last Tues
day was identified yesterday as James
King. sailor, who fell overheard from
the schooner Dora on Tuesday afternoon.
He lived at AL Drumm street.
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h. e. Highton Sued.

Samuel Newman yesterday began suit
In the Justices '.sCourt sagainst 81. Z.
Highton for $3.50. claimed to be due on
promissory note.
The morning call., 1893-12-10

SAY, GIRLS. If you want TO fool that estfelIcw.
Just ask him to give you his package of Whites
Yucatan Gum. when he asks you to be excused for
moment between acts. see:
The morning call., 1893-12-10

UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL q YER
heavy desirable grade, usually sold at I2lhc
yard ~
S15c Yarc
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TABLE DAMASK, so inches wide unbleached
fancy figures. an excellent value at 3714c q
yard,
25c Yard
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BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL-we will place
on sale Monday few hundred yards OF
Bieached canton Flannel. which would be
cheap at l0c yard, for
6Ac Yard
The morning call., 1893-12-10

WHITE GAUZE FANS. mother -of-pearI sticks,
dafntily painted by hand. they exquisite.
SO Each.
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Handkerchief
And Ribbon
Specials.

SPECIAL HANDKERCHIEFS.
LADIES' HANDKERCHIEFs, embroidered edge.
and colored borders. value lOc each,
SC Each.
LADIES' SHEER LAWN HANDKERCHIEFs
hemstitched and embroidered borders value
l5c each,
IOo Each.
CHIEFS, sheer lawn, scalloped edges. in
variety Of pretty patterns value zoe each.
I21sc Each.
LADIES SWISS EMBROIDERED LINEN
HANDKERCHIEFs some hemstitched some
scalloped the regular for 81 kind,
1890 Each.
LADIES' SWISS EMBROIDERED LINEN
HANDKERCHIEFs, fine grade. value at 4Oc
each,
LADIES SWISS EMBROIDERED LINEN
HANDKEkCHIEFS. a very nice quality worth
csc Each.
RIBBONS.
CASHMERE RIBBON. all silk, satin edge bright
colors for fancy work. will be placed on sale
Nos. and IL, 1Oc a Yard.
CASHMERE RIBBON, heavy silk ribbon with
plain edge, in an immense variety OF colors.
will be placed on sale Monday at these prices,
Nos. and :, &c Yard,
Nos. 8 and IL, loo Yard.
FANCY RIBBONS. q lovely assortment, from to
inches wide, would be bargain at 35c per
yard,
19c a Yard.
SILK HEAD RESTS. lot OF handsome single
head rests. silk covered. satin lined, would be
cheap at Soc each. but special at
csc Each.
WRITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES % sheets
OF satin-fnished paper. with envelopes to
match. sold everywhere at Csc 3 box, special
10c Box.
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WHITING PAPER AND ENVELOPES, "a sheets
OF satin-hnished paper, with envelopes to
match. sold everywhere at 25c 8 box, special
at
1Oc Box.
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OSTRICH FEATHER FANS, tortoise-shell sticks
light colors, gray and black, beautiful, ST so
not too much for them,
The morning call., 1893-12-10

SILK HEAD RESTS. lot OF handsome single
head rests. silk covered satin lined, would bt
cheap at 35c each. but special at
Eaot,
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SCARFS-

= HOG
Christmas invoice OF new and beautiful HAND
RUN SPANISH LACE SCARFS, pure silk
they are the finest In Frisco,
So so To S22. so Each.
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LINEN HUCK TOWELS. 1882 inches, colored
borders. good value at 15c each.
1Oc Each
The morning call., 1893-12-10

FANCY RIBBONS. q lovely assortment, from to
inches WIDE would be bargain at 35c per
yard,
19c "A Yard,
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CASHMERE RIBBON, heavy silk ribbon with
plain edge, in an immense variety OF colors,
will be placed on sale Monday at these prices.
Nos. aud :, &c Yard,
Nos. and 12, loo q Yard.
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FANCY APRONS
trimmed,
SOC Each
LADIES' LAWN APRONS. tucked, with ribbons
and lace trimmed,
Csc Each
LADIES' BLACK AND WHITE LAWN APRONS,
lace and ribbon trimmed
LADIES' WHITE LAWN APRONS, lace rufied
all around and on pockets.
S1.OO Each
LADIES' WHITE LAWN APRONS, with deem
yoke. tucked. insertion and embroidery
$1.25 Each
LADIES' INDIA SILK APRONS, ribbons and
deep lace trimmings. This style also in white
lawn
S2.OO Each
LACE SILK GRENADINE AND LAWN
APRONS, elaboratey trimmed with lace and
ribbon,
$2.25 to $500 Each
SHOPPING BAGS
DRAw-sTRING BAGS. cloth tops with handle,
500 Each
DRAW STRING BAGS. cloth tops with pocket in
front,
75c Each
DRAw-sTRINe BAGS, Gloria silk top pocket in
front,
90c Each
SEAL-LEATHER BAGS, draw-string satin tops.
pockets In front,
S1.25 Each
LADIES' KNIT SKIRTS
JERSEY RIBBED COTTON SKIRTS, fancy mixed
and solid colors
SOC and 65c Each
ALL-woOL SKIRTS, in white, pink blue. black
and cardinal,
$1.OO Each
JERSEY RIBBED wORSTED SKIRTS, in solid
coIors and fancy stripes,
S1.25 and S1.5O Each
EXTRA-FINE wORSTED SKIRTS, solid colors
and fancy silk stripes,
$2.25 Each
COUNTERS RIGHT CENTER.
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Table Covers,
Portieres, ETC.
Specials.

FURNISHINGS.
A CHENILLE TABLE-COvERs, beautifully
patterned. in dozens Of desirable color combi-
nations, value 81 20,
s5c Each
HEAVY CHENILLE PoRTIERES, yards long
~ inches wide dados 20 inches wide. in hand
some art colorings. value SO pair, Christ
So 90 Pair
HEAVY CHENILLE PoRTIEREs. sIa yards
iong, 40 inches wide very heavy fringe,
Deautiiul art orings IN the newest decora-
'H'A' az % ~ s. so . Pair
WHITE WOOL BLANKETS, large family size,
66Is0 inches, worth at least SO pair,
$4 50 Pair
DoMESTicS.
BLEACHED EAS PILLow.oAsEs. the well.known
This Lixum," 36145 inches, good muslin
well finished, value SOC pair.
GLASS CRASH, 1S inches wide, in red and white
and blue aud white checks, the 813c a yard
kind,
&c Yard
LINEN HUCK TOWELS. 1882 inches colored
borders, good value at l5c each.
10c Each
BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL-we will place
on sale Monday few hundred Yards of
Bieached canton Flannel. which would be
cheap at 10c yard, for
GAO YARD
UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL q very
yard,
S1sc n Yard
TABLE DAMASK, so inches wide. unbleacbed
fancy figures. an excellent value at 3714c a
yaro,
25c Yard
The morning call., 1893-12-10

REAL OSTRICH FEATHER FANS celuoid
sticks, large variety of evening colors, COM
monty sold for So,
$3.50 Each,
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BIGGEST DOLL BARGAIN IN FRISCO - In
destructible doll over 212 feet tall, with
bisque head, lace-trlmmed chemise, shoes and
stockings. regular price everywhere 81 so
each.
Wednesday Night, s5c Each
The morning call., 1893-12-10

GLASS CRASH, 18 inches wide, in red and white
kind,
&c Yard
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
Floral Mystery.

The Chinese, Japanese and Siamese
are peculiarly skillful at botanical
feats. One Of their wonderful achieve
ments is known as the ''changeable
rose" This bloom is white in the
shade and red in the sunlight. After
night or in dark room this curiosity
of the rose family is a pure waxy white
blossom When transferred to the
open air the Transformation immedi-
ately steps in, the time of the entire
change of the flower from white to
the most sanguine of all sangnine hues
depending on the degree of sunlight
and warmth. First. the petals take
on q kind of washed or faded blue
color, and rapidly change to a faint
blush of pink. The pink gradually
deepens in hue until you find that your
1ilY-white rose Of an hour before is as
red as the reddest peony that ever ever
sbloomed
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
Rapid Growth Of Berlin.

So rapid has been the growth of the
German capital that the municipality
OF Berlin already finds its spacious
town hall inadequate to its needs, and
an adjacent plot of ground has been
purchased at cost of five million
marks for the erection of new offices
On the other hand, the scheme for lay
ing out and embellishing the surround
ings Of the royal palace has been re-
jected by the city elders, and the tone
of various inspired articles in the semi
official press proves that considerable
annoyance is felt in court circles
Should the municipality persist in its
present unfriendly attitude it is
plainly limited at that the court will
shorten its annual stay at Berlin and
perhaps ultimately make Potsdam its
permanent residence. Although Of q
costly character the palace scheme
which has just been rejected falls very
much short OF the more ambitious one
which was originally contemplated by
the emperor, who has very exalted
views Of the requirements Of imperial
state sssss2a
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
Rabbit Law In England.

A very funny state of affairs is re-
vealed in England through suit
brought concerning depredations by
rabbits. The rabbits came out of q
wood and destroyed field Of barley.
The owner of the crop sued the owner
of the wood for damages. 1t was de-
cided that the plaintiff was not entitled
to damages unless the defendant had
by artificial propagation increased the
number Of rabbits on his land to such
IN extent as to be a nuisance. He was
not liable, even though he had in
creased the number Of rabbits by kill
ing off their enemies. The only rem
edy in possession of the man who lost
his barley was to kill the rabbits
which came upon the place. But this
has to be done with due regard to q
somewhat complicated game law. The
killing must be done by the farmer or
by one member of his household com
missioned by him in writing or ''em-
ployed for reward to kill rabbits. :" In
killing the rabbits the use of poisons
or spring guns is prohibited and fire.
arms cannot be used at night.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
H,GH-PlTCHED VOICES.
One Result of Incessant Din on the street,
of the French Capital.

One Result of Inceasant Din ON the Streets
of the French Capital.
Have YOU ever noticed how sonorous
and high pitched are the tones OF voice
of the average Partisan? asks CORE
spondent of the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. It is apparently impossible for
them to modulate it, and even when
they impart secrets to you they do SO
in a whisper so loud that, like the so
called stage whisper, it reaches the
ear not only of the person to whom the
confidence is addressed but also OF
hundreds of people besides. This is
attributable to the fact that Paris is
probably the noisiest city of the old
world, and that the people here are
obliged to talk and whisper in an ex-
ceptionally loud tone in order to make
themselves heard at all. The noises
are bewildering in their variety, and
the din is unceasing. To begin with.
the omnibus traffic Of Paris is very
large, and the Paris omnibus is some
thing that must be seen and heard i'll
order to appreciate its ponderous size
and weight. 1t is very much AS if one
of the big New York surface cars were
f! placed on ordinary wheels and pro-
vided with double row Of seats on the
roof, with couple of ample STAIR
cases leading UP thereto. Imagine this
numbering along, heavily laden, behind
three big Percheron horses, harnessed
abreast. with occasionally a fourth zen
feche," over the old cobblestone road
| ways that are still the rule and not the
exception in Partisan streets Beside
the din made by these ,omnibuses and
! their drivers, who seem to consider it
absolutely necessary to crack their
| whips as loudly as pr ssible at least ten
times in every MINI te. there are all
kinds of other atrocic us noises to which
| the police have hitherto affected to
turn deaf ear. From early morning
| until late at night the streets are par
AIDED by itinerant noise-nahers of every
| species of trade, each Of whom has his
own particular cry, and it is not an UNI
! common thing for a dozen Of these
screamers to pass given point in one
| hour, each yelling ait the top of his
voice There are the window-menders,
the umbrella thinkers. the l1nife-grinder
with his bell, the chairmenders with
their shri1l brass horns, the beer and
| wine-tap vendors. who play an exas-
perating, ear-piercing tune on IN in
stru1nent of their own invention fash
toned out of tap: there is the stem
torian-voiced purchaser Of old wine
casks, who intones the awful word
''Tonneaux!'' in such Is manner as to
render it audible for half mile or
more, and numerous other cries OF the
same nature which it would take too
long to enumerate here. The new pre-
feet Of police has determined, under
stand, to put a stop to all cheese trade
cries, except in cases where licenses
have been obtained and heavily paid
for
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
RAIN IN JAPAN.

How the Natives Try to Bring the Show.
ers Down
During the summer season in Japan
droughts are very frequent. and the
rice fields, before SO beautiful, pre-
senting as they do all the different
shades of green imaginable. gradually
lose their brilliancy of color, turn yell
low and parched, and threaten the
total destruction Of the crop. Not
only does the rice suffer, but the wells
dry up and necessitate the carrying Of
water from long distances. So a
drought in Japan is, indeed, q great
calamity.
After waiting and hoping in vain for
a downfall of rain. the people turn en-
masse to evoke the power Of their del
ties to send them the saving showers
procession. is formed of perhaps two
hundred men. all nearly naked, who,
carrying straw emblems representing
the sun with the rain pouring from it,
and with long streamers having
prayers written on them flying in the
wind proceed to the nearest river or
bay, where the whole company wade
into the water until they are waist
deep, and, surrounding the emblems,
pray aloud and throw water on the
images with both hands. ..
After doing this several times, says
the New York Journal, the proce ssion
is reformed. when it proceeds to the
temple to pray again. This ceremony
is repeated several times, and should
the rain come in abundance prayers
are offered in THANKSGIVING; should it
be only shower they blame them
selves for not having prayed fervently
enough. and continue their devotions
until a downpour takes place.
Another form Of devotion for the
same purpose takes place at nightfall,
when long boat is filed with men
and padded swiftly across the harbor,
accompanying the prayers by the reg
ular beatings OF tom-toms and gongs.
Sometimes at night, away down the
bay, may be heard the weird sound of
the tom-toms and the voices of the
men gradually growing louder and
louder as the boat. approaches, each
man bending to his paddle in regular
time as it passes US swiftly and gradu-
ally disappears in the darkness. and is
soon lost to sight and hearing.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
CASHMERE SAAWiS.
Made by Mea-Four Months to Do SIEVE
Inches.

Made by Mea-FOur Months to DO Seven
inches.
One day we went to town to visit a
mandatory Of Cashmere shawls, says
writer in the Cornhill Magazine.
After terribly unattractive approach,
we again clambered up some stairs and
emerged into large room full of looms,
with about forty men all hard at
work. One we especially watched.
He had in front of him nearly a thou
sand shuttles of different shades, and
out of these he would select one and
thread it through as many Of the fine
strands stretched tightly before him as
his pattern directed. and after so doing
he pulled toward him heavy bar
which pushed the last little thread
quite tight. before putting in the next.
: In old days one. man used to read
out the pattern to all the rest, but now
each has his own design on slip Of
paper in front of him. 1t is said that
the wavy line. so often seen in these
shawls. was originally taken from the
curves of the Jhelum. 1t took four
months. we are told, for four men to
do seven inches Of this work. one yard
wide. working from five in the morn
ing till five in the evening every day,
SO it was hardly to be wondered At that
two yards should cost nearly one hun
dred pounds.
As we left the workroom, SO glad to
exchange its heated atmosphere tor a
cooler breath of air, it was impossible
to check the obvious thought OF the
contrast such lives are to our own
We mingled with the gayly dressed
crowd gathered to see polo tourna-
ment, and our thoughts strayed back
to that sitting room, with its ceaseless
monotony and perpetual grind. where
men. more like machines, vove hour
after hour varying hues Of color into
one harmonious whole. And yet the
old smile would also assert itself, that
we too, IN one sense. are hour by hour
working tiny threads that go to make
up the pattern and color OF our lives.
The whole design, however, does not
lie open before us, but is mercitully
withheld by IN ADVISE master hand.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
WHALES IN BEHR,NG SEA.
Nearly All the Valuable Sea Monster,
Have Lett the North Pacific.

Nearly All tho Valuable Sea Monsters
HAVE Lett the North Pacific.
The valuable whales have about all
disappeared from the North Pacific.
Behring and Okhotsk seas no longer
contain them, and the Arctic ocean is
the only recognized whaling ground
left. There are but fifty whalers now
afloat in the western ocean, while a
half century ago there were six hun
dred such ships. There are ten steam
vessels in this feet and the rest are de-
scribed by Harper's Weekly as relics
ancient barks and briggs that date
from the long ago, are seldom insured
and with difficulty secure crews. The
captain and crew go on shares or are
paid percentage of the seasons
catch, and six or eight whales will
credit the former with four or five
thousand dollars and the sailors with
a couple of hundred dollars each. For
three seasons one of the whalers has
not secured a single whale, while one
crew captured twenty-one whales in
the summer of 1901.
In 1891 Sitka was surprised by the
visit of a whaler. the first in the many
years since the Fairweather grounds
of Mount St. Elias were abandoned.
This ship had sailed in March for that
old ground, but off Prince William
sound nine right whales were taken
in eight days, and a tenth had been
wounded. when the bark grounded in
a fog, unshipped and broke the rud-
der. 1t then worked it's way to Sitka,
and for a fortnight gave new inter-
est to the life of that quiet capital.
There had been time to clean and
slightly deodorize the ship during it's
sail into port, and it fell disappointingly
short of tine traditional whaler. But
it was interesting to visit it, and have
the cheerful mate show pieces of
whalebone six and seven feet in length
stacked up like cord wood; to see the
boats, harpoons, knives and tackle and
the huge watts in the brick furnace on
deck, where the mountains of bluhher
are tried out. But the blubber and oil
el's. '<tle regarded in this day. as
:: ,.ebone at six dollars a pound is the
| most valua bic part of the monster.
! Catching their. whales SO fast, this
: crew had not time to cut up one whale
before another was sighted, and the
hold was filled with the blubbcr of the
first whale while they were busy har-
| pooning and cutting the bone from the
later catches. They had only four
hundred and thirty barrels of Oil, and
the tongue of one whale yielded thir-
F.; teen of those barrels. From nine whales
there came ten thousand pounds of
bone.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
A River Flowing from tn. Sea.

On the African shore near the gull
of Alden. and connecting the lake OF
Assal with the main ocean. may be
found one of the most wonderful riv.
ers in the world This natural curios-
ity in the shape of a river does not flow
to but from the ocean toward the in
land The surface of Lake Assal is
nearly seven hundred feet below the
sea level, and it is fed altogether by
this paradoxical river. the latter being
about twenty-five miles in length. It
is said to be a wonderful fact that this
river of immense volume, especial
ly at high tide, furnishes exactly
enough water to counterbalance the
extraordinary evaporation of the lake.
and that in consequence the lakes
surface remains at uniform level year
after year.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
ELECTRICITY ON THE PYRAMIDS
How Arab Guides Were Frightened by
Party of Scientists.


In his autobiography the late Sir W.
Siemens relates the following anec-
dote: An Arab called his attention to
the fact that when at the top of the
pyramid of Cheops, when he raised bis
hand with fingers outspread an acute
singing note was heard, the sound
ceasing as soon as he let his hand fall.
II found his assertion he writes. Ito
be true. AS soon as raised one of my
own fingers above my head ] felt
pricking in the fingers. That this
could only be caused by an electrical
phenomenon was proved 10y the slight
electric shock felt OH trying to drink
out of wine bottle.
$50 wrapped full bottle of wine
that | had Will, me in the damp paper.
and thus converted it into a Leyden
bottle. which was soon strongly
charged with electricity by the simple
device of holding it high above my
head The Arabs had already become
distrustful on seeing small lightnings.
as it were. issue from the wine bottles
held up by myself and companions. and
now held brief consnlta ton. Sud
denly, at a given signal. each of my
companions was seized by the guide
who had led him up. who now tried 20
force him to go down again.
II myself was standing at the very
top of the pyramid when the sheik OF
the Arabs came to me and told me
through my interpreter that the Arabs
had determined that we were to leave
the pyramid because we were 'prac-
ticing magic and it might damage
their chance of their earning living.
On my refusing to obey orders the
sheik caught hold OF my left hand.
had awaited this moment. and held
up my right hand with the bottle in
the attitude Of a magician. afterward
lowering it slowly toward the point Of
the sheik's nose.
''Nhen quite close to that fea ture |
felt violent shock run through the
bottle to my own arm. and was certain
that the sheil1 must have received the
equivalent. At any rate, he fell sense
less on the stones. and few anxious
moments passed before he rose suddenly
with loud cry and sprang down the
gigantic steps of the pyramid with
long strides. The Arabs, seeing this
and excited by the sheik's constant
cries of Magic! magic! released my
companion and followed their leader.
leaving us complete masters Of the
pyramid"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
WOMEN TRAVELLERS.
An Interesting Reflection on Feminine
Human Nature.

An Interesting Reflection on Feminine
Human Nature.
In England and on the continent
there are ON all trains coaches labeled
'sladies only" in addition to the or
binary and smokers carriages. AS a
usual thing these compartments, in
travelling alone. are carefully avoided.
and on the continent it is not unusual
to see women crowding into the smok-
ing carriages, while the ladies only''
are almost empty. 4 woman who
travels good deal tells why she
thinks this is so. Her reasons contain
an interesting reflection on feminine
human nature.
when travel" she said, II like to
be as comfortable as possible. and that
one cannot be where only women are.
All women are selfish, but they seldom
show it before men, more especially if
the men are strangers; with their own
sex. however, they have no such COM
junction. If one wants to put a few
umbrellas or hat box on the rack it
is generally so full already that it is
stretched forth to make the necessary
room. If corner seat is wanted a
woman is not likely to give up her
place to another woman, whereas in a
compartment where the sexes are
mixed there is sure to be some gentle
man who will move his things to ac-
commodate a lady, and even give up
his seat to her if she requires such a
sacrifice Then there is the window of
danes seules compartment: if You
happen to want it down little the
other occupants will want it up. and
vice versa: but in another carriage. in
nine cases out of ten. if you are a wom-
an you can generally manage to have
your own way about the window. [
couldn't travel in ladies only' car
riage ON any account. Indeed. would
sooner get into smoking carriage"