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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
A Photograph Box.

A receptacle for photographs is neces-
Sity In every family in these days of anna
teur photography ana craze for photo
graphs. A box after the accompanying
design is a very convenient receptacle. 1t
is made of cardboard. covered with either
SILK or plush. The former is shirred on
the box and finished with a frill of the
same. Alittle embroidery on the top of the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
Red Parasols as FreckIe Preventers

The fondness for red parasols, which
has been pronounced for several seasons
past has, it seems. very rational cause
of being. 1t is regarded as the most eff
cient freckle preventer in the whole list of
colors, destroying. as it does in a great
measure. the actinic power of the suns
rays. The peculiar property possessed by
light transmitted through a red medium
has long been recognized in science and
medicine, and the summer girl who spreads
one over her fair face may feel that she has
secured an especially excellent protection
from the suns ardOr
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

is useless. The newspapers will continue to
publish and women will continue to ex-
pertinent with their faces until finding the
texture of the skin irretrievably ruined as
we whitewash furnished walls.
The prescription of the celebrated Aber-
nethy for the complexion was something
like this: Keep clean all over; eat
plenty of nourishing food; sleep plenty
and walk plenty out of doors; keep the
system open" 1t would seem as If this
covered the grOund.-St. Louis Republic.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

cotton rug in blue and white. and from
the blue and white bowl in the center of
the round dining-table. with its spray of
cherry blossoms 10 the pictures in the
wall. which consistently partake of the
blue and white spirit, either in frame or
cOlorlng, comes a SAVIOR of sweetness and
light born OF simplicity.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
A Travelling Costume.

Homespun. showing a diagonal line of
white and dark gray. resulting in a light
gray effect, is much fancied for travelling
gowns. The skirt made TO escape the
ground. flares we'll at the bottom, but fits
the figure easily at the top; its finish
about the lower edge is heavy cording of
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
Felix Butterfly Gown

MORE buttercup satin. striped in front,
with amber beads and lozenges, and strewn
wHh flight of butterflies of various sizes
In black beaded net. 1ridescent wings f1ut-
ter on the shoulders. while the enlarged
body of the insect appears to have alIghted
in the center of the low pointed bodice
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

Is full, deep cape of the homespun, hav-
| ing hood and turnover collar. The
entire cape aBd the hood are lined with
changeabie silk like that which forms the
! blOuse.-Lades' Home Journal
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

is an Alpine one of soft gray felt with
band of gray ribbon around it and having
two small dark-blue quilts stuck in at one
side. 10 throw over one on leaving the
train. OF. If one should happen to be chilly.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

broad-brimmed, picturesque bit Of MILL
merry such as the one shown. This par
ticulsr one is of Tuscan "sunburnt"
straw, the brim faced with black satin.
A frill OF black ribbon around the crown
aud a clump of fluffy black feathers are
the only trimming. Chicago Times.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
A picture Hat

The term picture" as applied to a hat
no longer necessarily implies a Gaines
borough, but is used in describing any
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

bertha in beaded net and fringe. Bands
OF sable follow the dentations of the OPEN
Ing of the bodice, cross and encircle the
short pulled sleeves. together with the
hem Of the trained skirt. The latter is dot
ted IN front with punches of vioets similar
10 that on the left bip.-New York Herald.
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the lower one, on which are fastened the
pins. and the robe of ribbon is tied on with
a ribbon band, with long streamers, from
which is suspended the case as il is meant
to hang on the knob at the side of the
dreSsiDP.tahle
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
A Dainty SafetY-Pin Case.

This novel safety-pin case is made OF
padded ribbon, made into robe for baby
doll The outer piece of ribbon falls over
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20

box adds to its attractiveness. It is lined
with delicate shade and finished with
cord and ribbon bows and ends.-New York
Recorder.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
FioWer-Pot Litter.

A London inventor has registered an In
genious little fower-pot litter, which can
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
In Shell Pink.

Shell pink satin killed on the skirt ex-
cept along the front panel, and draped
diagonally on the low, round bodice, the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
A NOBLE CHARITY.
Webb's Academy and Home for Ship
builders at FOrdbam Heights.

Webb's Academy and Home for Ship
builders, situated on the summit of Ford
ham Heights, overlooking the beautiful
valley of the Harlem River, was dedicated
on the 9th inst. The site. buildings and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
ON TIE FEMALE FACE.

On Mems Cheeks, above
Beard Line. Moles, Warts.
Blackheads, Red Nose,
Enlarged Veins of the
Nose, Powder Marks,
Cysts and all Facial Dis
agreements or Abnormal
DiscoloratiOns perm a
nently and painleSsly de-
stroyed without scar or
after blemish, by the
ELECTRIC NEEDLE OP-
GRAFTON. FREE BOOK
ano all particulars mailed
upon receipt or stamp.
we guarantee 3 cure.
without pain or injury.
For further particulars
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any other fabric, with edges hemstitched,
frilled or trimmed with lace. The arrange
ment is a good one for small bedrooms or
for kitchen MISUNDERSTANDING
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ON TOP OF BEN NEVIS.
Where Fierce and Dangerous Thunder and
Lightning Prevail In Winter.

Where Fierce and Dangerous Thunder and
Lightning Prevail In Winter.
On top of the mountain Ben Nevis thun-
derstorms are most frequent in winter,
taking place during the passage of deep
cyclonic systems and are not only unpleas-
ant but sometimes dangerous phenomena.
In severe storm the rattling of torrents
Of hail, mingled with the incessant rolling
Of the thunder and the binding flashes of
lightning, are enough to make the stout
est heart quail, while the close proximity
Of O we'll known Mephistophelian celebrity
is suggested by the sulphurous odor ema-
mating from the lightning arrester on the
telegraph connections.
On one occasion a SO called bolt of light
ming came down the Office chimney, emerg-
ing from the stove with the report as of q
rifle, ball of fire leaping across the room,
giving q severe shock to one of the inmates
who was sitting writing at an adjoining
table. Sometimes the accumulated cleo
trical energy is dissipated in the form of
st. Elmo's fire, this making its appearance
as little coruscations in the shape of in
verified cones of violet colored flame about
the thickness of lead pencil A peculiar
Of bees, accompanies it, by which charac-
teristic sound it has been recognized in the
daytime, when the light was too strong
for the meteor itself to be visible. In
brilliant displays the thermometer cups,
revolving rapidly, appear as solid ring
of fire, whilo the wind vane resembles q
flaming arrow.
The appearance of the observer is equal
ly striking. His coat, gloves and hat are
aglow with the fire" while his mus
tache becomes electrified, so as to make q
veritable lantern of his face. A smart
stinging sensation on the temples and
scalp is frequently experienced SO that it
is no matter for surprise that the appari-
tion usually beats a hasty although bril-
liant" retreat into the tower, there to en-
JOY, without personal discomfort, a scene
highly suggestive of the realms Of Pluto
or the Stygian creek. The phenomenon
is simply slow election Of electricity
analogous to tho brush" discharge of an
ordinary electrical Observation-Disclosures
Journal
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HORSE TENDERLOlN.
rrettS Good Eating, According to q Man
Who Has Had Experience.

FrettS Good Eating, According to q Man
Who Has Had Experience.
"Did 1 ever eat any horse meatP Well,
I guess have, and If l hadn't doubt If
would ever have been here" said Lieu
tenant john Poppe of Cincinnati's de-
tective force.
when was that, houtenantS"
During the Big Horn and Yellowstone
expedition of 1879 against Sitting Bull.
The whole story of the expedition has been
reoounted by Captain Charles King. He
was the ndjutant of my regiment and has
written things just about as they occur
red, though many people believe that such
things are exaggerated. had some eX-
periences which, when 1 come to think
them over, seem more like fairy stories,
but at the same time they were hard facts,
tell you.
but what about eating horse meat"
was asked as the lieutenant evinoed indi-
cations Of dropping the subject, Is 1t
good, lieutenantY"
Yes. If you had fine horse tender
loin in one hand and one Of beef in the
other and didn't know one Of them was
horse meat, I'll bet you would choose in
favor Of horse tenderloin. Take q nice
horse steak, and it is sweeter than beef
and more tender. The meat is coarser
grained. lived for 10 days on that and
buffalo berries.
What are buffalo berriesg"
"They are little red berry that grows
in the Bad Lands of Dakota. If it hadn't
been for those berries, we would all have
had the scurvy upon that expedition. We
left with Is days retions and got about 10
days rations after meeting General Frey's
command. We got into the Bad Lands
after Sitting Bull and found ourselves 10
days from nowhere without rations.
They began cutting down upon the army
biscuits until they ran out, and then we
commenced to kill the horses as they
would drop from fatigue. The first horse
meat ate was piece Of kidney, and
was pretty hungry or 1 wouldn It have eaten
that. After tasting nice steak enjoyed
it as much as beef. "-Cincinnati En-
nI1irer
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In western paper, under the heading
Situations Wanted, appeared tho fol-
lowing advertisement, which shows in u
fair degree the versatility and modesty Of
one American printer:
Wanted - Situation by q practical
printer, who Is competent to take charge
Of any department in printing and pub
fishing house. Would accept professor
ship in any of the academies. Has no OBJ
lection to teach ornamental painting and
penmanship, geometry, trigonometry and
many other sciences. Has had some ex-
perience as q lay preacher. Would have
no objection to form q small class of young
ladies and gentlemen to instruct them in
the higher branches. To dentist or Chi
ropodist he would be invaluable, or he
would cheerfully accept position as bass
or tenor singer in a choir"
Remarkable as 1t may seem, this adver-
tisement appeared day after day, indicat-
ing that the gifted printer was still with
out a situation. AT last there appeared
this addition to the notice:
"P. SWIM accept an offer to saw and
split wood at less than the usual rates"
The advertisement was not inserted
again, SO that the readers of the paper were
left to infer that at last the versatile
printers requirements had met with ap-
probation
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King William III was passionately fond
of the chase and made 1t a point never to
be outdone in any leap, however perilous.
A Mr.. Cherry, who was devoted to the ex-
lied family, took advantage of this to plan
the most pardonable design which was
ever formed against a kings life He
regularly joined the royal hounds, put
himself foremost and took the most des-
perate leaps, in the hope that William
might bceall his neck in following him.
One day, however, he accomplished one SO
imminently dangerous that the king
when he came to the spot, shook his head
and drew back. 1t is said that Mr.. Cherry
at length broke his own neck and thereby
relieved the king from further hazard
Salas Journal.
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Movable bedrooms,

In one of the old castles of northern
England visitors are shown two rooms
which are connected with each other by q
singular mechanism. Each room is ad-
Joined by an alcove, used as a sleeping
room apartment, and the floors Of the ad-
joining alcoves turn on pivot in the CEN
ter of the partition wall. This ingenious
device was the invention of one Of the
ancestors Of the present proprietor, who
was somewhat Of a wag and found great
pleasure in frightening and mystifying
his guests. When one had gone to bed in
the green room and the other In the blue,
the floors were turned on their pivots, and
on awakening the visitor found himself
in strange quarters, with clothes that were
not his own. 1t is said that this fun low
ing lord lost a rich inheritance by thus
disturbing the restful moments of a
wealthy aunt, who never forgave the trick
her nephew played upon her.-London
Letter.
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Electric Light as a Disintectant.

Professor H. M. Wards researches on
the influence Of light on bacteria have
brought out some remarkable facts. Pro
fessor Ward demonstrates conclusively
that the naked arc light may be used in
hospitals or railway cars most effectively
as disinfectant, by reason of the effect
of it's rays upon bacteria He has allowed
the various rays of the spectrum to fall on
films of gelatin or sugar containing spores
of bacteria and finds that whether the
spectrum is got from sunlight or electric
light there is no perceptible action on the
spores of bacteria by the mira red, red,
orange or yellow rays while all the spores
are injured by the rays of the blue and
violet region. Broadly speaking the in
furious action begins at the blue and di-
minishes toward the ultra violet. With
the electric light, quartz lenses and prisrls
had to be used in forming the spectrum,
as the results with glass were feeble. This
injurious influence Of the blue rays ex-
tended far into the ultra violet The in
tervention Of d thin piece Of glass resulted
in cutting Off q large proportion of effect
i've rays
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Artist Hen1v,s Diplomacy.

G. P. A. Healy, the artist, often had to
draw upon all his resources with sitters.
A young woman once came to his studio
with her face so covered with paint and
powder that every characteristic line was
obliterated. He was, of course, in di-
lemma. When the sketch was lined, he
rose from his seat, sat down beside his
subject and kindly asked her If she was
feeling as well as usual Surprised, OF
course, she replied that she was.
But, Miss Jones, you walked from
your hotel, did you notS" eyes" land
you came hurriedly up stairs without stop
ping to restH" ''Why, yes, of course. "
"Ah, yes, Miss jones, but, you see, though
you may not be feverish, you have exerted
yourself so severely that there is so much
color in your face that 1 fear it would
mislead me. Now, tomorrow, If you will
be so good, please battle your cheeks in
cool water the last thing, come in a close
carriage and stop and rest yourself upon
the sofa you will find on each landing. II
you do that, am sure we shall have nc
more trouble. Kate Fields Washing
tOn-
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Chinese Writing,

In China printing and writing are al
ways respected, and the autographs of
high dignitartes are revered. Upon cere-
monious occasions great man is attended
by his servant, who hands him n small
piece of paper very time he wishes to blow
his nose. To use a pocket handkerchief
would be a western innovation, and a
shocking derogation from the dignity of a
mandarin. Printed or written paper is,
however, never used for this purpose, be-
ing considered too sacred.
The use of red ink is forbidden to all
but the emperor, who signs official docu-
ments in this flaming color. An autograph
of Kang III, the contemporary Of Louis
XIV, has been sold in Peking for more
than $40. The Chinese seemed to have an
ticipated the fashions and foibles as well as
the arts and sciences of our own day.
Their golden youth, with long pigtails and
almond eyes, sat at competitive examin-
ations when the conquering Norman was
riding roughshod over our Saxon forefa-
theirs. Verify, there is nothing new under
the sunl-Chambers' Journal
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calculate, just about l75 pages. L hope
and fully believe that it will soon be fol
lowed by the contents Of part first
II have bestowed much and solemn con-
sideration upon the title Of the book.
wall Flowers From an Old Abby, oc-
CURED to me, but it is too fine. Moses
and Lichens From an Old Parsonage, that
does not gooff trippingly enough. Moses
From an Old Manse, suits me rather bet
ter, and, if my wife agrees with me, SO
shall the book be christened. 1 will tell
you in the postscript. All the titles, you
perceive, refer to our old Owls Nest at
Concord, where all but two or three Of the
tales were written, and to which the in
troductory article will refer.
"Have you looked over the Dartmoor (g)
papers, and do you reject themf They
certainly have spirit and novelty. Truly
yours, NATH HAWTHORNE.
up. 6.-We decide on Moses From an
Old Manse. New York Critic.
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QUEER HONEY CATERERS.
Tiny Ants Which Are Living StOrehouse
For Honey Brought by Others.

Tiny Ants Which Are Living StOrehouses
For Honey Brought by Others.
Gas sat in my Office in Santa Fe one
day" said the ex-government official from
New Mexico, "my next door neighbor, o
deputy land surveyor, came in.
Ibid you ever see honey antsH' he said,
and held out for my inspection a round
tin blAcking box, the bottom Of which
was well covered with translucent yellow
spheres about tho size Of large peas. Fast
to each Of these orbs, as If in emerging 1t
had become stuck by its tail, was tiny
ant Of light brown color. The pealike
sphere 1 perceived at a second glance to be
q membranous sac expanding from tho
posterior end of the ant and hundred
times the size Of the rest Of the insects
body and filed with clear honey. By these
honey balls the little creatures, kicking
and clawing feebly in the unaccustomed
light Of day, were anchored, so to speak,
beyond all power of moving about.
These ants, then learned, are found
in colonies, the workers Of which gather
the honey from the gals of the oak tree
and bring it to those whose function it is
thus to store it. The honey, which is both
bitter and sweet, the Mexicans regard as
a 'dulco' and eat eagerly. Used as an
ointment, it is regarded by them as q rem
edy for soreness of the eyes,
"Two or three days afterward, happen
ing TO be in the land surveyors Office, I
glanced into the tin box again. Most of
the globules had broken, and afoat in tho
liquid honey at the bottom were the tiny
insects, drowned in their own sweetness"
New York Sun.
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-
the house, went to the railroad station q
milo away and took train for Ohio.
Now comes the remarkable part Of the
story. 1t looks like an invention, but 1t is
every word true. Jake reached the place
to which he had taken his ticket next day
and staid there for few hours. Late In
the afternoon he resolved to go farther
west and went to the station. Many per
sons were waiting, as 1t was a junction
and several trains were expected. A series
of whistles rang out, and an engine and
tender appeared in a cutting approaching
at rapid rate. AS the engine passed
there was loud report, and something
shot up into the air. 1t turned out to be q
broken nut 1t descended with terrific
force and injured a passenger on the plat
form OF the station. His son and daugh-
ter, who were accompanying him home,
rushed to the spot, and among the first to
render aid was Jake. A doctor attended
to the injured man, and he was removed to
a hotel near by. The son had been atten-
lively observing Jake for some time, and
Just as the wounded man was carried
away his son said to Jake:
Twill you be good enough to tell me the
timer"
The young fellow drew out the watch
which he had stolen and told the time.
The son turned aside and spoke to an Off
cial, and presently both came up to Jake,
accompanied by another man. This per-
son, " said the son, "has in his possession u
watch and chain stolen from me at such a
time and place. And he also wears dia-
nond pin taken at the same time. re
quest you to arrest him. ''-Exchange.
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The Feminine of It,

In the "children's hour" just between
daylight and dark, mother gathered her
little brood about her, as was customary
in that household at that hour Of the day,
and after the little condolences regarding
the day rs proceedings at school and at play
had been given the older ones talked for
awhile about what they would like to do
and be when they grew to manhood and
womanhood. Little Annie, after listen
ing intently to what was being said, felt
that her turn had come, and, looking up
into mammals face, said with an air Of
having finally settled the matter in her
own mind, And shall be duchess
when grow up"
"Why, my darling, said mamma, with
an amused look, "how can you be q
duchessP"
"Oh, " said the little girl, II shall marry
a Observation-Disclosures Herald.
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purposes. IL 10 nov lying prons Un iour
stone supports, is sculptured all around
the edge with figures representing Indian
warriors under march, each with head
dress similar to that worn by the Co
manches and the Kiowas The whole up
per surface is full Of grooves, troughs, ETC.
The real calendar stone Mr.. Smith believes
to be in the foundation of the cathedral.
1t is laid off in divisions representing the
signs of the Aztec zodiac, which are sculp-
tursd in relief The priest who accom-
panied Mr.. Smith said that the curiously
divided lines represented the annual move
ment of the sun in the great mystic circle
This stone, which is set in the cathedral
foundation with the face out, is perfectly
circular and about 10 feet in diameter.
st. Louis Republic
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A French Dog Story.

A French contemporary tells an anus
ing story of an incident which recently
occurred at town in the south of France
during the visit of circus. One of the
chief attractions of the show was troop
of performing dogs and after they had got
through various feats their trainer OBJ
served that Azor, the most accomplished Of
them all, would favor the audience with
a pianoforto solo, Accordingly, Azor
mounted chair and struck up the ''Mar-
seillaise" At this moment, however,
some one in the audience shouted out,
"Rats" Azor made one bound in the di-
rection of the cry, but-the pianoforte
went ON playing.
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Tho AEtecs, Calendar stonn.

Coho Smith Of AEle, Tex, author Of tho
book, 'Nine Hundred Miles Through
Mexico" sends some curious particulars
concerning "Montezuma's watch, or Mex
lean calendar stone" He says that lie
was shown two stones much resembling
a mill bur, the guides claiming for each
the distinction Of being the famous calen-
dar stone. The first that was shown Mr..
Smith was in the rear of the museum and
is believed to have been used for sacriacial