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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
CATARRH of the HEAD and THROAT.


cure by the Copeland system.
SIS the breath foul?"
'fIs the voice husky?"
''Do you spit up slime p
'Do you ache all over?"
''Do you blow out scabs ~
els the nose stopped up ~
"Do you snore at night 2?
"Does your nose discharge 2"
"Does the nose bleed easily 2"
sis there tickling in the throat r
''Do crusts form in the nose %
sis the nose sore and tender q
"Do you sneeze great deal 2"
as this worse toward night 2"
"Does the nose itch and burn %
sis there pain in front OF head p
ais there pain across the eyes %
sis there pain in back of head 2"
ass your sense of smell leaving 2"
'Do you hawk to clear the throat |"
SIS there dropping in the throat?'
els the throat dry in the mornings?"
Are you losing your sense of taste 2"
"Do you sleep with the mouth open ?"
"Does the nose stop up toward night 2"
This form af catarrh is the easiest to cure.
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TO KIDNAP A QUEEN,
SHE is PETRIFlED AND is THE DEITY
OF A TRIBE OF INDIANS.

A Seattle Man Saw Her When Cruising
Around Prince of Wales Island-Pro-
poses to Go Back After Her-Stone Queen
Said to Be Four Hundred Years Old.
A curious tale is told by passengers ar
rived from Alaska on the steamer City Of
Topeka of the discovery made by one Of
their number, Seattle man named Brcn-
nan, on Prince Of Wales island.
Brennan went north some time ago with
a small sloop laden with miscellaneous
cargo, on which he realized good profit,
tradin' among the natives of the northern
cun,i. .Uw was on this expedition nc CHANGED
to III, one of the least accessible villages
of the isolated tribes on Prince of Wales
island, and while there to see the mysteri.
Gus divinity that is supposed to keep watch
and ward over the tribe, u former priesteSS
or queen who by some rare action of the
peculiar soil in which her burial place was
made turned not into dust, but into solid
stone.
Years later the rude grave was uncover
cd by chance, and the petrifed body was
found. Tho natives hailed it as an omen
of good that the body should have been
preserved, and carefully exhuming it on
throncd it in place of honor in the viii
lage the idol so rescued being ever since
more hOnured than the oldest totem.
Brennan claims to be the first white
man to see the statue but so far from feel
ing awe or being moved to alteration he at
once realized that if it could be safely
transported to the United States it would
be worth mint of money for exhibition
purposes. The potrillod woman, accord
ing to his account stands as though fro
zen into granite while in the act of direct
ing some important movement of her sub
jccts. Tho features as well as the limbs
are clearly defined, as though life was still
in the body, and the whole aspect of the
strangely preserved body is almost regal,
although the goddess was mistress only Of
a savage tribe.
So much did the commercial value of
the image impress the shrewd trader that
few words incautiously dropped partially
revealed his mind to the tribe, with the re-
suit that he was obliged to take to his
sloop and sail out into II thickening storm
in order to save his life. He has now sold
his sloop and with the proceeds of the sale,
added to the profits Of his cruise, he pro-
poses to purchase fast steam launch with
which to return and boldly abduct the I'M
canny deity. He does not ask financial
assistance in tho undertaking and refuses
all profferS of partnership in the enter
prise, thereby clearing himself of the i'm
putation of fraud the stone man fake hav-
ing been pretty thoroughly worked out
years ago
According to present arrangements, he
will buy his launch on Puget sound and
return as quickly as possible to Prince of
Wales island, waiting his opportunity to
land, seize the idol and escape before the
natives can discover his presence and frus-
tratc his plan. The "stono queen" has,
according to the tales Of the tribe watched
silently over their declining fortunes for
upward of four centurics.-San Francisco
Examiner.
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Snake Kills Three Tots.

Three children of a widow named Jen-
kins, living in Sullivan, Mo, while at
play the other evening went to place
near the barn to gather eggs. One child
thrust its hand into what it supposed was
the hens nest and quickly withdrew it,
exclaiming that the hen had pecked its
hand. The other two children put in
their hands with the same result and then
set up loud Cry.
The mother was at the well with the
baby, and the alarm so excited her that
she left the baby and ran to the assistance
Of the three children, who, it seems, had
been bitten by rattlesnake. During the
excitement the little babe fell into the
well and was drowned. The three other
children died.-New York World.
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Origin of Lilac.

Both name and tree are of Persian orr.
gin, but came to us through Turkey. The
name means "bluish" (see Skcat) and
indicates the color of the flower. The tired
is said to have been brought to Vienna by
Busbecq late in the sixteenth century
The first mention Of the name l have seen
in English is in Gerard, where it is given
81 'lillach or lilach" and is said to have
been applied by 1.-THE later physicians" tC
Syringa cerulca, or "blow pipe" by which
evidently Gerard means tlrs lilac.
"These trees, he says, grow not wild
in England, but have seen them growing
in my garden in great plenty" There are
as is well known, different varieties, some
white, some different shades of purple.
The lilac, says some punster slyly,
Is named from smelling like a li-lyl
He must have thought us wondrous silly,
We know the sound CT in lily.
Notes and Queries.
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Gave Away n Valuable Shirt.

The idea that money tied up in hand
kerchief and hidden in the sleeve of an old
shirt was safer than in bank has just
cost the family of Joseph Hamil of Du-
luth Mimi, the savings of years Mr.
Hamils wife has for several years saved
the money given her by her husband and
hidden it in the sleeves of a shirt kept
hanging in a closet. The other day while
Mrs. Hami was taking her husband din
nGr to him the shirt was given by Mrs
Hamlls sister to Chinese laundryman to
be washed. When Mrs. Hamil returned
and found the garment gone. ditto the
money, amounting, it is claimed, to several
hundred dollars, there were lively times
for awhile. The police were called in and
the laundryman visited, but he denied
having seen any money. Mrs. Hamll' !
sister did not know that the garment was
u bank.-Chicago Times Herald.
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Bicycles Hurting the Watch Trade.

According TO an Eighth street jewelor,
the crazo for bicycle riding has greatly i'm
paired the watch business. His theory
seems plausible enough 1.-The decrease in
the sale of watches has been very noticca-
BILE he remarked the other day, land
trace it to the bicycle. For instance, when
boy became Is or 16 years old in former
days it was the custom for his parents to
present him with watch-often costly
a1air-which usually lasted him the bet
ter part of his life But it is different
now The boy clamors for bicycle, and
he generally gets it, although it does not
last rs long and usually costs more than Il
watch. The same trait l have noticed in
people of older years. When they get
enough money on hand to buy a watch, the
bicycle fever strikes them, and then they
go out and invest in wheel. "-Philadel.
phia Record
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Modern Crnsndnrs.

For years the Salvation Army in Denver
has been content ''to fight the devil on
foot Though fairly successful, the army
has decided to rush things. A cavalry
corps of enthusiastic young women have
been selected to lead the charge
The cavalry made its appearance in pub
lie for the first time the other night and
presented an imposing appearance. Brig
adler General French of St. Louis was
present to assist in the dedication Of this
new branch of the Salvation Army.
The new crusade is under the leadership
Of staff Captain Blanche Cox. The Sal.
walton Army cavalry corps has left Denver
for the mountains The lassies will 90 to
Central City first, and after holding spe
cial meetings there will go to Idaho
Springs and Georgetown.
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Timothy Driscoll a laborer of Alton,
Ills, while digging for a sewer at st. Jo-
seph's hospital, came upon the skeleton
Of mastodon. The ditch was being dug
at the depth of Is feet on the brow of a
hill that had previously been graded off 30
feet for building purposes, and the work
men came squarely upon the head. Tho
remains L. ,yered include several monster
teeth, ono molar Weighing % pounds, and
many bones of the head and neck. The
trunk lies in the clay bank and can DO
easily dug out. A complete skeleton of
the kind was once found in that locality
by the late Professor Chicago
Times-H Herald
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EITCHBURG RAILROAD-Hoosac Tunnel
l. Route. On and after July LIST, 1895, trains
will run as follows:
LEAVE BENNISGTON VIA BENNISGToN,& RUTLAND
RAILWAY.
Leave Bennington 50. arrive Troy at 20 a m
New York 20 p IN, Hoosck Falls s 81, North
Adams So, Greenfield II az a m, Ftchburg 80,
Boston 10 M, MechanicYille 9 2S Saratoga
10 10 am.
Leave Bennington - 20 p m, arrive in Troy 2 10
New York 90, HoosicS Falls 3d. North Adams
% Greenfield 81. Fitchburg 5 So, Boston 2S
pm.
Leave Bennington q p. m. arrive in Troy
4.40. New York 30 p. m.
Leave Bennington Is, arrive Troy 55. Hoo
sick Falls II, North Adams 90, INTERCHANGEABLE
40, Saratoga SO pm.
Leave Bennington y Is a m. arrive Troy 10,
New York Is m. Leave Bennington for the
north II 10, $50, o 10 a IN. 2 40, 10 pm.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BENNINGTON.
Via. Bennington and Rutland Railway:
26 am, from New York. Albany and Troy.
80 m. from New York, Albany. Troy, Hoo
sick Falls, North Adams Saratoga and Mechan-
icville.
Oh p m, from New York, Albany and Troy.
81 p. IN from Tro' and New York.
3S m, from Albany. Troy, Hoosick Falls No
Adams Boston and Saratoga. Arrive from
the north 25, $ q m. TO- 3 So and 30 pm.
j, X. WATSON, Gen'l Pass Ag't.
U. A. NlMMO, Boston.
Genl Western Passenger Agen', Troy.
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Knights of the Maccabees.

The State Commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb., as follows: After try
ing other medicines for what seemed to
be very obstinate cough in our two
children, we tried DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter. as our expert
ence proves that it cures where all other
remedies fail."-SIgned f. w. Stevens,
State Com.-Why not give this great
medicine trial, as it is guaranteed, and
trial bottles are free at G. d. Gibson's
Drug Store. Regnlar size SOC. and 81 90.
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MAY Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, Ill. writes
that he had a severe Kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his back
and also that his bladder was affected.
He tried many so called Kidney cures
but without any good result. About a
year ago he began use of Electric Bitters
and found relief at once. Electric
Bitters is especially adapted to cure all
Kidney and Liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. One trial
will prove our statement. Price only
SOC. for large bottle. At G. D. Gibson's
nruu Stnrn
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Win Owns Colnmbns2

County Clerk Galloway of Columbus
o., received letter the other day from
Mrs. Medora NJ. Little of Austin, in which
she lays claim to large part of the land
upon which the city of Columbus is built
She claims it as the descendant Of W. H.
Smith, continental soldier, to whom it
was granted. Her mother, to whom it de-
scended, sold one-half of the original grant
to New Workers in 1s30.-New York
World.
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watson,s Warm Welcome.

T. B. Watson of Essex, Conn, returned
home last week after long absence. On
entering the house he found that wasps
had come through hole in the pantry
window and had made their nest in a
large bread bowl. He took up the bowl
to throw it, when he was instantly covered
by the wasps They stung him about the
head and face in a terrible manner, and it
will be some time before he will be able to
attend TO business Hartford Courant.
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In the old days, when you wanted to go
to tho left hand side of Staten Island (the
eastern side, and, therefore called the
south shore) you took the right hand ferry,
and to reach the right hand, or north
shore, you took the left hand ferry. This
arrangement had its drawbacks, but occa-
sionally it was convenient. Now there is
only one ferry, so it is easier to go to Stat
en- Island than it used to be, but New
York has no chance to prevent that.
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The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, Chapped hands, chllblains.
corns and all eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25c. per box,
For sale by G. D. Gibson.
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He who wins and keeps the affection
of good, practical woman has done glo-
riously. The simple reason why thousands
of men never get on in the world is because
they married nonentities and never got
over it.-Dr. Talmage.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-06

What is the difference between an edu-
Cationist and an educator? On page 1897
Of the international Dictionary are these
two records: "Tmuthy Dwight, American
Hlucationist, etc, and Charles William
Eliot, American educator" etc.
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Early Golf Bay

Golf balls Scre at ono time made by
COMPRISING hatful of feathers into lit
tie pocket Of bulls hide cured with alum.
They We're shaped more like an egg than
the perfect round gutta now in use. There
was prejudice against the guttas when
they 1lTSt came in.
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Mexican Indians press Il freely against a
piece of paper, when itrcscnts the insult by
producing brilliant light extending over
several inches. The smallest type may
thus be read,
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T EBANON SPRINGS H. r.
IL VIM. Y. REN SOLDS Receiver.
Change of time in effect July -, 1895.
LEAVE BENNINGTON.
8:25 a. M For Petersburgh junction, North
Adams and Boston and all points
East and West on the Fitchburg
Railroad. Also. on all points on
Lebanon Springs Railroad.
LILO o, m. For Petersburgh Junction No.
Adams and Boston.
5:45 %. m. For Petersburgh Junction, Will
Jamestown ana North Adams and
all points on Lebanon Springs
railroad.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT BENNINGTON.
II:35 a, m, From Troy, ,Hoosick Falls. Will
Jamestown, North Adams and all
points east on Fitchburg railroad
and all points on Lebanon
Springs railroad,
2:3O %, m. From Troy, HoOsick Falls and
points west on Fitchburg r. R.,
also from points east to Boston.
6;O8 %, M From North Adams, Williams
town, Boston and all points east
on Fitchburg railroad. Also
from all points on Lebanon
Springs railroad.
d. BENNETT, Superintendent.
JOSEPH CHILDS, General Passenger Agent.
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South Beach is Staten Islands chief at
traction. On Sundays and holidays New
Workers go there, and Staten Islanders
don't; Gu Mondays "wash trains" are run
to take the Staten Islanders to the beach.
They are well patronized.
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Staten Island has four pre-eminent at
fractions. South Beach, Prohibition Park,
the S. Il. Smith intlrmary and the Sailors
Snug harbor. 1t doesn't have Constable
Hook because that is in New Jersey.
But its smoke and smells drift over on
Staten Island and place the devoted isle
under cloud of more than suspicion.
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A woman wrote; One of your Hop
PldSterS worn "a hours did my back more
good than all the remedies ever used
and have tried about everything. OF
druggists.
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ambition come with perfect health, but
vanish before sickness and despair.
American women are, unfortunately,
particularly subject to those painful fe-
male diseases that are the cause of so
much hopelessness and misery.
Could all women realize the undeni-
able fact that they suffer unnecessarily,
how much brighter life would be!
Lydia L. Pinkham devoted her life to
the study of female diseases and their
cause and she discovered in the Vege-
table Compound an absolute remedy. 1t
succeeds in removing the cause of the
trouble.
Women who rely more upon their own
natural common-sense, rather than on
the theories of their physicians, write to
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass, and are
soon restored to health.
Here is a living example: Four
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There i no excuse for any man to APP
pear in society with grizzly heard since
the inu Oduclion of Buckingham Dye
which culrrS natural hair brown or black
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The first antiquarian to take an interest
In the Roman Catacombs was Father
Bosio, who spent more than 80 years in
exploring their recesses.
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Some Staten Islanders have never been
to South Beach. This does not mean that
they do not wash. On the contrary, these
persons form The creme de la creme Of Stat
en- Island society.
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There Are Others.

"The Money We Need is the title of n
book just issued. We haven't read it, Int
we can supply any desired information on
the subject Chicago Tribune.
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Don't be nstonished when you hear a
man in New York speak carelessly about
having just left the island" There are
other islands than Blackwell's and Staten
Island is one of them.
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There are many strata in Staten Island
society. The natives are not in society,"
so that only the residents" are stratiticd.
Once year the Charity ball takes place
for the benefit of the S. r. Smith infirm-
airy, and then all society mingles to some
extent. The back Of ticket to the ball
contains list of the patronesses and pa
irons, made up from all the strata Of the
island. You look over the list aud see if
your name is on it. If it is, you sneer at
the other names; if it isn't, you sheer at
the whole list. Having satisfied yourself,
you send the ticket lack and save So.
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TALES OF THE TIMES.
Interesting Discoveries Among the Inhab-
itants of Staten Island.

Staten Island is four miles from the end
of New York. 1t is opposite Bay Ridge,
but that is not Staten Islands fault. II
is Bay Ridges queer taste.
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81 regard Hoods Pills as the best
family cathartic that can be obtained"
Mrs. Alice Cone. South SALISBURY, vt
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-Horsemen and trainers are among
the many who realize the benefits de-
rived from the use of Ponds Extract on
horses
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VI udIC WIFI
he rigors of
Oxen North,
Icouragehinl
ing dangers
almost I'M
surlnount-
able.
Women
are by ma
ture anbi-
tious ac-
cording to
their ply
steal and
mental
strength.
Hope and
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Many society people on Staten Island
have intimate relations with New York
society. They send invitations to New
Workers and get back regrets.
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No other place in the world has a hos
pital handicapped with the title of the
S. r. Smith inflrmary It's good hos
pital, in spite of its name, and that name,
being old established, can't be changed
low. landmarks must not be removed.
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AMBITIOUS WOMEN
MAKE HEROES OF MEN.
She Will Brave Anything for the
Man She Loves.
ESPECIAL TO OUR LADY READERs.l

When an ambitious woman loves a
man she will spur him to heroic efforts.
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Many houses on Staten Island have on
their piazzas boxes made of mosquito nets
or fine wire MEETINGS where the residents
seek refuge from mosquitoes. All the
houses should have them.
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arc about 600 persons-that'is, If the list
on the ball tickets goes for anything.
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New Brighton is the SWEETEST place on
the island Half of its water front is
taken up by six story MILL shops take
up tho other half, and across the Kills are
the oil rclineries, sending out clouds of
smoke and volumes of odors. When a
swell New Brightoner wants to get a
view, he goes into his cellar.
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I7E1[g SPECIALITY is
Z [F)-01o9t5


The amount Of pamphlet and book work issued the
Office than double that of all other printing Of
fees in Bennington Co. combined During the past few
we have issued nearly sevenve jobs pamphlet and book
work.
The of our printers keeping pace with the rapid
varying changes the printers the our success
in this line That is why favored with the book and
pamphlet work Of this vicinity
Senator Morrill, said of the "Hsoy of the Bennington.
tennial issued from this office: at is veyeaborate
liable work"
prominent Rutland gentleman congregational
Year Book recently issued at is the handsomes piece
book work ever issued from Vermont printing office"
Blanks, with without printed headings Posters Bills
Dodgers. Printing of any description.
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M[DW[E1877lglEg@
STAT 80M[EIRY Opt

Blank Books-Journas ledgers day books, memorandum
books goce and butchers pass books receipt note and draft
books etc, ETC.
Office Sationeryn ink stands pads pencils pens the B.
b. Falcon the Waterbury, the Mattatock and the Anchor
files letter books and everything used and about the bust
mans desk.
Typewriter Supies-Typewrter papers, large and
pete Call for sample book Ribbons carbon pa
per, oils, etc.
Fine Writing Papers-A complete line of Hurds papers.
They lead the world
Pound Papers-Genune bargains. Large assortment of
veopes box papers and writing tablets The headquarters for
stationery is at
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There are lots of horses and carriages on
the island, many of them pretcntious. But
there isn't a single properly turned out
horse aud carriage there.
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Everybody on Staten Island is poor
except the oystcrmon who live on the
north shore. Their houses are made of
white gingerbread work, and in the even
ing the oystermcn sit on the front walk
slapping mosquitoes and inhaling the
odors from the heaps Of shells across the
road.
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"The mountains gaze on Marathon and
Marathon on the sea-" New Brighton
looks down on the other towns, and the
other towns do the same on New Brigh
ton. The social position of the towns can
not be expressed geographically.