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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

NEWSPAPER PLEASANTLY.

Toni don't know whether she sings or not.
Jack-She doesn't. / heard her.-spar a
Moments.
Hoax-Whatl You buying bicyole9 l
thought you detested them.
Joax-So do, but I've been run over LONG
enough. Now I'm going to have my revenge,
Spare Moments.
Old-fashioned Mother--I don't know what
you girls see in these rough-iookng football
players to worship.
The Girls--o motheri just zee how heauti.
fully brutal they lookl-Puek.
"Did you read that touching story of sha
little boy who saved his mother from biaaa.
thirsty ion?"
"No. How did II happen7''
"Why the lion ate the little "=Ghieaaa
Record.
Miss Keedlick-Bthel can't be after manaY 4,
She has broken her engagement with that
wealthy plumber.
Miss Fosdick-Don't be too Hufe. she Tilted
him for a man who owns a bipyeiesfepaifi nj
Shropshire Moments.
Miss Parvenue Visiting In naslenl=ws be.
long TO very honorable family,
Miss Beaconlite-tndeedf
Miss Parvenue Yes, nara built an an.
cestral mansion last summer al a cost OF
S250,000.-Clevolsnd Leader.
Pa-well, Johnny, how do yeu like seheol 7
Johnny--0h, the sohool's all Q. X, but the
teacher doesn't know nothln',
Doesn't know anythngY Why do Feu say
that?n
"cause she's always asking us auestiens''-.
t-..Ss---.assa-----s--= -
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
AROUND THE CORRIDORS

d. Shaw, who is known in the leading min
Ing camps from Leadville to the Pacific
Ocean, is at the Lick. Mr. Shaw, after being
some time in the great Carbonate camp of
Colorado, went TO Butte, Mont, and two years
ago he went TO Rossand, B. c., where, as for
merly, he engaged in the hotel business.
He owns the Shaw Hotel and the Butte Ho-
tel in that camp, and frankly admits that he is
making lot of money
Butt been IN a cold country now good
many years." said Mr.. Shaw, "and l want to
geto somewhere where it's warmer. So I'm
going down In few days to Guatemala to
have a little look ound there. My hotels
are going on just the same. There's lots OF
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

ing it to the back are also hidden in the folds.
Novel effects can be obtained By cutting
striped goods with stripes up and down in
front. This brings the stripes bias at the sides
The backs are then cut stripes straight up and
down the center of each godet, or with the
stripes crosswise. A tall woman will find it
becoming to cut with the stripes going around
the front.
Materials of checks, plaids or stripes made
after this model look well with waists of plain
material. with sleeves TO match the skirt, the
waist made with blouse effect in front, and
full over f tied lining in the back
jacket waist of plain goods is also stylish,
wearing blouse to match the skirt
plaid silk in light colors with black chiffon
bodice makes as handsome gown as can be
desired.
This skirt pattern is appropriate for making
up any material, and may be worn with any
waist.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
KINDERGARTEN ANNIVERSARY.

That of Central NJ. f. Church JoyousIv
Celebrated.
At Central Church Saturday afternoon
there was time of Joy and delight for the
members of the kindergarten school,
There was loaded Christmas-tree. with
"joys" for all. The principal, Miss Susie
Abbott, assisted by Miss S. Ward, MIS-
Abbott and others, had arranged de-
lightful programme, and through the gem
erosity of the Kings Daughters of the
church and Mrs. ]. c. Jordan, w. Abbott
and G. B. Perkins each little tot was sun.
piled, the girls with doll, the boys with
flute, and all with candies and books. 1t was
indeed time OF cheer and happiness, and
all-parents and children-went homo
happier, full of sunshine and good will
to all ~
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

the Mill City for the past week with threat
ened attack OF pneumonia.
Douglas S. Gone, a capitalist and rancher OF
Red Bluff, is among the recent arrivals at the
Palace.
Supervisor E. McGettigan of Solano County
is in town from Vallejo ana has headquarters at
the Russ.
Colonel H. Trevelyan, wine merchant and
vineyardist OF Fresno, registered at the Palace
yesterday.
F. Draz of the Apoliinayis firm of Charles
Gray & Co. of New York, arrived at the Palace
last night.
Mrs. D. F. Verdenal of New York, wife of the
newspaper correspondent whose gossipy notes
on San Franciscans in Gotham are familiar
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
FOR THE DESERVING POOR.
A Diversified Entertainments at Native
sons Hall Tonight for Chasity.

A Diversified Entertainments as Native
sons Hall Tonight for Charity.
A lively, diversified entertainment, EN-,
bracing musical, theatrical, numerous aaa
dramatic features, will be given al Native
Sons Hall on Mason street this evsnia :
by the Young Mems Society of 81 Pat.
riek's Church, assisted by the BEAT talent
OF both sexes available in the parish. The
proceeds resulting from nominal aa.
mission fee will be divided equally be.
tween the two simply charitable societies
OF the church, the St. Vincent do Paul
Society and the Society OF Ladies of
Charity.
BY these two societies the money will be
spent in supplying the worthy poor of the
parish with such necessaries as NAV be
most required. Fuel, clothing and food
viii be supplied where proper committees
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
Phillips Rock Island Exour.,or,

Leave San Francisco every Wednesday, via Ria
Grande and Rock Island Railways. Through
tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Boston Man
ager and porters accompany these excursio-s 10
Boston. For tick cts. sleepng-car accommodations
and further information. address Clinton Jones
General Agent Rock Island Railway, 80 Mont
RomarY street. San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Blynkins-A girl who can sing just as SOON
as she gets up in the morning must have a
sweet disposition.
Wynkins-Not necessarily. She may have
grudge against somebody in the neighbor-
hood.-Baltimore News.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
LADY'S SKIRT WITH CIRCULAR
FRONT AND GODET BACK,

For making skirt of plaids, checks ana
stripes, the shape with circular front and
godet back is preferred to all others, as 1t
saves the trouble of matching at the seams,
tor all the seams in this shape are hidden,
falling as they do in between the godet folds,
the front being in one piece. The seams join.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
A KICK AT FeolBALL
Savannah Press.

The gentleman from Carroll who has intro
duced into the Legislature a bill to prohibit
football is on the right track. What in the
name of common-seDse is the use OF educating
life before they have won their sheepskins in
college?
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The Senators would just as soon have a
war with Spain as not. They are too Old
to fight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

DE- Danlel u. brlnton mas proved that the
first ba tile on American soil in which horses
were used was that at Cintla, in Tobasco, Mex
leo, in March, 1919.
The pipe smoked by the new Shah of Persia
on state occasions is set with diamonds, rubies
and emeralds of the costliest kind, and is
stated to be worth as much as $400, 900.
Otto Shobert, German machinist who lives
in Brooklyn, is a claimant on behalf of his
wife of a fortune left by the East Indian nahob
named Paul Holman, who died without leay-
ing will. Mrs Shobert is his niece. The for
tune is said to bo $50 100000.
There is being exhibited just now at Brussels
O dinner service In glass. manufactured in the
Val ST. Lambert works 10 tho order OF IL Hung
Chang. 1t consists OF 500 pieces, enough for
an elaborate banquet OF sixty guests. the pure
crytal being lined with rose eoion
President Harper OF tho University OF Chi.
cago said the other day that tour years Of ex.
perimenting with voluntary attendance ef re-
ligious services had prepared him to admit
that the success OF the experiment had net
been great
Cornelius Vanderbilt has always been tho
good young man OF she Vanderbilt family A
witty ltheush not altogether charitahlel oler-
gymaa who enoe met him at dinner remarked
Aftefwafd That Cornelius would undoubtedly
be the Vanderbilt iamily's representative in
heaven
Mrs, Georgia Drew Merrill, a native of Ply
mouth, Mass, woman OF literary ability and
writer and editor In historical fields, died at
pwese. n, " last week. Mrs. Merrin was a
featgranddaughter OF General John
eleyee of Marblehead, Mass, the head of the
American artillery service in the revolution
afN war,
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Make your purchases during the day if
you can and leave the evenings for those
who can't.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

CoRoNADo-Atmosphere is perfactly dry, soft
and mild being entirely free from the mists COM
mon further north Roupd-trip tickets, by steam
ship, including fifteen days board at the hotel del
Coronado. $65: longer stay 80 so per day. Apply
A New MonIgnuarv at San Erannisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
"NIrs. WipsIow's Soothing syrup"

'Mrss WIDsIOW SOUIH1HB Syrup'
Has been used over fifty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while Teething with per-
feet success 1t soothes the child softens the gums
aliays Pain. Wind Collie. regulates the Bowels
is the best remedy for Darrhoeas, whether
ing from hing other For sale by drug
gists in every part OF the world. Be sure and ask
Tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

To-day the hearings begin as to the
relative merits of the San Pedro enter
prise and the Santa Monica job.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

There is no land in the world where the
Joy of the Christmas season will be so
universally diffused among the people as
in California, but for all that there will be
a need of charity here as well as elsewhere.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Do your shopping promptly and make
way for others. That is the politeness of
the season.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The Christmas CALL will appear on
Christmas day, but this is the day to leave
orders for it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The universally of the popular demand
that our Government recognize the inde-
pendence of Cuba seems clear proof that
the people have already recognized it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

a number of Eastern papers have been
accused of nominating their pet enemies
for Cabinet positions just for the purpose
of seeing other papers jump on them and
macerate them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

There is one thing commendable about
the attitude assumed by Senator Hill. 1t
Is clearly that of man who doesn't in
tend to stand in anbody's way.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Don't postpone your holiday purchas-
ing until Christmas eve. You will need
that day for rest and recreation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

1t required five and a half months to
pass the Mckinley tariff and upward of
eight months to pass the Wilson tariff, SO
the extra session will have chance to
make record on speedy work in tariff
making.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

If the Central Pacific Company had
ever intended to pay its dues to the Gov
ernment it would have arranged to do so
before this. The funding scheme is a
fraudulent fake.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The battle is over and the noise of the
combat has been lost in the hum of reviv-
ing industry, but lol Boise of Iowa has
arisen with a warwhoop for fat money.
Shall we never have peace?
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

AYERS Cherry Pectoral, If used according to
direo IONS is speedy cure for colds. Ask your
druggist for Ayers Almanac.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The Senate will to-day recognize Cuba
enough to talk about her at any rate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

If the advocates of good roads are any,
where near correct in estimating that the
people of the united States lose over $500,
0O0, 900 year on bad roads it would paw
to go over the highways carefully just TO
pick up the money.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

AS if there were not problems enough in
life to make it perplexing to the verge of
confusion, the Chicago Record has sprung
new one by asking, "Why is it that nine
tenths of women in public life are more
than thlrty-six inches around the waist,12
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

According to the report of the New York
Board of Health there were lbs deaths
from sunstroke in that State during the
month OF August, and it appears, there
fore, that the summer season in the East
sets in with even more severity than the
blizzard period.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

lbs. famous broken candy, handsome bkts.,
5Oc Townsends, Palace building.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The decision OF Congress to take up the
funding bill the first thing after the holi-
days means, of course, that there will be
no holidays for the monopoly workers. If
they know how to make hay at all they
will make it now.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

TINE to send your Eastern friends CAL glace
fruits, SOC lb. /; handsome bkts. Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

SPECIAL Information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (AlIen's), $40 MONTGOMERY
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

LARGE, handsome basket and iour pounds OF
our famous broken candy, SOC. Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The new peer, the Marquis of CRANKY, is one
of the handsomest men that ever sat in Par
lament
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

TO CURE GoB9 ~ ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromc quihihe Tablets. Ali drug.
gists refund the money ii ID tails d, pi,fs. one
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Keep your eyes open for California
novelties.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The vehemence with which the gold
standard papers in the East are denounc-
ing the Republican Senators for appoint
ing committee to devise legislation
to promote bimetallism shows that they
understand the movement is in earnest
and means success. There is no doubt
anywhere that the Republican party will
keep its pledge.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

There is always some fun in crush.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Rush the Christmas shopping.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Captain General Weyler, Governor and
Commander-in-Chief of Cuba, is not hav-
ing pleasant life by any means. In ad-
dition to the anxieties Of his Office he has
the further grief of knowing that his wife
is lying dangerously i'll at Barcelona and
his eldest son is in the last stages of con-
sumption. He has every reason in the
world for desiring 10 go home, and no
doubt the desire is with him continually.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Many people in the East who have be-
ieVed that Japanese competition is hum
bug have been led to take sober second
/, thought of the subject by the failure of a
large manufacturing company of Milford,
Conn, whose trade has been destroyed by
cheap Japanese straw mattings. To make
the matters worse the company is consid-
ering the advisability of sending their
plant to Japan and carrying on the busi-
ness in that country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

President Harper of Chicago University
innocently said in public the other day
that the experiment of leaving it op tional
with students to attend religious service
had not been successful in that institution.
and now nearly all the wise men in the
country are informing him the failure was
due to the fact that the experiment was
tried in Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

Pick your presents promptly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

DR.. Daniel G. Brinton has proved that the
first ba tile ON American soil in which horses
were used was that at Cintla, in Tobasco, Mex
leo, in March, 1919.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The pipe smoked by the new Shah of Persia
on state occasions is set with diamonds, rubies
and emeralds of the costliest kind, and is
stated to be worth as much as $40O, 900.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-21

The CALL SPEAKS FOR AL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

At the auction sale at New Market,
near London, yesterday, of the stud
belonging to the late Baron Hirsch, Sir
Tatten Sykes bought the famous brood
mare La Fleche for 13, $50 guineas,
about $4,000
1t has been discovered that Natalie
Mayser, IA years old, employed in the
family of Rev. Mr.. Bennett, who lives
over the Methodist Mission in Frank
lin street, New York, has three times
set fire to that church.
Thomas Bateman, twenty-eight years
old, bricklayer, fell from third story
window at No. 1912 Potomac avenue,
Washington, distance of nearly forty
feet, shortly otter u o'clock this morn
ing, struck head first on the pavement
and escaped with few scalp wounds.
Bateman, who had been drinking, was
wrestling with companion when he
fell from the window.
The Maryland delegates to the demo.
cratic national convention, which will
assemble to Chicago next Tuesday,
| met yesterday to make arrangements
for the trip. Mr.. John f. Hurst was
| elected chairman of the delegation.
The delegation, although elected on q
sound money platform, will not bolt
the convention in case silver plank is
adopted. In the delegation there are
three evowed silver men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. E. w. Jenkins, formerly of Fred
ericksburg, died on Friday last at
Rapidan.
R. A. Saunders, one of the leading
dealers in ladies' supplies in Norfolk,
assigned yesterday. Liabilities $751; 900.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Basil Gordon have
closed their town house in Richmond,
and have opened for the summer
Wakefield Manor, their country place
in Rappahannock county.
The republicans of fredericksburg
have elected delegates to the congress
sional convention of the First district,
instructed for Walter B. Tyler, of that
city. John B. GrjfLfiHn-1.7:.ss ree-aleetssdi
chairmap-SsIrshe party.
Cards of invitation have been issued
to the marriage of Mr.. R. B. Smithey,
of Randolph-M Collegef and Miss
Annie B. Shackelford. The wedding
will occur on the 18th inst. at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Walker, of Rich
mond. Miss Shackelford is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. R. B. Shackelford and sister
to Hon. George Shackelford, of Orange.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The Arkansas republican convention
to day nominated II. l.. Remmel for
Governor.
+ A special from Havana, Cuba, says
+. at big fight has occurred in Pimar
Del Rio, the insurgents being defeated
Senator Teller arrived at Greedy, Col.
this morning. He will go to Denver
and be greeted by an enormous crowd
this evening.
A new political party was organized
last night at Tacoma, Wash. 1t is to
be called the free coinage republican
party, and is composed of republicans
who favor the free coinage of silver.
Among the passengers who arrived
this morning at New York from Ha-
vana were the newspaper correspond
ents, Dawley and Gay, who were ex-
PEELED from Cuba by Gen. Weyler.
A fight occurred this morning at
West View, Ohio, between deputy
sheriffs and body of striking quarry
men. About fifty shots were fred and
several of the strikers were wounded.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" who was strick-
en- with congestion of the brain and
paralysis last Friday, died at her home
at Hartford, Conn.,, to-day. She was
born in 1872.
By the explosion of gas in manhole
of the Edison Electric Company, at
Wabash avenue and South Water street,
Chicago, this morning, two men were
fatally burned and two seriously in.
jured. The victims were working with
light in the conduit when the accumu-
lated gas ignited and exploded.
A party of business men consisting of
representatives of the national associa-
ton of manufacturers of the United
States, sailed from New York on the
st. Paul for Southampton to-day. The
party are on three months trip
through Argentine, Uruguay and Bra
iii. They sail from London or July
IL by the mail steamship Danube, stop
ping at Vigo, Lisbon and the Cape
Verde Islands, and then 60 to Pernam-
buco, Brazil. The party has been organ
lied for the purpose of cultivating bust
ness intercourse. The leading indus
tries of the United States are fully rep
resented.
The grand review OF troops to BIO held at
the Aldershtt camp in honor of the ancient
and honorable artillery company OF Boston,
who are now en- route to England, shall take
place on July 9th. The Duke of Connaught
and other members of the royal family will
be present at the review.
VIM. c. Whitney has nearly perfected the
details of the campaign against silver, which
he will lead in Chicago. A large party Of
sound money men will go with him to the
convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-01

oughfares of the city are almost
impossible and the street car
service as largely as it has been in
creased is totally inadequate to move
the crowds. Every hotel, boarding
house, empty store and other possible
place for housing strangers is crowded
greatly beyond its capacity. Among
the organizations in camp here
are the corps of cadets from the
Virginia Military Institute, the cadets
from Blacksburg Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, detachment of the
High School Cadets from Washington,
and some from other educational institu-
lions. Large crowds are expected to-
morrow
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The Candidates Meet.

CANTON, O., July AT 1880 o'clock
this morning the republican oandi-
date for President and Vice Pres
dent met and shook hands. 1t
was in fact their first real meeting,
as their previous encounters had been
of the most casual character. Major
Mckinley met Mr.. Hobart upon his
arrival at the station and drove with
him to his house. A young man with
camera took a snap shot of the two
candidates as they walked from, the
carriage to the house. After meeting
Mrs. Mckinley, Mr.. Hobart and Maj.
Mckinley retired for a private confer
ence. Mr.. Hobart left this afternoon
for Cleveland where he will spend the
night with Mark Hanna. He will re-
turn to the Easton Thursday.
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Steamer Sunk.

DETROIT, Mich, July 1.-The steam
er Brazil, coal laden, bound up, was
sunk in the Detroit river, near Am.
herstburg, in peculiar manner early
this morning. Near the Mullen and Gai,.
field coal docks she met the stesme,
Marina, bound down, which was travel.
ing at fast rate of speed, The Marina
in passing close to the Brazil drew the
water from under t.ne latter steamer,
causing her Is strike on the rocks on
the bottom of the river and punching
large holes in her forward and amid.
ships. The Brazil filled almost instant
ly and sunk in twenty feet of water.
Wreckers raised her this evening.
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The uI.Catcd Twin SHAH.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July AT 3
o'clock this morning another cave.in
occurred in the ill-fated Twin shaft and
the party of rescuers who went in last
night were driven back. They had
reached point near the place where
the original cavern occurred, when a
fall of roof came. The rescuers have
come scrnss ncS.-vt rock and the sit
uation at this hour is not an encourag-
ing one. There is no truth whatever
in the reports sent out that rappngs
from the entombed men were heard
Last nipht
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-01
AGicantic Steal.

CHICAGO, July 1.-Onicials of the
Chicago and Alton Railroad have just
discovered that gang OF passenger
train conductors and station agents
working with each Pullman car porter
have robbed the railway company of
$4,000. 1t is said that the conductors
would take Up the tickets. but not
punch them. The tickets would be re-
turned to the agents, who would re-
sell them and divide the proceeds with
the conductors. On an average, so far
as can be estimated, $40 a day was
stolen, and the larceny was in progress
more than a year.