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WORKING FOR A PARK,
West Oakland Citizens Want a
Special Tax Levy for an
Improvement.
The Only District in the City That Is
Absolutely Without Public
Square.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
q08 Broad way Aup g.

OAKLAND UFFICE CAN i RANClSCO IALL,T
908 Broadway, Aug. 5.
The West Oakland Improvement Club
has prepared and is circulating. the follow
ing petition:
The West Oakland Improvement Club. COM
posed of citizens of Oakland and the signers
of this petition, do most respectfully petition
10 the Mayor aud City Council of Oakland for
an addition to the tax levy OF 1896.97. about
to be made, OF cents upon each 800 of as
be used hereafter for the purchase of ten acres
OF suitable land and the laying out of the same
for park in West Oakland.
And we most respectfully represent that the
sum asked for hereby is not exorbitant for the
purpose named.
That public park is greatly needed in West
Oakland for the good health OF the residents
thereof; that there is neither park nor boule-
ward in Oakland west of Grove street, while
every other section of the city is well venti-
lated and supplied with open squares, to which
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
Pearson,s Position.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 5.-Thomas
Pearson. the colored orator of the F ourth
Ward, has issued cards bearing his like
ness, announcing his candidacy ''for the
Assembly for the Forty-eighth Assembly
District" on which be says he 'favors BIZ
metallism, woman suffrage, restriction of
property and American Industries, and
closes with this question: "How does
this strike you-are you with me2'
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Who VIII It Be?
Too Sick to Ride Fast.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. Sc. w. Decker
OF the Acme Athletic Club was to have
attempted TO lower the worlds iye-mlle
record this afternoon on a bicycle. Soon
after starting Decker was taken sick, and
although he finished the distance he made
but indifferent time.
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prayer and praise service of one hour. At
$3.50 begins the forenoon's work and at 2
the afternoons, while o'clock is the even
ing hour. There will be services all day
tomorrow and Friday.
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Through the efforts OF A. P. Swain and Cap
tain Dood OF the Alameda Cyelers, a road race
Tor anew record has been arranged to take
place on August 80. 1t will be hfteen-mile
event over new course to be laid out between
here and Haywards.
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He Entered on the Active Work
of His Assistant Pastorate
Yesterday.
A GRADUATE FROM LONDON
For Four Years He Has Been Pastor
of the Welsh Presbyterian
Church.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, Aug. 5.
Rev. Owen Jones, MA, who has been
pastor of the Welsh Presbyterian Church
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called to-day his attorney made the claim
that there had been no actual assignment
of the mortgage plant by Robinson, as the
printers failed to get the paper out, as
it was understood they would. be was
given time to present authorities.
Want New Edifice.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 5.-There is a
movement on foot among the members OF
the f .rst Christian Church to have a new
edifce and have it nearer the center OF the
CITY. The plan is not yet matured, but
may in the near future.
Rev. James Small is the pastor OF the
congregation, having come here from
Iowa early in the spring, but already he
has made his way to the hearts OF many
people outside of his own congregation.
and all will be glad to see the hopes OF his
people accomplished.
An Oyster Story.
OAKLAND. CAL, Aug. Sc. Camol-
Iini, fish-dealer, is in dilemma. When
preparing for the exposition be filled sew
eral of his labeled oyster-cans with water
Somebody stole dozen of them and after
ward sold them. ComolIini next heard
that he was putting fake goods on the
market, and San Francisco dealer wrote
to him that he was underselling the other
dealers. He now offers to substitute
nlled cans Tor MS Qum mics Al only the
thief will bring them back.
Death of Mrs. Lee.
OAKLAND, CAL. Aug. 5.-Mrs. Minnie
Lee, wife of Timothy Lee, ex-Chief of
Police of Sacramento, died at Taylo1's
Sanitarium tonight. Mrs. Lee came here
to undergo an operation, which although
successful at the time ultimately proved
more than she could withstand on account
of the viruient nature of her ailments.
Her husband was present when she died.
The deceased was 80 years of age and
leaves no children.
Who Will 1t Be?
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 5.-There is a
division of opinion among local Populists
regarding who shall have the Congress
sional nomination. The middle of the
road faction are out and out for Green
Majors, but the fusionists believe that
the Democrats would much easier be
brought to indorse ex-Judge E. NJ. Glib
son, who is well known anc would be a
strong candidate anywhere.
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Notes of Sympathy.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 5.-The Young
Women's Christian Association held a
business meeting yesterday afternoon at
which notes of sympathy were extended
to a number of workers in the cause who
have recently suffered bereavement
through the loss of dear ones. MIR. and
Mrs. J. II. Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cornell were thus remembered,
and the family of Miss Rose Wakefield.
The latter was a faithful worker in the
East End Sewing School and her death is
keenly felt.
The Divorce Docket. ssaS
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 5.-Chief Dep
uty County Clerk Adams recorded three
new divorce suits in succession this morn
ing, all within five minutes. They were
E. S. Clark VS.. A. Clark, Mamie @. Bayou
VS.. Isaac w. Bayou and Lille F. Rose VS..
Thomas S. Rose. The first is by the hus-
band and the others by the wives.
Given More Time.
OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. 5.-The decision
in the case of Frank II. Robinson of the
defunct Observer, charged with felony in
selling mortgaged property, has been de-
ferred until Friday. When the case was
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Special Reception Committees
Have Been Appointed by
the Ladies.
BIG CHORUS FOR CHILDREN.
They Will Come From the West Oak
land Home to Take Part in the
Programme.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
90S broadway, Aug. 5.
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the scarlet Of the frost leaves on the
naples. 1t was made with sleeves
much reduced and with the folded SASH
belt that aids the wide waist effect. A
row of crisp tucks Is put about the foot
of the skirt, a trick that helps get rid
OF stiffening and yet not be reduced
to slimpsiness at the angles. A smart
row of tucks OIL n close array of braid
ing will crisp the foot Of a skirt almost
as we'll as a wire improver. Sash and
ruffled blouse are white silk. and the
sailor hat with it's side lift OF ribbon
Is all white.
This is shown in the third sketch, AMI
ali! but it brings out the bronze Of her
skin, while the scarlet of the dress sets
the blood ever more brightly under the
brown at the cheeks. 1t is as we'll the
other girls are mostly gone back to
town, they would have no chance at
all. A rig Of this sort serves for the
hammock, too. Oh! the August and
September girl did not exhaust the
hammock, by any means These are
the days of the field corn and potato
roasts, when the hammock is hung just
in the circle Of the warm freight, and
flirtations, all in a blend of cold moon
light and warn roast, give the potatoes
and the corn a chance to cookie burn
to a crisp sometimes-in the hot ashes
Of the big fire. What more suitable
then, than a scarlet gown a-swing In
the hammock, with a flash Of white silk
petticoats to match the sash and a dam
ty scarlet shod foot in the midst like q
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wild strawberry in q saucer Of whip
ped cream?

wild strawberry in a saucer Of whip
ped cream?
Autumn and October! Crisp winds,
blue sky, a furry Of white clouds, the
mountains purple as plums in the dis
lance, the lake all ruffled blue; this Is
the time when she thanks her stars
that she Is not one Of those poor things
who have to call July and August their
summer, and HE away to the city with
the approach Of September. These are
the days of all for long tramps. 1t Is
enough to idle the wild rose grown
lanes in June and July in search Of q
shady place for the novel and him; but
these are the days for real walks in
q skirt clear Of the ankles, with q free
swing to it for the leap w brooks,
fallen trees and obstructing boulders.
These are the days when in a leaf
brown dress with a bright blouse Of
scarlet and yellow and green and brown
stripes, all silk threaded, and a hat
with a bow as bright and as trim az the
under side Of a wild birds wing, o
can away through the rusty meadows,
down the scarlet tipped wood walk.
over the yellow fields, into the brown,
scarlet and green wood, and seem only
a bit Of its own color.
Copyright, 1896.
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sides it is nice to make a new effect
once or twice i week.

sides it is nice to make a new effect
once or twice 4 week.
A pretty tailor rig s put in this first
picture. 1t is of smooth brown cloth,
so closely woven and SO soft that it
seems more like suede leather than
cloth, and the brown is leather colored.
The jacket is big wasted, fits close
and buttons all the way down with
just a show of linen collar and tie, or
pique guimpe at the neck. A bretelle
finish Of genuine leather, in a lovely
soft golden shade, makes a collar ef-
feet and a l~oose-edged panel down the
front. Pockets are to match. A little
leather visor cap is wound about just
above the visor with a scarf Of the
dress material, so that there is no sug-
gestion of craftsmanship about it.
Leather CATERS reach the skirt, which
comes below the knee.
In this she is as trim and demure
as al be. 1t is just the sort Of a rig
to wear for long days in the hills, and
W if she doesn't hit anything with
the gun, the bow and arrow sure to
be about cannot miss their mark. But
when there is a regular "meet,' when
the whole party is going, when the
other 'him" Is to be there, too. when
your best friend is also invited. then
Is the time for a really stunning rig.
This the second picture shows. Its
jacket is hunters green, of the "leath-
err cloth" so much favored for outdoor
use, which has the tex lure and soft
ness of fine leather AMI the superior
hygienic qualities of clDth. A pique
guimpe surmounted by a high linen
collar is at the throat and the merest
thread of a scarlet tie. A close fitting
scarlet leather vest shows under the
coat, but the really stunning part Of
the rig is the skirt. This Is a small
check mixed cheviot. scarlet barred
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Bottnnx the Breath.

Mountain climbers will be interested
to read Of the successful experiments
Of DIR. Berson of Stassfurt, who. by
means Of bottled BREATH" has been
enabled to ascend to great heights.
both Of land and in balloon. The doc
tor, when endeavoring to get further
above the level Of the sea than anyone
else has ever climbed or flown, carries
along a cylinder of compressed oxy-
get, fitted with q tube for breathing.
Whenever he experiences discom-
fort on account of the rarity Of the
atmosphere a few whifs from the
cylinder suffice to restore him. DR..
Berson, by means OF this device, re-
Gently assembled to an altitude of a.
300 feet, which is 1900 feet higher than
the summit Of Mount Everest.
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bother about any game except man,
who Is always in season for their guns,
by September and October all their
interests change. The folks who are
obliged to so back to town for sordid
money reasons, or because little broth
er has to so to school, or something
Of the sort, are all cleared out. The
particular, attached man remains, of
course, and out Of Miss Diana's trunk
come dresses not touched all season
till now. They are stunning rigs,
and If shooting be her especial excuse
for spending the autumn at the noun
tains. she will have at least two Of
them. One gets wet or soiled and be-
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! cucumber. This suggests q pickle I q,
tie. gayly labeled and sealed with led
wax. But Rams cucumber is an en-
| tirely different affair. It is a full-siec.,
living cucumber, and 1t has grown In
side Of a bottle until 1t Is almost bot.
tie shape, and 1t could not possibly
be removed without breaking the glass.
When the cucumber was small Ran
thrust 1t into the narrow neck OF a;
bottle, and there, safe from insects. IL
has grown until It has attained un-
usual size. Next fall Ran proposes to
exhibit his bottle-shaped cucumber at
the fair. He thinks It will be the odd
est vegetable displayed.
Another bottle experiment which he
has tried has not turned out 80 well.
He inclosed q young apple in an old
ink bottle. tying the bottle to the limb
above. The apple grew larger and
larger in spite of its close quarters, and
Ran vas certain that he was goiuc to
have a bottle-apple to go with his bottle
cucumber. But the apple refused to ba
thus restricted, and n day when Ran
wasn't looking it burst the ink bottla
In two and began to grow out through
the crack. An ink bottle may be pref
ty strong and an apple rather soft, but
the glass could not Withstand the
steady pressure Of the growing fruit.
But Ran has still other kinks. One
day not long ago Rams father brought
a big watermelon to the house aud Mrs.
Hughitt cut 1t in two. 1t looked as red
and juicy and lucious as any melon.
and big slices Of it were passed around.
Little Nance Hughitt was the first to
| bite into the rich fruit. She smacked
her lips and blinked her eyes.
This melon Is vanilla favored" she
said, suddenly.
Mrs. Hughitt, who had just eaten a
bit of the watermelon, tasted the vanil.
la plainly.
RAN" said Mr.. Hughitt, severely, for
he knew in a moment who was to
blame. whats the meaning of this?"
Ran hung his head and explained.
He had tapped the melon a few days
before and poured a little Of his moth.
er's flavoring extract into it. and he ad-
mitted that there We're lemon-fiavored
melons as we'll as vanilla melons. Rams
father said, Next time, my son." In
such a voice that Ran will never flavor
any more melons, although he says he
likes them better that way.
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wears heavy dark red kid gloves, with
black stitching. The sleeves of the
Jacket are entirely new. They are
padded at the shoulder like a mans
and are blocked stitfly to a size larger
than the arm above the elbow, but
the effect Of this is not at all like q
pun. A rig Of this sort ought to go on
a girl of bronze skin. with scarlet lips,
eyes blue as October sky and hair OF
q bright red. Then that handy bow
and arrow would score a string Of
b~ulrs-eyes.
hunt, shoot and fish all the time; II 50,
would she have saved from July and
August wear the prettiest dress In the
world for tennis? 1t is mohair Of just
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SERVANT GIRLS IN LONDON,
They Have Their Grievances the Same
as In This Land of the Free.

They Have Their Grievances the Same
as In This Land of the Free.
1t is probable that London servant
girls of fair intelligence will not long
consent to spend their days in cellar
chambers and their nights in such in
human attics a. we have described;
nor yet remain without an opportunity
for business-lik improvement, owing
to the incapacity of mistresses 70 telch
them. Women Of the middle class who
need domestic help had better, there
fore, become wise in time; and, first,
they should reduce the style Of their
establishments and raise their charac.
ter. The present state of things Is evil
and absurd; 1t tends to make the pub
lie in their sections mutually contempt
uous instead of universally respectful,
and 1t thus becomes a means and
cause of social degradation. The II
cry Of Il Londoners about bad trade
is OTTER a result of feebleness and
want of clear discernment. There is,
In fact, excess of trade in u%nproduc-
tive vanities, diverting capital from
reproductive work. and people in the
main are living much above a prudent
scale of outlay. A few save their
money and invest it: but the majority
seek merely to appear perhaps n quar-
ter richer than they actually are, and
thus they make themselves at once
ridiculous and impoverished.
Were they to rid themselves Of half
their foolish furniture and duly scrub
their floors they might live decently
! without dependence upon i%ll-condition-
ed servant girls, and might also multi
ply deposits at the bank. What We
have now declared is no new thing,
no first discovery. Some forty years
ago a London preacher found it need
full to exhort his congregation to a gen
eral abatement of their annual ex-
penditure and style Of living. The
advice, like much advice OF value,
firmly given, without vanity. was
taken in good part. and the result was
good. Why cannot other ministers in
London do the same? Economy in
habitude Of life, In family and per-
sonal expenditure, is the foundation Of
a multitude Of virtues, and especially
Of individual self-respect and Of finan.
cial liberality.-Quarterly Review.
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CHAPTER XIV,

&uE tEA IL -L-
II was late on the evening of the fifth
after the letter had been sent to Ida
haugnton. That . mule. bearing upon its
mack Loro Fenlyn and escorted by a guide,
stopped at the house Of the Cure Of Sas-
aratA
The young man had travelled from Lon
don . fast ~ the expresses could carry
him, and had come straight to the yillaee
lying 1t the entrance Of the Schwarzweiss
Pass, to find that from there he could only
continue his journey ON foot or by mule.
He chose the latter AZ the swiftest and
easiest course-for he was very tired and
Worn with traveling-and ct last he ar
rived q his destination.
When the hrst ff.ling Of horror had
Seen' upon him On reading the letter Smer-
Ion A1d written. acknowledging that he
49, Tia murderer, he had told Ida Raugh-
eon th1t he would not 50 to see him even
s1seiine YOU'D soe such that he should be
seny ap,s q. eufse MN for bis crime.
1h9t never falsd her. pleaded 70 with him
g have ply on the man, who, however
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The Gordian Knot.

The Gordian knot Is said to have been
made Of the thongs that served as har-
ness to the wagon Of Gordius, q hus-
bandman, afterwards King Of Phrygia.
whatsoever loosed this knot, the ends
Of which were not discoverable, the
oracle decla I'D should be ruler Of Per-
STA. Alexander the Great cut away
the knot with his sword until he found
the ends Of 1t, and thus-in a military
sense at least-interpreted the oracle
$50 b. @.
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OF the year he has to work pretty hard,
but this does not interfere with his hay-
ing a good deal Of fun in a quiet way.
NO doubt he would like to rig up a sail
boat or play baseball, but not having
the opportunity to enjoy either Of these
sports, he makes friends with the
squashes and cucumbers in his faith
er's garden.
Take a walk with him some after.
noon and he viii show you some very
ODD tt1ags. One Of these Ii his bottled
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The Bnby's Exploit,

The Bnby's Exploit. -
He was a boy. Not large, as small
boys 60, but it was a long time since
he had been a baby. Years and
years." he would have said to himself
in fact, it was SO long ago that he
couldn't remember anything about it.
He had no recollection of being car
ried about in long clothes, ana it would
never have occurred to him that there
was a time when he could not trot
around upon his sturdy little legs. A
baby came into the family. At first
the queer little thing could not get
around alone at all. Then it began to
sit on the floor and creep around in a
peculiar fashion Of it's own. That was
evidently the way babies solved the
question of locomotion, the small boy
thought, though he did not put it into
SO many words. 1t was something as
the puppies and kittens ran around,
only not quite as satisfactory. But one
day there came a surprise for the small
boy. The baby had pulled itself up
and stood by a chair. The small boy
gazed in amazement. Then he found
his voice: "Oh, mamma, mamma" he
called, ''the baby's standing on its
hind legs"
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PORT IL abund-
ant and attract
i've in the country
during October,
and 1t Is quite the
style to prolong
the outing till the
first of November.
So you won't
catch your fash
ionable young wo-
men back In the
horrid city for an
other m o n t h.
Shooting Is now
OH, and though
they have been
too busy flirting,
swimming a n d
dancing in August
and September to
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Awkward.

Colonel-That stupid servant Of mine
put some gunpowder In the fire hast
night and was blown clean through the
roof.
Brown-That must be rather awk-
ward for you.
Colonel-Yes, hang it: he's the third
who has left without giving notice.
Exchange.
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closely with hunters green and soft
ened here and there with brown
squares. 1t Il cut without fullness
In front, Is just short Of the knee and
Is lined with bright green silk. Dark
hunters green knickerbockers bag q
little over the brown leather cuffs"
that end In the golf stockings. The
sailor hat is highly polished brown
enamel. with s-.riet band. and she
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elumber Song.
Slumber, slumber, little one, now
The bird il asleep in his nest on the bough;
The bird 10 asleep, he has folded his wings;
And over him softly the dream-fairy sings:
Lullaby, lullaby-lullaby!
Pearls in the deep
Stars in the sky,
Dreams In our sleep:
So lullaby!
Slumber, slumber, little one, soon
The fairy will come in the ship Of the
moon;
The fairy will come with the pearls and
the stars,
And dreams will come singing through
shadowy bars:
Lullaby, lullaby--lullabyl
Pearls in the deep
Stars in the sky,
Dreams in our sleep;
So lullaby!
Slumber, slumber, little one, 80:
The stars are the pearls that the dream
fairies know,
The stars are the pearls, and the bird in
the nest,
A dear little fellow the fairies love best:
Lullaby, lullaby-lullaby!
Pearls in the deep
Stars in the sky,
Dreams in our sleep;
So lullaby!
-Ladies' Home Journal.
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Half the newspapers are % careless
" proof read that the word "HobrAt"
II becoming familiar enough to seem
proper. IL
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There Il something in being old, q.
ter all; old people know there = no fuA
In going to picnics.
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STYLES FOR SPORTS.
PRETTY COSTUMES FOR ATh.
LETiC WOMEN.

Proper Garb for the Woman Who In.
dulges in Rccreative sports-Cos-
tunes for Those Who Hunt, Play
Tennis, Climb Mountains, Etc.
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Gotham Fashion Gossip,
New York cOrrespOndence:
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DUB BOYS AND GIRLS
This IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

Quaint sayinss and Cute Doings Of b
Little Folks Everywhere Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit.
tie Ones to Read.