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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

"Oh, DEAR" sighed the hippopotamus, az am
so tired of this circus life. wish some nice
little boy would buy me for pet. I'd love to
sit in little boys lap and have him call me
Fido, and let me crawl into his bed and bite
his toes every morning like puppy dog.''-
Harper's Round Table
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Take the Northern Pacific to All Points
Fast

If you are going East call at 6SS Market street
San Francisco, and get our figures. Finest service
In the Northwest All trains vestbuled and
equipped with diningcars. upholstered tourist cars
and elegant Pullman seepers. Through sleepers
once week. T. K. Stateer, agent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

batiste over lining of green taffeta. The same
silk formed two narrow knife-pleated frills all
around the collar, and also finished the neck
and belt.
waist OF Dresden silk had collar OF black
mousseline de sole with pleated ruffles of the
same. The collar was decorated with clover
leaves formed of three leaves of white lace
braid as illustrated here.
The waist is gathered both back and front
over fitted lining. For wash goods the lining
may be omitted entirely. but the result is more
satisfactory If yoke lining is put in the back
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

"Mrs. Wins1ow's Soothing Syrup.
Has been used over so years by millions OF mothers
for their children while Teehing with perfect sue
cess 1t soothes the child, softens the gums alays
Pan cures Wind Collie regulates the Bowels and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoas, whether arising
from teethtng or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part Of the world. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The proposed fiesta is beginning to
assume the shape OF definite promise,
and we may get it in September as relief
from politics
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t may be overwork that fatigues Cleve-
land, but it is his apparent lack OF vigor
that makes the people tired.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t is high time for some Senator TO make
a speech and tell the country what the
Senate has done to earn its salary this
session.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

PopuIism is willing to absorb Democ-
racy, but it won't fuse.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t is becoming more and more evident
that if Olney should make a good strike
before the Chicago convention meets
Cleveland would try tor the third base.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

From this time on whenever Chicago
man goes to New York he will speak of it
as rustication among the truck gardens
and dairy farms.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t is very difficult to find just now in
any part of the country Democratic news
paper that is giving any of its valuable
space TO Democratic politics.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

If Senator Frye would take look at the
map he would see that after all Mr.. Hunt
ington is not so big as the whole of Cali.
fOrnia
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

This is a good year for political revivals,
as all the converts will come into the party
of patriotism, protection and prosperity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Colorado will go to st. Louis resolute for
free silver, and she will find California
ready to stand with her in the fight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Now that plan for a park for the Mis-
sion district has been brought forward it
should be kept to the front until it has
been successfully carried out.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

There will be no Withdrawals from the
race at st. Louis-all the favorites are
stayers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Until the 81. Louis convention has done
its work there will hardly be anything else
worth talking about in this country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The trouble with the Junta is that il
takes itself by the throat too seriously.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The Omaha platform is too big for the
Democratic donkey to pull into camp.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Sacramento may be proud of two of her
political conventions this year, but over
the third one she may have to draw veil.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The fiesta idea in San Francisco should
be realized before this years flowers fade
even if we have to make it fiesta of
chrysanthemums.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t is about time for the Senate Finance
Committee to begin to turn the cathode
ray on the bond deals.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Customer-Are these eggs fresh, waiter2
Waiter-Can't you tell?
Customer-No.
Waiter-Then what difference does 1t makef ?
New York Evening World.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Now tnat the proposed early adjourn
ment of Congress has become uncertain
the defeat of the funding bill is also un-
certain, and the thing needs more watch
inc
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Get thee behind me, Satan" say the
PopuIists, and Democracy goes to the
rear.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Greater New York seems to have taken
in most everything but Chicago isn't in it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

NJ Remier has bequeathed $4O0, 900 to the
Belgian Government for the foundation of &
medical institute, to be called the Institute
Rommelaore."
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
CALIFORNIA glace fruits, soc lb. Townsend's-
BEST peanut taffy in the world. Townsend's.a

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers.
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

of the courts may be kept open in the evening.
In the State courts of California there is no fee
for naturalization, but in the Federal courts
fee OF 81 is charged
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The little furry with Spain comes just
in time to point out the folly of the Senate
IN trying to cut down the appropriations
for the navy from four new battle-ships to
two.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Charles H. Hackley of Muskegon, Mich, ha,
added $25, 900 to his original gift for a manua
training school in that town. making his tota
gift $135 200.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t is said that General Lew Wallace receives
higher pay for his writing than any other
living American author
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

IHE SECRET sERvIcE-w. NJ, Oakland, Cal. !
you would obtain position in the secre
service ssa OF the United States send your net
Ton Holn WIN reeomme ndations to the Treasur1
department., United States, Washington. d.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

LITTLE BREEcHEs-P., Placerville, Cal. The
author OF Little Breeches" is John Hav
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

ELaiN TO cHIcAeo-F H., Napa, Cal. Tn
distance from Chicago, III. to Eloin IN ~
same same state, is thirty-six miles west by mort
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rider Haggard IS a rule writes only about
1900 words at sitting.
The Marquis of Salisbury prefers to stand at a
high desk while working.
1t is said that General Lew Wallace receives
| higher pay for his writing than any other
| living American author.
NJ Remier has bequeathed $4,000 to the
Belgian Government for the foundation of a
medical institute, to be called the Institute
Rommelaore."
Charles H. HacBley of Muskegon, Mich, has
added $25, 900 to his original gift for manual
training school in that town. making his total
gift $3.50
Gladstone is under pledge to his physicians
to never make another public speech He has
more than once asked TO have it set aside. but
| without success.
Dr. ID. Z. Nicholson, whose death at Inde-
pendence, KY, has been reported was "a wears
oid. de claimed to be the inventor of quadru-
| plex telegr Apply, by which four messages can
De sent on one wire at the same time.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
MRS sURRATT-J. A. NJ, City. There was no
| lie OF Mrs. surratt published
Little DkEEcHEs-P., Placerville, Cal The
author Oh "Little Breeches" is John Hay.
EIelN TO cHIcAso-F. H., Napa, CAL The
distance from Chicago, H., to Elein. in the
| from Chicago. "'os " noisn
The SECRET SERvIcE-w. NJ, Oakland, Cal. If
you would obtain a position in the Secret
| service OF the United States send vour peti-
n Tlon WIN reeomme ndations to the Treasury
department., United States, Washington. D. 6.
,oEEMAN PENsIoNs-H. T., City, Soldiers of
.ne uerman army who draw pensions, il they
were In the wars prior to 1864, do not lose
ni,p fnetr penslon II they become citizens of the
onite1 states, but those who were in the wars
aisei snal oate forfeit their pension by natural
i1asioh as citizens OF another country
| NAruRALIzAT1oN-P. NJ. c., City. At this time
mere are no courts open in the evening to ac.
| commodate those who may wish to be natural
ized. As the time for election approaches some
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

MRS. sURRATT-J. A. NJ, City. There was n,
life of Mrs. Surratt published.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The Queen Regent says Spain will not
abandon the mission of civilization she
has taken upon herself, but really it would
be better abandoned than turned into
Cuban butcher-shop.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

With Populists as with Republicans
straight politics is the best policy this
year. 1t is only demoralized Democracy
that can gain anything by crooked COM
bines.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Gladstone is under pledge to his physicians
to never make another public speech. He has
more than once asked to have it set aside. bu,
without success.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

DR.. ii. c. Nicholson, whose death at Inde.
pendence, KY, has been reported was IA years
oid. he claimed to be the inventor of quadru.
plex telegr Apply, by which four MESSAGES csr
be sent on one wire at the same time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Wherever Californians meet in any
assembly in these days the funding
scheme is denounced, and, still there are
people who profess to doubt if that is the
real sentiment of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

1t was quite appropriate in the Super
visors OF the State at their good roads con-
vention to denounce the refunding scheme,
as the best way to improve the Central
Pacific road is to foreclose the mortgage
and break down the monopoly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

It is reported from Berlin that the
Reichstag has decided to limit the output
of sugar this year to 100000 double cent
ners. This is intended, of course, to keep
the price up, but it won't hurt us. While
they are raising prices we can be raising
sugar.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Senator Hill has arranged that the Dem
ocratic State Convention in New York
shall be held after all other State conven-
tioDs are over, and it is easy to understand
what he did it for. Nobody is going to
make him leap before he looks this time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Over 100000 in gold was Withdrawn
from the treasury for export on Monday
and the surplus in the reserve is rapidly
diminishing We may have another bond
issue to reckon with before we get through
with the one more year of Grover.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The Marquis of Salisbury prefers to stand at a
high des while working.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Rider Haggard as q rule writes only about
1900 words at 0 sitting.
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

NATuRALIzAT1oN-P. NJ. c., City, At this time
onere are no courts open in the evening to ac-
commodate those who may wish to be natural
lzeo. As the time for election approaches some
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

COATS THREAD = Subscriber, Sacramento,
Cal. The original Coats thread was made in
Paisley, County of Renfew, Scotland, by James
Coats, who was native OF that place. The
business was subsequently carried on by his
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09
4 NOTABLE BANK.
The Most Independent One In the World
Is In Norway.

The Most Independent One In the World
Is In Norway.
Probably the most independent and
arlstocratic bank in the world is the
Norges or national bank of Norway. 1t
seems to be wholly indifferent to doing
business of any kind, and what it does
do 1T insists upon doing in its own
deliberate way. Socially the bank is of
considerable Importance. The directors
meet twice a week, and these friendly
gatherings are said to be most enjoyable
affairs. Loans. and discounts form the
chief subjects of conversation. No loan
or discount can be made without the ap-
prevail of three of the directors.
Suppose the directors are to hold a
meeting on Wednesday and you want
to borrow So, 900 On Monday. You ap-
ply to Norges bank and are told that
the matter will be taken under consid-
GRAFTON at the directors meeting on
Wednesday, and you may look for an
nswer to your application by Thurs
day. 1t does not matter in the least that
you want the So, 900 on Monday and
not Thursday. You simply have to
wait.
The origin of this institution was as
peculiar as its management is unusual.
Soon after the nominal union of Nor
way and Sweden, i'll 1914, the latter
country began to feel the need of great
cr money facilities to meet the demands
Of the rapidly increasing commerce.
Fhe problem of securing the necessary
capital for a great national institution
was a very simple one for the Nor
Wegian government.
1t raised stockholders for the bank
just as it raised soldiers for its armies.
Every well to do citizen was compelled
to take so much stock. He was always at
liberty to take more if he chose, but al
ways i'll amounts divisible by five.
bookkeeping was made easy on a new
principle, i'll accordance with which
sums ending i'll other figures than five
ind zero were to be excluded from the
books.
This national bank is also a pawn
shop. 1t is authorized by law to lend
money on any nonperishable goods, pro-
vided they can be deposited in the bank
and kept under lock and key. For this
service it charges rather less than the
usual pawnbroker's interest, which
may perhaps account for the rarity of
private pawnshops i'll Norway. In the
regular loan department the curious
rule is enforced that loans may not be
made for less than Il month nor for
more than six and only for sums of at
least S12O.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09
They Were Strangers.

Both were walking at a rapid pace, and
as they turned the corner they bumped
into each other without a word.
Then the chunky man held out his hand
and said:
"Unole Rastus, l hain't mad at yo'."
"Who am yo', sab ?" demanded the old
man with dignity"
Come. come, Uncle 'Rastus, yo'
knows who l am. Let's shake hands,"
"No, sah-no sab! l nebber shake
hands wild total strangers. II ebber
seen yo' befo' 1 doan' disreckolect the
occashun. Wa yo' from de town Oh
Pikeville, sab ?"
"Look a'heah, ole man." replied the
chunky man, who was evidently nettled
over the situation. 81 want yo' to under.
stand dat l has got jest as much dignity
as yo' has. If you doan' want to speak
to me, 1 doan' want to speak to your"
"Huhl Look out niger! I'ze 1--WE
full bad when I'ze reused upl"
"Nigger yo'self! If yo' wasn't my
fadder-in-law, I'd broke yo'r chin right
off"
"Yo'r ladder in-law! l dun doan'-
know yo', sab! Hole on a little! Seems
like I'd dun heard dat bazoo beso'. Was
yo' a pusson named Tony White ?"
"Of co'se l wasr'
"Wall mebbe / does disremember
yo'. Let's see. Yo' dun had a leetle
patty at yo'r house fodder night ?"
eyes, sah."
"Dun had ice cream an strawberries ?"
eyes"
"Yo' dun tole yo'r fadder-in.law to Git
dar at $50 O'Clock, an when be arroye
dar wasn't muffin left ? Even the plates
had been licked off, an all he got was a
banana peelin' an a glass of buttermiIkv'
"But, yo' see, Misser jackson, I dun
reckoned-"
"Sah! Was yo' distressing yo' remarks
toward me ?" icily demanded the old man,
as he drew himself up as stiff as a tele-
graph pole.
"Of co'se l was."
"Den yo' was dun mistaken in thu
pusson, sahl We nebber met befo', We
doan' know each odder. Good mawnin',
stranger. If yo' want to inquar' about
dis town, Pm VERY busy dis mawnin'.
and hain't got time to fool wild strange
niggers."-&. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09
A Story From Real Life.

When you got married to the brightest
and best girl in the country, where did
you look for that notice that meant SO
much to you, and SO little to nearly every.
body else ?"
When your homo was invaded by the
blue eyed girl, or the bouncing baby boy,
to whom did you make it your business
to convey early information as to the sex,
the time and the weight 9?
In after years, when some manly young
fellow takes the blue eyed girl to a home
OF his own, or your once bouncing boy
now a man-is given a partnership in the
store because he has just brought home
somebody else's daughter and set up an
establishment of his own, to whom do
you personally exhibit the wedding
presents and to whom do you look for
that complete description of the interes t.
ing event which, once more, means SO
much to you and a very few others, and
30 little to anybody else.
And when trouble comes in the home,
"hO JOu oOu w YOUR pOSS6SSlOU, GDaG Q6SO-
late bit of reality, the lot in a cemetery,
and somehow the sun doesn't seem to
shine just as it used to, and there's the
hutter of Grape at the door and the odor
OF the tube rose in the front parlor, and
the chair that has for years been beside
yours at the ireside and opposite you at
the table is vacant-when all this hap.
pens, who makes it his business to write
in tender strain of the one whose life has
grown to be a part of yours, and whose
sympathy and good deeds to others have
been known and recognized, if never
publicly announced
1t was in each instance the editor of the
home paper; and he is only too willing to
do the little he can to help you over the
hard spot in the road.
And all these years you've patronized
this home paper, and done what you could
to help the editor fight your battles in
municipal and county matters, and en-
couraged him as he worked to build up
the town and bring business to it.
How is it.: Have you?
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09

When any part of the body isn't doing
the work that nature intended it to do
it puts the whole system out of time
out of harmony. Sickness in one part oil
the body is likely to run into all parts OF
the body. When children stand a row
of bricks on end, they knock the whole
row down by upsettiDg one brick. That
is exactly what happens to the health
when the bowels fall to perform their
proper function. Constipation makes
trouble all along the line-puts the liver
out of order, is bad for the kidneys-bad
for the stomach. 1t holds In the body
poisonous matter, and beca use it cannot
go any place else. it gets in to the blood.
The blood carries it all over the system .
That makes sluggishness, lassitude, bad
breath and foul taste in the mouth, fills
the stomach with gas and causes windy
belching, stops digestion in the stomach,
causes sour stomach, heartburn and
headache. You can avoid all such trouble,
for DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
constipation and its attendant evils.
Send 81 cents in one-cenI stamps to
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y, and receive DR.. Pierce's
zoos page Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser" ~profusely illustrated.
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09
How a Boy Measured a Tree.


He is not a boy in a book; he lives in
our house. he seldom says any thing
remarkable. He eats oatmeal in large
quantities, and tears his trousers, aid
goes through the toes of his boots, and
loses his cap, and slams the door, and
chases the cat, just like any other boy.
But he is remarkable; for he asks few
questions and does much thinking. II
he does not understand he whistles-an
excellent habit on most occasions.
There was much whistling in our yard
n summer. 1t seemed to be an al
summers performance. Near the end Of
the season, however, our boy announced
the height of our tall maple tree to be
thirty-three feet.
why, how do you know ?" was the
general question.
Measured it,"
"How ?"
,"Foot rule and yardstick."
"You didn't climb that tall tree ?" his
mother asked, ~anxiously.
"No'm; just found the length of the
shadow and measured that"
"But the length of the shadow
changes"
"Yes'm; but twice a day the shadows
are just as long as things themselves
I've been trying it all summer. l drove
a stick into the ground, and when the
shadow was just as long as the stick
knew that the shadow of the tree would
be just as long as the tree, and that's
thirty-three feet"
$50 that is what you have been whist.
ling about all summer ?"
"Did l whistle ?" asked Tom.-BrSght
JWels.
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09
GROWN-UP LAND.

Good morning, fair maid, with lashes brown,
Can you tell me the way to Womanhood
Town?
q, thisw way and that way-nev stop;
IT'S picking up stitches grandma will drop,
TITS kissing the baby's troubles away,
Ills learning that cross words will never
pay,
TITS helping mother, it's sewing up rents,
IT'S reading and playing, tits saving the
pence,
Ills loving and smiling, forgetting to frown;
o. this is the way to Womanhood Town..
just wait, my brave lad-one moment, 1
pray;
Manhood Town lies w~here-can you tell me
the ayP
o, by toiling and trying, we reach the land
A bit with the head, a bit with the hand
IT'S by climbing up the steep hill Work,
IT'S by keeping out of the wide street Shirk,
IT'S by always taking the weak ones part,
IT'S by giving mother a happy heart,
IT'S by keeping bad thoughts and actions
down;
o., that is the way to Manhood Town.
And the lad and the maid ran, hand in hand,
To their fair estates in the grown-up land.
The Commonwealth.
The Monitor-register., 1896-10-09
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Latest US. Govt Report
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
Getting Something Ahead.

Next to a good conscience, there is
probably nothing which 30 enables a man
to stand up in his boots and act his indi-
viduality as financial independence. One
who does not know where his next coat
is coming from when the one he has on is
worn out, or who is under obligations
that he cannot possibly meet, will find
that his personal force in the world, as
we'll as bis happiness, is pretty seriously
discounted. Habits of thrift may some
times be condemned as "mean," but those
who express this opinion are usually the
last persons to whom one can urn with
confidence in time of trouble.
Most young men in the United States
start out without any advantage of &C.
cumulated capital. They have their W
brains and hands to depend upon. The
old fashioned advice to save a little, so as
to get ahead, is still the soundest and
best that can be given. When we see a
young man of five and twenty, who unless
he has been spending his in
getting an education or in supporting
members in his family, has nothing aid
up for a rainy day, we see a man whom 1t
takes a great deal of stupidity for a girl
to marry. If he could not support him
self when alone, the family of which he
is the head will be apt to have a hard,
grinding life.
1t is still True that ''love beareth all
things and doeth all things" but it is a
fair question whether it is wise i" law 20
bear and endure a good ma } Things that
might be avoided. A girl no is asked
in marriage has a perfect /, 1T to require
the man who would win ! E to demon
strate that he has the stabist y to care for
her. If the young women were more
exacting in this regard, Il ere would be
many more bank accounts, aud in every
case a better prospect Of future happi-
ness.--1he WatoAmaB.