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HE THOUGHT He HAD GREAT
ODDS.
washington Post.

A Mckinley man in Cleveland wagered with
Bryan friend 500 to cent that New York
would give over 10000 plurality for the Re-
publican candidate. A condition Of this APP
perently great odds was that If the Mckinley
man won he should receive an additional
cent for every vote in the plurality above
100000. McKinley's plurality in New York
was over 266 600. The man who had offered
the odds of 800 to cent therefore wins by
the terms of his wager $1160. The Bryan man
when he drew his check for the amount said
it was bunco game, but any man fool enough
to get caught like that ought to pay for it.
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smaller men and monopolize the markets.
The return to prosperity promises, there
fore, to have good results in more ways
even than were expected. By making
better markets for all producers it will re-
move all inducements to form trade COM
blnations opposed to the general welfare
Good trade and trusts are opposing factors
in the problem of industry. We have had
hard times and trusts and now we are to
go forward to better times and fair COM
petition.
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On Monday MoSning.

All the new things for Christmas presents
will be on exhibition at Sanborn a. Wits, TAI
Market street, on Monday morning. This year
they have bought no trash, but have a splen-
did lot of good things at moderate pricss. In
leather goods, stationery, artists materials,
pictures, frames, lamps. tables, clocks, silver
novelties, Christmas cards. calendars, Bibles,
prayer-books etc., etc, their stock Is not
equaled by any other house in San Francisco.
Every one will be welcome at Sanborn &
Wallis whether wishing to purchase or only de-
string to see the nice things that are on sale. =
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PROSPEROUS FARMERS.
Philadelphia Rec ord.

Itappears that72 per cen the farms in
the United States are fr from mortgages.
This is fact, and gratifying and rose-colored
fact, which "knocks the stuffing' out of many
loud and long-winded harangues. If further
inquiry should be made it would doubtless
be discovered that in majority of instances
the mortgages on the % per cent of mortgaged
farms represent money borrowed for improve
ments. The American farmer sometimes has
occasion TO growl; but, take him for all in al,
he is the most prosperous tiller of the soil and
the most independent in the world.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
ODl0US COMPARISONS.
New York Sun.

The official returns of the vote of Nebraska
at the last election show the aggregate poll to
have been 223,O91. The vote of South Caro-
lima, as given by the Augusta Chronicle, was
68,431 only, and of Mississippi SO, 1853 only
Yet both of these Southern States have
greater population than Nebraska the present
estimates being 1875 600 for South Carolina,
1850, 900 for Mississippi and only 10000
for Nebraska. Mississippi and South Carolina
only eight
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Menelek, the relf-styled Negus of Abyssinia,
has given imperial recognition to members of
the Red Cross when properly accredited and
has decided to establish corps in his own
army. Upon this decision of the Negus all
Italian army surgeons who were held prison
ers by the Abyssinians were at once liberated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
LADY'S DRESSING SACQUE.

A delightfully."- comfortable and stylish gar
ment is illustrated here. 1t is cut with q
loose front which is shirred with yoke top.
The back is cut with a back form and an
under-erm gore. The sleeves are the comfort
able and picturesque bishop shape. The
sailor collar is styishly cut off in front to give
the effect now sought after.
A most dainty sacque after this model was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
Phillips, ROCK Island excursion

Leave San Francisco every Wednesday, via Rio
Grande and Rock Island Railways. Through
tourist sleeping-cars to Chicago and Boston. Man.
ager and porsers accompany these excursions to
Boston. For tickets. sleeping-car accommodations
and further information. address Clinton Jones,
General Agent Rock Island Railway, 30 Mont
gomery street. San Francisco
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of white flannel. The sailor collar has deep
hem at the top of which was let in the narrow
embroidery to give the effect of hemstitch-
ing. The ruffie around the co lar. which was
of satin ribbon, had the same finish at the top
of the hem.
Another sacque was of blue and white chal-
lis, with collar of plain blue, edged with
ruff1e of Valenciennes lace.
A yellow flannel might be trimmed with
collar of yellow and white striped silk.
A pink silk with white dots might have
white collar trimmed with white or yellow
lace
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CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec Sat New York
hotels-Winosor, G. E. Morse: Grand R. Lus-
combe; Netherland, G. B. Reinstein; Hoffman,
K. Keen; Albert, NJ. j. Fearing; Stuart, J.
Wand.
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Low Rates to Phoenix, A.
Randsburc. Cal.

The Atlantic and Pacific r. r., Santa Fe route,
will sell December IL, IL and g round-trip
frs class tickets to Phoenix at the one-way rate.
golden opportunity to spend Christmas in balmy
Arizona Cheap rates are also made to the won
derful Randsburg mining camp, which is second
Cripple Creek, and to which people are now flock
ing by the thousands Ticket office, 644 Market
street, Chronicle building. Telephone Main 1881.
See time table in advertising columns
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Cleveland has less than three months
more and then comes the innocuous des-
uetude.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The ART exhibit will make the week
lovely and the horse show will give it
liveliness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The fight for the speakership of the
Assembly this winter will soon be lively.
The contestants are getting into the ring.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Which will be the next section of the
City to celebrate its improvement by a
festal night?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The blizzard season has abated little
in the East, but the tourist tide has started
and won't turn back.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

England apologies for not helping the
Armenians by explaining that she has a
greater call from humanity in the Soudan.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allens). $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Mckinley has the satisfaction of know
ing that Congress will occupy the atten
ton of some of the statesmen from this
time on.
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Now is the time TO begin looking for
California novelties to make a merry
Christmas for your Eastern relatives.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

San Francisco has more improvement
clubs and more things to improve than
any city in the Union. She's all right.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The man who makes investments in
California now will get in on the ground
floor and rise with the elevator.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The railroad company ought certainly
to join the progressive movement on Sixth
street by improving the car service.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

1t would not hurt the Pacific roads much
if they lost the funding bill, but it would
hurt California great deal if they won it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

When you have made up your mind
what you want for Christmas just read
our advertising columns and you will iud
where to get it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Congress opens up the fioodgates of poll
tics to- morrow, but to-day you can rest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

"CURED my cough like magic" Is the frequent
expression of those who testify to the merits Of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

DON'T let your child strange with whooping
cough, when q bottle of Ayers Cherry Pectoral
can be had for dollar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

SEND your friends Townsend's California
fruits, soc pound; in handsome baskets. =
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Read our advertisements and learn
where the bargains are.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

DIR. SIEeERT's Angostura Bitters, the most eff
cacious smulant to excite the appetite, keeps the
digestive organs in order.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

IF afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. druggists sell it at rs cents
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VACANT LANDs-"Wildwood," Cal. There are
in the State of California about 45, 000, 900
ceres of public lands vacant and open to en-
try, OF which about 35 900 acres are surveyed.
The area of railroad selections in the State is
9O562 acres. There are no statistics that will
give the amount OF unused land in the State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The voting machines tested in the East
were hardly more satisfactory than the
old-fashioned political machine. They
did not count right.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
rnrougn Car to St. Paul and Minneapolia

An elegantly upholstered tourist-car leaves Oak
land every Tuesday evening at o'clock for all
points in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota.
No chan &c OF cars. Dining-cars on all trains Come
and get our rates If you expect to make trip to
any Eastern point. 4. X. Ssateler. General Agent
Northern Pacific BY. Co., 1888 Market street, 5. F.
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Let US have a crusade against the cobble-
stones.
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In all your plans for Christmas remem-
Der charity.
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TEN RoUNDs-R. and p H., City. Physically
Fitzsimmons Knocked Sharkey out inside of
ten rounds, but according to the rules OF the
ring he did not knock him out, as q foul is not
recognized. Unless the decision of the referee
is reversed 1t will have to stand that Sharkey
was not knocked out inside of ten rounds.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

People who cannot afford luxurious
Christmas can enjoy themselves looking
in the shop windows and seeing how
many things there are they don't want.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

E. H. BLACK, painter 12o Eddy street.
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sprRITuoUs LIouoRs-C. NJ. D., City II the
decision you wish to know about was rendered
by the State Supreme Court you can obtain q
copy of it at the Office of the clerk of the court
in the Parrot building; if rendered in the
United States Supreme Court, you can find out
ABOUT it in the office OF the Collector OF In
ternal Revenue in the United states Apprais-
ers' building.
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LOSING AND GAINING DAY.. H., City.
There are $50 degrees of longitude in the
entire circle of the earth. AS the world ro-
tates on its axis in twenty-four hours, one
twenty-fourth of $50 degrees, which equals
fifteen degrees, corresponds to a difference of
one hour in time. Imagine ship sailing from
New York eastward. When it has reached
point fifteen degrees east of New York the sun
will come to the noon line, or meridian, one
hour sooner than at New York. When 1t has
reached to 80 degrees of longitude east of
hours earlier than at New York, and
so ON, until when 1t is $50 de-
grees east of that city it will be
noon on shipboard twelve hours earlier
than at New York. Imagine ship sailing
from New York westward and it will be easy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

The report of the Secretary of the In
terror shows that public land is getting
scarce in this country, SO now is the time
to get yourself ranch and hold on to it.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

THANKSGIVING, 1871. s.. City. Thanks
giving day, 1887, fell on the oath OF November.
PRoFEssoRs-H. R., City. There are no pub
lished statistics that show the nationality of
the professors employed in the university you
name. If you will write to the university
possibly you will receive reply to your
INQUIRY.
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Sixth street did herself proud.
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The Diet of Hungary has begun grave
debate On the Turkey question, but it
would have been gravier if it had been
begun on Thanksgiving day or waited for
Christmas.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Boston critics call attention to the ia ct
that Moody says done when he ought to
say did, so the revivalist has good ex-
cuse for telling the Bostonians what they
have did that they ought not to done.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Willie Hearst's Journal says the airshir
is reality and Willie Hear SITS Examiner
says it is a fake; and thus you have
another proof that Willie Hearst is YER
satile.
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Now that California has put forward ten
men as candidates for position in the
Cabinet, the East will begin to understand
something of the extent of our resources.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

If the Legislature is to perform all the
work which has been cut out for it the
members will have to saw wood day and
night and say nothing the rest of the
Tina
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According to the Boston Herald Massa-
chusetts can get along without repre-
sentative in the Cabinet, but it says so in
a tone which implies belief that if Mas
sachusetts has to do it the country will
suffer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

A commission which has been engaged
in considering the feasibility of uniting
New York and Philadelphia by means of
a canal has reported that the distance by
water between the two. cities can be re-
duced from 274 to so miles by the con-
struction of canal about 81 miles long,
and it is probable the work will soon be
undertaken, for despite all the improve
ments in railroads they have not yet been
made to equal water transportation for the
use of commerce.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Mrs. Annie Besant is not likely to at
tract much attention by her claim to be
able to teach any one how to separate soul
from body, but she would fill 1ong-felt
want if she could teach how to bring the
soul back again and renew the combina-
tim
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

Secretary Francis asks for additional
buildings for the Interior Department on
the ground that the business of the Office
is too vast and various to be carried on in
the present structure; but would it not
be better to divide up the work of the In
terror by creating Department. of Mines
and Mining and devote the proposed new
building to that office?
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The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-30
A LFRED PEATS FAMOUS
$1,000 PRIZE WALL PAPER

The Chicago Tribune says: ''fhey will be
in great demand by people of artistic taste. !"
The New York World: "None so beautiful,
so perfect, or offered so cheap" Don't buy
old shop worn goods, when every sample
have is of the latest design and eoloring.
Price of every pattern stamped in plain figures
by the manufacturers, therefore can neither
open nor close your eyes. You can see, and
make the calculation Tor your rooms, for your
self, if you choose. can save yon 50per cent,
PRICES.-Prize Designs, 10 cents per roll,
up. Colds, 5 cents per ll,'up. Other New
Patterns 3 cents per roll, and up. Nearly 800
samples shown at your home if desired. All
work guaranteed, and mean it. In CRAY
ON PORTRAITS and PICTURE FRAMES.
! defy competition Don't be fooled by mer-
chanis offering Portraits Free. You can de-
pend on paying for it in the price you pay for
the frame.
Fine Job Printing a Speciality.
When you want anything IN my line do not
place your orders until you have inspected my
s,mples and prices, and will prove to you
that what say is true.
EDW. p. ZEPP, Artist and Decorator,
Manufacturer and Dealer in Portraits and
Picture Frames, Pleasant Valley, Md. Lock
Box 3S.
If not convenient to call postal card
to above address. may2 om
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Go Well Dressed,

The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says AS we'll
known banker alighted from his carriage in
Wall street yesterday an old merchant
turned to your correspondent and said :
II remember the time when a man credit
would have suffered if business man came
to his office in a carriage. In those days
one was looked upon with suspicion if he
carried cane, unless he was actually
lame. A man would have had difficulty
in arranging loan at his banker if he
wore moustache, as it was considered the
appendage of a sport. l well remember
that when, as a young man, | began to
cultivate the growth of hair on my upper
lip, my employer gave me a friendly warn
ing. Yet one could then go to business in
what is now evening dress, and yet be con-
sidered as properly, though elegantly at
tired Now a man would be hooted at in
the streets if he should wear his evening
dress in the daytime But times have
changed greatly, or rather fashion has, for
human nature is the same After long
business career my deliberate Judgment is
that it pays to wear good clothes, fashion
ably made. / remember when as boy |
began my business career at Sc week.
| was sent on an erTand to the swell
tailor establishment of the city. After
l had done my errand the tailor looked me
over and, noticing my country made
clothes, said to me that | ought to order
new suit Iexplained to him my financial
condition, when he said to me kindly, My
boy, whatever it might cost, it would be
the best business investment you could
make With fashionablv cut garments on,
your own confidence and self-esteem viii
be enhanced, and other people will think
better of you, and he generously offered
to make me suit and let me pay for it
whenever | could, or not at all He was
right 1t was as good an investment as l
could have made, for | believe the habit
it gave me of always wearing good clothes
helped me immensely in my business
career / traded with that tailor for over
80 years.
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ICE CREAM AND ICES,

Having large supply of Ice and all of the
latest Improved Machinery for Manufacturing
Ices and Ice Cream, and located away from
Bail Road where good cream can be gathered,
we ars prepared to furnish Pic Mics, Cele-
brations and private families with fine quality
of Ices and Ice Cream and at prices to suit, at
very short notice. Special attention to
weddings, for Fruits and individuals and Fancy
Ices of all kinds. Cream of single favor
to families S1.00 per gallon. Fancy, 81. 10 to
81. 90 per gallon. Special low prices in large
quantities. We manufacture our Ice Cream
with Pond Ice, but will again pack in Manu-,
filetpred Ice, which preserves much better and
longer. To assure fine quality of cream we
use separated cream.
We return our sincere thanks for past favors
and kindly invite our patrons to call and see
our Factory and Method, at Pleasant Valley:
Our cream can be had by the plate at all times
and any quantity or any order can be given
to q, b, Grimes, No. Main street, West
minister, and also for fine Creamery butter
made from separated cream. Telephone to
Il. ID. Grimes or TO Creamery, at Pleasant
Valley. Address all orders by mail to Pleas
Valley Creamery Co, Pleasant Valley. Nd,
may23 3m
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of the French government between some
of the victims of MaximiIian $ ruthless
decree of the Sd Of October and their
butchers
The sarcastic reply to his humane ap-
peal was that it should have been addressed
to Senior Juarez, and not to him; that
Maximilian was an Emperor to whom
France had no authority to dictate
The tables were now turned and with
vengeance Those European sovereigns
who so recently were leaving the United
States out of their calculation as politi-
cal force the Emperor Napoleon among
them, were now supplicants to Mr.. Seward
for his influence with Juarez to spare the
forfeited life of their humiliated and de
feated protege. Who would have sus-
pected, few short months before, when
Maximilian in his arrogancy signed those
bloody DEGREES against the Mexican de-
Tenders of their homes and country, that
he would so soon have the cup he brewed
for them, placed to his lips, aud that he
would himself be begging for clemency at
the hands of those to whom he had re-
fused mercy?
His petitions, however, were in vain, as
also were the prayers Of the intervening
powers Even the friendly intercession of
Mr. Seward-for in spite of the sardonic
rebuff his prayers for. the officers Of Juarez
sixteen months previous had met with from
the Bonaparte government he did inter
l. 1 Il
the two generals of his staf-Miramon
and Mejia were brought to trial before a
court martial, tried, convicted, and shot in
the public square of Queretaro on the 18th
of June, 1867, just forty three years after
the last preceding emperor of Mexico
(Iturbide) had paid the ike penalty of
an unhallowed ambition-an ambition that
trampled the rights of free people under
foot for the sake of SELF
Thus, in most tragic and fatal manner
ended one Of the greatest tragedies Of
modern times, and one for which one of
the most prominent powers of Europe was
responsible, and one in which the United
States approached nearer to armed inter
reatioa, in support of the Monroe Doctrine,
than any time since its conception The
blunder of Napoleon should prove warn
ing to all Others who would seek by force
of arms to follow his example in trying to
acquire in any unjust manner the territory,
or to overthrow the existing form of any
government of the republics of the Ameri-
can continent.
Pikescille, Nd, Nay, 1896.