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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26

Tho rso Of 'cactoria, Is 70 universal and
Its merits go we'll known that II sccms a voy,
Of supcrcroCation to cndorc2i IL. Fcw arc tho
Intelligent families who 90 not keep Castoria
within casy reach"
CAnLos LIARTYE, ID. D.,
New York city,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26
The government thermometer at
Capt. Holmes, showed ono de-
gree above zero this morning.

The English press are rapidly
falling:into line in favor of arbitra,
ton. They have suddenly seen a
new light, and strange to say it
comes from the dark continent of
Africa,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26

Piles of people have piles, but De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve viii cure
them. When promptly applied i cures
scalds and burns without the slightest
pain. 40. Van Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26

When man shovels little snow
he always wants to talk about it to
every body that passes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26

Nothing has SO salutary an effect
on the British mind as to get few
Englishmen in tight place in a
foreign country when they have
been unmistakablY in tho wrong
The Boer got the Briton on the hip.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26

De Wits Little Early Risers for bill.
iousness, indigestion, constipation. A
small pill, prompt cure. A. O. Van
Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26

Wife-Here's an account of man
who shot himself rather than suffer the
pangs of Indigestion. Husband-The
fooll Why didn't he take De Wits Lit,
tie Early Risers? used to suffer as bad
as he did before commenced taking
those little pills. A. o. Van Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-02-26
Castoria

cnstoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Gocr Stomach, DiarFh@a, ErllctAtion,
I-iils Worms, gives Elcep, and promotes dt
gestion,
without injurious medication.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
PROMPT ACTION NEEDED.

Ihe arrest OF American citizens in the
Transvaal, by what seems to be an unwar-
ranted and purely arbitrary process, i'm
poses upon Secretary Olney the duty
of prompt and vigorous action for
their protection. The case IS one
of extreme urgency. 1t is a thousand
times more important and more pressing
than the emergency in Venezuela. There
is life as well as liberty at stake in this
issue. There is no telling what the Beers
may venture to commit against the pris-
oners they have taken if they believe
them to be defenseless and without the
protection of the American Government.
Under any circumstances the arrest of
American citizens in a foreign country.
without due process of law, would be an
offense justifying the immediate inter
ference of our Government, even to the ex-
tent of demanding redress at the cannon's
mouth.
In the present case, however, the offense
is particularly aggravating. The Amer
leans arrested in the Transvaal are mostly
California miners who went there solely
to assist in developing the mines of the
country. They have had no part or parcel
in the British schemes of aggrandizement
and yet they have been arrested as if they
were the chief offenders.
The followers of Jameson taken with
arms in their hands have been treated
with leniency under pressure from Eng
land; but American miners, arrested with
out cause, imprisoned without hearing,
have been harshly dealt with, and are in
actual danger of being put to death.
The story touches California closely, for
some of her worthiest citizens have kins-
men among the imprisoned and imperiled
men. 1t affects, however, the whole
Nation as well as our own State.
The National honor is at stake If Mr..
Olney has particle of that vigor with
which he has been credited, he should
show it at this crisis. There should be
no indirect appeals through the British
Government. The United States should
speak direct to the Transvaal. Through his
Secretary of State, President Cleveland
ought at once to demand of President
Kruger protection for the lives, liberties
and property of the i'm prisoned Americans.
and make the demand with force that
cannot be mistaken.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
HOW TO PROTECT AMERICANS IN
ARMENIA.

1t would be worse than useless to dispatch
United States ironclads and cruisers to the
ports OF Syria and Asia Minor for the purpose
OF shielding from destruction the lives and
property OF American mis- sionaries in the far
off Armenian highlands. The first threaten
ing demonstration OF our war vessels in those
harbors would be instantaneously followed by
the massacre of our countrymen. Under the
circums tances the naval force at our disposal
would be tragicaliy out of place in Levantine
waters, even if it were not imperatively needed
nearer home. A recognition of the Cubans as
belllgerents may strain our relations with
Spain at any hour and, moreover there is not
a trace of evidence that Lord Salisbury will
not persist in his bull-headed refusal to settle
by arbitration the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute.
Nevertheless it is our duty to rescue our i'm
periled fellow-citizens in Armenia, if we can,
and there is quick and easy way of doing it,
Let US appeal TO the White Car, in tne name
OF our ancient friendship and In the cause OF
outraged Christendom, to play the part of re-
deemer and deliverer. He has both the power
and the will. For months he has had an army
cantoned on the edge OF the Ottoman frontier;
let him give the word and in q week his legions
will have occupied the region in which Ameri-
can missionaries and the remnant OF Armenian
CHRISTIANS stand exposed TO eXtrpatlon. From
what Russia has done for Christians IN the
past we can judge what she would be glad to
do in yet more narrowing emergency. But
Tor her the Bulgarians would be still the We
TINS or Turkish savagery; and this is not Rus
sla's fault, but Englands, that the Macedo-
mans and Armenians are not to-day as pros
envy and greed OF England that smashed the
treaty OF San Stefano, thrust back the Macedo-
mans under Moslem rule and gave the Arme-
man Christians, in exchange for the prospect
OF religious freedom under the Russian sway,
the worthless and derisory promise OF British
supervision and protection.-New York sun.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
A DILATORY CITY,

There is as yet no indication that the
Board of Supervisors intends to offer any
encouragement to the establishment of a
free market, but it is gratifying to observe
that the State, through its intelligent and
progressive Harbor Commission, has come
forward with a very handsome offer. / is
that section of the seaWall, at the foot of
Front street, containing large shed ade-
quate for the purpose, will be placed at the
disposal of a free market, only such trifing
charges to be imposed as will reimburse
the State for current expenses. These
charges will be in no sense burden.
The proposition from President Colnon
| of the Harbor Commission to the commit
tees of the Merchants Association having
the matter in charge is to place the grow
| ers of country produce on a level with
grain-growers. That is to say, they may
have space for displaying, selling and stor-
ing their wares for a certain number of
days, say from three to five. This will
give them ample opportunity for disposing
! Of their produce. As W. n. Mills has
pointed out, such a market would be a
continuous fair; as an exhibit of the best
| products of the State it would have yalu-
able ulterior Importance.
The liberality of the HarDor Commission
| in offering this excellent facility does not
overcome the difficulty indicated by THE
| CALL in recent issue-the remoteness of
the market from the centers of popula-
tion. Still such a facility would serve a
most useful purpose as a headquarters
The City could ensure the perfection of the
scheme by providing facilities in one or
| more places in the center of town for sell
ing the produce. The deduction from Mr..
Mills argument in favor of the water
| front is that such location would be suffi-
cient in view of the very large proportion
| of the population living in hotels, board
| ing-houses and restaurants, as these es-
| adjustments would be heavy BUYERS and
| would alone be sufficient to maintain a
| free market
There are thousands of families. how
ever, that are as much entitled to the ben
etits of free market as are those living in
public establishments. 1t would be econo-
my for them to pay carfare and lose con-
siderable time in visiting free market
situated one or two miles away. The best
policy of the City is to encourage house
keeping, to the end that homes will multi
ply and the population be rendered more
stable and contented.
The Supervisors should be at least
abreast of the -Harbor Commission in tax
ing steps to forward this important under
taking. Let US have grand central free
market on the water front, but let us ex-
tend its usefulness by establishing one or
more branches throughout the thickly set
tied of ba itv
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

| United States, but as it runs counter to the
general principle of personal liberty it has
never proved popular.
| And vet the logic of the matter is
this: Crime is largely due to ignor-
ance 1t is better to prevent crime by
enforcing education than to punish it
with jails and penitentiaries. If the
state has the inhe rent right to punish
crime it has the inherent right to pre-
vent it; and if IL has the right of reguIa-
ton over those things which if left unre-
stricted would conduce to crime, it has the
right to the exercise of the corollary Of
that proposition, and to educate the
people above the plane of crime.
But that is carrying regulation of per-
sonai conduct beyond the border line of
paternalism, and this is not q paternal
Government. Applying the educational
idea to the present case, the proposition is
that vagrant and uncontrolled children
will inevitably develop either into crimi-
nails or vagabonds, and hence must sooner
or later become charges upon the public,
and that if, after proper trial and convic-
ton. they are consigned to place of con-
iinement, it is better to educate them there
than keep them in idleness.
This idea has found universal accent
ance and is one of the best achievements
of recent years. The prevalent plan has
been to teach the children a trade; the
more advanced is to place them under the
jurisdiction of the public school system
and educate them. In q sense this is COM
pulsory education with limited applica-
ton, and there is everything to recon-
mend if
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
N6" 1O-DAI.
real. ESTATE
FOR SALE BY
TlOS. MagGG { Sons,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
And Publishers "Real Estate Circular"
4 Montgomery Street,
UN.Ol TRUST BUILDING, CORNER MARKET.
NEW PROPERTY.

Near East and Market sts.: 75xl1e:6: two
fronts rents $225; fine investment; only $40 600
$35; $6150
me. ne. cor. Webster and Hermann sts.; s7:sxs7:s;
$500; easy terms.
Corner residence. 80 feet front mr.. California At
in fine order; $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS PROPERTY
City Hall lot, N. side of Market st; 25xiOO ana
prlck improvements bringing small rental: S55 600
Ihird St, near Mission; brick building; leased
at S145; $225O0.
Clay St., near Davis; brick building; rents $3.50:
good frontage; only $2S, 600
6S:9x137:6; north side of North Point st. be.
tween Stockton and Powell; one block from tho
seawall; only $625O.
Sixth ST., near Brannan: 65xl2o: $4,000.
Pacific ave-, near Octavia; fine residences; lS
S1l,50O. 'e"
Fell ST., facing the Park lots; 25x137 ;6; $4,000
each; will be a fine residence street.
Gough-st. lots; 25X1l2:6: $4,000 each; between
Grove and Fulton; street bituminized.
Corner; 35:6xl00; $3100 corner Fillmore and
Fllberti stone blocks Fillmore and Filbert at
severed; very desirable cheap corner.
Deyisadero ST.; west side; fine view of the bay:
S4xlOO; bet. Green and Union will be sold cheap
Union ST.. north side; magnificent view; 27 :6x
a3I ;e; only $2l00; bet. Scott and Devisadero In
Baldwin Park.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
PERSONAL.

DR.. W.. F. wyad, OF Sacramento, is at the
Grand.
Ex-Judge H. C. Bond of Seattle is at the
Palace
DR.. W. W. Hitchcock of Los Angeles is at the
Palace.
DR.. S. Bishop and wife of Reno, New, are in
the city.
]. A. Wilson, mining man of Red Bluff, is
DIFF D. Bickford of Ogden is among recent
arrivals.
B. S. Little, business man of Eureka, is at
the Russ
DR.. C. A Ruggles of Stockton arrived here
last night.
D. A. Ostrom, the Senator from Yuba, is at
the Grand.
H. C. Henry a railroad builder of Seattle, is
IN the City.
J.. P. Harrington, mine owner of Nevada, is
in the City.
James Seawell, q wholesale butcher OF Sacra-
mento, is in town.
R. K. Truitt who owns the theater at Heads
burg, is at the Russ
Ex-Congressman A. Caminetti OF Amador
County is at the Lick.
DR.. George Tucker Smith of the United States
navy, is a the Palace.
H. NJ. Yerington, the railroad man, of Car
son, arrived here yesterday.
J. D. Putnam, a business man of Los Angeles,
is among the recent arrivals.
Ex-Congressman Marion Cannon of Ventura
County arrived here yesterday.
w. II. Dixon of Ogden, one of the ablest at
torneys of Utah, is on visit here.
E. Z. Skinner, who is engaged in the drug
business at Eureka, is at the Grand.
/ The Rev DR.. Eli MeClish, pastor of the
Methodist Church al Napa, is in town.
G. c. and F. NJ. Collier OF England, who have
been on tour OF Australia, are at the Palace
W. C. Sand, the widely known cattleman of
Arizona, has arrived here. He will remain q
week or more.
David Starr Jordan, president of the Stanford
University, arrived here last night. He is at
the Occidental.
Postoffce Inspector Erwin has been
granted three weeks leave of absence. He
left on visit to Chicago yesterday.
II. A. Merriam, who few years ago was one
OF the foremost men in the manufacture of
condensed must from California grapes, at
Calistoga, is at the Grand. He formerly lived
at Los Gatos.
Among the arrivals here yesterday was Dr.
j. L. Ord OF Monterey, the pioneer who was
with Commodore Stockton at the seige OF
Monterey. He saw the first American flag
raised over Mexican territory on the Pacific
Coast and witnessed the concluding acts in the
drama which eliminated in the conquest OF
California by the United States. The doctor
has never been able since to reinquish Monte
rey as his residence. He is too warmly at
tached to it
COnsul-General J. II. Mulligan of Samoa who
ishere on his way to his former home in Lex
ington, KY, repeated yesterday that ne was
away from Apia only on leave of absence.
The tatement was made in view of the fact that
correspondents in Samoa had implied the GEN
eral might not return, and this impression had
gained currency in some quarters in Washing
ton. "If l was not going back" said General
Mulligan, 1.-THE Government would be paying
my expenses home, instead of myself AS it is
have to stand my own expenses. No, have
not resigned, nor am 1 going to- 1 will serve
out my term. One reason I am going home is
because need change OF climate for q little
while"
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
AROUND THE CORRIDORS

Dr. MaXlmlllen Schumann, the famous natu-
rallst ana explorer, who is here en- route to
Ihloet to make explorations and also to col
Iect orchids for the Baroness de Rothschild,
mas lately made some experiments with the
poison OF rattlesnakes and copperheads that
are OF great interest in scientific way.
lie has tried the poison on spider-monkeys,
chickens, pigs, the mongoose and various
other animals. Some of these experiments
were IN Chihuahua, others in Texas and others
IN south America, where he recently was.
Ialklng about the poisons of different rep
tlles ana their effects, last night at the Occi-
dental he said:
Inc crotalus polysticus or Mexican rattle
snake, lnhab1ts the central tablelands of
Mexico Dut seldom reaches over two or two
ana halt feet in length. 1t is called the
'Vloora de cascaber by the natives.
Its poison is not quite so strong as that
OF the 'crotalus durissus' but nevertheless
causes paralysis and oftentimes death.
"The following embraces some of nv expe-
rlences In a scientific way during my sojourn
at the Hacienda San Diego de Quintanilla,
State OF 1laxcala, Mexico:
"A portion OF dried poison, about half of a
grain, Kept by me for more than two months,
was diluted in thirty drops of pure water
Alter tWenty-tour hours reduced this poison
70 haH dozen drops by heating carefully the
Yhole. then injected three drops into the
pectoral muscle of q one-year-old chicken,
taxing, naturally, care of avoiding any neigh
boring viscera
Ihls experiment was made at A. NJ of June
To- FOR more than q quarter of an hour
coulo not see any symptom of the action of
the venom, when at9 % O'Clock fee BILE tremor
resulted indicating something abnormal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

grounds of two tones, with sometimes lines of
black satin. One in green, with roses in SUBJ
dued pink, had yoke of green velvet with
trimmings of plated black chiffon in the
shape of bustelles as illustrated here The col
lar was of plated chiffon over the green velvet.
gown OF green crepon made after this
model had plain skirt, The waist had yoke
OF pale greenish blue satin with white lace
oyer it. The sleeves were short puffs over a
plated lawn sleeve.
gown of brown cheviot had skirt sleeves,
waist back and yoke of the goods, the blouse
front being OF taffetas in the new effect of
shadowy flowers on a two-toned ground.
gown OF black and green bondi wool had a
yoke of Persian lamb with collar ana belt of
grass-green velvet, matching the green in the
goods. A striped novelty showing red and
green subdued by OVERLAPPING black threads
mad the blouse of chiffon over green silk, the
yoke OF green velvet adorned with crosswise
inch bands of Persian lamb. The same fur was
sewed in vertical lines ON the chiffon blouse
five strips being used
gown of taffetas in brown and green, with
bright flowers halfperceptible, had the waist
lining OF pink silk. Black chiffon with ap-
plques of white lace formed the blouse, the
yoke being entirely of white lace. An inch
band OF sable edged the yoke The collar was
OF pink velvet, with an outstanding frill of
lace at the top. The waist may be fastened at
the left side, or only the yoke need be fastened
so, the blouse hooking in the center.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
THE FLYING SQUADRON.

The British flying squadron
Flew up Bantry Bay,
And peer and knight with broad delight
Primed glass on that array.
Said one: "If blarsted Yankees
Should get glimpse OF these,
They'll drop demands and throw up hands
To them that rules the seas"
His eye then winked the eagle;
Said he: ''The bluff is rank!
It's twice you've tried to override
In vain the gentle Yanki
He doesn't shine in warpaint-
He's stuck on peace-but then
You'l know your ships have met eclipse
II you tackle him againi
In Bantry Bay your squadron
May charm both peer and Knight
II you're bound to scrap, Wen change the
map,
And thrash you out of sght!"
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

the Continental money they declared that u
was not worth q tinker's dam, ana 1ron tnaS
came the phrase mot worth Ooh'4heA'ai
dam"
RENEWING oILsToNEs-L. j. d., soiano
County, Cal. When an ollstone mas o1on :, =.
raised so as to make it "smootn as lnaIpie,
has 70 he faced. This is done in the following
manner. Take a piece OF iron with even or
straight face dt ought to be planed); scatter a
little emery or fine sand, about as coarse as as
No. ~ sand paper on the fba pla5e; lace AGd of
little water and ruo the dao sond
and @ water requisite, finishing with an addition
OF water without emery or sand. I4is rs Is s,oe tne
quickest and truest way OF making tne no
ten minutes to do the work in. 1t is said that tf
oil mixed with a small portion OF turPensifhe VI .
makes Il stone cut freely. No OIL that 10 " 90 q
use on a stone neither is petroleum. Inc very
best mechanics prefer neatsfoot oil.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

An English paper revives an old story about
Artemus Ward. When he was in London he
gave children's party. One OF John Bright's
sons was invited and returned home radiant
"Oh, pepa," he explained, on being asked
whether he had enjoyed himself, indeed 1
did And Mr.. Browne gave me such q nice
name for you, papa" "What was that?'
"Why, he asked me how that gay and festive
cuss, the governor, was" replied the boy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

The Board of Education of this City is
considering the idea of laying its hand on
one phase of an old and annoying problem,
the compulsory education of certain classes
of children. The case is not SO broad as
that represented by general scheme of
compulsory education, but it partakes
somewhat of the essential character OF
that proposition. Compulsory education
has been tried in various parts of the
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
Revival of the Mining Industry.

There will be a big revival in the mining in.
dustry in the Golden State during the present
year. Many valuable pieces of property long
permitted TO remain idle will be opened up
and new diggings in many sections will be
worked on a scale more extensive than has
been the case during the past twenty-five years
This is an industry in which there is no fear of
overstocking the market with the product dug
from the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
A THEATER OR EVENING COSTUME

The round waist with blouse front dependent
from yoke is model much used in making
evening waists. The one shown above was oi
black chiffon over blue silk, the yoke being ot
white lace The bustelles and rosettes are oI
plated chiffon. The skirt worn with this waist
was of black crepon, made with eight cores
one in front, two on either side and three il
the back.
A Dresden silk waist had yoke OF white satin
covered with creamy lace. China ribbons
formed belt and collar and edged the yoke
A waist of Cashmerienne silk had yoke oi
red velvet, overlaid with passementerie in
colors to match the silk. Red ribbons used as
bustelles, collar and belt finished this gorgeous
waist.
Waists less gay, and suitable alike for after
noon and evening wear are of the new silks
with shadowy flowers and foliage ON rich
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE

Two American missionaries guard the King
Of Korea at night.
]. Milton Turner. ex-Minister to Liberia, now
in Washington, is said to be the first negro ora
ter in the United States.
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss (Methodist) has been
elected president of the board of trustees of
the Baltimore Womans College.
Senator "Joe" Blackburns most valuable
helper in his campaign for reelection to the
United States Senate has been his daughter,
Miss Corinne Blackburn.
The successor of the Sultan of Turkey in the
event of Abdul Hamid's deposition would prob
ably be his youngest brother, Raschid Effendi.
who is practically a state prisoner at the
palace OF the cheragan.
Mrs. Catharine Parr Trail, now in her
ninety-Jhird year, the only living sister of
Agnes Strickland, is living on the banks of the
Otonabee, at Lakefeld, Ontario, Canada. She
is an enthusiastic naturalist.
One of the great hunting feats of the year
was that of George E. Farnham of Canaan,
Me-, who, recently, entirely alone and while
standing in the wagon holding his frantic
horse with one hand, shot two very handsome
deer.
When elected President Lincoln was So,
Grant 40, Hayes Sd, Garfield 49, Cleveland 4s,
Harrison 55. The ages to-day of the most
prominent candidates for the Republican
nomination are: Morton II, Allison &c, Har-
rison 81, Reed 56 and Mckinley 81
Banker Gosling, who died recently in Lon
don, left 81 500. 900 to be divided among seven
sons and seven daughters. He was himself
one OF twelve children, and represented the
fifth generation of bankers of his name who
had parriad no huc
Squirrels opposite St Dunstans Church, in
Fleet street for nearly go wears
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
Competent to Fill the Bill.

San Bernardino Times-Index
There are any number OF Republicans who
are willing to accept the Presidential nomina-
ton, and what is better still, they are compe-
tent to fill the bill and administer affairs with
out financial aid from England.