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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
The PLACE TO TRADE!

The crowds store yesterday easily proved that
with many other places keeping the variety of
goods and selling them son credit there must be some
reason why the people to and pay SPOT CASH
for what they buy Some folks location is notvey
accessible yet they willingly invest nickel in carfare
and come to just the there must be
for that too Just give these points little
and if the Read list, look
at prices, and they'll help solve it, In touching
ones pocket touch very sensitive chord-that's
where aim, only to little balance there
the difference between other peoples prices and
People
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
DOM MESTlCS.

This, department is located DOWN
stairs in the lig hteSt, airieSt and
rcomiest basement salesrOom on
the Coast. Our choice styles and
the prices we name keep it crowd
ed and sociabIe all the time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

A husband and wife who died within a
day of each other, after having lust passed
the age of 80 years, were buried toeetb ar
in West Bridgeton, Me-, few days ago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Scotch Zephyrs, 8ac a yard.

Not the ordinary coarse American Cling
hams offered special around the city at
10c yard, but the fine sheer evenly
Scotchman is so famed; all fast and
washable colors, in the daintiest plaid
checked and striped designs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
LADIES' SUITS.

AZ g. IN special value that cam
Ht M I'M. not be approached elsewhere.
1Ao Ps'oV' Ladies' New Shape Box
Coats Suits. made of cheviot serge. The
Jackets are full ripple back with large sleeves
and lined with percaline. The skirts are
extra wide, full faring shape and lined all
through with rustic percaline. AT the same
price we also show line of all wool, fancy
shades of same general style and appearance
as the plain blue and black. You could not
approach any one of them elsewhere under
S12 apiece.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Duck Suitings, 79c a yard.

figured and striped patterns. Would be
great bargain at 1Oc.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Fancy Dimities, sc a yard.

so nieces of them in white and colored
ground. fancy striped designs; exact
fac-similes of the real English goods.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL

6RANO dOIElL
L Roberts, Chicago JF Marc, Reno
T P Boxer Mich Mrs Marc Reno
l. Brown, Sacramento Miss Jaquith. Concord
i A Moody, Gold Run B NJ Goodai Concord
K Munro, Dutch Gulch w Q Meth, Fresno
Roberts, Sacramento III Lanch Sitka
Mrs Foster, San Jose Mrs A Parker, San Jose
Burgory, 7 9armouth Richardson, Yarmouth
II Frost, Pasadena r Barter. Or
Mrs Flint, San Jose CT Nyark, Deadwood
9 Stevenson, Sacramento Mrs L Craven. Wash
Westherson. Mich Mrs Chrest, San Jose
II q Turner Modesto Mrs A Peterson san Jose
L Callett Salt Lake J Morse & W, Fresno
Smith, Salt Lake A S Davis d f. Mt View
Cummings Salt Lake E Field, Salt Lake
Miss Davis, Mt View P Cunningham Ny
w Cunningham, N Mrs G Felt, Eur eka
Mrs X sweeney, Eureka Mrs Coleman, Eureka
Mrs Gliding, Seattle Miss Thompson, Redwood
Miss Hall, Redwood L Solunhall. Sacramento
P Durat, Trinity q w Sutherland, st Louis
NJ Wadsworth, Newton H II Blake, Ariz
Mrs Kirker, San Jose w Wymouth, Amador
D Bancroft st Louis I H Allen, Worcester
1 W Phillips, Amora Phillips, Amora
G Akers & :. Truckee
PALACE HOTEL.
Mrs Keece, Conn Mrs W waldrone Mich
w NJ Brackett Jr. Mum Mrs H Van Dusen Minn
w Francis New York d Mills, New York
A Huston, Cleveland j Diefendorf, y
F NJ Voorhies, NewYork H Hayes STOCKTON
II Emanuel, New York Mrs II E Chapman,
R Hillyar, Hartford MrsA r Hiliyer, II artford
Mary az i Hyer, Hartford Lucy T Hnlyer, Hartford
Mrs scots Boston Miss as n0ssSs Boston
Mrs X Motfet, Erie Webster Buffalo
Mrs Webster, Buffalo Mrs NJ Griffith, Buffalo
MrsAk Prescott, Helena Mrs III Il Luke Helena
w M Stflman, Berkeley Mrs G w Leach Oakland
Jacobs, Portland Mrs Hardenburg ST Panl
DR. Ware, Brooklyn
BALDWIN HOTEL,
n Mattoon, Belvedere G Westcott, N Y
Mowry 6t VT, Alameda Ellis Oakland
X ID Bronson, N E Heard, Eureka
w Porter Mankato VIM Nieper Detroit
NJ Eldridge, Rochester w B Stewart PlacerviIle
n Wlllams Placervtlle + Buckrens, Bakersfield
Mrs Bass, Redding M Fitzgerald, Chicago
MRS Redding, Ohio CJ Olroo, Benicia
w Watson. Clara Whitthorne & WI, Cal
J NJ Shute, Mare Island Perry q VT, N
III Roberts q VT, Sacto G Giles Oshkosh
s Smith, New York II Brown, New York
Miss II Smith, Chicago B Jordan Chicago
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
Tom Reilly, Chicago w john Chicago
j Peterson, Colo Mclaughlin, N
w q Rainer q W, N RAChoaquette, Montreal
g Waghorn. Calgary Schofield, Ind
M Furraday. Cal r N Barton, Chicago
I b Wentworth&w, Nebr DR. Bergtholdt, Angdon
Capt I Tllton. ALASKA
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

AZ 7ha Evening Taffetas, white
lb leUJ. grounds, with satin stripes
and figures of light, contrast
ing colors, such as pink, light blue, lemon,
navy and moss. rich novelty and
most exquisite material of evening wear,
worth 81 25.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Fancy Dress Goods, 75c a Yd,

Some new effects just added at this price
is almost impossible to describe them
all. Most prominently among them will
be found French Coyerts, Lizard Suit
ings. Spring Boucles, Hairlines, Sail
cloths, Solid and Fancy Checks, Silk and
of I'm ported Fancies worth up to ST. 25 q
yard.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
At 75c.

AZ Eko Our famous Gros de Londres
Ab (t)c,. fancy Jaequards and Brocades
in new line eff patterns, just
received by express. This is the same
silk that had such q run with us few
weeks ago, and the same as others sell
at 81 yard.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Novelty Suitings, SOC a Yard.

The line at this price includes French,
German and English Fancies, Silk-fin-
ished Lusters, Silk and Wool Mixtures,
Scotch Cheviots and American all-wool
Fancles in great many weayes. Among
them will be found goods worth fully
75c and 81.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

Al col % Dresden and Pompadour
HI VL-eI. Silks in the daintiest color
ings, handsome designs, en-
pell1shed with self-colored and contrast
Ing stripes, much better and wider than
the regular 75c and 81 values.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
KS.

A stranger in our department.
Yesterday asked il we were the
only store in the city that kept
silks-it really looked that way
but after it had been explained
tnat we were the only store in
the city that SOLD SILKS AT
SUCH PRICES, the rush was
easily understood. These are the
sort OF prices we name:
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
LADIES' BICYCLE SUITS

We are headquarters for these goods. We
carry a full assortment of them in serges
cheviots, fancy mixtures and corduroys ready
made and make them to special measure
at particularly low prices. Our bloomers are
the prettiest shapes to be had. A special line
81 80 each
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

Al 0Ho Pure Silk shantung Pongees !;
HtI GeV,. full 26 inches wide; not the
kind that is made OF ramie
ana Tiled with clay, such as is usually
SOLO at this price, but absolutely. pure
Six worth every cent of 40c yard.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Ladies' Shirt Waists.

~ t1 An A collection of Ladies' Wrap
AL nj .w. pers, embracing calicoes, Per-
P'00' Gales, ginghams, twilled
blacks and other materials, all made with
full fronts and vatican backs lined to the
waist, sizes 80 to A.. Among these are wrap
pers that occupied digni6ed positions in our
81 rs and 81 SO lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
What a "Aed" Means.

Among the lo-Saxons the bride
groom gave a pledge or "wed" at the
betrothal ceremony. This lived" in
cluded ring, which was placed on the
maiden's right hand, where it remained
until, at the marriage, it was transfer
red to the left. English women at one
time wore the wedding ring on the
thumb. Many portraits of ladies in
Queen Elizabeth's days are SO depicted.
In the reign of George III brides usually
removed the ring from its proper abid-
ing place to the thumb as soon as the
ceremony was over. In Spain the gift Of
a ring is looked upon as promise of
marriage and is considered sufficient
proof for a maiden to claim her hus-
band. 1t is a custom to pass little pieces
of BRIDES cake through the wedding
ring, and those to whom these pieces
are given place them under their pillows
at night to dream of their lovers. These
"dreamers, as they are called, should
be drawn nine times through the ring.
Many brides, however, are so supersti-
tious that neither for that purpose nor
at any other time will they take the
ring off their finger after it has once
been placed there. Philadelphia Times.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Entertained the Motion.

In one of the townships near Chicago
the people once elected as justice Of the
peace man known for his strict appli
cation of parliamentary rules to every
thing possible. Among his first cases
was one of trifiing Importance, an as
sault Epler and Delew, two Chicago
lawyers who knew the Justices peculi
arity, represented the defendant and a
man of the name of Smith the prosecu-
tion. Both sides announced they were
ready for trial Just as the court was
about to proceed Mr.. Epler arose and
said, eff your honor please, move that
this case be dismissed. " Sc second the
motion" quickly put in Mr.. Delew. "It
is moved and seconded that the case be
dismissed" was put by the court. but
your honor" quickly interrupted Mr..
Smith, with great surprise at such pro-
cedure "Mr. Smith, this court has pre-
sided over meetings before and is thor
oughly familiar with parliamentary pro-
cedure. 1t needs no assistance from you
in this matter. /" ''But, your honor
81 shall fine you for contempt, Mr.
Smith, if you continue to disturb this
court" The court then put the question
again, adding, Cali in favor of the mo-
tion will rise. - Epler and Delew and
the prisoner arose. 'Those opposed will
RISE" Smith and the prosecutor arose.
"The motion is carried by vote of
three to two, and the case is dismissed, -
declared the justice. San Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
THE KING OF tAPLAND.

know tiny monarch who has taken his COM
Within quiet region, where faithful little
band
OF people do his bidding yield him homage
true
And watch his faintest gesture as old vassals
used to do.
His territory's bordered by two encircling
arms,
And keeping in their shelter he is safe from
all alarms.
This land is sometimes ''rocky'' if he feels in
clined for jest,
Or lies at peace, quiet plain, when he would
stay at rest
One mountain rises northward and is known
as Mothers Brow,
While east and west are twin gray lakes, re-
fecting, avow,
The prettiest bit of nature that a human heart
see
Whenever the little monarch is alert for jubi-
lee.
But when he's feeling weary from the riding
out in state
Or bowling to his subjects and serfs importu-
nate,
Retiring to the castle his regal head our king
Lays down in princely grandeur, while loving
MINISTRIES sing.
sail the sea,
For, strange enough, his throne is set in this
home of the free.
just find the nearest nursery and bow to the
command
OF the loving little monarch who is king of all
Lapland.
Alice Crary in Ladies Home Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Customs of the Country.

81 saw something that surprised me the
other day." remarked man who was not
an American to one who was.
Eyes This is a surprising country, +"
answered the native born, land it must
strike you as something phenomenal !"
"Well, it certainly did in this instance. s"
May I ask what surprised you particu-
larly?''
81 stood on the sidewalk and observed
woman with two little children of the
same size probably twins, as they were
dressed alike, and half dozen of your
boosted American men who were crowded
on the rear end of that car never lifted a
hand to assist her. She climbed in alone. I"
"Where was the CONDUCTOR"
"Taking up fares on the inside. F."
81 can easily explain it, said the Amer
lean jauntily. Each man waited for the
other to move. Where there are several
together at such a time it would imply
negligence in the rest if one man jumped
to assist We are very careful not to hurt
each others feelings by making too sud-
den a move in any emergency"
"But I have been informed, my dear
sir, that you have law which reads Get
move on you"
"We had, but it has been repealed, {" was
the solemn answer. II suppose the wom-
an managed to get on the car all right"
"She did. -
"And that is typical of our women.
They like to help themselves. Think you
will get used to our state of affairs-and
like 1t. Detroit Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Comets Tails.

1t is very plain that the clearness of the
atmosphere has much to do with the APP
parent length of comets tails In clear
tropical skies or in the rarefied atmosphere
of mountainous countries the tails of such
bodies can be traced much farther than
they can by European observers or those of
temperate America. The apparent length
of such appendages by no means indicates
anything of their real length, and it often
happens that those which appear the lon
gest are really the shortest. This is due to
the different distances which comets hold
with respect to the EARTH While the great
comet of 1861 had tail which stretched
away more than Is, 600, 900 miles, Its ap-
parent length was five times that distance.
The great Donati comet with a tail which
appeared only half as long as that of 1861,
was really so, 900, 900 miles in length. The
comet of 1861 was only about 10000 600
miles from us, while Donati's was at least
four times as remote, a circumstance that
would account for its apparent lack OF tan
The great comet of the year 1850, and that
of 1S43, each had a tail of enormous length.
The length of the tail of that of the last
mentioned date has been estimated at $780,,
600, 900 miles-the longest of any comet
that has yet been observed. The comet OF
1850 had tail 90, 000,0 600 miles in length
st Louis Republic
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
Each Mans Share of the Globe.

There is no immediate prospect that
the landed surface of the globe will be
divided up and allotted in equal shares
to each of it's human inhabitants, but if
such time ever does come it will be
found that each will get little truck
farm of 231s acres. The landed surface
of the globe contains, as near as it is
possible for the geographers to ascer-
tain, $4,000, 900, 900 acres, which, di-
vided among the 1900, 900, 900 inhabit-
ants which the world contains, accord.
ing to the latest official estimates, would
give each of them tract of land of the
area mentioned above.
Taking the entire population of the
world into consideration there are al
most exactly % inhabitants to each
square mile. The following figures
showing the number of persons. omit
ting fractions, to square mile in the
several divisions of the globe are from
the best authorities on human family
statistics: Europe, So; Asia, 46; Africa,
IS; North America, 8; South America,
4: Oceanica and the polar regions, a.
st. Louis Republic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
His Middle Name.

Cassius Marcellus Loomis of Chicago
tells the Chicago Tribune how he found
out what his middle name and that of
Cassius M. Clay was. At his birth he
was named Cassius M, after Clay
"But, I" he says, ''no one thought to in
quire what the letter M stood for in the
name. Time ran on for some SO years,
when the newly born, having inherited
an inquisitive turn of mind, wrote Mr.
Clay for the desired information. Mr..
Clay responded, sending his namesake a
photograph of himself and friendly
note, in which, instead of stating direct
~ what his middle name was, he quoted
two lines from Pope's Essay ON Man.
Sand more pure joy Marcellus exiled feels
Than Caesar with a senate at his heels.
and added, You will find your name in
the above couplet. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
GATHER UP RECRUITS.

Said Colorado's Contingent VIII March
Overland to New Orleans
DENVER, Dec. l5.-It is claimed by
< leaders that a movement is being organ
lied here to send troops to Cuba, about
/ 900 being already enrolled. John
McAndrews, middle Of the read Pcpu-
list candidate for attorney general at
the recent election has been chosen
commander. Mr.. McAndrews SAID the
volunteers will not leave Denver by
stealth, as was originally proposed, rcr
by trains. but will go overland, either
on foot or horseback. gathering men en-
che line of march till they reach New
Orleans. where they will make great
army. He thinks further interference
with their plans would preClpitate q
revolution IN this country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
MINOR ITEMS OF INTEREST

Count Trauttmansdorf-W einsberg,
president of the Austrian house of
lords, is dead.
State Railroad Commissioner Rick
ards of New York fell dead in barber
shop at Albany.
Joseph L. Bonesteele, who killed
Frank Cole at Butte, was sentenced to
IL years in the penitentiary.
John Hickey, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Northern Pacific, has
resigned ON account of poor health.
The managers of the Joint Traffic
association have made the interchange
able mileage ticket proposition re-
atty.
1t is believed that Minnesota will be
represented in the cabinet, if at ali,
either in the war or interior depart
ment.
Efforts are now being made to secure
parcels post convention between this
country, Chile and the Argentine Re-
public.
Edward Hale of Ireland won the
6-day bicycle race in New York, he
and IL other riders breaking the world s
record
Chairman Lane of the national BIZ
metallist committee has issued an ad.
dress advising that the silver agitation
be temporarily suspended.
Samuel p. Putnam, president of the
Free Thought congress, and Miss Mary
l.. Collins, a young agnostic lectures
were killed by escaping gas in Boston
o. L. Partridge, ex-secretary of the
Alpena (Mich.) Loan and Building as.
ISOLATION, has been found guilty ON the
charge of embezzlement of $40, 900 from
that institution.
Statistics compiled by the crop de.
partment of Iowa show loss of over &c
per cent of all the hogs i'll Iowa by
cholera, the per cent being from to n
in the different counties. The loss in
money is given at SIS, 100000
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
About Pins.

No woman likes to think what she
would do without pins. They have been
in use from the remotest periods Of the
world. In the book of Exodus in the BIZ
BILE pins of brass are spoken of, and later
they were made of bone, ivory, wood or
bronze. From specimens found it is seen
that none of these varieties was as slender
or perfect as our pins nowadays.
Up to this time women fastened their
gowns with ribbons, lace clasps, hooks
and eyes and skewers of brass, silver and
gold" these latter being pins without
heads. Pins were then somewhat orna
mental, as we see from reading an account
of gown of lady of the sixteenth CEN
fury, "A fair train gown stuck full Of sill
yer pins boston Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.
SOUTH ST. PAUL Dec. IA

SOUTH ST. PAUL Dec. IA.
HOGS-Market active and DC higher
Quality good Range of prices, $2.SO(Q
3.15.
Market steady. Good stuff
active; common slow. Good demand all
round and bulk sold early.
Sales ranged at S3.25 1915 for COWS;
k25O@3OO for stockers; S. 80 $500 for
heifers.
SHEEP-Steady, demand good. Lambs,
S3.OO@3 so; muttons, $1.50@3.00.
Receipts: Hogs, 800; cattle, 100; sheep,
200; calves, 10.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
ENGINE HOUSE BURNED.
Firemen at West Superior Have Narrow
Escape From Death.

Firemen at West Superior Have Narrow
Escape From Death.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Dec. 16--The
East End fire station, a large 2-story
frame building, burned to the ground
about 1 a. M, with all apparatus,
clothing, furniture, one horse and a
costly piano, besides the personal eff
fects of the firemen.
1t was the strangest fire ever ex-
perienced in this city. Ten firemen
slept on the second floor and a watch
man remained on duty below; never
theless, the entire plant was total
wreck 20 minutes after the fire started,
and the fremen escaped death by
jumping from the second story win
dows and from the roof, several sus-
tanning slight injuries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
INFERIOR ARMo7 PLATE.

TI.e -tn,ouni Tapniiea 49, .,Fs .-..
WAS a.pliosoa.
WASHINGTON, Dec lathe special
board appointed by Secretary Herbert
to investigate the charges that plate Of
inferior quality had been furnished for
the battleships now building at New
port News, will resume its inquiry at
that place Monday. AS far as it
has gone the inquiry indicates that the
amount of defective plate supplied is
much larger than was at first supposed,
and the consequences may be very
serious in the way of delaying the work
of constructing the battleships, in which
the department is much interested.
Caused Suspension of Work.
AS it is, the inquiry has caused sus-
pension of work ON the hulls of the
battleships, and 300 workmen have been
laid off, disagreeable outlook for the
Christmastide. The hardship is said to
be GREAT ia the case of the construction
company, which has accepted the plate
upon the report of the government steel
inspection board, and is now facing the
probability of being obliged to remove
a good deal of the plate which has
already been placed and riveted, besides
being under the necessity of suspend
ing actual construction. 1t is likely
the outcome of the inquiry will be a
complete change in the present lnspec-
tion system, and if congress Can be in
duced to make the necessary provision,
corps of civilian expert inspectors will
replace the naval officers who are now
detailed for inspection duty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-18
THE WAR AGAIN ON.
Dispute Between Colorado Cattlemen and
NxaIairer Shearuaen Raraxrod

Dispute Between Colorado Cattlemen and
Wyoming Sheepmen Renewed.
Rock SPRINGS, Wy, Dec. 16.-The
war between Colorado cattlemen and
Wyoming sheepmen is again on. Crit
w. Edwards, principal sheep owner in
the region, has received two letters
from the cattlemen giving him six days
in which to remove his sheep from the
disputed strip. Edwards replies that
as a taxpayer in Bout county, Colo,
for 20 years, he proposes to make a
stand and refuse to be inundated Or
driven from the range. More trouble
is anticipated.