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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

10y EDUCATED LADY A POSITION AS
ID nurse, companion or house Keeper; good reader;
can sew IL required good home more than wages
best references. f., box 81, Call
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

DEFINED AMERICAN WIDOW DESIRES
III home with elderly couple: pleasant home with
kind people more than wages desired; best of ref
erences. Address lone. box III, Call.
YOUNG LADY WISHES POSITION AS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

NIIDDLE-AGED MAN RECENTLY FROM
WI East (speaks German and English) would like
position in wholesale house; can give good refe r
enees. Box G. 60, Call Office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

EIRST-CLASS GIRL WISHES A SITUATION
L TO 90 homework and cooking; no objection 10
going short distance in country. Please call at
Il I,arkin st. rear
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

HANDY LA UNDRYMAN WHO CAN RUN
IL engine, boiler, washhouse, marking or dis
trbuting wishes work at the lowest wages Adj
dress IL l.. hoy 90. Call.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06

PARTNER WANTED-A GOOD UPPORTU-
i mtg for an active man with $4,000 to go in a
commission business. For particulars answer to
A. b., box 20, Call Office.
PARTNER WANTED IN WELIrESTAB-
L lfshed real estate business with $1,000 capital
The record-union., 1896-06-21
TO MILL WITH JENNY.

When Jenny rode to mill with me
The daisies barred their boSoms;
The spring winds runpled every tree
And stirred a storm of blossoms.
The squirrels scampered from the hedge,
The cows were in the clover;
The lilies trimmed the rivers edge,
And duSlxy doves flew over.
The wide road seemed to welcome us,
By shaken dewdropS dented;
The groves with song were tremulous.
BY lonely violets scented.
The mad wind seemed to envy all
The curls beneath her bonnet
And let the dew-dashed blossoms fall
In twinkling showers on it.
How well the way old Milton" knew
In all the springtime weather.
His back was broad enough for two,
And so-we rode togetherI
He loitered in the light and song
He knew the spell that bound me,
And that the way was never long
While Jenny's arms were round me!
The rose had then no cruel thorn
To mar the moments blsses;
The miller took his toll in corn.
And L took mine in kisses.
But time has left us far apart:
Yet, though the years are many
The dear old road runs round the heart
That frames the face of Jenny
And ] would give the world to see
The daisies milk-white boSoms
When Jenny rode TO mill with me
Amid storm of blosSomS
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitu-
The record-union., 1896-06-21
P0PULISM IN THE COURTS.
Remarkable Decisions Rendered in
Kansas and Nebraska.

Among the wonderful things that
have come out OF the West we notice
the recent deliverances of two .JudoaS
OF State courts, one in Nebraska. the
other in Kansas. Both of these were
elected by the Populists. and are evi-
IDENTIFY doing their best to win re-e1ec-
ton by advocating the loose financial
theories of that party. The Nebra ska
Judge decided that a note payable in
gold coin was illegal and void" being
in contraventiOn of the legaI-tender.
law. Inasmuch as a note is a cam
tract, and as man has a constitu-
t1onal right to contract for the pay
ment of debt in any kind of lawful
money, in work or in any commodity.
the absurdity of this decision is mani
fest. The legal-tender Act and decis-
ion of the United States Supreme Court
make a certain kind of paper a legal
tender for debt where there is no con-
tract to pay otherwise. Only a few
years ago the United States Supreme
Court reversed the Mississippi Supreme
Court, which had held that levee bonds
issued by an Improvement company
were invalid because specifically paw
able in gold. The Federal tribunal de-
cided that as on the face of the bonds
and coupons they were payable in gold
they were not invalid
The Kansas case relates to various
cities, towns, and counties in that
State that have plunged recklessly into
debt. Their bonds Tor large amounts
of money expended in public improve
ments are overdue, and they find it in
convenient to pay them. Instead of
trying to effect a compromise and Sc
cure an extension with a reduced rate
cf interest, they talk of reputation.
Seeking the advice of a Populist Judge
they are assured by his honor that the
way to get rid of these bonds is to quit
paying taxes, because taxes go into the
treasury, and then so to pay the
bonds I'VE must be patriotic" saws
this Populist jurist. Every enc con-
nected with the county governments
must work for nothing. Sheriffs.
County Clerks, Judges, and all other
officers must get along without paw.
If the land and lots are not ordered
sold, the titles will remain ais they are
now. Then when the debts against the
counties and municipalities are out
lawed we can begin paying taxes
again"
The penitentiaries of the country are
crowded with inmates who tried to win
the battle of life on Just such princi-
pies as this Judge advocates. But he
The record-union., 1896-06-21
Scraps of Knowledge.

1t is not known that rats cannot re-
slst sunflower seeds. A trap baited
with these seeds is the most effectuaI
method of catching them.
If you get ink on your fingers moisten
them and RUB them with the birthstone
end OF match. The stains will vanish.
Plaster of paris figures and busts are
apt to become Soiled and discolored
The best way to clean them is to make
strong solution of saleratus in water,
stand the figures in 1t and throw the
water over them.
Turpentine will remove paint from
WOODEN or silk fabrics. Saturate the
spot with spirits of turpentine and al
low it to remain for hours Rub the
cloth between the fingers and the paint
will crumble off without injuring the
goods.
Fine china or colored glass may be
neatly mended by painting the edges
with the white of an egg slightly beaten,
dipping the edge III finely powdered un-
Stacked lime and quickly pressing the
two edges together, and holding firmly
for few moments. The lime will
slacken and harden very quickly.
The record-union., 1896-06-21
The Eggs of the Great AUX.

An egg of the now extinct great aux
was sol d on Monday at Messrs. Stevens
auction rooms in Covent Garden for 100
guineas, although the shell was slightly
cracked. So rare and consequently so
valuable are these eggs that each one
has history. The one in question was
purchased in 1911 from Frederick
Schultz of Dresden. In the Newcastle
Natural History Museum, which pos
sesses one of the finest collection of sea
birds in the kingdom, the curat tor keeps
III locked drawer what appears at first
sight to be a large number of great
auk's eggs. But only one is a real speci-
men, the rest are chalk or plaster mod
els of other existing treasures, and so
good are the limitations that only a
practiced eye can detect the real from
the sham, handling being, of course.
prohibited. At the same sale on Mon
day two other ornithologicaI rarities
found purchasers. One was an egg of
EpyorniS Maximus, which fetched forty
Suineas, and the other was an egg of
Epyornis Grandidieri, the only one of
this rare species that has been offered
for sale in this country. This realized
thirtyfve guineaS. II is little conso-
lation for the loss of these interesting
birds to know that if they still existed
their eggs would be less valuable
Westminster Gazette.
The record-union., 1896-06-21

100000 for a starter. Soon afterward
board selected the site of storehouse
A, the big building near the Rock
Island Railroad on the western end of
the island, and July 81, 1868, Major C.
p. Kingsbury, ordnance department. was
assigned to the duty of construction of
the arsenal and its command, and this
storehouse was built by him before he
relinquished command to General T. J.
Rodman, the real creator of the great
post as it is.-Davenport Democrat.
The record-union., 1896-06-21
How to Combine CoIors.

Black combines well with almost all
colors except those which are so lack
ing in brightness as to be too nearly
like it.
Black and pale pink, blue, yellow,
green, red, lavender and even rather
dark shades of blue, clear brown and
green are excellent combinations.
Brown combines well with yellow.
gold and bronze If it is the shade of
brown which has brightness. 1t is
effective also with black and with cer-
tain tones of green.
Very dark green is effective when
frightened by Innings of narrow trim
ming of pale blue. a medium shade of
green unites well with old pink Brown
ish greens look well with bronze and
copper color.
Dark blue may be frightened by lines
of bright, rich red by lines of old rose
or of clear yellow. Blue of the electric
and cadet" varieties is best combined
with black or white figured silks in
which the same shade predominates
The record-union., 1896-06-21

errs in supposing that his plan would
be a success. The Federal courts will,
if necessary, show him and his breth-
rem how money can be collected to pay
such debts as he proposes to repudiate.
washington Post
The record-union., 1896-06-21
Just Before the Proposal.

Papa ION the top Of the stairs)-Is
that young man gone, Mamie?
Mamie-Yes, papa, awfully-Titbits.
The record-union., 1896-06-21

There are 50 patents covering ma
sonry work.
The record-union., 1896-06-21

Speaking of Rosemary" the new play
by l. n. Parker and Murray Carson
just produced in the London Criterion
Theater, the London World" SAYS:
What a relief it was, after recent ex-
periences, to see a play without a ques-
tionable line In it, play that seemed
to be written by a gentleman for gen.
tlemen and gentlewomen. There was
some difference of opinion about the
value of the last act, which consists of
am soliloquy spoken by Sir
Jasper fifty years after the main action
is over / can only say that it seemed
to me original, delightful, pathetic,
without being maudlin, and admira-
bly, acted by Mr.. Wyndham. We all
The record-union., 1896-06-21

Julia Dean, a niece of Julia Dean
1Iayne, who died in New York in 1868,
made her debut on the Sth inst at the
Grand Opera-house, Salt Lake, in sea-
mile" which was first presented in the
City Of the Saints by her famous aunt
in 1866, and what a splendid actress
and fine woman Julia Dean Hayne was,
to be sure
The record-union., 1896-06-21

The libretto of Meyer -Helmund's new
opera. "Trischka,' lately produced in
Frankfort, is said to be founded on an
actual adventure of Marie Taglioni.
About to return from st. Petersburg to
London, a journey which at that time
was made most of the way by stage
coaches. the dancer found herself sur
rounded by a band of robbers, under
the leadership of the notorious robber
chief Trischka~ This chieftain, an
other Fra Diavolo, as far as chivalry
and nobility of sentiment was concerned,
demanded of her only an exhibition of
ber incompatible art, whereupon she
,,,o,,1d be allowed to proceed on her jour
rev undisturbed-
complication arises in the opera,
,,ban the art-1oving robber is arrested
~ cossacks, who sneak up during the
evacntion of a brilliant mazurka; little
,..ar these same Cossacks are made
[-,,nl, bv Maschka, the chieftain's
..,,,aetbeart, who thus liberates her lover
whore are several cornical characters,
"a for instance, the English operatic
The record-union., 1896-06-21

Hither by special train of greater
number and larger size than were ever
before used in the transportation of a
circus, come the great Sells-Forepaugh
Consolidated Shows, with the greatest
exhibition ever brought west of the
Rockies, says the San Francisco "Mu-
sic and Drama"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
Gnats nnd CameIs,

Potomac water is being wasted. It always
is wasted in summer time; the season when
1t should be used sparingly, because of
deficient supply. yet the season when the
legitimate demand for water is greatest.
The authorities are engaged in their usual
campaign against those persons who are
unmindful of the anti-waste ordinance, but
there is official restiveness because the mis-
demeanants are rot sufficiently punished
by police court No reasonable being who
knows of the condition of our water supply
Will argue against the prosecutions institu-
ted by the water department, but it Ia not
cut OF place to ask why tens of thousands
OF gallons of the precious liquid are daily
permitted to run to waste in the govern
nent departments. More Of the fluid runs
to waste In anyone of the departments in q
day than is wasted in any five hundred
homes; yet the five hundred homes NAV
sooner or later be represented in police
court. while the departments are never
heard from in the temple of justice Why
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22

Spain. as was expected and predicted, is
ance of the st. Louis convention. She sees
In 1t fresh evidence of unfriendliness toward
herself on the part of the United States
and. as result SO a London cable reports
she Is increasing her supplies for carrying
On the war in Cuba. The Chicago conven-
ton Is certain to add 10 this uneasiness
The democrats will expro 50 themselves on
the subject of Cuba With quite as much
emphasis as the republicans have done.
and then not only Spain but other nations
as well will understand how strongly the
struggle OF people against oppression
appeals to sympathy in this country
But. as matter of fact. this convention
United States as to Cuba. 1t is but another
expression of the feeling that has existed
from the first. Congress expressed 1t. and
with more authority than this national
convention has done. If there is any extra
intensity to be noted in the feeling now it
grows out OF a resentment that the action
Oh Congress was nullitied by the President.
Meanwhile attention on this side the
water fixes on Consul-General Lee at
Havana He has been ut his post long
enough to get the lay of the land" and
his reports to his chief here ought TO he
important. There is rumor that he has
communicated with the State Department
end that his views are antagonistic to
Spain This comes under the head of being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
The Inv md the Fourth.

AS the Fourth of July approaches there is
steady increase in the number Of inquiries
that are being made as to the effect of the
Commissioners new anti-fireworks regu-
lation- On its face this addition to the 10
cal statutes does not seem to discourage
the setting off of the customary explosives,
but q matter of fact Il offers serious
if not insurmountable obstacle to such dis
plays as have been common ever since the
first anniversary of the Declaration of In
dependence. With the Commissioners de-
sign to lessen the noises of the Fourth
there will be much sympathy. for great
deal of the disturbance mas been annoying
and unnecessary. but exception has not
unreasonably been taken to much of the
receEtlypromulgated order as would pre-
vent the thousands of harmless Iawn-dis-
plays that have always been a local fea-
ture of our biggest national holiday. The
Star Is opposed to the gun and the pistol
and the ear-benumbing giant cracker. and
The Star would be well pleased if bubblins
patriotism found more of expression In
red. white and blue bunting and less in the
frequently unmeaDing racket that assails
US once year, but it Is beginning to be-
Heve that the Commissioners have pos
slbly gone little too far at step.
There Is strong and sincere sentiment adj
verse to the reservation plan; to the herd
ing together in half a dozen designated
places of those children who have no par
ents or whose parents are careless as to
the welfare of their offspring That the
reservation idea Will. if insisted upon, re-
suit in sreatly-increased number of cas-
ualties IS practically certain; that there
will be thievins and fighting is as sure as
anything which has not yet happened can
be.
1t has been suggested that the action of
the Commissioners in designating places
where fireworks may legally be exploded
Will render the District liable for any dam
age that may be done either to property
or individuals. and it is also intima ed that
people who reside in the immediate vicin-
lty OF the as yet Lnannounced reservations
Will have sound cause COR legal action
either prior to or after the Fourth. 1t is
beyond question that lawlessness will be
encouraged by the reserva ton plan About
ali of the police force will be needed to
preserve some semblaEce of order on the
exempted squares. there can be no con-
siderable number of officers on the streets
to discourage the pistol-firng and the
cracker-explcding men and youths who
should be the premier objects of repressive
legislation.
Last year the total number of casualties
was extremely small. Not one of the
dozen or 50 of cases known to the police
or hospital authorities was serious. The
four fires were little things the total loss
being less than fifty dollars. Such Fourth
CT July record in a city of this size is re-
markable. Ii the new regulation is in
sisted upon. will the next Fourth be as
harmless?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22

important IL true. But 1t has not been con-
firmed. General Lee has been active in
Havana, visiting Americans in prison, and
exercising his good offices in contributing
to their comfort. But he has not been out
of the city. and whatever he has discovered
bearing on the general situation must have
come to him through others.
On this point the presence in Cuba at this
time of General Bradley T. Johnson of
Baltimore Is to be noted. General johnson
Is distinguished ex-confederate, and
knows what war is. He is in Cuba as a.
newspaper correspondent, and has been
travelling about the island in quest of news
about the insurgents. He has likewise been
looking into the manner in which Spain is
conducting her campaign. His published
letters strongly condemn Spain. They tell
stories quite as shocking to humanity as
since the war began.
General Johnson has Just returned to
Havana after an exciting experience He
saw an insurgent force in action. He has
dined since with General Lee The two
men are on terms of intimate friendship,
and 1t is an easy inference that General
Lee must have gathered from General
Johnson all of the latter's Impressions
respecting the situation. 1t was a source
OF information which &c neral Lee was to be
expected to profit by to the utmost, and
ocubtiess he has improved the occasion
General Johnson's views are known. Does
General Lee, an old army comrade share
them! And. If he does, has he officially
written home in that strain? And, If he
mas now much influence may his reports be
expected to have on the President and to
what extent affect the Presidents future
course? General Lees mission is under
stood to be semi-military. That is to say.
the President wanted soldiers estimate
OF things Now that he has it, what will
he do with it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
Is the Irish Vote Capturedf

The English newspapers seem to be de-
termined to cause the election of Mckinley.
One of the first things they did when he
was nominated was to assail his high
tariff propensities, and to declare that his
election meant trouble for British COM
mercial interests. 1t is now known that
the Mckinley tariff ideas have not entirely
fallen into disrepute in this country, but
on the contrary that they are rather more
popular now than when they were embodied
in a measure bearing McKinleys name.
British prosperity is hardly a tactful ar
gument to make in antagonism to Nc
Kinley's choice, especially when the votes
are to be cast on this side of the water.
But the latest piece of campaign work in
mis- behalf is convincing evidence of a latent
desire in some British quarters to have the
Ohio man occupy the White House. A cor
respondent of the London Chronicle in
sists that Mckinley comes from Irish stock.
He declares his best belief. founded on
personal Information, that the immediate
origin of the Mckinley family is to be
found on the borders of the counties of
Antrim and Derry. on the Emerald Isle
and that the Mckinley migration was due
to the Mckinley activity in the famous
rebellion of IDS Perhaps this is one of the
clever bits of work of the astute Mark
Hanna, who has developed q genius for
campaigning. 1t is certainly telling blow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
A Season Of Revenues.
The two girls were OF a shopping t.

The two girls were OF shopping tour.
You didn't speak very courteously to the
clerk" said one of them.
I'm sure 1 didn't mean to be inconsid-
crate" was the reply. Il don't see that
there was any occasion to be deliberately
deferentisl.'
We'll, it's just well to be very careful
indeed at this time of year. There isn't
any telling who is going to be the only man
at the summer resort your father insists on
visiting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city FOR any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
States or Canada, by ordering 1t at
this office, in person or oy letter. or
postal card Terms: Is cents per
week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 80
cents per month. Invariably in adj
vance. Subscribers changing their
address from one Post-office to
another should give the last address
as well as the new one.
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Her Sarcaam

Henry" said Mr.. Meekton's wife, who
had been overcoming his objections to some
household expenses, you ought to go into
politics."
I'm sure you never gave me any credit
for ability in that line before"
mo. but think now that you have some
of the right qualities. 1 never saw any
body more reluctant to talk about money
than you are"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
What He knew About II.

Have you seen Mathilde's new dress %
asked Mrs. Cumrox.
mo. haven't seen Matilda's new Dress"
was the not very genial reply; land what
is more, l don't want to see it."
Il should think you would have enough
of the sentiments of father about you to
take an interest in what Mathilde wears"
Il can find out all 1 want to know about
Matilda's dresses he rejoined, persisting
in his own pronunciation, without seeing
them"
"Oh, indeed. Then perhaps you can de-
scribe the material Of this one."
Il can; not infinitely, but none the less
accurately. The most conspicuous thing
about the material is large check. I feel
sure about that, because 1 wrote the check
myself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-22
Pictures, Frames
And holdings

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showing interesting values in Pic
tures-pretty subjects in neat frames,
suitable for the summer cottage.
Colored Prints. 16x20, white and gilt frames.
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Colored Prints, mounted glass; easel back.
one-inch gilt frame Each. ..................T Toe.
Engravings 16x20, 5-inch oak and gilt frame.
fdcn 81 tb
CoIored photographs, 11x14. gilt frame ornament
at top. Each. 81 %
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