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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The most satisfactory feature of the sit
uation is that business improvement is
not waiting to keep step with the tariff
bill progress.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

To provide yourself with the best read
ing for tomorrow you must leave orders
to-day for The SUNDAY CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The critics who were saying a month
ago that Mckinley had no foreign policy
are now accusing him of having too much.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The work on the tariff bill is slow, but it
is getting there.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Following the lead of the man who made
silk from wood fiber a German inventor
has devised process of making it from
cotton, and perhaps before the century
closes some fellow may succeed in making
q silk purse cut of a soX's ear.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

LOTTERY TICKETS. s., City. 1t is a viola.
ton of an ordinance of the CITY ana co,D+-
of San Francisco to have lottery ticket in his
possession. - Las
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Once more the attention of the world
turns to the Congo. Central Africa is ON
the rampage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

MOST delightful ride can be en- joyed next
Sunday by joining the excursion TO Ukiah
Two dollars for the round trip Leave Thu
ron ferry $3.50 A. NJ
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

WHEN you feel las cross as cat,H dose Of
Ayers Pills Will make you good natureI az &
kitten. Try them for biliousness
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

THE BLAIRMoRE-A. g., City. The ship Blair.
more was capsized In the bay of San Francisco
on the 9th OF April 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

BRUNSWICK RuLEs-T. H. H., City. The Bruins
wick bslk rules for billiards and pool are the
rules for cham pions hip games
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
WITH YOUR COFFEE.

'It's real meant" the young woman ex-
claimed.
"What's the matterP' her mother inquired.
Before married Herbert made him prom
Use to pass every evening at home with me-
and now he says he's sorry. but he can't take
me to the theater without breaking his word"
Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
$50 so to St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Chicaon

Tickets will be on sale July 12 to the 18th. GOOD
final limit, August 10; stopover allowed lisa
splendid opportunity 10 take trip to Chicago and
stop on at the famous Yellowstone Park Send
cents in stamps for illustrated book ''Wonder-
land to L. K Stateler, general agent Northern
Pacific Railway, 63s Market street, San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

S@6 Rate to Chicago via the Great
santa Fe Route.
The low rates made for Christian Endeavorers
VIII be open to the public as well. An opporu-
nifty to visit the East never before enjoyed by Cal
hornians Pullman Palace Drawing-roou sleeu-
iogcars OF the latest pattern. Modern upholstered
tourist sleeping-cars run daily through from OaS-
land pier to Chicago. Sse timetable in advsrtis-
ing column. San Francisco ticket office ga Mar<et
street, Chronicle building. Telephone Main 53I
oakland Ills broadwav
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturer.
business houses and public men by the Press
Chipping Bureau tAllen's) $40 MontgomsrE
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

PARKER's HAIR BArsAM Is the favorte for
dressing the hair and renewing its life and color
PARKEK's GINGER TONIC cures inward pains
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

THE PIONEER BANK-H. A., City. The Pho.
neer Bank in San Francisco closed its doors
October 8, 1877.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The fact that the slaughter of the Bel
gians on the Congo will affect the British
expedition up the Nile is another evil
dence that a brick thrown anywhere
in the world is pretty sure to hit British
interest before it stops.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The report that the charity bazaar fire in
Paris was caused By anarchists is TOO alb
surd for serious consideration. Dozens of
Witnesses have declared it was due to the
fame from an ether lamp and the only
evidence of anarchy in the affair was the
fact that ladies used such an illuminant
instead of patronizing the product of the
Standard Oil Company,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

81 dislike to borrow books of Dawson"
''Why?"
HE has such a good memory "-Chicag
Record.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

II noticed you weren't in church on Sunday,
l hope you were not indisposed?'
"Well, was averse to going if that's what
you mean%'-Judy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

DOLLAR OF 1795-F. S. NJ, City. A dollar
OF 1888 commands premium OF from so cen ,s
to 81. according TO state of preservation. such
ing from 81 rs to So rs. vary
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

RALsToN's DEATH-H. A., City. william G.
Ralston died in San Francisco, May 80. 1874
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
ANSWERS 70 CORRESPONDENTS.

EASTER IN 1922. C. j.. City. Easter Sunday
1892, fell on the 18th of April
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

There's plenty of 70 ON at the top"
quotes the Morgan Hill Sun in burst OF
eloquence. However, the Sun should not
in its haste overlook the probability that
the author of the proverb referred exclu-
sively to himself and the top Of his head
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

LONGEST AND SHORTEST - Subscriber. Ala.
meoa, Car The 10th and the 21st of June of
each year are the longest davs, there being
only very few seconds difference In thss
length; The shortest days are December 90
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Since the war broke out between the
Greeks and the Turks affairs in Crete have
been overlooked by the general pu ublic,
but according to latest reports the Cretans
have established a provisional govern
ment of their own and are getting along
very well while waiting for the crisis to
settle itself or begin again.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

CALIFORNIA Glaoe Fruits; SOC lb, in elegant
fire etched boxes. Townsend's, Palace Ho.sLs
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

MINNIE WILLIAMS = L. B. R., City. The
body of Minnie Williams, who was murdered
IN the Emmanuel Baptist Church, was dis
13, 1895. april
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Kaiser Williams attempt to go from his
yacht to the Columbia during a gale was
foolhardy, but as he had sense enough to
turn back before it was too late there is
reason to hope he may be wise enough to
abandon some OF his foolish efforts to
carry out medieval system of govern
ment in the face of the rising storm of
liberalism in Germany. The dangers OF
politics in his empire are not less menace
ing than those of the sea.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

ALEX GREeGAINs-J. R., City. Since the
Corbett-Fitzsimm fight Alexander has
been twice in the ring on Thursday l6st when
he was defeated by Steve O'Donnell, and a few
weeks ago, when he fought with Stencil at
the Woodward Pavilion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

CEsAR-L. B. R., City. Cesar married Cor
nelia. daughter OF CHINA, B. c. s3. On his
return to Rome, B. C. 81, he married Pompeia,
a relative OF Pompey, and in B. C. SO he mar
ried CalpurnIa, daughter OF Piso, who sue
ceeded him to the Consulship.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

CITY. The marriage laws of Oregon REQUIRE
that a divorced person shall have been resi-
dent of the State one year before marrying
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

OREGON MARRIAGE LAws-Inquiring reader.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The Los Angeles Record gives space to
the wall OF the local milk inspector, who
declares that his Office is ''of no earthly
use." We should imagine be is correct
1t is more watery use than an earthly
use which makes milk inspection popular.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Cross LopE-Amador, City. The question AZ
TO the ownership of cross lodes is one of law
which should be submitted to the Unite
States Land Office, either in this City or to tn
General Land Office at Washington, D. C.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The convention of the National Associa-
tion of Musicians in New York is said to
be attended by about 49, 900 delegates, rep
resenting all musical professions, trades
and industries. Other reports announce
that the number of New Yorkers leaving
the city for the summer resorts is unusu-
ally large,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

The chancellor of the University of
Georgia has recommended that women be
admitted to the institution and the irus-
tees have Endorsed the plan. but it will re-
euire an act OF the Legislature to make
the change and there is some doubt
whether the Bourbons from the backwoods
districts will agree to it. What mas been
accomplished. however. is a good evil
dence of progress and shows that Georgia
intends 10 keep in the lead of the new
South along all lines of advancement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

He-Well, every dog has his day.
She-But he never hurries 1t along any by
sitting up ell night waiting for it.
His Goa stalls fairly cracked as he went out
the door.-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

CREAM mixed candies 25c lb. TOwnsend's. ..
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

BUSINESS OFFICE:
40 Market Street.
San Francisco, California.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
the SUMMER MuNTnS.

The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

WHERE OIL WAS DIsCovERED-E. K g., Gill
row. Cal. Summerland. Santa Barbara County,
in this State, in which oil was recently dlscov-
arad is distant 524 miles from San Francisco.
II is postoffice and flag station on the line Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad six miles east
of Santa Barbara, and has population OF less
than 200.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Impecunious Count Cooking at portraits of
his sancestors)-Lucky fellows, you old robber
baronsl You only took the cash of the money,
bags. We have to take their daughters, too.-
Fliegende Blaetter
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

EDITORIAL ROOMS:
61S Clay Street
Telephone .MAln-4SfS
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26
OAKLAND OFFICE;
eos Broad WAv.

EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and 32 "a Park Row New York City,
DAVID NJ. FoLTZ, Eastern Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

THE W1pow's SHARE-E. NJ. c., Mountain
View, Cal. If a man dies without leaving a
will one-half OF his property, by law, goes to
the widow. the other half descends to issue of
the union-father, mother. brother, sister in
that order If there are 10 children, tather,
mother, brother or sister, then the Who4e prop
erty goes to the widow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

"Whst did that man do to make himself so
famous?" asked the Altrurian, gazing cuTiously
on en- individual who formed the center of a
social group.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

DR.. Hiram Jones of Chicago has presented to
the University of Illinois memorial building
in memory of his WIFE,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

sTENoeRApHY-R T., City. 1t is impossible
10 state with certainty which is the standard
work on stenography, as every writer is OF the
opinion that the particular system he uses IS
the best. The best systems are Pittman's,
Graham's and Muuson's. Each court reporter
uses the system ne learned. There IS no uni
form system in the courts of this City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

Sir David Hunter Blair is the only Scotch
baronet who is also monk
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-26

ITO the best of my knowledge" replied the
cynic, "he did the public - Washington
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
His rhirty-rifth Child.

Chicago, April 9O.-Isaac Gassonovitz
sat i'm the front door of the basement at
I95 West Fourteenth street and tangled
a grimy hand in his gray. struggling
beard. A young man came out of the
rear room and touched the old man on
the shoulder. "Your thirty -fifth child is
a boy" said the young man. The cry OF
an infant in the rear room did not startle
Gassonowitz- He had heard that sound
before. He continued TO sit on the stool
and smoke black. short-stemmed pipe.
The baby weighed five and one-half
pounds. and it Is doing well. 1t may do
splendidly in the clairvoyant line later,
for it was born with a caul, and is the
multiple of seventh sou. This interest
ing babe i'll be known as Alex Gassono-
witz. His mother has given birth TO four
teen children. She is the second wife of
the baby's father. The first wife bore
twenty-one children to bless their union.
Thirty of Gassonowitz's children were
boys.
Gassonowitz is a small man, tinsmith
by trade. lie is G5 years old II should
be very proud,r he said, ''if ! were the
father of forty children. Then | would
ask for medal and pension" Gassono-
Wits mother was one Of twenty-one
children by one father and one mother.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
Confession of q Firebug.

NORFOLK, Va, April 29-The city of
Portsmouth is intensely excited over the
confession of Frank Linn, the head of the
organized gang of incendiaries who have
been terrorizing that town for seven
weeks past and whose torches started the
great confiagration of a month ago, when
ST. Paul's Catholic church and almost
thirty dwellings were consumed, causing
a loss of more than s2O0,O00.
Linn was arrested for burglary. and at
his trial his wife betrayed the secret of
the conspiracy to destroy the city for the
purpose Of robbery. The plan was con-
eocted in her kitchen last January, but
its execution was delayed until heavy
March winds would render it almost GER
tain of success.
Linn confessed the whole story before
the Commonwealth attorney and his
own counsel. The five men now confined
in the Portsmouth Jail he says are guilty
parties,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
A Long Distance Run.

We have been looking up particulars of
the most famous run made with railway
trains, says the Locomotive Engineer,
and we are convinced that the run made
over the Chicago, Burlington * Quincy
from Chicago to Denver deserves TO be
considered the most extraordinary run
ever made. The distance from Chicago
to Denver, l025 miles, was covered in ex-
actly 1863 minutes actgal running time.
This was only a small fraction less than
one mile minute for the longest contin-
uous run ever made by any railroad CON-
pany. a notable thing about the run
was that no special preparation whatever
was made for the trip. The various en-
gines that pulled the train were selected
as those most convenient, and the crews
were those that were accustomed to the
engines. There were no delays from hot
boxes or any other cause, and it looks as
if trains cOnld be run daily over that
long distance and make the time of that
special train.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
The Result IN Kentucky.

Kentucky viii again be represented 10y
two senators in the Senate of the United
States after an unprecedented contest,
which ran through one regular and one
special session of the legislature, and
was marked by the calling ont of the
State troops to preserve order and pre-
vent blOodshed. There will be a general
feeling Of relief that this disgraceful and
unnecessary deadlock, which has been
characterized by more scandal and fac
tiOnal bitterness than any recent senate
rial contest, is ended at last. The Re
publicans had clear majority of the leg
islature, were clearly entitled to the SEN
ator, and should have elected one on the
first joint ballot of the special session.
That the contest was prolonged beyond a
single ballot was entirely due to the fac
tional and personal differences among
the Republicans themselves, who, for the
first time in the history Of the party, con-
trolled the legislature, and should have
been harmonious in their action.
The result of Deboe's election win be
to add one vote To the Republican side in
the Senate, thus bringing the Republic
cans nearer by one vote 10 the control Of
that body, and Kentucky viii have an
undivided representation in the Senate
in favor of sound currency. Senator
Lindsay, Democrat, is an out-and-oui
adherent of the gold standard, and while
there seems 10 be some doubt about De-
boe's personal views on the currency
question, he will, doubtless, vote with
his party, which is pledged to maintain
the existing standard until a double
standard be established by international
agreement, Of which there isn't the re-
motest possibility. y.-Philadelphia Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
Seed Wheat for Egypt.

Large purchases of American wheat
for seed purposes have been made in the
United States by the Egyptian govern
ment. The seed is TO be planted in the
hrtle valleys along the river Nile, and
the wheat will be forwarded to Egypt AS
fast as possible. The first cargo will he
shipped next week on the British steam
ship Glendower direct from Philadelphia
10 Alexandria. The steamer will take
out 10000 bushels of specially selected
grain, for which she will receive three
shiliings and three pence per quarter OF
eight bushels
After being landed at Alexandria the
entire cargo will be carried on the back
of camels many miles TO the planting
ground in the interior. other shipments
viii soon follow the one TO go out on the
GlendOwer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
The Officer and His Pistol

Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Griffith, of Pittsburg, in discussing
the reckless use of revolvers by police
men in the arrest of fleeing prisoners,
lays down the law very emphatically as
fOllows:-
The officer who shoots after prisoner
who is endeavoring to escape arrogates to
himself the right to inilict capital punish
ment and assumes grave risk. 1t is a
common impression among officers that
their position gives them the right to
shoot a man who is trying to escape and
perhaps ifiict death for an offence that at
best would only mean a few years i'm
prisonment for the man. This idea is
wholly without foundation, and the law
will not protect any officer after he has
killed or crippled man unless he can
show that he shot the party in self
defence. 1t is only in defence of his life
that an officer has q right to use his revol-
yer, and were l an officer l would not
shoot under any other circumstances,
and any man who does so takes a grave
risk"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
.RTTSBuRG'S GREAT FIRE,
Joseph Horne & Co., and 7. c. Jenkins
Burned Out.
Loss ESTIMATED At 1000, 600.

The most disastrous fire that has visit
ed Pittsburg since the great fire Of lsia,
excepting during the riots OF 1871, de-
stroyed - eo0.os0 worth of merchandise
aud property Sunday night and probab-
" resulted in two deaths and the injury
Of fonr other people. Not only is the
figure enormous but it involves the COM
plete destruction of two of the greatest
mercantile houses of Pittsburg, houses of
long and proud record and known far
and wide in Pennsylvania and the neigh
boring States and sister cities
The great wholesale grocery establish
ment of Thomas c. jenkins and the
mammoth retail store OF Joseph Horne
& Co. are total ruins. There remains of
the first only jagged patches of walls,
here and there, towering into blackened
pinnacles, and of the latter there stands
only the great naked framework, built of
iron, which would not fall, but stripped
of walls and floors and festooned only
with the dragging shreds of timber,
crinkled pieces of sheet iron and twisted
EOlS anu " lIt-- lnNf bAE AADN4A --Ae-
monuments of wealth and commercial
enterprises.
In addition to the destruction Of the
jenkins and Horne establishments at
least twenty other well-knOwn business
firms were burned out.
Joseph Horne & Cos loss approXimates
81, 10000, while Mr.. Jenkins loss is esti-
mated at 10000
The total insurance on the Horne store
building was S}0,O0O. 1t was learned
from official sources that the total insur-
ance carried 10y T. c. Jenkins, on his
wholesale grocery store was S3Oi,D0. OF
that S70.0O0 WIS on the building and sl36,
90 on the stock.
New locations have already been Sc
cured for both the Horne and Jenkins
stores and they will be ready to resume
business in few days.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
Old Enough to Vote.

The scientific chaps who figure out
such things for the benefit Of the rest of
US poor mortals tell US that the animal
known as the sheep lives to an age of
ten years, says the Johnstown Tribune.
But they have probably not heard of a
eve in the possession of Mr.. Eli Gashaw,
a farmer Of Jenner Township, Somerset
County, else they would revise their esti-
mate The venerable and distinguished
animal in question has had the fIeeces of
twenty-one winters removed from its
hack, and would be old enough TO vote at
the Republican primaries this spring if
she had the other qualifications.
Mr.. Gashaw raised the eve from a
lambkin, and is consequently sure of
her age. Aside from her other distinc-
tions, she has numerous and respect
able progeny, having given birth TO a
lamb every spring from the time she
was two years old until three years ago.
She is of no particular breed, but desig-
mated by her owner rs just common
stock" old age has not dimmed her
eyesight, and she can tell thistle from
could. Neither has it stifrened her
joints nor duiled the exuberance of her
spirits, and she may be seen any OF
these fine spring days gamboling on the
green with her great-great-great-gre great
great-great great-g -great-grandchildren
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
Flood and Hail.

The town of Guthrie, Oklahoma, was
overwhelmed "Wednesday morning by
what is described as "a mighty wall OF
water" which came down the Cotton
wood river, which was already flooded
by unprecedentedly heavy rains during
the preceding four days. The flood car
ried everything before it, many persons
being drowned in their houses or swept
away in the torrent. The estimates of
the loss of life range from 80 TO $50,
though the latter figure is thought to be
greatly exaggerated. Many miles of farm
land along the Cottonwood and Cimarron
rivers and in the Canadian valley are
submerged.
a terrific hail storm in the Rio Verde
valley, in SaE Luis PotOsi, Mexico, is re-
ported 10 have killed IL persons, besides
running the growing crops. On one ha-
eienda alone y farm hands were killed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
The War Practically Over.

London, May 2-The Times will pub
lish tomorrow 4 dispatch from Larissa
which says:
all say that during the battle at Milouna
Crown Prince COnstanstine was at Kara
dere, at the foot of the Pass. The Greek
army is described as behaving on that oc-
casion like disorderly mob. All disci-
pline was flung to the winds, and the SOL
diers fired even on their Own officers, so
terrible was the panic. II is impossible
to believe that the army ut Pharsalos can
Withstand the Turks in a pitched battle.
That the war is now practically over is
plainly apparent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-05-05
Smiles Irradiate the cOuntenanes

When those atrocious bodily troubles,
chills and fever, dyspepsia, kidney or
rheumatic disorders, yield, as they inva-
riably do, TO the benign action of Hos
tetter Stomach Bitters, remedy of
comprehensive use, pare in composition,
unobjectiOnable to a delicate palate, and
thorough in effects. Sick headache, loss
of appetite. flesh and sleep, nausea, heart
burn, are among the physical annoyan-
ces obviated by the Bitters. They are in
the nature of signals of distress display
Ell 10y a disordered stomach, liver and
bowels, and disappear with the clnse
that produced them. But these signals
should be needed at once Then the woe
begone look of chronic i'll health will
speedily disappear, and vigor and COM
fort restore a cheerful aspect to the face.
That faithful index to the condition of
the system never fails to wear a look of
sunshine when the Bitters is used to dis
pei the cloud.