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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

The early people of England were no
without that love of rhythm and music
which we find among all nations.
know that our American Indians nat
their songs. some of them beautllul II
their way And these songs. springinl
from wild. untutored breasts. like som,
flower on a stony cliff, are all the iToit
beautiful and unexpected because of the
rouehness of their environment.
Among the early people OF England
doubtless. some wild songs We're sung
but of them little is known. About
twelve hundred. we begin to have traces
of songs ballads they, We're called, Oh
which the earliest is 4 love song.
.sBlow northern wind,
Send thou me my swetynge.
Blow northern wind,
Blow blow, blow.
And another. some years later, shows
more skill in the art of verse making.
Summer is icumen
Lhude sing cuccu
Groweth sed
And bloweth med
And sprineth the VIDE nu
Sing cuccu.
The ballad and the minstrel were "a
closely welded that TO speak OF oh'
makes mention of the other imperative
The bard wrote the ballad, but 1t was the
minstrel with his harp and voice VINO
breathed into it the breath OF IRE. a
nerson of distinction and a welcome guest
vas a minstrel or glee-man, in olden
times wandering with his harp about the
country. singing his ballads OF love ana
war in the camps. in the hamlet, even al
me court. his voice and harp being SUI
ficient passport.
lad alive: for the ballads were not writ
fen ont but were sung from one genera
tion ia the other and so kept in memory.
Doubtless many beautiful ballads dieI !
ont and were forgotten. Tor memory anu
tradition are two very tickle handmaids
with whom 10 entrust any siiiiS ~ 80
ous. ,,.i
of genuine old English ballads. OF whlch
tn, most celebrated is the ballad OF
CHEVY chase. This ballad recltes the bat
tle between Erie Percy and Douglass.
perrv 80 The story tells us. made a vow
thg,l he would enter Scotland. take ms
measure in the border-Woods Tor ,nfre
summer days and STAY at his VIII tue deer
an the domain of his rival Douglass re-
piled ..TeI him he will mad one day
ErIS percy came and Douglass met him.
Then the battle began i'll earnest. me
minstrel sings:
.grhIs fight did last from break of day
TIL setting of the sun
For when they rang the evening bell
Tho battle scarce was done
And when at length the battle ended,
he tells that.
..Of twenty hundred Scottish spears
Scarce fifty-five did flee,
M firtetl, hundred English men
Went nome hlss fifiy-three.
TN rsst were slain in Chevy chase
Under the greenwood tree
j., tbts ballad we find an absence Of
oIabar,se adornment. It is simple. di-
recf rsssilal of the conflict between Two
ol1;et,fns of The border. but u has a
na,ti,i and swing which makes The
Rear heal quicker. Il s z poem q oat
lie ana slaughter, yet II does no iiei'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

Qt1icaIE touches u 4ttilIlS. WHICH ELLft
Percy has at last slain Douglass he says,
'.Waes me for thee
For d better man OF head or hand
Was not in all the north countree
Who has not heard Of the ballads Of
Robin Hood. or the legend of Sir Guy?
One especially worthy of notice Is the
'.Grand old ballad Of Sir Patrick Spence.
This ballad Is a tale of ship and 4 ship
wreck, and the moan Of The sea Is
through II ALL Colerldge has caught
the rhythmic swing OF the verse and I'M
prisoned II in his Ancient Mariner.
We have all heard Kingsley's song The
Three Fishers and remember the MORN
ing after the shipwreck how
1.-THE women were weeping and wringinS
their hands
For those who VIII never come back TO
the town..
Kingsley evidently got his idea from
these lines in the ballad of Sir Patrick
Spence:
20, lang, lang may the ladies stand
WI their gold combs in their hair
Waiting for their ain DER lords
For they'll see them ma mair.
The ballads do not sing of war and
shlpwreck Some Of the most chiyalrie
and stirring have love for their theme
Love will find out the way was one OF
the most popular love ballads. II
breathes of fervent. exultant love and
has ring to emphasize the words.
The Gordian knot, which trde lovers
knit,
Undo ii you can not, nor yet break It.
Should love become IA swallow
Through the air 10 stray,
Love viii lend wings to follow.
Love will find out the way.
1t Is a delight to read over and over
again these blfthe old ballads. They are
little chronicles of the life and Thought OF
| early England. The old time ballad
1f,sp fNf
to tickle the ear; IL makes use OF no
change of metre, it employs 20 art, no
trick, Il, hold the reader. yet It charms
| him nevertheless thmaGhss its uncon-
scious freshness, its Simplicity and orig
| nalty. 1t possesses power force.
| a rhythm which irresistibly bears the
| reader along on its tide.
After one has read the soul stirring bal
| lad of Chevy Chase. which moves sle
heart like a trumpet" when one has been
| thrilled by the chord OF heart broahing
| melody in "Aul Robin Grey'-a love
| ballad which has "iilled more eyes with
| tears than any ballad ever written the
| ballads of our own time seem TO lack
| something
| AS the initiative New England cat
| bird. sequestered in some bush, tinkles
| out the notes of the bobolnk. so some OF
| our more modern poets sheltered by the
| aame Of ballad have striven 10 initiate
| the old English writers. Very good imi-
| tations are some OF them, but we know
| afinl, Ar,one the MANY vim have at
| tenntad iris kind ~ verse Macailay.
| Browning and Tennyson are the three
| who perhaps better than the others re-
| allied what the true ballad is like. Ma
| cauiay and Browning in their war songs
4 have caught the Spirited ballad swing.
| Who can read the Battle of Nashby''
| without thrill, rs the powerful words
ron iorth
And, mark. Ike the roar OF the eiiiows
one the shofe
me cry OF battle rises along the chafs-
/ Ing lines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29
A Siren Voice.

Long. long ago. when nodding' lhiih-
white daisies ,,a,
Were peeping shyly from the deMs ~,
And buds were telling young
praises, "a +ba
A child was born to summer sh'
Sea.
The sailor. outward bound, has ne or es
pied her, ,,,,l.
Nor Vel the Usher in his vagrant BARR
But oftentimes men think they have ues-
cried her ,,l,
Just as the dusk is deepening to DARK.
Or, in the hush that comes in carry
morning a;,aa :,
A shadowy slim shape haii-Ne
mist.
But, as they look, without momeh'
warning, .,,,st
1t melts away in rose ana aineeh9
Yet day and night across the
beaches, - ~ tba
And Ger the marshes. looking ~
west. x,aiee
Where slumbrous tides creep in, a VOICE
The soul to follow on and be at rest.
Far, off the sick man in MS eiian'De'
listens; ,a,a The
Against. the sky single "hise
glistens, III /,
And lazily the waves plash down
sand.
And farther still that siren voice $50
winging
It's way into the crowded mart.
Amidst the din and strife ana TIM
bringing ,.p
A nameless yearning to the NUNS
-. heart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

..s...,o,, 10
1t Is plainly evident that inc duestrv VI. IL, u.
how to deal with the boss IS one WIFE,
must soon claim the serious altshlioi. ' "
the American people. lndlviuuai eohti CONT
and AZ, man power in politics are rapid
" on the increase In this country. ~ TINS
tendency is allowed 70 SO on uncn it. ft'a.
1t will in time undermine our ihsutnt VI.
and will substantiate the preatetioI . ...t
our form of government cannot endure
And the fact that such y state a. a.i l..
Is looked upon only WIFI inusi HILL, a 80
cannot be regarded as ned si ~.
laugh or "A critical essay az pest - 'iia
only response elected. l.
Expos tmaster General W3aamaKer ~
a recent speech in Philadelphia, Win "a ~,
erence to politics in his own state SAT- u.
From some points of view II Wouid seem
that there Is not much 70 De Done eAcePs
TO suffer and wait 10 see SIX ty-aeseh
counties play a state convention; 10 mar. ~.
a platform and nominate candidales lpr
Office. while all the time Y Is one iilh
that constitutes himself the cohve'ltio,i,
himself adopts platform, himself aupp a,
resolutions, himself boHiihales ..,nti
dates and himself adJouThs' ~ !. pltianie
and discouraging spectacle; even y Two
generations of our people nave oScoine
accustomed to this condition OF thiiss.
The newspapers, with very lew eAvsp-
cities of this state, nave aeeePt ~ ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

al blessing The school-houses of our
land, guarded by the flag. are "A stronger
defence to our government than all the
could build. The church changing az
society changes. yet always remaining
true to its first principles gives US con-
fidrncc 10 believe that our free govern
MGR: will not be sacrificed upon the un-
haliowed altar of vice and greed. Our
counfry's perinanencc rests In the home
the school and the church. For they are
the malsers Of good citizens. the pre- crv-
ers OF national health the assurance OF
American perpetuity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

STANDARD, reputable articles are not
dear at the prices asked for them. 1uh.
stitutes offered by INSCRIPTIONS and ir-
responsible makers are costly at any M.
ure Be sure that no humbug d prac-
ticed on you when you 60 to buy,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29
The English Ballad.

Miss Edna Harriet Stephens was here
nrnsentcd and she spoke in these words:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

Miss janet Christine stephens had Il
delightful subjec; and in delightful way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29
A Hero Of Emancipation.

IL was before the war The country
was seemingly enjoying peace and pros
peri,y. The struggle for liberty had
passed into history. and the United States
of America with rapid strides was taks
Continued on page S.) 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29
In War and In Peace.

Nearly half a score of generations have
raid their tribute to our Puritan fore
fathers. The story of Puritan principle
and Puritan pluck will live forever. The
oppression and persecution of the old
world had burned into their souls the
sacredness of liberty: the sublimity of
thinking for themselves and they, in turn.
taught the old world that kings and
priest We're power1ess to chain the reason
and the conscience in the shackles Of dog
ma and superstition. They endeayored
to lay the foundation of the new nation
deep. they enieavored to reach the bed
rock Of human rights. the bed rock of
justice. They declared that all men were
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29
American rerpe!uity.

The subject of Mr.. Herrieks discourse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29

Mr.. G.. Il. Quincy WAS the next speaker.
We mad CHOSEN well for subject and he
had the proper patriotic ring in his
words. He spoke upon
The record-union., 1897-02-14
The Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency
reports % failures for the past week
in the Pacific Coast States and Terri
tories, as compared with % for the
previous week and 20 for the CORE
spending week of 1896. The failures
are as follows: l fruits, | drayman, /
coal, 8 hotels, saloons, . lumber COM
panies, / booi1binding, l tailor. / cloth
ing. | music company, | teamster, 4
grocers, l hop grower, l milk dealer,
8 general stores, / harness, l station
cry ] butcher.
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visitors from adjacent towns. as these
places will be thoroughly advertised.

One of the most important of cooking
lectures will be that of How to Feed
the Sick then those present will be in
structed in the method of preparing
"Barthlo food,'' farrina, jellies, beef tea,
and egg; in fact a number of the latest
and most thoroughly approved health
dishes as prepared by physicians. If
possible an effort will be made to show
how nurses in hospitals handle patients
while in bed For this lecture the man
agement have kindly extended to physi-
clans and professional nurses an invi-
tation to be present complimentary as
guests of the Grocers' Union.
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To Cure Cold In One Day
| Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il i;
| fails to cure. 2oc.
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Potatoes for seed. G0c a sack: fine
Petaluma butter 3oc a roll. common
grade &c a roll; Arbuckle's coffee, 2oc,
two pounds. 35c; Eagle brand condens-
cd milk. 15c; other brands, 10c. Fabian
Brothers, S2S j.
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Before wiring your house get my
prices; also inspect my electric fixtures.
Tom. Scott, plumber. 303 ].
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
office of the undersigned until ) O'Clock
p. m on TUESDAY, February %, 1897, for
one centrifugal pump CT 6o6o gallons ca
pacity to be placed in position in new
pumping plant at foot of street, in Sac
ramento City. Specifications on file at Of
flee of the City Clerk. A certified check
made payable to City Clerk for an amount
not less than 10 per cent. of amount of bid
must accompany each bid. The Board of
Trustees reserves the right to reject any
and all bids,
fe14-1ot NJ ]. DESMOND, City Clerk
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echramsberg wines. the first TO obtain
celebrity in California Sauterne and
Sauvignon Vert, quarts - cents;
pints, 40 cents. Feldhusen, Sol, Su3,
A01 l. street.
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Rarnes FIavoring Extracts.

TIVE ounce bottle lemon or vanilla, &c:
S or, 2oc; Ii or, 4oc; to be had only at
the &C. c. c.
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Nut meringue cakes, 15c; marble an
gel cake Eagle Confectionery. SIG *. 7"
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It seems hard to conceive how any
management could provide more or a
better class of attractions than these
purposed by the grocers for this their
first Food Exhibition. The total outlay
Of money for that week will run into
the thousands, and IS a striking Illus
tration Of what experience can do in
providing entertainment at a low price
with features hard to be obtained else
where for three or four times the ad-
mission fee.
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The only genuine domestic bread a:
the Pacific Grove Bakery, S2I3 j.
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First-class timing and plumbing
done by Miller Bros, 1116 j.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Vehicles-Baker & Hamiton-Hard
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Balm
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
KENT BROS, 1911 Third street, for car.
riages, buegies, rigs of all kinds a short
notice. Telephones-New, 20; old. 51l.
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FOOD EXPOSITION
OPENS
Saturday, Feb. 10th,
Z z. M.
Arnory Hall.

ANNOUNCEMENT
MONDAY NIGHT-Retail Groeers and
Native Sons and Daughters.
TUESDAY-Baby Show: Ladies' Choral
Society, Mrs. Frances Moeiler, Director:
etc.
Special attractions during week, see
Daily Record Union"
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The last Saturday of the exposition.
February 9th, will be school children's
day All the scholars ef the Sacramento
schools and adjacent villages will be ad-
mitted on that day at 10 cents, and will
be given a bag of candy. special chill
dren's dances. songs and recitations will
make it pleasant fer the little ones The
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THE BREUNER PRIZE

The John Rreuner Furniture and Carpet
Company will give special prize of an
elegant, costly bedroom set of furniture to
the visitor to the exposition that guesses
nearest actual floor space in their carpet
and furniture and crockery and store de-
partments. Get details at BREUNER'S.
This exposition will be the best attrac-
ton seen here this winter Your grocer has
single admission and season tickets on
sale.
Admission, 25 cents; children, 15 cents.
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Among the most novel of the exposi-
ton attractions will be a practica
demonstration of the latest and most
improved family canning machine in
vented by a Philadelphian, and shown
for the first time on the Pacific Coast
here. Fruits and vegetables will be
canned, opened and sampled by the pub
lie at this booth.
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The nagiscope pictures, which, will be
one of the features of the Exposition,
decidedly popular with the masses, will
embrace a surf scene, mounted police,
original picture of moving objects in
aquarium The Old Gardner and the
Naughty Boy" New York Fire Scene"
Cavalry Charge" Coming of the Sun
set Limited Train" and many other
striking views. They will be projected
from the upper balcony, fronting on
L street, and thrown on a screen of
twenty feet at the lower end of the
hall specially arranged for the occasion.
No one should miss seeing the animat-
ed pictures.
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S. W. Cor. K and Seventh Sts., Sacramento.
CONDUCTED ON THE EUROPEAN
plan. Strictly first-class. Electric cars
pass the door every three minutes
BLESSING Z GUTHRIE. Props
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| In every city where Mr. Buckley has
| conducted an exposition he has endeav-
ored as far as possible to assist local
charitable organizations to place money
in their treasury by either allowing them
a liberal percentage on tickets sold or
by giving them special where they can
| have a booth and dispose of articles, the
net proceeds of which can be placed in
| their treasury. He cordially invites any
| deserving charitable organization of the
| city to consult him about this matter,
and he will do all in his power to assist
them in realizing a considerable sum of
| money.
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There seems to be a lack Of under
standing in regard to the season tickets;
these tickets have numbers or spots
which admit punching six times each,
covering a single admission to the expo
sition. The ticket is sold for 81, and one
person can use ii six times, three per-
sons two times each, six persons one
time. etc. which covers the stated six
admissions, and is transferable. This
makes the rate Of admission to the ex-
position remarkably low. and the sales
already give evidence that at least a
thousand tickets Will be disposed OF be-
fore the exposition opened. II has been
announced that the sale will be stopped.
as they are really intended as an ad-
vance concession. The regular admission
Is - cents. children II cents.
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Manager Buckley is expecting Mrs.
Buckley from Los Angeles the present
week, and as she is a great help to him
in this line her coming WIFI be most
welcome
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Business Manager Pease of the Expo
sition corps Of workers is putting in
several days in San Francisco, closing
contracts with a number of firms, who
had not fully made up their minds as
to where they wanted to be located in
the hall.
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One Of the largest local establishments
has arranged to have candy making, and
a large booth near the main entrance,
and to serve soda and sell choice confec-
tionery to visitors.
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STATE HOUSE HOTEL,
Corner Tenth and Sts., Sacramento.

BOARD AND ROOM, 81 % TO 81 PER
day. Meals, 25c.
Accommodations first-class. Free bug
kc and from hotel W. j. ELDER. M'gr.
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teachers will announce this important
reduction in the schools.


In order that the Exposition may be
opened promptly on time, and that ex-
hibitorS may realize to the fullest ex-
tent the advantages of the Exposition,
Mana ger Buckley has contracted with
George Boyne to build booths on the
theatrical scenery plan, SO that they
can be portable used afterwards, at a
very modest sum. Each exhibitor, by
selecting the colors desired to be used
can have his booth built, already to set
UP, at the time of the opening.
Most of the exhibitors will place a
number of incandescent lights in their
booths, as the price has been made very
low for this occasion, as It includes
wiring service and use of lamps. A
circular to that effect has been made
by the management announcing the
contractors for this is the Sacramento
Electrical Engineering and Supply
Company.
Probably one of the most interesting
attra ctions and features of the Exposi-
tion Will be an electric cooking kitchen,
ovens, shaping dishes, farrina boilers,
electricity, will be demonstrated, and
their use explained. Dishes will be
served from the BOOTH and the entire
exhibit will be not only instructive but
attractive.
Manager Buckley estimates that
thousands of samples, not only served
to be eaten or drank in the hall. but
put up in packages to be taken home,
will be cheerfuNy captured by the en-
terprising housekeepers of Sacramento.
* y
Among the prizes to be given in the
baby show are: A dozen photographs,
a baby coach, a baby loving cup, baby
shoes, baby cloak, two vases, a nursery
lamp, milk steriliZer, and a number of
smaller articles. 1t is expected that a
great number Of articles will be given
by the merchants for this cause.
The suggestion has been made to
several merchants to have the week
February 22d to 9th, the merchants
week, offering special attractions for
out -of-toWn merchants and buyers to
| be present at the haA on that occasion
ana not OnIy alteEd the foOd EXpoSI-
| ton, but to purchase goods here. The
railroad makes special excursion rates,
| the Exposition management cutting
| their price in half to out-of- town visi-
tors holding coupons from the railroad
and the concerted effort on the part OF
! local merchants would result advan-
| tageously to Sacramento trade. Let
all take hold and help further this
| movement
1
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Miss Julia Crocker is in the city, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Fanny Crock
er- -McCreary. POLLY OLIVER.
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One firm from the East will give out
twelve thousand sheets of popular music
10 visitors, another number of cook
books tape measures, papers Of pins,
etc. as advertising novelties. Each eS-
hibitor VIII vie with the other in select
ing and giving away splendid adyertis-
ing matter, and in this respect the house
wife can go home laden not only with
samples of food products, but with other
articles.
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The exposition will bring to this city
from out of town from twenty to thirty
statesmen. q number of skilled demon
strators. members of firms exhibiting,
and in this way il will prove a direct
benefit to the city. 1t is expected that
in addition to these there will be many
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Monday night will be retail grocer's
night, and every purveyor of foods in
the city and adjacent towns are ex
pected to be present as guests of the
Grocer's Union. A special march for
the occasion will be arranged by Pro-
fessor Neale, and rendered by the solo
orchestra.
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City Finances,

Following is City Auditor Young's report
for the week ending Saturday, the 18th:
9oaa
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The programme for the opening night
will embrace a short talk by pronffnent
members of the Executive Committee
an address of welcome by Manager
Buckley, an opening march by the or
chestra, and then the exposition will be
formally opened. the management
states, by either the Governor or the
Mayor.
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There is a constant demand on the
part of exhibitors for skilled, demon
strating Ladies who can bake biscuits,
make coffee, bake pancakes and serve
cereals, cocoa and chocolate, etc, can
find good occupation by applying to the
Office of Exposition Managers, pa j
street.
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THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies dlnlng-room separate
Open day and hight. BUCkMAN & CAR
RAGHER, proprietors. No. 1919 Second
street between and X, Sacramento.
Now Open After the Fire.
Maison Faure, Restaurant DE France.
427 K street 0ormerly near Golden Eagle
HoteD Family Orders, Banquets and We'd
ding Parties a speciality
l.. FAURE, Proprietor
MARCOS RESTAU UR MI,
1hlrd and j streets.
Ladies' entrance on Third street. Open
day and night.