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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
IMPROVEMENTS IN BICYCLES.

new idea in bicycle bells that will
surely give loud alarm is composed of
three bells mounted on the handle-bar
with three hammers, all operated by one
lever, the lower bells being tuned to sound
like chime.
To prevent the balls from dropping out
of the bearings when tho wheel is taken
apart new device has metal washer
which locks into the outside of the Gun
and projects out far enough to hold the
balls in place without interfering with
the cones on the shaft.
For long distance or long time rides a
drinking device is to be attached to the
" heel, consisting of reservoir to hold
the water, with a flexible tube fastened 10
frame over the handle bar extending
into the reservoir, thus making it un
necessary for the rider to dismount when
thirsty.
Two bicycles can be solidly coupIed
together by newly patented coupIer
consisting of three Y braces, one set be-
ing attached 10 the rear hubs and the
lower braces Of the wheels near the crank
shafts. second from the back upright
braces near the top to the heads, and the
third set across the heads of the machines
For use as a trainer ana teacher a sim
pie device now coming into use has a
frame to rest on the floor holding TWO
parallel rollers for the back wheel to rest
on and one for tho front wheel. the bicycle
being braced by the rider as desired, the
front roller being attached to the inside
back one by chain belt to cause the
front wheel to revolve for steering and
balancing.
A newly patented driving mechanism
for bicycles is formed of two L-shaped
members attached at the bend of the /,
to the bottom braces OF the frame lust
back CT the crank shaft. the pedals being
mounted In the long end and bar run
ming from the short end to a shortened
crank, thus permitting an up and down
motion OF the pedals and impartinp
greater force to the sprocket wheel
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
railways of the East to attract people to

railways of the East to attract people to
their summer resorts it will, prove an ad-
ditional advertisement for the Safe OF
California 10 have within its borders a
railroad company willing to depart so
widely from its generally accepted field OF
action and engage in an enterprise which
will assist in the material betterment OF
its locality.
With her streams alive with fishes, the
hidden recesses of her mountain ranges
teeming win all varieties of game, truly
California, with her magnificent stretches
of mountain, sea and plain, is in a posi-
tion to smile disdaintully at the minor
pretensions to sport and enjoy ment al
forded by the worn-out localities of the
distant East.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
A California Idea at Ukiah
for the Benefit of
the State.
The Gibson Canyon and It's
Hatchery, Which May Teen
With Fat Trout.
A Suggestion to Railroads Which
Might Be Acted Upon to the
General Advantage,

In the Gibson Canyon, near Ukiah,
shaded by ovezhanging oaks and red
woods, there has been recently started an
enterprise entirely unique in California
and, so far as it is possib to learn, in the
whole United States. This is the estab-
lishment of large fish hatchery by a rail-
way company.
l. is certainly an original departure
made by A. w. Foster, president of the
San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad
Company, and one which the public will
wish may be followed by railroad man
ayers throughout the country. The Gibson
Canyon hatchery has a capacity of several
millions OF eggs and the output this sea-
son will reach fully two millions. The
immense value that this cannot fail If
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

A new ash-sifter is operated by turning
q crank connected with q shaft running
through the sitter, tho central portion of
the shaft having U-shaped bend In it, to
which rods running to the end of the box
are fastened, the action of turning the
crank thus sliding the sifting-box back
and forth IN its bed.
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To Live without Buying or so,,,nr

Western man named Gilbert is going
to try the experiment of living exclusiyely
upon the products of a small farm near
Nawton, raising his food and makino his
clothing. He proposes to neither buy nor
sell. Mr.. Gilbert was employed as an
architect on some OF the Worlds Fair
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
Sacrificing Jackets,
Dresses, Waists, CdOeS

Summer garments must go now at
earliest possible moment. Coming
fVsnts make quick clearance tmberattUe.
We've been reducing high-priced gar
ments to fill up where lines have been
broken in size or color. Now orig
inal prices on everything are cut half
or more. Never before such prices
as these:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
ST 5O IacketS for SS SO.

so only-All-woOl Kersey Jackets-fly
fronts, siI K iaced-with or without velvet
collars-tan, green, navy or plum-re-
duced from 81. SO to s.. so.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
So Crash Suits for SL75.

200 Cras h Suit "a slight niscut, scarce
ly noticeable. The maker allow ed US half
when we discovered 1t.
Plain Crash SUITS 10srs So; nor ST.75
Fancy Stripe Snits 1Csre 81; noso S2.25
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buildings. He has suffered from dyspepsia
and nervousness and attributes his ILL
ness to the tension of modern life. His
sister will be associated with him in his
novel enterprise.
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supporting a large population. In the
time OF the annual flood a great part OF
the canal was under water, and then the
rivers current would rush in a more di-
rect course into the pass, carrying with it
the rich silt which takes the place of
manure and keeps the soil in constant
state OF productiveness. All this with
the exception of the tradition .hat Joseph
built it, can bs verified to-day, and it is
not mere supposi Jion or rumor.
Until eight years ago it was firmly be-
ileved that the design has always been
limited 10 an irrigation scheme, larger
no doubt, than that now in operation. as
shown by the traces of abandoned canals
and by the slow aggregation of waste
water which had accumulated in the
Birket ell Quorum, but still essentially the
same in character. Many accounts have
been written by Greek and Roman his
torlans, such as Herodotus, Strabo, Mutt
anus and Pliny, and repeated in monkish
legends or portrayed in the maps of the
middle ages, which agreed with the folk
lore of the district.
These tales explained that the canal dug
by the ancient 1sraelites served to carry
the surplus waters of the Nile into an ex-
tensive lake living south of the Favoum.
and so large that 1t not only modified the
climate, tempering the arid winds of the
desert and converting the m into the balmy
airs which nourished the vines and The
olives into a fullness and fra rance IN.
known in any part Of the country, but also
added to the food supply OF the land such
immense Quantities of fish that the royal
prerogatlve of the right of piscary at the
great weir was valued at ESQ 900 annually.
This Ike was said to be $50 miles round,
ana TO be navigated by feet of vessels
and the whole circumference was the scene
oil industry and prosperity. y.-Engineering.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
$40 Eton Jackets for $3.50.

25 Assorted Eton Jackets-all popular
coIors and black-cloth, velvet or vel
veteen-were $50, $40 aud $5-noW SO,
81 so and $I5O.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

81 oniy-Tailor Dresses-Eton, Blazer
or Fly front Silk-!ined Jackets ali wool,
all q ., almost Gil colors-reduced from
Sl5 IN 30 Q5
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
SL25 Shirt Waists for qSc,

very special Shirt Waist Sale-the
largest and brightest stock tn select
from-50c ones if YOU want, or s. ones,
but a CSC and S1.75 big bargains They
were 81. % and 81 90.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

A newly patented dash board for trolley.
cars has circular casing in its front side.
adapted to hold an electric globe and re.
Hector for use rs a headlight.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

A Chicago man has patented an explo-
sive propelling engine light enough 10 be
attached 10 a bicycle and which needs
only the use of the pedals for the first fe W
revolutions, when coE bustion is started
and power applied to a piston-rod work
ing on the axle of the rear wheel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
$40 Dresses for S4.q5.
slS Dresses for SQ.Qs.

40 oDly-EIon Tailor Dresses-checked
skirts-soiid-color JSckets-well made
lined aud bound-reduced from $40 to
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
$40 Capes for S5.
$3.50 Silk Skirts for S7.e5.

rs Assorted Cape>-short, medium or
or dark color>-none ever less
than $6.50-some were $12.50-an now
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

For use in the army when on the march
or Tor summer camping parties a newly
patented stove has messchest comb ned
with 1t. one end of the chest being fitted
win a crate for the fire and lids in the
Top, and the other end containing a series
o. drawers or shelves to hold the pro-
visions, the whole thing being locked to-
gether for transportation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

RoIlooo&lsc Equality has just is the latest
OOI./ and said to be the greatest, work of ia
Nav Rock author of "Looking Backward" In
WV his preface Mr.. Belamy says: 9" have taken
of Looking Backward, the year 2ooo
Equality and have utilized the framework of the
story the starting point for this
Publishers price SL25. Our price SI.lO Postage prepaid
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

Silk Moreen skirts-apple green. navy,
OK blood, gold. brown, silver gray-beau-
litully made-were $l7.5O-nOw $7.95.
Same Skirt lined Nth ehaNgsabls
Tafsta SIk reduced from So TO $I2. Is.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
Goods
Delivered Free
NEW TO-DAY!

To railroad points within 100 miles
when order amounts to $500 or over
and money accompanies the order.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
Astonishing
Carpet
Prices.

place you cannot afford to overlook our
Carpet Department offerings. The
deep price-cutting is done to make
things little lively in this section
during its usual dull season.
Body Brussels Carpets. borders to
match; also same styles in hall and
stair carpets; the best patterns and
colorings that have been SI25 O5c
d yard n0W-...................... wv
English Linoleums in the latest
designs; quality that we will guar
antee TO wear we'll per square OOo
yard ............................ OOC
Japanese Linen Warp Mattings,
50 charming designs to Sc 001a
lect from; now per yard only ZZ2C
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos with
10 without removal Noonan, l0l7-lO73 Mis- sion,
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
Candy for ssms 11st nIe: t5:
the Country. FIRE fire ebo, h

dies that we sell over our counters to
the city trade, but especially packed in
tin boxes for shipment, zcHhont extra
charge. This applies only to our 35c
pound Candies, and includes all
varieties used in making up the
French Mixed" No better French
Mixed Candy is or can be made, but
instead of soc a pound we charge
only 35C, or 3 pounds for ST..
Caramels, assorted......".25c pound
Buttercups, aSsorted,.....25C pound
Extra Fancy Mixed.......2OC pound
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
THE EMPORIUM.
THE EMPORIUM
important Announcements

Will be made in few daysthe most interesting mechands-
ing news you have read Stocks throughout the store
are being overhauled and counted and this work
is completed the greatest sales attempted in the
West will be in order.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06

In the course of some interesting but
political and personal relations with the
late Empress Augusta, the conflicts he
said had shattered his nerves more than
all of his parliamentary and diplomatic
battles. He recounted how he frustrated
the intrigue to make her regent in 1888,
and concluded the interview by ridiculing
the report that he was going to Kiel to
christen ship, saying, II am no longer
man for festive occasions"
Concerning the Empress Augusta
Prince Bismarck is quoted as using these
words:
"That exalted lady, the Empress Au-
gusta, powerfully contributed to the
deterioration of my nerves. She was her
self of a nervous, changeable disposition,
fond of politics, and she at once famed up
if anyone would not or could not acquiesce
in her plans. The friction between us
began at an early date, when in lS4S the
prince of Prussia wanted to go to Eng
land and wished to see him IN order to
advise him urgently to remain at Pots
dam, as the whole army and part OF the
the journey would have bad effects. She
tried to prevent ME from having access
to him. She was excited, and as was her
wont when in that mood she slapped her
knee with the palm of her hand and de-
claTed to me that above all things she
must provide for the future OF her son.
Il subsequently heard of a singular
project which had been hatohed in her
palace. Won Vincke came to me in the
Diet and said he intended to bring for
ward motion comforting the regency on
the Princess of Prussia and asked me
what thought of it. l inquired why in
the world the Prince could not be regent
and Prince Won Vincke said he thought
1t had become impossible in the country.
"All right" I said. "if you bring for
ward that motion shall propose that you
be arrested for high treason. The motion
was never made because it had no chan ce
of success without the support of the ex-
IRENE right.
All this did not improve my relations
with the Princess, nor when she became
Queen and Empress could she ever quite
conceal her peculiar grudge against me.
Her liking for everything French and
Catholic intensified this feeling. In the
course of time there arose at the court a
oabal which did not invariably employ ex-
ceptionable methods to achieve its objects
and it was SO powerful that should have
been unable to carry through unless the
old gentleman, whom by the way suffered
no less than I from these things, had al
ways run straight at decisive movement.
These conflicts, however, involved an
expenditure of nervous power, especially
conflict, she would have persuaded the
King to ahdicate and had to make an
energetic appeal to him and to point to
his sword.
81 can safely say that this protracted
ladies war injured my health more than
all the public battles have fought in
parliament or in the diplomatic service. I"
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06

are foreigners of limited education and
such men fall an easy prey to agitators
and demagogues. Furthermore, they
We're sInarting under a sense of gross in
justice, in that their wages were made
quate to provide themselves and families
with the necessaries of life, and small as
they were they were often made smaller
by the extortion of the stores managed
by the operators. If anyone had pre-
dicted that these men would have main
tanned a strike for two months without
becoming rioters and resorting to physi-
cal force to accomplish their ends, he
would have been regarded as an exceed.
lngly rash prophet. Yet the fact is that
during these two months not single
outrage has been committed, though the
men have been repeatedly provoked by
lnjunctions of doubtful propriety and
validity issued by judges altogether too
subservient to the coal operators. They
have compelled the operators to give them
fair treatment by placing their case be-
fore the public and trusting to the just
ice of it to array public opinion on their
side. 1t is probably the truth that the
good behavior of the strikers has been a
great disappointment to the operators,
or such of them as did not want to con-
cede the reasonable demand of the mi
ners, because it has deprived them of the
opportunity to array the power of the
state on their side. Generally in strikes
of this kind the question soon shifts
from contest between the employers and
employed to contest between law and
lawlessness, in which the power of the
state is pitted against the power of the
strikers, the strikers. become public enc
mics and accordingly are put down by
the power of the state. In this case the
strikers have so far refrained from VIC
lence and lawlessness that. there has been
no ground for interference on the part
of the state, and the operators have had
to go it. alone.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
BISMARCK TALKS.
The Iron Chancellor Tells of the Ladies'
War at Court.

London, September 4.-The Berlin corr
respondence of the Times says:
The Zukunft publishes what is un-
doubtedly an authentic interview with
Prince Bismark, probably obtained by
Count Liinburg Stirum, who recently
visited the ex-chancellor on behalf OF the
Conservative party. Prince Bismarck ex-
pressed himself as very skeptical regard
ing the alleged Franco Russian alliance
and says that the Cars toast really COM
mitted Russia to very little. In the
course of the interview Prince Bismarck
said.
II remember in my own diplomatic
experience similar obscure expressions
which we've not unpleasing to the ear of
those they concerned. do not think the
contents of the treaty, if it exists at all,
would please the French. The policy of
tn Russian government has always been
cautious, and / cannot conceive that 1t
would needlessly commit itself to ad-
ventures from which it would gain moth
ing Count Muravief has always behaved
as Germany's friend, and 1 do not see
any r'ason why he should change his
mind"
Prince Bismarck complimented, some
what ironically, President Faure's apti-
tude, taste and success in his new fashion
of political travelling, and repeated the
opinion that nothing would come of 1T,
adding:
But for all that the French are moved
nearer the fire and might more easily
than ever suddenly boil over. This ought
to deliver our rulers from any delusion
they may still cherish and should serve
to warn them against altering the basis
of our national defence"
The ex-chancellor deprecated the clamor
for big feet and for colonial expansion.
saying:
''Our flag should follow our trade. and
not precede it The most important thing
for Germany is to have strong army.
That was the opinion of Won Moltke.
who shared my conviction that we shall
have to fight upon the continent of Europe
battles which will be decisive for our
colonial dominions."
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06
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FINANCIAL.
BUY COTTON
and HOLD lit.
1t is the only cheap
thing left.
sep4 fin col3t
PORTLAND & RUMF0RD FALLS RY.

NOTICE is hereby given that as provided in
~ the trust mortgage given by. the Portland
y Rumford Falls railway to the Old Colony
1892. said railway will pay at the office of Kid
der, Peabody & Co.. 11s Deyonshtre street,
Boston, Mass, or at the Portland Trust Co. in
Portland. Me-, on and after the first day OF
thereof. with interest due thereon to said first
day of October, all bonds issued and now out
standing under and secured by said mortgage
thereof. All future interest on any such
bonds ceases with coupons due October ], 1897.
in accordance with the terms OF said mortgage,
or. at the option OF the holder, the above bonds
will be paid at any time prior to Oct. !, 1897,
at lo5 and interest to date of payment, at the
offices specified above. ,
Il. c. BRADFORD, Treasurer
Portland. Me-, July 81. 1897.
jy23dM. W&Ftocti
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There seems to be.a good prospect that
the miners will generally accept the offer
of % cents made by the operators and de-
clare the strike off. Certainly it is to be
hoped that this will be the result, for a
prolongation of the dispute is likely to
prove very costly to both parties to it,
and also to the public at large. The
rate offered is compromise, about half
way between what they operators first off,
cred and what the miners demanded
Probably under existing conditions it is
as much as the operators can afford to
pay, though the So cent rate is not too
much for the arduous work which the
miners perform. The contest which
seems now SO near settlement, was begun
about two months ago and has involved
more than u hundred thousand men.
The remarkable thing about it is the
peaceful manner in which it has been
carried on. great many of the mines
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-06

The New York Sun says the obligation
of the New York Republicans to keep the
Republican party in the field, is as clear
as was that of the Republicans of the
United States in 1895 to nominate Re-
publican candidate and to appeal first
of all to Republican sentiment. The
New York Tribune, however, is evidently
OF the opinion that the thing for the Re-
publicans to do is to nominate Seth Low.
Both profess to be speaking from the
standpoint of the partys welfare. Yet
they give Numerically opposite advice.