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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

SPECIAL informa tion daily TO manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Alen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Anarchy seems to be a sort of medicine
which civilization cannot shake and must
take.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11
Get Your Tickets to the KIondyke.

The Northern Pacific Steamship Company has
put the magnificen, steamer City Of Seattle into
service between Tacoma, Seattle Juneau and
Dyea. Steamer leaves Tacoma and Seattle Au-
gust 8 and 26. For tickets and information call
at the Northern Pacific Railway Otfice 36s Mar
ket street, S. f. I. K. Stateler, General Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Sagasta may be good tor Spain in this
crisis, but sagacity would be better.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

1t is wiser as we'll as safer to trust to
the path of prosperity at home rather
than to Chilcoot Pass.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

1t is generally believed that Spain must
either surrender Cuba or repudiate her
debt. but as the choice is so difficult she
may decide TO do both.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

The old home in Niles, Ohio, in which Presi-
dent Mckinley was born, was sold last week to
w. c. Allison, relative OF the President.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

To neglect the hair is to lose youth and comei
ness. Save it with PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
HINDERCoRNs, the best cure tor corns. 15 cts.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

STRANGERS, take home Townsend's California
Glace Fruits, SOC ID, in elegant fre-etched
boxes. Palace Hotel building, 627 Market str
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Baron Oscar Dickson, the Swedish banker
whose llberality enabled Nordenskjod to carry
on his explorations, died recently at his estate
Alumnas, aged "a years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Four large and important pastels by Rosa
Bonheur were exhibited recently at the
Georges Petit Gallery in Paris They are said
to be admirabie examples OF her work
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11
MEN AND WOMEN,

Governor Tanner of Illinois has gone to the
wllds of Minnesota to hunt elk.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Protests against the new mining regu-
lations adopted by the Canadian Govern
ment are being sent in by British Colum-
bia with a snap and vigor that will
astonish Ottawa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Sir Edwin Arnold, having wearied of jap
anese museums, is now writing poetcalIy In
the Daily Telegraph of African monkeys.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

SENsIBLE.-An old sea-captain writes to J. G.
Aver & Co that he never goes to sea without
supply OF Ayers Pi Is.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

great manufacturing town will surely
spring up on the shores of that petroleum lake
in Alaska. For his fuel supply the mannfac-
turer will simply run wick into the pond
indianapolis Journal
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Pope Leo's long life is truly miraculous ii
the London Daily News account OF his usual
dinner is correct: His faithful valet serves
him with q light vegetable soup, two fried
pumpkins, q morsel OF veal or fowl and half q
OILS cf Rordeauy'
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

1t is announced that the yacht of the
Prince of Wales is for sale, and now any
American piutocrat who wishes an intro
duction to his Royal Highness knows how
TO get it and what to pay for IT.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Assistant Librarian-Where shall put this
book, Impressions OF America by an English
man?
L1prarian-In the fiction department.-Life.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

II the charter-makers can devise any
means whereby the tax levy can be kept
down and public Improvements increased
they will at once become known as lead
ing citizens and every body will be glad to
follow them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Rich gold discoveries ere reported in
various parts of California, as well as. in
Alaska and British Columbia, and those
who fail 10 patronize home industry in
this particular may go farther and fare
worse.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Those Klondike boots advertised SO freely
have their moral. If man feels like 'skick'
ing himself when he gets into the diggings
the rubber boots won't hur t like the ordinary
kind.-Dayenport Republican.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11
KLoNoIKEs AERE AND THERE.

Montana mentions mine that was bought
for So cents and sold for 81 100000. Klon-
dixie should understand that it is not the only
pebble on the gravel train-Globe- Dem ocrat.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

The Ottawa Government has decided
to limit a mining claim to 100 feet here
after, and perhaps new restrictions will
be enacted later on, as 1t seems deter
mined 10 buck against the puzz saw with
both hands and both feet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Though the British have won several
victories in Chitral, The natives refuse to
be pacifed, and in fact like the Cubans
the hill men seem to regard an invasi on
of their territory cause of offense rather
than process OF paclfcation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Klondike isn't the only pebble on the beach.
A strike has been made in the Rainy Lake re-
gion OF Minnesota of ore that will assay from
$500 to $1,000 per ton.-Minneapolis Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

1t will be easy enough to start the pro-
posed socialist COLONY in Alaska, but il
one of the party makes a rich strike it
will be an awful strain on him to divide
with the other fellows who have been dig
ging in vain.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

The success attending the Christian En-
desvor meeting in this City made mani
fest the fitness OF San Francisco to be the
summer convent ton city OF America, and
we must now go to work TO make the East
recognize that ftness and act upon it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

! Florence Hull Winterburn has In type a
| forthcoming volume entitled "Arrows in the
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

new drawback to life in the Klondike gold
mines Is reported. An American in the field
writes: ''There is no language strong enough
to describe the ierceness of the mosquitoes.
They would soon kill person If gloves and
yelling were not constantly worn" The gold
hunters will be able to take their choice be-
tween freezing to death in the winter or being
eaien by the carnive rous mosquitoes in the
summer.-Des MoInes Capital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Mrs. Mary Darrow Olson, principal of Nc
Cook School, Chicago. has offered prize for
the best-dressed graduate whose dress does
not cost over 81.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

BUSINESS OFFICE:
71O Market Street,
San Francisco, California.
a,enbone Maln-ls6s
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

The Indiana law requiring that prison
manufactured goods exposed for sale
should be plainly labeled convict made
has been declared unconstitutional on the
ground that it interferes with the right to
contract, discriminates against goods OF
other States and interferes with interstate
commerce. The decision seems to render
it impossible for State to protect its
iator against the competition of prison
labor, but in shis as in other things whore
there is will there is a way. and by the
time the people have spoken emphati-
cally on the subject the courts may find a
justification that will make such statute
valid.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Senator Morgan does not believe the
conservative party of Spain will be
streng thened by tha recoil of public
opinion due to the assassination of Cano-
vas. He says when you kill the chief of
the bandits you demoralize the gang"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

The Rhode Island man who is said to
have invented q successful flea trap may
be included in the rank OF public bene-
factors. There is 10 telling how much
time, energy and patience is wasted in
seeking the elusive flea that might have
been better spent IN chasing the nimble
S xpence.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

Mrs. Eduah Dow Cheney preached in the
Unitarian Church at st. John, N. B., on
Queen Sunday" June 20, by request of the
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Green, who thought woman's
voice should be chosen to do honor to q
woman's reign.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

In his address in response to the Cars
words of welcome at St. Petersburg the
Kaiser spoke few sentences in Berllnese
Russian, and the Russians Immediately
retaliated by singing the Kaiser's own
composition, 1.-THE Song of Egir." Thus
was vengeance and retriburion accom-
plished without disturbing the hilarity OF
tho OCCASION.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

The attack of the New York Sun on the
pension system will not in any way
weaken the determination OF the people
10 provide for the support of the veterans
who saved the Union in its hour of peril.
The Sun shines we'll as general rule. but
is subject to erratic displays in spots.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-11

81 wish you girls would be little more
punctual. I make point OF always coming
up to time.''
fsuI, ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
tho Indian's First Parents.

The lannon's summer resort, Mount
Desert island, was the traditionary
Garden of Eden OF the northwestern
indians. According to their story the
hrst man was youth with golden hair
and eyes like The hazel berry. Ills Eve
came to him from the clouds. She i'm
'mediatcly proceeded to make herself
hisagreeable ny cutting off Adams
golden locks These she began to weaye
Into a cord. At this stage the Indian
god OF evil appears and binds her with
the cord she has made She stops grow
ing, but not working. FROM q tall
green stalk size gathered yellow seed,
out of which she made bread. After
these first people had taught their chill
hren how toraise and use the grain they
were translated TO the constellation
stars known MS the Sickle, whence they
still watch over their earthly home.Z.
Chicago Times-IIcrald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
TOOTH DRAWING.
1ts Horrors Ameliorated Somewhat BIZ
the Use of Electricity.

fts Horrors Ameliorated Somewhat BIZ
the Use of Electricity.
il You like you can now have O tooti,
pulled painlessly and without gas By
electricity. instantaneous? Why, OF
course; but the point is that there Is
NO pain! You need not bother with
nitrons-oSide gas. which is very d:x.
tressjng In its effects upon come people.
s5ys the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The up-to-date dentist hos IL very
simple apparatus. VI hich consists mos;
,iDPortaatly Of y battery not much BIG
ger than cigar box. The person in the
dentist's chair grasps two handle
which are connected with the batter,
by wires. At the same time the opera
ton seizes his forceps. which likewise
fire on the end of wire proceeding
from the battery. He touches the tooth.
completing the circuit. and Instant,
o. iocab anaesthesia is produced. The
moth aud Deighboring gum are rcr
dcted for the moment inseusible 10 pain.
nndsout comes the offending molar or
,nc!sor with deXterous twist. Before
the patient has had time to realize what
has happened he is gleefully paying the
Zee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19

w AErED-SEvERALF FAITHFUL MEN
w OR WOMEN to travel for responsi.
pie establish ed house in (here insert the
name OF your state.) Salray $3.50. pay
able at6 weekly al d expenses. Position
permanent. Refo renee. Enclose self.
addressed sta:npsa envelope. The Nation
al. sta' Eai'ji.F lineage.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
TO CONTROL JACK.


hciea Enforced ON Shipboard tn Keep the
Sailors In Allegiance.
The rules regulating the conduct OF
sailors may appear somewhat drastic.
hut il is needless TO say that they arv
necessary in order To insure good gov.
ernInont on shipboard. y few of the
more important ones are US follows:
For quarreling, or provoking To
Quarrel, he forfeits dny's pay.
The same punishment is inflicted o
the man who carries a sheath knife.
II he brings spirits on board, lac loses
three days wages.
For every smoke INDUCED in 'bc
low" he forfeits one days wage
The same if Ire neglec,+s to put on,
lights when ordered.
II the lockout man falls asleep, h :
nap costs him two days pay.
IF the cook has not dinner on the
tahle at the stroke of the clock. & Is
a matter Of one days pay.
And for not being shaved. wasbcd
and cleaned spick and span on the
Sabbath Inc loses n days pay; also IN.
science TO master or mate means on,
days pay lost. and striking anyone on
board double that amount
While for attempting to smugge y
few pounds Of tea or tobacco or Il gallon
OF rum he loses the wages of whole
month
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
BARBER SHOP STORIES.
Peculiar Things Men DO When They Go
tn Oct Shaved.

Peculiar Things Men DO When They Go
tn Oct Shaved.
Funny and often embarrassing
things happen in IL barber shop" said
the barber. as he sawed away on q Star
reporters face. you see that man
standing out there. Two years ago h"
came in here one night, got n shave
and went out. in IL few minutes be
returned and asked me II had seen
his diamond scarf pin. lie said 1t must
have been pulled out by the towel
around his neck. searched. but found
nothing. and he went out. He came
back in an hour and again inquired in
such manner us 20 arouse my anger,
TO satisfy him, stopped work, with
house full OF men waiting for sbnves.
and searched everything. even going
into the old hair lying around. He
went away and returned again. Insked
him If he was sure he had worn il and
he said he would swear he had It on
when he walked in my shop. almos,
had fight with him about it, He went
out Mt last, and ! never SOW him again
until Monday morning. Then he nc.
knowiedged that he had found the pin
in his trunk.
Another time a young man. the son
of tailor. came in. noticed that hc
had an odd-looking overcoat on. but
said nothing. When he went to leave
he said some one had taken his oyercoat.
] asked him il the coat hanging on the
rack was not the one he had worn to
The shop. He most solcmnly protested
that ii was not, and threatened To raise
disturbance If he did not get his coat.
Abont that time his father walked in
and inquired about the trouble. He
examined the coat and found that il was
his. and that his son had worn IT with
cut noticing it. That saved me some
trouble.
"One night man came in. took off a
light ovcrcoat and sat in the chair to be
shaved. Then another man came in,
and also took off light overcoat. which
he hung on the rack. Number got up
md put on No. 2's overcoat. There was
an Immediate dispute, but No. claimed
that IL was his. He persisted in his
claim, and was told by No. 2 that If he
wore the coat away he would be ar
rested. He did so. anyhow, and the
next thing was that No. was in the
, Hands OF policeman. and was begging
MS to say he did not intend to steal the
overcoat. He had hard work getting
out of the matter. neeer coold see
how he could have been honestly mis-
taken. but he might have been."-Wash-
| iDgton Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
RIGOROUS,

--Tip-.I hear old Snagsby left q
cool million behind" Nip-"How else
could he keep it cool."--Truth.
Mrs. Easton-"I understand that
your husband can't meet his creditors"
Mrs. Weston--."I don't believe ne wants
10, especially, "STit-Bits.
-"TIave yon. any tronble in meeting
your creditors, old chapaD Artist
''No difficulty whatever. Meet 'em
everywhere, old boy.sA-Larks,
-Arthur-"l would marry that girl
but for one thing" Chester-"Afraid
to pop the question" Arthur-"No.'
Afraid to question the pop,"-Brookiynl
Life.
-"'Boggs is quite Versatile, isn't he?"
.w SHOULD say he was, Why, when that
rnan came to mark his election ballot he
made different kind of cross at the
head of each party ticket"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
-Shc--"Charlic the engagement ring
you gave me, has e. c. engraved on It..
I hope yon were never engaged,bcforel"
He-"Never. darling. Ne. c. stands for.
pm-er-welI, that meaps--Is carat"
Tit Bits. Sr-'ss
Ell am really delighted at the in
terest my boy Tommy is taking In his
writing.n sGid Mrs. Hickleby. "1s
spends two hours day at IT," "Real,:
ly? How did you get him TO do it?r
"Oh. told him TO write me out list
of everything he wanted for Christmas,
and he's still ut it."-Harper's Bazaar.
--"four majesty" said the chef OF
The king of the Cannibal islands, @wc.
have In the lnrtler to-day a couple OF
fine fat captives who say they are twins.
"What is your royal pleasure M
"Twinse" replied the potentate. "That
is fine. have an idea. Serve them
both Mt dinner, and the queen and my
telf will eat philopcna." Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
- Interviewer (mildly) - "Partlon'
me, colonel, hut should like very much
10 know what you consider the most
remarkable circumstance in your life"
Thc Colonel 0anguidly feeling round
for his hip pocliet)-"Well, don't
know, but about six months ago I shot
man-dead." "Killed him, colonel?
What was that for?" "Oh, just for nsk-
ing Observation-Disclosures Words.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
HE WAS THANKFUL.
For tho Clothing. But Thought "a Ticket
to florida Should Go with IL

For tho Clothing. But Thought "a Tickle
to Florida Should Go with H.,
lie was tuttcred and torn as h,
knocked ut the side door of hospitabl,
uptown mansion, and stood shiycrin,
In the cold November blast that allnos,
swept him from his feet. \ benevolent
looking woman opened the door an,
,istened with q pcnsive smile TO hi.
plea for some cast-of clothing. say,
fhe Detroit Free Press.
Poor fellow" she said, in kindly
fones: "stay there and | will see wha
j can find in my husbands Wardrobe
and she closed the door in his face.
After n long time she reappenred with
n pair of duck trousers. white vest
and some canvas shoes.
II think those will III YOU" she said,
as her eye took his dimcns onS, land il
is really fortunate YOU called this
morning. as was going 10 pack thsr
away for next summer"
"But have no ticket" exro.,ulased
thc object sadly.
Ticket? Oh. You mean from some
charitable association"
No, ma'nm; but thought Won cx.
pectcd was going there To wear these
clothes. have just one favor to ask.
madam, If you will pardon the liberty"
"Well|' said the woman in a short
tone.
Would you kindly add FAM"
The door slammed, and as lie turned
sadly away with his hot-wcnt her cloth
ing he heard her putting on the bur.
glar chain
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
ANIMAL KiNDERGARTENs.
How Beavers Edncatc Their Kittens.
Young Otters and Birds.

How Beavers Edncatc Their Kittens.
Young Offers and Birds.
1t will be noticed that Nil creatures
which have large families, whe Their
teosts or birds, have less trouble In
rearing them than those which hav
only one or two young. Little pigs are
weeks ahead of calves in intelligence
nnd the young partridge. with its dozen
brothers and sisters, is far more teach
nble than the young eagle, There seems
no doubt-that the latter is taught to fly
by its parents. A correspondent in
forms the writer that he has watche
tic old birds SO engaged and the young
coglcs reluctantly following them to
height.
Specialized education in animals be-
rims late. The beaver kittens training
ll0cs not begin until the autumn of the
year in which it was born. The old
beavers, which have moved up tribu-
tary streams into the woods or roamcd
to the larger lakes during summer.
then return to inspect their dam and
repair 1t for the winter. They then gu
down few trees. and, dividing them
into logs, roll them or tow them to the
dam. The kittens meantime are put
on TO what in u workshop would be
called soft job" They cut all the
small branches and twigs into lengths
and do their share of light transport
service. In the mud-patting and re-
pairing of the dam the beaver kittens
take their share, but there is little
doubt that they do so because thei
elders arc so engaged. 1t is a kinder
garten of the best kind, because mud
patting and stick-cutting are a great
JOY and solace to old beavers as well as
young ones, and so instruction, pleas
ure and business ore all combined.
Young offers, and probably also young
WATERWAYS. have to be taught to go into
the water. According to the obserra-
ttens of Mr.. Hart, the late head-keeper
at the 200, the young offers born there
did not entar the water for weeks, and
even then their mother had to emind"
them and fetch them out when she
thought they had had enough of it.
They swim naturally when once in the
water. and this seems true of all mi
mails, though in the early autumn of
this year young retriever, bred on a
dry and waterless districtin the Downs.
was fonnd to be unable to swim. A
stick was thrown into the Thames for
1t to fetch. 1t plunged in, but soon
sank, and, though rescued, was almost
insensibie.-fIo london Spectator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-19
{, WAS ROUGH ON HIM.
n = hit to Rrewers with n youn.
~ ~ lndy and thc No MIR

2 - y sit TO Hrewerr With q Youn.
Lady nDd thc Re uit.
II was a. the opening of big brewer,
one Cay ,stely, says the Washington
Post. The young woman 10 the seal
skin cape had the air of one stunning
The young man wore his Bible-cias
manner. They glanced about Wit.
slightly disappearing interest.
I'm so glad TO have seen it, SAD
the young lady in the seSlskin cnpe. ~,
seems wrong TO think of SO mnel
money being wasted in manufacturing
beer
1T is wicked" said The young man
firmly. There must he n great de,
of beer consumed in Washington"
just then roGhd and more than ros,
ttan with derby hot awry and n larp.
diamond in his shirt front, came up Ia
the tho.
Why; why!" he snid. MS he graspeu
The young mans hand enthusiastically
II haven't seen yon for two weeks
Have you and your lady friend Ind
something to lrink?"
The young woman shuddcred. Th
young man shook his head.
We'll. you'd better get something.
went on that atfable person. Say, it,.
good stuff. Why haven, you been into
my place lately? Got it fixed up fine,
Pest beer in town. Say. come 'roun,!
agnih; I've missed YOU"
The young woman In the senlskiu
enpe walked toward the door. The
young man sneakcd after her. She
spoke NO word, but there was that in
her bahncr which chilled the marrow
in HIS bones