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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10
INSURANCE Men Bananet.

| The Natural Premium Underwriters Associa-
| tion OF the Pacific Coast held its annual ban
quet last night in the Cafe Zinkand. A num-
Der OF general managers and invited guests
were present and most enjoyable evening
was passed. A number of addresses were
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10
Expo.ition Funds Not Certain.

The appropriations for the Guatemala and
Hamburg expositions have not been audited
by Mr.. Broderick and they may not be ap-
proved. The principal trouble is that they
are made payable upon the urgent necessity
pOses
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10

made by those present on subjects OF interest
TO life insurance men. The following were
among those present: D. Gilbert Dexter s
w. Wyckoff. F. +. Weed, II. ID. Rowe, c. NJ.
Oakley, David II. Dexter, Ambrose Harris
Morris Schwartz, A. C. Jackman, NJ. 3. Sabin
James Marvin, d. G. Gould, James B. Warren,
II. s. Candrian.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10

TO CUkE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gtsts refund the money il 1t tails 10 cure, 25c
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10

Every transatlantic trip of the larger of
the ocean liners costs from $751; 900 TO
$40, coo.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-10

M. Deibler, the veteran executioner Of
Paris, has 0eheaded over 200 persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

led him. and put him under ban.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
OBSTACLES IN HE WAY.

TRrvvEr: " What is the present.
status Of the Cuban question
D.ccr: " Well, Spain has not yet
asked for the good Offices Of the
United States
Trivvct: Il suppose She has heard
that the male population Of OHIO
3, ahead of her with It's appiica-
ii us."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
WHAT S It 4
NAME

GABLE EDITOR Hello 'lr
" wires are broken be,wecu N1,-
cow and Athens"
Night Editor: don't wonder
at it. Those Russian and Greek
names are enough TO wreck d ,-a.u. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
GROUND FOR TT

Hu.DUFF: " ! suppose ,ae police
~ will strike FOR ~ re- pay VOW.
Gilroy: Why ~
Kilduf The price Of copper
is advancing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
WHAT We DO WITH
EN-.

CHE think rs
~ atrocious for the
Spaniards to put such
A cruel and hrartlc,,
man A. Weyler \,
the head Of their
army"
He Ye, We
do things much neat.
or here in New York
We make ufgs
trates oi such ucu
Mote. This q, a
bon Mott
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

- much about?"
Rowing Rubc &" I'll tell yer. De ignorant aboring
Glasses h, flliacy dat dere's time OF year dat er
man hate, ter work more uddcr, dat, Spring fever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Till he struck til, town one day,
and SAW the terrible way, that the
cable cars do Say the New York
population at Dead Mans Curve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

Would break my
spell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25
UNSELFISH TO THE LAST

UNOELF IOf1 To Ilt d, /
THE CALLER You say b. i..
great deal to encourage scIcuc-,
The Widow Ycs. poor so... .r
VA, always changing doctor,
CoLE: " What is the advautt.r of
y two men collaborating on a play -"
Wood 80 each can attribute tle
fault to the other if its failure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-25

ON Afric's burning
strands he had
fought with savage
bands, and from
Oklahoma lands
he had made the
boomers clear.
He had been
tainrangcr, he had
bravcd full many
a danger, to cow
ardicc he WIS a
stranger for he'd
never known a
fear.
He'd been ship
wreck al on the
ocean and amid the
storm 5 conmo-
ton without a sell
fish notion, with a
sscngcr his
life belt he had
shared.
And to tell a New
York girl that her
hair was out of
curl, why this
brave but foolish
cllurl, had ON my
honor dared.
He lad seen men
killed in battle,
yes, slain, like
driven title, but
him it nc'cr did
rattle, and he al
ways held his
nerve,
Till he struck til, {
and SAW the terrible
cable cars do STAY
population at Dead
, 1897-12-20
sick

Secretary Gage has made an interest
ing and remarkable discovery that may
have an important bearing Of the
health of government employees. 1t
seems that by a benevolent law a 80
days sick leave" may be obtained by
employees in the treasury department
without reduction Of pay, in addition to
30 days vacation to which each clerk
u entitled. That this provision was
appreciated ds shown by the fact thae
tvo-thirds Of the treasury clerks las;
yesr took "sick leaves" in addition to a
months vacation. In view Of this fact
itIseems absolutely imperative that pro-
~ u should be made for the health Of
the employees by doing away with the
..utck leave" inducement to illness. In
csdenNally It might them be possible
also 70 secure than 10 months
vprk aA the capital for u months pay.
Perhaps the chief objection to civil SER
v1ce IN that w~ell-seasoned government
>upaoyes are 50 liable to illness, and
thak after a while working even from
-. m. to 4 p. M, with liberal time az
hvwance for lunch, is so hard upon the
Observation-Disclosures News.
, 1897-12-20
THE SEAL BUSINESS.

The proposition is renewed to send
ships 70 eztermdnate the seals in Ber-
~ NJ. It is urged as an act OF mercy,
tnasnucA ~ now the Canadian sealers
sse rvkhlsssly killing the parent seals
nd leaving the young seals to starve.
n vs I'D our way we would neither
euutsrninate that seal herd nor permit
- Canadians to continue their poach-
anw II necessary we would wrap the
$500 Of the Monroe doctrine around
- senss; that is, we would have the
G.vsrnmsnt Of the United States notify
kssand end Canada that ships enough
nnal b. sent north to protect the
s2nn. and that every craft found pur-
shose seals to their breeding
nylAe would be captured and confis-
1Ab would make a great blus-
, 1897-12-20

ter. Lord Salisbury might again order
a fleet to clear decks for action, as he
did when Mr.. Olney's note regarding
Venezuela was received in London, and
the editor of the Toronto Mail might
again that it is the duty of
Canada to teach the Yankees a lesson:
but there would be nc war, for the sim
pie eascn that both England and Cana
Ia 'now they are in the wrong. The
pIcof is that they never thought of seal
stealing until Russia sold Alaska to the
United States, and they are careful now
not to infringe in the least on any OF
Russia's claims in Boring sea, but they
insist that what Russia sold to the
United States should be common prop,
erty for the despoilers of all nations.
All that is needed is a little s~elf-asser-
ton on the part of the United States
and the expression of a determination
by our government to defend it's own
Salt Lake Tribune.
, 1897-12-20
A

We have been shown some very rich
specimens of black hornblende which
comes from the Gold Hill country,
which is very rich in gold. The CRYSTALS
occur in an iron stained quartz and are
very long and thread-like. The quartz
comes, we are informed, from one of
the mining claims o being worked by
the Wyoming Development and Trans
in Gold Hill. and
Mr.. Greene, the SUPERINTENDENT of the
work in that camp. feels very much
pleased at this very rich and valuable
find in what was before considered a
very rich mine,
From this last and most important
find in that region. it is seen that the
, 1897-12-20
GOES TO EVANSTON.

One Richard White, the old tramp
who has been annoying the people OF
Sheridan and Manchester more or less
for the past two weeks was brought be-
fore the court and a jury Of six men to
the testimony offered by the witnesses
and also the party himself the jury re-
turned a verdict that they deemed him
insane, and he will be sent to the insane
asylum at Evanston. This disposal OF
the case will be very satisfactory to all
who are acquainted with the facts in
the a S and it is decidedly better for
the mar until Richard is himself again.
Sheridan Journal,
, 1897-12-20
OF INTEREST TO sPORTsMEN.

At this season of the year sportsmen
will be considering what they wish to
read during 1898. Naturally, they want
the best magazine of field sports they
can find. one through the pages OF
which they may live over again in the
long winter months their pleasant ex-
periences by field and stream.
Such a magazine is the one published
by John p. Burkhard, at st. Paul,
Minn.. Field and Stream" the chief
editor of which is Charles Hallock, the
veteran sportsman, author, traveller and
journalist, who founded and formerly
owned the New York Forest and
Stream. There was room at the gate
way to the best hunting. fishing and
scenic areas OF America for just such
a publication as this beautifully illus
trated magazine. The subscription
price is but 81 a year, and many who
take it say that each number is worth
the cost Of the -, which make a vol
ume. Duplicates Of the frontispiece
illustrations-original and copyrighted
creations, painted specially for the
magazine by Russell, the cowboy artist
genius-sell readily at SO cents each,
and are attracting the attention Of low
ers of good pictures the world over. The
position taken by Field and Stream on
game and fish protection and sports
mems interests generally, has given 1t
prestige with every true disciple Of the
rod and gun, which with its other at
fractions accounts for its rapid success,
it being now recognized as the best pub
l~ication OF the kind in the entire coun
try. and the only n confined exclu>
sively to s~portsmen's interests, and
edited and conducted throughout by
practical sportsmen Of lifelong ex-
perience. Its pages are filled only with
new and original matter, not a rehash
Of that which has previously appeared
in other papers.
by mentioning this paper and for
warding to John P. Burkhard, Pioneer
Press building, st. Paul, Mimi, 81 in
payment for a years subscription to
the Field and Stream, you will receive
free a copy Of one of the most famous
hunting pictures ever painted, 1.-The
Tight She'll" by c. A. Zimmerman, 1914
25 inches in size, suitable for framing.
This picture has always been sold for
$3.50, and it will not be lowered in
price. Sample copies Of Field and
Stream may be obtained of all news
dealers. or send stamp to the publisher.
, 1897-12-20
VICTIMS OF eoIreR.
1hs Disease IL Brought on by Drinkin
Snow Water.

The Disease IL Brought on by Drinking
Snow Water.
Tho valley Of the Rhone has been
quite noted for its goiter victims. al
though I am happy to say that through
the increased watchfulness Of the au-
thorities there now is all abatement OF
the disease. Many different causes are
assigned to the terrible af1iction-this
enlargement Of the glands of the throat.
goiter, or ''big neck" US it is some.
times called-and ever the best inform
ed are far from being unanimous as to
its origin or prevention. The peasants
themselves say it is brought on by the
habitual use Of snow and glacial water.
The water is SO cold it acts as a counte
irritant, and so inflames the throat, but
this explanation hardly holds, as the
inhabitants of the upper regions are not
so often afflicted as are the people in the
lower valleys. The use of chemically
impure water, especially hard water, is
given as a cause.
The experiment has beer made where
the water of certain wells was used tc
the exclusion of all other water. With
in a short time goiter symptoms began
to manifest themselves where none
had been before. Sometimes this dis
ease is epidemic. An instance was
noted where in a garrison one out of ev.
cry 20 men became afflicted. Infants
are seldom born with goiter, but after
it once takes hold the progress of the
disease is very rapid. l believe that it
is rarely fatal, but because of this en-.
largement of the glands and the conse-
quent Disagreement of the throat it is
most repulsive, and yet the natives are
so accustomed to seeing it that they dc
not seem to care. 1t probably is simply
a source of discomfort rather than nor
tification. In fact, in some portions Of
France, Italy and Switzerland IL goiter
is a thing to be priced and to be eXlib-
tied, for its possession eXempts a man
from military service. Young men have
been known to resort to certain wells
supposed to convey this poison to the
blood that they might evade conscrip.
ton. When Savoy was annexed to
France, vigorous measures were adopt
ed to stamp out if possible this hateful
disease. There was a heavy penalty fol-
drinking the water Of forbidden wells,
and then the little children were treat.
ed in the hope Of curing them. Lozen.
ges of iodine were administered, and
out of 5000 children 1000 We're cured,
and more would have been helped had
not the parents ignorantly opposed the
giving of tho remedies. The villages al.
so were cleaned and sanitary measures
insisted upon For, aside from all other
causes, it is quite agreed that goiter may
be transmitted or be sporadic. Like
diphtheria, it is a filth disease, and Of
ten has its origin in the negligent hab'
its Of the villagers. These peasants re.
fuse to live elsewhere than in the old
"dorfer'' (%villages), each morning going
far away to the fields, but returning al
night to their o~vercrowded homes
where men, women and children, cows
goats and donkeys dwell together fra
ternally.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
, 1897-12-20
WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.

She Can say no, and stick to 1t for all
time to come.
She Can also say no in such a low, soft
voice that it mea yes.
She Can sharpen a pencil, If you give
her enough pencils.
She Can dance all night in a pair of
shoes two sizes too small for
her, and enjoy every minute
Of the time.
She Can walk half the night with a
noisy baby in her arms without
INC expressing a desire to
murder the infant.
She Can appreciate a kiss from her
husband rs years after the
marriage ceremony has taken
place.
She Can suffer abuse and neglect for
years which one touch of kind.
ness will drive from her recol-
lection.
She Can-but what's the use? A wo-
man can do anything and ev-
erything, and do 1t well. but
one thing
, 1897-12-20

on their ranches. The sums, while not
large in any n purchase, foot up to
quite respectable proportions during the
year. Nearly every ranchman couia
raise at least a half dozen or more hogs,
and fatten them or barley, potatoes, al
falfa and other grain and vegetables, at
small expense. Some who are better
situated could raise a few to sell to
their neighbors. and the money thus
saved would help very materially. 1t is
the savings Of the little things on a
ranch that counts. and which, II not
done, will bring the ranchmen out at
the end of the year in debt. To make
money on the average ranch everything
should be utilized to the best advanr-
age, and little things can not be over
looked.-Central Wyoming News.
, 1897-12-20
LINE

The telephone line to Big Horn was
completed and put in operation on
Wednesday, and we had the pleasure OF
enjoying a conversation over the wire
with Manager Griffen and Merchant
Skinner in whose store the phone is
located. The line will be of much bene-
fit to local business men, and also to
the people Of the Big Horn, and should
be the means Of securing mor subscrib-
ers to the system. Manager Griffen is
showing commendable enterprise in the
extension of the system and deserves tc
receive substantial encouragement
Sheridan Enterprise.
, 1897-12-20
Magazine for January wi

McClure's Magazine for January will
contain the first of a series OF articles
by Herbert E. Hamblen describing,
from IL years personal experience. the
daily life and disasters Of a railroad
workman. Mr.. Hamblen is the author
Of ION Many Seas" a record Of his own
sailor adventures and experiences that
has had a great sale. He knows the
life Of the railroad as thoroughly as he
knows the life Of the sea. and his forth
coming papers a not fail to be inter-
esting. The first will give his expert.
ences a. a brakeman in the yard and on
the road The papers will be illustrated
with drawings from life by w. D. Stew
ems.
, 1897-12-20

You are missing some great bargains
if you are not buying your shoes at the
Coop store. Here are a few prices:
Mems Shoes. former price 5 $50; now
$500
Mems Shoes. former price, 49, 90; now,
$3.50.
Mems Shoes, former price, $3.50; now,
$500.
Women's Shoes, former price, 800;
now. $3.50.
Women's Shoes, former price $500;
now. $3.50.
Women's Shoes, former price, $1.25;
now, $1.00.
Children's Shoes reduced in proper
ton.
Everything in the Grocery depart
men sold at bottom prices.
Remember. by buying IS worth OF
goods you are entitled to 20 pounds OF
Granulated Sugar for$1. At
s9tf. COOP. STORE.
, 1897-12-20
WYOMING At LARGE.
ROCK SPRINGS MINER GIVES THE
SECOND ELEVEN A GOOD
SEND-OFF.
Gold Hill is Again Coming to the Front
With Some Good Indications-Ex-
cellens Specimens of Hornblende-
Strike at Kemmerer Settled-Many
Interesting State Notes.

Editor Smith of the Rock Springs
Miner was IN interesting spectator at
the football game between the universe
ty second eleven and the Cheyenne
C%apitols. That his heart was with the
university boys is very evident from
the following extract from his excel
lent write-up Of the game:
THE brown and yellow have not yet
met defeat. If the boys keep up their
training the evil day may never come.
They play a scientific game of ball, are
quick. active and accurate. Their vic
tories are due to brilliant team work.
individually they are strong. collective
ly they are a power and therein lies
the secret of their success. The stu
dents are like the professors, they never
do anything by halves. Their whole
souls are in their work, living up to the
is worth doing well. At football. drill
or study, the boys have perfection be-
fore them in large gold letters and their
efforts are strained to reach it.
"All having done so well. persona!
notice is out of place. each player being
entitled to the same need of praise
"A dance was given in the evening in
honor of the visitors, whose comforts
were carefully studied by the Gem City
boys. and when the Capitols returned
home the pleasures experienced and the
agreeable friendships formed smoothed
the sharp edges of defeat to such an ex-
tent that happiness alone dwelt within
HEM
, 1897-12-20

The Republican has received the I'm
est catalogue Of society address cards
ever published and invites those desir-
.ng anything in that line to call and
sxamine 1t before ordering. Every 60
ciety Is represented In tbs list and many
dne designs Tor ball programme are
shown. This catalogue u from the COL
eprated house of Milton II. Smith. of
Rochester. N. 7. Answ PROCESS called
lends q bAsntiful 1alsh to the
work ot this jnstly eesehsatsa ooanan.
, 1897-12-20
A A STRIKE.

The coal miners at Kemmerer are
striking. but what for we are unable at
present to say. 1t is reported, however,
that the union men want recognition
and will continue to do nothing until
they get it.
Later-The strike is at an end, the
men agreeing to quit the union and re-
turn to work Mr.. Qealey had closed
the store to them, and gave them a
reasonable time to quit the camp or go
to work. They wisely chose the latter
alternative.-Rock Springs Independ-
ent.
, 1897-12-20
WANT HIS OLD CLOTHES.
Durrant's Father Calls on the District
Attorney With a Strange Request.

San Francisco. Dec. 1s.-William A.
Durrant. the father of the condemned
murderer of blanche Lamont called at
tbe district attorneys office oda and
asked to see Mr.. Barnes. That gentle
man was not in however. hut hds chief
assistant. Mr.. Walter Blair. was. and
to him Durraut Sr.. addressed himself.
He said that now that the Blanche La
mont trial was over, Judgment afnrm>
ed. with no possibility OF its ever again
finding it's way into the courts, he SUD.
posed the police department had no
further use for the prisoners personal
effects which have been in keeping of
the clerk since April l 4,1s95.
81 have here an order" said Durrant.
Sr (which I wish Won tn O. K" SO
saving he pulled a niece of paper from
his pocket and handed 1t to Blair. It
proved to be an order duly regularly
drawn. calling upon property clerk OF
the police department to deliver I'D to
William A. Durrant the following mr.
ticles: Zone slouch hat. one oyercoat.
one coat. vest and trousers. n COM
plete set of ndergarmen one watch.
chain and locket. one hank book"
Il have been to Judge Bahrs." ex-
n,ained Durrant 81 asked him tn sign
the order, and he promised to do so
if the district attorney will o. X it..
What do O want the things for?"
asked Blair suspiciously.
"There is a LITTLE money in the hank ;.
said Durrant. 1--WE want to get it OUT.
We are very badly in need of money"
What do YOU want with the clothes? ?.
I'VE are Obliged to turn everything
to account" was the logged answer.
"The things are of no Use"
Blair shook his head. I'm very r
ry." he said. but it's out of the cues.
ton. The district attorney will lever
O. K. that order. You NAV come back
when he lis in and ask him. .if YOU like
but | tell you that he will not sign. He
will never allow those things to 20 ont
of custody until"
..JTntiI all is over 7 sunnose7 aakad
Durrant. sadly.
Yes. that's it." replied Blair. ..As
least until the case ia finally disposed
Of"
ooh. well. I'm Obliged to Won, iust
tbe Same did mn tbink tbers would
, 1897-12-20

cling about for a spell in the quag-
mires Of populism suddenly started the
wheels Of hds head in the opposite d.
rection and said: 1.-The man who
spends his time attending to his own
affairs and taking care Of Betsy and
the babies is infinitely a better citizen
than the one who works himself into
q fever over the condition of the gov
ernment,"-Sundance Gazette.
, 1897-12-20

r. G. Dunn & Co.'s weekly review Of
trade says: "Close to its annual holt
day and halt, the business of the year is
surprisingly large. Payments through
banks are again 2.5 per cent larger than
in 1892, heretofore the year of greatest
prosperity; the production Of irons and
than ever before: exports eclipse all
past records, and failures for the two
weeks have been the smallest for the
corresponding weeks in five years.
, 1897-12-20
ri YOU GOING EAST?

If so, have a talk with Charlie Clark,
Laramie's ever smiling and genial I'm
ion Pacific ticket agent, who is the one
most interested in seeing that you get
a first-class route. Ask him about the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
way. Ask him to tell you about our
electric lighted, steam heated, palace
vestibuled fast trains between Omaha
and Chicago, Milwaukee,, st. Paul and
all points east. Ask him about our
superb dining car service where you
pay for only what you get. Ask him
about the close connection made at
Omaha by both the Union Pacific east
bound trains with our trains for the
east II he is bashful or busy and don't
speak up promptly, write to me for
rates, time tables, maps, etc.
l.. L. DOWNING,
Commercial Agent,
PIP South West Temple st.,
Salt Lake City. Utah.
, 1897-12-20
LITTLE SAVINGS,

Many ranchmen fail to make money
for the a that they do not econo-
mize on small things. 1t is a very COM
mon sight to see ranchmen. buy the
bacon and hams at the stores, for use
, 1897-12-20

The Ladies' Home Journal has issued
q prospectus in which the publishers
announce that it is their intention to
make the 1898 volume the best of all
the years. What a herculean task this
will be can only be appreciated by
those who have taken that indispen>
sable household article in the past. The
home is not complete without 1t.
, 1897-12-20
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1897.

Mr.. George A. Macarthur has assumed
editorial control OF the Evanston Press.
He AYERS that II honest effort and long
newspaper experience will win her the
Press will succeed The first edition OF
the Press under his management is a
first-class
, 1897-12-20

Business at so of the largest post
Offices in the country was ~ per cent
greater last month than during Novem.
Der, 1896. The showing is one Of the
best OF all evidences Of returning pros.
perity, for tina saSa.>th~t tNs yolume
I-poAal operations is an almost infal-
hble barometer Of business conditions,
Mail and Express.
, 1897-12-20
HOLIDAY RATES.

For the Christmas and New Year
holidays, the Union Pacific will make
a rate of n fare for the round trip,
good within a radius Of $50 miles.
Selling dates, Dec. "a, rs and 81, 1897,
and Jan. l, 1898. Tickets good for con-
tinuous passage beginning date Of sale,
with a final limit Jan. 3.