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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Dick-One is apt to lose sight OF ones
friends.
Harry-That's not necessary. Mine stick to
me with touching fidelity.
Dick-How do you manage it7
Harry-Oh, borrow money of them.-Pick-
Me-Up.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

We have heard of the new placers only
through those who have come back with
fortunes. The fellows who have struck
nothing and are stuck there have not
been heard from yet.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

ePrcrAr information daily to manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Prsa
Clipping Bureau tAllen's), $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

FLY1NG-EAG CENT-G. G., City. The follow
ing are the prices that are demanded by deal
ers in old coins for fying-eagle cents. They
announce in their catalogues that they do not
buy but such cents of the issue OF 1857 and
1858. For copper-nickel, 1856, $4 TO so
1856, pure copper So to ST so; 1855, pure
nickel. 81 so; 1887. coppar-nlckel, b to 20
cents; 1858, 10 to so cents
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Adventures to the gold fields should go
through the Golden Gate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24
Reduced Rates for Am

To the East via the kio Grande Western Railway
passing tn rough Utah and Colorado by daylight
Through cars by all trains. Tickets, sleeping-car
reservations and full information furnished at IA
MontgOmerY rect
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Even the calamity howlers have caught
the Klondyke fever and are dreaming
golden dreams
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

PARKERs HAIR BALsAM keeps the hair soft and
plentiful and restores the color when gray.
HINDERCoRNs the best cure for corns, is cents
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Weyler has not succeeded in pacifying
the Cubaus, but it looks as If Gomez
might do it in a few days by takin 2
Havana.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Don't let the Klondyke excitement lead
you 10 forget to leave orders for THE SUM-
DAY CALL to-day. You will wish it to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The 'ghost-car" of Bush street vanishes
from he earth, and now The spirits OF the
people rise and rejoice.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

There are no signs of improvement in
the evidence given before the Board OF
Equallzers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

is not yet in sight, but diplomatists be-
lieve they can see It coming.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

1t is worth noting that Alaskan gold is
not as good as that OF California, even
when you have it in your hand
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The decline in the price of silver bull
lion shows that while Bryan may think
he is doing a lot he is not having any
effect on the stock market.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The rise in wheat has come early
enough this season to enable the farmers
TO reap some of the profit as well as all OF
the crop.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

TowNsEED's California Glace Fruits will keep
elers; SOC lb. 627 Palace Hotel building.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24
Northern Pacific Rail ilway-Yellowstone
Park Route.

Parties desiring to visit the Yellowstone Park
go asst via the Northern Pacific Railway
should call at No. 63S Market street. San Fran
cisco, for their Railroad and Yellowstone Park
tickets. We can accommodate all that wish to
m axe the trip regardless of rumors the contrary
stop overs given on all Christian Endeayor tick
cts. T. h. Stateler, Gen. Agent, 63S Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

After getting rid of the nuisance of the
Bush-street car tracks the people should
not rest content with their labors. There
are others.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

There would be great imitation in the
balloon business if Andree should bring
back golden nugget from the pole.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

We shall never be free from Chinese
outrages so long as Chinatown exists, but
there is such a thing as putting the fell
lows who commit them in a safe place
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The gold excitement has stirred up Con-
gress to a consideration of the needs of
Alaska, and steps will be taken immedi-
ately to extend the work of the Territorial
government.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS.
Physicians recommend the Crystal W arm sea
water tub and swimming baths, n orth Beach,
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

After all the talk there has been on the
money question it is strange that Con-
gress should need a commission to make
a report on it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Eastern people should be notified that
if they wish to go to Alaska they must
start from San Francisco in order to be
started right.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

"WoULDN'T be without 1t for worlds P' was the
emphatic declaration OF a lady in reference to
Ayers Hair Vigor.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The children's day parade was an inter-
esting feature of the Utah celebration and
was as appropriate as beautiful. The
native sons and daughters of Utah have
rich heritage created for them by the
labors of their fathers and it was right
that they should be allowed part in cele-
brating the work and the successes of the
pioneers,
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The Democrats of the Senate may per-
sist in carrying the tariff debate over into
next week. II seems as if they must get
in their usual blunder whatever happens.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

A Wall-street firm that failed FIVE years
ago for $l2, 100000, but settled up in sixty
days and resumed business, has now failed
again, and it is to be hoped will repeat the
former operation an6 improve on it by
resuming in thirty days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

If the German War Office makes any
further experiments with homing pigeons
from the British coast there will be a
chance for the English to revive the old
sport OF hawking. and thus society will
have another out-of-door recreation to
amuse itself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Care should be taken to see that the
vessels pressed into service for the rush
TO Alaska are thoroughly seaworthy and
are not overloaded. 1t is not every old
hulk about the bay that can stand the
VOYAGE
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

We have ships enough to handle the
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

Now that Brown University has rid it.
self OF President Andrews it will have a
good cause Of action for breach of promise
against the goldbug millionaires if they
do not plank up those big subscriptions
to the endowment fund they have been
talking about.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The assertion that there is always
plenty of room at the top is not strictly
true of the bar, for no sooner is it an
nounced that one Judge is to resign than
there appear four men crowding in to get
the place, and every one of the applicants
seems to be tip-top man.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

San Francisco to the front.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

This is the depot for Alaskan supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24

The promptness with which the House
OF Representatives under the control of
Speaker Reed attends to business was
shown by the passage OF the bill provid-
ing for the organization OF new land dis
tricts in Alaska. The work was needed
and the work was done without mo-
ment's DELAY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24
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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-24
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30
CHAPTER XXX.

Looking back on the incidents Of
those strange feverish weeks that pre-
ceded my wedding-day. they seemed
to me like the dreams Of a dying man
Shifting colors, confused images, mo-
ments of clear light, hours Of long
darkness things gross, refined,
material ana spiritual We're shaken up
in my life like the fragments in a
kaleidoscope, ever changing into new
forms and bewildering patterns. My
brain was clear; yet often questioned
myself whether ! was not going mad
whether all the careful methodical
plans I formed were but the hazy
fancies Of a hopelessly disOr1ered
mind? Yet no; each detail of my
scheme was too complete, too consist
ent too business-like for that A
mailman may have method Of action
to a certain extent but there is al
ways some slight slip, some omission,
some mistake which helps TO discover
his condition. Now forgot nothing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30

F., the fashion again The English
women have always worn them, and
not only do they wear the most bulky,
heavy-looking silver bands on their
arms, which generally come from Iny
dia, but they also wear broad leather
bands strapped around their wrists.
with small watches set in them, whicH
they call watch bangles" If the
fashion becomes as common among the
girls as it was before it will be a pity.
Bracelets have quite gone out-one
never sees them now, If the coming
tad of wearing bangles again Will be
iudulsed in without eXaggeratlon, well
and good; but we American girls, I'M
fortunately, have decided tendency
to OVERRIDING thing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30
CHURCH DOORS CLOSED TO HER

The doors of the Methodist Episcopal
church south in Hillsboro, Tenn, have
been closed to female reyiyalGt.
The affair created excitement among
the Methodists in that section and the
case win be taken to the district con
ference Mrs. Harris, widow Of the
late Robert Lee Harris, a noted evan
gclist Of his time in Tennessee, is the
woman who has been barred The
meeting was commenced in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church by authority Of
tfe board OF stewards, but Rev Arson
West presiding elder Of the Decatur
district, learning Of the use Of this
church by a female reyiyalist, went 10
Hillsboro and oyerruled the action OF
the board. interrupted the proceedings
ana caused considerable furry by
officially closing the doors Of the
church to women preachers Mrs.
Harris undauntcd, removed to another
church aud continued her revival SER
vioa Large congregations attended
tEem many coming fifty miles to hear
her.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30
WORLDS LARGEST DIAMOND.
1t Is Said to BE Literally Priceless
Jewel.

The most priceless diamond was
found at Jagertonte, IN the Orange Free
state. This is said to be the largest
and most valuable diamond in the
world Its gross weight is 969h
carats, the color is blue white. and the
quality very fine. Its value cannot
possibly be estimated" for it must be
remembered that the diamonds OF
ordinary size have recognized mar
ket value of from 81 to 500 a carat,
according 10 fneness, quality, color.
etc. when the stone goes above 100
carats its price is enormously en-
HANGED with each additional carat
The length of this literally priceless
Jewel is about 2la inches, its greatest
width about two inches, the extreme
girth in width about 52s inches, ana
in length about GA inches,
Two more places Of great interest
we must visit, one is the native COM
pound. where the workmen are kept
for three months at n time in volun-
taly prison, not allowed to 60 out or
IN. or TO communicate with their
friends. Even the top of the great
compound is covered with a wire net
ting. lest some workman throw out an
innocent looking potato studded with
diamonds to a friend beyond the walls.
When they are discharged from their
three months servitude they are
searched and stripped and subjected
to all sorts Of nameless indignities, lest
in their clothes or under their skin
brilliant be concealed On one
swarthy-skinned African a suspicious
sore was once discovered. The doctor
thought he ought to lance the wound.
and there found three diamonds! The
Kanir had actually cut out a flap OF
skin. dug out the flesh of his leg and
concealed therein the diamonds, put
ting the skin back In its place but in
stead of healing, the wound festered,
and so discovered the living diamond
mine.
Thousands of natives are often
gathered In a single compound, and
they come from all parts OF Africa
Kafhs, Basutos. Bechdanas Fingoes
and half a dozen other tribes Most
Of Thorn are 'raw heathen,' and no
better opportunity for missionary
work can be imagined than Is here
found ! am glad &c say that many
missionaries are taking advantage OF
Il both here and In Johannesburg, and
services are regularly held every sun
day, and frequently on week DAYS
There are the men who blast and
dig and hoist To- daylight the blue
ground They stand at the beginning
Of the diamond industry, so TO speak.
AT the other end, in the Office of the
De Beers company we find the finished
product the diamonds, sorted Nnd
sized and graded waiting for ship.
ment Rev DR.. Francis r. Clark in
the Independent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30
BANGLES IN STYLE AGAIN.

That girl is lucky who has among
her belongings a collection Of old ban
gks The craze for bangles has brok I.
en out again. having been started by
newly returned travellers In Europe
-Four or five years ago bangles were
worn 10 great extent; there were
coin bangles. snake bangles, souvenir
bangles. and chains with locks and
koys--in fact. all kinds Of bang es.
The girls had them welded on and
would wear them night and day, jing
ling on their arms and making them
feel yefy uncomfortable. Put they
did not care for that Now they are
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30
TAUGHT A LESSON IN COURTESY.

The wife of congressman at Wash
ington told friend how she came near
missing a big social event owing to
her unkindness A number OF years ago.
she says, she was going to attend r.
swell reception and was very anxious
that her silk waist, which she was 10
wear on the occasion should be fp-
ished and delivered to her In time. As
It happened, that afternoon IL began
raining heavily The dressmaker he
came anxious, as she had promised TO
nave the waist AT the place In time
and did not know at first what to do
about IT, Her father, who had been In
the canvassing business, took the waist
IN his canyassing valise to the house.
wrapped up carefully, so that It would
not get wet He arrived at the house.
rang the doorbell a window in the
second story went up and a head was
stuck out The person TO whom the
head belonged stated that a number
Of peddlers had visited the house dur
ing the day and she had been greatly
bothered by them.
we don't want 10 buy anything"
said the woman NJ the window" 80
you bad better 70 away There have
been too many people here already TO-
day who wanted to sell things, and we
are sick Of them" Another woman
who appeared at the window echoed
the same sentiments.
As the rain was dripping down on
him, the old gentleman felt his dan
der rise at this. and, bracing himself
up, said
"Well madam ] have the silk waist
which my daughter has just finished
in this yalise. ] am no canvasser.
She Gent II, fearing the rain would
continue. as she did not wish to dis
appoint you"
with that he marched down the
steps, not waiting for the admouition
from above TO wait and deliver the
goods and marched straight back TO
the dressmaker's with it. The owner
Of the waist was compelled to send for
Y Il afterward 81 miss the reception.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30
To be Continued

Naomi He's mean, insulting
thing.
Stella Why?
Naomi told him | didn't know
whether to 20 to the opera OF the play,
c7d he said was old enough to
choose for myself.-Philadelphla
North America.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30

Actor f. J. Radcliffe. the matinee
idol accused OF beating his wife. was
convicted Of assault In the third de-
ri ee.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-30

Slight earthquake shocks were felt
IN the wastern portion Of Mexico.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
Ynnrhees, Generosity.

Senator voorhees, was the most I'M
provideut aud prOCiEal man ] even Jaw,
said II l.. Allen, of Terre Haute. He
regarded money Just as "A child iCes-a
mere thing to use for the qualification OF
a passing fancy. Though his income was
large for fifty years, yet if he had not had
the most faithful friends. WHO watch eh him
in the use OF money as parents do child
pla wing with fire. l don't believe he ever
would have had cash enough in his pockets
or in bank to pay for a new suit of clothes
when ii became necessary TO buy one
Several years ago l was delegated to
accompany him on one of his famous cam
paign tours Of INDIANA. Somebody always
had to go along with him to see that he
didn't throw all his money aw az AT thc first
stopping place ! got on very well with
him until we reached New Castle. When
we got to the hotel counted his money.
II had $50 bill, So bill and So in
silver blind woman with two children
was singing for aims in front of the hotal
There was wonderful pathOs in her vice
that stirred the great heart Of voorhees, to
its depths. Our room was on the inst
floor, and she stationed herself squardy
in front of our window Before she had
finished her first song VOORHEES, raised
the window and dropped his 50 in silver
IN the outstretcled bands OF one of her
children l had to go TO the postofSice
for our mail My absence wrecked US
financially. l was gone about ten min
utes When got back to the room VOOr-
bees was in tears and his money was all
gone. He had given both the 50 and the
$50 bill To the woman and she was singing
for more, though. of course, she lidn't
know how much he had given Her.
Il dared not take it from her. though
we were strapped except for a few rOL
lars / had.
Allen, the Senator said 10 me. wip-
ing the tears away, God robbed that
woman of her eyesight, but He gave her
the sweetest and tenderest voice that
ever thrilled me.
when / asked him what We were roing
to do for money his only reply was:
"'Oh, tut! st. Louis Republic.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
The Railway situation.

The situation briefly is this The gen
eral railway outlook today is eminently
discouraging. The iegalization of pooling
will not in itself make reasonable earnings,
but without such legalization reasonable
earnings seem to be impossible Nor is it
the interests of the railways only that are
involved II is the interests of the whole
American people. Without stronger tone
in the markets, without more stability in
rates and prices, without greater confidence
in business circles, full return of pros
perity is impossible. There cannot be
such strength of tone, such stability, or
such confidence, so long as the railroads are
without means OF agreement, but are left
to the mercy of unrestrained competition.
There are those, bToad-minded and far
sighted men, who do not hesitate to say
that without the passage of pooling law
"a return Of any considerable measure of
prosperity is unattainabIe; that the present
Adndnistr alton cannot justify the expeeta-
lions that have been formed it, and that,
national honor and sound money will he
inevitable.
Whether or not this reasoning is right,
this much is certain; that the chaos which
now threatens to involve the railway in
terests of the country must seriously retard
the return of good times The passage OF
four years hence. defeat of the cause of
pooling bill alone seems to promise es-
cape from the perils OF the situation, ana
the passage of such a bill has become a
national necessity Railway Age.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
IT'S EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY.
Interesting Exercises of the Society
of Religious Education.

of Religious Education.
Hon. j. NJ. Harlan, justice of the Uni
ted states Supreme Court, has consented to
preside at the eighth anniversary exer-
cises of the American Society of Religious
Education, which will be held on Sunday
evening at O'Clock in the First Congre-
gational Church. This society has during
the eight years of its existence stimulated
wide interest in the cause of religious edu-
cation generally, and in Bible reading,
Bible study and Bible teaching.
In its various departments over 5000
students are enrolled
Aninteresting program has been arranged
for this occasion, which will include an
address by Rev. DIR. Hamlin, pastor of the
Church OF the Covenant, his subject being
Religious Education and the Welfare of
the Church, an address by A. p. Montague
PHI. D., Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
Columbian University, subject, THE Bible
as actor in Liberal EduCation; and sh )ft
addresses" Religious Education and the
National Welfare''-by Hon. Case Brod-
erick, member OF Congress from Kansas,
and Hon. j. w. Bailey, member OF Congress
from Texas. A report of the societys
work will he made by its secretary, Lev.
J L: Gilbert, d. ID. The pastor, Rev. Dr.
s. NJ Newman, will lead the devotions, and
the choir will render the music.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
Phi KauDa Psi.

The Phi Kappa Psi Society banquet was
held at the Hotel Wellington last night
Those present were Senator Joseph b.
Foraker, Ohio; Attorney General Clay
baugh, of Maryland; District Attorney
Henry E. Davis, NJ L. Alden, G. c. A ukam,
Charles Allender, ID. H. Bynum, r. E.
Boykin, William II. Bosley, DR.. C. N
Cogan, w Cline, jr., j. B. Chamberlain,
George b. Baker, p NJ Dawson, H. Clay
baugh, j. B. Foraker, jr., w, Gretzinger,
Fred Hodge, H. c. Howard, w. w. Grier,
George c. Lockwood, A. f. H. Middleton,
II T A Lemon, w. A. FARMLAND, Walter
L. McCorkle, Halsell, Dean Halford. Orr,
w. Mitchell Peterson, NJ. F. Mount Pardoe,
C. l.. Sturtevant, DR.. c. w. Richardson,
John w. Spellman, Walter S. Holden, T.
s. McIlhenney, Monnette L. Witherspoon,
wertenbake II. T. Holiday, T. w. Hast
ings, A. r. Townsend, c. G. Jones, Rev.
Lucien Clark, and w NJ Black.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-23
DEATH OF THE POSTAL DOG.
Tried to Bite IA Clerk and Was shot
by "a Policeman.

The news that "Owney" has been killed
Will be read with regret by thousands Ct
railway postal clerks all over the country.
"Owney' was u dog, without pedigree
at that, a yellow mongrel cur, but he
was known and loved by the postal clerks
all over the country He was the most
extensively Travelled dog in the world.
Originally he belonged TO railway
postal clerk 10 the far West, who one
day took him aboard OF mail Car for a
several hundred miles run. 'owney" con-
ceived a passionate fondncss for travel
and never again could he induced to re-
main at home. During the past ten years
he has Travelled over almost every rail
way route in the country. One clerk would
pass him along to another for safe Keep
ing, ana at the end OF each run lie would
he passed along again.
As ''Owney" became more widely ac-
qualnted he began to choose his own
routes and on an average he would make
the rounds OF the whole mail system about
once a year He usually spent his winters
in the South, returning North about Easter,
and it was when he reached Cleveland On
his first Northern trip OF this year that
he met his death. or recent years, owing
% his ola age, --OWney" had grown cross
and Grabbed. a postal clerk at the UniUn
depot here anggred MIN on Friday night
and he tried to bite. A policeman shot him
At first the postal clerks would not be
lieve that it was the ''Owney" they knew
SO well that had met his DEATH but il
has been proved conclusively that 1t was.
Some time ago the mail superintendent at
Chicago issued orders fOrbidding the clerks
to carry the dog any more on their cars,
it is said, and perhaps it is just as well
that he has just died and been spared
the humiliation of being turned out by
his old fripads