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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINATIoN-A. ]. W., City.
An aspirant for position under civil service
rules can procure the necessary papers from
the depart ment in this City in which the as
pirant would like to enter. 1t is i'm possible to
i how much "a girl with an ordinary gram
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
The Degree of Honor.

Silver Spray Lodge is making arrangements to
entertain three Of the A. o. q. W. lodges on the
evening Of the 9th of next month. 4 COMMITTEES
is at work arranging programme.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
Prospectixe Horror.

SCI hear that Judge Buckets Is studying
mind reading" said the lean lawyer.
"If that is the case, said the fat lawyer. ~
am going to leave town before get arres ted
for contempt Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

It is not surprising to learn that the
Spanish troops in Havana have become
mutinous. They have been there long
enough to have felt the influence of the
air OF freedom and the atmosphere OF re-
volt
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

The rival kennel clubs may go to the
dogs, but not to the bow-wows. There is a
prospect ahead for peace and chance for
o good show.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

According to the descriptions given 1t
viii be worth while 10 visit Los Angeles
during the fiesta just to see the costume of
the queen. 1t seems to be calculated to
discount the inaugural robes of Mrs. Nc
Kinley and throw luster over the whole
papeant
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

As young Carter Harrison is running fo1
Mayor of Chicago on the promise to undo
ali the Republicans have done in the city
it IL easy to foresee that he will be beaten.
Chicago has had too much experience with
Democratic undoing ever to try it again.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

California farmers are taking a renewed
interest in beet-sugar culture and are right
in doing so. There is big thing in it and
We must not let the East get ahead of Us.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

AS 8 stomachic, when the digestive organs are
inactive and need stimulating, especially after
dinner, nothing can equal Ayers Pills.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
Heart Trials

'Madge has been ordered by her parents to
give up Jack altogether"
ssWill she do it 7''
'She says she can't; he brings her a pound
OF caramels every evening."-Chicago Record
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

ACHER-PRoFEssoR-H.E E. p, City. 81 ans
teacher of Italian" and "I am professor OF
Italian" are both correct. A teacher is one
who teaches or instructs. A professor is one
who makes instruction in any branch his
business. The title professor" now the
highest that a teacher can receive, appears to
have originated in the Italian universities.
The title is often given to teachers OF special
branches in secondary schools, and locally to
prin cipals of common schools.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

The new tariff bill bears the title, "An
act to provide revenue for the Govern
ment and to protect the industries of the
United States" and that is why the Demo
Gratis are fighting ii.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

a Chicago dramatic critic declares the
people OF that city who do not attend
opera during Lent are divided into two
classes: those who are too rude to enjoy
music and those who are too poor to pay
for il. 1t is very different here.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

All the country that has any stock or
share-in the Mississippi River is going to
be in condition of free liquidation this
spring. The river is booming now and
still rising.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

striking for higher wages before the tariff
bill gets into operation are trying to Kill
the goose before it has chance to lay the
golden egg.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

FoB CoUeHs, ASTHMA AND THROAT DISORDERS
"Bros,'s BroacASaI 7Eoeaesn are an effectual rem
edy. Sold only in boxes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

The Native Sons.

The Workmen's Guarantee Fund has levied 81
assessment for the month of April, due on the lst
and payable on or before the 2Sth Of the N month.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

| THE CARsIvAL-A. l. g., City. The carnival
| that will be held in this City in May is named
Golden Gate because it is to be held within
| the Golden Gate that yards the water entrance
| to San francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

If King George should declare war
against Turkey for her failure to keep her
agreement with the powers to protect the
Christians in her dominions the diplomat
lists of England, France. Germany and
Russia would have really delicate duty
10 perform.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

BETWEEN Townsend's Glace Fruit-grown
and prepared in Csliiornis-and all others
comparison is really absurd soc ID. in elegant
fre-etched bxs. Try them Palace Hotel bldg =
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

AN INFANTRY CoMPANY-G. W., City. The
official army register, published by order of
the Secretary of War, under the head of regi-
ments and companies gives the following as
the composition of a company Of infantry OF
the United States army: Captain, first leu
tenant, second lieutenant, first sergeant, four
sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, two
artfioers one WAGNER, ffty-one privates.
Commissioned officers, 8; enlisted men, %;
aggreg ate, 6S.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

SENATOR MAHoNEy-L. NJ, City. State sena-
tor Manoney represents the Twenty-fourth
senatorial District
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30
MEN AND WOMEN

Isaac keenan,, q colored man under life SEN
tence in the Baltimore penitentiary, sent SIS
to the City Marshal to be used in aiding the
distressed poor of the city.
Some citizens in Kansas are trying to raise
$1,000 for marble bust of Charles Robinson,
the first Governor of the State, to be placed in
the chapel of the State University.
Captain Mahan's Life of Nelson" is set
down TO appear next month fro m the press o
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

The father of Senator German. Peter Cor
man, of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany, used to play cards with Daniel Webster.
and the latter, when Secretary of State, had
Arthur, boy of Is, appointed page in the
Senate. Webster died soon after.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

SCHOOLS IN JOHANNESBURG, AFRIcA-A. o. s.,
City. There are twenty English schools in
Pretoria forty in johannesburg and one or
more in each of the other towns. The instruc-
tlon is similar to that impaired in the schools
of England.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

The canvass for the city elections in
Chicago and st. Louis shows that gold
Democrats and silver Democrats cannot
agree even on a municipal ticket. When
il comes to making up the states each side
wishes to have sixteen candidates to one
for the other.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

Some of the enterpTising men of Salinas
are projecting an electric line to connect
the city with the sugar-mill erected by
Claus Spreckels, and thus new illustra-
ton is given OF the way in which the COM
pletion of one enterprise compels the be-
ginning of another. When community
gets started it is bound to keep moving.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

THE FARALLoNs-J. NJ. D., City. There ID no
daily communication between san FRANCISCO
and the Farallon Islands. There are aooui
dozen obtldren on the islands. Carrier-pigeons
were taken TO the islands about three inohIns
ago, when the watch was being Kept up lor ,as tns
arrival of the Swanhilda with Murderer butier
on board
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

mar school education knows" but If she Is
bright, inteliigen girl she mig q. RECEIVE WIG
REQUIRED percentage. She should Try.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

Little, brown & Co. 1t Will be illustrated with
nineteen portraits and plates in photogravure
and twenty-one maps and battle plans.
Frau AmaIie Friedrich Materns. the great
Wagner singer; whose career on the stage has
recently come to close, has determined to
devote herself hereafter to training pupils for
the operatic stage, and especially for Wag.
merriam roles
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-30

The object of the pure food ordinance
is to prevent the sale of goods containing
Injurious substances under the form and
name of genuine articles of food, and the
Board of Health should be careful to con-
duct their enforcement of the law in such
q way as will enable it to accomplish
what was aimed at If the ordinance Is
used to harass dealers in goods which
are compounded of pure food articles 1t
will cease to have the support OF the
people and will eventually become dead
letter,
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
The n,h,s Of L.xltl.,...,

That holy bible of pure legitimism
the Gotha "Genealogische Hofkalend.
er," which has appeared yearly since
1864, both In German and French
edition. is said to have given moral Of
fense this year to the court circles In
Italy. Its issue for 1897 contains nc
portraits of the prince of Naples and
his bride, while it does contain portraits
Of the duke Of Orleans and his bride
The editor, whoever he may be. seems
thus to have decided that the heirship
to the crown Of Italy is mere de facto
affair with which SO eminent pen-and-
ink "kingmaker" as himself cannot be
concerned, whereas the heirship to the
crown Of France is de jure solemnity
which needs to be impressed on the su-
blime personages and the flunkeys who
study this annual court pocketbook.-
Westminster Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
Tn. ao,.rnor.. wonderful, Hat.

The governor OF Missouri has been
wearing most outrageous hat during
the last week. It was given to him by
Adjt.-Gen. NJ. Fred Bell. who has ex-
cellent taste in everything except hats.
The governor. perhaps. wouldn't wear
1t at all If it hadn't been presented to
him by SO good and loyal a friend az
Gen. Bell. II casual acquaintance had
sent 1t to him Gov. Stephens would
doubtless have viewed the gift with
suspicion and stored 1t away from pub
lie gaze; and If 1t had come from a
political enemy he certainly would
have sent II back by the first train.
The hat Is of such gigantic proportions
that the governor seems to stagger
under 1t as he walks. It's crown is
built upon the plans and specifications
of a mountain peak. and when 1t ts
crushed in the center 1t has the appear
ance of an extinct volcano. And yet
Gov. Stephens seems actually proud Of
the hat. 1t probably cost more than
any other hat in Missouri, and must
have been made to order. Jefferson
City is wondering how long the sover-
nor is going to wear the hat.-Lebanon
tMoD Rustic.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
Tho Irish Peasant and HI. p,..

From the Outlook: The rents of
these little farms were from two to six
pounds. Each cottager grew a little
field of oats. another of potatoes. an
other OF grass, and some raised patches
OF cabbages or turnips These crops
were grown mostly on the thin soiled,
stony hillsides. If man took field
in the meadow below, his neighbors
thought he was too well of, and ac-
cused him of an inclination to put on
airs and ape the aristocracy. Besides
all this. 1t added an extra pound to the
rent. Most of the people kept two or
three COWS. several sheep, and few
-hans---In- soma -easAs-thay nwnad- n
pony or goat or a flock of geese.
There were also two half grown pigs
that frequented the village lanes. They
were sharp nosed. long legged crea-
lures, nimble of foot, and apparently
capable, in their wanderings, of pick
ing up their own living. When at
home they lived in their masters
house. This house had but a single
room, and the pig pen was in one
corner Aside from the pigs, the fam
and three or four children. Their
abode was windowless. and light came
in only through the two doors and pos
sible chinks in the walls
Mud and refuse was almost universal
about the doorways, and hidden"
manure heap was always handy near
the house front. A skeleton horse We
feeding in waste near the quarry;
some old men, working days past, were
summing themselves on the rocks; one
or two old women were sitting OF
leaning on the walls near their cabin
doors, some in idleness, some knitting.
In the oat fields the men were reaping
laboriously handful by handful with
their sickles. and the barefoot women
followed behind to bind the sheaves.
The women CLEANED over the ground
as they worked, and picked up every
straw.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
A Brnh ms Cult.

Those American music lovers who
have not yet been able to swallow Wag-
ner will soon be choking with Brahms
Despite the old war between the Wag-
nerites and Brahmssans, both Of these
composers, In their radical expression,
are hard enough nuts for the average
music lover to crack. And yet It IL
announced that Brahms society" has
been organized in New York, and a
crusade of musical enlightenment may
be looked for from this new cult. Its
zealots have a hard task to perform,
but II successful they will render
America splendid service. Johannes
Brahms is the foremost Of living mu-
sicians. Born at Hamburg sixty-fcur
years ago. he has become the musical
glory Of Vienna, but in his noble Ger
man Requiem" which has been called
the greatest achievement of modern
sacred music in Germany, he has given
its national masterpiece to the Luther
an Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

times l would get so blind, l could not
see for several minutes.
al could not stand very long without
feeling sick and vomiting. l could not
breathe long breath without scream
ing, my heart panied so.
also had female weakness, infam-
nation of ovarics. painful menstrual
ton, displacement of the womb, itch
ing of the external parts, and ulcera-
ton of the womb. have had all these
complaints.
The pains had to stand were some
thing dreadful. My husband told me
to try bottle of Lydia +. Pinkham's
medicine, which did, and after taking
1t for while, was cured. No other
kind of medicine for me as long as you
make Compound. l hope every woman
who suffers will take your Compound
and be cured.-MRs. j. S. MCGILLAs,
113 Kilburn avenue, Rockford, Ill.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
THE JAPANESE AND DEATH.
A. cour.soa. a. They Ar. TA...rle., ..A

As Courteous a. They Are Theatrical anA
Artistic.
have just spoken of the Japanese
as behaving simply at funerals. That
is only partially correct. says St.
simple-so quiet that their manner
seems simple. AS matter OF fact,
they take an elaborate part in the pre-
scribed rites, bowling here. bending
there, strewing prayers to. the right
and sweetmeats to the left But 1t as
all done with good accent and with
good discretion" They have the art
of arts. the art that hides art. Let me
dwell upon this thought a moment.
Let me put 1t another way, for 1t is one
OF the most beautiful things that
can be said Of the japanese. They
have learned to apply to life and to art
(there life and art are almost one) the
great art principles that Hamlet pro-
claimed to the players. They in the
very torrent. tempest and the whirl-
wind of passion have acquired and be-
got temperance that gives it smooth
ness. They are not too tame" Dis
cretion is their tutor, and they o'erstep
not the modesty of nature. And on
no other occasion is this splendid ma
tional characteristic of smooth. discreet
behavior and appropriate action so no
ticeable or SO grateful as when num-
her of japanese gather together about
the deathbed. the coffin or the grave
OF friend or kinsman. The Japanese
are as courteous as they are theatrical
/. and artistic. Their courtesy and their
art are very closely allied. Their keen
sense OF courtesy and their unflagging
practice OF it has. l believe as much
to do with the quietness and fitness of
their funerals as has their fine artistic
instinct. They are as nation even
prouder and more studious, l think, Of
their courtesy than OF their artistic ex-
cellence. Cry; it will do you good!"
l said once to a poor Japanese woman
who. crouching beside her dying hus-
band, was controlling herself with an
enort that would. l feared. make her
i'll. She laid her little, slim brown
flnger upon her trembling red lip and
shook her head, then whispered: ut
might disturb him." "Cry; it will do
you good" said the next day when
the man was dead. and she seemed al
most PROSTATE with grief and over
enforced control. 1T would be most
rude to make a hideous noise before
the sacred dead" came the soft reply.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
se.r,x Can b. A.olaed.

Nansen's expedition places scurvey
the much dreaded disease of the ex-
plorers and military expeditions, in q
new light. DR.. Torup of Christiania
had reached the conclusion that scurvy
must arise from poisoning, due to the
development in badly preserved meat
and hsh of matter allied In the So
called ptomaines. This view led to
the careful selection of the food in
Nansen's equipment. The results have
confirmed DR.. Torup's theory, showing
that scurvy can be easily avoided and
leading to the hope that more com
plete Investigation win be made.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

by laws man who studies these laws of
nature carefully and reduces them to q SCI
ence, can count on exact rcsutts every dme.
n uvStOi knuwo tfldt certain remedies
affect certain diseases.
When disease seems to have no remedy,
the doctors pronounce It incurable. All the
time Nature may have the remedy right At
hand. but II will only be discovered by the
doctor who has studied longer and deeper
than others into this particular disease.
Consumption seemed for long time with
ont a remedy, until DIR. Pierce made his
wonderful Golden Medical Discovery" 20
years ago. 1t has proved to be marvellous
and almost unfailing specific for consump-
zion and all forms of lung, bronchial and
throat difficulties.
Its effects seem almost magical but its op-
Grafton Is based upon simple natural laws.
II has the peculiar property of enabling
the blood making glands to manufacture
healthy, red blood and pour it abundantly
into the circulation. This nourishing, vital.
izing effect is rapidly manifested In the
lungs and bronchial tubes where 1t stops the
wasting process and builds up healthy tissue.
Itisreadiiy assimiiated BY ystomachs which
are too weak to digest cod liver oil, aud II
is far superior to malt-e xtracts as . perma-
rent and scientific flesh builder In ali
wasting diseases.
! Twenty-Five years ago eight different doctors
told me that would live but a short time, that
had consumption and fnnst die.'' writes Geo. r.
coope, Esq.,; Of Myers Valley, Postawatomie Co,
Rams. ~ finally commenced taking d., PAfceS
Golden Medical Discovery and am still On the
iese s tss. Sss resxthesed ny liz jes sSe IA
twenty-five Year,, and Thavc s6.m much 6hh In Ill
II your msdisinss that yant one Of your Com.
DR.. Pierce's medicines are recognized a.
standard remedies throughout the void.
His Pheasant Pellets" cure constpatpQ.
> -.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
PRIVATE SECRETARIES.
Their Oaee Is Sure Road to Prom.
tion.

Their O0ee II Sure Road to promc.
tion.
Bright boys will do well to rememher
that there is no surer road TO promo
tion. financially. socially and every
other way. than that which leads
through q private secretaryship, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. To be ns
ultimately associated with a man who
has won high place in the world for
himself ~ q private secretary must be
10 to have the opportunity of studying
at close range the character OF a sue
cessful man-tO get points," so TO
spsak. that may be put to very good
use by any young man who is able to
profit by experience. The useful pri-
vate secretary. too is sure to make his
employer think 80 well of him as 10
be anxious to aid him, and. moreover,
is certain in his official capacity to
meet many men of prominence whose
acquaintance is well worth while.
Daniel Lamont is an excellent example
Of what the clever private secretary
can do. At the close of Mr. Cleye-
lands first administration, during
which Lamont was the presidents pri-
vate secretary, he was placed by one
who held a cabinet office during the
same time at the head of important
street railroad and other interests in
New York. Lamont proved himself
a man of great executive ability and
was honored with cabinet place dur
tug MI. olrse1snus secunu admInlsrra-
tion. Gen. Horace Porter. who had
change of the inaugural parade.
emerged from obscurity as Grants mil
itary secretary. 1t was because of the
qualities he showed that Porter was
given the chance to make rapid prog
ress in business. after the war was
over. and today his name Is one of the
oftenest seen in print. The list of
those who havs used the private score
taryship as stepping stone to great
and lasting advancement is long one
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
..-...., s.....- /. rs. s..-...

Each salmon produces about 2o.oJ,on eggs
1t Is said that the Greenland whale some.
times nttains the age Of 40o years.
In Larnei. Kansas. not only the life of an
unlicensed dog is forfeited. hut its owner
must pay line.
An acre of good fishing ground in the sea
will yield more food In week than an
acre Of the best land will do in year.
The horse. when browsing. is guided en-
tirely by the nostrils In the choice OF proper
food. and blind horses are never known To
make mistakes in their diet.
The cries OF sea birds, especially sea gulls,
are very valuable ms fog signals. The birds
cluster on the cliffs and COASTS. and their
cries warn boatnen that they are near the
land.
The most valuable fur is that of the sea
otter. One thousand dollars has been paid
for II single skin of this animal, not MORE
than two yards long by three-quarters of n
ward wlde.-RnltimOre American.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
rhysicinn. wi.r in rhelr Generntion

Tie aboye class of scientists recognize and
nav repeatedly borne Testimony TO the ef-
nca'S of Hosicttcr's Stomach Bitters as a
reihv!y aud preventive of fever and ague,
rheumatism. want of vigor liver complaint
aMnu M some other ailments and intirm condi
tioiis " the system. Experience and obser-
vNtah have taught them Its value. They
Dni echo the verdict long since pronounced
ny ihe public and the press. Only the b.
nKhted now are ignorant Of Americas tonic
AM Alternative,
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
city and County Houses,

Winks must be doing finely.
He tells me he has a country house and
city house" Binks-"He has. He
takes care Of my country house in the
winter and my winter house In the
summer."-New York Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
M.x,ny Polite, and su.,,....

u ,illies Is n better thing for a young man
70 nav" knowledge of than to actually ex-
pe'iehcc He should know what politics
he''lS' 80 that he can vote intelligentiy and
cuaSgltiliiousiy. One thing IL certain: active
pat'icipation In p ,litics and In business do
no, GO together Edward W. Box in May
ladies Home Journal
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
Don't Teha.ee Spit and Smoke Your Lif. A.,u.

To quit tobacco easily and forever he mag
netic full of hfe. nerve and vlgor take No.
to-Bac. the wonder-worker. that makes
weak men strong. All druggists. JOc. or 81.
Cure guaranteed. Booklet and sample free.
Address Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or
New York.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08
I,puk AT rl,js

You can leave Denver tllis afternoon and
arrive In st. Louis Tomorrow afternoon over
the Union Pacific. May 4th and 5th "" ofrei
you one-fare rate for the roni1 trip, and
the tickets are good on the quickest and
finest equipped trains In the West. Do not
hesitate to see us. Il liz no trouble 10 an
swer questions Office 941 Seventcr"tli St,
corner Curtis.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

ANTi-CoLD Powder CURES A COLD
In the head In one day. All Druggists refund
the money II It falls to cure. IS cts. SURE
CURE FOR CATARRH AND HAY FEVER.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

they could
cure me but
failed to do
so.
l gave up
in despair
and took to
my bed. 1
had dreadful
pains in my
heart,
fainting- n
spells, VI
sparks be- .
fore my
my eyes
and some
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

Mrs George Beane, better known AZ Mabel
Haines. the dancer, has been awarded a YER
diet for $4,000 In the federal court at Chi
cago for injuries received from folding bed
In the Hotel Nofmandie In that city. June
"A, 1894.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

never used so quick a cure as Plso's Cure
/ for COnsumption.-J. B. Palmer Box HI,
/ Seattle, Wash, Nov. %, 1895.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-08

"Thc real cause of that trouble in the gar.
den Of Eden has come out at last" "What
was itt' adam wouldn't help Eve set out
the sweet peas"