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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
FACTS ABOUT GREECE.
aicago Inter ocean.

SdiCdSO lnteI OCcdus
Greece has a population of 2, lS7 .208.
No part of Greece is forty miles from the sea.
Greece is little larger than half OF Pennsyl-
yania.
The royal palace at Athens, built by King
Otto. cost 81 100000
Heilas is The name by which the Greeks call
their country.
About half of the population OF Greece are
shepherds and agriculturis!s.
Inc creek nag white cross on O blue
ground, the Bavarian c6lors and the Greek
cross.
The present King of Greece George I, came
10 The throne in 1868 at the age Of II.
King George OF Greece is brother OF the
Princess of Wales and of the mother OF the
Gar OF Russia.
The standing army of Greece consists of
10: 40 niantry. 3120 cavalry, 3S42 artillery,
lOoO engineers and 34OO officers.
The legislative power of Greece is vested In
a single body, called the Boule. The me mbers
are elected by the people every four years.
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FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT
stanford Parlor of the Native Sons Has
Arranged High Jinks for the Dele
gates to the Grand ParIor.

gates to the Grand ParIor.
Stanford Parlor No. rs of the Native Sons OF
the Golden West, which has a reputation snr-
passed by none in the line of entertainment,
will on Saturday next receive the delegates.
elect TO the Grand Parlor in the banouet.haIl
OIL the Native Sons building and entertain
them and mem oers OF the order with high
Inks, accompanied by the parlor's well-known
hospitality. One of the "oldest bows" of the
parior Will act in the capacity of monitor,
and the committee of arrangements, consist
lug u ol "a. .. Martin (ehairman) D. A. Curtin,
d. c. Martin, c. D. Steiger, J. ]. Mccarthy q
u. Phlillps and Drw. H. sieberst, has prepared
programme that will pfove one of the finest
ever offered at high jinks. Some OF the best
amateur talent has been secured and in addi-
ton there VIII be talent from all the local the
a1ers. Inc committee Is working hard for the
success Oh the AFFAIR. The following appears
on each invitation: Announce to YOUR wife
that business may detain you late. Men ton
your address distinctly several times during
its own key" ~
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HOW A SENATOR KEEPS THIN

Senator Mason OF Illinois was formerly q
resident of Iowa. In the course OF his daily
visit to the White House, says New York Tri-
bune correspondent, he happened to meet a
number OF old friends in the Presidents ante
room. Considerable good-natured chatting fol-
lowed. The Iowa man insisted that Mason
said:
You're great deal bigger man in every
way, Billy. than you used 10 be when you lived
out among u.s."
"Do you mean in girth % asked the Senator.
Yes; girth and other things"
"Why. didn't you know that was falling o q
in sjze?"
Are you How do you do it?'
'The wheel"
But YOU don't ride do you, Senator7"
Ride Certainly not. / dodge. And that
is what keeps me thin
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CALlFORNIANS IN NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 16.-At the Plaza,
p steffian, T. Fitch. G.. Silasby; Savoy, A. j.
Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Willard; Holland.
l. Bocquerez, c. Holbock, ]. Sloss Broadway
Central, L. 7. Eaton, J. 8. Howe !. C. A. Mora
CHAN; Grand Union, H. H. Vanderhoof, E.
Friediandcr, o. Friedlander; Manhattan. w.
Boericke. r. Angercier, E. NJ. Ledden; Marl-
borough, H. Aundt; Murray Hill, A L. Kittle.
E Leszynsky Is here buying.
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The National uninn

Ihere will be no assessment called during
the month OF May. Assessment 2OI will not
De called until June 10 and II will become de-
nnquent july 10. Assess ment 200 levied
this month will be delinquent May 10.
AT Its meeting last Tuesday Golden Gate
Council received one application and the an
nouncement was made that at the next meet.
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which or mo vepower = "
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MEN AND nOMEN.

King Oscar OF Sweden is an interested stu.
Dent OF mathematics.
Or. Isaiah R. Sexton OF Sparta, Kane County.
Mich, is one of the rhirty-three survivors OF
the War OF 1872.
George Brandes, the noted scandinavian
literary critic, has recentlv received the cross
OF the Legion of Honor.
Senator Pugh OF Alabama is the champion
pie-eater OF the Senate.
Calve is to be painted as "Carmen" by the
French artist, Benjamin Constant The pic
ture will De placed in the dome of the Opera
Francois, Paris.
Field Marshal wolseley has written a pre-
face to THE Soldiers Song Book" just pub
lished in London, which contains twenty-four
favorite army ballads, selected by regimental
adjutants.
Abdul Hamid, the Sultan OF Turkey, pos
sesses one OF the rarest collections OF jewels
In existence. among the treasures being the
most valuable parasoi in the world 1t is of
white silk, embroidered with gold threads,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

EMrs John Lindley DUDE, who is studying in
the Union Missionary Training Institute OF
Brooklyn, is an extremely interesting per-
son. She is a native born Zulu and was a
Christian teacher in Natal before she came
here TO fit herself more thoroughly for her
m ssion work.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Unity Lodge,I O. O. #.

Unity Lodge No. 131 OF the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows celebrated its thirueth an
niversary in Mission Opera Hall. There was
large attendance OF members and friends
who were treated to a programme of muse,
song and elocution. The following were the
mum bers offered:
Overture, orchestra; remarks, P. G. NJ. W.
n. Barnes; song, Mrs. James Igo; recitation,
Miss Clara Kuck; latest songs, T. Tree allis;
song. Miss Etnel Graham; cornet solo, l. c.
Coggin; song, c. Friel.
This was followed by dance that was kept
up until late. The affair under the man
agement OF the following committee
Arrangement eommittee-W. II. Williams,
A: w. Larimer, J. NJ. Robinson, c. P. Gibbons,
w. w. Barnes; reception committee. W.
Allen, William Thackerar, James TORY, G. W.
Lemont,, f. P. Duley; floor manager, H. A.
Mohr; hopr commlttee-J- Edwards, J. C. +.
Corbett, 5. c. Spinney, A. Hannah.
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..nrrs. Minslow,s sonthinr su.,,

"NIrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" g,
Has been used over fifty years by millions or
mo theirs for their children while Teething with per
feet success. 1t soothes the child softens gu
sIays Pain. cures Wind Collie regulates The Bowels
and Is the be remedy for Diarrhoeas whether ars
ing from tee-hing or other for sale by drug
gists in every part OF the world Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winsow's Soothing Syrup 25c bottle
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Observation-Disclosures IS perfectly dry soft
and mild, being entirely free from the mists COM
mon further north. Round trip tickets. by S. cam
ship, including fifteen days board at the Hotel del
Coronado, $50; longer stay 50 so per day Apply
New Montgomery street, San Francisco
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Faster Time the Santa Fe Route.
Three and One-haif Days to
Chicago St Louis-Four
and One-half DAYS to

Leaving San Francisco Mondays and Thursday.
at P NJ, connection is made at Barstow with the
famous Santa Fe limited train. Dining-car buffet
smoking-car, vestibuled Pullman, palace drawing
room sleepers The hsndsomest train on earth
equipment and appointments faultiess. Daily
through sleeping cars, bo.h palace and tourist,
oakland pier TO Chicago. Tickets also sold via
Ogden, Portland, Mojave, Los Angeles Deming or
Ell Paso to al points In the United States, Canada
Mexico Europe. Ticket office 644 Market
street, Chronicle Building. Telephone Main 1881
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ing q proposition to arrange for an enter rtain::
ineut pf some Kind would be discussed. : =.
Deputy ]. N. Bunting who recently visited
San Jose Council, reportH-t one OF the most
neM eounc IS being bel S at Berk
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Dingley is the father of the tariff bill,
but several Senators show desire to be-
come its stepfather without showing an
equal desire to give it step farther in the
right direction.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

One hundred pen-and-.nk drawings by the
late George Du Maurier, which belong TO his
estate, have just arrived in New York from
London. They are the originals of his famous
satirical single Illustrations well known in
Punch
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

While the powers are watching the
Macedonian frontier Colonel Vassos con-
tinues to occupy Crete and is beginning TO
feel himself at home.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

New York is to have a new custom
house, Philadelphia a new mint, Chicago
a new postoffice and San Francisco a
new-deaI-perhaps.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

The newly elected Mayor of Chicago is
an accomplished wheelman and is said to
have scored twenty Centuries" on his
bike. 1t goes without saying that his ad-
ministration is expected to be a seo,cher.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

From the way the Levantine drama is
being played out it Is clear that good act
ing can never be expected from q concert
com pany.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Mrs. Lyman Trumbull, wi fe o the late Sem
ator from Illinois, is TO open home school
and chaperonage for young ladies at Say
brook. Conn, the coming summer. The school
will be near Mrs. TrumbulPs birthplace, and
In the native State of the Senator, where most
OF his summers were passed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

DON'T buy any Easter eggs until you have
seen Townsend's Little Clowns" Little
Doctors" and Little Devils" made of French
cream, vegetable coloring, .5ceach. Pal. Hotel.'
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

According to Tesla "sleep is the cumu-
lative storage battery OF human energy"
and If this is so the House Of Representa-
tives just now is storing enough energy
to run the Government pretty lively when
it starts to work
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

There is growing belief that the cause
OF Caba would be more favored in the
Senate If Morgan would be silent for a n
hour or two and give some other Senator
q chance to talk.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
THE EASTER CALL.


attention extends OF for the sake enter
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TO soothe and strengthen the vocal organs
Ayers Cherry Pectoral has long been the faverite
preparation with public speakers
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The knights of Honor.

Liberty Lodge had very large attendance:
last Monday evening and during the evening:
was visited by Yefba Buena Lodge in a, body:
At the close of business Dictator Henry Burton
acted as master of ceremonies at a lnusi clf:and
literary entertainment provided for the visi~
tors Two hours were pleasantly spent: ;GIie
member announced that before the close. of the
term he would present fifteen applications
On Tuesday evening two candidates We're
init 4ted, Grand Dictator Archibald, NJ: l..
Grove, D. G. d i, and Deputies Lawrance and
Summers taking part in the ceremony. =
Occidental Loige elected three mem bers last
Wednesday and they will be initiated at the
next meeting. This lodge has been doing good,
work of late. g. - Z:
Eureka Lodge was visited last Wednesday,.
by the Past Pictators Association. There were.
present a large number of mem bers OF of-other
lodges. Three past dictal lors signed applica-:
tions TO join the visiting association :: -
Judge J. A. Carroll, Chairman OF the GEM mi t:
tee on laws, initiated candidate. for Leland
Stanford Lodge last Thursday. A mum ber Of:
grand officers and deputies were present. 10:
see the work. -
Next Monday the Past Dictators' Assoca-
ton, accompanied by Yerba Buena and 1: b.!
erty lodges, VIII pay a fraternal Visit 10
Friendship Lodge, on which occasion IaylDr
Rogers Will deliver an address on 'Ihe Fra
ternal Aspects of the Order" This Will be q
meeting Tor all mem bers of the order.
Grand Dictator Archi bald visited the lodge
in stockton last Wednesday. On the follow
ing night he was in Sacramento, where he
will remain until next Wednesday visiting
the lodges, and on the 22d he viii be IN
Fresno He will go to Modesto on the oath
inst.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

1t is mighty good town along the
Mississippi that can keep its head above
water in these days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

FOR ALLAYING HoARSENEss AND IRRITATION
OF THE THROAT. "BrotVn's BroRchidI TToches'' are
wonderfully effective. Avoid imItations
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL

Along the Missouri and the Mississippi
in these days everything goes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Railroad Tickets to the East via Rio
Grande Western and Denver and
Rio Grande RailvvavS

At lowest possible rates with through Pullman
buffet and tourist sleeping service every day
Personally conducted excursions leaving Tuesday
"Wednesday and Thursday. Only line permittin
sopover st Salt Lake City all classes OF tickets
Detailed information and tickets furnished a. Il
Montgomery street, or 314 California stree
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 MONTGOMERY
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

The Greek Government should inform
The powers that the invasion OF Turkey
on her part like the blockade of Crete on
theirs is strictly pacific, and is intended
not as an act OF war but as a diploma attic
guarantee OF good faith.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is having
MS portrait painted by the Viennese artist
Eduard Horowitz. He sits for the artist in the
Historical Art Museum, where the directors.
Office is tied up for the purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
Native Amateur Talent.

During the entertainment. recently given by
La Estrella Parlor, Native Daughters of the
Golden West, in Native Sons Hall, there was
presented a farce entitled 1.-THE Greatest
Plague of Life" in which several mem bers of
the parlor took part To say that all the
young ladies acted their part we'll is not fiat
terry, for they did, but the rendition of The
lines and the acting showed that several of
the participants are gifted with more talent
than the average amateur. This is particu-
larly true of Miss Rose Harwood, Miss Alice
Maunder, Miss Emma Fenstermecher, Miss
Effie Urquhart and Mrs Lillian Garlic. These
young ladies can, if they SO desire, produce
entertainment for their friends that will al
ways be acceptable, If they do as well as they
did with "The Grea test Plague OF LIFE,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

CREAM eggs, all vegetable colors. Townsnd's..
LITTLE doctors and clowns IN eggs. Twnsnd's.s
TowNsENDs, 627 Marketst Palace Hotel
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o attract the fleeting fancy by bright eolors,
after the manner of South.sea Island traders,
rendering gaudy beads to savages.
THE CALL is convinced that good, sensible
texts, with appropriate illustrations, selected
and arranged with reasonable discrimination,
will please the right class of people better
than sensationalism. gaudiness or sharp wit
will. And when to these virtues is added the
recommendation OF Californian production,
the people of California VIII discern in the
com mbfnation bit OF literature for which they
have been on the lookout
From the Cross to the Crown" is an Easter
poem that would be good poetry and enjoy
able reading at any time. Its author is not q
regular contributor to periodicals or news
papers, and this will be his first important
appearance in print. To-morr ow he will be
known as q writer of remarkably strong verse.
secular view of Easter is rarely, if ever,
aired in public print. Tomorrow however
Carroll Darlington will voice the secular atti-
tude ward q church func ton as he sees 1t.
"On Easter Morning" is story with local
setting by Florence II. Miller. Natures
Easter is viewed by Adeline Knapp in her
royings as Naturalist at Large.
Probably the most i'm mportant newspaper dis
closure of the year will be made in to-mor-
rows CALL. 1t is hinged on a private letter
from Washington this week, coupled with
some hitherto unexplained proceedings which
the recipient of the letter witnessed at the
Preside several months ago. The denone-
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

IL is said that Thackeray did not write the
ehapter OF ''The Virginians' which contains
graphic description of the hero's escape from
Fort Duquesne and his journey through the
wilderness. Thackeray was never in that
region. He engaged an American writer, who
happened to be in London, to pen that par
tieular chapter
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

There was man IN Chicago whom the
people called "Hinky Dink," but now be
has become an alderman and they call
him Honorable Michael McKenna, and
yet there are persons who think the aver
age Chicago man has no respect for fficial
dignity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

On April the Chicago Times Herald
said: AT least ffty towns and villages
the Mississippi have been submerged" I"
On April II the st. Louis Globe Democrat
said "nearly a thousand towns on the
Mississippi are under water" The con-
trast between these two statements shows
how rapidly the river rose.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

MUSICAL birds in eggs. at Townsend's.
CHOCOLATE cream eggs, at Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Tne story that the "log OF the May
flower" is TO be returned to this country
has undergone revision. 1t seems there
is no such log. What is to be returned is
manuscript history of the pilgrims in
their New England home written by Gov
ernor Bradford and covering a period of
twenty-eight years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

1t is reported that Count Castellane
father OF the man who married Mis-, Anna
Gould, was recently seen 20 lose S44 600 at
baccarat without futtering a nerve, so it
seems that part Of the fortune of the
late lamented Jay Gould has gone to a
family that can buck the tiger with as
much equanimity as he could fleece a
lamb.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

wrought at intervals with precious stones.
Its chief value, however, lies in the staff
which Is one long superb piece of coral.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

The Grand Jury aroused. See The Star. T.
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BIRDS to blow from eggs, at Townsend's. .
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pared for the use of the powerful modern bat
tle-ships, cruisers and torpedo-boats, and is
based entirely upon the principles universally
adopted for the organization and movements
of armies.
The arrangement of four ships which consti-
tute q squadron, ana which is the tactical
unit" of the fleet, is believed to be new in
principle, and is the formation by which mod
ern ships can be most easily handled and the
maneuvers of fleets most successfully carried
out.
The system consists of complete movements
for squadron OF four ships of any kind of
movement is for fleets oftwo, three ana of four
squadrons; OF q series of formations for battle,
with the numerous changes and combinations
which can be made from the four primary
manuevers. 1t also embraces the deployments
ana assem- blings of cruisers used, like cavalry
in an army, to cover the advance of the main
body, represen ted by the battle-shlps, armored
cruisers and monitors constituting the line of
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Admiral
nchief flies ship
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The Initial or Cruising Formation-The
Squadron or Fleet Unit.


the of
The system OF actcs has been favably
battle
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

The mum Der, the variety and the extent
OF the criticisms which have been pro-
nounced upon Congressman Bailey since
he announced that he would never wear
swallow-tail coat drive us to the conclu-
sion that we really need Government
commission either TO regulate a mans
clothes or TO supervise another mau's
right 10 comment on them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

Senator Pugh OF Alabama is the champion
pie.eater OF the Senate.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

as If there were not already more than
enough English dictionaries in the world
there Is now in course of publication in
England work known as the New Eng
llsh Dictionary" which has got as far as
the letter Z, and embraces over SO, 900
words, with 81 letters TO follow. 1t is evil
dent that after while the language will
have words enough to cover any situatio n !:
even that OF man who upsets his apple
cart.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

According to the programmes that have
been arranged SO far the professions to be
held in New York on the dedication OF the
Grant monument and in London in ceIe-
bration of the sixtieth year of the Queens
reign will present i'll striking contrasts
the characteristics OF the two people on
parade occasions. The New York splay
Will be much larger than the one in Lon
don, but it will not be so brilliant. The
British pageant will hardly occupy more
than an hour in passing given point. but
the American procession will require more
than double that time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17

King Oscar Of Sweden is an interested stu.
dent of mathem atics.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-10-23

hear singing near the old town hall,
go and Investigate, for you many hnd,
as we did. a few members Of the SAL
walton Army holding an outdoor meet
ing a fine looking, newly converted
sailor boy was making his first public
speech, very simply and prettily to the
strangely assorted audience, all listen
ing respectfully, too, whether they wore
the red coat, the plaid kilt,
the blue Jacket, the robe of
the Jew, the wide brimmed hat and
sash Of the Spanish or the fez, cloak
and yellow slippers of the Moor. It
was a curious mosaic.
Now comes sunset with its gun fir
ing; a detachment marches down to
shut the gates for the night; bits of
music and bugle calls float here and
there over the great rock. Soon the
stranger, who is, literally, within the
gates,' is ready for rest, and perhaps
may recall as lullaby bit OF the
music which wakened him early in the
morning as a fife and drum corps
passed by, and he had drowsily listened
to the stirring Scotch melody until it
softened into rhythmic beat of the
drums and a faint echo of the highest
notes, and so gradually lost itself in
many-voiced Gibraltar. i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-10-23
Took the Gold Cure.

Two men met on a Broadway cable.
car yesterday and one said "Hello" to
the other. The other responded 1p like
manner and then the first man said:
;. Il haven't seen you in some time!
Where have you been?"
Been taking the gold cure"
"'S that so? Never knew there was
any necessity for it in your caser'
"Oh, I don't mean the kind you mean.
made up my mind to 90 to Klondike
and got as far as Kansas City. I
thought as they were paying SIS a day
wages in the diggings' I might catch
onto job and make a good thing of
it until I could hunt around and strike
a rich claim. In Kansas City they con-
frmed the statement about the SIS per.
but they hitched on the information
that the days were thirteen months
long there. That cured me and I came
back. Fifteen goes into thirteen, nit
times and nit over.''-New York Com
mercial Advertiser. -,-.'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-10-23

Mr.. Mumblechook (singing) me
good-by and go
Miss EfHe Sharp If you're going to
sing Il like that on the night they
wont stnD to bid you good-by.