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The Springfield herald., 1897-12-10

MIICInAl MERCHANDISE of every descrip-
WUOtUAI tIon. Fine violin repairing String
prce-list free. l.. tuschenberg Co. Kittredge Blk
The Springfield herald., 1897-12-10

WANTED Reliable and Trustworthy Agents to
WAN " sell Nursery Stock on Commission.
The Itocky Mountain Nurseries. Cnnon City. Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1897-12-10

CTkTE 0DC sampllng works.-orice Albany
OIHl UnC Hotel Block. Denver Pocketref
erence book, valuable To shippers, mailed free.
The Springfield herald., 1897-12-10

Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Springfield herald., 1897-12-10

WhDn AUCTION co. 172.-I728 Arap-
ANU nhoc Street. Furniture and Bankrupt
stocks bought for cash or sold on commission.
The Springfield herald., 1897-12-10

PIANOS, ORGANS aanfs!qs ea1ncs FnHE fHs aHi'ais IT.
sMITM MUSIC CO.. MAsONIC TENPLE. DENXEI
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
KIIKN
NJ IARiIED.

CUSTE Scott Valley, December
i, 1897. by the Rev. A. =. MaeClelIan, David
Custer and Fannie Wilson.
DORAN-GkANEN- = IN VisaIia, December 6,
1897, bv The Rev. ]. Ii. Avery George DorEn
and Myr- GraVer
GREE BERG -~ENERTN In san Jos,, De-
cnmber z, 1897, by the Rev Dr. WakefeId,
joseph X. GreenDerg and Mary Senerin
PARKIN-BRYCE-In San Mateo December 9
1897, by the Rev. Mr. Kennedy, Frederick Par
kin and Isabella Leslie Bryce.
PAH h kER-LENDELOF-In mis- cI-v. NovemD Der
19, 1891 BY the Rev. John HemphfL D. D.
James Packer Jr. ana Annie o. Lende!of, both
OF san Francisco.
LEE-MESS SER-Tn this cItr. December &
1897 b. the Rev. Edwin II. jerks " illlam II
Raree of Watkins y. s, and Harriet A B.
MeSse- OF Chi O. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10

pIDS WANTED - NOTICE Is HEREBY
ID given that sealed proposals Will be received bv
the board of directors of he Veterans Home AS
sociaiion, NJ its Office, room Is, 80 Sansoms
street, an Francisco, CaL. up to 10 O'Clock A NJ
saturday. December 1S 1897, and opened imnle-
diately thereafter in the presence of bidders.
furnishing aud delivering quar- ermRsi eT and COM
missary supplies for the Feerans' Home, Napa
County, Cat. for the six months commencing
January ], 1898 and ending June 80, SqS
Schedules with information and instruction, for
submitting bids Will be furnished u on applica-
ton by the undersigned. Bidders will carefully fol
low the conditions of The schedules ana no bid Will
be considered unless it Is in accordance with such
schedule. Each bidder must accompany his bid
with a certified check upon some wel-known aid
responsible bankinSh house for 81 10 per cent
Of the amount of his bid, payable John c. Cur
rler treasurer conditioned that the bidder will
enter into good and aid contract upon notice
of acceptance, rs required by law The board re-
serves the right to reject any all bids and to
order any quantity over under the amount
specified
Address J. J. SCOVTLLE, Secretary Veterans
Home Association, room IS, so Sansome street.
San Francisco Cal.
j. J. SCOVILLE, Secretary.
BY order of the Board of Directors
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hlllS-aARRllHtiS

Birth marriage and death notices sent BY mail
Will not be inserted. They mus. bs handed in az
either of the publication offices ald be Endorsed
with the name and resdenceo OF pers ons authorized
TO have the same published.
BORN.
BAYER-December y, 1897 to the wife Of DR.
Joseph Bayer. = son
BELL-In san Gregorio December 5, 1897 to the
wife OF Frank Bel,
GkIDLEN-In Napa, December L. 1897 to the
wife Of Joseph B Gridiey, son.
HA ARRINON-Near Tulare. December 7, 1897, TO
the wife OF John Harrison, a daughter.
JENNER-Tn Etna. December Is, 1897 TO the
wife of Charles Jenner, daughter.
LAkRECQ-In South HaH FraacISco. Decem Der
L. 1897 - tns wife OF Johu Larrecq a daugnrsr.
RUTAN-Near Ager, November 27, 1897 to the
wife OF U. . Ru.an, daughter.
TOSSETTI-1n 1t. Helena, November so, 1897
TO the wife OF Louis Tossetti, a daughter.
WEYrH MAN-In SOU. san Francisco, Decem-
ter o 1897, to the wife of George w. Weyth.
waG = son.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
PROPOSALS.

nEEP WATER HARBOR. SAN PEDRO
~ Cal-U. ;. Engineer flee, Flood Building,
san Francisco. Cal, December 10 lS97.-Seaied
proposals. in triplt ate for cOnstruc OF break
water at San Pedro. Cal, viii be received here
unul II noon. Pacific Coast time, February 10
1898, and then publicly opened. Information
tutiished OG application. CHAS L. l.. b.
NI~, Major. Engineers
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
HOUSES TO LET.

IT OUSE OF II ROOMS. WITH OR WITHOUT
II store 253 stevenson st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILD
~ ers-Bids Will be reCe.vei up to DECEMBER
10, 1897. for 2-story brick building TO be built
10 W. 4. RHODES, Architect, Palo Ai.o Ad-
dress ali bids 10 WM 5. ZELLER, care of j. ]
NORRIS, Pelo Alto. All bidders must send Ger
uhed checks 10 the amount of lU por cent of their
bids. The owner reserves the right TO reject any
or Ill bids
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
BUSINESS CHANCES

SStlti STATIONERY STORE IN VEST
49, erh Addition; nice livng-rooms: low
80 80. "o.,g good bu ,lneas well ocIed; nlca dk.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
CITY REAL ESTATE.

NEW BROOM AND BATH COTpAGE. WITH
NuIlVeW AZ; Just butt; mantels. porcelain
pain an m9dern; Iot 25xl1S; SIS monthly.
JACOB HEYMAN, Il Montgomery St
PROPERTY OF ALL KINDS FOR SALEAND
H. PATTERSON IL CO, 1908 Market ST.
M lS9lON HOMES NEW AND MODERN:
W 8 and rooms: cottages and bonsas. S96on
10 S5ZoO each; S400 cash; S25 monthly; corner
twentieth and Castro SITS. T. NELSON
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
PLY SICIANS.

DR. G c. ODONNELL OFFICE AND RES
~ ~ 8 NJ Market; diseases vi women a specially.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
ALAMEDA ADVERTISEMENTS

ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE.
UST LIKE PAYING RENT
$l750-ColonIal cottage / TO ms and hath
SlSU0-Haucsome cottage near station.
S325O-Houss of rooms; all modern convent
enCes.
S295O-Colf NAL cottage rooms; fine grounds
MA RCUS - q r NM Ell, Ray-st station tbroad
Sausel, Alameda; 62S Market ST., francisco
open sundays and HOLIDAYS
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
OAKLAND FURNITURE FOR SALE

WANTED-CASH BUYERS FOR FURNI
W ture ami household goods this week Special
at The old store of Ii. sCHELLHAAS, 4O8 Eley-
enth s., Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
ATTORNEYS S-AT-LAW.

4 DNICE FREE; DIV ORCE LAWS SPEC
Aialtv; private; fee with success coIectfous
O. W. HOWE atty atlaw, $50 Market cor. Stoc6tn.
A DNICE kEE; No CHARGE UNLroS SIC
II cessIuL W. W. DA WILSON s27 Markets.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
PROPERTY TO ExCHANGE


c00 HOUSES AND LOTS PRICES FROM
~ 5000 to $4,000; 500 vacant lots prfces
from $40 TO $4,000; 800 ranches all sizes; prices
rom $30 TO $40 o0u; 100 business places; prices
C. DkCkEK, 1920 Market st opposite Fifth,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-30
Wonderful Results

Mr.. G.. +. Melodies, connected with
the Salt Lake Ice Company, and reuid-
ing at No. 35S West Eighth South Street,
Sslt Lake City, says;
81 suffered with indigestion and a
very bad liver for three or four years
and lots of the time it was big joh for
me to just walk around. | took one
bottle OF Ct. w. Shores Kidney and
Liver Cure and am like different man.
This splendid medicine stopped my in
digestion entirely invigorated me, and
feel good now and can work with more
ease than have for years | was run
down in strength and flesh, but in a
very short time gained ten pounds in
weight. For Sale 10y I. J Wadsworth
| chi, Utah.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-30
He Was Suspicious.

"Pardner," said Derringer Dan.
you'll excuse me, but I'll have to
quit you. l amt a-playin' no more
poker this evenin'."
But you have a lot of chips yet" re-
marked the young man from the east.
IL know it. And I'm goin' ter cash
'em in, too. You look like tender
foot. an we talk like one. But I've
heard o. people that got buncoed and
bought gold bricks even eff they did read
the newspapers, an orter to knowed
better"
II really don't quite follow you
81 had four nine-spots little while
ago."
did you?"
'Sartin'. An yc didn't do a thing but
say ye'd stay out Then had flush an
We said the same. | got four kings an
an ace, an we laid down yer hand ez
usual"
"That was remarkable"
Remarkable don't seem TO quite
cover the ground fur me. Partner, /
don't say yer workn' one o these here
Roentgen ray outfits on me. All say
is that l amt a-playin' no more poker
this Observation-Disclosures Star
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-30
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN,
MUM & CO.,
36f Broadway, New York.
Catarrh Means Danger,

Because if unchecked it may lead direct
~ to consumption. Catarrh is caused
by impure blood This fact is fully
established. Therefor, it is useless TO
try to cure catarrh by outward appli-
cation or inhalants. The true way to
cure catarrh is to purify the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
purifier, cures catarrh by it power TO
drive out all i'm purities from the blood
Thousands Of people testify that they
have been perfuctly and permanently
cured OF catarrh by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-30
NEW FOOD FOR WILD FOWL.
An Experiment with Chinese Plants on
Columbia Slough Lakes.

Columbia Slough Lakes.
The carp having played havoc with
the wapatoes in the sloughs and ponds
on Sauvies island, on which the ducks,
geese and swan used TO feed, Mr..
Reeder, of Reeder's Landing, has Sc
cured lot of Chinese wapatoes, which
he will plant as an experiment and, if
they do well, will try TO introduce
them in the lakes, etc, says the Port
land Oregonian. The Chinese here
consume great many wapatoes, and
also bring over from China many which
are of different species, being larger
and rounder. The only improvement
they will be on the native kind is that
they are too large for a carp to
swallow, while the ducks, etc, can
perhaps bite them in pieces and swallow
them.
Several efforts have been made to
introduce plants on the island which
might attract the waterfowl and take
the place of the wapatoes and widgeon
weed but all such attempts have
proved failures. Wild rice by the sack
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-30
What 1t Meant.

a little maiden of seven years at
tended the wedding of an elder brother
The Episcopal service, heard for the first
time. made a deep impression on her
mind. A few days after she called to
see the bride, and found her sitting on
her husbands lap. Looking at them
wistfully for few moments, she ex-
claimed: 'Oh, yes; see-to have and
to hold."--N. Y. Journal.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1897-03-30
HORSES AND FLUTES.
How the sybaritos' Enemies Are Said to
Have Won IA Battle.

Born originally in Greece, it, had its
renaissance in Italy, and Grisoui aud
Fiaschl must be acknowledged the true
fathers Of the art, however ready we
NAV be to admit that the courts of
francis |. and Henry w, by early adop-
ton of the offspring, adorned it's devei-
opment with the cnurtly grace, lustcr
and urbanity of French influence, which
made the menagc the art of the princes.
as another nation and age made hawk
ing the sport of kings.
''They say" wrote Ben Johnson,
''princes learn no art truly but the art
of Workmanship. The reason is, the
brave beast is no fiatterer. He will
throw a prince as soon as his groom
The Greek theory Of educaticn. as we
find it in Plato, was of Il twofod kind:
'One of gymnastics relating 10 the
body. the other of music for the sake
of good state Of the soul" briefly, as
Mr.. Pater expresses ii, "a gymnastic
fused in music" This system of cdu-
cation the Greeks applied no less To the
training of horses than of men. In the
earliest extant treatise on riding,
AtnOpuOu pointer OUT JnuL nOTStIildH-
ship, like dancing, was dependent fun
damcntally on the play impulse. that
for anything to be done well it must be
done for pleasure; what the horse
does under compulsion is done without
understanding, and there is no beauty
in ii any more than if one should whip
and spur dancer" The horse must
become an artist, too, in his manner,
and use his limbs with rhythmcal free
dom.
So far was this carried that Athenaeus
relates how the Sybarites taught even
their horses to dance at their feasts 70
the music of the flute; and on one Oc-
casion their enemies put their knowl.
edge of this habit TO humorous account
by taking out flute players to battle and
winning the cavalry over TO their side
by causing the horses to dance to d
favorite air, just as the Pied Piper
played the rats of Hamelin into the
Weser.-London Quarterly Review.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

small parties. Some OF these have parlor. oh
servation room. only three or four staterooms, a
Kitchen pantry and porters room Such coaches
are in demand by famous actors, singers. cap
italists and hunting parties Libraries pianos
and Bullets are often added to the other elegant
appointments OF these luxurious vehicles.
The vestibule which shields a passenger from
the wind as he step. from one car to another
and saves him from the unhappy consequences
that might otherwise attend a misstep, is an
other OF Mr. Pulmans inventions and came
into vogue about ten years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

inverted In any single sleeping car. The usual
price less. Mr. Pullman put S1S,ooO INTO
the Pioneer and much az $24,OW into some
Of its immediate SUCCESSORS. These figures rep
resent, to some extent. how radical was the
revolution which he had Initiated. To-day to
BE- sure, a more perfect car Of this type ran BE-
built for $4,000 But labor and materials were
more expensive then than now. and the first
specimen Of any manufactured article always
costs more than later ones. especially when the
production has greatly developed.
The railroad managers for whom these nrst
few Of the new type were built were
startled by what they regarded as appalling ex-
travagance in Mr.. Pullman. and by his PROPOSE
ton that not less than s. be demanded for a
nights use OF a berth. Up TO that time the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

weaker sleeping-car and palace-car companies
were surrendering to one Of the two great rivals
The Wagner Company has always had monop-
oily OF the business over the Vanderbilt hnes
and on other Eastern and Southern roads. IL
probably operates from one-quarter to one-third
az many cars as the Pullman Company.
Another greatly needed reform which Mr.
Pullman undertook was in the provision OF
meals FOR travellers. The old pr actce was to de-
lay a trains progress for fifteen or twenty min
utes while the passengers got off the train and
INDUCED in a hasty and highly unsatisfactory
repast one was obliged to eat then or not at
all, even II not hungry, and was also compelled
TO wait until this particular station was
reached. no matter if the passengers were starry
ing The first hotel car the President was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

ordinary work Of transportation that his cars
should be owned by separate corporation and
with their passengers and attendants, should
be passed from one line to another at connect
ing points The opening Of the Pacific Railroad
in 1869 gave him a magnificent opportunity for
developing his system into a transcontnental
one
Much Of the credit for extending these theories
to daylight travel is due To Mr.. Wagner, whose
first palace" car made its APPEARANCE in 1861
Then for several years there was sharp ri
vairy between the two manufacturers In intro
ducing new ideas The Wagner Company paid
a royalty to Mr.. Pullman on the latter's sleep
ing car scheme, but held patents Of It's own on
some other excellent ideas II has thus been
able to maintain All independent existence when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

put the Great Western road in Canada in
1867. and the first dining car the Delmon-
leo. made its appearance in 1865. 1t thus be-
came possible for the traveller To obtain lunch
con or dinner at any reasona bic hour, and he
also secured much better fare and service.
The compartment ear was the next develop
mcnt, and grew out of the demand FOR greater
privacy by drawingroom car passengers on linn
tied expresses Cutting up car into ten state
rooms however. reduced the number OF passen-
gers that could be accommodated; and IL ~
therefore customary 10 charge about twice as
much for the seclusion and special toilet con-
yeniences thus afforded thar for a drawing
room chair Another outgrowth 81 the same IN
stincts is the private car or special car for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

chargr FOR sleeping accommodations had ranged
from 30 cents to 81 80. but never exceeded the
latter figure. But Mr. Pullman predicted that
people would prefer To pay his price for the in
creased comfort and cleanliness, and his
prophecy proved correct. Other roads compel
ing with those which adopted the new sleepers
werc obliged to retire their old cars after a
short interval owing 10 loss OF patronage. II
was Of Mr.. Puilman's fundamental IDEAS
that elaborate provision FOR "A travellers CON
vcnicnce especially AT nght is paying in
vcstn"nt
He also originated another revolutionary
scheme. Formerly the sleeping cars belonged
10 the railroad companies and ran only on the
lines OF their owners. Mr.. Pullman proposed
10 max. his service ~ far independent Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
APPROPRIATE.

From The Chicago Record
Walker-Why do you call your horse Favor
Ryder-BecauSe he needs 30 much curTytnS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
COMFORT FOR TRAVELLERS.
TIE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OF GEORGE
NJ PI'LLMAN'S LIFE.

DEVELOPMENT AND rERFD -r1oN OF HIS IDEAS
ANr THOSE OF HIS RIVAL WAGNER-ThE
SLEEPER TIE PARIOR rAR THE
DINING CAR AND THE
The Press., 1897-10-28
Edison's Marriage.

The idea of the great electrician Edt son marrying was first suep' sied by a1 intimate friend, W ho told hlm that lit large house and numt rous servant ought to have a mistress Although i very shy man, he seemed please will the proposition and tlEidly inquirt whom he should marry The i1ient somewhat testify replied, Any one. But Edison was not without sentiment when the time came One Cay, as h. stood behind the chair ef Miss Still well, telegraph operator in his em ploy, he was not little surprised wheL she suddenly turned round and said, "Mr. Edison, can always tell when you are behind me or near me. " It was now Miss Stillwell's turn to be sur prised, for Edison fronted the young lady, and, looking her full, said, "I've been thinking considerably about you of late, and if you are willing to marry me I would like to marry you. The young lady said she wculd consider the matter and talk it over with her mother The result was that they were married a month later, and the union proved a very happy one.-San Francisco Argo- naut
The Press., 1897-10-28
An Acid Proof Cine.

The following has been recommended as producing cement which will fas- ten glass or porcelain, etc., together firmly and will not be affected by strong acids: Mix together two parts of pow dered asbestus, one part of barium sul- phate and two parts of sodium silicate of specific gravity 1.5O. A still frmer glue can be made which is particularly valua- ble, since it is not attacked by hot acids, by mixing together two parts of sodium silioate, one part of the finest sand and one part of finely pulverized asbestus.
 If potassium silicate is used instead of the sodium salt, the glue will harden immediately, but otherwise it will re- quire about an hour to set. Exchange.
The Press., 1897-10-28
"Hard Bread" Rarely Sent Back.

Nov, if the baker sends us loaf of stale bread, " said the old soldier, i've send it back But, dear me, we didn't often do anything of that sort in the army. We didn't get very much soft bread anyway-that is, regular bread. What we had mostly was hard bread, sometimes called hard tack-a kind of cracker, like soda cracker in shape, and not unlike it ill appearance, but thicker. And hard bread of good quality and not more than month old wasn't bad. In fact, it was very good. It was only when we got some that was very old, and that had foreign creatures boring in it, so that you had to knock it against something before eating it, that anybody growled, and even then we rarely sent it back Sometimes if it was very bad the regimental quartermaster would send back the whole lot and draw new if he could. But oftener we kept it, and you could throw it away if you wanted to, but that was all.
 "Still, our outdoor life was conducive to good capacities, and after all one could have a poorer breakfast than moldy, hard bread and coffee. For instance, nothing. "-New York Sun.
The Press., 1897-10-28
HANK WAS ALL RIGHT.

But the Squire Was Doubtful About His
 Integrity Being Unassailable.
 II never took to a man as l did to Hank Suffer He moved ill here with out maxim no noise about it, and they hain't no better neighbor in tn county.
 It was Farmer Waddy that was doing the talking, and the squire of the town ship only interrupted to ask whether the farmer had ever missed any chickens or shotes before Hank settled in the vicin- ity.
 ''No, never did, '' admitted Waddy, 'but l never lest nuthin of tn kind afore you got that new man of yours. I'd trust Hank Suffer with my life, squire. '
 Don't be too confdin, " insisted the squire Many s tn apple I've seen that looked perfec' on tn outside, but was rotten at tn core. Hank seems all right, but wouldn't be surprised no day to see him fetched up afore me. Things hain't t right in this communerty since he jined it. ,
 'That's so, but there's a million things happened outside of Hanks comin. His folks couldn't eat all tn things what's stole, an he don't sell nuthin '
 "Watch him" insisted the squire And he tcok his leave with fine imi- tation of the man who looks after the morals of the entire neighborhood
 Farmer Waddy did watch, and he hired others to help him watch. If this were fiction, it would be the squire or his new man who was trapped But truth is an exacting mistress It was a worthless fellow living in log hermi- tage that was doing all the stealing. It hasn't the slightest bearing on the case that he was selling all the plunder to the squire at half price. Detroit Free Press
The Press., 1897-10-28
Making Love un R Tree.

Billing and cooing among the Fijians is curious feature in their social GUS toma It is decidedly against the rule to do any counting within doors. The gardens or plantations are the spots held sacred to Cupid, and the generally ap- proved trysting place of lovers is high up among the branches of breadfruit tree.
 You may often walk around a planta- tion on a moonlight night and see couples perched 40 feet from the ground in the breadfruit trees, one on each side of the trunk, position which comes fairly within the limits of a Fijian maideus B ideas of modeSty.
The Press., 1897-10-28
Where Hotel Men Draw a Line.

Among annoyances to which hotels are subjected is one which means ma terial loss at busy times. This is when a person telegraphs or writes for rooms to be reserved and upon arriving in town decides to go to another hotel. Very frequently rooms which could have been given to guests are vacant on account of this, and the careless ho- tel patrons appear to be unaware that they have inflicted any injury on the house. Sometimes, however, when a clerk calls upon them with bill for the rooms that they didn't occupy they are open to conviction of wrongdoing and settle the bill. The matter has rare ly been one of litigation, but the hotel man has the best end of it, and the pro- prietors' national association intends to make it so unders ood whenever it is necessary Hotel Gazette.