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COMPETENT woman desires a place to take care of a baby; assist with light work; Is good mender; wages s1o; good references Call at 9i1 Howard st.
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SPECIAL NorrcEs-Conunued.

ELEVENTH. 106-Branch office Of The Call Subscriptions and ads taken.
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SAN JOSE.
FRESNO.
RUNS BY INNINGS
SUMMARY.

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ROOMS papered from g 50; whitened. $L Har mann Paint Co.,, 343 Third st. ana |Soo z1t
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

MISS MAYS genuine electric treatment Tor rheumatism. 109 Grant ave, room l.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

GERMAN widow with a child would like a place to do cooking or general housework or housekeeper; city or country. Call at So6 Sd.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

MISS VIOLA BURWELL of New Oriean baths and massage. HIS Market st, rln.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

RESPECTABLE American woman greatly ip need of work; in a small family; Is a good plain cook; clean and tidy; obliging; good references. Call 246 Natoma st:
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

GERMAN lady wishes a situation as a house keeper. Inquire all this week. 29l6 Larkin st
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

RAILROAD Consolidation-Pursuant to th. statute in such case made and provided no- tice Is hereby given that the Southern Ps cifc Railroad Company the Northern Raii- way Company. the Northern California Rail way Company and the California Pacific Railroad Company, railroad corporations in- corporated and existing under the laws of the State of California. upon the written cons sent of the stockholders holding more ina f, three -fourths in value of all the stock of each Of said corporations, respectively, and by agrees ment Of the respective Boards of Directors of said corporations made and entered into in accordance with such consent and pursua nc to the statute In such made and pro- vided did. on the l4th day of April A D, 1seS amalgamate and consolidate their capital stock. debts. property. assets and franchises under the corporate and style of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
 J. l.. WILLCUTT
 Secretary of the Southern Pacific Rsilroad Company.
 SAa FrannissA Gal May 6. lsaa
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SITUATION wanted to do upstairs work al sewing. Please call bet. and 12, 330 Turk $
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

AN experienced girl In the care Of childre wants place or will do homework. fl Fourth st.
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

BREAD and cake baker for steamer. s60 well drilier, s5 day and found: fireman for dred- ger sso and found; laborers for dreeger, S15 and found, cellar man for vineyard S26 and found: cabinet maker, woodchopper, coal miners. s2 30 a day. R. T. WARD & CO. 6os-610 Clay st.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR COAL BIN

A new terror is added 10 war
if we may believe yet another OF
the scare rumors.
Ii appears that the government
engaged lot OF coal. But as
delivery was not Immediately
asked for, and as the coal company
had customers hungry for the coal
some OF it was sold to factory.
One of the factory hands then
discovered dynamite in the coal
bin. The suspicion is that the
dynamite was put there by Span
ish spies for government use rather
than to blow up some private es-
tablishment.
But the warning ought to be
needed. When the householder
buys coal nowadays he should
demand a guarantee that none of
his supply was ever intended for
the government.
Thank goodness the season is at
hand when we need coal but spar
ingly. Perhaps, OH the whole, it
would be just as we'll to use the
gas stove exclusively. The very
worst that a Spanish spy can do
with gas stove would be to shove
the meter ahead, and, even then,
the gas company would probably
keep up with him without exercis-
ing any extraordinary vigilance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
How Bismarck Worked.

The prince used 20 prepare himself for
answering questions put in Parliament; he
was very indignant at the practice, and mt tho
meeting OF the ministry, when the matter
was discussed, declared 81 must speak
straight out and should like TO be as rude
as possible without being insulting" He
made use of several expressions, asking the
minister Of iastice II those were insults. The
minister, he;ng conscicn tious, was Obliged to
say yes. Then the prince grew angry, ex-
claiming that in that case IL would be letter
that he should not answer nc all, hut leave it
to Camphau sen, the president of the
Council Herr Won riedemarn describes the
Office hours in the chanccllery, which began
early and ended late. At that time Prince
Bismarck rose only toward noon. He worked
hard from i2 60 o, and again fro ~ 0 till late
M night. Tieiomann seldom left his Office
before an
IL was not easy 20 read 10 the prince. He
demanded suscitating extract las he called
SD of everything. and declared, however COM
plicated matter might be. its kernel might
be extracted in n fow words. His subordi-
mates gradually accustomed themselves 20
speak in, and Tiedemann oftcn condensed
more than hundred paragraphs into the
space OF ten m inutcs. But tho preparation
for such report had cost several hours
study. As soon A. the reading was over
Bismarck gave his decision without n
moments reflection. II was astonishing with
what certainty ne hit upon the important
points Never did he hesitate, but always
knew what hc wanted. II anything did not
interest him he said "Do what you like. T"
He wrote very little. preferring TO dictate.
Since Kilmann's bullet grnzed his right
thumb he had found Il AWKWARD TO hold n
q uill ron.
His method OF dictation was strange. He
spoke In jerks, sometimes with long pauses
and then so rapidly that ~ was difficult 90
follow him. His thought and expression
were rich that he frequently uttered two
or three Pathological phrases and thon snid.
please choose tho most itting." As he
might never besinterrupted .tfor. strange sd
say. he then lost the ihread az though,). 10
was all the morc difiicult 10 faIirw him.
Blucier did this more readily. for he was n
stcnographcr. hut Ticlcinann was not. snd
20 be- seldom could write whole sentence.
aud had 90 be- content b. catch the most i'm.
portant turns of speech. sometimes only
a single word. Aftcrward 10 was his business
b. work the sentences oat.-- Loipsiger Meme
Nachncht,n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Thanks to the public spirit and
generosity of private citizens, Arbor
Day is celebrated as it ought to be.
We understand that the school
committee discovered the magnif-
cent sum of S25 available in its
appropriations which it devoted to
the printing Of programs. which
was about the least necessary item
that could we'll be thought Of.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
The Decatur Barron Due.

just seventy. eight years ago, March %,
1920. was fought one Of the most memorable
duels In tho annals OF the United States.
Commodore Decatur and Commodore Earron
met on the fatal field near Bladensburg that
day. Both participants were wounded, De-
catur mortaIly, dying within few hours
after the encounter. The causes which lei 10
the ill-feeling between these two naval heroes
have never been accurately determined. but
IL is generally supposed that Decatur's
horsh criticism Of Barron on account OF the
latter not returning from abroad TO take
part in the war brought about the breach.
Certain 1t Is that pecatur's words were re-
peated to Barron, and correspondence bo-
tween tho two ensued. which probably re-
suited in the challenge. The impending duel
was kept profound secret Only few of
the most intimate friends Of the respective
participants had even an inking Of 1t. De
catur was the first to arrive upon the scene.
He was accompanied by Commodores Rodgers
end Porter and several other friends. Barron
arrived few minutes later. The combatants
bowed stifiy to each other and stood waiting
for their friends to measure of the ground
and make the final arrangements.
sI hope. sir, ,'said Barron as they took their
we shall be better friends than we have been
In this"
Decatur is said to have haughtily replied:
"Sir, have never been your enemy"
A moment later the word was given, and two
shots rang out simultaneously. Barron fell
almost Immediately. Decatur Strengthened
himself, but tho pistol fell from his grasp
and in a moment he was upon the green
sward. writhing in agony. He was raised by
his frients and carried nearer the road, where
Barron wrs lying.
IL wish had fallen in the service Of my
country" Decatur muttered. whereupon
Barron looked up.
Every thing has been conducted most hon
orably,' he said.
Then. turning his eyes upon Decatur, he
added:
~ am mortally wounded. Commodore
Decatur, l forgive you from the bottom OF
my heart"
As Decatur was being lifted into carriage
cambridge, whom Decatur had once rescued
from Moorish prison, stopped down ind
kissed his cheek.
With his head upon Rodgers shoulder. and
in company with physician. Decatur was
driven slowly back 10 the city and carried
into his residence en- Lafayette square, who're
he diea a few hours afterward
The news OF the duel spread like wild fire
through the city. The following day John
Randolph offered consolaiory resolutions In
objected TO- and the press vigorously
denounced the practice OF duelling.
Barron ultimately recovered from his
injury hut II IL said the memory of the, fatal
duel darkened his life ever afterward. He
lived until the year 1851, and had charge Of
several vessels. AT his own request he wns
,,rt- taIl nd m
against him by Decatur and exoncrated.-
Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

chaos, but il there was any such
situation there as reports from
Hong Kong have declared, It would
seem likely that Dewey would
have made some reference 20 it.
The American admiral evident
ly. commands the field, however.
Moral force and the military pres
tige he has won are bound to be
of great influence in maintaining
authority, even though he has too
few men to spare force sufficient
TO fight battle on shore with the
naval brigade, or police the city
except with his warships threaten
ing bombardment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

characteristics OF Maryland, Virginia,
Florida and Gcorgta Fruit.

characteristics OF Maryland, Virginia,
Florida and Georgia Fruit.
"The coming watermelon season prom
ises to bs an unusually extensive one y
explained = New York fruit buyer who
is In Washington temporarily, on his TO-
turn from . Southern tour, TO Star re-
porter, ''and would not TO surprised II
there were lots Of nice watermelons in
the market here by the last week In
April. have travelled extensively In
Florida and Georgia, and i have found
that there are enormously large crops
planted. The vines In Florida are already
strong and large. and they are running
very lively in Georgia also. The Florida
melons will reach the markets OF the
North probably two weeks In advance OF
those from Georgia. though The latter VIII
be here almost before tie tiire the seeds
are planted In those parts OF Maryland
and Virginia which later on supply the
WASHINGTON and surrounding markets.
The Florida melon grows ara doing
better everv year in tbs kind of fruit they
send north. Originally they raised very
good enough eating. did net ship we'll.
They knew this as we'll az those who
handled their fruit, but they could not
help IL. Finally they planted q Michigan
seed, ana the result is they cnn now FUR
nish a n elon which In compact enough to
stand any reasonable amount of chipping
and handling. Though the Florida fruit
in the melon line Is nice-lookiu e, n does
not compare In the matter OF eating. q
very important matter, by the way, with
the melon grown in Georgia. fhs Mary
land and Virginia melon Is sweetsr than
the Georgia melon, though it never COM
pares with it In size or loos.
1.-The Georgians grow melons to any Size
they desire. simply by limiting the num-
ber OF melons to vine. They pull on
the buds except two or three, and ind
ons than they could for a dozen medium
sized one. Putting the entire strength Of
the vine into two or three melons. they
get result that will stand any amount
of handling. visited melon farm last
week in Georgia, which shipped over 300
carloads CT melons North last season. 1t
Is 10 acres In extent. While did not
visit IT. know Of farm thera where
there are over 200 acres of growing mel
be shipped North. for nearly all OF the
melons eaten In that state are raised OIL
the sn all farms. So as to reduce the cost
OF transportation as much as possiblo.
there are railroad tracks laid right up to
the farms. The people In Washington can
get the Georgia melons in two days and
half from the time they are cut from
the vines, and 1t may be pleasant news to
them to know that they will, on account
Of the lively composition for tho trade.
have to pay less for the fruit than during
any previous season. The melons are
constantly getting better. larger and
cheaper. Washington Star
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
A LITTLE HUMOR.

She was fairly beaming when they met.
whats the matter2" asked her best
friend.
George is going 70 the war;" she answered
"But don't SEQ anything pleasant about
that"
.'welI. you see, it's just this way" size
explained. "Notbing short Of the shock Of
being ordered into active service ever would
have given him the nerve tn propose.
That's worth some risk. "-Chicago Post.
MRS. Flighty made terrible mistake at
her luncheon yesterday"
What was iii
'She had Malaga grapes" s."-Detroit Fee
Press.
An old.time colored cook in an Atlanta
family seemed unusually happy the other
day, singing joyfuIly at her work.
You're in mighty good spirits this morn
ing" some one said.
"Dat is, subj" she exclaimed. "Some.
pin des happen dat ease my min powerful!
You see, hits dts way, got two husbands"
"Two hnsbandsi"
Eyes, sub: on do one dat wuz maxim all
dc fuss is done iined de army en- shipped of
ter Cuba''
80 that settles IL, does IL p
"Yes, sub dat settle it: kase de yuther one
is in do preachin' line, ON he a-prayin' night
en- day dat de one dat gone II git kilt by de
Spaniards TO he comes backl"-Atlauta
Constitution.
Mrs Bimley-I Just can't bear TO think OF
my husband going 10 war. get almost
distracted every time tho thought Of IL COMES
to ME.
Mrs OalSum-Yor should look ut IL more
cheerfully. or course, l don't want my
husband TO go. but IL his country needs him
I shall considcr IL il nv duty TO reiinquish
him witho ut complaining.
Mrs. Bimley--Oh, yes, that's all well
enough in your case You have rich father
20 20 home to. Cleveland Lead or.
"Antimonopoiists!" echoed Farmer Corn
tossel, who had been approached by an
acita.or. ''Courso We arei"
"But arc ron sure you carry your principles
far enoughY'
"wc couldn't carry 'om no furder. Folks
sroun' here won't ov,n play checkers any
more fur fear o. cornerin somethin. wash-
ington Star.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
Seeks an Injunction.

M. Joseph Harson has flsd a bill IN
equity against william Halyard doing
business ss the Standard Hat Company.
MI. Harson sees to have the respondents
enjoined from using the name OF Harson
on their hats. He claims that by sdver-
tising and selling hat with his name on
IL considerable trade has bsen oivSrte d
from his store tn that OF tae respondents
which belonged TO him, he being the
pioneer not only in this locality, but In
any locslity that he can discover In using
the word Harsou In connection with arti-
cies of head gear for eeotlemen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

That was tight little battle
i'll Cardenas harbor, anyway. The
feet of three miniature warships
tackled the gunboats and batteries
with all the dash that character
lied Dewey's attack OH Manila.
The casualties, however, seem to
have been disproportionately large
to the importance of the enter
prise, although as to the latter
the reports haven't much to say.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

For many years the esteemed
Journal has been assiduously de-
voted to the English Saturday Re-
view and the New York Evening
Post for its models of policy and
opinion. But the stout old Yankee
spirit inspired by present circum-
stances has resulted in the smash
ing of those we'll worn idols and
the Journal is redeeming itself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Night before last the esteemed
Telegram got out an extra with
full particulars of the lombard
ment of San Juan" some hours
before it happened, and last even
ing, not to be outdone, the esteemed
Bulletin sported an extra announc-
ing that the Spanish feet was
making straightawsy for Boston
harbcr to ''bombard the New Eng
land coast" +" The extra" habit
is an awful thing when once a
nevspaper becomes victim OF it..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Admiral Dewey's dispatches give
no indication that anything like
the insurgent outbreak at Manila,
reported from other sources is in
progress.
Doubtless, affairs III the besicgcd
city arc in a state approaching
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Admiral Dewey finds number
Of the guns which the Spaniards
used against him good enough for
his purposes and is transferring
them to his transports. They may
make a different record next time
they are fired, with Yankee gun
ners at the breech.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

because for Seneration the
American people have scoffed al
the suggestion that foreign war
might be possible to us and be-
cause in an hour we find ourselves
plunged into such war, the coun-
try is paying high, if not exces-
sive, price to learn several things
that its more far seeing statesmen
have recognized the value of for
many years.
The first is the need of a
navy large enough to make aggres-
sive warfare along the whole line
lin this instance to take Cuba, to
take Porto Rico, to hold the Phil
ippines against any fleet that Spain
can possibly send against them and
at the same time have enough
ships left TO defend our coast.
The second is an army large
enough to furnish a nucleus OF
some consequence proportionate to
the always available volunteer
forces and to undertake operations
without waiting for the organiza-
tion of a provisional army.
The third is the Nicaragua
canal. With that canal open,
the battleship Oregon would weeks
ago have been with the Atlantic
fleets. Moreover, it would be easy
to dispatch any number of war
ships quickly to the Philippines to
defend them and hold them in
stead OF relying, as we now must,
on the two cruisers left on our
Pacific coast.
Fourth, Hawaii: We take it
there can now be little contrary
discussion as TO the value of that
strategic outpost as to which the
eminent authority, Capt. Mahan,
pointed so graphically only short
time ago little thinking that any
thing he said then would so
soon become Of direct application.
Spain is weak. That is our
good fortune. But it is because
the end of war with such nation
can be prophesied in advance that
it is a great pity, for our own in
terests, that the enemy is able to
prolong it, if she is desperate
enough, to ridiculous limits con-
sidering the inherent relative
strength of the two fighting ma
ti0ns.
1t is far from unlikely that the
war will have cost enough 10 have
built a big, strong navy, to have
maintained through years of peace,
prepared for war, an army of
some consequence and to construct
the Nicaragua canal, to say moth
ing of the ridiculously small con-
sideration of expense from the
acquisition of Hawaii. Had we had
on April I'll when war was declared,
such a navy, such an army, the
canal and Hawaii, we should be
finishing the war with one rapid
stroke instead of being compelled
to go at it piecemeal, involving
vast cost of money and probably
lives that might have been saved,
and credited to the naval and mil
itary establishment and public Ell
terprise suggested.
But the experience will be worth
all it costs if we have truly learned
the lesson to take the time of peace
for war preparation as the best de-
Tense against war and the surest
method of its quick conclusion if
it is forced upon us.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Can't one Of the yellow journals
discover the whereabouts of that
Cape Verde fleet by offering a
reward for it. and so relieve us of
further anxiety?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

The American nation will not
soon forget the men who are hold
ing up the necessary revenues for
the prosecution of the war by
political 6libustering.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

The fortunes of war are various
indeed. Half a dozen Yankee
sailors killed in little skirmish
off Cardenas and not one in the
mighty battle of Manila !
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Sampson has had his chance, if
the reports Of the reduction OF San
Juan are true.
Now give Schley a show!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

The fate of the pitcher which
goes often to the well is illus
trated in the casualty to the little
torpedo boat Winslow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes
Official Advertising OF the
GOVERNMENT Of the UNITED
STATES, Of the STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND, and Several
TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

The Spanish Cortes may vote
war appropriations but the raising
of the same will probably be diff
ferent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Perhaps the Spanish fleet re-
turned to Cadiz to keep an impera-
tive engagement for pink tea.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

The Winslow is temporarily dis
abled, but we have few fighting
ships left, thank you.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

Five others are gone with the
brave fellows of the Maine, ''absent
but accounted for with the heroesln
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13

There are three conditions:
When the blood is poor;
When more flesh is needed;
When there is weakness
of the throat or lungs.
There is one cure: that is
SCOTS Emulsion.
1t contains the best cod
liver oil emulsifcd, or di-
gcsted, and combined with
the hypophosphites and
glycerine. .sIt.promises more
prompt relief and more last
ing benefit in these cases than
can be obtained from tho
use of any other remedy.
goo. and ts.oo. sli druggists
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists. Nsw yo~L