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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24
Civil Service Examination.

The United Civil Service Commissioners have issued their instructions for exam ination in the Mint Department The fol- lowing local board has been appointed to conduct the examination in this city:
 Colonel H. P. Bush, chairman; Henry The examination for adjusters for the United States Mint will be held on Satur- day, May '. at 9 o'clock a. m. Applica- tions must be filed with the secretary at the United States Mint not later than Fri day, April %, after which time none will be received. Blank applications can be ob- tained from the secretary of the board at the Mint.
 Special attention is called to the fact that the applications should not be for warded to Washington.
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DON'T WANT THE zoo.
Lick -Wilmerding Improvement Club Prefers Better Streets and School
 Accommodations.

At meeting of the Lick-Wilmerding Improvement Club Friday a resolution was introduced by George w. Center, in which it was set forth that the members of the club, as also all taxpayers opposed to the appropriation of the public funds for the purpose of buying a tract of land for a zoo at this time should be present at the Supervisors chambers next Mon- day to protest against the purchase of the contemplated site.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted.
 Official information from the Board of Health was read in which it was an- nounced that the swamps lying between Channel, Kansas, Utah and Sixteenth streets had been condemned and must be filled in, in order to make the locality
 The Utah street grade was once more discussed. and a committee, consisting of J. M. Torren, J. E. Kip, F. v: aiIiensd, ems, M' M F. Lyons. was appointed to represent it's condition to the Supervisors.
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fiat in small space and put behind door out of the way. People building houses room, as the bath cabinet can be used in any room in the house. For the sick room its advantages are at once apparent. The cabinet is air-tight and waterproof, so that the vapor cannot possibly escape into the room. The cabinet is amply large enough to comfortably hold an adult.
 There have been So-called bath cabinets on the market for years, and have sold not on their merits, but because there was an urgent demand for such a bath. The New Improved Cabinet, made by the To- ledo firm, is the only practical article of the kind, is strongly and handsomely made, and its manufacturers
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MASKED MEN AT WORK.
Rob and Beat Japanese Nurserymen in a Lonely Place Near Ing1e-
 side Coursing Park.

Last Thursday evening two masked men with pistols in their hands entered a Japanese nursery owned by l. Kayo and P. Tori, at 146 Herald avenue. near the Ingleside Coursing Park, and robbed them of SIS and nickel watch. The men were ordered to throw up their hands. but Y. Vta. who was in the building. did not understand English, and in consequence failed to obey the command. He was
 The three Japanese We're walked into a rear room, and while the taller of the two robbers kept them covered the other went through them. After they left they locked the door from the outside. The nolice were given a good description of the two guilty parties and hope to have them in custody soon,
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Precita Valley Club.

The bad sanitary condition of Precita Valley. owing to the defects of its sewer are was the theme of discussion at the club meeting Friday night.
 President Stephen A. Byrne of the Inn movement club is lying i'll with typhoid malaria, superinduced by the masinatic ,,Ihicb empties into the swamp between TTIpertv-second and Army streets.
 A meeting of the property-owners in terested in the cutting through of Fol soro street will be held on next Wednes- Som at which steps will be taken to fix mon a scale of assessments for that pur- nose.
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TRACK NOTES.

When next she appears Hurly Burly will run in the colors of Sam Hildreth. Ed Corrigan had the fast daughter of Riley entered in the third race, to be sold for $500, and when she won, Hildreth bid her up to 5000. at which figure the Master of Hawthorne quit. Chihuahua, which is trained by Frank Taylor and finished sec Dnd, was then claimed and will hereafter
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ago. To-day she is around the house, the swellings in her hand and arm gone, and is getting perfectly well. Our doctor was very much astonished, and says he will recommend the cabinet" Quite a number of others write in a similar strain, and there seems to be no doubt but what the long-sought-for means of curing rheuma- tism, Bright's disease and all urinary af- fections has been found. Others write of various benefits, one of the principal ones referring to the bath cabinet as
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race in the Corrigan colors. The gelding tn Ln sold for s5ll

With trifle better piece of luck at the outset Cromwell would undoubtedly have come very close to winning. He was sandwiched between two of the other en- tries until after the first turn was rounded.
 The way Reno shouldered his 154 pounds was a revelation. In the past the geld ing was never partial to weight, and some were inclined to view the Ierformance with distrust. The weight was probably up, though.
 Now that Obsidian has scored. the Stromboli youngSter may run up to his work. In the past he has been a noto- rious morning glory"
 Garnet Ferguson undoubtedly has a money-getter in Master Lee, full brother to St. Lee. The youngster made a remark ably good showing the first time out, fin ishing bang-up third at odds of 50 to 1.
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"A G0DSEND TO HUMANITY. Oho That for All Rhsmsm Weakness and All Forms of Constitutional Sickness Those Who Have Used Declare Ii Be the Most Remarkable Indgoam Ever Produced for
 Man, Woman Child

A quick-witted individual from Toledo ket bath cabinet that will be of great interest to the sick and deblitated. It is a sealed compartment in which one con- fortaby rests on a chair and, with only the head outside, may have all the invigorat- ing, cleansing and purifying effects of the most luxurious Turkish bath, with none of its dangers, inconvenience or enervat- ing influences.
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California League Game.

The two leaders, San Francisco and Oakland, will flight 1t out a Recrea .j. Park, to-day, for the California League championship. Game will be called at 2:15 o'clock The Market Street Company will run a free car from Eighth and Market to the grounds as usual. Fol- lowing is the makeup of the teams:
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president; Wieland Klose; recording sec retary, Herbert Jaeger; financial secre- tary, Conrad Wuesterfeld; surgeon. Dr. 66ranklin F. Lord; teacher of singing. Professor 5. Blum; sentry. w H. Smith; Mink, Edward Wrede and Richard Kai- ser: After the installation choice repast
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COMPLEXION STEAMER

in which the face may be given the same vapor treatment as the body. This pro- duces the most wonderfully brilliant re- suits and will undoubtedly be popular with the ladies. Whatever will hasten perspiration. everyone knows will prove a benefit. Turkish baths, massage, hot drinks, stimulants and hot foot baths, with quinine doses internally, are all known to the majority of people as bene- comes crude and insignificant when com pared with the convenient and marvellous ly curative power of the cabinet bath as referred to above. The cabinet Is known as the
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trick. fraud and device. The Judge sen- fenced him to pay fine of s250, with the alternative of six months in the County Jail. Shepard's attorney gave notice of appeal In a previous case he was fined a similar amount, and the case is now on appeal. There is another case pending against him before Judge Low.
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GUARANTEE RESULTS.

They assert, positively, and their state ments are backed up by an array of testi- mony from persons of influence in their cure nervous debilitv. clear the skin. plI- pu- rify the blood, cure rheumatism (they of fer $50 reward for case that can not be relieved, cure women's troubles, night sweats, insomnia, and all diseases of the nerves and blood It
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WILL CURE A HARD COLD

with one bath, and for such a purpose it Is really a household necessity. It is, of beneficial bath imaginable, but its real value lies In it's marvellous power to draw out of the system the impurities that cause disease and for this reason is really a gOdSend to humanity.
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NEW IMPROVED THERMAL
 VAPOR

Bath Cabinet and was patented in Octo- Der, 1896, by Mollenkopp & McCreary, To- ledo. O.. who are its sole manufacturers.
 Al pleasant feature of the cabinet is that it is so constructed that it may be folded
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" AS 4 BATTLE
 OF PITCHERS Orioles Down the Bean- Eaters in a Close
 Contest. The Winning Run Scored by Kelly's Hit in the Ninth
 Inning. New York Defeats Philadelphia and Washington Loses to
 Brooklyn.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BALTIMORE, April 23.-Nichols and McJames had a pitchers battle to-day, and the 35S5 spectators were treated, to one of the fastest games seen here for a long time The fielding behind both twirlers was for the most part of the hair-raisng order. Stohl, Long and Lowe for the visitors and Jennings, McGraw and Demontreyville for the Orioles, par ticularly distinguished themselves in the field Quinn was sent to the bat for McJames in the ninth. Nichols intention ally gave him his base, and the troubles of the latter began A single and a hit was clearly rattled Kelly landed on a straight and sent the two winning runs home amid the greatest enthusiasm Scores
 R, H. E: BoltlmeFes Boltons Batteries-McJames and Clarke; Nichols and Bergen. Umpires-Lynch and Connolly.
 PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-New York succeeded in winning the closing game of the series by better all-around work Doheny was hit hard in the first inning, hits well separated. New York hit Dona- hue very hard in the first inning and in the second inning he was retired in favor of Dunkle. The fielding of Gleason and Davis was the feature of the game. At tendance 10, ,256. Score:
 Phladelphias ............................s 13 1 Batteries-Donahue, Dunkle. Murphy and Mcfarland; Doheny and Warner. Umpires- Snyder and Curry.
 WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Senators had every prospect of winning to-day up to the sixth inning, when six hits for eight bases gave the victory to the visi- tors. Attendance 2500. Score:
 R. H. E.. Washingtons ...........'............."S Il l Batteries-Mercer and Mcclure; Payne and Ryan. Umpires-Emsle and Andrews.
 LOUISVILLE, April 23-No game; rain. PITTSBURG, April l23.-Cincinnati-Pitts burg game postponed rain.
 ST. LOUIS, April 23.-St. Louis -Cleve- land game postponed; wet grounds.
 LOUISVILLE, April Chi cago game postponed; rain.
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CURE SKIN DISEASES

the cabinet Is unquestionably the finest thing in the world. People who have been and blood purifiers should get into a va DOT bath cabinet, and it won't be long be- fore they have a skin as smooth, clear and glossy as the most fastidious could desire. The great feature of this bath cabinet is the fact that it opens the sev- eral million pores all over the body, stim- impure salts, acids and moisture in the system are liberated in a natural manner instead of overworking the lungs, kidneys, bladder and the liver. Attached to the bath, If desired, is
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The following officers or the Verein concordia were last night elected and installed: President, Paul Bail; vice.
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x,orein concordia Election.

Advances made on furniture and pianos, with or nttbort removal. J. Noonan 1ol7-1o23 Mission
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Pacific States League

The Oaklands and San Franciscos, of the Pacific States League, will put the following men in the field at Central Park to-day, to struggle for the pennant:
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French Dinner, 25c, With bottle of good wine. at the Ralston, 7s3 Market street.
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Again Heavily Fined.
 W. A. Shepard, the employment agent, appeared for sentence yesterday morning before Judge Campbell on the charge of
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A FLESH REDUCER.

It is important to note that the inven- tors of the cabinet guarantee that flesh will be reduced at the rate of five pounds per week if the baths are taken regularly. That is, of course, good scientific reason why the cabinet accomplishes the fact of reducing flesh, and these points are well brought out In a very instructive little book issued by the inventors. AS a means
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SHOWING CABINET IN USE.

A well-known physician in Hudson, Mich, C. H. Colbath, M. D.. gave up his practice to sell these bath cabinets, feel Ing that they were to very large extent ali that his patients need have to get we'll Another physician of Ligonier. Ind, Dr. F. w Black has followed pr. Goliath s example, and he, too, devotes all his time to selling the bath cabinets. Many re- markable letters have been written to the inventors from those who have used the cabinet, one of which, referring to
 INFLA RHEUMATISM will be interesting to those who suffer with this dreaded malady.
 Miss Nellie B. Hewitt, Caneadea, Ale gany County, N. Y., writes: My mother was prostrated with inflammatory rheu- matism when your cabinet came one week
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24

DACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB-InglesIde Track-14ot Winter Meeting. Saturday, April 23. 1898. Weather
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Coupled with obsidian 'Coupled with Faversham .
  exceut aby King
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17

r,ooths she lost twenty : three pounds.
awe did everything possible tor her,
and she had the best Of medical treatment.
aSeyerai skilled physicians attended
her. bot no benefit was apparent.
"A family friend Visiting as, told how
her daughter had keen similarly Affected,
but cured by DR.. Williams Pink Pdls tor
Pale People.
aShe urged Us to try the pills, and we
finally consented. a.,
ave have always rcjoieed that we did.
1The pills helped Lucy at once, and
after taking eight FOXES she was entirely
cured.
aShe is now in perfect health, strong,
u,r;0hs ten pounds more than ever before,
and hef cheeks are iull OF color.
1.-TWO years OF schooling were missed
on account Of i'll health, but now she can
crafty her ambition to study q become
an educated woman" -.
THE reason that DR.. Williams Pink Fills
for Pale People were heirful IN the above
ease, is that they are eoriPossa OF vegeta-
Sic remedies which act directly on the
;mpure blood, the foundation OF disease.
As the blood rushes through all parts
of the body, the ccnveyer OF gooo or pao
health, II IS necessary that 1t should bs
pure. rich and red.
~. Williams Pink Pills build up the
blood BY supplying its life giving elements
which nourishes the various organs, sim
ulatinp them to activity m the perform
ance Of their functions and thus drive
disease from the system.
The pills are in universal denand and
sold by all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17
Hold nm IN Your Dollars

Until you see our solid-fact bar
gains. We have opened the season
with q stock of goods that beats the
record for beauty and low prices. Be
fair with yourself and e our fall
stock. 1t presents an opportunity for
economical buying that nobody can
afford to miss. Our store Is crowded
with the newest of new styles, select
cd with experienced care as to quality
The "Hubn Shoe and Clothing Store
IL tho right place to get the right
goods at the right prices.
Mems Worsted Suits at s.; others
ask o. for. Boys Cape Overcoats
worth So; our price, 50. Mems eavel
Overcoats at %. so; others ask 80 fol
the same garment. We aim to hav'
the most popular styles, latest novel
ties and standard grades in our elegan
line Of Mems and Boys Clothing
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps and Mem
Furnishing Goods.
HUB SHOE & CLOTHING STORE,
Leaders OF Low Prices,
West Side Square
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17
STOLEN
Some of Them Sold to Innocent Pur-
chasers in This Part Of
Missouri.

Ooi. Toots, brand inspector OF st.
was In Mexico Sunday exam
lining cattle, trying to And out how
many southwest cattle, which had
been stolen, we're purchased by our
farmers. He examined a large herd
owned by Mr.. Robert Freeman, but
found them to be all right. 1t seems
that Mr.. Stottler has bought forty and
Mr.. Marburg about thirty, which, it
Ia claimed, are stolen. There are also
other punches around Martinsburg
and Wellsville. Some OF these stolen
cattle have been sold three or four
times, which makes matters much
more complicated.
Stottier and Marhurg bought their
cattle and drove them through, while
others, which are alleged to have
been stolen. were brought by the way
of St. Louis.
| The proper officers are invest,gat'
ing the matter and it is to be hoped
the thieves will be located.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17
CUT-PRICE CRADDOCK
He Will Open His Xmas Annex OF
Saturday, November 26-A
Large Stock Arriving.

The new annex being fitted up by
W. L. Craddock In the old post-ofice
building is assuming shape and will
soon be open for business. b for
NAL opening will take place OF satur-
day, Nov. %, and will be a big day
for Craddock, who will give away 800
quarter Id. boxes of the world-famous
Gunther's Italian chocolate candy.
A LEDGER reporter dropped in the
new department this morning and
Witnessed the opening OF some OF the
goods &c be scld during the holidays,
such an array Of books, dolls, toys,
games, pictures, etc, as a never
been displayed in Mexico. In addi-
ton to the large stock already In and
the goods which are on the road, Mr.
Craddock has purchased the cream Of
the assigned e. II. Carter Il Com
papy stock. All OF this is q fresh
shipment and, being bought at
largely reduced rate, will be handled
with cut-price Craddock's motto yer,
much In evidence.
or course this immense stock vii
but be- q supplementary to the reg
ular house directly across the street
The main store will, as usual, carr,
it, large stock and as Mr.. oraddocl
says, "The price will be cut with moi
severity than ever,n in both places.
To the public, the LEDGER take
great pleasure In commenting Ml
Craddock and his hive, up-to-det
business ideas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17

Il Is important that the nerves are cart
fully guarded. Mothers who have young
daughters Of school age should watch their
health more carefully than their studies.
The proper d~evslernes. Ct their bodies
Is Of frs. importance.
After the confinement OF the school
room. plenty Of outdoor exercise should
be taken. Il Is better that children never
learn their a, b., e's, than that by over
Study they lose their health.
All this is ssif-evident. Everyone ad-
mits it-sveryone knows il, bot everyone
does not know how to baild the health up
when once broken down, even the best
physicians failing at times.
The following method oil Mrs. Stephen
Barnes, whose post office address is buf-
ney, Ind, If rightly applied, may save
your daughter.
When her daughter Lucy was at that
critical eirihood age Of twelve years she
grew weak and nervous.
previously she had been a bright.
healthy young girl" says Mrs. Barnes,
"She was diligent and progressive in her
studies.
at became necessary, however, for her
to leave school. !,
"She was overtaxed mentally and
physically.
that the least noise irfitated her.
"She had continual twitching IN the
arms and lower limbs and symptoms OF
St, Vitus' dance.
AAHef blood was out Of order she was
thin and pale, almost Iteiss.. q Mfez
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17
THE MACEDONIA, INSTITUTE.
A Large Attendance and a Profitable
Session-The Contest on
November oath.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo, Nov. 16.-I thank You
that you not only permit me, but have
time and again invited me to use your
columns in communicating with the
thousands, not only those who reside
all over this section, but in other parts
of the country. 1t did my heart good
to hear a distinguished editor In
another county speak of you in such
high terms as are applied to few OF
our successful men. We should feel
proud of our Audrain press from VAN
dalia, IN the extreme eastern part OF
the county, to C%entraiia and Sturgeon,
or our western border. No section In
the state has so many live, thrifty
I towns and first olass schools and first
| class papers. We have many first
| class schools. l will not undertake to
name them. / will leave it to +. L.
Rodgers, Prof. T. A. Craighead, Prof.
Sox and others to say where the
teachers of these schools are to be
found on Saturday. I am sorry to say
that some tirst-class teachers have not
as yet given the benefit of their exper'
fence.
Our last institute was held at Mace
donna school house, in Sailing town
ship. Everything was first-class. w
had teachers from Boone, Randolph
and Monroe counties. A crowded
house and the windows outside wer
fuli-dinner, all that the most devote'
epicure could desire.
,, Discussions were animated and tn
very best of feelings prevailed durin
the entire day. Rehearsals, duets
, etc., delighted everyone. They seer
, to have a live teacher, live patron
! and children that reflect credit o
, their parents by their orderly depori
, ment and marked respect to the
. teacher. Even the babies were o
2 their good behavior.
Miss Huston, a vocal teacher from
neighboring town, was heartily Ell
cored time and again. At the close
Z the institute MI. E. l.. Rodgers an
others remained to decide who shouI
u represent Sailing township at the col
test on November "a (ThanksgiViI
IDay). Without knowing who ri
been selected, Ipredict the Friendsh'
= school will again be represented.
l.. / am receiving quite a number
i nice letters from the country scno
children, who are contesting for u
priZe in letter writing.
d FRENCH STROTHER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-17
Nearly Dead From the Fever.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 1896

49,
Messrs. Wells, Richardson & Co.,
Gentlemen-Nobody a blame me
| of being dlsloyal If 1 say that Paine's
| celery compound has done o for
| me than any other person or thing
| since I left Silver City to join the
Rough Riders.
| 1t has pulled together the scraps OF
a stalwart man, brought me around
from all the bad effects Of the Cuban
| climate, and braced me mp until / am
in better health than Ihave been In
ten years. My friends in the west
think that 1 am nearly dead from the
army fever they called ~calientura In
Cuba. When l get back to Silver
City they will be as surprised as
sometimes feel myself. | had pretty
good nerves before l enlisted. They
went to pieces while we were lying
out in the trenches at Santiago
lodging bullets. / began to zee
feyerish from the day we got to Sibo'
new. When the Mausers sang abou'
our ears 1 noticed that I was getting
nervous.
! found myself scarcely able t.
walk after the battle of San Juan.
:. Igot worse until l got back to Mon
, tauk Point, where l got q bottle o
: Paipe's celery compound from an
other fellow in the regiment. l say
several of the Rough Riders taking II
. With some of them, as with me, !
T seemed to take the place OF DOT
!, food and medicine, for the sys
6 tens of many of the men neede'
toning up before they could again ca
as they had done before they left tn,
, country.
u don't know much about mediclnei
We don't need much medicine In Nev
Mexico. But I know Paine'e ceier
A compound has fixed me up until l fet
;. able to take the road for home, wher
" I expect to tell everyone who mel
tions nerves to me about my case
WILLIAM n. ToIK,
Silver City, New Mexico.