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Ladies' Black Serge
Skirts.

Ladies' AII-woo1 Black Serge
Skirts-5 and z gored, with the
new fan back; these are full
rustic lined, bound bottom, per-
feet in cut and hang, and 'tis
not necessary to speak of their
durability everybody knows
the properties which underlie
the popularity of serge. They
are priced at So rs, $4, $5 and
So so, according to quality.
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Gropp celebrat-
ed the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage last evening at their home on
X street near Ninth, by entertaining
about seventy-hve friends. Neale's
Orchestra was in attendance playing
the wedding march and other selec-
tions. Rev Mr. Oehler went over the
words of the marriage ceremony in the
German language Mr.. and Mrs. Gropr
being attired in wedding costumes. A
musical and recitative entertainment
followed. The banquet had been pre-
pared at great pains and was unstinted
The couple were the recipients of many
beautiful presents of silver.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. M Blaskower and son of San
Francisco are stopping at the Golden
Eagle. ~
j. H. Burnhain, c. Ecklon and L. G..
Ecklon of Folsom have gone to the Nc
Cloud River, Shasta County, to angle
for trout.
]. P Mite, youngest son of H. Mite
of this city, who joined the regulars of
the Fourteenth Infantry, Company D,
came up on Friday evening to see his
people. but left yesterday morning to
join his regiment in the Philippines.
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Declined to Take Part.

LONDON, May 23.-The Brussels cor
respondent of the Daily Mail" says:
United States Consul General George
w. Roosevelt, when asked to take an
active part in the war, declined, say
ing: Il was wounded in the war of
secession a dozen times, and have paid
my debt to my country"
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cAD1z SQUADRON FOR CUBA.
A Spanish Battery Placed at San
Rnnua Near Gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR, May 22.-An uncon-
firmed rumor is in circulation here that
the Spanish squadron at Cadiz is about
TO sail for Cuban waters.
A Spanish battery of artillery arrived
this afternoon at San Rogue. seven
miles northwest of Gibraltar, and has
been placed in position.
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Black Figured Mohair
Skirts.

Ladies' 5 and z gore Figured
Mohair Skirts, with the new
fan back. These are all full rus
tie lined, ve1veteen bound bot
tom, perfect and graceful iii
hang. These are in a variety of
brocade patterns medium,
small and large; some with Ius-
ter SO rich and pattern so per-
feet as to vie with the brocaded
silk-these we have in Ave lines.
priced at 50 so, IS rs, 81, 81 25
and SIS, according to quality of
material used.
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Other Moth Prepara-
tiOnS.

In toilet department are the
following: White tar camphor
moth balls, 4c per box. White
tar camphor in cans, 15c per
can. Red cedar and tar cam
phor, in cans, ISc per can.
These viii protect your carpets
and can be used where the moth
bags cannot.
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Moth Bags, soc.

In cloak section you'll find
heavy paper moth bags, size
3Ox5O inches, in which you may
incIose dress suits, skirts, furs,
jackets, blankets, ETC., and close
as Theoretically with steel tube
fastening as though sealed. You
can save many dollars and fine
garments in a year by this small
expenditure. and this leaves
your garments with no odor of
camphor, etc. soc is the price.
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lack of a fast, homogeneous squadron.
1t would be wise in future to leave
the direction of operations to naval
commanders. Councils have never prov
ed capable directors of war. Their
proper function is TO obtain information
and to forward it TO the Admirals, who
must be. as Nelson claimed the right
TO be, free to act when the fitting op-
portunitY arrived
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Silk Capes, So.

An elegant assortment of silk
summer capes are here, also
from the above price ranging
upward; they're all handsome
and priced according to quality,
but SO moderately priced that
every one can be well dressed
with comparatively a small OUT
lay. They're finished with chif-
fon, lace, ribbon and jets.
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Novelty Silk Skirts.

Our handsomest line Of black
silk skirts may well be
termed novelties. They're
rich 1uster, heavy black
silk and satin skirts with ruf-
fles, one or many around, some
with black parallel velvet
bands around, full percaIine
lined and interlined, corduroy
bound bottoms: ali cut correct
ly, graceful In hang and sweep,
handsome IN extreme and OF the
quality which will stand alone.
Priced according to quality and
style at $12 so, $13 so, SIT 90,
$22 and $24 and up.
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Rumored Repu1se at Sagua.

MADRID May Do p. m)-An Of
fetal dispatch from Havana says: Two
American warships attempted to force
an entrance at Isabella Sagua, near the
mouth of the Sagua River, Santa Clara
Province. The troops were massed
upon the shore and compelled the
Americans to retire.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Following were the arrivals yesterday
at the Golden Eagle: Frank Towns,
Utica; J. A. Haley, Chicago; w. j.
White. New York; M. w. Knicker-
booker Oakland; r. J. Sickels, New
York; VIM. Jackson, Philadelphia; Miss
Cox, VIM. Hume, r. H Cox, l.. P. Drex-
Ter, H. Z. Boggs, Mrs. NJ. Blaskower,
Master Blaskower l.. c. Iuen, Samuel
Cohen. San Francisco.
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Going to Madrid.

KINGSTON (Jamaica), May %
Senior Arturo Amblard, the Autonomist
leader and Senator. and Secretary of
Justice in the Cuban Cabinet, arrived
here from Vera Cruz on the French
steamer Lafayette. which left Havana
on May 9th. He is on his way to Ma
drid.
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the time he was in Cadiz the Spanish
Government fully intended TO send this
fleet to attack American coast cities
on the North Atlantic, preferably Bos-
ton. He says the Spanish populace
was bitterly infamed against English
and Americans, and that his crew
dared not venture ashore.
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Boys Washable
Suits.

Boys grass linen suits,
trimmed in brown or blue;
larger naval sailor collars; ages
A to 10 years. Price 81 rs.
Boys grass linen suits; frock
coat and knee pants; ages 4 to
10 years. Price 81 rs.
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The bay of San Diego, California, vas
thusly named by Sebastian ViZcaino,
Spanish navigator, who entered 1t No
vember u, 1903, in honor of the day
saint, San Diego 1James) d'Alcala, a
coincidence being that Vizcaino's YES
sci also was named San Diego.
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At SIS.

Stylish heather green and new
blue covert cloth suits, taffeta
silk lined, fly front jackets silk
lined, skirt perfect IN hang and
percaline lined, with velveteen
bound bottom; one OF the most
popular of this seasons produc-
tious.
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Separate Silk Skirts,
S. IS.

This is a very rich lot of
skirts, regardless of the low
price mark they bear. They're
handsomely brocaded in medium
and large figures, full percalin e
lined, ve1veteen bound bottom s;
the latest cut and perfect in
hang and sweep. 81 rs.
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Protection From
Moths,

These tiny Instructors are the
torpedo boats which wage war
on the housekeeper. They in
wade the wardrobe, the trunk,
the closet. the chest Of drawers
and the carpet, yet protection
from them can be absolute when
proper preventives are used.
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At SI2 so.

Stylish navy blue serge suits,
in two shades of navy, for a
choice, fly front jacket lined
with changeab1e taffeta silk.
and skirt percaline lined, with
velveteen bound bottoms.
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He Had a Cold.

1--WE use $500 coo handkerchiefs a
year in this country" asserted the
statistician.
is that so?" returned the, man with
cold in the head. L wonder who
uses the other ten or fifteen? ?''-Chicago
Post
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The Olympics Won.

A dispatch from Reno last night
stated that the fifty-mile bicycle race
there between the Olympics of San
Francisco and the Reno Wheelmen was
won by the Olympic team by half a
mile.
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Boys Washable
Pants.

Boys white duck knee pants;
ages 4 to 10 years. Price 35c.
Boys grass linen knee pants;
ages 4 to 10 years. Price Csc.
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WOmen's White
PettiCOatS.

The manufactures picks out
his neatest workers when ne
receives an order from Wasser-
man, Davis s. Co. A carelessIy
finished seam and complaint
from the inspector OF customer
might lose him the next order
and as there's many bid for
our orders he won't run any
risks, and that's why IN connec-
ton with moderate prices that
there's always brisk business at
our muslin underwear section.
a lot of new petticoats just
placed in stock as follows:
Ladies' White Cambria Skirts
with Spanish fIounces, deep ruffles
of embroidery and lawn headed
with clusters OF tucks and some
with lace insertion and ruffle,
priced as to quality, etc, 85c,
ST 25, ST. so, 81 and up to 81.
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VIII Wait to Hear From Cervera

LONDON, May 23.-A Madrid special
to the Daily Mail' says: The Gov
ernment waits for adVices from Ad-
miral Cervera before deciding as to
the orders for the second squadron.
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New Poke BOnnetS.
Csc and SOC.

Chi1d's colored percale Qua
kers, in new patterns and col
OTIS. Price Csc.
Child's plaid lawn Quaker
bonnets, double ruffIe edged
with lace round bonnet. Price
soc; colors pink, blue and
lavender.
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skirt has a deep hem at bottom,
with four rows of stitching
around TO make it firm, and
every seam is double-sewn and
overlapped.
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WOmen's Summer
Coats and Capes.

We've many jaunty and stylish
summer coats, cut fly front style.
with velvet full, or velvet inlaid
collars, and with pretty silk
Innings, made from fine light
kersey cloths, and quite the cor
rect thing for evening wear,
when driving or promenading.
Priced at SIS, Sc and $40.
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Plaid Crash Skirts,
S. Is

These are the natural color
crash with plaid outline of
green, black or other contrast
ing co1ors; pure linen, and thor
ough1y shrunk, finished with
pocket flaps at sides and three
pearl buttons on each flap.
Price, SO rs.
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Separate Dress
Skirts.

We have sold more separate
dress skirts this season than
during any previous one. Moth
ing astonishing particularly in
that fact, as we have had the
greatest assortment in the city.
both in variety of kinds and
prices, and the popularity of
shirt waist has made these
skirts one OF the most impor-
tant factors in a well dressed
woman's wardrobe, as they lend
themselves to many combina-
tions.
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NEW LINES IN SUMNER
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
White Duck Skirts,
81 so.

Women's White Duck Skirts
correctly cut and well made
have deep hem at bottom, and
are cool in looks and in fact
Priced. 81 so.
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WOMEh'S BICYCLE SWEATERS
AND SKIRTS,

Might as well wear a comfort
able and correct costume if
you're a cyclist. A sweater and
bicycle skirt at the prices we
quote enables you to do SO in
an economical manner. and is
not only comfort and correct
ness but great saving to other
garments.
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Small Priced Silk
Waists, S. 90.

Not two or three to choose
from at this small price, but a
lot of over SO pretty summer
silk waists in stripes and
checks, also p1aids. They are
made from what are known as
wash silks, and are stylishly
made. Pretty enough to wear
any time and any place, and
only So 90 for your choice.
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Crash Skirts, ST. so.

For an outing skirt or depend
able every day garment these
crash separate skirts. in the
natural color, cannot be ex-
celled; dust shedding and easily
laundered. Price, 81 so.
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Decoration Day

will soon be here and summer viii be upon
US before YOU have prepared for the
heated term with cool and dainty effects
In wall paper. 1t is always Decoration
day wherever our wprkmen are called to
decorate your walls and ceilings. and the
cost Of pretty wall paper has become i'm
fnitesimae.
Q. II. kREBS & CO.,
626 j STREET.
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Sweaters, 81 and ST so.

We show women's sweaters iii
mixtures of red and white, navy
and white, navy and red. Some
have plain solid color yokes, some
fancy, all button from neck
band down the shoulder, and
have puffed upper sleeve with
tight fitting over forearm.
Priced 81, 81 SO, So so, SIS.
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Women's Covert Cloth Bicycle
Skirts, in dark, fancy colors; n
twilled, firm fabric, exactly
adapted to the purpose it is en-
ployed for; it sheds dust and
viii not show dirt readily; the
Evening journal., 1898-12-24
rae ROUGH RIDERS.

Brysadcloth. buckskin. coat OF blue or tan.
Stsip It on for action. and beneath yam
find n man.
The boy that bucked the center and the
lad that roped the steer.
chums in fighting fellowship-charglng
with cheer.
Their horses are picketed leagues away,
Their sabers are on the nail;
They have taken the rife at break Of day.
They have taken the narrow trail.
The shimmering bladeiof the bayonet
Is red in the dawnlng sun:
Twill burn with ruddier crimsonyet
or ever the work is done.
Nov. why DO the seavenger grave-orabn
60
A-ciattering down the dell9"
20. ask OF the vulture lowering low;
1t may be that he can tell"
''Is yonder the CLEAN OF mountain stream
Mid boscage, creeper and root?"
"Quiclk, drop ye down In the jungle brown
And cuddle your stock. and shootv'
The hunters stripped to the cartridge belt
And stalked in the seething maze.
The Indian fighters crawled and knelt
And pulled at the rife blaze
Kentucky fought with grim delight
And Texas with his soul;
But the football rusher reared his height
And plunged for the deadly roaL
They yelled disdain OF the driving rain
or steel that drilled and tore
II the wounded sobbed It was not for pain.
But that they could fight no more.
Then. volleying low at the hidden foe.
They rushed him-two to ten;
They were trained in the rule Of an iron
school,
And they we're their colonei's men.
From thicket to thicket. ard glade to
glade.
They harried him hack Ger clotted track
And formed for The final charge.
Hark to the swell Of the rebel yell.
The bugle. calm and clear,
The 'uh-iuh-luh-loo" OF the tameless Sioux
And the roar OF the Saxon oheerl
The Baresark awoke in the Teuton folk;
The 4ioman was born anew;
The pride OF the blood OF the Maccabee
Revived in the fighting Jew;
while. up on the right, like a storm al
night,
Rilied with the riving flame.
Their eyes ashine,' IN steadfast line,
The negro troopers came.
Sons or the pastl-,her best and last
At Freedoms bugle call
/ The Races sweep to the conquered keep
The flag that shelters all
In peace ye prate OF the needs OF state
And winnow your meager souls,
| Refining II this be truly great,
And quake at the clouded goals.
When we trust our veal to the elashinl
STEEL
The land calls forth her own.
Then it's hol for the men OF heart and
| brain
md blood and brawn and bonel
9roadcloth, buckslSin. garb Of blue or tan
Rip Il with a bullet and beneath you'll
I find a man.
Ebon-featured regular, swarthy volunteer
Chums In lighting ellowship-charginl
with a cheer.
Arthur Guiterman. in Criterion.
Evening journal., 1898-12-24
TRoUssEAU GOWNS.
A Word of Advice to the Gira Who
IL Planning "A wedding
Outnt.

If the saying is true that all the
world loves lover, it is true that all
women are interested in wedding trous-
Heaux, no matter whether the outfit
Is TO be for themselves or for somebody
else; and certainly every woman who
is TO be married wishes, very natural
ly, 10 provide a suitable outfit for her
self. 1t is supposed that the trousseau
shall contain what is sufficient for a
year at least, but of late it has been
rather the fashion for women not to
buy gowns enough for a year, but sim
ply to buy what is necessary for the
time being and put the money aside
20 buy what win be necessary the COM
ing season. This is vastly more sensible
now that fashions change so often, and
not only the fashions in gowns, but in
materials as well. Lingerie does not
change so every year, and one should
have good stock il it can be laid in
Pretty underwear is something every
woman likes to have. and should be
well provided with. When buying q
trousseau the best plan is to find ous
just how much money can be afforded,
and then what is necessary should be
bought first, leaving for the las. what
might be called luxuries. It lis very
pleasant TO own two OF three silk gowns.
but they are not q necessity. A street
gown, on the contrary, is a necessity,
as well as one OF two smart and be-
coming gewns for house wear. and at
least one gown that is suitable to wear
at evening entertainments. There is
no greater mistake made than for
young people to give up their social
life as soon as they are married, for
while they are sufficient to each other
for time, It is but human for them
to wish for the eompanionship of some
body else after awhile, and then they
will want to be entertained as we'll as
to entertRin.-Harper's Bazaar.
Evening journal., 1898-12-24
TOOK A LIFETIME.
DimcuIties Under Which n Negro Con-
tinued His Task OF Build
ing n Feat.

Lying ct her noorings in Southeast
c.eek, an arm of the Chester river, is
the Bride, a schooner which was re-
paired fully so times before her keel
ever touched the water. Her sails were
tattered and torn before she ever
dashed a semblance OF spray from her
prettily modelled PROV, and youth and
old age were curiousiy commingled in
the quaint-looking hull before she ever
set sail for her initial voyage.
Culbreth King. colored man noted
for many peculiarities, as a eompara-
lively young man conceived the idea of
building boat. All unassisted he cut
the heavy timbers, the keel was laid
Of a vessel large enough for navigating
the Chesapeake. A saw, AK and ham,
mer constituted the outfit of tools. For
nearly a quarter century the work
dragged on. Finally the heavy masts
were In place, but how the solitary
builder managed TO raise the weighty
timbers no one ever knew. Timbers de-
cayed and were replaced, and the re-
placed ones in turn fell into rotten
ness, TO have other pieces take their
place Visitors came from far and
near to see the curious craft as she
gave way to the inroads OF decay and
grew in proportions beneath the shell
tering branches of some scrubby trees
on the rivers bank.
"Uncle King" always cheerful and
hopeful. never lost faith in the final re-
suit of his labors. Occasional work On
the farm of his old master furnished
the means to secure what nature failed
to supply for the perfecting of his boat.
The cast-off sails and rigging of river
schooner were strong enough and en-
tirely satisfactory. Finally the name
"Bride" appeared on the boat The
story goes that young lady who Wis
tied the crude shipyard once and made
deep impression upon the patient
builder by her kindly encouragement
suggested the pretty name.
Years had passed and at last the day
for the launching came and the Bride
took TO the water. Her first trip was I,
Baltimore, and she created a sensation
among watermen who chanced TO see
the strengthening craft and her prim
itive crew and captain, both embodied
in one man, Capt. King" The dry
land waterman is old now and has
sought a home with his old master IL
Philadelphia, leaving the Bride safe a
her moorings in Southeast creek. Th'
profoundest love of his negro hear
still clings TO this craft, and he declares
that in spite of tottering steps he vii
return some day and claim his Bride
but the Brides timbers are dali,
weakening, and before the old man re
turns the tides II is expected, will havl
scattered the rotten wreckage alont
the shores of the STANDARDIZATION
| Sun
Evening journal., 1898-12-24
THE CREW GREW FLEsHY.
Phenomenon Explained by the Pres
ence of Much Arsenic on
Board.


The German bark Zion, which arrived
at this port recently from Fowey, Eng
land, brought a rather peculiar cargo.
1t consisted Of 1880 casks Of china clay,
but in addition there were on board
800 casks of arsenic. This part of the
cargo had remarkable effect on the
crew.
The fact that arsenic as well as
strychnine helps the formation Of adj.
pose tissue when taken into the human
system in minute particles is well
known, and both drugs have become
favorite tonics for convalescents. On
board the Zion the men slept very near
the large array of barrels containing
the dug. They were stored in the
hold. r,ssr Me forecastle. and partially
exposed 70 the rays of the sun, which
streamed in through the open hatch.
When only about week out from port
one of the crew mentioned to his mess
mates that a peculiar and indescrihable
odor was coming from the casks con-
tanning the drug. 1t was not long after
their attention had been called TO IL
that they all noticed the same thing.
and, strange to say. noticed il all the
more forcibly week later. Several Of
the German tars became aware Of the
fact that they were filling out their
clothes to a much greater extent than
when they shipped. Many others, as
days went by, became abnormally
stout, in vast contrast to the former
slim appearance which many OF them
presented before the land was left
One man gained, it is said 25 pounds
Others were affected TO a less extent
But the aggregate weight put on by
the entire crew was little less than 40C
pounds.
Several Of the sailors are known here
and they are said to be scarcely recog
nizable when contrasted with the old
days. The entire sudden taking on oi
avoirdupois is attributed TO vapor
which, generated by the action Of the
sun on the casks, was inhaled by the
seamen as they slept and acted precise
ly in the same manner which II does
when given as a tonic in prescription
Capt. Hammes, who slept aft in tn,
vessel, entirely removed from The
arsenic. does not show any effect of tn,
n.-Philadelphia Times.