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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATIONS.

IMPORTS of the proceedings at the meeting on R Friday evening ot the Young Mems Republi-
 can League of Oakland will be read with grati- hcation by loyal Republicans throughout the State The sentiment of the meeting was harmony and the result was effective organization for campaign work Upward ot 100 names signed to the club rolls at the meeting and it is believed that within a week there will be 1000 members enrolled
 One of the influences most potent in establishing harmony and bringing about so large an enrolment was the emphatic declaration of President Breed that the league has not indorsed is working in the in terest of any candidate for any office After the State convention is over he said, we will get behind all Republican candidates and work with all our might for their election but not until then It is our purpose now to build up strong party organization loyal to Repubcansm but not to individuals striving foI nomination..
 The true basis and scope of Rt publican action at this time is expressed in that declaration The time has come for Republicans to begin ;n earnest and with zeal the task of party organization but the time has not come for the nomination of candidates In dividual preferences for particular men must for the present be laid aside to bring about complete union of all Republicans within the fold of the party organization When that has been done way will have been made for securing to every member of the party an equal opportunity work inside the party lines for the nomination of his candidate Thus the majority will have free and fair field for the ex Presslon of its choice and there will be no -feeng in the ranks after the choice has been made.
 To secure full expression of the will of the major ty of the working rank and file of the party is the main object of urging a comprehensive organization at this time. The county and State conventions should represent the whole party and not clique The nominations must be made by the untrammeled delegates ot the voters, and not from slate made up by the bosses in secret council A free and fair field for all Republicans will mean victory at the polls but boss domination, even in th3 year of Republican su- premacy and prosperity, would endanger the victory for protection and sound money which is so mpor- tant, not only to the State but to the nation
 For these reasons the effective work done in the organization of the Young Mems Republican League Club in Alameda County IS matter for general con- gratulations by Republicans The example thus con spcuously set should be promptly followed else where. The Call has repeatedly urged the importance ot thorough organization at this time Democrats are already at work Republicans cannot afford to delay.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

such an amount, has done so, and later
 has wiped the indebtedness out and
 at no stage of the transaction had lot of aspersions cast upon him. It is true that Thomas intimated in his re- quest for the money that he would be glad to repay the favor, and, had he felt in any other mood, he would sim- ply have exhibited an unwarrantable cheek To negotiate loan when there is ample security to offer does not in- volve a favor unless it be to the man who has cash to lend. But when the matter is one of honor solely, when the debt is secured only by a piece of paper, the favor is considerable, and 1t would be a peculiar sort of person who would fail to appreciate it or neglect to express a readiness to reciprocate. If the most serious charge against the Mayor of Oakland is that his son bcr- rowed $100 and manifested decent re- gard for the accommodation, the effort to get him on the black list will be failure.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
A SUNDAY SERMON.

NI ATRIAL for powerful sermon might be
 / ! found Tn the career of James D. Page, who on
 Friday was sentenced by Judge Wallace to serve eight years in Folsom prison for embezzement
 A few years ago Page was rising. young lawyer in San Francisco. Hehad influential connections and held respectable position among the members of the
 legal profession. Like most young lawyers he early took hand in politics, and, being popular" his large number of friends elected him to the office of District Attorney.
 His elevation to this position seemed to intoxicate him. For a while he wild and his capacity to discharge his duties tried to the utmost Prac- tcaly he made failure of the District Attorneys ottlce though no large scandals dsgraced his admin israton, nor were any great criminals allowed to cape through his negligence This was due, it was then sald to the efficiency of his deputies, who in the various criminal departments of the Superior Court, prosecuted his cases for him.
 Upon the expiration of his term of office however he turned up embezzler of the funds of an es- tate which had been entrusted to his care As guar dian of an insane he had taken advantage of his position to spend about S3ooo belonging to his ward Tn the saloons and other resorts of the tenderloin district. He ran away to escape prosecution, but could not stay, and finally returned to stand trial hoping that his friends would come to his rescue But, as in most such cases, his friends were fair weather friends, and those who did succor him sue ceeded only in paying lawyer for trying his case
 The moral to be derived from Pages career, which IS thus terminated at the early age of 45 is neither uncertain nor obscure. The 1atteries and allure mentS ot politics turned his brain completely. He became intoxicated with success and he was unable to withstand the incident prosperity Perhaps he had not been sufficiently seasoned for the ordeal and yet 1t would seem that at 35-Page's age when he became District Attorney-a who has had the advantage of legal education and some intercourse with the world should have acquired sufficient sense to know that life in the tenderloin is not what it seems
 Some people will say, of course that Page was a fool others will pity him and point the moral which adorns his career but the more wholesome iudg- ment will be that he fell victim to social system which exacts from those who rise suddenly to the surface ln 1t the possession of sound qualities of mind and heart. Page was weak and fell Another man with his opportunities might have achieved fame and fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

lution when shipments were made from California The wine was of good quality but the prices were so high to debar future orders This may be ex- pained perhaps by the high rate oi freghts between San Francisco and Iquique"
 Whether it be the high rate of reights or not it is certain from these reports that large market for wine lies to the south o us and we are not getting any of the benefits of it. It will be worth while for our dealers to inquire closely into the matter It ought to be possible to ship wine from San Fran cisco to Chilean ports cheapy as shipped there from Great Britain, particularly as the British have to import the wine before they ship it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

At the close of a baby show which had been held in a public hall of an English town an exhibitor went to claim her cherub. On a squalling plump of humanity being handed to her by the smiling checktaker, she gave one glance at the infants face and then exclaimed in an agonized tone of voice:
 Good gracious, man, but this is not my baby."
 Very sorry. ma'am, replied the cheerful checktaker, but it's the only one I have left. You see, somehow or other, the checks got mixed How ever, he added, by way of apology, it shall not occur again."-Tit Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
ANU s EMENTS.

Baldwiu-"A Stranger in New York; Columb mbia-"Shore Acres " Canforuia-"Old Lavender" Alcazar-'The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown" Moroscos-"Pa vements of New York" Iivol-"Sinbad the Sailor" Tlvoli-Concert Thursday afternoon, Urrheum-V Vaudeville Y Nj c A. Hall-"The Passion Play" The Chues-Zoo. Vaudeville. Wallace "Uutamabe Lion" Olympia-Corner Mas on and Eddy streets Speclates. Central Park-Baseball today. Recreation Park Baseball to-day. Coursing-At Union Coursing Park. Coursing-Ingleside Coursiug Park. Fl CampoMusic. dancing boating fishing every Sunday
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Doctors are having much debate over the state of mind of one Lynn, whose attempt to kill his wife brought him under official displeasure The man was pretending at first but seems to have developed him self into genuine and saving state of lunacy It is impossible not to feel regret that science is not in this instance permitted to ascertain the truth by means of an autopsy
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Spanish papers are already claiming the first vic tory Tn having made the United States come upon ground desired by the Spanish This is all too mod est. Why should they overlook the glorious triumph achieved when the Maine went down?
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

It IS remarked that few high in command in the army are graduates Of West Point Nevertheless they have had practical education in the art of war and some West Pointers still have this to acquire and good chance of doing so
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES. By N Clarl-This day, April ls Turkish Rugs at O6 Grant Q
 Rheiu Co-Thursday April 2S Real Estate at s6 Market al F o -
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

An American consulate in Spain has been attacked This act IS on the same lofty and courageous plane where the average Castilian stand his bosom swelling with pride and his voice thunderous for war.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

According to one Spanish authority there is not a scldier in our army who will fight If this is true we are in bad way. Let continue to hope while we ;i'ay that the Spanish authority is in error.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

The Queen Regent frets unnecessarily about al- lowing tarnish put on the prestige of Spain" It can't be done There is no room for more tarnisb
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Special Information supplied daily ,~ business houses and public men by inc Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), BIO Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Blanco says he would rather die than surrender Other good soldiers have felt the same way and yet changed their minds
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, April 16.-Major Frank Hnnsn
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townseno.s i.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

The powers are presumptuous in the threat to take a hand in the present game. Not of them has chip in the pot
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

E. H. Black, painter. i2O Eddy st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Nobody dreamed that even the exgencies of war could result in Fitzhugh Lees being called Yankee.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

With all respect for the powers that be. cannot see why the fact that Harry Thomas of Oakland borrowed or attempted to borrow s1oO is any excuse for the fuss being made about it. It happens that Thomas Is the son of the Mayor, but this circumstance ought not to be handicap to any man in need of a sum of money More than one man has had occasion to borrow
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Speaking of the high death rate for last month doctor told me that 1t was due in great measure to the sewers
 They had not been properly flushed by nature, and the human intelligence which guides our ways to premature graves had not risen to the necessity of doing the work nature had neglect ed. It struck me as peculiar that
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

George Hayford, declaring himself to be an attorney, writes five pages of bad English to show a vague insinuation that he is a scoundrel, an insinuation whereat he expresses sense of dis pleasure, ought to have been specific and direct. For some reason, which does not appear with clarity, he ap- plies to The Call all the epithets in his vocabulary. Hayford asserts with evil dent warmth that he does not practice In the Police Courts. Nobody, so far as I know, ever said he did. His forte seems to be that of getting into the Police Court in the capacity of defend ant. He has been arrested for petty larceny, for swindling a widow, and he deserves arrest for disturbing the peace by projecting into it such nerve as has never before been on exhibition. I do not understand how anybody but a policeman could take Hayford ser iously. However, his missive has been placed on file. It may come in handy when Hayford shall rise to the dignity of grand larceny and get sent to San Quentin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

There are several things about the evening papers which are almost nuz- zling. For instance, nobody seems in know why they issue first edition and mark it fourth It is true that tbis operation consistently followed causes the third and last edition to have the appearance of being the sixth. but if isn't the sixth any more than a eat is cow And then the habit of printinp. extra" in large type is wickedly mis- leading to the uninitiated. An eyenine daily printed within the usual hours is not an extra. It may, by some strange circumstance, be extra bad. though such possibility is hard to imagine and in such cases the advantage of keeping the brand off ought to be obvious. Only at long intervals do the evening papers print a genuine extra q, and nine times out of ten then their acsion in sc doing is a distinct imposf- tion on the public. I am not complain ing as a newspaper man; but, as one of the public, I lament.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08

PETERSON BROS. 4 CO., Grain ana
Commission Merchants.
JOSEPH AUSTRIAN. OF Leopold 4
Austrian Transportation Company.
d. V. PURINGTON, Brick Manufact.
urer.
H. GRUSENDORF, Lumber Dealer.
RUDOLPH II. RHODE, Wholesale
Druggist.
JAS. Il. McFLROY, Of las. r. McElroy
& CO.. Real Estate.
ALBERT +. OTTO, Capitalist.
II. Il. SHIELDING. Capitalist.
THOMAS b. MARSTON. Attorney.
DOLEsE 4 SHEPARD. Contractors.
NJ. II. KIIIGALLEN. Real Estate.
ALFRED KOHN. Wholesale Grocer.
A. J. J. MILLER, Lumber Dealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08
MOVE YOUR FACTORY
CHICAGO HEIGHTS.


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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08

LEICHT e.. BARTHOLOMEW. Brew
ers.
RUDOLPH BRAND. President United
States Brewing Company.
GEORGE w. KELLNER, OF Schmidt
Brewing Company.
Il. q. UIHLEIN, President Schlltz
Brewing Company.
JOHN CUDAHY, Packer.
MICHAEL CUDAHY, Packer.
LACKNER & BUTZ, Attorneys.
GEORGE BURY. Attorney.
WILLIAM Woke, Attorney.
JURGENs 4 ANDERSEN. Wholesale
Diamond Merchants.
ANDREW G. LAUSTEN, Of the Lin.
seed OH Trust.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
the blue-clad stream of human life
flowing to the shores Of Death.

the blue-clad stream of human life
flowing to the shores of Death.
1t was only year aiterward that
the news came to the woman with
quickly whitened hair, safe in her
little hor.e, that the soldier of Love
was killed.
Somewhere along the Shenandoah
he sleeps with the unknown Federal
dead. He may not have his name en-
rolled on any page of that history re-
served for glowing heroic deeds, but
on that vast Register, whose stern
pages of faithful record shall be
opened on tho Last Day, let us be-
lieve that this one humble name shall
stand far up in the line with those
who are enrolled as heroes.
A hero of home, q soldier of love,
the man who died that the chill blast
Of adversely might spare the unre'
Quilted mother who bore him
"Greater love hath no man than this
that he layeth down his life for q
friend"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25

of the terrors Of battle; then too, he
couldn't bear to think of leaving that
beloved mother.
H'he moon had long since gone down,
and. at last, the stars began to disap-
pear one by one. Still be kept the
vigil and the struggle in The night.
Far in the East the faint gray of
dawn began TO tinge the hills. He
saw the familiar scenes OF his boyhood
in the mornings uncertain glow.
There, in the far blue hills, the
fugitive Van valkenburgh still
crouched low, like hunted animal
seeking the darkest lair.
Nearer was the Willows shaded GEM
etery on the little side hill. Becker
lay there, a useless sacrifice. The
flowers were still fresh upon the grave
which had not yet been sodded over.
The night wind moaned. Chauncey
turned toward the house: II will pay
her the debt owe. IL is the only
way" he sighed.
Yes. he was still afraid, but in n
recognition of some higher law his
mind was made.
He threw himself on his couch, and
when he arose, without even mentisn.
ing his intention, he enlisted.
There was the thousand dollars
which barred the door forever against
want, and il was the offering of 81
lent affection. The dangerous mort
gage was paid of. The rest of the
money was invested in the mothers
name, and Chauncey gently put aside
the thinned arms clinging round hi'
neck, drew his mother to his breast
inn last tender embrace, and joined
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25

guessed that, IL be VIII be easy 10 INA
gine what cemetery il is that the Lo-
Gust street schoolboys and girls visit
every Memorial Day, when they carry
their flags and flowers TO decorate the
graves Of those brave soldiers who
sacrificed their lives for the cause they
believed to be the true one.
Last year, when the scholars went
rs usual, Jack Bobbs and his cousin
Bessie discovered way back in an
overgrown corner Of the cemetery a
gravestone they had never seen be-
fore, by the side of which was planted
n torn and dilapidated flag and small
bunch Of cut, half-faded flowers.
The Two gazed silently at the
weather-beaten mound; oil that each
had read about that cruel period in the
early sixties came trooping up in mar
tial array and arranged themselves in
their fancies with pathetic regularity.
Jack read the inscription aloud.
fThis was all the stone told:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
A Striking Feature of the Season.


Two striking features of the sea-
sons styles are delineated in the
large engraving in this handsome
costume of Hussar blue glove cloth,
viz, the blouse with revers that cross
in surplice fashion, and the single
rever on skirt meeting right rever on
waist to give the desired princess
effect.
The revers of white satin are over
laid with lace net, gathered frills
of soft blue taffeta finishing the edges.
The blouse fronts are gracefully dis
posed over Innings fitted with the
usual bust darts, the seamless side
back and under arm cores rendering
glove fitting adjustment. The
stylish two-seamed sleeves are formed
in puffs by gathers at the top, and
three downward turning .plaits at
each edge of the upper portion, small
round cuffs that correspond with the
revers finishing the wrists. !, A full
plastron and collar of taffatA closes
in centre back, showing to advantage
the four-in-hand tie Of white nous
seline here worn. The belt droops
slightly in front, closing at the left
side with a mother of pearl buckle
Smooth faced clothes, armure, hen
rietta, cashmere, serge, plain or mixed
light weight cheviots, or novelty
fabrics in silk or wool, will all de
velop stylishly by the mode, contrast
ing fabrics such as silk, velvet, etc.
braid, applique or any desired decor
alton being used for cuffs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25

guege of the town, "a chip of the old
block" He was lazy and unam-
bitious, droll and good-hearted, and
also honored the call to toll more in
the breach than in the observance.
On the day of the fateful draft he
came home, walking slowly as usual,
and then, without comment, made his
way to his mothers side, mutely
pointing to the red ribbon on his arm.
The mother was not mentally quick OF
apprehension, but the draft had
formed the greater part of her conver-
sation with her timid neighbor the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
Gingerbread For Soldiers.

The women who have been wanting
to do someting to help or comfort the
men in camp will be glad to learn
with what enthusiasm the efforts OF
the women Of Topeka, Kan, in this
direction we're received by the volun-
teers stationed there. An immense
quantity Of gingerbread was baked by
private individuals and sent to the
camp. Each soldier was given loaf
Of it, and their appreciation of this
gift from the women of Topeka was
loudly expressed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
P'day before, and through the mother
love which still filled her breast she

day before, and through the mother
love which still filed her breast she
jumped to,a conclusion.
"Drafted?" she half whispered,
half cried, one bony hand clutching at
her family beating heart, the other
reaching for her boy, while her eyes
peered anxiously into his downcast
face.
7'Looks like I be-" was the drawled-
out reply. eyes, mother. looks
mighty like be-"
With all the misery of the ominous
words ringing in her ears, the mother
supported herself against the easement,
her heart pulsating with fear that
grew greater because of its lack Of
knowledge of the full extent Of its
cause. --s1,.';.cs- L Us ii,s o's'ys';s--
But CLEAN of hope suddenly shot
through her breast. While talking
the day before had it not been said
that a drafted man may become
exempt upon the payment Of $500 for
a'substitute? Three hundred dollars!
Where was it to como from? The
half distracted mother lay awake late
that night in thinking of every avenue
of help, and early upon the following
morning she made her way to one of
the wealthy men of the town and told
him her simple story. The house she
lived in was her own. She had pos
sessed a little nest egg of money when
she married, and she had also
"worked out" by the day at odd times.
She had toiled until she had saved
enough to buy this house for refuge
in her old days.
But her boy was drafted, and she
could not let him go away to the war,
tho dreadful war, which was SO cruelty
devouring the ill-fated men that had
gone before. Why, it was only few
weeks before that young Becker was
brought home dead, killed by poison
Gus fever, which was worse than the
mercifully quick bullet.
And wasn't young Van Valkenburgh
even now in the hills, trying to es
cape the vigilance of the government
No, she could not let her cherished
son go, and SO mortgage was given fol-
the $500, and Algeroy remained o.
home.
But Chauncey, the second son, wa.
made of different metal. 1t was hi
who always built the fires for hi,
mother, kept her wood-box Filed, ant
saw that the water pail was never
empty. He had even washed tn,
dishes when the sick headache got tn,
better of the mother. His kind hant
lightened the daily dragging burden
And it was he, and he alone, who saw
how, after time, the added load o
interest money to be paid would sadl,
increase the burden which the aging
mother was even now too feeble t,
bear.
1t was then that the offer Of $100l
bounty for an enlisted soldier reached
young Chaunoey's quick ear. ON
thousand dollarsl It was fortune
And what would it not mean to tn,
over-burdened mother, whose hom,
was now in jeopardy. the shelter o
: her age.
He sat up late alone that nigh
thinking very gravely about the crisis
, He went out in the backyard AMI
stood for long time In the dark shadov
OF the old apple tree. He was no
| eager TO 60 away to the now dsubtfu
) war. Hs was afraid. for one reason
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
RED, WHITE AND BLUE.

Tho red rose OF valor that flushed the brave
cheek;
sengers speak.
The red blood OF carnage that vext the
wet sod;
The white form OF death where the great
armies trod;
The blue Of dim eyes as the soul sped to
God.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-25
THE REALM OF FASHION.


The skirt is cut in seven cores and
fits smoothly across the front and
over the hips, all the fulness at the
back being Iaii in deep plating TO
give the fan effect. The rever whisli
make the only trimming, is attached
to the left front seam and lays over
smoothly upon the cloth.
To cut this waist for a lady Of
medium size 2. yards Of material
forty-four inches wide will be re-
quired. To cut the skirt, which meas
ures four yards at the lower edge, five
yards Of forty-four inch material will
be required.