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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-27
To-Day's Entries.
st raee-Five furlonss; purse; maiden two

Second race-six furlongs: three-year-olds
and upward. purse:
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-27
OAKLAND
SAN FRANCISCO.

Totals .....-.....iO IL '23 ii
sDunleavy out for not touching first base.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

which they have dipped into mass lying
between them. and by means of which beau
tiful glass was manufactured, even at that
time. is proved by a crystal glass which is
10 be found in the museum of the Louvre
The French as well as the English museums
possess numerous artistic productions of
that period, at the sight OF which one is
surprised as in our time and with cur
mechanical appliances it is hardly possible
TO surpass them
The Romaus appear to have been the
PRINCIPAL customers of the early Jewish
glass makers, and with the increasing lux
ury of that epoch the manufacture of
glass increased, as il was not limited 10 the
production OF smaller useful objects, bur
also extended to the building trades. That
the manufacture Of glass developed in an
artistic sense to the highest point need not
appear wonderful with so extremely an in
telligent people as the Romans. The
treasures contained in the museum OF the
Vatican in the French museums and In the
British Museum bear testimony TO their
accomplished workmanship. The famous
Portland vase in the museum or London
Is probably the best proof OF II. In the
blowers in Rome that they had set apart
for them their own quarter OF the city.
But with the fall of the Roman empire
came also the decline of the art of glass
making: with the extension of Christianity
the glass industry gradually developed
again.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
WHO FIRST MADE GLASS.
The Art Is Not Less than Four ThOu-
sand Years Old.

The invention of glass has been hitherto
popularity ascribed to the Phoenicians. Mr..
Ludwig Grote. however. in the current num-
'ter OF Feilden's Magazine. states that this
* not the case. Mr.. Grote points out that
another hypothesis on the same subject is
equally untenable, namely. "Flavius Jo-
sephus'' who ascribes the discovery of glass
to the Jews. the result of a forest con-
fiagration, when. with the assistance of the
sand In the soil. the glass came into exist
ence of its own accord.
As the Pboenicians and the Jews were
neighbors. proceeds the author, there Is very
likely an element OF truth in both tradi-
tfons, inasmuch as both peoples exercised
the art OF glass-making at an early age. If
the Phoenicians were the first To carry the
productions OF glass into the world, by
means of their traders, the Jews did the
same, TO greater and more lasting extent.
Among the latter there were whole tribes
carrying on the making or glass. Most of
the glass works existed at that time the
coasts OF the Mediterranean. and throughout
the whole OF the middle ages, even up TO
the present time. kind of glass blowing
industry has been in the hands of the Jews.
especially in Palestine Itself. Many express
sions which were common i'm the glass
works at that time are still in use.
But neither the Jews nor the PhOenicians
can be looked upon as the inventors of glass.
We fjnd, for instance, that the Persians, at
the time of Alexander the Great. were also
drinking out of glass vessels: that the As
syrians were versed in the art OF making
glass, as We can prove by discoveries at
Nineveh: and. also that the art of making
glass and of initiating precious stones was
known TO the ancient Indians. OF great
Importance with regard 10 the history OF
the manufacture of glass also the an
cient Egyptians. When one remembers the
great Industrial activity of these people, il
II not surprising that with reference TO the
making of glass more numerous traditions
OF IL are recorded by them than by any
other people. Not only written. but also
Hguratfve represen ntations which more
than 1900 years old. have been handed
down 10 our time. The wall reliefs in the
groves of Beni-Hassan represent the manu-
facture OF glass objects; they represent,
among others. two glass blowers at work
They are working with the blowing pipe.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
GREEN HANDS GOING TO SEA.
Young Men who Must Have Work.
Runaway Boys Turned Back.
Nau, York Evening Pest

When the captain of merchant vessel
wants a man he goes TO a shipping office or
a boarding-master; and II men are 10 be had
at all he finds him in this way. The ship
ping offices are in lower South street, for
the most part--in buildings that were once,
some of them. of New Amsterdam The
tramp ships dock in South street West
street has so many ferries and transatlantic
steamship piers that its people are stokers
and 'longshoremen. rather than sailors of
the old school. 1t would be hard to get
crew there: but in South street. at certain
seasons. it is easy enough and if a man
cannot be picked UP there, ii is hardly worth
while to look further.
"A good many green young fellows come
to my office in the course of a year said
shipping master to-day. II don't know
what attracts them to the sea. If it isn't the
old love for adventure OF course. a good
many of the fellows are out of work and
hungry. They may not want to go to sea
at all but may have failed to get work on
to keep their stomachs full. A ship, think.
appeals 10 most men as place where there
Is always food and place to sleep, even if
there Is danger and hard work.
Some very young fellows come down here
from time to time-mere boys. but we'll
grown Occasionally they have the look of
them are honest and straight enough.
rever do anything for them. unless they look
needy: almost always tell them haven't t
got anything. and let them CO. / wouldn I
help young fellow to run away: and there
are not many shipping masters who would if
they knew ii. OF course, there are reputable
and disreputable men i'm my business as i'm
all others, and everybody knows that there
are few things disreputable shipping or
boarding master is past doing.
I'VE meet boys down here who have run
away beyond doubt-little chaps some of
them dressed as though they belonged to
well-to-do families. There are not many.
though. l suppose as many as ever run
away from home. ] rather think they get
frightened out down in the street or on the
COCKS. They come here, because-well. |
TO be when I was a boy. They have only
the barest chance of getting away About
the only chance is to stow themselves away:
and that's a very hard thing to do Still
boys do do that very thing More than that
some are taken aboard. This is a rare thing
mind you: but 1t does happen. and that's the
point / want to make.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
THE THREAD TOOTH.
business Brought to Dentists by Firm
Iy Noted Habit of Women.
New York Sun.


You may talk about your bicycle foot and
your golf arm and your meerschaum
mouth" said the dentist, brusquely why,
they're not in ii with the thread tooth.
Whenever a woman comes 10 me and COM
plains that the edges of her teeth are all
rough and Jagged and she doesn't know
what in the world she is going TO do about
it, ask her right off what her business is.
If she says she sews | am able to diagnose
that case of jagged teeth at once | tell her
she has the thread tooth. Then she wants
TO know what / mean Don't you bite your
thread? | ask. She always hens and haws
for a spell before answering, WELL maybe
do And then say, OF course you do and
proceed to give her some good advice which
she, in turn. will proceed to disregard the
first chance she gets
Some day I'm going to. get up lecture
and advertise ii to be delivered before
women only. In that way I'll be sure to
draw a big crowd. and when | get whole
grist of femninity within hearing distance
I'm going to preach at them for all I'm
worth. My text will be The Thread Tooth.
Why you women will persist in doing such
senseless things when you know the result
is going to be more or less harmful is some
thing | can't for the life of me understand
but it is a fact that nine out of ten of you
who use the needle be 1t much or little. will
had ever been invented for the purpose of
seVering thread. l verify believe that IL
woman had a dozen pairs of shears within
reach she would bite her thread instead of
clipping 1t. which really doesn't take a sec
ond longer.
But | don Dlle nara my cdllerS al
ways protest when expostulate with them
Great Scott, what an argument, Just as If
a person had to bite clear through mill
stone to break the enamel on a tooth. y
thread is fine. delicate thing, TO be sure.
but so are some saws ana MES, ana all are
sure to cut their way through almost any
substance If applied persistently. When
get my lecture ready I'm going TO say all
this and a good deal more, and I'm going to
wind mn with the advice that L m giving now
to every woman who handles a needle:
Don't bite your thread. Cut 1t or break
il or do any other old thing with IL. but
don't. if YOU value your incisors, and your
cuspids and your bicuspids. saw 1t off with
n
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
IN A CHICAGO skY-sCRApER.
Experience of Waterman with Ru-
raj Visitors.
Chicago Evening Post

LAS the Chicago public is generally aware,
the seventeenth and eighteenth floors of this
building are devoted wholly TO lodgerooms.
these floors and their staii ways are barred
with gates. preventing all comers from
walking higher than the sixteenth floor.
The result of this arrangement ia what few
city people would suspect. This floor be-
comes a catch-all for our friends from the
country, who labor under the belief that
fare Is charged for riding in the elevators,
ard that this expense may be saved by
climbing all the stairs from top to bottom.
Not only do | find plenty of men who are
willing To make this toisome pilgrimage
for the sake of saving nickel but it is not
lare 10 encounter women working their way
from flight to flight in the belief that they
are avoiding the expenditure OF cents.
Some Of them, however. apparently have the
idea that by walking up they are in some
passage to the roof. To these economical
visitors who find their way blocked at the
sixteenth floor endeavor to break gently
the news that they could have had the
novel experience of an elevator ride without
q cent of expense They sigh and sometimes
almost groan when this is told them.
Not long ago / caught an old man from
Michigan trying to solve the mystery of the
gate across the stairway TO the seventeenth
floor. He was fully fifty years old, and the
climb had been a hard one for him. When
| succeeded in convincing him that he could
have ridden the whole distance without eX-
pense and that he would be compelled 20
take the elevator If he went any higher. he
said things he will never repeat in the
prayer meeting OF the little nome cnurcn
back in Michigan.
But one of the most amusing experiences
L ever had was at the stairway leading from
the promenade surrounding the dome to the
platform above the dome which is not pro-
tected by a railing. The observatory was
not open TO the public then, being in an un-
finished state but in some manner three
Iowa farmers slipped through the theater
and walked out on the promenade. | ar
rived on the scene just as they walked up
the stairway to the platform above the
dome. They explained they were anxious
to get as high as they could in the city and
that there was not the slightest danger.
The one nearest the stairway assured me
that / needn't worry any about his safety
: he had been "A saltwater sailor and was
able to take care of himself. The next mo-
ment he started to walk down the steps.
which were without raflings. Suddenly he
sat down, smiled In sickly way and came
down the remainder of the stairs backward
and on his hands and knees. The others
followed his example, and when they were
safely on the theater floor they were as pale
they could be. considering their tanned
cheeks.
Every day | make seven trips up the ele-
vators, walking down the stairs each time.
In the course of this patrol / catch our
friends from the country and try TO save
them as many steps as possible"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
4. u,sr DRAGGING AROUND. -

Hancock County, Illinois.
81 had beer sick for seven years" she saws:
mot in bed but just dragging myself around.
Az last T took three bottles Of DR. Pierce's Fa-
,o-;ts prescription and FIVE Of Golden Medical
discovery and it IS impossible to describe
h,,sbsnd saws Golden Medical Discovery is the
hest medicine he ever tried for cough. No
nraise is too high for DIR. Pierces medicines"
Another lady. Mrs. r. p. Monfort, of Lebanon,
warren Co ohio says. =" I think Dr. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery the finest medicine
on record I have taken number Of bottles
terrible headaches"
Women who suffer should write to DR..
V Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. He will send
them the best professional advice that can
be had anywhere in America and entirely
without charge. Neither the Golden
Medical Discovery" nor the "Favorite
Prescription " contains any alcohol to in
ebriate or create a morbid craving for
stimulants.
Every woman should own a copy of his
splendid book The Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser" 1t is the grandest medical
book for popular reading ever written. 1t
contains a fund of knowledge of precious
value to women. II has over a thousand.
pages elaborately illustrated with engrav-
ings and colored plates. The first great
edition of more than halfa-million copies
was sold at 81 so each. The profit from this
induced Dr. Pierce to carry out his cher.
ished intention of issuing free edition one
COPY of which in paper-covers will be sent
for the bare cost of mailing, Fl one-cent
stamps, or heavier cloth bound copy fol-
Al stamps.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
Unfortunate state of Affairs.

Virginia @. EIIard. in Lippincott
In looking over the history of women for
the past fifty years we note fact which in
a measure accounts for the slow recognition
of woman's right To the ballot BY some
strange inadvertence in sociological condi-
tions the suffrage agitation antedated the
club movement. Had these conditions been
reversed universal suffrage to-day would
have been an accepted fact. Had clubs
achieved what they have now accomplished
when Susan Anthony. Lucy Stone and Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton first took the platform
In behalf of suffrage. our political life would
have been purer. better and more consistent
with right principle from the active infiu-
ence of women. BY club discipline the
women are ready from their increased intel
;igence about the various social and civic
forces of the country 10 use the ballot with
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
Women Who Gamble.
The Criterion.

The ladies' book, where women are al
lowed to place their own bets, is in opera
tion on the grand stand at gay Saratoga
and IL most unpleasant expose of the un-
fair and ungentle side of the SEX almost
as repellent to observe as the bargain coun-
ter where women seem to be transformed
into rude, pushing, grasping creatures de-
void of all courtesy to each other. Women
as gamblers are never edifying 10 look
upon, even when they conduct operations
through their escorts or by hired messen-
gers. But when they crowd one against the
other in their desire TO place or obtain their
money. their faces expressing only the one
dominating passion of the race track their
voices loud and strident and their hair and
costumes frequently disordered by the
pressing OF their sisters. then the sight Is
one which must cause the angels to grieve
and even the frivolous cherubs to flock In
a fright away from the neighborhood
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
The VIM. III. BLOCK COMPANY

more and more to live in apartments on
Manhattan island seems OBVIOUS. w hen ,n tne
amount of living space which the family
income can secure is limited. that space is
much more serviceable when laid on its side
feet wide. fifty feet high and seventy-five
feet deep is a badly skimped house.. but a
fat twelve feet high, fifty feet wide and
f1at. Then. too. the superior height of
apartment houses makes available great
repositories of aerial space which mere
cannot reach. and as space promises to be
more i'm demand on the Island of Manhat-
tan than anywhere else on earth. the de-
Yelopment of the apartment house seems
likely TO reach here its utmost limit.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

streets. Familiar landmarks had disap-
peared. Sometimes he found the founda-
ton OF his old home. and IL was Overgrown
with grass. Whole towns disappeared ana
communities removed, in some sections OF
the South during the war.
Il know many former Confederates to-
day who were never mustered out. They
punched as and told us TO go, and We
scattered in every direction. | know a man
in my State who IL holding federal Office
who never surrendered. and who was neVer
discharged from the Confederate service.
No war had many strange s-.u1tions,
many curious results as that war.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
First Baby for 200 Years.

LONDON Mall
For over 200 years no baby had been born
on the Island of Balta, one Of the far-dis-
tant Shetland group But this long record
has now been broken. for the other day
during the recent herring fishing season.
young lady hailing from the Buckle
tBanffshire) district gave birth TO fine
longing to a curing station. The baby has
hsen christened Balta Geddes Poison. and
the laird OF the island has presented the
mother with a check for eos. The fortunate
Iittle stranger has also been made the re-
cipIent OF several hundred silver coins OF the
realm from visitors. who came from all
parts to see the young record breaker.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
Mamma still in Arabia.
Meehan'S Monthly.

MttIIdT
The mamma referred to in the history OF
the wandering of the Jews toward Canaan
IS believed to be a species OF small puH-pali,
which is still found on the Arabian deserts,
and behaves precisely detailed in Jewish
history. Its botanic name is Canona es-
culenta Ii is about the size OF pea, put
comes ont i'm such numbers as to he often in
small heaps. Ii must be collected in early
morning, as it dries up and disappears be-
fore night. 1t can, however. be Kept Tor
1t appears after heavy dews, or the rains
that fall occasionally in the deserts. Nearly
half its weight consists of nutritious mat
ters tit for human food.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
Apartment Houses.
Harper.s weekly.

Newspapers which assume TO be qualified
10 saw what is true about the concerns of
real estate in New York report that apart
ments are more in FAVOR this year than
ever before and that the only apartment
own way are those devoted TO bachelors.
The provision for bachelora has been
and that Is good news. for FIR too much
has been done for this class. considering It's
limited deserts That families will tend
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

NOVELTY SUITINGS IS inches wide, very
desirable for misses wear, regular 00c
39c quality, for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GRANITE PLAIDS. silk and wool, SO inches
wide, large variety of styles and 1Oc
c0mblnatl)nS, AT .............. .........
BOUCLE PLAIDS. 3s inches wide, a dozen
new and attractive patterns, look 1Oc
like the expensive kind, tomorrow.
CHEVIOTS. all wool. A inches wide,
splendid cloth for service, complete SOc
line of colors. 75c quality .............C .C~S
wHIPCORDS, AZ inches wide, made of pure
Saxony yarn, in all the late fall 40,
shades $1.00 quality for..............O w
NOVELTY CREPON. silk and wool, 40
inches wide. black grounds with coll ZS..
ored combinations. our 81. % quality. "
TAFFETA CORDS, all wool. 10 inches
wide an entirely new weave for this
season. in all the leading shades, So.
our SID quality .....-....-.....-.......
GRANITE CLOTHS, As inches wide. ad-
mirably adapted for a tailor-made 2Oc
garment, ST. 25 quality. .........
INVISIBLE CHECKED SERGES, for la
dies fine tailoring. a very firm and
Weighty cloth. made of pure worst ORc
ed yarn, 30 inches wide, $150 quality. Nv
CAMEL S-HAIR STRIPED PLAIDS, a
new feature in the plaid family % lnches
wide. combinations of navy blue CT d
brown and garnet $l.I5 quality PA'SO
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
g RIP

It's all very well for people of leisure to
Nlay up with a cold-to keep lndoors-to go
South-but work-a-day, active people cannot
spare the time To this vast majority
"Seventy-seven'' appeals: it is a small vial
of pleasant pellets; fits the vest pocket. a
lady's porte-monnaie. card case or child's
school box The prompt use of ''77'' will
break Up" cold from the first touch to
the most stubborn case of grip
For sale by all druggists, or sent on re-
ceipt of price. 25c and 800. Humphreys
Homeopathic Medicine Co., cor. William and
John sts., New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
A Reason.
DetAoit Free Press.

DethOit Free PresS.
..Well. YOU look pleased with yourself,
Brown; made good thing this week on
Changer
Nope" 49,
Sold out your street-railway interests?"
Nope"
Rented the other half of your houses"
Nope"
.'Mother-in-law gone to live with her
other daughter"
Nope
Been buying pork?'
Nope"
well. what in the dickens do you look
so pleased for, then?
ssRoyi'
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

New York Press.

New York Press
As they bent solicitously over him, the
man who had been kicked by horse opened
his eyes ''Have you any last wish? they
asked him
hearse at the funeral
Revenge, ii seems was strong even in
death
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
SILK Hats

Are becoming popular again. You will find
the best variety at the Danbury Hat Com
pany. No. East Washington street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

ZIBELINE and CAMEL 'S-HAIR PLAIDS,
Another arrival of those beautiful and
much-talked-of plaids. their equal
not to be found in the city at Ct 40
Sl.75, our price ..-...-..--........-PA
GOLF PI.AIDS. reversible, plain and
checked back with plaid face, G1 I2
HIGH-GRADE NOVELTIES. consisting of
silk and wool cords, with Persian stripes,
chenille cords, with handsome
matalasSe backgrounds, 500 and CT A2
No aualitiea yoi1r choice for
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

Will break up cold from the first touch
to the most stubborn case of
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

ENGLISH CREPONS. IS inches wide pure
mohair and wool, up-to-date designs, i'm
Guiding stripes and blistered Cd IN
effects, our regular $3.50 quality. PH'io
SILK CREPONS. As inches wide pure silk
face, very blistery, has that de- CT so
sired cinging effect, S2.25 quality .PAsI)
pure mohair and WOOL very silky Ct ~
our regular S1.75 quality .........p
o,,u ,..,,,.r i, % on.,,tv SIPS
MATAIASSE CREPONS, a. inches wide,
French make. a new arrival, fif- zSc
teen STYLES. .:..:...;......;.;.
dunn and heavy weights. mag 40
nifcent cloth for separate skirts. ~
GRANITE CLOTH. As inches wide, all
wool. correct weight for tailored hQc
dresses, our regular sl.0O quality. .....O|@
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15

wHIPCORDS. 45 inches wide, all wool. exc
ira finish and weight. our 7Sc quail SQc
ity ..----. .-.-. ......-...-.-.--...----.
SERGE 46 inches wide, all wool. fine twill
both Jet and blue black. our SOC Az.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
NEW ARRIVALS OF
Handsome Silks

PERSIAN STRIPE. in the newest street
and evening shades. regular Sl.1o SOc
SELF COLORED CORDS, I'm all this sea-
sons popular shades. both plain and
fancy cords. regular sl-25 and SIS 2O.
quantieS -.----- -..--- ----.-----
FANCY STRIPED TAFFE'rA. in novel de-
signs heavy quality and recon-
mended 10 wear regular Sl.~ quar- SOc
ity ....... $500. .....................~ -
FLAIN TAFFETA. very fine. with rare
brilian,y and distinct rustic. reg hO.>
ular Sc quality ....... ..............-..
SILK POPLIN: in all colors. beautiful I'M
ish best quality. usually sold at slzoSSc
special ........... ...... ...--..---.--.-..
BLACK SATIN DUCHESSE. q inches
wide all silk. very heavy and guar
anteed TO wear, our regular SIC hAc
quality $500. .--.....----.-s--.-..-
BLACK TAFFETA % inches wide. Swiss
make. very brilliantly finished. soft
and pliable. does not crock, our reg hRf.
ular Sc quality .................-....>
BLACK PEAU DE SOLE. % inches wides
all silk and very fine finish, extra
weight. made especially for hand &Sr
some dresses, $l.25 quality ........-...
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-10-15
COIored Dress Goods

Including the beautiful plaids, the
dainty cloths for tailoring and
what not.