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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19
Maria Kip orphanage Concert.

The following artists have kindly vol
unteered their services for the concert TO
be given for the benefit OF the orphanag ge
Loring 1T Sherman & Clay's Hall. Thurs
day. evening. November q, 1899 at s:l5
O'Clock: Mrs. Charles Olcott Richards,
Miss Ella Y. McClosky. Miss Bessie Lee
Nall. the Mandolin Club under the lead
ership OF Professor ]. Casad, the Minctti
quartet and Grace Church quartet Miss
Ruth w. Loring viii be the accompanist
Clay's. corner Sutter and Kearny streets
November % and o.
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cloth. so in. wide 90 yard
heavy whipcord suitings, a very
bright, silky finish, heavy quality; 80
in. wide. 81 90 yard
new lot Of black mohair crepons in
new designs; bright and lustrous
finish 10 suit
fancy covert suitings. strictly all
wool, in fancy mixtures of blues,
browns, greens, grays and cadets; 80
liz "Aht' .opG dlu
fine broadcloths in all the new fall
shades; 80 in.................s1 so yard
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fancy zibeline plaids in all the fall
colors; 46 in. wide. 81 90 yard
cheviot plaids in Scotch effects:
large block designs; the correct thing
for skirts Observation-Disclosures % yard
French Zibeline plaids. some very
swell cloths in new fall shadings.
Observation-Disclosures. 81 so yard
two lines Of our 81 % fancy fall suit
ings; AZ and "A in. wide; in stripes
and broche effects; at ..... .75c yard
exclusive designs in colored mohair
..................... .$13 so a suit
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table ware

johnson Bros celebrated English
semi-porcelain ware in Watland pat
terms.
Tin. platter 12c; sin. platter. 15c;
Gin. platter, lie; 10-in. platter, 25c;
12-in. platter. 42c; 14-in- platter. 60c;
l6-in. platter, eOc.
Gin. baker. l5c: Tin. baker. 20cI
sin. baker, 35c; Gin. baker, 4oc.
dinner plates, dozen. 81 30; break
fast plates. dozen, 81 10; dessert
plates, dozen. soc.
handled tea cups. dozen. 81 80;
handled coffee cups, dozen. 81 so.
soup tureen, each, 81 62.
Tin. covered dish, 6oc; sin. covered
dish. 65c.
decorated china salad sets, bowl
with dishes. 81 80; decorated tete-a-
tete sets, teapot, sugar and creamer,
75c set.
solid steel carving set Of three
pieces. knife. fork and steel. satin fin
ish. 81 set; carving set, guaranteed
best cast steel. white bone handle. s
pieces. knife, fork and steel, SO 25 set:
stag horn handle carving set, best
steel, 3 pieces. knife. fork and steel,
81 70 set.
Roger Bros table knives, all steel.
silver plated; set of for.sl rs
Roger Bros dessert knives; set OF
o-:.-'-... :........... 81 90
Russell Bros bone-handle table
knives; set OF 6...............S so
satin finish fruit knives in satin
lined box; set OF 6...........s1 so
steel nut picks; set OF with nut
crackers .--....- 5OC
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19
Supreme Court Returns.

The Justices of the Supreme Court re-
turned on Friday morning from Sacra-
mentO, where they had been holding the
November term of the court With them
came Clerk Root and Deputy johnson.
The court transacted little business yes
terday. On Monday the Justices will set
tie down to clearing up some Of the cases
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19
Captain Birmingham We'll.

Captain John Birmingham, United
States Supervising Inspector OF Local and
Foreign Steam Vessels, has returned 10
duty, after three weeks vacation Dur
Ing the entire period Of his vacation Cap
tain Birmingham was on the fiat OF his
back and In care Of physicians. he having
been seriously injured by a runaway
horse.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19

gratitude TO DR.. Pierce for the medicine
which gives them back the wife's compan-
ionship, as it gives her back her health.
rAll praise is due TO you for your wonderful
Favorite Prescription. writes Mr.. John W.
Cofiman, Of Ellisburg, Casey Co, Ky. "My wife
suffered with female irTegularIty; was confined
20 bed every three weeks After using two bot
ties of Dr. Pieroe's Favorite Prescription she
was cured, and has not suffered any derange-
meut since. Your Favoritc Prescription Is
boon 10 delicate women -
There is no alcohol in rFavorite Pre-
scrlPuon," and it is entirely free from
opiuus cocaine and all other narcotics.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Alter MARRIAGE

They ore going to be together Just as
much as before, going to rlde the wheel,
take little pleasure jaunts, etc, enjoying
everything together. Isn't that what
many a young couple promise each
other? And yet, how very soon the
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19
Young Ladies, Institnre.

on the night OF the 1st Of December
there viii be a reunion in Native sons
Hall 81 the members Of the various
branches Of this city and Oakland of the
Young Ladies' Institute. There Will be a
programme OF entertainment and dancing.
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Hale'a
curtain and
pOPtiePe week

we are going TO make this a week Of
values in drapery; articles that will
give both comfort and beauty TO the
home; articles that Will suggest
themselves for the holiday season.
40 pairs white point de Calais cur
tains in plain swiss net with narrow
border Of raised cord. 3la yards long;
3 qualities that were SO 25. 81 and s.
a pair reduced TO 81 75, SO 40 and 81
pair.
edge, a dainty bedroom curtain;
regular price SO rs. So and Sc pair, re-
duced TO SO, "a and s. pair.
S95 pairs Nottingham and novelty
net curtains in ecru and white: some
new and choice designs. bought es-
pecially for Thanksgiving home deco
rations
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Must Prove the Error

that have been accommodating for some
time past
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momentary absence Thursday night
Beach had distracted the money from
the safe.
Fischer reported the matter to the po-
lice, and yesterday morning secured
warrant from Judge Mogan for Beach's
arrest on a charge OF grand larceny.
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millinery matters OF Importance

black velvet dress hat trimmed with tucked taeta silk black
stylish daped turban black
Ind
tamc
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230 pairs tapestry portieres, in Otto
man cord. Armure and floral weave.
with 10 and II in. overthrow fringe,
in reds. greens. olive. blue and wood
colors. pair s. 90
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MONEY FOR RATIoNS.
Captain Kannake of the Schooner
Empire Offers to Compromise
With His Crew.
w IIH his Crew.

captain kannake. master of the
schooner Empire, called yesterday morn
ing upon Assistant United States Attor-
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flanneIS and bedding

imported French cotton fiannels, a
very heavy cloth in light and dark
colors, stripes and figures. 27-in. wide
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. zoe yard
fiannelettes of heavy fieecy quality,
in new patterns OF stripes and checks,
in pinks and blues, 27-in. wide. ....
....................S1 1-3c and 10c yard
bleached pillow cases, corded border
and pin. hem. 45x36. 10c each; 50x36,
12c each; 54x36. lac each.
comforters, laminated cotton filed,
figured silkoline covered and wool
knotted; double bed size, regular
price, 81 %; now 81 95.
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table linen

bleached table damask, all linen,
with satin damask finish; imported
direct from the manufacturers, which
wide Observation-Disclosures. .75c ward
72-in. wide. 81 90 and 81 so yard
table napkins 10 match, ga size.
............S1 70. SO so and 50 90 dozen
$50 damask table sets, all linen,
hemstitched table covers, with large
size hemstitched napkins to match.
an elegant assortment of patterns
ranging in price from. .$4 so to 500 set
bleached table damask, all linen. 60
In. wide; came into our possession
through fortunate purchase at a
great deal less than its value, en-
abling US to sell 35c ward
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line fa styles, in Venean Cloth, covert CLOTH cheVios
cames hair homespun and unfinished worsted evev suit
the very latest STYLE very best tailoring and fauess finish
sllk-lined suits. with doube-breasted and single
breasted tghtftting jackets, doube-beasted and II
button jackets.
SIS 90 suits 50 $1,000 suits 20
$500 suits sale $500 suits sale H.
5000 suits $500 50 suits ID 20
$500 suits sale 1900 suits a. o5o
SI2. 80 suits on sale at. S8 50
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NeWhall Oil Comnanv

George A, Edwin w. Henry G.. ant
Walter S. Newhall. Henry F. Allen. NJ. H
Hecht and Henry J. Crocker have incor
porated the Newhall OIL and Development
Company. with a capital stock OF $500 900.
See Keith's millinery windows Monday
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black and COlOred silks

black surah silk, double warp:
guaranteed all silk; in two widths.
20 and "A in. wide. at...75c and 81 yard
black satin luxor. the popular silk
for fall; double faced, extra heavy
quality with our full guarantee; q
and p in. wide. at. 81 so and 81 yard
black satin duchess. extra heavy
quality. carrying Hale's guarantee
with every yard, % in. wide. 81 so yard
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Childpen'S
underwear

children's natural
gray merinO vests and
pants, very soft and
warm, heavy fall
weight; finished around
neck and down front
with silk binding.
p 1rl buttons; seams
all covered; for ages
2 10 IA years; also
boys drawers. s TO Ia
years; all sizes........
Csc each
children's fieece-lined
vests and pants. heavy
fall weight; nicely fin
ished neck and front;
seams all covered;
sizes for / 20 IA years;
also ribbed drawers
for boys 8 TO IA years;
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fancy Persian stripes In the popular
weaves for fall; q in. wide 81 80 yard
fancy corded peau d'soie, extra
heavy quality. in new designs and
popular shadings; 20 in. wide. ..
............ ..-..............S 81 90 yard
fancy silk in stripe effects, popular
for fancy waists; comes in a variety
Of styles and very desirable fall col
ors, Observation-Disclosures. 81 90 yard
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trimmings


400 yards mohair and silk gimp, N
TO in. wide. in solid and combination
colors, regular 1212c goods. on sale
this week for. sc yard
colored bead gimp, in brown, gray,
green and gold, 1A-in. wide. .10c yard
500 yards black mohair Florence
braid. l and IL in. wide, 15c and zoe
goods; on sale this week for.....
.....................S 1-3c and 10c yard
all-wool Hercules braid In black and
colors. 3-in. wide; a serviceable and
economical skirt trimmings yards soc
notions
fancy frilled garter elastic, Lin.
wide. 200 yards in lot; until sold....
s........ --..-..-....-....1 .1Oc yarQ
1000 dozen basting cotton, l dozen
spools in package; in white only;
lot package DC
500 dozen No. stockinet dress
shields, a washable shield: regular
price 10c pr; on sale this week. sc pair
ladies' side hose supporters, button
clasp, fancy frilled elastic; orange,
blue. red, pink and black. 10c pair
knitting cotton, 800 balls in lot, 4
ply cotton, No. to 16, in white only
.
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a roundup purchase Of tailored suits

the entire line sample of large Wholesale
sell them third
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heavy fail weight. two-thirds wool.
white or natural % suit
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fall dress goods selling

only heavy buying has saved US from
heavy buying could have met the enormous de
buying could have made these prices possible {:
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
EMANCIPATED WOMAN.
She In Found In Italy M Well as I'm the
United States How She
Works There.

Though in. Italy the so-called "eman-
cipation of women is by no means sc
far advanced as in England or the
in Europe where the political influence
of women is greater than in Italy. The
influence, though great, is not, how
ever, always apparent, for it is chiefly
exercised indirectly and privately by
the women of the upper classes. In
stead of forming themselves into asso-
Citations and leagues and international
unions and organizations and compet-
ing with political orators. the Italian
women interested in political work
quietly, and certainly not less effica-
ciously than their more "emancipated"
sisters.
As rule, italian women work by
means of the old French expedient. the
salon. In Rome alone there are no
fewer .ha.s-~ dozen salons devoted al
most entirely to the discussion of po-
litical topics. Each salon has it own
political color" which is generally
that of the husband or father or friends
of the mistress of the house; but while
the thread and web CT the politics car
Tied on in salon is spun and woven by
the men who frequent it. the personal
influence of the mistress of the house
acts on each one of her guests, modify
ing views, and softening, or it may be
accentuating, the roughness of ambi-
ton. AS long as they remain in their
salon Italian political women are in
every way admirable.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
WEATHER SIGNS IN THE SOUTH
When the FOrecastinE Was All Done
by the Darkies and the Poor
'White Trash"

''The prediction of Ezekiel Bouzy.
of Maine, the forecaster of winter
weather by the goose bone, stirred up
some weather rccollections of the
time when ! Lived in the SOUTH" said
a former resident of Dixie state the
other day, says the New York Sun.
I'VE got our forecasts then from the
darkies or from what was called the
white trash When the cat in the corr
ner washed her face the housemaii
assured her mistress that it was goin'
TO rain The severity OF the winter
was foreshadowed by the industry of
the squirrel. If it stored up nuts
early, that meant an early freeze and
an early snow. If you have ever sat
in front of an open fireplace where
wood was burned you may remember
the different sounds made by different
varieties of wood while being con-
sumed. There was one variety which
made noise like the dripping of water
from roof When a darky heard that
he always said: It's gwine to snow.
[issen to de snow drappin' in de hot
ashes?
'Cornstalks that grew no tassels
meant something Ears OF corn which
were irregular, or peculiar, were a sure
forecast Of hard winter,
IF the smoke from the old chimney
went straight up, good weather for
the next day was predicted from the
ca bins"
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
BEES IN HIS HUNTING COAT.
Pockets Full of Honey for n Soldier
When He Came Home from
thu War.

Asa Witham, q farmer of Blanchard,
Me-, has been a member of the Dover
company, Maine volunteer militia, for
two years, and is counted one of the
best marksmen in his regiment. Last
May when he was waiting for the gov
ernment to cali the troops TO Augusta
he went out one afternoon and shot six
rabbits. On his return a messenger
met him in the doorway and told him
he must take the next train for the
state capital. AS his canvas hunting
coat was wet with the blood of the ra b.
bits he hung it up on the limb of an
apple tree, remarking that it would be
well washed by the time he returned
from the war.
Witham was mustered in and went to
Chickamauga, where he was on duty
every day until a month ago, when his
regiment was ordered back to Augusta.
He was sent home on months fur
Tough. Being somewhat exhausted
from continuous diet of hardtack and
bacon, he thought he would try his
luck at partridge shooting be :ore set
ting down to teamwork. The canvas
coat was hanging from the limb in the
orchard, but when Witham went to put
il on he found that it was already oc-
cupied by a swarm of bees, which had
taken possession of the garment during
his absence. With the aid of a sulphur
smudge fire he expelled the insects. and
secured 22 pounds of white comb honey.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
WHEN HER SOLDIERS RETURN.
The Internal Crisis in Spain VIII
Then Have begun In Bitter
Earnest.

The loss of our (Spanish) colonies
means the absolute disappearance of
all industry and commerce which the
inha bitants of those islands were
forced 10 support, says "a Spaniard" in
Fortnightly Review. Factories, work
shops, magazines-all must be closed,
and thousands upon thousands of op-
eratives turned adrift on the world,
homeless and helpless. A hundred
thousand soldiers will come home 10
swell their ranks, sickly, mutilated
men, no longer needed TO fight their
scountry's battles, and no longer able
to carry on the struggle for existence
under the ruins of the old order of
things. The greater number of of 10000
military officers will be deprived of
their command and placed on the re-
serve list, where the pay is such that
captain, who generally has wife and
family TO support. receives about two
shillings and four pence day.
Agriculture, which is dying out, can
not support these legions of famlsnihg
men, women and children, nor are SOL
diers the kind of people who take hinu-
ly to the hard humdrum life OF tne
fields. When these multitudes nave 1ei'
the pinch of hunger, and see .nem. a.
selves thrown back upon the Jaws OF
nature to keep themselves and their
loved ones from dying, then the inter-
nal crisis will have begun in very truth,
ond the tocsin of the revolution will
have sounded. In that day the army
will decide, by its attitude, whether
CarIists or republicans shall triumph
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
MISS LETTERS PAPER CROWN.
When a Child the Lady Said She
would BE Queen
Some Day.

That is very interesting story
which relates how Mrs. Curzon, when
little Miss Letter, was seen strutting
tp and down room wearing a paper
rown while she remarked: II will be
queen some day" The lady who
ellis the story, says the Chicago Post,
i adds significantly that many truth
is spoken in jest" All of which is un-
deniably true, but at the same time we
have no special reason to believe that
the prediction has been verified or is
likely to be verified, or that little Miss
Mary prophetically gave utterance to
sparkling truth. We suppose there
has never been little girl in this de-
lightful city OF Chicago who has not
at one time or another adorned her
self with paper crown and announced
that she was going to be queen. Lit
tie girls have weakness for this sort
of thing, and yet we have no recollec-
tion that any young woman of our
town has ever ascended throne, save
for temporary and unimportant pur-
poses. Somebody has said that all
American women are queens. Of
course, not even the women them
selves believe such wild hyperbole, but
il is a gallant remark, and if ii makes
them feel good for the time being
there is no objection to the phrase.
Let the little girls play with their pa
per crowns and utter their mock SOL
emn predictions, for we are making
history nowadays, and Cuba or Ha-
waii or the Philippines may yet ask
for a queen.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
READY TO BE THRILLED.
Fhe narrowing Experience of a West
ern Girl While SightseeinE
in Boston,

Not many days ago a bright girl
from neighboring state stopped for
short time in Chicago while on her.
way home from a lengthy stay at the
Atlantic seacoast. This was her first
visit east, and she had gone there pre-
pared to be thrilled by all sorts of
emotions evoked by historic mem
ories. She came back considerably dis
illusionized and merrily tells several
good stories at her own expense. While
in Boston she went sightseeing un-
der the guidance of her sister-in-law,
and declares that while in the Copp's
Hill burying ground she had the thrill
of her life. The old cemetery is, of
course, good place for arousing pa.
triotic emotions, but when that idea
is suggested TO this western girl she
just smiles.
"As soon as my sister-in-law and
got into the place." she said, 81 found
myself almost stepping over a grave
with an inscription on queer little
iron-covered sort Of tomb. l jumped
back, feeling the way you do when
you step on a grave, and read the
inscription, just three initials, no
name or date. Isn't it pathe tic?
said 10 my sister-in-law. oh. don't
know she answered, B. w. w. means
Boston water works. Oh, had q
long thrill there for about five Sec
onds. but it was the last. After the
awful prosaic shock administered by
my sisterin-law l believe l could
stand at Adams grave without
a culver" s
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
THE SOLDIERS CHECK.
1t Speedily Finds Its Way Into the
Possession of the Cam
teen Man.

When the soldiers get their discharge
local paymasters office new, crisp
checks. These checks. calling for any,
where from $50 TO 800 for privates,
grow very warm in the pockets of some
of their owners and the first desire is
to get rid of them. In fact, many of
the boys hardly wait until the ink is
dry before some friendly canteen man
has it in his till. Many of the soldiers,
being unacquainted in the city, have
no one to identify them at the banks,
and are forced to have them cashed
where they trade, says the Detroit Free
Press.
1t is no uncommon occurrence in the
paymaster's office nowadays to see peo.
pie coming in with checks in their hands
that have been refused at the banks.
This is due to a technicality, and in
most cases is Strengthened out by the
paymaster. One woman went to the
office one day last week, and said she
had cashed check for $50 for soldier.
She had sent the check, wit several
others, to one of the city banks, on
deposit. The check had been forward
ed to n Chicago bank for collection, ard
the Chicago bank refused to cash it,
for the reason that in indorsing it, the
soldier had failed to add his position,
company letter and regiment number
to his signature. This is the case in
many instances. The checks are all
sent back here and Paymaster Pickett
certifies to the missing identifcations
in most cases.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
FEARED THE PRESIDENT.
The LudicrOus Turn Given an Arrest
Made by Chicago Dep
uty Marshal.

Inc mode of procedure in arresting
a culprit under the laws of the United
States is somewhat more complicated
than the ordinary issuance of a warrant
by justice of the peace for violation
Of the city or state laws, says the Chica-
90 Times-Herald. The warrant issued
by Uncle Sans law dispensers begins
with this formal caption: "The Presi-
dent Of the United States of America
To the Marshal Of the United States for
the Northern District Of Illinois and to
His Deputies, or TO Any or Either OF
Them" The effect of these awe-inspir-
ing words on prisoners who are con-
fronted with warrant for the first
time is sometimes startling-and al
ways effective. Chief Deputy Marshal
Rowe, of the local Office, recently served
papers on defendant and had an eX-
perience which may be taken as an IL
lustration of the usual effect on pris-
oners. He found a man for whom he
had been searching several days, and
forthwith produced warrant for his
ident Of the United" when the pris-
oner, with a look of terror on his face,
stopped him. That's enough" he
said ''if President Mckinley has heard
of my offense I'm up against it. Take
me along" Mr.. Rowe had no trouble in
taking the terrified prisoner before
commissioner.
The Winslow mail., 1899-04-01
Well Pre- tected Against Cold,

The dirtiness OF the Afghan is
proverbal and it is said that during the
last Afghan war Gen. Roberts once or
stripped the prisoner and scrubbed
him for two hours with formida BILE
brushes and soft soap. Then they threw
down their brushes in disgust and went
to their captain. "What is it, men?"
he said. well, SIR" they replied, I'VE
have washed that Afghan chap for two
hours. but it is no good. After scrub
bing him, sir, for two hours, till our
arms ached fit to drop off. blest if we
did not come upon another suit of
clothes"