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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
Santa Fe Route
San francisco to Chicago.
THE MOST COMFORTABlE E WAY ACROSS
THE CONTINENT.

EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR PULLMAN
PALACE AND PULLMAN UPHOLSTERED
TOURIST CARS LEAVE OAKLAND MOLE
FOR CHICAGO AND THE EAST. TAKE
MARKET STREET FERRY AT $50 P. NJ.
DINING ROOMS ARE MANAGED BY MR..
FRED HARVEY AND ARE PERFECT IN
EVERY DETAIL, SERVING MEALS AT
REGULAR HOURS AND REASONABLE
RATES.
NO OTHER LINE OFFERS so MANY IN
JUDGMENTS AS THE SANTA FE ROUTE
SAN FRANCISCO TICKET OFFICE, 62S
MARKET ST. TELEPHONE MAIN 1881
OAKLAND OFFICE, Ills Broadway
SACRAMENTO OFFICE, POI ] Street
SAN JOSE OFFICE, w. Santa Clara at.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
SAN RAFAEL ADYERTISEM'TS

SAN RAFAE REAL ESTATE.
s1OOO-S12 50 PER month; rooms, large lot;
plenty of flowers: San Rafael
Sl350-$1S per month; rooms; close to Hotel
Rafael: excellent locality and large grounds.
THE HOME BUILDING COMPANY.
Room 2 222 Sansome St, San Francisco; also
Fruitvale station.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

Stopping at intermediate points as required
For particulars of stage and other connections
inquire at Traffic Department S21 Market st.
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

s4500-ONE of the best locations in Oakland;
fine new and modern house: never been oc-
cupied eight rooms, laundry and bath;
French plate windows; large lot, so foot front:
all nickel-plated epen plumbing; plenty of
window seats built throughout; would pay to
investigate before buying.
GEORGE B. NJ. GRAY,
454 Ninth street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

McALI,ISTER, 406A-Pleasant front room. with
bath; cheap; for one or. two persons
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

JONES. 1ll9-Elegant front room; furnishe,
complete: "a per month
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

JESSIE. 439 bet Fifth and Sixth-Nicely fur
pished sunny rooms; quiet house; from 75c
"a 81 per week.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
DIED.

Allen, Leverett L Kearney, Thomas
Andersen, Sine c.. Kemm, Edward
Anderson. Sarah Knippenberg, Ernst
Bagge, Mary A Roster. Elvira
Butler. Agnes P. Kuffner. Elizabeth
Cunningham john Linklighter, Elmer
Day, Thomas J. Mcclure, John
Derby annie McManus, Patrick
Dolan, Thomas Monkman James H.
Dye, William H. Murray, Mrs. Kate
Gaden George T Partridge, Robert K.
Gilman, Charles II. Porter. William H.
Hagan William Potter, Elijah
Hargaden. Michael Silver. Anton
Hodstein, Rose G. Simmer, Louise
Holmes, Mrs. NJ. Smith, Frederick j.
1senburg. Benjamin Smith, Roy a.
Johansman, William Smith, William
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

Net amount of Risks
written during the
year
Net amount Of Risks
expired during the
year Observation-Disclosures.
Net amount in force
December 81, 1898. ....
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

MINNA. 667 cor. Eighth-Newly furnished bay
window room 81 per week; transient
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
ADVERTISEMENTS.

AF PHILADELPHIA. IN THE STATE OF
W Pennsylvania, the 3lst day Of December,
A. D. 1898. and for the year ending on that day,
made to the Insurance Commissioner of the
State of California, pursuant to the provisions
of Sections 6l0 and GIL of the Political Code,
condensed per blank furnished by the Com
missioner.
CAPITAL
Amount of Capital Stock, paid up
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

LARKIN, S04-Large sunny back room; neatly
furnished: ! or persons; 81
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

O'FARRELL. 20-Sunny furnished rooms and
offices: elevator electric lights. DAY. wk. no.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17
ROOMS FOR HOUSEKEEPING.

GOLDEN GATE ave. 640-Sunny Housekeeping
rooms; also sinEle rooms
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

$4,000 ROOMS: up to date house: lot
60x134; mast sell in 10 days; terms to suit;
call for a list OF new houses. +. Z. BUNCE.
sos Broadway. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

HUGHES HOUSE. 214 Third-Newly renovst-
ed; 25c to SOC per night; 81 50 to g per week
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

POW ELL, 317 formerly Cosmos Club)-Ele-
Gantly furnished sunny rooms: reasonable
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Average Number Of Volumes That Was
lssuad DAILY During the Past Week Was Alp.

The number of volumes issued dur
ing the week ending Jan. Il, 1899, is
2i1i a daily average of 4l2.
Among the recent additions TO the IL
brary are the volume on "The Spanish
American War" published in Chicago
by ". $. Stone, 2OS593S; Mr.. Frederick
4. Ober's interesting volume on "Puer-
To Rico" 4O93.46; also three very valua-
BILE recent volumes on electrical sub
iects, Dawson's Electric Railways and
Tramways," 707S,41; Kapp's "Alternat-
ing Currents OF Electricity" 7074.s1, and
Houston and Kennelly's Electric Dy-
namo Machinery" 707S. 40: also the re-
cent volume by Henry +. Brownson,
"Orestes a. Brownson's Early Life, \
30Sl.135. and Rev. DR.. j. b. Hogans
Clerical Essays" the latter gift from
Bishop Harkins. 570.114.
The library receives regularly a con-
siderable number OF periodicals and
serials devoted to history and kindred
fields of study including the following:
The English Historical Review. a quar-
terly, and the American Historical Re-
view, also a quarterly; the Harvard
Historical Studies. the Radcliffe Col
lege Monographs. the Yale Review. the
Columbia University Studies I'm His
tory, Economics, etc: the Transations
and Reprints issued by the University
Of Pennsylvania, the University Studies
of the University of Nebraska, the
transactions and Reports of the
Nebraska Historical Society. the Johns
Hopkins University Studies i'm Histo-
rical and Political Science with the ex-
ira volumes) the American Historical
Association Annual Report" ISSUED
by the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington, and embodying the re-
ports OF the record commission). the
Massachusetts Historical Society Col
lections" and proceedings, the Rhode
Island Historical Society Publications.
the Connecticut Historical Society Col
lections. the Publication OF the Wor-
cester Society of Antiquity. the Essex
Institute Historical Collections and
Bulletin the Personal Narratives of the
Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society
of Rhode Island, the Sketches of War
History of the Ohio Commandery of the
Loyal Legion. the invaluable quarterly
entitled Current History; also much of
the contents of the New England Ma
gazine. and the old South Leaflets. The
last named publication is especially
serviceable i'm interesting young read
ers i'm historical topics. and much the
same thing is true of the Great Round
World INTENDED for even younger read
ers). I'm the field OF genealogical study
the New England Historical and
Genealogical Register Ga quarterly is
invaluable, and in that Of archaeolo-
gical studies the American Journal OF
Archaeology, the Egypt Exploration
Fund Annual Report Publications and
Archaeological Survey and the pales-
tine Exploration Fund Quarterly
Statement. The library receives regu-
larly the valuable annotated catalogue
entries OF new historical publications
prepared by Mr.. W. n. Johnston form
erly OF Brown university and now OF
Harvard university, issued by the
Publishing Section OF the American Ii
brary Association.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Chairman Owen Of The Democratic State Central
Committee May Ask For Investigation.

Chairman Franklin T. owen Of the
Democratic state central committee. is
said TO be very much interested just
at present IN the affairs OF the Soldiers
Home ut Bristol, and there is pos
sibilty that they may be called to the
attention of the legislature. for Mr..
owen has made the following state
ment: "A number OF inmates of the
home have come to me. and IL what
they tell me is true there certainly
must he something wrong down there.
/ suppose that they come TO me because
they know that once before when | was
in the assembly | took great interest
in the affairs of the home
Mr.. owen further said that complaint
had been made to him concerning the
food served at the home, and he also
said that some 90 the inmates COM
plained that part of their pension
money was taken from them. Mr.
owen stated that while he had not
definitely made up his mind as 20 what
course he will pursue, nevertheless. IL
is his present intention 90 give the
members OF the General Assembly an
opportunity to appoint committee OF
investigation 20 see ~ these complaints
that have come In are groundlcss.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
FELL ON THE ICE.
Fasr Slipped While Crossing Frozen Pond and
lad Of hamonhane Of ne Brain.

\ Frcnchman named Fayer. 6j years
old. met with his death yesterday
morning. while crossing the ice on Pom
tiaC poud Mr. Faypr whom about half
why across slipped on the frozen sur
face and fell striking his head with ter
rible force Hemorrhare of the brain
resulted from the prcssurge Of the
skull and although medical aid was at
once summoned " was OF no avail.
Nr Fpycr only lived for three
quarters % an hour after the accident
occurred. passing awav az his home.
near the iond. whore hc ha3 hccn rar-
rlnd lie leaves widow and five e~tail
children 20 mourn his loss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
School Funds 10 Be Helped Out by an Extra
Appropriation by City Council.
TIE APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS.
This Week Teachers in the Primary and Grammar
Grades Will Be Selected Training
Class 10 Bs Chosan.

The executive. committee Of the
school committee has had a conference
with Mayor Bakr in relation to retain
ing the services OF the special teach
ers, supervisors and kindergartners i'm
the public schools OF the city, and the
result is that these services will not
terminate on the first of next month,
but win be continued through April, az
least At the time the school commit
tee last acted upon the subject these
teachers, whose services had been dis
pensed with early in the fall, were re-
engaged for n term extending through
the present month.
However, there Is not yet money
enough assured from the CITY Council
10 carry the schools through the year
and UP to the usual time of closing,
so that there is still considerable left
10 be determined by the committee, but
il is understood that the amount that
was originally estimated for the even
ing schools will be given i'm addition
TO the original appropriation. for schools
and as all that sum will not be needed
for the evening schools as carried ON
this year. the school sun6s viii ne
helped out 20 some extent oy that eN-
ira appropriate
During the present week appoint
ments OF teachers for the second half
year i'm the primary and gramrar
schools will be made and at the same
time the members of the training class
that the city will send to the State
Normal school will be selected. IL is
probable that six or eight new teach
ers will he selected this week for en-
ployment i'm the schools. This Is found
necessary at this time each year for
the reason that I'm the spring many new
children will be coming into the lower
classes in the primary schools.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
A RsmedI For ne Grip.

\ remedy recommended for patients
afflicted with the Grippe Is Kemps
Balsan, which Is especially adapted TO
diseases of the thrpst and lungs. DO
not wait For the first symptoms OF the
disease but get bottle today and keep
IL on hand for use the moment IL is
needed. II neglected the grippe has a
tenaency 10 bring on pneumonia. The
Balsam prevents this by Keeping the
cough loose. at druggists sell tho Bal
sam.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
Homestead Savings Fund
and Loan Association.

The Annual Meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Homestead Savings
Fund and Loan Association will be held
I'm the office of the Association. g6
Westminster street. Providence. II. L..
TUESDAY. January D.. 1899. at : O'Clock
n. M. for the election OF officers for
tht ensuing year and the transaction OF
any other business that may legally
chnie before said meeting
WM. III. HAWKINS, Secretary.
jaiist
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

PROVIDENCE ofsEGA HousE-'The
jolly Musketeer."
KEITHs NEW THEATRE-Continu
uos performance.
STAR THFATRE-"Knobs o. Tennes-
see.'
OLYMPIC THEATRE-"A Jay in New
York"
WESTMINSTER THEATRE - Rose
Hill English Folly Company.
INFANTRY HALI.-Polo--Hart
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
NE w SLET S.

The old year has gone,
Let IL slide!
Time goes running on,
But we abide.
Was the old year bad?
Let's forget it.
a new ones TO be had,
Why not get IL?
The old year did game,
But the new
Has got here just the same:
SO may you.
N. Y. Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-16
THE WEATHER.


Washington, Jan. 16.-For New Eng
land, rain tonight and Tuesday, begin
ming as snow in extreme northern por-
tions; fresh TO brisk southerly winds,
becoming westerly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
A Blow at Cupid,

"It was pretty hard TO have the
honeymoon elouded before we had
been married two hours" complained
newly married man, as reported by
the Detroit Free Press. Fact Is,
though, the excitement of the wedding
day took away the little sense | had
remaining.
1--WE We're married at noon, and after
lodging the customary rice and old
shoes, left for the station. We had
barely time to catch our train, and
rushed up to the ticket window at once.
Then, once more. we had TO run the
gauntlet of friends, who think 1t smart
to throw rice down ones collar and
have 1t sift down into ones shoes.
I'VE got aboard at last. and when the
train started | heayed Il sigh of relief.
When the conductor came around for
looking at it for moment. he asked
me If the lady was travelling with me,
THAT was the last straw, and
snapped out for him to mind his own
business.
THAT is what | am trying to do,
he answered. coolly One more fare
please
''I'hen It flashed upon me that In the
hurry and excitement of the moment
had forgotten that | had n wife-and
wllted right then and there. paid the
other fare and tried to laugh it off, but
linger with me as long as | live. Ii
took me two hours to argue her out of
the impression that | didn't love her
any more, and she isn't fully satisfied
yet"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
Marriage in Burmah.

Marriage has no religious element In
Burmah. There Is no marriage cere
mony. Just as two men go into part.
nership in business, SO man and wo'
man may enter into the marriage state
without undergoing any form. Cou
pied With this very secular nonchalant
view of marriage is the fact that facili.
ties for divorce are very great. As
marriage is merely partnership, so
divorce Is dissolution of partnership.
and may be obtained ON demand by
either of the parties from the elders of
the village. In Burmah. however, as else.
where, we find that priori dangers
are largely neutralized by practical good
sense. The fear of outraging public
opinion furnishes powerful motive to
propriety of life. The salvation of the
Burmemse woman lies In the fact that
her home-life is always the center of hel
life. She recognizes that there are Ger
tain restrictions on woman's actions
which must be observed as long as men
are men and women are women.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
A SWEET REVENGE
Sad Condition In Which She Returned
Claronce's Letters,

Sad Condition In Which She Returned
Clarence's Letters.
"Oh, Eleanor, | am so glad to find
you here. l went up to your house, and
your mother said you had come here
to be iitted." and as Eleanor grasped
the speakers hand the dress-malier
frownad. for she didn't want the I'll OF
the new gown lnterfered with.
"Well, Daisy" said Eleanor, 81 am
glad, too. for | see by your eyes that
you've something TO teli-m
"Yes. This morning l went over to
see Kit, and ran right up to her room,
as we always do, you know"
"Yes," assented Eleanor
"And she was crying. All round her
on the floor We're letters. said. 'Mer-
cy. Kit, what's the matterY Every now
and then she would make n vicious jab
at letter and appear to be writing"
"Oh, Daisy! am almost wild! Pm
SO busy"
"'What are you doing?' | asked.
".Well, said Kit, you know Clarence
and have had u quarrel-and I'm glad
Of it'-and here she sobbed the glad
dest kind OF sob-'and-and- sent
all my letters back - and the silver
bookmark-an the lovely pipe l gave
him with his name engraved on it-and
oh, Daisy! can't use any OF them
how can I?--and SO I'm getting his let
ters ready to return. Pm-I'm correct
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY.
Observations of Commonplace Thugs
by thu Atchison Globe Man.

Observations of Commonplace Thugs
by thu Atchison Globe Man.
II you can't possibly do certain
thing. Try to do 1t. and people will ad-
mire yen for being ambitious
This rude can always be depended
upon; gossip will be just as bad as
the listener will permit him to be.
Strawberry shot cake is a good deal
Ike glove affair; pleasant at the
time, but dlsagreeable In its after eff
fects.
Every man has SO many umbrellas
stolen from him that be feels justified e.
In walking off with every umbrella he
sees.
When man disappears, the first
thing that is said is that his wife Is
distracted, and that they never quar-
relied.
Very few married women admire the
bass voice IN singing; bass voice sug-
gests the tones in which a husband
scolds.
The only advantage In being any
ones best friend Is that you hear his
real opinion of people, which Is never
datterng.
1t Is easy to carry good thing too
far. People have contempt for man
who does nothing but look after his
patriotism.
We suppose that If ever the modest
shrinking violet got married, II would
| Ia frup sf TINT.
Canada thistle.
What has become of the old fashion
ed woman who didn't think she was
treating her guests right If they ever
stopped eatingy
We have this kind of memory: we
can remember the correct spelling of
"cantaloupe" only as long as the canta
loupe season lasts.
some time In the future. without u
date being set, he reflects that he has
been fooled tant way before.
We can't imagine how any man who
has ever had stomach pump used on
him, can hold his head up again and
feel any respect for himself
There are various ideas OF a good
time, but when the uniform rank Of a
negro lodge comes to town, and gives
a parade, we begin having a good time.
When woman admits to another
woman that she occasionally finds
bedbug in her house. 1t indicates that
she reposes the greatest confidence in
her.
People who do not get many tele-
grams regard 1t as Il part of their duty
to look worried and sigh when they
have read a telegram, no matter what
its contents.
We have often wondered that women
do not have their kitchen dresses made
as low-necked as their party dresses.
1t would certainly be cooler in working
over hot stove. +
You are always hearing people
abused who are cold and clammy.
They should be admired more. Cold
and cllmmy people never thaW out,
and tell their secrets.
We don't see why girls are sent
abroad for number of years to study
art, when canyassers come through
town every few weeks who will teach
how 10 enlarge and color portraits In
two lessons.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
Philippine Women Love Jewelry.

Philippine women are lnordlhately
fond OF jewelry, but at the same time
show excellent taste in the matter or
design and display. Those OF the
wealthy classes often order pieces 10
be made and sent out by the best Paris
ian firms at enormous expense; put III
the way of its exhibition no criticism
could be made except. perhaps, at u
bale, or dance, and then the profuslon
of glitter Is sometimes "A tritie bewllder-
ing, and conducive TO monetary esti-
mates.-Womans Home Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
A CUBAN RAILWAY.
Differs in Many Respects from Roads
- in the United States.

Differs in Many Respects from Roads
In the United States.
When one wishes 10 leave Havana by
rail 10 see something of the real Cuba
say, TO take u trip to Pinar del Rio
or to Cienfuegos-he must get up very
early. The through trains leave AT 8
O'Clock in the morning | asked the
chief engineer of The railroad TO Pinar
del Rio why 50 early Ii start was made
for town only 109 miles away. and
:. he said 1t was SO as to get back the
same day.
The American traveller Is not only
likely to grumble when he is compelled
to hurry TO the station in the thick
gloom OF the early morning. but when
he reaches the station and finds thar
he must pay about cents mile in
gold. and from TO s cents mile in
Spanish silver, TO ride in the back
breaking cars known as first-class car
riages, and that for an ordinary trunk
he must pay about half fare, he is IN
clined to scoif al the primitive mode OF
travel, and TO long for the luxury of
even sluSc- -Coucu JOufueNllS on q
Western mountain road The amazing
amount OF computation by the ticket
agent before he Sells ticket, the
smoky lamps, the three preliminary
tootings by the engine before the train
starts, the iinal ringing Of a bell by the
baggage-master as a signal that the
train really IS going, the crowded con-
dition of the aisles, choked with lug
gage for which the passengers do not
care to pay toll, and every man in the
train, from the conductor down to the
barefooted brakemen, smoking tobacco
of varying degrees of exceilence-all
this Is likely TO weary the American
traveller used to the luxury Of Pullman
cars. A few hard jolts bring up to the
imagination the prospect of miser-
able trip, and one Is Inclined at the
very outset to rail at the crudties OF
travel by ears in the island of Cuba.
Franklin Matthews, in Harpers
Weekly.
No man ever lived who improved half
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09

lean up against the wall, aud it deiies
for holding 1t while repairing or clean
ing 1t. The table Of Charles Colsten, of
Jersey City, fills the bill. The wheel
stands upon the saddle and handle
bars on the table. which places it AT L
very convenient height. Two springs
grasp the handle-bar in such n way
that the machine is held perfectly rigid,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
HAWTHORNE ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA, AUGUST s. 1899

Ing them,' and then she laughed and
made another jab with her Den.
Correcting themT' | gasped
Nes-correcting them. You know
Clarence is Il terrible speller so | have
gone over each letter IN red ink, and
made him see that it was Intentional.
Humph, I'll bet he won't tell another
man he broke it OFF,
Il couldn't help laughing, but wasn't
it fine revenge ?'-I .ondon 1it-Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-08-09
TABLE FOR BICYCLE CLEANING.
Stand that Holds the Wheel Rigid and
in Handy shape.

Everything concerning the bicycle is
of great general interest because OF the
popularity of the wheel. Among the
venient bicycle cleaning and repairing
stand. Under certain circumstances the
bicycle Is like Shiny eel. 1t will not