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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

Der Of oil painted portraits of gigantic
slze-say, eight feet by ten-to hang
in big halls far above the heads of the
audiences on the wall back of the
speakers. These portraits were in neu-
trail browns and grays that made them
look surprisingly like titanic photo
graphs when viewed from a little dis
lance, and they were unusually good
Hkenesses-far superior to the colored
portraits seen on the expensive street
banners which have been so prominent
in all recent campaigns.
Everybody who saw these portraits
was struck with their excellence. and
whole lot of people importuned their
maker to give up the secret of their
manufacture. He parted all inquiries
sklllfu11y, however, even declining to
tell where they were made; but at the
END OF the campaign his scheme came
out
First Of all he got two big magic
lanterns and had first class transpar-
encleS made of the two presidential
and two vice presidential candidates.
Then he found big, vacant building
in an obscure New England village.
He rented this structure and boarded
UP all the windows and doors so that
no sunlight could enter the place
Then when he had an order for a pair
OF portraits he put the transparencies
in his magic lantern, stretched the
canvases on which the pictures were
to be painted the proper distance from
the lanterns, and turned on the light.
OF course the result was a perfect
image of each portrait on the canvas,
and all the man who welded the brush
had to do was to slap on the paint to
conform with the lines and coloring
thus unerringly indicated.
1t is popularity supposed that politi-
cal pull is required to sell campaign
ginlcracks to an executive committee,
and this is true in some degree; but
this mans work interested both com
mittees so nightly that they fell over
each other to get his pictures In q
short time after his first pictures were
shown he had to put in half a dozen
magic lanterns and employ regular
staff of portrait makers. Had the ac-
tive campaign lasted a year instead CT
few weeks, he would have cleared I'D
big fortune. AS 1t was he made a
very snug sum Of money out of it.
enough to give him a good substantial
start in permanent line of business.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24
BY OSBORN SPENCER

@IdE selection of campaign gim-
cracks and the economical pur-
chase of the same is important
work for some one on the staff of every
well-regulated executive committee in
every weH-regulated presidential cam
pAign.
by campaign jimcracks is meant the
buttons and badges. the stickpins and
medals, and all the other trifles by
Which it is sought to keep the name
Of your candidate constantly before the
voter. To the serious minded these
campaign aids may seem pretty small
potatoes no doubt, but Shrewd old
campaigners know full we'll that a well
conceived, we'll executed political toy
may do a lot of good to the party
adopting it, and the lucky genius who
could invent such a thing and spring it
successfully on a Progressive. executive
committee at the psychological moment
in the opening days OF a campaign
might make small fortune out Of it,
1t would have to be a thoroughly con-
vincing toy, though, for the same
shrewd old political campaigners are
also well Saware that no living man
can tell in advance how any given
political dNh Will Take Will The
voters, and therefore are particularly
cautious about expending good party
money in that direction.
On the whole, portraits of the presi-
DENTAL and presidential candi-
dates are considered the safest GIN
cracks" in which an executive commit
tee can invest, judging from the great
preponderance of the portrait expendi-
lures over all other committee gim-
crack outputs during the last few cam.
paigns.
Some years literally millions of por-
traits Of all sizes from that of a ten
cent piece to the side of a barn, are
brought by the committees for distribu-
ton in everysstate in the Union. Dur
ing5one campaign, not so very long ago.
presses printing life-size candidates
portraits on heavy plate paper were
kept running steadily for quite twelve
consecutive weeks. and a full-fiedged
shipping department was open and
sending out the pictures by the ton
the whole time. There were certain
influential contributors to the party
funds that year who objected strenu-
ously to the expense of the portrait
contracts, but nobody had the hardi-
hood to put on the brakes.
1t was in that same year that the
two committees put out a large num-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

investigation. Long before the Gloss
OF the campaign he was as sick of
campaign songs as his family had been
ana even now he sometimes dreams of
campaign songs and their diabolical
concocters.
1t may be said of the American CAM
palgn song writer's that they generaIIy
CONNIE themselves to praise of their
own candidates or, at worst TO mild
sarcasm regarding their opponents. It
is not so in England where the ,am-
palgn songs are sometimes nothing less
IMAM savage. Here is one which was
put forth while Gladstone was still
alive:
When the Grand Old Man goes to mis-
doom
He will ride in fiery chariot
And sit in state
On redhot plate
TW1Xt Satan and Judas Iscariot
says the Devil, My place is quite full,
as You see,
But I'll try and do all that can.
so III let Ananias and Judas go free.
And take in the Grand Old Man
But the Devil soon found the whole
thing a sell,
For old GLADLY corrupted all people In
hell"
Of campaign gimcracks proper an
almost infinite variety is offered to
every executive committee, small por-
traits in the form of medallions. but
tons and badges leading, of course.
When Blaine was the candidate plumes
and pompons, from his sobriuuet "The
Plumed Knight were put forward i'm
many forms. In 1896 the Mckinley
simcrack makers scored a hit with
gigantic leaden beetles washed in
bronze paint, which were sold as gold
bugs. Little vest pocket handbooks.
giving well-selected lot of economic
Facts, accompanied with political de-
auctlons, are almost always sent out
by the million.
One year an executive committee or
dered four millions Of little cardboard
flags printed in five coIors. on the re- !
verse or which a vast amount Of sound
political doctrine-as that COMMITTEES
understood political soundness-was
crowded into little space.
Political puzzles, too, are often Of
fered-though not often accepted ]
and little statuettes; no end OF
Wrlnklts, In fact, and it would be q
shrewd executive committee, indeed, !
which could get along without vast !
ing some thousands upon badly de- !,
signed campaign gimcracks.
Often the gimcrack makers do not /
ask the executive committee to- buy |
their goods, but only to indorse them, !
depending for their sales upon the |
state and minor local committees and
sometimes preferring to go to the pub
lie direct. But this is only when the :
gimcrack in hand is especially novel
and taking
Copyright, 1904, by E. B. Warner.) 4
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ten weeks spell OF heart disease for
the committee employee.
NOT being able often to get official
sanction for the cartoons, he had to mt
tnem out on his own Judgment. only
TO nnd, after they were out, in MANY
Instances, that some member of the
committee objected to the subject
CHOSEN or its treatment In fact. there
was hardly one of the cartoons that
some one didn't condemn as sure to
Bufchard1ze" the campaign. So seri-
Gus did the situation become before
election day that the unfortunate en-
pioye had visions in his dreams every
hignt or political cartoons that either
missed the point or We're positively
detrimental to the cause. and of an ont.
ragged executive committee wreaking
vengeance upon him for letting the OBJ
Jectionable drawings go forth to the
papers.
Possibly it is not right to classify
campaign songs as political gimcracks
elther, but this particular committee
employe, who had to listen to hum
dreds of them that CAMPAIGN would
certainly put them in that category.
Before the active campaign was a
fortnight old it seemed to him that
every man. woman and child in the
country had written, or was about to
Write, or at least felt able to write
campaign song. Apparently every
member of the committee and every
state committee chairman from the At
la1ftlc to the Pacific had hosts of song
writing friends. Anyway, they all sent
songs to the committee. by every mail.
seemingly, and this particular unfor-
lunate employe had to try the most of
them out
At first when he took a bundle of
manuscript songs and music home at
night and asked his wife to play the
airs on the piano and his daughter to
sing the words, they were quite de-
lghted with the novelty of it. But
Wnen, on one never to- be-forgotten
Sunday morning, he asked both of
them to stay at home from church
and struggle with eighty-seven differ
ent pieces Of political doggerel and
e1ghty-seVen new pieces of inharmoni-
Gus, unmelodious scores, they revolt
ed, gently, to be sure, but with a de-
gree of firmness that left no room for
argument. They both declared that
they had sung the praises of the presi-
dental candidate he was working for
until they We're completely tired out;
moreover, under the strain Of trying
the songs they had lost sympathy with
the party he represented, and from that
time on till election day they devoted
a good deal Of attention to arguing
with him in favor Of the opposition
party and it's candidates.
Not all the songs came to executive
headquarters by mail. Many Of them
We're brought by the authors and COM
poSers, and some of these people in
sisted on singing their productions to
the employe, to whom most of the
campaign gimcracks were referred for
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have chance to win special prize
With which to pay the prizes has deposited
In
such prize viii be equally
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HERE IS THE LIST OF PRIZES

For the nearest correct estimate s1ooooeo
For the second nearest correct estimate or
guess 80, 100000
, guess es 100000
guess ess ,:. .................... 10000
r. guess .:s 10000
For The sixth nearest correct estimate or
r, guess s - 10000
gus s 3. $50 each 10000
for the 20 next nearest correct estimates or
gue ess s25 each $4,000
ta guesses soo SIS ls, each $1,000
fpr the 100 next nearest correct estimates or
ra gu fs $40 each 100000
guesses, IS each $4,000
$50 - 4
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In addition to the foregoing prizes the following
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR EARLY ESTIMATES will be pald

For the nearest correct guess received be-
70. fore ire July JULY. LIST $4,000
rot the nearest correct guess received on or
For after tba July LIST and before July 10000
or after tier July 18th and before August 10000
Far after f august LIST and before august 18th
For after fs august 18th and before Sept 1st 10000
For after tier Sept LIST and before Sept 10000
For AFTER tier Sept 18th and before Oct 10000
for Inc nearest correct guess received on or
after Oct LIST and before Oct l5th....... 10000
Total 500 prizes. amounting to- s25eoooo
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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday:
Abe Bearwald. n. 946 McAllister street and
Mollie Waters 21. 1921 Kearny.
Herman Steinbruck 26 110TC Folsom street
and Margaretha Wulff ~. 211 Bartlett
Ralph B. Irwin, %, 1856 Pine street, and
Sadie Lyons is, 2905 Pine.
William p Creede 20. 34OO Fillmore street
and Maggie NJ. Hogan. %, 2120 Greenwich.
Lewis Sherman, %. 500 Golden Gate avenue
and Emma Jones' "a, sos Golden Gate.
Frank f. Simon. "a. Placerville. and Marion
Brown, D. Grass Valley.
William c. Morhoff, Il, New York City. and
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
REAL EsrArE-CIry-FoR SALE

REAL ESTATE-CITY-FO SALE.
EAsTON. ELDRIDGE & CO.. 63s Market ST
AUCTION.
AUCTION.
AUCTION.
February 90 1904 AT u o clock noon.
At our saIesroom.
FOLSOM-ST. BUSINESS INVESTMENT.
Nos. 2134-36-3S Folsom St, S. Of 18th; abso-
lutely new building, containing store with l1V-
ins-rooms and handsome flats above or .
rooms and porcelain baths each; renting for
" MISSION ST. PRoBATE sALE):
Nos 23l7 and 2319 Mission St, y. of 2Oth;
extremely large lot 45Xl22 Is IT.. nominal i'm
sold subject to confirmation of Probate Court.
CLEMENTINA-ST. FLATS.
Nos 1864 1861 Clementina St. w of 9Th; i'm
provements consist of substantially built flats
month. n1ortrag1 of $1,000 can remain
PINE-ST. INVESTMENT.
Line 9t Pne ss xi1o 10 r. ,bro1rb M or 10 Aus
tin ave-: improvements consist OF four 2-story
dwellings, Nos. 1S19-21 1925 Pine St, contain
ing rooms and bath each and three 2-story
dwellings OF rooms each at Nos. 422-24-26
Austin ave; rents $123 so per month.
SEVENTH AVE. BUILDING SITE:
OF Point Lobos ave; lot 25xl20 it. this prop
erty is situated in particularly desirable por-
tion OF the Richmond district
MISSION INVESTMENT.
Nos. 1856 $500 Mission St, near Tingley;
large lot, GA It. frontage, irregular depth Inn I'M
provements. frame buildings, occupied for
business purposes; mortgage Of $3.50 on prop
ertv. must be sold.
FIILMORE-ST. BUILDING SITE.
w line OF Fillmore St, $3.50 it. s. Of Fill
bert: lot 25x1O0 It. This portion of Fillmore
St is rapidly increasing in value.
FULTON-ST. RESIDENCE.
No. 1858 Fulton St. a beautiful residence OF
IL rooms and bath; elegantly finished first
class condition: should be seen to be appre-
ciated.
WESTERN ADDITION FLATS.
Nos 639-41-43 Lyon ST., near McAllister;
beautiful modern fats containing rooms and
bath each: unfinished attic handsomely
planned and substantially built.
VAILEJO-ST. RESIDENCE.
No 1925 Vallejo ST. E. of Franklin; beauti-
fuI 2-story residence of 10 rooms and bath;
this IS a particularly desirable neighborhood;
inspection invited. -
HOWARD-ST. INVESTMENT.
No o72 Howard ST. y. line $50 IT. 2 of 9Th;
lot 25xs5 it.. old improvements thereon; occu-
renting for S45 per month
For further particulars apply
EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.,
63S Market ST.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
MARRIED.

DIBBLE-DU VAI-In this city February t6.
1904 at st. Mary a Cathedral. by the Rev.
J. j. Prendergast, vicar general, oliver Dib-
bic and Catharine stuart Du Val
FERNS-SMITH-In this city. February rs.
1904, by the Rev. Dr. John A. h. Wilson,
Henry II. Ferns and Annie NJ. smith. both
Of this city.
GIBBS-SCHMIDT-In this city. February rs.
1904. by the Rev. Dr. John A. B. Wilson,
Charles Gibbs OF Cedar Rapids and Pauline
Schmidt OF Chicago
san Rafael Cal, Harry
T. KolD OF Pennsylvania and Eva Hecker
of Ean Erancisnn
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

Nora II. Brosnan p, city.
Charles II. Jenkins Jr.. .. city, and Emma
A. Stout. 26. city.
James F. Coniln. 26 Is Mason street, and
Lola Edwards ID GA Howard
Andrew r. Murdock 43. Reno. New, and
Harriet G.. Roberts. 40 city.
John Hess. 40. Tracy. and Christine Pope.
-. 12,2 Vermont street.
Harold p. Rounds. 2S. Kansas City, Mo, and
Emma NJ Proulx. Is. Butte. Mont
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
CONTINUED on Page Fourtee
henry }. GALLAGHER CO

Successors to Flanagan & Gallagherl
DANIEL p DONOVAN Mgr.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EAfBALMERS.
20 Fifth ST. opposite Lincoln School
Telephone South so.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. January 20 1901
Sealed proposals. in triplicate, will be re-
ceived here until IL o'clock a. m, February
20 1904. and then opened for construction OF
frame kitchen and storehouse under officers
ward and for enclosing two verandas al the
General Hospital, Preside OF San Francisco
Cal Government reserves the right to rejec.
or accept any or all bids in whole or in part
Information furnished application to WA
s. PATTEN. Assistant Quartermaster Cen
eral. Chief o. NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
UNITED UNDERTAKBRS.

Directors and Emoalmers---
Formerly in Metropolitan Temple.
Now at 500 MISSION. Tel. South l61.
Between Fourth and Fifth near Fifth 81
Finest Equipments at Moderate Rates.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

HEADQUARTERS FOR PARK LOTS
$500 TO SI20O-Incomparable "Oceanside Lots ;
on official grade; unobstructed view OF
ocean and park; all bargains; easy terms
see them to-day; get off cars cor. Attn ave-
and II st.
s75 to S2sO-Near Park and ocean; So monthly.
Oceanside Branch Office, 49th ave. and
X st open Sundays and holidays.
$500 to sIOOO-Choicest Sunset lots for build
ing graded and severed; $40 monthly.
$3.50 TO ss5O-suDerb Richmond lots, opposite
new "Spreckels Lake matchless view;
don't miss this opportunity; instalments.
Sunset Branch office on Ninth ave. near II st.
$3.50 to $5Oo-Level Excelsior Homestead lots;
So monthly.
$1,000 tc $35OO-Modern cottages in Sunset
Richmond Oceanside and Excelsior Home
stead districts; easy terms
SOL. GETZ & son. Owners and Dealers.
Room "a. fourth hoor. Chronicle building.
DO you want nice bathroom? Call on AHL-
BACH e MAYER. Plumbers. S36 Howard st.
REAL ESTATE-COUnIry- Sale.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

Quartermaster's Office
Vancouver Barracks. Wash. Feb -. 1901
Sealed proposals. in triDllcate. will be re-
1904 and then opened in the presence OF
attending bidders, for constructing. plumb
ing heating. gas piping, electric wiring and
gymnastic apparatus for a gymnasium and
. post exchange at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
Plans and specifications and full information
VIII be furnished application to this Of
flee. Plans may also be seen at the office
OF the quartermaster at Seattle. Wash, and
at Fort Wright. Wash. The United States
reserves the right to accept or reject any or
all proposals any part thereof. En-
velopes should be indorsed Proposals for
Public Building at Vancouver Barracks
WREN Constructing Quartermaster Van
couver Barracks, Wash.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
PROPOSALS.


PROPOSALS for Cap Devices-Depot quarter
masters Office. 80 New Montgomery St. San
Francisco. Cal, February 4. 19O4-Sealed
proposals in trfpliCate will be received a this
oefce until 10 o. clock a m. Friday. February
49, 1904. Pacific standard time. and then
oneneQ for furnishing 131 sos cap devices for
cavalry infantry, artillery and engineer
troOps Bids Will be opened for the delivery
OF the same article at the san Francisco, BOs-
ton. Chicago and Philadelphia dOpots. Prefer
ence will be given to articles Of domestic pro-
duction and manufacture. conditions OF price
pricc of foreign production and maHufact4re
the duty thereon), ard such preference will
he ef..en TO articles of American production
and manufacture produced on the Pacific
Coast to the extent OF the consumption re-
ouired BY the public service there. The United
states reserve the right to accept or reject
any or all proposals or any part thereof. In
formation ard blanks for proposals will be
furnished on application Envelopes contain
ing proposals Will be indOrsed Proposals for
Cap Devices" and addressed to Major G A.
Devcl Ouartermaster u. s Army. Depot
Ouartermaster.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
BORN

FABER-In this city. February 10. 1904 70
the wife OF p. Faber a daughter.
McGETTIGAN-In this city. February rs.
1904, TO the wife of Dr. c. ID. McGettigan,
son.
ROSENBERG-In Alameda. Cal. February
It, 1904. to the wife Of Gay Alleuder Ros-
enberg. a daughter.
SCHWARTZ In Oakland. Cal. February Is.
1904, TO the wife Of Abe r. Schwartz.
daughter
SPIEGEL-ln this city February 8. 1904 10
the wife of William O.. Spiegel. daughter.
STOFFER-In this city. February 13. 1904.
70 The wife ol AUGUST Sl-ner. a. son.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

Close 90 Prescott. Arizona. s T. & p & p.
Route.
20 Men Tor Railroad Work Good Wages.
$40 Miles Arizona. 50 10.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

SAN FRANCISCO and Suburban Home Build
ing Society. 9Th floor, Mutual Savings Bank
building, 7OS Market St. opposite Third
For the half year ending 31st of December.
1903. a dividend has been declared at the
rate per arnum of O2) twelve per cent on
capital stock and participating certificates.
free OF taxes. payable on and after SATUR-
DAY, January >. 1904. JOSEPH a. LEON
ARD. Manager. HUGH CRAIG. Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
BIRTHN- MARRIAGES DEATHS

Birth, marriage and death notices sent BY
mail will not be Inserted. They must be handed
In at either OF the publication offices and be
indOrsed with the name and residence Ot per-
authorized 70 have the same published.
Notices restricted simply 10 the announcement
Of the event are published once in this column
free OF charge.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
HELP OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

~ htiAl G. READY. G3a-G3s Clay 81.
Phone Main 5SaS
Leading Employment and Labor Agents.
L.No we gave 1904 hope 70
Np,tuo men work. Increase 60 600
N0io To the Silver and Copper
Mines Mines Mines
machine miners. S-hour shifts. gold mine
south 500
$50.
iinher man, 81 day: miner run pump $40
N4 iraulic ripemen Tor mine. SS1 20 found.
@t,iechsmith. @ mime. 50 80 day. muckers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

NANrED-Bv y wholesale house. bright boy
about rs years old. 70 help in Office; previous
practical experience not necessary. must be
Eood writer, quick az figures. Address own
handwriting and state salary expected, box
2f7S Can office
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
ArIscErIANrors

hiac ksmith. ranch. south. S45 and found.
a.acksulith = helper. mine SO.
toNler man and driu shsrpener. s. 90 day
man and wife mine boardinE-house; waitres
aud choremeu. SEQ and found. plumber coun
tr4 JOB; timer. country Job; 10 wO0dchoppers
santa Cruz County. good wages. . wood
choppers. saWmul company. redwood soc
pine 81 -. hardwood 81 30 per cord; waite
enc make beds. country. SO and found
lolselnan, private place. city. $50 and found
mixers. fare paid. $50 and found; terri
cptia worker, good wages, baker. city JOB 81
week; cook. small hotel. south. fare paid
Sfl- cook. small hotel. 4. b0arders, S35 an.
found, camp cook. II mcn. S35 and found
nan 80 look after poultry and fish stall mar
ker. Sl4 week
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17

WANTED thoroughly practical man for su-
periutendent Cf ranch. where owner does
not reside must understand the breeding and
care OF fine stock horses and cattle and have
unQucsuCnable references as no ability and
character Address fully. stating salary eX-
pected. X y. =. box 2679. Call office.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-01-16
Chinese Converts Tortured.

Pellin. Jan. 13.-Missionaries Of the
American Board of Foreign Missions
complained strongly recently to Unit
cd States Minister Conger that Their
converts in the district of Pao Ting
FL were being looted by bandits, who
claimed to be Catholics. and that a
reign of terror prevailed in the dis
tiict. The Chinese officials feared to
act. and several Christians who refus-
ed to pay blackmail we're tortured.
Their legs we're broken and some Of
them died from their injuries. Min
lister Conger requested the Chinese gov
eminent to suppress the bandits, but
his demand was without apparent re-
suit. Secretary Williams, after a
weeks personal investigation. effected
an arrangement with the officials of
the district who promised to protect
the people if Minister Conger would
cease to make complaint, which i'll
jured them at the seat of government.
Secretary Williams is not satisfied that
the bandits are Catholics. The Cath
Ollie bishops disclaim them.
Charles Thompson. OF BridgetOn. n.
j., was killed by falling down stairs
His neck was broken.
General c. IL Barney died at his
home at Hackensack, n. j., of spinal
meningitis, aged go years.